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Show City Council lets bids for oiling, gas purchase, acts on other items of the peace to follow. In complying with a recent request from David Skougaard that a suitable cover be placed plac-ed over the South Field irrigation irri-gation ditch next to his property prop-erty in the northwest corner of town, the council ordered that a 36-inch culvert 40 feet long be placed on that ditch crossing. cross-ing. The council was called to study a request from Taylor Walker of Los Angeles, and a former resident of Summit, concerning his wishes to establish es-tablish tourist trailer accommodations accom-modations on land he has acquired ac-quired near the north access: road to the Freeway. Walker; has purchased 20 acres of land within Parowan city limits, lim-its, but lying north of the Sam Pritchard home on the north edge of the city. As the land is or will be close to the access road from 1-15 to the foot of Parowan's Main Street, he asked for permission per-mission to install a combination combina-tion overnight and permanent trailer court on the property. He will be informed that this matter must first be taken up with the city planning commission, com-mission, to have the land in question be changed from a residential area to a light commercial area. Glade Hainey, operater of the Cortcz Restaurant on Parowan Par-owan Main Street, made a request re-quest to the city via a letter to Mayor Gurr, that he would like permission to start a garbage gar-bage collection program in the city and take over the care of the Parowan City dump After some consideration his application was approved. He i has in mind a regular garbage gar-bage pickup and disposal service ser-vice for the citizens of the city, charging a fee for the service, depending on frequency frequen-cy of the service. At the Monday evening session ses-sion of the Parowan City Council bids were opened for the 1971 street oiling project, for gasoline and oil purchases as well as hearing a number of requests for services and complaints from other citizens., citi-zens., according to Dennis Lowder, City recorder. Two bids were received for oiling seven blocks of Parowan Paro-wan City streets this summer, with the Rowan Williams and Nevada Rock and Sand vying for the job, and the former company submitting the low bid of $8,960. The streets that will receive attention in this project will be the two blocks on 100 North from 400 West to 600 West ending at the Hyatt Hy-att Dairy; two blocks from 400 North to the Bessie Stubbs property on 100 West, 'and two blocks from Center Street to 200 South, up past the swimming pool, then one block west on 200 South to 200 . East Street. George Loosley was the only bidder for furnishing gasoline and oil to the city for use in its equipment. He came in with bids of 17.4 cents for regular and 19.4 cents for ethyl, eth-yl, with the gasoline to be delivered as needed. These prices don't include taxes, as a municipal corporation is exempt ex-empt from state taxes.. Loos-ley's Loos-ley's bid for oil in case lots, of $6.66 per case was accepted. accept-ed. Also in regards to another matter Mr. Loosley asked that some new power outlets be installed at the rodeo arena on the race track grounds. These would be installed on the north and south poles at the arena, to furnish power to operate new timing devices de-vices to insure correct time in rodeo events at that place. His request was approved. It was reported at the meeting meet-ing that although the new well in the mouth of the canyon can-yon is in operation, the motor is inclined to heat up and then blow fuses. It is also pulling 50 more amps than it should, and Mr. Rogers of the Johnson Company has been asked to have company ' engineers, come and go over the set up and find the trouble trou-ble It must be corrected before be-fore the city will pay for it, Mr Lowder states. With the erection of public w sanitary facilities now under yay on the City park, a re-qiie re-qiie has come to the city from the DUP, owners of the Old Reck Church, that when the sewer line is extended to the new rest rooms, that it be extended to the church. The DUP is desirous to hook on to the system when it gets that close. Their request was approved on taking care of the necessary requirements. The new rest rooms, now under construction are located on the west side of the north driveway to the Old Rock Church and south of the First-Second First-Second Ward lawns. They are being constructed by Ward Mortensen, from brick taken from the old library building. Osmer Nielsen, D Robinson and Elmer Lowe, representing the Bank of Iron County, met with the council to inform that group that the bank isn't interested n purchasng the bank building, ad in eumerate the things which are needed for the building, with a proposal to pay for them on a long time basis, with of" as part of the rent. Their requests re-quests include the following: A new heat plant, either oil or electrical, to replace the old coal furnace in use since the 1940's. That a new suspended suspen-ded ceiling be installed. A new electrical wiring system be installed to adequately furnish power for the new and modern equipment the bank has and Is going to have. To square off the rear of the building with an addition, to furnish additional storage for supplies, etc. The council will ask for bids on all of these items to determine de-termine how and on what kind of a plan these things can be undertaken. City Justice of the Peace, E. Whitney Orton appeared to inform the council that he has had a number of complaints from citizens against the use of motor bikes at all hours of the night in the city streets. The complaints numbered 13, and came mostly from one section of town. City officials approved a plan which it is hoped will curtail this practice, prac-tice, by having the city law enforcement officers issue warning tickets to the offender offen-der with orders to stop the practice. If this doesn't work out satisfactorily the offenders offend-ers will be given regular tickets tic-kets with a tiip to the Justice i |
