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Show I5 Page S Wednesday, Marcn 8, 1978 Continued From Page i Fire Insurance systems. The ansel system provides a dry chemical action at the outbreak of a fire which extinguishes flames immediately. im-mediately. These costly systems are placed above grills and deep fat fryers. Ligare sets the number of local proprietors currently paying fire insurance in-surance premiums at about 85 per cent. "People usually have loans on businesses and the bank requires them to have fire insurance. Those without outstanding loans are generally the ones who don't have insurance." in-surance." ' Farmers Says "No" "My company (Farmers) won't insure in-sure any of those old structures in town," said Jamie Lawrence. "I seek out a high risk company for customers in the old part of town and on Main Street. The buildings there are just too rickety and the wiring is bad." "Sometimes these buildings can be improved," she continued, "but the insurance is still very expensive. " According to Lawrence, the many interconnecting buildings on Main Street compound problems. The General Merchantile (Antique Floral Shop), owned by Ed Grose, is one Main Street business for which Lawrence sought insurance. She discovered fire insurance for the building was costly. She was able to insure the structure but for more than $100 a month. "Rates are high due to a surcharge added because of antiquity," she noted. "Costs can be up to 50 per cent above the rate to insure a new building." Lawrence acknowledged she was unable to find a company willing to insure in-sure the former White Haus (The Cattle Cat-tle Company ) on 1064 Park Avenue, as the basement restaurant was considered con-sidered a high risk. Sfje fought for a year to upgrade Par City insurance rates in general. "Farmers had Park City rates comparable com-parable to those of a high risk farm-houseWn farm-houseWn the woods' Lawrence noted. VWe are now two or three down from the top rating with rates about half again what they were." She suggested that Main Street proprietors pay collectively to insure the entire treet and feels strongly that all empty structures should be torn down. "People don't want to invest in the old part of town,',' said the insurance agent, "and it's sad because I love it. That's the reason I came out here." "But," she added, "you can see the insurance company's problems. I've tried to think of a solution because I have a lot of friends on Main Street." Wells Appeals To Merchants For Extra Transport Funds .111"!,' ? ! "- , . "$ L V 1 ! I 1 s i City councilman Bob Wells, head of Park City's Transportation Commit-i Commit-i tee has been conducting a campaign to solicit additional funds from town merchants for increased operation of the free bus. To date, Wells has collected over $11,000 in volunteer contributions. Donors include: Park City Resort, Gump & Ayers, TMI, Capson, Morris & McComb, King Con Rentals, Western Woodlands, Moana, Edelweiss Edel-weiss and Holiday Inn-Holiday Village. "With this $12,000 and an additional $15,000, we can pay for an increase in transportation and have extra funds to help toward a year-round transportation transpor-tation system," Wells said on Friday. Oh February 25 hours for the free bus were increased beyond the original 1978 schedule. There are now three buses running full time from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the availability of a fourth if needed. At 6:00 p.m. one of the three goes to the Wells said garage with the remaining two running until 10:00 p.m. At 1:00 p.m., one Dial-A-Ride bus becomes available avail-able and at 6:00 p.m. two more are added. All three Dial-A-Rides then nerate until K00 a.m. According to Wells, since the new scheduling was put into effect, complaint calls have declined considerably. con-siderably. Most complaints center around the infrequency of the free bus, its failure to meet schedules and the inability to reach Dial-A-Ride due to its sudden popularity. Voice Complaints Wells urges citizens with complaints to make their problems known to him or to City Manager Wayne Matthews. "We cannot provide a fleet of 20 buses within a week, but with constructive criticism we can make schedule and route adjustments," Hospital NamecTTo Register By Pat Smith. Following a brief discussion of the historic significance of Park City's Miners Hospital, it was moved by Scott ; Gilmor and seconded by Peter Goss that this building be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The Utah Cultural and Historic Hist-oric Sites Committee, meeting meet-ing March 1 under the direction of Dr. Abrams, agreed and, pending signature signa-ture by Utah State Historic Preservation officer, Michael Mich-ael Gallivan, the nomination then goes for review to the Dept. of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The National Register of Historic Places is a list maintained by the National Park Service of buildings, sites, objects and districts important in American history, his-tory, architecture, archaeology archaeol-ogy and culture. Properties listed in the National Register are affor-. ded a degree of protection by a procedure of the Federal Advisory council on Historic Preservation, which reviews and comments on proposals involving federal funds or licenses that may threaten or encroach upon National Register properties. Listed properties may also be eligible for matching funds for preservation work The Park City Miners Hospital was nominated not only for its well preserved architectural detail, but as a symbol of cooperative social humanitarian service between bet-ween the Western Federation Federa-tion of Miners and the Park City community. J ClaimjumMTiestaurant 7 Days a Week 6-10 Weekdays 6-a Weekends A. I Main Stroor 649-0051 ummit ounty mmt By Nan Chalat & Doc Murdock The' watchword in the county this week was snow. Some snow fell almost every day last week but it was so wet that very little stuck. In the Uin-tas, Uin-tas, the snow caused some delays in the filming of the "Grizzly Adams" TV series and made things miserable for the cross-country skiers and snowmobilers, but the roads were hardly affected. North Summit County is showing healthy signs of economic activity with the new Walker Bank building in Coalville and a new one-stop grocery under construction in Wanship. The Walker Bank office on Main Street in Coalville is expected to open in May. The small store next to the freeway exit in Wanship looks like a wooden, rustic version of the ubiquitous 7-11 or Circle K stores and appears to be just about completed. Another, somewhat unexpected, economic boon to the county was the recent successful drilling of a new oil well near Coalville. American Quasar Petroleum Co. announced in Fort Worth, Texas, that a successful well had been completed on the Leon Judd property, nine miles southeast of Coalville. The well is reportedly producing over 1,000 barrels of oil per day. The Summit County Planning Commission was asked this week to consider a zoning change that would allow for the reopening of the Mt. Meadow Ranch Restaurant. The Snyderville restaurant closed several years ago and the Small Business Administration acquired the property. They are reportedly willing to sell to a local buyer but if no buyer is found, the property will be sold at auction. The commission agreed to consider a zoning change if the many problems inherent in reopening the restaurant can be overcome. After last week's Board of Commissioners meeting in Coalvule, commission members were approached by a group representing the seasonal residents of Summit County. They registered a protest regarding the county's $2.50 a month garbage pick-up fee, pointing out that they are charged the fee for the full twelve months of the year even though their houses and cabins are occupied only during the warmer months. The county maintains a weekly garbage pick-up from several collection sites near the summer homes. After some discussion, the commissioners agreed to charge the seasonal residents for only half a year. The group reportedly went away satisfied with the compromise. The Newspaper would like to congratulate Oakley resident Karen Landward and wish her good luck as she begins her first week as editor of the Cqalville-based Summit County Bee newspaper. If you have information about news or happenings in Summit County, outside of Park City, we would like to hear from you. Call either 783-4736 or 877-5244. Snowbird Puckered By Park City By Victor Buc k Park City's hockey team continued its winning ways Monday night at the Salt Palace, defeating arch-rival Snowbird 5-4. The hotly contested match was played before an exuberant crowd, which shouted for both resorts. Park City was led by Carl Jackson, who scored two goals and barely missed a third while two of his teammates were in the penalty box. Weasel Kloch . also accounted for two scor-uesand scor-uesand the fifth goal was- garnered by Jim Pongrace. Park City's bad boys Monday Mon-day night were Bill Newland who was called for elbowing and Tim Miller and Norm Little who were sent to the box for tripping. Star of post-game festivities held at the Rathskeller was Rob Petrinovic, who performed per-formed a high dive into a pitcher of beer. The Park City skaters expressed appreciation for the fan support and remind followers that a rematch with Snowbird is scheduled .for ihe en(LoI March. 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