Show CUT 11 4 R in il R H fi c i la 14 n T i I 1 abandonment OF STATION no 2 DISCUSSED report much talked of but unconfirmed by mayor and men at the fire department humor was current yesterday that the city administration of ogden had decided to abandon fire station no 2 which is situated at twenty third street on the ground of civic economy it is argued by gome that the expense of maintaining two nr stations in ogden is too great for the service needed to protect tho city against hrc and that the one station can easily give the service re quiren it was claimed yesterday that this line of argument nad greatly appealed to the mayor and city fathers even to the extent that they had tie aided ty bring the matter before tho council this evening and present a measure authorizing the abandonment of etalon stalon no 2 since the question was being considerably sider ably talked of yesterday many adverse on the project as well as words ot condemnation were given those opposed to the idea declare it would be the height of folly to abandon the station on the bench because it would leave that part of tho city virtually without are protection officer chambers said that with only alre station no 1 in operation a building on tho bench would come nearly burning up before the department could render relief if the city S going to adnot a one fire station system he said it would b e well for them 10 place the station on the bench eo that alro teams would have a down hill run to the city districts below adams avenue and a level ground run on the district east of that it bhore has been any serious contemplation temp lation regarding matter of abandoning the station on the bench neither of the fire stations ihnow anything of it and mayor brower has not been apprised of the tact when asked about tho matter last evening the mayor stated that it had not been even talked of by tho city officers so far as he knew |