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Show r .Snenccr, 1 I Inivcrscl Microfilm Plerpect Avenue 141 SCH Lokff City, 01 Utah REVIEW PHONE NUMBERS WASATCH Advertising, News, Office 487-740- 1 Action Ads 8 EDITION 487-227- Circulation Vol 10 No 487-181- 9 48 WASATCH The Weekly Newspaper Serving Sugar House, EDITION A Salt Lake County Sheriffs budget of the chief de, ity noted, is largely responalmost two million dollars - an increase sible for the increase from approximately of almost $700,000 over the budget for A breakdown of the budget showed a 1965, will be presented by Sheriff George for $167,120 for supplies, as comW. Beckstead for approval by the Salt Lake request with the 1965 total of $84,350; pared County Commission. materials for repair and maintainance of Of the total increase, however, said grounds and buildings, $2,500 ($1,750 in Chief Deputy George Q. Nielsen Jr., ap1965); repairs and renewal of equipment, proximately $600,000 is necessitated to $74, 820 ($38,000 for 1965) Services and furnish and operate the new tail and office other salaries, $28,170 ($18,690 for the facilities in the Metropolitan Hall of $1,138,376 to $1,559,908 for salaries and Justice. wages. Addition of 30 personnel to the Jail operThe total requested budget of $1, 972,817. ation and an additional 20 personnel to the 61 compares with a budget for 1965 of law enforcement arm of the department. approximately $1,273,900. current year). Current expenses for East Mill Creek as proposed sheriffs department has not had a sub- ifications several years. The department, he declared, has operated at a budget far below that of comparable law enforcement agwncies In coun- - n W 'MT Inside County Government tfc i The primary benefits of the ''project are irrigation, munic-- P i ' , lpal and Industrial water and power production. Additional. benefits Include recreation. 1 t fish and wildlife, and flood , Vtpntrol. 1 1 T1'! W The total cost at - .V .s J V rX-D- L Lm IhV -a e following projects are 1 involved in Utah Lake: 3 at Goshen Bay Two dikes and Provo Bay wiU prevent - t water from spilUng over into 'shallow areas and reduce loss Starvation Reservoir: form from evaporation. Land southwest of the lake PRQY(jwlll receive irrigation water from six pumping plants. ed by a dam on Strawberry River, 162,800 acre feet . Three Strawberry Reservoir will be enlarged to 870,000 aert-fee- t, through flows from tributaries of the Duchesne River, and a 36 8 mile lone aqueduct plants will 135,500 kilowatts WASATCH AQUEOfrom water firom the Straw berry Reservoir. MONA PUMPING - tTho Sayt No?' Last week the Review commenced a series 'Inside County Government, covernd Within the next three weeks the detention functions. ing the purchasing rem&lhoer w the departments will be covered. power PUXT s' PUNT : PLEASANT first time SEVIER E RIDGE RESERYOIR Omanti The $324 million cost will be repaid as follows: million from power $171 revenues, $16 4 million frem irrigation users $38 million advalorem tax for .ire rati n allotment, $76 m.llion from municipal and industrial water users Repayment - 7 years for irrigation, 40 year'-Indus- ' rial and municipal ed spot-weldi- ng Creer. The dispute resulted In only a sdbdued critlxism from the federal experts when they found that. In the womens section, the bunks have been Installed by twos, side by (Continued on peg U 4) t - THE MORNING AFTER c Wagon, Together, But II e's G one that Liese back issues have been mulled over planning department staffers, whose dreams probably orbited on seeing the operation of Americas 500 largest corporations, is a bit frightening, but the departments director, Douglas H. Campbell, assures taxpayers his feet are 00 the ground. The planning department, which spends a relatively meager $74,600 per year, Is the staff of the planning commission -an appointed body which deals with the long and short range placement of public things in the county. As the working staff for this policy making board the department prepares a general plan for the phsycial development of Salt Lake County, from this it draws a map, which has been accepted by the County Commission as the 'Official Additions Map of Salt Lake County are made to this map, and any public body that intends to build any public facility - from schools, toreserviors to flood control devices, checks with this map and the planning commission before proceeding ...at least theyre supposed to... and most do. The second function of the staff Is the daily review of the 'subdivision of land in ( Continued on pare A 9 ) com- An innovator looking for a place to put supervisory personnel to pad the patronage payroll, could have a field day in the office of the Salt lake County and Third Judicial District Court Clerk's department But. a Review study showed this wek, not as long as Jacob Heder and his assistant, Donald Burn, are in charge Here Is a department of county government with only three supervisory personnel over 32 (Pill time personnel, funcand d. vers. tied tioning in seemincly divided responsibilities of state, couny and local government ( C otltin ted 'if! pa e r4 Although the Salt Lake Community Mental Health Center increased its budget from $103,865 In 1963 to $141,246, assistant director Bruce L. Goates reported In a Review questlonaire Monday that the amount of services currently provided by th the center is roughly that needed for the population of Salt Lake County. He listed the five essential elements of a comprehensive Community Mental Health Center as inpatient, out patient partial hospitalization, emergency and consultation - education services The mental health center provides only outpatient and consultation services which would soak up a budget of $155,000 during 1966 However, Mr, Goates noted that the health oenter would ask the County Commissioners for a budget of $269,000 for 1966 and extend the present services to Include inpatient, partial hospitalization and emergency services Explaining requested inpatient services, Mr Goates said that the mental health center hopes to add beds for inpatient services by getting a contract between the County and an appropriate hospital He noted that these beds are needed so that a patient does not need to be removed to the Utah State Hospital to accomplish the "Uuation ( Continued on page A 2 ) one-four- OrOff The ) The facts as I write them are true, only the names are changed! He was Tommy died last month. buried with military honors due a Navy veteran; one who survived Injuries reer ceived in a kamikaze attack 00 his ship in the Pacific. A bum. He Tommy was alcoholic. went as low as a man can go and stilt cling to a vestige of human dignity. The beginning and the end of Tommy are things certain now. But, theres sort of. . Shes still alive Betty. For years Tommy and Bett shared the drink by drink and drunk same bottle For years they shared the by drunk. same address: 244 East 4tb South, rear; City Jail Scores have watched, most without seeing, as the two of them shared the same setbacks, as the two of them appeared for their days in court. Bett, as homely as a cooked shrimp, and as red, entered the courtroom first Generally steady afoot, practically sobered, clearly anxious, she turnJ her tiny blue eyes to the bark of the courtroom the moment she was seated in the Jury row it the dive-bomb- ( Continued cm page 1 ELECTIONS CLERK He must administer the state' s reciprocal responsibilities in the handling of support roonev pu id to and received for persons is various states It is his function to record applications of, and performance of (and his aide does perform) marriages of persons residing in the county . spot-weld- ed HEALTH cases if the water were not diverted from the Duchesne into the Bonneville Basin, it would With this be lost to Utah unit 156,530 acres will be irrigated, much of it for the bead-weld- In the reception room of the offices of the Salt Lake County Planning Department a basket contains five back Issues of Fortune magazine for the perusal of wait- It is the function of the clerk to record, I inspect and criticize now so that any necessary changes could be made, Suggested that the bunk bottoms would be more secure if they were all around the edge.. .not just spot -- welded. It was his experience, Mr. Bergin explained, that in other jails, Inmates had bunks and to destroyed the bead-we- ld them now would save a lot of trouble in the future. Mr. Beecher commented that it was "better to fix them as they break them up, rather than do the work 00 400 bunks now.' Moments later, Mr. Beecher commented to Mr. Creer that 1 dont know why he had to bring up that thing. Itll be all over the press. Mr. Creer suggested that 'Thats why were here. ...for an inspection. 'I dont like it," said Mr. Beecher. "Youre not running the county, said On It is the function of the Saf Lake County and Third District Court clerk, an elected official (Mr Seiler was appointed to Ml a vacancy), to handle all Third District Court records It is his function to record, process, file and keep the records and minutes of the seven (soon to be eight) district court judges and all their O MT. supporting field operations. The proposed budget increase, the chief deputy observed. trill helo the sheriffs (Continued on page 4) MENTAL process, file and keep all mental mitment matters in the county CREEK RESERYOIR records facilities, identification facilities, jail and crime laboratory and 4 couoaco nnz3 basin KONA NEPHI CANAL NERHI PUMPING with radio and other communica- tions; PLANNING - ing visitors. The prospect - v - ' the Duch- otherwise go into the Colorado, into the shown BoqnevUle Basin, beVw reflects, Editorial Comment Page 4 brings water from i1mm, which would J 1 eventually, the services that the public wants. In order to express its desires the public must be Informed of the services now provided and those proposed. A budget " the project Win be about $324 million to I develop J459w ecre feet of water each year. The project . . areas Mr. 1 f .ICTY-- in the womens section, Grand Jury, representatives of Salt Lake nestled cosily side ty side as an Invitation County Sheriffs and Salt Lake City Police to immoral activity brought raised eye- Departments, the city and county commisbrows Monday to Federal Bureau of Prison sions and the Utah State Legislature (Edexperts who came to Salt Lake City to ward Beck, Salt Lake County). Among the items defined as of minor make a second inspection of the Metroof consequence Hall by Mr. Bergin was the spotJustice Jail County facility. politan 1 wouldnt have them together myself, welding technique of attaching sheet metal said Phillip H. Bergin who raised questions bottoms to each bunk in the jail. By drawing attention to the weakness, on other features, all of which he insisted were of minor importance in relation to the Mr. Bergin unexpectedly aroused the ire of Harold K. Beecher, architect, which led entire jail project. Mr. Bergin and a Bureau of Prisons to a mild argument between Mr. Beecher colleague, Hugh R. Crumb, along with and Commissioner John Preston Creer, UJS. Marshall Ellis May left, evaluated the and apparently brought an end to critical of the jail facilities jail facility during a tour with several evaluation M the Salt Lake Comfy Bergin, who had been asked to guests including 4. a Apart from the Increase in population areas, Mr Nielsen cited similar increases in the population and demands of the incorporated areas of Salt Lake County outside of Salt Lake City, the sheriffs department provides the incorporated of the county I ' go-ah- December 9, 1965 10c Heights Jail cell bunks - f Voters will give the Central Utah Water Conservancy! ' District the to enter Into a contract with the federal government to start the largest part of the Central Utah .4 Project - the Bonneville Unit. The map below, with explanations shows what the Bonne--i vine Unit wUl do for Utah. -- Cottonwood Twin Beds For Femmes In New County Pokey in deputy sheriff classfor field law enforcement for 1 -- & ties stantial Increase askeJtoT g Next Tuesday Utahn's In seven counties will be go to the polls to vote for an important stake in their future, f ' Cottonwood of comparable population and area The county population, he observed, has will total $272,610. increased by more than 50 000 in the past and continues to increase at a five The department is asking $140, 299 61 in rate years of 1,500 per month, creating an in- with as $62,500 crease in demands for all capital outlays, compared phases of for 1965 and responsibility service police In a justification of the budget request, Chief Deputy Nielsen pointed out that the 1966 Key Vote On Utahs Future Set Tuesday . Holladay, Jacob Weiler, appointed this year to the office of County and District Court Clerk for Salt Lake County and the Third Judicial District, will make another effort in 1966 to bring about modifications in the ballcrt used in Salt Lake County He will ask the Utah Association of State and County Officials, at their annual convention in Salt Lake City January H, 20 and 21 to sponsor legislate for modification of the paper ball't, on the assumption that resistance In his renewed request for automatic voting machines contained in his 1966 Bridget, asrain will prevail It is ridiculous, Mr Vteiler exclaimed that we should experience the oel and confusion of aseparaeballotona separate sheet of paper for political party dec tions, local and distnoi school board ele 10ns state school board elections state mij reme court elections, lesser emir' dec -tions, constitutional amendertenl de -tions. bonding elections and other p tal proposal elections Noting that tff separae ballot in reae the cost, Mr Aeiler poin'ed to tl fad that in every election in when there are multiple ballots, some pen; le are d r.v d of the right to vote on certain ies ber a use some'me f mte's 'he extra tall ts are even on hand It almost invariahh hapia-Vr Wnler said, that one small tall 't r't'en by ioe or more election dis'ru t per mod iWit.l about nfon 1 (C if' in ted n ;a f ' A 6) LICENSING 1 The Review, pr its survey of units of county government, watchful for signs of waste and unnecessary duplication, stumbled upon a form of waste in reverse when it reviewed the performance of the County Licensing lepartment There, with employes paid barely above we found a county the poverty level, government delinq'ient in permitting its unit of government to collect license fees from areas where fees might better be assessed A wide area of business in Salt lake County the Review study showed, is being perm tied to function without license assessment according to Persyl Rmhard-- s n, license director on the other hand, Mr Richardson has five men on his payroll at 420 per month each, from which they are expected to support families, while thev keep themselves available, not only f r eight hour days, but f r calls at any time of day or mcht or on holidays, and on their da vs off Mr Richards'tn functions in an office that is n t an office, because it is really an entrance to an office He shares his space with the Third Judicial District Attirncy w,th the Salt lake County Grand Jury wi'h the property Tax Division and at times t,s personnel find themselves Central in a sort of c vemment-Grao- d Station The.r location and their tendency c service leads ttem to serve all to the urn's am nrst wdeh they are housed pt: (C t .ed n ; e 42) -- |