| Show rIle City in Brief The chamber of commerce ball was well attended at-tended last night and proved a financial success suc-cess Let the truth be told though the heavens fall there is a lull in the real estate market Its only temporary John Shipley aged fortyone years died at Rherda1e yesterday morning of dropsy of the 1 heart The funeral will take place today at 2 pmSeveral of the labor unions of this city have passed resolutions of sympathy with the Ogden Typographical union They will doubtless all do so as this union is a member of the Federated Feder-ated Trades i John A Boyle the owner of a lot adjoining the Boyle Furniture companys building on 4 Washington avenue will erect thereon during the present season a magnificent livestory business block The graveling of north Washington avenue hshneot cefa ii 1 i has not yet been commenced It is learned that the work will be done by the Ogden Street Hail way company if a suitable contract can be made with them The depot policemen might profitably employ a portion of their time to the east side of the building which has become a lounging place for loafers who ought to be run in and set to vorkon the chain gang The dust blowing in the streets is an intolerable I intoler-able nuisance The Aatcrmabter cannot get a large number of sprinkling carts at work any too soon This city should not depend upon nature to do its street sprinkling The case involving the validity of the sale by the city of the southeast corner of Union square to the chamber of commerce will probably ben be-n ued before Judge Henderson today Smith d Smith will represent the chamber Since the appointment of four policemen Friday Fri-day two of whom were additions to the regular force there are now twelve regular policemen besides a small anny of specials This force with the merchants police patrol ought to be p3 able to preserve order in this city and drive out t the disreputables whenever or wherever found Marshal Metcalf yesterday appointed officers Tyree and Smith two of the oldest men in the service here to be police sergeants About 2 pm yesterday the hose wagon came dashing out of its house in the basement of the city hall and went tearing down Twentyfifth street By the time it reached the corner of Washington avenue the bell sounded an alarm of fire and in about two minutes afterwards the steam fire engine came out and followed the hose wagon Hundreds of people were out on the street watching the manoeuvres of the fire department but there was no fire The boys were simply practicing By the way both horses and firemen arc learning their duties very fast |
