The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-07
The CITY in Brief.

There was M session of the First district
court yesterday Judge Henderson being at
Salt Lake.
What's become of Alderman Preshaw's
scheme to park the streets in the residence
part Of the city!
1t is stated that another abstract com
pany is being organized and will be incor-
porated under the laws of Utah.
The damage done by washouts in Ogden
canon have been repaired so that travel
over the road can be resumed to-day.
George w. Seager was showing some fine
specimens Of galena yesterday from the
Ogden, claim in the mountains about two
miles east of the city.
The fact that property is worth double
what it was year ago is not owing to any
public improvements for which the city
government is responsible.
In the probate court yesterday, in the
matter of the estate of William Middleton,
deceased, decree of settlement Of final ac-
count and decree of distribution.
Yesterday was an exceptional day, in
that the sun shone brightly from an almost
cloudless sky. Work was resumed on
several enterprises that have been re-
tarded by the Indictment weather.
In Alderman Preshaw's court yesterday,
Paddy Hagan was given ten days in jail for
going on little bit OF spree. r. Rosco,
for disturbing the peace, was fined So and
costs, amounting to d total Of $780, which
he paid
The cutters put in on Twenty-ifth
street hill last summer have been washed
: out. 1t is hoped that another season will
not be allowed to pass without that hill be-
; sag fixed so that it viii be in fit condition
for use by the public.
The Pabst Brewing company, repre-
scented in the west by F. j. Kiesel & Co.,
have secured land IN Ogden and will erect
thereon large warehouses and bottling
works. This city will be headquarters for
the sale and distribution Of their beer.
Lieutenant Henry D. Styler, of the
Twenty-third United States infantry, who
has been detailed as tactical officer for the
Ogden military academy, has entered upon
his duty. 1t is expected that the cadets
viii soon become expert in the drills and
evolutions.
J. J. Hunter, who recently sold the
Grand saloon to the A. Fisher Brewing
company, is preparing 10 open larger
place in the central part of the city. Ii
will not be inferior in any respect to the
finest place of the kind now being carried
on in this city.
John W. McWilliams, who came 10 this
city few weeks ago IN search of loca
ton for himself and family, has satisfied
himself that he made no mistake in com
ing and will become a permanent resident
here. He has taken stock in the Ogden
Clay company and is its secretary.
Yesterday, the first Thursday in the
month, was observed as fast day by the
closing of stores belonging TO Latter-day
Saints. The proportion Of stores owned
by that class is not so large as year ago
and their closing makes no appreciate diff
ference in the usual appearance OF activity
on our principal business streets.
Tod, who killed Pat Desmond, was held
at the close of the preliminary examination
before Judge Dee, to await the action OF
the grand Jury, and committed to the Gus
tody of the sheriff Tod's counsel made
motion to admit him to bail, but the hear
ing, which was to have been had yesterday
morning, had not taken place at > O'Clock
last evening.
The Standard alleges that the oper;
house has not been lost in the shuttle, bu
will materialiZe in due course of time
Very likely it will, but possibly the
Standard does not believe that it viii b.
built upon the southeast corner of Uniol
square, although better location for
could not be found, even on Twenty-fourtl
street. Of course nobody will oppos
erecting a chamber of commerce building
On Union square on the ground that
would tend to build up Washington avenu
= on the opposite side Of the street from tn
square. Perish the thought!
Il The city council will meet again tonight
A matter of greatimportance to Ogden Wi
come up, in the shape of an ordinanc
granting a franchise to the Ogden Stree
Railway company to RIM their line on Wa
street, between Twenty-fourth an
Twenty streets. This franchis
ought not to be granted, for reasons here
tofore stated in this department of TIL
HERALD, and which will probably again b
brought to the attention of the members Q
the council at to-night's meeting. Befor
anymore privileges are extended to th
present street railroad company, the
should be required TO bind themselves t
run their lines so as to accommo date til
public, as well as real estate synaicates
which the members of the company al
supposed TO be interested.