The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-06
THURSDAY,
February 6, 1890
The CITY in Brief.

THURSDAY, U, lou
The City in Brief.
The plate glass front was put in the Cor
tez block yesterday.
A bumpologist is amusing the people of
Ogden and examining their craniums.
The snow has disappeared from the val
lev. and we are now reyeling in carnival
of mud.
Plasterers are now at work in the new
First National bank building, which will
soon be ready for occupancy.
No important business was transacted by
the county court, and the probate court
had no cases on hand yesterday.
The knights of Pythias of Ogden will
give an anniversary ball on Wednesday
I night, February 10, in their Castle hall.
Joseph Wilson, found guilty yesterday in
the police court of petit larceny, will be
taken before Judge Henderson to-day and
probably be sent to the reform school.
Work on the new Fifth ward amusement
hall. which was suspended during the in
clement weather, has been resumed and
will be prosecuted as rapidly as practical
BILE 1t will be an elegant building.
There are fourteen boys and two girls
now confined in the reform school, AND that
public institution is being conducted in
such manner as to reflect great credit
upon Superintendent Barton and his assist
ants.
Mrs. Rachel Lewis. wife of w. S.Lewis,
died yesterday morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
She had been great sufferer for six weeks
with cancer. The funeral will be held to-
day at 80 p. m, from the residence on
Twenty-fifth street.
The arrangements are about completed
for the organization of the Ogden Power
9TH hoc p,,b
Inscribed to insure the building of the dam
and other works, and bids for construction
will be advertised for soon.
The amended decree of the probate court
of Salt Lake county, confirming the report
of the commissioner in partition, in the
matter of the estate of John Taylor, de-
ceased, was filed for record yesterday in
the Office of the county recorder.
There is greater activity in real estate
now than at any time since last summer.
The belief is expressed here by real estate
men that after the Salt Lake election the
sales of Ogden real estate will increase,
owing to the high prices prevailing in the
capital city.
The present unreasonable weather is by
no means an indication that spring has
come. There may yet be some very frigid
weather before the opening of the vernal
season. February, 1882, was the coolest
u OudG year, luc mercury uIOppluS
to twenty two degrees below zero; but
that is no sign that this February will be a
cold month.
The popular material for street cutters
and sidewalk pavements is vltrified brick.
These bricks are hard and durable, and are
much easier to lay and keep in place than
cobble-stones. The alkaline salts, clay and
sand for making vitrifed bricks are close
at hand, and the man who will commence
hi, foo IN, nrrlnr wall
good money, if not a fortune.
No event Of the year will surpass that of
the grand reception and ball to be given at
the military academy tomorrow night.
The most elaborate preparations have been
made by the management, and our people
are looking forward with pleasure to a
promised good time. Invitations have
been sent out and many tickets have been
sold. A large number of ladies and gen
tlemen from abroad will be present.
Word was received here yesterday that
p. Desmond, once proprietor of the
Seven Buckets of Blood saloon in Pueblo
who formerly kept the Ogden River resort
and more recently was running saloon on
Twenty fifth street, in this city, was shot
through the legs while getting off the cars
al Pueblo last Tuesday. No particulars
received. except that it became necessary
to ampuuate one of his legs and that he was
in critical condition.
Weber county's representatives in the
territorial legislature are all able and pro-
gressive men. Every one Of them is il
favor of public improvements. 1t has been
stated that the city council of Ogden needs
more power to pass ordinances and enforce
them. As the matter stands now, three OF
four or half dozen men can prevent the
council from ordering improvements that
are demanded by nine tenths of all the citi-
zens. Our representatives, having the best
interests of Ogden at heart, would confer g
favor en- all the citizens by amending the
charter to permit of public improvements
being prosecuted extensively. The cham
Der of commerce is the proper body to form
ulate plan for bringing about the desired
reform,
II is said that 100000 has been expended
in crawling the streets of this city, and
yet they are far from being good. Putting
gravel on this soil is like pouring water
into rat hole. AS the gravel sinks intc
the ground the mud rises to the surface
Crushed stone-granite or limestone
Should supersede the use of gravel in oul
streets. Prepare foundation of coarse
broken rock and place upon it a wearing
surface three or four inches thick of fine
broken rock, and at cost but little IN ex
cess Of what is now being paid, a good, gen.
orally acceptable and serviceable street
will have been secured. The first thing L
do is to narrow up the roadways in the
residence portion Of the city. II is to bC
hoped that this matter viii receive the at
tention of the gentlemen composing oul
city council.