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Show - : X THE SUNDAY HERALD, DECEMBER 24; 1922. II mi if TneY DonTfimd jobs REPORT OF TfieY cahT . ' CffA JS'PS NWVSVv construction. And. contemplation. This system is but .little more expensive to the property owner than the hose, end consumes only a trae- tioa of the- water to sire tne same , service. Through Ignorance of tnls face we take it more than tor any othej motive, a tew ot our prosper, oue and ' Citizens have busied themselves in trying to- - defeat this,, phase ot the commission ers' program. We cannot TKmceiTe of anyone living ia our community, wbo knowingly would work-- to-- retard the growth and beauty of our city to the extent v of personally. being responsible tor Jt,- We are. not considering these little bursts of opposition seriously, as, we think we know th hearts of the fast majority of our people i.ff.fp s So much hat been said by others of the big things coming our. way. that we refrain from saying more. we wougn, to toe in.: position to handle any condition or conditions that mar arise.' May we bow take this opportunity tf thanking all who have in any way contributed to the - success " of this year's city activities. . . ;t we reel weyfiave a wonderful citizenry, and' we ask for a continued united effort In our onward progressive program. ; - X VOR k- - ' well-to-d- YEAR r r - - o j- - i " I" , - 7S,s. Li - t By MAYOR O. K. HANSEN. At the beginning of 1922 much as we expected .has been accomplished and unfinished activities are in such a condition that we may successfully prosecute their consummation during the coming year. One of the most important thiugs with which we have to reckon in city affairs ia the money at our disposal. This naturally concerned us very much at the outbudget let, but we so arranged our that each department was comits appropelled to live within priated limit. I am very pleased with the cooperation received in this matter as the year will end with practically every department well within its budget. I find the budget system is workOperating ing out excellently. under it all the possible revenues of the city are totaled, and our apIt propriations made accordingly. gives us a definite check on those who might be inclined to spend money recklessly, and at the end of each month the department heads know to a dollar how much they imay still, have to their credit. While most of our cities were compelled to borrow against the uncollected taxes (luring the year, Provo has 'been able to pay all her obligations with money in hand, and will have a fair working margin at the beginning of 1923. We were able through rigid economy to care for the estimation presented in the erection of our city hall, the bond money being exhausted at the opening of the year. This amounts to some twenty-fivthousand dollars. We were also able to take up the unredeemed balance of a series of bonds amounting to twenty-fivthousand dollars. This, of course, was provided for in the sinking fund established for that e e purpose. Our city officers considering the very great handicap under which they an: working because of crowded quarters, and imperfect filing advantages, have done very satisfactory work. The public is always welcome to inspect the system of accounting in these offices, and we are suiv that you will find your accounts well cared for. The city court has been handled with efficiency and dignity through the able management of Judge James il'. 'tucker and Fred Kvans. On com parjng the work done there, and the method of handling the business end of it, with other cities we teel that our operating expenses are af low as they can be consistent with efficient service and we feel that sanity and justice havfr characterized the rulings of ' tne court. We have endeavored to keep our peace department in good working order and furnish protection wherever possible. No 'department, however, has as many and varied duties as has this one to perform, and it would be more than human had we been able to respond to all the calls made and satisfied everybody. We have endeavored to keep the office open at all times that help may be had when needed. We feel that we have hfeen reasonably successful and that our men have none acceptable work. A Somebody lias said that department is too efficient, could hardly allow ourselves to think this, but the boys have made u remarkable record in keeping down fires. So small has been tne fire los es in our city that t.ie report of the chief are tune i!tKl.K.ble. x..is (I pa.'tment successfully conducted one of the best state conventions and tournaments ever held in the state. The is well equipped and v ii iii:.il.iil 'I lie fliief reiiorts 'hero are ;i Kreat number of old u-.shark- - not only in the busing.- ,!Ninct em throughout the town that it f. x ejSlingly dangerous a fire traps, and have considerable ;.' do with keeping the fire insurants rates in the city higher than they should be. We have made appeals to many of the owners of such shacks to remove them. Some have done so. others have-no- t. It would seem that the next move will" be to pass an ordinance compelling Jbe indifferent to take action in this matter for the protection of the town. We think Trovo has cause to be grateful for the degree of health the last year. during enjoyed Scarcely no contagion has been in our midst and while we regret the present prevalence of colds, not many fatalities are reported from of the them. The cooperation school authorities with the city health board in demanding health certificates from children being out of school three days or mure, has no doubt prevented the spread of eontagion. While this arrangement occasionally may result in a little personal inconvenience to individuals, we feel thafpyn this as well as other '.natters the majority nui-- 1 be prolert' d. The hope we entertained relative to a roniaiuiiity recreational service hiring established has hn.11 realized, and we have A velv excellent central committee This committee is headed by former Mayor Dixon, and trie services V- I- -- the Provo city commission started out with a very definite program, and to this program we have worked with the satisfaction that fully as l our are-tryin- g, T Wannest s J if - f SAM 8TJNv Turkey. Turkey's tobac-Ico industry; which is largely supported byAmertcans, faces ruin as a result of the departure of the Greek and Ar menian workers.'. r WASfflNTONThe world wheat situation would indicate a, condition slightly favoring the producer, according to department of commerce officials who base their observations on reports from all parts of the globe.. STB MARIE. Mich. With seven steamers fast in the ice at Sand Island six in difficulties above,, Jt,W locks and three being held here, it ap peared today that the government or the lake carriers association would he called upon'to open a channel through the ice fields. SATJLT FEWER PEOPLE OUT OF WORK THIS CHRISTMAS. of Dell Webb have been secured as active supervisor. We feel that this organization will fill a long felt want. Its object is to assist in putting over community activities for the benefit and pleasure or an. Tho sehool board very willingly co in this operated with the city movement, assuming p"i financial responsibility. The superthe ...111 omiat in directing Visur niu recreational activities of the school and aims to work narmomuua.j with all organizations within the ." city that are mieresieu hase of work. There seems to be some mis understanding relative to these movements, but the onjeci oi u is to assist all; and provide for all ome activity that may be ot in terest. Commissioner Hopkins has con- tinued li is good work on the streets, and in the irrigation department. I'nder Supervisor Stagg and his !9 force have been blocks of street, which amounts to It inNes. about five and took I'o.i'.i.'u cubic yards of gravel to "do this work which, eiiuals 5.90U, truck loads or nearly I2,u"i! wagon loads. We found it necessary to enlarge our cemetery and take care of the To accomplish this the roadways. street department hauled some 7.r8 cubic yards of soil and 1052 cubic yards of graved, in addition to the Bilwork done by Commissioner lings, who is directly In charge of the cemetery. For street repair work 886 cubic yards of gravel were used and some sixty culverts were repaired or replaced. Equipment one-hal- f -- furnished the street department during the year amounted to The equipment consists of extra wheels for the street roller and three trucks. The engineering department under Frank Oeming has been kept busy principally in handling the $4,-72- special improvement work. All of of the estimates and computing such work is done in this office, and together with the attorney the notices and ordinances are worked out for publication. Mr. Deming retorts that his office has supervised the construction of about 80 t sidewalk with blocks of waterways, driveways, etc. Also Sit blocks of curb and gutter, also with waterways and driveways. Commissioner Hillingj' department comprises the water system, sewers, parks and cemetery. Constructive work has been in operation practically during the entire season. The engineer reports for this department the completion of 14.4.j0 linear feet of sewer, or 35 blocks. This work was very difficult of construction, but we were fortunate in having some very dependable contractors who remained at the task until it was well four-foo- finished. The reinforcing with concrete of the gravity water main in the canyon has been continued to a point of near completition. About 3200 feet of this has been done this year. This procedures was found necessary to protect the wood stave pipe which Is rapidly disintegrating. Jt was -- found necessary during high water time to protect the water mains from river overflows and washouts which entailed considerable work. This work was all done under the direction of Rod Snow, supeiintendent of waterworks. His department also made 125 new water service connections and a like number of sewer conner-tions- . Considerable improvement was riiade at the swimming pool. More ronveniences were provided in the form of dressing rooms, etc. Memorial park on East Center was leveled. The automatic water system placed and quite a percentage of the trees and shrubs planted. The walks laid out and the ground prepared for spring planting. Eight blocks of center parking were prepared and planted on East Center and Fifth West streets, and four blocks of side parking finished on 1'niversity avenue, with the balance of the street made ready for seeding. As to 1923, we have plenty to do if we only partially carry out onr present program. Perhaps the outstanding thing to be accomplished will be the finishing of the city and county building. The necessity for doing this is most urgent, as the old building is actually falling down and it is little short of criminal to ask people to perform exacting work under the conditions that obtain there. Besides this the valuable records are very much in jeopardy in case of fire. We are pleased to state that the final contract for completing the building was recently awarded and work will be resumed as soon as weatner conditions will permit. We expect to encounter some financial difficulties as this work progresses but we have faith In the people's desire to have the work completed, and are willing to make sacrifices in other ways to accomplish this. We have considerable work ytft to do to get our parks In an acceptable condition, and this work will be continued in the spring where it was necessary to discontinue this fall. Next year will see the canyon water mains taken care of so far as reinforcing with con crete is concerned. Enough petitions for special improvements such as street paving, curb and glitter and packings are before the commission now to cover over a vear of construction. It has been gratifying to the city officers to have our scheme for city beautification so favorable reIt means ceived by the citizens. the beginning of a program that If followed up will make Provo one of the most beautiful cities- - in the entire country.' We find It the part of wisdom, however, to plan for the I;;;;;:::;;;:;:;;;:;;;:;;;;; LONDON. Colonel George Harvey, American ambassador, was reported to be making plans to leave immediately for a short visit to the United States on account .of his wife's ill health. 1922. These additional homes require water and sewer accommodations which the city must provide. We intend to conserve our resources wherever possible that we might always a reserve. For this reason we are insisting on automatic sprinkler's for the parking under of Premier Poin- the failure of the coming Paris reparations conference, was openly discussed in the lobbies of the chamber of deputies. . The fall parts ro tn thn event of SMOOT & SPAFFORD PHONE 17 MUTUAL COAL The economy of the Mutual Plan is clearly illustrated by the following: $9.75 Retail Dealers Price 6.90 Mutual Stockholders Price.. 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