The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-24

anu from all parts OF city anC
vicinity. Our streets are 132 feet il
width and OF uniform and excellent
grade. In the early part of 1872, an ordin-
ance creating several street paving dis
tr1cts embracing the principal business
portion OF the city, was passed. The
material chosen for this paving was in
each case asphaltum. District No. has
already been completed and work on the
remaining districts is being pushed with
all possible alacrity. Cement sidewalks
have been lai@in the business and more
important residence portions of the town
and an ordinance creating new sidewalk
district. which will include all of the city
proper, has recently been passed by the
council and will go into effect as soon as
the preliminary advertising required by
law has been effected. This will give us
cement walks to and from any portion OF
the city.
The police department of uniformed Off
GERS and patrolmen maintain order with a
comparatively small working force. There
/ IS, beside the regulars, squad of mounted
/ police. But little disposition exists among
the populace to create disturbance.
The lire department is praised alike at
home and abroad. Enter the various sta
lions and you find them an exact counter
part OF the finest equipped stations in the
larger cities, and the rapidity with which
the crews respond to an alarm surprises
the majority OF our visitors from the great
centres. Every provision is made in case
OF fire. The Gaynor fire alarm system is
in use and boxes are located at convenient
and necessary points throughout the en-
tire city. But comparatively few fires oc-
cur. All large buildings, including the
school houses, are required by city ordi-
nance to be provided with adequate fire
escapes, and the chief of the fire depart
ment is ever on the alert to enforce all
necessary precautions regarding fires.
During the coming year there will be
four more stations established, with COM
plete outfits.
In the business district during the past
three or four years stone and brick have
replaced adobe and frame to such an ex-
tent as to complete general transforma-
ton. Our public buildings are monu-
ments to the enterprise of the people, In
the Office buildings the elevators run as
late as midnight. The postoffice, in the
magnificent Dooly block, is a model of
completeness in every detail. The city
and county building, already completed
to the fourth story, is one of the finest
and most elaborate structures in the west.
We have sixteen banks, both national
and private, twentysix hotels, at which
accommodations of any class from the
cheapest to the most extravaganza may be
obtained, three hospitals, thirty benevol-
ent societies, Deaf Mute and Normal in
stitutes, Womans' and Orphans homes,
in fact all the necessary auxiliaries of
large and thriving city.
THE PRESS
is represented by two morning, Demo-
cratic and Republican, respectively and
one evening journal, neutral in its poll
tics, besides numerous Weeklies and
monthlies, including German and Scan
edition.
REAL ESTATE
values are consistent with the gen eral
prosperity and progress of the town.
Those who desire can secure homes at
very reasonable figures. Taxes for the
year 1892 were Is mills, but the assessed
valuation was not up to the real value of
the property. Rents are nominal and
modern houses may be secured in all de-
parts of the city.
Now let US briefly consider our various
RESORTS:
Fort Douglas, three miles to the east of
the city, is of itself an attraction. Sit
uated high up ON the bench, it is reached
by the electric cars or a drive over a very
gradual grade, and affords beautiful
view of the city and valley. In fine
weather many of Salt Lakes people turn
out to view the dress parade. All along
the boulevards to Liberty park, with its
beautiful trees, its splendid drives and It's
well kept shrubbery, one may meet
friends out driving on any pleasant after
noon or evening. The East Boulevard
extends for about three miles southwark,
thence to the west and back to the city on
the West boulevard the same distance.
There are also good roads from the ex-
IRENE northern boundary OF the city
across the north and east bench for dis
lance of ten miles, affording beautiful
view of the city and valley.
Two miles from the temple is the Warm
sprin g., within the city limits. It is
reached by the electric cars every ten min |
utes. The water as it comes from the |
rock is 103 degrees fahrenheit, and is
and kindred troubled Two miles further
to the north is the famous Becl1's Hot |
springs, flowing 10000 gallons an hour
The waters, 12S degrees fahrenheit Dos |
sess almost the identical properties OF
those OF the Arkansas Hot springs and are
beneficial in all cases of rheumatism, |
scrofulOus diseases, ulcers, eruptions,
etc. There have been numerous cures !
effected through its agency. Both the |
Union Pacific and Rio Grande Railways
pass this resort and a dummy line runs to |
and 1ro every forty minutes. Calder's |
Park IS another place OF resort.
The mountains and canyons afford the
over of picturesque full scope for his OBJ
5ervation. In the spring there are to be
found wonderful variety OF wild flowers.
You may haye wandered through the
woods and over the hills and mountains
IF the New Englond and Middle States,
out you never found the beautiful wild
lowers you may bring back to your home
Jay after day from the canyons and foot
nils of the Wasateh. We have various
pleasure resorts away up among the high
.st peaks where many of Salt Lakes
society people spend the months OF July
md August. And what is more delight
ul than camping during the sum
ner months in the beautiful Weber
n East Canyon, easily accessible from
he city. Then there are the mines
which are open to visitors certain days in
he week; the tramway, which is a to-
,oggan slide on wheels, from high up in
he mountains of Alta down into the
ALLEY: the beautiful lakes far up in the
canyon. And when YOU
1ave explored everything in the imme-