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Show CITY COMMISSIONERS REPORT GDNCESSIOiy RECEIPTS The board of commissioners of Oc-deD Oc-deD ha1, e submit led their report of re-reipta re-reipta for concessions? at Lorin Farr i perk for the 191! season as follows: Ogden Clt 1'tah, October IS. 1910. To the board of commissioner!- Ol leave to report as follows: 'Gentlemen The undesigned bee leave to report as follows: 't "In the matter of the report of re-joelptfl re-joelptfl for concessions at I-orin Farr park for 1919 "The receipts paid to Ogden City, for concessions at Lorin Farr park for 'the season of 1919. which is ten (10) per com of the gross receipts, amount-led amount-led to $2,535.93 Paid monthly io! lrTvcj May. $827.68. June, ?50fi 4S. July, ?737 91 August, $630 51. Sept., $233.40. "By this report It will be seen 'hat 'over $25 000.00 dollars worth of busl-j I ness was done at ihe Lorin Fan park; during the summer, and as all ice i cream, candy, soda water, etc, ihat' twas sold was home product, ihU i money has been kept in the businejv I channels here in Ogden '1 believe the people are beginning I to appreciate having a plac ol i amusement and recreation at home, as so many have taken advantage of it; (he past season i While the $25,000 00 retlned in Os-den Os-den may seem a small sum. yet I reel isafe in saying that had those who penl their monej here gone to other: 'sorts they would have spent from fifty :o seventy -five thousand dollars,1 very little of which would hao found jits way back into the channels ol trade in this city. "The $2 535.93 received by the ci; Wf 11 just about pay the expense of tip (keep and maintenance including hand conceits, etc, yet more improvement I should be made as fast as flmince will permii, and a- Improvement!! are' made the revenue will increase. There is approximately 43 acres in the ph-i which belongs to the city and th.- op Iportunity is there for the making of lone of the finest parks in the country coun-try and one of which the ci'v of Oq den would be proud I ' Respect fulh submitted. "MILES L. J( INBS, "Superintendent of Parks. Puh:;c Property and Public Safety" oo |
