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Show County Purchases New Road Equipment At their regular March meeting held in Parowan last week, the Iron (Jounty Commissioners authorized the purchase of a Schramm air compressor and Jack hammer, with necessary accessories, at a total cost to the county of $2443.00. The present county road equipment, although including caterplllers and bulldozers, bulldoz-ers, Ls Inadequate for construction work on some sections of the road system when ledges and heavy rocks are encountered, the new equipment is to be used on these sections. The Commissioners also took .steps to promote means of securing secur-ing defense projects or other Industrial Indus-trial development in the southern part of the state. The Clerk was instructed to write to the commissioners com-missioners of the five southwestern counties of the state and arrange for a meeting to be held In Cedar City soon to discuss these matters. A letter from the State Department Depart-ment of Publicity and Industrial Development requesting Information Informa-tion about local celebrations and scenic attractions, was referred to the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce Com-merce and the Parowan Exchange Club. The department ls seeking Information In-formation regarding dates of all celebrations anfc! regarding road conditions and tourist accomodations at the various scenic attractions in this part of he state. A change in the county noxious weed control program was made, making It possible for people to buy f chemicals for weed control. County I Clerk W. Clair Rowley was named I as treasurer of the new set-up with 1 instructions to keep aU money re- I celved from this source in a separate separ-ate fund, so that more chemicals can be purchased. This program does not Interfere in any way with the present Noxious weed control program. pro-gram. The Commissioners approved the appointment of John Worthen as Janitor of the City and County public pub-lic safety building in Cedar City, with the County paying one half of the Janitor's salary and Cedar City the other half. An appropriation of $300 was made to the Civilian Defense Council to help defray the expenses of the defense de-fense program In the county. Considerable time was devoted to studying reports from the treasurer treasur-er regarding contracts of land purchased pur-chased from the county, and the transfer of deeds to purchasers who had completed their contracts. In addition several more land sales were approved. |