The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-11

The City in Brief.

The City in Brief.
Prof Hefeli intends to storm the capital
city tomorrow with ''As You Like It.,
Friday night is the time set for the grand
select Valentine ball in the Third ward
meeting house.
The demand for houses for residences il
increasing, but nothing is being done t
supply the demand.
Judge Henderson went to Salt Lake We IS
terday. and there was no session of the
First district court.
James Wilson, found guilty in the police
court of petty larceny was sentenced to
thirty days Imprisonment.
4 Mr.. Mayne, president of the Ogden
APower company, will return from San
Esraacisco tomorrow or Thursday.
Ogden was insufferably dull yesterday,
owing to the absence of so many people
who went to the Capital to see the election
proceedings.
The proposals for bids for the masonry,
buildings, ETC., of the Ogden power compa-
ny are advertised in Salt Lake, San Fran
cisco, Denver and Ogden.
MANY enthusiasts of both political parties
to Yesterdays municipal contest at the
capital, went from Ogden yesterday and
were quiet or noisy lockers on.
Pat Desmond, who was shot at Pueblo
last week and had to undergo amputation
OF Is awe anu SeUbiDg along all
A letter was received from him yesterday.
In the probate court yesterday in the
matter of the estate of James Watts, de-
ceased; petition of Henry Watts for letters
of administration filed and hearing set for
february 81 at 10 o'clock d. m.
NGames Henry, Thomas Doyle, James
Mack and John Moran were up before
Alderman Preshaw yesterday on charges
of drunkenness. All were found guilty.
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each a nd the latter for six days.
The ground was covered with light
coat of snow yesterday morning which fell
during the night. Snow continued falling
throughout the dav, but as it
melted rapidly, the only effect was
to increase the mud in the streets.
The managers of the great Bear river
canal promise TO have our city water sys-
TEN completed during the coming summer.
Water for West Ogden will be carried over
Weber river in large pipe, which will be
laid on the bridge now being built.
There is more inquiry for desirable resi-
dence property now than ever before.
Iots within three or four blocks from the
6contre of0 the city are in demand, conse-
quently prices have advanced. Realty
will never again be so cheap in this city.
a great many investors who find prices
of real estate SO high in Salt Lake that
there is no chance for speculation, are
coming to Ogden every day to purchase
good dirt at prices that rule lower than in
any other city of equal prominence in the
western country.
W. S. Lewis, the sanitary inspector, was
married day or two ago, but that will
not interfere with the performance of his
duties in ferreting out and suppreSSing the
hot-beds of disease which exist in all parts
of the city. He will see that the sanitary
ordinanceis enforce.
Probably the most durable street paving
material is quartzite, granite excepted.
The former is from % to 30 per cent. the
cheapest, and the mountains hereabouts
are ftll of it. Oyden's streets should not
be paved before they are severed, and
probably will not be.
The Grand saloon, on lower Twenty fth
street, was burglarized Sunday night and
robbed of several bottles of whisky and
some cigars The burglars effected an en-
trance by cutting the lock out of the back
door. They did not steal any money, as
there was none in the saloon.
B. Hine was arrested yesterday morning
on warrant charging larceny, the allega-
ton being that he lifted $40 and two
watches out OF a mans pocket at the Nov
city theatre. The trial of the case was set
for 10 O'Clock tomorrow in the police
police court before Alderman Preshaw.
q Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock q |
IdUal acclQ6Db blc lew f1fSJ
National bank building. One Frank |
Latayett of New York, who was carrying |
a hod, fell a distance of two stories through |
the elevator shaft and broke his neck, an /
arm and leg, and died in few minutes |
thereafter. The deceased was Al years of |
age and had family, one son being eigh- |
teen years of age. The coroner had not |
held an inquest when this report was |
mailed.
Now that the election in Salt Lake city
is over. it is hoped that business will re |
sumo its natural sway. The contest at the |
CAPITAL has had its effect in Ogden, caus-
ing an unsettled feeling if nothing more
Now. whatever may be the effect upon the |
prosperity of the city where the contest |
was waged, Ogden will settle down to her |
work with a renewed determination 10
take advantage of every opportunity that |
offers to make her the greatest OF inter
mountain cities.
The territorial legislature having refused
to memorabilia Congress to pass bill per-
uniting Ogden city to issue bonds for pub
lie improvements, Mayor Fred j. Kiesel |
has gone tow ashington to see whatCongress
can be persuaded to do about it. Ogden's
borrowing power has been exhausted under
the congressional law governing the terri
tories, but in this case there is a great |
necessity for sewerage system which can
not be constructed with the ordinary
revenues accruing from taxation. Hence
the necessity for issuing bonds. Mr.. Kie-
sells mission will probably be successful