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Show ir"wniw - UJC'0 WEST oX, i- . 2. J600 01 HICS r J. 309c iJ Vol. 16, No. 43 Wednesday, October 28, 1994 cents a single copy 50 Some hear 'Yea,' some 'Nay' as council hears property issues ByRUSSDALY City Editor We can't find the minutes either," admitted Councilmember Knollin Haws when Dell Clement requested approval ofhis request to obtain a building permit for his residence. Clement told the council that the mayor had told him that approval vote had already been given by a in an executive session on May 13, 3-- 2 1994. Councilmember Dee Ray Russon reiterated that there are no minutes for the "alleged" May 13 meeting; Bob Park suggested that the meeting was actually one of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, May 12. matter until further research could be done in obtaining written minutes of the May meeting. "We'll move as fast as we can," promised Mayor Bill Gibbs when Clement asked for an estimate of the time it would take to gather the information. "And part of it is contingent on you folks," counseled Haws requesting the Clement also try to locate documentation in writing. Larry Sommers also spoke during time allotted for citizen input to request that the council consider a twin home ordinance; he claimed that all other Utah County cities have such an ordinance. The twin home concept would Even without the minutes, Haws suggested that the matter be approved on the basis of "what he's been through, what he's doing and what he's done." The request may have also required a variance, since Clement does not meet theland requirements specified by Utah County, and also because he had been told that the county would not approve his septic system. "WeVe been sworn in to uphold our own laws," said Councilmember Reed Sunderland. Haws, with a second from Councilmember Carma Johnson, made amotion to defer action on the In the matter of Ron Clark's request for annexation of approximateat about 875 E. ly 3.5 acres to 1080 North, the only clarification the council needed was where the access would be located. Haws, with a second from Sunderland, made a motion to approve the request, which was given unanimously. allow Sommers to sell the two halves of a duplex as two separate parcels of land; under existing ordinances, duplexes are recorded as a single piece of land with a single owner. One wall of each home would be common to both units, and would create a "zero lot line" on the outside, with no setback between the two homes. "A R-l-- zero lot line creates problems Another HawsSunderland down the road," warned Planning Commission chairman Park. Haws made a motion to take the mo- tion unanimously approved a request by Gary Findlay for annexation of approximately 1.16 acres to A-- l located at 600 E. 500 South. Haws made a related motion to authorize Findlay to pay Peck's, instead of Lehi City, for the construction in the area that has al matter under advisement before making any decisions. Four other property requests were unanimously approved with little or no discussion. Letter sheds new light on C.F. Cemetery ready been completed. Russon seconded the second motion. Unanimous approval was also given to the request for amendment of Nelda Carter Estates, Plat A, located at approximately 470 W. 2150North in an existing RA-- zone. The motion was made by 1 Sunderland; Councilmember Wayne Carlton provided the second. "It appears that everything is in order," said engineer Blaine Comer about final approval for Gateway Landing subdivision, two lots located at approximately 1147 W. State in an existing R-- l zone. Carlton made the motion to approve the request by Gary Smith. The voting was unanimous. Cedar Fort may revamp water billing system By CATHY ALLRED A quiet discovery of some importance concerning the old Cedar Fort Cemetery was made last week by Councilman Bart Berry as he was looking in the city files in preparation for the monthly city council meeting. He discovered a letter that appear s to be fairly accurate; listing the dead. Among the dead named were the massacred Weeks boys, long believed to be buried in Fairfield. The young boys were killed as they were hunting for firewood by Native Americans in the early 1850's. The old graveyard was begun when the area was first settled and served the community for close to seven years. Quite some time ago, the Utah State Historical Society installed a fence around the hallowed spot; the fence was later removed . . . and a stock corral took its place. If you were to look for the historical cemetery now, you would find it under a right of way that meets the road called Church Street going south. The old dirt road, full of tire ruts, hides the early pioneers' loved ones. Although the fate of the pioneer graveyard may be offensive to some, those ancestors buried in the present Cedar Fort Cemetery have suffered a more humorous conundrum. At a time when witches, ghosts, and ghoulish monsters "stalk" our streets, Orson McKinney, Cedar Fort City Councilmember, is finally going to be able to let 90 percent of the town's dead rest. After a study, much of the confusion over plots in the Cedar Fort cemetery has been resolved and within a month's time, owners should at last receive deeds for individual and family plots. "According to the records, we've got people where they are not supposed to be" (some folks are recorded to be in both cemeteries) "and people not in places where they are supposed to be,"he added. "They've gone to bury someone and while digging have begun to uncover a casket." The tumult began because of in- .A fi m tit iff m 1 -- wi t ;r'rvr .... ih "I At By CATHY ALLRED Cedar Fort residents will be receiving a survey pertaining to equal-izingwater bill payments in their next water bill. Citizens may voice their opinion about the proposed procedure and return the answered survey with their monthly bill payment. Equalization of the water bill would take the annual average payment and charge the customer that amount throughout the fiscal year. Any deviance from the annual average would be adjusted in the following year or upon closing the account, whichever came sooner. The motion to conduct the survey was made by Bart Berry and was seconded by councilmember Tom Groff; the vote was not unanimous and was opposed by Glen Cook. The new method of equalized payments, if accepted by the entire city, would make necessary significant reprogramming in the present billing method for the city treasurer, Marie Cook. "If you want it set up for one person, that's an overhaul but ifyou want it set up to turn on for everybody that is a major, major overhaul," explained Cook. The new "2 vva I VV vno x-3-J Tl I ,t Uf V if if ft) rf nil' tv Triilif ffflm V ' L mi 6 payable at the door. In addition to serving a two-ye- fcim!r?rSoM accurate records, conflicting records, and missing records. Without a map and only descriptions of plot locations, McKinney has tried to reconstruct the location of each resident. He now has only about 10 percent of the plots left to account for. will be $35. Other water issues discussed at the October Cedar Fort City Coun cil meeting were completion of the list of all water connections in the city, completion of the new city water meters and consequence acceptance by the local irrigation company represented by vice president Darrell Cook, and winter preparation on private water lines. Cedar Fort now has a listing of all the water connections in the town totaling 119 residential or city usage connections. The list h ad been made up by the city clerk and treasurer, Virginia Cook and Marie Cook respectively. The councilmembers thanked them for all their work on the project. See CEDAR FORT on Page 4 Michelle Wells, left, and Haylae Gerber share r their disappointment after an exhausting soccer game last firday in the semifinals of the State 3A soccer tournament held at Lehi. The Pioneers lost to Pine View in an overtime shoot-ou- t after regulation ended in a Gillette, Wyo. Lions Club since 1961. He has also served as local club president, zone chairman, deputy district governor, district governor, council chairman and trustee of the Wyoming Lions Blind Camp. Mr. Winland has also served as a member of the Campbell County School Board and the Planning Commission. He is m- - two-hou- 1-- ar term as international director, Winland has been a member of the Photo by Cathy Allred Lady Pioneers end title hopes in a heartbreaker y William E. Winland, past director of the International Association of Lions Clubs, will be the guest speaker at the Lehi Lion's charter night meeting. The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Lehi Senior Citizens Center. All prospective members and their partners are invited to attend. Mellor Banquets will cater the event; cost will be $8 per plate, 10-ye- ar , 10-da- Past director to speak at Lion's charter dinner f . equalized payment plan would begin as a program Jan. 1, 1995. A new late payment and water shut-oi- f policy will also be posted in the city's next billing along with the survey. Residents have one month to pay their current water bill then it becomes delinquent. After one month of delinquency, customers shut-of- f notice will receive a after which their water use will be terminated. The reconnection fee 0 scoreless tie. For more information, see Page 9. City-Coun- ty Mrtmrnwi wmi ii iiiii William E. Winland volved in property development and works in the siding business. He and his wife, Sharon, have three children and two granddaugh- ters. City has seen a long line of service stations since early days of the auto By RICHARD VAN WAGONER Lehi's earliest service stations and garages were located on State Street to take advantage ofthe automobile traffic on Utah's major roadway. The People's p was the first place in town where drivers could "fill 'er up." In March 19 16 the Mercantile installed two gas tanks and a pump in front of the store. Local businessman N.O. Malan opened a small service station on the southeast corner of State and Center in May 1921. Officially Malan Service, most townspeople called this place the "Keep off the Grass" station because of the jocular sign Malan had hung over a plot of sod near the gas pump. In November 1923 Malan moved the sales and service portion ofhis automotive business, along with his undertaking parlor, to the People's Bank ofLehi building(206 E. State) he had just purchased. Apparently mixing the two types of body work did not catch on. In 1925 Dr. Fred Worlton purchased the place and converted it into the Lehi Hospital. Meanwhile Malan also sold hit ever-increasi- VesferyeoE's Co-o- 600-gallo- n "Keep off the Grass" service station in August 1924. The new owners, Kelly and Guy Wilson, established the New Car Agency which offered Durrant and Star Cars at prices ranging from $890 to $2,400. The building burned down in 1927 and contractor W. W. Dickerson built a new $4,000 brick structure on the site in June of that year. When the station opened on July 3 it sold Pep 88 gas. service, a first for Lehi, was also provided. Dean Powell managed the station until the fall of 1933, when he took over his father James Powell's station at Fifth West and Main. Young Powell was succeeded at State Street Service by Max Herron . Next came Sylvester Clark, who was soon followed by Francis Grant. For a time after World War II Larry Glathar operated the station two-pum- p Round-the-cloc- k it from until Dean Powell Utoco in 1948. When Powell leased a second station downtown his wife and son continued to operate the uptown facility for a time. In May 1953, however, thebuildingbecame an Arctic Circle. Henry Sorenson erected a service station in October 1921 on the former site of William Trinnaman's blacksmith shop (489 West State). Park Service was managed by several different gas jockeys and mechanics. In August 1933 Kelly Wilson, who had been managing Lehi Motor on Main Street, became the proprietor of Park Service. For a time in the 1930s after Prohibition ended it was also Claude's Place, a beer tavern owned by Claude Thickes. The building became a Sinclair service station in the 1940s under the management ofJames Buchanan and H. "Jockey" Johnson. Don Harris operated the last service station there in the late 1970s. s For a time in the Holmstead A. Norman operated a service station called Norm's Place one mile west of town on Bridge See YESTERYEARS on Page 4 i 1 a f" iiini'in' n muai ,d.m. .Y I i . XlTJzkU- NT I ' : W 1: f J I m , I I 1.- -J . j. ! wvw ' I ,. . lit I?. ? . low-"- "! V '.. 1 ' . I mid-1920- Dean's Service, an early Lehi gas station, was situated at the Forks of the Road (long-tim- e Lehi native Ardell Dean Zimmerman Adamson is small girl, her mother is in foreground). i |