| Show Marti Manti Creek Poses Pos Project Problem City Engineer Ray Frost reported reported re reo re- re ported to the Manti City Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil last Monday night on the problems currently being encountered encountered encountered en en- countered in the curb and gutter gutter gutter gut gut- ter project Mr Frost said that the irrigation irrigation irrigation gation ditch on Union Street between Main and First East Street running g behind the Manti Grocery store poses I a major problem Curbing cannot cannot cannot can can- not be installed over them in their present condition The council members wondered if it would be possible to use cement pipe in some of the ditch to solve this lem Tem It was felt that if this work was undertaken however the city shouldn't be responsible for paying the full ll amount There are two ditches ditch ditch- es involved with the cost for forthe forthe forthe the pipe estimated at around plus installation A motion was made land sand passed unanimously that a 3 meeting be arranged of the two ditch captains and the city councils council's irrigation committee to see if some arrangements could be made where the work was paid for on a 50 basis Mr Frost also discussed the situation at It Jets Jet's Reservoir adding that he was sending the information to the engineer engineer engi engi- neer veer A A. Z Richards which he had requested while he was here recently Councilman Ray P. P Cox dIscussed discussed discussed dis dIs- dis- dis cussed the possible purchase of a tool box for the water department This matter was tabled by the council The Dhe new lights installed on First East and First West were the topic of Councilman Ben Kjar He said that he felt that they were a worthwhile investment Mr Kjar also reported that an engineer engineer engineer en en- from the Woodward Governor Co had been in Manti making repairs on the governor at the lower power plant Councilman R. R Morgan Dyreng Dyreng Dyreng Dy Dy- reng noted that he had met with State Road Engineer W. W J. J Stevenson while he was in Manti ManU in regards to the crosswalk blinker light and sign sought by the city for forthe forthe forthe the school crosswalks Mr Dyreng Dyreng Dy- Dy reng said that he had been informed informed informed in in- formed that the city would be responsible to see that a uniformed uniformed uniformed uni uni- formed policeman was wason on duty whenever the light was in use He concluded that the state is going to send sendan an agree agreement ment to the city for their sig sig- sig- sig nature While Mn Mr Stevenson was in Manti ManU he surveyed Fifth West to give his opinion on the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to make that road an alternate alternate alternate al al- ternate truck route He felt that the type of road surfacing used on Fifth West was not suited for heavy trucks He felt that it would tend to break breakup up rapidly under the heavy loads He said that the state would agree to making a better better better bet bet- ter approach to the road from the highway The question of road mix came before the council Councilmen Councilmen Councilmen Coun- Coun Dyreng and Lloyd R. R Nielsen both expressed themselves themselves them them- selves that the ro roads ds should be patched before winter It was decided through motion that Mr Dyreng and Nielsen should investigate the possibility possibility possibility of obtaining the patching material las gas soon as possible Mayor Garbe read a supplemental supplemental supplemental supple supple- mental agreement of the power contract with the Bureau Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- Bu- Bu reau of Reclamation A motion was made and passed that the mayor be authorized to sign it and the city recorder attest the document A motion was also passed that Manti ManU pay its share of the final assessment to the contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor for work on the Manti- Manti Ephraim Airport las sas soon as the project has been given final final fi fi- nal al approval val by the Federal Aviation Agency City Recorder Bart A. A Peterson Peterson Peterson Pe Pe- terson said that the annual has been made of the city books A special vote of thanks was given by Mayor Garbe and the council to Marshal Calvin D. D Nielson his wife and Wilma Cox for their work in preparing preparing preparing ing the city's up clean-up scrapbook scrap- scrap scrapbook scrapbook book and seeing that it was entered in the state contest The time of the council couneLl sessions sessions sessions ses ses- ses- ses was changed to pm p.m. instead of the 8 pm p.m. that it has been customarily held |
