The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-10


more, ii is good enough for Ogden's water
system and the canal company should be
held to their contract to put in that kind OF
pipe.
The fire limits of Ogden ought to be ex-
tended to include at least the west half of
all the blocks on the east side of Washing
ton avenue as far south as Twenty
street. This would prevent the erection of
any more fimsy structures on Washington
avenue in the business part of the city.
This is a matter that should have been at
tended to some time ago.
The elaborate plans for city jail, city hos
pital and fire department quarters, drawn
by the city building inspector, will prob
ably be accepted by the city council at
their next meeting
Now that the council has expressed a
willingness to dispose of all that part of
Union square not occupied by the city hall,
the next thing in order is to plat the ground
and offer it for sale to the highest bidder.
The case of Pat Foy, proprietor of the
Lyceum theater, for alleged violation Of the
morality ordinance, will be heard to-mor
row afternoon at 4 o'clock
4 couple of coons were being tried in
the police court last evening, on the charge
of fighting. ..a
An alarm of fire was sounded about mid
night Sunday, caused by the explosion of
a lamp in a Twenty-ffth street lodging
house. No damage of much account was
done.
The grand Jury dropped into the city Jail
yesterday afternoon to investigate the
management of that institution. Baxter
showed them around and convinced them
that everything was lovely, and that the
jail is conducted as well as it can be under
the circumstances.
The case of scarlet fever at the military
school has recovered, and no other cases
have developed. Nearly all the scholars
who remained out of school last week re-
turned. The professors think it is per-
fectly safe for the scholars to attend and
that there is no danger from scarlet fever.
The case of the city against Munro, pro-
prietor of the Novelty theatre, charged
with a violation of the so-called morality
ordinance, was tried in Alderman
Preshaw's court yesterday. The Judge
fined Munro $50 and costs. The case will
be appealed.
The only way to make the streets of
Ogden good is to macadamiZe them. There's
plenty of rocks for that purpose within
easy reach, and the cost of which would
be nominal.
Several Ogden real estate men went
down to the capital yesterday to attend the
sale of city lots.
The chairman of the committee on public
grounds of the Ogden city council has ad
Yertised for bids for lots on the southwest
southeast and northwest corne IS of Union
square. These lots are 35 feet front by 135
feet deep, as shown on the plat in the office
of the city engineer. This is in accordance
with the action of the council in adopting
the report of the committee on public
grounds. VIII any offers be accepted?
The members of the Fifth ecclesiastical
ward, DESTROYS of swelling the fund being
raised for the purpose of paying off an in
debtedness on their new meeting house.
have decided to hold a fair for two days,
commencing on the morning of December
% and lasting until midnight Of the 24th
Four valuable city lots will be ratified for,
the chances being 81 each. The fair will
doubtless prove agrand success, financially
and otherwise.
A physician states that nearly all cases
of diphtheria occurring in this city are in
families living below the bench and gener-
ally in those families where well water is
used instead of the city water from the
mountains. In the family of DR.. Coutts,
where three children have recently died,
well water, which was unfit for use, was
19sed.
: The members of the Ogden Choral union
met last night for practice of 1.-THE Chimes
of Normandy" The union is fOurishing
under the efficient teaching of Prof. L. d.
The regular quarterly conference of the
relief societies of the Weber stake viii be
held on Thursday next, in the tabernacle,
and the conference of the Young Ladies'
Mutual Improvement associations will be
held on Friday at the same place.
Professor 7. B. Lewis, principal of the
Central school, agrees with the trustees
in thinking that the pupils are safer in the
school room than running the streets, and
at the last meeting of the Teachers as
ISOLATION be urged the teachers to use their
influence to keep their pupils in school,
and thus aid the physicians in their efforts
to stop the spread of disease.
The work of putting down ties and laying
rails on Twenty second street, indicates
that the street railway is really to be eX-
tended to the bench. 1t is presumed that
the intention is to build the line from
Twenty second and Jefferson avenue along
jefferson avenue to Twenty fifth street,
and thence up Twenty fifth to Mob hill.
In the probate court yesterday, in the
matter of the estate of Geridina V. o. NJ.
Krumperman, deceased, an order was made
confirming sale of real estate.
Editor Charles S. King has so far recov-
cred from his wound as to be able to put in
an appearance on the streets. He came up
town yesterday afternoon.
The grand jury visited the county court
house and jail yesterday.