Before purchasing your Hosiery and Gloves call on Wotherspoon. x— — ■ — ■ a? 40 Directory of Ogden City and Weber County. following ticket was settled upon: Mayor, L. J. Herrick; Aldermen, D. M. Stuart, C. F. Middleton, J. Stanford, Wm. B. Hutchings; Councilors, E. Stratford, R. S. Watson, R. McQuarrie, I. Canfield, W. W. Burton; Marshal, W. Brown; Recorder, Jas. Taylor; Assessor and Collector, Thos. D. Dee; Treasurer, Aaron F. Farr. This—the People's—ticket was elected on Monday, February 11th, by an average of 690 votes against 45 for the opposition. About this time, also, a petition was put in circulation (receiving a great many signatures) asking Weber County to buy the Ogden Canyon road and open it tor the free use of the public. It was then owned by a company who were obliged to charge toll at such a high rate people traveling to and from Ogden Valley found such a tax burdensome. The petition was not acted upon at the time, but the intended object was realized afterwards. March 24th will ever be a memorable day in the annals of public improvements in the Junction City, because on that day the work of surveying the proper route for the sewer was commenced under the direction of Joseph A. West. The Junction, on April 20th, advocated the establishment of a high-school or academy, a desideratum which was ultimately fulfilled in the erection of the Central School. In this connection it is interesting to mention the gathering'of representative men of Ogden City, which took place in the Courthouse, on Monday evening, April 21st, to consider the best means of supplying the educational wants of the community. Hon. F. D. Richards Avas chairman and L. F. Monch 'secretary of the meeting. Short speeches were delivered by the chairman, D. H. Peery, Joseph Stanford, Job Pingree, D. M. Stuart, L. F. Monch, Edwin Stratfoid, Thos. Wallace, and Lorin Farr, favoring the erection of a good, substantial central school- !£- For Stylish Business Suits call on Marks, Goldsmith & Co. y* Best Goods and Lowest Prices at WOTHERSPOON'S. Directory of Ogden City and Weber County. 41 house with a view to establish a graded school. The sense of the meeting by a unanimous vote, was the approval of this project, and a committee was appointed, (L. F. Monch, C. F. Middleton, and R, S. Watson,) to draft resolutions expressing these views to the school trustees and to ask them to call a public meeting of the taxpayers when the matter could be properly discussed and legal action taken thereon. The resolution of this committee was duly drafted and published in the Junction of April 23rd. In pursuance to this resolution the trustees called a meeting of the taxpayers for May 6th, but on account of the slim attendance the meeting was adjourned one week, till May 13th, when Trustee Stanford set forth the object of the meeting. Speeches were also made by L. Farr, A. Ross, P. L. Anderson, J. Pingree, W. A. Wade, A. D. Rogers, D. Alexander, and others. The motion of L. F. Monch that we assess a tax on the taxable property of this school district for the erection of a central school- house wras carried by 96 against 46. Lorin Farr's motion to assess three-fourths of one per cent, was carried by a large majority, and it was also resolved by an almost unanimous vote that the cost in the erection of the building just referred to should not exceed $15,000. May 30th the great excursion of delegates of the National Sabbath School Convention (about 350 ladies and gentlemen) arrived from the East en route for the Pacific Coast. They were cordially received on the part of the Territory (Gov. Emery speaking) and Ogden City (Alderman Stanford spokesman.) In its issue of June 19th, the Junction advocated the establishment of water works, a subject which commenced to occupy public attention and arouse increasing private discussion among the business men and the citizens generally. \£ 9i MARKS, GOLDSMITH & CO, Manufacture all their Clothing.