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r 45 • a certain portion of a raise for the city manager and that he did not �vant , to do that. Councilman Armstrong, ho�!ever., did_ not belie�e tha.t Councilma.n Granger rvould be makin6 any concession, that he v�ould be only votinp; to in- ' crease .the �-ras bonus ordinance from �5300 to �jj0 a year. The motion was seconded by Councilman PdcNulty and passed unanimously on roll call, Council- man Granger as!zing that the records aho�v that it wa.s his intent to try to give the employees the ��rar bonus. City Attorney TdcCarthy advi sed him he did. ' not believe there ��ras any commitment on his p�,rt. City TYtanager 1Read advised that in�smuch as the ordinance tvould not be passed until the 16th of Jul.y, which is one day after the regular pzy day, the employees i�ould not receive the n�ar bonus in their next check but that arrangements could be made to iesue special checks to cover the vrar bonus. Councilm�,n Anderson moved, seconded by Councilman P.QcPdulty, that the aba.tement gmo- • ceedin�s on the Rice, Hollebau�h, Banta,�Buhler, Roberte, Ecicerle and Klang properties be continued. to the first meeting in August. Under the question, City tdanager Mead-advised thz.t the Klang abatement proceedings we^e being held over from month to month on the condition th.-^,t the buildin� w�a rerted to a real estate agent. He said there �vas a contractor in the building at the present time but tha.t no permit had been issued to him to do businese. Council- ' man Granger ett�ted tha,t in�smuch as Mr. Klang had not kept his promise he v�ould be willing to �o ahead tiaith the abatement prroceedin�s. Councilman Andereon � amended his motion to exclude the Kla..ng pronert.y and_ then restated his motion so that the above abatement proceedings tivith the exception of the Klang pro- ceedings be placed on the agenda for the first meeting in Aueust, seconded by Counci3manr;HQcNulty. 4.2otion passed unanimously. Councilman Gr2nger moved the necess� proceedings on the Kla.n� property be insti- � tuted, seconded by Councilman PhcNulty. Under the �uestion, Councilman Arm- • strong asked the reeson for the oppoaition, aeking if it �+J�.s felt the _type of • business noea there was more obJectionable than a real est�te firm, atatin� he did not believe there was a gr�at deal of difference between a contractor�s busineea and a real estate firm. It was the opinion of Councilmen Gran�er and LlcNulty that M1r. Klang had broken his promise by rentinR to someone other than , the real estate agent. Councilman Crranp,er said it ha.d alwzys been the �ntent of the Council to abate this building. Councilman Andereon also belie,ved that �ir. Klang had failed live up to his agreement. Councilma,n Britschgi believed that Pnr. Klang should be ordered to 2ppear before the Council to show cause r+hy ' the building should not be abated. Councilman And.erson asked tivhat the status oY the abatement proceedin�s �vould be if the motion before the Cauncil should pass. City Attorney PdcCarthy replied tnat a re�olution should be adopted which v��ould allo�v Pdr. Klang thirty d�,ys to make redress. A roll call vote rr«s reoueated and the folloiving vote recorded: Ayes and in favor of the motion: Councilmen • \