FAIRBANKS U.iArJji
TAX EXEMPTION FOR
CO-OP’S NEW PLANT
The City Council of Fairbanks
last week directed City Attorney
William Boggess to draw up an
■ ordinance covering tax exemp
; tion for new industries.
The action followed a request
from Fred Zieke, M. V. F. C. A.
general manager, for tax exem
ption on the Co-Op’s new milk
processing plant being installed
in Fairbanks. Zieke told council
men that the installation will
run over a quarter of a million
dollars, that a Fairbanks archi
tect and contractor are doing the
remodeling on the old laundry
building and that plans for the
nc-w plant have been approved
-• by the Alaska Department of
-*w Health. The exemption will run
.around $1,000 or more a year,
✓ueke said this week. The exem
• ption was granted by the Fair
' banks City Council, in light of
1 the new industry locating in that
r area, which will encourage local
. grade A milk production and di
' versified development.
Zieke said this week that con
: struction on the plant is well
’• ander way and will probably be
ready for operation around the ;
: first of June, with equipment al- :
ready enroute. Jack Flint, who 1
- has been with the local cream- ,
* ery department for two and one
half years, has been named man
: ager of the Fairbanks plant and
' will leave for that city around
‘ the middle of May. His family
' will move to the far north city
- soon. Also planning to transfer to
' the Fairbanks plant is Jim Stew
: art, who with his family will
: move to Fairbanks later next
? month.
* Council Notes—
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* cal supplies for the Greater Pal
-- mer Area are expected to arrive
- in Palmer next week, Rev. Imme
: stated.
Another visitor to the council
: meeting was Lew Hanks, mem
ber of the Palmer School Board.
He attended in support of a let
ter from the school board to the
* council requesting that a water
: rate study be made. He pointed
* out that where the school had
" been averaging $32 a month with
' the old system, it now appears
“ that it will average around $200 j
■ at the present metered rate. Al- j
* though he received the council’s
: sympathy, members pointed out
' that the established rate is nec
* essary to pay off the costs of the
■ new water system over a period
■ ;>f 20 years. The request was
' turned over to members of the
' water and finance committee for
: study.
Charles Tryck, member of the
Rutledge - Johnston - Tryck firm
* who are making a sewer system
-■-study in Palmer, was present and
: showed council members and the
: mayor a revised map of the pro
* posed system. A preliminary es
"timated construction cost would
’Tun around $291,000, including a
‘20 percent contingency fund: en
gineering costs would run around
' 7 l/z percent, and administrative
* cost?, overhead, hearings, ease
: ments, etc. would come up to
' about $15,000, making a total es
' timated cost of $327,900. This
' figure would represent the recom
mended minimum amount neces
: sary to construct the necessary
project, but would not include the
'costs of an outfall, he said.
The renewal of workmens’
* compensation insurance was ap
2 proved.
* * *
Council members approved a
: resolution allowing the city clerk
-to delegate certain duties to the
-appointed assessor-collector for
- 1954, with city council approval,
i An ordinance providing permis
■ sion to the city clerk to delegate
* certain duties with the consent of
the council, for any year, v/as pas
f sed as an emergency ordinance
•' and the mayor’s signature auth
«■ irized.
- Members of the budget-finance
c committee reminded council
rmembers that the board of equal
ization is scheduled to meet one
week from Wednesday night. As
sessment notices have not yet
oeen completed, they reported,
! but will be mailed to real proper -
* iy owners as soon as possible.
* • *
The next regular meeting will
be held Tuesday night, May 4
ci the city clerk’s office.
“Show the Congressmen the flag of A1 aska;" said Bill Stookey of Stookey Glass *
Company, Anchorage, when he gave an Alaskan Flag to Walter J. Hickel, prominent r
Alaskan businessman who is leaving for W ashington. D. C. to assist in lining up the r
House vote for Statehood. I
In accepting the flag Hickel said. "When a Congressman expresses surprise that *
Alaska has a flag, I think it is about time we give him the gospel on Statehood and equal
rights for us Americans up here."
Asked about the chances of the bill getting through the House, Hickel said, "It's
going to be a tough battle, but we are going to fight with all our might."
While in the States. Hickel will see top Republican party officials, including
Leonard Hall, Republican National Commit leeman.
Mayor McKechnie—
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al expenses of an energetic May
or.
Respectfully yours,
Don McKechnie”
Following the acceptance of
the resignation of Mayor Mc
Kechnie, council members dis
cussed with City Attorney John
Shaw what measures are proper
in filling the office of Mayor
when there is a resignation dur
ing term of office. Territorial
legislature provides for the fill
ing of a vacancy in the council
for the period of time preceding
the next election. However, only
the authority to appoint or elect
romeone to fill a vacancy caused
by the absence of the Mayor, is
provided. It does not state that
this appointment or election
shall be only until the next gen
eral election, as it does for an
absence in the council.
Council members expressed a ‘
wish to leave the selection of
another mayor up to the people,
if this is legally possible.
City council members voted to
empower Councilwoman Betty
Mears to act as Mayor and full
fill all duties of a Mayor until
a permanent appointment is
made or until a Mayor is elected.
The vote was unanimous, with
(ASKS ROADS BE
REHABILITATED
AND BLACK-TOPPED
Over 100 letters urging that
funds be made available for the
rebuilding and repairing of the
farm to market roads in the Ma
tanuska Valley has been sent to
Harold Stranberg to the Alaska
Highway Commission and to Ir
ving Reed, of the Territorial
Road Commission by members
! of the Matanuska Valley Repub
! lican club.
The letter also requests that the
; road between Palmer and Wasil
la (called “Boulder Lane” by the
Valley residents) be rehabilitated,
| and black-topped. This section of
1 the roads, the letters states, has
i been slated for black topping in
| previous years, but for some rea
! son or other has always been
[•sidetracked.
Club members urged immediate
steps toward fulfilling the above
requests.
Councilwoman Mears refrain
ing from voting.
At the conclusion of the busi
ness for which the special meet
ing was called, the meeting was
adjourned and council members
met as an equalization board, at
which time real property assess
ments were reviewed.
ATTENTION ALL ROYAL ARCH MASONS
There will be a meeting of Palmer R. A. M.
U. D. Tuesday night, May 11, at the Carpen
ters hall at 8:00 p.m. All Royal Arch Masons
in the valley are urged to attend, as this will
be an organizational meeting relating to
meeting nights and other matters concerning
this R. A. M. Chapter.
M. E. BURGAN HP
Need New Tires!
TRADE IN YOUR OLD TIRES FOR
NEW ONES AT
Fred's Service
Right Next to Co-Op Garage
RIDERS PRACTICING
PARADE ROUTINES
Various parade routines were
practiced by members of the Ar
ctic Trails Riding club this past
Sunday, in preparation for their
summer program. The group
worked out at the fairgrounds.
Approximately 15 members
turned out for the club’s April
27 meeting. For those who were
not there, members this week j
emphasized the need for both {
horses and riders to turn out Sat- :
urday evening and Sunday after- !
noon for drill practise.
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BIG FIREWORKS
DISPLAY TO BI
FEATURED AT FAIR
'•’h" 1954 Matanuska Valley
Fair will have as one of its main
attractions, a gigantic display of
fireworks, fair board members |
announced this week.
The display will include both j
ground and areal pieces and will
be the largest fireworks display
ever set off in the Valley. In
addition to the night works, day
bombs have been ordered in
quantity and will liven up the
three-day Fair with frequent
displays.
Practically all the advertising
material that will be needed for
this year’s fair has been ordered,
they reported. This includes pos
ters, tickets, ribbons, and the
various other materials neces
sary.
Although no definite project
has yet been started, ground im- j
provements will being as soon as
weather permits. An application •
for territorial funds will be made
again this year. Last year a total i
of $2,145 from funds made avail
able by the 1953 legislature for
the promotion of fairs in the ter
ritory was obtained by the Fair
Association.
The next fair board meeting
will be held Monday, May 3, at
the Brook’s Equipment store at
8 p.m.
Heavy duty equipment the Al
aska Road Commission is asking
bids on may be inspected from
now until May 12 here in Pal
mer and in Anchorage. Bids close
May 13.
WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY
APRIL 28 — 29
SHOWS 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY — SATURDAY
APRIL 30 — MAY 1
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee 2:00 P. M.
"UNDAY — MONDAY