Show Water Sewer Cost Estimate Cut Council Sets Election on Bond Issues The Moab city council was shown a savings of on the cost Of the proposed water and sewer Improvement project planned plan plan- ned by the city under the critical defense area funds available with he the voting of bonds in the Nov 8 election The approved project under the figures of the Metropolitan Engineers Engineers En En- would have cost The estimates presented to the council Tuesday night by Hugo Price of Provo city engineer the cost was trimmed to The detailed plans of Price also included a number of changes that would provide better facilities at ata ata a reduced cost He also made the recommendation that th the tha site of the proposed new sewer disposal plant be changed from the spot named The new site would be at or near the west vest end of Fourth North street and nd at a distance of about 2 feet west of the new hospital site I Price pointed out that this site would provide better grades for servicing the northwest section of the city without pumping construction construction construction con con- conditions would bemore bemore be bemore more favorable and h-ga h costly Price also favored the drilling of a new well weil at the north of Mill MillCreek MillCreek MillCreek Creek canyon as recommended by Dr George H. H Hansen geologist who made a recent survey of the water sources here He recommended recommended me mended ded that be spent on the drilling of the well and approximately approximately ap ap- proximately of the total amount toward water development developmentS S sources to increase the flow of water Jiom the the dry city SP springs a a. a The council then voted then voted to a afo adopt the recommendation of Price I The city fathers then approved approve t the ordinance for the calling of ofa ofa ofa a special bond election to be held Nov 8 in conjunction with the regular municipal election and the school board election This ordinance ordinance ordinance nance appears elsewhere in this issue of The Times-Independent Times as asa asa s sa a a legal notice T The e council also voted to haye haye- City Rec Recorder Ellis Foote write t to Lyle Hyatt head of the Utah State State- Highway Patrol at Salt Lake City for recommendations on ments of the Moab city police police- department The subject was d cussed at an earlier meeting but no action had been taken prior t to Tuesday night Th The council also voted to go along with the Moab Lions club on the project to provide sidewalks sidewalks side sided walks walk for the school children attending attending attending at at- tending the new Helen M. M Knight elementary school The council members also named nain- nain nam ed a group from its membership to make a study of providing better better better bet bet- ter street lighting in the neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood of the school It was wac 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 there is very poor The council also approved the erection of lights In the alleyways extending along both sides of Main street The council also heard appeals for water and sewer facilities from two groups Rev Cawthon of the Southern Baptist church appeared appear ed before the council with an appeal appeal ap ap- peal for getting sewer and water facilities for the new Lurch being being be be- ing erected near the Helen M. M Knight school I David Berwick Dorwick also spoke to the in an appeal for water and sewer connections for property proper proper- ty y In the southwest part of Moab which he plans to develop into a subdivision |