The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28
assessed by the state board of equal
ization, are valued at $1,2E6,S5S.
Fine system of Roads.

assessed by the state board of equal
ization. are valued at s1,2I6,S5S.
Fine System of Roads.
The citizens of Weber county are firm
believers in good roads and a liberal
expenditure of money FOR their i'm
provement and for the opening up of
new highways is policy that is al
ways approved. The county boasts the
finest canyon driveway in the west,
outside of Yellowstone park-namely,
the ogden Canyon boulevard, visited
each year by thousands of sightseers-
Several new roads, connecting districts
in the western part of the county
have been constructed this year, and
two new steel bridges built. The first
is at the mouth of Ogden canyon and
the second is across the Weber river
between West Weber and Plain City
Extensive improvements in the way of
a boulevard to the west from the city
are contemplated for the coming year.
Under the direction of the state. w. G-
Wilson has also expended considerable
money and made fine road up to-
wards Rich county and another to Bear
Lake county. During the coming year
these highways viii also be improved
and extended. ~
The scenic portion of Weber canyon
is also in Weber county and this high
way is one Of the best and busiest
in the state. Not content with the lib
| eral expenditure of general county
funds. many of the road districts as
sess themselves from ~ TO mills for
special road purposes.
Pleasure Resorts.
| Ogden City is most fortunately sit
uated as regards pleasure resorts.
Among these may be mentioned Glen
J wood park within tlse els limits. and
which includes fine athletic field: the
! Hermitage and WinslOw's, two resorts
in ogden canyon; Malan's. Heights, in
the mountains east of the city, and the
Ogden Hot Springs. nine miles TO the
north A splendid lake resort and
sanitarium is to be built by the South
ern Pacific company on the Promon-
tory west of Ogden
| The municipal court closes its first
year in Ogden with 1902, having beer
created by the last legislature, and JUS
tice Albert Howell elected to take his
seat a year ago. This court now does
most Of the business formerly done b5
city precinct justices, as well As hA
the municipal police justice. he re-
ceipts from the court announced during
the year to about $4,000
State Schools,
The State School for the Deaf ant
Z
Gated in Ogden, both being under TIT
SUPPLEMENTARY of Frank NJ. briggs
with a corps of able assistants Tn
Institution is practical, teaching usefu
trades as well as more intellectual
studies A model orchard and stool
farm on a small scale are features o
the school grounds. There are 102 in
mates, eighty-five in the School for III
Deaf and seventeen in the School 70
the Blind Eighteen of the pupils ar
from states other than Utah. Jon
Watson is president of the board o
: trustees and Mrs. Eva F. Corey, sec
rotary
State Industrial School.
I The State Industrial school, re
formatory institution. is also locate
in ogden. It has about seventy-fiv
pupils enrolled at the present time an
has general supervision of many NOR
> who are out on parole. Boys and girl
are admitted, but are kept separate
except on Sunday for an hour in tn
! Sunday school room. where broad
: minded Christianity is taught. TIL
school is under The superintendency {
E. NJ. Allison. ST., with A. T. Wrigh
I president: r. T. Hume, vice presiden
and n. c. Flygare, vice president
e the board of trustees.
q City Schools.
s Ogden City has about 5000 childre