Show th blile 6 THE CITY HAIL brief bal pointe grand ball all day the citizens ot oden feasted acs upon hie now city hall erected in ten months at a cost of t all day a stream of people docked to the grounds the hall being thrown open to the public or the faril time y t the dodici tiou services cervices vices to be held in the chenio cv enio the grounds had been graded oil the east approach and a broad aeraiel walk laid down temporarily for the lalieu of the lulu delb and thousands of itura the day the council chamber aad the mayors aluce n aich had been carpeted and furnished were not opened but the remainder 0 lie and magnificent waa e nen to lie public to view and mj uncle hilly davis was busy all jay decorating the ball with the ol 01 loyalty and power the stars and stripes others were engaged in roaring a platform in alie large hall immediately above the department others acain were scabs scats preparing the lights and attending to other details which were calculated to add to the of the whole interior kven the tire department moved into their new and commodious quarters where newly painted apparatus eel off the place to the best possible advantage amid all thesa preparations the people in a constant flow coming and going expressed their delight and rapture in terms that could bot be from the exterior the liall presents noble appearance look frodi which point of the compass one care oae everything la hannon ioui every feature blending in too other in a manner at once both and contractor in their professions the interior with ita large windows artistic graining beautiful aas ji 1 3 massive cornicks cornices cor nices and excellent appointments boa ever met willi alia most unbounded praise probably be cama they had not been inspected before aa had the exterior As evening approached an unusual bustle was noticeable on the streets the bood citi zeua of ogden flocking from alii arta of tho city howarda one center the new city dilall shortly after seven the 0 den baud appeared ia tall force on tho streets dreaded in their mag and while the majority of the people sought the hall to make sure 0 seat vast throng gathered on tha streeta Bt reeta eager to biear the music proceeding fraai the twenty Instrument a manipulated by this band of bands A look into the new building revealed the fact that the large folding doors the north and south balle had been thrown open and both were by people to their utmost capacity it wai filled the of oden froba all clistea clis dea macs advice to the liberals to bahun the place ai they would the atine cup or the cipar ifancy prominent liberala were present with their wives adding their strength and beauty to the vast assembly when ijac and tho unite in forbidding it is sure to be a an was demonstrated at the city hall last evening on the stand nere seated the members of tha city council arof T a lewis lion C 0 K U nare B white E V J cannon N tanner jr and of the various officers of the cita government the liall wa brilliantly lighted by electricity and a moat beautiful appearance yoon after ight the brass band marched into the halt playing the thirteenth while the harfe audience looked on and listened unspeakable delight the band was boon seated round the blind and at a given word struck dp ali soft and sweet ot eventide which won tho hearty applause of the assembly mayor icicles arose and calling the assembly to order addressed them 08 follows friends and fellow citi iena it is with pleasure that I 1 welcome yon here on the occasion of abo dedication of the most beautiful public building in butali your work unanimously to erect a better for its representatives full well gebing geeing as they looked into the future that llie of the city demanded it when tho corner etona was 1 id with appropriate ceremonies some months ao it said that it waa the farat corner atone laid on any public building la ogden city bat that before the year went out the cornerstones of the new depot and the school would be laid prediction has come to pass I 1 bet peak for oden a glorious future we have striven to perform our duties in the past and whatever party may occupy athla place in the future they will find a clean record left by the T II 11 nye chaplain for the evening pronounced the dedicatory prayer thanking alio kuler above lor alie and the energy which biad enabled the council to rear nuch a structure he asked abo Lle Beings of god on the building and on the representatives of the ciar who tn futura ierra would guide its in choice dedicated alio building 0 o the use for chich it bad been erected arof jwia was introduced by the mayor amid ahers lid said hsuch occasions as these aro not on in ha history of a country throughout the years of history the people have erected buildings and of they were not alone in their feelings fee linga of pride but looked wonder anllo by gone agda ilia past abo coliseum Colise cm tie cathedral be capitol the county bobae alio city ball bavo been rearte to the brids anil exultation 0 who built them you bat a followed the example of conr anco tort built this beautiful liell it daoa not as a anent of folly but aa ono of progress enterprise and energy I 1 ventura that there is not a taxpayer who aill nay eliat this buil JicK Is more than dimply adequate fur tho growth of lie city that beilic the ft here can there be any folly or your lias leen fully bbown bour depre ta tha erection erect ioa of chii hall llila burldine buil dine ig in architecture in every delineated batore Ia tore aliat more can of a public servant than that be his duty the city or the town that has bot its public building lias no enterprise itina town without groft th without culture without the dedication of thia building should rail forth every citizen tot this com without regard to party or creed thia progressive spirit should be not only in our public buildings but the same culture and be throughout our alvea the speaker then dwelt upon the growth 0 the city from the log cible building as eliat la aleli hla we dt that ngang it fa cot in tha kalli alio M n but in tho unity ol 01 a got moment that ia marked the progress 0 ft I 1 long to bee the day nhen the atty HAI in till lla beauty and nobility of aliu blome of the colle ami university n rear ita lead heavenward to na leour aona anil mightier I 1 lonn to bee ogden tala ahat high and heavenward position liero sno will be second lo 10 no city in the ft liole west so that a inana livirt nion leaving ailen nill feel sadness that alien on the balmy of or on tte sands alons the on land or aea tie will look bornard fond anticipation to alio time ft hen be can return lo 10 air llou C C richarda Kic harda wa next in trounced bv ala or he baid we boino here tonight to night not as nor 03 co but aa and to dedicate and declare opeil to the the public building it lias been truly baid ia tle public building buil dini in the territory it is but proper that it should be so it ia alio bublic talk it is ot and that orilen ia coin ug to the rout itie best is alere oro not too good for her without and energy she would be 03 nothing we aie here to accept this grand building from our so nants who have constructed it fur the convenience veni ence and benefit of the public they have rightly interpreted our feelings when we eaid that we needed another building tears aeo the people of ogden needed but little of public buildings the mayor used hia veto if perchance lie had one without much display the council met perhaps but once in a quarter or biennially to transact the cites business at that time alie chief jude the police justice would attend his annual terra and that was to dispose 0 the one or tuo the stigma 0 public scorn nas then a of wrong than the law how is it today it lias become necessary that se aiona e held beekly audelie police court daly kadi officer needa b provided biery convenience for the cites business years ago the little place near the VM abandoned and alio center of the city bought then one room was for all alio anil the court and police court were bield in diio bania loom chent to the day is ilia evil thereof anil mhd courts were both evil it is DO longer dignity to use lucli a building as tho old ostend growth her progress and wealth demand nt this time no less than such a structure as this it it lime we had it and just in lime until eleven mouths ago no council biad ever had power to voir such a building they could not borrow money to perform kuch a work what little they could borrow aaa obtained in a kind of homeopathic way and then they could not do anything but by the unanimous consent of abo citizens which was impracticable alie last legislature authorized tho city to borrow money and the sale of alie bonds made possible the erection of such a building buil diug is this the council liia taken th watchword given by the progressive legislative body and el e l aliis building now rearing ita lofty bead on main thoroughfare I 1 am much pleased I 1 civo ray hearty aud every taxpayer nil do alia eanie what is a town without public im twenty year ago ogden was a village ten ago she was a town and now she is blossom ing into a city it is arne eliat wo may be called a alaba city but we are in the broadest sense a ci til cla a city ahe speaker then dwelt upon certain features of which stamped her as a first class nty in all lir buildings she had no filae trout or rears every bloch bad been built to stay the citizens of ailen bud built so that posterity could follow their traces he eld we have tho grand eat depot in the western country the cheat institution of its kind the he form school alio baist streets our commerce and id alm roost progressive gres sive in the territory upon this square in its center the people of 0 den will need and will see a city hall in ten or twenty years eliat will cost not aut t the will be adequate to require it when people abroad bee that ne have confidence in our own future thia place will be chowan by them as the spot they and die upon and thus in alie next two years the advertising this hall will the city faill bring capital here eliat will pay the city more than it evar paid for this liall hand played the dream cf peace mayor eccles bald ladles and ruen I 1 take pleasure in intro duciak to you frank J cannon editor of THE STANDARD clr cannon emoke briefly and to the point mayor ectlis arf paid ladies and gentlemen permit me to li traduce toyon the oldest man in the council not in year but in municipal lie has gat the longest in the council chamber a man who is a financier I 1 take pleasure in intro lion john A boy ie mr bula arising aris eaid I 1 scarcely know whether to forgive alie mayor tor calling me the oldest member I 1 am glad to meet with you alie work we havo done lias been boncser bonc sr this baa been honestly reared in regard to public work we have our opinions when it was decided that aliis building should be bifelt every member went to work rtuh a will and liero is the result I 1 w ill my that whoever ia elected mayor cannot kielp but feel proud at being elected mayor over buch a city aa ogilee her citizens are bright and bavo when soliciting trade in alie surround lne country wo mett with a hatm greeting because they fay we can depend upon on and your prices salt uke was a city when was a village yet eho is now ranking amock the foret noet cities in the west oar mayor li an upright man and the council upon searching record will find tt clean and that is indeed to be proud ol 01 the mayor then U dec aa the leftel talent 0 the council mr dee upon arising railed the reference to liia talent outrage ho bald it Is with feel soga ot pride I 1 look around on aliis BO well oiled with abo citizen of ogden it hag beau a source of unto us to eee building completed and presented to our constituents I 1 ciali to say that the building we are in hag been designed and executed by a boy born and reared iu oden and when another hall ial needed theria lift found in young aien who will step forward and do ihu work in as much ai the water cannot raise above tle fountain licad so it is tor the to alaa above the their constituents and it is to you that we are indel tod for the support winch giai built llila hall the mayor then announced that lie band played the seats would be removed and whoever do aired to day could in alio dance or look through alio they pleased amid great ap plaue the band struck up the martial air hand call gallop the seata were then removed and dancing besson olo Cerk band lenderink ren derinK the ball music in tine style the ilan cerl glided over alia to until a late hour I 1 cp tb tl ara atad |