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Show ;2; Tuesday, August 25, 1992 Lakeside Review LAKESIDE Home still retains earlier charm n The agenda New owners recreate look ; By SUE UTLEY Standard-Examine- r FARMINGTON tive 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 case erty could be consider Whos Who in early Farmington. The iand 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 purchased the property from his father for $1 and built the home in 1890, using brick from the first brick kiln in Davis County. The of emergency Wise, request for council to review request for retaining wall on property at 1272 N. 1000 West Bill South Weber - bamyafd'v.'j , A brick Nuthouse, reputed to be tli? finest around, was replaced years ago with modern indoor plumbing. Despite all the changes to the property, the house still retains much of its earlier charm thanks to the efforts of new owners, Rick and Terra Smith. Eight months ago they lived in a modem Bountiful home, but were looking for an older house to purchase. I love this era, said Terra Smith, speaking about the period when the sturdy brick house was built in 1890. The previous owners of the prop- Clinton City Council j Jij back of the''hdue was a large Vegetable !gaideh 'and- "stretching fields offish fufthpf beyond were v"hay and potatoes, Most 'of the; Outbuildings,' plenti- chickens oncb'itrutted' 'about the .. City Council Ben Hokanson, report to council on house address Eagle Scout project Adoption of resolution designating line of succession for mayor in : ful in those bygbne years, have long since been tom down. Gone are the log house for storing tools,' the old, buggy shed, the .'srpoke house for preserving freshly, butchered meat and the' chickep, coop where, PfiodC Island tRed$ and.Vtiite Leghorn Clearfield , lilies. HISTORIC 92-01- Bid award for Infrastructure to Vineyard Plaza, RDA project Discuss GRAMA Consider interlocal cooperation Diagreement with Davis School strict ; correspondent A white picket fence once surrounded the attrac-- cooperative aareement no alcoholic Resolution beverages, dogs, golfing in city parks - Home occupation application A summary of agendas of city council meetings to be held Tuesday, Aug. 25 . Standard-Examine- FARMINGTON Sunset Mayor 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 I A, Appointment of voting dele- for Utah League of Cities and ?ates convention Appointment of architect for new municipal building Appointment of citizens committee for new municioal building City Council Discuss speed limit on Cottonwood Drive Final plat approval for Mountain Shadows subdivision 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- 6, ROBERT 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 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. Hight also recalls their first spring in Farmington. Having been coal miners from Carbon County, they knew very little about farming. 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 I just think their needs to be representation by geographical bound- Davis Bureau r GCt West Point REGANStandard-Examine- (l r the in Oil love this era. From Terra Smith k had sprouted anyway. A late frost hit the area and thinned their garden just right, said Hight. The amateur gardeners, much to the envy of their neighbors, were eating new peas and potatoes by Mothers day, and corn and cantaloupe by the Fourth of 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. July. In 1977, Hight sold the house to current mayor, Robert Arbuckle. W'hen he decided to build a new home for his family, the old house was put up for sale again. The Smiths had looked all over trying to find just the right house when they saw the Arbuckle property. For Terra, it was perfect. We FARMINGTON 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 grai-ner- out-buildi- touched, she said. While a lot of people have a interest in older homes, they often 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- lectures, demonstrations, melon a craft sale, plant g and weed identifitaste-testin- g, problem-solvin- college-ag- e move in and modernize them. That was not the Smiths intent. They have gone to great lengths to recreate the look the old house once had, even purchasing a new mingtons Centennial Historic e wood burnHomes Tour, Sept. 12 from 10 replica of the ing kitchen stove. The new one, a . a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact the city of3 $2,500 Heartland brand from Salt fices, for more details. aries, 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 as 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. county-w- 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. Its sort of a reciprocal agree ment, said Clearfield City Manag er Jack Bippes. He said Clearfield has had the agreement with Sunset for soma time but the procedure is some thing new with Syracuse. What we try to do is sort of share equipment and personnel. Wc can get a lot more done that way, Bippes said. Utah State Botanical Gardens plan Labor Day open house The Smiths are currently remody eling the interior of the old directly behind their house, the one and only that withstood the test of time. It will soon be the bedroom suite for their wanted a house that hadnt been 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 Ellsworth. cation. ' At 1 1 a.m., Beulah Dailey, USU master canner and master gardener. Dry Ii Youll Like It, on dehydrating fruits and vegetables. will present a lecture, 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-ton. old-tim- 451-238- iunset mayor wants county districts By BRYON SAXTON Lane Final approval subdivision Appointment of beautification committee Public hearing, rezone Steed property Ordinance 92-amending zoning ordinance Final approval, Zaugg small subdivision Update on culinary water proj- - City Council Red brick and ivory trim highlight the home The house, built in 1890, will be featured owned by Rick and Terra Smith of Farmington, citys centennial historic home tour. Syracuse City Council of Stoker GOP primary, the southern part of the county could TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL SEWING end up with two seats if he goes on to win the general election. Stevenson has said in the past their has been a 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. con- 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 Day. Thats not going to sway my vote - just because his name is Clinton From page 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. 1 I TIME- - months sists representatives from the three areas of the county Gerald Pur Clinton, Weller said. have no other alternative," Uresk quipped. if Dannie McConkie of But comes necessary. 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