Show Our GLEN Says SaysA A bill to change the date to publish delinquent taxes was amended and changed to advertise advertise advertise adver adver- tise parcels of land by address and lot number In my opinion it is not workable workable workable work work- able and will not get past the Senate or reference attorneys I hap I I A rather unusual thing hap hap- A professor from BYU i find end two attorneys attorney's sponsored a abill abill bill that would give students at state supported colleges the right to purchase text books and school supplies without paying sales tax This is something that church supported schools enjoy now The bill was amended to read that Church schools should pay tax also This completely changed the purpose of the bill and left the professor in a very sing position We tried to get the house members to let him withdraw with with- withdraw draw his name but they refused Finally the bil bill was defeated by four votes I IThe The telephone people got a bill passed that makes it possible to get judgement against people who use devices to avoid payment ol of long distance calls Sometime Ill I'll write about three ways was they have of tracing abusive calls 01 ot other nasty situations One company beat them out ol oj olover over in lo long ng distance calls I The Rich County Commissioners Commission Commission- ers and I met with the State I Road Commission in Ogden on Jan 26 26 Personally I felt that We we I accomplished something In the Ivay i iway way vay of getting the road along the I east side of Bear Lake fixed The state we think will sur eur survey I Ivey vey the road and draw up a plan for construction in the very neat neal future I School con consolidation has taken takena a lot of my time the last few I days My respect for the Summit County people has increased tre tre- Both the folks for and against have been very orderly and the arguments for both sides have been presented in sincerity and good taste I On Jan 26 the auditorium at atthe the State Office building was I about half filled with folks for forand I and land against and ana some good od ar arguments ar- ar on both sides were given Speaking against the consoli consoli- I dation lation bill were Dave Loertscher Ward Blazzard and Robert Williams Williams Wil WIl- liams and also the superintendent dent from Juab Speaking forthe for forthe forthe the bill was Preston Marchant a Mr Ir Milliner whose first name 1 I missed and Irene Hoyt president t. t I The consolidation bill could affect sixty-nine sixty schools in the state Several hundred letters have flooded the House rouse Chambers I most of them against the bill Mr Thurston called the News to report there were twenty bills billson on the Board ahead of the consolidated consolidated consolidated con con- bill number 89 89 The halls in the Capitol were filled with people from Summit County some for and some against consolidation Most serious serious ser ser- ious group I have seen said Glen ser ser-I I have received many letter I would like to answer which is n a tremendous Job and time con con- suming Please accept my thanks through this col- col column I have never been so busy Ill I'll be glad when the pressure lets up I have several speaking engagements engagements engage engage- ments besides what goes on herat her herat herat at the Capitol You folks gave me what I naked for and I am not I complaining ng and will win do my best I 1 |