Show f t C Council und Signs Blinker Pact The Manti ManU City Council last Monday night took action on onan onan onan an agreement between the State Road Commission and the city for the installation of P two flashing blinker lights at atthe ati atthe i the the school crossing in Manti Mantl Councilman R. R Morgan Dyreng Dyreng Dyreng Dy Dy- reng presented the agreement to the council for its discus discus- sion lion One item which did not meet with the approval of the city was the request made by bythe the state for the closing of off f the crosswalk between Union Street and First South just directly east of the Manti ManU High School It was felt that the closing of this pedestrian lane would cause a number of students students students stu stu- dents to Ito jay jaywalk The contract also stipulated that Manti ManU City was 1 to o furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish one uniformed policeman Y d during ring the hours that the opt opi op- op pp- pp i t of the blinker units The city will also be responsible ble for the maintenance of the units A A. A motion was made and r passed that the mayor be authorized authorized auth auth- to Ito sign this agreement with clause nine deleted and the city recorder attest it g Councilman Dyreng alsor also r mention to the council that thata a larger water line should be be- installed on First North from Main Street to the Johnsons Johnson's Service Self-Service laundromat He pointed out that the demands of that area have increased very sharply and the old pipeline pipeline pipeline pipe pipe- line is insufficient He said that he knew that funds were not available this year but he hoped that this item could be worked into next years year's bud bud- get Marshal Calvin D D. D Nielson reported on ona a hazard at the J rear of the Manti ManU Theater building where bricks have i been taken out of the lower part of the wall and left the upper part of the wall in un un- t sturdy condition He felt that the wall should be torn down downor or fixed because children play in the area Forest Washburn president of the Manti ManU Lions Club and Mrs Florence Biorge appeared appear appear- ed before the council to present present present pre pre- sent Marshal Cal Nielson with witha a United States Savings Bond Bondin in appreciation for his good work of law enforcement in Manti Mr Washburn and Mrs Biorge represented a large group of Manti citizens who had donated money for the purchase of the bond Councilman Ray Cox reported report report- ed on a meeting with representatives representatives of the two ditches on East Union Street He said that these people agreed on the installation of a 15 ce ce- ment pipe from the creek to toMain toMain toMain Main Street and then from Simmons store for a half a block on west This work willbe will willbe willbe be paid for on a 50 basis Mr Cox said The council pondered the chaos created by the snow snowstorm snowstorm snowstorm storm of last week This s problem problem lem was f the he removal of the many branches broken from the trees by the heavy snow After discussion it was felt that the city must take care of the power lines and curb and gutter work and therefore would be unable to do the cleanup work for the citizens It was decided that anyone wishing to have trees cut or hauled could call the city halland hall halland halland and leave their names The city would turn these names w a r r Marshal Calvin D. D center was one surprised man last Monday night when he was presented a 25 savings bond by a 13 group of Manti ManU citizens Shown presenting the Ithe bond to Mr Nielson are Forest Washburn left president of the Manti ManU Lions Club and Mayor Frank J. J Garbe right light The citizens wanted to thank Cal for his good work especially especially es cs- es- es at night in patrolling the Ithe town k over to individuals who would contract to do the work with the private citizens The resi rest residents residents dents would have to pay the costs of the cleanup work A motion was passed that the city recorder be authorized to invest the Manti ManU City trust fund money of Yf in term short-term US U.S. Treasury bills with the first due in March of 1966 The interest to be paid is around four per cent Council Councilwoman worn an Margaret Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson told council members of the Municipal League convention convention convention con con- which she had recent- recent attended She spent pent most of the time in sessions pertaining pertaining pertain pertain- ing to cemetery care and showed the council a copy of cemetery rates for burial in inthe inthe inthe the different towns of Utah It showed that Manti ManU was one of Yf the lowest and she felt that this could possibly be raised in the future No action was taken on this matter Councilman Lloyd R. R Nielsen Nielsen Nielsen Niel Niel- sen reported that the fire department department department de de- de- de needs repair on some of the fire hose and have also requested a battery charger The committee on the fire department department department de de- de- de was assigned to find costs of new hose fittings and anda a battery charger A motion was passed that the city recorder write the Federal Feder-al Aviation Agency to find out why final approval and payment have not been received received received re re- re- re for work at the Manti- Manti Ephraim Airport Mayor Frank Garbe discussed discuss discuss- ed an ordinance for the granting granting granting grant grant- ing of a franchise to bring natural gas into Sanpete County He said that each mayor may may- or in the county had been given one to enable them to look them over discuss the matter with their city councils and have their city attorney study The mayors of the county county county coun coun- ty will discuss this matter at their next meeting J |