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Show Varied Business Items on City Council Agenda Following the swearing in and reorganization procedures which are given in another story on this page, the Parowan Paro-wan City Council spent the rest of Monday night taking care of routine business matters. mat-ters. Among them were: John H. Pendleton, chairman of the City Planning board, reported re-ported to the council on a recent re-cent meeting with the county planning board at which matters mat-ters and problems pertaining to both the city and county were discussed. City Manager Woodrow N. Decker presented several matters mat-ters for the council's attention. atten-tion. He stated that there are a number of trees around the city that should be removed and that during any slack time he may have these will be taken out. He also reported that Parowan Paro-wan City is losing money on burials at the present rate and suggested that this fee be up-pod up-pod from those rates. After study, the council concurred in the matter and issued an order raising the fees to $20 for an infant's grave and $35 for an adult's grave. Present rate is $15 and $25 according to Mayor Ralph Orton. Decker also reported that the well at the forbay had again gone out, following repairs re-pairs in the fall. The council decided to check on the matter mat-ter and have the pump pilled if needed to have it replaced if necessary. The City Electrician, Ross Guymon and plant operators, Frank Mortensen and Howard Rasmussen were urged to attend at-tend an electrical service school to be held at Hatch, Utah Jan. 18, 19, 20, if possible. pos-sible. The school is sponsored by the Intermountain Power Users Association. On intimation by Frank Mortensen lhat he plans to retire re-tire as a power plant operator in the near future, with the suggestion that the city should have someone training for his job, the council took action to call for written applications for the future opening. The applications are to be in by 5 p. m. on Jan. 22 for consideration consider-ation by the council. The Mayor was authorized to attend the annual mayors' meeting, called my the Utah State Municipal League, to be held in Salt Lake City Jan. 26. Councilman D Robinson reported re-ported that the new culinary well being drilled at the present pres-ent time was down 125 feet and so far had hit a small strata of water bearing gravel, gra-vel, and that drilling is progressing pro-gressing satisfactorily. |