Laurel outlook., 1949-07-06
COUNCIL PASSES
ORDINANCE FOR
SWIMMING POOL
Measure Authorizes Receiv-
ing Bids, Letting Contract
Sewer District Created

i SEWER DlSIrlcI CredCeQ
The city's public swimming
pool, for which ~taxpaying resi-
dents voted a $4,000 bond issue
: earlier this year, progressed to
the point where the city council
approved ordinance 412 Tuesday
evening, providing for receiving
bids and letting a construction
contract for the pool.
The council also passed resolu-
ton 700, creating special i'm
provement district ~ for a sew
Ell line on Seventh avenue, to be
paid for in three annual INSTALL
ments. Involved is excavating
1920 feet of trench and laying
eight-inch vitrified pipe. Six
manholes will be installed. The
total estimated cost is $1,000.
Representatives of the Com
mercial club suggested to. the
council that the city take over
the summer recreation program.
They said the program has
grown to such an extent that it
is no longer possible for organi-
cations to finance it.
Councilmen attending the ses-
sion we're McManus, Mccormick,
Freebury, Feuerbacher, Tubman,
Paul Void, Romeo and Rodgers,
with Mayor Peter d. Thomson
presiding.
C. E. Mckinney asked for a
renewal of his lease on cabins
in Riverside park. 1t was or
dered that a three-year lease be
drawn, with rental fixed at $50
per month throughout each year.
DIR. d. A. Nottingham and
Oliver Void represented the
Commercial club in suggesting
that the city assume entire oper-
alton of the recreation program,
the cost of which has heretofore
been split among the CONNER
cial club, city and school district.
They recommended that the pro-
gram be handled by the city
along lines similar to operation
of Athletic park.
Kenneth Walton of the fire de-
partment said it would be neces-
sary for the city to include a
one-mill levy in the taxes for
the coming three years if the
Firemen's Relief association &C
count is to be brought up to
the limit set by law.
Reports for June were receiv-
ed from the police department,
police judge and library board.
Applications for beer and liq-
uor licenses were granted the
Eagles club, Laurel bar, Cheerio,
Joe Marcure, Palace bar and
Board of Trade. A beer license
granted the Mill Drive-In;
a club license and beer and Ii
quor license was issued to the
V. F. w. club, and a wholesale
beer license to Franks store.
A permit was granted r. W.
Watson to build a 10 by 22-foot
addition on the west SO feet of
lots l and 2, block IA, Laurel
Heights, at an approximate cost
Of $500. Another was for W. E.
Mcdaniel to build a 10 by "a ad-
dition on lots IS, 10 and 20,
block 5, Young's subdivision,
$500.
Emanuel Frank received a per- d.
nit to build a 26 by 46 house
on lots II and ~, block 81, Vel
-cwstone subdivision, $4,000.
An application was approved
Tor Harold S. Collins to build a
house % by a. feet of pumice
stone blocks on lots II and 10,
block 8, Park subdivision, cost
ng $4,000. Included will be an
attached garage.
Mike Segmiller was authoriz-
d to build a 10 by 16 addition
md a % by "a garage on lots
and 7, block 80, Allard subdi-
ision, $3.50.
A permit was granted Phillip
'osch to remodel and convert a
ouble garage and workshop into
"a by 26 house on lots % and
a, block 10, Nutting subdivision,
1000.
Phillip Kline's application was
ranted for building a ID by %
arage or lots 10 and ID, block
Yellowstone subdivision, $3.50.
Mrs. Rose Bailey was given a
ermit to build a 81 by 81 house
n lots 10, IA, Is and 16, block
z, Nutting subdivision, $4,000.
The charge for inspecting wir-
lg was raised to So instead of
ne former 81, the city to receive
l and the inspector 81. The in
cannot inspect his own
'ork.
A letter from employees of the
.ty in which they requested an
$1,000 =