Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
OUR OWN STATE.

II unlawful To- keep locked any room OF
rooms occupied ~ a saloon or billiard
halt
Another bill for bicycle ordinance
was introduced and passed e. It's sec
ond reading. The ordinance makes II
an offcnsc TO ride bicycle on any
sidewalk of J street between First ana
Eighth streets or upon the north side.
walk OF Center street between " and
streets. The ordinance also provides
! FOR lighted lanterns and gbngp to be
attached TO bicycles and PURPOSES to
regulate the speed at which bicycles
! may b. run.
Jesse Knight q sons presented pro.
pusal o1cring 10 put In plant for
furnishing the city with electric light
for onc-fourth ~ the gross receipts OBJ
taincd from the lights. and sell the
plant to the city after nvc years at
cost, or continue the proposed arrange.
I mcnt Tor another term ~ i've years.
The proposed plant will be erected ~
] arrangements are entered into w
Pleasant View ward north ~ the city.
The matter was referred to the com
mlttcc ON electric light. and special
meeting Of the council will hear the re-
port ~ the committee this evening.
The question OF cmptying sewage In
To the factory race was attempted 60
be rccousldered on report OF the
beard Of health to the effect that Ger,
/
the board recommended that the race
b. put In such condition that the Sow
ngc would not lodge on the sides ana
become offensive. The motion ~ recon.
slider was voted down. but n motion
was carried which provides that the
race shall be- put IN proper condition.
The treasurer reported for the quar-
ter ending March 3ist, ~ follows.
Cash on hand January lat. tiG7ii.i1.
received during quarter. f3.5aSis, total.
$50, a51.,l. disburrcd. f2.5Cs.0s. balance
on hand. ti7.s0l,6s.
COUNTY BUSINESS.
At the meeting NJ the county COM
miusicners held yesterday the following
buHineis was transacted.
a. ~. walker treasurer ~ the Pleas
ant Grove school district presented
claim for fipi.i2. special school tax re-
ported gncollccted by the county treas
urer. aud afterwards paid into the
county treasury. Taken under advise
ment.
state board of health, requested that
the county commissioners comply with
section liuC In regard to establishing
local boards of health. Taken under
adviHcment
~. u. Cary. ~ the state board ~ hor-
ticulturc. presented the names of Mel
Win Smith, George Ginger and Henry
smith. for the consideration ~ tho
board In selecting fruit tree inspector.
chief Engineer Yard of the illo
Brande Western railway represented
that certain changes In the county rad
IN Provo canyon would be- necessary
by reason Of the construction % the
Park city branch OF the II. q. w, ana
that said changes would be made under
the direction Of the county commits
Hloncru II they desired.
County Attorney Evans submitted an
opinion Co tho eject that Il Is the duty
of the county to provide ana care Tor
the INDECENT sick. and otherwise de-
pendent poor of the county. including
those who reside In Cltleas that u In
the duty OF the cities to bury the resi-
dent indlRcnt dead of such cities. and
the duty u the county To- bury the In
dlEcnt dead OF the county. who are not |
residents ~ cities, Including tranDents |
who may die Ia cities. Report adopted. |
The county attorney recommended |
the enactment OF an ordinance 60 pro- |
vide for thu collection OF licenses In |
all kinds OF business not prohibited by |
law ~ provided In subdivision n. Hcc- |
tion 81. Revised Statutes. Tho recon- |
incubation was adopted and the nttor- |
nry was Instructed to draft such an |
ordinance.
The same official recommended that
suits DO Instituted against owners OF |
cattle which had been driven through |
Provo canyon and damaged the road. |
N. owners having refused 10 pay |
damages. Report adopted.
The county treasurer reported |
balance on hand Of state ana county |
cial reported on the general fund 49,
follows
balance on hand March LIST. $3.50. 81;
receipts during March, $3.50. a.. total, |
az, la>.3s; disburscd. ts.'is.C0. balance /
ON hand, tg.ig2sO.
frha fuifUtUIUW FOO mos. .s......t..t -
lcctcd In March by the officers named;
sheriff. $500 clerk, tgGJ.s5. recorder.
tJ35 30.
DEATH or JOHN Il. JOHNSON.
John Theodore johnson died ycstcr.
day afternoon, at his home In the First
ward after nm Illness or ravoral montha
caused BY an attack OF the grip. The
deceased was. born In Lindvcd. Vcile
Amt, Denmark. November q, islg In
1854 he came 20 Utah with his parents,
and settled In Prove, Mr, johnson was
a quiet unohtruHiNo man, honorable
and industrious and had the friendship
NJ all hiH nclghborr and acquaintance,
VITO aud iive children are loft To
mourn the loss OF loving husband and
father.
COURT BUSINESS.
suit has been commenced IN tho
Fourth district court by NclH Yorgn-
son against Lester Taylor. Plaintiff al
cEos that there In k2.fl1.sb due him
from defendant for 300 head OF sheen
sold and delivered by plalntln to de-
fendant August 0, 1891. at In Sale
mountain, brand county, and asks for
1 judgment FOR that amount.
Ray Pepper Of payHcn ana Moses
tones Or lchi. each charged with violu-
Ion OF the age or consent law has been
lrdeted 20 appear for arrangement sat
friday. April sth.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
a deed has been filed with the county
'ecorder from Walter W. southworth,
resident, 10 the Castillo Resort and
Improvement company, conveying the
'nstllla Resort property for the sum OF
The bar association In meeting held
decided that as an nHsocia-
ION they would not recommend any
nndidnte for the position made vacant
" ihe resignation Of Judge pusen-
'erry as judge of the Fourth district
curt.
Theater-Eoors are looking forward
.lth pleasure 10 the presentation OF
he School for Scandal, which viii be
resented hero on Wednesday, Aprll
,th, by the James, lSidder- Wnrde trl- !
Numerous people from adj | Z
Dining towns have signiiled their In
cntlon OF attending. {
John q, coltrln& Son have COM J
ienced the manufacture of Worcester.
hlte sauce and have placed very line {
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