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Show r Snerrccr, iSTVpfSal Mlcrcfiln f41 Avenue ."Cf CIRCULATION 278 2860 c.tv, 02 If irot foil lo copy of four i NEWS, ADVERTISING 278 2866 (nit ky iKira the Theodor eight, pleat call 04 o papor a ill bo taboo to yoar homo by 10 AAA. Friday awraiaa. ACTION ADS 278 4142 VoJ. tab 10 No. 31 The Weekly Newspaper Serving Sugar House. East Mill Creek, Holladay, Cottonwood I Cottonwood 10 1 August 19.1965 Heights SHES IRATE... THEY KNOW IT Laurence Posselli, chief auditor in the County Audi tors Department explained the tax structure to Mrs. Watkins and her group. Mr. Poselli also pointed out that the bulk of property taxes in the county go back to the school district. Asks Mrs. Ruth Watkins, 2966 Melbourne Street. She and five other women came to protest the four day old increase in mill levies. "We weren't notified, said Mrs. Watkins . . . "what chance do we property owners haver Retorted the County Commission, point- ing out that county taxpayers had voted for the civic auditorium bood, which had helped Increase the taxes, in response to Mrs. Watkins statement that she wasnt notified the commission argued that the date for setting the mill levy was fixed by law. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WHAT? The Salt Lake County Sheriff needs an addition to the Metropolitan Hall of Justice. The project is moving ahead with all deliberate speed ... at about a snails pace. Like many other pahses of this long delayed, building the slowdown results from disagreement between public officials and the building's architect, Harold K. Beecher. Mr. Beecher originally recommended turning the Job over to the present contractor, Christiansen Bros. Inc., because "it's the normal thing to do. County Commissioner John Preston and City Commissioner George B. Catmull insist the Job go out for general bid. They believe lower prices can be obtained this way. Both officials and architect agree that having two contractors on a Job at once tome would be impracticable. Their acree-m- nt means that the bidding must wait, until Christiansen Bros. Is through and can seal off the part of the Job where Creer the addition will go. Mr. Beechers original plans were made up as a change order to die present contract. To put them out for general bid will require more complete and detailed plans. This means further delay. Present plans call for bidding about December. Commissioner Catmull claims that by breaking the Job off into a separate bid more competition would be available, among smaller contractors having less overhead. Its the normal thing to do says Commissioner Creer. The County has 3350,000 in its budget to cover the cost of the addition for this fiscal The sixe will probably year. totSThear 20,000 square feet, but no conclusive architects estimate of the cost has been made. Initial figuring calls for the county to pick up the entire tab, but when the Job is over total square footage used by city and county will be added up and total costs will be apportioned - thus Commissioner Catmulls interest. Mr. Beecher has accepted the official position gracefully but says "I still re- - Lets Play Ball Mill Creek Says 9 Baseball is big business. And the figure 3100,000 probably tunes baseball fans minds to Images of Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays. But Mill Creek residents will soon, by next Spring if deadlines are met, have for their use a soft-ba- ll comfour diamond, plex costing 3100,000. back-to-ba- About 328,000 is allocated for sprinkling and parking facilities. Tenative plans call for parking of 400 cars. systems commend a change order, it will mean a six months delay for the sheriff. Nobody would dream of doing anything else but this. is dreaming. Apparently somebody L Doctors Mull Granite Firm On Salaries Emergency Policy 1 The Granite School District is standing on its salary offer to teachers. The teachers will decide on their position tonight at a meeting at West Lake Junior High at 7:30. firm On August 10 the Granite School Board over the signature of its president Keith C. Brown, and the district's superintendent Elmer J. Hartvigsen. The letter said it was 'regrettable that this serious disagreement exists, for school is scheduled to start on September 7 ... planning time is running out. The letter called the boards salary schedule "reasonable and equitable and than the teacher's salary of our two neighboring dis- "slightly better schedules tricts. It went on to say that substantially more 70 percent of the budget has been committed to teaching salaries, and that "additional salary demands, therefore, should not be made because other divisions of the budget also need adequate financthan ing. The district summarized its position by stating "No further upward revision will be made in the salary schedules for 1965-6- 6. ck County Move , Misuse Concern Hospitals f Its rush hour, late afternoon, along Salt Lake County's State Street. A car attempts to beat the oncoming traffic with a quick left turn.. .and blowle!... collision resulting in injuries. Those events are unfortunately common The next steps - Involving ambulances, emergency treatment and medical care are subjects ctf debate, discussion and even bot argument in Salt Lake County today. Since the opening of the University Hospital three weeks ago and the closing of Salt Lake County General Hospital, the emergency load at the University has remained fairly constant. It has increased drastically at one of the re enough. maining five hospitals, measurably at another, and hardly at all at the other three. Of the Countys six hospitals, the four large major ones are all north of 1st South Street, providing additional problems for city and county ambulance services. When University Hospital opened, its staff put out a press release stating -"The new hospital will be equally or more accessible for the majority of Salt Lakes emergency patients than the old hospital has been, according to Vernon L. Harris, administrator. "A recent survey taken at the county ed hospital showed that most of that on page 4) hospl-(Continu- ed Securities Sale Kibosh Deflates Helium Balloon Although the grass wont be in by next Spring, Salt Lake County Commissioner William G. Larson announced Wednesday on that play would begin next Spring the dirt. He explained that the main purpose of the new 50 acre park would be to serve as a soft-ba- ll complex, but that there are additional plans for three, small sheltered areas, a family picnic area, fire pits, horse shoes and volleyball courts. W Len completed, it will be Salt Lake Countys largest park. By NELSON WADSWORTH The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has stuck the proverbial pin into a grandiose, 325 million helium complex in southeastern Utah, and a large number of investors have been left holding the deflated bag. Many Salt Lake County people are involved, either as officers and directors of the various firms in the complex or as investors with common stock. Last week in Salt Lake City, U. S. District Judge A. Sherman Christensen signed a permanent injunction barring Commonwealth Resources Corporation, "When we develope a park, we try to please as many people, and take care of as many interests as possible, be said Mr. Larson noted that Salt Lake County Soft -- ball he said. has some 140 soft ball teams. is played five nights a week, -- About 331,000 of the 3100,000 was spent a drainage system due to the boggy, meadow land in which the park is putting in located. He said that a great deal of the extra work such as burning out trees, and general cleaning up of the area was done by Youth Core workers. The next step in prep-- e rati on of the park is leveling off and grading the area where the four baseball diamonds will be located. cp County architects believe that the grading plans should be ready for bids "We are hoping that the bids will be opened by Labor Day," he said. the area is graded, power poles will be Installed. All diamonds will be lighted Wasatch Electrical Co got the )&, bidding 341, 000. While grading is be-- 1 g done, plans for sprinkling will be orates hope to get studied which park Afer la this Fall. 23 With turo more days to go the Salt Lake County Fair is full of tronder and excitement mostly for kids - but theres something for everyone. Its promoters and allied companied from selling unregistered stock in violation of anti-fraprovisions of the Securities and Exchange Acts of 1333 and 1334. ud A civil complaint had been filed earlier be by SEC, seeking the injunction and charging the complex with misrepresentihelium ng facts in the project to be located in the paradox Basin near Crescent Junction, GrandCounty, highly-publiciz- ed Utah Nvned as defendants in the complaint were Merton E Baird, Joseph N Revill, Bonnie W. Anderson, all erf Salt Lake citv, and Bonnie W. Anderson, trustee of the Andersen Development Trust (bank account Into which tsh proceeds from Commonwealth stock sales were deposited). Norman S Johnson, Salt Lake attorney for the SEC, said some 200,000 shares of Commonwealth stock had been sold mostly in Salt Lake City and California. It was marketed at between 35 and per share. This price, alleges the government in its complaint, was "arbitrary ... without apparent reference to "book value or net asset 50-ce- nts (Continued on page 2) Cottonwood Heights Park Much Closer, Money Still A Problem Heights civic groups and Monday night as County Commissioner William G Larson said The county has a little money now, we are ready to go, lets get this park Cottonwood citxens listened going. He was referring to the Cottonwood Heights park which Butler citizens have pushed, pleaded, and fought for during the past eight years Clyde V. Buxton, member erf Jordan School Board and also representing the Butler area Stake for the LDS Church called upon the cltisens present to forget church ties mons, Catholics, Baptists, Mor- and join together forces in the building of the proposed park "I request that each family donate five dollars, and each member cl each family donate five hours work until the park Is finished," be said. Charles Bauch, a reoreseetlve of Salt Continued on Page 3 |