Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-18

Al the session Of the city council held
on the 1ith petition was presented
from the Utah Bottllng company ask
Ing permission to tap the ctys flow
ing we'll The council refused to grant
the privilege.
Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Beck again pre-
scented their petition asking the citys
aid In lowering their building TO the
level Of the street grade
The clerk was instructed To write
the county recorder and county sur
yeyor TO ascertain II the county had
an established grade on the county
road through Murray city.
Savage and White, managers OF the
Trocadero dance hall asked the council
TO order Christensen's lunch wagon
moved from In front of their hall This
was also turned down.
The gong system which the marshal
asked to be Installed will cost 1886, ac-
cording TO the figures Of the Indepen-
dent Telephone company, The street
committe accepted the 10 arc lights
installed by Trip. The clerk was IN
structed to write the Salt Lake Elec-
trio Supply company asking 1t to re-
wire the street lights which Il had
put In with inferior quality OF wire.
The petition for sidewalk from Lo-
reno Williams east to the city limits
was turned down.
The city purchased rs three gallon
Under Writer fire extingulshers at Sl3
apiece.
Ordinance OF chapter 25 regulating
the speed OF automobiles in the city
limits at eight miles per hour and four
miles per hour over crossings was read
the second time.
Two hundred and fifty dollars in bills
were allowed
NARROW ESCAPE
David Mawson, young man living
on Third East, near Fourteenth South,
had a narrow escape from being killed
on Wednesday last. He was driving
along the road In a light buggy, the
shaft of which was broken and had
been bound with wire In some way
the wire became unfastened and
frightened the animal which ran away
throwing the young man out on his
head, INJECTING bad wound from the
front OF his scalp to the back Friends
came to his aid and after picking him
up he was taken to Murray where Drs.
Olsen ana Bird dressed the wound.
TO INCORPORATE BINGHAM
JUNCTION,
A meeting was held last Monday night
in the schoolhouse at Bingham Junction
by the old committee, which was APP
pointed two years ago 10 look into the
possibility OF Incorporating the place
as a city. The committee consists OF 10
of the most prominent business men OF
the Junction. II was resolved at this
meeting to call a mass meeting Of the
citizens next Monday night, when the
matter will be ably presented to the
people. II Is the intent OF those at the
head OF the movement to try and in-
corporate the whole OF the twenty
seventh school district.
JORDAN CITY.
II is plainly evident and can be taken
as a foregone conclusion that If the
people vote in favor of Incorporating
the new city will be named Jordan
city.
AN IMPORTANT CENTER.
The present population of this thrifty
little town Is about $500. making 1t an
important center Lying as II does on
the main line OF the Rio Grande West
ern railway, and at the junction OF the
branch line which connects with Bing-
ham city It naturally draws considers
able business there. Besides this there
Is located at this place the United
states and Bingham smelters. the for
mer with a pay roll Of $4,000, aud the
latter $685. 900 per month, making q total
Of SOS, 900 paid out IN wages each month.
The present revenue is between sl3.-
900 and $4,000 per year. which Is equal
TO the revenue OF Murray city. When
Murray was Incorporated its revenue
was $4,000 per year. which, compared
TO the revenue now collected at Bling
ham Junction, shows the possibilities
there are OF Incorporating that place
FIRE Al SANDY,
Last Saturday evening the people of
Sandy We're startled by the cry OF IRE,
and were shocked TO learn that the
beautiful home Of August Nelson was
burning to the ground. The neighbors
lent all the assistance that was pos
sibe but II was OF no avail for the
water supply In Sany Is limited to the
surface wells, and soon the well on
the Nelson place was pumped dry and
the fire was left to burn itself out. IL
was about s. 80 In the evening when a
blaze was discovered on the roof OF
the house and before water could be
dashed upon It the flames had envel-
| oped the whole house.
The family was able to save but lit
| tie furniture, and the total loss Will
reach $4,000 Kind hearted neighbors
| took the unfortunate family In and will
| care for them until further arrange
| ments are made,
BASEBALL FOR MURRAY.
At recent meeting OF some Of the
leading citizens of Murray an assoCia-
| ton was formed 10 be known as the
| Murray Athletic association, with l.. C.
| Miller, president; G.. w. Churches, Sec
| rotary, and +. Blntz, treasurer. These
| with j. w. Cahoon and John Birch
| form the board Of directors. The asso-
citation Is TO have a capital of $1,000
| divided into 100 shares, and the sans
are being sold TO the merchants Of Muir
ray. Not more than one share can be
| held by any one party. iive-yeai
| lease has been secured ON strir
Of ground just west Of the Miller-Ca-
| hoon lumber yards, whore the assooia-
| ton IL erecting grand stand and Is
| leyeling and fencing the ground.
The association has secured the ser-
| vices OF Ernest Heussef, prominent
| young gentleman of Murray who has
won considerable fame In the baseball
| line the past year, IL was Mr.. Heusser's
admirable work In the box last season
| that won for the local team 40 many
| important games. The last game OF the
season with the Eureka boys who then
held tho amateur championship OF the
state,was the most important of all and
| the victory won IN this game seems TO
have given the local team fresh cour-
| age. The result OF which Is the pres
/ - ~ ha al Of "a