Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-13
PROVO.
ACADEMY AVENUE.
Controversy Over Name - Chisholm
Held Asylum Affairs.
Special Correspondence.

Provo. July ia special meeting OF
the city council was held last even
ing. by call of the mayor who returned
with his veto the ordinance passed
Monday evening for numbering the
houses. Mayor Taylors objection 10
the ordinance was that instead Of fifty
numbers TO each block-25 on each side
| OF the street-as In the vetoed ordi-
| nance, there should be 100 numbers on
| each bloCk-50 on each side of the
| stTeet-givng as a reason that this
| method was common In other cities.
| The mayors veto was unanimously
sustained. and bill for an ordinance
was introduced In conformity with the
| mayors recommendation, which pass
| ed its first and second reading and was
then tabled in order TO make way for
petition relating 10 the change of the
name Of Academy avenue.
The petition was presented, signed by
| Roger Farrer and many others, asking
that the action of the council of Mon
| day evening In naming J street Acad-
envy avenue be reconsidered, and ihe
name changed TO Main street Mr..
| Roger Farrer and Mr. s. $. Jones In
/ behalf Of the petitioners. explained their
| objection to the name, they were in
| favor OF Main street because the street
had originally been laid out for main
street, and for the reason that Acad-
envy avenue was not in their opinion
an appropriate name for a business
street.
Professor Keller OF the Academy fac
ulty stated that neither the Academy
board nor faculty had suggested the
name Academy avenue 10 the council
] I'm IA, f.l. a
was given He also corrected IN Inn
preston which was entertained by some
OF the signers Of the petition, viz. that
avenue" was not applied TO a bus
mess street, and cited number Of "ay-
enues' In large cities which were
prominent business streets. Professor
Keeier called attention to the fact that
at a low estimate the academy brought
$4,000 to $4,000 into the city annually.
and thought II detrimental to the acad-
envy and to the reputation Of the city
TO change the name Of Academy ave-
nue., after IL had been voluntarily given
20 the street as recognition Of the
importance OF the school.
President Brimhall of the Academy
spoke OF the benefit OF the academy
TO Provo 10 the way OF business. and
also expressed the opinion that after
the academy had been complimented by
giving the name TO the street IL would
be injurious TO the academy and TO
Provo for the council 20 make any
change The petition was laid on The
table by the following vote: For, Tay-
Tor, Beebe wilkins and Powelson:
against. McEwan. Scott. Johnson Gray
This vote also shows the sentiment
Of the council on granting the petition.
those voting TO table being opposed and
those voting against tabling IN favor
Of the petition. President Nelson is In
favor OF the street retaining the name
OF Academy avenue Councillor Carter
was not az the meeting
After transacting the above business
the council adjourned. The next regular
meeting Is Monday, the 22pd.
CHISHOLM HELD IN 1900 BAIL.
Albert Chisholm the young man
charged with criminal intimacy with
one OF the inmates Of the asylum, was
taken before Justice Anderson last
night for preliminary hearing on
complaint sworn TO by Charles West
rope; the man who, it Is claimed. saw
the ofense committed. The com
plant charges that Chisholm. on MAY
29th committed the crime with Hattie
Johnson she being Incapable, through
unsoundness of mind, OF giving legal
consent
Chisholm waived examination and
was held TO the district court in 81 zoo
hail. which he was unable TO give last
night.
INSANE ASYLUM AFFAIRS.
The following business was transact
ed yesterday by the board OF insane
asylum commissioners Thursday:
Appropriations for June were made
In the following amounts;
Saiaflec, sss.s-..- .. ..,.Nl, iAi,W
Current expenses. 81. e. ...... l.2g2 sc
Improvements and repairs. 80. l77 .05
Building account. d. 81. ..,... s.Gif.is
A reqnlsiiion was ordered 20 be made
on the State auditor for Ss.ei4is 10
cover expenditures for June.
Awnings were ordered placed In
front OF the administration building
on the FIRST and second floors.
Superintendent Hardy and Commits
sloner Dixon were appointed a COM
mittee 10 purchase hardware for the
new buildings IN course Of erection.
Medical Superintendent Hardy re-