CITY COUNCIL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS i
A statement by the Planning
and Zoning Commission that
they desire a 30 foot setback
from the center of Cushman St.
from Third to Twelfth Ave.
drew criticism at Monday
night’s City Council meeting.
Councilman Ted Cox started
the discussion when he asked if
the recommendation would re
quire a public hearing by the
Commission.
City Attorney Barry Jackson
stated that the present 25 foot set
back is established by Ordinance,
and that any action to change this
Ordinance must come up for public
hearing in front of the Planning
and Zoning Commission, and then
in front of the Council.
Councilman Red Boucher then
pointed to the section in the Com
mission’s minutes which states,
“The over-all as^ssed valuation
would be $66,000 for the east side
of Cushman and including the fol- ;
lowing properties on the west side:
Hajdukovich and Burgess properties
in TAR-7, the Sullivan and Com
peau land, and the First National
Bank at Airport Way.”
Boucher wanted to know where
the $66,000 came from, and, in ob
jecting to the Commission’s pro
posal said, “I would certainly hate
to see the paving project as pro
posed by the voters, held up over
a hassle like this.”
One Way Street
Couneihvoman Ringstad pointed
out that it was planned to make
Cushman a one-way street in the
future. She stated that she did not
feel this was the time to try and
start a new setback rule. “The whole
thing, in my opinion, is downright
ridiculous,” she said.
City Manager Clifford Nordby
said that perhaps he was the cause
of the proposal. He explained that
in the TAR-7 area, an additional 5
ft. setback is required. He said that
recently he had received a request
from a property owner in the area
wanting to know whether or not
the 5 ft. setback was going to be
uniform.
Mayor Joseph Ribar stated that
he felt it was too late to start such
a venture, especially after the Lav
ery Building, the First National
Bank, and Woolworth had been
allowed to build.
Pinska Store
Boucher then pointed out that
the Pinska Stores are planning to
erect a new building at Third and
Cushman, and that they wanted to
know what effect the proposed set
back w-ould have on their building '
permit.
City Attorney Barry Jackson
stated that there was no cause for
worry and that the building permit
request would be processed normal- !
ly and would not be held up to al- j
low the Council to change the law.
The minutes of the Planning and
Zoning Commission were “accepted I
as commented upon."
Other Business
In other business, the Council
awarded the bid for the purchase
of one tractor-dozer, opened bids
for the purchase of one 4X4 emer
gency unit and two *^-ton van-body
trucks, appointed members to the
Board of Health and the Citizens’
Advisory Committee, approved three
deeds, and passed two ordinances
from first to second reading.
The Carrington Company was
awarded the bid for the purchase
of one crawler tractor-dozer with a
low bid of $17,347 with trade-in.
Carrington Company was the ap
parent low bidder for one 4X4 Car
ryall Emergency Unit, with a bid
of $4,125.
Carrington Company was also the
apparent low bidder for two ’^-ton
van-body trucks with a combined
bid of $5,390.
Water Bonds
Ordinance 1133, which provides
for a Bond Election on the proposi
tion of issuing $2,000,000 in general
obligation bonds for improvements
FAIRBANKS SPORTS LOG
Feb. 14—Badminton at Barnette . 8:00 p.m. I
Teen Basketball at Main .... 6:30 p.m. j
Women’s Basketball, Lathrop
vs. Fairbanks Women at Main . 8:00 p.m.
Hockey at Griffin. 7:00 o.m. j
Public Skating at Griffin. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. !
Feb. 15—Honest John vs Rays at Main. 7:00 p.m.
Mecca vs U of A at Main . 8:30 p.m.
Skating Lessons at Griffin . 7:00 p.m. j
Public Skating at Griffin . 5:00 p.m. j
Physical Fitness at Lathrop . 4:10 p.m. ;
Feb. 16—Lathrop JVs at Lathrop . 7:00 p.m.
Lathrop vs East Anchorage at Lathrop 8:30 o.m.
U of A vs Rangers at Wainwright. 8:00 p.m.
First Methodist vs First
Church of Nazarene at Hunter. 7:00 o.m.
St. Matthews vs Fairbanks Lutheran 9:00 p.m.
Hockey Practice at Griffin . 7:00 p.m. f
Public Skating at Griffin. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. I
Feb. 17—Lathrop JVs at Lathrop . 7:00 p.m.
Lathrop vs East Anchorage at Lathrop 8:30 n.m. j
Sledding at Lazelle Road .10:00 a.m.
Public Skating at Griffin .12: 00 noon
Boys' Hockey at Griffin .10:00 a.m.
Boys’ Basketball at Main .12:00 noon
Teen Basketball at Main . 1:30 p.m.
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in the water treatment plant arcs
for water extension, was passec,
from fjrst to second reading to be
brought up for public hearing on
Feb. 26. The date of the election
will not be sei until Feb. 26.
Ordinance 1134 which amends the
Ordinance regulating Chauffeurs'
licenses was advanced to public
hearing and final passage on
Feb. 19
George Cooper was appointed to
the Board of Health and Earl Cook
was appointed to the Citizens’ Ad
visory Committee.
Outside Arrest
Councilman Boucher requested in
formation on whether or not City
police officers are allowed to make
arrests outside the City limits. He
said that in the case he had in
mind, a woman had been arrested
at her home, outside the City
limits, brought downtown, finger
printed. and mugged.
He explained that the woman is
now in the process of applying for
citizenship, and that these pro
ceedings had made her a nervous
wreck. He said the cause of the
proceedings was a parking viola
tion.
City Attorney Jackson stated that
the officers had been serving a
bench warrant, and that they were
acting as special officers of the Dis
trict Magistrate’s Court, and not as
police officers. He went on to ex
plain that the woman had failed to
answer a postal notice and a sum
mons from the Magistrate’s Court.
City Attorney Jackson reported
that the Public Health Department
had informed him there was not
sufficient health hazard in the Fair
banks area to force everyone to
hook-up to City water. “It is clear
from their position that we cannot
require everyone to hookup,” Jack
son said.
Colors in the Seattle World’s
Fair 600-foot Space Needle with re
volving restaurant near its top will
be Astronaut white. Galaxy gold
Regentry red and Orbital olive, in
addition to a variety of colors in a
flaming natural gas torch that will
burn 40 feet above the needle.
Ssn, Gruening Seeking Aid
For Gold Mining Industry
WASHINGTON (Special)—Senator Ernest Gruening (D
Alaska) this week said it was in the public interest to subsidize
the nation's gold miners. He called particular attention to Pres
ident Kennedy's words in the 1962 State of the Union message
in which the President said the administration had no intention
oi cnoKing c»n demesne recovery ~
in its efforts to safeguard the dol
lar.
The Senator cited the nation's
dwindling gold reserve as reason
for a domestic subsidy for newly
mined gold. He said the subsidy pro
posed in Senate joint resolution 44
would "go far to reverse the trend
of a dwindling gold reserve."
Gruening pointed out that the
legislation in no way changes the
price of gold on the world market.
He said there should be a national
concern over the lessening of U S
gold production.
Gruening cited world production
figures appearing in the 1960 Miner
| als Yearbook which showed U S
! production in the ten-year period
| of 1951-60 falling 225.711 ounces, or
| from 1.905.511 ounces to 1.679,800
i ounces, while the estimated U.S.S.R
production increased nearly 2 mil
lion ounces from 9.200.000 ounces to
11.000.000 ounces in the same period.
Incentive Payments
Senate joint resolution 44 pro
poses incentive payments not ex
ceeding $35 per ounce of new gold
for production within the United
States, its territorial possessions, or
' the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Such incentives would be in addi
tion to the regular payment now in
| effect.
Listing uses of gold. Senator
Gruening noted that in addition to
serving as the backbone of the na
tion's economy, the metal also is
A one-horsepower motor will
power the revolving deck of the
600-foot Space Needle Restaurant
at the Seattle World's Fair Because
of an 800 to 1 gear ratio that re
sults in the 360 degree turn in an
hour, one-horsepower is sufficient
j in the 250-person capacity restaur
; ant turntable.
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used for gold coatings in steering
jets for space vehicles to reflect
cosmic radiation.
The Alaska senator said gold pro
duction dropped from 180.000 ounces
in 1960 to 113.000 ounces in 1961. He
said a further cutback was antici
pated "if existing practices and price
continue."
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