Show I i Ellis Cook Cask Named to fill dill City Council Vacancy H. H W W. o Basey Balsley New Treasurer The Moab City Council by resolution resolution res res- Tuesday night appointed Ellis R R. R Cook Jr as a city councilman councilman councilman coun coun- cilman for the City of Moab to fill the term of Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert E. E Mohler who resigned effective ef of April 1 1957 due to the press of business which prevented his continued attention Mr Mohler was elected to a four year term on November 3 3 1953 A resolution in reference to his resignation and the acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance thereof by the council was passed during the Tuesday meeting meet meet- ing The resolution stated in part the appreciation of Mr Mohler's Movers fellow councilmen the Mayor MaOr and officers of the city together with the appreciation of the community ty for the leadership and conscientious con cons efforts he has contributed contrib contrib- contributed during his tenure of office The resolution endorsed the appointment appointment ap ap- also of Howard W W. Paisley Balsley as City Treasurer of Moab and Mrs Ethel Scovil as Deputy Treasurer effective April 1 I 1957 The office of ot City Treasurer was left o open en by the resignation of Mrs rs Scovil effective April 1 1 I. The appointments Tuesday were a result result result re re- re- re sult of changes in the composition tion of the City office staff The Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer will not be full time employees but ut only perform the duties of I the offices as set by pertaining to the disbursements dIsbursement of monies The general clerical work associated with the office during the past will be handled by the clerical staff Mr Balsley and Mrs Scovil voluntarily accepted ac accepted accepted ac- ac ac- ac the responsibilities of signing signing sign sign- ing check payments as a service to the city with minimum relm Mr Balsley paisley for forty years a school board member offered his services when the change in the duties of the office was ed The City Council announced atthe at atthe atthe the meeting that changes sought by iy by the Trailer Court Owners and Operators Association were now under study Their expressed a op- op mien was that careful legal study be t e made of the garbage ordinance and the business license ordinance to o evaluate any possible changes that hat might be made No desire to change the flat nat rate charge for tor water service to trailer was expressed ex ex- expressed pressed although the matter willbe will willbe be taken under advisement in L the Ule same manner as ordinances affecting garbage and license fees Legal Leg counsel for the Association Association Association Asso Asso- has asked that the flat i irate rate for water service to trailers trailers' be cut fifty per cent It is now W dollars MV-dollars dollars The The- city has maln tamed that the charges are I lower f in Moab than in surrounding cities Consideration of recommend Recommendations recommendations of the City Board of Health composed a portion of the meeting meet meet- Ing Roy Holyoak president and Winford Bunce representatives of ot the Moab Irrigation Company met with the council to discuss the health board recommendation that i an I Irrigation ditch Oi on Third South and Third East be covered The Irrigation Company representatives tives said that they would be hard pressed to contribute even evena a third of the expected cost around Possible methods of financing will be explored before before be be- fore tore action adlon is taken on the matter Attorney Robert Gibson report report- reported rt- rt ed to the council on a problem regarding the severance from the city property in the western part of Moab Residents of the area have asked to be severed from the city and received tentative council council coun coun- cil ell approval The area Involved ed is of no benefit to the city and was brought in when expected ex ex- peeled expansion made the annexation annex annex- I atlon desirable Attorney Attorneys Gibson related to the council the process by which the area could be sev sev- ered |