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Show Plans Stepped Up To Alleviate City's Water & Mousing Needs Council Considers Means Of Financing New Well Network Water financing and the capacity capa-city of the Leeton test well were the big items on the city council's coun-cil's agenda Monday night. After considerable discussion and after hearing financial suggestions sug-gestions from Lauren Gibbs, private pri-vate bond salesmen, the city council, on a motion by Councilman Coun-cilman Steve Bellon, seconded by Councilman Paul Murphy, voted to authorize Mr. Gibbs to act as their agent for the preparation pre-paration and sale o f bonds, while the city is testing for a sufficient water supply. The agreement in no way binds the city council. No terms were quoted by Mr. Gibbs at such an early date, and the city council may, at any time, change financial arrangements as members see fit. The estimated esti-mated price for an adequate water wa-ter system for Roosevelt is not less than $165,000, which will probably be raised through bonds. Councilman Steve Bellon reported re-ported that Bob Nickerson, of the Nickerson Machinery Co., Salt Lake City, and Jack Zimmerman, Zim-merman, drilling contractor, have been pumping at Leeton since last Thursday, and that as of Monday, the well was yielding over 300 gallons of water per minute with little sand. However, he said the final volume of water was in doubt. i i i Mr. Zimmerman said later that when tests were discontinued discontin-ued Wednesday morning, 290 gallons per minute were being pumped out of the well. No further fur-ther action will be taken on the well until Friday, when A. Z. Richards, of Salt Lake, city, water wa-ter engineer, arrives to make a survey. His advice will undoubtedly determine what steps will be taken next. To obtain more water, wa-ter, operations may be shifted to a site about three-quarters of a mile north of the Leeton well, in hopes of striking more water at a slighty higher alti-I alti-I tude. Mr. Zimmerman said that when pumping ceased Wednesday Wednes-day morning, the pump had been going continuously for eight days on a 24-hour schedule. sched-ule. Council members expressed the intention Monday night of obtaining sufficient water for the city's needs regardless of the effort involved. Bob Ferron and Howard Harmston, representing the Jay-cees, Jay-cees, were present to turn over $50 to the city as its share in the profits of the tennis court dances to date, and to ask the city council for a clarification as to the use of the tennis courts on Friday nights during the summer months. On a motion by Councilman Murphy, seconded second-ed by Councilman Don Johnson, the council authorized City Attorney At-torney George Stewart to draw, up an agreement giving the Jay-cees Jay-cees the right to use the tennis courts on Friday nights. Mr. Ferron said that two of the nights, however, will be turned over to the U.B.I.C. committee for fund-raising dances.. A discussion was also held on the sale and shooting of fireworks. fire-works. The council finally decided de-cided that, even though there is a city ordinance against both without the council's permission, permis-sion, no action will be taken by police authorities unelss fireworks fire-works are used maliciously, or to disturb the peace, or during night hours when residents are trying to sleep. Both the Roosevelt baseball team and the U.B.I.C. committee were appropriated $100 each to carry on their activities. Because of serious damage to city streets resulting from overflowing over-flowing irrigation ditches, the council authorized Marshals Carl Hacking and Reece Timothy Timo-thy to arrest individuals who, from now on, allow waste water to get out of control and flood the streets. No action was taken on numerous num-erous requests that the council establish parking time limitations limita-tions on the city's downtown streets. But to avoid congestion, the council urges that all citizens, citi-zens, and especially store employees, em-ployees, cooperate by limiting, their parking to not more than two hours at one time. At the next regular meeting of the city council, June 26, bids will be accepted for the use of the city pasture near the reservoir. |