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Show ;2. Tuesday, August 25, 1992 Lakeside Review' LAKESIDE Home still retains earlier charm On A New owners recreate look 92-01- to be held Tuesday, Aug. 25 , . -- - award for Infrastructure to , Vineyard Plaza, RDA project A white pick-- et FARMINGTON fence once surrounded the attractive Victorian house located on the outskirts of town at 392 S. 200 East. Stepping inside the gate, visitors were greeted by a profusion of color from sweet honeysuckle, fragrant yellow roses and brilliant day lilies. Discuss GRAMA Consider interlocal cooperation agreement with Davis School Dis- - ,tnct Clinton City Council : Ben Hokanson, report to counhouse address Eagle Scout project Adoption of resolution designating line of succession for mayor in case of emergency Wise, request for council to review request for retaining wall on property at 1272 N. 1000 West Bill HOMES South Weber ' Jn back of ttie'houk wa? a large vegetable:"gardet)j,"andstretching further beyond were fields of fresh t hay and potatoes, Most' 'Of the plenti- chickens Onp'e' strutted' about the barnyard A bnck tiutnouse, reputed to be th$ finest around, was replaced years ago with modern indoor , plumbing. Despite all the changes to the property, the house still retains much of its earlier charm thanks to the efforts of new owners, Rick and Terra Smith. Eight months ago they lived in a modem Bountiful home, but were looking for an older house to purchase. ' I love this era, said Terra Smith, speaking about the period when the sturdy brick house was built in 1890. The previous owners of the property could be consider Whos Who in early Farmington. The land was first owned by Hector C. Haight, Farmingtons founding father. A few years after Haight took ownership in 1869, he sold it to Job Welling for $28. Welling, another early settler and local Mormon leader, is one of the three lone men featured in the large mural painting of the first LDS Church primary displayed in the Historic Rock Chapel. The land changed hands a few more times before Henry L. Steed fa- ther for $1 and built the home in 1890, using brick from the first brick kiln in Davis County. The ect Appointment of voting delegates for Utah League of Cities and Towns convention Appointment of architect for new municipal building Appointment of citizens committee for new municipal building West Point City Council City Council Discuss speed limit on Cottonwood Drive Final plat approval for Mountain Shadows subdivision s,' ful in those' bygone years, have long since been torn down. Gone are the log house for storing tools, the old buggy shed, the 'sipoke house for preserving.freshly butchered meat and the chicken chop where, Rhode Island jRedS' and, White Leghorn City Council Final approval of Stoker Lane subdivision Appointment of beautification committee Public hearing, rezone Steed property Ordinance 92-amending zoning ordinance Final approval, Zaugg small subdivision Update on culinary water proj5, cil on HISTORIC purchased the property from his . : Sheriff's Department report Citizen of month presentation Park concerns Decision on planning or development of Bingham Park property Resolution approve amendments to municipal finance 92-01- 5, ROBERT , Red brick and ivory trim highlight the home owned by Rick and Terra Smith of Farmington, Steed family only lived there for a couple of years, before selling the house to the John R. Walsh family in 1892. Walsh, a Mormon pioneer who traveled with the Martin Handcart company across the Plains to Salt Lake City in 1856, was the second mayor of Farmington. He was in office from 1896 to 1900. Walsh also served as bishop of the Farming-to- n LDS Church 1st ward for eight years, as well as city councilman for two terms. Ethel Hight and her late husband, Wallace, obtained the house and property in 1935. Ninety-tw- o year old Hight, who still lives in Farmington, said when REGANStandard-Examine- r be featured in the citys centennial historic home tour. The house, built in 1890, will Oil ' From page 1 once in a while. Neither Sunset or Clearfield officials plan to charge Syracuse for their efforts. ' It was just a helping hand, said Terra Smith Lake, is electric but at first glance you would think its an original. The past several months have been busy as they have restored, polished and loved the old house back to its glory, said Smith, an interior decorator by profession. Most every night her husband hurried home from his day job to work on the renovation. We found new things to do everyday, she said. theyve redecorated with wallpapers typical for the turn of the century, and filled each of the six rooms with selected antiques and interesting reproductions. The Smiths are currently remodeling the interior of the old grai-ner- y her family moved into the house they brought with them an electric stove and some lamps. However, modern conveniences were useless because the house had never been wired for electricity. Her husband soon remedied the problem by installing the first wiring. Ellsworth. FARMINGTON out-buildi- Hight also recalls their first ing. We planted a big garden on the 21st of March, much too early, she said. The next day it snowed three feet, but a week later, when the snow melted, their seedlings' Its sort of a reciprocal agree-- ; ment, said Clearfield City Manager Jack Bippes. J He said Clearfield has had the agreement with Sunset for some! time but the procedure is some-- ; ! thing new with Syracuse. What we try to do is sort' of share equipment and personnel. We; can get a lot more done that way,! ; Bippes said. Utah State Botanical Gardens plan Labor Day open house directly behind their house, the one and only that withstood the test of time. It will soon be the bedroom suite for their college-ag- e daughter, Jeness. After she leaves home, it will be a guest room, said Terra. The house will be featured along with 17 other properties in Far- spring in Farmington. Having been coal miners from Carbon County, they knew very little about farm- s, in city - Syracuse Bid - alcoholic-beverage- parks - aHome occupation application Clearfield City Council Standard Examiner correspondent lmulO cooperative aqreement no Resolution dogs, golfing summary of agendas of city council meetings By SUE UTLEY lap the agenda The Utah State University Botanical Gardens, Horticulture Research and Extension Farm will host its 15th annual Labor Day weekend open house Saturday, Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free to the public. Guided garden tours will be given each hour from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Other activities include lectures, demonstrations, melon taste-testina craft sale, plant problem-solving and weed identification. At 1 1 a.m., Beulah Dailey, USU master canner and master gardener, g, ' will present a lecture, Dry Ii Youll Like It, on dehydrating fruits and vegetables. Dan Drost, USU Extension vegetable specialist, will speak on You Too Can Grow Melons Successfully, at 12:30 p.m. And at 2 p.m., Dawn ONeill will present a demonstration on natural plant dyes and wool spinning. Those with surplus garden produce andor canned goods are encouraged to bring them to share with those in need. No home canned goods will be accepted. The gardens are located at 1817 N. Main, off U.S. 89 in Farming-to- n. mingtons Centennial Historic Homes Tour, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact the city offices, for more details. 451-23- iunset mayor wants county districts By BRYON SAXTON Standard Examiner Davis Bureau ; FARMINGTON Sunset May- or Norm Sant thinks the best way to ensure fair representation for each community on the Davis County Commission is by adopting geographical districting. But other officials dont see the necessity for such a measure. Sant said he threw out the districting proposal for the commissions three seats at last weeks Council of Governments meeting . as food for thought. No action or discussion was made on the idea, but Sant afterwards said he is very serious about the matter. Faire From page 1 parties and they do concerts regularly at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The two original plays will be staged starting Thursday and run nightly except Sunday. Beauty and the Beast, a rewritten version of the movie, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. each night by the Youth Arts v - - , I just think their needs to be representation by geographical boundaries," he said. Sant said the districting is needed to ensure each Davis community is represented fairly, instead of the larger cities like Bountiful and Lay-to- n dominating county politics. Sant feels the districting could be effective if the county were to be broken down into north, south and central districts. Currently county commissioners are voted on county-was they are in Salt Lake ide, and Weber counties. Layton Mayor James Layton said he is not sure what problems Sant has encountered with the current representation. Council. Robin Hood or There Goes the Neighborhood is presented by the Layton Arts Council, Inc. at 8:30 p.m. Tickets to the plays are available at the Layton Parks and Recreation offices and at the door. Discount coupons are also available. In case of rain the productions will take place in the Layton High School Little Theater with the festival in the Layton High gymnasium. For more information, call Charlene Nelson at 544-017- 8. dy of Kaysville, J. Dell Holbrook of West Bountiful and Gayle Stevenson of Layton. But if Dannie McConkie of Bountiful defeats Stevenson in next I would like to find out where the problems' have been, he said. Sant said in the past it has never concerned him that two of the three commissioners are either from the north or the south end of the county, but as the county population grows he feels districting be- months their has been a con- sists representatives from the three areas of the county Gerald Pur- - City Councilman Dennis Simon-se- n said he too will be supporting Clinton. I dont think Ill vote for Bush, Simonsen said feeling there was a need for a change. However, one who will be voting for Bush is Mayor Steve Weller, lead who believes the double-dig- it the candidate Clinton now enjoys in the polls will evaporate by Labor Clinton From page 1 candidate. Each November, a number of the cities celebrate Clinton USA Day. Utahs Clinton has joined in the celebration a few years. City Manager Gary Uresk said out of respect his city he would be voting for Clinton. I have no other alternative," Uresk quipped. BACK TO SCHOOL SEWING 'f3 Give Your Sewing That Professional Finish - In Half The Time With This New iiiJTTTJj SERGER gentlemans agreement among candidates established by the Republican Party allowing seats to be representative of a county area. But both Stevenson and McConkie have said they do not want to make the gentlemans agreement a campaign issue. O GET the southern part of the county could end up with two seats if he goes on to win the general election. Stevenson has said in the past comes necessary. In our county I would like to think we are all equal partners, he said. Sant said his plan is not to take shots at the larger cities or to separate the county, but to ensure the entire county is represented. Currently the commission GOP primary, TIME-T- Has The Features i You Want Including., 34 thead : Width Adjustment Easy Threading Fast, Smooth THIS MONTH ONLY isrsumiraiiinnaaiis Day. Thats not going to sway my vote - just because his name is Clinton, Weller said. By nature, . 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