The Redwood gazette., 1934-01-11
COUNCIL CONTINUES
EFFORT TO LOCATE
site FOR AIRPORT
Hardy, Patton on Committee to
Continue Study; Confer
With O'COnnOr
WARNER RENAMED CHIEF
No Effort Made to Secure Liquor
License; Ordinance of 1911
Prevents Sale Here

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Feeling that further attempts to
find suitable location for an airport
to be built with government money
should be made, aldermen w. L. Har-
,dy and George A. Patton were ap-
pointed by Mayor H. D. Thorp to
investigate the feasibility of the plan
at the annual organization meeting
Tuesday night.
The committee is to look further
for a site on which the airport can
be built without too much expense to
the city. Mr.. Hardy and Mr.. Patton
went to Sacred Heart Wednesday to
discuss again the price of the site
along the south side of the fair
grounds with Ed O'Connor, owner.
Later in the day they went to ST..
Paul to get further details. l.. j..
Kise and Fred Anthony went with
them.
Councilmen agreed at the meeting
that the plan is good proposition 10
give labor here. The government will
pay from $4,000 to $4,000 for work
on the ground if it is completed by
February Is.
]. j. Hill, district engineer for the
U. S. department of commerce, air.
port division, made the offer Friday.
The city council and board of county
commissioners held joint session
that afternoon to consider the plan.
A committee was named to study it
further.
Members of the committee are w.
T. Hardy of the council, E. A. Pease
Representing the board and Fred H.
Anthony, city engineer, who was
agreed upon by Mr.. Pease and Mr..
Hardy as the third member.
The airport would be one of 73 now
under construction or to be construct
ed in the state under the Civil Works
administration program. Eighty per
cent of the grant must be spent for
labor and it is estimated that between
125 and $50 men. would be given work
through the project. This would be
in addition to the quota of 470 men
now on CWA jobs in the county.
Mr.. Hardy was reelected vice pre-
sident of the council. The committees
appointed were: ways and means, j.
F. Knudson and Mr.. Hardy; streets,
alleys and sidewalks, Mr.. Patton, and
John Brueske; sewer and water, Mr..
Knudson and Mr.. Hardy; fire, per-
mits, building and ground, Mr.. Pat
on and Mr.. Knudson and band, Mr..
Brueske and Mr.. Patton.
DR.. H. B. Cole was reappointed
city health officer and Mrs. A. D. Nc
Rae and DIR. E H. johnson were
named members of the board Of
health. Leon H. Brown was reelected
city attorney and F. H. Anthony, city
engineer, both on fee basis.
Oscar Warner was renamed chief
of police with the same salary of
$112.5O per month and will be given
a ten-days' vacation, the time subject
to approval by the council. DIR. C.
Cherry was renamed dairy inspector
at a salary of 500 per year and
Joseph M. Corbett was again appoint
ed fire marshall.
Thomas Seifert was reappointed
street commissioner and superintend-
ent of waterworks at salary of $3.50
per month. The council decided to
hold meetings as usual at 1880 p. m.
the first Monday of each month.
Fees for dance permits were set at
the same price, 81 per dance and the
theatre license was set at 81 per year.
During a discussion of the liquor
question which twas off the record" "
Mayor Thorp reminded the group
that in 1911 when John P. Cooper
was mayor, an ordinance was passed
which prohibited the sale of hard
liquors in the city. The council would
have to rescind that ordnance be-
fore liquor could be legally sold here.
No applications for licenses were re-
ceived and no action was taken.
Frank G. Hubbard who January 2
was elected recorder and F. w. STAN
ton, new city treasurer, took offices.
Council members approved the plan
for ornamental lights for the propos-
ed Redwood river bridge on Highway
IA in Redwood Falls at meeting
Wednesday last week at which time
the canvassing board met to check
the ballots of the city election.