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Show x , V -' ' '." i T v - . t X s- " ' - - - - -- PEOPLE LINE UP to go for a ride in the Coke balloon during the grand opening of Smith's Food King. Because of turbulant weather last week, the balloon was forced to land in a field before reaching Smith's, but, after some delay, it finally made it. City lends attention to refuse collection The collection of residential and commercial com-mercial refuse received lengthy attention atten-tion at last week's Vernal City Council meeting, but after two motions, died due to the lack of a second, no action was taken. Ken Bassett, assistant city manager, briefly discussed a report on refuse collections col-lections in the city which recommended that the city take over all commercial and residential refuse collections. Kay Overson, city operations supervisor, added to the report by explaining about the new equipment requested for commercial com-mercial and residential collection. The city presently collects all residential refuse, and Jack Chivers under contract, collects all commercial refuse. Several weeks ago Chivers inquired in-quired of the council's intent regarding his contract. Chivers, who was present at last week's meeting, told the council of the problems the city would face in attempting attemp-ting to use a one-man collection operation. opera-tion. Councilman Jack Seitz made the motion mo-tion to continue the commercial trash service as is and to explore improving the residential services. His motion died from lack of a second. Chivers then advised the council that he could not continue to give commercial commer-cial service to the city under the current cur-rent system, as he could not afford to make the needed investments in equipment equip-ment with only a one or two year contract. con-tract. Gene Anfinson suggested the council leave the commercial refuse collection collec-tion on the open market and to support Chivers as the commercial refuse collector. col-lector. There was no second to the motion. mo-tion. The Council recommended that the city manager, Shane Luck, who was not at the meeting, with the Public Works Committee met with Chivers this week in an attempt to work out a solution to the problem. In other action the council, acting on motion of Councilman Jack Seitz, and approved an Itinerant Merchant License Ordinance. The new ordinance requires $150 for a license for an itinerant merchant defined defin-ed in the ordinance as "a temporary or transient business of selling, exhibiting for sale at retail, or auctioning goods, wares, and merchandise in or from any hotel, motel, rooming house, dwelling house, or other place in the city." The new ordinance requires all ap plications for an itinerant business license to be referred to the chief of police to report on the past business practices and history, verification of references, criminal record, and any other area of the business. The ordinance also requires a cash or corporate surety bond before a license is issued. The specific amount of the bond to be determined by the council. Other ordinances which will be up for second reading at the next council meeting are Home Occupation Solicitor License Ordinance, Private Investigator In-vestigator License Ordinance, and Amusement Center License Ordinance. In other action Robert Downard, chief of police, introduced a new police officer, Mike Smith. The Dowell Ladies Club donated $2,000' to the city for new playground equipment. The council also approved seven business licenses: John McKeachnie, Mountain States Oil Tools, 1225 E. Hwy. 40; Ladd Wilkins, Ladd's Vernal Floral, 44 W. 100 North; Rex Harrison, Hor-rocks Hor-rocks Engineers Inc., 38 W. 100 North; Rodney Hauer, Systems Communication Communica-tion Corp., 1175 E. Hwy. 40; Dan Seigel, Uintah Mobile Homes, 840 W. Main; Dennis Mott, Aspen Brook Realty, 1340 W. Hwy. 40 and Dan Turner, Basin State Bank, 363 E. Main. |
