Show tip Bountiful Increases r f t City Judge ge Salary J An ordinance which will raise the salary of the City Judge from per annum annum annum an an- num to effective as of the first Monday in January January January Jan Jan- uary 1970 was passed by bythe bythe bythe the Bountiful city council at ata ata ata a special meeting held Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- night Aug 27 THE COUNCIL had considered considered considered consid consid- ered an ordinance which would have made the raise effective as of July 1 1969 but this ordinance was defeated defeated de de- de- de by a vote of three to one Judge Hammond who at attended attended attended at- at tended the meeting cited many instances to show the wisdom of the pay boost THE PRESENT salary falls below the salary schedules of comparable cities such as Salt Lake City Provo Ogden and Murray Mr Hammond has been on vacation during the past week and John Allen has been serving as judge pro- pro tern tem Judge Hammond was praised by Mayor and the council council council coun coun- cil for his service to the com com- He will retire at noon noonon noonon noonon on Jan 1 1970 IN OTHER OrnER matters the I mayor and council discussed the tightening of youth protection protection pro pro- protection laws to avoid the promulgation promulgation promulgation pro pro- of smut and the thel l lowering of moral laws in the community ty They have been studying the ordinances passed by Provo which specify misdemeanors misdemeanors misdemeanors mis mis- demeanors and punishments for such offenses City Attorney Rendell N. N Mabey is drafting a new youth protection ordinance for Boun Boun- MAYOR said there is a definite need for such action He said it is possible public parks will have to tobe tobe tobe be closed at the 10 pm p.m. curfew curfew curfew cur cur- few hour in order to help alleviate al alleviate alleviate al- al existing conditions Present laws regarding the protection of youth will be kept in force but the new ordinance ordinance ordinance or or- would facilitate more strict enforcement of the laws CITY MANAGER Grant P. P Petersen presented to the council the results of studies as to whether the city should begin collecting garbage from apartment buildings numbering numbering numbering number number- ing more than nine units This has not been done in the past The studies showed such action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion would require the sanitation sanitation sanitation sani sani- tation department already saturated over-saturated with work to add an additional four hours to its load This would require require require re re- re- re quire hiring more help and place an added burden financially fi financially financially fi- fi on the city OTHER POSSIBLE difficulties difficulties difficulties ties might arise as to the place of collection Would up pick-up be at the curb as in other cases or on the property of the apartment owners The council decided garbage collections collections collections col col- col- col will remain as at present excluding apartment buildings totaling more than nine units and commercial es es- es- es Mayor and council discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed the fact that all citizens who use the Bay Area Disposal Dump must carry their BARD cards or be refused service THE SCALES which were s recently added are a boon to the BARD association They demonstrate that past guesswork guesswork guesswork guess guess- work accounted for Cor only one- one half of the garbage dumped Mayor said The Mayor also announced the city will plant five acres of land at the dump to pasture early in Sep Sep- The land has been filled and leveled This willbe will willbe willbe be available for rental in future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture years Mr Petersen discussed meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings with the forest service regarding the possibility of securing land for a city park parkin of town in the northeast area THE FORESTRY officials would like to trade acres of what they consider valuable land for ten times as much acreage from the city City property is located in the Buckland Flats Lions Gun Club area They have refused refused refused re re- re- re fused granting Bountiful a years' years lease on their prop prop- erty The council on the advice of Attorney Mabey decided to contact a delegate from one of Continued on page 2 Judge Salary Continued from front page Utah's U. 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S Congressmen for aid in securing the land without changing the existing existing existing exist exist- ing city property and water shed THEIR thinking is that the proposed park would aid the i forest service in preventing erosion and problems in the water shed area Mr Petersen and the council council council coun coun- cil further discussed problems arising from the flooding conditions conditions conditions con con- of July 29 CITY ENGINEER Jack Balling Balling Balling Ball Ball- ing was authorized to install catch basins or inlet boxes in a trouble spot in the Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- Hills area and in the city eity I shops drainage area In the latter area it is proposed proposed pro pro- proposed posed to add a inch 12 drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age culvert to help carry the water away During the recent flood there was a two and nd one- one half inch buildup of water inthe inthe in inthe the area MR BALLING was also authorized authorized authorized auth auth- to begin work on enlargement enlargement enlargement enlarge enlarge- ment of the parking area at the park at South and East to allow for the parking I of from 70 60 cars The cost would be approximately i The council was informed I that the county planning commission commission commission com com- mission and the county recorder record record- er had signed com plaints against the illegal burials which are being carried out on the old John Eggett property just out of the city limits COUNTY commissioners are also going to sign a complaint Bountiful is in harmony with their actions Councilman Hughes and others discussed the problem of unsightly weeds old vehicles and other debris in certain lots in Bountiful An effort is beI being being be be- I I ing made to thoroughly eradicate eradicate eradicate cate this condition CONSIDERABLE improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment in this area has been accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac during the summer A time full-time employee has been employed all summer for this purpose Berry Hutchings manager of the electric department of Bountiful and associates Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- I ard Lemon and Percy Pratt informed the council of problems problems lems involved in in securing acquisition acquisition acqui acqui- acqui- acqui I of proposed pole line ways right-of-ways In the East area DISCUSSION was also held heldon heldI on the advisability of the direct burial of underground cable The council accepted the proposal that all future underground underground underground under under- ground connections will bedone bedone be bedone done by this method at the cost of METERS WILL WILLbe be installed at atthe atthe atthe the edge of the property lines and owners will be responsible for conduits on their property except in emergencies when power has been cut off The city will then provide temporary ary service above ground The city of West Bountiful has agreed to repair the waterlines water waterlines waterlines lines going west on Fifth South A financial report of the city parks shows a very fair distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis of funds used RANDY Strand newly em I electrical engineer was I II I authorized to attend the Meter I II I School at the University of i Washington Sept 14 1417 I The Mayor and council are planning to attend the Utah Municipal League Convention I at the Salt Palace Sept 11 I 13 am i |