THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter, op Oct, 21. 1947. at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Editor___Virginia Gallant
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Letters to
fhe Editor
Editor’s note: The following
letter is being reprinted to ex
plain the recent street work
done in the Experiment Station
section of Palmer. The letter is
addressed to the Street Commit
tee of the City of Palmer to be
presented at the next regular
meeting of the City Council.
In order to assure full under
standing of the recent drainage
and street improvement pro
gram, the initial phases of which
were completed last week, thfe
Experiment Station is forward
ing the following report through
your committee to the City
Council and the residents of
Palmer.
As soon as the City could sup
ply street grade information
based on Tryck’s surveys, Mr.
Dave Bryant was hired by the
Experiment Station to do the
necessary excavating. He con
structed a drainage ditch some
500 feet long on the east boun
dry of the Experiment Station
land. It is hoped this ditch will
remove all surface drainage
from the street area. Surface
water will collect on the south
part of the Experiment Station
property. It will not drain into
-either the airport system or the
Springer road net and thus of
fers no hazard to the airport,
the high school, nor other city
streets.
In conformity with city speci
fications, Mr. Bryant also exca
vated Fairview street betweeif
Snodgrass and Federal intersec
tions. Both projects required
lBVt hours of his time and were
controlled by levels established
by Experiment Station person
nel. An estimated 1600 yards of
soil was removed.
Prior to lowering the street
grade, a cooperative arrange
ment was agreed upon with the
City’s Street Committee to in
sure that subgrade materials
meeting City specifications
would be available. The City
agreed to furnish and load such
materials providing the Experi
ment Station would haul them
into place. Mr. Felzien spent ap
proximately 10 hours in loading
trucks with subgrade aggregate
furnished by the City. To haul
gravel the Experiment station
hired Mr. Boicourt (who furnish
ed his own truck), Mr. Dick
Branton (who drove an Experi
ment Station truck for four
hours, and the City’s truck for
six hours), and Mr. Jack Zimow
ske (who furnished a truck and
driver).
Listed below are the estimated
costs to the Experiment Station
for this improvement:
Planning and supervision:
$105; earth moving; $462.50;
back hoe (Hayes): $99; back fill
ing: $40; trucks and drivers
(Zimowske, Boicourt, Branton):
$198; survey and level controls:
$78. Total contribution of the
Experiment Station: $982.50.
It should . be noted that this
improvement represents a con
tribution of nearly $1,000 by the
Experiment Station to the City
of Palmer because this particu
lar block is a city street. The Ex
periment Station justifies this
contribution on the basis that
good access and good drainage
make for better working condi
tions and prevent costly build
ing and grounds maintenance.'
It is realized that the City of
Palmer is now in no position to
underwrite the cost of this work
nor could it be undertaken alone
by the City in the forseeable
future. On the other hand, it is
believed that the City’s contri
bution—consisting of about 12 ,
hours of Mr. Felzien’s time plus
the subgrade gravels—is a mod
est but extremely worthwhile ex
, penditure. Without this cooper
ation the job could not have
been done.
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CALENDAR
Of EVENTS
THURSDAY, JULY 5
BOY SCOUT TROOP 654, Le
gion hall, 7 p.m.
AM. LEGION & AUXILIARY,
Legion hall, 8 p.m.
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park, 6:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, JULY 6
4-H COMMUNITY MEET, High
school cafe, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 8
SOURDOUGH HOMEMAKERS
picnic, Irwin cabin
MONDAY, JULY 9
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASS’N.,
Moose hall, 8 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park, 6:15 p.m.
REP. WOMENS EXEC. MEET,
Tunnicliffe home, 1:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 10
CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8
p.m.
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE,
Moose hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
MAT. VALLEY SPORTSMEN,
Meeting room, 8 p.m.
PADMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8
p.m.
CARPENTERS LOCAL, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 12
LITTLE LEAGUE, Co-Op ball
park, 6:15 p.m.
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange hall, 8 p.m.
The Experiment Station plans
to continue the improvement of
this particular block when and
if funds and materials become
available. In the meantime, we
wish to express our thanks to
the City of Palmer and especi
ally to Mr. Felzien. Mr. Buzby’s
help is also appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
ALLAN H. MICK
Associate Director
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MONDAY, JULY 9
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THURSDAY, JULY 12
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MONDAY, JULY 16
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THURSDAY, JULY 19
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THURSDAY, JULY 27
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MONDAY, JULY 30
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