Show City Council Meeting Citizens Protest Hidden Cost in Vernal Project A delegation of Vernal residents met with the Vernal City Council Wednesday evening of last week Glenn Lee spokesman spokes spokes- man for the group reported the groups group's concern over the extra costs on the Vernal City Improvement bill such as the I I. I D D. D costs and engineers engineer's fees Mr Lee stated that Vernal citizens will ill not keep Uintah Engineering in inu business much longer lie said he feels Vernal citizens were misled about cost of the improvement and he noted that if the citizens had known about the 15 per cent Improvement district charge and u the 10 AV Id I'd per cent i engineers engineers' a fees they would mid not have approved the improvements improve improve- ments on their property COUNCILMAN Gene Ray Hall lIall suggested suggest suggest- ed that at the end of five years if there is a surplus of funds over the improvement costs the customers should receive a rebate The delegation included W W. W S S. S Mann Dick Gilbert Marge Murray LeOra Bowthorpe Marie Lee Mr and Mrs Lloyd Meers Dick Murray Sid Morrison Morrison Morrison Mor Mor- rison and Mr Lee DAVE HASLEM of Uintah Engineering Engineering Engineer Engineer- ing was present at the meeting to explain explain ex ex- plain the charges of the improvement project to the citizens Mayor Alvin Kay opened truck bids from the following Perry Motor 80 Showalter Motor 77 ani and Victor Waite Perry Motor was the apparent low bidder The judges judge's s report included collected collected collected col col- col- col with 22 arrests ALICE WHITE gave a report on her recent trip to Washington D D. D C C. C where she attended the national clean cleanup clean up conference con con- ference She stated that the award and scrap book will be displayed at the Vernal Chamber of Commerce office for a time then Mayor Kay will place them in the Vernal City Office Continued on page pale 6 City Council Continued from page 1 Police Chief Claudius A A. A Banks reported reported reported re re- re- re ported the February police report as follows 30 arrests 19 adults and 11 juveniles ju ju- THE ARRESTS are as as follows one assault two burglaries two thefts over 50 two under 50 eight accidents six drunks four arrests for failing falling toJ to stop at stop signs two lyo cars impounded J Three drunken driving arrests four arrests for speed exhibition three for illegal parking two for illegal possession posses posses- sion slon of alcohol three for shoplifting one for failure to keep vehicle under control two for malicious mischief one for disturbing the peace Three arrests for illegal equipment 82 complaints meter tickets issued with returned and 22 dogs destroyed destroy destroy- ed ed OTHER ITEMS discussed were garbage garbage gar gar- bage pickup on Saturdays s the council council coun coun- cil appointed this matter to the proper i committee to study and report at the next meeting The Floral license price was studied The council council- discussed water waterline line linee extension as proposed by Ken Barker Bar ker the council approved extension DOYLE LAN LANDON DON requested the council council coun coun- cil to replace a fence moved by the contractor of the special improvement project This was referred to the street committee to be studied A number of questions by Lloyd Eaton concerning special improvement on his property was on the agenda The matter matter mat mat- ter was tabled as the council wishes to wait until Mr Eaton is present for forthe forthe forthe the discussion Buell Bennett city manager reported the dozer is broken broken braken bro bra ken down and needs costly repairs The council will meet with county commissioners commis concerning the matter It It If was reported to the council that the East Skillet has been dispensing beer without without with with- out a license Chief Banks was appointed appoint appoint- ed to investigate the matter Mayor Kay reported that a new vac truck will be delivered in about two months THE STREET committee was assign assign- |