CITY COUNCIL NEWS BRIEFS
The Cushman Street set-back
was the principal item of dis
cussion at Monday’s City Coun
cil meeting.
The question was brought up
for public hearing by the Plan
ning and Zoning Commission.
The Commission indicated that
it felt Cushman should be wid
ened to sixty feet to provide a
four-lane road from Airport
Wav to the four-lane Cushman
Bridge.
Don Gordon, who earlier had pre
sented a petition signed by many
Cushman St. property owners op
posing the proposal, appeared to
defend his position.
Gordon pointed out that the Com
mission had proposed that a five
foot set back be enforced against
all new buildings on Cushman. He
stated that it might be 30 to 40
years before present buildings built
flush to the sidewalk would be old
enough to be destroyed and thus
provide a pniform set back.
Gordon also objected to the pro
posed widening because he felt it
would, in fact, create a four-lane
arterial running right through the
City. He said such a street woulrl
tend to bring additional traffic
down Cushman and spoil the street- :
as a snopping area.
Councilman Tom Roberts pointed |
out that had the set-back ordinance
been enforced 20 years ago, there ■
wouldn't be any problem to widen
ing the street today.
Councilman Boucher pointed out
that Cushman still is a problem and
urged Council members to give
thought to some system of diverting
traffic around the core area of the
City.
After more discussion the Coun
cil unanimously defeated the widen
ing proposal.
Water Going Ahead
Utilities Manager Robert Wade
reported that the Utilities Board
has decided to go ahead with the
expansion of water treatment facili
ties this year. Since the sale of gen
eral obligation bonds authorized in
a recent election has been blocked
by a suit, the expansion will be paid
for out of revenue bonds.
Wade said that due to the suit
there probably wouldn’t be any
progress on the extension of water
to South Fairbanks. Slaterville, or
other proposed extensions this year.
He said that this work should com
mence next year, provided the Gen
eral Obligation Bonds can be sold.
A request for a liquor license
transfer to the International Liquor
Store was denied when it was
learned that state law forbids liquor
establishments within 200 feet of a
church. The International Hotel is
178 feet from the Immaculate Con
ception Church.
An attempt to table indefinitely
Ordinance 1131 (Tort Claims Against
the City) was blocked when Coun
cilman Boucher switched his vote
to the prevailing side and made a
motion for reconsideration.
Boucher stated that he felt there
was a lot of good in the Ordinance.
The Council authorized the pur
chase of additional land from the
Dawdy property on Noble for the
j construction of a sidewalk between
Fourth and Fifth.
The Council voted to appropriate
S4.000 for a summer swimming pro
gram.
Consideration of the 1962 school
budget was postponed one week for
further study.
Harrie Hughes presented the
Council with a' letter protesting the
property assessment rate. He also
stated that he was unable to obtain
a copy of the assessment break
downs. Hughes charged that the
City Manager was at fault for not i
providing citizens with these fig- i
ures.
Hughes also made mention of a
petition being circulated requesting j
the removal of the City Manager.
Soon after Hughes’ letter was
read, a letter from City Manager
Clifford Nordby was read request
ing acceptance of his resignation.
Funeral Services
For Frank Johns
Funeral services for Frank P.
Johns, 79-year-old pioneer who died
Saturday are at 2 pm. tomorrow
at Fairbanks Memorial Chapel.
Johns resided in the International
Hotel in Fairbanks and had lived
in Alaska for about 25 years. He
was born in Pittsburgh. Pennsyl
vania.
A local bartender for many years,
Johns had served as financial sec
retary of the Bartenders Local 877.
He is not known to have any rela
tives.
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MOTHER'S DAY HAWAIIAN LUAU PLANNED
Food, entertainment and at
mosphere direct from the 50th
State will greet Fairbanksans
who attend the Mother’s Day
Hawaiian Luau, from 12:30 to
5:30 p.m. Sunday at Foodland
parking lot, Cushman side.
Sponsored by the Fairbanks Lion’s
Club and Foodland. the luau will
feature authentic Hawaiian food—
Kalua pig, chicken long rice, lorn:
lomi salmon, sweet potatoes, pine
apples, punch, poi, coconut cake
dried tuna and hau pia.
Two complete professional Ha
waiian shows flown in from Hawaii
by Pan American will provide en
tertainment including a Samoan
sword dance.
Also from Hawaii. Donald Chang.
Willy Barros and Pa. all of whom
are luau specialists, will prepare the
; feast. They will be greeted at the
j airport tomorrow by Georgia Har
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ACS Sees Phone
Record Sunday
The U.S. Army Alaska Communi
cations System reports that a rec
ord volume of telephone calls to
and from Alaska is expected on
Mother’s Day. May 13. Additiona’
stateside circuits will be activated
to handle the flood of calls.
The ACS suggests that persons
planning to make long distance calls
secure the numbers in advance, in
order to speed service.
Where exchange of telephone
numbers by mail is not possible
ACS will secure the numbers in
advance with no charge to the cus
tomer. This service is available to
customers who contact their long
distance operator and ask for the
number of the porson to be called.
ACS says that reduced rates will
be in effect from 6:00 p.m.. Satur
day, May 12. until 4:30 a.m., Mon
day, May 14,
tendants as well as the Fairbanks
Lions’ Club.
Some 1176 pounds of lava rock
will be used to bake 700 pounds
of kalua pig which are domesticated
Hawaiian pigs. The pigs will be
wrapped in tea leaves and baked in
an underground pit over a cord of
hardwood.
Fifteen hundred Hawaiian leis,
20 cartons of papayas. lt)4 pounds
of poi, 20 pounds of long rice. 150
pineapples, 2000 tea leaves, four
banana stumps, 76 pounds of tapa
paper, 100 coconut panels, 60 pounds
of dried tuna and one gallon of
coconut milk are being sent to Fair
banks from Hawaii.
Exotic tiowers will be on sale
Saturday and Sunday at Foodland
by the Lionesses of Fairbanks.
Only 1,500 tickets will be sold.
These are available from any Fair
banks Lion or at the Northward
Building office. Pan Am office or
Foodland. All proceeds will go to
the Fairbanks Lions’ Club and their
various community projects.
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