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~ 176 -c---:::-------:_~-.____:-~.-___,_~,....c;;_--,:::.---__,...,------_-__:__- -c-":-; '.. ~-, .--:- - .-------;. .;;::----..-,-:--:---:---~-_ --:-: :;:---~--'-.-:':;:- '~ :,~ ~~ close to the Mill race. Councilman Baker said he doubted the right of the Council to refuse to grant this request and Attorney Calkins said it all depended whether the sign would be a detriment to residential property in that district. Mr. T. H. Coen, manager of the Brighter Homes Store, was present and explained that the property in question had a frontage on 8th Street of 174 feet plus 158 feet and a frontage on Broadway side. Councilman Baker said that the sign Mr. 'Coen wished to erect would read, "Proposed new home of the Brighter Homes Store." A motion was made by Bal:~er and seconded by Hawn that Mr. Coen be granted permission to erect a neat sign of this kind: On roll call Councilmen voting aye were Barette, Hawn, Davis, Crumbaker, and Baker. Councilmen voting no were ~Farrington and Stewart; Koope not voting: 1 21 Mr. Brazil, representing the Bonneville Power Adnlinistration was present and asked regerding fire protection for the substation out on the new highway. He stated thst it would only be the outside of the building that they would ask to have protected as water could not be used on the machinery inside and they would have to take care of the inside with their own equipment~ He stated they were not aSking for free protection but tLat they hed contracts with some other place for a fee of ~50.00 per hour. Councilnlen Hawn and Farrington thought there ?fueu1d be no difference between the substation and other industrial plants outside of the Ci ty limits. Counc ilman Davis thought the ~;50. 00 fee should be O. K.. Councilman Stewart stated he thought the $100.00 fee charged industrial plants should apply and Councilman Baker concurred in this. The matter was referred to the Fire and ~;ater Committee to investigate and report back at the next meeting. Parks no report. i I 22\ I Councilman Crumbaker asked for further time to make investigations regarding the sewer bills presented at the last Council meetin gy Florence Alden and Pauline Walton. I I i I Councilman Havm reporting for the Police Department, brought up the matter of esking for deferrment for certain members of the police force. He stated that the Police Committeechad'held a meeting at which the Mayor and some members of the Council were present, and that it was the Committee's recommendation that deferr- mnet should be asked for officers Cash and Brown and that acting on this recommen- dction he had filed deferrment request with the Draft Board for these two men and that the Draft Board had asked him over the telephone if other request for deferrrnent of Police employees would be asked Or if this was the limit of the request that would be asked. He stated the Draft Board wanted an expression from the Council regarding the request for deferrment of Police employees and that it was his understanding that the Board might act favorable on deferrment for these two officers if other deferrments were not to be requested. After some discussion by the Council; a motion was made by Hawn and seconded by Baker and 'carried that the action of the Police Committee in asking for deferrment of office s Brown and Cash be confirmed and that no further request for deferrment would be made. The recorder was instructed to notify the Draft Board by letter of the Council action. Councilman Stewart explained that some considerable time ago the Fire and Water Committee, acting on authority of the Council, had asked for deferr ment of key men in the Fire Department. Councilman Hawn also explained that Officer Cash had won $150.00 scholarship to the Northwest University Traffic Institute at Evanston, Illinois. That this school would be a l' our month term and tha t the best estima te of the cost to send Mr. Cash would be about $550.00; tilat the Police Association would contribute $150.00 and tuat it was the recommendation of the Police Committee that the $400.0 be contributed by the City. After some discussion a motion was made by Hawn and seconded by Barette thL.t Mr. Cash be allowed to attend this school, that the City contribute $400.00 out of the Police Budget and roointain his salary for the period of the school and that this act in no way jepordize his sick leave or vacation perio~. On vote this motion was carried. Councilman Hawn requested further time to report on the question of closing hours for the bowling alleys and requested that Attorney Calkins bring in the necessary amendment to the bicycle oridnance to allow the discontinuance of the selling of bicycle licenses. Councilman Stewart stated that the City had erected a Eibycle rack on Broadway tha t v\as sui table l' or the use of the Viestern Union Telegraph Co. and stated he thought the rack erected by the Western Union shouilid be remove~. A motion was made, seconded, and carried that the Western Union Telegraph Co~ be instructed to removed their cibycle rack from Broadway. I 23 i 24! 'i , i 25 26 I " 27: At this time Councilman l"arrington, chairman of the Finance Committee, bl'Qu~bJip\Apit,he ~u~stiQp. Qfl~P!1;r~1i8S~ti~ Waf(;BEHiaag\'Jitl~ City funds. Councilman ~!