Show fd Firs Fire Station Bid Let The ManU Manti City Council last Monday night took final action action ac ac- ac tion to accept one of five bids on the new proposed fire station station sta sta- sta tion to be erected adjacent to the Manti City Hall Mayor Frank Garbe discussed discuss discuss- ed the five bids which had been submitted and said that the City Engineer Ray Frost had bad computed the figures and that Candland Construction of Mt Pleasant was the apparent low bidder Their bid was for the building itself per foot for the steam pipe and per square foot for cement A m motion tion was passed that the city accept the bid of the Mt Pleasant firm A motion was also passed that the Public Grounds and City Property committee contact contact con con- tact persons who might be interested In in- Interested in leasing cemetery water Clarence Hall reported that he had been repairing tables at the city park which had been hit by vandals He said that the outdoor stoves at the park have also been hit by vandals and needed repair which he was instructed to take care of Marshal Cal Nielson asked the council if it would be possible possible pos pos- sible to have the roads and bridges dept haul shale graveland graveland gravel graveland and fill in holes in the right right- ways of-ways behind some of Mantis Mantas businesses It was decided by bythe bythe bythe the city to have this matter taken care of The marshal also discussed the problem of trailers at the park and the camping activities activities ties going on there It was decided by the city that tents at the park will be prohibited and that the parking of trailers trailers trailers trail trail- ers will be allowed on the west westside westside westside side only A motion was passed that instructions to be given to the roads and bridges dept or to toan an anyone ne grading roads that they must slope and grade the road 6 from the crown to a point approximately 20 ft on either side or sufficient for proper drainage Councilman Ray Cox read a list of the duties presently being being be be- ing performed by the city mar mar- After it was read Mayor Garbe recommended that the marshal be relieved of some of the janitorial duties and the city hire someone for this work The main body of the regular regular regu regu- lar city employees were given an approximate five per cent salary increase effective in the new fiscal year beginning on July 1 A motion to this effect was passed Mayor Garbe stated that the Legion Auxiliary will decorate decorate decorate deco deco- rate the city float Councilman Lloyd Nielsen was appointed to contact the Lions Club officers officers of of- in regards to that club accepting the responsibility of pulling the float to various cities for the parades with the city to reimburse the club for forthe forthe forthe the expenses expenses The city also discussed giving giving giving ing another donation of to the Manti High School band uniform fund The mayor said that Mr Bean would also be contacted about having the band play around the city on July The council reviewed the budget for 1965 Mayor Garbe Garbe Garbe Gar- Gar be went over the receipts and expenditures for the prior year and current year A motion motion motion mo mo- tion was passed that the budget budget budget bud bud- get be adopted It is printed elsewhere in inthe the Messenger |