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Show Traps Out! Council Faces Dog Problem the Council meeting. We did not wish to influence the case one way or the other.) Other business included: Authorized Councilwoman Whittaker to purchase a 16 H P. Tractor-Mower with 42" mower, mow-er, dozer blade and dump cart for under $1,800.00. Authorized the Mayor to sign the Milford Centennial Comm. Resolution, which gives that organization the control of all Centennial activ.ties. The complete Resolution will be published when space permits. Authorized Swain to get railroad tank repaired so it can be filled for irrigation. Swain recommended the city look into purchase of a 34 ton pickup with a utility trailer. Mayor Mayer and Council-woman Council-woman Whittaker reported on a Planning Meeting they attended at-tended with County Planner George Smeath. They indicated that Smeath recommended the County and municipalities adopt the Master Plan, Model Zoning Ordinance and the Model Subdivision Sub-division Ordinance as is. They indicated they went along with this idea. A public hearing will be set for public reaction to the documents before action is taken. (Copies for study of these books are available on a checkout basis at the News of fice. The Mayor reported that they had finally received 1960 feet of cast iro.n surplus pipe. City had only to pay freight. Authorized expenses for Ray Whiting to attend seminar on Arson next week. Mayor Mayer and the City Council determined to face up to the dog problem Monday evening, provide information for application Srr a grant from the RC&D program admi.nis'er-ed admi.nis'er-ed by the 5-County AOG. Discussed Dis-cussed the need to attend the AOG meeting in Panguitch Friday Fri-day and decided to buy a lawn mower for $1500. The Council, after reading a letter from George Coyle complaining com-plaining cf neighborhood dogs running loose at .night, decided that the time had come to tie a can to their tail. They wer; informed by Marshall Cook that a pound had indeed been built and that he would begin to place the trap nightly. Dog owners who wish to get their pets back will need to claim them, pay for their lodging, license and other expenses as well as answer a citation. If dogs are not claimed within the period allotted by law, they will be destroyed. Dave Bcl'ng met with the Council and requested figures on the Sewer and Water project, pro-ject, for the proposal requesting request-ing grant-in-aid monies from the RC & D program administered admin-istered by the 5-County Association Assoc-iation of Governments. Mr. Be-ling Be-ling is a member of the AOG Natural Resources Committee. Mayor Mayer read a letter from James F. Yardley inviting him and the City Council to attend the 5-County AOG quarterly quar-terly meeting in Panguitch on April 6th. All that could were to attend. Councilman Thompson placed a motion on the floor to fire Marshall Cook and Howard Lund from the their police jobs. The motion resulted from an altercation at Casper's Bar on Saturday morning, about 1:15 a.m. He was advised to consult the city attorney and heed the advice. He later withdrew his motion and apologized to those involved. (Since a complaint had been filed for court action on Saturday, the News felt it was better not to report the discussion which took place at |