The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-10
The CITY i'm Brief.


The CITY in Brief.
The hurrah last night was exceeded only
by the big blowout last spring, after the
municipal election in this city.
Several hundred workmen are absent
from town. being engaged in shoveling
snow on the Central Pacific and Utah
Northern roads
A small army of laborers employed on
the union depot platforms, fail to keep them
clear of snow and ice.
Our people are looking forward hopefully
TO the time when the dam good project
shall be an accomplished fact. 1t is really
a good dam project and presents no engi-
neering difficulties. 1t will solve the ques-
ton of cheap power for all manufacturing
purposes, for electric lighting, motive
power for street railroad, pumping ma
chinery, printing presses, etc., etc.
Mayor Fred Kiesel was chief rustler for
the entertainment fund collected to pay the
expenses of the Liberal visitors from Salt
Lake while in the city last night.
The Ogden brass bar d, the best in the
territory, were hired for last night by the
Liberal manager, and turned out in full
dress uniform. Their appearance was fine
as their music was enchanting.
Time flies, and nothing is being done to-
ward putting in the Gamewell fire alarm
system contracted for by the city council
several weeks ago. Isn't it about
time some visible moves were made?
The three days of clear, cold weather,
commencing with Monday last, were sue
ceeded by a gentle, yet steady snow storm,
which commenced early yesterday NOM
ing and continued throughout theoay
The suggestions made by the local press
concerning the chamber of commerce are
good, and should be acted upon. The cham
Der ought to be sustained in its work.
which is solely for the benefit Of Ogden. II
is the duty of every one who desires to do
business in the city to become member of
the chamber, and thereby secure all the
benefits ACQUIRING from association with
business men.
Messrs. Littlefield and Hirschler went
down to the capital last evening. Treat
the orphans kindly and return them in
good shape.
1t the FIRST district court, in the case of
the David Kay VS.. the Bear Lake & River
Water Works s. Irrigation company, order
overrulling demurrer. In the case of
Brigham Stowell ct al, order enteaed at
taching plaintiffs costs tS11S.20.
Frank Slower, the gentleman who was
so fortunate as to secure the contract for
putting in the Gamewell firm alarm sys-
TEN for this city, arrived from the east
saturday. He says he has been busy for
2 the past sixty DAYS perfecting arrange
ments for fulfilling his contract. and that
by the first of February he will have done
all that he agreed to do. Frank is rustler
from baskerville and there is no doubt
about his ''getting there" in good shape and
on time.
Captain Jack Anderson, the old veteran
Democrat of Eagle Rock, Idaho, showed
I'D on our streets yesterday, grizzled and
and lOOklnpr CnmpXVhar rho for,
wear. The captain said he had just ar
rived over the Oregon Short Line and that
he had had hard trip. He was forty
eight hours on the road, and had to live
on wind pies and snow.balls. At Pocatello
the passengers had to hang up on hooks,
and when they reached Green River, they
were given the choice of either side of a
pitch pine blank while awaiting the arrival
of the train on the main line.
In view of the fact that taxes have been
for long time delinquent that the day of
grace has passed and properties on which
taxes have become delinquent are now
being advertised for sale, it stands delin-
.auents in hand to hurry around to the col
lectors' office and pay up. Examine the
advertising columns OF the papers and find
out whether you are liable to be sold out.
The county collector has several notices in
the Standard.
c. L. Crabtree, assistant general baggage
agent of the Southern Pacific, went east
yesterday to attend the meeting of the bag
gage agents, which meets in Washington in
few days.
There was no No. on the Union Pacific
last night. No. is the fast mail Snow
& in Nebraska is the cause.
\ All the express matter from the north
4 tame around by the way of Granger yes
5erday.
A train from Battle Creek got through
Yesterday. Unless there is another heavy
fall of snow soon, there will be no more
trouble on the Utah & Northern.
A fearful wreck at Highbridge, on the
Utah & Northern, by which seven engines
were knocked into a cooked hat, had some
thing to do with delaying trains, by pre-
venting the snow plow from passing dowr
the road.
The trains of the Southern Pacific are
coming along pretty regularly just now
and it is to be hoped that the good luck OF
the company will continue. AS ma ter o.
fact. there is at the present time upward.
of tf.irty-five feet of snow on the SUNNI
of the Sierra Nevadas.
No. 4 of the Union Pacific did not go on
Last night. This indicates much snow cas-
of here.