Show DUCHESNE DUCHES NE COUNTY SE SETS TS A GOOD MARK l Duchesne County apparently was vas one of f the few v counties of the state to have full returns on its 20 I precincts precincts pre pre- pre pre- completed ready to i report e before midnight Tuesday T Two vo o other counties getting etting complete ete returns returns returns re re- re- re turns into the Salt Lake Tribune before midnight were vere Rich with five precincts and Garfield with 10 precincts Many persons and many conditions h had d a hand in inthis inthis this fine showing ving made in Duchesne County not not- the not the he least of which was vas County Clerk Arthur Goodrich and the work vork he did in preparing for the election Personal Persona delivery of ballots and supplies accompanied accompanied a- a nied by personal instructions to the election regis regIs- registrars regIstrars registrars in in each precinct paved the way for order and nd efficiency in conducting the balloting and counting the results Fine t cooperation on the part of election judges and a keen interest in the first primary election helped to s speed up p the work york so that results from all precincts were vere sped to the county seat Collection and tabulation of the results was vas carried carried car car- ried Tied out b bin by the UINTAH BASIN RECORD staff to tobe tobe bein be in t turn un disseminated to those who vho were vere interested in various sections of the county Not only the fine cooperation of the election judge but that also of the telephone operators in Duchesne and Roosevelt helped greatly in accomplishing this work york With all nominations decided in the first primary primary mary with the exception of the year two commissioner commissioner commis commis- si ner for far each party there is a movement on foot to try to eliminate the run-off run primary Whether or not this is proper is rather doubtful though of course it would be a fine thing for the county y to be able to eliminate the fhe expense of that election The question we ve imagine rests entirely with the candidates who vho ran for these positions The pr primary law lav provides for withdrawal between the two VO primaries but does not seem to state clearly just what happens if one of the two VO candidates receiving highest count in a a. contest of more lnore than two VO candidates should withdraw Would such action automatically give the nomination to theother the theother theother other of the two highest or would the third highest then be in line for the run-off run primary This is a g question which will vill have to be decided before the rung runoff runoff runoff run run- off can be eliminated in Duchesne County unless of course all but one of the candidates in each of these two vo contests will vill withdraw WE VE TURN FROM POLITICS TO BONDS With all but two VO of the general election questions i decided until November and the possibility of the these se two VO being decided without an election Duchesne citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens will vill turn with increasing interest to the bond election scheduled for September to approve or ordeny ordeny ordeny deny revenue bonds to finance a P P. W. W A A. waterworks vater project Assuming the engineering of this project to be properly qualified there is little reason for anyone voting against this bond issue As set up the proposal calls for an increase of per ni month for residential water vater users A portion of the revenue from the water vater waterworks waterworks works yorks including the increase thus provided for willbe will vill willbe be set aside for repayment of the bonds thus eliminating eliminating any additional debt burden or tax increase for forthe forthe forthe the taxpayers It is indeed a sorry y condition when a community situated as Duchesne is IS within a comparatively short distance of hundreds of springs and streams of the finest mountain water vater on one e could ti wish vish i sll for has to use f for or its culinary supply the filthy unsanitary ry and dis distasteful dis- dis tasteful stuff tuff which has been coming from our water vater mains Yet while these fine waters water S are comparative comparative- ly close they are yet far enough ough away avay to make their piping to Duchesne prohibitive in cost fora for a com community of Duchesne's size The TI le best substitute yet discovered in In the report of the engineers who vho have inv investigated th the situation situation i is s the water vater of the Murray springs which it is shall IS proposed be piped to a reservoir reservoir res res- erv ll for storage and thence through the mains mams This water vater is not the desirable most t for two VO r rea rea- ea- ea sons It shows vs a slight contamination which it is believed believed be be- can can be eliu eliminated eliminate d through proper rOIer dev development of the the springs and n f fencing of of the spring area rea r though 1 a purifying unit is IS included in In the project should its use be necess necessary y Also the water vater has a higher mineral min ei eral al content than it should have to be ideal but not enough to to condemn it as culinary ry water vater Of great great importance im p is the fact that it will vIll be always clear and will VIll be safeguarded fr from m the presence plesence of wigglers snails small fish frogs etc which we ve have learned to expect with each glassful of water vater atei we ve draw v from our present system For Fora a glass of clean water vater to drink and for a tubful tubful tub tub- ful of clear cleal water vater in which hiell to perform the Saturday night ritual Duchesne e citizens should be more than willing villing to pay the extra per Iper month the project calls for Its purity can be he provided chemically if necessary and the mineral content can be counteracted counteracted counteracted counter counter- acted the same saIne way vay for washing use We Ve e believe the bond election should and will vill go over with little opposition |