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Show CITY FATHERS HEAR REPORT ON NEW TRUCK Council Aiillioiics Lis! Of. Spccil'icalions For New lire Equipment Speeiliealions for a new lire truck and equipment replacements will be drawn up In the near future to be advertised lor bids, the elly council decided at a session Monday nir.ht. Fire Chief Walter 11. Devey up-peared up-peared before the council nnd enumerated enum-erated equipment needed by the department. de-partment. Councilman William S. Stores moved that a list of specifications specifi-cations be compiled to be made available to prospective bidders. Councilman Junius Tattersull seconded sec-onded the motion, which curried. City officials nnd members of the fire department Investigated flre-flghtlng flre-flghtlng equipment on a recent tour to the cities of northern Utah. The present truck being out-dated, and many replacements being needed, the city officials have been working toward the purchase of new equipment. equip-ment. Modernization of the fire department's depart-ment's near Is expected to cost between be-tween $5,000 and $H,()(K). Hospital (lets Money I At the same session, city fathers ! appropriated $1112 toward the fln-I fln-I ancing of the hospital elevator. Tills amount represented the net proceeds from sale of a building lot owned by the city, north of the Community church. Purchase of a power lawn mower for the city park was approved. The machine is expected to cost sli;;htly under $100. Delay of the state road commission commis-sion in gettlnii started on the street oiling project here, to be financed from the city's share of license plate funds, was discussed. Recorder Karl Bennett was instructed to write to the commission concerning the project. proj-ect. Knad Oiling Piscussrd Under the oiling project, It is planned plan-ned to improve First North street, from the old state highway to the Alpine road, with an oil mix preparation. prepa-ration. Church and Merchant streets also will be Improved. Immediate start of a project for repairing of cracked and broken sections sec-tions of city sidewalks was approved. approv-ed. Under the setup, the repairs will be made if property owners will furnish the materials, wpa laDor will be employed. The council appropriated $25 to the American Fork Baseball club to assist with expenses of the team. Grover Evans appeared on behalf of the club. Reports of various city officers were read and approved, and the accompanying ac-companying bills allowed. o |