The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-05
PROVO FORGING AHEAD.
Tax Valuation for 1909 Shows an In
crease of $104,S09 Over
last Year

Provo. NAY County Treasurer Beck
reported to the city council last evening
that the tax valuation of Provo City
property for 1879. exclusive OF property as
sessed by the state board OF equalization.
is S255o.270. This is an increase Of S104so9
over last year.
The Provo Juvenile band asked for so
a month for maintenance. and offered in
return to furnish free music on public
occasions. Referred to the committee on
finance.
A petition for sidewalk paving on Second
South street between First East and sew
enth East streets was referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
A COmmUnica ton from Joseph r. MUT-
dock. president Of the Provo Reservoir
comDany. asking for a conference with
the council with a view to adjust differ
ences between the city and the reservoir
company regarding the appropriation Of
Provo river water by the reservoir com
pany. was referred to the committee on
vaterworks. the city attorney and the
mayor.
Mayor Decker was authorized to repre-
sent the council in the effort. jointly with
tho county commissioners. to secure the
services of road builder from the de
partment Of the interior to supervise the
construction Of the ProvO-Oimstead boule-
ward.
at the meeting of the county commits
sioners held yesterday. the county clerk
was authorized to join the Provo city
council in making an application 10 the
department of the interior for an expert
to SUPERVISE the construction OF the
Provo-OImstead boulevard. 4 report was
made by W II. Ray Of the Commercial
club finance committee to the effect that
the committee had received subscriptions
of between $1,000 and $500 Of the $l0Vg
bIedEed to be raised by citizens for the
boulevard and also that there was no
doubt about the entire amount being col
lected. Mr.. Ray also stated that PreSl-
dent Brimhau # the Brigham Young Uni
versitv had offered on behalf of the stu
dents so DAYS work. President I3rHn-
hall was anxious to have the road expert
come here before the summer vacation or
the university. as he was deslrOuS 70 nave
him deliver some lectures on road building
before the students.
The matter of protecting the lower river
bridge from high water was brought up
nv Road Supervisor Ginger. ana II was
decided to cooperate with the city coun-
oil i'm the work for the protection OF the
bridge. A petition was also received rom
property owners along the river Dsnks
asking that the river be kept tree from
debris Supervisor Ginger was authorized
To employ David Kinner to do this work.
Ellen Bartholomew. the l5-yeaI-9lu
daughter Of J. W. Bartholomew. olslo-
ra+ed her ankle yesterday while playing
ham Dr. Pvne was called and the pa
tient is progressing nicely.
Sunday evening song service by some
of the best musical ia lent IN me state VIII
he given in College hall go, -.
a marriage license has been issued 70
sydney W Russell of Provo and Beatrice
s Moore of salt Lake. ~
Ds,-id Larson. manager Of the Provo
Herald and the Carbon County News. mas
49, fo price 20 look after the News for
d 90 1-t-ier patient at the county in
e;-,s1-- from Nfilard county, left the in
.fit,lfion Saturday and has not been 10
aeta5 Tyler gets the prospecting IeyeI
occasionally. and it is supposed the VAN Van
weather mas brought it on. lie Is aoou'
% years Of age.