| Show i SALT LAKE NEWS SUCCESSOR TO alexander A Il retired the city council last night and thomas I 1 blaak wa unanimously chosen in his A communication was submitted by tendering hia resignation and A J davis moved its nc hewlett in feeling terms of and paid a high tc to iiii many good qualities the was accepted unanimously on motion 0 A J davia the rules were and thomas II 11 black nominated for councilman t poke highly of black as did also daveler he waa elected by anani ingua vote he was then escorted to the platform by davis and thomas and introduced by president cottrell ho thanked the council for the honor conferred and was notified that he would succeed robertson on all committees joseph F smith john R winder anthon 11 lund W B preston R T burton and 0 P miller the first presidency and presiding bishopric of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints filed a vigorous protest against the cutting into the sidewalk on the south side of temple square and the block just cast it was wt forth that in excavating for alie pavement alie city engineer and the aku under him wf ve cutting into the sidewalk three feet inside of abc line established in 1843 and ever since recognized the lines here it is maintained were established by joseph sherwood in the original survey of salt lake Iti aalto claimed that if the intention of the city engineer is carried out the shade trees will be killed some of which are forty years old the argument is made that if any change is made in the width of the sidewalk where ao many people congregate it should be increased and not diminished alie prea width is twenty feet and three inches which h the standard thia matter was referred to the committee on streets under of the rules a resolution was later adopted instructing the city engineer and boac d of public works to remove none of the shade trees pending tee investigation mayor thompsons Thomp sons veto of the bicycle ordinance was discussed briefly the idea prevailed that the mayor misunderstood alie ordinance city engineer kelsey explained the plan he had prepared for the bicycle path the plan provided for an irrigation ditch inside the curb line and a street gutter outside the bicycle five feet from the curb the ordinance was passed over the mayors veto hy a unanimous vote there was but one bid submitted for the city hall corner state and first south it aras a bid of from john weir jr and was accompanied by a certified check for on motion of A J davis the bid was rejected and the check returned dauw said 4 had been altered for the property by private offer DEATH OF B Y B Y hampton a well known and old time resident of the city dropped deal in the yard of his home in the rear of fire department headquarters early yesterday afternoon death was caused by a stroke of apoplexy being the second stroke lie had the past year mr hampton had been confined to his bed for several days past but aa e was feeling somewhat better yesterday he arose shortly after I 1 p in and stepped out into his yard after walking about for a few minutes lie started to return indoors and had reached the doorstep when he was seen to thrust his band suddenly over his head and with an exclamation of pain sink in a heap dr benedict was at once called but it was evident that death had taken place simultaneously with his collapse the body was taken to joseph E taylors undertaking establishment mr hampton biad been a resident of salt lake for forty eight years corning here as a youth of 19 years from kirtland 0 where he was born sixty six years ago he was for a number of years connected with the police department as patrolman and detective and in addition had served in the capacity of county assessor supervisor of and city auctioneer he leava i a difo and twelve children to mourn his loas mrs hampton is the matron at the city jail WILLIAM L S william lawrence spicer binder ono of the early settlers of utah died suddenly at his home in thi city yesterday morning of heart failure mr binder attended services at the tabernacle and retired at night in his usual good health at midnight be was awakened with ne verc pains in the stomach and died twi houra later CURIOUS dan bielich hag commenced suit against A I 1 mikesell to recover 2571 behind this action at law lies a curious story two months ago sir biclich let the contract to sir to build two houses on ninth east street near tenth south mikesell Mik csell it is said represented to bielich that hi wife had money and upon alls belief bicich gave to mrs mikesell Mik csell a mortgage on alie property for 2570 in full payment for the houses jirs mikesell took the mortgage to bank and borrowed 1700 on it the construction was begun but after about worth of work had been completed the contractor drew off his men and building operations ceased bielich tried in vain to get the houses pushed to completion and finally becoming convinced that he was getting the worst of the bargain he bought in the mortgage and began suit tore coer the amount lost through the transaction ROSCA MrS ANSWER one of the roost sensational papers that has been filed in the district court for some months is mrs henrietta ros camps answer to her husbands thomas Ros camps bill for divorce she makes her answer a counterclaim counter claim against the plaintiff and asks that she be awarded a divorce on the grounds of drunkenness and cruelty she charges that he is frequently intoxicated and on several occasions when in this condition he assaulted her violently she avers that he rarely speaks to her except to indulge in abusive epithets she says that when under the of liquor be called her the vilest names that hate and intolerance could suggest sirs denies the charges made against her by her husband in his bill of complaint she alleges that he agreed to convey to her the house and lot where they reside at east first south street valued at and the furniture valued ac 2000 but has BO far failed to do so she her husbands wealth at and asks the court to award her alimony to the amount of ALLEGED HOTEL GRAFTER one of the former guests at the kenyon hotel ie turned to the bouse yesterday under somewhat peculiar circumstances he registered may as R J smith had dinner and a room deposited in a bank and went on to san francisco when he reappeared yesterday he was registered as L 0 II offman and was accompanied by charles M wright city marshal of springfield mo and police inspector john II 11 boyle of the same city he was united to these gentlemen by very close ties being handcuffed to one or the other all the time hoffmam Hoff mau as he is called for convenience in the absence of his real name makes a specialty it is said of forging letters of credit on the protective association As the letters are cashed in san francisco he began his operations in massachusetts where it is aard he victimized a number of hotels other houses suffered until he reached indianapolis where it is alleged he gave up the credit letter graft and began depositing money in banks and making overdrafts on his accounts while in salt lake in may ho made no attempt to get money from the hotel and if he did intend to overdraw on the bank he did not get around to it because he still had of the to his credit his arrest was caused by a check for 29 which he offered to a jeweler in san francisco in payment of a small purchase the jeweler was a suspicious chap and reported the matter to the police the man was pointed out and recognized as the fellow the hotel association was after A scar cli of his room disclosed a zinc etching from which his letters of credit had been printed blank checks and forged credit letters tho massachusetts started after tho man and cashier D P acary of the cooley house at springfield went along to prisoner hoffman it is said liaa realized at least from hia operations and biad 1700 on his person when lie was arrested he is a man of quiet and pleasing manners and good appearance |
