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Show Sswaoe Plant Work Near Finish; .Jws4j tw(wss.".. - ": 40,000 Populace May Be Served An Aug. 1 com- - MURRAY. I : pletion date is being project- -i ed by city officials on the $381,640 sewage treatment plant expansion here. The work will not only increase the plant's capacity almost twofold, but will make for greater efficiency in present operations, said Don Spencer, city engineer. Picture at left Included in the project are an already-finishe- d intercept- or sewer and pump constructed at a staion, costof$182,-118.3- 0. The addition to the treatment plant is pegged at $160,000. Technical services, legal and fiscal costs and a contingency fund have brought the work to the $381,000 bracket, Mr. Spencer added. Of the total, the Federal government, through Department of the Interior funds, has okayed $114,490 in cofunds. operating ance of a treatment plant, said Mr. Spencer, but will virtually eliminate odors. Also major portions of the work are two additional 50- foot diameter primary digest- 'ers with gas recirculation and internal heat exchangers. These units will make it possible to slow down the treat- Ijment process, thereby making it more efficient. A population of 40,000 can ;be adequately handled by the 5new plant, said Mr. Spencer.- The initial phase of the program included installation of i 21,000 feet of sewer outfall Hine along Murray's west side. fThis will make possible development of hundreds of acres fOf now undeveloped property Snear the Jordan river between 6400 and 4500 South, said JMayor William E. Dunn in previewing the project. request A for an additional $30,860 has not yet been ruled on by the bureau's San Francisco offic- es. i Mr. ADDITION. . . Mayor William E. Dunn (left), Don Spencer and David Davies inspect boiler and pipe work installation at Murray's sewage disposal plant which is part of the new addition to plant. Meetings Of Commission Your Fourth of July column about the signing of the Declaration of In--, dependence wasn't bad," friend Paul Dwyer wrote us the other day. they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned; , two lost sons in the Revolu tionary Army and sons of two others were captured by the ' enemy. Nine of the 56 signers died from wounds suffered in But it didn't go far enough the revolution fighting or from with the story, he added. hardships incurred by the tor ; turous life of the American You pointed out that sign troops. ing this document was risky These men had a good for business ' those who did .. idea of what would happen when so but you they dipped their - quill pens and signed that didn't go on to document," Paul wrote, say how costly but they were made of it was to many of them even pretty stern stuff. All of them had security, but though the re- valued liberty volt succeeded. more.; And you termed these men 'revolu- ' tionaries', which I guess they were. But I hope you were using the adjective respectfully. There were 24 lawyers or judges among the signers; nine farmers and plantation owners and 11 merchants. They were all men of means and well educated for that day. They may have been 'revolutionaries', but they were also people who could see what free men, living in a free country, could accomplish and they evidently figured it was worth any price." Paul sent along an informative booklet which recounted the fate of some of the signers of the declaration. Perhaps it's of it was interest to vou to us. The reward of Carter Brax ton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, was having his ships swept from the sea by the British navy. To pay his debts, he was forced to sell his home and his proper he died in rags. ties Thomas McKean was per hounded by the sistently British and forced to move his family from place to place With them in hiding, he served without pay in the Congress; his possessions were taken from him and he, too, died penniless. Thomas Nelson, Jr., a weal thy planter, urged Gen. Wash lngton to destroy his home during the Battle of Yorktown because Cornwallis, the Brit ish leader, had made It his headquarters. The home was destroyed and Nelson also died bankrupt. J ; : Francis Lewis saw the vengeful British raze his home and his properties. They also Jailed his wife and she died within a few months. John Hart's wife was dying British came, pur suing him. He and his children fled for their lives and Ms fields and prist mill were laid waste. For more than a year he lived In forests and caves. Returning horns after the war had ended, he found his wife dead and his children van ished. A few weeks later, heartbroken, he too died. A similar fate awaited Phillip Livingston and Lewis when the Morris. The properties of William Euery, Corge Clymer, Ly man Hall, George Walton, Button Gwinnett, Thomas Keyward, Edward Ruttedge and Arthur Mlddleton were looted and destroyed. In summation, five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before that bothers me about our country today is whether such courage as this The thing still exists; whether our peo- ple are so complacent about the liberty they enjoy that they can't realize it could be lost. We've become so depend ent on the Almighty Dollar that we're willing to give away, in exchange for it, many of the rights which the Declara tion of Independence sought to gain for us. I wouldn't wonder but what the one-thi- rd who were complacent in 1776 lyould be an even greater proportion who today and the one-thi- rd wanted a change would be even fewer!" Aside from information on the signers of the Declaration, Paul also sent along material about the hall in which the historic document came to life. V Independence Hall was a rather monumental undertak ing for builders of American Colonial times; almost 100 feet in length and 40 feet in depth. It was two stories high with a cupola, which looked some Are 'Routine' MURRAY. The City Com mission here authorized this week a complete revision of the ordinance governing installation and construction of electrical systems. Passed was Ordinance No. 226, the complete text of which will be found in Section B of today's paper. The commis sion thus updated general regulations and standards for the installation and construction of electrical systems, their inspection and rates. In the same measure, the commission created a Board of Review, to become effective at its discretion following publication of the measure. In otherwise routine meetings during the week, the commission transacted several other items of business. The bid of Farmer's Insurance for public liability coverage on the city's nine motor vehicles was accepted. It totalled $6,963.30. Although bids were opened On a new street department truck, they were taken under advisement without being awarded. Apparent low bidder was Dodge Town at $2,677. Larson Ford Sales bid $2,848 and Peck & Shaw, $2,875. Arza Huff Welch, 5963 So. 200 East, andLysleTuckfield, 6073 So. 430 West, were given three-ye- ar terms of office as members of the Library Board. Mr. Tuckfield Is anew appointee; Mr. Welch had filled out the unexpired board term of Mrs. McLloyd (Leah) Killpack Increases in salary of $20 monthly were given four mem bers of the city's police department upon the recommen dation of E. Ross McDonald, chief. They are Joel Rlet, Ronald Bronlcel, David J, Cummings and Alan D. Burr. A business license was granted to Mork Electric Co. in the name of R. T. Mork, 2260 Snada Dr. The firm has other offices at 3141 So. Main. Also given a business lie ense was Harold D. Christen sen, who will do business as Don's Floral & Gift Shop at 4969 So. State. The commission endorsed a bid of $8,105.44 to Ewell &. Son of Salt Lake City for a pumping plant at the city's well site, 7000 So. 1400 East. Murray City's costs, depending on that decision, will range up to a highof$267,150. A major portion of these funds have been realized from the half-m- ill sales tax, which is earmarked for civic improvement. Key to the plant improve ment is the new centrifuge, designed to remove sludge from the digesters. It also eliminates the need for open sludge-dryibeds. This equipment will not only remove the unsightly appear ng , provements that are now being completed," commented Mayor Dunn. We feel we've met our responsibility to keep pace with the most modern and ac cepted methods of sewage treatment and Murray City has been recognized by waste water experts for these ef- WW hfur1 Kt; jRviNG PvblUhed Wetklr Thursday, . j Although it was scheduled to run four times, a single Green Sheet want ad brought a buyer for the home of Robert Harper, 3204 So. 8820 West, he's reported. Take the ad out, please," he said, I've sold it through your paper!" mid-vall- s 266-35- thing like a watchtower, over the center of the building This was later removed and a bell tower was substituted, The building was occupied In 1735 although some finish work remained to be done. By 1781 the steeple was danger ously rotted, so a small hipped roof was installed, under which the Liberty Bell was hung. In 1812 the building was tabbed for destruction before the city of Philadelphia bought it from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for $70,000. About 1824 the people apparently felt a resurgence of City firemen patriotism and decided to re- - ; MURRAY. store the hall as a shrine. responded to 13 nres during , A new, ornate steeple, put on the week, Including 12 grass in 1828, Included clock faces tires. at the level of the i On Tuesday firemen put out in the automobile tower. Without them, today's flames scholars would no doubt not owned by M. Knudson at 5408 recognize Independence Hall. Alpine Dr. and stopped one minor grass fire from spread to those ing. Causes for both fires Subsequent are unknown. renovations, the hall has Three field fires occurred been unchanged to the on Green Street in three days, present day. It's been structurally improved, of on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, firemen course, and well maintained as a National put out a second grass fire on Bouillon Street. That fire Shrine. and the ones on Green Street Liberty Dell Itself was cast were started by children with t long before Independence Day matches, according to Fire and, prophetically, In England. Chief Arthur CaldwelL It was damaged in transit, so Saturday saw three other was recast in Philadelphia in grass fires. Two were re17S3. portedly started by trains Its Inscription, also proph- along the tracks between 4400 etic, is Biblical in origin: South and 6300 South. On FriProclaim liberty throughout day, one grass fire was put all the world unto all the out and on Thursday three were extinguished. Inhabitants thereof." ge two-sto- : City Firemen Stop Thirteen ry f- li f , I Y't ! 1 . y Y"? f." irj - SALT LAKE COUNTY, said. The building has been designed with low maintenance costs in mind, he added. Construction of this building Is the initial step in what the Board of Education hopes will be a virtual replacement of the old Hillcrest school. Prior to becoming a junior high, it was the Murray high until school building, so-us- ed 1954. Only the industrial arts wing and band room will be re- plans are carried out. Each separate building phase Is to replace tained if long-ran- ge some segment of the old school. In addition to the structure adjacent to State street, a 1,796 sq. ft. boiler room has been constructed at the rear of . Blue Triangle Will Be Refuge For Youngsters "Blue Shield MURRAY. homes will be a safety haven for people suddenly in need of help," said Capt. Calvin Gillen of the Murray Police Dep't. this week as triangular-shape- d stickers began to appear on front windows of res idences throughout the city. These will be homes where children, in particular, can go for help," Gillen added. "We've selected them in con junction with the PTA organizations. For the most part, they're places where someone will be at home 24 hours daily." pottaie paid at Salt Lakt City, Strategically located near elementary schools, Volume 37 Murray's the Blue Shield homes are principally to provide a refuge for a child which may be acMaintenance Men costed or become ill enroule Elect New Officers to and from school. Adults in need of help, however, will For Association also be able to go to the door if they need assistance. MURRAY. James M. Mor Once they're inside the ton has been elected presid ent of the Building and Gr home, the captain said, teleounds Employees Ass'n. of phone contact will be made with the police department, Murray school district. Roland S. Pond was chosen the children's parents andor first vice president; Jesse school authorities. Wood, second vice president Capt. Gillen called for both and Clarence Brosher was parents and school officials to make an effort to see that chosen as the secretary-tre- a surer. youngsters are aware of where Twenty one maintenance and Blue Shield homes are locatcustodial employes of the dis- ed along their route to school. trict attended the meeting held Knowing where they can go Tuesday evening at Murray for help will be encouraging to the children," he said. high school. Within a few days, police Members adopted aconstit at the meet' officers hope to have most of utlon and Ing in addition to selecting off the 500 selected area homes ed leers. The group here has tagged with the blue stickers. All applied for membership in the Utah State School Empl of elementary Murray's oyees Ass'n. and the State schools will be adequately Buildings and Grounds Ass'n surrounded In order to form and is awaiting acceptance, a protective ring for the city's said Mr. Morton. youngsters. I ihi' HlQl& & UTAH P"W'" er the property. This is designed to carry the load of the entire plant in years to come. Ground floor of the larger structure will contain four science classrooms and a library, according to the plan. The second floor will consist of two arts and crafts rooms, a choral room, a homemaking department classrooms and separate rooms tor clothing and cooking studies. The entire first phase of the project carries a price tag $565,386.62, said the architect. Of this, $133,156.30 was represented in completed construction and stored materials as of July 1. General contractor Is Joseph P. Ilowa Construction Co. of Salt Lake. by-la- ws three-corner- Hit And Run Accidents Reported During Week -- 2 fe fy4 During Week i I j 85-fo- ot . Accidents InMURRAY. by city police vestigated during the week include three hit and run Incidents and collisions which total hundreds of dollars In losses. On Tuesday morning In a parking lot at 54C1 So. State, the automobile owned by Clifford R. Smith, 5401 So. State, was in collision with a car driven by Jack Kenneth Darby, 9332 West Lake inland, Dallas, Tex. No Injury was reported but $50 damage was listed. Later in the day, Mr. Verl Peterson, 150 E. C400 South, reported his mall box was knocked down by an unknown automobile. Yldefonso Varela. 148 25th St., Ogden, was in collision with the car driven by Elmer Lamar Read, C4 W. 4500 South, on Sunday at4800SoBoxeldcr. No Injury was reported and damages to Mr. Read's automobile were listed as $30. No damages were listed for Mr. Varela's vehicle. Vehicles driven by Earl S. Griffiths, i s i junior high is about 25 per cent finished. Builders say new 'addition to building will be ready for use on January 1 , 19 69 . ADDITION. ' children. 262-465- 23 I MURRAY, 25 v !,! PREVENTION . . . Police Captain Cal Gillen and Mrs. Robert L. Breitllng place Blue Shield Home sticker on window to designate emergency help available to school ey Way Complete; Jan. 1st Target is 4 one-Janot- 1968 Work r 1 Home By Using Green Sheet Ad New Hiilcresit Yiiig Fourth Of MURRAY. i-- I Magna Man Sells BY OWNER, 3 BR brick, has worked in close cooperfull basement, carport, ation with Cottonwood Sanibuilt -- ins, landscaped, tary District to provide sewer drapes. carpets, disposal, service for any area residents who have not previously been Mr. Harper's experience served, the mayor pointed out. isn't unique to the Green Sheet. The two sewage treatment As Utah's most widely circu,plants are adjacent to lated weekly newspapers, the along the river north Eagle and News Advertiser and south of 4500 South. reach nearly 33,000 ! Murray's sewage treatment homes every Thursday plant, one of the valley's first, morning. That's a potential ; nas undergone frequent expanreader audience of 125,000. sion and improvement under You can place your want ad three city administrations. in the Green Sheet by dialing Each alteration has been dic 1. or Of, if tated by the necessity for you prefer, you can write Box greater efficiency and by the 7187, Murray. Even though population growth of the area the classified ads are surserved. prisingly inexpensive, you can charge them if you like. We are proud of our plant rand more proud of the im- - THE completed on the first phase of a long-ranreplacement program of buildings at Hill-cre- st junior high school here, architect's estimates indicate. The 35,472 sq. ft. building which parallels State street on the front of the school at 5403 South will perhaps be ready for use by Jan. 1, builders say. The masonry structure Is of adobe brown face brick with anodized aluminum trim and gray glass. In appearance, it Is not unlike the new Murray City Power building at 153 W. 4800 South, explains Bengt F. (Den) Anderson, the architect. Glass areas have been kept to a minimum, Mr. Anderson fit Xi t 155 K. 4905 South in Murray. Salt Lkkt County, UUh, by Um Murray Printing Co. Brcond elau Utah M107. Subscription rt- $4 00 a ynr July 18, Vv J forts." " j " " X ? - ' . . Construction at Hillcrest 80 W. 5878 South, and June E. Ballou, 5841 So. 75 West, collided head on In Murray 10th ward's parking lot at 5750 Nena Way. Total damages were listed at $220. Later in the day. police Im pounded an automobile owned by Patrick A. Byer, 14939 Casley Dr., Le Miranda, calif., when the automobile was found along the road unoccu pied after colliding with two road signs. It was later re ported that Clayton LeroyBy ers, 1401 E. 7th South, Sandy, was driver. Damages to (he automobile were listed at $200. On Saturday, the car of Dale 2274 Barber Lane, Hlnnen, was In collision with an auto- mobile owned by Farmers Un- derwrlters Assn., 3C89 So. Highland Dr.,at5003So.State. . . Velma Lei Galuan, 871 Tripp Lane, was In collision with a fire hydrant at 329 Brahma while driving the automobile owned by Galuan Ramon. Dam ages ' were listed at $550. James Turner reported a hit and run accident later In the day. His automobile was hit at 4850 So. State while parked In a lot. On Friday, Bret James Banks, 2, was taken to Cottonwood hospital after the automobile driven by Mary Ann McCarthy, 779 2Cth Ave., San Francisco, Calif., hit him in front of his home. Three accidents on Wednesday Included one at 57C6 Hansen Circle where an automobile driven by Earl Larry Butiertletd, S7C0 So. Hanson Circle, was in collision with a parked vehicle owned by Dennis Ray Moser, S7C6 Hansen Circle. Also on Wednesday, an automobile driven by Judie Ann Johnson, 6122 Led an, struck Lena Rhodes, 85 W. 6300 South, at 5300 So. Hillcrest. Mrs. Rhodes was taken to Mike Cottonwood hospital. Llnnell, 4 E. 4770 South, reported a hit and run accident for an unidentified girt when the automobile she was driving was struck by another vehicle. When police arrived at the scene of the mishap, the girl had left the area and no investigation was possible. J |