The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
TUESDAY May Is, Is
THE NEW CITY HALL.
Imposing CeremOnies-Laying OF
the Foundation Stone

Yesterday was a red-letter day for
Ogden. The new city hall, now in
course of construction, the precursor CT
the solid, substantial and rapid progress
of the Junction City from the village to
the metropolis, constituted the centre
of attraction and keen interest. The
cause OF the gala day and the immense
enthusiasm which ran high among the
people of Ogden City, whose confidence
in the grand future of their town is only
equaled by the faith of the Mohamme-
dams in the purity and divine charac-
ter of their prophet. was the important
ceremony OF laying the foundation
stone of the structure which is to
adorn Ogden City. and while marking
her as growing, thriving, enterprising
town, is to afford comfortable if not ex-
actly elegant quarters for the officials,
than whom go more worthy, upright,
aud sterling citizens cannot be found,
for the transaction of business pertain
ing to municipal affairs.
As usual, the institution, for such 1t is
as far as Ogden is concerned, which
brought out the crowd, was the
brass band, lever to the front on public
and suspicious occasions), which never
played sweeter or to better advantage.
The first tune was played on the cor
ner of Fifth Street, and subsequently
the crowd which quickly gathered, fol-
lowed the band to the scene of the
days proceedings. This was at 4
o'clock p. m. Representative men
of the town mounted the platform.
which had been laid on top of the
foundation stone, and Mayor Eccles
opened the ceremonies in neat, brief,
yet eloquent and appropriate speech.
He was followed by a number of Og-
den's representative men, including
ex-Mayor Peery, judge Thomas D.
Dee, e1 Councillor William Driver, Mr..
FraEkJ. Cannon, Mr.. John Broom and
Deputy City Recorder James Taylor.
The addresses contained solid, prac
welfare, and frequently elected enthu-
assembled masses. The gist of the re-
marks from the speakers the men who
had been. foremost in building up the
town to its present prosperous condi-
tion-was that its growth had been
phenomenally steady and the outlook
was never more encouraging than tC-
day. They had watched its growth
from sage brush to palatial residences.
from nothing to a city, the equal Of
which could not be found west of the
Missouri River. Each referred to the
unimpe achable character of the city off,
GERS, who hac labored sincerely and en-
ergetically for the city's welfare.
and had spent the city's revenue. the
peoples money, derivable from them
through taxation, faithfully and salts
factoriIy to the citizens at large without
regard to religious or political opinion.
A copy of the Ogden Standard, the
city ordinances, and the Chamber of
Commerce pamphlet describing the
Ogden of to-day, were enclosed in tin
box, 8x12 inches, and deposited under
the corner stone.
At the conclusion of this ceremony,
the mayor thanked the people for their
and hoped the time was not
far distant when the people would be
called upon 10 participate in similar
occasions, such as the laying of the
stones of the long-looked
for Union depot and Territorial Reform
School.
The interesting days event was con-
cluded by most soul-stirring selection
by the band. and the people departed.
some for home and others to resume the
duties of everyday life.