The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-19

Kindergarten schools will open on Mon
day morning IN the Eighteenth ward with
Miss Ennaeline Wells as teacher
The second crop of Utah watermelons
appeared in the markets yesterday. The
melons are OF large size and me ha alL:
Tie sales of text books to the High
school pupils aggregated l,l50 last week,
and severed more students VIII purchase
books from the board of education the
coming week.
Yesterdays caearings were $224, 594 as
against Slot, GAS for the same day OF last
year. The clear1ugS for the week footed
up y, 6l9, 80, az compared with $bOo5,Uof
FOR the corresponding day of last year
Since The enrolment of pupils at the
public free schools was taken last Mon
day, fully 800 more have entered, and be-
fore the end of the month 1t Is expected
the total enrolment vail reach. II not
exceed. Il. 900.
From the proceeds of the recent bond
sale County Treasurer Lynch will on
Monday make a call Tor the redemption
of all outstanding warrants issued dur
ing the year 1886. paying the principal and
accrued interest thereon.
Joseph e. Game has, in compliance with
the law, rendered his resignation 10 the
mayor as member of the board of public
WORKS. Mr.. Gaines disqualification was
occasioned by accepting the nomination
for city treasurer on the non-partiSan
docket.
The LeadVile team was defeated yes
terday by the Browns. The score was 10
to 10. and this gives the teams one VIC
tory apiece. The final game Will be played
at the Fort Douglas grounds this after
noon at $3.50.
a meeting of the Free Lance society
VIII be Gleld in the Commercial block this
morning at Il o clock. The committee
appointed TO outline the years work is
Grady TO report. and all members and
others interested in free thought are re-
quested to be present
The report OF the board of health for
the week shows: Births, males, II; fe-
males, IA. Deaths, males, 3; females. o.;
bodies brought from elsewhere for in
terment, >. Contagious disease flags out
standing, 8; scarlet fever cases, s; diph-
liberia, 2. Infectious diseases reported,
typhoid fever, Il: whooping cough, 2.
Professors L. E. Young and NJ. a Mil
Ter have returned from the east, and
viii, with the others OF the faculty, be
prepared for the reception OF students at
the / gaeter-day Saints college on Monday
In the evening studies in the business or
commercial course viii be commenced
under the direction of Professor Miller.
Word has Just been received from Port
land, whittier Bishop MeCabe went to
hold the Danish and Norwegian confer
ence. that the Scandinavian work in
Utah has been reunited with the Utah
mission and placed under the suDerin-
tendency of DR.. T. Z lift. This was done
at the urgent request of the Scandinavian
workers n the mission
When the city council last Tuesday
evening refused 10 reconsider the action
taken at 4 previous meeting whereby the
board OF public works request for the
employment OF an inspector was denied.
st was generally believed that the boagS
would insist UPON its rights. But the
board has recovered from the Jolt" and
work upon the boulevard bridge at the
intersection Of Ninth South and Main
streets is progressing satisfactorily. The
city engineer has detailed one OF his staff
10 INSPECT the work and watch that the
contractors don't saw the long piles in
twain before driving them below the sur
face
It IS understood that Charles W. Tay-
Jors who was arrested on the complaint
of his wife on rhe charges of elnbezzle-
unent and being q patry to a fraudulent
conveyance OF the fixtures of the Com
stock saloon, has arranged things with
his better half and that s;Ss has forgiven
dim and viii not prosecute her erring
husband 1t appears he 4Pade restitution
of the greater part of the 500 he was
charged win e4lbe2zling from ller and
shat charge was dismissed in the district
court yesterday on motion of the county
attorne--- II was stated last night that
application would be made to the county
autOrue- tomorrow 10 dismiss the other
accusation OF Monday. In the meantime
Taylor remains IN the county jail and is
fast recovering from the effects Of his at
tempt 10 commit suicide by cutting his
throat.
Mayor Gledinning's veto of the ordI-
nance reducing the salaries OF the elective
officers and aboiishGng the police can
tainey and executive clerkship, did not
llatefiaIlze yesterday. but the expected
document viii probably be filed wiin the
city recorder on Monday. Once before
Che mayor vetoed an ordinance aboliShing
the Office of police captain and his OBJ
jections were sustained To be consistent
9las honor viii undoubtedly veto the or
dfnance passed by the council last Tues
day evening, by urging that the best in
tesests OF the police department REQUIRE
"a captainey. The mayor viii probably
have nothing TO say about the new salary
him nor any of his political friends. and
as TO the matter OF taking away his
private secretary, it is consIdereG loo
delicate q subject TO ba discussed by .he
vetoing power. Considering the vote by
which the ordinance passed there can be
but little doubt that the necessary ZEN
councilmanic votes viii over ride the veto
next Tuesday evening.