Show Council Discuss Police Budget Other IOther Items at Tuesday Meet In a lengthy meeting Tuesday night that Included both closed aid aud open sessions the Moab City council transacted a great deal of or business that has come caine up since the last regular meeting some weeks ago From the closed closed clos cbs ed cd session came word that many problems pertaining to the 1957 budget had been cleared and would be bc made public almost immediately 11 Also came the word that two veteran officers of ot the Moab city police department had been released upon action of Police Police Police Po Po- Po- Po lice Chief CheC Fred Adamson Reason for the release was the fact that the men lived outside Moab and might not lIol In the future be readily readi readi- ly by available if It and when the sItuation situation sit sit- arose making their Immediate Immediate Im Im- Irn- Irn mediate presence necessary it was announced by the city offices of of- Ilces Wednesday The two men officers Jess I Trent and Robert Richie had been with the Moab police force for some time tinie In the secret non-secret portion of the council meeting the council authorized authorized authorized auth auth- the purchase of a new patrol car passed on a projected move of the Eagles lodge to a a main street site and heard favorable favorable favor favor- lI able le reports on the progress of the sewage disposal plant and ether city projects Council members members mem mem- bers bees were also Informed of the use and benefit being derived by the City Court Vern Davis Motor Company of Price ilce submitted the low bid on onlie onlie lie he request for police car offers Possibly the most attractive part of if the bid was the price offered for or the city's much maligned po- po iee Ike car The 1957 Oldsmobile 88 the city will purchase will cost a surprisingly low Council members heard and passed on a request from members mem- mem bees bers ners of the Eagles lodge to move their lodge to main street Thy They Th y wll will occupy the building former- former by Iv y known as the Towne lir Ia a. a Actually the city Is not en- en powered to approve or disapprove the he move In the event the site became became became be be- came a nuisance a city ordinance would be the council cautioned In an organizational change Donna Nelson was appointed to the ie office of City Recorder ef- ef December 18 The office does not Include the positions of Lity Auditor purchasing agent or budget officer but was set up to release City Administrator Ellis Foote from clerical duties Mr Foote has bas be ben been n swamped by additional duties Involved In Moab's industrious water and sewer expansion program The progress of city sponsored were facilitated Tuesday when the council approved an agreement with Utah Power and Light for fet th the furnishing 6 o t pow power pow pow- er pr to the pump on the I spring progress The introduction of the water one-half one of the cubic second feet emanating emanating emanating eman eman- from that source will bring the water supply up to a 1000 gallon per minute resource One year ago the supply was a meager meag meag- er gallons per minute Of the water projects the Birch Spring project at city park re remains remains remains re- re mains to be finished It was ws reported reported reported re re- re- re ported to have a flow of 65 to 75 gallons per minute flow Equipment for th the sewage disposal ills ills- plant has I been een arriving with the result that that much delayed project is progressing Some urgent urgent urgent ur ur- ur- ur gent prodding by the city apparently apparently prompted the equipments delivery The Moab City Court report reflected increased police activity ty and Increased Interest in the division of the court Fines reached an an time all high 03 as the public safety department put their promised traffic control control con con- trot program to work A report by City Treasurer Ethel Scovil on incurred bills I concluded the regular sess session on |