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

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® - A cost of placing utilities underground and advised that the cost would be pro— hibitive. Plans had been made to place them in the rear of the lots. 'I'Tayor Hilton asked Mr. Nordstrand, member of the Planning Commission, if this would meet the Planning Commission's requirements. Mr.. Nordstrand replied that -he believed it would, that the Planning Commission had wanted the utilities placed underground but it was understood that the cost would be prohibitive and he be- lieved that placing them in the rear of the lots would be satisfactory to the__ Planning Commission. There followed a lengthy discussion in regard to the type of pavement to be required on Roosvelt Avenue. City Manager Mead advised that the type provided would meet the city's minimum specifications but that it was always wiser to have a heavier type pavement. The types of different streets in town, the amount of traffic expected on this btreet and the cost_of_ins_talling heavier type pavement was discussed. Mayor Hilton asked if the subdiVidefs would agree to have the new portion of Roosevelt Avenue meet the requirments of that portion already paved, to which they agreed. City Manager Mead brought out the fact that the present Roosevelt Avenue pavement might not be high enough and sug- gested that the engineering department work out specifications with Mr. Frost and Mr. Werder that would satisfy the engineering department and the Planning Com- mission. Councilman Anderson believed it would be wise to have a recommendation from the engineering department and from the City Manager. Mr. Werder said that ' method would hold up the project and asked if it would be agreeable to. have the City Engineer and the subdivision engineer work out the specifications. vThis suggestion was agreeable,to the Council and Councilman Granger moved that the Council concur in the recommendations of the Planning Commission, seconded by Councilman McNulty. Motion passed unanimously. - bity Manager Mead advised there had been no report from the Traffic Study Committee in regard to unlimited parking zone at 719 Winslow Street. The matter was carried • on the agenda. Building Inspector Duncan reported that he had heard nothing from Mr. Witte in••regard to the type of sign requested at Rogers and Stafford Streets. The matter was 0. carried bn the agenda and the Building Inspector is to contract Mr. Witte. . Further discussion in regard to rezbning�of:'property at Pine and Lathop Streets was placed on the agenda. Attorney James O'Keefe Jr. appeared before the Council in behalf of Club Scamus, Woodside Club in regard to their requests for dance permits. He stated that while he had no fault to find with the ordinance he did find fault with its appli- cation and that he understood some discussion had been had in regard to,the de- fining of the word "enclosure". It was his opinion that an enclosure did not mean an entire building but that a room in a building should be considered an enclosure. He quoted several definitions and believed that both of these- estab-lishment's complied with the terms of the ordinance and should be given dance per- mits in the interest of business and property rights. He believed the Foresters 41