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Show m . 'iOnr r-- w m I n ri " ! .. sssS's1 v"' T!r 3&&. Vi -- XV k k2 ft MA r 'f t" - r ' I - 7 '.,v dr' '"V ? 2 v i f i4 i ; tPiJL- f J"; T t,A 'Tf - a 6 v . W-ir- J v,V !,' r i To Driver REVIEW PHONE NUMBERS Advertising, News, 1 Office 8 Action Ad 9 Circulation 417-740- 487-227- and pedestrians it's a nuisance... But mwifirfffTirifffi" aiiiiiirw rninn arniTr it ' SMfcasarrtwtj to skiers , Olympic promoters and mostly kids it's a world apart Rocky Mountain TOUR SUBSCRIPTION HELPS YOUR CARRIER 487-181- Vol.l No. 8 Tho WwWy Newspaper Serving The Salt Lnlm CITY EDITION ritv March 3, 1966 Community THE LITTLE TENNIS COURT WAR 30-Lo- ve , 30-5- , U ...Tied Game? Richard Winder: Tennis is a wholesome recreational activity.... were looking at the positive point of view. J.D. Ideas Get No For Now In Shakespeares Henry V a war is touched off by a little bag of tennis A sarcastic Frenchman offers balls. a gift to the youngklng, and upon being asked its contents replies tennis balls my liege.' Henry is miffed and takes off for Agincourt. Its unlikely that Salt Lake residents in the neighborhood of the Eastwood School will charge into battle - but the same game tennis - has sent neighbor against neighbor, and raised tempers several degrees in 8 normally quiet area. The issue: Tennis courts. Those who want them (the pros) are pleased that the Salt Lake County Recreation department and the Granite School Board will help financially. Those who dont (the antis) would rather see taxpayer money spent on what they consider to be more worthwhile projects - such as books for a half empty library or sidewalks. Tuesday night the referee (the Granite School Board) found the game getting a little too hot, and temporarily walked off the court, after calling a close shot in favor of the pros. The referee left the players to battle it out by themselves for a while. It all started a couple of years ago when the pros served an ace while the anti-- s werent looking. They decided -in PTA meeting that tennis courts -- two of them - Immediately south of the school (located at 3300 South and Wasatch Blvd.) would be a nice idea to promote recreation in the area. The prose decided their cause was especially warranted since no recreation existed on the East side of the boulevard, and they didnt want their youngsters crossing the freeway. The score this was taxpayer's money and that it could go for more worthwhile objects than tennis courts. They noted that the nearby Chruchill Junior High didnt have library books yet. The referee - Granite Elmer J. Hartvigsen Superintendent pointed out that library books came from M and O funds and tennis courts from capital funds and never the twain shall meet. The antis also noted the lack of sidewalks from the nearby Eastwood subdivision to the school; They argued that tennis courts were not consistent with the recreation needs of elementary pupils. They had made an initial point. The score 30-- 5. But the pros served another ace and got the Granite School Board to approve the courts - including the donation of land and $3,500 and their board meeting on February 8. The score 40-- 5. The game reached fever pitch last Tuesday night at the Granite District meeting. The anti-- s noted that the ground proposed for the courts was full, they questioned the matter of supervision and cost of maintenance of the courts, and the Thomas McKean: Were not against tailiability. nts, we just oppose the location. The pros said tennis was a wholesome activity that could provide recreation and help bring families together. Mr. Hartvigsen - said The referee the school district had some obligation to help the community with recreation, but that he was personally opposed to tennis courts on elementary school sites but only on junior high and senior high Experts Fog Metro Issue sites. The Board decided to let the players form a committee. The spokesmen for the two sides agreed to be on the commlttee-Thom- as fteen-love. McKean for the antis and Richard WinSomehow some members of the board der for the pros. They left the boardroom the idea that the PTA was sponsoring and shod: hands - not leaping over the St drive ... it wasnt. But in the mean- net. The Board tabled the matter - the score time the County Recreation Department committed itself to $3,500 of the cost, Deuce or Advantage Pros - its a little and the pros decided to try and raise hard to tell when the courts are this $3,500. The score by.now - thirty-lov- e. muddy. The antis rallied. They pointed out that -fi- The challenges posed by , Dr. J. D. Williams in a speech criticising Democratic faults two weeks ago have been with a firmly closed door. answered Last Saturday in a meeting of the State Democratic Central Committee a statement by Chairman Ray Pruett expressed the sentiments of Democratic officialdom. Mr. Pruett told the party members that any party problems would be decided in the due course of legal procedure - being the mass meetings, conventions and primary. And that by this process The party will provide the electorate with good candidates. The meeting was partly procedural -with a much heavier attendance than is normal for state meetings. No doubt some were there expecting a discussion of the partys current problems, particularly in Salt Lake and Weber counties. The only discussion came in the form of a challenge from Mrs. Donald C. Grifee of Bountiful who asked that the differences be settled - and not in public and asked for discussion of the matter at that meeting. 'We should I think face up to the issues squarely more of the party than this, said Mrs. Grifee. The comments were greeted bv the only applause of the day - and followed by a discussion of sales of tickets for the forthcoming Jackson-Jefferso- n day dinner. A statement similar to the one Issued by Mr. Pruett was made by Wayne Black - Salt Lake County chairman - after Dr. Williams speech. Dr. Williams had asked for a County meeting to request the immediate resignation of County Auditor David P. Jones, and that commissioners Jenson and Larson restore Commissioner John Preston Creer to full partnership on the commission or receive a censure by the party. The combination of Mr. Blacks reply and Mr.' Preutts statement Saturday makes it clear that no such official action will ensue. There well may be mord informal or independent statement - but the official door is closed until convention time. By JIM BALDWIN They came to learn the facts about "metropolitan government. They went away discouraged .... or frustrated ... certainly knowing less than before they came, for much of what they heard was untrue. They may have experienced a part of the confusion that will engulf Salt Lake Valley next fall. County Commissioner John Preston Creer was there in support of change in the structure and administrative technique in Salt Lake County government. ed constiHerbert R. Ludwig, was there to confuse the tutionalist, self-styl- MOSS BOMBSHELL STIRS SENATE While state legislators ponder Utah's Little Hoover Commission proposals. Senator Frank E. Moss has planted a little bombshell in the United States Senate which harks back to the recommendations of the second national Hoover Commission. The bombshell is inconspicuously called SB and aims to preserve and develop the nations natural resources. A principal target of the bills reorganisation proposals: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SB 2435 has four major objectives, most of which revolve around the formation of a Department of Natural Resources, which would largely replace the present Department of die Interior. The objectives: 1. Assign all water resource functions to an assistant secretary of water in the proposed Department of Natural Resources. 2. Consolidate the Federal Governments activities involving electric power to an assistant secretary for power in the same organisation. 3 . Assign all land management activities in areas to an assistant secretary of the interior for land management. This would include the National Park Service, Bureau ad Land Management and the U. S. Forest Service. 4. Assign all functions from the present department of Interior to other departments. non-defe- non-resou- rce Senator Moss noted that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is largely concerned with education and human relationships, rather than resources management (there are those who observe that die Indians long have had very few resources left to them.) While the Secretary of the Army is building or blowing up bridges in Viet Nam, Cambodia, Santo Domingo, and the Corps of Army Engin elsewhere eers has slowly developed into the one agency of federal government most concerned with water resources and other Natural Resource matters. The Office of Sen. Moss observed in a letter to The Review that lt might interest you to know that the Army Engineers have provided more outdoor recreation areas than any other branch of the federal government. more, even, than the Park Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Reclamation and others. an The responsibility of die Corps arm of the Department of Defense Just growed, Sen. Moss observed. It had its beginning when the only competent engineers in the nation were army engineers. The Corps has continued to grow until it has become the foremost single example of misplaced federal bureaucracy. Except for a few uniformed officers, its natural resources function is car- (Cootinued on page 16) issue. They were there ... at the Sunday Town Meeting of the First Unitarian Church to resolve the question: Ts Metropolitan Government the answer? Mr. Creer. while he gave a graphic and commendable analysis of the situation existing in Salt Lake County government, did not approach the question. He skirted it. Mr. Ludwig said that metropolitan government is not for him ... but his reasoning, at least for others, was mis. leading and inaccurate. Application of a 19th century government to 20th Century problems... the change in circumstances (not the conduct of his colleagues) was cited by Mr. Creer as the source of trouble in our county government. Mr. Creer didnt oppose metropolitan government .. but he left the question wide open. Change is inevitable ... change is essential, his message concluded He conveyed his approval of change to some type of metropolitan government, but he didnt commit himself to any one of several available types. Mr. Ludwig, on the other hand, likes things the way they are ... except forth people in charge. Them, hed change. The constitutionalist blamed the entire concept of metropolitan government on a bugaboo: , i. f sir 7(9 s " Creer Boosts Road-StreUnion Other Ideas From Jenson, City et Salt Lake City and County are getting chummier all the time. On Tuesday Commissioner Marvin G. Jenson proposed a study of purchasing consolidation. Commissioner John Preston Creer informed the Review late Wednesday that he would introduce a proposal to the County Commission Thursday recommending a study of having Salt Lake City and County consolidate County Roads and Bridges and City Street Departments. Mr. Creer suggested a contract arrangement and said The basis of this contract would be the Interlocal Cooperation Act First step in consolidation would be a meeting for study between the attorneys of the City and County. In his letter Mr. Creer said There has been much talk of duplicating equipment and manpower between the two offices and one large office may well be able to handle the aftairs of the County more efficiently than the two. time that he would be willing to let the sheriff become the servicing agency for combined law- - enforcement function, complained at the failure of the sheriff to respond to such public announcements. He said that he has waited, but now will try again to arrange with Sheriff George Q. Nielsen for discussions ofithemany areas of potential cooperationand consolidation. The City Commission indicated that it (Continued on page 11) Creek Group Still Mad, New Suit? Review's Baby Despite repeated meetings, debates and confrontations during the last few weeks between the County Commission and homeowners along Big Cottonwood Salt Lake Countys Ereek concerningthe residents are tar program, from satisfied. After a meeting at the Hillview School Monday night the Cottonwood Creek Committee decided to take its case to the Utah Supreme Court - and possibly to instigate a new suit with the district court. The residents have also come up with an alternative plan to take flood waters down the creek: build two pipes. One drainage line, under their plan. would Belt rout be constructed along the - roughly down 6400 South, another pipeline would be built along 300 South, under the street The residents say die cost would be no greater, based on their claim that the county hasnt sufficiently researched Interlocal Cooperation Act was first brought to public attention by a series of articles in the Review beginning The January 13. Commissioner Jenson has been in Phoenix during the eek and was not scheduled to return for Thursday scorn-missimeeting. No action was anticipated Thursday. It is also anticipated that Commissioner Jenson's reaction might not be particularly favorable. on Yfcnt lower Standards , Tuesday a letter from him was read to the other two members of the commission concerning his proposals to discuss cooperative purchasing for the City and County, intruding the possibility of complete consolidation of purchasing into one department. Utahs Interlocal cooperation law makes possible combined effort eon contract or a joint agency basis. Interlocal cooperation and other modern concepts of government service, meanwhile, were kicked around in Salt Lake City Commission Wednesday 15 On ... 1313 - 60th St., Chicago he said, Commissioner Jim Barker told the voice mat spells, commission that he his been hopeful that with a slanted something ominous. Lake County Sheriff would rive the An address mi the campus of the Unsome slight indication that he was interiversity of Chicago that's what it is ested in undertaking recommended conhe said, and made it sound like a grandsolidation. The Sheriff he said, seems child of Joseph Stalin. to have an Iron Door1 policy. He didnt even identify the place: The Mr. Barker, bohai said time after (Continued on page 11) ill pbell In a .... and the City Fathers mad it . clear that the city will not stand for any lowering of city standards in a Joint purchasing department. The City Attorney, Homer Holmgren, was directed to research Utah law, including the Interlocal Cooperation hot, to determine whether purchasing prtxe-dur- es of the two governments can be consolidated or undertaken by a single ' agency. right-of-w- ay costs along Big Cottonwood Creek. The commission received another blast this week on flood control from a Salt Lake geologist, Graham S. Cam- , letter Mr. Campbell told the Commission that the scientific study of water flow and the engineering design for a storm drainage plan were horses of different colors. To shunt water off to Great Salt Lake through a grand plumbing system which will probably be abandoned within 20 rears, does not reflect the prudence imagination and foresightedness historically associated with Utah, wrote Mr. Cambell. Also advocating die freeway plan Mr. Campbell noted Tf a sluiceway for runoff is positively seeded, die enormous complexity of rights --of--way acquisition would be alleviated by utilising the freeway strip before the freeway is built The grade is sufficient all the way to the Jordan River. (Continued oo page 5) X |