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Show oo BANK FRONT IS ORDERED DOWN , The business of most importance attended to by the city board of . commissioners at the regular meeting , last night was the adoption of a resolution res-olution Introduced by Commissioner J C Nye condemning the massive front of the Plngree National bank building on Washington avenue, be-i be-i Ben Twenty -fourth and Twenty- flltb streets, and ordering it removed within thirty days. The resolution passed without comment, It being be-ing self explanatory of the attitude of the commissioner! and the legal department de-partment of the city The ommlsbionors are of the opinion opin-ion that the bank people have treated thi in with contempt In the matter of pi n ing the bank building over property prop-erty lines and thev are now determined determin-ed to take legal steps toward having tbp front remedied. The resolution follows. "WHEREAS, the Plngree Nutional bank building located on the west side of Washington aenue between J4th ad 26tb streeta, and more partlculur-I3 partlculur-I3 described as being on part of the bonth hall of Lot 9. Block 25. Plat V Ogden Cit survey, extendi past tbe property line some three feet four nobe into the street, and WHEREAS this encrouchment upon up-on the street is contrary to law and 'to tbe ordinances of Ogden City, and "WHEREAS, the clt conimUslon-i conimUslon-i era did. on the 1 Of h day of Januarv, address a communication to the Q ricer ol said bank calling attention I tn the fact that they were tresspass ing upon the public street of our city , iti, their bank building, anfj asking that the same bo removed within a reasonable time, and not compel the city to tako tbe necessary action to remove the same, and "WHEREAS, the receipt of said com munloation has not been acknowl. edged by said bank officials, nor any rcplv made to it whatever; therefore be it "RESOLVED, that a notice be given to the president and board of direc-ton direc-ton of said Plngree National bank to r. move the sal,) obstruction from tho street within thirty clay B from tho dale of said notice, and if said obstruction ob-struction is not removed within said specified time that the city take such action as may be necessary to remove the same." f |