The Ogden standard. [volume], April 14, 1919, LAST EDITION - 3:30 P.M., Page 7, Image 7

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RECORDS OF WEBErHIy
ARE NOT IN FIREPROOF VAULT
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I One of the most Important things
for the taxpayers to consider next
Wednesday when they go to the polls
j to vote upon the bond election to pro
vide the lumls for the new joint city
and county building is the provision
! that will be made in the new structure
I for fireproof vaults for the storing of
! tho records of tho city and county,
f At the present time there is not a
fireproof vault either in the city hall
or court house, wherein all the rec
j ords and titles of the people are ab
solutely safe and would cscapo dain
f age through a fire.
Tht vaults in the court house for
" the treasurer, recorder and clerk are
! not fireproof. They are built of brick
and not fire brick at that just the
i common kind of brick.
The argument has been advanced
I that the vault has stood for all these
( years and has been good enough. This
Is true, to a certain extent It has
( answered the purposes of keeping the
j records for the city and county of
twenty thousand population, but it will
not do for tho city and county of seventy-five
thousand persons and with
property four times as valuable. Og
den did have a fire a number of yeais
ago in the court house It started in
Che west side of the structure and
through the prompt action of the pi o-1
Editor Ogden Standard: Permit us,
I through your valuable paper, to an
I swer some of the objections of Slater-
f ille men in regard to the voting of
I bonds. April 16.
y First: They feel, because the peo
ple of our community have been
called upon to buy Liberty bonds and
WAT savings stamps, tha,t they have
made a great sacrifice so much o
that they do not favor the idea of
building a new county court house and
jail at the present time. In my esti
mation, this is no sacrifice. If we
teach our children to save their pen
nies and deposit them in a savings
bank, to draw interest at i per cent,
t his is no sacrifice. It is saving
money; and if a man and his family
saves from their earnings and buys
I government Liberty bonds or war s;-
iug stamps at 4 1-4 per cent interest.
B i it Is no sacrifice, but a good invest
tnent the safest in the world. And
j thousands of people in the United
States have been taught the lesson of
j saving, and many have saved one hun
j dred, two hundred, and sometimes as
j high as a thousand dollars in bonds
and stamps. This is no sacrifice, but
a blessing and a privilege the govern-
j ment has given its citizens personally.
( We prize our Liberty bonds and
stamps very highly, and among our
best Investments, and we take this
liberty of advising all that can save aj
few dollars to put it into Liberty
, bonds of the fifth issue.
V" v But, we will loll you the ones who'
( have made the sacrifice in this greal
world war are the boys who have,
t laced the powder and nhell. and the
L fathers and mothers who loved their I
W) sons more than their life and conse-
crated them to the cause of liberty
F and freedom, ot the world. We saw one I
I I' of these boys, a splendid looking
young man, and some mother's boy,;
wearing ihe uniform, lying on a cot
In the dark padded cell of the Weber
county jail, who had been deprived 1)1
his reason from shell shock received
at the battle front. This is one who
has made a sacrifice. And we won
dered how hi lather or mother would
l 1 feel if they knew their boy was in that
f condition. We supplied him with a
now mat tress and made him as com
i fortable as possible and we resolved
I Horn thai moment that we would do
L all in our power to convince the I ax
payers of Weber county ot the neces-
(Blty of voting Ihe bonds next Wedne-i
day, April 16, for a new court houco
I and jail.
j Second: They advise the people to
j wait. Why wait? Why not erect this
building while we live and before we
pass to the Great Beyond? Many a
a man has died waiting and never ac-
I oompllshed v. hat Jod intended him to
i accomplish. The slogan should be,
r "Never pui off for tomorrow what we
r can do today."
Why wait? Will you be any more
Willing to vote bonds io build in five
I years than now? No. The same argu-
i ments could be used as now. So. why
Kl j wait? Now is the time' It is a no
i ceaalty. No one can deny it. And It
will stimulate business and furnish
employment, directly p'" Indirectly, to
pie, (he buildinq were saved.
The vault of the clerk's office, which
is pictured above, is on the second
floor of the county buildinp Its walls
are of brick and with a light cement
floor. It is about one -third as large
as it should be. Records and import -ant
papers with decisions upon a great
number of cases are piled upon the
floor. Thpre Is neither shelf room or
any available space save upon the floor
of the vault. The vault is filled to
the ceiling with records and books.
Among some of the $100,000 worth
of improvements that had been urged
for the county building was the con
struction of fireproof vaults at the rear
of the court house. The spending of
money on ihe improvements at the
court house, would probably fit the
building for about a year, at the end
of that lime the expenditure of two
hundred thousand dollars would asain
be necessary to care for the affairs of
the rapidly growing city and county.
At the present time the county is
paying rent upon offices for the juve
nile court, the county school board,
the attorneys and in the future, if
larger quarters are not secured by the
proposed citj and county building, the
board will be compelled to pay addi
tional high rents yearly.
" COMMISSIONERS ANSWER THE
LETTER APPEARING IN THIS
( PAPER ON LAST SATURDAY
many of our returning soldiers. And
as most of the materials used in the
construction ot these buildings will be
produced in Weber county, the money
will be put in circulation here, and we
will never know of any reaction from
the effects of the war. ,
Third. That the taxpayer of Weber
county will have to pay $41,000 a year
for twenty years, and ihen have to re
new the bonds.
We do not know from what source
these gentlemen got their figures, Dut
they are certainly incorrect The fact
of the matter is this: If we issu--twenty-year
bonds and pay them oft In
twenty years, we will have to provide
a sinking fund of $25,000 per year. Tho
interest the first year on $500,000
bonds, at 5 per cent, would bo $?.',
000, or a total of 150,000 the llrst year.
But every time we paid $25,000 of
bonds it would lower th- Interest so
I that in ten years we would only b
paying one-hall the amount we paid
ou the start, and an average of $37 -000
a year for twenty years would pay
both principle and Interest, What
would this mean to the taxpayers? An
increase of exactly one dollar on an
assessed valuation of $1,000. If you
own- a home valued at $1,000, your
taxes would be increased one dollar
per year to have a modern building, a
vault room for our records, and a mod
em jail that would be a credit to
Ogden Olty and Weber county. :t you
possessed $5,'M)i worth of property, I
your taxes would increase to the e.-1
tent of $5. So, in voting the bond,
no one is going to be hurt ery much, j
Who does not spend from $1 to $5 in
non-essentials?
And now in closing. We invite this
committee, and also tho taxpayers of
Ogden City and Weber county to visit
the court house, go through the jail
then go to the north side of ihe bully
ing, down through the hole in tho
wall and view our heatins plant, and
then to the vault in the clerk's and re
corder's offices and see the valuable
records slacked on tlie noor, and I hen
cast, your vote according to your con
viction, and we will not worry what
the results w ill be.
(Signed) MARTIN P BROWN,
I). . ENSIGN,
joilN M CHILD,
County Commissioners.
Interest Is Aroused
Over Celebration to
Be Held on May 10
An informal meeting of the executive
committee of the Golden Spike celebra
tion was held thl morning In the of
fice of Mayor T. S. Browning, hut no
official business wae transacted out
side of a' genernl discussion of the
plans
The rW.-oM of the plnns are hld tem
porrll n abeunce pending word from
E. 10. Calvin, president and federal man- !
ager of the Union rarifle, who is as-
eoelatc-d with tho railroad committee
and la taklnr up tho matter of sup
port of the function with the railroad
corporations and with tho government
railroad administration officials in
W.-ixhlriKton.
And re IV Jensen of the State Historical
.nrlety and Preston Nibley, both mem
bers of the Salt Lake contingent of th
exccutiv.- committee, were present at
the meeting this morning. They state
that considerable interest has been
aroused in Salt Lake and the southern
part of the stat- over the celebration
plans for May 10th.
no
CARD OF THANKS
To all those who helped to lighten
our burden during the sickness and
I death of our beloved mother and
grandmother, we desire to extend our
: heartfelt thanks. We desire to espe
cially thank all who took pari in the
services, and, for the many beautiful
floral tributes.
HENRY M HANSEN,
ANNA H WSh.V
MRS. .1 WOODY.
THE ORANDCHILDRI N
GLOBE GRAIN CD. HAS
NEW CEMENT HOIST
The new hoist at the Globe Grain and
Milling Company lUe is earlne com
pletion and it is reported Hint con
struction work on the elevators will be
res'imed about next Wednesday.
The hoist Is over 200 feet in height.
I In the salt storm that visited the ity
a week aco last Friday, the clevatof
was destroyed.
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j Deaths and Funerals
COOK Funeral seryicee for Elmer
J. Cook, son of Mrs. Ida Cook. 2787
Lincoln avenue, v ili be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Kirk
endall chapel under the auspices of
.
fcto- ir in i
Unity Lodge No. 18, F. & A. M. Friends
desiring to view the body may do BO
at the family home Monday evening
and Tuesday forenoon. Interment 0
den City cemetery.
HANSEN Saturday at 2 p. m. at
the Klrkendall chapel Impressive ser
vices were held for Mrs. Mettle Han
sen. widow of the late H. C. Hansen.
The chapel was filled to capaclt witi
lriends of the departed. Rev. J. E.
Carver preached a beautiful sermon
that afforded consolation to the be
reaved family. Mrs. C. H. Stevens,
with Miss Louise Pierce as accom
panist, sang " Crossing the Bar" and
"A6ide with Me." Members of the
4 "MICKEY"
is here
at the
ORPHEUM
After
YOU SEE HER
HEAR THE SONG
Hg OR DANCE RECORD
on the
; COLUMBIA or VICTROLA
at
I Glen BroSo
I Roberts
I Piano Co.
"Where Everybody Goes"
Tel. [phone] Hudson Ave.
Kni-his of Pythias and old friends of
tho bereaved family acted as pall
bearers. The interment was in the
city cemetery and Rev. Carver dedi
cated the grave. The many beautiful
floral offerings attested to the high
esteem in which the departed was
held.
BURCH Funeral services for Rob
ert Burch will be held Tuesday at 2
o'clock in the First ward meeting
house, Thirty-third street and Grant
I avenue. Bishop U. H. Ensign conduct
ing. Friends desiring to view the
body may do so at the Lindquist
chapel from noon today until the hour
of tho services tomorrow. Interment
Ogden City cemetery.
NEILSON Funeral services for
Lora Neilson, the wife of Hyrum Nell
son, were held yesterday at 2 o'clock
in ihe Fourth ward meeting bouse,
Bishop E. A. Olson conducting. The
opening prayer was made by Thomas
Farr. Musical selections were as fol
lows: Mrs. Delia VY. Olson sang, 'Rock
of Ages," "Face to Face," and "Cal
;t '; Mrs .lames H. Martin, "Nearer
God to Thee," by Alfred Stratford,
r. i .. v. i n- made by S. G. Dye, Presi
dent James Wotherspoon, Bishop E. A.
Olsen and EL G. Bund, all of whom
spoke of the deceased in highest terms
and offered consolatory remarks to the
family. Benediction Was offered by
H II. Goddard. The elders of the
Quorum of tho Fourth ward cttend J
In body, six of whom acted as pal I -bi-areis.
Interment was in ocd-n .'i
cemetery. The pravc was dedicated by
Edwin T. Saunders.
TADDEI Raimondo Taddel. a mem
ber of the local Italian colony who died
recently, was buried yesterday after
noon following services in the Larkin
and Sons' chapel. Rev. Father Lagan
of the Catholic church conducted.
Many friends and former associates
were present. Floral offerings were
profuse Interment Ogden City ceme
tery'. brown Funeral services for bar
lene Brown, seven-months-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brown, who
died last Wednesday, will be held in
the Kirkendall chapel today at 3
o'clock Interment Mountain View
cemetery.
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Society
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UNIT MEETING OF METHODISTS
The unit meetings of the Methodist
centenary movement will bo held this
evening at 8 o'clock at the following
homes: Miss Ida Brown, 525 30tb St.,
Miss Fureon leader; J. J Brummitt,
1428 25th St., Mr. Drysdale and Mr.
Frary leading; Mr. Herbert Wilson,
PETEY DINK- ByCOOIGHT
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"MICKEY" I
The Orpheum rings
njM w joy
M P'JB Everybody's singing it
Everybody's whistling it g
Everybody's praising it ft."
M See MABEL NORMAND '
W' 'lJ in "MICKEY" K
Wm ORPHEUM I
THEATRE I
'c;- Double matinee each day at K
P 2:00 and 4:00 p. m. B
Evening show starts 7 p. m. W:
I The town is going wild over g'
the clever play. The great ij W.
horse race, where "Mickey" K
is a jockey and is injured at R'
the finish is a thrilling K
spectacle. W.
Carlton Reiger, noted tenor, M
will sing the song hit ffl
at each perrormance. .
I to.
Matinee Prices: Adults, 25c; Children, 10c.
livening Prices: Adults, 30c; Children, 15c.
820 21st St.. Mr. Wycoff leader; Mr.
Guy Anderson, 1358 Glenwood, Rev.
Garver leader; Mrs. Carter, 263 28th
B1 . Mrs. Garver leader.
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday at 8 p. m. services will be held
at the church. Tis Is the wqek for
the Intercessory Prayer League "to
make Holy week a real and helpful
week in the growth and development
of the spiritual life." Special music
and a short sermon by the pastor each
night.
Thursday ueginninp at 11 a. in.
there will be an all day meeting of
the Women's societies of the church
and luncheon will be served at noon.
To which, not only the members of
the church are invited but business
men, teachers and school children are
Invited, A small charge will b- made
for the luncheon. A social hour will
b' followed by a helpful and interest
ing program. The Lenten offering of
the Missionary society will be taken
at this service.
CffllWi MUST
FILE BEFORE W IS
J W. Reeve, internal revenue col
lector for this di.sirict. left this after
noon for Logan and points in Cache
valley, assist corporations in mak
ing out and filing their income tax re- 'M
ports for 1918. Mr. Reeve expects to
be gone about two weeks. H
R H. Argubright and G. A. Blake.
assistant collectors, will be at the lo
cal office in the federal building every
afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock io render I
assistance in filing reports. All re- Sf4
ports must be filed before May 15, I
1919. W
BEN A. FOWLER MADE
HEAD OF SCHOOLS 1
OFWEBER COUNTY
Trof. Ben A Fowler. B. S. principal T
of the high school of Trice, Utah, has
been selected to succeed SupL W. Hi
Tetterson of the county schools, ae
i cording to an announcement of the hf
i school board made shortly after norm
The new superintendent will b"
elertetl at ihe tirst meeting held in
June by the school board, according
to the requirements of the law in such
matters, but his selection has been r
definitely de Ided upon. jt
i Prof. Powler la a native of Weber
county, bavin-; been born in Hooper. I
Let Us Direct Your Attention to- I
BandB I
AUTO REPAIR COMPANY M
2466 Grant Ave. Phone 178 I
Day and night calls Night 1669 I
Ray Belnap, fonnerly of the Cadillac Co., is the only I
machinist left in Ogden from the old Cadillac Co. I
If you wish to retain Cadillac service see him. H
If we do not satisfy will make it good. All work I
guaranteed. I
CADILLAC OWNERS See me for your troubles. I
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