Contents Title Page i Dedication iii Acknowledgements v Map of Marriott-Slaterville City vii Preface xi Section 1 -How It All Began 1 Part 1 Weber River 2 Part 2 History of Marriott 8 Part 3 History of Slaterville 14 Section 2--The Twentieth Century 20 Part 1 Changes in the Community 21 Part 2 Problems That Plagued 36 Section 3--The Bumpy Road to Self-governance 48 Part 1 A Bright New Hope 49 Part 2 Disappointment 64 The Virtual End of Townships-The Path to the Feasibility Study Part 3 Incorporation: To Be or Not to Be? 112 Section 4--Elections and incorporation 150 Section 5--History of Marriott-Slaterville City, July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000 204 Part 1 Beginning Days 205 Part 2 Marriott-Slaterville City The First Year: July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000 242 Bibliography 311 Histories Available at Marriott-Slaterville Office 312 Appendices 313 A. Vital Records: July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000 315 B. Monthly Histories by City Recorder, William M. Morris 317 C. Pioneer Post, October 1999 - June 2000 349 D. Short Applicable Histories 369 A Short History of Marriott Ward by Sarah Ann Slater 371 Marriottsviile by Joseph Stanford 387 History of Slaterville, July 24, 1846 to February 24, 1915, by William Manning, et.al. 388 Excerpts from Early School Buildings in Weber County School District, 1850 to 940, Ed. by Elwin W. Marriott 394 The Hodson Home, by Johnnie S. Peters 405 List of Marriott Residents from Directory of Ogden City and Weber County, 1883 408 Description of Marriott and Slaterville Precincts, Directory of Ogden City and Weber County, 1883 409 Map of Marriott, Weber County, Utah, 1933, by Jay Butler, with pictures 411 E. Minutes of Weber County Planning Commission for June 12, July 31, and August 28, 1990, with copy of Slaterville-Marriott Master Plan, 1990, including Minutes of Slaterville Planning Committee and Citizens, and Plan Map 413 F. Affiliated Places, People, and Events 465 Note: All newspaper clippings are from the Standard Examiner, unless otherwise indicated. ix