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Show Sunday, March 7, Page 2C THE HERALD, Provo, Utah 1971 win City in least Decode Fosfesf 03 The city of Provo grew faster than any other Utah city in the by 47.4 percent past 10 years and city officials look forward to continued growth and progress ic coming years. Provo is governed by the commission form of government, with three commissioners being chosen by the electorate. Mayor Verl Dixon, Commissioner Leo Allen and Commissioner Ray MurJock form the present city commission. Each commissioner has assigned specific duties. Mayor Dixon is in charge of public facilities, and oversees the parks ' i " r I) A I - lI f I tu i' .1 bwii UI' I I I U - ,'v and recreation department, public property and purchasing. Allen is Commissioner responsible for public safety, i " -- I S ' ' , - " ' .3? yj i J,ii ' - for Provo's City NEW CHAMBERS Commission are given the once-ovby, from Commissioner Murdock, Mayor left, Ray Verl Dixon, and Commissioner Leo Allen. The ..J '! irf - - ! i Boost in Use of Electricity Noted by Provo City Power taxpayers the equivalent of By RON BARKER a old city office building at tfcs corner of University and Center Will be torn down after the move into the new building is completed at the end of this year or the art of 1972. er Canyon Reservoir is also a new addition to the system. According to the department's Provo's $3 million city center will be completed toward the end of 1971, and city officials are already anxious to move in. The old city offices, showing signs of wear and overcrowding, are scheduled to be torn down after the city moves to its new office on West Center. City Commissioners Ray Murdock and Leo A'len and Mayor Verl G. Dixon recently completed an on-si- te inspection of the construction, and expressed satisfaction with the progress of the building. The commissioners say that it may be the first of 1972 before the move is complete. Tt5 fire station will be the first portion of the complex finished, according to predictions. The station will have better facilities for the fire trucks and ambulances, and city gas puirTvs will be located adjacent to' the station for quick refilling. The part of the building lit aside for the police department is considerably larger than the cramped offices now occupied by the department. Included in the section is an indoor pistol range for officers. The demands on power seven mills. A 10 megawatt susbtation is a supplied from Pcovo City's of June 30, 1970, public owned electric company recent addition to the system. records, as are increasing faster than the This will make it possible to there were 9575 culinary water number of new customers have enough capacity that the accounts in Provo. During the served by the system, indicating main power plant can shut down fiscal year 428,298,600 cubic feet a boost in the use of electricity in when the Bureau of Reclamation of wate- were used by the city, a Provo. has surplus power available daily average of 1,173,421 cubic consumed according to Ronald L. Dean, the feet. The daily average of water The kilowatt-hour- s 165 gallons by Provo City Power users in the superintendent of the Provo used per person was fiscal year 1969-7- 0 was up 8.10 Water and Power Department. for that period. The total revenue for the year ending last percent over the previous year, In the past year, 4.87 miles of June 30 was $614,478.50. while the number of customers overhead distribution lines were New service installations for increased only three percent. of constructed, and 1.61 miles totaled 186 at a cost of The income to the power buildings distribution were underground a 21.9 percent company was up 7.89 percent installed. A total of 18,390 feet of $35,652.59, from the previous decrease over the previous year. existing single phase line was year. Kilowatt Hours reconduct . ed to three phase to In addition to culinary water The actual number of kilowatt-houenable it to deal with bigger accounts, the department has consumed in 1969-7- 0 was Work is now being completed unbalanced and loads 2000 active irrigation accounts in 181,380,280, with the average conditions. on the first of four phases of The Provo. kilowatt-hou- r use per residential irrigation improvement on Provo's sewage customer being 4,644 kilowatt-houWater Department department installed 1,065 feet treatment plant, according to for the year. The income In the water department, a of pipe in 1969-7Jack Zirbes, city engineer. The majority of Provo's from the power sales was number of achievements were In phase I, which cost apThe $3,085,495.81. power reported. The city is installing culinary water comes from proximately $200,000, a grit company contributes 10 percent water weirs on all its springs to canyon springs, although the separator and 100 foot diameter of its gross revenue to the city's measure the flow, and water city has eight wells that may be clarifier were installed. to primary general fund and offsets the need resources in Rock Canyon have turned on at peak usage times In phase n, which could cost for higher taxes, saving been developed. The Slate balance out the system. a - garages; and Jesse W. Evans, Recreation Board, Lyle Pattori. the Chief of Police, who also is in charge of the city's civil defense boards Additional and chairmen are: library Board, Citizen Boards Richard J. DeJong; Provo There are number of private Water and Power Board, Dr. citizens who serve on city Vasco M. Tanner; Planning boards, giving advice and Commission, Merrill Martin; recommendations to the city Provo City Senior Council on commission. The following is a Aging, Herald Glen Clark; list of boards and their chair- Irrigation Board J. Fred Stubbs; men: Airport Board, Mike Community Development Jense; Board of Adjustment, Council, Victor Bird; Provo City David Beesley; Board of Coordinating Council, Ed J. Review, Bruce R. Dixon; Civil Pinegar, chairman, and Norman Service Commission, LeRoy Elliot, Committee, Johnson; Shade Tree Com- Beautification Harmon; Milton F. Hartvigsen; Youth mission, Joyce Veterans War Memorial Board, Activity Committee, Ken Weight H. Eddie Nicholson; Sr.; and Samuel Jepperson Metropolitan Water Board, John Memorial Art Collection Board, O. Beesley, and Parks and Floyd Breinholt. activities. iiiiiiiiiiiiiii)iiiiiiiuiiiiiiwmiim Provo City Center To Be Completed Toward End of Year )',t" I l -- Heading some of the departments are men who have been employed for a good many years. Rod Ford, the head of the streets department, has been with the ciiy 30 years. Floyd Giles, the director of parks and recreation, ha 30 years service with Provo City Corporation as does Bill Nelson, in charge of purchasing and the treasurer's office. Ronald L Dean, the head of the utilities and water department, has also been with the city 30 years. Stan Bijwa, the Fire Chief, has 24 years experience in Provo. Other department heads include Jack Zirbes, the city engineer; Ferry Blackburn, in charge of the sanitation department and the city uiMMmminiiimiMilihii In I and has the police and fire under his auiuiaisucucn. The city owned electric power company and the water department are also his Commissioner responsibility. Murdock's area is public works, and the street, engineering and sanitation departments come under his control. Other Officials To assist the commission, the city has an auditor, Blaine Hall, and city attorney Glen Ellis. The city recorder is R. Glain Olsen, who has been with Provo City 23 years. In addition to supervising the recorder's office, he also handles personnel, licensing and the city clerk's office. Provo has its own library, and Larry Horton is the city librarian. departments There will be two city courtrooms, instead of one as at present. In the basement area, parking space will be available for city employees. The Provo Chamber of Commerce will be located in the northwest corner of the center, and other city departments will have more room to work than at present. A drive-u-p window will be installed to aid the collection of fees. The commission cfVliii: rKff I ttllllllS chambers will be much larger, and there will be space available for groups to confer before approaching the commission if they so desire, say the com- - missioners. THE PROVO CITY SHOPS, located just east of the Timpanogos Municipal Golf Course, now house all the city equipment, sanitation The building is situated on a slight rise, and when landscaped, a low, brick wall will be built along Center St. which will, be constructed in such a way will not be that passers-b-y sprinkled when the lawns are watered. "The city center should be a dominating building on I Center Street, and further development," according to the commissioners. - w& .V--- vehicles, and maintenance facilities tor all city equipment. Outside are located the gas pumps. FIRST NATIONAt I Sewage Treatment Plant Being Upgraded in "IfProvo rs rs the Four Corners aid is obtained, about of the cost will be met with Federal funds," he estimated. Phases m and IV are still in the future, and would cost $300,000 and $1.9 million respectively. The improvements in the over $500,000, larger clarifier, sewage treatment facility will a 150 foot filter, chlorine contact enable the plant to handle peak tank, standby power and con- flows more effectively, actrols would be added to the plant. cording to Mr. Zirbes. According to Mr. Zirbes, it is uncertain at this time when phase n will be completed due to a lack of funds. Some financial assistance may be forthcoming 9C Jso widen First South, a project from the Four Comers Regional Alpine Commission, he added, which that is extimated at $25,000. would 11C provide aid in additon to American Fork Work is also planned on 2200 tnat supplied through the 13C North, costing about $115,000, Federal Water Quality Ad- - Benjamin with money coming from Brigham Young University 18C collector road funds. 9C FJberta Provo's Parks and Recreation According to Mr. Zirbes, Giles says he Provo has 151.95 miles of streets, Director 9C 137.16 of which are paved. There hopes the city's "championship Eureka are 136 90 miles sidewalk in 18" golf course will be open as 9C Genola Provo and 155.85 miles of curbs soon as weather, permits. The city has expanded the golf and gutters. There are 137.65 15C miles of main sewer line, and course located on South Goshen 169.87 miles of water line. About University to 27 holes, which 12C 200 new sewer connections include the "championsip 18," Heber were added to Provo's system according to Mr. Giles. All 27 7C Juab County holes should be open this spring. last fiscal year. ministration. two-thir- 0. ivummmmymimr Expansion of Second West St. Main Project for Provo in x71 The project will cost about $170,000, including purchase of right of way by the city. The road roa.d will be a four-lan- e designed to carry much of the traffic from Norm Provo to the city center. This should take some of the pressure off University Avenue, according to city officials. main project scheduled for the Provo Street Department in 1971 will be the expansion of Second West as soon as the arrangements can be worked out with governmental agencies and the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The railroad has filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission for abandonment of the One as the street is built, a sanitary sewer line In addition, along Second West from the point where the industrial spur leaves the main line at Sixth South all the way to the mouth of Provo Canyon. It had previously abandoned its right of way from the mouth of the canyon to Heber. right-of-wa- y "if;- costing about $55,000 will be in- to city engineer Jack Zirbes, this will help solve sewage problems in the west end of Provo. stalled. According Next year the street crews will - s; ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK opened two new offices in Provo during 1970, including this one, built on the corner of what was Lake Shore, Palmyra, I- - Leland 11j 14C Lehi J 1 formerly the BYU Fieldhouse parking lot. Zions was the first bank to begin branch banking in Provo during 1970. Circulation in Provo City Library Up 70 Percent in Last Three Years Expanded Golf s WK ' In the last three years, circulation in Provo's city Library has gone up 70 percent, according to Larry Hortin, the head librarian. once we wouldn't have room for them on the shelves." The library added about 2000 new books last year, according to Mr. Hortin. By American Library Association standards, In 1967, the circulation was Provo's library is the right size 108,000 books. By 1970, it had of a city of 7000 persons, based grown to 330,668 books. "In fact, on floor space available for we have so many books out in books. The library has over 66,000 circulation at one time," said Mr. Hortin, "that if everyone volumes, says Mrl Hortin. In ' brought back all their books at addition to books, however, the library checks out records, slide projectors, overhead projectors, and 8 mm movie projectors. Patrols can also borrow a colorful print or a piece of sculpture. The latest addition to the library's service is a visual aids production center. Materials can be brought in or purchased at the library, and equipment for making transparencies and other visual aids is available. 5C Lindon 12C Q Mapleton Midway Mona Nephi Orem Payson ) ! y iX Pleasant Grove rffl. $ j. ! Provo Santaquin Spanish Fork Spring Lake noLirfr'n M r -- - immmr:lm l'i't PROVO CITY POLICE were extremely active in making arrests of narcotics violators during the year of 1970. Here, Chief Jetse Evans, center, and Lt. Kenneth Fonbee, right, 7.:- - rJ Springville Salem Bt. Utah County 14C I Wallsburg 12C f Wasatch County 12C Utah Tech. TW.A , "In. and Keith Miner, detectives, survey some of ths narcotics confiscated during the year. The narcotics were destroyed afterward. allege West Mountain 9C v , V. V A NEW AMBULANCE now serves Provo City. The ambulance was acquired during the past year. Shown with it are the city fathers ' ' - r " and the drivers of the city ambulances along with Chief Stan Brown. The new ambulance has the most modern equipment. |