Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28
OGDEN.
Contract for Buliding Railroad East o
Evanston -Otner tens Of Interest


oeden, Feb. gs- Yesterday Lyman
skeon signed n contract fOr building
twenty miles OF the cutoff Of the Union
Pacific railroad east OF Evanston. The
work Will begin about the LIST Of April.
Mrs W. a Murdoch, grand president
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers. Will be
present at the meeting To be held Ia
ihia city by Division 2i1, Ladies' Aux
Nlary. the members n which are the
vlves Of the engineers Of Division IS OF
Inc brotherhood Central Pacific boys.
Al the suAiiiarica IN this Jurisdiction
Wlli be- represented at the meetings
wednesday and Thursday.
In the police Justices court yesterday
Nick Hnworth was nned $40 for carry.
ing concealed weapons. He will be tried
tomorrow on a charge OF petit larceny.
WATER RIGHTS UNDER BEAR
RIVER CANAL.
William Garland, the new owner Of
the Bear River canal, accompanied by
his manager. Ice Gibson. went to
CUrinnc this morning. Together the
gentlemen VIII make thorough eN-
animation of the property. which will
be gut In first class condition to supply
ul the water needed for the Irrigation
OF the land under the canal Sir. Gar
land asserts that the Bear River water
company rights sold since 1891 are not
good na against the present owner, aud
claims VIII not change the conditions.
that they will have no protection Tor
any further payments they may maks
ON the old contracts
There was no session ~ the Second
district court yesterday.
a splendid hous. greeted the salt
Lake Opera company At the Grand last
night. upon which occasion they pre-
Hontcd a Trip to Africa. The opera
was well received
L.
scheduled 10 arrive In ogden Wcdnch-
dnt evening.
The rio Grunde Western will run a
special to Salt Lake Wednesday for the
accommodation ~ those who desire 10
attend the Suusn concerts. A. the fare
Tor the round trip Il only 81, many pco-
pie will take advantage OF Il and "a
train load will leave herr at 2 10 pm.
The Union Pacific afternoon train
from the East was several hours late
yesterday, not arriving until after
o'clock last night. storms In Eastern
Wyoming were the cause Of the delay.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
At the regular weekly session " the
board ~ county commissioners yeHtcr-
day, the full board being present. the
following matters were disposed Of
g. ]. Adams sent Ia u petition pray
Ing for his appointment ne fruit tree
Inspector which was filed.
A statement was received from
County Treasurer Alma -. Chambers
showing the number uf sheep In Weber
county owned In other counties. owned
In summit county, 5000. In Davis oonn-
~, 5000. Tooeie county. 5000. Salt
Lake county. i2.000i total, $1,000 As
HcsHed valuation ~ same. Nii,3Qo ~
was ordered that the county treasurer
demand Of each ~ the said counties
onc-haif the tax on these sheep, that
being the proportion tn which Weber
county H. entitled by law.
The county Of iinxoldor presented
demand Tor it, share NJ the tax on
sheep owned In Weber county aud vim
tered In iioNclder county.
A petition was received Tor the APP
pointment NJ Daniel g. Walker as dep
uty Assessor for Eden precinct. accom-
panied by recommendation signed by
the Republican organization of Eden,
deferred To Commissioner Smith.
citizens and residents OF lllvcrdnle
precinct asked for tho location and
opening ~ q road IN that precinct. The
request was granted.
iieridcnts of Warren asked for the
erection OF a bridge across the Pioneer
Electric Power cofnpnny'H canal In that
precinct. aud the board took the matter
cry COUNCIL.
The city council mot nt pm. Al
the members were present except coun-
Gilman 4. l.. Brewer, who IN On trip
cart.
The mayor nominated Moroni pouiter
Hs POLL tax collector. nnd the connrmu-
illu was put on, the communication
being tabled FOR u week. In 1875 there
were nvo collectors, one In each ward.
Miscellaneous claims amounting to
iie' % were read and allowed. and pay
rolls amounting TO 1858, were ordered
paid.
Dr. g. 4. Couitcr'a claim Tor siGs Tor
tsrviccs at the police station In 1897
Vas ordered paid,
rity Recorder H. H. Anderson report
81 having received 1850 from the u.
y. lirli Telephone CO., rendered as
compromise conditioned for the dis
mlasu ~ all cases now pending In the
courts against the company. The mat
Ger was referred 10 the finance commit
lee and city attorney.
The dog tax collector reported ~ dogs
cre'natcd. and i5 collected during Feb
runry.
90. checketia and August swenson
asked 10 be given the care OF Lester
Park Tor 1899 Referred
Thns. g. Wilson nnd - others asked
mat Folk avenue be- opened up one and
hNf blocks from Twcnty-fuurth
tirct. ana MIR. Tanner appeared In
person and asked that MornttH lane
10 gruveled. Referred To committee on
Streets.
A N. Dorian appeared and COM
plalnod that the dog tax collector had
ahul his dog without lust cause, al
hough u appeared that the dog was
running nt large unregistered Referred
u me sanitary committee.
John a. ltestnll NJ London. England.
rendered certain land To ogden city, for
extension Of Hudson avenue.
u. ". Henderson presented a claim
~ ie.t for services In telephone case.
Referred
An ordinance was introduced modify
ihF The license for boarding house
kf7pcrH, making a keeper one who
nnifls more than i've persons, Read
nrl time, passed FIRST reading and
Mol Tor second
The ordinance repeating Job wagon
licenses passed Its second reading.
councilman NJ. L. Jones called nt-
fhn1n 20 the IRE and police hill now
before the Legislature and the need ~
zone amendments 10 suit ogden city.
Ilo matter was referred 10 the COM
inllt'r on laws and city attorney to
look after nj once.
councilman job pingree moved that
we nntter ~ protecting the sewer out
et From the high water In the Weber
No reiorrod 10 the sewer and street
,9lnmltteoa for Immediate action. Car
PROVO.