WEATHER HALTS
PAYING COMPLETION
Construction work on the city
-streets paving projects is done
for the winter, it was announced
sit the October 14 meeting of the
Common Council, and the city
lias a good paving job nearly
done, Council members added.
Because or imclimate weather
the final seal coat could not be
applied and a time extention was
jp-anted McLaughlin, Inc., con
tractors, until such time next
Spring as weather permits work
resumption.
In addition to paving done un
de? the contract additional pav
ing of a 12-foot wade strip was
done along the south end of Col
t t*y street when it became ap
parent that the 36-foot wide pav
ing originally planned was not
wide enough. Extra paving was
done on cross sections and along
lit turn-offs.
Adidtional shoulder work and
Si few other miscellaneous jobs
remain, along with the se^alcoat,
•Jut next spring’s work. In the
meantime, Palmer residents are
receiving many outright compli
ments on the great improvement!
the paving project has made in
llw appearance of the city.
View City—
(Continued from page 1)
totaling time. District Engineers
oytinmated the City may save as
n rich as $10,000 a year in thaw
cr g -costs alone. Frank Russell
of D-E said he believes three ad
ditional wells could be put down
it, the same location and never
j ump out the water source. Rus
set assisted the city during the
tJr'i.'Ung project by designing the
ns wen and helping with engineer
mf work.
Whett the Council authorized,
Hu- drilling of the new well, it
not expected that it would
It* necessary to go to the depth
t*: the new well; however, at
about the 400-foot level results'
cla wed that there would not be
’'.iilTieient water at the same lev
v! of the old wells to warrant
«l< velopment of a new well. The
r jty then faced with a decision of
grnmg elsewhere and starting a
atsr well, or continuing 1o a
'tmet level on the one already
-•..b.i.rZ.od. Because of the estimated
- (from $30,000 to $40,000) of
vwng elsewhere and installing a
joj>e Ime, it was decided to com-'
f’lui to a lower level on the,
rnrance there would be more
«K»ler. his decision paid off and
iht city now has a water supply
* n4 merit for an unlimited time.
To date the new well has cost
tsu city approximately $25,000.
purchase and installation of
it • pump is about all that re
•<rreins "to be charged against -the
f >t i below sea level, the static
meject.
■'although the new well is 250
water level is 230 feet above sea
fetwel .the static water level is 230
above sea level.
Lutheran Church
Services
If? a.m. Sunday School
II a.m. Morning Worship
EVERYONE WELCOME
PUBLIC DINNER
PLANNED TONIGHT
Advanced ticket sales for the
jpublic turkey dinner to be held
this evening at St. John’s Lu
theran Church indicates the an
nual event will be a big success.
Those who have not yet purchas
ed tickets may do so at the door.
The dinner, which is again be
ing sponsored by St. John’s Lu
theran Church Ladies Aid, will
be served from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
in the church basement. The din
ner will be $2 per person, with
childrens' servings to cost 75c.
j Railroad Manager—
(Continued from page 1)
At the present time the railroad
has 47 locomotives; 79 passenger
coaches; 259 work equipment
pieces; and 2148 cars to handle
the revenue billing and lading.
Anderson pointed out that the
AKR meets all I.C.C. require
ments; safety requirements;
standard bargaining with em
ployees; and has a good rate
structure.
“In the very near future ARR
personnel will be visiting the val
ley area merchants; we want -to
hear first hand about our service.
We have just completed such a
survey in Anchorage where 15
two-man teams conferred with
individual businessmen — asked1
for criticisms—wo are trying to
do something about the latter.
Valley residents will be given
the same opportunity . . . we
want to know your problems”,
Anderson stated.
Before coming to Alaska to
into allied equipment, adding to
the $170 million Alaska Railroad,
take over the general manager’s
post on The Alaska Railroad.
Anderson was general superin
; tendent of transportation on the
Rock Island Railroad. His back
ground includes some 23 years
with the Santa Fe Railroad. He
was accompanied to Palmer by
Glen Cassidy, ARR general coun
sel, who introduced Anderson to
the group.
Mrs. Doris McKinley, program
chairman, announced that Kip
Heddleston, president of the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce,
will be guest speaker at the No
vember 5 meeting of the local
Chamber. Heddleston recently
returned from a trip to Atlanta i
Georgia where he participated in
a special program which welcom
ed Alaska into the Union.
President Eugene Reid, who
presided at the meeting, urged
all Chamber members to attend A
the All Alaska Chamber of Com- .
merce Convention to be held Oc
tober 23, 24, and 25 in Anchorage.
At an executive board meet
ing held Wednesday night of
ficers of the Chamber voted down
an invitation to advertise in a
special edition of the Seattle P-I;
discussed having a sign made for
the Chamber office in the Wood’s
Insurance Office; discussed pre
paring a resolution to present to
the elected legislator from this
area regarding seeking legislation
for the Matanuska Valley State
Fair; and discussed the possibil
ity of the Chamber providing a
listing of rental property in this
area.
WINTER SCHEDULE
ALASKA RAILROAD
Announces
"THE MIDNIGHT SUN"
Between Wasilla and Fairbanks
NORTHBOUND — WASILLA to FAIRBANKS:
10:10 P. M. Sundays and Thursdays
Arriving Fairbanks 8:25 a.m. following day
SOUTHBOUND — FAIRBANKS to WASILLA:
Mondays and Fridays — Arriving Wasilla 6:30 a.m.
Following morning, arriving Anchorage 8:15 a.m.
ADVANCE PULLMAN RESERVATIONS MAY BE MADE
WITH YOUR NEAREST PASSENGER AGENT
H. W. HUTCHINSON
Agent Wasilla
Phone FR-3100
D. L. HAMON
Agent Palmer
Phone PI-2380
Fir
‘e Equity Co
i
2801 SPENARD ROAD, SPENARD, ALASKA
PHONE S5344
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mimm telephone directory
Saturday, October 25
Mail Copy to P, 0. Box 0 or phone PI-3550 for
representative to pick up advertising
Deadline
for listing in white
section is November 3
Phone PI-3000 or call al MTA office for changes or new
listing.
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