Show FRANCHISE FOR PLANT ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL tee appended a number M amendments library trustees named at the meeting of he city council last evening the committee on municipal jaws and lights reported recommending the adoption of the ordinance granting geo A snow a franchise for operating a gas plant in ogden with the following amendments first that the work must begin within twelve months from granting of franchise second that fifteen miles of gas mains be laid within twenty four months from granting of franchise and thai five miles be lain within tho next two years third that the gas plant be completed and in operation within thirty months from the date sot the granting of tire franchise fourth that the gas ba manufactured and sold in the city of ogden the committees recommendations were adopted and on motion of councilman paine the ordinance was made to provide for the heating of all city buildings and the lighting of the parks tree of charge the ordinance with these amendments passed its third and final reading sidewalks on Twenty first street i bishop james ad dressed the council in reference to the putting in of sidewalks on twenty first street he stated that on account of the great quantity of wafer that runs down the street during the winter and spring months that the concrete sidewalks it put in would soon become damaged and rendered worthless unless proper curbing was made to protect them the matter was referred to the street committee with instructions to investigate the guttering on that street bill held excessive the special committee to which was referred the claim of F G farrell tor repairing the street roller reported that the bill was excessive and recommended that the mayors veto stand approved on motion the report of the committee was adopted rd opted A communication was received from the mayor stating that the humane society had mada a request for an officer and that he bad appointed R D for the position on motion the council confirmed the appointment library trustees the mayor notified the council that he bad appointed tho following as trustees for the public library hon J S peary rcy P 31 cu shanahan and R T harris on motion these ap point ments were confirmed david jansen clerk of the municipal court made the following report of fines collected from january 1 1906 to june 30 1906 january fines and forfeitures fees in civil cases february pines and forfeitures fees in civil cases i march r fines and forfeitures fees in clel cases april fines and forfeitures fees in civil cubes may flieg and forfeitures fees in civil cases june fines and forfeitures fees in civil cases 1 clerk jensen stated that ho had paid to the city treasurer and to the humane society the report was accepted and ordered filed pay roll accepted the pay roll tor the past quarter amounting to was read accepted and warrants ordered drawn in payment of same resolutions councilman moyes stated that the floor of the bridge across the river at the ogden sanitarium was in bad condition and moved to have the same repaired rep alred the resolution was adopted and on motion of mr thomas the street committee was instructed to advertise for bids on lumber for flooring same on motion cf councilman williams chief of police was instructed to en dorco the ordinance agalos the shooting of fire crackers or the burning of any alro works within the city limits children will not be allowed to shoot fire crackers in the streets at home or in the parks except on the fourth of july A resolution was adopted fixing the hours from 12 n to 2 p m each week day for the supervisor to be in his office mr thomas moved that the city recorder bo instructed to procure four numbers instead of six inch numbers to bo used on all automobiles in motion carried on motion of dr powers it was decided to begin at once the work of macadamizing macada mizing washington avenue from the ogden ilver bridge to twelfth street and from twenty sixth street south to thirty third street A reso luon wasa assed granting tho sall show company the privilege of using tho northwest corner of tho city hall square for their shows on july 4 mr emmatt moved that the street supervisor be instructed to have the paving finished on lower twenty fourth street and on wall avenue between twenty fourth and twenty streets motion was carried petitions A communication was from the ogden city improvement league asking that the work oe macadamizing macada mizing on washington aronno be tho next work done by the city on street improvements prove ments they also recommended the purchasing of a rock quarry by the city tho building of a plant for crushing and the working of city prisoners on same on motion the communication was ordered filed A petition was received from J H bassatt and others stating that their property in the university addition was in constant danger of alre on account of being surrounded by dry grass which hunters and others were likely to set on alre the petition asked that a mounted officer patrol that district to prevent anyone from setting fire to the grass on motion the petition was ordered filed an ordinance was offered by mr williams fixing the salary of the chief of police at per month after first reading on suspension of tho rules it passed second reading by title on mccon the ordinance was referred to the law committee an ordinance was offered by mr dickson creating a sewer district on fowler avenue between twenty fifth andl twenty sixth streets on motion the matter was referred to the city engineer the committee on public buildings and grounds submitted the following report of expenditures for the past month public buildings and grounds street department i sprinkling engineering department cemetery 2850 health department parking district no 1 fire department total thirty five liquor licenses were renewed H J grubnau of Interstate the brokerage company received 25 rebate on brokers license |