The
town's name of Tremont was of short duration. Within three or four years,
the name was so frequently confused with Fremont, Utah, that postal
authorities requested a name change for the newer town. By simply adding
two letters to Tremont, the town became Tremonton and the identity problem
was solved.
A
town organization was effected on 6 January 1906, with J.A. Fishburn
as president, and J.C. Gates, D.C. Roush, S.B. Watland, and E.M. Wyatt
members of the board, with George Shuman, clerk. They at once began
to make improvements. Land for a city park was purchased from John Shuman
for $50.00. In 1909 the old board sidewalks were replaced by cement
walks; in 1910 a $6,000 bond was issued and a water system installed
using water from the local canals; in 1911 Utah Power and Light Company
installed an electric light system.