Show CITY COUNCIL i the li meeting bast evening AN interesting SESSION an to prohibit minors being on alio street after 9 pm introduced the regular fortnightly session of the city council was head yesterday afternoon in the city hall mayor pecery occupied the chair usual opening exercises and the reading of the minutes alio PETITION of mrs W M thompson who wishes to become the purchaser of lot 3 block 36 plat C of ogden city survey was read and referred to the committee on public grounds A communication from lie committee of of labor asking the council to designate some eor vacant lot to bo known as the ogden market for the sale of vegetables et ables etc was read and on motion of councilor boyle the matter was referred to the committee on public ground for theato meet with the said committee and report A letter from G ja marsh tax agent of the D II 11 G was read it represents that thod all G assessment 13 incorrect and the writer stated he would wait oa the council and explain the matter in person in order if possible to get a readjustment on councilor boyle the question was referred to the corn ailtee on municipal lawa to confer with mr marsh and straighten the t matter up some other assessment matters were brought uund laid over till a special meeting to be held next week alderman dee of the committee on municipal laws to whom was referred the petition of the oden building association reported that the had been unable to see mr nelson in regard to the matter and they asked for further time the re was granted the committee had also prepared bills to amend the ordinances in regard to sealer of weights and measures and also an ordinance relating to the driving of bicycles on sidewalks later on councilor driver introduced an ordinance prohibiting under the age of 16 years being anthe st reefa after nine at night As the consideration of these matters were likely to take tip some time it was resolved to hold a special meeting next friday afternoon for the purpose of attending to them alderman Mc of the coin cittee on license reported aliey bad not been table to see W pidcock in regard petition and further time was granted the bill of II 11 J newman referred to the committee on claims lias been examined also done and mend to be paid also a small bill for some lumber for a bridge presented by stoddard son the report was accepted and the recommendation adopted in regard to the claim against the city by charles F middle 1 1 alleged clamage having been done to a buggy through a defect in fourth street the attorney had been consulted and abey biad come to the conclusion the was and they recommended the bill to be paid considerable discussion ensued here as to alie baying raying of the bill fourth street is a county road aud the question a to whether the city really was liable was raided councilor driver said that if this bill was paid alie revenue of the city would be inadequate to meet the claims with which the council would afterward be flooded he had in his own mind beveral cases of a similar kind randsome and some of them in which the damace incurred readied a far amount the question as to whether the city knew odthe ex istance of the defect before the accident occurred was discussed and alie matter was examined from various standpoints councilor drayer moved that the bill be paid councilor kich made an amendment that the matter be laid over in order that further investigation may be made as there seems to be considerable sid erable question in regard to it the amendment was carried alderman eccles of the committee on water supply reported that he hail consulted mr james of salt lake city in regard to alie extension of the mains up the canyon he advised an extension of about feet arid recommended that the first feet at least bo made in a tapering form about 14 inches in diameter at the mouth and running down to 8 inches which would result in increasing the force nd alie sup ply the pipe for the extension is ready and it should be put under ground at councilor hoyle stated there were no funds but mr eccles said it would pay them to ct the funds and put the pipe under ground or it would be damaged by exposure As the the mains iaan important pece of work it was decided that as many members of the council as possible should visit the head in the canyon on monday morning to consulting consul tin regard to the matter councilor driver of the committee on streets reported wort done on spring street bill good crossings had afao been put down at the bottom of fourth and fifth streets on wall also on franklin and fifth a good flume lias been put in at the latter point the crossings arc made of 2 by 0 inch plank set on the edge th caty ditch has alan been cleaned out as tle workmen struck a hornets nesttie nest The report was accepted A that the and weber brideen should bo attended to bad been received from david moore it will bo remembered that a abort time mr moore eadd the should be raised at low water and now is the timo the job be done they also require the oz den bridge is bedink with two inch plank at the bottom this ia cov iorli and will job tho bridge matter wan left in the handsol hand alio street committee with power to act councilor Folke be committee oni public recommended the eale of alot to B bricea the recommendation was adopted the committee has also examined a portion of tho by the iron it will be for the city to do como work on it or it will w persons residing th ere referred to the committees on public grounds and streets the fencing of the cemetery will cost probably between six and seven hundred dollars this was laid over till the next meeting for further consideration the report captain of police was read and referred to abo committee eh finance miscellaneous BUSINESS alderman deo called attention to to the advisability of the present cemetery and selecting a new site when the present location was selected there was no water so near the top of the ground as at present A new site can probably be found directly east of the city which would prove a better place in the event of the location being changed it would only be necessary to fence in the old cemetery aa far as the lots have been sold the mayor said this question would require agitating among the people and it was left with the committee on public grounds to investigate councilor boyle called attention to the miserable amount of illumination given by the electric he said the band was out the other evening and one small coal oil lamp gave more liblit than the alleged great illuminator mi the mayor said we were paying out a great deal of money for the streets and the contract should be enforced it was represented that the street committee had worked with major silva who has now promised a better light because of employing a new man till they were tired their work with that gentleman has had very little effect it was elated that if air walker of salt lake city could see the miserable flicker he would be disgusted and do something to give a better light the estreet committee was instructed to attend to the matter and keep the company up to its contract the mayor called attention to a terrible case of destitution existing at tho eastern end of third street A lady resides there in an old shanty which has no screen doors to keep out flies and mosquitoes she is perfectly helpless her spine having been fractured several years ago the bouse was in a filthy condition and the details were sickening indeed the mayor and the marshal were appointed to attend to the case in question the usual bills were allowed and the council adjourned for one week |