| Show Bountiful Looks At Past 4 Years City improvements com completed let ed during 1962 1963 1964 and 1965 were outlined Tuesday inan in inan inan an annual report from Cram City Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Byron Oberg to the mayor and city council TilE THE REPORT described in detail the achievements made inthe in inthe inthe the city concerning Ii finance n an c e business regulations streets public safety parks and recreation recreation recreation rec rec- building zoning and building construction and payment payment pay pay- ment of ot major debts A brief briet breakdown by subheadings in includes includes in in- eludes Finance Business Regulations Regula Regula- lions Streets A sizeable payment of was paid on the city hall haU during 1962 leaving a balance of ot During 1963 1903 the remaining remaining re remaining re- re was retired leaving the citizens of Bountiful completely debt free tree on their city hall and ten acres of civic property A TOTALLY NEW service named BARD Bay Day Area Refuse Disposal came Into existence In 1962 This service is provided provid provid- ed by several communities in south Davis County for tor the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of processing refuse in a sanitary manner Bountiful participates In the project Garbage and trash are arenow arenow arenow now dumped in large trenches and covered with soil This one Improvement has helped to eliminate the stench from garbage gar bage bags and burning trash In the area It will eventually rid the area of rats and scavengers helping to make the area a II more healthful place to live 1963 SAW VOTER approval of a general obligation bond issue for recreation and an Indoor swimming pool was for purchase atland of at land and development of ot park and recreational facilities The majority of ot these facilities have been completed including the Indoor swimming pool in July 1965 During 1964 the entire auditing auditing audit audit- ing trig and reporting process of the central business office ottice was fully machined for semi-automated semi reporting and processing pur pur- poses This was an implementation implementation tation machine process covering covering covering cover cover- ing two years ACCOUNTING AND processing processing processing process process- ing is accomplished on the Burroughs Burroughs Bur Bur- roughs F and the Burroughs Burroughs Burroughs Bur Bur- roughs 1503 Two specialized personnel with special special cial education and qualifications were recruited to operate the machines During 1964 the city council voted to reduce by four tour mills the property tax levy Also the city ordinances were completely complete complete- ly r df ed This was the first time since since 1953 1053 that th the ordinances ordinances ordinances nances had been revised and i 1 7 STREETS Sanitation During th the past four years most of Bountiful's he heavily a v 11 y traveled streets were completely completely com con resurfaced and numer numerous ous other city streets were patched and improved In addition addition addition addi addi- tion built approximately approximately approximately eight miles mUes of new streets within the city limits CLOSE TO mercury street lights were installed 11 e d throughout the city during the previous four years In addition addition addition addi addi- tion new lights were erected for some of the city parks and recreation facilities facUlties such as tennis teanis courts ice skating rink and the city hall building The city council also continued continued continued contin contin- its policy of extending curb gutter and sidewalk improvements Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments into areas throughout the city where these facilities facUlties were needed or wanted by the citi zens IN ALL APPROXIMATELY lineal feet teet of ot curb and gutter along with lineal feet of sidewalk was installed through special Improvement districts in various parts of the city In addition to the special improvement d district i s t r i c t mentioned mentioned men men- above and commercial developers In Installed Installed installed In- In stalled approximately 15 11 miles mUes Continued page 2 t Cont Continued i 4 Years Y ears From front of curb gutter and sidewalk in new subdivisions throughout the city In 1062 1962 a master street plan was adopted for tor Bountiful This plan shows the general location of ot the proposed major streets along with some of the proposed minor streets BOUNTIFUL BECAME much larger in are area during the previous previous previous pre pre- four tour years In 1962 ap approximately approximately approximately ap- ap proximately 30 acres between Orchard Drive and East tast along Virginia Lane L 2200 So was annexed jest Jast as the year ended About year mid-year approximately approximately approximately 10 acres west of Orchard Drive and north of ot Virginia Lane along with about 10 acres south of Virginia Lane were also brought into the city Earlier in the year a one one- acre tract of ot the southeast corner corner cortier cor cor- ner tier of ot the intersection at Pages Page's and West Lane was annexed an an- Then in 1963 the city an annexed annexed annexed an- an approximately acres of the southeast area of the city this was the largest annexation in Bountiful's history and one orthe of or the largest In the Wasatch Front area TilE THE CITY AND the State State Highway Department completed construction of ot Utah Highway referred to as West from the south city limits to 1050 South connecting with West and North Bountiful constructed c t e d 1800 lineal feet teet of ot three foot box culvert storm drain on West In addition 1600 lineal feet of two thirty-two inch concrete pipe conduit storm drain was installed at East and 1800 South THE CITY constructed a acen- acen cen centralized service station for lor the dispensing of ot gas and fuel oils oUs Underground storage consists of three gallon tanks for tor a I total of ot gallons below belowground belowground belowground ground storage dispensing regular regular regular reg reg- ular and ethyl premium fuels The service station is used by byall byall byall all motor vehicles operated by bythe bythe bythe the city 1 Water and Sewer During the previous four tour years the water utility was greatly Improved and expanded more so than in all the previous years Bountiful Bountiful ful was awarded the 1962 Willing Willing Will Will ing Water Trophy from the American Water Works Association Association Association Asso Asso- for tor advancement and achievement in the field of ot water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter utility development AMONG AMONo THE improvements completed In the water department department department depart depart- ment are major aS as as' as reservoirs built reservoirs 0 Irs expanded and covered new pumps and extension exten- exten slim slon of 91 oiW water te lri p plains al andare- andare 4 Je- Je 1 place placement merit of lof worn t During these fOl fa r to o gallon covered Con Concrete on- on crete reservoirs were con con- constructed con con- constructed along with Mill Creek Reservoir being renovated and having a concrete cover placed on it Barton Creek Reservoir was raised vertically increasIng increasing increasing ing its Us storage by 4 3 of ot a million million mil mU- lion gallons and having a concrete concrete concrete con con- crete cover placed on the reservoir res res- In addition two other reservoirs in the city were were completely renovated and constructed IN 1962 A 2000 pump pump- house was constructed at the Mill Creek Reservoir 1200 pumping house was Installed at atthe atthe atthe the Ashdown Reservoir and 1000 gum renovation and pumping fa facilities facilities fa- fa were constructed at East and South 1st East and an gp m pumping facility was constructed construct construct- ed at the Well at 1065 North East A new and pumping pumping pumping pump pump- ing facilities were constructed at the Calder Wells system at 2750 South well system These all included completely renovating renovating renovating reno reno- the wells pumps and facilities and equip equip- ment THE CITY HAS liAS had an ex expanded expanded expanded ex- ex program of ot replacing the older water mains throughout the city In keeping with the up upgrading upgrading upgrading up- up grading of the culinary water system approximately lineal feet feel of six and eight inch cast iron water main was Installed in installed installed In- In stalled in Plat A upgrading this area to a year water system Approximately lineal feet teet of large diameter pipe of often often often ten and twelve inch was installed In Installed installed in- in stalled in tn the city water system system system tem Approximately 81 2 81 miles Of f new water and sewer mains were Installed by during the previous four tour years In the process of developing new subdivisions SEWER MAINS were extended for tor feet teet by contractors hired by the city cUy The old sewer treatment plant that existed on Pages Page's Lane and 1100 West In tn West Bountiful for tor many years was abandoned and demolished The sewer treatment was up upgraded upgraded up- up graded because of ot participation with the SoU South t h Davis S Sewer Treatment Plant During 1964 1064 Bountiful ac acquired ac the majority of ot ownership ownership owner owner- ship in the Bountiful Irrigation Company Bountiful Mill MITI Creek Irrigation Company Bountiful City Mill Creek Irrigation Company Company Com Corn pany parry West Bountiful Mill Creek Irrigation Company and Barton Creek Irrigation Company APPLICATION was made and negotiations have been underway underway under under- way with the United States Bureau Bureau Dureau Bur Dur- eau of ot Reclamation to Investigate Investigate investigate gate the feasibility for development development develop develop- ment meal and utilization of ot Mill and Barton Darton Creeks Creek's canyon stream water acquired by the city In addition the city manager has been in the process during the previous four tour years of ot up updating updating up up- dating the water rights and water waler water wa wa- ter ler filings held by the city since 1892 bringing these up to date and making them current SINCE 1962 THE TILE Bountiful culinary water supply has met the full tull requirements of ot the Utah State Health Department and the United States Health Department and the requirements requirements requirements require require- ments of the Interstate Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce Commission of ot the federal federal federal fed fed- eral gov government Bountiful's l' l S' S Swater water system is one of ot the top graded water systems in the state of Utah and is Js one of ot the few lew fully approved systems Inthe in inthe inthe the state All reservoirs and the pertinent features of the water system were fenced with security type fences to prevent vandalism and to make them safe sale from curious children PUBLIC SAFETY In the police and fire departments departments departments depart depart- ments a milestone was accomplished accomplished in 1964 when the two departments de- de went on a hour 24 dispatch system with hour 24 personnel at the police station PREVIOUS communication was wason on a hour 24 basis and wasa was a joint function of the city and Davis County We now have a hour 24 telephone command system for the fire department which alerts all firemen simultaneously simultaneously simultaneously simul simul- offering the public a complete hour 24 24 day year automated dispatch system at city hall hail Traffic school was Instituted and is held on Thursdays sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- I by the police department An advanced six months police school sponsored by the city and nd the FBI was commenced to more fully utilize the service of the FBI personnel d A NEW BAY was obtained at atthe the national al guard building on on SoutH f houses house's iJ iI anda and a overhead door and other renovations we were r e made Fire department personnel personnel person person- nel completed ted an advance four lour months special training course in fire fighting and Increased emergency rescue operations was Installed New personnel have been added added added add add- ed to the police department durIng during during dur dur- ing the previous four years bringing the staff to ten orn- orn cers PARKS Recreation Health and Cemetery During the previous four tou r years an accelerated parks and recreation program has become noticeable to the residents of ot Bountiful NEW AREAS have been developed developed de developed de- de old areas were Im Improved improved improved im- im proved and more new land was I a acquired Long range plans I were developed and details for meeting construction produced In 1964 the city started the construction of ot a bond improvement pro program g ram for tor parks and recreation approved I Iby by the voters This consisted of ot approximately ate 1 y on parks and land acquisition and for tor swimming pool THE TilE moved ahead rapidly which In Included included In in- eluded acquisition and co construction construction con con- n- n of ot the 1500 South Park on 1500 South and Main This park consists of a two-acre two park developed with covered shelter three tennis courts two of ot them lighted a tot lot open area and parking lot In the city park at North two acres of ot new lawn were planted and established in the area east of ot the swimming pool In addition three acres of new lawn were established on the west end of the city park Shrubbery Shrubbery Shrub Shrub- bery trees were planted in the area of ot the small pavilion along with new trees in the new lawn area mentioned previously previous previous- ly IN ADDITION a new pavilion was constructed New bleachers t were Installed at the North NorthPark NorthPark NorthPark Park along with bleachers at 1300 East Fast Park The city comp completed com com- p the purchase pu of the Brown Park property properly site which consists con con- stets of ot 11 2 1 acres on 1800 South and East and the purchase pur put chase of ot the Lewis Park site on West est and South The Lewis Park property has been improved with a two-acre two park with baseball playing area a tot lot lot green area parking lot and restroom rest room facilities TilE THE P PARK ARK site at 1800 South and East has two tennis courts constructed an op open e n narea area covered patio will be Installed in installed In- In stalled restroom fa facilities c lilt Ie s shave have been constructed and several several sev sev- sev- sev eral eul acres of lawn will be constructed constructed constructed con con- this year Also of ot major significance the city started construction of ot the indoor swimming pool which was completed In June 1965 1065 Total cost of ot the parks paries and swimming pool construction II on was approximately t IN TilE THE PARK west of Hannah Holbrook School a sprinkling n g system was Installed and about two acres of 01 lawn established ground cover trees flowering I shrubs and evergreen shrubs I were planted on the slopes and around the borders Highlights of the previous four tour years were that the city of Bountiful won the top honors twice In the state in the Salt Lake Tribune Utah State University University Uni Uni- versify Beautification Awards Program THE TIlE CITY HAS liAS received two first places for overall city beautification it rec received e tv e d a first place for lor 1500 South Park and first place for the 1500 I South Shopping Center and first I place to the city hall grounds a second place for the city cUy hall park on North for general park beautification The city received a federal grant in aid of ot tor park land Bountiful was the first city in Utah to receive a federal grant for Open Spaces and Green oreen GreenBelts Belts THE BOUNTIFUL cemetery was renovated quite extensively during the previous four years with the remodeling of the cem cemetery sextons 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