Show Street Paving Work Considered By City f The City Council and mayor of Ephraim have been working on proposed improvements on several Ephraim streets Petitions and requests had been received earlier from Interested In interested in- in property owners owner to improve improve improve im im- prove certain streets They are interested in having new center strips or strip paving to the sides that will join up with completed completed completed com com- curb and gutter The council has had City Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Udell Udel Jensen prepare a Notice of Intention covering the proposed improvements This notice notice no no- tice is found elsewhere in this issue of the Enterprise This Notice of Intention will provide the opportunity for interested in interested interested in- in property owners to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac or reject the proposed im im- im- im It was planned to publish this notice at an earlier date but delays have held it up Earlier petitions received intended in intended intended in- in tended to use hot plant asphalt paving The city investigated i costs of various paving materials materials materials mater mater- used and now now feel they have come up with a good alternative alternative alternative alter alter- j native to ta the hot plant asphalt In the county it is called Seal Coat mix on roads Moderately heavy oils seal coat applied on ona ona a sub base of gravel and finished finish finish- C Led L- L ed with two light layers of chip gravel has res resulted in a good durable paving City Engineer l' l I IRay Ray Frost said The cost is approximately approximately approximately ap- ap proximately 3 1 th the cost of hot I plant asphalt Other towns inthe inthe in the county are making quite extensive extensive ex ex- ex- ex extensive j jI 1 use of it and andare are quite satisfied d Mr Frost noted On June according to a published notice several 4 came to a meeting called to to provide information on costs etc Council members Attorney Udell dell Jensen and city engineer Ray Frost were present to answer ans answer answer ans- ans questions Mr Frost noted t tRay that th the bituminous seal coat mix listed in the Intention i is x I really worth considering Estimated Estimated Esti Est I mated costs include the use o of 1 the best grade of oils I i Mr Frost s said id that a minor i savings could be made by using using using us- us 1 I ing other oils but that the council council coun coun- cil would rather see quality 11 products used in the project J iJ i |