Show Now Is Time TimeTo TimeTo To Halt Water By ALICE MITCHELL Now is the time to do something about the drainage problems of the South Davis area We cant can't wait any longer long long- er or waste time trying to place blame for errors of the past We must all work to to- gether These words highlighted highlighted highlighted high high- lighted the report of Jack Balling engineer to the West Bount Bountiful ul city council Monday night MR BALLING addressed the council the day before a second meeting on possible solutions to flooding problems was held in the cou county ty commissioners commissioners' commissioners commissioners' com corn missioners' missioners chambers in Farm Farm- ington It was also only a few days before the beginning trial date of the suit between West Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- and Bountiful Oct 26 MA MAYOR JERRY Thompson and the council are hopeful that the suit will help pinpoint pinpoint pinpoint pin pin- point responsibility in relieving relieving relieving re re- re- re lieving the flooding situation in in West Bountiful After careful study Mr Balling and others are convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that the best solution to the problem would be the unification of present drainage drainage drainage drain drain- age streams into one channel of either closed or open cemented cemented cemented ce ce- types to run down 1600 North and to eventually drain into BARD THE TIlE CLOSED channel type would cost some while the open channel type would total approximately The o open en channel c carried rr ed a larger stream of water and andis is easier to service An open channel does present some safety hazards which have to be considered The type of open channel suggested by Mr Balling would be similar to the one south of Willard Bay COUNCILMAN Brandt Child asked about what would happen happen happen hap hap- pen to people who have water rights on the streams and dont don't have Weber Basin water available to them He was told that diversion ditches could be provided for citizens at various locations along the route It is possible that the mosquito mosquito mos mos- quito abatement problem would be l lessened by the new system of drainage since pipe or cement cement cement ce ce- ment would not provide such sucha a fertile field for breeding MAYOR THOMPSON and Max Kerr councilman suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that another possibility might be to install a much needed new sewer line on 1600 North and to use the old one for runoff The Army Corps of Engineers is working on plans to solve problems of drainage on Mill Creek They will be aided by bya a federal grant COUNCILMAN Child promised promised promised prom prom- that the white line down the middle of the roads would be painted Tuesday It was decided that it would not be to the best interests of the city to invest in the purchase of the South Davis Community Outdoor Swimming Swimming Swimming Swim Swim- ming Pool The pool is possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly being sold for the sum of its present indebtedness DISCUSSION was carried on concerning those who would serve as witnesses at the trial A copy of the interrogatories interrogatories interrogatories inter inter- prepared by Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Fadel was read by Councilman Glen Crouch The council also discussed the possibilities of drilling a awell awell awell well for standby purposes in case of an emergency Mrs LaRue Hugoe will study costs to determine if it would be advantageous to the city to engage in such a project IT WAS suggested that the city might adopt the county electrical code for future build build- ing It was also noted that the cul cuI de sac at Evergreen Circle has been blacktopped and speed limit s signs gns will be he installed s n. n |