08-11-1941 MinutesD
COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS, REGUTAR MEETING.
COMMISSIONERS ROOM,
SALINA, KANSAS.
AUGUST 11, 1941.
Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners August 11, 1941. Meeting was
called to order by Mayor Morgenstern, the roll was called and Commissioners Morgen-
stern, Branson, Ferm and Price and City Attorney Norris responded. Commissioner
Breon absent.
The minutes of the Regular Meetin- of August 4, 1941 were read and approved
as read.
Application for Cereal Malt Beverage License for the year 1941 received as
follows:
GENERAL RETAILER CIA SS "B" INDIVIDUAL
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Application Number Name of Applicant Name and Location of Place of
Business
51
W. A. Stoltzman Paramount Bar
225 North Santa Fe Avenue
Commissioner Ferm moved that application be approved and license granted.
Motion adopted.
Commissioner Fern moved that proposition received from W. L. Ganssle August
49 1941, regarding the purchase of segregated assets stock of the Homestead Building
and Loan Association in the amount of 4587.50 which is now owned and held by the
Cemetery Fund in the name of Gypsum Hill Cemetery Association of Salina, Kansas, for
the sum of $411.25 be accepted and that the Secretary of the Gypsum Hill Cemetery
Association be authorized to assign and deliver said stock on payment of $411.25 to
the Cemetery Fund of the City. Motion adopted.
The following communication was received from the Waterworks Advisory Board:
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS:
Gentlemen:
A special meeting of the Waterworks Advisory Board was
held in the Director's Room of the National Bank of America build-
ing at 3:00 P. M. August 5, 1941 with the following members
present: Roy F. Bailey, Chairman, Ray Gebhart, Leon Stevenson,
and Chas. W. Shaver, Elmer Hopkins, City Engineer and H. L. Brown,
City Manager. Mr. Kastner being absent.
Matters pertaining to the operation of the waterworks
was discussed aid after due consideeation moved to make the follow-
ing recommendations.
On motion of Mr. Stevenson seconded by Mr. Gebhart, it
was recommended that the hydrant rental be reduced from $20.00
per year per hydrant to $15.00 per year per hydrant, effective
as of July 1, 1941.
On motion of Mr. Shaver -seconded by Mr. Gebhart, it
was recommended that the charge now made for fire line service
be eliminated entirely.
On motion of Mr. Shaver seconded by Mr. Stevenson,
it was receommended that the present well #3 in the pumping station
yard be replaced with a new well to be installed a little farther
south on the grounds and to be equipped with a new pump, brick
pump house and the necessary electric snd flow line connections.
The estimated cost to be approximately $8500.00.
On motion of Mr. Shaver seconded by Mr. Gebhart, the
Board recommended the approval of the 25% discount being al-
lowed residence consumers for the period beginning with the
April reading of the meters and ending with the November read-
ings.
The vote taken on the above motion was unanimous.
No further business appearing the meeting adjourned.
WATERWORKS ADVISORY BOARD
By, H. L. Brovm
Secretary
Commissioner Branson moved that recommendations be approved by the
Board of Commissioners. Motion adopted.
Commissioner Price moved that the Waterworks Advisory Board be requested to
give some consideration of water rates for the Gypsum Hill Cemetery. Motion
adopted.
An ordinance was introduced for second reading entitled: "An ordinance
providing for the vacation of a certain portion of an alley in Jones Addition
which runs north and south between Fourth and Fifth Streets north of North
Street."
On motion of Commissioner Ferm the ordinance was read and adopted by sec-
tions and on its final adoption t e roll was called and the following vote was had;
Ayes: Morgenstern, Branson, Ferm and Price (4) Nays: (0) Commissioner Breon
absent. Mayor approved the ordinance and it is numberer 5000.
An ordinance was introduced for first readin entitled: "An ordinance
levying special assessments against certain property to pay the cost of cutting
weeds on certain lots and parts of lots, and the parkways abutting thereon in the
City of Salina." Ordinance was referred to the Board of Commissioners.
An ordinance was introduced for first reading entitled: "An ordinance
providing for end authorizing the issuance of Improvement Bonds of the City of
Salina, Kansas, in the sum of $2720.74 to pay the cost of constructing certain
lateral sanitary sewers in the City of Salina, Kansas, which bonds shall be desig-
nated as Series S-127." Ordinance was referred to the Board of Commissioners.
On motion of Commissioner Price the Board of Commissioners adjourned
to meet in regular session Friday, rugust 15th, 1941 at 4:30 P. M.
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