Show CITY COUNCIL the railroad petition Is granted POLL TAX REMITTED other petitions Petit IOUS disposed dispose of f reports masce I 1 laneous business Bu biness the regular meet inic ef of the city council was held yesterday afternoon mayor peery occupied the chair after the usual opening exercise the were read thomas myers watchman petitioned the council co uncil to make the top room in the courthouse tower a little more comfortable as cold weather ie is now approaching referred to the committee on op public buildings Bull dinga with power to act the union pacific railway company P ny presented the following pell pet 1 tion the union pacific railway corn coin respectfully i represents that i it t tany as begun excavating for the dounda lion tion of a st union depot in said city immediately west of wall street and arid extending northerly and southerly entirely across fifth street that the he t site of said building buil dine ie is correctly indicated upon the blue plat or map herewith presented that it is is the intention of your petitioner pet ioner the eaid said railway company to prosecute work in the aid said bull building ding continuously until the earne same la is completed that aid said structure cannot be erected while aid said fifth street where the same passe passes across the site if of the same 1 Is used as at present in consideration of the pre premises mites itee your petitioner respectfully prays your honorable body to clo chloee a e and vacate or authorize the closing and vacating of so much of said fifth street as conflicts with the site of eaid said depot bull building ding and su additional space as may be necessary and convenient for prosecuting the work of erecting the same your petitioner proposes in in connection with the vacation of eaid said portion of fifth street to open and maintain at ita its own expense a good we wagon gon and carriage way from wall street around the iko boulb U ill end of the said depot building and thereby providing access to the union railway depot e otas as it texa exists tsan and is sa at present presen in in use and will continue to keep such roadway road ay open and id in good condition for t the e purposes ur sea of travel so long as 13 the old or present depot continues to be used ai as such your petitioner petitioners further purposes during said period to make tery tory arrangements with the street car company ablo as 0 o its track on said street and relieve your honorable body from all question questions arising from the pro proposed ased enterprise with the line of saad eaid street car company ry ay co by P L william williams local attorney attorn ey sept 1880 councilor rich moved that the petition be granted the motion received a second but alderman dee suggested that the matter be referred to a committee to report a resolution at the tile next meeting councilor rich urged hi his motion he was not in favor of putting any obstructions obstruct lone iu iii shewa r or of the tile com pany ogden needs her depot and arr mr rich thought nothing further could be elucidated by the investigation of a committee than was learned by the members of the council in consultation with the gentlemen re presenting the company the other day mr boyle suggested that the petition be granted under the supervision super vision of the street committee and with the proviso that the building be completed within three year years mr richs motion was put to the house and a tie resulted rith rich driver eccles and wright voting in the affirmative and Pi dee and boyle in the negative councilor folker abstained from voting the mayor very quickly decided the question by brusquely announcing that he would yote with the aye ayes joseph dark clark chief of fire department petitioned the council to remit the poll tax of members of the fire companies according to precedent the petition was wai granted and it wa was evolved r ved that the secretaries of the companies c furnish the supervisor Super vitor with aith a list of all bona fide firemen for bis his guidance councilor driver called attention to the fact that there are several sever honorary firemen and suggested that a like favor sho should uld be extended exten deil to them it was thought however that the lists would cover this question and the matter dropped alderman narrie of the committee on claims recommended a reduction of 50 per tent on the assessment of darks clarks mill millas as per petition the committee commit iee reported adversely on the claim of sheriff belnap councilor boyle of the committee on fire department recommended that a ceal coal house be built at the fire mens men hall eUall the report was accepted and the structure will be erected under the supervision of the committee on public building alderman Ln n eccles of the tile committee committe on watter supply reported that tb the water work works are in I 1 good running or der in regard to the recommendation chief of fire department Depar truent as to the necessity for hydrants in certain part parts of town the committee suggested that seven new now hydrants be put in the cost will be about HO 40 each hydrant the report waa was accepted and the tile committee com commit mitlee lea was given power to act in regard to the hydrant hydrants mr eccle eccles called attention to the tile reservoir and asked whether the council desires the committee to take any ny eters toward towards covering it in and other otherwise improving it the committee was instructed to furnish eu esti matee miles councilor driver of the committee on streets reported good progress on the work on fifth street the tramway Is i now in running order thera are foor four care in irk use and nd gravel la Is being brought down at a lively lly rote rate clean street ill instead of muddy ones ere the saving to the city la Is ble A given quantity of gravel which previously cost 15 to place it on the tre ete enow now cost only the committee recommended the petition of S IV richard richards and others in regard to poll tax be grant NOT ed under the supervision if ki tb the street supervisor the tile opening of the streets an 1 fn the south part of town according accordi rg to the I 1 of A 11 nelson and others would cost the city 77 the corn cittee feels that the council cannot afford to spend that amount of money and suggested that tho h 0 proper 0 er steps be taken to consummate in t t the ph 1 rove ment mantin in justice to ajl all bartic mr air critor advised tile persons wi vi own owl the he laca to lake take the matter into consideration alde ration and see if it will not he be more profitable to them to make some concessions the tile report was wa accepted and tile recommendation kd adopted opted the streets asked fur for in the petition and such others as the council may ma y consider necessary will therefore be opened and if necessary leg legal al procedure ced will be taken to accomplish the object the committee committe on public ground recommended that uncle billy bi ily 91 davie davis retain the position of keeper of the city flage flags the committee also alio reported in regard to the application of ofa J D dealan bialac for for tha tile toi toll of city sexton there is no vacancy of that office at present therefore the petition on of diaan must be denied den led the report wae accepted councilor rk ha report on sanitary ry waa was accepted councilor boyle of the committee e en n finance reported that the county court haa has consented in the future to pay the firemen for services rendered at fires outside the city limits the report was wa 11 accepted mr bir boyle ch chairman irman of the committee on fourth celebration exit expenses rende rendered red a report the rho total receipt receipts were the total ex expenditure was leaving a balance of 1708 the report waa was accepted and councilor driver moved that the P plus be disposed ofas of 93 follows fol lowe 50 to the ogden city brass bross band 50 to the fire companies coin and to be turned into the C city ity treasury ai as a nest egg for the next fourtly of july celebration celebration this motion was seconded by councilor rich councilor boyle amended the motion that the whole amount be turned into the city treasury mr air wright W right seconded the amendment with wilh the th suggestion suge stion that a new clr flag could b be purchased with a portion neof of the amount the amendment was carried sir mr wrights eug suggestion however waa was considered consid Ted untenable miscellaneous councilor rich called attention to the necessity for repairs on the weber bridge at the request of tile coin on public Gro groinus urias fifty dollars were appropriated to the tile men benl enl engaged in the tile artesian well operations on oil lester park councilor rich callad to a nuisance nui fance in the tile shape of a 1 bole hole near the ogden river 1 on street it is being need as i a dumping place for rubbish of all descriptions lons and needs filling up the matter was referred to the street comm committee tee the usual bille bills were and allowed lowed aud stud the council arned for two weeks |