Show Sewer District Gains Support in Bond Sale Representatives of the incorporated incorporated incorporated communities and unincorporated unincorporated county area in south Davis have agreed with the South Davis Sewer District in Its plans to call caU a bond election electron to ask for the sale of or additional addition addition- al bonds Meeting fleeting in the library of the new city hall Tu Tuesday evening they voted to support the district district district dis dis- dis- dis in asking for an additional in sewer bonds Members embers of the sewer board are studying a time for the i election with it expected late in April or early in May Why does the district need an additional Francis Mayo chairman of or the sewer district board answered First is the need for a larger sewage treatment plant for the south area This comes from the inclusion of or Cudahy Packing Packing Pack Pack- ing mg Co in the district district he he said When plans were drawn up and estimates obtained Cudahy was not included although consideration consideration con con- consideration was given to the possibility possibility pos pos- sibil ty in the design We wanted a firm contract in hand before enlarging the plant as will be he needed Otherwise it would have raised costs needlessly needlessly needlessly need need- lessly Mr Mayo 1 said Now the district has such a contract See the Davis County Clipper March 17 The contract provides that Cudahy will pay per year for for- tic the lQ next 30 years This would continue even if Cudahy ceased its ope operation Mr Mayo Mnyo said B this Cu Cudahy will pre treat its waste so it Jt will bein be bein bein in a defined condition before entering U the e system If it does not surcharges will be added until the condition is improved The amount Cudahy will pay will redeem the bonds Mr Mayo said Second reason additional funds are needed is that bids for collection system installation installation installation tion are running higher than engineers engineers' estimates considerably considerably consider consider- ably higher higner in some cases One unit has been bid twice trying to get costs down Others have been broken down into smaller units so small contractors contractors contractors tors might be able to bid Since the district must have an add additional another problem is po posed ed How should it be raised It could could- be done by raising the the- tax levy two or three mills mo more e for seven or seven even or eight years This This' would pay the the- amount saving to in interest in- in in interest terest charges for But most people are not in ina ina a mood to have taxes increased still more right now Mr r. Mayo said Property taxes took quite a jump last year for many and they ther do not want more Business and industry do not want vant the tax load now either cither preferring to distri distribute ute the repayment over a period of oC years so that new business moving moving moving ing in during that time would help in the payment The representatives of Center- Center vile vUe West Bou Woods Cross North Salt Lake the he county and some of oC the large industries agreed |