Vernal Express | 1955-05-26 | Page 2 | County Commission Approve Pickup Truck for Volunteer Fire Department Section

county commission approve pickup truck I 1 r for volunteer fire department four new businesses have been issued licenses by vernal city during the past week the applications for business licenses approved by the city council at thele regular meeting last wednesday evening were submitted by H B creech salt lake city for ken garil garff sales inc at west main coke R jeffries and mel burke for the J and B auto service at west main maud thacker for the utahn cafe at 20 east main and george Mille carn for the pee wee miniature golf course at west U S highway 40 ken garff sales inc will deal in used cars and newl new and used trailers in other business before the t he city council wednesday evening wiley baucum requested a vote by the people on whether the natural gas system in vernal city would be a private or public utility ta a bid of from pacific states cast iron was approved tor for culinary inary water rater pipe and ashton brothers bid of to enclose the vernal swimming pool entrance was accepted mr baucum told the council he felt the people should be given an opportunity to vote on whether or not they want municipal gas it was the opinion of city attorney whitney D hammond who was present at the meeting that before the council could put the question to a referendum feren dum vote five sponsors would have to initiate the action by submitting an application to the city recorder with a proposed ordinance for municipal gas attached the council felt the swimming pool should be enclosed to prevent children from getting into the pool through the present guard and injuring themselves culinary water pipe bids were received from pacific states cast cst iron company johnsman johns man v ville ile sales corporation ryan baldwin and fiberglass engineering and supply company