BOOK 19_1942-09-08 to 1945-05-07

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VE a letter to Mr. Macabee, engineer for the district, and had sent copies to Mr. Mead and to him, in which Mr. Wilson stated that the proposed charge was too high and could. not legally be assessed. He stated that the contract should provide that the district's charge is that.portion of, the 'cityls annual sewer cost that the district's assessed valuation bears to the cityls assessed valuation, j' Maintenance cost and annual payments of principal and interest on new constructio should be included in this cost. City Attorney McCarthy stated that he''and Mr. Mead agreed that instead of having the cost on the assessed valuation, it would be better to have it on the number of connections in the district. The sewer district has a top tax limit of 40 cent on, $100. The assessed valuation of the district is $35,0003, which would raise ; $"140.,00 per year. He said that a minimum cost mightbe proposed in view of ,.the fact,that there is a health menace that is more important than any profit that might bemade. The district would pay its proportionate share of the sewerage disposal plant - the cost to be made on the number of 'sewers in that' district in 3�1 relation to the number in the city: City Manager Mead reported that he had .called in Mr. Will -ib Frost as a, consulting' is engineer and that Mr. Frost had approved the plans. Councilman Fletcher asked if all the people of the district were in favor of the connection and said he personally believed it was necessary. ,I Mrs. Petitclerc, secretary of the district, addressed the Council stating that the I district was willing to pay its bhare and urging immediate action,as the district was in dire need of relief. She asked.the. Council to name.the figure they wished F� the district to pay. E z' Councilman Fletcher asked if the matter could not be laid over until the next k meeting so that a proper charge could be presented to the Council. Councilman Armstrong believed the district should appear before the Council and submit what hLi they believed to be a fair charge and what they would be willing to pay. Mrs. Petitclerc stated that the first suggestion submitted to the district was tha they should pay a,flat rate and later it was decided to put on a tax rate. She stated that the district is willing to put on a flat rate if that is trrhat the Council wishes. She again stated that the district was willing to pay anything within reason. v Councilman Anderson moved, seconded by Councilman MgNulty, that the City Manager be instructed to bring in a recommendation at the next meeting of the Council as t ' the proper charge. Councilman Britsohgi suggested that the matter of the motion withdraw his motion and substitute a special meeting for next Monday night which '! • would give sufficient time to draw up a special contract and would be better for everyone involved. Councilman Anderson ,did not believe we should rush such a matter. It was his contention that this condition has existed for some time and he did not feel that the city should be forced to enter into an agreement without giving it due thought. He believed the citizens from that districttshould have come to the Council before conditions reached their 'present state. A Mrs. Fader addressed the Council asking for immediate consideration as there is a very serious health condition existing and the people in that district need re - 4 0 Q N