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Show Lengthy Session Held by City Fathers Last Monday Night With all members present, Mayor Jack E. Cook conducted conduct-ed another lengthy session of the Pleasant Grove City Council Coun-cil last Monday night. It was 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, when the members voted to approve ap-prove outstanding bills and adjourn. ad-journ. City Attorney Noall Wootton presented amendments to the city dog ljcense ordinance, whereby late license payers would be charged an extra $5 The changes will be reviewed at the next meeting. Police Chief Mike Ferre reported re-ported on the February activities activ-ities of the police department. He reported on several break-ins break-ins and burglaries during the month. Chief Ferre and Attorney Wootton suggested changes in several of the city traffic ordinances. ordi-nances. The councjl authorized Mr. Wootton to proceed with the suggested changes. Clifford Finch and Men-ill (Continued on page 5) City Fathers (Continued from page 1) Hymas, representing the Bell Telephone Co., discussed the company business license. They said that the company could pass the cost of the license on to its customers and to permit this the city would have to enter into a franchise agreement. agree-ment. The council voted to take the problem under advisement. ad-visement. Maron Oveson and Mike Erickson, representing the Utah Power and Light Co. recommended rec-ommended changes in the city street lighting program. They suggested improvements which would raise the monthly charge from $713.75 to $892.50. No action ac-tion was taken. Mr. Oveson reported a great amount of vandalism perpetrated perpetra-ted on company lines, transformers trans-formers and lighting equipment. equip-ment. He asked for the cooperation cooper-ation of citizens in solving the problem. A large group of residents of 350 East 400 East, 500 South area discussed road development develop-ment in the locality. They discouraged dis-couraged the opening of 300 East and 400 East from the subdivision. It was decided that a committee be formed to review re-view the situation and report. State Senator Ernest Dean discussed a survey he was making ma-king relative to long distance telephone charges in Utah and the surrounding counties. He stated toll-free service should be provided in Utah County. The council voted support to Senator Dean in his efforts. Ray Laroeaux, representing Boley Realty Co. of American Fork, discussed the building of a duplex at the end of 400 North at about 1150 East. He presented plans of the duplex and the necessary turnabout. It was recommended that he confer with the Planning Commission. Com-mission. Charles Holman, building inspector, in-spector, told of the problems relative to collecting business licenses and building permits from construction contractors. He was advised that under the new codes, the contractor must buy a building permit and the necessary permits for his subcontractors sub-contractors and also a busniess license. Dr. Jack Batchelor, local resident res-ident and businessman, stated his feeling toward business licenses li-censes based on gross receipts. He stated that the license should be based on net receipts The council invited other businessmen busi-nessmen to express their opinions opin-ions on the same problem. Dennis Ruffell, representing represent-ing the local Jaycees, showed plans for a storage shed for the "Miss Pleasant Grove" Strawberry Straw-berry Days float. He requested an appropriation of $500 from city funds for the project, to be built near the present city building at the Ball Park. He was advised that the request re-quest would be considered in the 1970-71 city budget. |