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Show Cedar City Studies Need for Full-time Mechanic Preparations are being made by the Cedar City Corporation to hire a full-time mechanic to work with all of the departments of the city, It was announced by Mayor Kumen Gardner. A recent survey conducted by the city over the past six months has revealed that $465 per month has been expended by the city for mechanical work not handled by city employees. The figures include only labor and did not Include the cost of parts or materials. ma-terials. The expenditure average also Included part-time help that was hired to accomplish tasks that a full-time mechanic would be able to do, the mayor said. It Is the Intention of the city that the mechanic would be located lo-cated at the city sheds on North Main Street. Some preliminary construction work will be necessary, neces-sary, Including the pouring of a cement floor for the v?ork section, sec-tion, the installation of a work bench -and some minor expenditures expendi-tures to facilitate the operation. The proposal was an item of discussion at the meeting of the City Council held Thursday evening. even-ing. In other action of the council the city manager was authorized author-ized to Investigate garbage truck for possible purchase at Provo. The unit la similar to the one now In use by Cedar City and would be added to the department de-partment to eliminate stoppages (Continued to Pag Two) CITY COUNCIL (Continued from Front Page) In tre pr"2rrr. v.hen bieak-downs bieak-downs occur. The city attorney was instructed instruct-ed by the council to bring proceedings pro-ceedings to prosecute violators of the city ordinance which disallows disal-lows the keeping of domestic animals within the city limits. ""The Mayor indicated that some 30 letters have been sent recently recent-ly informing citizens in violation that action was pending unless animals were moved. |
