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Show Page 8 y;c Wednesday, Merch 24, 1976 Hankering? Bulkjliig Blurbe by Lyman Lewis Park CHy Building Inspector iosn.ur4tmroel(8 at-an enemv booklets All TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER... DINNER? by Henry Louie c It turned out a snowy wet Sunday in Ogden, leaving powder pigs punch-drunk, drunks drunder and church-goers warm but indifferent. Paul Simon said he gets the news he needs on the weather report; Larry and Chris Stokes (former and perhaps future members of Park City's lost and Found Generation) got the news, but it wasn't exactly what they'd needed. Not for an outdoor antique auction. Helios - or Apollo, which ever books you reak - or. even scattered something would have been more like it. Viewing began at ten, at the Stokes' mammoth old blue house near the city center, the first level being their retail antique store, above which they live, among the bottom floors's finer and more perfect cronies. At times viewing anything, small or large, walnut or china, was like catching cat-ching a glimpse of something other than a ski tip from the middle of the Snowbird tram, so popular their store, When the crowd thinned you could see people stealthily scratching xs in their provided booklets listing items to be sold, then scribbling next to them dollar bail-out figures. ii in good fun? This was serious business. ' Having viewed each piece thrice or more it was off to the Auction Barn for a good seat. A large rough hall with white folding chairs and other pot-luch pieces in the past unbid, the Auction Barn three blocks away was the bad weather fall back. At one, via mini pick-ups and vans, the fall back began; whether you'd viewed them or not, the inanimate elders began to move. And once wedged through the bidders crammed Standing Room Only in the Barn the barrel-chested, tenth-ton auctioneer with a red crewcut, who could have played linebacker anywhere, stuttered stut-tered unintelligible till they went once, twice, then were gone. Two of the three Ringmen held up an off-white crocheted bedspread, well-preserved, and the burly redhead said, 'If my wife'd been wearing' that I'd still be chasin' her.' About another item: "I got no Idea what this one is, but I do know it's a beautiful piece. Just gimme a chance an' I'll sell it. A girl in the front row shouted out what it was. 'Honey, you know what everything is. Want a job as a Ringman?' The number of a large oak hutch was called out to be sold. 'Who's gonna start it out at a Hun-dered, Hun-dered, where it should be? C'mon, someone gimme a hundred.' From the back came a bid of twenty-five.. 'I knew there'd be one a you around. OK, we'll do it the hard way.' An unfinished broken bench is up for grabs: 'You're gonna get this one like you got your wife, for better or for worse.' 'Got five need seven an' a half, got five need seven an' a half...' A Ringman threw his fist back and barked, like an umpire calling an out. 'Got seven and' a half need...' So on He stuttered (as fast as you can read, he was faster) for seven hours. A motion was made, by the tip of a hat, noserub akin to "The Sting', or simply an upraised hand, on everything offered. The dismal weather had about as much effect on the auction's fiscal success as Nixon's parley with Mao had on Jerry Ford's campaign up where they Live Free or Die. A small, beerfully rowdy, but bid-crazy Park City group attended the auction, and befor too long Mr. Auctioneer, on his platform a live and much lowder version of . the 'Thinker' had memorized their bidding numbers. Part of the group afterward went out to dinner, where, low and behold, already eating was the barrel-chested barrel-chested chatterbox. He finished his meal, received the check, wrote something on it, dropped it off a the Park City table, then left. On the bill he had signed no. 73, Lowell and Maureen Brown's bidding number ! The auctioneer came back later, lauching, and finally drank the beer he had tactfully turned down earlier. A new excavation ordinance or-dinance has been passed by the city council. It consolidates con-solidates parts of three old ordinances, keeping intact the good ideas of these and adding a few new ones. We all want good streets -we all hate to see the backhoe come and start ripping up the street in front of our house, but ruts in streets are necessary upon occassion. When water, sewer, gas, or telephone lines have to be repaired or new lines installed, in-stalled, streets have to be cut into and when they are, it is to the mutual benefit of the city and the public that the work is done by experienced and reliable concerns who know how to "get in and get out" with the minimum of inconvenience in-convenience to traffic as possible. And what's more the council has decided that possibly we've been $100 billing the builders too much and have decided that here's one point that we won't charge for, it's free. Hurrah! No excavation charge, if and admittedly it's a big one, IF, the street excavated shows evidence of experience, reliability, AND backfills trenches and restores the surface in as good a condition as it was before. Details of the ordinance are lengthy and somewhat involved in-volved and it is highly recommended that you as a prospective builder or contractor, con-tractor, and if you are a plumber or excavation contractor doing work for. private concerns or the utility companies, it's a must to become intimately familiar with the details. By the way,' there's nothing really earth shaking (no pun intended) in the provisions as Salt Lake and most of the municipalities in the county, if they're on the ball, have the same requirements. You know, the requirements of excavating in the city streets are just like the requirements for driving a car. The state only permits people to drive who are experienced as shown by evidence of passing drivers tests and reliable as shown by evidence of . insurance in-surance and owning safe equipment as the yearly automobile inspections require. Excavation Ordinance . j Highlhlights 1. Requires permit for cutting streets, or any right of way, public or private, sidewalk, easement, etc. Involves a deposit only, if ' backfill compacted property and surface restored. No charge. -; 2. Insures proper handling of dirt and other materials and equipment, proper traffic tonrol, warning signs, lighting at night. Notification of other utilities and police. No excavations, Nov. 1-Apr. 15. 3. Firms doing excavation are required to: ... ' a) Be registered with city b) Be state licensed c) Have current . public, liability and : Property Damage insurance. . .. d) Have- current Work-, men's Compensation Insurance. ' 4. Utility firms can make emergency excavations but are required to detain permits per-mits and fulfill all additional requirements or ordinance. No deposits required if letter on hand insuring such. Utility firms also required to keep current maps of underground lines. -a ,' 5. Building official has authority to stop work if contractor not complying with ordinance and complete work at contractors expense. Contractor registration ordinance The contractors . registration ordinance is another important new or- dinance recently adopted by the city . Heretofore, the existing ordinance required a $100 registration fee and a graded ; job fee based on the scope of each craft. This has all been eliminated because it was thought that the fee was excessive and resulted in refusal of contractors to register. The consequence of this was the city didn't know who was doing what in town. To correct this situation, the new ordinance has reduced the contractor registration to $10 annually, eliminated entirely the craft fees which are included in the basic building permit, but does require any and all types of contractors to be licensed by the state and carry insurances in-surances for liability, property damage and injury to employees. The purpose here again is simply to insure that firms contracting with the public are experienced and reliable.. Both these new ordinances are being published and will become effective More From the Building Inspector From the PCPD The building inspector would like to remind the general public that Park City building, new or old, or any Of course, maintenance , repair, painting, and very j'( minor additions such asi shelving can be excluded', but , kind, or any description,, is - partition" changed" rooM; iregulated by';the -Uiuformarage, roofing, plumbing, Building Code adapted by' electrical, or heating changes City Ordinance 20-73 under should be called to, they date of December 6, 1973. building inspectors attention. This building code is quite - ' A restrictive but is considered This is for your protection, beneficial for the town in that Let him decide whether a ui u r: norm it ran he omitted. & u ncijja cuiictiu.e uic me r The Police Bulletin Board tflB-jT VtiCi Mill By $gt. Mike Crowley safety, durability and general utility of all structures, All irnlnnKlA awaIi n m i i 0 a nnili nn ivaov0 Another matter that is of ,"uau,e ,uutuauu.ia5 ouv" ao n"f. pnniHerahii. rnnrprn anH nnp siereo components, ana in our case, skis, are Within the content of the ,h;h hha nnt hn PnforopH assigned serial numbers. . These, sometimes combined building, plum- hnt will he in '7R and that is difficult to locate, numhers make vour article all ctmitfnrfkc nf nil tvrtPC nf aimSmtA fyvt tViAiicoMle if Slanfiiallii codes there is literalv an . T. L .'Vj umyuc ui "'uu""uiI nvonj encyclopedia of coSction ; ? Jnc manufactured items. Police warehouses and evidence rooms throughout the world are literally full of stolen merchandise that cannot restaurants, shops, apart- - be identified by it's owner. A fact, that with just ments, lodges, condos, dne precaution, could be completely eliminated, everything except individual The Park City Police Department would like to family dwelling structures ' recommend to our citizens that they take just a and garages, require a final few minutes of their valuable time and compile a inspection and an issuanceof Af th.ir niimKprs We would rerom- a certificate of occupancy,' ja.. 1 1 j : before the premises are .l;HT ' ' pU55iuue,uiiuc-piuuit;imusuiici. vruc uavuicia, ' safe deposit boxes etc) In the event of a natural bing, electrical and heating xies, thei ncyclopedi information founded upon establishements years ui Know now in me industry. The building inspector in-spector will assist you in questions relative to any aspect of building, repair, or new. Please feel free to contact him at City hall, a phone call will insure no waiting. Several points come up im; constantly. People continue a a. a. a 1 e - 1. ; e . : a hi wan consu-ucuon oeiore in. 01 m.s disaster this would facilitate the replacement of obtaining a permit. This regulation can result in a 1 .. f v u procedure resets in a stiff complaint being cited with yur article by insurance companies. It would penalty (double fee) and is fines up to $299 for each day ..also completely eliminate the , previously very-easly avoided. the premises have been used, mentioned evidenciary problem One wouldn't drive a car This procedure is also ' We would also like to point out that if an item without having it properly required for the change in use 'does not have a serial number, your social, licensed. Likewise, one is ' of a building with no struc-:: security number can be scribed into some hidden required to obtain a permit tural modifications what- I1t.app PPV Pociiv for building any type of soever. , su"ac,e Yery easilv; ' ...... structure, repair or remodel, Contact the building in- In closing we would like to mention, that, if for addition or new regardless of spector, phone 649-8474 for "purposes of personal identification, a citizen is extent of project. any questions in this regard, '' required to produce a set of his or her finger prints, we would be more than happy to take these prints.- (our serial numbers.) f We are at your service. ...And Still More From Lyman Fees charged for building permits are as follows: Percentages are of total construction valuation which includes the value of all labor, materials, and permanently per-manently installed fixtures and equipment such as: kitchen cabinets, sinks, dishwashers, dish-washers, disposals, ranges, ovens, bathroom vanities, lavatories, water closets, showers, etc, air conditioning and ventating equipment furnaces, room heaters, fireplace (metal and masonary), refrigeration equipment, and water heaters. Basic fee is 1 percent; Plan check fee is Vi percent; Import fee is 2 percent; sewer connection $350 per unit; Water connection $400 per two bedroom unit. The import fee is a fee for the expanded city services such as street maintenance , police, and fire protection, water, and general city administration. ad-ministration. Note that the sewer and water connection fees are for each unit such as apartments and separated living units. The water connections fee is for a two bedroom unit and increases for more bedrooms. The basic fee of 1 percent is reduced for large buildings. There is a penalty for starting construction before a permit is obtained, $54.00. For more information please contact the building inspector. His phone is 649-8474. mmm ltd m. M ABM Jim r"" I; TV Top of Ata'w Street Park City. Lltali You can . mash our potatoes b ut you can't beat pur meat (or our prices.) 5 OPEN: 6-10:30 p.m. Wkdays OPEN: 6-11 p.m. Frl., Sat. & Sun. 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Toasters, waffle bakers, electric grills and skillets usually require less energy than a range when used correctly.' cor-rectly.' Example: toasting bread in an oven requires three times as much electricity as in a pop-up toaster. ' Instead of frequent "peeking." use a timer to check oven temperatures. Each time you open the oven door, the temperature drops 25 to 50 degrees. Another way to save in cooking: coun-tertop coun-tertop microwave ovens can mean an energy savings of 25 to 75 percent over conventional oven cooking. Saving on refrigeration Cah I save on electricity used for refrigeration? A Refrigerators and freezers run , more efficiently when well filled. ., When half empty, they use more energy, because air is harder to keep cold than chilled foods and liquids ... but foods should be placed slightly apart on refrigerator shelves for proper air circulation. Cover liquids in frost-free units, because moisture is drawn away from uncovered liquids, which makes the refrigerator work harder. Defrost v-conventionaKrefrigerators v-conventionaKrefrigerators at least twice a month and freezers at least annually. A frost buildup of more than 14 inch makes the cooling unit work harder. . Address your questions or suggestions to Roddy Kilowatt, P. O. Box 899, Salt Lako City, Utah 64110. Due to spaco limitations, all questions and suggestions cannot be printed In this column, but each will be answered.;''.': yf y UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. |