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committee (of two). Lehi W . Jones a n d John S . Woodbury, was appointed t o d r a f t a proposal to t h e Legislature of just what Cedar City would give if t h e school was located h e r e . John S . Woodbury was elected t o two terms in t h e State Legislature a s Representative from Iron County (1928-301. He worked t o bring t h e Union Pacific Railroad t o Cedar City a n d f o r the building of t h e El Escalante Hotel. He championed t h e f i r s t power plant in Iron County: a n d , following t h e closing of t h e b a n k s in t h e depression of t h e 30's. h e helped to reorganize a n d reopen t h e Bank of Southern Utah. He s e r v e d a s Director a n d later a s President of t h e Cedar Sheep Association. He was Manager a n d Board Member of t h e Iron County Telephone Company. He s e r v e d a s County Superintendent of Schools, a n d for many y e a r s was Clerk of t h e Board. His life was closely associated with t h e advancement of irrigation a n d h e p r e p a r e d a n d filed one of t h e f i r s t applications for t h e high water of Cedar Valley. At t h e time of his death. December 1 6 , 1949. a t 84 y e a r s of age, John S . Woodbury was a member of the Chamber of Commerce a n d Rotary Club, was Director of the Southern Utah Power Company, President of the Coal Creek Irrigation Company, a n d was serving on a special 'State Chamber of Commerce' Committee studying the water development of t h e Lower Colorado River Basin. From: Inez Woodbury Lombardi, a d a u g h t e r
Excerpts from Cedar City Council Minutes J a n . 6 , 1908.. .City Council met in City Hall a t 7 p.m. P r e s e n t : Mayor Woodbury a n d Councilors--Jones, Matheson, Bulloch, Fife, a n d Foster. The following standing committees were appointed by t h e Mayor:
Finance:
U. T. Jones, Ch. Alex G. Matheson S. J. Foster
S. J. U. T . PB .. Peter
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Claims:
Alex G. Matheson, Ch David Bulloch U. T Jones . David P8 .. S J. . U. T . David 5. J. Bulloch, Ch Fife Foster Jones Bulloch Faster
Judiciary:
Foster, Ch Jones
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Irrigation and Waterworks:
8 Fife, Ch .
Public Grounds, City Property, Sts. & Sidewalks: Petitions:
T . Jones
. Alex G Matheson
Po?ice 6 Prison:
S. J. Foster, Ch David Bulloch Alex G. Hatheson
Cemetery:
A l e x G. Matheson
David Bulloch P. 8. Fife
A communication from Dr. Ernest Green regarding t h e handling of t h e liquor question was r e a d . An application for a liquor license from H. T . Hanks of Milford was r e a d . Both of said matters were discussed a t l e n g t h . Dr. Green's communication was tabled a n d motion b y Councilman Jones t h a t t h e application of H. T . Hanks be not g r a n t e d . Carried.
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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