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Show P?tSs Cfc ' 20- i A C i wV J SUITE S0C5 salt 33 21 ASSOC uu CITY, UT 94101 Celebrating more than 92 years of service to the citizens of Eureka. Volume Ninety-Fou- EUREKA, UTAH - April 23, 1999 r Number 17 Price $.40 Fish Springs plans annual spring show ' Come celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at Fish Springs Wildlife National Refuge on May 8th, 1999 from 10 am to 6 pm. Fish Springs is a true oasis in a harsh desert t- i environment. The peak of the spring migration occurs in mid-Ma- y and thousands of birds, representing over 100 species will be visible. Activities include Birding tours with expert Utah birders: and a day-lon- g netting and bandof ing songbirds. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to observe the capture and banding of birds in addition to seeing thousands of migrating water birds. Come join us in the West Desert! Call (435) 831-53or 3 from Salt Lake City Monday-Frida- y 7:30 - 5:00 for more info or directions. 53 522-535- Town talk in Salt Lake City Standard Reduction Mill during 1919 and 1920. Built on a hillside near Warm Springs, some two miles east of Goshen, the structure was designed and constructed by W.C. Madge with consultation from George Dem and Theodore P HalUComplet-c- d in 1920 at a cost of $580,000, the mill began operations in 1921. By March the mill treated between 160 and 180 tons of ore per day, increasing that to 200 in 1922 after two furnaces for roasting sulfide ores were added. Operations at the mill utilized the Augustin process, "an e chloridizing and leaching mill, wherein ore was first roasted with salt, then leached in a strong brine solution, then precipated with copper." According to the Historic American Engineering Record survey, the Harold Mill, named after acid-brin- June and Colecn McNulty were The HAROLD MILL (1921) E.J. Raddatz undertook the construction of the Tintic last Historic Friday attending for Preservation Workshop Certified Local Governments. The workshop was held at the Utah State Historical Society. At present, there are 75 CLGs in the State of Utah. The McNultys feel these workshops are helpful in keeping up with preservation law changes, and ting ideas for the Eureka Preseri vation Commission. June and Colecn took advantage of a chance to babysit with Connor and stay overnight with Jim and Kristie. The commute to the meeting was much shorter and nicer that way. a Heavltt vetoes On March 23. Governor Leavitt vetoed five bills, including three bills supported by the Taxpayers Association. HB 89, sponsored by Rep. Glenn Way, would have required taxing entities proposing a special bond election to mail to all registered voters a post card notifying them of the date, time, polling location and estimated average impact of Last Thursday on their last the proposed bond. The Taxpayday of league play for the 1998-9- 9 ers Association strongly supports bowling season, the Alley informing voters a direct Cats Bowling League, held mailing of all specialbyelections to elections for league officers for ensure all citizens know where to the year 1999-200Heading the vote in the special Committee was elections. Nominating Marilyn Turner and conducting In vetoing HB 89, Governor the elections was Grace BerLeavitt cited the complexity of nini, president. the bill and the difficulty in accuNew officers are Beckie rately calculating the estimated Shepherd, president; Maxine average impact on taxpayers. Shcrlin However, the calculation of the Gordon, as Grill, proposed bond's impact on taxJackie Huff, re- payers w'ould have required little elected as sergeant-at-arm- s. or no additional effort by taxing Serving on the Rules Committee entities. In fact, the impact of a will be: Carol Ainge, JoseAnn proposed bond on an average Engle, Beckie Rasmussen and home within the taxing entity is Sherry Hunt. A nice ovation was given routinely calculated by b.md Grace who chose to retire this agents for consideration by the year after serving as president of tax entities officials. In addition, critics of HB 89 the league for 24 years. 0. vice-preside- re-elec- ted low-turno- ut nt; secre-tarytreasur- er; opposed the additional cost of printing and mailing the required notice. In reality, the costs of printing and mailing the notice is relatively minor, especially when compared to the cost of the bond. Moreover, the additional cost could be avoided simply by holding the election in conjunction with a primary or general election. The Taxpayers Association strongly supports efforts to ensure taxpayers are properly informed about special elections and have an opportunity to participate in their taxing future. The Association regrets Governor Leavitts decision to veto HB 89 and encourages lawmakers to pass similar notification requirements as provided in HB 89 during the 2000 legislative session. Governor Leavitt also vetoed HB 284 by Rep. Margaret Day-to- n which repealed the $5.5 million hospital tax next year if the state received tobacco settlement monies exceeding $22 million. The Taxpayers Association has consistently opposed hidden taxes which escape appropriate Raddatz' son, functioned as the onlv use of this method in the United States during the early 1920s. Work ran on a men per shift. However, basis, employing twenty-fiv- e in the fall of 1925 the mill closed due to the fact that the Tintic Standard mine could not supply enough tonnage of the grade of ore for which the mill was designed, in addition, the construction of the plant also reflected the raging battle over railroad transportation rates which mine owners decreed as being too high. By milling the ore themselves owners could save the shipping costs. By 1925 when the plant closed, shipping rates had also declined. (Picture courtesy of Tintic Historical Society. Information taken twenty-four-ho- from the book. "Faith. Hope and Prosperity MINING DISTRICT.") - ur THE TINTIC ompoirtisiinit M oversight. The Hospital Provider Assessment of approximately $25 per day is not itemized on patients hospital bills nor posted in public places. As a result, most taxpayers are unaware of the additional tax burden they bear. In addition, the Taxpayers Association is becoming increasingly concerned about The proliferation of taxing authority to state departments. The authority to impose broad, general taxes should reside in the state legislatures hands. To provide officials with the authority to impose general taxes is not in the best interest of taxpayers. non-elect- the tax will continue to be inap- propriate hidden from taxpayers and escape the necessary account-abilit- v all taxes should face. The Taxpayers Association supports efforts to eliminate this unfair, discriminatory "sick tax" and replace it with other funding. In addition, the Taxpayers Association reiterates its position that hidden taxes are inappropriate and detrimental to public account-abilit- v of state and local tax. ed HB 84, which would have required that the hospital tax be itemized on patient bills, was also vetoed by the Governor. Critics of HB 84 argued that if the tax was itemized, the tax would not be paid by insurance companies. However, if the tax remained insurance companies hidden, would continue to pay the tax. Ultimately, however, the tax is paid by patients: either directly as part of their hospital bills or indirectly through higher insurance premiums. With the veto. Photos added to history collection The Tintic Historical Society has received photos to add to their collection twice this month. Photos are so important because sometimes they are the only thing left of a place or person or thing. Thanks go to Chcsley Walker and Wright (Dick) Seal of Orem for thinking of us. |