| Show NEW CITY DUMP GROUND WILL GO INTO USE SOON REPLACING HIGHWAY EYESORE OF LONG STANDING J I Manti ManU City has purchased ten acres of ground in the vicinity y of what is commonly known as Dead Hollow and is moving moving- rap rapidly to bring down the curtain curtain curtain cur cur- tain on one of the most unsightly unsightly unsightly un un- un- un sightly dump grounds in this area the old canal The land was purchased from the Giles estate for The good goodweather goodweather goodweather weather which prevailed until the storm this week enabled the city workmen to make much progress and they expect to have lave the new dump grounds ready within a week or two When looking about for a new dump ground for city trash city officials called in the S State t tat a t o e Board of Health to assist in making the selection The state officials advised a location at least a mile from the city limits limits limits lim lim- limI I its but the natural advantages offered by the spot chosen could not be overlooked It is only about a half mile from the city limits The entrance to the new dump ground round will be by the road which takes off at the lower end of the Duncan Buchanan farm farmand farmand farmand and which leads over to SixMile SixMile SixMile Six- Six Mile Canyon A new foot 20 graveled road will lead f fro from r o m highway 89 to the new dump ground round with ample room f for or cars and trucks to unload an d turn around The take-off take road will be designated by a sign when it is ready for use The road will make a half circle at atthe atthe atthe the dump area adding to the ease of unloading for those us using using using us- us ing the grounds Fencing For Old Dump The old dump ground will be cleaned up and fenced as soon as the new area is opened The city plans to push all trash and rubbish into the canal and will take care of fencing the plot which contains the canal This old dump ground has been Deen receiving the trash of Manti anti City f for o r many many years and for the past several years has been the o official dump ground for the ity It has been costly cosBy for the city to maintain and has been an eyesore to the south en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance of town The cost of the dump has included 5 per month for rent to the owner and a n considerable amount paid out each month or two to keep trash pushed in the canal The hiring of expensive equipment I to clean up the grounds has been a regular part of maintaining maintaining maintaining main main- the old dump Cooperation Needed The City officials stress that only the cooperation and consideration consideration consideration con con- of local citizens will make the new dump a success All persons must dump trash in designated areas and use the entire area with respect or it could become nothing but a n headache to maintain There is no fence about the ten acres owned by the city but the dump area is clearly discernable discernable discern discern- able and citizens are warned against dumping trash on the private land surrounding it No dead poultry or animals will be allowed in the new dump even though it was once known as Dead Hollow Persons Persons Persons Per Per- sons must make other arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for the disposal of such dead stock and those abusing this rule will be open to prosecution prosecution prosecution prose prose- cution by the City Offer Otter Collection Contract The City is presently interested interested inter inter- ested in turning the collection of trash and garbage over to toan toan toan an individual The City is now collecting trash once a month as a public service but is en endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring en- en to interest a local party in making a weekly pickup pickup pickup pick pick- up for a modest cost to those using the service This has proved very successful in other communities and the city would like to work out an agreeable plan for Manti In one community the indi indi- individual individual vidual making the collection Continued on Page Pale 2 City Purchases New Ground For Use As Community Dump Continued from page 1 charges per week and collects collects collects col col- col- col the fee for each three or four months in advance He lie has the only license for trash collection in that community and the weekly service adds much to the cleanliness of that city City officials are anxious to try such sueh a plan in Manti believing believing believing be be- lieving it will be a great aid to the disposal of trash locally and a great consideration of the new city dump |
