Show Water Sewer Water Sewer Cost Estimate Cut Council Sets Election on k Bond Iss Issues es esThe The Moab city council was shown a savings of on the cost of the proposed water and sewer Im improvement project plan ned by the city under the critical defense area funds available with the voting of bonds in the Nov 8 election The approved project under the figures of the Metropolitan Engineers En En- would have The estimates presented to the council Tuesday night by Hugo Price of Provo city engineer the tha cost was trimmed to The detailed plans of Price also included a 8 number of changes that would provide better facilities at ata a reduced cost He also made the recommendation that th the site of ot the proposed new sewer disposal plant be changed from Ut the spot named The new site would be bc at or near the west end of Fourth North street street and nd at a distance of about 2 feet west of the new hospital site Price pointed out that this site would provide better grades for tor servicing the northwest section of the city without pumping construction construction construction con con- conditions would be bemore bemore bemore more favorable rable and less costly Price also favored tl the e drilling of a new well at the north of MillCreek Mill MillCreek MillCreek Creek canyon as recommended by Dr George H IL H. Hansen geologist who made a recent survey of the water sources here He recommended mended me that be spent on the drilling of the well and approximately approximately ap ap- proximately i of the total amount toward water development sources to increase the flow of water the dry Jt fa The council then voted ot to adapt the recommendation of Price The city fathers then approve approve the ordinance for the calling of ofa ofa ofa a special bond election lection to tobe be held Nov 8 In fu conjunction with the regular and the tho school b board ard election This ordinance ordinance ordinance nance appears elsewhere in this thia issue of The Times-Independent Times a aa as u ua asa a legal notice T Tie The e council i also voted to haye have City Recorder Ellis Foote write t to C CL L Lyle Hyatt head of the Utah State State- Highway T Patrol at Salt Lake City for recommendations on ments ment of the Moab city police depa department ent The subject was d d- d cussed at an earlier meeting but no action had been taken prior t to Tuesday night Th The council also voted to g galong go along with the Moab Lions club on the project to provide sidewalks side walks wali s' s for the school children att attending at at- t tending the new Helen M. M Knight elementary school The council members also named nam Un ed a group from its membership to make a study of providing b better better bet bet- t- t ter street lighting In the neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood of the school It was pointed out that in a few more weeks children in the late classes would be getting out of school after dark and at present the lighting theN there Is very poor The council also approved the erection of lights in the alleyways extending along both sides of ot Main street The council also heard appeals for water wate and sewer facilities from two groups Rev Cawthon of or the Southern Baptist church appeared appear appear- led ed before the council with an appeal ap- ap peal seal for getting sewer and water Facilities for the new church being being be be- ing erected l near the Helen M. M Knight school David Berwick Dorwick also spoke to the council in an appeal for water and sewer connections fo for property proper ty y in the southwest part of Moab which he plans to develop Into a subdivision |