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Show TlIK I'OOLISII.FOKTY- i ivi:. The Furty fivo linve spoken, Tlieir nj'j'Viir in fajin this inorrilnjr's Halt liako Dirt Sllit jer. occasionally tin; Trllmnc The pit of their report is that not c'n' nidi- to peacwble )os.wion, tind make ity sssi'ssniont. roll, copies of the and Audlicense accunntf rMasun-r'itor'? books; reports of frurcliir-u- and - s charters irranti d by the city, reports of inoncjs collected and disbursed on account of water works, and the amount of the city's liililitics and public property, they have instructed It. N. lJaskin, U. IT. William llaydon, to Messrs. Itob-trtsonau- -l insti- proceedings for the of their purpose. is Th'j movement of the Fort merely one of the dodges of tin) rabid party to get up an appearance of a difficulty, out of which to manufacture political capital; to keep up the agitatiou fermented by this influence of Federal officials, fbr the purpose of moving Congress haty action ogiius Utah. Uut tute le-i- l accoui-jlishnioi- sub- V. T. Fsb. II. Robsrtsom and C. C. - 1874. their A Kit a11 the e; at formance of their duties I will now suggest that in further g we first jaia issue upon tome proposition, for example: You aver that the assessments are not tiniferm and equal, as regards the valuation of property; or that the amount tollected it dot faithfully paid over to the City Treasurer; or any other upon which I eafe Jot" i"ue and maintain, the negative; tileb, vefer to the pwr-tain- aver-taien- ttf make the sniuo demand as the Forty-fivwhat responsibility could be claimed of the legal custodians of the records, and how could these' records possibly be kept in proper order? The whole proceedings of the Forty fivo were preposterous from the beginning; their'1 dcunnd was made so purposely unreasonable that it could Clkmkm a.I 4wam t 1 cafneity', relative record." If every tax paying citizen should . liable to censure From the people, by extending to yeu and the Committee which you represent, the privilege of a com- let and thorough investigation, which n already promised. If you, cr any of your committee, hnve a right to a copy of the assessment rolls f the city, eohai any tux paver, and, nee, to s tisfy an idle curiosity, (lie books may be continuously in the hands of those who are net thepnper custo dians thereof, and the Assessor and Other officer b thereby hindered in, If la V o.Ticial public Esqs.: Osntlkmks: In answer to yours of the 20th ult., banded to me on the evening of the Slst, in which you request authority from Die to make a copy of ihc tssessmrnt roll of Salt Lake City, I turn1 simply to sny, thnt if I were to disposed, I do not consider that I have any authority ts grant that request. Indeed, I urn painfully aware thnt I am laying myself Mftt - 1 of determining whether the city officers are worthy of beiog detained of should bo discharged from office, the elector has the right 10 nil the means of knowledge which the officers thenrselve possess in : Sait Lake Cut, & PIw!il.it (iar.len ?call,y. Success to both. IIoo.se. I mand tho same privilege. That point is acknowledged by this brazen committee, as appears from the following extract from their last letter to tho Mayor ; "Each elector of tho city has a direct interest in the ntaniier in which official duties are discharged, and with a view e, R. m. b)f . 'ueu.p. ; d Tree , pour, cheap. sumJ 1 i- - ior aa inter?' H6t would have ile hint. Nobody the proprietor of a Ucj,( ground saloon win abseat f,,r time yesterday, his Premises r(rt(t. torcd by a couple of thirsty siderablo liquor imbibed and ftir nbstracted.' One man escaped, bm other had to p.i iU'J t0 Justice Clioit, Samuel Thuruian, writing freaj gives a good report of the scbokift, literary aud dramatic progress of city, all ot which is very encouraging. From this morning's HcraU; The two brutes who assaulted a (qB were each fined $'2o, and not having cash, are now working on tho street , dollar per diem. The City Council have thrown optj Foiifth Hist street for a driving iten3? While IIasw it Ovkk. VTWo fjuml that gold watch yesterday? Hand it over t Mr. Lewis, receive a reward, and feel the approval of a satisfied conscience. Amen, See Ioc jI ad. S. Vnwlffr lia mm, V.... uiu Plants a tine kit ut yinms nni'K. pencil, gnoOmrry mm otlinr trne.i lor sni! ai (,'il'B rw Luok lui Aim. km wagon uu Main Street. Nkj nr. 'There shoald bo a hniise at the Theatre, Saturday night Captain Cuttle will hold fori h for the edScation of his admirers, aad Andy jndy will cut amies enough to There was a vo:-successful tTOtei, keep i'oias laughing for a week. Be 2tlth school iu Ward tho house latet.t. sure to go. "Overhaul your play bills, Mr. J. J. a of." Daynes' ing. make splendid pa note whert aud found, the cr formance aud cvgan . pinj At feature of th& entcrtaiiiiDeuU 8aturimy jam-fu- ll y Travel. is very First-clas- s light at pressnt. pasengerravel Ijts of IJut there are fooMng yesterday ai Suit Ukf. the chief sell" being an nnnouncenjci; many emigrants pa.fur;g through, westby hand bills, of a free lecture on "Tit ward. Four Japanese, with lots of origin of the Darwinian species,1, ittfc, came in en the eastward I'ound Institute, which drew a large amlm, outside Hie building who were uuubleti freight train, yesterday evening. gatu adtuissiexk to Hie inside Crosbie, the funny, takes a benetu the Th aire, Friday evening. 1!,!. W. Tnrner Cooks ahd Prodic. G. Caught in a snare, and "Our Com keeps at it. Books, newspapers, peri- ilarolvt," with Crosbie as Hatnletl odicals, and stationery in one store, and Died. fruits, teeda, vegetubles, and sundry eatables at another, adjoining. At George Brigham City, March 27th, Mary, daughter of JomUuK will buy produce cf all kinds for shipand Jane Wright, gedlju:, Mary ping, and give a fair price for it. Trade mouths and I'l days. with him, and you will do well. See his advertisement. i,i sr or Yi:tti:rs EMAILING UNCLAIMED IX TlUr Ottc in OiS'len. Territory of 1'Uli.m of April, 1S74. which. if not canHfortf- 1U tit. U tr. ,1 I... f... , lwTl WW .W HI JIM) llT I , ..r A'.'V, " I Letter OfiKe: CKNTS' LIST. r) - S TUB AMKRICAM JAKDI3B CO' Ies than 'artliiK;, are niMt-betfw, llulf tti codt of imyvrtAl Sar.liuM. dlTOy BONF-LKS.- aJ 1- -4 i 2 Listen Hnd.f Araodon Wm Miller Andrew Beuder Almon Boh all W M McClery Bronnell F, A Jtoran MaiLewC! Moore Jas Badger John C the Low property, vYall Street, yester- Brown Frank Morgan Wm the K W an and Bird displaced logs, removing day, Murphy J K 2 Nathan S J the 'dobie portion so that it fell a little Bowerinz C K E V Bringebin Halvor LNeal or decree; but uo appellate proceedings too soon, and injured Mr. Melvin on one Duncan G J Nunn Fred in said Supreme Court horetofoie taken hand and foot severely, but not Orwin Jas Dunlap John IVsauIes Chas upon any such judgment or decree shall Patterson A L be invalidated by reason of being InstiDuncan Peter Pincock John E tuted by writ of error or by appeal: And FMwards Wm Pearce Wm M Warued Up. "The boys" wanned np F,arle Chas F provided further. That the appellate court Purnell S & C may make any order in any cae heretothe Ogdcu House last Felippe Manuel Perry D N fore appealed wi.lch may be necessary Kitfard Lewis L Fredrickson had and musical a and merry night, to save the rights of the panics. Shcifer Joseph time. The hotel is now fairly started Giles II Stevenson Senatr Amkndmknt. Guthrie Mr on the road to prosperity, and is a Gardner S Slater S E And that thin Act shall not apply to again reand to travelers rest for F Sartiber H Gibbs Isaiah cases now j ending in the Supreme Court good place ?mitb Ephrisa Fred Ocary of the United States, vhere the record cruit. : Oilven Sharp C A filed. has already been Joney Sierra John ilent Didn't Comr There was no lecture HetterTerry Lund John at the M. E. Church last evening Lyford, Harrington Jas Thomas CbftjW the libeller, was too sick to coma. The Hcder J oh en Tindey Jbo t Wm J Taylor Jos C course has been graced by the presence Harper i'nlToa Jusctios: Holmes Joka Teeples II aud eloquence of many talented speakers, Jones Jus I hate heard niiny persons of late exWeaver J L White W press thenuelves on a ubject to which and it would have been a poor finale to Joggins.1 I think the attention f the city authoriWatkins J such a succession of fine efforts to put up Jaynes Franklin ties should b directed, as. in many reWilliams J L Kaltenback who lied about the a person like Lyford, Williamson L"'' spects, it is assuming the shape of an Kent Ferrin intolerable mmance. It exists in the Mormons through the States to get dol- Kains Sauford K Walker Georg fact, that several persons living on Main lars for his church at l'rovo. LADIES' LIST, and Fifth streets empty thtir ashes, Huffaker Mrs Dep, Andrews Harriet garbsge, and Contents of the night slop Lewis Johnson Mrs Anlerson bucket into the roads iu frotit of the ShAmetcl Trick. A native of "Auld Mary A Mrs summer was done last This all stores. in this eity, received, Jones Jeniim-J- vinia fteekie," residing and no uot ice taken of it. Besides tho Mrs Emla a pressing Invitation to Kirby Mrs Jnj Bingham disagreeable Smell, or in stronger lan- yesterday, A mpli fi Ml"'"' Nathan Itrnu'n a dance at Weet Weber. Donning guage, the abominable stench, arising 1 Orchard Mrs IJ Klenora Carson -from this dirty habit, it is injurious to his best spparel, and fixing Pous Maatnw tip a team, Clat'k Miss Boso health and life Further, many store- he took his Miss M, young wife and dochter wi' Esbyorn Mrs Anna Smith h ' keepers infringe upon the rights of the him and C Stow Mi Mrs Fredrickson awa' toward the ganged setting public, by placing cn the sidewalks dry TonksMissB Foife Sarah goods boxes and sundry articles, which sun. On arriving at his destination he Mrs CS 8 Williams M tney expose for sale, much to the incon- found that he had been mercilessly sold Geary Wale Miss Annn Green Miss Mary venience and Annoyance ofttitnes of some tdnfu' and he Anna returned Hairse Scotty, by pedestrians. Ought there not to be a Helo For Postacs. limit to the space merchants should be to Ogden, if not a wiser, a much sadder allowed to occupy and this rule strictly and madder man than when he started. Miss Lncy Hail, Hoopervllle, enforced by proper authority? In a . Sarah E YmJng. Salt Lukef. .Tnlit.t. Illinois. be let roads free from our word, kept n Striking Likeskss. A filth, so that the atmosphere may be pure P 0 Holmgren, Corinne. Uun. and pleasant for all to breathe, ana side- sojourner in our City sent us his t, UCltB.. HfLk; JPHorne, . t walks kept clear of all obstruction, ajid jeuerson morse, by mail, last evening. The long thus promote health and good feelings . ears and Jerusalem nose ere perfectly Ticket 4 j;( in our fast growing city. A 1) W McCulle-ngbnatural) and the assinine expression of C P T. F.., San Francisco. Yours, K countenance true to the life. From the Horatio. James Sharp, G F A., Right you are, Horatio. And there attitude, wo should euppos-- he had been Son'hworth. H L , Salt Lake jW are ordinances already enacted to cover on tho rampage, but by the mournful Mrs S E Pritchett, Fairview, the ground you have taken, but what is of the eye that he had just o obtain any of the. the use of law, whether national or mu- "schwored off.'' ;.'rf ' S Many thanks; the like- inivl ak f..r"lvertiied lotlers, p ' is executed? Tho unless it , eity nicipal, for a'ive rtwi'P ness shall be preserved for exhibition to tmH.r ndcLleJoim rent police should see that tho city regulaM witlii"Oftire. ",t"' If not friends when the original is far away. Ed. tions are enforced. be eut to tue UvuJ Letter H11-'- ' Mr. Melvin, the retired Bo' sen, was pulling down an old house composed of logs and 'dobies oa Slight Accidkst. Ku-har- J - committee waited on His Honor, P. II. Wells, Mayor of the city, and in answer to their request, he promised In c'w them the opportunity for the investigation they demanded. This committee then appointed a of seven, who wottt beyond the first request and attempted to ob tain copies of the records. Failing to do so, the officers of the city ut being authorized to accede to nny iuch demand, they made an application to tho Mayor and received the followinir courteous and consistent reply J' Company if disputing the right to serine land in that County, uxj on by the people long ago 1 n The Concerning the pr (Mice in Territorial Courts, and appeals ibereform. Passed the House, i wended by the .Senate, nri't the amendment adopted y the House March 7, 1874. Whereas, by lie organic- acts establishing several of the Territories of the United States, it is provided that certain conns thereof shall have Common law and chancery jurisdiction, and doubts have been euteriuiued whether said ju- risdiciious must be exercised gep'afaieiy. or wuctuer lucy may De exerciseu together in the same proceeding, and whether the codes an1' rules efpradire adapted in said Territories which have s au horized a mingling of said jui in the same proceeding, or a uni form course of proceeding in all cases legal and equitable, are repugnant to the said organic acts respectively; Therefore, Lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United .States of America in Congress assem not be necessary in' bled, That it any of the courts A' the several Territories of the United Slates to exercise and chancory separately the common-lajuiisd ctions veste iu said courts; and that the several codes and rules of practice adopted in said Territories respectively, in so tar us ihpy authorizo a mingling of said jurisdictions or a uniform course of proceeding in all cases, whether legal or equitable, be confirmed; and that all proceedings heretofore had or tuken in said conns in conformity with said respective codes and rules ot practice, so lar as relates to the form and mode of proceeding, be, and ihe same are hereby, validated and confirmed : Provided. That no parly has been, or shall be, deprived of the right of trial by jury iu cases cognizable at e d, nd Mol-ffni-i Mr. Chapman continues cn u. at the .unction Hold, and Mr. Scully is iron rod, eiabli.-dieus ' mine host" at the Ogden window. man AN ACT I are a committee pointed an csecutivc f eleven, to act for therm Plow! Plows! mi..lv ot tfVid in ! isdic-lion- appointed by a meeting of, tax payers," on the 19th of January last, to ak for the privilege of inspecting the books of the city. On the 21th of the sama month, this committee met and ap"non-Mormo- Snewis ene foot Laihj of April 2, from Thursday sign-boar- Daniel II. IVeus. A great howl bting raised over this decision ot the Mayor, the City Council rcfirrcd tha matter to Messrs. SnoW and Iloge, attorneys for the City, who gave a lengthy legal opinion, taking the fume ground and confirming the attitud ; of the M;iyor, and stating further, that even if the Council should order the Assessor to deliver the tax roll into the hanJs of the committee, he Would have the right to disregard tho order. The matter then lay over till the 7th of March, when a long letter was sent to the Mayor, again demanding that the committee be allowed to make copies and abstracts of the records, and uot receiving any reply, on the oUth of March the Forty-fivassembled again and camo to the conclusion to take legal proceedings common lav. Sec 2. jurisdicfor the enforcement of their illegal tion of the That the nppellatc Supreme Court of the United claims. States over the judgments and decrc 2 of said territorial courts In cases of trial com this be will that It perceived by jury shall be exercised by writ of mittee have no, rights beyond those error, and in all other cases by appeal, of any common citizen. Every voter according to such rules and regulations modes of proceeding as as to form un has the right under the city ordinances the said Supreme Court prescribed, to inspect tho records, and there was or may hereafter prescribe: Provided, That on appeals, iustcud of the evidence no need of any public meeting, or at large, a statement of the facts committees, or threats, or buncombe of the case iu the nature of a verdict, and also the rul to obtain it. It is also clear that if special iogs of ths court on the admission this committee could take possession or rejection of evidence when excepted shall be made an.i certified by the of the City records, and make what to, court below and transmit el to the Su copies or abstracts they pleased, every preme Court, lege: her with the tranelo:tor in'Salt Lake City could de- script of the proceeding- and judgment vestigate the subject. yerd, A Oil does, all distinctions between pro ceedings iu law and equity .and bringWfei'e a large ws, code under those courts the from a drug stre removed ing co jj"5 S?i"e notice of DissoluSt reel, yesterday, U fell wiih adopted in the principal States oi JDissauirio. tion cf i'.iftnership of the firm of Chan, carrying away a sign over VVawJ ' the Union : Very Respectfully, their b;gus grievance is too thin. The dullest legislator who ever sat in the House could see through it. They made a great clamor for a right never denied them, and, when it was pruntcd, demanded something they had uo right to ask aud ncrcr ex jci ted nor want id t) get. The r object was to raise an issue, and thca represent it in such a light that it would seem as though they had been "deprived of tbo common rights of fitirens. .But their clumsy scheme will deceive no one with any brains, nd will only exposo them t the ridicule and contempt of all who in- LOCAL ITEMS. It- - Signed. to-wa- id "Forty-live- " act or coxa miss. The following Act of Congress will tend to simplify the practice of the Territorial Courts, abolishing, as it proper. it Auti-Monno- n The xew bcoks to verify the facts, aud disprove your accusation. The law nukes it the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts to make a report, quarterly of lh condition of the city finances iind to publish the same. an iliin lull II -- if.n:i lie ' i" is Jvn.i art' not satisfied of their correctness. Now, I maintain they are correct, an am wil ling that we go to the b oks to verify and show tip details, from which (hone tjiiartrrly reports are made, and the entire Amounts of Hie receipts mid dis bursements of the city rev nue. This is v bain upon which, I think, we cun arrive nt t lie facts in the cusp, iind which should be perfectly satisfactory to nil parties concerned, fur it will give the exact nmour.t of the revenue derived from oil sources, and how. and on what If there are emaccounts disbur.-fd- . bezzlement", or nhy misappropriation of money, they will also be lully disclosed; and to this end, you will nut only find myself, but the oilier ci'y oflicers willing and ready to wait upon aud assist you to the lullest extent reasonable end ts -- not be complied with, and considering that those whom they represent ure only a small minority of the citizens, it must be acknowledged that is equal the "cheek" of the Forty-fivto their folly. But they didn't want to see those records, they only wished to make a fuss, and stir up , such a ,lns a woald blind thn mm nf Pnn gress, and help them in their little game for such special legislation as would place the persons aud property f the people in the grip of the 'ring." The next thing in order is to see what McKeau will do, and how far he will try to "work into the hands of the foolish Forty-five I e. newly-opene- d Ef-- 1 Xul:iiicc. Murine-Anderso- La-Jon- es at-ten- d well-know- psr-trai- . , H i S$-T- Joskpu n |