Show WEBER COUNTY CANNOT ASSIST IN ITS construction county attorney harris submits opan ion and will discuss bridge question With City local board commissioner mckay reported that the bridge at devils gate had been fully repaired and was now in better condition than ever before Commiss loher moore said that while the bridge at alie mouth of the canyon leading to the sanitarium ought to be built the following opinion from county attorney harris would explain itself feb to the honorable board of county commissioners of weber county utah gentlemen replying to your request for an opinion as to the authority for your body to make an appropriation pria tion towards the building of a bridge across ogden river at tha sanitarium just below the mouth of ogden canyon as requested by the city officials of ogden city I 1 advise you as follows under the existing laws the power and authority of your board to construct and maintain roads and bridis etc are limited to districts in the county outside of the limits of incorporated cities As the proposed site for said bridge is within the corporate limits of ogden city so definitely established by chapter 87 laws cf 1907 I 1 advise you that in my opinion you have no authority to legally make the appropriation requested respectfully submitted N J HARRIS county attorney commissioner moore and county attorney harris were appointed as a committee to discuss the bridge proposition with mayor brewer and City attorney devane and the result of such conference will be then submitted to the board george hedlston Hewl ston and maggie M laren both of ogden have been granted a license toro arry |