BOOK 21_1946-09-23 to 1948-08-09

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system for taxicab fares be accepted until July let unless the Council is dis- satisfied before that time with the way in which the system is working. Notion passed unanimously. Councilman Britschgi did not believe the companies should cancel their meter orders. Attorney Currie advised he would tell the taxicab companies not to cancel their orders. ' City Manager Blom asked to have the matter of his report on signs on Bayshore High- way carried on the agenda as he has not received a report from Foster and $leiser. The matter was ordered placed on the agenda. The matter of the abatement of the A. J. Williamson Fertilizer Plant was next dis- cussed, City Manager Blom suggested the file of correspondence in regard to this matter be read. City Clerk Dodge read copy of letter from A. .J. William- son making application for the plant dated January 4, 1946, in which he speci- fied the manner in which he would operate the plant and providing for the fertilizer to be delivered to the plant in a dry condition. The raw product was then to be dumped in the plant on conveyor belts into the processing maoh- inery and sacked. At no time was there to be any stockpiling in the open. City Manager Blom pointed out that the Council had granted the permit in aocor- E dance with the terms as set forth in the application. The first complaint against the plant arose in July, 1946, when neighbors complained of the odors and fly nuisance. He had made an inspection of the property and found the complaint to be in,order and had written to Mr. Williamson on August 2, 1946. The Clerk read this letter which stipulated that no deliveries oY fresh manure were to be made to the plant until a dryer of sufficient capacity to handle each daq�s shipment was in operation,, and'that a spot remote from the plant or any residential or business property be established to dry the fresh manure and that all moist manure on hand at that. time be removed to the pro- posed drying yard and thoroughly dried before returning it to the plant for processing. A further letter dated August 15, 1946, was read in which it was stated that while Mr Williamson had agreed to comply with the conditions stated in the letter of August 2, to date he had not done so, and advising that unless the situation was immediately corrected the matter would be,called to the attention of the Council on August 19th -with the recommendation that the license be revoked. On September 24th, the City Manager wrote to Mr. Williamson advising that the Council had directed that he stop all deliveries of raw manure to the plant until the present stock -pile was completely re- moved and the drying facilities were capable of handling each day's deliveries as they arrived. Complaints continued to be made and the Health Department made an inspection of October 31, 1946, and advised that.the plant had not complied with the recommendations of the Council. The matter was then turned over to the City Attorney who advised Mr. Williamson that recommendation was to be made to the Council to revoke the permit. It was the City Manager's recommendation at this time to revoke the permit for the operation of a fertil- izer plant at this location immediately. Councilman Granger moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, that the City Manager's recommendation be accepted. Under the question, Mr. A. J. Williamson appeared and asked that he be allowed tl to continue operation of the plant. He stated that he had been removing �I 35 0