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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1881
Page
3
The document outlines the Inspector of Buildings duties including examining public and private structures, certifying strength and safety, inspecting materials, and measuring work. It details fire prevention enforcement, removal of debris, and fees of one dollar per hour. Penalties include twenty five dollars for obstruction and up to one hundred dollars for noncompliance.
The ordinance appoints a Sexton to manage public burying grounds in Ogden City including grave digging coffin provision and record keeping of deaths. It authorizes selling lots with fees, sets commissions, titles, and lot prices, grants power to appoint a cemetery porter, requires headstones, restricts burials to the public cemetery, and imposes penalties for violations or disinterment.
The Sealer of Weights and Measures must inspect test and stamp all weights measures and scales for accuracy twice yearly and as needed. He shall register accurate owners seize false weights report quarterly and collect fees for examinations. Prohibits spring balances and sets fines for violations. Deputies may be appointed with council approval.
The passage assigns the Inspector of Provisions to inspect meats flour vegetables and other provisions on request by the Mayor or Aldermen and certify quality for three dollars per day. It authorizes seizure of unfit provisions in the city and authorizes handling offenders under city direction. The Inspector must report proceedings quarterly or as required to the City Council.
The City Water Master will regulate waters within the city by erecting and maintaining gates locks dams and sluices for irrigation. He will divide the city into districts appoint assistant water masters and ensure fair distribution. Damages to waterworks carry fines and possible imprisonment. altering water courses without consent carries penalties.
Section outlines a Water Master to decide issues across districts. The Water Meter must report quarterly in writing to the City Council and suggest improvements for council action.
The passage lists multiple appointed city offices including Attorney Captain of Police Supervisor of Stream Water Master Sealer of Weights Measures Inspector of Buildings Sexton Inspector of Spirits Malt Tgners Superintendent of Water Works Medical Board of Examiners Quarantine Physician Stock Inspector Inspector of Provisions Chief of Fire Department and Police Commissioners. It states these officers are filled by City Council appointment and serve at the pleasure of the Council unless otherwise provided by ordinance.
City officials outline swift arrest and court procedures for ordinance violations. The Mayor or Aldermen issue warrants, peace officers arrest offenders, and cases proceed with minimal delay. The rules cover detention limits, witness limits, trial conduct, jail terms for fines, property seizure, and juror process.
The cited text outlines city rules: bond conditions for peaceable behavior and fines, arrest warrants if bonds not posted, and penalties for violations. It details search warrants for stolen or embezzled property, custody and seizure procedures, disarmament provisions, mayoral power to issue rewards for crime arrests, and that all prosecutions under city ordinances must be in Ogden City’s name.
Section 1 defines a nuisance as an offense against city health and order. It prohibits leaving or allowing carcasses, unsound meat, offensive liquids, or filth in streets, properties, or water courses with penalties up to twenty five dollars per offense and per day after notice. It requires burial of animals and sets removal duties for public health nuisances. It also covers industrial nuisances from soap factories to tanneries with similar fines and a mandatory city abatement process after notice.
City ordinance allows hard labor for nonpayment of fines or violations of city laws. Prisoners may work on streets or public grounds under a street supervisor. Violent resistance can result in restraint. no excessive force, and discharge occurs if earnings equal fines.
Ogden City imposes regulations on railroads and grantees regarding construction and upkeep. Companies must build and maintain all water works, drains, street conduits, and basins at their expense under city direction. The rule covers water distribution impacts from railroad works.
City ordinance requires railroads to build arches and bridges over streets, align embankments with street grades, and obtain permission for excavations. Rail paths must follow city regulations, with penalties for obstruction and fines up to 300 dollars. Tracks to run center of streets with speed limit eight mph and continuous locomotive bells in inhabited areas.
Gouls Grumme a German soap maker aged about 35 at 405 North Avenue was found last night hanging from a cross beam in a rear room of his factory. Fourteen cuts on his left wrist and stains on his shirt suggest an attempted suicide by arterial severing and poisoning. Cause of death remains unknown.
Patent nostrums and home remedies advertised for coughs and colds claim relief and comfort. The small notice promotes Brown's ugh Balsany version with limited dosage guidance and price details.
Paris reports de Lesseps will address the Panams Canal Company meeting. France holds 964,508 shares of 1,209,609 total subscriptions. The plan includes 70 engineers and doctors sent to the Isthmus and steam engines to employ up to 8,000 day laborers. Capital totals 600 million francs, with 300 million francs called up and rest to be covered by obligations. Boiler Burst floods Panamanian river route.
A compact round up of varied 1880s items: floods in Pain and Spain on Guadalquivir, Hayes's walking match record 500 miles, 247 employed per U.S. Census, Reed Leipram & Co. fails, Greek question talks, New York walking prize $8000 shared, strong notes on commerce, theater licenses, and Oklahoma settlement policy.
J Stanford announces a 30 day sale to clear winter clothing boots and all goods and offers one dollar per bushel for good wheat as spring stock arrives at Grand St.
Notice of intention to make final proof in support of a land claim. The claimant must appear before the Register and Receiver at Bast Lake City on Saturday March 15 1251 to prove cultivation and residence. Names listed include Anson Thorton Warren Campbell and Berrits of Eden County.
In Wouber county court, Terry of Hier Ta, the estate of James Robson is set for proving the will and issuing Letters Testamentary. The date is February 8, 1831 at 10:00 a.m. in Orden City Court House, with Ralph B. Robson seeking letters and any interested party may contest. Dated January 15, 1834. Richards, Clerk.
Notice is given that a named claimant has filed for proof of land entry in Weber County Utah. The hearing will be before the County Clerk at the County Court House in Ogden on January 23, A D. The witness list includes Moses Clark and others. McMaster Registrar Geo J Maret Attorney for Disinant
The U S Land Office in Salt Lake City issues notices for settlers Thomas Doxey Hotelstead and Jamie Loved to prove residence and cultivation for their claims in Weber and Davis counties Utah. Witnesses from Hoopertiils Ogden Farmington and Farmington named, hearings set for April 15 AD 1341 at East Lake City.
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