COUNCIL J
NOTES j
Eleven visitors were present at
the September 10 meeting of the
>City Council. Seven of the vi dt
ore represented service stations
located in Palmer. Also in at
tendance were Mayor Charles
’Wilson and Councilmen Ray
Lancaster, Charles Logsdon, Al
fred Hagen and Jan Koslosky.
Following the reading of the
minutes the service station re
presentatives who had presented
written appeals to the Council
Jor action regarding the dispens
ing of gasoline, were heard.
A letter was sent to all gar
ages and service stations in the
•«ity by Mayor Wilson on Aug.
22 quoting City Ordinance No.
€0, Section 814, sub-section C
which provides: “Dispensing de
vices at automotive service sta
tions shall be so located that all
parts of the vehicle being served
will be on private property.” The
’letter pointed out that the ordin
ance provides the Fire Chief the
power to modify any of the pro
visions of the Fire Code under
certain conditions and for certain
purposes. It further provides that
.appeals from the Fire Chief’s rul
ing may be made to the City
Council.
A petition carrying signatures
nof seven owners leasees, and
agents of local service stations
was presented to the Fire Chief
asking for a modification of the
ordinance. This request, as ap
plied to the use of city streets
tfor dispensing gas to motor ve
hicles was denied and the
right to appeal was pointed out
an letters sent to all signers of
the petition. These appeals them
s&ives were not discussed in de-;
v the September 10 meet-j
nag J.'instead, following a lengthy,
: Tana sometimes wandering discus
sion ,it was voted by the 'Coun
cil that two service station repre
r sentatives, two members of the j
• City .Council and the mayor
- wmk -.{is a committee and pre
• recommendations at the
'"next regular City Council meet
ing, September 24. Until that
4Lime no action will be taken
■against service station operat
ors who are dispensing gas on
<**rty streets.
•During the discussion it was
again brought out that the Bur
eau of Public Roads will not
3»ve unless such a ruling is fol
riowed (re dispensing gas on
streets). It was suggested by a
•service station owner that the
GSPR might consider paving a dif
ferent street, where no service j
stations were located. However,
HXiis brought the reply that sucll
.an agreement would not solve
the jw%sent problem of dispens
ing gas ... it was again pointed
■ out that other -cities by special
^permission allow such dispens
ing ... it was brought out that
the paving bonds will begin to
wirawr interest as soon as they
ere signed by the city clerk and
that if the paving is going to be
iheld up the bonds must be held
ihack . . . the mayor and council
anembers told the service station
■owners of their many attempts
Ho get the BPR to allow such dis
pensing, and their failure to do
ss*> ... it was pointed out that
^enforcement of the ordinance as
nmv written would mean big
rtnoney adjustments for the gar
• ages involved ... it also was
Spointed out that the new Terri
torial fire code carries about the
same regulation.
■Mrs. James Smith requested
permission to install sewer facil
ities along property on Wasilla
highway. Mrs. Smith was one of
several property owners wrho
amany weeks ago petitioned the
Property Owners^—
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ed before ii has any real value.
To protect mortgage holders,
the law now directs the assessor
to notify by registered mail all
holders of liens on property ap
pearing on a foreclosure list if
directed by said lien holder in
writing to do so.
The assessor’s office now has
forms for lien holders to fill out
and also forms directing the as
sessor to send bills to someone
other than the owner of record.
Since it will be a long time be
for the assessor’s office can shift
all the instruments recorded,
Wakeland said it will help great
ly if errors in ownership are cor
rected by the people involved.
A contract buyer should not be
listed at all until the owner di
rects the assessor to do so he
said. Also, he added, if you are
an owner of record and want an
other party or firm to receive the
bills, you must fill out a request
at the assessor’s office. And, fin
ally he added, any lien holder
of real property can be notified
if that property appears on a
foreclosure list by filling out a
request at the assessor’s office.
CO-OP HAS MONEY
WAITING FOR MANY
Clayton Esslinger M.VJF.C.A.
comptroller, this week reminded
all persons holding certificates of
equity in the Co-Op through the
year 1950, that they may be re
deemed at the business office in
Palmer. Esslinger urged all cer
tificate holders to redeem them
as soon as possible.
DINNER PLANNED
FOR TEACHERS
Members of the Palmer Board
of Education will host a dinner
on Saturday night for all teach
ers and their spouses. The din
ner will be held at Elks hall,
starting at 8 p.m. A special pro
gram is being planned.
Council for action regarding sew
er lines. The City Council ap
proved by motion the installation
of sewer lines and the use of
some city equipment. Pipe for
the work will be made available
by the city; costs of the installa
tion will be borne by the inter
ested property owners with the
city to hold ownership in the
line when completed.
* * *
Mayor Charles Wilson was
authorized to sign ’the contract
between the City of Palmer and
the Cotten Drilling Company for
the drilling of the city’s new
water well.
* * *
Councilmen voted to accept
the paving proposal calling for
two-foot average sub-base.
* * *
By motion the ’ revised rate
schedule of the Matanuska Elec
tric Association was approved.
* * *
Bids were opened and read for
the sale of the city’s old tele
phone truck, for which only one
bid of $50 was received from
John Shaw, and for the four-by
four truck, for which two bids
werfe received. Shaw’s bid was
accepted, as was a bid of $127.50
by Albert Metz for the other
truck. The only other bidder for
the four-by-four was Lauritz
Loberg, with a bid of $117.50.
* * *
Permission was granted the
tax assessor to hold a tax sale at
10 a.m. Oct. 22 at the city hall
building. Similar permission was
granted the tax assessor regard
ing the sale of school district
tax property on October 23.
* * *
Bills approved for payment in
cluded $605.13 from the general
fund and $4,246.15 from the
water fund. Also approved was
the transfer of $3140 from the
property tax fund into the water
fund. This figure represents in
terest on water bonds.
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Bernard Barchelk, August 19,
two charges by territorial police
—driving after license was sus
pended and reckless driving.
Found guilty, fined $30, 6 month
sentence, and one year added to
revoked driver license.
Glen Daniels, August 21, charge
of killing mountain sheep ram
with less than three-quarter
curl, transporting and possessing
same, by Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice. Found guilty, fined $100 of
which $75 was suspended.
Arnold A. Bodhaine, Anchor
age, Aug. 22 charge of killing
mountain sheep ram with less
than three-quarter curl, brought
by FWS, fqund guilty, fined $100,
$50 suspended.
Ward Harrinton, Bonner
Spring, Kansas, August 24, char
ge of killing mountain sheep
ram with less than three-quarter
curl, brought by FWS, found
guilty, $100 fine suspended,
hunting privileges revoked one
year.
Helmut Kalwies, August 24,
territorial police charge driving
without license. Guilty, $15 fine.
Jack Knutson, Wasilla, August p
25, TP charge reckless driving,
fined $50, driver’s license revok
ed 45 days.
Anthony Wladkowski, Anch
orage, August 14, TP charge dis
orderly conduct, guilty, five days
federal jail sentence.
Charles L. Wagner, Anchorage,
August 27, TP charge negligent
driving, guilty, fined $40, driv
er’s license revoked 10 days.
Mary D. Werick, Anchorage,
August 23, TP charge driving
without license, guilty, fined $15.
Robert L. Butler, September 3
military, citizen’s charge burgl
ary. Turned over to military,
then to civilian court, being held
in federal jail to answer to grand
jury.
Crawford J. Powell, Septem
ber 2„ citizen’s charge leaving
scene of accident, under influ
ence of liquor, guilty, fined $150,
30 day sentence, driver’s license
revoked 6 months.
Magnus H. Kircher, September
1, TP charge, driving so as to
endanger, fined $100, $50 sus
pended, driver’s license revoked
45 days.
Henry C. Jones, Anchorage,
September 1, TP charge speed
ing, guilty, fined $15.
Charles E. Wiler, Mt. View,
September 1, obstructing traffic.
Guilty, $10 fine.
Billy D. Loller, September 1,
TP charge negligent driving.
Guilty, $25 fine, driver’s license
revoked 10 days.
Edward A. Riehle, Anchorage,
September 1, TP charge obstruc
ting traffic. Guilty, $10 fine.
Ira S. Medley, Anchorage,
September 1, TP charge obstruct
ing traffic. Guilty, $10 fine.
Billie J. Miliken, Anchorage,
September 1, TP charge obstruct
ing traffic, guilty, $10 fine.
R. C. Saterwhite, September 2,
obstructing traffic, guilty $10
fine.
James W. O’Brien, TP charge, ■
obstructing traffic, guilty, $10
fine.
Joel E. Mourtsen, Spenard,
September 2, TP charge obstruct
ing traffic. Guilty, $10 fine.
Lawrence K. Luyster, Anchor
age, September 6, FWS charge
false statement to obtain resident
hunting license at time a non
resident; taking small mountain
ram in game reserve. Guilty,
fine $200 of which $125 was sus
pended oh first charge; fined
$200 on second charge.
Cecil D. Scott, Anchorage, Sep
tember 10, FWS charge attempt
ing to take mountain sheep in
closed area. Guilty, fined $300 of
which $150 suspended. Hunting
license revoked balance of 1957.
Wayne A. Burkhart, Spenard,
September 10, Commercial Fish
eries charge, fishing for salmon
in posted closed area. Guilty,
fined $100 of which $75 suspend
ed.
Albert M. Van Keuren, 18, and
Robert W. Craig, 23, both milit
ary men, were fined $150 each
September 11 and sentenced to
20 days in federal jail on terri
torial police charge of taking a
vehicle without the owner’s con
sent. The men will be held to
answer to another similar charge
in Anchorage relative to another
vehicle after they have served
the 20 days.
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£r Sweet Peas 5 EM.00
Ks Cream Corn 5 Sf’IcOO
S5S? Ripe Olives , M 39c
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Pineapple eg
cJ” Catsup
5 8oz. $
tins
14 oz. bottle
Hills Bros. - Instant
COFFEE
Doodle Dandy - Country Style
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!Lt Cereal 5 Vt. 1.00
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Denial Cream
Simoniz Floor Wax
B“" Fruil Jars WMs
Mason
Moutti
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