BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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A the question, Mr. Werder asked that any permits for the .construction. of 277 frame buildings in this area be deferred until the report is received from the Planning Commission. This suggestion was included in the motion which passed unanimously. Councilman McNulty offered introduction of ordinance to vacate alley in Broadway No. 3, seconded by Councilman Britschgi. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Granger offered introduction of ordinance disfranchising city employees on commissions, seconded by Councilman McNulty. Under the question, Council- man Armstrong stated he was going to vote against the ordinance unless there is a compelling reason for voting for 1t. It was his opinion that there was nothing against a city employee voting on a commission particularly if because of his special or technical knowledge he was of value to the com- & mission. He said that even though he was an employee of the city; he was also a citizen of the city and he.. -could -,see no reason for disfran chising such employees. Councilman Granger stated that his main objection to city, employees voting on commissions was that the public officials were hired by the city and the citizens committee is appointed by the Council and he did not believe the employees should enter into discussions but�should.enter into discussions but should only make a,decision when called upon by the officials for advice. The motion passed with Councilman Armstrong and s Fletcher voting in the negative. City Manager Blom advised that he had made a further study of the matter of In- stalling a sidewalk on Jefferson near the creek in an effort toifind a way which would be less expensive than the rough estimate quoted at the last meeting of the Council. He said that by placing a walkway immediately back of the present steel railing at the.curb line which will introduce a slight jog in the sidewalk the cost could be brought down to $2000. He believed this would be a practical way of handling the matter. The walkway will be immediately adjacent to the gutter line which would, in rainy weather, probably cost the pedestrians to be splashed but that would probably be the majort.disadvantage. He said he had no recommendation as the financing of the project but did not believe it would be feasible to assess it against the property owners. After some further discussion, Councilman Granger moved, seconded by Councilman Anderson, that the matter be carried on the agenda until budget time. Motion passed unanimously. City Manager Blom advised that a careful check of the minutes had been made in. an effort to find an agreement in regard to furnishing water to the Carson - Monckton Tract and that no record of the agreement was in the minutes, how- A ever, he said the minutes referred to several caucus meetings which were held in regard to the Carson -Monckton Tract and that this agreement may have been entered into at one of the caucus meetings. Mr. Frost, the engineer of the tract, had assured Mr. Blom that the city had agreed to supply water to this tract as it developed. City Manager Blom also stated that the estimate he had submitted;at;the last meeting of the Council for supplying -- ' "-water to this trait had been based on higher standard than the city usually used. The plan called foreight inch and six pipe on all the streets which