Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-25
ANOTHER CAR OF SUPPLIES
Sent to California Yestcrday---Provo
People Heard From.

Special Correspondence.
Provo April 25.-The second car OF
supplies sent from Provo to the Sai,
Francisco victims Of the fire went for.
ward yesterday over the Rio Grandv
railway. II was loaded With -four and
other provisions and large quantity
of quilts, bought with the money con
lributed by the city council, and with
supplies given by the people Members
of the Relief society did a great work in
sorting and classifying wearing an.
parel, etc. contributed by the citizens,
and the car was loaded under the SUI
pervision OF Mayor Frisby and Coun-
Gilman Bott. This carNcould not hold
all the people desired to give, and there
is probability Of another car being
sent.
PROVO PEOPLE HEARD FROM.
The following Provo people have been
heard from
$. l.. Alfred has received letteg
from his daughter. Mrs Charles Ten
ny, written at Oakland. The letter
states that she and family are safe.
and were about to leave for Utah. They
are expected here today.
Charles +. Moore and his sister Mrs.
Flora Howarth, and her husband
Charles HoWarth, are safe I'm Oakland.
iheir brother. Fred Moore of this city
Is probably there before this time.
Sid Whitehead, who was working in
San Francisco, Is reported safe in Oak
land.
No direct word has been received
from Dck and John Mccullough, who
have been employed In SAN Francisco
for several years. John was employed
al the Palace hotel
city Marshall Henry has received a
letter from HIS son Frank, under date
of April 90 Mr.. Henry is in the United
States marine service. He Md been
doing guard duty in San Francisco
since the 18th, and when he wrote
had been sent back to Mare Island for
supplies He writes briefly of the ter
rible condition existing in the city at
me Time, and states that people who
are not there cannot form any concep-
ton OF the effects Of the great calam-
fly.
John L. Bot, Jr, who was employ
ed III San Francisco hardware house
telegraphed from Oakland TO his faith
er. Councilman Bot Am all right
Send me $50" This has been follow
ed by n letter giving a detailed ac-
count of the fire and Mr.. Bolts ex-
perience.
County Supt. Eggertsen is asking
the school children to contribute TO
the reDef fund at the several school.
In the county
The Pacific Express company Is
sending money and supplies To San
Francisco, free of chaTage II addressed
TO Mayor Smitz or some relief or
ganization
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
AT the meeting of the city council
Monday evening Mayor Frisby present.
ed report of the expenditure of the
800 appropriated by the council for
the relief OF the California sufferers,
which mad been expended for -four. ba-
con. quilts, etc, and loaded on a car TO
be shipped to San Francisco. Report
accepted
The committee on fire department
recommended the employment of five
men with teams to sprinkle at So a
shift.
The committee on waterworks recon-
mended that the committee be author
lied to advertise for bids for building
a weir house on the 'Vaterworks eX- |
tension. The same committee reported |
adversely on extending the watermains |
two blocks on Second East street 10 |
the cannery. The reason being that |
the city is not I'm a condition to make |
the extension. Both'rcports We're adopt |
ed.
An appropriation OF s25 was made as !
a contingent fund for the juvenile |
court.
Mayor Frisby and the committee on |
irrigation were authorized to negotiate |
a right Of way for city creek from the |
mouth Of Provo canyon 20 the city over
the right of way Of the Rio Grande |
company.
The matter of trimming shade trees
IN accordance with the city ordinance |
VAS referred 70 the city marshal with |
Instructions to enforce the ordinance.
A bin for sewer ordnance passed
rs second reading, and viii come up
1t the next meeting.