Show Manti ManH City Council Eyes Garbage Collection Plan The Manti City Council Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night in its regular business business business busi busi- ness session read a letter asking asking asking ask ask- ing for a franchise to collect garbage in Manti City The letter was submitted by Frank Shepherd of Salt Lake City who said that he was planning tc to start the service in Sanpete County if enough of the cities would grant him the franchise Mr Shephard said that the rubbish would be picked up at each home once a week for per month to each house house- hold The money for this service would then be attached to the light and water bill sent out by the ci city y to Manti residents Mr Shepherd said that he has been in contact with the mayors of Fairview Mt Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant and Moroni Moroni- He also desired desired desired de de- de- de sired Manti ManU and Ephraim to join with this group This is the second time that this identical proposal has been made to Manti City within n the past two years Bob Smith a Manti ManU resident sought to start startup startup up a service with this same i type of arrangement two years I a ago I After discussing this proposal proposal proposal sal the council decided to give the matter further study but went on record as favoring the service It was also reported that City I Attorney Don V. V Tibbs has been working out details on the city property located east of the temple so that a call can can be made for bids in the near fu fu- fu- fu ture The road oiling project was also discussed It was pointed out that if weather permits the city will try to finish oiling the streets which have been pre pre- pared There is about a mile of road left to be completed The council also heard a report report report re re- re- re port on the project to obtain easements in the northeast section section section sec sec- tion of town to enable the construction construction construction con con- of electric power lines through the middle of the blocks It was stated that the easements have been obtained and some of the materials ordered ordered ordered or or- dered for the work The area to be affected will be between First and Second North starting starting starting start start- ing on First East and running east The city council also discussed discussed discussed discus discus- sed information received from Call Can Engineering regarding the bids on the chlorinator and metering metering metering me me- equipment It was pointed point point- ed out that Waterworks Equip- Equip men Co was low bidders with witha a price of for the chlorinator chlorinator chlorinator chlor chlor- and metering equipment The building to house these facilities will be built by the Manti City employees with bids to be let later for the materials The council decided to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac Waterworks Equipment Company's bid and so notified the engineers |