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Show w8TK "EST JSJm lismm 013095 F Q4119 Vol. 16, No. 41 50 cents a single copy Wednesday, October 12, 1994 City okays requests for zone changes, subdivisions ByRUSSDALY City Editor The Lehi City Council approved the few land development requests that were presented at the last meeting. Some were seen as beneficial to the Master Plan, others were continuations of requests made prior to the moratorium. Jorge and Edeen Herta and their two children appeared before the city council to request a zone change on about acre from GC-- 2 to at approximately 1060 W. State in order to build a new home one-ha- lf R-- 2 and a rental. two-un- it A neighbor attending the meeting, Ruby Yates, was also asked to voice her opinion about the proposal. Indicating that many residents had felt that surrounding suggested that the Herta development would enhance the area. Councilmember Reed Sunderland, also a resident in that area, made a motion to approve therequestCouncilmemberCarma Johnson gave a second and the motion was unanimous, with the exception of Councilmember Knollin Haws, who did not vote since he was serving as Mayor Pro-tempo- re The family, including the couple's two children who were part of the presentation, provided diagrams, an artist's sketch of the proposed home, and a petition from more than 100 neighbors who supported the Hertas in the plans. was to table the issue; he then retained his Expressing concern about two properties located between the two lots in question, Sunderland, with a second from Councilmember Wayne Carlton, made a motion to table the request until information could be obtained from the other two property owners. Councilmembers Dee Ray Russon and Carma Johnson both voted "no," not meaning rejection of the proposal, but desiring that the issue not be tabled, but decided upon that night. Haws broke Acting as mayor pro-tethe vote with a "no," apparently intending to deny the request, until Sunderland said that Elton's proposal would allow for completion of the curb and gutter in the area. Haws then changed his vote to "yes," but was reminded that the motion made earlier that evening. Bill Elton's request for preliminary apsubdivision at approxiproval of a two-lmately 2100 N. 600 West, an R--l zone, was ultimately approved, albeit with some confusion and much discussion. ot "no vote in order to make the decision that evening. Following defeat of the motion to table the proposal, Sunderland, with a second from Johnson, made a motion to approve the request, especially since it would also aid in the future widening of 2100 North; approval was unanimous. The council also approved a request by Larry Lindstrom for final approval of Dry Creek Hollow, Plat A, two lots located at 1880 N. 300 East in an RA-- 1 zone. Having met previous stipulations set forth by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Lindstrom's proposal was unanimously approved following a RussonSunderland motion. Sunderland also made a motion to approve Kay Stone's request for approval of Pebblestone Subdivision, two lots located at 266 N. 100 East in an l zone. The motion was unanimous, with two stipulations outlined by the Planning and Zoning Commission: that the second home have a setback of not more than 100 feet in order to have access to the fire hydrant, and that money be placed in escrow to fund the future piping of an existing concrete irrigation ditch in front of the property. During the time allotted for citizen input, Brian Bennett told the council that he h ad heard that a water line was to be placed across his property at approximately 2800 N. 300 West; he asked about the possibility of the installation of fire hydrants at the same time. The council asked Bennett if he would be willing to bear the cost of the hydrants, and suggested that Bennett work with Holmes and Associates. R-- Schools plan Ribbon Week activities The National Education Association has set a goal for all schools to "be free of drugs and violence and offer a disciplined environment that is conducive to learning." To meet that goal, the annual Red Ribbon Week has been changed to Ribbon Week in order to take on the color purple as a symbolfor violence prevention. The red ribbons will continue to symstatus. bolize drug-fre- e Lehi schools will celebrate Ribwith several bon Week, Oct. activities that will help promote a drug-fre- e atmosphere. TiwiMiitirriiniiTiamii United Way representative appointed I Tjt-'t- - Monday - A flag ceremony wet v -, open the week's activities at 10 a.m. At noon, all of the students will join students from throughout the state in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Throughout the week, the school will participate in events such as a tug of war, and will display posters and essays about being drug free. Students will be encouraged to wear the ribbons each day of Ribbon Week. Each ribbon will be numbered; each day, numbers will be drawn to determine which students receive hats to wear during - Students will make e figure to be hooked into a chain that will be strungthroughout the school. Each figure will have the name and age of the child to signify his or her students. place among drug-fre- e Wednesda- y- Students and faculty will wear red clothing. Thursday - Each class will make posters or banners for local businesses to display in their windows. Friday For the Game Room, students in grades 6 will host carnival-typ- e games for all classes in the school in rotation throughout the day. Finally, in conjunction with the spirit of Ribbon Week, Mike Tuesday a paper -- gingerbread-siz- -- 4-- ii 5. - 1 , i J , ..;r ..rr f were unanimously approved by the following purchase City Council at their last meeting: $11,433 to Mountainland Supply, $3,300 to Geneva Pipe, and $3,200 to D&L Supply for the culinary water system. Motion by Councilmember Reed Sunderland, second by Councilmember Wayne Carlton. $3,62 1.94 and $5,255. 10 to Mountainland Supply and $4,500 to D&L Supply for the secondary water system. Motion by Councilmember Reed Sunderland, second by Councilmember Wayne Carlton. $13,076 to Christensen Pontiac for a new car for the police department. Motion by Carlton, second by Councilmember Carma Johnson. $5,524 for a new copy machine and $1,387 for attachments, both to American KL Business Products. After the motion was made by Councilmember Dee Ray Russon and seconded by Sunderland, Carlton informed the council that there was only $5,200 in the I A ;n It fi Photo by Russ Daly Members of the Pioneer Leadership Connection, sponsors of Ribbon Week at Lehi High School, include, front row, 1 to r, Crystal Topham, Wyatt Darling, Jennilyn Tucker, Brock Evans and Mandi Hadfield; back row: Rebecca Lea, Jennifer Spencer, Justin Whittaker, Jared Evans and Rebeccah Bosko. Class advisor is Sally Tucker. Schlappi, wheelchair athlete and performer, will present a "high on life" assembly on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The Fellingham Family, a popular musical group now living in Lehi, will also present an assembly on Friday. Sego Lily Elementary Monday Red Day, where students and faculty will wear red clothing. Winners will be announced for the poster and essay contests. Tuesday "Take a Bite Out of - - Crime" day for McGruff awareness. Wednesday - Kyle Naylor will address students in an assembly entitle "Smarter than Sheep." Thursday - A Fun Run will be held at the school to mark "Get -- -- High on Life" day. - Friday To celebrate "Stomp out the Violence" day, students and faculty areencouraged to wear boots and purple clothing. Meadow Elementary Monday Students will receive their red ribbons and will be en - m Purchase orders approved The orders U 7 will the week. pro-te- 'J-- 14-2- 2, Lehi Elementary Knollin Haws announced that Woodruff Berry Mayor had been appointed as representative for city employees in the United Way campaign. ."S -- couraged to wear them throughout the week. Students may also guess the number of Hot Tamales candies in ajar at the school. Tuesday Each class will decorate the door to their classroom meswith appropriate sages. Students are Wednesday asked to wear red today; posters will be judged today. Thursday Today is Exercise Day, where all classes in the school will meet outside at 10:30 a.m. to See RIBBON on Page 8 - anti-dru- g account. "Where are we going to get the money," he asked. Following assurances that money would be transferred in, and should have been before the meeting, the voting was unanimous. The new copier will be used in the administration, with the current one to be rotated to another department. $4,854.80 to Utah Valley State College for a Firefighter I course for eight firemen, including the seven newest members and the fire marshal. Motion by Johnson, second by Russon. $5,884.52 to Riter Engineering for supplies for the Power Department. Motion by Carlton, second by Sunderland. $3,672 to Utah Power forremoval of poles on the new 1450 North road. Motion by Carlton, second by Sunderland. $6,150 to Redmond Clay for 300 tons of salt for roads. Motion by Sunderland, second by Carlton. $25,507.50 to EGY Resources for the third payment on the substation. Motion by Carlton, second by Sunderland. Connection fee credits given Collene Smith requested credit for an additional connection fee for compensation for unauthorized work on her property. She and her husband had previously received $7,000 in connecon 1450 North for the road, but found tion fees for the a power pole in their yard when they returned from a vacation. A motion and second by Councilmembers Dee Ray Russon and Knollin Haws, respectively, led to unanimous approval of the additional connection fee credits. right-of-wa- y John Beck made and lost several fortunes in early Lehi By RICHARD VAN WAGONER Few men had the impact on early Lehi that John Beck did. Born in the town of Aichelbergin Wurttemberg, Germany, on March 19, 1843, Beck zest for the business had a g world. At age fourteen, he left home for Stuttgart where he found employment at the Cafe Marquardt and resolved to learn the hotel business. To acquaint himself with the various methods in vogue he became fluent in French, German and Italian. In 1860 he moved to the French part of Switzerland to continue his language studies. He joined the Mormon Church in Switzerland in 1861 and returned to Germany as a missionary whereheconverted most of his family members. In May 1864 he left Europe for America, arriving in Lehi late that fall. In the spring of 1865 he moved to Richfield to farm but was forced to return to Lehi a year later when the Black Hawk War broke out. Young Beck, and his bride Sarah settled in Lehi because of the influence of another German immigrant, John Conrad Naile (a.k.a. Naegle) who then owned the Warm Springs (Saratoga) near the mouth of the Jordan River. Beck leased the site from Naile and raised sheep and manufactured charcoal there. In one year he accumulated sufficient capital to build a y adobe home, large, at 791 First East, where he lived for many years. In 1870 Beck purchased an inter- - HgEib VGS&GG'yeeiE's life-lon- two-stor- still-standi- est in a mine in the Tintic District. He spent $6,000 in developing the property, but lost everything through litigation. Undaunted, he continued to prospect in the area. One day while examining a rock outcropping he thought he saw promise. He posted a claim which caused locals to call him the "crazy Dutchman," insisting that there was no ore in Eureka gulch where he had placed his stake. The mine ultimately became the fabled Bullion Beck and Champion Mine which paid millions in dividends to stockholders and made Beck and many others wealthy. He also invested heavily in other Tintic mines including the Crown Point, Northern Spy, Governor and The Buckeye. Ultimately Beck died poor, losing several fortunes during his long and busy life. Beck's own account of his financial ebbs and flows states he placed "too much confidence in and became the vichis fellow-metim of unscrupulous persons who ruined him financially." But the liberal and Beck was a large investor in home industries, many of which were unprofitable, He also was a liberal donor to public institutions and in Lehi financed the Relief Society Building on Main Street and the Lehi Music Hall which stood across the street from Wines n kind-hearte- still-standi- d Park. He was also a benefactor of the Lehi Brass Band and the Lehi Silver Band. In 1882 Beck constructed a large 69- - by rock barn on his property at 653 North First East. Initially the structure was leased to Wells, Fargo, & Co. But as soon as Lehi's liquor ordinance was changed in 1890 Beck and his brother George, sons of a German winegrower, established a cider mill and wine press in the fortress-lik- e building. Hundreds of apple trees were planted on Beck's extensive property bounded by CenterFirst East and StateSixth North. The entire hill, except the Central School property and Beck's home and rock barn, was one large orchard. The Oct. 3, 1895 and Sept. 7, 1897 issues of the Lehi Banner reported that the mill was "doing a rushingbusiness."Alate 1897 newspaper reported that Beck's vineyards and orchards had produced several thousand gallons of wine and cider during the fall season. Beck's extensive vineyards covered 20 acres between the Union Pacific tracks and the cemetery and employed as many as 10 men. The local newspaper described 4,000 trellised vines repre15 of grapes. varieties senting Though the 1897harvestwas several tons and prospects for 1898 looked 36-fo- ot - well-cultur- even better, local Prohibition brought an end to it all Beck's industry was crushed. At that time, however, he also owned Beck's Saratoga Springs. He and other German immigrants in his employ frequently bathed in the warm springs and picnicked in the shade of the apple orchard they had planted. Visions of a spa patterned after the famous Saratoga Resort in New York began to develop in Beck's mind. In 1884, with some of the wealth he had accrued from his mines, the entrepreneur bought more than 1,000 acres of land surrounding the warm springs. He named the 27 acres immediately surroundingthe springs "Beck's Saratoga Springs." One thousand people attended the formal opening of Saratoga Springs on July 24, 1884. In addition to "plunge baths," rowboats and sailboats were available for rent, and a race track, baseball grounds, and shooting galleries were announced in the resort's first formal announcement. By 1890 the resort was well established. In the spring of 1897, perhaps to compensate for the looming loss of his wine and cider industry, Beck and his brother George attempted to establish a poultry industry at Saratoga. Retrospectively it seems a risky s venture to expose to the obnoxious odors of a chicken ranch. But in addition to a new indoor plunge, and a bathhouse, the Becks also See YESTERYEARS on Page 8 - ..' resort-goer- 30-b- y 100-fo- 156-fo- ot German native John Beck was Lehi's wealthiest man of his era. |