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Show UTAH STAH PRESS i T ASSN. f P. 0. 1327 i A SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84110 Fire department pager purchase examined A recommendation from the City Manager on the method of the purchase that sljBfild be used to obtain new pagers for the Roy Fire Department will be sought by the Council at their meeting on Oct. 10. With a motion from Councilman Richard Ulibarri Tuesday night to table the decision on the purchase of the pagers for two weeks, he asked City Manager Wayne Kimber to get together with Fire Chief Dick Waters and come up with a solution on the purchase of the equipment; whether e to buy it on a plan or obtain a few pagers at a time as the department's budget will permit. ' Two public hearings were also held by the Hoy City Council Tuesday night with little public input. The Council approved an amendment to Roy City Ordinance allowing 85 foot frontages on RE-2zoned land only under the Utah Power and Light power lines. The current General Fund Budget was also opened during a hearing to indude unanticipated revenues received from Roy Secondary Water and money to be included in the Class C Road Funds. Mayor Joseph Dawson signed a as proclamation declaring Oct. PTA Membership Enrollment Week. The Mayors also discussed with the council what their feelings were on the sales tax distribution issue which is being discussed by the lease-purchas- Weber Area Council of Governments after the study made by Weber State College. The cost of repairing the current pagers used by the Roy Fire Department, Chief Waters reported to the council, has been approximately $2,462 over the last two years, with $910 being used for repairs since January. The 25 units still in operation were purchased by the city six years ago and cost $325 a piece in 1972. Bill Aldrus of Motorola, the com- pany manufacturing the units the fire department wants to purchase, told the council that due to technology, these new pagers could be purchased of $286 a Diece. The total at a cost make a down payment on the new equipment. Councilman Jack Seamons said he would like to see the Fire Department along with Kimber look at alternative ways to fund the purchase of the pagers without using up all of the travel expense budget, which is primarily used for sending firemen to training seminars Near the close of the meeting, also, figures for the purchase of 30 new pagers, with a trade-i- n value of $50 on the old ones, would be $7,330. The advantage of the new pagers, Aldrus told the council, was that they were both a pager and a receiver. The ones now in use will only alert the volunteers of a fire, while the newer model will allow the fireman to hear all the radio communications after the initial alarm. This would also allow the fire chief to speak to each one of his men at the scene of a fire, Chief Waters said. Councilman Ulibarri also asked Kimber to get together with Chief Waters and see if there are other companies that would submit a bid on the purchase of pagers to get the best possible price on the equipment. The expense of new pagers is not included in the present years budget, Waters told the council, but the firemen were willing to take the $1,500 out of their travel expense budget to The strip of land underneath the Utah Power and Light transmission lines is located approximately from the citys southern border to 5700 South, and then a small area near 4800 South. The rest of the land under the lines is still in the county, anticipated to be annexed into Roy City. The Council approved Roy City ordinance 482, which allows for 85 foot lots frontages on agricultural RE-2only under the power poles 0 The requirement for other RE-2lots is a frontage, but the Council indicated that due to this circumstance with the 315 foot strip under the lines, a special provision should be made to make effective uu 0 115-fo- of the land under the power lines, allowing animals to help control the weeds on land that is not able to be used for too many other uses. Mayor Dawson represented the Council at the Weber Area Council of Governments (WACOG) meetings Wednesday, after receiving their input as to how they felt concerning the distribution of Sales tax in the county, as being discussed by WACOG Three alternative methods have been suggested by a Weber State College research group, and Mayor Dawson told the council that none of them were very popular with the mayors present they just don't address the needs of the cities involved 0 4 Riverdale holds special meeting State Fire Marshall officials began their A meeting of the Riverdale City Council early Monday evening consisted of two consultations: one with city employees pertaining to FICA withholding and the other with Paul Kelly and Klane Forsgren about the cost study to be conducted under their direction. Inasmuch as the Riverdale City Maintenance Department crew and city policemen have both FICA and State Retirement deducted from their pay, a suggestion was presented to them by City Recorder Elaine VanderWood that they may wish to study the pros and cons of dropping FICA. Mayor Leon Poulsen explained that it could mean from $60 to $100 in their e pay. However, he said, the men should make Ihy change only after hearing representatives of the two factors and weighing the points of each thoughtfully. A 100 percent vote in favor would be necessary before any change would be made. Jerry DeGroot brought up the fact that FICA gives benefits to surviving minor children while the state pays only the widow. A decision will be take-hom- investigation Wednesday morning into the cause of a fire which leveled one home under construction and caused considerable damage to adjacent home in the Herefordshire Subdivision in Roy. Arson is believed to have caused an estimated $120,000 worth of damage to the two structures, according to Roy Fire Chief Dick Waters, located at approximately 1850 W. 4400 S. two hours later, Roy Firemen were called back- to the scene after Roy Patrolman Bruce Barenger, assigned to watch the still smoldering area, reported that Royal Harrops house, 1742 W. 4400 S., had begun to smoke due to embers on the roof. Out of the Salt Lake Office, Steve Kennedy, chief investigator and Lynn Borg, arson investigator for the State Fire Marshalls office visited the site Wednesday morning, stating that it may take weeks to determine the cause of the blaze. They will be conducting interviews with the builder, owner, residents in the area who witnessed the blaze and others involved in the incident. Approximately 60 percent complete, with all but four windows in - stalled and ready for stucco, the two story house owned by Bruce Crouch was leveled within three to four minutes, according to Rick Moore, one of the first persons on the scene. He said it began suddenly on the second floor at approximately 11:30 p m. and he and his friend with him ran quickly to the Pooles residence, 4438 S 1700 W., to get them to call the fire department. Moore and his friend were driving through the subdivision when the blaze began to check on some watering. There was nothing that anyone could have done to save it, Moore said, as it had completely fallen down and the other house had begun to smolder by the time I got up to the house. Weber County dispatchers logged the first call about die fire at 11:36 p.m. with Roy Fire Department and three county units dispatched. Ogden City police then received a .call at .11:39 p.m. after a call from a security guard at White Motors who also witnessed the blaze. Roy police as well as the county dispatcher received numerous calls CONT. ON PAGE 2 H Mr. Kelly reviewed 19 different phases of city involvement upon which the city may wish to concentrate their study. The council was satisfied with their present system on three of the items. City Inspector Britt Horrocks and Councilman Joe Christopher will work with the two men. Also two students who will be selected soon from related classes at Weber College will help on the project. The students will receive minimum wages and full college credit for their work. The study is to be complete in no longer than 90 days. The mayor explained that River-dale- s fees have been found to be lower than many neighboring communities and the study will give the council a solid foundation upon which to base any future decisions. NEW SIGN PEARED THE By AP- NAMING ROY IN- DUSTRIAL PARK CORDILLE RAN BUSINESS PLAZA. TO BE DEVELOPED K.E. BY EN- TERPRISES, FOR PHOTO. THE PLAZA THIS IS WEEKS FLAG LOCATED AT AP- PROXIMATELY 4000 S. 1900 W. ir RUBBLE AND ASHES was all that remained by Tuesday morning of the house under construction by Bruce Crouch in the Herefordshire Development. The adjoining house has been up for sale by builder Ezra Nilsen of Layton, and received extensive damage on the west side of the home at approximately ? 1850 W. 4400 S. ' Becki Strip to CHURCH. See page 10 CLASSIFIED Ads. See page 8 OPINION. See page 2 SOCIETY. See page 4 SPORTS. See page 11 ROY HIGH celebrates Homecoming activities with throughout the week. See photos on page 15. TWO PTA LOCAL groups planning carnivals. See page 13 late School board studies district policies on night dances arrived at later. A an adjacent unoccupied home in Herefordshire Monday night. FIREMAN is silhouetted by the flames which destroyed one house under construction and did extensive damage to A Educators to meet in Salt BulgoriQLake meeting without help of coach Becki Hamblin will fly out of the Salt Lake Airport Friday morning at 7 to New York City, where she will meet the rest of the United States tumbling team for the trip to Bulgaria. Through the efforts of the townspeople of Roy and others, we were able to collect $1430.99, falling short of the goal of $2,000, so her coach Mike Dennison will not be making the trip with the team. Becki may have been able to perform better under Mikes guidance, but all is not lost. The American team coach is an accomplished instructor and Becki can do well on her own. Contributions from the Roy Bountiful football game netted $41 e where Becki performed in ceremonies. Other contributions, related to her performance at the game, were given a few days later. The money, not used for the Bulgaria trip, will be kept in The Becki Hamblin fund at the bank for future meets, and help is still needed. Anyone wishing to help Becki, may do so by sending a check or cash to the Roy Sun Chronicle. For purposes of maintaining Beckis amateur status, all contributions are being channelled through the Roy Sun Chronicle and Amateur Athletic Union, and earmarked for Becki. pre-gam- Area students will join with other vacation Utah pupils for a two-da- y Oct. 5 and 6 as educators participate in the Utah Education Association (UEA) Convention to be held in Salt Lake. 14,000 Approximately educators will participate Utah the convention to be held in the Salt Palace with the theme of Whats Right with Education, thus making school the week of Oct. 2 a three-da- y week. Education specialists from across the nation will address over 40 specialty groups representing areas of teaching within the state. Nearly 400 exhibit booths will also display the latest publications, teaching aids, materials, and special equipment that teachers, counselors, and specialists use in classroom activities. in Janet Smalley Editor Further study will have to be done before a decision can be made concerning changing the time of dances at the county junior highs. This was the decision of the Weber School Board at their meeting Sept. 20, after hearing from representatives of approximately 50 parents who attended to air their comments and give the results of their telephone survey. The Board members expressed a desire to hear from residents in the other areas which were not as heavily canvassed as was the North Ogden area, as well as work with the administrators and students of the county junior highs for their input. Board members also heard a progress report from Sterling Lyon, the architect working to define and work on remodeling plans for Weber and Roy High Schools, during their regularly scheduled bi- monthly meeting. These two schools are being remodeled to accomodate added growth and the project will be funded by the $24.5 million bond issue which was passed by county voters in August. Speaking first to the board was Mrs. Caroline Jones, who represented the group of parents mainly from the North Ogden Junior High area, who had signed the petition asking that the policy be changed concerning the dances. She said that the general feeling of the group was that night time dating dances encouraged high, due to peer pressure. These are supposed to be stag dances, but they really in junior arent. We know that it is the parents responsibility, but we want as much help from the school district as possible too, Mrs. Jones said. Mrs. Collette Healy of Pleasant View pve the board the results of their poll conducted by calling as many parents as possible on the referral system. Some 1,400 signatures were collected by the night of the board meeting, and she assured them she could get 1,000 more in eight hours. Some of the findings, she said, they found after talking to parents, were that many mothers wanted to know why something like this had not been done while their students were in junior, high. Another concern exd of the pressed was that only students attend the night dances, whereds, it was felt that if they were held right after school, more would be able to stay and participate. one-thir- Mrs. Healy In my opinion, said, if this is the best for the kids, then we should do anything for them. Brad Cooks, a Weber High student and formerly a student at Valley Junior High, stated that he felt no pressure to date during his junior high years, and said that it was the parents responsibility to monitor their children. Addressing the problem of junior high students spending too much money on the night dances going to expensive restaurants, Dean Prisby a parent with students at North Ogden Junior, said that parents are coping out on their social obligation to check on their children, and expressed a desire to see the board not alter the policy regarding the dances. Board President Max Malan, after hearing from those present, expressed his opinion that the opposition to the altering of the current policy of allowing night dances for junior high students had not been heard sufficiently, as they were not as organized as the parents at the meeting. But, he said, the board needed some time to digest all that had been presented and we hope you feel confidence in us as a board to study the problem." Malan further stated that if the junior high students in the county schools were not included in the decision-makin- g process, there would CONT. ON 0 PAGE 2 , |