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Show r c . 0. box 107 -W T" V I t ,..1 SU10 THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 197- 7- 'VOLUME FORTY-EIGH- T NUMBER SEVENTEEN (Semen Sewffiiral By GARY R. BLODGETT FIVE-YEA- Layton City Council unanimously denied a request to rezone nearly two acres of land at about 1600 North Fort Lane which would have allowed multiple dwelling housing units. THE COUNCIL also tabled a request for a small tract of land in the downtown area from Commercial-- 2 to rezoning Commercial-Manufacturin- In other action the council approved in writing an agreement to offer fire protection for the neighboring areas of unin- corporated Davis County; approved an ordinance amendment which makes it an indictable crime to be in or about a vehicle while intoxicated; heard a report from Councilman Robert Austad that the state has declared Fairfield Road under city jurisdiction; and decided to conduct workshop sessions to study wording of the city ordinance controlling beauty salons in private homes. MATTER concerning a request for a C beer license was postponed until next week. The City Council rejected the request by Stanley Moss to rezone the area at 1600 to North Fort Lane from Agricultural-ResidentiaI-- 3 after hearing complaints from a nearly packed council chamber. A Class 2 Sgt. Leo Monks, Sheriff William Dub Lawrence, Det. Bud Cox and Det. Phil Leonard display items recovered when a 57 year old North Salt Lake man was arrested by Davis County deputies. 30 BURGLARIES COULD SOLVE called the neighbor boy, asking him to get the license plate of the vehicle. By ROSELYN KIRK The tip on a license plate by a 92 year old Kaysville woman and a 15 year old Kays-vill- e boy has led to the arrest of a man on charges of burglary that could clear up as many as 30 burglary cases in the Davis County area, Davis County deputies say. SHERIFF William Dub expressed appreciation Lawrence for the in- volvement of Mrs. Scoffield and Ian and has written a letter of commendation. He said the arrest helped deputies to clear up more unresolved burglaries than any other arrest in recent years. Deputies estimated that over $20,000 in ALBERT J. Madsen, 57, 609 Sagamore, North Salt Lake, is being held without bail at the Davis County jail after being arrested by deputies on August 20 at 2 a.m. He radios, tape recorders, televisions, jewelry, and guns, in addition to a $2,000 tent trailer and $1,400 in government checks was recovered. Sheriff Lawrence said the arrest will probably solve about 30 burglaries that have been reported in the unincorporated area of the county, in addition to cases in North Salt Lake, Farming-ton- , Centerville, West Layton and West Kaysville and Fruit Heights. Sergeant Monks said 16 cases have already been cleared by the arrest. was arraigned in Bountiful City Court Monday afternoon on charges of second degree theft and second degree burglary. A search of Madsens residence netted deputies an estimated $20,000 in stolen k goods and culminated a of the suspect which began on August 9 after a tip on a license number. two-wee- INVESTIGATING officers, Sgt. Leo Det. Bud Cox and Det. Phil Leonard said the investigation of the man began on August 9 when Ian Harvey, 15, 1773 West 200 North, Kaysville, reported the license number of a man seen in the Kaysville area after residents complained about a suspicious person. The boy had obtained the license number when Mrs. George Scoff leld, 1632 West 200 North, called the home of his parents, Janet and Malcom Harvey, to report that the man had knocked on her door asking to list her property for sale. Mrs. Scoffield had become suspicious of the man and had observed that the car he was driving was headed past the Harvey residence. Ian answered the telephone, jumped on his bicycle and followed the car to obtain the license number. Monks, AFTER THE report of the license number, Madsen was first arraigned on second and third degree burglary charges in Layton City Court on August 15. He was released on bail but was under surveilance from that time until his arrest on August 20. Deputies obtained a search warrant from Bountiful Judge S. Mark Johnson to search the trailer after they learned that Madsen had allegedly offered to sell rings to his neighbors, Sergeant Monks said. The search warrant resulted in the recovery of the items from Madsens trailer. Five tires and one muzzle loading rifle were found under the trailer. THE MAN is being held in the Davis County Jail without bail under the provision of Safe Street Act of 1977. Det. Leonard said the man had previously been arrested and convicted for shoplifting in IT WASNT until his mother returned home that the incident was reported to the sheriffs office. Neighbors in the West Kaysville and Layton area had been aware that a man posing as a real estate agent was canvassing the area and attempting to break into houses when no one answered the door. Bountiful. Deputies have been investigating burglaries cleared by the arrest for over two years. The oldest government check recovered is dated 1974, Sergeant Monks said. Officers say no accomplices were involved but that the man was apparently operating on his own. Det. Leonard said Mrs. Scoffield had been aware of the M.O. of the man and had Kaysville Jaycees Mucfiooni Slate The Kaysville Jaycees will hold an auction on August 27, 1977, 1 p.m. to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Associa- tion (MDA), John Brown, chapter president announced. THE auction will be held on the city hall front steps. Bob Palmer is the project m chairman, and anyone wishing to donate to the auction, may do so by contacting him at or any of the following Kaysville Jaycees: 376-475- JOHN Brown, or Dick Eric Allred, Bushnell, Any Kaysville Jaycee will 766-135- 376-115- 376-352- be happy to pick up your donation, or bring it to the auction on August 17 at 1 p.m. THE highlight of the auction will be at 4 p.m. when we will auction off a 1972 Vega. The Vega is in very good condition, and may be seen prior to the auction. The bidding will begin at $400. Weta SasiDH nxep Pipeline Bid By ROSELYN KIRK Weber Basin Water Conservancy District will accept a bid of $132,047 from Eldon H. Knudson Construction Company, Ogden to construct of one-hathe pipeline needed to lift water from Willard Bay into the Davis lf Weber Canal. Canal. r THE WATER will be exchanged for water in the upstream reservoirs, making 40,000 acre feet of water available to Weber Basin water users higher up in the drainage area. Six pumps have been ordered for the pumping station and should be available by the middle of October, Mr Winegar said. Five construction firms bid on the pipeline that the water district had estimated would cost $151,000. Second low bid was Jay Tuft and Co., Salt Lake City, at a bid of $140,047. Mr. Kostoff pointed out that two bids were below the estimate. WAYNE Winegar, Weber Basin District manager, said will be the pipe t lengths, provided in weighing 28,000 pounds a length. The company will begin to deliver the pipe next h week. public hearing sometime 24 if the after September Jim Kostoff, Weber Basin engineer, said the other half of the l8 mile project will be bid next week. Bidding the pipeline in two segments will make it possible for two contractors to work on the pipeline simultaneously, he said. Weber Basin officials are anxious to hurry the project along since a requirement of the $4.3 million Bureau of Reclamation loan is that the project be completed by Nov. 30. The project will receive emergency drought fund to pump the water from the Layton Canal at Roy into the Davis-Webe- Mr. Winegar said that although no agreement has been reached with the Weber-Davi- s Irrigation Company for the exchange of the water, that the water district had made application with the Utah State Engineer. The State Engineer will call for a OPPONENTS TO the rezoning argued that the tract of land is in the area of the city which is designated on the master plan as a housing area (single-famil- y dwellings). The protesters claimed that property values in the area would be lowered if multiple housing was allowed. They also noted that the tract of land is situated in the Hill Air Force Base flight zone, which Air Force officials have urged be kept agricultural or for light industry. low-densi- IN OTHER action, the council decided to table a request from John Morgan to rezone a small tract of land in the downtown area from Commercial-- 2 to Commerc- until the City ial-Manufacturing Planning Commission and the Council approve a conditional zoning ordinance to better control what manufacturing would be allowed in the area. It was noted that since the request was first made, the tentative renter of the property backed out of the offer and it is not certain what the area will be used for. StcOntDOiiDs matter has not been resolved. EDWARD Skeen, Weber Basin attorney, said he anticipates that when the hearing date is set, well hear from the canal company. If possible, wed like to work out an agreement before the hearing. If no agreement is reached, the State Engineer will make the decision on the exchange of water after the public hearing. Mr. Skeen said either party can appeal the decision to the courts, but he is confident the matter can be settled prior to using that option MR. WINEGAR, who met with stockholders of the company, said he is hopeful that the water exchange can be solved amenably. The Weber-Davi- s Irrigation Company has expressed fears over the last two months that the saline content of the water from Willard Bay is too high. Mr. Skeen read a report prepared by Paul Christensen, soils specialist, Utah State University, which showed that water in the Jordan River at Lehi and at Midvale has a higher salt content than water that has been tested from Willard Bay HE SAID the report on water in the Jordan River is significant since a court case decided that Jordan River Water could be exchanged for water from Cottonwood Creek. This would be similar to the exchange of water from Willard Bay for water in the Weber River, and he predicted the courts would make a similar decision. THE contract under which Layton would furnish fire protection for nearby areas of unincorporated Davis County is a continuation of a verbal R arrangement the city has had with the county for several years. City Fire Chief John H. Adams said Davis County will impose a mill levy on the residents of the unincorporated area to pay for the fire protection. HE SAID the city fire department made only about a dozen runs on the county last year, compared to 220 in the city. But if a fire call should come simultaneously from within the city and outside the city limits, the Layton City call would have preference, he said. However, unless both were major fires, the city has enough equipment to handle both. MAYOR LEWIS G. Shields said the amendment to the city ordinance regarding being intoxicated in or near a vehicle helps to define the offense which is difficult to handle under present ordinances. He said, It is often difficult to determine who was actually driving a vehicle or an officer must wait until a person who appears to be intoxicated actually gets in and drives the vehicle before making an arrest. , COUNCILMAN Austad said that the states declaration placing Fairfield Road under city control, the city no longer must go to the state for jurisdiction of placing traffic signs along the north-soutroad. Regarding the proposal to amend the h citys ordinance governing beauty salons in private homes. Mayor Shields noted that about 90 percent of the beauty salons in Utah are located in private residences, and Layton should consider liberalizing its ordinance. THE CITY presently has a strict ordinance prohibiting operation of beauty salons within private homes. Thus, the workshop sessions were approved to study a request that wording in the city ordinances be changed to allow beauty salons in residences. In final city council action, it was decided to postpone until next meeting a request for a Class C beer license. COUNCILMAN Austad said he would present to the council at the next meeting figures to show that Layton already has an excess number of licenses in force now. (Sonnsoiiter Mendance Mies By ROSELYN KIRK proposed attendance policy being considered by A County School District would require that each school set up an attendance committee to review appeals by students. T vis DR. GAYLE Stevenson, assistant superintendent, who presented the proposed policy to the school board, said this committee would hear ap- peals from students who were threatened by failure due to unacceptable attendance. The proposed policy would require that each student attend at least 90 percent of the time in order to receive a passing grade unless he could show adequate justification for excessive absences. WHILE the proposed policy an attendance policy to be established by the and the administration it staff, prfoessional requires certain standards of performance. In addition to the 90 percent attendance requirement, which can be revoked on an appeal to the attendance committee, the proposed policy calls for notification of parents when students are absent. calls for Mr Stevenson said the option for notification would be left up to the parents. He saw the three options available: (1) leave it up to the parent and the child, (2) a frequent check with the parent or (3) parent notified whenever the child is absent. THE proposed policy also calls for the faculty to promote good attendance by discussing the value of punctuality, being prompt themselves and making home contacts when students are not attending regularly. The attendance committee, established, would be composed of one administrator, one counselor, two teachers and others as needed. In reviewing the appeal of the if student, the policy says the committee would take into consideration the student's past record of attendance, reasons for absence, work in class and recommendation of teacher, etc. THE proposed policy also encourages teachers to allow students to make up classes missed because of school related reasons or illness. A way for a student to regain credit should also be a part of the attendance regulations, the policy says. proposed policy before it was refined. The need for the policy was felt based on a demand from principals, Mr. Stevenson said. THE rational behind the attendance policy is based on the value of good attendance, Mr. Stevenson said. The proposed policy says, "The benefit of regular classroom instruction is lost and cannot be entirely regained, even by extra, after school instruction. The proposed policy also specifies that uniform record keeping be in accord with the official state enrollment policy as required. Roll keeping requires that two attendance checks be made each school day to determine if the student is in school. DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B North Main St, Layton PHONE CLIPPER PUBLISHING Mm StaMa. Jr, CO. PwMaher Second Claas Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION S4.50 Mr. Stevenson said the proposed policy was tentative. He asked the board to review and consider the 376-91- 33 Published Weekly by per year Out at StaN SufeacrtpMa SS.M Oversees tiWirrtjrtloa S1S.M (Payable in Advance) |