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March 16, 1937
Ho. 6 .
Tb.e oouncil ?'net in regular session at 7:301;. l;:. this (late.
Present: Mayor~.:iley, Councilmen Blake, l'..pplewhi te, Hm.lsen, Koozer.
Swedenbu.rg. ALisent: Councilman Ingle.
1:Lir.utes of the previous meetin;t: were read Dnd u,;:,"oroved as read.
lIonthly reports of the Fire, Electric, street and Water Departments
and the Librari.an, Ot t~T Jusge ana City Recorder for February were :read,
accertec1 and ordered pla.ced on file.
The fa 110 Vlin;.:" builclint:.: nermi ts were :presente d for a2/proval:
lIo. 5. l:r~ erect a new~marque at 357 East Eain street at an 8p'proxi-
me te cost of ;,(,300000 b;T nom ProiTost.
No.6. To remod e1 hou.se a t the corner 0 f Lib ert.y and. Iowa streets
at an al'proxim.ate cost of ::150.00 by Kenneth Davis.
Hoved by Swec1.enburg 2.n(l seconded by :SIE~l{e thut the permi ts be grant-
ed. Carried 0
LIr. Blair, l?x'esid.ent of th3 Blair Granite (~UL1ries 'f,-as present and
add.ressed. the couL.cil briefls on the sub j eo t of bronze markers and tablets
stating that they should be required to be set on granite foundations.
The matter was referred to the Cemetery Committeeo
Corrunittee Hepprts:
Electric: Swedenburg reported" on the contract wi th F. "S. Russill
for the operation of the pewer plant end the result of the negotiations
of th e comIni ttee ~';i th him rela ti ve to a change in the oIJera t ion of the
plant in order to :provide more employmoot. Following some d.iscussion,
Koozer S1J.f;gested that the contrac t be executeD. &8 dravrn 'Up, bu.t tha t
bids should be o};'ened for its oper'ation f1.fter the '3nd of the Dresent
contract of JlU18 30, 1937.
Biegel recested that deDosi ts totaling: ~3Z,.85 be transfered to
delincuent aCCOtu:ts 2nd.. that ;d justments to anti ve aCC01..lnts totalling
$43.30 be meGe. l.'"oved b~l SW3denburg [';110. sGconc.eo. by. Koozer that the
reques t be gre: n t ed.. Ccrried.
street: The re qUoS t of Kaegl's store to remodel the fromt ana to
oh.all.ge the sidewalk level was broughtY~na. discussea, but resulted in
all informal Cecis:Lon not to r'erIl~it a cru.u1t;'e in br~Qe.
The ,purchase of storm se~Ner liD. terial amounting ~o a.PDr~xima tel?
$1000000 for &. i... ? ~. 'pro j eo t "vas br oug..~ t up f'lld d~scusse,c. resul ~J.ng
in a motion by Koozer, seconded by Jvvedenb'LU~e tb.at tne purcnase whJ.ch had
been provid;~)G for in the budget be approved. Carried.
The subject of the routine of lOZ8inc trucks tilru th8 city was dis-
oussed and it vias moved by Koozer fu"1d secondecl by Swedenburg that the
Ci ty Superintenc. .l~t be &.uthorized to sien all ub"l"'eeme nt for th e routing
of th~ trucks. GarrieQo
The City AttoI""ne.;y reported on the suit to quiet ti tIe on the Pioneer
Hall, statin0. th3. t the present ti tIe was in a mess du.e to a~iparent dis-
orepB.l1cies in~L the locat ion of corne r pos ts made in previous surveys.
Fol1owin2 a tb.Ol'ough disc1.1Ssion of the ~'!l&.tter, it was moved by Swedenbur-g
a.nd s econo.ed b~l Blake that question of the necessity of a survey be re-
ferI' ad to tJ-le FinaYle e Commi ttee fa r renort. Ceil. ried.
An off2!' frof;l :.:r. Ne.v'!bern thru n~ aitorYle~l, F.r. Heames of 01000000
-- fer tln'''''optiorJ.. for6ne--=y~-which VJould u.r;ply on the purchas e pric e was
discussed. Swedenburg brouOlt out that there was a possibility that if
the Pom:padour Lineral 31')rincs aras leas ed or sold to I,Tr. l:Iewbern for the
:purposel of m8.kinc dry ice that the gas VJould be removed from our pre-
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sent SU,PI)ly of lit:lia v:ater now being pi};!ed to tho cit~, c'1J.ct the water
would lose its vcllue as lithia v~ter. It was ceaeftad to have the City
Attorney write a letter concerninz this possibility before. making any
further arrang eme:nts wi th I;Ir. Newbern ooncerning the leas ing or selling
of this ~ropertyo
The Mayor reported t.1.Lit IvIr. Ha3kins hc~d asked to h:. ve the cost of'
the burial of l.i.r. Bainter reduoed to one half or ~i7 Q25 since :Mr Bainter
had left no estate and Hr. Haskins had paid many of his bills although
no relative of his. It was moved by Koozer and seoonded by Blake that
the re q u es t b e €.;:aa nt eo.. 0 Carr i ad 0 "
On motion the oou~lcil adjourned to meet at the vall of the MaYDro
Attest:
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Recorder
(Signed}
T. S. ~dileYJ
I\Iayor