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Show a t f. & . r . - -- s, ..vre- I THEJPROVO - L PA OR SKVK v rwi POST What the City Has Done - During the past year Provo City Iihs Jnaile great strides forward, and as a result we ean look hack oter the accomplish mcotsof twelve months with imieh pride. A year ago we had but the. shadow o fastnet ru il way system ; today an ex cellent system is jn operation with' a twenty min- ' nte service in parts of the city. A fiist class Hr terurban system is running between here and Salt Lake with the outl&orbrighj for it to be extended to Payson within the next few months. WhUe.sI- -ready boasting of three excellent eity parks, the - eity commissioners, - with wise forethought, pur- chased another tract of land on Fifth 'North, and Ilhe material, sheds and barns have been mo ed from the center of town to that location. Exten- si ve improvements in the different departmentsof the city may be noted; the Mill Raee has been with cement culverts in a number oi places; more water fountains may be found on the -streets,: and many-otheimprovements, have been . added. ..01 ,T I eoiiiteut of the City Commission work has beeu "provided for a limited number of men ou.our streets without cost to the eity except doing we have built some roads ami eleaued labor. has paid--fon all streets.-T- his thcrocks up teli-W'have. any the expense to the eity. y crime .of a serious nature has been committed in Provo during this year.. Taking conditions as a whole the department is of the opinion that the citizens of Ijrovo should congratulate themselves on living in the cleanest, freest from city in the intereoutagion. and most ' . mountain states. ttassessments had has to, The eity pay special on school property and eity parks in the amount of $1554.71 this year. theii-hoard- .. By-s- .1 or & . law-abidin- -- g -- - Street Department. . . 1 i Merry Christmas . loads, of This department has hauled-5343mile?.tdL: buTlt about gravel or'10.684 yards; has graveled road; surfaced,. rolled, water-boundone and miles 4. of,8treets, yery much graded work in repairing roads, graveling intersections, of building culverts, and hauling many hundreds loads of garbage. ' It has also succeeded in getting the poles re- - -moved from the center of most of the streets, anf what poles now remain wilt be removed as &oon as it is possible for the corporations owning them arc lights have been installto do so. Fifty-fou- r ed,. aud the incandescent lights improved. 2 7 r. to wish you a I; r : nd , Fire Department. the During year there have been 23 fires,'ren-tailina loss of $1967.85, with insurance amounting to $914.85, leaving a total loss .of $1053.00. The department traveled 23 miles, were in service 35 hours, and laid 8490 feet of hose: g - . - Health. 7" Tlealth conditions,' fio far as eontagion'gocs, ' have been better than for many years past. With the exception bf Whooping Cough and Chicken Pox, there have been very few quarantine flags ' scorC "Tbis.we believep is mainly due to cleaning up which has been more marked than ever before.. Days have been set apart for this purpose, with results that were most gratifying. Contests have been carried on which were equally beneficial. All in all the sanitary and health' conditions-havc- showm a marked improvement- - ; - Waterworks. - t Considerable improvement has been made in the records of thS cityTwhieh greatly facilitates references.. A nev system of recording cemetery deeds has been put into service .which will avoid difficul.many complications which caused some ITonse numbering ties under the old method.. -have been put into shape for handy refer- - . . ' i -- v 4 jt i-- v' 7 - v js9 t, '; ; CHERRY HILL i ' ' COMPANY Provo, Utah Phone 222 a - ; et VNh5.-- - DAIRY Manufacturers of Mine Cars, Cages, Steel Tanks, Heavy Sheet Steel of all Kinds. Gray Iron and Brass Castings. Plumbing - A SONS J. WARD E. jjf , v - t , nd-Heating.-.-u..---7 ..' 7 Located at Lake. Wiew We are agents for Dodge Bros, and Hudson cars. We expect a Dodge car for display and demonstration not later than Jan. 15 We do not need to advertise this car, as every onejnterested in automobiles is waiting for a chance to see it. $ jr r Dealers in Structuralv Steel and Iron. Beams and Chan ; nets, Angles etc. i i improving. ' Better wilLbeJhinkingof building think this overhand letus show you how easy and cheap it is to remodel your home, put in a stairway, colonnade, or china cupboard " The Police Department feels to congratulate them.selyeson the conditions existing in Provo tliis year..- - There has been very little trouble, outside of the transient element. The news of the posed construction of canals in the southernend of the comity by fh e 'Recla matloh Seicc brmght7uce:75fapsbaTe'been"litedweui,bjG5,csAH1l. hundreds of men fhis way seeking employment wafer lines have been mapped ; the whole eity ini- gatton system has been mapped; block plats aTe being made, and streets plats are being kept up so starve. Hunger makes men desperate. "'ViTtFTEeT' f ar a? nmTeTgrmiiid'wofk'tsc . Right after the holidays we presume you , 1 1 t t jj Considerate" work b aTbeeriMbn efa t h carr-Lines yon this year in' collecting additional water. imlines old bave been extended in the city, And . , proved. 7 of land acres adjoining , The city purchased Pa rk. rtheXprfh . Police Department 1 f - the-spirit--- " Happy New Year r Managed and Owned by i I & Sons , -! 1 ,,7 P V r W. J. Taylor i- i , ,hv '; t - i , ' s' i i i1 , " s ; X- - 'k U |