HU STORY
(Cant, from Page
and Cohoe, Verbal approval of the plan
was given, he said, by REA officials
when they visited Homer this summer, and
that as soon as written approval is re
ceived the materials for the job will be
ordered,
Tice stressed that the additional
42*4 miles of line will be built with
funds borrowed for the Homer-Clam Gulch
line, Savings made in the purchase of
materials and savings in labor costs
during the construction of the line to
Clam Gulch will be enough to construct
the additional line♦
Construction work cn the Clam Gulch
line is coming along very well, Tice
said, All of the poles are expected to
be up by the end of next-week and then
the pole crew will start back down the
line placing tap line poles, according
the the manager,
The wire crew, he said, has reached
the highway at eight mile and, .will be
following the highway the rest of the
way with the toughest part of their work
behind them,
The entire line is expected to be
completed by January with portions of it
being energized before that time,
PUD HEWS NOTES
Information has been received from
the Territorial highway engineer that
limited funds will be made available to
the PUD for construction of the access
road to the Hospital-Health Center*
A statement of the present status of
the Hospital-Health Center will be fur
nished the Homer Health Council for pre
sentation to Gov errjior H eint zlemar^«
The Board of Directors at the last
meeting decided to wait until all tax
statements for 1953 Have been mailed be
for establishing a time and.,date for the
Board of Equalization to meet«
Henning Johnson will begin staking the
revised access road to the hospital to
day it appears, and should complete the
work within the next 3 or 4 days« The
call for bids to construct the road will
be issued immediately thereafter,
PUD MEETING HELD
According to Territorial Statutes, an
interest rate of 15 Percent must be paid
by an owner redeeming property sold at a
delinquent tax sale, it was announced at
the PUD board of directors meeting Mon
day night* The interest is paid to the
person from whom the property is redeem
ed*
The announcement comes as a reminder%
that the PUD delinquent tax sale is
scheduled to be held October 4, only to
days from today*
Cther business discussed by the di
rectors included the purchase of a fork
lift for the Dock* It was agreed that
prices should be obtained on a new Hy~
ster lift recommended by the Alaska
Steamship company while a further check
should be made around the Territory for
any second hand lifts that, might be
available* Some discussion on the pos
sibility of building more' warehouse fa
cilities at the dock occurred and the
opinion seemed to be that a cost study
should be made*
The directors also passed aresolution
authorizing the purchase of a new Oli
vetti calculator to cost $504*
A letter from Dr* Provonsha was read
stating that he had organized a list of
needed equipment for the hospital-health
center* The price of the equipmentac
cording to a reputable supply bouse that
he contacted, came to $14,515*46,
TRIAL TO BE HELD
Commissi oner Gene Ring states that the
jury trial of Abraham Kvasnikoff of Hin
ilchik will be held this coming Saturday,
October 2, as scheduled,. Kvasnikoff is
charged with assault against Charles Cur.
tis of Ninilchik, , ,
TURN IN LICENSE ELATES
Sam Pratt has suggested that if peo
ple finding auto license plates along
the highway would turn them in to the
office at Vega's Art and Gift Shop he
could return them to the party who lost
them,
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