Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-10
OGDEN.
A Dwelling Ilnrncd'-WOrk OF The
Ogden smelier May Bcgin.-lhe
silver Qucsiicn.-0lher JoiiiBgs.

Judge A. u. Patton preeldeht OF tno
Ogden chamber Of commerce, received
official telegraphic notice from Man
ager Shottle, Of the new smelier com
pany, that the work Of constructing
/ the reduction works would positively
begin the latter part Of this week.
Judge Patton stated, from information
received from Shottle, tuat the delay
| Ia getting hero has been cauesd Ivy the
delay Of the machinery company to
furnish the machinery according TO
contract, and also by serious Hines In
Mr.. Shettle's family. Three diiierelt
times the bmelter company has been
disappointed In getting lis machinery,
but now II In said TO he completed anu
ready for shipment. To-day the time
expires when work on the reduction
works was 10 have been commenced IN
order 10 secure the bonus, but owing
TO circumstances over which the tmul.
ter people had no control, the city
council may have no hesitancy Ia
again extending the time for begin.
ming operations Mr.. Shettle tcle-
graphs that he will be here and Opor-
niions commenced within the present
week.
A meeting Of tho directors Of the
Ogden chamber Of commerce ~ called
for this afternoon, 10 take some action
ON the resolutions passed on January
7th last by the Hartford, Connecticut,
board OF trade relative 10 the free coin.
nge OF silver. The resolutions In ques.
ton were introduced by Colonel Jacob
Il. Green, president OF the Connecticut
"A 4 Il
were unanimously adopted by the
Hartford board Of trndr. The Denver
board OF trade recently acted on the
matter, ana "a "a result a neat pamphlet
entitled "Sllyer,D answering the false.
hoods perpetrated by the Hartford or
ganization, has been published and
sent out. The object OF the Ogden
chamber Of commerce IL to adopt reso-
lutionH to transmit to the Connecticut
Mutual Lille Insurance company, as n
further protest against its action In the
matter, aud TO acquaint that company
with the fact that the people OF the
west stand ready nj all times 10 Ignore
IN business way those who tramplo
on their rights.
On April 27th the street committee
OF tho city council will open the bids
received by that date for the contract
u paving Twenty.iith street FROM
Wall TO Washington avenue with
asphaltum and Utah sandstone blocks.
No bids from parties other than bonn
fldo residents OF Ogden will be re-.
ceived or considered, as this work II
for Ogden contractors, Ogden workmen
aud Ogden material men so fas as
possible.
Gu Friday, Brown, the burglar who
gave Sheriff Belnap so much trouble
two years ago, was released from the
Salt Lake county jail where he has
Just served n slxteen-moDth term Tor
having burglnrs' tools In his possession.
Saturday night he was picked up nj
Ogden by Officer Sleeth behind
Myers saloon and placed In the city
jail where he will remain until thi.
afternoon when he will DO given a
time order TO leave town.
a vacant house on Twonty. flrst
street, between Monroe mud Quincy
avenues, the property OF H.H. Rolapp,
was almost totally destroyed this
morning about . O'Clock, entniling q
loss OF about 5000. Both departments
responded, but by the time the Central
| station boys reached the scene the
! Bench department had the FIRE nearly
out. Tho origin OF the fire was prob
ably inceudinry.
On Monday afternoon the finance
committee OF the city council will
meet and open the bids received for
the 500, 900 issue OF general improve.
ment bonds. At It's regular session
the council will take up the matter
aud sell the bonds to the highest bid
der. Considerable interest IN being
| taken iu the sale by Eastern bond
houses aud tho bidding may be lively.
Five carloads OF grading outfit be-.
longing to Fitzpatrick Bros. * Collins,
the well known railway contractors,
were forwarded from Ogden on Satur.
day night, to Fort Casper, Wyoming.
IL IL said the outfit IL TO be used in
constructing the Utah 4 Wyoming
railroad from Fort Aspen to Ogden.
Word has been received that Mr..
Nathaniel Gordon, Of Exeter, New
Hampshire, has given $4,000 10 the
endowment OF the New West academy
OF Ogden city. This makes so, 900
received by this institution for endOw.
mont during the last two years.
The burning OF the Granite paper
mills has cau,ed serious loss to ihe
junk men OF Ogden, who will now
have to hold onto their stock OF rags or
chip at loss.