The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-25
THE JUNKETING TRIP.
Seattle and Tacoma Part>of the Tour
Is Abandoned.
Left There for San Francisco
Last Night.


PORTLAND, Jan. 24.-[Special. 1.-The
Salt Lake city council, in their tour OF in
spection to ascertain the best method Of
making buildings fire proof and the con-
sJruction Of streets, have concluded their
visit in Portland. This morning, after
a nights rest in that splendid fire proof
building, the Hotel Portland, a committee
of the Portland council and distinguished
citizens called for them and they were
driven over the city.
Across from the hotel stands the gov
eminent building, an elegant fire-proof
affair with shingle roof, from which
they learned considerable in the way OF
constructing a fire-proof roof for the new
city and county building. This they had
an opportunity to inspect before the COM
mittee arrived.
The committee drove them out Morri-
son street, with its mud and miniature
lakes showing to good advantage, up by
the magnificent four story fire. proof
frame High School building; thence
across by Park street to Yamhill street,
where opportunity was given to inspect
street construction in the best and most
complete way.
That which struck the Salt Lakers most
forcibly was the old rotten plank road
way in the center of the street, formerly
used by the street car company to keep
the mules out of the mud. Hines, super
visor of streets, was taken with it, while
City Engineer Doremus was firmly of the
opinion that from g sanitary point OF
view it would conduce wonderfully to-
ward the health of the city. Rich was
loud in his praise, and suggested to his
colleagues that a plan like that might be
adopted at home to allow the Union Pa
cific to run their trains further up town.
After thorough investigation of this
street the party were driven to Portland
heights. This took them through the
residence portion of the city, Loofborrough
commented at length upon the method of
building the sidewalks all of fire proof
plank. The gentlemen accompanying
the party explained that the cords upon
cords of pine slabs stacked along the walks
IN front of residences, were intended for
f1el, were put there to aid in preventing
the spread of fires.
From the heights beautiful view was
obtained up and down the Willamette
river and the fire proof frame bridge
across the river at the loot of Morrison
Sta set could be seen in all its glory.
Thence the party were driven down
through the city over to Albina. The
ride was delightful one, down Second
street past the city building, another fire.
proof structure, through the Chinese
quarter of the city over the AIoina bridge
to that beautiful suburb of Portland, with
its fire-proof frame buildings and its fire.
proof pianked streets, thence on to River
side cemetery, and from here the return
was made to the council chamber, where
at o'clock they were given an informal
reception. after which a collation. was
provided. At 8 O'Clock Chief Holman of
the fire department treated the visitors to
an exhibition fire drill, by turning in an
unexpected fire alarm, which brought
out the entire department.
& At late hour this afternoon the travel
ers decided it would do them no good to
visit Seattle or Tacoma. They departed
at clock for San Francisco, where they
viii be joined by Messrs. Simondi, Paul
and Bell.