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Show Outlook PHICE 10 Published in the Interest of Blandinglanwthe Surrounding Oil and Mining Communities VOLUME 2 BUNDING, UTAH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER l6, I960 51 MO. Foot Gcmcrc Qccdfa Orb. to bo Commoted bforo JSS2 iridgss Improvements Start m 1063 portion of tho to be highly is expected next time completed by this year, the Cortez J curnal said County Budget Proposal Under Fire from Taxpayer's Association Arizona1! 4-oo- rnor last week. The Cortez Chamber of held its engaged Highway Commerce annual Banquet and had Bryant Whiting, Arizona Commissioner its as Milting did The Countys tentative budget for 1961 came In for merciless criticism at a meeting of the San Juan County Taxpayers Association held in the City Hall Saturday night Speaker after speaker from the principal speaker. not get to the meeting beoause of weather, but oonveyed the information to the gathering by sizable audience arose to condemn the budget as having too telephone muoh money provided fro recreaHe said the eight mile stretch from Navajo 1 to the Four Corn- tion and library programs and too little for roads and wate ers was assured and construction with the subjects would start after July of 1961 development!over switching intermittently when the funds are appropriat- to rebuke the County Commissioned. The eight Mile stretch is ex- ers for their last weeks hiring pected to cost $1 million. of a Kansan at $10,800 per year Whiting said 30 miles from the for 4 years to head the County New Mexico line into Arizona road department In hiring the new road man, already is paved. An 18 mile stretch to Mexican Water will be paved in early spring. Another yenta to Tuba City and these 18 miles of gravel also will be projects will be let this month. The total mileage to be paved paved next spring leaving. 33 miles of gravel to Kayenta. This amounts to 95 miles along the 33 miles will be paved in early 175 mile highway. The Four Comers highway in summer. This will leave two projects Colorado will be paved next , consisting of 18 miles from Ka- National Bridges summer. in line for $750,000 worth of improvements, but under the Nat- ional Hark Scrvioe timetable it will be 1963 before the work is were aocused of paying too much, failing to consider qualified local men and of attempting to "tie the hands of the incoming Commissioners George Hurst said the action was very repulsive to him as were which of tho other projeots for the County was appropriat- He ing tax payers money. questioned the legality of some of the programs and pondered the advisability of a grand Jury investigation such as he said was being conducted in Iron County at this time Bates Wilson, superinof Arches and Bridges started. the Commissioners some is Monument tendent National Monuments, gathering i n a told Bland ing Monday night will include new a of construction visitors' oenter and administration building, installation of a water system, constriction of a road from Highway 95 to the visitors' center to each of the 3 bridges Upon completion of the ieprov-ment- s, the new operation will The have Improvements 3 full-tim- e employees and Horace Dr. F 0 Flom Stevens followed with suggestions that legality of some of the Commissioners' activities bs determined State Representative -- el e o t Leland W Redd advised the group that he had learned of plans being formed in heavier populated areas of the State to try for more San Juan Tax money by ln- (NEXT FACE COL. Word has been received that Santa Claus will make his annual visit to Blanding again this year and at He will arrive 1 p.m. Friday, will have a fire-tru- ok by Dec 23, gift for every ohlld 10 years of age and under. 2) I JUAE3 .COUNTY LIBRARIES Plans and s pacifications for ldentloal library buildings for Blanding and Montloello were approved by the Library Beard at a meeting held in Montloello TuesThe board is adveday night rtising for eonstruotlon bids and will let the contraot February 7 providing for complotlan by Jan Reason for fthe late 30, 1962 oompletion date is to give the County time to oolleot addition- al taxes. Nielson, Joe Outlook the Board msmbtr Mrs told Total oost of the two structures Members of the are Mrs Donald will be $236,000 which is more cash than the fund has available Nelson and at this Eaoh time structure will over 4600 spaoe square feet o certain of floor Montloellof - Blanding and Mexican Li A'i ary s. Board; Homa oarrll Lcju. Nielson Mr- J-1- -. of at Nurses of ' |