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Show , 3 DIGIT 84 -- 1 010199 0 12 WESTERN MICROGRAPHICS WEST 212 SOUTH 2600 CITY UT WEST VALLE 84119 1224 E 1994 Dates: July 7, 8, 9,12-1- 9 MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1994 50c a copy VOLUME 108 NUMBER 32 Cox Rock Products is low bidder for Manti street improvement job by Bruce Jennings At the bid opening last week, Cox Rock Products offer of $795,000 was the low bid of three bids submitted for the completion of Mantis street improvement project. The other two bids were both in the $1 million plus range. The city will presumably officially award the contract to the company this week. The contract means that, taking into account the $106,000 already spent on the Main Street improvement project for sidewalks, and die $62,000 contract awarded to Dale Cox Construction for installing two bridges over the flood channel, the total cost of the street project will substantially exceed the Community Impact Boards r, low interest loan. $785,000, How will the city make up the difference? Raising s, rates or borrowing more money are City Recorder Bill Mickelson thinks. The city has around $20,000 still due from Main Street property owners, and the $8.00 monthly surtax will bring in perhaps $25,000 more than expected. The 20-yea- no-no- Manti LDS Temple SAN pfTL COUN" project money in escrow is also drawing interest Also available will be 1994s allocation of State Class B" road funds. That money is Mantis share of the state gasoline tax and is used for road and street maintenance. The new streets will, hopefully, not require any serious maintenance in their first year. Dale Cox is expected to begin work on the bridges very soon, and have them completed before Cox Rock Products begins scarifying the streets. And what will the new streets be like? Theyll be 24 feet wide with a three to four inch road base, and two layers of chip seal. Theyll have a 10-- 1 slope to the h row ditches on either side, and there will be a six-in- ,, plastic culvert at intersections for drainage. Those conditions are going to be completely new to some parts of town, and should have Manti citizens smiling hugely by the end erf the year. Most, if not all, of the new streets should be in place by pageant time, city officials also think. uditor says Manti City in general compliance by Bruce Jennings In presenting the annual auditing report for fiscal year 1993 to the Manti City Council last week, Gary Keddington of Jensen and Associates, an independent auditing firm, paid Manti City at least two compliments. He said that the city, after a detailed study by his firm, was found in full compliance with all rules and regulations relative to handling of public money. And he said that after a effort, Mantis general fund was finally in balance. He concurred with City Recorder Bill Mickelsons comment that, though the general fund was in balance, the city has no reserve fund in case of emergencies. , Manti City, the audit report said, is in general conformity with generally accepted accounting principles." '"'And farther, We performed tests of the Citys compliance with provisions of law, regulations, contracts and grants ... and nothing came to our attention to believe that the Manti City Corporation has not complied, in all material aspects, with those provisions. The audit report did point out that the city has a lack of proper segregation of duties in the accounting area. This is inherent in the size of the city office." This comment refers to the fact that the city has only two office employees, who, in addition to their accounting duties, are assigned numerous other tasks, Mr. Mickelson explained. In other matters reviewed by the City Council in their meeting, Wilbur Cox, a retired civil engineer, said that after an experience with locating property lines in the east area of town, he had come to the conclusion that the original survey comer, and not the new one designated by Sunrise Engineering, is the correct one. six-ye- ar Since Sanpete County and a federal agency are responsible for designating the official governing comer, the Council decided to ask the county and the federal agency to clarify the issue. The City Council also authorized the installation of. a cattle guard and additional chain link fence at the southern entrance to the cemetery, to fit around the realigned roads. K tf- - Tommy Nicholls of Manti appointed to high BLM post by Bruce Jennings One erf Mantis native sons has been promoted to a high administrative post in the federal Department of the Interior. Thomas Tbmmy" E. Nicholls, a son of Clair and Sena Nicholls of Manti, has been named Western Regional Director of the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM has jurisdiction over more than a million acres of public lands in the Western States. After graduating from Utah State University, Mr. Nicholls was employed by the federal government in Salt Lake City and later transferred to California, Oregon, and then Washington, D.C. Were glad to be back in the West, said Mrs. Nicholls, who is now stationed in Denver, Colorado. He and his wife, the former Linda Olsen of Ephraim, are parents of five children. Mr. Nicholls graduated from Manti High School and Snow College before transferring to Utah State to obtain his bachelors degree in range science. County Courthouse steps being replaced by contractors. Courthouse steps getting facelift by Bruce Jennings The seven stone steps at the west entrance of the Sanpete County Courthouse, after 60 years of sun, snow, and frost and perhaps as many as a million passing feet, have been replaced. DL. Bown Masonry, Manti, a specialist in Fine stone work, did the job at a contract price of $ 18,000. The 30 tons of oolite limestone slabs were obtained at the Parry Quarry on the north side of the Temple Hill, and hauled to Torrey, in Wayne County, where a wire saw cut the slabs into the exact size required for replacing the badly deteriorated steps. The replaced stone will be new, but also old", that is, as old as the hills. The process involved in preparing and layering the steps is much the same as when it was done during the great depression, when the courthouse was built. Danny Bown was assisted by his brother Joe in doing the courthouse job. And DJL. Bown Masonry has installed much of the decorative stonework, some of it built from desert stone, that can be observed in homes, offices and other buildings throughout the town. Theres a special pleasure in building a stone stairway or a beautiful fireplace, Danny Bown says. Annual Farm Bureau Essay Contest dated The Farm Bureau is again sponsoring its annual Essay Contest. The theme this year is Your Connection to Farm and Food. There will be four age groups: Elementary, 1st to 5th grade; Junior, 6th to 8th grade; High School, 9th to 12th grade; and Adults. County prizes will be $25.00 for 1st place, $15.00 for second place, $10.00 for third place for each age group. Also, first place winners will compete in the state competition, where prizes will be given $75.00 for first place, $50.00 for second place, and $25.00 for third place. All entries are due by February 25, and must be turned in to Tawny Olsen in Ephraim by that time, or your school. For more information, see the pamphlets placed in the schools, or contact Tawny Olsen 283-437- 6. Sanpete Zoning, Planning Commission fills vacancies by Bruce Jennings Three new members have been appointed to the Sanpete Zoning and Planning Commission to fill vacancies by the Commissioners The Zoning and Planning Commission, headed by Mark Anderson, Ephraim, as chairman, has a great deal to say about what goes on in connection with land use in the unincorporated areas of the county. The new members are Sam DeLeeuw, Manti; Loa Cheney, Fairview; and Michael Kowlaski, Milbum. The entire Commission will soon attend a seminar in Gunnison for the purpose of getting better informed about their responsibilities. At the end of the seminar theyll be awarded special certificates. The Sanpete Zoning and Planning Commission is made up of unpaid volunteers who attend monthly meetings at the courthouse. er ;t X CO die oJ the Year Award presented to Leslie Jacobsen of Sterling EMT of The Manti Ambulance Association held their an- nual awards banquet January 4th. Besides getting together and sharing stories, they honored Leslie Jacobsen of Ster- ling with their EMT of the Year Award. Leslie has been serving as a volunteer EMT for nine Leslie has years in Sterling. During many of those years, ni?G been the only EMT on duty in Sterling, "Sometimes its been a real struggle, because with a response time of ten to fifteen minutes, Ive been die only EMT on the scene until the Manti crew arrived," she said, "But, the service makes it all worth'1'' " POOR COPY 1 ,E II n IS' m i ' t ' X : |