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Show V1: r 1 PO wa,0C Box 1327 Palt Lake City, Utah 84110 MlW; Brigham City, Utah 84302, Sunday Morning, July 25, 1976 10 Pages to term Classified personnel in the Box Elder District have come to. contract terms for the coming year. And the Board of Education in its Wednesday meeting approved the terms of the agreement reached by the districts negotiation team and the classified personnel. Pay hikes will range from nine to over 11 percent and spelled out policy for retirement, insurance benefits, and leave. In one instance, a group of employes in the lunch program received more than they negotiated for, receiving 11 percent when 10 had been decided on. The lunch program also received considerable discussion with the board deciding that lunch would not be served six days of the 180 day school year. School ..., ? - n'v v'saA : vV&-- AA ; 7 ' ,$'A "V, 'V ;v' I ' W' ' ' ' IS now utilizing a new fire station. This in- terior photo was taken looking toward the west doors. TREMONTON ' ' next door to the civic center and includes offices and a conference room. The building is located Thanks to lot of help Small Number Haws said such days as the last day of school and deer season see such a small number of students at school, that it is economically infeasible to prepare lunches these days. An estimated $5,000 a year could be saved, it was reported. Haws said the savings would not be from salaries from lunch personnel but from Supt. J. C. food. boasts new fire station T remonton fixtures. Theyre shooting for completion in mid-Augu- The facility will cost about $87,000. The architect's estimate was $135,000. Thats a bargain under any circum- stances. Helping to trim the cost were about $10,000 worth of cement donated by Tremonton businessman plus overhead doors, two furnaces and additional items given by other local men. Essentially all of the electrical work was done on a volunteer basis. And firemen have spent quite a few hundred hours working on the project. The department also pitched in with $15,931 from its own fund. Tremonton city earmarked $39,000 in federal revenue sharing funds for the project, adding another $16,413 from sale of the old fire station. The balance of about $15,000 is coming from the general fund. Dream Come True Of the new facility, Chief Iverson said, After 34 years in the department Im the happiest man in town. It's just a dream come true. There is no reason at all why it shouldnt accomodate the city for years, he said, noting that the building was designed for future expansion. " The area of the structure which houses fire trucks and city ambulances is of metal construction. Its served by six large overhead doors, three each on the east and west sides. The south side of the building is constructed of block and includes a meeting room for firemen, kitchen, office for the chief and radio dispatching room. Iverson said the latter was wired to enable the city to operate its own dis patching service should it decide to in the ' future. A basement area, partially finished with restroom facilities, shower and locker room, will be completed next winter by the firemen when we have time. An area on the north side is being, finished for use by the state drivers license division. Community participation is not over yet, v the chief pointed out. Helicopter Rides d Spraying service has offered the use of two helicopters to give rides during the Box Elder County fair next g month as a project. Helo-Woo- fund-raisin- Iverson said all procedes will go to the fire department to help with the purchase of such items as fire coats and hats. In addition visitors to Tremonton during the fair are invited to inspect the new fire station. The Tremonton Volunteer Fire department was organized in 1938 and currently has 23 men on the force. placed on the same schedule as the high school head custodian and the delivery men tied to the head junior high school custodian schedule. Bus mechanics were also granted a nine and a half percent raise. The extra one percent of the lunch workers increase came through a motion by Board member Winston Benson to compensate the employes for wages they would lose by not working the full school year. It was the consensus of he, and members Arnold Thompson and Ralph Carter that the workers were in need of upgrading Board members discussed secretary salaries at some length, mentioning the need to have adequate job descriptions prepared. Elementary secretaries will receive a 40 cent an hour raise making hourly wages range from $2.85 to $3.35. The health and accident insurance will be split equally between the employes and district for those desiring to participate. They will work no more than six hours a day. from low salary levels and cutbacks would absorb part of the raise. The district also agreed to carefully analyze the ratio of meals prepared and served per cook per hour, as well as and responsibilities analyze the work-loa- d of the unit manager. Get Nine Percent Custodians were provided with a nine percent raise plus a $150 catchup adjustment. The adjustment is an effort to bring salaries in line with other districts. Salaries would range from $7,450 to $10,964 under the new schedule. Bus drivers received nine and a half percent across the board raise. Maintenance and delivery personnel were tied to the custodian salary for the coming year. Maintenance men were Meeting to air first phase of downtown area study 4 Tremonton now enjoys the advantages of a new fire station. They paid for it with money and a large down payment in community pride. The metal and block structure is located behind the civic center on First West. Fire Chief Lynn Iverson said Friday were just finishing up. The carpet is all down and now were adding the kitchen clhl Another plea for downtown merchants, property owners and interested citizens to attend a meeting on downtown development has been issued by the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Executive Vice President Dick MacFarland said the meeting, will be held Wednesday at the community center at 7:30 p.m. MacFarland said Architects Planners Alliance, the firm studying development of Brigham Citys downtown area, will be on hand to give a preliminary report on its findings of a survey of merchants. It is expected to have final recommendations prepared for presentation by the end of August. In related action, the city council has learned that the federal funding for making the study has been extended to Aug. 31. The original deadline was June 30, but since the grant from the U.S. Office of Housing and Urban Development wasnt awarded until October last year, work has been behind projected completion, said MacFarland. The project is financed with $3,000 from HUD, administered in Utah through the Department of Community Affairs, and $1,500 from Chamber of Commerce funds. Same Schedule . Elementary librarians are on the same schedule as secretaries with the same insurance benefits. Secondary and district office secretaries and clerks also received a nine and a half percent boost in wages. Other provisions decided upon included that all classified employes will retire on the last working day of the month in which (Continued on Page Two) Jack Winn assumes recreation position The city has a new director of recreation. He is Jack L. Winn Jr., who has been serving as acting recreation director since the resignation of Glen Casperson last month. City Councilman Wayne Jones recommended Winn be appointed to the post at Thursday nights council meeting. He was accepted unanimously. Winn told councilmen it is a privilege t be considered for this job. I feel recreatic is an integral part of our growing societj g of the whol It adds to the community. He said he has been a physical educat teacher with a minor in recreation wl he felt would enable him to carry out job. well-brin- Total Recreation said his philosophy was one total recreation for every member Winn Will help with intersection i But mishap cost heavy Not so many City council studies bids fatalities on electrical wire, work in BE county What kind of a safety record have residents of Box Elder county been compiling for themselves? How does it compare with the record in other communities? On the basis of the last three annual reports, released by the U. S. Public Health service, the local accident rate has been running somewhat lower than in most areas. Local residents have been averaging 16 fatal accidents per year, the official figures show, with motor vehicles being the cause of seven of them. All types of accidents were included in the reports, whether they took place in the home, on the job or while driving, swimming, boating or hunting. All accidents Involving local resi- dents, wherever they may have taken place, are counted in the tabulation. Excluded are local acci dents that affected only In general, according to the National Safety council, for every fatal accident there are nearly 100 others that do not result in death but do necessitate medical attention and restricted activity. From the standpoint of population, Box Elder countys toll was below average during the three-yea- r period. It was equivalent to a rate of 56 fatal accidents per 100,000 population per year. By way of comparison, the rate throughout the rest of the Mountain States was 79 per 100,000. It averaged 61 in the state of Utah. The National Safety council was highly gratified by the gains made in the past year. The total number of accidental deaths decreased by nearly 11,000, the final total being approximately 105,000. Bids for 22,000 feet of electrical wire and installation were considered by the Brigham City Council Thursday night as the council dealt with a lengthy agenda of miscellaneous items. Bids ranged from $62.36 per hundredweight to $70.41 per hundredweight for the wire, while only two firms bid on installation of the wire: Cache Valley Electric at $11,100 and Lange Electric at $7,859. The council took the bids under advisement and refered them to the electrical . department for evaluation. The wire will be used to upgrade electrical service in the southern portions of the city. Original distribution lines are inadequate to handle growth in the area and the new system is expected to alleviate that problem. Remodel Intersection In other matters, the council agreed to participate in remodeling of the Eight West and Fourth South intersection to the tune of $4,300 in cash, labor and materials. The intersection was redesigned after an LDS stake center was constructed on the southwest corner of the intersection. Subcontractor Fife Rock Products sought clarification as the city participation in finishing the intersection. City crews have already been working to bring the grade to specifications and the city council decided Thursday to lay a wide patch of asphalt west of Eighth West to the last exit on the church property. It was decided that to leave the street in gravel would cause extreme problems in wet weather. The LDS church is matching the citys share in the project. Councilman Dale Baron said the city has received $3,972 in state monies to resurface the Brigham City airport. Baron said the city has budgeted matching funds and the project probably will be done this summer. Needs Repair And while dealing with money matters, Councilman Baron reported that the citys backup ambulance is in need of repair but estimated cost was $2,500 if taken to an outside firm. He recommended, and received approval for, placing the unit in the city shop and overhauling the engine with city employes, Perhaps having the transmission overhauled elsewhere. Baron said the city could save about $1,000 this way. A stop sign will be installed at Tenth East and jFirst North, the council decided also. The council heard a report from the the city, utilizing every feasible facility available and striving to have the community, churches and businessmen work together toward this goal. Jones told fellow councilmen that lu found Winn very capable and very well ' organized. The council voted to make the appointment, keeping the man at his present salary, until Nov. 11 when it would be reevaluated. In other personnel matters, the council (Continued on Page Two) police department that no speeding problem exists, but excessive traffic particularly in mornings and afternoons is the culprit. Although not formally agreed up by the Traffic Advisory committee due to lack of a quorum, it was the consensus of members present at the last meeting to place a stop sign at the southwest corner where first North meets Poplar drive. Passed Motion passed a motion to that affect, acting on that advice. The cost of surveying for curb and gutter is going up in the city. After a study of actual costs for surveying by the citys engineers over the past few years, it was recommended that the cost rise from 20 tp 30 cents a foot to 80 cents a foot. Thats a more realistic figure, said Councilman Doug Wight. The city adopted the increase by minute entry, then decided to have City Attorney Omer Call draw up a formal resolution. And a request to change a city easement to allow an addition to a home taken under advisement. Councilman Wight said Richard McQui-ve- y of 771 Medoland drive has purchased a c'.'ou.'Kied on Page Two) of of The council Jack L. Winn Jr. heads recreation . , , |