Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-25
Provo.


Auatfs.
Special corrcspondence.
Provo. April 25.-Chariea A. Mace has
commenced suit In the Fourth district
court against Jesse knight & Sons FOR
10000 damaEca fot injuries sustained
on December 22nd, 1885. when pinlnun
was employed In the liumburH mine.
In Tlntic dlatrlct, owned by defendants.
Piaintin alleges that while he was at
work NJ miner under the direction
OF defendant n large rock and earth fcll
upon him ana wounded him. brulaing
arm. head and body and breaking his
Hpinc and four ribs. that by reason of
the breaking Of his spine the lower part
Of his body and his lower limbs are
pnraiyzcd, ana his health has failed
ana that he IL permanently injured and
suffers great pain and SORROW and IL
unable 10 support his wife and infant
child or TO perform any work or labor
whatever. Defendants are charged with
ncgngpnce In falling to properly tim
Der the mine. ana Ia failing To warn
plaintiff that the stope or chamber In
which he was directed 10 work. was not
properly tlmbered.
In this case AN agreement 10 settle
the question of damages by referees
was entered into u short time nRo. hut
~ some reason that arrangement fell
through.
The following business was trans
acted by the board Of county commits
nloncrn yesterday.
a communication from the Telluride
Power Transmission company stating
that the wagon road In Provo canyon
had been made impossible by the Rio
Brnndc Western Railway company.
and notifying the board that the county
would be held responsible for any dam.
ages resulting To the Power company
by reason ~ the road being In such
condition that the company could not
move certain materials over H. was
received and filed. officials Of the
railroad company met with tho COM
mission ana arrangements were made
TO put the road in good condition at
once.
Primo Evans recorder % Lehl min.
linz district. and William Dunsdon. re-
cordcr Of Alpine mining district. made
formal applications for the records OF
their respective districts. the orders
were nicd.
application Tor one half OF the tax OF
certain sheep owned In this county
and assessed In Carbon county for the
ycnr isss, taken under ndvircmcnt.
f'he county recorder was Instructed
Ia abstract ana ascertain the present
owners Of ail tax sales for tho year
isa3. 1885, and 1898
cinct. presented his resignation which
was accepted.
CITY COUNCIL
Al the meeting of the city council
last evening. communication from
the board OF health. requesting the city
council TO take the necessary rtcpa 10
set apart blocks ~ and a. plat A. nA
"a sewer district. was presented nc-
c-pted and filrti. Tho reason the re-
commedatlona Were not adopted was
that some % the council desired 10
investigate the costs of putting In
sewer system, with view 10 ascertain
whether the property affected could
bear the necessary expense.
A bill creating n sewer district. IN
conformity with request OF the board
OF health, passed It's first reading and
was referred 10 the city attorney.
committee. consisting Of Mayor
Jones. Superintendent NJ Waterworka
Armitstcnd and Street Supervisor
Farfer were appointed 10 investigate
ana report the cost connected with
creating the proposed sewer district.
tn. question Of electric llEht was
considered In "a committee OF the whole.
ana the committee recommended that
MeHsrs. Smoot and Num- be requested
70 reduce the ngures az which they Of
fercd TO furnish electric lights for the
city. nnd 90 make other changes In
their proposal. which recommendation
WINS adopted by the council.
The proposal OF knight q Ron TO
erect an electric plant. was held In
allegiance I'LL Messrs smoot and Mum
had chance 10 consider the changes
asked by the council.
Mr.. u. n. Jones OF the Jordan Dam
Power company. win also be commun-
icnted with In regard To what his COM
psny win furnish lights for.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A marriage license has been Issued
10 Leon =. Harvard. "a Of Spring.
Willie. and Jane Reese. 20. OF Spanish
Fork.