American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-04-16
Work May BE Resumed
Upon Joint Bnilding

Provo, April 1.-THE superstruc-
ture OF the new city and county.
building will be completed at as early
a date as possible IL favorable re-
port from committee OF four APP
pointed by Chairman Jesse Harmon
TO Investigate building material costs
ia received, was the unanimous action
taken by the joint city and county
building committee at meeting
held Saturday.
Present at the meeting were Chair
man Jesse Harmon, Joseph Reese and
J. II. Gardner of the board of county
commissioners; stephen l.. Chapman,
Thomas Pierpont, S. II. Belmont. n.
c. Christensen, II. W Wadley. James
Greer. Nels Fugal and NJ o. Packard.
Chairman Harmon said he had call
ed the committee meeting after a
number OF meetings OF the Provo
City and Utah county commissioners,
wherin II was shown that many re-
quests from citizens from all parts
OF the county had led those officials
to believe II was advisable TO call the
committee together to determine
whether or not they should go ahead
with the work.
Mayor Dixon explained that great
reduction has taken place in the
price of building materials to be used
in the new court house, and declared
that reduction OF $4,000 could be
had on one item of building material
alone. Others, he said. were reduced
proportionately. The mayor explain
Cd that the work had been started
IN good faith and he believed that II
would be right to 20 ahead with 1t.
He explained that there were many
out OF employment and said that the
crowded condition or the present
court house justified the completion
OF . new building.
Former County Commissioner r. ".
Wadlcy Of Pleasant Grove said the
new building could, In his opinion. be
completed without 'inflicting any bur-
den upon the public as there is prac-
ticaily 100000 available TO 20 ahead
with the building. He said one
mill tax would bring to the county
16k.000, which. with the money al
ready available, furnished by the city
and county bond issues. would com
the super-structure
8. II. Belmont expressed himself
- being In favor OF going ahead with
the building II the committees re-
port is favorable.
Stephen l.. Chapman of American
Fork declared the citizens OF his COM
n,unity had expressed themselves as
being opposed to assuming any obli-
CATION that would impose any addi-
tional taxation on them. He said
that he personally Is willing to do
anything that will tend to make bet
tor times locally but expressed the
belief that the taxpayers are carrying
about as much as they could be ex-
pected to at this time.
T. F. Pierpont said II was his opin-
Ion that II the cities and counties are
going to take a pessimistlc view and
put the brakes on public building he
did not know what would become OF
the army OF employed. He asserted
HIS firm. the Provo Foundry and Ma
chino Company, had found It neeess-
AIRY to lay on 30 men recently. and he
knew that others were doing likewise
and. he added of all the persons that
should take an optimistic view and
try TO keep industrial enterprises
moving II should be public officials
He called attention TO the fact that he
was the person who had made the
motion TO delay the work in the face
OF the pinnacle OF high prices last
year. but declared that he is now In
favor OF going ahead with the work
In order that It might give the much
needed employment TO men of fam
ii'~s who are now securing the coun-
try for work.
Nels Fugal OF Pleasant Grove spoke
IN favor Of delaying the work, and
declared that he would vote against
going ahead with II unless Il could
be done at n 80 per cent reduction
over former bids. n. C. Christensen
OF Salem expressed a similar view.