Laurel outlook., 1949-03-16
CITY ACQUIRES AIR
CAR
OF PIPE, FITTINGS
Two Firemen's designations
After 20 Years OF Service
Are Accepted By Council

! The city council at a session
Tuesday evening bought a slight
, ly used air compressor with ac-
/; ~cessories and tools from the
Western Construction company,
subject to approval of the city
engineer and after check of spec
ifications. The price was ST.
1926. Bids were submitted by
other concerns for various
a amounts and equipment. The
compressor selected has a cap
acity of 105 cubic feet. Among
accessory tools are a paving
breaker with spade and MOL
point, a spader with spade and
moil point, and two backfill tam
pers.
Bids were also opened for a
carload of pipe, with the offer
of the American Cast Iron Pipe
company accepted. The bid con-
sisted of prices on items of pipe
of various dimensions and a va
riety of fittings.
Two members of the fire de-
partment, R. B. Packard and C.
A. Duncan, each with a record
of 20 years of service, offered
designations which were accepted.
The clerk, Miss Tillie Hohendorf,
was instructed to write letters
of appreciation to Packard and
Duncan for their long service to
the city.
George and Bud Gallagher ap-
peared before the council in re-
gard to a rest home for old
people on Fifth avenue. A pc
tition against the establishment
of such a home and bearing the
signatures of % property owners
on Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
avenues was presented. The re-
quest was disallowed.
John Price appeared in regard
to an ordinance on minors in
bowling alleys and pool rooms.
The city attorney, B. l.. Price,
was instructed to write an or
dinance on the subject for con-
sideration of the council at its
next meeting.
G.. F. Lindauer offered to buy
three box cars belonging to the
city, which the mayor was given
permission to sell at a price to
be determined.
Monthly reports by the city
treasurer and the city clerk were
accepted and approved.
A permit was granted J. J.
Holmes to build a "a by SO
concrete and cinder-block house
on lots, g., 9 and 10, block 81,
Allard Subdivision, at an approx
mate cost of $4,000.
An application by C. ]. Whit
field to build a concrete-block
house on lots 9 and 10, block 5,
Nutting subdivision at an esti-
mated cost of $4,000, was grant
ed.
An application was approved
for Fred Vogel, Jr., to move a
10 by ID frame garage from
119 Yellowstone avenue to lots
3 and a, block 10, Yellowstone
subdivision, at a cost of $3.50.
John Rupp was denied permits
sion to nov a 10 by IL brooder
house from southwest of Laurel
to a site inside the city because
of not meeting specifications.
Granted was the application of
John Metzger to raise a house
and place it on a concrete found
alton and to build a IL by 24-foot
addition on the south 10 feet of
lot 2 and all of lot 3, block z,
Yellowstone subdivision, at an ap-
proximate cost of 1925.
The city clerk was instructed
to advertise that no person will
be permitted to move a building
into the city or start construc-
ton on a building without first
obtaining permission from the
city council.
The city engineer, Chef Eyer,
brought up the request of
&. NJ. Jackson of the Royal
theater for permission to build
a bicycle rack in front of the
,heater. The matter was referred
% the street and alley commit
tee with authority to act.
A motion prevailed that assess
nents for the sewer on Seventh
be handled as described
by a petition signed by the ma
iority of property owners and
hat the city bill the owners for
$40 per lot.
Plans for the construction of
/ filtration plant for the city
we're discussed by the council
men.
A motion designating polling
places and judges and clerks of
he special election of April 4
vas approved. The special cleo