Show CITY ogden city solons hold a long lono ID session A DEAL OF BUSINESS of a miscellaneous character disposed of MAYOR ECCLES EXPLAINS all about mr Pot potters lers answer anent the depot PRE to mr eccles the maca mitch needed structure are to be reared after AUA alla AU all A temporary road to be made the city cay council met in regular cession session last evening alaor ma or eccles was in tile chair after alio t I 1 to reading of the minutes of the last meeting and of a special meeting and their adoption the I were listened to kev samuel and thirteen re on oil tho the north side of fourth estreet S treet west of main asked the council muriel to re reconsider consider the decision ol 01 the council through its street committee not to construct a it culvert along the north side of said street y referred to the committee on streets with a ith power to act ransford smith on behalf of the liberal party of weber county respectfully fully requested to use tho the pavilion in in lester park on the ei even ening ing of friday jul july alie lie war mar granted the ogden publishing company made application to hae bare its motor which is runs printing machinery connected with mith the city mains A motion was ae made that tile petti tion on bo granted ted A alderman 1 1 dee opposed rd the motion A alderman est est who mado made the motion moti ti ell to gruit grant tile lie petition thoroughly explained the situation Ite marLs r vere also al ala a made by aider alder mani nun atme V and councilors jackson and cia dark r the discussion was ft as quite lea lengthy thy on uzi being put to vote the petition was g granted george crook and edward J T bin ford asked ask c d the tile cout council 14 cil to bell them thet n I 1 city ity lota referred to tho the committee on public ground grounds 18 alderman west cst of the committee on water ater supply retorted reported that lie had communicate anth cral cities aties in regard to the durability of rock brick and cement for reservoir purposes but as abet yet no answer has been recci cd new ew plans and s specifications fixations ficat ions for a it reservoir have submitted to the committee tho the committee asked ifft if it was tb the e of the council that bids should be taken on rock or ec cement alent tile committee was in instructed lo 10 0 o continue investigation sasto as to tho the best mata matal il to boived be iad and then prent pr ent plane plans an and d specifications for a suit estable able alderman ree alcee e of the coniry it tee 0 on u streets reported work done dotte n ogden d en thoroughfares thorough tares tile BUM sum of 77 hag bean ex p the committee commit tco alao also lias has under consideration a plan pi in to run water ater through the drain athes d aies on alain strett be kufen tit ell i and fifth J streeta streets as a sanitary and ornamental improvement clit tho the report was ft as accepted accept eJ el rew con councilor nc or ot of the committee on public grounds reported on land mattere matters moa of which were re berred fe are d balk lack to lie the committee after long discussion owing to tile baste waste of tho the time of the council by citizens is ito claim that land the tile title of which is vested in the city should be deeded to them it ais resolved by the council on tile r recommendation e of tile i committee that everybody making such applina ion description mchall furnish an accurate ac curato of hie the land in in question according to s survey u y councilor jackson Jac keon of tho the committee mitt e e on public buildings recommended that the petition of seaton farr 1 arr I 1 in n regard ard to insurance be t tabled adopted A ea dotterman A alderman d wright of the finance committee reported that the record era report hs his been audited tho commit tco complained of the in the payment pa ment of water v ater tax they that vater water bo be shut oh promptly prom itly in nil all cases a here payment is is not ina made e mathin CO dah days a dyment after ter it is due tins this was adopted and it was also resolved oliata that a charge of 11 1 be made for turning waler water on again amin 1 after it lias has been turned ott off for non pa p a ament mant of tax 11 the mayor presented tile follo fol lowins whig letter received from mr vice i ice president resident of the U 1 P durot union pacific IS ity co buana OilA iiA july hon darld ercles mayar ogden ulah MY DEAR 1 sia ia wb I 1 PAW you and the good aco people ie of ogden I 1 agreed that I 1 boull adrinn you ou as soon as le what tile railroad Kail road company do about completing the union depot at your our place adert lam it in compelled to fat to you that nothing cm cin iw be done this a car wo we ere are rin being g b by the government nt to 0 euch ch a an n pre e extent Z g eliat la t we me canno cannot raise money for new improvements signed very truly yours oure T J forrin to it 44 letter mr eccles ecat the following reply T J permit ESQ let vicc vice prest U V ry oihana neb DEAB DEAR sin SIR your feivor fA ath received and contents noted I 1 lannerd ant 0 o much digap 1 po pointed bitted at such ana an n a reply and our community are continually demanding ho tile improvement jor alach fifth street was as closed clowd claiming they the should hae have a fair passable ihle street to the depot depoti which cannot be had long as things ms etina as the they are and I 1 am afraid a demand mil VIM bo made on tho the council to reopen J ditth if compelled led oan lf be to alio annl new foun dation which tou you hao have already ready tit spent a areat deal of indans abing aying Ilo wever I 1 will ly lay the tile matter before the tile council at sit our next meet ing chith is will ill bo on july 22 1 I expect hai pe belito Lito to keep this private until t blut time as it W 11 e a u ze a good deal of diat sf t joll ill in tile community wil with 11 i your company com piny hon lacown unless hey can have some solite it hen lien ah ahe depot will ill bo be built go 80 I 1 write thia in the hopefl hopes that I 1 may know A S something eo methin definite in re regard gard to when it will be so ne as to pacify 7 the public as much as po sible i 0 I 1 leaah attend to tills this by that time and oblige youra yours very truly trill Y D 1 mayor mr potters reply waa was received on thurid thursday ay evening last list and I 1 is 8 as fl fallows lowis at july 1887 1837 on da dand lid ecce f s me mayor city my of oy og dm den utah ml SIR I 1 am in receipt c capt of 3 ours of 0 the bilth instant an and d I 1 in reply woul I 1 sa that I 1 am norry sorry I 1 can give ou no in information for italo t thin b ant contained fi c in finore my y letter of t the h e eth instant I 1 0 do o not want tu to make you any promises me that I 1 cannot fulwil and I 1 cannot promise niso the tile outlay of a great ati lount of money until oni our tromble with mith the 17 government ii set tied I 1 liepe your city will take no it cisty action but mill ft ill lie bee willing to wan wait until no a tet ket through our trouble then tv wo will see it awo m 0 cannot help you out youra yours trul trul T J POTT POTTER the maor then went on to state ti tat he h e r baw as mr r adams at the depot yesterday v est e aday morning hand and explained the tile situation tu t on and d ins is the laore Ma ore reasons u for ith holding the first letter mr mcadams adams concurred in the matter and said it was ft AS entirely in mr potters hands now to the tile mayor mr adams again explained his flan plan for the formation for nution of a 0 mock o k company to build a depot it N 14 quite probable tins this plan coull bo put in operation ion a at t once I 1 if f I 1 it t were mere no not t for the 1 I fact that mr dof of the C P had not acquiesced in it is when lien it was presented to him a short time ago but it w mill ill be presented fur for that consideration aga nain inand and bi mr adams promised to give iv tho matter chis his prompt r it at attention I 1 dava tion and 1 dit it ie is not improbable in ro 1 e that work mav may be eded led is within w ishm a weeks w beks the MB mayor or said in explanation to the council that lie considered that lio lie had done d ne ins his whole duty in ill the matter I 1 had i agthe the letter first re aceved been given to tho the public public sentiment would have been considerably sider sidey ably NN rOught up against the union pacific by the time mr adam reached here the conditions would not bo be ro so favorable tuo rable as they are toda tod to da d a y alie j to MB bayor or further stated sti teil for tho the benefit of the representatives of the press is alio ito were resent Bent eo so it was explained pla ined that a t lio did not lot consider himself amsel f amenable to any cespa paper er or the chamber of commerce lile ho ie is a public official it is is true bul but lie is Ie responsible i tot to the he people only and nd does not intend to main make any explanations on to the press tie ile is a man of his own ja judgment I 1 ament a and d pi presumes tsuin the rest of tile member members of the council are like him min and are only to themselves c a at lie the suggestion of mr dee tile maor mayor stated that mr adams had promised to have a temporary road constructed across tile foundation at the depot in order to obviate the tile ne cems ity of driving around on tho the way wa to the tile depot 1 remarks vt ere made by aldermen dee iee and west cat and on motion dou of councilor brown bross n tho the action of the mayor ma or in in this matter way was anani moul endorsed the tile council decided to let the fifth street matter rest for a short tune time there appears to be a disposition on oil the part of the tile U P to help ogden all it can mr lieeie in in putting the gave give it as its ins his aninion opinion that the he depot would mould W 1 started e this year e ir rhe the alader MB or eipl explained that negolia 1 iona for a loan oan tor 0 r the tile e nty ity were merest ill pending the were read and allowed all ana the council adjourned in connection with maor eccles explanation tho the follo following ing which has not been made public ie is given without it t tha the transaction would mould pro provably ably be income inco lete A gentle gentl ernan nan cf this it ity on thursday evening furni furnished thed to in oden I 1 HERALD I 1 reporter r a letter m aich wag w is a ca copy of the original letter bit to mr fe in yie acs ics by mr potter on the ath instant it was as enclosed in inan all envelope marked on oil both bide sides the letter was mailed in omaha on tile ath of july and w wa 4 received in ogden on the lie the letter was wag given to the reporter rt porter to copy at tit 8 ollo tl on oil thursday evening even inz it was marked on tile top cop copy then thell bollom followed ed a of mr potters letter is with ith he the subjoined explanation by b y mr potters private ate secretary the aboa of lie letter is is respectfully forwarded by direction of mr patter potter who ho is is informed that the ori original has not been received T 31 oen orn private secretory why this copy was tras sent is not el clear r it is probable however that mr potter had seen an II 11 ERALD u td containing an announcement that ins his promised prom leed ans answer er had not been received or lie mav may have heard such a report ly by some oilier means me ins and concluded tn tit send a duplicate of ins bis answer sit er to mr eccles 1 the latter gentleman was not nt in in town and had not been fora few days day shen when the letter was handed to the reporter he lie came homo home from the hone however vcr an hour or two afterwards |