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Miami Arizona Silver Belt (Newspaper) - August 2, 1979, Miami, Arizona Southwest microfilm do. Attn. Bill James 2920 w. Fairmount Phoenix a. 35017 xx300 single family residences parking when where How Long to be considered by Globe Council by Ellen Kretsch City officials will look again at the parking problems in downtown Globe. This is the result of the work session for the Globe City Council tuesday evening. The questions of returning the parking meters removing the poles or doing nothing Are some of the alternatives open to the City. City manager John Burleson has been instructed to look into types of Tow away Laws that could be passed to help in enforcement. Chief of police Edward the Gila county sheriffs office is seeking clues leading to the identification of a White female who was manually strangled sometime late sunday night or Early monday morning. Major Ronnie Mcdaniel commander of the Payson sheriffs office said the body of the Young woman was found monday morning on the shoulder of or 87, about seven Miles South gom ambulance contract extended the Gila county Board of supervisors has extended the gym ambulance company contract for another year giving a to percent increase for the duration of the contract. Gym received $48,000 during the 1978 fiscal year and will get $52,800 during fiscal 1979. Robert Belk of the Payson ambulance service appeared before the supervisors monday requesting a $12,000 subsidy to operate his ambulance company in Northern Gila county. The supervisors took the request under advisement. Also taken under advisement were bids that were opened monday for construction of dikes at Gisela and on Pinto Pinal wheat Fields and Miami washes. The bids were submitted to Stan Parker county Street superintendent and Jerry de Rose Legal counsel for consideration and review. Jerry Maize and Albert Cordova requested a $1,000 Grant to match Federal Grant Money for a feasibility study for mass transportation Between Superior Miami and Globe. The supervisors took the request under advisement. Morrissey said offenders of the two hour parking limit in the downtown area ignore the tickets and have no intentions of changing their parking habits. A a we re writing a lot of tickets but we need an effective Tow Law. One woman got five tickets in five Days and told us frankly she will not move her car a Morrissey said. The Cost of either taking the parking meter poles out or reinstalling the meters will be checked by the City with a report expected at the August 14 work session. Of Payson by a passing Motorist. A we believe she was killed in another area and the body placed on the Highway shoulder by the Kilter a a major Mcdaniel said. Mcdaniel described the victim As being in her Early 20s, about 5-6 and weighing 103 pounds. She had medium Brown hair. She was wearing a one piece red bathing suit with a three Inch Diagonal White line with Blue pinstripes. She also was wearing earrings and a diagonally shaped ring with a Mother of Pearl Stone. There the Gila county Board of supervisors has set october 15 As the Date for a $2.5 million Bond election for the construction of a new county jail and offices for the sheriffs department. Bob Bigando special projects coordinator for the county said the proposed jail facility will have 47 separate cells for men eight women a cells a dormitory for 20 trusts and space for nine juvenile cells. The supervisors in their monday meeting also authorized the architectural firm of Wadsworth Jensen and associates of Phoenix to proceed woth phase hic of the project. Phase hic is the preliminary drawings of the project. Included in the projected Cost Are a $66,428, general conditions. A $137,248, Normal site work. A $534,442, Concrete and masonry work. A $101,289, for structural steel. A $59,291, for carpentry. A $28,822, for a slope roof. Enforcement of any Type of parking limitation will require the hiring of someone to Check the cars. Councilmen were undecided on whether or not to go with the two hour limit or to return the meters. The Council tabled any action on parking restrictions on Ash Street for 30 Days. Councilmen asked for a study of traffic and possible alternatives before making a decision on whether or not to restrict parking on Ash Street in front of shores communication from the current three spaces to one. Was no identification on or near the body. The pathologist estimated the victim had been manually strangled about 12 hours before the body was discovered. Mcdaniel encouraged anyone having any information to please Call either the Globe sheriffs office at 425-4449 or the Payson sheriffs office at 474-2208. Quot if you know of a missing person fitting the victims description please Call us a Mcdaniel said. A $167,497, for he glazing hardware. A $129,562, Interior finish. A $53,526, Kitchen and toilet facilities. A $754,804, mechanical and electrical. The above items come to $2,032,902 with three other items additional site work $90,000 site development and special equipment $150,580, and construction contingency at $136,409 included in the project. Professional fees Are expected to Cost $144,593, bringing the total projected Cost to $2,554,484. There is no Cost included in the Bond elect Ion for equipment and furnishings. The 22,718 Square foot facility also will provide spaces for sheriffs offices Kitchen recreation investigators deputies Multi purpose room dispatcher and jailers. Sheriff Lyman peace said the facility is patterned after the Maricopa county sheriffs offices Avondale jail which was constructed for less than $800,000 three years ago. One of the alternatives under study will be the feasibility of obtaining Federal funds to Purchase land for off Street parking. Also under study will be the option of making the no parking restriction apply to certain hours Only. Bob Zache president of the Gila county historical society appeared at the work session to seek help on a funding problem. He said the Ceta funds used to employ the current curator of the Clara t. Woody museum will run out this year. He appealed for help from the City with the salary requirements. Although the City cannot make a donation to help such organizations Zache noted the society provides a service to the City by maintaining and displaying the Besh be Gowan collection. He suggested the City could help with museum costs in consideration for the service the society provides. Quot we re Happy to display the collection. We Stop a lot of tourists and we re asking for help to keep the museum open Quot Zache said. Other items to be considered at the 6 30 pm meeting monday will be approval of the Manzanita subdivision plat and Transfer of a liquor License for the Al Lugar bar. Ross Jensen architect who also Drew the plans for the Avondale facility said construction costs have risen 48 percent since that jail was built and is expected to go up another to percent Between now and the time construction begins. Bigando said the detention Center is a Quot very Basic facility to meet the needs of Gila county. There Are no frills included in the if the Bond Issue is successful the new facility would replace the 70-year-old county jail in Globe. Three inmates at the county jail have filed a $1.5 million civil suit against sheriff peace and the three members of the Gila county Board of supervisors Robert Casillas Adolph Fito Trujillo and Lynn Sheppard. The three prisoners enumerate 23 allegations As the basis for their suit. The inmates say the jail has antiquated plumbing and that prisoners Are furnished no clothing and no adequate facilities for washing their own clothes. Young woman found strangled officers seek identification $2.5 million Bond election v Evv Fuff by Oil Aumi a for us a i Ike full act if to a i Jwj Renee Woods is no exception to the Rule of a making mud pies cakes and cooking Quot for her dad while the two of them captured the sights of Greer last week. Called to build jail also alleged in the suit is that inadequacies exist in meals visiting and health care services social services exercise recreation Reading rehabilitation to and other human resources meet the human needs. Robert Duber ii is representing the three prisoners in their suit filed in the Tucson Federal court. Sheriffs officers continue search for drowning victims search operations Are continuing for the body of Paul Mills 23, of North Tucson who drowned in a boating Accident at i am saturday at Roosevelt Lake. It. Dave Jordan of the Gila county sheriffs office said Mills was a passenger in a boat operated by Terry Cocklin of North Tucson. Cocklin was arrested and charged with reckless operation of a water Craft. He was released on his own recognizance by Justice of the peace Don Haines. Another passenger in cockling a boat was not injured in the two boat collision. Coe Kline a boat sunk. Five persons also from North Tucson were in the second boat. They rescued Cocklin and his passenger but were unable to locate Mills it. Jordan said the Accident occurred when the two boats collided. Search operations began at 5 am saturday by members of the Gila county sheriffs office Gila county Rescue squad and the Gila county sheriffs diving team. Jordan said recovery efforts Are continuing intermittently for the body of Jonthan Dallin of san Manuel who drowned april 13 in a swimming Accident at the diversion dam. Screaming for ice Cream new voice from the Tonto. Lynn Sheppard remembers. Acc workers at it again. Civil War comes to two bits nuclear is one answer. Reporter rides the streets. Gila Pueblo fall schedule. Page five Section one Page six Section one rage seven. Section one Page four amp five Section two Page nine Section two Page one. Section three. Page eight. Section three pages 9>io Section 111 houses. The project will be called Las Colinas the Hills teen said. Engineering work will begin next week and is expected to take four months. Bob Morison vice president of administration and Secretary of inspiration said site development which will include streets sewers water and other utilities will begin As soon As the engineering work is completed and is expected to take about five to six months. A actual construction of the first of the 300 houses is anticipated to begin in april or May 1980, Morison explained. Steen said inspiration is undertaking the project to provide both inspiration employees and no employees with the Opportunity to obtain the houses. A it is expected that Las Colinas will be recognized As a prime area for retirees and others who wish to live in a location that enjoys moderate temperatures year round a Steen stated. Morison said the houses will not be company owned but will be built by various contractors under a design offered by a Phoenix Developer. A we expect some of the local contractors will be building houses As Well As one or More contractors from the Valley a Steen said. Morison pointed out that inspiration expects to have necessary approval for Pha a and conventional financing. The Board of directors gave approval to the project at its july 23 meeting in Phoenix. Silver lining 20 per copy uses 030-880 your award winning Community newspaper in its second Century of service vol. 101 a no. 14 Globe Arizona published thursday at 298 n Pine. 8 per year. 95.00 for 6 to. 2nd class pos Tafte paid at Globe. Ari 85601, thursday August 2,1979 area weather Hilo prec. Wednesday. 102 78 thursday. .102 79 Friday. 81 saturday. .101 75 sunday. 73 .99 monday. .92 63 tuesday. .97 75 wednesday. 72 Wimberly Miami Copper assay office inspiration consolidated Copper company Board of directors has authorized the Start of detailed engineering for a housing development on company owned land North of Globe. The site will be on the West Side of us 60, a few Miles North of Globe. Peter Steen president of inspiration said the first phase of the project will be comprised of about 300 reasonably priced Quality Peter Steen

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