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Show West Bountiif ul Names Winners West Bountiful needs to keep abreast of matters at BARD. Some things should be investigated. investi-gated. Fred Campbell, engineer, showed the drawings he has been making of a new city park. At one end of the park they intend to make a place for an amphitheater for programs. The council is not in favor of barbecue grills, and they talked pro and con concerning restooms. They are needed but are difficult to maintain. Coun cilman Kenison said they would install metal fixtures and have them cemented down. There is also a spray to put on walls to prevent the usual grafiti in restrooms. As the plans for the park began to unfold, it was noted that there will be a shed and space under the level of the "theater" for use. COUNCILMAN Hall said that he feels much care should be exercised in taking care of the trees. Mr. Campbell re commended a block building for the storage building. This would be similar to the shop which is being built behind the city hall. Hail asked about putting a tile roof on the building in the park. He was reminded that possibly children might climb up on it. Campbell said he could not tell the price of the improvements at the park. He will investigate and find out the prices of various items to give . to Councilman Kenison. It was By ALICE MITCHELL Last Tuesday at the West Bountiful City Council the meeting was pervaded by a feeling of excitement as coun-cil coun-cil members awaited the counting of votes for mayor and two councilmen. A canvas of the votes was made by the council under the direction of Beverly Haslam, recorder. It was decided that the tally of the votes was correct. Victors were Mayor Grant H. Secrist with 437 votes with John Trimming Trim-ming getting 404 votes. J. Dewell received the largest numer of votes and will continue to serve as a councilman council-man for the next four years. I Irene Janes will again serve as city councilwoman. Neil Breinholt will retain his seat with 387 votes. It appeared that almost 50 percent of the registered voters voted. Attorney Attor-ney Keith Stahle was present at the canvas of the votes. ' Earlier in the evening, Councilman Coun-cilman Dewell reported that he is still working on new ordinances. ordi-nances. There must be something some-thing done about the manner of home industries. He suggested that a log be kept at city hall so he and other citizens might be able to ascertain when a building build-ing permit was given. If all was I well with the permit and the date, the building was accepted. The log could be stressed that improvements in the park will be handled in stages. THE CITY definitely will make a sidewalk from Ralph Lees to 1600. Allman suggested installing a ramp at the front of city hall. , It is a law that such accommo-. accommo-. dation be available. AFTER ALL business was discussed, the group at the city council meeting were treated to donuts and cider. There was : a jovial, yet sad note to the festivities, as they remembered remem-bered Max Hall will not be with them after December. Jcept by the office clerks. It would also help Ralph Lees, the building inspector. , COUNCILMAN Sam All-man All-man mentioned that maybe the city council should be a bit more lenient in some matters. Councilman Gary Edmonds says he feels there is a need for a resolution or ordinance concerning con-cerning home industries. In other cities there is a professional profes-sional planning service which helps in the forming of ordinances. ordi-nances. DEWELL REITERATED his readiness to assist citizens with their troubles. He will welcome new ideas from the members of the city. There was some discussion as to whether or not th ratet. for business licenses should be increased. COUNCILMAN Gary Edmonds said that he is working work-ing on an ordinance to limit the weight of heavy loads on city streets. He has been working with the engineer. The council stressed that they would like to have the ordinance as soon as possible. Some work has been done on the railroad tracks on Porter's Por-ter's Lane. It was repairs with the ties. Councilman Edmonds said it might be a considerable time before the railroad arms are placed on the tracks on 1600 N. and on 4th North. COUNCILMAN Hall talked of the problems at BARD. He fully believes that the disposal of garbage will be very high in the future. Many important decisions de-cisions are being made at BARD meetings and Hall suggested sug-gested that the mayor sit on the board as they do in other cities. |