The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

KAYSvILLE, April 15.-Arbor day
was quite generally observed as hol-
iday in Kaysville. although recent
heavy storms have made tree-planting
fmpracticable, and consequently peo-
pie were deferred from making a pro-
per use of that day.
Five of the six public schools in this
district united in giving some very
pleasing and appropriate exercises, IL
Illustrative of Arbor day observances.
in the Music hall at 1880 in the morn
ing, and others evinced their lively in
terest in educational work by their at
tendance at the exercises and their
warm appreciation of the efforts of the
able corps of teachers and of the pu-
pills. Those who were present were
amply repaid for the programme was
well selected and ably rendered. 1t
was conducted by Principal w. H
Jones. and was as follows:
Opening chorus, Through the Forest
Bounding ...................-....S Schools
prayer ..................H yrum Stewart
Character song, ''November's Party"
.................. Miss joys School
Essay, "Arbor Day." .........-....
............... =. Miss Mary Allen
Recitation, "Gladness of Nature
................... Henry Gibson
Duet, "Papas Letter" ..............
Miss Lewis and Miss Maddox
Tree Drill illustrative of planting
and growing trees).
Members of Miss Barnes School
Song. 1.-The Japanes Fan ..
Members of Miss Simpsons School
Recitation, Plant the Trees, Children
................ Miss Mary Layton
Dialogue and Song 1.-THE Runaways."
............t... Miss Barnes School
Recitation, I'VE Have Come.
............. Miss Annie Knowlton
Organ and Either Duet, Liberty Bell
March," Mr.. Townsend and Miss Joy
Recitation. "Time for Everything
... Miss Beatrice Jones
Character Song, "The Little Picanin-
n.y." Miss Lucia Stewart
Class Recitation. Charge of the Light
Brigade" Mr.. Jones Department
Address .....................A A. b. COOK
Ar-bor Day Song ................Sc Schools
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The city council held q regular SEES
sion last Monday evening, with Mayor
Phillips presiding and all members pres
ent except Councillor Jones'
The special committee on reservoir
construction reported that they had Sc
cured an option on the necessary land
for the reservoir site, embracing near
" five acres for S39203, and they rec
commended that the purchase be made
on this basis, in order to avoid the lit
igation that was otherwise inevitable,
and the consequent delay. The report
was approved and the recommendation
adopted.
The board of reservoir tax commits
sioners reported that they had made
the assessment pursuant to the pro-
visions of the reservoir ordinance, and
found that on the 229 So lots in the
district the tax would be $50 per lot.
Report approved.
Swan & Co. was granted retail
license with usual $50 rebate.
Miscellaneous claims amounting to
$1T21 were allowed.
Tues say. April %, between the hours
of 2 and 4 p. NJ, was the time fixed
when the city councii will sit to hear
objections and complaints regarding
the assessment made for the reservoir
tax.
The following appointments of city
officers to serve for the ensuing two
wears were made:
For auditor Of public accounts, Henry
H. Blood: for supervisor of streets, H.
!. Phillips; for sexton, John Barton:
Tailor. John H. Blood: quarantine Off
Ger. John Barton; poundkeeper, Frank
Williams; Watermaster, T. Francis
Roueche.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Construction worl- on the District 20.
2 reservoir will be commenced IN 3 few
days.
John C. NJ. Barnes has commenced
breaking ground for a handsome brick
residence to cost upwards Of S3,590
Jones & Taylor received shipment
of a carload of hogs from Cache val
ley points on Monday of this week.
George H. Champ, of Logan, ge-
NAL gentleman who does large
money loaning business in northern
Utah and Idaho. was in Kaysville on
business Tuesday.
The city recorders office VIII in the
future be WITH the i arnes Banking
company. a proposition from that COM
pany offering office-room and see'ion
in their safety deposit vaults having
bee~ accepted by the city council