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Show fcafefco fcy Mayor Christiansen wel. romed new Councilmember Karl Miller to th City Council and instructed him U his duties. Karl Miller had been swore a by City Recorder Hal lessing on September 22, 1982. It was the consensus of the Council that Mayor Christiansen request Mrs. Roberts have a key provided to the City office for their use in emergency sit -uatiofts. Councilman Willesen mowed. Councilman Kesler seconded, the Council adopt the revised Ordinance oa electrical power. The City Recorder read a letter from J. Duffy and Sons requesting a proration of the ijusiness license for furnace cleaners. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that business license fees will not be prorated. Ciio Conrad Grimshaw, James Robinson and Darrel Davis of the Fire Department met with the Council and discussed the bills that had been sent for gasoline used by the Fire Department and EMT's. Beaver City will furnish free of charge for past wage ad future usage, gasoline to the Fire Department. It was the consensus of the Council that the EMT gasoline be tabled until Councilman Miller has a chance to discuss the bill with the County Commis- BEAVER rc ( Published at Milford, Utah 8475 x7 City Inspector Building fO GlGC3 The Fire season will close on October 31, according to Beaver County Fire Warden Ray Whiting. lie asks hunters and others taking to the hills to be with fire and have an enjoyable hunt. Excellent cooperation by the public has kept fire losses to a minimum in Beaver County, Whiting said. Early detection, and reporting any sign of fire to the proper authorities increases the chances of the fire be ing suppressed with little or no damage. The County Fire Warden responded to 20 reports of fire this year. Eleven were on state or private land, with a loss of only 2 12 acres. Nine were on BLM land. PRICE 25f Carter met with the -T- 41 HURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1982 --VOL. 82 --NO. Council and discussed the front yard variance that was granted to Jerry Brown at the last Council meeting. Inspector Carter stated that tht front yard setback should be only granted in hardship cases of which he feels Jerry Brown is not a hardship situation. A discussion followed on the pros and cons of the variance. No action was taken by the City Coun- The election is just around Information pamphlet, with the text of the four propositions to be on the ballot November 2nd Is included in this issue. We admit they are extremely wordy, bunch many significant changes in the constitution in each proposition, and are written by Philldel-phl- a lawyers, in a language which Is not easly understood by the average citizen. This makes it Impossible to just scan each proposition and determine just what it really means. However, the pamphlet provides arguments, both pro and con, for each proposition which will provide you with much Insight. We hope you will read them, and make your decision you go tothe polls. Jf p -0- ALMOST TWINS: Part of the crowd that attended the dedication and open house for the new Union Pacific office building Tuesday, Oct. 12, just after the VFW Honor Guard had hoisted the UJS. Flag with the U.P. flag underneath. The new building retains enough of the Spanish architecture of the old Milford Depot, that those who haven't visi t M Several hundred people gathered at the new Union Pacific office building In Milford, Tuesday morning, October 12, at 10:30 a.m. fortne dedication and house of the strucopen ted Milford for a few years might not even notice. While consider-abl- y smaller, and facing south Instead of the tracks, the new buildIs modern, efficient, and promises a long association between ing the community and the Union Pacific. - What you see here today, he said is probably the most unique 1982 railroad station In the country. We're sure it is the only one of Spanish architecture built since the Union Pacific en ture. cause. C1 Adding to the festivity of the occasion, were, the Milford High School Band, Milford High (Union Pacific) La RIBBON CUTTING: Norma Yovint, center, aids Union Pacific Vice President, Jerry Davis with the ribbon cutting for the new Union Pacific office building in Milford, at the dedication and open house Tuesday. The ribbon is held by VFW members, George Connell and Norm Lamb. ffl. Qolly eorJoDinium Piro foOiToyo An early morning fire destroyed an eleven unit con- at Mt. Holly dominium Tuesday. The fire of unknown origin, was discovered In the Snowflake condominium, by m anager Bill Likens shortly after midnight. He called the Beaver County Sheriffs office at approximately 12:45 a.m., on the radio-phoand the alarm was sounded. The Beaver Fire Department responded with two fire trucks, and negotiated the minmountain road in 35-ne 40 utes. Likens, with the help of his wife and others had already begun to fight the fire with a 1 12 Inch fire hose, but reportedly other fire fighting equipment of Mt. Holley was locked up. The Beaver Fire Department quickly laid two 3 12 inch lines to hydrants, and had the blaze nearly under control, in the freezing air, when the 55,000 gallon storage tank ran out of water. Without water, the firemen had to watch the three story structure burn to the ground. Damage was estimated at $500-600,0- 00 dollars. The whole top floor of the wood framed building was engulfed with flames by the time the fire department arrived. Still, spokesmen said they hit they could have saved much of the building if they had the Milford VFW Color Guard, and the Union Pacific Old Timers Club square dancers. Davis noted that when the old depot was dedicated in 1923, the crowd was treat ed to a barbeque of roast ox. Todays economic realities eliminated that idea, he said, but Invited those attending to partake of the refreshments of coffee, punch and donuts. cheerleaders, had enough wa- ter. Also answering the call was the Beaver County Sher- iff's Dept., Beaver County Search and Rescue, Utah Power and Light, the Forest Service and Beaver County Fire Warden. Likens and his wife were the only occupants of the building at the time. The State Fire Marshall was called, and the area has been shut off until after his investigation later this week. Fire Department spokesmen reported the temperatures were so cold that Ice surrounded the building by the time they ran out of water, making footing difficult. Hoses froze, and had to be hauled back in separate trucks to thaw at the ,cra The following weather formation is provided by the National Weather Service compliments of the Milford Weather Station. .11 October 5 . . .55 32 0 24 . . 6 .68 October T October 7 ...66 36 0 October 8 . ..50 28 0 October 9 . ..51 30 0 October 10 . .53 22 0 57 22 . . 11 October to last year Precipitation date, .54" this year to date, fire station. Temperatures were estimated to be In the low 20's at the 9,000 foot elevation. . .11". acted several mission --style stations along Its western lines in the twenties. There is no doubt, Davis said, it is the finest contemporary station built in recent years, anywhere on the Union Pacific. This was done Just for Milford. This is a Union Pacific present to the com -munity, and our way of making amends for a decision (Continued on page 2) in- Eza taaffcio to The Beaver County Com- mission transferred . $60,000 .from the in --lieu tax funds to the Sheriff's department to operate the metro sys- lem on until the new budget year January 1st. The system went Into effect on October 1, serving the unincorporated areas of the county, Milford andMlners-vill- e. . Beaver City which did not Join the Metro system, was represented by a letter from Mayor Christiansen, requesting that the Commissioners consider contributing funds to Beaver City, of subdlzlng the Metro System in the city. The Commissioners felt that since Beaver City had had the same opportunity to Join the Metro System as had Milford and Miners vllle, and had chosen to go their own way, that the County is not obligated to them. Ross Bowen and Buss Walker attended the meeting to request that Utah Power and Light be given a, 50 year franchise in Bea-- 1 ; ver County to service their The previous , customers. franchise expired over a month ago. Bowan told the Commissioners that UP&L would accept a 35 year franchise but preferred a 50 agreement. He said that the company . can continue to serve Us customers without a franchise, but that it Is needed for bonding for expansion, cap- -, Ital Improvement, and operating revenues. Comm. Jefferson told Bowen that UP&L wants Bea ' in-li- eu Coire oysfcn ver County to make a 50 year committment to UP&L, but won't make even a short term committment to Beaver County. He noted that after UP&L had gave Milford a letter of intent for a new service center In the Milford Industrial Park, they had then decided to build a service center In Cedar City, CP Naafter purchasing tional. "Can you promise us that when the new service center Is completed in Cedar City, that you wont close your present facilities in Milford," Jefferson said. Bowen admitted he could not, but said that he knew of no plans to close the fac -ilities in Milford. He said that UP&L still wanted to build new facilities in Milford, but economic had forced if to the back burner. Comm. Johnson said he was concerned about committments made to hire Beaver County people at the site. Except for a don-ditio- ns geo-ther- subcontracts no local people had been hired. He few he had received from local residents who had applied for jobs. Jefferson moved to table the franchise agreement until the November meeting, and was supported by the other commissioners. Bruce Brown presented a proposal for the Whispering Pines subdivision, and it was approved by the Commission contingent upon acceptance by the Beaver County Planning Commission and State Health Dept. Mike Dalton presented the final plat on John Anderson's condominium at Mt. Holly. It was approved on condition that the Chairman not sign the as built plat until approved by the Planning Commission. John H. McDonald, attorney for Beaver County and Beaver City in the Combs case met . with the board to discuss the case. The (Continued on page 2) indicated pressure Voter information pamphlet in this issue 7ir 1982 voter inbeen has carefully This formation pamphlet. State's of the for Secretary you by prepared Office. We hope you will read it carefully before going to tht polls. In this edition you will find the - We don't often use this column as a political weapon, or tool. However, sometimes a candidate or candidates will so raise our Ire, that we feel compelled to vote for their opponent. This Is true of Ted Wilson and Francis Farley this year. This office has been bombarded with press releases accusing their opponents of dastardly and unscrupulous acts, while in fact to our knowledge, none of these acts were in fact true. Now as the campaign draws to an end, they are resorting to the same tactics that they previously accused their opponents. -0- The building, --now completed except for the solar heating panels, replaces the old Milford Depot, built In 1923. The new building car- -, ries forth the Spanish architecture of tht old depot, which was considered a land mark by Mllfordites as well as visitors to the community. Jerry Davis, vice president of the Union Pacific, in his dedication speech, noted that the Union Pacific had made every effort to create a structure which would take the place of the depot, and satisfy, the local people. He said that many former residents, still with Union Pacific had aided the Milford zJLi - the corner, and the Voter Inspector Carter discussed with the Council the building permit of Elmer Evans for a dlesel repair shop. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that the building Is a commercial building and should be treated as such by the Building Inspector. Heber Gurr met with the Council and discussed the updating of the TV translator station. After discussion, It was the consensus of the Council that Mr. Gurr be allowed to purchase two amplifiers and equipment to update the station. Clark Smith met with the Council and discussed the problems be feels will be associated with the purchase of IPA power. It was the consensus of the Council that Mr. Smith should be appointed as Beaver City's representative to IPA if he will, accept the position. The following applications were opened and read for the (Continued on page 2) - even honor those who fought and died for their country, without politics interfering. Actually we like the memorial, and think its way past time that Vietnam Veterans should have been honored. Fven though the war itself may have been controversial, there certainly can be no controversy over honoring the veterans of that war, who fmght bravely, and d:ed honorably, for their country. 0- logo srond affiafe 8pn CaBo ft v l How come the big hassle over the Vietnam War Memorial? Can't this country sioners. Rex SKI H cil. 0C23C3 extremely careful Crista cqdo Gotaaoy tSg (aly - How come everytlme Ted Wilson or Gov. Math-eso- n leave Salt Lake for rural Utah, they put on their cowboy boots and levls? Do they thing that us country folks can't recognize a Phil -idtlphla lawyer in sheeps clothing? -- 0 On the other hand, once In a while there is a can- didate we think stands head and shoulders above rest. In race the for Circuit Court Judge in District 9, Judge Christian Ronnow is this type of individual. He is fair, honest, and a student of law. He shows compassion and understanding where it is called for, but is not hesitant to throw the book at repeated offen- - an ders. He is quick to admit that laws Intended to protect the Innocent, often tie the courts hands In criminal cases, where technicalities allow the quilty to to go unpunished, or get off with light sentences. Certainly, his ideals are close to and compatible to the majority of Utahns, and he deserves election to the circuit bench. -- 0 - How come, when you lay a cigarette down in the ash tray, its out when you pick it up just seconds later? But when you try to put it out in the same ash tray, it will lay and smolder endlessly. -- 0 - Don't know about you, but ye ol Ed has been running his tail off, trying to keep up with the local goings on in the COUNTY NEWS area. We hope to get back to full steam ahead soon. But in the meantime, be sure to get your news in to local correspondents, or drop it Into the office. |