The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-26
STATE NEWS
SNOOT ADDRESSES COUNCIL
Senior Senator Recommends Parking
of Provo Streets and Other
improvements.

Provo, July Ex-senator SmoOt ap-
peared before the city council last even
ing offering to convey to the city in
behalf of property owners, block 81, plat
Uhe bank block, certain alleys, which
the property owners desire to use, II the
city desired to have control OF them
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on streets and alleys. While Sena-
tor Smoot had the floor he took occasion
to urge the parking OF the puDHc
squares and other improvements 10
beautify the city The cOuncilmen who
favored an increased tax levy at the
former meeting appear especially 10 en-
jOy Senator Shoots remarks on TINS
topic. The senator also expressed Will
ingness in behalf of the electric company
to receive bids from or submit an offer
to the city for the electric cOmPany's
distribution system. Members Oh the
electric light committee, who nave the
matter in charge, suggested that the
committee would be pleased to receive
an offer from the company, which VIII
probably be made.
A petition from the drug store propri-
etOrs and managers asking an amend
ment in the drug store ordinance re-
Gently passed was presented. The amend
ment asked for is one that Will leave the
ordinance in such a shape that 1t Will
not be unlawful for druggists 70 sell
druggists sundrieS on Sundays, as 1t now
is. and which has caused the drug stores
to close Suroays since the ordinance was
passed. The signers of the petition trep-
resentatives from each of the drug firms
in the city, appeared IN the Couhcll
chamber accompanied by their attorney,
Il. +. Corfman, who, on their behalf, ad-
dressed the council and asked that the
petition be given consideration ana that
it be granted. He argued that, mas
much as it was Imperative for the con-
venience and necessities of the people
that the drug stores be kept open on
Sundays, and as they could not he kept
open for the sale of medicine on pre-
scriptions and other articles strictly for
medical use only, without financial
loss, the druggists should be permitted
TO sell druggists sundries as they were
elsewhere, The matter was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
The veto of the mayor of the ordinance
passed at a meeting a week ago grant
ing franchise to the Startup Candy
company to construct spur to the fac
tory was presented. The ordinance pro-
vided for a charge of $50 to be made for
the franchise. This the mayor consid-
cred too high, and recommended SO. The
ordinance was amended and the expenses
to the candy company was made the
actual expenses connected With 9nactlng
the ordinance
About seventy-five tax payers petit
toned the council to donate 120xlS0 feet
on the northwest corner of the court
house block for a site for the new fed
eral building. The matter was referred
city property.
DR.. G. E. Platz of Bellevue, Ky. is here
visiting Swift II. Dean of the Provo
Drug company
Celebrations of the Twenty-fourth were
held today in the several wards of Pro-
vO, under the auspices of the Sunday
schools A program of speeches. music
etc, was rendered in the forenoon, and
amusements of various kinds enjoyed in
the afternoon
The United States forestry service Of
ficers who have been here for some time
Assistant Forester Olmsted and Inspect
or Benedict. have decided that Provo is
most conveniently located for permanent
general offices of the service for the
state, and TO that end it is the intention
to ask the department to have the new
federal building to be erected here ar
ranged to include quarters for the Off
GERS Of the service.
Forest Inspector Benedict will leave in
a few days for inspection of other forest
reserves in the state after a thorough in
spectiOn of the Uintah reserve which be
has found to be in excellent condition.