Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-09
OGDEN CITY NEWS.
Destructive Fire at On Early Hour
this Morning.
THE VACANT cLrRKsnIp.
The Ordinance Providing for the Is
suauce Of $50, 900 Improve.
ment bonds.

fogden Siaadsrdi
A week from tonight the Ogden
| City briss band will give ~ concert
aud tall In S0ulbwell's new hall, at
Five points.
Davis Bartholomew, one Of Weber
county's Oldest settlers, died OF old age
yesterday. He came TO Ogden forty.
one years ago and has lived In the Cit
ever since.
Superintendent Welby % the Rio
Grande Western IN f. Ogden, havi ny
come up In his special car last event az
TO meet a party OF eastern capitalists,
who are interested In the Western.
Several similar cases involving lands
In Box elder county purchased by
Tarpcy from the Southern Pacific,
which have been isrmed by tho resi-.
dents OF that county for several years
will DO tried this term.
j. Z. Jones was last evening granted
twenty.four hours In which 10 obtain
bonds by the United States marshal anu
unless he has secured them by after.
noon he viii be taken 10 the peniten-
tiary at Salt Lake.
The Union Pacific overland passen.
ger which should have arrived In
Ogden at 1920 yesterday morning,
was delayed three hours on account OF
the storms and late eastern connec
tons. Tho delay threw out all other
trains.
Judge Miner has NJ yet made no
appointment u I'LL the vitcs cy caused
by tho resignation " Jlork Mcclure,
hut II IL now definitely understood that
Kenner Foreman has sure thing anu
will receive the Office ss soon rs he has
become iully Initiated.
The ierricks for the gas vol will be
completed and In place by tomorrow
night and Immediately upon the mr..
rival OF the machinery drilling will
be commenced. The delay mas been
cauped by the failure OF the contractor,
who was employed & put dow the
tirst well, 10 live up 10 his contract,
thus nece.sitating this ordering OF ma :.
chinery from Findlay, Ohio.
The Columbus club opened its doors
TO Ia charter members last evening.
This club IL located on the second door
OF the Grand opera house block In
| rooms that are handsomely fitted up.
IL consists NJ present OF fifty charter
members, business men, prominent In
| political ana CONNER ial circles, VINO
nave decided TO have some exec nt
club rooms for their uss during The
coming winter.
/ The case OF ID. p. Tarpey va. Lea.
man johnson was decided In favor OF
the plaintiff y, stcrday afternoon In the
Fourth District court by direction OF
Judge Miner. The defendant was
granted sixty days In which 10 prepare
anu serve statement on motion for IA
new trial and u stay Of execution was
also allowed. The suit Ia one OF
considerable importance and Involves
many questions OF law, equity aud
faet. Tarpoy claims ~ have purchased
sixty acres OF farm land which John.
son has been cultivsting for m,ny
year,, from the Southern Pacific aud
sued for n writ OF eiectment anu dam.
ages. The defense set up the claim
that under the statute OF limitations
the plaintiff was debarcd from recov-
ering, but the evidence was ruled out
by the court and the case taken away
from the jury.
The residence Of A. W. Wer Y, on
Twenty-fifth street between Monroe
and Quincy was partially consumed by
fire this morning about ] O'Clock. The
damage was between $1,000 anu $1,000.
The fire started from defective hue
and by thc time the brigade reache
the scene II had gained consideraUl c
hcadway, the upper PORTION OF the
building being In bright blaze. In
order 10 properly fight tho foe ladders
with which 10 reach the roof were
needed aud u summons was aent TO the
Central station. rhe chemical re-.
sponded and with the aid OF the 10 4.
ders o position oi vantage ON this pOrticU
was gained and the fire was soon under
control and extinguisheJ. The dam.
aye from water was heavy and much
OF the fine furniture and carpets In a Q
house was thoroughly soaked anu
practically ruined.
At the City Council meeting yester.
day afternoon that body considered
the propositions made by Il. T. Mat
son and David Kay TO sell certain
tracts Of land TO tbe city for park anu
cemetery purposes aud also to read for
the thru time and pass the ordinance
prov ding for the issuance OF 800, 900
improvement bonds. The committee
! W. ANOhiINttb VI Spun
Ger and Nannon) reported as iOll0ws:
sin pursuance VI the instructions OF
the council we have advertised for
sealed Iropossls for $4,000 twenty
years, Ave per cent general improve
ment bonds OF Ogden city. This money
II obtained will pay all tho bills Tor
current improvements which will be
due between now and January l, 1893,
and leave considerable amount ia
the treasury for the next council. Con.
corning the proposition TO purchase
lands for cemetery aud park purposes,
we recommend that all papers pertain.
ing to the matter be filed with tho 70.
corder and that tho present council
take no action upon this tul Ject. While
favorlng the purchase OF lands by The
city for this purpose and while believ.
Ing that they should be secured at an
enrly date, we think that no further
action should be taken by your body"
The report was adopted without objec.
ton. lnasmuch rs the committee On
laws had not reported back tbs bonding
ordnance, no action was taken anu
the matter was laid over until Monday