Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-13
JUNCTION JOTTINGS.
The CITY Council meeting-misceI-
IaneOus Matters.


aries, including prayer, the petitions
were in order. Jesse J. Driver. and
others were granted the privilege OF lay
ing three foot plank walk across Main
street, in front OF Clark q Shaw's, near
Fourth street. A number oil taxpayers
in the northern part OF the city asked
the Council to improve and put Gin
travelling condition" that portion OF
North Main street commencing at the
celebrated Give Points" The Com
mittee on Streets was empowered to act
on the matter.
DR.. John d. CANADIANS petition for
the purchase OF Lot 9, Block 80, Plat G,
and one OF n. b. Briggs for Lot 3, Block
60, same plat were referred to the Com
mittee on Public Grounds. A. II. Nelson
offered the city the use of his abstract
books and records of real estate, for the
secret use and strictly official disposition
OF the Assessor, for $3.50. The Commit
tee on Public Grounds will look after the
matter. The reporters Of the DEMOCRAT,
News and Tribune presented petition
for more convenient accommodations to
report the transactions OF tile Council.
The representatives of the Mormon sheets
shirked the issue. Alderman Dee thought
he was getting off good joke when he
moved the petition be referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings. He did
not realize that he might be making q
public building" Of himself by his silly
flip. He needn't think that reporters
will crowd the hall when he is Mayor of
Ogden City. Not much The petition
of Mrs. j. w. f. Volker, strawwidow
of the missionary in Dykeland, for reduc-
ton of taxes, was referred to the Claims
Committee.
Committee reports were not overly
interesting or exciting. The Laws Com.
mittee had two drafts, one OF stringent
measures against offenses "outside OF the
marriage relation" another on clipping
trees along the sidewalks, laid over fol
the next meeting. Probably it is toe
prickly pear The Streets Committee
| Driver chairman) reported that sos. &!
had been expended on various work OF
the streets, seventeen days having beer
put in by prisoners, whose food has beer
furnished by Mrs. Martha Coop, ALA
NJ. B. Wheelwright, on the underground
in England And OF such is "the King
DOM"
Other committees had minor matter
to report upon, till it came TO the yer,
important Sanitary Committee, in who's,
behalf DIR. III. j. Powers, the quarantin,
physician, reported there were thre
cases of scarlatina on Wall street and on
on Young, three houses being under quar-
antine.
Then, upon suggestion by the doctor
the Mayor suggested to the press repre-
sentatives present that they admonisl
the public to lend all possible assistanc
to the authorities in their endeavors t,
ferret and "iire" out all cases of epidemi
or endemic diseases.
Questions OF the old quarrel between
the city and county as TO who should pa
the legal expenses for the arrest conviC
ton and detention of culprits, came up
the Mayor was appropriated another $40
for pauper relief; the 81 900 note OF tn
city on the waterworks purchase was re
ported as lifted, and other minor matter
of little or no interest to your readers
were settled. Some bills were passed, ant
the Council adorned for two weeks.
Before her departure for this place
Mrs. James Forbes, with her usual kin
considerateness, sent a large consign
ment Of the most beautiful and fragrar
bouquets to Ogden, TO enhance the ele
gance and pleasure Of the ball OF tn
, Masons, on Friday night, which wa
the twelfth anniversary celebration {
Weber Lodge.
United States Commissioner Charlie
G. Goodwin spent Friday in town, dii
, tributing among his numerous friends
number OF sucking pigs he had raised o
his Cache Valley farm. lie has so man
other Ceases" mot to use harsher tern
to attend to, that he has concluded to g
=, out OF this line OF the porcine bushes
and work for the United States and tn
Law.
: Your reporter acknowledges the r.
ceipt OF an invitation to the dedicatC
ball (and supper of the new Castle LA
OF Ogden Lodge No. ,, Knights
, Pythias, to be given on ThanksgiviT
evening The grand march commenc,
h, at 8 80 o'clock. The invitation commi
, tee includes many OF the best citizens
! the town. The reception committee, wit
A. q. Fell on the top, will exercise the
, functions with grace and dignity, and Il
: committee on arrangements consists
!. gentlemen whose very names and pr
u vious successes are guarantees that tn
Il will be a splendid affair.
+ On Friday j. III. Knauss, the insurant
u man. celebrated the fortieth anniversal
i OF his birth. May he be granted the jc
OF celebrating at least one other tw
score OF years OF happiness.
Mr.. James Forbes and wife are
: town receiving the hearty greetings an
= warm hand-shakngs of their innumer
4 BILE friends, all OF whom deeply regrette
Il Mr.. Forbes departure few montl
;. ago from his post as agent of the G.
= Still they sare glad to learn that he an
= his amiable spouse are well pleased wit
:, their surroundings in California.
. In the night from Thursday to Frida
one OF Corey Brothers railroad gradir
;, outfits in Wyoming returned, Ira !
Spaulding at the head of the caravan
which had experienced considerable e,
Z element (or Depression by being for
~ time showed in at Bitter Creek. The
had been doing big job for the Chicag
q Northwestern.
q venture to predict that the room
+ the First District Court will be crowde
- ut its opening for the November tern
next Monday 1t is due TO Deputy Ma
shal EXum to state that the yentilatio
and other accommodations and necess
{ ties OF the premises will be much bette
than ever before. lie has bestirred hin
y self actively in this direction.
Hon. Ransiord Smith, the Iiber.
standard-bearer in the Delegate contel
two years ago, and his estimabe tamil
T. are well and justly delighted over til
t news, just received, that viii, the prom
Using "heir-apparent," has scored lau,
able success by securing his admissio