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Show 1 the-l the-l EASED GRAPEVINE r Salt Lake City Commission this week voted to cancel contracts con-tracts under which the city has been making contributions of $14,100.00 annually to five service serv-ice organizations. The contracts provided for payment of a maxi- mum of $350 monthly to Community Com-munity Transient Service, Inc.; $2,000 annually to the Salt Lake Safety Council; $150 monthly to the Salt Lake City Alcoholic Rehabilitation Re-habilitation Center; $100 each month to the Alcoholic Women's Residence and $2,450 semi-annually to the Women's Civic Center Assn., Inc. Salt Lake City Commission this week agreed to increase uniform uni-form allowance of Salt Lake Police Po-lice Reservists from $5 to $7.50 monthly. . A complaint has been filed in Third District Court seeking invalidation in-validation of an action by Salt Lake County Commissoin changing chang-ing the zoning from residential to commercial of some six acres of land near Vine St. and 13th East. The suit alleges that the commission acted arbitrarily, capriciously, with discrimination and in the absence of one of its members assigned to planning and zoning. The action was brought by Cecil J. Piatt and ' Mrs. John Darden, residents of the area. . Thirty persons drew citations for drunken driving and 272 other arrests were made for various vari-ous offenses during the special "holiday" blockades over the New Year week end, the Utah Highway Patrol reported this week. Salt Lake City Commission this week deferred for further study proposed construction of a motel near Brighton ski resort re-sort after it was informed that the project would jeopardize the city water supply if constructed at the site proposed by builder Harold D. Glazier, president of H. G. Co. More than 30 leaders of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce Com-merce this week launched the 1961 Activity Fund Campaign to raise $95,000 for advertising and promoting the area economy. The officers and newly elected executive committee members of the Utah Cattlemen Association held their first meeting of the year January 6. In attendance were President Howard Clegg of Tooele; Stanley D. Burgess of Salina, first vice president; Allan Adams of Laketown. sec- ond vice president and Hugh W. Colton of Vernal; A. D. Findlay of Kanab; Dan Freed of Salt Lake City and Bob Murphy of Salt Lake City. The group heard discussion of plans being completed for the annual American National Cattlemen's Cat-tlemen's convention from UCA convention chairman R. "Bob" Reese of Ogden. Marine Sgt. Bobby Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hardman of 870 E. 7800 South, Sandy, is serving with the Third Marine Aircraft Wing at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Calif. |