The fear of Indians was fierce and in Wordsworth Fort was built to protect the stalwart residents there. In , a plague of crickets and grasshoppers destroyed most of the crops there.
Families battled the war with crop-eating pests for a decade after. Oren Little on left and Fred Forbes on right. City Hall later located across the street. In the name of the town was changed to Alpine at the request of the Mormon President Brigham Young and a larger fort was built there to protect more people. By , the settlers and Indians began to come to an understanding and live amicably. People began to move outside the fort.
In the population was recorded at Little Canada, Minnesota. Alpine, Utah. Cadillac, Michigan. Farmington, Michigan. Exeter, California. Martin, Tennessee. Bernalillo, New Mexico. Atchison, Kansas. Cape Canaveral, Florida. Sweetwater, Texas. Jacinto City, Texas. Worth, Illinois. North Salt Lake. North Ogden. Death records are frequently considered as primary source records for the death and burial dates, locations and cause of death.
They are secondary sources for birth information unless the birth occurred within days of the death. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed. A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased,date of death and place of death, as well as the age, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence. Alpine City Website. They are found under:. The town was to be located a few miles north at the base of the mountains.
The survey subsequently completed and by the spring of and settlers started building homes. They were soon counciled by church president, Brigham Young, to move into a fort because of expected Indian trouble. The women and children were moved to Salt Lake City. Civil defense was being stressed in the 's.
Mary Williams, wife of the mayor, was appointed to represent Alpine at a convention in San Francisco during October She returned with the necessary information and in December Robert Smith was put in as chairman of the Civil Defense Organization. The city tried to keep as up-to-date as such a small community could. Nina Llewelyn was appointed to represent Alpine City with regards to civil defense and she kept things well organized for several years. The main natural gas pipeline leading to Salt Lake Valley was put through the south part of town, and Alpine was allowed to hook on with a surplus right.
In other words, as long as there was plenty of gas, we could use it. If gas became scarce, we would be shut off. It didn't take long for the old coal and oil stoves and heaters to be discarded. On the advice of the city attorney the council tied up the transaction until they were able to purchase the property on December 3, , from Zions Security Bank. During February and March of , the city council appointed a planning commission. They were to map out the city, plan for future streets and roadways, draw up subdivision rules and regulations and determine zoning ordinances to keep the city in an orderly growth pattern.
The ordinances had been drawn up with the advice of the city engineer and city attorney to harmonize with those of American Fork. Many people felt the zoning ordinances were unfair since Alpine was such a small city and did not need regulations as did larger cities. For some reason, the ordinances were not enforced at this time like they should have been, even though books had been printed and stored in the vault at the city hall.
On September 16, , Lloyd Canton was appointed building inspector a thankless job because many thought it was nobody's business what, how, or where people built. Many would not accept the fact that a building inspector was for their own protection. November 18, , a board of adjustments consisting of Van Vance, Grant Terry, Elwood Drew, LeGay Beck and Vernon Shepherd was appointed to consider individual's differences with the planning board and zoning commission.
The board could make recommendations, however the city council had the final word on any decision. June 2, Lloyd Carlton resigned building inspector and Keith Beck was appointed. During the first fifty years of the settlement's existence, Alpine had acquired about people.
Then came a period of over forty years with the population fluctuating up and down increasing only sixty-five people during that length of time. In the s, Alpine started a population explosion. By there were citizens in Alpine. On election day, November 7,, the first and only woman to date, Jennie A. Wild, was elected to serve a four-year term on the city council. Other members were Robert Smith, Howard B. Adamson, Ronald D. Strong, Horace K. Walker with Vern Clark as mayor.
Problems had been building up in the city and at the first meeting, January 8,, the new council felt the full impact. Twenty-eight people crowded the room with requests, many involving more money than a whole years revenue. The previous council had already taken out an anticipation bond, and the city finances were nil right then.
The requests were tabled with the understanding that there were more important problems which needed immediate attention in the city and these problems had to be taken care of first.
The requests would be considered later. During the month of January, subdivision maps came in for parts of the town. Not being acquainted with the good and bad points of the proposals, it was necessary for the council to hold up the building permits until information could be obtained. A new Alpine City Board of Adjustments was appointed and organized June 11, , when they met under the direction of city council representative, Jennie Wild.
Other members were Constance Anderson and Calvin Whitby. Numbers one to five were put in to a box and each person was asked to draw a number. The number would determine their years of service. Calvin drew number 1, Dewey drew number 2, Joanne drew number 3, Constance number 4, and Max drew number 5. The appointments were set up this way so that as one person retired each year a new member was added. Their name was placed at the bottom of the list.
As a result the information and workings would be carried on through the knowledge of the majority of members. The subdivision ordinance, which had been setup several years previous, had not been enforced. It was now put into effect to protect the rights and property of established citizens as well as newcomers. Strict animal control standards, temporary permits for trailer houses, development of adequately sized and shaped building lots and procedures for establishing business were enforced.
This put quite a damper on the influx of people as many were coming to Alpine at that time to get away from the laws being enforced where they had been residing. Not understanding the situation, many local citizens accused the councill of hindering progress. Had the council not acted when they did, Alpine could have quickly and easily turned into a very undesirable city.
The garbage situation was getting out of hand. This had been a voluntary act, but some refused to pay and a little pressure became necessary to keep the city healthy and clean. In July , the preliminaries having been taken care of, copies of a water bond election were posted with regards to raising money to build another storage tank to supplement the low culinary water supply.
The bonding passed and extensions of water lines were mapped out. Bids were accepted for drilling a well that fall. Being in need of a new school building, the Alpine School District decided it would be cheaper to divide the Alpine Elementary School children and bus them to American Fork and Pleasant Grove schools. The city, as a whole, objected to this, and the city officials spent considerable time and effort to keep a school in Alpine.
During , a city library was established and a recreation committee appointed. The newly organized Lion's Club provided a big, fat, jolly Santa Claus who toured the city on the bright, red fire truck and ended up at the city hall with treats for the kiddies. This made a happy climax for the year.
The New Year, , was ushered in with the youth having a big Christmas tree bonfire. There were wieners and marshmallows to roast at the city park. Besides having a lot of fun, it solved the problem of what to do with discarded Christmas trees that had plagued the city for many years.
Extra committees were a great help to the council. They had the opportunity to study, discuss, meet with the citizens to get their points of view and report to the council with sound advice. The council was swamped with pressing affairs and could not spend the necessary time involved to gain enough knowledge to give fair consideration to some of the problems.
In July , permission to purchase a pump for the culinary water system well was received and Lloyd Carlton, local contractor, was awarded the contract to lay the necessary pipe. September 30, , Robert Smith asked to be released from the council as he had been called as Bishop of the Alpine Ward and could not handle both jobs.
Eldredge Warnick replaced him. During , the state law governing minors riding motorized vehicles in the city was enforced. Many local riders, as well as out-of-city youths, had been making it very dangerous, both for themselves and others.
If a serious accident had occurred, the city could have been held liable for not enforcing the law. People from Highland and individuals from some large subdivisions between Alpine and Salt Lake County tried to get Alpine to furnish them culinary water.
Since the city was already having trouble keeping the higher elevation areas supplied with water during the summer, the council notified the Utah County Surveyor, that the City did not intend to sell water outside the city limits. With only one marshal for Alpine, and he having to make a living out of town, the city council members were deputized to act as peace enforcement officers in the Marshal's absence.
This had its funny side. Some of the few offenders that were approached didn't think the council had the authority to make an arrest or enforce the law. Somewhere along the line the offenders had not been educated that even a citizen can make what is legally termed as a "citizen's arrest.
The plow was a great improvement in clearing the roads during the winter. In a new weir was installed for the culinary water, and once again Alpine was able to meet the State Board of Health requirements. By this time, the city was beginning to look pretty run down again. Most of the big, beautiful barns that had played such an important part in the community when livestock and farming were the main livelihoods of the people had been ravaged by the elements and neglect.
Corrals were partly knocked down, and a few of the earliest homes had been abandoned and left to decay. There was so much neglect in the community that it looked as though it were retrogressing instead of progressing. Complacency with regards to upkeep was universal throughout the county.
The county agent and others had been working with the communities to try to improve the situation. William and Elaine Devey wrote this account of Alpine's participation: The Alpine beautification program was launched in , with a city population of , under the direction of Utah County, Joel C. William Devey and Valere Hegerhorst were chosen by the council to co-chair the program, which in its first year accomplished a tremendous improvement.
An estimated number of five hundred residents turned out on two separate weekends, with many out of town companies furnishing their equipment to demolish, burn and clear away old homes, barns and sheds Fences were rebuilt, dead trees removed, vacant lots cleared of debris.
The sides of the streets were cleaned of litter and then mowed. At the City Hall after working all morning, the workers met at noon and the Alpine City Lion's Club furnished everyone with a weiner roast. The involvement of the whole community could be seen everywhere, as school children, boy scouts and girl scouts were assigned projects to be carried out.
School was dismissed part of a day and organized groups of boys and girls picked up the litter at the edges of the road. Poster contests were held in the school where prizes were awarded each grade for the best ones. New songs and slogans were composed and real enthusiasm was displayed in our local school.
After having received a special award of merit from Utah County for our efforts, Alpine City was invited to enter a scrapbook of accomplishments in the national contest in Washington D. William and Elaine Devey flew to Washington D. Each year a great showing of accomplishments has been noted and each year they have received additional awards both from local and national leaders. The city added a new sprinkling system and purchased lawn seed.
This area was planted and the new park became a reality. Verl Adams, president of the local Garden Club, assisted these girls in planning this layout for the park.
This has been a tremendous program for our city. It has helped in the prevention of slums and the rehabilitation of blighted areas. It has improved health and safety standards, taught juvenile decency and helped in fire prevention.
It has helped to make the City of Alpine a more perfect place to live. C During , Alpine joined in with the County to assist in good city planning. Not understanding the program or being able to see how greatly it would benefit the community, the majority of citizens were against the move. Many felt the growth of a city could take care of itself without any planning or regulations. This was also the year when recognition of senior citizens was being pushed.
Charles Adams, a council member, was appointed to represent Alpine in the county organizations and to establish a Senior Citizen's unit in Alpine. Having had city marshals in Alpine for many years, the law enforcement personnel received a new name in the spring of Henceforth they were to be known as city police.
March 14,, Nina Llewelyn was released as civil defense director and Joel Hall was appointed in her place. Starting with the month of April, a city newsletter was to be published every two months to keep the citizens informed of city happenings. In July, the city adopted the Uniform Traffic Code so Alpine would be in unison with the adjoining cities.
During August of , road work was started on the Draper Alpine road. This had been an issue for several years, and people were happy to see it become a reality. When this road is completely finished for passenger travel, it will shorten the distance considerably between Alpine and Salt Lake City.
Around the first part of August, one of the biggest surprises to hit the people of Alpine was disclosed. The city council had the Forest Service meet with them, and they finally agreed to leave the road open up to the intake where the water flows into the pipeline that was used to run the plant. For many years the grounds around the plant had been the popular picnic and recreation spot for local as well as visiting groups for miles around.
Several people tried to buy the building but the power company would not sell, and the plant was eventually dismantled and bulldozed into the wash and covered In April , the council decided a house numbering system should be set up in the city.
The increasing population was in need of some identification. Previously, everyone had known everybody in town and where they lived, and as the mail was R. Now it was becoming a must. Councilman Jay Singleton and Charles F. Adams were assigned to the job.
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