Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-04

Second ward-H. j. w. Goddard and
VIM, II. Brercton
Third wnrd-Edward V, Vincent and
Alfred W. Harding.
Fourth Ward-Thomas Martin and
John T.. Booth.
Fifth Ward-Jos. II. Keller and w.
NJ. Mckendrick.
The council was called to order by
Recorder Nelson, and Councillor Joseph
h. Keeler was elected temporary chair
man. For president Thomas Beesloy
John T.. Booth and Joseph i. Kecler
were nominated. by request OF Mr..
Keller his name was withdrawn. John
II. Booth was elected and briefly cX-
pressed his appreciation Of the honor
conferred by the election. and expressed
n desire to confer with the members of
the council in regard to the appont-
ment of committees, which will be an
nounced at the next meeting. Mayor
Jones was next introduced and com
plmented the mayor and outgoing
council on the economical administia-
1 tion of the affairs of the city, He
| was pleased to note that there had
| been no wrangling over the mayors
| contingent fund and no charges of
boodling.. Among the improvements
/ suggested was the electric lighting of
| the city and the utilizing OF electric
| power and water works systems to
! the greatest benefit of the citizens and
the growth of the city. He suggested
that the question of sewerage at least
for the business portion of the city
should be considered, and cautioned
| against parsiinony MS we'll as extra
vagance in public affairs. He urged
unanimity in the work of the council
and pledged himself to endeavor. to
work in harmony with the council.
President Booth announced that he
would entertain "A motion without
| second unless objections We're made.
Mayor Jones nominated Frank
Tucker for policeman; the nomination
was unanimously confirmed.
j. w. Smith presented n petition to
be granted the right, 20 far as the city
! had power and control 10 increase at
his own expense the capacity of the
TimpanugOs canal so as to carry the
| waters now diverted from Provo river
at or near the mouth Of Provo canyon
into the upper East Union, Factory
race, city ditch and Big Dry Creek
canal, tu n point at or near one half
mile east Of Samuel Cluif's residence
on said Timpanogos canal, there to he
redistributcd to the bitches above
named. The petition set forth that
such "A reconstruction of the system
would decrease the expense of divert
ing and distributing the water. and
asks in compensation for the expense
of reconstructing the water system the
right to use the water for the purpose
of operating manufactures, fuel, heat
light and power plants, The petition
was laid on the table to be referred to
the appropriate committee when
named,
The council adjourned for one week.
Fourth District Court.
The following Jurors We're empaneled
in the Fourth district court yesterday
for the term; Christopher Franls san
taquin; George Goodc, Lake View;
Alfred Moyle, David Mcdaniel. AL
pine; Charles Barnes, w. II. Gibbs,
Lehi; Henry Roylance, Springville; Il.
C. Hendrichsen, Henry Elliott Provo;
Louis Robson, Joseph Dickinson,
Fred Lewis, Spanish Fork; Asa b.
York. Provo Bench: John Drollinger,
Clinton: Elias l.. Edwards, Clinton;
]. C. Warfeld, Spring Lake, John Done,
Payson. Peter Nielsen, Goshen, and
VIM. f. Rackerof Lehi, We're excused
on account of sickness In their families
and John j. Craner of Pleasant Val
lev Junction was excused on statutory
grounds being the justice of the peace
of his precinct.
Judge Miner. attorney for Frank
Smith and William shepard, charged
with burglarizing the oregon Short
Line warehouse in this city objected to
the Jury being impaneled on the ground
that they were drawn under the law
of 1896, and not according to the pro-
visions of the Revised Statutes, which
became effective on the LIST of this
month. The objection was over
ruled.
Jury was empaneled to try James
Williams (lknown as Blackey Lewis to
the Salt Lake oficers) ON the charge
of burglariing a Rio Grande western
Railway car at Springville on Novem-
Der nth, 1897. and taking some tobacco,
peanuts and canned tomatoes. County
Attorney King prosecuted and 5. II.
King defended. Evidence was intro
duced to the effect that defendant was
seen near the car which was burglar
ICED q short time before the car was
broken into, and that he was found a
! few hours afterwards near SpringVillc
with two cans of tomatoes ana soiiie
peanuts in his possession The totacco
was found in a barn -sa-i.. trapped
/. In a coat which defendant was believed
TO have worn before the burglary.
After the evidence for the prosecu--
ton was all presented, Mr.. King moved
, that the Jury be instructed to return q
verdict of acquittal on the ground that
there was not sufficient evidence to
: convict. The motion was denied. Sc
PENDANT then took the stand and test-
, fed that he had bought the peanuts
, and tomatoes In Sppnish Fork on the
dny previous to the burglary. on
cross examination he admitted having
been sent to the pcnitentiary. In 1888
: from Salt Lake city, to serve two
; years for grand larceny, under tho
name Of Ed. Lewis, and that he had
also served terms in the city and
: county Jail of Salt Lake.
: The case was given to the Jury this
morning.
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