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Show i c " . ----- z Z-H r V-jI. . - - " nth - a. r. : X b --W- S ' ' V v A-v ISOUSSING PLANS for the beginning of tie survey to determine the feasibility of pening the Rivoli Theatre are some of the 'omen on the committee conferring with layor Paul Haymond. Left to right are Don- ra Tanner, Pat Brinkerhof, Grace Allenian, Glenna Bird, Blanch Nielson behind Mayor Haymond, Gladys Averett, Ruth Whiting, Katherine Bowman, Naomi Thorn. Chairman Frank Patten and several other committee members were not available for the picture. The survey will be conducted in near future. the city council has asked the committee members to get the reaction of people to paying a voluntary 75c per month, which would be added to their electric bill to meet its current cur-rent operating expenses of the show house, when and if it is purchased. Members of the committee expect to begin this week to make the city survey. would be necessary to get more contributions in the ensuing years. This is only a suggestive sugges-tive alternative, it was stated, as it is the aim of. the committee com-mittee to raise the entire $50,-000. $50,-000. The first year would be interest in-terest free (if the bank loan . is made), electricity and water wa-ter would be free and under a recreational license, the thea- ter would be tax free, it has been pointed out. And all pro- fits would have to be tunneled into a recreation fund. Money in escrow . Under present plans, the , Springville Bank would hold , all money in escrow and would ; make refunds in the event the purchase was not culminated. , It would be a non-profit organ-, organ-, ization; contributors would be , entitled to one vote per family . and the board of directors, elected as often as their by-. by-. laws permitted, would choose a manager. The booking of film could be j done through the manager of the Scera Theater at Orem, for a small charge, or the help of , the present theater owner . would be available. As they make the survey, 'Mhere is a possibility that Springville Rivoli Theater be opened again, providing zens of this community are Iind the project, it was an-nced an-nced this week by a cora-tee cora-tee appointed to work on theater project. j. large group of women l e been appointed by the Co-nating Co-nating Council to make a cass of the city, to get reaction of the public and ) determine if possible, how :h people would be willing :ontribute to have a show . fee operating here. The com-Of com-Of tee has the support of the or and city council, whe ssaested that a survey be e before any definite plans E6 made. I is pointed out that the cannot legally purchase theater with city funds thereby compete with pri-t pri-t L enterprise. 3 ll)ie theater can be purchas-or purchas-or $40,000. le projection equipment, d paid screen are reported II 'xccllent condition but' it lyd be advisable to remodel lobby, clean and paint the ing and do some re-up-.ering, all of which could from $5,000 to $10,000 in , I'.ion to the purchase price, building without furnish-has furnish-has been appraised at 00. is for funds llere have been several I III advanced for raising the lilsary funds. Townspeople " contribute $10 per fam- t more if they so desired, JJq Jt would not increase theii g power. e Springville Bank would 8$20,000 in the event only of the purchase price ( be raised. This would it the prospective board oi :ors (elected from and by ibutors) to buy the thea-ut-right, the committee !d out. In this event, it ill! |