Show CEDAR CITY iron co 1 t feb bab ath 1868 f f editor despret news winter holds firm sway away over the elements here but hut appearances indicate that it will not be of long duration our bisho nisho bishop P is still busy and persevering perse ver edgin in raising money to gather tho the poor saints from the old countries he lle is leaving nothing undone to accomplish this godlike work and his chic labors are be being I 1 i ng crowned with much bucce uc ces Q s he is full of the spirit of emigration and has already had the pleasure of remitting to president young nearly in money besides contributions in wheat ac where money was not come at able when the subject of raising means for the emigration of the poor was first spoken of in this place it did not seem possible to raise rals e 1 in n money moneys in the settlement but by various means the a above results have been brought about even our sunday school scholars brought in their five and ten cent bills to swell the fund and still the noble work goes on with unabated vigor our sabbath meetings are very interesting and well weil attended notwithstanding the intense cold and the unfinished state of our hall bishop lunt has however purchased purchase two heating stoves for the hall which make it much more comfortable the youths are being encouraged and felt after with fatherly care and counsel there are three day schools in our city during this winter two taught by female teachers teach erst and one by a male teacher music is being worked in as one branch of study in the day schools and a very im important one it is aa as every teacher who has hai tried confess our choir under the patronage and encouragement of our leaders still improves they gave a concert during the winter which was vas very successful and satisfactory our city fathers have not been idle I 1 in n their sphere they have just completed and forwarded the necessary documents ments for the entry of acres of land for the use and benefit of our citizens besides having a general care for the welfare of the people here gates and grist mill is about ready for business having already ground round corn and chopped some wheat fi fc Chaffi chaan nare are also pushing their grist mill to completion A bauer co are building machinery for the manufacture 0 of f shin shingles klei glei laths baths furniture ac samuel leigh co are finishing their building ardd arid mabbin machinery ery for iron founding making shingles laths baths ac our school trustees are trying to finish a school house and altogether our city is kept lively and busi ness like among other things our military matters are not for forgotten gotton we have lately had a visit from capt J D ij L pearce and major AP Hardy who fully organized ed a cavalry company and infused q quite u ite an inter interest f in military matters among the people here our fast days are not forgotten as the first thursday of each month comes along and the offerings of the sainta saints are freely dispensed to the most needy amongst us we vve have had more iana land surveyed for our increasing population some small settlements are leng teng being formed in our neighborhood the waters of the iron springs are being put on to a very nice patch of land and six or seven families will settle there the tho coming spring winter has been very severe on our sheep many of the oldest and poorest have died and the clip of wool the coming season will be rather bilm slim measures are being planned and adopted for the b better etter care of our bhe she sheep ep here aft erand we anticipate a great improvement in taking care of sheep and raising wool in this country the DESERET DESETt rT NEWS is appreciated and its coming is looked for with increased interest I 1 remain your brother in the covenant JOHN M MAOFA blane KLANE i 1 1 legislative evening session feb 15 IM muse house A bill for an act relative to In corpora eions for manufacturing and other purposes was read and referred re erred the petition of mr aliw W S godbe for the extension s on of bear river bridge charter was read and referred A bill for an act concerning albel was taken up on its second reading and ordered printed A bill for an act creating the office of coroner and prescribing his duties and certain duties of justices of the peace ac was read amended and passed assed andeassen ande A bill I 1 ifor or an act amending an act in relation to tc x marks arks and brands was taken up on its second reading and was not concurred in adjourned till monday at 10 am february utho council councilor hyde moved that one thousand dollars be inserted in the general appropriation opria jion tion bill to compensate in part col ool at kalfred KA llred of Spring springtown town bau Ban pete for services rendered during the he iasi lasi last three years in suppressing indian hostilities referred an act not creating the office ot of coroner ac was vas received from the house uduse amended and ana the amendments were concurred in it was further amended and returned to the honse house councilor smoot presented presen teda 4 bill prescribing rules and regulations for the execution of the trust arising under the act of congress entitled an act for the relief of the inhabitants of cities and towns upon the public lands which was read and ordered printed an act incorporating mount blount pleasant sant in san P pelo pele eto etc county was passed and sent to the house for vor concurrence adjourned till tomorrow to morrow at 10 am hoase A Te resolution solution authorizing the re loca U uon on of the territorial road leading from pleasant grove city through the city ot provo in ili utah county was passed I 1 an act concerning libel was taken up and non concurred in an act not defining the time of commencing civil actions was read and passed the council announced their concurrence in the bouse house amendments to the bill hlll for an act concerning coroners ac further amended and concurred in A bill for an act repealing an act entitled an act regulating pounds and for other ju puy poses was passed 1 the committee on roads made a report ontas on tae tas ait salt alt Ia ueland keLand wan iship wago moad oad company an and d reported a bill in relation thereto there td the committee on militia reported favorably to granting the petition of cols mcnell mcneil mclellan 1 bromley and others for the amendment of the militia law allowing fines ws assessed essed by court martial to be expended for division brigade and regimental purposes said committee were au an thI thorl zed ed to dring oring in a bill in consonance with their recommendation adjourned till 10 am tomorrow to morrow feb 18 IM council councilor ri snow chairman of committee on roads bridges etc reported it inexpedient to legislate on the subjects of roads in washington county this r session cession accepted the petition of william price and others to detach goshen present from utah co and attach it to Juab jamb juatco Co 00 was rejected an act incorporating mount pleasant was re celd received from the house amended and the amendments were concurred in an act concerning the tike road from salt lake city to Wan wanship wanshin ship was received from themous theU the house honse ous read and referred an act regulating the terms of the supreme and district courts was received from the house read and referred some other bills advanced a stage adjourned till 10 loam AM tomorrow worrow to morrow houe mr I ir rockwood presented account of the territorial road boad commissioner for the year 1867 which bil hil was referred to iho committee on claims h i A bill for an act defining the eastern boundary county was presented and referred an act incorporating mount pleasant in ean ban pete county passed an adt act Tegu regulating lating the terms of the supreme 0 and district courtlin Court courts sin rin Bin in utah territory IN passed the committee on claims and appropriations were ero instructed to incorporate in the appropriation bill one thousand dollars to aid rid in the construction st of a road up the provo kanyon runyon to intersect with the watch wa wagon road also aso two thousand dollars to improve tiie the road running west vest from a L U aud and one thousand thou thon thousand sani sana dollars road running through kays tl berhe ville in av A bill forn act amendatory abid and s supple pie act entitled sn act establishing a territorial road from 8 SL 4 city cuy to tp in sum summit mft mit county was parsed passed an aatto amend ammond au an act net amendatory to hu an act to incorporate irrigation companies was read and referred 41 A hlll bill was brought in to amend the militia law read aud and referred A resolution ceding to salt lake lak e county a brimme bridge across the jordan was adopted 4 adjourned till 1111 tomorrow to morrow att alc 10 am I 1 fe 19 auditor ed fora for a sate petition referred the council announced their concurrence in the passage of th the mount domount pleasant city charter the special committee to whom was referred petitions and memorials from ex assessors and collectors for reported a resolution oli oll remitting Terri territorial territory torl al taxes which was read A gardners gardeners Gard ners proposal to build a bridge was reported bronz aversely the petition of W S godbe for the extension odthe of the bear river bridge charter was reported noon udon a as being beine inexpedient to legislate thereon we the Commit committee EW on education reported a bilk bill pertaining to educational interests Interest 1 which was read and tabled the judiciary committee 1 Ve ported an act concerning costs and fees of courts and for other purposes which was laid iaia on the be table indefinitely the coun conn council announced their concurrence in ill an act regulating the terms of the supreme and district courts in the Territory of utah annet an net act defining the boundaries of juab county was passed adjourned till 2 pm i feb irth petitions wele wela wei wel e read and referred an act regulating r the terms of the supreme and district courts was passed legislation on boundaries of f alpine alpino city was deemed inexpedient the hons hous resolution resold tion tiou ceding to it lake Count ya bridge across jord a riven river was not concurred in A A repealing act pas passed s ed and was sent to the house I 1 legislation oil on a petition to ulle a bbridge abridge north orle ofLe of jehn jenn bt bren brer jordan river was wag deemed dee med inexpedient bill regulating the voa was report reported dd bic back k with amendments amen council took a re recess cess 4 pm amr the governors approval of an act authorizing the governor Go to appoint commissioners ac ends and the resolution to relocate re locate the 0 road toad from pleasant grove through Provo was received receive d AH AU act amending the charte charter rot of st george was passed an act defining the tho eastern boundary of juab county was amended pass passed dY and was sent to the house lor lom concurrence in the amendments an act net concerning libel passed and wu was sent to the house an act to amend an het act creating ire ice atin 6 tile the office of selectman passed I 1 legislation on the petition of citizens of washington nud aud aud kane counties to change the boundary line of kano kane county wag was deemed inexpedient several bills for relief were referred an act defining the time for tor commencing civil actions passed and was sent to the house adjourned rpm 2 p m house A message was rec roc received elvod elved from the council announcing their non concurrence in resolution ceding g to 8 L county abridge across jordan river also their passage of a repealing act art and adoption of memorial to congress for an appropriation to pay for certain public printing said repealing act and ine lne memorial morial mortal were con icon burred III lil messages from the governor were received and read an announcing noun cing his approval oran of an act incorporating corp orating cedar city and an act incorporating e city in Sall sark sanpete pete county also an let lot t in relation to interest five hundred dollars was ordered to abeln arted in the appropriation bill to be expended ai the and bear geroad lake laue ke road noad the committee on claims were instructed to sert in the appropriation bill five hundred 1 liars lor extra services performed and ana to be Ar performed formea formed by the auditor of public accounts an act pertaining pertal nin nid to damage aone cone by animals U as read and referred teter yeter ren ren reU the act amendatory to an au not act to incorporate Tl gatlon gation companies was reported bac bae irand taid laid on the table tabie the act bill bw was read and referred resolution tant tanu taken cip conits on its second reading pending which house Vouse adjourned till tomorrow to morrow at 10 loa ioa am m feb council an act prescribing rules fot tho the exel exec rution of the trust arising under vinder the act of con relief of inhabitants ofelt of cities led and towns on public lands was vas passed and sent to the tho house an act con eon concertin concerning cernin militia passed ane report of the special committee appointed to examine the auditors accounts in relation to delinquent taxes takes was received and tho the com I 1 council took a recess A L I 1 february uary Vary mil nil council cit met ma after reg recess at 2 pm an act regulating es tray pounds was not concurred coni in I 1 councilor an act amending an act regulating estra pounds ac which passed and was sent to the U house 0 use the territorial appropriation bill was received from tho the bouse bouso muse guse B ouse and passed ita ltd first reading the following amounts weno added to tile the territorial appropriation bin bill five thousand thou sand saad dollars to matko mateo a new anew road beaw between een and harrisburg one dollars to build a bridge across the american fork and aud improve the road between american fork pork and pleasant grove 0 three hundred and twenty nine doll dollars mana Gand and twenty alve n ve cents to pay degeest IMERI sews NEWS office balance due for ron printing military books council took recess met at 7 pm A committee of conference was appointed to act with alike committee tro fro from the house otise to consider an act providing for Mr the organization ot of bodies corporate and politic for the establishment of ac c A committee of conference was appointed to mee one from froin the house to consider acts relating to pounds aw ac several communications were received from ae house 1 s the territorial appropriation bill passed ang ani an was vas send sent to I 1 adjourned rowe howe tho the act defining the time of commencing civil actions amended by the council was concurred in i wo an a net act et to amend an annc act br eating creating the office of selectmen and prescribing I 1 heir their d duties also aiso the duties ot the county courts was wa read and tabled 1 an act defining the eastern boundary county amended by the Coun conn council cli was concurred in by the house I 1 i r the petition of bryant garn gain and others for an appropriation for conducting th the waters of kanyon creek to Jordan was referred the committee library on were instructed to enquire re into the propriety propriety of removing the library y into the city hall fail ifo room could be hired therein for said library territorial appropriation bill read took recess till 2 pm 2 rpm pm the governor anno announced tinged his approval of franklin city charter and an act ca langing changing the county seat of morgan city 1 territorial appropriation bill passed the Thel bill amending the school code passed the committee on elections reported tile tiie officers to be elected in joint session I 1 the bill for an act providing for the organization oon uon of bodies corporate and politic of libraries ac also constitution of the weber ebe county operative cooperative co eo association 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