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Show Letter To The Editor t)j-- Council Katlial Tire No StilMilule For Snow Tire letter to the Tooele City and Citizens of Tooele City. Oct. 27, On Monday evening, 1975, just seven days prior to the city elutions, the city council had not Vet made known public-I- v their intentions to place on the liallot, nine proposed changes to the city charter. These i Ranges; for the most part, are NOT minor and warrant the study and conscientious concern of all voters, prior to voting on the issues. We submit to you the actions of the city council in not allowing reasonable time to publish these promised changes, should lie questioned, since all voters are entitled to lie informed of the issues, well ahead of city election. 'Die city charter has lieen in effect for approximately ten years and having liven given the mandate of the jieople, this makes the provisions mandatory. We feel that it has not ever lieen fully applied. It is difficult to understand whv it needs to le changed on such short notice, without ample opportunity for ojien hearings or discussions. If the voters approve the revised concet, it will provide neither a "Strong Mayor" or a "Council-Manager- form " of government. The position of the Mayor on these issues should be heard, publicly, and considered. Insufficient time remains and therefore prohibits such facts from living placed the vote ers. Citizens, we urge von to consider the circumstances under which these changes have been proposed and vote "NO" on all proposals. If the issues cannot stand public airing, they are of questionable purpose or value. We submit to you that if the present charter was fully implemented, perhaps it would not require amendments. Ray and Phyllis Dunn Utah Low In Regions 1975 Oil & Gas Completion Pace Although 162 wells drilled this year in I'tali is more than the. 154 wells drilled this time last year, Itahs drilling activity ranks low in the Rocky Mountain Region. Presently, 20 rigs are active in the state comared to 49 active rigs a year ago. This decline is reflected in decreased well activity along the Altainont-Bluelietrend in the Uinta Basin. ll PETROlJfXM Information Corporation special report issued this week shows level of activity in the mountain states during the first nine months of this year , p A reached 3,121 wells drilled for oil and gas, 810 more than at the same time a year ago. . .and, a 35 percent increase. It virtually assures the Region of its liest year of drilling since 15169. The report predicts a total of 4,408 wells will le completed in the Rockies during 1975. Wyoming has set the pace this year with 85)3 well completions, Colrado posted 837, Montana showed 556 completions and northern New Mexicos activity accounted for 328. An oil, gas and geothermal lease sale brought a total of $18,859.84 on 6,600 acres this week in Utah. The sale, by sealed-bid- , opened at the Division of State Du ids office Tuesday morning, was offered by the Utah Department of Natural Resources. The offering consisted of 27 tracts in 14 counties comprised of more than 12,713 acres for oil and gas, and 15 tracts in four counties on 13, 133 acres for geothermal leasing. ONLY ONE geothermal tract bid was received, that of P. V. Kendell, Salt Lake City, who bought 320 acres in Juab County for $1,004.80. A Jackson, We Endorse Missis sippi group; Harold Young, Sam Cassidy and Frank Ford paid $6,924.80 for an oil and gas lease on 1,81 1.89 acres in the Great Salt Lake area near Box Elder Countys Ro.el point. In other activity, CIG Exploration, Denver, is taking over operations and will deepen the Phillips Petroleum No. 1 Cook-well in Summit County to at least 21,500 feet to conduct tests of the Madison formation. Present total depth is 15,412 feet with casing cemented in the hole at 15,402 feet. The deep well is three miles east of Bridger Lake field in northern Summit County, less than a mile south of the Wyoming state line. Happy Birthday 1 Glen Willardson, Mrs. Tate, Ferris Williams and Paul Drake. Nov. 2 Wendy Stam, Nov. Marvel Arbon, Kenny Madsen, Stacy Walk, Nancy Anne Hope, Ray Drake, Relsecca Sveden. Nov. 3 Ethel Anderson. Nov. 4 Shauna Connolly, Jeff Sutton. EDITORS NOTE: Proposed amendments will appear on the ballot for Tooele's Municipal flection, November 4, and are published for our reader's information in this issue of the You milk a cow pretty good for a feller who never lived on a farm, the fanner told his nephew. The young man exclaimed with pride: Ive had a lot of practice with a fountain pen." Contrary to the impression of many motonsts. radial tires are no sulistitute for snow tires for w inter driving, according to new findings released today by the National Safety Council. Reporting on tests conducted by the Council's Committee on Winter Driving Hazards at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Rav Prince, the committee secretary, said, These tests show that snow tires' provide more traction over a reuvonablv-wid- e road range of snow-coveie- conditions than conventional al tires that do not have a ' HE ADDED that the range of performance of the radial tires wax quite broad, in some cases exceeding but in some cases even poorer than some conventional highway tires, In these tests, seven brands of radial tires were compared with bias highway tires and bias lielted snow tires. Both peak and spinning traction were measured with the vehicle standing still and also moving forward at a sH-eof 5 mph. Snow conditions ranged from approximately one inch of medium lacked snow to as much as eight inches of loose snow. In an earlier test program, according to Prince, the Committee found that radial tires offered no advantage over conventional tires in either stopping, traction or cornering performance on glare ice. PRINCE SAID that the current snow- tests were undertaken to help municipalities decide whether to nimbly their snow ordinances to permit radial tires in hen of snow- tires. - "Considering the outcome of these tests and earlier findings by the Council, it is obvious that conventional radial tires (without a snow treadl are not a substitute for snow tires, he concluded. Motorists should still he advised to use snow tires for snow and ice conditions and to use reinforced tire chains for severe snow and ice conditions." Summarizing the Councils previous test findings. Prince said that conventional snow tires provide only a small improvement in pulling ability on glare ice although they produce half again as much pulling ability as regular tires in loosely packed snow. Studded tires are appreciably more effective on ice, giving about three times the pull of regular tires. And reinforced tire chains provide from four to seven times the pulling ability of regular tires on snow and ice. Something good happens at5p.m. weekdays. Utah Symphony Presents Concert ISov. 1 Maestro Maurice Abravanel the Utah Symphony Orchestras third concert of the 1975-7- 6 Series on Subscription Friday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. in the Salt Lake Tabernacle will feature selected musical works of composers Glinka, Rachmaninoff and Brahms, and also will include first Utah n appearance of and Cuban-America- pianist Horacio Gutierrez. The same program will be performed John J. (Jock) Welsh For City Councilman on Thurs., Oct. 30 in the Weber State College Fine Arts Center as part of the orchestras Ogden series. Guest artist Horacio Gutierrez, performing with the Utah Symphony for the first time,' is considered to be one of the great artists of our time. He was the leading American prize winner at the 1970 Tchaikovsky Competition and has been described as a keyboard poet with fingers of steel, a pianist personality of the first rank, full of power and great strength in sound and sensitivity. .and JAPAN Under prodding by the U.S both with words and foreign aid dollars, Japans government in the established a national productivity center to help boost output of goods and services. The pupil has done betterThan the teacher. From 1970 through 1974, productivity in Japan increased 43 percent. In the U.S. it rose onb 8.4 percent during that five-yeperiod. As a matter of fact, 1974 showed the first U.S. productivits decline in 27 years. With a national budget of $65 billion, the Japanese government is spending $13 million on productivity improve ment. But the United States, with a federal budget of $313 billion Is laying out a mere $2 million to finance the National Commission on Productivity and Work Quality mid-195- Has the qualifications and experience to insure continued progress for our community. VOTE FOR JOHN Its the bottom name 1 v J. WELSH on your ballot radisnow-tread.- I District Scout Executive. Ray Raswmixxen presents the Bnv Scouts of Amcricay Century Plaque to Jack AMiite, President of the kiwanis Cluh of Tooele. The presentation was in appreciation of the financial assistance provided to the Scouts In the Kiwanis. Membership in the Century Club for un individual or organization requires a donation of at least $100 per niemlH-rshi- year. PUBLIC INVITATION AREAWIDE PLANNING DISTRICT STATE TRANS- PORTATION PLANNING MEETINGS Commission is actively in planning future involvement seeking greater public transportation improvements. Meetings have been scheduled to give you on opportunity to provide valuable input. This will assist Transportation Officials in planning needed transportation projects in your area. The Utah Transportation Two meetings scheduled for Tooele County are as follows: Wednesday, November 5, 1975, 2:30 p.m., in the Wendover School Auditorium, Wendover, Utah. Wednesday, November 5, 1975, 8:00 p.m., in the Grantsville High School Auditorium, 155 East Cherry, Grantsville, Utah Transportation concerns everyone! Make it your business to become involved in Utah's transportation future. Come and share your views with us. Cordially, Wayne S. Winters, Commissioner Utah Transportation Commission |