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Show in' iii 1 1 l 4 1-1 t if ;;' ?i j mi,: "I'M ii i .hi tr ' ' I. III It HI H i- if ! t'; I 1 '' Iff i f ; 1 ft i n i i 1 r 1 v i i t I T - ! i i .1 I ... ! ' ' Hi .1 I ': ft 5, I ! S 1 I i i ; ? v" I If,, '! i .1 1 H.f i i ''i 1 i fii:' i i I' J. - f I i i I 4 ,1, . 1 ' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1924 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 Greetings From the Mayor of Pleasant Grove Junius J. HajVs-Mayor. On behalf of the city officials I Wish to extend to the citizens 6f our community a most cordial Xinas Greeting, and to wish with you that the cnminir vcar will hp nlcnsant and rnHnmiiH fnr everv one I j .. ..,.. t ' Let us I'lvemore thought to tllwork of the city and a careful analysis to the solution of its problems. 'J.t is only by "muss action" that important attainments can be accomplished. - Along with the slogan "a city beautiful" let us have one "a -city useful" and try to make our city embody both of these things. . In reviewing the work done by the city during the past year it can best be done by considering the department in which-the work occurred. The waterworks department in ehargMf Fred C. Shoell. during "January and February constructed the high line main from the mouth of Battle Creek Canyon north to supply Fred Smith, the Walkers and bthers. These families were formerly supplied y a line running up hill from town and were very poorly served, being frequently fre-quently out of water for hours at a time. This line makes a loop of the northeast portion of the system and guarantees excellent service for this portion of the city. Another very important piece, a work was the installation of a heavy six-inch cast iron main froin Mr'.' Shoell's corner south to Locust Avenuv. This line is one of the heaviest pressure lines in the system because itl has to lift the.'water a mile up the Avenue to Loader's, Barton's, and others. The old six inch wooden pipe was worn out as was shown by the fact that there were nineteen bad leaks in one block. This line simply-"exploded" and tore open three lengths of pipe furnishing us with a regular guper for several hours. Entire, replacement of 1850 feet of pipe was necessary extending more than three blocks. But the most important thing about the water system is the decision of the council to replace a few blocks of the worst part of the old wooden system with cast iron pipe --ftefr yearfrom tftmds'ffcrrredtmt of the i''ate'T"rate8tTtf1Tu9"way in' about twelve yean we will have entirely eliminated the old wooden pipe and substituted in its place durable cast iron mains which will "last a century, without the. need of ever bonding the city. The .irrigation department, with.Nel Fugal as chairman, has ' made good advance along tho lines of n constructive policy. The old methods of cleaning the ditches by any and everyone who wished to work out his water tax will be replaced by contracting the cleaning of the ditches. We expect to save from CO per cent to 75 per cent "of the money "formerly expended for this work. The matter of the installation of good headgates will be enforced early this spring. But of- transcending these things is the proposed construction of a reservoir on Silver Lake Flat in American Fork Canyon should the engineering studies now under way, show this plan leasable. This will increase the water supply, of the system from July 15 to August 30 by About 25 per cent and will be a most necessary addition to our " system, especially in a year like the one we have just had of great1 water scarcity. The streets department, headed by Dr. J. L. Huchel, has done a great piece of work with the limited funds at its disposal. During the twoLyears program we will Bee about three miles of the city's streets graded and graveled. The city has been able to get the county tractor and grader, and the citizens living along the streets have hauled and spread the gravel for half pay. It is this fine co-operation that has made possible the road building program. The street graded and graveled extends from the tabernacle south six blocks to Wm. Hone ' residener- The treet graded -and Teadyf oFgf aTeTTnfextehds from the Beer's corner north past the cemetery to the north city limit, a distance of more than a mile. Good metal culverts are installed in place of the old bumpy, concrete conducts formerly across the roads. The division of finance, in care of Mathew Bezzant, has the collection col-lection and distribution of $23,000.00 which is the city's yearly income. in-come. This department handles all the claims. One important piece of work done was the revision of the odinances dealing with licenses. This will give the city added income, protect our merchants better, and make the license system more tlexable. Mr. John S. Holdaway is the only one of the City Fathers with a pairqf twins. He cares for two departments, that of the judiciary and also the one of city property. In the first named division, is handled the city's legal business. The past season has seen two important water cases come to trial The famous Hunter ease of American Fork after more than a month's continuous trial was a complete victory for Pleasant Grove. The At wood case has been tried but the judge has not rendered his decision as yet. Both of these cases were tried in the district court ,at l'rovo.,i Ttu city property committee has eare of all city property, such as the cemetery, city park, Pioneer drove, city hall and grove, library building, etc. Tho only addition to the city property was the purchase of a ten foot strip of land about eight hundred feet long to widen the road from the depot to the city park, where the Strawberry Day Wild West Shows -and ball games are staged. In the mayor's department might be mentioned the purchase of $250.00 of new books and magazines fori the library. This institution is giving a most needed service to the community. While its patron age among the adults is not so extensive, it is constantly used by the boys and girls. Next to the home and school the library is doing more than any other single institution to shape the lives of our young folks. One of the large capitol expenditures was the purchase of the fire engine and 500 feet of high pressure hose. This equipment cost $2,750 but was far from complete when purchased. Great credit is due the boys of the Fire Department who built the truck body, added all the , fixtures and painted the car. The boys, most all of whom are mechanics, donated upwards of $500 of their time, and all the money they received as salaries ti) tho perfecting of this equipment which is now complete with the exception of two thirty gallon "chemical" tanks. saved property considerably in excess a its cost. - In conclusion I wish to state that the city council feels that it has had" the support of the citizens to n very groat extent, a condition which we appreciate far more than we can tell, and-oh which alone 'lpr'6 gress can cTme. Let'iis keep on the steady grade upward and in t he, '"LyeAvlILBU.kc jueity Jar- abu vu4l- awa jeef y.-;ttf tmr size": ' Our Fish and .Game Has Largest Membership In State Tbe Pleasant Grove Flaa and Game Association was organized la January, 1922. It has a live "bunch" of members. mem-bers. There are one hundred members mem-bers to every thousand of population, the i largest membership In the state. Afiiotig It members we have real hunters and real , fishermen. They have planted six thousand flab. In the head of American Fork Canyon gfreain from the Federal Hatchery and thirty-five thirty-five thousand trout In the local etroams which have been received from the State Hatchery. Twenty-two thousand rainbow trout have also been planted In various streams from time to time. Several organized -h.unts hare been conducted to kill crows, magpies and destructive . hawks. Poison has "been put out for de structive animals with very good re sults'. In the summer of 1922 a number num-ber of pheasants were placed in our hills and during the winter they were fed and cared for by this organi sation. The association has co-operated with the Fish and Game Commission of the state In looking after their interests in-terests In this locality. The boys are a real live "bunch" and get pleasure plea-sure and recreation from their work as well as thinking of the sporting In-forests In-forests of future days. Solid Institution The Bank of England was Incorporated Incorpor-ated In 1684, and from Its outset has been closely connected with the English Eng-lish government. The reserve of Its banking department is always In cuin or -in - notes against ' whfch "ihere"li coin lying in the issue department of the . bank. Since It la through the Bank of England that other banks "ele&rV many of them keep their reserve re-serve lying as a deposit In it, rather than In their own banks. It Is essential, essen-tial, therefore, to the stability of all banks In that country that the Bank of England shall always be possessed of coin and even be able to Day on de mand, all checks of depositors or notes that may be presented to It Duly Announced Little Sinter falling upstairs while visitor waits in the hall) Oh. Vlolat Vou know thnt man, you told .mother would sooner walk a mile than pay car fare? Well, he's come to see you again. i -o ' Old English Residence Probably the oldest .Inhabited house In England lis Lnddeadown court, Kent. The lute Sir W. St. John Hope Kfiitl iliaf It dated from "1120 or per-tiiri per-tiiri eiirller." ... - All in the Family Elder Sister "Helen 1 Aren't too ashamed of yourself! tettlnff a'per-fect a'per-fect stranger kiss you." Younger Sister Sis-ter "A perfect stranger? But. goodness good-ness 1 I thought you knew him."" Boston Transcript. - Largest Monastery The Buddhist religion Supports the largest monastery in the world. This monastery of Dubung (variously spelled) at' Lhasa, Tibet, houses 8,000 monks and students. Temple Rolls in Wind' l Indiana-who i worship in . t ! near . Burma, British India r,m risk of having the halloing J about their ears. The .ernple ."JS on a huge alab upon n.Uv ,, v " So evenly balanced 1. ihe iX? sways, back and forth, temple and 5 '- r-o '.. - . y Bat Be Sure J.L Mil 11KIIL IU IlimW rtt11 the wind If you are sure the win ! Love for Animate Interest In animals. Is so natural with children that It Is usually a simple matter to teach lore and sympathy sym-pathy for them even where It does not already exist In presenting an animal that Is "new," teachers nave splendid opportunity to frsin powers ef observation and to supply- a class with s mine of material, says Nature Magazine. The otter as a for bearer, as the courageous protector of his life and liberty, as a fisherman, and as a special stunt artist is bound to delight children. ' Take them to see live otters If possible. Product of Evolution An expedition to British Honduras has brought back a pair of strunge animals that crawl along the ground like alligators, have the armor of turtles tur-tles and can spring six feet. 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