| Show BOARD OP PUBLIC WORKS President Doremns Will Call n Special Spe-cial Meeting This Week President Doremus of the board of public works will call a meeting of the board for one < day this week in order that the proposed extension of the gravity sewer system under the railroad tracks north of the Hot springs may be considered The board has been authorized by the city council coun-cil to proceed with the work but the details have not been agreed upon Just where the board will meet in the future is still an open question thE tofore the meetings have been held in the office of President Haines but now quarters the board will be forced to seek new Approved the Report The board of commissioners to locate I university lands held a short business session ytserday morning there being present Messrs Seegmiller Peery and Griffin The report of the board pub lished in Sundays Herald bard gone over and approved I will be fed with the board of regents of the Uni versity of Utah versity the Governor and the Legislature Considerable routine bus iness was transacted some bills al lowed and the board adjourned with out day wih Several days ago the House commit tee appointed to investigate the busi ness methods of the commissioners put in a half day upon the books and other records of the board and gave up the work as entirely entrely unnecessary They found everything in the most perfect order with a full explanation mot ful of every transaction eplanaton ever transacton including those those connected with the sale of the Provo Prvo bench lands which bpnch were the primary cause of the Investigation which did not investigate The members of the board are now crying for a more com plete overhauling of their records and will probably demand that the work of the committee be continued Silver Goes lip Again The silver market stiffened somewhat yesterday and prices yesterday advanced half a cent the metal closing at GO1 cents Even this light advance is encouraging and the mining men are in hopes that the recent slump will soon be more than overcome Lead remains un changed at 310 |
