Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-15
PROVO LETTER.


Special Corrsspogd,Hse fhs Noes.
Provo, Nov. i5.-rhe county court
held brief session yesterIay. An
appropriation Of $3.50 was made to fe.
pair the county road at the point Of
the mountain near tho Jordan bridge.
The sum OF $500 was also appropriated
for the repairing OF the road south VI
Pleasant Grove.
County Attorney King reported
adversely on the petition OF the Provo
volunteer iiremen to be released from
paying poll tax. The law made no
provisions for 40 doing.
The Utah and Idaho Baptist assoola.
ton meet NJ the Baptist church In this
city IN conference gu Wednesday aud
Thursday. A large number OF visitors
from the East, II In expected, will be In
attendance.
Another Worlds Fair mass meeting
Friday evening next, at the meeting
house. An intcrestlng programme
has been prepared for the occasion.
The city council held session last
night. Considerable business was
tfunsatted, among which was the fol.
lowing:
J. Il. Gibson, OF Logansport, Indi-
anu, presented a bill 'Or granting him a
franchise 10 erect ana maintain u gas
plant In the city, nnd asked that IL be
paasej. Referred 10 the committee on
judiciary.
The city recorder presented his iinan-
cial statement OF the receipts aud dis.
burseinents OF Provo city commencing
February 18th and ending November
l2th, showing: Balance In treasury
February 18th, lsD2, siSj.lU; total re-.
ccipts, s2i $500 actual disbursements,
So 9SG.Ts; warrants In circulation
November 18th, sgl0.lS; balance cash
In the treasury, Sl,b2l,2i. TINS city
treasurer presented report correspond.
Ing. Both reports were adopted and
ordered filed.
The COMMITTEES on fire department
presented contract drawn up and
providing for tiTemen'- hall by the
4. l.. NJ. n b. Go. Contract approved.
The building Is to be completed seven.
ty-live days from date November
l5th.)
The city marshal was authorized 10
advertise for bids for feeding city pris.
Oners, the present feeder, u. NJ. Rob.
ert-, having declined to fotd them
longer.
a statement was made by Council I
Msiben that he had heen informed y
Mr.. Allen, city engineer OF Denver
and patentee OF the wooden pipe la
use by Provo city In her system oI
wnterwoTks, that he would recommend
several radical changes, that escape
valves be put In and mn a ditlona
bands put In where tho pressure wa,
greatest; and that Rhodes Brothers b,
required to keep the pipe In repair a.
additional length OF time.
John II. Stewart, OF Kanab, Heb,
II. CLARK, formerly OF kanab, but no =
a residsnt OF this city, and jane
Thompson, OF this city, are the inc r
pOrat0rs Of horse anu cattle raisiuH
company. The amount Of the incor
poTstion IL 100000, OF which $3.50
has been paid up, the company viii
breed AMI raise horses on the ParlRh
range on the Colorado river, and wi
ship them 10 Provo for breaking an.
training rs work, buggy anu saddl,
horses, ready for the market. DtAkei
farm, short distance south O' this city
has been purchased by the company.
This evening, a choral society viii
be organized In connection with TN
Brigham Young Academy cOnsurva
tory. Ii VIII be limited To ftty voices
all OF which are expected to DO good