Show City Council Report Judge Earl Freeman Resigns Building Dept Report Aired i Earl J. J Freeman 75 resigned as Vernal City judge at the regular city council meeting meet i ing Wednesday evening of last I week after 19 years of service Ills His resignation as county judge will become effective the last of January Mr Freeman came to Vernal In hi 1915 and purchased the McKee Taylor shop He married married mar mar- ried Mary Rich In 1916 and the couple moved to Moab in 1937 where Mr Freeman was a judge IN 1942 they went to C California Califor California Califor- Califor nia where he was employed as asa asa asa a sanitation inspector and managed two cleaning establishments When he and Mrs Freeman returned to Vernal in 1945 1445 Mr Freeman established the Freeman Cleaners which is now Sutton Cleaners H HIs He is a a charter member of the Vernal Lions Lion's Club During his retirement Mr Freeman plans to spend a a lot of time fishing t and ald camping CITY MANAGER Buell Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett reported on the Zoning and Building Department report submitted by Frank Wright The report states that over calls and requests for inspections and information were made to the department during 1968 in fn addition addition add add- to the average of five calls or inspections in connection connection con con- with each permit is issued is is- sued Yern Vernal l City issued 55 permits permits per per- mits totaling 50 with fees collected Uintah County issued 38 permits at with fees collected Maeser City issued 17 permits at with fees collected PERMITS were issued for forthe forthe forthe the following purposes 20 new homes 13 in Uintah six in inVernal invernal Vernal and one in Maeser 18 remodeling of homes six schools churches churches and and public buildings 12 commercial new and lind remodeled 54 mis- mis c cu car carports port garages ts garages z M t tb dS i. i I v ss j f rrt y vt 4 tz tS r d RETIRING JUDGE-City JUDGE an and county judge Earl J. J Freeman of Vernal l is js retiring after 19 years of service to Vernal and Uintah C County patios fences etc for fora a total of of Mr Mr Benn Bennett reported that all allbut allbut allbut but two delinquent city licenses have been collected BIDS WERE opened for bonding of employees and city treasurer Bids were were received from Security Insurance and Service Insurance The council will refer the bids to a committee committee com com- for further study Other business discussed by bythe bythe bythe the council included the attorney attorney ney e o judged record ecord of f city court actions are lire to be turned over to successors Mel Burke will be retained as fire chief and training sessions for fire workers Yorkers were suggested LETTERS LETTERS' were received from Standard Oil Company relative to a gasoline bid the conservancy district relative to the Trout Creek Reservoir Proposal Proposal Pro Pro- and from the estate of Alvin E E. Jones relative to a awater awater a awater water line through the property at the mouth of Ashley Canyon Can yon yen Co Concerning the Jones letter r the council committee cO decided a committee com will meet with Mrs LaRell Anderson The council members ers discussed discussed dis dis discussed cussed a water water line line easement t as proposed by BLI for water lines at BLI Trailer Park and Sales Members also decided to sell 52 52 shares of S stOck THE COUNCIL voted to transfer transfer trans trans- fer 1000 from the parks fund to the golf course fund Registration Registration Regis Registration fees for a defensive driving driving ing course will wilbe be paid by the city for employees who drive city vehicles Judge Earl Freeman reported 14 arrests for January to the date of his resignation F Fees es collected totaled Attending the meeting were City Manager Buell Bennett Secretary Dixie B. B Hacking Mayor Alvin Kay Judge Earl Freeman and Councilmen Sam Snyder Jack Allred Gene Ray Hall and Harvey Madsen Madsen |