Show THE COUNCIL OB THE mayor boyles appoint ments laid over big bill of water company telephone company wants information mayor and out of touch last fighte session of the city council was after it finally opened up at two hours previous were put in in the mayors private office where ibe matter of ordinances and appointments came up for consideration when the council did meet the ordinance a were rushed through and the council adjourned jour ned meeting in second session fifteen later when the mayor had sinned the ordinances and wrote oat his list ol 01 appointments the appointments were not confirmed which was a great surprise to the mayor and after the adjournment them were number ot warm wordy altercations between members of the council and the mayor each side charged the other with breaking faith boyle charged of that be had signed the ordinance a under thel agreement that bis appointments were to be confirmed and they bad thrown him downy and they in tarn charged him with trickery SESSION city council called to order at all members present minutes of last meeting read and approved committee on streets reported recommending that claim of mrs corey lor loee of horse be not allowed adopted committee on public and grounds recommended that title of cemetery be changed as prayed by thomas gibbons adopted committee on claims reported becom mending that claim of E T Hu laniski for ae city police justice be not ahomed adopted committee on lawa reported that they bad employed H henderson as at torney in the telephone case adopted chief riser of the fire department cent in a requisition for supplies referred to fire committee A from ex fire chief binford to auditor emerson was read notifying the auditor that he still con himself chief of the fire depart demanding additional salary for month of january jones became satirical and moved th at the letter be framed and hung in abe recorders room the letter was referred to committee on laws J kimball presented claim of 25 for opinion in telephone bases referred to committee on laws G E belnap petitioned on behalf of elizabeth hollowell for redemption of certain property sold in 1895 for taxes less interest on motion of ash the petition was granted T D die as receiver for the ogden city water works company presented a bill for for rental of hydrants etc from january 1 1697 to january I 1 1698 referred to committee on claims E T morton presented a claim of tor extra work as city auditor referred to committee on claims the following claims for rebate of twenty filth paving taxi L B roger realty company kitte ny maine D H peery 24 lulus barton 1934 jas E hor docte john J S lewi aeo W Lashus 81 committee reported becom that the petition of john S melvin be placed on file as there daano provision for dg tax collector adopted sanitary committee recommended that petition of krauch for rebate of dog license be not allowed adopted the committee farther recommended that the petition of U linderman and others for reduction ot dog tax be llred adopted committee on laws reported recommending that ordinance creating police department do not daei adopted jones introduced an ordinance creating and governing a alre department and it pissed first time aeh introduced an ordinance creating and governing the police department read time and adopted woolley introduced an ordinance defining embezzlement and fixing punishment for same read and passed first time the fire police and ordinances din ances were 1 passed the second time on motion of jenee the aults were ens and the ordinances creating the firmand fire and police departments were read passed the third time and sent to the mayor the union light power company wat in claim for lighting city from november to decema 20 1897 and a similar amount or december to january and a claim ol 01 for lighting city jail for two on motion of jones W M mckay was riven freedom of the floor for the rocky mountain Bell Telephone company mr mckay said that about a week ago he had e conference with the committee on laws a proposed ordinance or franchise which was presented to the old council he expressed ignorance of the matter of the city and its licensing ordinance and stated that what be wanted to find out was what objection the city council had to the proposed franchise there was some time yet before the expiration ot the old franchise franch iee but they wanted to know what was to be done as they had a lot bonded and they intended to erect a building designated especially for telephone ser vice if they are to get a franchise they will do these things but if not they do not want to make farther permanent improvements he continued and read ibo ordinance in force and then baij the number of telephones in ogden was the report of the company for 1896 is instruments jan 1200 dec gros receipts disbursements net revenue taxes and general expense 1691 operating expenses maintenance royalties he thought the concession opened by the company were very liberal five telephones to be used free by the city would cost 80 each or and one per cent of the net income as provided by the ordinance would be more if the terms ot the franchise are not satis factory then we should bo informed what will be satisfactory our president is cow in boston and he should have the news regarding this franchise before he leaves the lines outside of utah are to be extended from preston to 1 tello to market lake and finally to dillon montana the main office of the company will be in ogden and all business must come through here I 1 do not eay this for the purpose of influent nt the council but it is certain that it will not be the headquarters it we cant do business here ash started in asking questions and eventually manager murray of salt lake came in for a few questions finally mayor boyle wanted to know about the taxes and general expense item which called for 1691 why is that amount so large when you only pay tax t mr murray said this was including the general expenses of the officers of the company proportionally charged according to business busi nesa after a few more remarks president broening Bro aning called upon the committee on laws for information chairman brewer of that committee stated that the committee had decided that nothing be done at present regarding the franchise jones moved that the committee on laws be instructed to make come report on the matter at the next meeting woolley counseled delay and tones thought that the telephone company should bave their answer as soon BB possible brewer with jones i ash did not noc want to be considered as opposed to any corporation but we are here representing the people of ogden and not the corporation I 1 dout the council is ready to grant a i franchise at this time the motion was lost the council then adjourned fo fifteen minutes SESSION the council met at 1140 and the following appointments by the mayor ere read for chief of police J ED avenport chief fire department oreon riser night jailer W P critchlow day jailer and police court clerk benj for city sexton W L porter for patrolman chae layne ezra farr W A brown jas P sprunt dau murray fed garner mr grout for captain of police steve coppinger detective J P render jones was on bis feet in an instant and moved that the communication and appointments be laid on ane table ash attempted to object but the motion was not debatable and the president called for ayea and noes bringing out the following vote ayes browning jenaine Jen kine jones pingree shaw Wc olley williams noe sAsh brewer cullen and the council again adjourned |