Show Council Report Reveals Reveals- TV Collections Slow A new high in television reception of all Salt Lake stations stations stations sta sta- should be available to Ephraim and Manti anU citizens within a month it was reported at the Ep Ephraim raim City Council meeting held Tuesday evening The new booster station is being build south of Manti Mariti poles are being set to carry the necessary electricity ity an an- tenae are are are- being installed and all should be ready to commence commence commence com com- mence the new service in about about about a- a bout ten days it was was report report- ed However there is one snag It If was agreed that each Manti and Ephraim would contribute toward the project based on an estimated sets in each community and the owner of each set paying 10 Manti ManU citizens have donated their full share But here in Ephraim collections have bogged bogged bogged bog bog- bog bog- ged down The project of collecting the contributions was as given to the Ephraim Sportsmens Club and s rS s o 0 m e c sections of the city were canvassed canvassed canvassed can can- thoroughly and some over 1400 collected Others promised to pay in install install- ments Th There re has been little if H any up follow-up on these in installments in- in and some sections of the city have not been visited visited visited vis vis- a tall it was reported at Tuesdays Tuesday's meeting It is hoped to work through the Sportsmens Sportsmens' Club to get all sections canvassed the in installments installments installments in- in collected etc I Ithe In Ii Inthe the meantime however the City urges all those with television television television tel tel- sets who have not been visited or who are behind in installments to come to the treasurers treasurer's office and make the payments as an additional 1400 of Ephraim's share is required immediately to get the project I It was stated at the Council meeting Tuesday night that it is hoped to keep this on ona ona ona a voluntary basis but it may maybe maybe maybe be necessary to lo pass an ordinance ordinance ordinance ord ord- that will require all television owners to pay equally equally equally e- e qually for the privilege of obtaining the greatly im improved improved improved im- im proved reception But in the meantime please help is the urgent word from the council If you pay you will not be assessed for the same service again it was point pointed d out It was reported at the meeting that the City has now finished paying for the new new voltage regulators that have been installed in the electric system and that all sections of town are now being evenly evenly evenly even even- ly and adequately served The regulators should mean a saving saving saving sav sav- ing of some per year to the City it was stated The company from whom the regulators regulators regulators re- re were purchased isnow isnow is isnow now going to send a heavy chain fence to protect the regulators all of which a are r e enear near the Diesel power plant A letter ietter from the State Are- Are Commission indicated ed that the state will cooperate cooperate cooperate cooper cooper- ate on a more than 50 basis ba basis basis ba- ba sis with Ephraim and Manti ManU in putting and keeping the Manti-Ephraim Manti Airport in proper condition Also if itis it itis itis is put in shape to handle heavier heavier heavier hea hea- vier planes the federal government government government gov gov- will also give financial financial financial finan finan- cial help Councilman W W. E. E Thorpe was appointed to contact contact con con- tact the Manti ManU City Council and arrange for the two communities communities com com- to work together in taking advantage of the pres pres- ent offers The sewer project seems to tobe tobe tobe be bogged down temporarily due to the engineer Al Sor- Sor enson being over worked and unable to give the Ephraim project the attention it needs states Mayor Dean Folster FoIster Also the State Board of Health had failed to give approval to the disposal plant as originally original original- l ly planned Mayor Folster FoIster was in Salt Lake City Friday for a meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing with Mr and others and it was decided to expand the system to other areas so the whole project will cost instead of as at first planned for the limited system It is expected that of of- c can m be obtained from Federal make work funds and an application for this help was prepared and md mailed Friday Mayor Folster FoIster said He also reported that Mr is still planning to get the sewer system installed this winter |