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$6,500 The contract was awarded
on a one-year basis and will be eff
feetive December l.
Sale OF Bonds
The ordinance authorizing the sale
of the $1,5OO,0OO light plant bonds
was formally approved by the
Council. The bonds have been adj
vertised and the bids will be open
ed at the City Hall at 1900 o'clock
noon on November 9.
Fountain Head Water Co.
The privately owned Fountain
Head Water Company, through At
torney Robert H. McCauley, pre-
scented plan for the city to pur-
chase the water company, which was
started in 1926 and now provides
water for 215 homes in that section.
Following a discussion, the Mayor
and Council offered to buy the COM
pany for $500, and while the plan
of purchase was approved by the
officers of the company, it will have
to be ratified by the stockholders
the property owners in the area that
the water company serves Accord
ing to Mr.. McCarley, the water COM
pany represents $4,000 investment
If the plan for the city to pur-
chase the company is ratified, the
water company would retain two
J lots in the area which it now owns,
and these lots would be sold, and
the proceeds used to pay each stock
holder the $500 worth of stock he
bought upon entering the company.
The Fountain Head residents would
continue to pay the higher rate the
Water Department charges other res
idents outside the city limits, and
the city would discontinue the pres
ent pumping station and hook the
system into its own high pressure
main.
Swimming Pool - Golf Course
The Council, by unanimous vote,
authorized the city Park Board to
continue operating the Municipal
Swimming Pool in 1850, but they
turned thumbs down on the Mayors
request that the board also be given
authority to handle negotiations for
a new lease of the city golf course
the present lease expires on Deem
Der 81 1949. After a spirited dis
cussion, the Council, on the motion
of Councilman Elliott, unanimously
voted to handle the negotiations for
a new lease themselves, and the
Mayor thereupon appointed Council
men Elliott, Broom and Jennings as
a committee to handle the matter,
but insisted that the fact that he
recommended that the park board
do the negotiating, be entered In
the minutes.
Dunn Irwin Drive
The question of the city taking
over Dunn Irwin Drive, short street
between Virginia Avenue and Sum-
nit Avenue adjacent to the Surrey
School, which has been before the
Council many times before, was
again brought to the attention OF
the Mayor and Council by a delega-
ton of residents from the street. II
was decided that City Attorney Urn
er be asked to look into the legal
aspects of the case, and if in order
to prepare an ordinance authorizing
the city to accept dedication.
Christmas Tree
A delegation of. two Negro resi-
dents again asked the Mayor and
Council to erect Christmas tree al
the intersection of North Jonathan
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
and their request was emphatically
urged by Councilman Hellane. How
ever, since the matter of Christmas
trees for the Square was finally de-
cided at previous meeting of the
Council, it was decided not to re-
open the subject, but a compromise
was affected, whereby the tree will
be secured and erected by private
subscription, and the city will fur
nish the lights and electricity.
/ Long Meadows Apis.
The last action at the Thursday
night meeting was the unanimous
adoption of motion by Councilman
Jennings that the officials of the
Long Meadows Apartments develop
Iment, in the northern end of the
lefty, be invited to meet the Mayor
and Council to discuss the question
of furnishing light and power fol-
the development.