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Its fortunate that it happened at a place and time when no one else was involved and no one was hurt A UTAH THE PLACE was on the same old curve where at least three other trucks have been overturned - and several others have missed the curve but stayed upright - where -- 15 exits tem- porarily west of Kaysville All traffic is routed around the 200 North overpass while construction on the overpass is being completed All accidents have happened since Thanksgiving when the was opened to stretch of divided highway traffic. MONDAYS accident had nothing to do with the controversial curve, ai cording to David Alder, a transportation investigator and truck enforcement officer for the State n Department of T ransporta-tio(DOT). The truck was in poor said he "Mechanically, it was in need of repairs and the load was secured with only four instead of the required eight or 10 It was simply a matter of too much load for the truck. shape, BUT THE accident did create some stir among DOT officials who further investigated the curve, slope. THE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 "B North Main SI Layton Phone 376-913- . 3 Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John SUMe Jr . Publisher Second Class Postage Paid AI Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out ot Stale Subscription S5 SO Overseas Subscription SIS 00 (Payable In Advance) is The sign on tne front of this double loaded with structural ceiling beams, seems to tell the sto-- of what hapwest of pened Monday morning at 200 North and Inters ate-1ti ti , 1 ? tmck Kaysville. The sign 0ersio Load, was ended up on its side. The driver was unin jured 110-fo- ot 5 t maximum spied to negotiate the turn and other on the site tests The question of adequate signing was suggested," said R. James Nagele of the DOT signing department. But we found adequate and proper signing at the site and prior to the exit from the inteistate THERE are by h signs on both sides of the highway indicating a reduced speed to 40 miles per hour There is also a warning sign with an S, indicating a curve c h But the DOT supervisor pointed out that truckers simply do not obey the signs as was borne out by a two-horadar check between noon and 2pm on Tuesday HE SAID the radar study showed 64 trucks were clocked through the curve radar during the two-hotest Of that number, he said, 39 of the trucks were traveling 44 to 48 miles per hour through the curve - during a light rain and with wet pavement -- EIGHT trucks were clocked at 52 miles per hour and seven at 50 miles per hour. Two were traveling 56 miles per hour, and one each at 58 and 60mph In fact, we couldn't believe it when one truck came through the curve at 62 mph on a wet road, he said Only two of the 64 trucks recorded during the radar test were within the posted speed limit - one traveling 38 mph and the other right at 40 -- mph HE ADDED that one of the other truck drivers involved in the recent series of accidents was cited for driving while under the influence, and the driver of the fourth truck which overturned at the curve stated he simply did not see the signs during the early morning darkness. We realize that it is a sharp and dangerous curve and must be driven at a reduced speed, but we feel that we have sufficient signing to warn motorists and don't intend to do anything further," said Mr. Nagele. o juJ Davis County School Dis trict authorized a fiscal agent of Burrows and Smith Bonding Company, Salt Lake City, to begin the process for the sale of $5 million m school bonds, but did not set any date for the bond sale. THEY authorized the fiscal agent to recommend a time for the bond sale which would allow the school district to get the best interest rates. Prior to the advertising of the bond, the company will develop a brochure, school administrators said. This $5 million in bonds is part of an $18 million bond issue which was passed three years ago. The board had previously authorized the sale of $8.5 million in bonds. After the $5 million bond sale is completed, this will leave $4.5 million to be sold for school building projects in 1979. SCHOOL officials anticipate the sale to occur about June 1 so that the money will be available for building during fiscal year the 1978-7the disIn otnei trict voted to rescind approval of a fluoride tablet pilot s Hfpp program in four schools, which had been previously in October. approved President Lucile Reading urged the board to either instruct the administration to put the proposal m effect or annul approval. SHE SAID that, in addition to a Davis Education Association (DEA) opposition to the pilot program, the board has received letters from the Utah State Dental Association and the high school principals disapproving the action Superintendent of Schools Walter Talbot had urged dvLJUO Mountain Bell customers in Davis County, including the KaysvilleLayton area will be the recipient of some major service improvements during calendar year, according to Bob Sheppard, the 1978 district manager services customer ONE of the most significant improvements in local ser- MOUNTAIN Bells total 1978 construction and capital improvements budget for Utah will reach a record $92 6 This is approximately $15 million more than 1977 and five times as much as was spent by the Company in 1968, just a decade ago million. has While spending customer incieased rates have only increased an five-fol- vice will be the introduction of "Zero Plus Dialing next fall "Zero Plus Dialing" will allow customers average of 30 percent, cording to Sheppard ac- WHILE many of the projects will directly improve service m many areas of the state, most of them are unseen by customers but are necessary if telephone service is to be maintained at a level customers have come to ex pect, Sheppard pointed out to place credit card, collect and similar type calls themselves without having to first dial the operator. It is both faster and more convenient. ANOTHER major improvement will be the introduction of Touch Tone service for the first time for those customers who prefer it. Touch Tone reduces the time it takes to dial However, because the switching machinery in the central e will remain the same, it will take the same length of time for a call to be completed once the final digit is dialed. Automatic Intercept Service (AIS) is also scheduled to be introduced during 1978. AIS is the latest m intercept technology and will be introduced into every exchange in the stale Police Department Clearfield Polite Chief Daren Green has reorganized the police department, naming a lieutenant (assistant chief) and two additional sergeants CHIEF Green, who was approved by the City Council in December to be permanent chief after acting as assistant chief, named E. Charles Chadborne as the new lieutenant and operational assistant. Chief Green had been acting chief and Detective Chad-born- e was acting lieutenant during a sime the resignation five-mont- SHE PPARD also reported that cable costing $384,000 will be Installed in Kaysville this year. To meet growth in the area, an additional 1,000 lines and 1,000 terminals will be added to the central office at a cost of $206,000, he added. and O A h span Hill was previously a technical services specialist while Rendon was a patrolman Carl Krall will remain as a sergeant, giving the department five sergeants - one over each of the department s five divisions -- KRALL will head and inve- the youth stigations bureau. Hill will dii t traffic division, Webb will be over the patrol division, Rendon will handle training, research and planning, and Connie Faulkner will supervise dispatching and records grb of Chief (Pete) Archuleta LEROY Webb was promot ed from acting sergeant to KEPT HIS WITS "Why did you jump from in front of Green's car directly permanent in sergeant and Steve Hill and Benjamin Rendon were named to the two new sergeant positions. approval of the program as had Dr. Orson Wright, State Dental director. Opposition from the principals and teachers was based on the argument that the administration of the fluoride tablet program would result m the loss of teaching time The statement from the Dental Association indicated their preference that the children receive fluoride tablets In the homes rather than at school. SCHOOL Board the path of Barton's1' "Well, I saw I was bound to be hit by one of them, and " Barton has the most money Although no official decision was reached, nearly 200 residents of the Mutton Hollow Improvement District were led to believe Tuesday night that there will be no annexaat tion of their properties to either Kaysville or Layton least not in the very near future. IN FACT, city and county officials and planners were in agreement that perhaps the proposed boundary between Layton and Kaysville should be moved even further north than the proposed 100 feet north of Mutton Hollow Road. After hearing comments from several property owners within the Mutton Hollow Improvement District, Layton and Kaysville city officials and a Davis County commissioner said in essence- "If you are happy being in the unincorporated area between the two cities, we are happy - for you OFFICIALS SAID the public hearing was called to determine how Mutton Hollow residents felt about establishing a gentlemens agreement" for a common boundary between Layton and Kaysville The proposal by Robb Scott of the Davis County Planning Commission was that the boundary extend east of State Highway 106 (Kaysvilles Mam Street) to U S Highway 91 (Mountain Road) with the northern most boundary being 100 feet north of Mutton Hollow Road of which 187 signed a BUT MUTFON Hollow residents stated they want the northern most boundary between the two cities to be determined by the northern most boundary of properties within the district This didnt seem to meet with much opposition, only a lot of clarification, and it was finally determined that this proposal would be taken under study by the cities and county involved petition J, EGBERT, chairman of the three member board trustees representing the Mutton Hollow Improvement District, presented a strong case in favor of Mutton Hollow residents. "We have our own utilities," he said "There isnt anything we dont have. We dont intend to annex to any city in the near future, why should we, but if in 20 or 30 years we want to annex, then all of us would prefer to go IRA of with Kaysville. WE HAVE all our associations with Kaysville presently. We go to church In Kaysville, to school In Kaysville, and we get our mail from Kaysville. So why should we want to annex to Layton? We have no ties with them." Layton Mayor Lewis G Shields then commented. "We dont blame you and we are not out to solicit your properties. There is no need for you to annex to Layton or to member, Theo Italasano, who had originally seconded the motion for approval, said since both principals and teachers opposed the plan and since the board believed the home was the primary place for the administration of fluoride tablets, she felt the decision should be reversed. In accord with that position, she moved the board rescind the previous action. The board voted unanimous approval. In other action, the board said it would table action on whether Farmington Elementary School should be allo-ie- j to participate in released time for teacher planning until the next meeting of Feb. 7 when they will request that Pnncipal George Marchant be present to state his position. TWO WEEKS ago the board had approved the initiation of a plan to reschedule the school day to allow for a teaching planning time on Thursday afternoon, based on the okay of 70.5 percent of the parents at that school. The board Tuesday night questioned whether approval should be granted to Farmington School since 64 5 of the percent or parents agreed with the two-thir- proposal Although teachers urged the board to approve the planning time, the board questioned whether the plan would be successful if one-thir- d of the parents did not agree with the change. Four schools have received permission to initiate the planning time by adding 15 minutes to the school day four days a week to create a two-hoblock once a week when teachers can plan together. In ur approving the program in four schools, the board in each case has asked for an evaluation of the released time experiment at the end of the year. DEPUTY Superintendent Lawrence Welling said that even in the schools where planning time has been approved this year, board endorsement will be necessary again next year. In other action, the board approved the purchase of six lots as construction sites for the building trades program at Layton High School for $11,509 each. The lots are located on the Wilford Whitesides property near the rd center of town about cne-tmile from the school. The board had previously approved the purchase of six lots for $9,000 each, but those lots were sold before the district could notify the owner of the boards desire to purchase the property. IN OTHER action, the board approved the purchase of a dump truck from the low bidder Marion Willey Ford for $22,892 and approved other h maintenance requests for $7,587 for four pickup truck bed and a dump truck bed Also approved was $11,600 for pagers, radios and walkie talkies to allow district personnel to communicate. ru eiamie BBC By GARY R. BLODGETT -- Interstate J. n oversized load A - . semi-truc- By GAMY R. BLODGETT By ROSELYN KIRK Kaysville. If you are happy where you are, and you are, then thats the way it should be " Im sure KAYSVILLE Councilman Gerald Purdy added The meeting was called to try and establish a mutual boundary between the cities so that both Kaysville and Layton can proceed with their master plans. But we need to know where we are going in the way of services to render, etc . and it would be helpful to know that in the future Mutton Hollow may want to annex to one of the cities. "But for the time being, if you want to remain in the unincorporated area, since you have the necessary utilities and services, then thats the way it should be " WHEN ONE resident asked about incorporation of Mutton Hollow, Commissioner Glen W. Flint responded "I would hope you wouldnt even think of it, you would have nothing to gain Im pleased that you are so happy with the services and your own utilities You should stay as you are and when the times comes, annex as a unit to one city or the other," county-provide- d MR. EGBERT said there are 110 homes within the Mutton Hollow Improvement District and about seven homes immediately adjacent to the district. He explained that the district has its own water and sewer systems, gets its power from Utah Power and Light, has fire protection from Kaysville through a working agreement with Davis County and has contracted for its own garbage collection LONG-TIMplanning for a mutual boundary between Layton and Kaysville apparently came to a head when Senator Haven J. Barlow petitioned the Layton City Council to have about 90acres of the Burton property annexed to the city. This property, however, is not within the Mutton Hollow Improvement District and is contiguous to Layton. E THE QUESTION arose, however, since the property was unincorporated area, which city should be petitioned for annexation1 A dispute arose at the conclusion of the meeting when representatives of the Burton property told the group that Layton had been petitioned for annexation, but that "there is no immediate plans for development of this property." m the IT WAS learned after the meeting, however, that not only had the Burton property been petitioned for annexa- tion, the owners had requested Layton city rezone the property to Resident ial-- allowing for 10, lots. This petition, in fact, is on the Layton City Council agenda for tonights meeting. |