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Show Volume Seventy-Si- Eureka, Utah x 81(528 November 20. lfISl Number 1(5 County acts on Silver City lot problem Juab County Commissioners last authorized the issuance of over Monday 300 deeds for lots located in Silver City to William F. Conrad of Los Angeles, California for which he paid $1000. The money was paid the county in 1965 and the county had never issued the deeds although he has been paying the taxes since that time on the lots. The commission at the time consisted of Alton Gadd, Carl Galloway, and Elgin Gardner, who, according to the conjecture of the present commission, probably thought that they were getting rid of some worthless property. Times change, though, and the commissioners on Monday were very reluctant to let the lots go to Conrad. There isnt much that you can do about it," said Loree C. Memmott, county clerk. Conrad had made payment over a period of time in accordance with the contractural agreement that he had made with the former commission. Those payments took place before any of the present commissioners or Mrs. Memmott took office. Nevertheless, the commissioners agreed with Mrs. Memmott that the present commission is obligated by the former commission. At the time that Conrad bought the lots, a tax card was issued, but the transaction was not recorded at the recorders office. Mrs. Memmott explained that Conrad did fall behind on his taxes for two years, but has since made up that deficit. Persons are allowed grace periods before the lands revert to the county, Mrs. Memmott said. Conrad has now paid $878 just to have the deeds issued (a fee of $2 per lot is charged) and another $246 to the clerk-auditto have the deeds recorded. 5-y- or The Californian does have a legal claim to the property, and his papers are in order, explained Mrs. Memmott. With reluctance, the commission authorized Mrs. Memmott to issue the deeds. For a while, however, the commission worried that they might not own the county cemetery at Silver City any longer, since Conrad had bought all the lots. It was the opinion of Tom Fowkes, the county assessor, that the cemetery was not listed on the tax rolls, and so it would still belong to the county. The county has used the cemetery several times in recent years to bury indigents. Verl Wilkey and Joe White requested that property they own south of Nephi be rezoned or be granted a conditional use permit. The commission informed White and Wilkey that they must first apply for annexation to Nephi City. If the city denies the request, a year must lapse between that time and the time the two can apply to the county for a permit or for rezoning. Originally the county zpning commission had recommended a variance for the property. However, when the public hearing was held on the issue, only those opposing the variance appeared. Neither Wilkey nor White were present. The commission then had no choice, it reminded the two, but to deny the variance since the only comment made was against the proposal. In other business, the commission: Discussed an appointment to the social services "impact" committee with representatives of the states Department of Social Services. The commissioners and representatives also discussed the status of an energy assistance program for the elderly, a senior citizens clinic, and the establishment of a juvenile detention home in Richfield. Gave permission to Leon Winter to check state surplus to see if a truck or car might be obtained for the county. Met with Blaine Jones, county agent. He reported that his secretary only basis. He wanted to work on a half-tim- e four-count- County chairs, vice-chairme- n, secretaries and regular party members from Juab, Millard, Sanpete and Sevier counties attended the leadership seminar, which was conducted by Scott Davis, Administrative Assistant of the Utah State Democratic Committee. Juab County was well represented at the session by a good turnout of county leaders. Included in the group were Juab County Chairman James Toone, Karren Newton, Vice-Chairwom- an Secretary Grace Bernini, Com- missioner Joseph A. Bernini and County Sheriff David Carter. Fire meeting held here Eureka Volunteer Fire Department members opened nominations for officers to serve the upcoming two years, at their meeting on Monday evening. Firemen who are not attending meetings, are being nominated for offices in the department. Fair warning . four-wheel-dri- ve four-wheel-dri- ve is being given these firemen that if they do not attend the next meeting of the Department on November 23rd, when nominations will be closed, to either accept or decline, they may be elected to an office they don't want. Elections will be held at the first meeting in December. standard cars, the commissioners were told. Agreed to send a check for $5,038 for the county's share of a state-wid- e cloud seeding program. Discussed an amendment to the contract the county has with the Department of Social Services concerning the work of the county attorney in collecting delinquent child support payments. Raised the mileage rate from to 23 cents. 18 cents The story behind the recovery of this picture can serve as an example for all of us interested in historic preservation. A roll of undeveloped film was passed down, until one family member took the interest to have it developed. Although the film was very old, the resulting pictures proved to be a valuable resource in the familys search for personal history. This picture shows the Scranton Mine in North Tintic, C.A. 1930. (Moral of the story: Please don't throw away those old photos, negatives, or film; something very valuable may be contained within.) Picture courtesy of the Tintic Historical Society. Parish council meets Tuesday The monthly meeting of St. Patricks Parish Council is scheduled on Tuesday, November 24, at 7:30 p.m., at the parish rectory. Included in the business meeting, will Regional meet held Thursday The Utah State Democratic Party y held a regional meeting at the Juab County Courthouse in Nephi, last Thursday evening. would like to hire another person on a half-tim- e basis, he said. The county commission agreed, however, that the county will pay only one insurance fee. Each of the employees would have to pay half the cost of another policy if they wanted to have insurance. Gave permission to Sheriff David Carter to purchase another truck. The vehicle would be listed on next year's budget. The vehicle is more useful for the type of work the department does than be a report on the Bishop's Diocesan Pastoral Seminar held on November 8th in Salt Lake City. Pastor and officers are urging a good turnout for the meeting. Aluminum drive ends Tintic Development Corporation announced December 1st, 1981 as the end date for their summer and fall aluminum can drive. The program brought in six-mon- th Deadline Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday next week, news items must be in no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The regular deadline is 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. thousands of cans with hundreds of dollars being paid out. Remember, the final date for cashing in your aluminum cans is December 1, 1981. Thanksgiving vacation Tintic schools will recess for the Thanksgiving Holiday on November 26 and 27, giving the students a four-da-y vacation. City, state and federal offices will be closed on Thursday, as well as businesses in town. |