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Show Associated Civic Club .Discusses Important Community Problems . i Wesley Jense Was Chairman Of The Meeting i Civic problems of vital imxrtance to tl 10 further advancement of Pleasant Grove were discussed at some length by community leaders la-st Thursday evening at a meeting of the Associated Civic clubs held in the city hall, with General Chairman Wesley Jense in charge. Four major problems confronting the growth and development of Pleau.su t Grove were ably discussed by representatives of committees especially appointed on these vital subjects the Big Four problems are: Housing, sewer, extending Main street and advertising and brought fourth some very fine ideas from those reporting. The solution of the above problems prob-lems determines whether or not Pleasant Grove remains as is, or takes on a substantial growth the fact was brought out Thursday evening eve-ning that the opportunity is here for a substantial growth in. this community, and the fact that there are people in Pleasant Grove every day looking for a place to live, and generally speaking have to leave and go elsewhere to find a home. Citizens of Pleasant Grove can possibly provide rooms for rent should have them available as soon as possible in order that the people peo-ple building the Geneva steel plant can live close to their work homes for the workers are absolutely necessary neces-sary this project is a war project and must be built. Precccding the business session, ;i talking picture show was presented by Forest Ranger Victor Stokes. The picture, "Our Forest Rule or Ruin" was very educational and interesting to those present. The committee composed of Bert Adams, H. W. Clark and Joe Dick-erson, Dick-erson, recently appointed by the mayor to ascertain the cost of extending ex-tending Main street north, reported their findings, which showed that the committee had spent several days' time, getting necessary options op-tions and prices on the property. The housing situation was discussed, dis-cussed, and reports made to tire effect that almost every day someone some-one comes to Pleasant Grove to rent a room, home or apartment, and so far as the general public is concerned con-cerned there are no available rooms or homes for rent, and the community com-munity is not providing any additional addi-tional homes for the people who desire de-sire to come to our city to live. The housing committee, composed of Harvey Smith, chairman, Owen Ash and Arnold Hendrickson, are asked to make a survey of all available avail-able rooms, for anyone desiring to come here to live. It is very important im-portant that anyone having rooms for rent notify the committee, so that the information can be given to people looking for a place to live. Karl Banks, chairman of the advertising ad-vertising committee, discussed the erection of signs which would notify the traveling public of the advantages advan-tages offered by Pleasant Grove. He stated that the state road com-missio com-missio nshould be asked to have an "alternate sign" erected on highway high-way 91 at each edge of the city so that the traveling public would know that we have a route through the city as well as around it. Mr. Banks reported the cost of signs and had a drawing of a tentative sign. Leo Hervey made a report on the proposed sewer system, stating that Engineer Hugo Price had been employed em-ployed to take care of the making of the necessary maps, plats, etc, and for the filing of thenecessary papers, and information. He also reported that it was very likely that the federal government would build a disposal plant for the three cities of American Fork, Pleasant Grove and Lehi, and it was also possible that the government would build the primary lines to the disposal plant. |