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Show 25TH PAVING STILL IN AIR j Mayor Denies Accusation That City Is Bluffed by Car Company The Tn rnty-f Ifth street paving project proj-ect in Fit 1 1 1 up in tile air. After an all morning session tho city com mission nujourned at roon no nearer to a solution of the palnfr tangle than when they started. However, it wa.s made plain to representative rep-resentative citiy-em of tho district involved in-volved that no .ti.n had been left unturned un-turned by the city official? in their investigation of the street car company's com-pany's financial ability to pave thfir portion of the upper Twenty-fifth street stretch. I ! K.x I.oss OF IilM Oiumlselonei O. B Madson expressed expres-sed his opinion that if tho city ordered the street car company to pave, the company would tear up the tracks and abondan th line. Meeting with the commission were George Glen, Jack Taylor. James Dougla K-.b.-rt y W H. Williams. These men were of the belief that the city was 'letting the street car Company bluff them." This was refuted re-futed by Mayor 1'rank Francis who asserted that a careful Investigation had been made of the car oOmpfcny I financial condition and that every member of the commission was of the same opinion, i. c . that the expense of paving along the car tracks, putting in new ties and rails, as required, was too mu ;h of a burden to impose uponi the companv. OOLiD FKET, H I.E ' It seems tli j.t you are getting cold feet and letting the street car company com-pany run the city." said Mr. Douglas. "Not running tht city but stopping its progress, ' a& the statement of Mr. Glen. A proposal to c.. ll into consultation lending attorneys of Ogden to advise the ity on whether the street car company com-pany can be compelled to pave, or whether tb ipany nn remove th tracks tf forced to. bear Its share of the cost, was disi ugscd but no dofinlto action was taken It was intimated, however, that wmc plan similar (o this would l- considered. Regarding rumors, which Mayor Francis said were circulated about the it. thai the ordinances of the city had been run into the ground by the present administration, the mayor ex- claimed that the ulterior motive was plain to be seen. "W X Bawson'S statement before-' the Kiwanls club In respect to the city's finances wns untrue." the mayor, said. "The commission considered for' a while that we would call Mr. Raw-' son before us and show him up but on reflection we decided to ignore the. imputations." Sinking funds general funds and guarantees of warrants wore discussed The mayor asserted that a law re-ferre re-ferre dto by Mr Glen, which provide. for guarantees of payment for public Improvement, was pushed through by contractors so they could loot the treasuries of municipalities. The hlstus over the Twenty-fifth street paving was not so much over the guarantee as to the payment of Olti warrants, but that the bond buy-era buy-era feared to accept contracts Where there was danger of litigation as in the case of compelling the L'tah Rapid Transit to pave. t onaequently the contractor, financed finan-ced by the bond buyers also hesitated to sign contracts In the face of threat ened litigation, It was said. It was suggested thu! crushed shale with clay binder would be placed J along the cui tracks and kept in first plasi condition by tho city. Cimmlssloner Madson said he would be willing to promise that the city' would make especial efforts to keep, the shale smooth and in good condition, condi-tion, if for no other reason than to get the project started nn |