Show Sanpete Commissioners Hear Bookmobile Plan A i Pl rv F r m 1 V s sj o j V men it it cu 11 appeared appt leu before be- be Oc- Oc fore for the Sanpete te County Commiss Com- Com miss on Tuesday Octo Oct ber ben to present a plan to service Sanpete with the state bookmobile portable library The Jl three w were re Russell L. L Davis Davis Da- Da II vis Bountiful state tat library director director director di di- rector Wells Thomson and y p Perry rry Plummer lummer Ephraim supporters sup sup- 3 porters of the plan N Mr bar Ir Davis extended a plan r to the commissioners offering offering of- of 4 fering them a years year's trial of the bookmobile at absolutely no cost to the county He also pointed out that at the end of the year the county was under under un un- un der no obligation to continue with the service The plan as outlined at the meeting pointed out that at atthe atthe atthe the end of the years year's free trial if the county should wish to maintain this service then the cost would be an additional 1 mill property tax levy or per capita capita- whichever was the smallest v vI I The commissioners were a little hesitant to commit the county at this time because it was felt that an additional on one prill l levy vY w would uld place a ahe he heavy vY burden upon property owners er It would ou d also be an ani i increase of onE tenth one tenth in the county mill l levy vY which no now sta stands ds at nine mills The visitors suggested to the commissioners that th the possibility possibility ssi of joining with Millard and Juab Counties for one bookmobile service for the three counties could be ex ex- They felt that this his arrangement may help shave th the one-mill one levy cost a little It was pointed out that the government ha has J allocated for this library service service service ice in Utah The federal government government gov goy matches the money paid by the county from froom this I r After discussing the matter at some length the county lawmakers decided to table i the matter for the time being i County Clerk Douglas A. A r Jorgensen was also advised to write Mayfield a letter commending commending commending com com- mending them for their first place achievement in the Utah beautification program They captured first place laurels in inthe inthe the and under population category k i The county fathers also debated debated der de- de r bated the possibility of hiring f an extra set of judges as county county coun coun- l ty judges to help with the thel l counting processes at elect election on time It was felt that a complete complete complete com- com count could be received by about 11 pm p.m. rather than by the 4 am a.m. as has been the he case in many past elections The commissioners felt that the idea had merit but did not feel that at the present time the county had sufficient funds funds- to finance the venture They felt the matter should b be considered before the next c county el election a t. t a t. t i p r The Ephr Ephraim i n- n Institute Building was dedicated last Sunday by Elder Franklin Richards Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Garth Monson is Institute c director |