The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1957-04-25
COUNCIL
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| Five members of the City
Council were present at the Apri
% meeting of the Council. In at
tendance were Mayor Charles
w. Wilson, Councilmembers Will
liam Zahradnicek, Jan Koslosky
Robert Peterson, Ray Lancaster
and Charles Logsdon. Council
| man Al Hagen was absent. Guests
at the meeting included Mrs. LA
belle Woolcock and Edna Web
king, members of the Palmer Gar
den Club, Ed Walker, represen.
tative Of the Alaska Housing Au'
thority; T. A. Meyer, Palmer Ii
brary director; Aaron Huston, Elk
pIorers Scout advisor; and Elk
plorer Scouts of Troop 857 ~
Larry Dearborn, Leland Stain
brook, Bob Johns, Jr., Ernest
Stineberg, and Don Jones.
The Garden Club representa-
tives were present to question
city activities in the clubs pro-
ject to cleanup and beautify Pal
mer. They questioned the city's
ability to enforce existing ordin-
ances and inquired about ordin-
ances pertaining to burning gar
bage in the city-requiring lids
on garbage cans-old telephone
lines hanging from poles and
scattered along the streets 49,
empty telephone wire spools -
condemnation procedure against
unsafe buildings and other
such problems being discovered
by the various participating or
CARNATIONS in the area.
Mayor Wilson told the women
that the city ordinances are be
ing reviewed and that he feels
the ordinances cover most Of their
questions. IF we find they do
not then we need new ordinanc--
es" he said. The public has to
back us 100 percent in condem-
nation procedure, he told them.
Otherwise we well may hear
stories of discrimination from
persons whose property is con-
demned. Such properties will
have to have the backing of the
entire community as our city
grows and our civic pride de-
velops, he pointed out
Councilman Zahradnicek point
ed out that most of the city resi-
dents are originally from older
communities where ordinances
are we'll established and similar
problems have been solved many
years before.
During the discussion it was
pointed out that considerable
work has been done in the beauti-
fication project. A number of old
car wrecks, scattered throughout
the city, have been removed
several residents have started
work on their grounds-organiza-
tons are getting their projects in
motion. Considerable additional
work remains, it was stated, be-
fore the city takes on the appear
ance being sought.
Mayor Charles Wilson an
that an official Clean
Up Week will be conducted in
Palmer the week preceding Col
ony Day. All residents will be ask
ed to cooperate in sprucing up
the city during the week Of May
1925.
T. A. Meyer complimented the
Mayor on his 21-point program
and especially the two points re-
ferring to work around the Pal
mer Library. He announced that
the Library Board has received
notice from the Territory that if
they are to continue to receive
territorial funds the library must
offer free service to its patrons.
1--WE can not collect membership
fees with which we have been op-
Grating the library, if we wish to
continue receiving the matching
funds, Meyer pointed out. He
that the City consider
tending monetary support to the
library. Last year he said about
$3.50 was raised in membership
fees. This amount was matched
by the territory and was used to
purchase books. If the city would
this amount the match
ing funds would be available and
the free service could be offered.
Mayor Wilson referred the matter
to the budget committee for study.
Ed Walker. representing the