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Show CLEARFIELD COURIER, March 8, 1978, Page 2 0 Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles ROY. ..A dealing with the beginning phases of Roy and early settlers who shaped the history of this town. This first story deals with the process early settlers in the I9:t0s went through to get a culinary water system set up. The estimated cost set for the construction of the Roy Municipal Water System amounted to $162,832. It is the largest of the 14 public TOWN DIVIDED administration state projects project administrator, Darrell J. Greenwell works on which received presidential sanction. $77,472 was to be met by the and Kids fight about the silliest things . . . and yet, I it as being pretty serious when I was a child. I had a running feud with my younger brother, John. Every new year we would each try to be the first one to say, I, rubber and youre glue. Everything you say bounces off of me and sticks on to you. As old as I am, I hate to admit that John was always first. Hed get up at the crack of dawn and chant, Im rubber and youre glue . . .for all of 1945! Itd make me want to kill. Sweet little girl that I was, Id retaliate by following John around saying, I love you. Youre so pretty. Youre much prettier, nicer and sweeter than your brothers and sisters. Youre my hero. Id keep it up until Johnnie socked me. One of the biggest neighborhood battles I ever lived through was when my eldest child stole some other kids snow. Yes, honest! He dared to use the snow on that kids lawn, and the trouble began. It all started when he and his best friend decided to make a snow fort. They went over to Jimmys and because the snow fall hadnt been heavy, they ran out of snow. They rolled their big snow bricks over on to Jeffs lawn. Jeff and his mother were both furious. After a rather lengthy phone call, I had to make Raymond tear down the fort, return the snow and scatter it back on the lawn! Then everyone was happy but Raymond and Jimmy. Can you remember how you and your sister or brother could each have a pencil exactly the same, but both of you could recognize yours, perhaps by some small scratch not visible to the naked eye? What about when there was only once piece of cake and you had to share it? In our home, the cutter got last choice. Ive been known to use a ruler to painstakingly measure a piece of chocolate cake. No matter how hard I tried, I always knew the other kid got the biggest piece. Once when we were talking about fights between brothers and sisters a friend said, You can say all you want about the tragedy of being an only child, but I loved it. I always had a room of my own and I always got the whole candy bar. I must admit he had a point. remember Human nature Human nature is a motivating factor which is always with all of us. The same tendencies found among our earliest ancestors are still found in us at the present time. Sometimes those tendencies prove to be to our advantage but very often some of them are stumbling blocks in our path to progress. Royal L. Garff, in his book "You Can Learn to Speak gives a very forceful illustration of the operation of one such trait. The incident was related by a student in one of his speech classes. It seems that a general in the Persian army gave a condemned spy his choice of facing the firing squad or going through the BLACK DOOR. After slight hesitation the spy chose the familiar firing squad. After the shots of the execution had died away, the general commented to one of his aids, You see how it is with men; they will always prefer the known way to the unknown. It is characteristic of people to be afraid of the undefined." The aide asked What lies beyond the Black Door? The general replied, Freedom! Absolute Freedom! Yet I have known only a few men brave enough to take The story speaks for itself. All of us at some time or another are faced with black doors at the introduction of new ideas and new opportunities. Too often we lack the courage to depart from the old way of doing things often to our disadvantage. Within the next few months and years this fast growing community will be faced with innumerable vital decisions. May we all have the courage to depart, when NECESSARY, from the ruts to which we have become accustomed. Helen Norton Riverdale Correspondent it. federal government through a grant to the PWA, and the remaining $85,360 was to be paid by the town. The project includes the of amins; conlaying struction of a reservoir; the development of the source of supply at Devil's Gate; the installation of water meters hydrants and the con- struction of a road. To meet the cities obligation, a bond election was held in August, 1937. It was passed with an overwhelming vote of 345 to 28. The 28 dissenters however, proved to be powerful opponents of the issue. In the first place they objected to running the city into debt and secondly, they could see no reason for supporting the community for a commodity for which they, themselves did not need more of as they the western on lived lowlands of the town where there was generally enough water. It apparently was no concern of theirs that the surface wells on the highlands were dried up by June and residents in the area had to haul water in barrels by the wagon load or do without. Be that as it may, the issue split the town wide open and the city that had been founded on brotherly love and sharing found the citizens at complete odds with one another. The dispute which in itself was bad enough, was greatly activated by the application of the residents of Freemont and upper Riverdale addition for annexation to the city. The application was tabled at first as an issue too hot to handle. However, the future potential of the Riverdale addition could not be denied and the petition retained his position on the board. Amasa Baker was chosen to fill the vacancy of trustee left by Mr. Greenwood's resignation. The trouble caused by the handful of dissenters in their efforts to dissuade the rest of the populace, increased to the point where it was deemed advisable for a special committee, composed of the towns governing body, to meet with Heber J. Grant, then president of the LDS Church. They requested of Mr. Grant that he intercede with his authority for the sake of peace and unity in the community. However, those who were opposed remained adamant. With so many obstacles to overcome it seemed that the project would never get Even the underway. elements shared in the delay. Winter came in 1937 before the work on the municipal water supply system could be started. The glaciers at Devils Gate in Weber Canyon which fed the springs, the source of supply, were blocked with eight to ten feet of snow and bad weather slowed any progress whatsoever. It was therefore necessary to postpone operations until late in the spring. On June 10, 1938 surveying y for the for the water system began. Aug. 16 the bid for the project was let to Ernest Stetler of Logan. Nine days later evacuation work in the canyon started with a crew of men clearing brush for a road to the water site. Another crew was designated to start work at the spring. One crew began fight-of-wa- the construction of the love gratitude and respect and of the whole community. When he was unable to perform his ser . . & HAS AN ADDITIONAL NEW LOCATION IN DAVIS COUNTY prescriptions written by your eye doctor. have large selection of eyewear frames. have prescriptions and non prescription sunglasses. repair broken frames and replace broken lenses. have complete hearing aid services, including repairs, sales and set vice of 10 major brands. We feature a 30 day free trial, and also have rental aids' available. We have an emergency service on hearing aid repairs. We We We We We If to town. Those who had opposed it were happy too that such a good thing had come about and petitioned for annexation to the city. The petition was approved and these people are today some of the most stalwart citizens. provides for 20,000 square feet per lot. Barton said that this is not economically feasible for him and chooses to not do anything for the time being. City Attorney Roger Dutson told the council last week, after all the "concernedresidents had gone home that if the county rezoned the Barton property, Roys growth is stymied in that area. He said that the city would then not be able to annex the surrounding property as this would create an island prohibited in state statutes. This is definitely a hinderance and will have long-rang- e effects on the tax base of Roy if this ground is not annexed into the city past 3100 West. Hooper Water District has also had a gentlemens agreement that they will service customers with water east of 3500 West. If Barton gets the property he owns rezoned by the county, Hooper Water District will have to extend lines above this agreed upon boundary, causing other problems for Roy, such as double taxation. The issue has been put to rest by the City Council and for the moment, Barton plans no action in the immediate future. But, for the benefit of the 16,000 other residents of Roy, this issue will have to be brought up again with some sort of compromise being worked out between the residents and the developer to come to a solution. The property to the west of Roy City limits is just too valuable to the tax base and future health of the community to pass it up. Each saide should try to look at it objectively now without the emotions that were present at last weeks council meeting and see the others point of view. long-standi- R-l-- R-l-- 8 GLEN PERRINS Beacon Writer My wish in writing is to inspire readers and teach them history, says Utah writer Janice Force DeMille, e author of a gripping new volume, Portraits of BY 313-pag- the Hurricane Pioneers, just published Tby th Homestead DeMille, a young writer amf teacher, unfolds the story of States of America. The book contains a poem, by Glimpse of History, Janice F. DeMille, and the out of a side hill, rock-eart- h debris . such was the . pioneering spirit of these men, who made our great -heritage possible ... as were our founding fathers in the colonizing of the United . author her expresses gratefulness to photographer Lynn Chamberlain, and the illustrations Art by Christensen. The publishers As a say of the work: it is and factual history, detailed, as a picture of life in Hurricane, it is lively and moving. gfMuWiTOMMMMMMffMMMiRfMWMMOTMiSTOiSg xii MSI ii "A KS Sill'.. 'A Aa.I.t.TH FOR her home town through the experiences and hearts of its pioneers. Like those who live in North Ogden know the importance of water and need of a canal to irrigate their trees and crops, so it was in Utah's Hurricane where the water had to come 7 ',4 miles from the hills to the farms. Also, it required a dam to make this precious water available to irrigate about 2,000 acres of land. The canal company was incorporated in 1893, and after much hard labor and may sacrifices to finance the work, the Mormon Church came to the settlers aid with funds. The water finally reached the dry, parched bench area in August, 1904. What a day of joy and celebrating! The reverent, FULL SIZE MERCURY MARQUIS BUY NOW WHILE SELECTION IS THE GREATEST!!! ("24" TO CHOOSE FROM!) "Your Will Never Be Worth Trade-I- n More" prayerful and purposeful men and women built a bowery and paused to shout In humility Hallelujah. and reverence they thanked the Lord for His goodness and guidance. Men who had dreamed a dream of a fertile desert land had turned the pays tribute to the builders of the canal which winds its way through nine tunnels of unsound rock. It hangs to sheer cliffs 200 feet above safe footing. It crosses rock fills and improvised trestles. It flows through poorly supported banks, thinly dug 1978 MERCURY MARQUIS COUPE Stock No. 8093. This one has all the extras: tilt wheel, speed control, electric rear window defroster, air conditioning, plus much, much more . List Prices $6989 $8072 DELIVERED IN OGDEN fill optical you have a visual or hearing problem call Knighton Optical for doctor's referral. OPEN vision and the courage implications that many Roy residents may not realize at this time. Bowing to the wishes of the surrounding residents of the area, the Council turned down the petition of Barton to place a 8 zoned housing development on property between 4800 and 5200 South and between 3100 and 3500 West. Many people turned out for the meeting, but ironically many were county residents who may not have to feel the effects of not annexing the property for a while yet, or they may never. Contacted after the decision was made by the Council, Barton said that he hoped Roy residents would realize that water and sewer connections and pipes have already been extended down to 3100 West in anticipation of Roys growth to the west. The secondary water system pipes have also been put down to 3500 West, according to Mayor Joseph Dawson. After talking to the County Planning Commission, they have indicated to Barton that they have felt and continue to be of the opinion that this land should be a part of Roy City. They have said further to Barton that they will not consider the land to be rezoned 8 unless a letter of denial is obtained from city officials. At this time, this sort of action is not anticipated by city officials. Some 26 acres are involved in Bartons plans, and the residents are not against coming into the city. They said last week that they would like to see it zoned for more land per acre. They said they are not happy with 8,000 square foot lots as provided for in the 8 zone, and suggested to Barton that he come back with a petition for RE-2- 0 lots,, which desert into an irrigated writes Mrs. valley, HEARING AIDS Much credit goes to these stalwart men who had the The decision made last week by the Roy City Council not to annex and rezone Wes Bartons property has some DeMille. The author QUALITY EYEWARE stand up for what they thought was right for their city and for their forthright determination to see it through. With the completion of the water works program, peace again came to the vices on schedule John C. Sorensen acted in his place with the full cooperation of the board. Roy council decision carries implications the reservoir and another went to work to dig the eight mile trench from the springs to the city limits. All through the summer and into the fall until heavy was granted Nov. 12, 1937. The Freemont application snows their stopped was declined. operations the men worked To worsen the situation, it and as early as possible in was necessary to float an the spring they began again. additional bond for $10,000 in Finally May 19, 1939 the order to include the newly project was completed. The annexed property in' the' ' 200 homes in Roy were fully waterworks program. This connected to the watelr only added fuel to the flame system and the water was for those who were opposed. turned into the mains. Such Nonetheless, when the votes jubiliation the town had were counted of the 189 votes never known before. The townfolk gathered their cast, 161 were in favor. The new bond also allowed children together and for an additional water congregated at the springs where the official ceremony supply by developing springs in both the east and west was to be held. David O. forks of Devil's Gate. McKay, then one of the The situation came to a twelve apostles of the LDS head at last, when Edward Church offered the Hooper who had threatened dedicatory prayer then to secede from Roy as early everyone joined in on the big as September in 1937, finally picnic feast that all the did so June 6, 1938 taking ladies had a hand in with him Lawrence and preparing. The celebration went on into the night with George Todd, James C. merriment dancing in the Hansen, John D. Hooper and others. street. While it was a big day Ten days later R.P. for everyone and everyone Greenwood and D.W. Holley, was very tired by the time trustees of the town board the celebration was over, follow'ed suit. However, their great pride and about a week later, Mr. satisfaction for a job well done remains with them to Holley, who had regretted the step he had taken almost this day. as soon as he had taken it, Although the president of asked the city for rethe town board, John Q. Davis became ill at the instatement. 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