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Show U.i li . iv r '2i- 2 1 cx - L:..;. ' 9; 3 Ji:y, Ltih J i- 4113 5165 Brigham City, Utah Volume 77, Number 4 Council wades through heavy agenda Brigham City officials Thursday sifted bag full of through a business, pulling out such items as a request to sell land in Mantua, a budget hearing, plea for a new ambulance, a proposal for senior citizens program and smoking in the new city hall. The marathon meeting saw Mantua Town President Darwin Hailing ask to buy .77 of an acre from Brigham City as the site for drilling a new well. Mantua is currently plagued by inadequate water supply and distribution system. The new well is expected to alleviate the supply problem. Location of the land which the community seeks is east of the Mantua LDS chapel which is presently under con onDir 8 84302, Sunday Morning, January 27, 1974 struction. President Hailing who noted that Mantua has put a stop on all new home building due to the water shortage, indicated that 50 to 100 homes could be built with addition of the well. As for price, he said this kind of land is going at $500 to $600 an acre, Brigham City years ago acquired land in the area in connection with the Mantua reservoir and feeder canal project. And, city officials indicated to Hailing they werent anxious to sell, at least not until they had checked it out more thoroughly. A desire to protect city water rights and a fear of possible future pollution were mentioned. Brigham City depends on springs and ' wells in Mantua valley for its culinary water. It was finally determined that Douglas Wight, Byron Armstrong and Peter C. Knudson would consult with the city engineer and then make a recommendation to other council members. The city officials set Feb. 28 for public hearing of an adjusted budget for the Coun-cilme- n a 2 -- 7 4 PAGES current fiscal year. necessary to open the budget and modify it to reflect new income from sales garbage collection fees and half-cetax plus expenditures not previously anticipated. If Councilman Dale Baron has his way, the adjusted budget will include funds for a new city ambulance. In fact, he urged other councilmen to give immediate approval to advertise for bids. After talking with volunteer firemen (who operate city ambulances) doctors, citizens and others, Baron declared, we cant go any longer". Fire department representatives have previously cited the need to replace the ambulance in meetings existing front-lin- e with the council. The cost is estimated at $16,000. Other councilmen, however, were hesitant to act before the budget is opened and indicated that in the meantime, Box Elder county should be asked to participate financially. This is enough of a priority item that we ought to make sure we find funds for it, Councilman Baron stated, noting that it probably will take about four months for Its delivery. Roger Jones, assistant director for the Bear River Association of Governments (Box Elder, Cache, Rich counties) explained that federal funds for senior citizens programs now will come through the county and not directly to cities. In connection with this funding, its required that an area (county) director, assisted perhaps by a secretary, be appointed. At stake is $15,900 in federal assistance. The director in Box Elder county would coordinate senior citizens programs in Brigham City and Tremonton, both of which would retain their present directors. Brigham City could decide either to continue operating its own program or let the county take over. Either way, however, the area director is still a must, Jones explained. Councilman Byron Armstrong replied, Im at a loss, quite frankly, to see how either of these programs will improve our senior citizens program which is one of the most successful in the state. We dont need an area agency to tell us how to run our program but I guess we (Continued on page 3) QrtCrodiorotiisfl roomed! So Mpfem cororociD Brigham City orthodontist Dr. Peter C. Knudson, 36, has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the city council. The action came Thursday in a weekly are officers and directors Area Chamber of Commerce who were installed at the annual dinner meeting Wednesday. Left to right are Wayne Jones, presidentelect; Dale Bess, director; Ron Frandsen, executive Pictured CHAMBER LEADERS of the Greater Brigham City secretary; Boyd Newman, president, Goodliffe and Norm Thompson, directors. the photo were Robert Christensen and directors. The annual event was staged munity and Charles Absent from Bruce Keyes, at the com- center. GUffi) GfloOs Worse than Watergate or the energy shortage in America today is the apathy crisis, Salt Lake City Mayor E. J. Jake Gam told those attending the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner meeting Wednesday night. The event was staged in the community center with about 130 chamber members, their partners and guests attending. In addition to the address by Garn, the meeting featured a report from 1973 president Dale G. Baron and introduction of new officers and directors. Officially taking the chamber helm was Boyd E. Newman as president. Other officers are Wayne Jones, president-elect- , and Joseph Siggard, treasurer. New directors are Norman Thompson, Dale Bess, Robert Christensen, Charles Goodliffe and Bruce Keyes. First Look Chamber members also got a first look at a new council concept being adopted by the organization this year. The new structure is intended to achieve greater involvement and action by chamber members. In his remarks, Mayor Garn declared that we are fortunate to live in this country where the people enjoy more freedom and material goods than ever known before in the worlds history. He said many in the world know only apoOCiiy os abject poverty and diseases we havent known for generations. The city official declared that in most of us have been the America beneficiaries of blood, sweat and toil of others. his allegation that the apathy crisis is serious in dimension, Mayor Garn charged that we have become so complacent, so unwilling to become involved that we wont leave Gun Smoke long enough even to vote. In Drainage unit bond vote slated Feb. 19 election has been A special bond scheduled Feb. 19 in Tremonton-GarlanDrainage district, a move intended to raise $28,000 to meet increased construction costs. The $375,317 drainage project which d serves portions of Tremonton and Garland, is essentially completed. District spokesmen recently told the Box Elder County commission that the additional cost has already been incurred and that if the bond issue isnt approved, it will require a mill levy increase etrisSs He compared South Viet Nam where 80 percent of the citizens voted in an election despite physical atrocities and threat of harm, to the usual 50 to 60 percent turnout here. Do we really deserve to have what we have if we dont care enough even to vote? he asked. Turning to Politics Turning to politics, Watergate and its implications, the Salt Lake City official said when he hears people say they cant get into politics because it's dirty and messy, he counters that theres more reason to get involved when things are going wrong than when they're going right. Mayor Garn also hit at the intrusion of federal power at the local level, scoring the myriad grant programs that seek to lump all cities and counties together. You cant impose a straight jacket of uniformity on all cities and counties when they are so diverse, he charged. The Utahn who is first vice president of the National League of Cities and Towns, took a special verbal poke at the Environmental Protection agency which he called dictatorial big brother government at its worst." After his talk, Mayor Garn was presented a Brigham Young medal by former city councilman and avid coin collector Rudolph Kaiser. in her development. and council session. Dr. Knudson was named to complete the unexpired term of Rudolph M. Kaiser who recently resigned to take advantage of business opportunities. The term has nearly two years to run. The appointment came on a unanimous vote after councilmen had indicated their choice by secret ballot. City Judge Robert Daines was on hand to administer the oath of office. In addition to Dr. Knudson, six others had expressed interest in the appointment. j However, at the outset of Thursdays meeting, Mayor Harold B. Felt said he had received a letter of withdrawal from one of the aspirants, Les Dunn, who indicated that personal committments in other areas would not permit him to spend enough time in city work if appointed. part Active In Community Dr. Knudson has been active in community affairs and currently is chairman of the city Republican party. hospital, Salt Lake City. The new councilman served an LDS mission to Denmark and was in the (Continued on page 3) Start after At annual chamber session Of his bid to join the council, he stated: I have a deep and sincere desire to serve the citizens of Brigham City. I love our community and want to take an active Labor Day? Should Box Elder district begin the school year after Labor Day? This question was worked over Wed- nesday as the board of education handled school year the adoption of a 1974-7- 5 calendar. The answer came back no, despite a letter from the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce urging the later start. School will get underway next year on a full week before Labor Day. Aug. 26 "Why not start after Labor Day? asked board member Delorls Stokes, commenting that people in agriculture would like to keep the young people working for them that additional time. Superintendent J. C. Haws said starting a week earlier than many other districts means local schools get out sooner in the spring. And this means that students get the jump on landing summer jobs. The employes like it, too, Dr. Haws explained. I believe one day school will start after Labor Day in this county and if the parents want it then wed better listen to them but so far they havent said so, he added. As for the calendar, it provides just one day for Easter or spring vacation, the result of longer time out for the Christmas holidays. Otherwise the calendar is pretty much the same as usual with the school year to end on May 23. Dr. Haws noted that May 9 is held as option time for making up days lost during the year due to emergencies. 26-2- continuing growth Although we are facing numerous problems I have no doubt that with strong and prudent leadership we can achieve the worthwhile goals that have been set and that are being set. He is a native of Brigham City and graduate of Box Elder High school, later attehding the University of Utah, Weber State college and University of Pacific where he was an honors graduate as a doctor of dental surgery. of certificate He received' a specialization in orthodontics at Loyola university, Chicago, and was an instructor there. Dr. Knudson served as an officer with the U.S. Public Health service at Staten Island, N. Y and currently is a staff member at the Primary Children's No IS task force yet, but... busy schedule has kept ComMorris Thompson, Bureau of Indian Affairs, from moving ahead with a task force on Intermountain school. This disclosure came Friday from James Hawkins, assistant to the commissioner, from his Washington office. "We have made our report to the A missioner commissioner with recom- mendations and to my knowledge a final decision has not been made by commissioner regarding the makeup of the task force and participation by Indians on the task force. The commissioner has been inundated by congressional hearings on a number of bills and he hasnt had time to turn to it. Hopefully by the end of next week well have some formal announcement to make, Hawkins stated. The BIA aide was in Brigham City recently when various tribal leaders the voiced opposition to the closure of Intermountain and asked for an study to determine its future use. The boarding school currently is being phased out by the BIA area office as an facility. Hawkins said in the wake of the tribal leaders' meeting, he recommended to Commissioner Thompson that there be substantial participation by national Indian organizations in the task force study. I told him I was personally impressed by the number and variety of Indian people represented at the meeting plus the sincerety of their feelings toward the school, Hawkins explained. He said he further told the commissioner that the new look certainly had to be a very serious one on the part of the bureau and should not start with any preconceived notions. . board poised io purchase land BE The Box Elder Board of Education stands poised to purchase 10 acres of property in southwest Brigham City as a possible future school site. But in a meeting Wednesday, the district officials hesitated before giving formal approval. They decided to first touch base with the Brigham City Planning commission. The acreage in question is owned by P.R. Parker and is located on Fifth West at about Ninth South. The price tag is $6,385 per acre or a total tract. of $63,850 for the There presently is no need for another grade school in the city. The board simply wants to lock up property to meet future demands in the area. Deloris Stokes, senior member of the board, said he considers the property choice but asked to be assured that expansion is probable for the southwest area. Mobile Home Subdivision Superintendent J. C. Haws said a mobile home subdivision is now in prospect nearby and added We think it's the area of town that will grow next. Dr. Haws was definite in his assessment, declaring, The only mistake is not to buy 18 acres rather than 10. He then added, But you ought to get all the answers you possibly can. Board member Arnold Thompson said e the goal regarding another junior high school and also a proposed middle school, available water and city planning ought to be considered. The board plans a work meeting Jan. 30 and will discuss the matter further, taking into consideration additional information intended to answer their questions. Vice President Ken Porritt noted that If people heard the school board had it would enpurchased the property courage home building in the area. 170-un- it long-rang- i Peter C. Knudson appointed to council Dr. . Has Option The board has an option on the ground which expires on Feb. 12. The next regular meeting is Feb. 13 and this caused some concern among the members. As for the mobile home subdivision, it has received approval from the planning commission pending some final modifications. It must then go to the city council for final okay. The proposed subdivision location is West of Eighth West on lower Seventh South. In other business, the board, after lengthy deliberation, turned down a request to alter a bus route in south Brigham City. A delegation of about 12 parents living in the Bay View area requested that the school bus which transports their junior and senior high students in the afternoon turn up into the housing area rather than let them off on the highway. Spokesman Bruce Christensen said the students are let out 140 feet from the access road leading into the residential area. The parents protested the hazard involved in walking that distance along busy U.S. 89 near the Eleventh South intersection. y Also at the meeting, board members heard a progress report on school finances now being considered by the Utah State legislature and a brief update on the energy crisis in Box Elder district. semi-monthl- Bad mushrooms distributed in BE county Contaminated cans of Royal Treat Mushrooms have been distributed locally and are being recalled. The announcement was made by Dr. John C. Bailey of the Bear River District Health department. He stated that the mushrooms, in two and four ounce cans, have been widely distributed to local grocery stores. Royal Treat company, processes mushrooms at several locations, but the only ones involved are those labeled, "Product of Ecuador. These cans may be contaminated with botulism spores and could be very dangerous to your health if eaten," the public health director said. Accept bank bid Brigham City officials have accepted the First Security bank for $100,000 tax anticipation borrowing. The interest rate bid by the local bank was 4.35 percent. bid of |