The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-02
FRIDAY.
The City in Brief.

Regular meeting of the city council to-
night.
The real estate transfers yesterday
footed up SS4, $50.
The roof is being put on the Fifth ward
amusement hall, which is fast approaching
completion.
Mr.. Parker, Salt Lake policeman, was
wandering about the city yesterday with
Patrolmau Verge.
The Ogden brass band were out in full
uniform yesterday afternoon. The boys
were photographed.
G. L. Thompson, the Salt Lake architect,
has concluded to remove to Ogden and
make this city his permanent home.
Memorial day, May 80, will be observed
in this city as never before. All military
and civic organizations will turn out.
Nature helped the corporation out yester-
day by sending down little shower, which
also cooled the atmosphere and purified it.
Canyassers for the new city directory to
be published by Messrs. Knauss and Gar
rettY, the eX-secretaries Of the chamber of
commerce, are now circulating over the
city.
Citizen J. H. Spargo was feeling happy
yesterday, all on account of the arrival of
d stranger at his house and home wee
little girl, a present from Mrs. Spargo.
Henry Hartman, d nlachinist of this city,
has invented a fire escape. it is to be tested
on the new hotel in Salt Lake city. when,
, If the test proves satls factory, a stock COM
' pany will be formed for its manufacture
and sale.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union viii hold d meeting in the Congrega-
tional church tonight, which will be ad-
dressed by eloquent speakers. There will
also be good vocal and instrumental music
TO enliyen the occasion.
A three-year- boy, son of John Child,
of Riverdale, was drowned yesterday in
an irrigating ditch on his fathers farm.
No particulars of the sad occurrence have
been learned by your correspondent. The
funeral will take place from the mortuary
residence at 10 am. to-day.
The Monte Cristos of the Rocky Noun
tains, under whose auspices mass meet
ing was held Wednesday evening TO con-
slider carnival matters, wisely concluded
not to discuss eXtraneous or irrelevent
matters, such as the idea of trying to pro-
cure the passage of the. Ogden borrowing
bill over Harrison's veto.
The tenants of the old Jennings block
corner Washington avenue and Twenty,
fourth streets, propose to exhaust every
remedy that they have at law before vacat
ing the premises. 1t Is possible that the
Utah Loan and Trust company will not be
able to secure possession of their property
in time to erect their proposed seven-storJ
building this year.
The statement of local paper that every
newspaper in the United States except
those in Salt Lake, has heard of the pro
posed Mardi Gras carnival to be held il
Ogden, does not apply to THE HERALD
which has given it a generous amount Of
advertising. The local paper ought to know
that The HERALD is not charitable insti
tuition, but is run for business.
Joseph Metzler, who owns a quarter OF
million dollars worth of real estate here.
last year built 10l houses in Denver. He
says that if the bonus of S12, 600 is raised ht
will build fve-story modern hotel on the
corner of Washington avenue and Twenty
fifth street, but if the bonus is not forth
coming he will build number of houses il
other parts Of the city.
The passage of the bill by both houses O
> Congress to permit the Pacific Short Lin,
to build low bridge over the Missouri
river at Sioux City has created a feeling o
Z confidence here that the road will b.
speedily built Quite a number of Siou,
City men are in the city with view t
making investments in real estate, and no
few have already become interested
They all say that the building of the road
assured.
Pearson, formerly noted hotel keepe
of San Francisco and probably the bes
known and most popular gentleman in tina
sv9lne of business on the Pacific coast, i
spending few days in this city Nh
Pearson is now out of business and lookin
for a location, and is greatly pleased wit
Ogden. 1t is not improbable that he wi
conclude to make this city his home. If Sc
he will prove valuable accession to thi
community.
The labor unions in this city have n
cause for complaint. Wednesday evenin
the men engaged at work for several cor
tractors notified them that they woul
thereafter work only eight hours per day
and so far as is now known no contracto
refused to accede to the demands of th
workmen. In union there Is strength an
the skilled laborers of this city are thor
oughly organized and pulling together TO
the common good.
Joseph Johndrew, the builder of tn
great Sweetwater dam in San deg
\ county, Cal, is in this city and expects /
remain here. This writer knows Nh
Johndrew to be most capable man in hi
line of business and will be glad If he ca
become identified with Ogden as a citizen
BY the way, the Sweetwater dam is til
largest dam in the United States. 1t
more than ninety feet in height and
fourth Of mile wide and forms a reser
voir that holds billions of gallons of water
Forty-three thousand barrels of Portlan
cement were used in the construction.