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Show s r.Sner.ccr, nivrrs-- 1 Mlcr sfiiny Avenue I CIRCULATION f 278 2860 NEWS, ADVERTISING 278 2866 ACTION ADS 278 4142 Vd. 10 Hi. 33 The Weekly Newspaper Serving Sugar House, East Mill Creek, Holladay, Cottonwood I Cottonwood WASATCH EDITION Heights August 26 1S6S IOC The Morning After GEA Speaks Softly Carries A Small Stick. ..This Time ' WO I 1 Traveling Coordinator, Ray Leavitt is without desk, telephone or portfolio The speaker finished, breathed once . . . fast, and asked for questions. As always with a controversial subject the first three questions are true quests for Information Then come the veiled arguments for the opposition. Kenneth C Johnson, as president of the Granite Education Association, was speaker, and if he had complete loyalty from the audience of close to 1000 assembled at West Lake Junior High last Thursday, August 19, he didnt have unanimous support. One teacher suggested the GEA get a good lawyer to argue its case before the district. Mr. Johnson said negotiating salaries isnt a legal matter, and the Granite District board room isnt a court. The teacher had probably seen too much of Perry Mason, because be brought it up twice. Chances are he didnt mean it as a direct slap at Mr. Johnson, it just came out that way. The incident should have brought some comic relief to an otherwise lackluster evening, but stimulated only a few mild catcalls. The suggestion was embarassing for Mr. Johnson and for A L Rosenhall, theGEAs executive secretary, yet it was the coolest of the hot spots for the two that night. The meeting, consuming a scant two hours, was dull by contrast with GEA and UEA meetings a year or a year and a half ago. Almost everybody was anxious to get home, not because the summer TV reruns were that good, but just because the conclusion for most was foregone. At this Juncture in the history of Utahs largest school district they had decided that the GEA as bull would incur too much wrath from the harassed owner of the china shop Negotiations had plodded on for weeks . . long after all other school districts in the state had come to terms with their teachers On August 10 the Granite School Board sent a letter to all teachers saying Armageddon had come. Apparently the letter made believers out of most at the teachers who voted by a secret but apparently wide margin to return to class. The vote contained a list of six protests with all the bite of a denture wearer who has forgotten his Poli-Gn- p. Even outsiders knew die vote wasn't unanimous though, and most of the discussion following Mr Rosenhall's carefully but forcefully stated presentation, came from those few who still carried the banners high from May 1964. Some stated their position persuasively . . . though vocal their numbers were just too few One teacher predicted the board would gleefully get the signatures on the dotted lines, and then go on about their business. (Continued on Page 2) Says Hell Wait For Affidavits Last Thursday, August 19, a four inch high stack of paperwork was gently placed before the three man Salt Lake County Commission It contained several documents requesting exemption from taxation from properties belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints Each document was accompanied by a letter signed by David L Paulson, an attorney m the office of the church's counsel Each letter described the piece of property in question, and its exact use The stack was neatly contained with two elestic bands, on top was a letter from Ollie McCulloch, assistant county attorney saying "I am unable to pass upon the legality erf exemptions requested by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints," because required affidavits did not accompany any of the requests Mr McCulloch had received the stack from Cliffords Cockayne, county assesor Mr Cockayne was not worried about the affidavits, he was worried about what action to take on the exemptions In fart M Cockayne has never worried about the affidavits, althouch Mr McCulloch feels he should Vr Cockayne's reasoning is that the assesor must deride, in the final analysis, on the validity of 'Continued on Page 4) Planner Man In The Middle...... . Douglas H. Campbell worries about county building held up by flood problems, teas own ideas on flood control The citnen with the soggy . basement gets the brunt Gerald E 4964 Waimea Way complained to County this was the third time hed been hit. Role Of Derision Maker Expert Hul-be- rt, master Alton H Sorensen, has designed plan for flood control Editors Note: Salt Laks's sookinf last vockeod climaxad a roar of on and conflict In the county's flood control nfforts Hus complex subject involves differences in personalities and technical concepts To summarise its backfrtxnd, outline the present status and ysrojert the future the Review begins a three part series this week PART CF THE flood control problem is not in the valley at all, but up in them thar hills. George Tourtillot of the Forest Service explains to Commissioner John Preston Creer the Importance of the cover on the foothills surrounding the county. Tf those should burn the July 31 flood would seem like a Sunday School picnic in comparison." he said. The commission will find ways to work more closely with the forest service. C ounty May crape Barrel Next Year The figures are added in a neat column, checked, compared and analyzed . . the conclusion "Unless Salt Lake County can get revenue from other sources, it will be in very serious financial trouble in 1966. The statement comes from a man who should know, David Jones, the countys auditor. Mr. Jones told a Review reporter he had reached this conclusion after analyzing the current years expenditures to date, considering the needs for the balance of the year and projecting into 1966 The county budgeted in round figures, With 58 $17 35 million dollars for 1965 percent at the year gone, as of July 31 it had spent or committed to spend $9 14 million of this, or 54 percent. More budget requests have been made, such as that by Chief George Q Neilson they're for 30 additional deputies for the sheriffs force. addition the county has available $900 000 from an additional 1.28 mill levy for flood control not yet budget ed. Besides the normal, expenses for the year will come close to $400,000 for flood control construction, and additional money for construction on the Metropolitan Hall of Justice. In addition other expenses have been incurred but not yet paid for, including $46,000 to pay social security taxes to the federal government (see accompanying story) So far, so good, but, peering into the crystal ball Mr Jones sees the real problems arising next year. Most of the money comes in from property taxes The county now has an assesed valuation of $706 million. The maximum legal levy for general expenses In close to Jordan School Board Places Contracts Contracts for plumbing, heating and electrical work for additions and reof Midvale Elementary School, modeling 575 East Center Street, were awarded Tuesday night during a meeting of the Jordan School District Board of Educa- tion The i ontract for plumbing and heating was awarded to low bidder. PH and A The Contracting Company for $59,662 company was one at 16 submitting bids tor this work Capitol Electric Company took the electrical contract from a total of seven bidders with their low estimate of $29,930 Their figure was just one dollar less than who bid Wasatch Electric Company $29,931 In the general board meeting, members agreed to authorize their architects, Scott and Louis, to draw plans for a new junior high school at 78D0 South 7th East Board members recently visited the 27 acre tract of land said it was an exceptionally fine site for the school The board also passed a motion to offer a 25 acre tract of land at 6600 South 3rd East for sale to subdividers and the president and clerk of the board to sign an easement of right of way from Salt Lake County to permit sewer line from the' new East Midvale Elementary School to connect into the main trunk line west of the school Bid openings for ths construction of this school were set for September 28 and 29 A progress report on other building by Kenneth Dunn, projects was made head of the districts building department who said work on the Butler Hills Junior High School and the Bella Vista Elementary School was going well The bid opening for the sprinkling system at the Peruvian Park Elementary School will be held September 14 at the regular board meeting In other action, the board approved four (Continued on Page 4) is 16 mills, according to state statute. Beyond this the county can levy 2 5 mills for flood control - a special deal, which it has done Any amount required to pay interest or pnncipal on bonded indebtedness may be levied above the 16 mills and the 2 5 flood levy mill This year's mill levy is 17 9 for the county of this 2 5 is for flood control and 15 to pay the interest on the civic auditorium bond - leaving a general levy of 14 5 mills. At this rate the county collects about $12 million, considering its normal rate of 95 percent payup on property taxes. Other sources, including the one-ha- lf percent sales tax, fines, prior years taxes etc, bring in about $4 2 million But unless other solutions can be found . (Continued on Page Elegant Go-G- o 6) Girls? Only in the Review will you find The saga at flood control in Salt Lake County has all the tension at a good melodrama or maybe a tragi --comedy: Tragedy because politics and personality clashes have entered a highly technical field. Comedy because the left and right hands arent too familiar with each others activities. The onlv ones not laughing are Salt Lake County taxpayers. But a ray of light appeared over the rather murky horizon Wednesday afternoon as the new Flood Control Committee had its first open meeting, and began to go ahead full steam. Officially called the Salt Lake County Storm Drainage and Flood Control Board, ths group started the afternoons activities in the Murray City Hall by recommending to the county commission an ordinance to legalize itself. This ordinance sets the purpose of the committee as assisting the county commission "in the responsibilities it has as to the gathering, controlling and disposing of storm drainage and flood waters within Salt Lake County and to conserve such waters for beneficial and useful purposes and to save or convene in any manner all or any of such waters and to protect from damage from such waters the persons, property, public highways and waterways in Salt Lake County." The board will serve without compen A is a lonely one, as Grant Mac of new flood control committee will learn Farlane, chairman sation, except for exfienses. It has the power to investigate and recommend, but not the power to enter into contracts itself - thats still up to the commission. Other activity of the afternoon included an explanation of the immediate requirements of the drainage master plan from A. H Sorensen, Jr., and the exchange of verbal brickbats with several disgruntled citizens with flood troubles. This last exercise caught the committee somewhat by surprise, although it was similar to activities in the county commission chambers for the past few weeks, only a little more so. The board members told the citizens they were not a grievance committee and that the complain Is were not on the agenda. Commissioners John Preston Creer and Marvin G. Jenson, in true political . fashion patiently explained to the protestors the purposes of the flood control None at the citizens went committee. away much happier than they were when they came. The final action of the meeting was the recommendation of the engineering firm of Nielsen and Maxwell of Ogde . to undertake the engineering on the first phase of a storm drainage pipeline from 4800 South and Highland Drive east t Holladay Boulevard and south to 4500 South. Whos On First For openers the saga flood control efforts in Salt Lake County can be told in terms of the cast of characters inbevolved. The list isnt cause many committees and experts have come and gone through the tortuous routs, but most of the action revolves around these men: ALTON H. SORENSEN consulting engineer of the firm of Caldwell, Richards (Continued on Page 4) $46,000 Jolt From Uncle Sam As if it didnt have enough troubles already. Salt Lake County has received another blow . . . this time from the Federal Government The governments wage and hour bureau office in Denver notified the county it would havg to cough up social security tax payments on every election judge having served in every election from 1951 through county is the first to feel the bite. Salt Lake City has not withheld social security payments from election Judges until the special urban renewal election two weeks ago 1964 stories about elegant Go-girls, at least only the Review would call them such They're on page side by side with the East Mill Creek baseball champs Other provoking, provocative, scintillating, stimulating coPy is tucked away in the 28 pages of this issue: Look at the ads too, and after you do, for heavens sake don't just sit there, go out and buy something T'HE Neighborhood Youth Corps ha reached success beyond anyone's expectations, story with pictures . . . pages A12 and-1- 3 B-- 2, One lone student is taking on a whole huge university page A-5 Problems and accomplishments at Salt page A- -6 Lakes detention center More editorials keeping the Salt Lake County Commission on its toes page A- -4 This is not a paid advertisment Will Lucas is really here page A- -4 Old time Peview fans will remember Leigh Stark, and a column called "Hats Off To Fashion", another returned columnist who couldn't stay away page A 16 -- but thats not The tab will be $31,000 all The auditors office will have to pay an additional $14,000 just to find out who the money is for, and how much is paid for each Judge That will be the cost if help can be obtained from the Neighborhood Youth Corps - otherwise it will be more The county, according to. its Auditor David Jones, has always regarded election judges as spn:ial service, and did not believe that withholding social security taxes was necessary Every employer must, with regular employees, withhold a certain portion of salary for social security, and must put out of his up an additional amount own pocket The county now figures that going back to every election judge for his or her share would be an impossible task - so the county will probably swallow the gaff and pay the entire amount for each The county commission must make this last decision, and will probably do so The county does not within the week maintain individual payroll vouchers past ten years The records of the amounts of money paid out are on Me, though The decision will probably affect other political bodies as well although the PETE DEGN This Pocky Mountain Peview carrier boy, and 165 like him will be around to visit this week He 11 be requesting a voluntary subscription of 25 cents If youve enjoyed the Peview, be would appreciate the payment, although you 11 continue getting the He paper even if you choose not to gets half of whatever ha collects Be sure he has a badge and rece.pt book jy |