Show 1 ToT l Try ry Improvement 1 1 I Bonds For Second Time It took several hours of waiting for lor a number of oC North Salt Lake residents last ast Monda Monday evening ening But they finally got what they wa wanted ted They were meeting with the city council l. l asking that their petitions petitions petitions pe pe- pe- pe be approved to put the thc qu question stion of the capital improve improvement mont ment bonds on the ballot this November No ember After a lengthy length discuSsion discussion dis disk on the community development development development de de- de- de committee they were ready for discussion of their petitions petitions pe pe- But But little could be done There was not a quorum of oc council m nh bers rs present Part of oC the problem stems from the fact that North Salt SaIt Lake was changed from a town to a third class city some time lime ago In a town lown government there I arc five members with the board president a voting member In a third class city however the ma mayor or votes only in case of a tie tic This means the council has only four voting members Only two luo of oC these were present Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day evening Ia 1 Mayor or Garrett Garrelt Leigh said all aU members had been notified by personal and a notice had also been published in the Davis County Clipper stating that a special meeting would be behel beheld beheld hel held L and the he topics to be dis cussed Reason for Cor the special meeting at that thai time lime was to lo meet the 28 day deadline imposed by state law The matter mailer must be decided 28 days before the Ule election This would give gi only until the following following following follow follow- ing evening Under state law those council members present at a meeting may send the police to bring the others to lo the meeting This was done but neither Joe Wilson nor Clair B Brienholt could be reached Residents present in the hall asked asked asked ask ask- ed U that at meeting be held until a quorum was present At 1020 Council Joel Wilson arrived making a quorum Councilman Councilman Coun Coun- cilman Freda Wood made a mo- mo lion tion that Dale Erickson be appointed ap pointed a councilman to serve until the end of oC the year car The position will sill be up for Cor election in November The council could appoint him for Cor two years ears but decided that residents should have a chance to lo vote on the position i After approval Mr Erickson was sworn into his position Petitions bearing between and names of North Salt Lake property owners were presented to the council for a decision In presenting them the residents said they felt fell the matter mailer had not been given the attention deserved by the residents and that some had not been aware Q pf of the mat mat- ter One entire subdivision Betty Manor did not receive any literature literature liter lUer- explaining the one side they said i iThe The only change made in the ord ordinance nance from that voted on a afew afew afew few weeks ago was a decrease of oC for Cor water bonds These would not have been used until the council was sure that there would be sufficient money to pay them Ma Mayor or Garrett Garrelt Leigh said This portion was eliminated These bonds if approved will willbe willbe willbe be retired from money received from the sales tax If H the town is to grow it must improve Mayor Maor Leigh said No matter mailer who is on the council they have havethe havethe havethe the responsibility to plan the growth into the future We need these Ulese things We are dependent on two lire trucks operated by the county which have to cover all of or south sout I r Davis Da In our water Wlter system we weare are pumping the water three miles up to the reservoir against pounds head resistance resistance-of of or orthe the pi pipe Th There rc is so much pressure in lit the lines that it is difficult difficult dif dif- to keep leaks from starting Also there there is only gal gal- T Ions of storage c capacity p city in the fhe city chy Money Honey from the bo bonds ds would l be e used us-cd t to build a new reservoir at a lower level The city would be div divided ded into two parts with the old reservoir serving serving ing fog the upper part This can be paid for over a period of oC years in savings on pumping costs the mayor said Councilman J Joel ocl Wilson said there should be a more comprehensive comprehensive compre compre- study made before beCore the bonds are voted o on But in any event ent the for parks would not b be enough he the said I J would like to see sec a good 1 park in each se section tion of oc octile the tile city Th This s me means ns we ve e will have nave to 16 purchase purchase pur pur- chase two or three acres of additional ad ad- 1 land along with the im im- After discussion he suggested an additional be I added to parks which was approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by the coun council il Amounts for Cor the v various rious propositions propositions propositions prop prop- as approved were 75 wat water waler r improvements parks fire truck and warning sy system tem and for purchase of oC property and erecting erect erect erecting ing city buildings gs a a total olar of r of T Mr Wilson voted no on the bonds because se h he said there had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been sufficient nt time f for r study All AU other councilmen present voted yes |