Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
VIADUCT OPENS
ON MAY Fifth.
Highway Over Railroad Tracks
To Be Completed Wednesday
And Turned Over to City.
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u,npnuEMcNT IEhcUE
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE.
n Active Campaign for Bcttermcn'
or ogdcn-Court Orders snnitar-
inn Debts to be Paid.

OGDEN. May 1.-The viaduct viii be
onened for public travel on May 3. Ihiss
l. the statement made by a railroad
man Friday evening to the News" cor
,esnondent. He further stated that at
+ha session Of the city council next
n1onday night the railroad company
will undoubtedly advise the city th Ils'
t N,n bip steel bridge, which is almost a
5mile in length, will be ready for pubic
travel on Wednesday morning.
While nothing definite, at present, mas
nosn decided upon in the matter Of
ceremonies in the acceptance OF the
,,iaduct by the city from the railroad
rnmnanv. Ii is very probable that this
vii ibe decided upon by the council at
neyt Monday nights session. What ac-
tion1i i taken In the matter will prob
ablv he the presence OF the mayor, city
ro,,ncil and other city officials with the
Tailroad officials and an inspection Of
,ha steel structure will be made after
which it will DO formally turned over to
the clty by Engineer. Campbell and lc-
cepted for the city by Mayor Brewer.
Tho yiaduct fills a. long-felt want
among the residents of the west part OF
tlie county and will cause less anxiety
on the part OF the railroad officials. Il
cosses about 80 tracks over which
more than 300 trains are passing each
d hours and has required the services
~ aarmen each hour out Of the "a. TO
the public 1t means there will be no
more long delays waiting for the trains
to clear the crossings in addition to the
safety 1t affords from accidents arising
from unmanag eable teams.
TEACHERS CORPS REoRGAN1zED.
OGDEN, May 1.--At the meeting Of
tho city board OF education last night
II WAS decided to retain all the present
teaching force OF the Ogden High
school. There arc 20 teachers In all
and five vacancies to be filled. The
teachers were divided into two classes
heads Of departments and assistants.
Heads Of departments Will receive sail
rles Of 1000 to $1,000 a year and the
assistants, $3.50 to $500. @. j. Cross.
principal Of the High school, will re-
ceiye $1,000 for next year, an advance Of
500
The primary superintendency was as
signed to Miss villa Spurgeon at Z.
salary Of 5000 a year, ard Donald
Beauregard was appointed supervisor
OF drawing. Under his contract he
will spend two days Of each week In
Ogden and two days at the University
of Utah. These nrc new positions.
I'M Mills. superintendent Of schools.
was instructed to institute domestic
science department in the grade schools
Of the city and the High school.
The superintendent recommended that
n kindergarten room be established and
maintained In each of the city schools.
This suggestion, If carried out, will
nna N tho r,nrchouo ~ IN ,,iaOpE Tho
matter was referred to the committee
on teachers.
H. S. Hodgson reported that the High
school building would be partly COM
pleted in time for the opening of school.
The High school graduating exercises
will be held in the Grand Opera House
after the closing Of the school.