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Wayda watched as troops of the 117th Float Bridge Co. of the Utah n National Guard began to dismantle 60-to- pontoon raft after use for a river crossing during maneuvers held by the 1457th Engineering Bn. The large bridge carried vehicles and troops for the night assault. ! Hes years old . . . and for the past 10 years the dividends from the two policies have been double the amount of the premiums. Barker Asks Additional Police Hikes 96 I dont know about you, but I consider Dr. Thody a very lucky man. I never expect to outlive my ance policies . insur- . . While were on the subject of age, lets give a public pat on the back to Richard H. Smith, a citizen of Logan. . Mr. Smith is still active, operating his own seed company in Logan. But thats not all -- r he still goes to school. FOR MANY YEARS, he has been a! student at Utah State University. Hes taken courses in practically everything on the USU campus, including creative writing. Last quarter, he took a course in poetry and received an A . . . Despite his continued attendance at USU, Mr. Smith has never received a degree . . . It seems about time for the University officials to total up Mr. Smiths and give him a classroom credits diDloma! AROUND AND ABOUT: This item is a little late, but I would like everyone to know that President Nixon has his good President Nixon was the first points president of the United States to sign a congressional resolution permanently establishing Fathers Day as a permanent American celebration . . . A recent study shows that by the end of 1974, more than half of the residents of Salt Lake City will own bicycles (Goody, that will leave mere gasoline for us older folks!), . . By Craig Hansen Tribune Staff Writer above those to take Pay increases for police officers were effect July 1 requested Wednesday by Public Safety Commissioner James L. Barker Jr. In a letter to fellow commissioners, Mr. Barker said officer salanes are lower than comparable wage scales in almost all cities of equal population, and that studies used to rectify this situation are outdated and more increase are necessary. Beginining patrolmen are paid $618 monthly and receive a $25 uniform allowance. During a five-yeperiod, their salary increases to a top scale of $872 monthly. Some officers may receive $25-5-0 a month incentive pay for difficult or special assignments. Mr. Barker said a study of 20 cities of comparable size was used for basing salary increases, but this information was obsolete when it was used. We run the danger of again facing lowering morale on the department with the consequent loss of personnel and a considerable detriment to the community, he said. Finance Commissioner Jennings Phil-Jlip-s but Jr. said hed okay pay raises jthe city doesnt have the money for any 'more than the 5 percent hikes which are set to go into effect July 1. We might be able to get the money from the franchise tax, Mr. Phillips said noting hell approach state officials soon to see if the city can gamer the 4 percent utility franchise now being collected for the state. That change would take legislative action, he said. 32 Complaints In S.L. List 2 Taxi Firms Utah. in He Helper, doesnt get the Valentine .for being a liquor store- manager hes though the best. one of Atl V j Helper area . . . Vince Bonza is the kind of citizen that makes a community a pleasant place to . . . .And a Valentine to you, sir. SAM, THE SAD CYNIC, SAYS: A Salt Lake citizen says the Water gate mess hasnt caused him to lose con-- i but hes fidence in the government sure lost confidence in young lawyers) with short hair! l M Special to The Tribune two-wee- FILlMORE The Utah National Guards combat engineering battalion, the 145th, completed its first Army Training Test Wednesday after a simulated river assault across the Sevier Bridge Reservoir. The night-timassault, which included the use of a pontoon bridge for the movement of jeeps, trucks and troops across the reservoir, followed two days of testing the battalions engineering skills. e five-spa- Unsealed Meter The complaints, according to Assistant City Attorney John T. Nielsen could result in fines of $299 each andor iail tprm! These arent for fraudulent opera- k sumFillmore during its annual mer training on construction projects n The exercise was the first battalion size test for the unit. The engineers secondary mission as a battalion is infantry. Out of Fillmore The battalion has been working out of throughout Millard County. Two companies of the battalion have been blasting and bulldozing a road over, the 9,000 foot summit of Pahvant Range in Fish Lake National Forest east of here. The engineers are assaulting the mountain from both the Fillmore and Richfield sides. The existing roads on each side of the mountain had ended about five miles apart before the Guard engineers moved in with explosives and equipment. Ton of Explosives Lt. Col. Robert A. Perry, commander of the engineers constructing the road, said about a ton of explosives has been used to clear the road through almost rials to coordinate projects so it can serve the state and conduct training at the same time, Lt. CoL Perry said. solid rock. Although plans were to complete the project during the two weeks, he said, the road would probably be about a mile short of joining. Members of the battalion are from Vernal, Price, Murray, American Fork and Provo and were joined by the 116th" Light Equipment Company from Spanish Fork and the 117th Float Bridge Company from Tooele and Lehi. The unit has built about 150 miles of road in the state, and the Pahvant summit is the toughtest job the unit has ever faced, he said. Install Courts Some units in the battalion were g in tennis courts and lighting at the Millard High School. Others worked on the runway at the Fillmore Airport or on roads and facilities at Yuba Lake State Recreation Area.' put-tin- Oil Chief Sees Conservation As Crisis Curb The projects undertaken by the battalion are jobs for which there are no civilian funds. The Guard is working in conjunction with city, county and state offi- - Countys Board Exempts Schools, Hospitals From Property Taxes By Jack D. Fenton Tribune Staff Writer Putting their faith in a law which differs from the Utah Constitu- tion, Salt Lake County commissioners Wednesday ruled private schools and hospitals should not pay property taxes. The decisions and a host of others came as the commission, sitting as a board of equalization, decided what property should be taxed and what should be exempt under a law passed earlier this year by the Utah Legislature. The law states property owned by nonprofit groups should be exempt when it is used exclusively for religious, hospital, educational, employe representation or welfare purposes. . . Constitutional Provision constitution only if it is used exclusively for religious or charitable purposes. In all, the long list of exemptions ranged from 10 union halls to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints skyscraper office building to the YWCA. y The much shorter roll of properties to be taxed included Deseret Industries, Deseret Gymnasium and the YMCA, Promised Valley Playhouse and Eagles, Moose and Elks Lodges. Although the session was the last that could be regularly scheduled, the board set an extra session for July 26 to wind matters. up Much of the special session may be "Take the blinders off and have a broad look at the situation S.L. County Commissioner Ralph McClure told those seeking exemptions from property taxes. taken up with how to handle LDS welfare farms and canneries, a question that could not be resolved. And, with some Catholic rectories and convents added to tax roles for the first time, those assessed valuations may be appealed. Earl M. Baker County Assessor seemed to anticipate the boards attitude as he Lshed out at it even before decisions had been made: If taxes are exempt, the commission is granting aid which the constitution prohibits, he declared. But, the commission had agreed it wouldnt fight as hard to block exemptions as the groups would fight to get them. Take Blinders GfP Take the blinders off and have a broad look at the situation, Commission Chairman Ralph Y. McClure told attorneys. The energy pinch will continue, but it will not turn into a crisis if we conserve energy, the executive director of the Utah Petroleum Council and Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Assn, said Wednesday. R. LaVaun Cox addressed the Bonneville Kiwanis Club at its noon meeting at the University Club. For the Catholic school system that was $770,000 spent last year to educate-2,34students a job that otherwise would fall to government, explained Rev. Joseph T. Fitzgerald, director of education for the church in Utah. The petroleum industry forecast some of these problems. But we did not foresee that oil well drilling would be cut that natural gas would have by such a low price at the well head or that there would be a lack of refineries. The oil industry did not foresee the increase in consumption of petrolum products by the electric utilities, the use of vehicles especially those that now get eight to nine miles to the gallon or the slow development of nuclear energy, he said. one-hal- f, That added responsibility could mean as much as $1.2 million more for local taxpayers to raise, he added. Our schools reach out to serve the charitable needs of the cc nmunity, Father Fitzgerald explained. The schools are open to the community probably more than any single group in the state. Not All Must Pay Although the system is financed by tuition, only those who can afford it are asked to pay, the school administrator said. He also pointed to an extensive scholarship program. After being in this (education) business for 100 years, I think it would be a terrible blow the straw that would break the camels back if that contribution to the community wasnt recognized. Exemptions under the laws education section will go to Westminster College, Rowland Hall-S- t. Marks, Brigham Young University Education Center, LDS BusiAdventness College and the Seventh-daist School as well as the Catholic system y of nine schools. Commissioners were in total agreement to exempt the valleys six public See Page B-- Column 1 Environmental rules are a factor, too, he said. I dont want to lay our problems at the door of the environmentalists; many of the rules are good. But they have caused delays. The Alaska pipeline co ld help us with oil. We now importing oil to take its place, are he said. Alternate sources of energy will have to be explored, he said. I am optimistic about coal The Germans made four million gallons a day of gasoline out of coal. And we should explore geothermal and solar energy," he added. $12.2 Million in Bonds Utah sales of U.S. Savings Bonds through May totaled $12,263,000 or 42.1 percent of the 1973 quota of $29,100,000, Wendell E. Gile, state chairman, said Wednesday. Utahns Get Action on Bonneville Water Plan six-mon- th j. Vince gets the Valentine because hes i always doing things for his community. Hes a guiding light in the American and for the Legion baseball program past 30 years, he has directed the American Legion honor guard firing squad that takes part in military funerals in the bve Guard Combat Engineers Stage River Assault Property may be exempt under the Three of the Marriott Hotels in Washington, D.C. (owned by a former Utahn) have a new deal where smokers are segregated. The hotels have entire floors of rooms for even the floors cant help on the smoke. So what if the husband doesnt do they smoke, and the wife smokes Misdemeanor complaints charging two sleep on separate floors? As far as I can discover, it is permissible for guests at taxicab companies for operating a taxi the Marriott Hotels in Washington to cab with a mutilated taximeter seal, floors, i were signed Wednesday in City Court. dnnk martinis on the Charles T. Keith, city weights and TODAYS VALENTINE measures inspector, signed 32 complaints An extra special Vaentine today to against Salt Lake Transporation Co., one of the nice guys of our state. doing business as Yellow Cab, and 11 Ute Cab Co. Inc., beHe is Vince Bonza, manager of the complaints against fore City Judge Robert C. Gibson. Utah State liquor store Construction in the Field tions, Mr. Nielsen said, but for operating a taxi with an unsealed meter. The crackdown was ordered Monday by Public Safety Commissioner James L. s Barker Jr. when he learned of units checked last week had no seals on their meters. Of the 144 licensed taxis in the city, only 68 of them showed for the tests, Mr. Keith said. two-third- Taxis Appear However, Tuesday, acting under what Mr. Keith said was "pressure, dozens of taxis appeared at the weights and measures shops to have their meters checked and sealed. He said another 17 taxis were checked Wednesday. All of the Ute Cabs are now sealed, and most of the Yellows are too, Mr. Keith said. He said City Cab Co.s two units have also been sealed. By Frank Hewlett Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON A happy Utah congressional delegation emerged Wednesday from the office of Reclamation Commissioner Gilbert Stamm after being advised the bureau will proceed at once with the filing of the environmental impact statement for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Water Project. Without tne statement the project could not proceed. The news that it will be filed "at once was particularly welcome in a view of an almost certain threat of a lawsuit by environmental activist groups. Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, who headed the Beehive State delegation, said this was the best news to come out of his Pree-daWashington tnp. y It means the statement will not have to be sent back to the Salt Lake regional office of the Bureau of Reclamation for further study, said the governor who left for Utah soon after the session at the Interior Building. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, noted the bureau had agreed to submit the environmental impact statement to the secretary of the interior and the council on environmental quality despite the almost certain threat of a lawsuit by environmental activist groups. He said state officials attending the meeting were in agreement they would rather have the impact statement moved along and risk a lawsuit than face further delays within the bureau. Reason for Delay He explained the report had been delayed within the bureau due to questions raised concerning the impact of the Bonneville Project on trout fishing streams in the High Uintas. We must get the impact statement processed and before approved present contracts said Sen. Bennett. expire who Sen. Frank E. Moss, arranged for the conference with Mr. was Stamm, said the commissioner warned the situation was so serious that there are now 50,000 Salt Lake County residents using surplus stored water who will have to be rationed the first time Northern Utah suffers a low water year. Sen. Moss also reported unless there is early approval of the environmental impact statement the Current Cieek Dam and Vat Tunnel projects of the Bonneville Unit will have to be delayed. Need 2 Reports Along with the good news for the Utahns came a report from Mr. Stamm that a separate environmental impact statement will be required for two parts of the Bonneville Project He said thats because adverse impact on the Goshen ,and Provo Bay on Utah Lake migrant bird habitats will require the preparation of a separate statement Among the others attending the session with Mr. Stamm were four officials of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District President Clyde Ritchie, Lynn S. Ludlow, Vice President Robert B. Hilbert and Director Wallace T. Jeffery. Secretary-Manage- r The session also was attended by director Daniel F. Lawrence of the Utah division of water resources; Elgin Gardner, a board member of the Utah division of water resources; L. Y. Siddoway, manager of the Uintah Water Conservancy District and Ival V. Goslin, executive secretary of the Upper Colorado River Commission. |