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Show OK TRAFFIC LIGHT Council Debates Power Contract The study of two contracts took up much of the time In the regular meeting of the Parowan City Council Monday evening, with one of them getting the approval ap-proval of the council and one of them being tabled for further consideration at a special meeting meet-ing called for Monday night, Dec. 16. The contract which was approved ap-proved and signed by the mayor and each concilman, was one for the installation of a yellcw and red blinker light at the intersection in-tersection of 100 North and Main Street (Highway 91) which will be furnished by the the state road commission. This signal light has been secured se-cured through actions of the city ci-ty officials and Fred Smith, City marshall, and will be used to slow down traffic through the city In the vicinity of the lo-cal lo-cal schools. The blinker light will show yellow on the north and south as a caution to through traffic and red facing east and west as a warning to traffic approaching Main Stieet. The state will furnish the light and Parowan City will furnish other materials necessary for Its Installation, do the installing, furnish power for it and maintain main-tain it. It Is expected that the light will be installed an in operation op-eration In 30 days. The contract which was tabled for another week, was the one under which Parowan City purchases pur-chases standby power from the Southern Utah Power Company, and sells to that company any excess or dump power It has to sell at certain periods of the year. The contract was drawn up by the power company with city power purchases as set by the recent ruling of the Public Service Ser-vice Commission. But the objectionable objec-tionable feature of the contract Is the part dealing with the purchase price for power It buys from Parowan City. A letter from Dr. Thomas C Adams, city engineer engi-neer was read at the meeting, stating that he would be willing to meet with city officials and give them advice on signing the contract. He offered to come to Parowan next Monday night, and his offer was accepted and action ac-tion on the contract was deferred until after his meeting with the council. Other matters to come' before the council were the purchase of new fire hydrants for the city water system and a new valve to control the flow of water from the hydro-electric penstock Into the city irrigation ditches. Watermanter Mario Topham informed the council that the price of new fire hydrants would bo $100 each for 2-inch hydrants, with four rieericd at the present time. He also Informed the conn-cil conn-cil that a new valve for the pipe line would cost $125, which old one in for needed repairs. No action was taken on these mat-j ters at that meeting. The matter of hauling dcadj animals to the city dump was brought ud by Mr. Topham, and the council made a decision that this practice would not be jer-mitted jer-mitted in the future. Mayor Scott Mitchell announc-ed announc-ed that he had named HcberCurr as Parowan City's representative: on the 7-man Television Commit. bn'" set 'to hv Iron County for study and Improvement of local television reception. j |