CITY COUNCIL MARATHON HIGHLIGHTS TABLE POUNDING AND SHOUTING
By Colin Mick
After a long, long meeting
(four hours) composed of a
great deal of table pounding,
bickering, shouting, and just
plain talking, the Fairbanks City
Council set aside some 73 acres
for use as playgrounds and
parks, changed the format for
the Council agenda, and re
quested strict enforcement of
the snow removal ordinance.
The meeting got off to a bright
start when a letter from Michael
Healy of New York was read. Mr.
Healv explained that his city is
having a bus problem at the moment
<due to financial maneuverings by
the bus owners) and requested the
loan of a bus from the City. The
letter was passed on to a local bus
company.
A letter from former mayor Paul
B. Faggland protesting the City
snow removal program was read.
Councilman Brewington stated that
he felt the letter definitely pointed
out many discrepancies in the City
street department.
Cit: Manager Clifford Nordby
commented, “I don't share the for
mer mayor's views on snow re
moval I think this letter was ill
advised.''
Robert Crow of the Department
of Public Works stated that he felt
this year's program was going very
well, considering the large amount
of snowfall this yeai. He explained
that some City sidewalks have not
been shoveled recently, but only
because the department lacks the
manpower to do the job.
Councilman Boucher stated that
he felt one solution would be a
stric' enforcement of the City’s
snow removal ordinance.
hniorcement Program
The Council instructed the Cjty
Manager to see that a strict enforce
ment program was begun.
Mrs. Ringstad objected to a let
ter from the Fairbanks Democratic
Club commending the City for the
support they have given the youth
of the City. Mrs. Ringstad said she
did not like to see any attempt at
bringing party politics' into the
Council meetings. She said she
thought the letter was in very poor
taste.
Councilman Red Boucher objected
to this line of reasoning, stating.
•They’re just expressing their sup
port of us as a body.”
After more discussion, the Mayor
ruled the discussion “out of taste.”
After one hour, the Council got
through the correspondence portion
of the agenda.
Following a suggestion by Elmer
Gagnon, the Council decided to in
vestigate the possibility of installing
a remote operated warning light at
the intersections of Seventh and
Cushman and Seventh and Bar
nette. Gagnon explained that at pres
ent it is very hard to hear fire
engines as they approach the cor
ner and the situation is very haz
ardous.
Park Ordinance
Ordinance 1139, which sets aside
certain areas as parks and play
grounds touched off a long discus
sion. punctuated by several sharp
outbursts by Council members.
The discussion started on a fair
ly high plane, when Councilman
Red Boucher tried to determine if
the City could help maintain areas
set aside for specific organizations,
such as the Kiwanis Club.
Before the discussion was ended,
it had degenerated into a rather
loud argument over who had done
the painting at the Pony League Ball
field in Kiwanis Park, and just who
had bought the paint.
In this rather spirited discussion.
Councilman Boucher and Bob Dixon
went to bat for the Pony League,
while Councilmen Brewington and
Roberts (both Kiwanianst went to
the plate for the Kiwanis Club.
Eventually, the Ordinance was
passed.
Change Agenda
The show was far from over as
the next item on the agenda, the
proposal to change the format of
the Council meetings, clearly
showed.
Councilman Darrel Brewington
led out, stating that in the proposed
new format, comments were dele
gated to the end of the meeting. “It
is my opinion that a good City gov
ernment is conducted so that its
decisions are made in the open.”
he opined.
Brewington went on to explain
that he felt the Council might some
time get in a rush and skip over
the comments section.
Other council members were
properly aghast at this suggestion ...
The discussion led on.
Councilman Brewington objected
strenuously and loudly when Mrs.
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Ringstad began to interrupt him
while he was talking.
Councilman Ted Cox, who got the
floor next, objected more strenu
ously and more loudly when Coun
cilman Brewington interrupted him
while he had the floor.
A loud verbal battle ensued.
Eventually the new agenda passed.
The mayor was forced to vote when
Councilmen Brewington and Bouch
er voted nay. The mayor voted aye
and the ordinance passed.
Ordinance 1143, which provides
that electrical contractors operating
within the City hold a State license
was then passed. Ordinance 1145,
which would establish a Code Re
view Commission was also passed,
after the Council incorporated sev
eral amendments proposed by area
architects and engineers.
The mayor’s veto on the motor
scooter Ordinance was not dis
cussed, as Councilman Walker
was out of town and Councilman
Brewington wanted more time to
study the Ordinance.
In a brief burst 6t energy, the
Council then granted a master oper
ators’ license to Alaska Highway
Tours, transferred a liquor license
from Mike Kobylk to Rollin Van
Der Vart, awarded the contract for
a public employees blanket bond to
Fairbanks Insurance Agency, held a
public hearing on the rezoning of
Lots 7. 8, 9, 10, Block 24 of the Rick
ert Subdivision, discussed the Pacif
ic Northwest-Alaska Air Service
Case, and tabled acceptance of a ten
acre tract at Two Mile Lake, and
took actions having to do with the
widening of Noble and Barnette
Streets (which the Council had
previously come out against).
After discussion on several other
points, the Council finally adjourned
at 12:01 a.m., much to the relief of
the gallery, which had shrunk from
a crowd of over 60 down to about
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The Great Annual 1962
NENANA ICE CLASSIC
Tickets may be purchased at the following places:
Co-Op Drug .
Redwood Bar
Swanson's Corner
Mecca Bar
Chena Bar
Crystal Room
Silver Dollar Bar
Polaris Cocktail Lounge
Drop Inn
Club Alaskan
I Fairbanks Bar
| Eva McGown
Denali Grocery
Nevada Bar
\ Elks Club
Eagles Club
! Pastime Bar
Sportland
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Traveler's Inn
North Star Club
North Fate
Paulines Rainbow Room
6 Mile, Biehardson Hwy
Billikin Lounge
College Inn
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•off for the winning guess for the last seven years as follow* I
pay
1956—$106,000.00
1959—$ 93,000.00
1957—$113,500.00
1960—$ 80,000.00
1958—$104,500.00T I
1961—$ 75,990.00 I
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Sponsored Thru The Decades By The
NENANA ICE CLASSIC COMMITTEE
which this year comprises the following prominent residents of Nenana: Rob
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years, William P. Monroe, Alfred Ketzler, Vern Hensley, Norman Suckling and
Fred Mueller.
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Closing Date Midnight, April 7, 1962