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Show Requests, Reports Studied by CityCouncilmen Several Individual requests, and group requests from citizens of the community were heard at the meeting of the Cedar City Council on Thursday, May 15. A group representation from citizens of north 800 West met with the council with a petition to force Chester Parry of the Parry Par-ry Sand and Gravel not to use 800 West for his heavy equipment. equip-ment. A request was made by Warren War-ren Bulloch of Bulloch's Drug and Cafe, to extend the parking motor mo-tor time on Main Street between Lincoln avenue and Harding Avenue Ave-nue from G to 8 p. m. each day. Albert Ashman has submitted a request to the council for a license li-cense to operate a taxi service in Ceilar City and Ernest Brunson approached the council for permission per-mission to stock pile small quantities quan-tities of coal on his property just across Coal Creek bridge on Highway 11. No positive action was taken on any of the requests by the council. They did however, agree to further improve the road from the north end of 800 West Street for practical use of heavy equipment equip-ment with the stipulation that Parry would use this access route to his property and plans for a necessary public hearing on the establishment of a taxi service was outlined with a date to be set. Other matters or requests were taken under advisement and referred to committees and commissions of the city organization. organi-zation. A report was heard on the newly new-ly revised water line from Right Hand Canyon. It was reported that approximately 576 gallons per minute is being received through this line in comparison to , 2i H) to 300 gallons per minute prior to the installation of new ; pipe and burying of the line. It was also reported that no expensive expen-sive repairs had been incurred during the past year compared to between $G00 and $S00 each year previous to 'the new installation. For the purpose of insurance an appraisal of the Hotel El Escal-ante Escal-ante property purchased by the city through bonds in the amout of $110,000 was heard at the meeting. meet-ing. The appraisal was made by C. B. Cooley of CeJat City. Total pnpraised valuation of the property prop-erty was set at $276,000. Property was set at $111,200, the bu.lding was set at $131,000, furniture, $19,800; restaurant equipment, $7,800, and sidewalks and porch at $5,925. The council authorized a contribution con-tribution of $100 to the Fire De-j partment for staging he fireworks fire-works display on the Fourth of July. |