Show Eighth f v I Improvement Area I Completion Expected By Early In August Bountiful is embarking on another improvement district number eight TilE THE CITY council approved the district during its reg regular lar meet Wednesday evening ening It al also also also al- al so approved ed the low bid from a group of seven bidders to the work H. H R. R Wagstaff Co of Salt Lake City was apparent low bidder at Approval was subject to the Uie contractor submitting tUng his contractors contractor's li H license license li- li cense and obtaining his bond He lie will have ten days to do this then ten days to begin construction The contra c t calls for completion in 60 working da days s OTHER BIDDERS included Buchard Bachard chard and Stark Milton C C. C Green Cent Centerville Waterfall Construction Co Ogden Huber and Rowland Salt SaIt Lake City Z P P. Smith Inc Ogden and Clegg Construction Co Provo 78 iS- iS 23 Engineers Engineer's estimate w was a s about APPROVING the district I I and accepting the bid did not end the councils council's discussion of or orthe the district however Several residents and property owners owner were present to protest some phases of the construction Ra Ray Kirkland Edward Dav- Dav property owners In in the Ule area between Mill Street and 1000 South and Orchard Drive protested protested protested pro pro- tested the Uie sidewalk Curb is already installed MR KIRKLAND listed sev several sev- sev era cral eral reasons for Cor protesting There is a ste steep sleep p fall to the west where the road and proposed proposed pro pro- I posed sidewalk crosses Mill MillCreek MillCreek MillCreek Creek he said It would be difficult to build in the Uie first place and amid dangerous to use usein usein usein in the second place It would require s some me t type pe of protection lion tion to keep children from falling into time Uie creek below he said TIlE THE AREA proposed for forthe forthe forthe the sidewalk is not public property Mr Kirkland con con- It is private Prop Property e line is the Uie curb he said Who would be responsible in case of injury he asked Mr Davis is said the sidewalk would interfere with water waterlines waterlines waterlines lines and would be too close to his house especially if a parking were used between n the curb and the sidewalk He was told no parking is planned for Cor that area AFTER considerable discussion discussion discus discus- sion City Atty Rendell N. N Mabey Mabey Ma- Ma bey said it is a question of fact just where the property line actually is If this is private private pd- pd vate property p the city has no right to put improvements on it The question of oC of building there is another issue Several Se residents of or South also protested plans to put a parking on the south southside southside southside side of the street Since there is none on the north side the they asked that the south side be bethe bethe bethe the same WE WANT the improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments they said If you will just make the street the same I as South above Orchard Drive it will be fine Residents claimed the street is not not as wide as the city seems to believe City Engineer Engineer Engi Engi- neer ricer Don Burningham m said papers he had seen indicated a 66 foot right of ot way Th The residents claimed the state road commission bought additional addi addi- right of way way- hr in m 1951 that would give ve 24 feet south of the center of or the road rather than Ulan the 33 claimed by the Uie city COUNCILMAN Ronald Romney Romney Rom- Rom Romney ney said streets should be lie consistent consistent con con- consistent in planning parking or leaving them out Mayor or Matt Galt Gait said plans plans' are arc consistent in new developments But in existing areas areas' the council has hasto hasto hasto to work with re residents to arrive arc arr arrive ar ar- r rive c at a satisfactory solution Parking is desirable to give a better approach to the driveway driveway driveway drive drive- way as well as a location for light poles water meters meter signs Councilman L L. L F. F Eckman said Otherwise they have to go on private tc prop proper property l I t ty ty- COUNCILMAN Paul PaulO 0 Huber Hub Hub- Huber er said he had looked over the ther 1 r r area and he agreed with th residents The sidewalk should go against the curb The city engineer was instructed in in- to check further into the legal lega property properly lines IN CLOSING the discussion Councilman Huber noted that those who protest the Uie most before before before be be- fore a district is started are arc the happiest when completed |