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Show Water system project and routine matters take time of City Council At the final May meeting of the Parowan City Council questions pertaining to the opening of the municipal swimming pool, water supply and storage and hydro-electric plant problems were taken care of along with routine matters, according to Dennis Lowder, city recorder. Beverly Caldwell and Max-ine Max-ine Stolk, who were named as swimming pool managers for this summer, met with the council to discuss needs at the pool. They reported that they have selected Rex Orton and John Dalley to serve as Life guards there this summer. They also reported that they are trying to get the underwater under-water lights In for this year's opening. They are working on the project which will probably prob-ably delay the pool opening for a few days.. The council ia still conferring confer-ring with the Farmers Home Loan Administration concerning concern-ing a loan and grant to make further improvements on the culinary water supply. The projects formost on the agenda arc a new 750,000 gallon storage stor-age reservoir, and a larger capacity line in Parowan Canyon Can-yon to bring more water into the system. Engineer Ralph B. Tlatt it-working it-working on plans for thvjso two items, which will cost the city in the neighborhood of $140,000. It is estimated that the proposed storage tank, to be located on the flat above the city on the south, but connected con-nected with the present tank, will cost approximately $60,. 000 including water lines, ne cessary. A new and larger pipe line to reach up the canyon from the storage facilities to the forbay, where the water gathers, gath-ers, will cost approximately $80,000. The council discussed which project to do first, and whether a new storage tank to take care of the water supply sup-ply now available to the city, will aleviate the necessity of the new canyon line, in the meantime the well, drilled two years ago, is being used to meet any water shortage that may occur this summer. This well only produces 110 gallons per minute and is not very efficient, but will do the job n an emergency basis. Councilman Morris Rasmussen Rasmus-sen of the hydro committee, reported to the council that Ross Guymon, city electric , supervisor, will retire in mid-' August, and asked the mem-1 bers to be thinking about a' replacement for him. A call for applications for this job will be issued at a later date, date. It v;is also reported that Hills Orton is now reading the power and water meters in the city. Mayor Kendall Gurr reported report-ed that he represented Parowan Paro-wan City at the hearing pretrials pre-trials of water adjudication, held at the county courthouse recently. Ajudication of water rights in Parowan Valley are up for hearing, and further fur-ther action on this matter is pending at the State Engineer's Engi-neer's office. He aLo reported that the engineering department of the State Highway Department has commenced its survey for the contemplated curb and gutter project on East Center Street. , Chuck Shewey of the Neighborhood Neigh-borhood Youth Program met with the council to discuss its program. Mayor Gurr says that the city will name three young people from the city to work in the program this summer. The city administration extends ex-tends its thanks and appreciation apprecia-tion to the residents of the community in their cffoits to beautify their property and make the city's appearance better. Many have done a fine job along this line, and their efforts are appreciated. One project which should be undertaken un-dertaken is the clearing away ot old and worn-out autoino-'biles autoino-'biles from their premises and i the Uree-U, in front of them.. |