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Show George B. Car mull Asks Commission Post V r. ' 1 Iff? :wM i GEORGE B. CATMULL Announces for Four-year County Commission Post. A long-time Salt Lake County Democrat, George B. Catmull, 3712 South 13th East, this week announced his candidacy for the four-year County Commission post. Mr. Catmull, who has wide experience in contracting and in (Continued on page 8) George B. Catmull Asks Commission Post (Continued from page 1) county operations, has been a general contractor for 18 years. From 1931 to 1935 he was a trucking contractor. From 1935 to 1941 he was superintendent su-perintendent of Countv Roads under Commissioner James B. Mullins. He resigned in 1942 to enter private contracting. In his announcement Mr. Cat-mull Cat-mull pointed out that he would be able to cut expenses in the Roads and Bridges Department because of his long experience in its operations. He said his knowledge of all chases of road construction would be of benefit to the county. Continuing, Mr. Catmull said, "Taxes are too high. County Uxo.s should not be raised next year, they are too high as it is. It is getting so it is almost too expensive for a person to own his own home. "I do not feel it is necessary for the county to construct a one million dollar incinerator. If the county and cities would cooperate coope-rate they could purchase swamp lamp and by dumping garbage and earth fill into the swamps improve the land and take care of the garbage disposal problem at the same time and at a minimum mini-mum of cost." The candidate said his experience exper-ience in operating heavy machinery ma-chinery would also prove valu- able. "I can tell if a man is pro- ducing since I have done every phase of work the county has to do," Mr. Catmull said. "I would hire men who know their job and pay them well. They will produce more for the county than less trained and poorly paid workers. "I think that the County Road Commissioner should coordinate with the sewer district, gas company com-pany and telephone company so that all repairs and installations are made before paving to eliminate elimi-nate digging up of streets the following year, also the snow should be plowed and hills sanded sand-ed immediately after snowing, and more attention should be shown to repair of chuck holes." Mr. Catmull recalled that under un-der former Commissioner Mullins Mul-lins he helped establish the first garbage collection system in the county. A native of Salt Lake City, he is a son of William and Martha Catmull. He was the youngest of 15 children. He was educated in Salt Lake City schools. He married mar-ried Florence Holberry and they have five daughters, and two grandchildren. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Salt Lake Elks Club, International Footprint Association and Ute Rangers. |
