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~ 239 _..._-- ----- - -- -- _ _ - -_-: --__._...-- ----_---_-=-.:u-----:--7~-:- -----.-..--- -----.__. _ _ ____..____~-~_-._----_- ___ ~_~.__= .--.,_._.__ "': __ ___;:-._--:___-.--~--_... '__~__'~=-_ --~_ ~__ ___ _~ ~_ ]'____ ~____'_____,___ ___ ____ 'c-c-,_-::-~__=_--===-==______._:.----~ 1,1 J Street Committee - no report I I;; Fire. &. Water Comm. -no report ~ . I ~ ~i Mr. Parker, of the Howard':"Cooper Corporation was present and Mr. Stewart :0 ,: inquired regarding the delay in delivery of the 2i inch fire hose. Mr. Parker ~ ?' ri explained that they were trying to get brass couplings and that this has caused ; 8 I: a delay but that they would be able to make delivery at an early date. . Ii I t; Mr. Farrington reporting for the Health Corumi ttee stated that he and [j Mr. Stewart had a meeting with Dr. C. Lindgren, County Health Doctor and W. J. !i Cloyes, County Sanitarian and that they had no legal authority to ac't as City 9 II Health Doctor and City Sanitarian and that it was the committees recommendation II.! tha t the Council _ should appoint Dr. Lindgren as City Health Doctor and' Mr. Cloyes i as City Sanitarian. A motion to this affect was made by Councilman Farrington Ii and seconded by Hawn and carried. 1.1 - , i:! Councilman Farrington reporting regarding the resigna tion of the City Ii Board of Health stated that he had been unable to do anything regarding this 1: situation. That he had again today -contacted li1r. Hesse and he stated that the 10 I B'oard had not changed their decision and that the resignation still stood. Mr. II , : Hawn in~uired if the fact that the City had removed Dr. Helterline from the I Court House back to the City Hall had anything to do with this resignation of 'Ii the Board of Health. Mayor La.rge stated that he didnot beleivethat this had ,I much bearing but that the trouble with the Board of 1tealth would have to go !: thru in order to be reelected probably had more than' anything else to do with I; the resignations. No action was taken b~ the Council. Ii Councilman Farrington stated that he had a complaint from Con Dillon II who resides at 1359 Mill'. That 4 trailers were located on the lot back of f! Mr. Dillon's residence. They had reported the matter to the Police Department ll!l had nothing had come of it. Councilman Hawn stated that this matter had come ; to his attention and he had talked' .to the owner who was renting the spaces for I the trailer houses. He stated that she had been in his office this afternoon 'l and that he had told her that the matter would have to be taken up with the '1 Council and that she was asking that she be allowed to continue the renting I if for these trailer houses as at the present time. There was some discussion .: by the Council regarding the condition of this place and whether the trailer !' house ordinance should be enforced. It was the opinion of the Council that I:' the trailer house ordinance should be strictly enforced and Councilman Hawn l; stated that he would notify the owner of the property that she would have to 'I make sewer comnections for the trailer houses. The Building Inspector was II instructed to make inspections and see that all trailer houses were complying Iii strictly with the trailer house ordinance. Ii Cquncilman Farrington stated he and Mr. Cloyes had visited the Central i.1 rooms about a week ago to make an inspection and found the rooms ih very' bad 1:, sanitary condition. This matter had been referred to the Police Department 12 ii e;.nd on July 7th, Attorney Calkins had addressed a letter to Mr. J. G. Harem, I; owner and operator of Central rooms at 862 Pearl notifying him to 'be present Ii at the Council meeting and show cause wh~ the permit for ~erating the Central II Rooms should not be cancelled. This letter had been delivered' to Mr. Harem '.1 by the Police. A copy of the letter was read to the Council by ,the Recorder !'I' at this time. Mr. Harem was present and stated that he was doing the best he I could to keep the places as clean as possible. He stated that it was very hard I: to get plumbers at this time and that there were times when there was plumbing I, work needed to be done when he could not get plumbers. He stated it was com- ii plained that the bedding and mattleesses were unsanitary but that he had been i buying new mattresses on the average of one every 30 days since he had been 11 in business and that he thought about 95% of the charges against the place were I! eronius. Mr. Harem presented 14 letters from different tenants in support of II the contention that the place is not in as unsanitray condition as reported. !I Councilman Farrington said that when he and N~. Cloyes inspected the place they ~ could find only 1 toilet on each floor and only one both on both floors. It Ii was stated that Mr. Harem had lef~' two child~en in charge of the'~lace when he i was out of town. Mr. Harem expla1ned that he had left the place 1n charge of Ii a Marine and that the Marine had been called for an examination. Councilman Ii Stewart stated that he was out of town when Mr. Farrington made this inspection Ii but that Mr. Cloyes reported to him conditions as Mr. Farrington had just out- n lines. A motion was made by Farrington and seconded by Hawn that the place be I II closed one floor at a time tuntil necessary repairs were made and that the re- i!: sponsibility should be on the inanager to see that the place was put in proper - Ill.. condition. Councilman Crumbaker stated he thought the requested work should I' he written out in detail so that Mr. Harem would know just what to do. The I; question was called for and on vote was carried. I' J . There was quite a delegation present at the meeting and Mayor Large stated ! he was sure part of them were present in regard to Rent Control and that this I matter would be taken up at this time. Mayor Large explained that he had a 13;\ letter from Clifton Culp regarciing a resolution passed by the Real Estate dealers I \.: p \: /, ~