Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-01-20 | Page 8 | City Holds on to the Money Retained as Guarantee

CITY HOLDS ON TO THE MONEY RETAINED AS GUARANTEE Before the board of city commissioners commis-sioners tin's morning. Mayor Fell re ported adversely on the petition of the P J. Moran Construction company com-pany for the refunding of money held by the city as a guarantee for the proper building of paving in districts 102, 103. 105 and 106, in the sum of $16,465 43, claiming that it would be a dangerous precedent to establish The board adopted the Mayor's report and the fund will not be returned until un-til the time of the guarantee expires. Auditor A. F. Larsen reported that there is due In Interest on bond6 the sum of $1,126.12 and the board authorized auth-orized him to draw a warrant for the amount The interest is payable February Feb-ruary 1. The bond of city treasurer Wallace Foulger in the sum of $175,000 was approved. Three surety companies have furnished the bond as follows: American Surety company, $45,000; National Surety company, $70,000 and the United States Fidelity company $60,000. The payrolls for the engineering department were allowed and the auditor instructed to draw warrants for the several amounts as follows: W. S. Craven, field manager, $60 18; T. J, Gilmartln, Inspector, $24.50; W. F. St. John, inspector, $31.11; and D. A. Scott, chairman, $4.