Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-24
ADJACENT CITIES
PR OVO.
City Council Doings.-Commencemtn'
Day at the II. Y. Academy.
Notes.
R.onrnr corr,,rond,ne..

Regular Correspondence
Provo, May 2S,--The following
business was transacted nj last nlgh'S
session OF the city council;
The committee ON finance reported
in relation to the cosi Of the PROVO
system Of waterworks as follows l.o
bonds OF $1,000 each, 0 per cent in'
tsrest, cold at 1915 each, receiving Tor
the si25, 900 par value Of bonus sl2l,'
s75; q loss Of 81, i25 from sale OF bonds
A system Of waterworks were put IN
costing the city In the aggregate,
SlIs,s5i.0s; loss ON sale OF bonds, sS'-
1875; making cost OF watorworks oil
sl2l, 979.6s. Report adopted.
A resolution was adopted setting
forth that the city was obligated to
diverse parties In the aggregate sum OF
about $4,000, aside from the water
works bond and interest thereon,
which would become due before the
expiration Of the fiscal year; aud pro-
viding for the liquidation Of said ln'
debtedness by the sale OF the northwost
corner Of g. court house block, 70 WIZ
100 feet facing upon street by 100 feet
on Seventh street, and also certaiu
parcel OF about eleven acres situated
In tho northeastern part OF tho city on
the brow OF Capitol Ground Hill The
resolution was adopted on vote oil
seven for and two against
Street Supervisor Thurman reported
that he was greatly Inconvenience In
grading thUse five rod streets on which
electric light poles were placed In the
middle, and also that sucn poles, where
they contained no lights, were n
Nuisance to the public safety. the
matter was referred TO the committee
on streets aud alleys.
MIR. Farrer, commissioner OF Provo
city In the commission OF representa-
tives OF cities OF Utah county for the
compilation Of city ordinances, sub
mittsd TO the council an ordinances la
relation to ofienses, which was con-
sidered and approved with several
slight amendments.
NOTES.
Professor q. IL. Brlmhail has re.
turned from n trip 10 5snpete county
In the interest OF the Is. Y. A. Normal
summer school. The 5anpete teachers
summer institute In connection with
the Ii. Y. A. summer school.
Degrees, for the first time In the
history OF the Is. Y. Academy, Will
this week DO conferred upon It's
students. Six have completed the
pedagogical course and arc entitled to
add "B. d." TO their cognomens. They
graduate In the following order; .. w.
Anaelin, q. IL. BrimhalI, N. L..
Nelson, II. n. Warner, Ida Alleman
and Cora droesbeck. THIS degrees
conferred upon Professors Brimball
and Nelson arc complimentary.
Mr.. A. w. Jensen, q young man
attending the academy, received n
nick Ia the stomach on Friday last
while playing football, and ~ a result,
Is now bedfsst.
Joseph ID. Jones, probate Judge Of
Utah county, has made application to
be admitted 10 the bar OF the Fiat
district court. Messrs. George Suther-
lald d, w. II. King and L.. A. Wilson
were appointed a committee on ex-
animation.
The case OF Spanish Fork Coop. Va
Nsiis Christensen, u suit to recover on
n note, with Interest, was tried, aud n
verdict Of Sis3.05 returned.
Felix Bschman has gone to Chicago
to "take In" the sights and sensations
OF tho White city.
An annual Masonic reunion takes
place Mt Castillo, May Both, under the
auspices OF the Story Lodge No. I, OF
this city.
SCHOOLS AND TEACHERs.-ACADEM
fItLD DAY.-DAMAoE SUITS
BEET Observation-Disclosures
MOTIFS.
Provo. May 24.-The examination
OF applicants for positions as teachers
In the schools OF Provo city for the en-
suing year has been set for Monday
aud Tuesday June 18th and 10Th.
Messrs. Il. A. Wilson. J. ID. keeler
and j. w. N. Whitccotton have been
appointed the board OF examiners.
The regular examination exercises of
the schools Of Provo city will take place
on Thursday, June 10. Arrangemon nj q
are being made for the other schools OF
the county to join with the schools OF
Provo on Friday, juno l6th,in the ex-
eroises Of tho graduating Glasses.
Diplomas will be awarded the grad
uates.
A large number OF people went to
Geneva this morning, the event being
the b. Y. Academy field day. The
kindergarten exercises nj the academy
attracted considerable attention yester
day. The work Of the little ones was
most creditable, both to themselve,
AMI TO Mrs. Craig, the teacher.
The amount OF damages asked
for by the plalntit In tn,
case OF q. n. Fransen vs. George Whit
more, which was tried yesterday II