Show Gas Distribution Project to Start Work Within 60 Days Work Vork on the natural gas dis system In Moab will get started In about GO 60 days It was announced here Saturday by L L. L. L L Laughlin of Goodland Kans head of 01 the Utah Gas Service company which has the franchise to provide gas service to Moab Monticello and Vernal Laughlin was In Moab Saturday morning accompanied by E. E E E. Drake engineer with Stone and Webster Engineering company of 01 New York City The two wore making a final I checkup of plans for starting the project and also to map plans for furnishing gas to two mills to be constructed In the La Sal area In the near future The Continental Uranium company company com pany mill has already completed plans for construction The second second sec see ond mill Is awaiting approval o of construction by the Atomic Energy Energy Ener Ener- gy Commission Laughlin said that plans have been completed for the Installing I of gas lines in Moab and will wil be done with the greatest care to get the job completed with the least amount of disruption to property Laughlin said that a plan has been worked out to lay feeder lines into centers of each block then seek easements from property prop prop- erty owners to the rear of houses in all four directions I Laughlin said that the company in return for easements would run service to the back of each house This he points out would amount to a savings of 01 about 75 to each house home Coming In from the rear will wil also save home owners from havIng hav Mv ing to tear up lawns In piping In the gas from the property line along the street in front of 01 the house This same plan was presented to residents of Vernal Laughlin 9 said ld and 50 per cent of them signed up at once for this plan Laughlin said the rate planned by the local company was for gas gasto gasto gasto to cost the home owner 8 84 cents per therm thenn This rate would be 35 to 50 per cent cheaper than propane butane and oil This percentage would be based on the user with the small user saving the smaller percentage percent age and the bigger user enjoying percent I the greater savings |