Show New Office Officers s Take f 1 Owes Over City Affairs rs Y Ephraim got a new mayor and A two new councilmen at a meeting meeting meet meet- ing lug held at noon Monday l G G. Calvert Larsen wa was sworn sworn in as mayor and Rulon P. P 1 and mid Glen J. J Nielson were sworn in as city councilmen the oath being administered by City Re Recorder Recorder Recorder Re- Re corder Barney H. H Hyde They t succeed L R. R Burr Vertis Nielson Nielson Niely Niel Niel- y son and Wesley P Thompson re- re Mr Thompson was was was' not able to be present due to illness r This is the first time in city office for Mr Nielson but is s' s no new experience for Mr Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar Lar- sen or Mr Mr Larson Larson Larson Lar Lar- son served a previous year four-year term as mayor and Mr Morten- Morten rIf r- r r son has served on previous I If councils k Continuing coun councilmen are MIlton Milo Milton Mil Mil- I o ton Armstrong Fred Christensen t and nd Dean Folster FoIster Other city c Z offices are appointive ve including the positions of recorder a and n d J Ji i treasurer A meeting for cons considering considering con con- s derIng the many to the various city positions will willbe i b b be hel held next Monday night at 1 4 eIg eight t 0 clock Old Council Winds iJ Y fj Up Business 1 M t The outgoing administration met at 11 a. a am a.m. m. m t to wind up outstanding outstanding outstanding out- out standing buss business ness approve bills etc One bill from the Ephraim ti J. J Irrigation Co was tabled f for further study It was for the thet t t. t City's share for work on th the I cree creek creek k an and d on c changing h. h the theL thet t L course cours of certain ditches etc f Another to be considered furt further fur- fur t i ther they was from the architect for forthe u t f the swimming pool for But payment of as final r f payment to the Construction Construction Con Con- 1 Co for building t the h e swimming pool was approved W r It was also stated that a previous previous pre pre- j check for 1100 had b been een made io to this firm but not presented presented pre- pre awaiting completion of or 1 i. i c certain contract items i Mayor 1 Burr Makes lakes Statement Statement- il r i The newly elected officers were present for the latter part of the meeting during which r t outgoing Mayor Mayo r Burr made a statement of the financial condition condition con con- of the City accomplish- accomplish accomplishments j i- i ments during the pa past st four Jour years years etc A. A t He said the budget for 1957 1951 had been set at a and n d Nj actual ra la C t u a 1 expenditures es totaled t The 19 1958 8 budget has hasi i been set at t tn rt He read balances balanc S in various tJ 1 funds as of ot Dec 31 1957 which ii tot totaled led including 12 06 in the cemetery perpetual lir care fund and more than in the electric light fund In Ini i t addition the City has in US U.S. Savings bonds as a sinking sinking sink sink- ing fund 1 Mr Burr also li listed td 1 I non budget expenditures 16 16 j for the White Way 20 Ij I i 5 f for bonds and interest t 1 and nd for the airport Most it of of the white way money will wili willbe be paid back by bythe the state for L their share of this project J. J f t In connection with this this latter at c cf f item the new council in m a brief sessi session n appointed a com committee to go to Salt Lake City meet met meet L with the State Road Commission Commission Commis- Commis sion and make a final sett settlement settle settle- e. e ment with them for the white whiteway f way some phases of which had hadt t rte led to a controversy between r fi the City and Road Commission Fred Christensen L. L R B Burr rr and r Vertis ertis Nielson were appointed appointee to the committee and the fi first r s t ti i f t. t t. t two went to Salt Lake Tuesday Y i 1 r They persuaded the Road ComI Commission Com Com- i r I r mission t to agree to sharing sharing certain J tain thin additional white way expenses expenses ex- ex j tenses which increased the ac ai amount a- a i c mount they will pay by some 1200 The city's final billing billingto to the Commission had been for fort t I a I half hal of but the Coma CornI Commission Com Corn mission had agreed to share in only some over By the compromise reached Tuesday the State will pay half of approximately approximately approximately of the projects project's cost Much of the City's share was in labor for which payment 1 would have had to be made had the project not been undertaken Mr Burr said F Continued on page 4 4 r A s M Y G. G CALVERT LARSEN who Monday started his second term as Ephraim Mayor New v Officers Take TakeOver TakeOver TakeOver Over City Affairs Continued from page one Recommends New Bookkeeping Bookkeeping Book- Book keeping System Mayor Burr recommended that the he new administration adopt anew a anew anew new system of bookkeeping g which will be In harmony with k systems used In most cities i ithe in inthe n the he state Mr Burr also said that over in the cemetery fund ha had d been loaned to the curb curls an and d gutter fund and is drawing 6 pe percent per percent r cent interest which he said 1 is s perfectly legal regardless o of f what some people may think thin k and the picture painted by some before the recent election Lists Accomplishments Mr Burr listed some of th the accomplishments of the past four lour years as 1 blocks of curb and gutter gutte r and about the same of new side side- e walks Whiteway the entire length o oMain of f Main Street Improvement of water outlet t at Big Springs Laying of c culvert type pipe a at t Community Camp ditch About repair on the Deisel Deisel Deisel Dei Dei- sel plant of Power House th the e first year in office Said plant plan plantis t is now in excellent condition Park behind library Construction of swimming pool purchase of old home on property property pro pro- pr o- o perty for 2500 blacktopping of p parking lot purchase of Bart Bail Thorpe lot for 1000 for sewer r drain aIn lines for pool The new mix hot-mix oil surface road through Main Street an and d continuing on to Mt Pleasant Fixing by State of ditch crossing crossing crossing cross cross- ing under Main Street at South a constant fl flooding ding threat t during spring run-off run Improvements at Show grounds new fence new road a lot of of parking area at Snow College Athletic Field New belts for ro rock k crusher at approximately Old bridges over the creek on four streets replaced with steel culverts Improvements at cemetery sowing of grass removing some unsightly trees entrance im im- im Two new power lines in the back of blocks along Main street Purchase of the new street flusher at cost of 2300 Hard surfacing at Airport to total total to- to tal cost about Ephraim's share Word of Thanks The outgoing administration passed a motion thanking Wesley Wesley Wesley Wes Wes- ley P. P Thompson for his service on the council Mayor Burr also al also also al- al so expressed his thanks to the councilmen and appointive officers officers oUi- oUi cers with whom he has worked and extended good wishes to the incoming administration When the new officers took over Mayor Larsen thanked the outgoing officials and hoped that the new administration might do doas doas doas as well as the former He also expressed hope for harmony and progress For Tor Majority l Rule Mayor Larsen said while he hopes for harmony and g goo good a o d feelings he does not not expect agreement agreement agreement a- a on all matters He Heill will ill abide abid by majority rule and will put all matters before the council will not try to railroad anyone anyone in or out of appointive positions all applications to be put on the table He lie privately privately privately expressed hope that the city business be given the widest widest widest wid wid- est publicity ity In the local paper The incoming i incoming and outgoing elective and some appointive appointive ap appointive ap- ap officers had luncheon together at the Hotel after which the new administration met briefly to consider a few items of business n |