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29~ 1 27 was presented. 'I'he Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $750.00; 20% dovm payment and upon the starting of the construction within 90 days, a refund of $50.00. Upon motion made and seconded the recon@endation was unaniwously approved. l\.:I ~., 1 The offer of H. E. Cully for clients, Joseph A. Morgan an~ Carroll Kennedy, $437.49 cash for a strip of land 5.17 by 231 at the northeast corner of 11th Avenue and Chambers Street vms presented. It was the recommendation of the Finance Con.uni tt ee tha t ,a counter offer be extended as follows: Purchase ~ri ce: ~~400. 00; Taxes ~t12. 49 ; and $25.00 for th~ city to quiet the title; ,a total of ~437.49; a subsequent contrac between the parties whereby the purchaser agrees to deed back to the city free of charge whatever part of this piece of property that might be needed in the event of a future widening of 11th Avenue. Further that the Mayor and Rec~rder are hereby instructed to execute necessary papers in the event of acceptance of this counter offer. The recommendation of the Committee was unallimously approved. '.s~ ~ ...' ~~ '-', 28' The Finance C,ommi ttee wished to publicly state that hereafter the Committee will limit its presentation of property offers to all offers received not later than 29\1 12 o'clock noon of the Friday immediaj:,ely pm-eceding the meeting of the Common Counci . 30 Councilman Farrington presented the bills for the month of N..arch, 1940 with a recommendation that warrants be drawn to pay for the same. The ayes and nflYS were called, councilmen voting aye: Reid, Hanns, Bond, Farrington, Carlson, Bafette, and Cox, nay: none; absent: Koppe. 'J.'he recommendation was declared apDroved. oills tist d ~ . a"t end of mlnutes Street Committee Chairman Carlson reported that his committee had investigat d the sidewalk conditions surrounding Walters-Bushong Lumber Mill and recommended the following solution. (Up6:htm6t'ion made and seconded the recommendation of the conmlitte was unanimously approved. 31"" Regarding the Walters-Bushong Lumber Company Street Problem: I On High street: Install a new screen on dust collector. Close the chute in the shaving bin to prevent air from circulating and blowing loose shavings and dust. Concrete the runway from High Street to the bin. Put heavy plank flooring inside the bin runway., Shavings and dust must be cleaned out at least once each ,month. Sawdust bin: Plank the flooring same as in the shaving bin. Clean out sawdust bin at least once each month. 1 II 4th Street 4th Street to be properly graveled to the cur~ line; sj,ze and amount of gravel to be determined by the Supt. of Streets. As soon as the weather permits, the city is to oil the street to at least two feet inside the curb line, this to be paid for by the Walters-Bushong Lumber Company. No lumber is to be stacked outside of the curb line. The Superintendent of Streets shall inspect the above premises and report his finding to the chairman of the Street Committee at least once each month. I Upon ac ceptance of this recoommendat ion by the council it is further desired that the City Recorder be instructed to transmit two copies of this statement to the Walters Bushong Lumber Company with provision there n for a signed acceptance of the above conditions; the 6riginal of said signed statements be return~d to the office of the City Recorder. It is further agreed and understood that this work is to be completed within thirty days from the date of signing. Acceptance: /s/ Fred C. Carlson Fred C. Carlson Chairman of the Street Committee 1 /s/ F. C. Walters Walters Bushong Lbr. Co. /s/ A. A. Reid m,ember of the Street Committee /s/ O. M. Bryan City Recorder /s/ H. J. Cox member of the Street Committee N~yor Large reported he had been informe~ that the proposed sidewalk repair 32) project was nearing acceptance by the WPA Councilman Hanns, Chairman of the J!'ire and Water Committee recommended that a street light be placed at the intersection of 25th and Harris Streets and a street light be placed at tIle intersection of Fairmount Boulevard and Sunset Drive. The ~