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Show -- I 6 MARI) t tab M I Hi Um "t '4 ja $m m IH C IIESN'E ( Ol NTV County budget IIOSPITAI. hearing set for Be:. 18th I : I 1SW f s MMk A N 'a A Cjiinti 's budget will lie held I'.fjrli:,; lor at ID a.m. December 18, at the eor.i:;.ls-- : n. board room at Duchesne. the Luurtmaise Tile public is invited to attend this impi'i t iiit meeting. The pi ;. iscd general budget is $290,. TOO compared to T H 13 1 L ms I B. 111 Millfl $278,071 fur lot 7 reports Mrs. Janet Cowan, cuiimy clerk and audiior. T. This Increase covers a 15& Increase of county officials salaries beginning January 1, 1968 and an 81' Increase for all deputies; a $1,80 increase for the law enforcement dispatch service, added to the sheriff s budget; $3,300 for general election, and $1,500 for updating the county's maps and plats, added to the county recorder's tiudget. The commissioners have requested the county officials to .Jl ... D tt r MllU ITCL IT-- : .; r i 1i .i 1 M - I ? . -- I 5 I lV- - I f 1. -- ' 8! . v , f- t, 1 1 , ' 1 . -- i Ji I I i irLx-- inn I1 I J f IT Ilk! riii . j le-"e a :..-- v k trim their expenditures to the lame, so as to hold the line on the mill levy. As Is expected tlie anticipated Increase in additional items in the county to bo added to the tax roll, will offset the near $18,000 budget Increase. The county road budget Is expected to remain the same as last year, $04,000. The county library budget is tabbed to remain at $G,000 and televelsou budget remains at $20,000 for 1008. Under bonds and Interest, $34,0dn is UiJgeted to pay the general obligation lond for the J: fa:lnll . a. Im. I county luwpital. I r FI.OOH PI. AX or NEW COUNTY IIOSPITAI, Till pltiti muled floor from tin nrlclnnl Inrge blueprint drawing nf I hr n Indleatlnn of plan for I hr new ltiirhrnr County llupltiil. give ovrnill plan for tlir unit. Ileraiie of tlir ll(ht lilur line on thr drawing, oinr of tlir ilrtnll (In not hnw up, lint thr ovrnill outllnr run hr ccn. At left, In thr lower pnrt of thr drawing orr torage, bid both of the parts of the hospital together. Funds for the hospital will be taken from the bonds which were approved by the voting public last year; funds which are reported to bo available, Public Health money Including $250,000 which was not used by an Alaskan hospital and other sources. Hill-Burt- on Money COUNTRY MUTUAL LIFE Jl UTAH FARM BUREAU utvcance Lscottiyany MfCtllE INSURANCE AOFNCY All Types Phone 722-310- 1 Life, Accident. Auto, Hospital, Rmmevelt itc. I that Is already avail- able has been put out on Interest to offset accruance of Interest on the bonds which have been recently sold. This money will be earning Interest until It Is needed to make payments on the construction of the hospital. The hospital will be built near the Roosevelt Junior high school and enough property Is being kept to allow for expansion of the hospital If and when It Is needed. My - The BEST GIFT for friends and relatives at home or away -- Cows cause car accident Lloyd (Morna) Grant, apparently escaped Injury, except for were from a large herd that had gotten out of a pasture In the area. The round-u- p netted nearly 10U lead. bruises. The accident occured at abuut C p.m. while the Merkleyswere enrouto from Salt Lake. Cows straying on U. S. Hy. Mr. Merkley was driving, and 40 In Red I' reek caused a Ducdodged to miss the animals, to 19G7 hesne couple wreck ihulr which were shadow-llk- e in this Chry.stitrr hard top recently. spot In the road, where the S3 The Wilson J. Merkleys, and head lights were beamed off Mr. Merkle) s daugliter, Mrs. the Mrs. Merkley highway. said she saw at least three animals at this spot, and five Currant Creek Lodge and ex- or six trailing ahead. tends to the Inlet portal of the Even though the car had been Water Hollow Tunnel. The road braked to a nominal speed, to the inlet portal Is scheduled the sharp dodging action, flipfor completion by August 1968. ped the auto on Its side, and Contractors will be unable io Drilling of the Water Hollow it rolled over against a boulthe Water Tunnel will not be restricted begin construction of der. The occupants climbed Hollow Tunnel and the Currant by construction of the access out. access until road Creek spring, road, saiJ Mr. DeLong, since Keith Patrolman Hooper said Palmer B. DeLong, Burdrilling will begin at the ou- arrived at the accident scene eau of Reclamation's Project tlet portal or the Strawberry within a few minutes, as the The deManager at Provo. Reservoir end of the tunnel. dispatcher had informed him of lay la due to the freezing temthe animals on the highway, peratures in the high mounand he was on his way to hantain elevations and the danger dle the strays. now of heavy snow storms blocMr. and Mrs. Dean Young, king their operations, accordcame by enroute Duchesne, to ConstrucMr. DeLong. ing Dean stayed at the acchome. All Rises tion work will begin on both ident scene while Mrs. Young features as soon as weather the Merkleys and Mrs. drove permits. Plans are being forto her home, and Mr. Grant mulated now to mobilize equipRegular and Legal Rise Grant took the three to the ment for transfer Into the area. Roosevelt hospital for medical The contracts for construction treatment. road tunnel access and of the Estimated damage to the car were awarded December 1. was $1500. Phone 131 - Roosevelt It was reported these cattle Hollow Tunnel con- on highway 40 "Daddy home, fella?" Winter weather delays work on construction RCA Color TV lijfll! . 475.95 Manila Envelopes NIELSEN FURNITURE Uintah Basin AND WESTERN AUTO PHONE 88 ROOSEVELT, mmmmwmmmmm-m'emm- Water was awarded to DoBrothers Drilling Company and Gibbons and Reed ConstruA joint bid ction Company. submitted by these two firms was for $5,594,828 which is nearly a million dollars less than the engineer's estimate of See your dealer for other mnd,li. File Folders tract yles Reg. Si!):..1 m We have the best selection of the year in new 68 Chevrolet Pickups. Come in and see them, and test-driv- e your choice! The 4.1 mile-lon- g $6,300,000. tunnel will have a diameter of 10 12 feet when completed with a concrete lining. Construction of the tunnel should be completed In about four years. A mechanical earth Wiring machine will he used to drill the Water Hollow Tunnel slml-- 1 lar to that used the the Starvation Tunnel. The coutractors own a Wiring machine tlut is currently drilling a tunnel on the San Project In New Mexico. This tunnel will be completed by early spring after which the machine will be modified for use In Water Juan-Cha- RENEWAL 3.50 SUBSCRIPTION NEW SUBSCRIPTION . . . 3.00 Offer Ends Dec. 24th - l lairs out Is thr Itiimiu of Indlun pul lent clinic, which Is icing worked Inin the griieral plan, and will lie Ir.i lulled under Ihr same eontriiet. Tlir main en I ranee to the Imspllal is just In I lie left ol thr ItIA wing, while the clinic will leiie a sepuialo entranee In Irtint. The eiilergeney cut ranee can Ir seen at the rigid ol Ihr clinic. Plans hove lieru upproicd liy the hospll.il Iniaril. (south) Standard Give A LASTING GIFT Neighbors I r Architect submits plans for hospital; hope for bid opening, early in 1968 for opening of bids In February or March. A transfer of the present LDS Church owned hospital has been made to Duchesne County Including the hospital deeds and assets including cash on hand. Mr. Snow noted that they are going ahead with the clinic as a part of the hospital and will '&' kltrhrn, (lining anil general office smec. lied pwc necupie- - Ihc Icick nrrtlnn of thl wing, mid hImi thr rntln' wing jut t Ini' to tin- - lop of thr drawing (north). Thr construct ion will fiirllitlcs nccev.iry to allow for futurr expunxliin on tlir nor III wing nt the liu'.liling. The wing, at left, include all of the surgery. Inlmralory, emergeney and loungr arras of thr hospital, while the wing extending in Irout prii'd PUns are gulag ahead for a new hospital to bebulUlnlloos-eve- lt next year. According to Alva C. Snow, chairman nf the hospital committee, a tentative plan for the 32 bed Duchesne has been County hospital approved and the architect Is drawing up the blueprints which should be completed and ready iti Hollow Tunnel. Water Hollow Tunnel constitutes the terminal section of the 38 mile-lon- g Strawberry Aqueduct. This aqueduct Is designed to Intercept the of eight email atreams In the high Uintah mountains that are tributary to the Duchesne River and divert the water to the fbs Strawberry Reservoir. Initially the Water Hollow Tunnel will convey only water from Water Hollow Creek. The Currant Creek access road bid was awarded to the Strong Construction Company of Sprlngvllle, Utah for $359,-52- 3. The engineer's estimate was $40G,481. The I4.C mile-lon- g access road begins at the COME IN AND TEST-DRIV- E A CHEVY JOB TAMER We've rolled out the golden carpet to demonstrate to truck users the results of fifty years of g experience -- 1968 Chevrolet Job Tamer Trucks! Come in today and see what a difference Chevy's ride, truck-toug- h cab and body, functional styling and extra can on make workpower your toughest jobs. It's a drive you can't afford to miss. truck-buildin- road-balanc- G. & L. 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