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Show "In the past two years there has been close to $100,000 worth of improvements in the one and half square city limits of Midvale city. Including the $75,000 for the pave ment on Center Street. "All of the Avenues and part of Main Street have been surfaced with clinkers, Allen Street with slag and dirt; Holden Street with clinkers, Wasatch Street for about 2,000 feet with slag and 800 feet with dirt, and 2,000 feet on North Main Street with gravel. "Improved water ditch on Pioneer Street and Third Avenue. "There are about 600 houses in Midvale City and they have been numbered, starting at the intersection of Main and Center Streets and calculating from there allowing twelve and one half feet to the number. "Plans were made with Sandy City to bring spring water from Little Cottonwood canyon. "Arrangements made with Murray City to light the Malstrom), Laura (Mrs. Joseph B. Samuel), Edith (known lovingly as Aunt Edie), Ethel, her twin sister (Mrs. Max Lyon), Vera (Mrs. John S. Brown) and Harry S. Wright. (Three additional children died at or near birth.) Harry S. Wright MAYOR JOHN A. AYlETT Argent Aylett, son of William and Hannah Argent Aylett was born September 28, 1868 in West Jor dan (Midvale), Utah. He married Martha Ann Egbert, daughter of Bishop John A. Egbert, April 27, 1889. They are the parents of four children, Vera Aleta (Mrs. Vin cent Lawson), John Hollis, Kelvin William and Mattie Lorene (Mrs. Lyle Reading). In 1900 he was employed at the Archibald Gardner Mill on the Jordan River. He was the major stockholder and manager of the company. John A. Aylett served as .mayor from January 1, 1916 to December 31, 1919. Councilmen serving with Mayor Aylett were: Andrew Larson, Henry P. Miller, Willard Woodhead, Lloyd A. Porter, Joseph B. Wright, D. J. Greene, John Jenson and Alma Hogenson; John A. Aylett was again elected mayor to serve from January 1, 1922 to Dec. 31, 1923. Councilmen were.. James A. Dooley, J. S. Alley, William Mutch, A. R. Cahoon, Melvin Lind, L. A. Por ter; City attorney, D. W. Moffitt; city recorder, Alma A. Goff and William Waters, city justice. City Justice Waters was present at one meeting and reported regarding bootlegger arrests. He wanted to John know whether or , streets. "Plans were made to put fire escapes on the school. "The Smelter smoke stack was completed." Robert S. Lindsay was born at Center Creek, Wasatch County, February 8, 1872, where he attended school. In 1894, he graduated from Brigham Young Academy and he married Alice Edwards from Charleston, Utah. They are the parents of seven girls: Cleo Lindsay, Frances (Mrs. Clifford Tame), Cora (Mrs. James M. Whit more), Fern (Mrs. Howard L. Francom), Clarissa (Mrs. Marcell Graham), Roberta (Mrs. Chris K. Steadman), and Emogene (Mrs JayB. James). Roberta giving MAYOR A. RAY CAHOON Ray Cahoon took the office as Mayor of Midvale January 7, 1924. The oath was administered by Notary Public, C. I. Goff and he served until December 31, 1925. A personal history is not available, but we know he was chief clerk at the U.S. Smelting Company. Councilmen serving with Mayor Cahoon were: Dr. John S. Alley, George A. Wright, William Mutch, Bern ard Rasmussen, Fredrick Mills, Jr. and Melvin Lind. During his term, old water lines on Main Street were replaced and new lines installed on Pioneer Street. The pipeline on Sixth Avenue was extended eastward. Several petitions were recieved at city hall for paving notes for March 21,1923, council approved the purchase of the city cemetery from LDS Church for the sum of one hun dred dollars. To insure Lindsay Steadman A. not council would allow those convic ted to pay their fines in installments balance due. Notes were accepted. ' plenty of water the Beaver Springs pipeline at the mouth of Little Cottonwood canyon was begun with Sandy City, Union and Jordan Irrigation Company City. A pipeline was installed from Main to Mayor Aylett was deeply respected by the community. and Midvale the streets on East Center and the Holden Street. Many was a new people need for more were avenues. moving to Midvale and there services. Laura W. Cerrone Laura W. Cerrone MAYOR ROBERT S. LINDSAY Robert Stacey Lindsay was Mayor of Midvale from January 1, 1920 until Decvember 31, 1921. His councilmen were: Joseph B. Wright, John N. Holden, Silas Brown, James A. Dooley and Jerome E. MAYOR L. A. PORTER , Lloyd Alexander Porter was born at Corydon County, Iowa, September 4, 1872. He married Carry Fowler, a teacher from Ypsilanti, Michigan. They were the parents of Frank A., Willis R, Lloyd A., Lavina C. (Por ter), MargaretD. (Ballinger) andCarolynP. (Nelson). Wolfe. Bob was employed by the U.S. Smelting and Refining Company as a flotation operator. Mr. Lindsay always kept a journal; excerpts dated December 31, 1921, concerning the city of Midvale: Mr. Porter was a brakeman for the Great Northern Railroad from 1893 to 1905. He worked his way west 101 |
