SLOWS 'EM DOWN AT NEW PARKING LOT-The new city free parking space on Broadway has plenty of takers since it was installed theHrst of th" weekAIn the block between Sixth and Seventh on Broadway there is room for quite a few ear, in the center, "n-metered stalkand °till let ™e lane of traffic through the block on each side; the center stalls are in addition to curb park.ng already aval able The newarrangement is in the nature of an experiment and if successful may may be extended to other locations. (Blade-Empire photoO

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Whitney Director ofMunicipalities League

A deserved recognition hascome to John J. Whitney, Concordia's very efficient city clerkfor the past six years, in his appointment as a director of theLeague of Kansas Municipalities.Mr. Whitney will fill the unexpired term of E. P. Wenger, former city commissioner of Salina,which term expires in I960. Twoothers, Lloyd H. Hoag, city attorney of Garden City and R. J.Hayes, city manager of Chanute.-were also elected as direotors ofthe league.

The League of Kansas Municipalities is one of the most important organizations in ithe state,and the members have done muchtoward unifying and improvingcity .government and public utilities. Mr. Whitney has contributed some very helpful suggestionsto league members' as to bookkeeping, forms nand purchase account controls.' Before assumingthe duties of city clerk, Mr. Whit-

:ney was employed in the oitywater department and his. experience in this department has stoodhim in good stead in the supervision of that city utility. '

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Municipal ParkingLot on Broadway

An experiment of both centerand side parking of cars is beingcarried on on Broadway •fromSixth to Seventh streets, arid thespeed of traffic has been cut tofive males per hour in this area.The width of Broadway is 80 feetfrom back of curb to back of curbwhich should allow ample spacefor two cars to be parked in thecenter and one on each side, according to city manager Moss,the city manager said that it islikely center parking will be employed on Sixth street, ait suchtime as the two curbs are tornup to permit the laying of newwater mains on each side. Thelaying of the water lines will bethe first undertaking on thedowntown street improvementproject.

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City water will be shut off twohours beginning midnight tonightin the area between Olive andCedar streets, north of NinthStreet, while some valves in mainsare being changed. Kail Brotherswith the assistance of the Concordia City water department willeffect the changeover.jma de necessary because severar of the oldvalves' in the city jSystem cannothe shut off and while work isbeing done oh the downtown streetproject it is necessary to be ableto cut off sections of- the mains.City Engineer Ernest Powell saidthe valves in auestion were probably installed in the. 1880s; therehas never.before been -occasion of•need to shut them> off • and-"theyare so corroded that their operation would'probably be impossible.So if residents between Olive andCedar and*-north of Ninth plan ongetting thirsty after midnight tonight they'd better draw a jug ortwo of water before that hour—thewater will be cut off at 12.

City, crews and {Hall' Brothersrtr?n had an interested'audience of

•'sidewalk superintendents" lastevening about supper time whena six-inch water main in front ofthe Jess Rogers.residence on Westflth broke. Small fry and":older onesalike watched ,the machines andmen tear up the earthi andirepairthe break by the light of flares.Bedtime saw the whole -job doneand the main in service again.

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City ChiefThem Bus;

Calvin D. Walk!the regular meetCommission,' wa:scroll as a'citatior :public service tocordia. Mr. Walkei ,the commission al •service, p/o of whmayor. ^

Robert Trego, n'e ;missioner, was to 1 ;led AtrntB^JSeeUi :unable to be prese :in the family. E !absence Kin -instaelection of 'a^mayoiyear weerridel^edregular meeting n.

With triecbeglnnyear; commissionsof business on the-,consideration. Fir:street irnproveme:Tenth streefr'tietwArcher, and as„ctdure the. necess'aiipassed authorizesment. This sectipiprovement ha,d, betproperty owners f

Attention'was'foedate from the KaBureau that, the iwould have, to beavoid an increase, irates within the cltis. a rgMlViflUan,.

'pleteply»Wtf^gjnland f.reRo^fiS^iCharles MosSJNfSie1. Main, reasons-foiing" of the fire d€the old 1929 Seagra

tion BuWawSbrvperlay the empjqymeitional firemaj^jartilsent buUi&tfyi

To fin;improvemlway,'-'theCity* Atornei _heces|||$^6rdhiahc<suanJrSJK>f/-vternpora:ordlfTa!Re?lsi>to autiof tMStfOB, ifhe? t?estimate; m h wjthat; based on the crit wasjJunUkely -1"WOOtoOpJwoiildvbe "•

is

.Worthtrial <TB vefifpmentflnirhtSj bde,'a ttx(n\comrrna jura'' fpi\ clija'zonal £ ordinance!slon ^w ulfceptljKand|!jrlreUttvjS

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terMT] ^ftcdWw fctfy* presides

StMS ErouD.man fq'*Hia J tote HighSg

jfc 'an offeaj6ltfttt5rM Ifr'thirds; of3|Surfacir I3tthree»'bl8Fifth, sti$e\ from Cc

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dorie5bWtiW<£1cpsts''iagainst the i property

.stance* the request'!/ otfthe^nuisance was1 ut$on from property c

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tracts and cause|y» done me.work provided folBF.this 'Ordinance^ provided, ^Zf\ltcuobtaining such contracts the CityManager may,icall for competitiveK o7neg£t% on the basis ofunit prices%»$lishedl by P«viou»bids, accordll*?to MgoW discretion and.*.roi*ided»rrther »atthe cost of*e;Mree^pbn>vementsshall not e*l!d tir^W.e^irr^esaom-oved bisection3 of this.ordi-naseCotion 5.' That this, ordinanceshall take effect temdays after itspublication once in the Concord aBlade-Empire, the official city

nep5seaerby, the City Commission,April 20, 1959. . '_i___

RUSSELL J. .-BEEVES,(Seal)"' ' • Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City. Clerk. . „•.--. 1'n

City Chiefs FindWeThem Busy as New

falv'in D.' Walker, last night atthe regular ,meeting of- the .CityCommission,1 was >presented v<scroll as a'cttatton for outstandin:public service to the fity b' ""'cordta.;*^ Walker 1$ retirlnthe commission after, s'^lSt*——.,service, fwo ofwnlch he,3»™sjasmayor; ' \ ^i^;{& *

Robert Tfego^newly We<tod>dommissioner,.was tohavebeenynstat,led ACthsaSBefctng,' bifJ*, .was.,;unable to be present dui to Illnessin the family. -BecauBe of. Ms*absence- Ult-tostallajiofc.and theelectionotljOTOr fc* tBeensuing-year wea«^^edanklVUie nextregular roetflng- ni§j'-%-i •. „„,. With ttfe^erinnirfe- ofjjhe, newyear; commissioners'found. Plentyof businessman theSagenda-fontheirconsideration. First .up-was thestreet' lrttpjovernteA project„.onTenth stree***et'ween Spructe andArcher,:and, as-customary procedure the necessSiji ordinance waspassed authorizing the improve-ment..,'This secjiph of. street Improvement had, been-petitioned byproperty Owners ..from that area.

Attention'was'focused on a mandate 'from Hie 'Kansas InspectionBureau that, the Art!-,departmentwould Kavif. to-/be modernized toavoid an mere*!* W'ttfeInsurancerates witluirJherWWTOCmandateis a reBUlt»of~«n •Inww'.Mon.CPnv

Pa„?^rS^'«W^Charles Moss^*yMetter,...difted April1 Main reasons for the downgrading of the fire department werethe old 1929Seagrave pumper, and

** ;(^bnfiuuea from Page 1.) ~*tion Bureau-for, permission to delay the" employment of an addi;tional firemah>jmtil after the present budtot-ye^T

To finanee^tnjfedowntqwn streetimprovemez§Jjb«Fgram now underway, the^SaSmnissipn InstructedCity A^roefSPiRilsen to'draffthenecessary^ ordinance <fbr the is-suanoe'tef' ttemporary, notes. Theordinance is-to authorize an issueof $236,205, the" t?t»l ' engineer'sestimate, But it was' pointed outthat, based bn the eoffitracted price,it was^unlikely - taM more than$200,000Vwou]d'',be M|ded,'...'

Memg>er&0f3|ta*CplicordIa Industrial fieveloi^nraiioorpany lastnight ^deva.reoji^'to the city

a zonb|f? ordin'aius">n iBM^^and promised to

lnty4o KeepYear Begins

relativis^^poci ter.. T^fe^piev*..! was repr«BS«itedi

Hilary-*e*te, AuUr*^--—- —John IJeckf president and spokesman forUhfe ffroiipi,f'

The State Highway\ Departmenthas matge an offe||fc6 the city tostan^two-thirdS^of^me cost of resurfacing^three1 -blocks on WestFifth street from Cedar to Broadway. The. city's ^share of this im-p):nvemen^was esSgjated at $3,000.This protest ties lioiicely with thedowntowflP stre>t|f• improvementproject ricjw under qjonstruction aridagain th.e' commission was receptive1 to'V^^ris offer " --- - -ordinancev calling-be done. Under;.'"project'ean beji _,20 days; 10 percenled voters sign, ations protesting-.;'

10 days, .*..- —j -^ „._&..Tdone with the costs being; ch*rgagainst the property. In ee<Sr:iri-stance, the request-for abatementof the nuisance was made by petition from property owners.

trid passed an"""'the work to

Jocedure theled if withinr?'the register-iition or peti-

Jimprovement., as a cfity^p'ard ofHealth,le recommeridation of CityOfficer 0.'|£; Welker, aiuisanceClnwe WQ block

fond another in the ,400U1^A Vli East J^tKlwaft^ orderedabated.,.Under the usual£>r£cedure,the property•ownei?usS^fer|sed< ofthe rieaitli-nuiwS^^>|«Bfeflg-.theproperty is not*i

the fact that two flreSgj in addition to the fire chiet^te! not onduty in the fire statlonSfKSjl times.A third demand whionSrottst bemet, to retain (the pre^eiit ratingwas- that two trucks ^hpifld res-pqnd to all' alarms.texceptjin caseit is known''that-the, fire (is of asmall nature ahdi'Sde's. not involve-any buildings. .•' Vi:.•.'-; jSTThepurchase of a nejf fire truckHi_ieplace the old ;Seagrifve andHe two-truck demand presents no

-problem, but the employment ofanother fireman does; according toCity Manager Moss/ /Funds areavailable to a reseryeffund for thepurcteve of a new pumper and thetittMruck requirement can be metborder of the city manager, butthe tight budget;,dQes not makefunds available fof lie-employmentof another fireman,-'the city manager explained.

In addition to the three requirements, the' bureau also made threeother recommendations for themodernization of departmeriiLequip-ment, but they all Wijfo.pf atechnical nature and noi^mjnda-tory to^the restoration of the„pre-sent$xth class rating. '..;^iij^the event of a. downgradingit isrestimated that -increased insurance rates to local "reMdentsalone would amount to $6,600 peryear on:-the present amount offire coverage.

The commission instructed CityManager Moss to prepare specifications for the new pumper andnegotiate |,with the Kansas Inspec-

iTliriftO Page 6. Story No. 4.)

| John Randall of the high schooland another group of his Ameri-.

' can Government class attendedthemeeting last night and after adornment a question and answerperiod.was held. Members of theclass in,attendance ,Twere ApulAnne Allmon, -Barbara LewisBobLewis,, DonAbbey..Virginia Walker, Alice Walker, Joanne Hatfieldand Connie Miller.

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.J3 &1//-(Publishedl in The Concordia Blade-r

Empire. Thursday. April,23, 19o9.) ,ORDINANCE NO. 1530 JJ;S, |An ordinance authorizing and pro- i

viding for the issuance*Bf $203.- j14000 of the temporary notes of ]the City of Concordia, Kansas, to jprovide funds to pay the expense |of improving certain portions of jthe streete-in said City described Iin Ordinance 1518, the cost; olwhich wilPtie paid by the issuanceof.bonds.ur,, „ *' j-Whereas, the City of Concordia, |

Kansas, has:heretofore by legal"pro- .ceedings and particularly by Ordi-'nance numbered 1516, duly author-.ized the improving of the followingparts -of the streets-'«f s^id oitjv-to Iwi-Ciiiat part of Sixth Street between the east side of Cedar Streetandj-ttie-east side of Lincoln Street,thai'part of SeVenth Street between the east sidffTof Cedar Streetand the 5Ve>t side of Lincoln Street,,that parti of Cedar Street between :the southi'side of Fifth Street andthe sortftk side of Seventh Street,that paSSof State Street betweenthe souifS side of Fifth Street and |the extended north side of the.first jalley-aoSfe of Seventh Street, and,that part i>f Washington Street between,the south side of.Fifth StreetandTib*... north side of SeventhStreet.tby declaring the same to bemajor"trafficways and by widening,resurfacing, recurbing and "guttering parts, and portions of thesame- and, whereas, a contract hajbeen entered into for doing suchwork atife making such Improvements; am whereas, the estimatedtotal cost:of such, work and improvements,:, is $203,140.00; and.whereas, the said city has no fundswith which to finance such improvements until bonds are issued;and, whereas, the cost otsuch improvement*, '.authorized to be paidforiand wiir.be paid for by the issuance of bonds under authority ofG S. 1957 Sirop, 12-883; and, where-as the cityitisfftutnorized to name

body of the city of Concordia:Section-1.. .Tbafltsneral improve

ment bonds of tbBo»i«y- of °on?°^dia, Kansas, be issueAaK^tithori^fiaby law topay the cSsl of the streetimprovements described in the preamble to this qrd&&e, as tte;wjstreet improvemffiS^. have beenheretofore duly .aSS£Led' -J^rZ.total amount n%mm$^™ [?lcost of such lmpfovSffiWfs or tneestimated cost thereof^hichever ,^av be the lessari.all'ias shall oehereaner^ speSfSlylWdrried by°rSn^. That for'the purpose!

(Published! in The Concc.rdte Blade-Emipire, Thursday, April M,.lBSS->

OEDINANCE NO. 1529 _. .An ordinance providing for tterm-

nroving of the following -part ofSTstreets of the City^of jp»-cordia, Kansas: Tenth Street between Spruce Street and Archei

BeStiTordained by the governinghodv of the-City of Concordia.Son 1 That the .following

partbf the" streets of the City dfConcordia, Kansas, be gradedpaved, curbed.and guttered,-andctherwlseTlmproved: .Tentfe-Steeetbetween-the west side. oftSpruceit™etand.theyeast.side!Of--.Archers,^oh2.m;thm^peci-fications and ^taiajgof ^*J°Jthe street improvenigW Py£^?„for by Section. 1 of"(li|Soraiimnceprepared under the •sWvision^ ofthe City.* Engineer of -"Concordia,Kansas, filed Anrik«ftcS1959 withthe City Clrrk of said.«U»and-isub-mitted to the goverrflntf• body ofsaid citv, are hereby accepted and

""section 3. That the cost ofbring-in"- the street to grad-s and the costof improving the street intersections shall be borne bv the City atlarge,and the cost of the other improvements bv this ordinance provided for shall be paid by and assessed to the property on each sideof the street described In Seotion-lof t^is, ordinance, to the middle ofthe block.

Section 4., That . the governingbody of the City of Concordia.Kansas, enter into a contract or con-

the' esuma^.apove mentioned^!™'ncrtes. of,»<fl|r JssuejShall be aesig ,

onnsecUttvily numbered, shall beai'toS a?a rate not brocwd fouroilT cent (i» Per annum, payable2L »nmiSv and shall mature atHa' So? td-Seed' maturity «Provld^byG.S.lS7.SWv.10^.«nrh tarroocary, notes may be is-.S bf^hSion- from time toSme af.-reqtnred'-during- the prog-SST ofVeTworkfroh: the Improvements hereinbefoWjdesignated, shallta negotiable.afld shall constitutea eeneral oblSaltion of,the ojty.

Ia 3™n3„ Thaf the- temporarynotes de^bKHn-^t.onf2 of thisordinancejaliairw^^ejormprc~vided by-law andj-shall be-executeatic-nrovidtfd'bylaw. 1'**',•?eSion ''Tr*^hls ordinancesl5rak«'yfre*)fe1f'aays after itsPta^li%.fe'C 'Cprnrnission,;

(Seal) - ^JW^18^ iAttest: iJOHN J. WHttNEY, , ICity Clerk. ''""

ean~Be Issued'and city clerk

Kansas,execute

- pro-

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not iu-*«;.=<»*,«.- —».-» ^amountof $203,14000, being the amoun^ol

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; (Published, in The Concordta |tade-EDJpire, Thursday. Aprll|j|gK»

rvriBlNANCE NO. 1531 •1finance declaring tb**•*-fm Part of the stress of «£*>•of Concordia, Ka™a„LH.„fl»-.re-major trafficway and_ordfWTesuifacmg theieof andthejgeneral obligation bondspayable.*?-the city..««Wit'Fifth Street betsidebf Cedar StreetElde of Bio^ww Stre«Wheieas, That part 01That pap «» *---

--"Vi:"',„„ oitv of rConcoidia&>**i^&&*£i*HrtLt.east side ol,

Be It Ordain©body of She/Kansa&tSection* 1

Street In thef!Kansas, laetweiCedar Sfjeet,,£-._ . ....Broadway Street,!,be and it fc hereby declared to be a major traffic-way as contemplated and authorized byfsectionVl of chapter. 132 ofthe Kansas legislative sessioV.lawsof 1951,"-otherwf?e cited as©. S.lSVT Sirpp 12-883

Section 2. That the existing-paving on all of the part of streetdescribed in seotion l'of this ordi-

, nance be andjjt is-hereby orderedresurf.^ed. ~"

Section 3. JThat the Keneral obli- .gation bonds^pf said City of Concordia, KanSa%','_ be issued for thestreet improvement: described .inthis ordinance, payable by the cityat. large: provided, however, that ifwithin twenty daws after this ordinance is published a protest signed •

, by not less than ten percent of thej electors shown by the registrationI books of said-city on the day this

ordinance is published is filed with' the city clerk of said city, then the

street improvement described in t'lisordinance shall not be made norbonds issued unless the governing

i booty of said city calls an electionwithin the time and manner provided by section 10-120 of the Kan-

,sas General Statutes of 1949 andamendments thereto and the propo-

" sitton receives the favorable vote ofa majority of votes cast on the-proposition ^

Section 4 That this oidinance

:t,S*!d oil in forctfSjyiays followingtji tfij official city

tllty Commissiontfft Mayoi Apnl 20

•-.JBJJSSELiL J. REE\ES, , ...'**-- •• .Mayor.-:-::JOHN J. WHITNEY, ' .7-

(Seal)AttestCity Clerk.

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„„_„._, Street, flK^eretOfot*"b^to.-W&di and ?ourBedV-andi gjitt-,-ter$ai#«ssessm|r.t ailiinst tHe^di-jacent property''and,^ * y* i{

Whereas, In the judgment of thegoverning body of salSicityyj thetraffic upon^said part of sgdd^slreetis of sucrti^blume ttiafc^iie jsaid.part of said«reet is a major'traf-fioway, and,

Whereas, Because of such trafficupon saidi part of sard street, it hasbecome'and is advisable and necessary to'resurtace the existing paving on all thereof, NOW, THEREFORE, • j,

,bv the governingIby of Concordia,

I the part of Fifthpljy of Concordia, jrthe east side ofkthe west side of'

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City Commissioners MeetCity manager Moss was instruct

ed to prepare specifications for anew pumper truck as additionalfire fighting equipment, at last.Monday evening's meeting of thecity commissioners, after a communication was read from theKansas Inspection Bureau on FireRating.

The letter indicated that thecost of fire insurance will' be increased in Concordia unless thecity takes steps to correct certaindeficiences, namely- the additionof another full paid fireman onthe roster of firemen- and the replacement of the 1925' Seagravepumper truck. The change inrate classification on insurancewould increase insurance costs oflocal residents- about $6,600.01 peryear on the same amount of coverage.

In preparing specifications forthe new pumper truck, the city•manager, in a very-thoughtful andconsiderate manner has- indicatedthat bids will be received fromlocal truck dealers for the furnishing of the truck- chassis andpumper- equipment as well. Ithas been past experience whensome mechanical 'trouble develops;in a custom built pumper truck,it has been necessary to call afactory representative here to dothe repair work, which is not onlycostly but reuires quite a loss oftime. Mr. Moss is to be commended on his foresightedness inthis respect.

Robert Trego, who was electedcity commissioner at the recentelection, was to have been present Monday evening to be sworninto office, but he was unable toattend, so Calvin D. Walker continued as commissiiner during thasession. Mr. Walker was presented with a scroll signed by Commissioners Johnston and (Reeves,attested by city clerk John Whitney, as a citation for outstandingpublic service in serving six yearsas commissioner, two of whichwere as Mayor of Concordia.

Ordinances were passed providing for the improving of Tenthstreet from Spruce to Archer andfor the resurfacing of Fifth street

.from Cedar to Broadway.' An ordinance was also passed;authorizing the issuance of tem-jporary notes to provide funds forIpayment of Hall Brothers as theistreet improvement project on:Sixth street progresses. The fm-lal engineer's estimate on the entire project was $236,205.00, but iti= most unlikely there will be

!need for the issuance of more|than $200,000. When the finalcontract is completed bonds willbe issued.

John M. Peck, president of theConcordia Industrial DevelopmentAssociation, and these representatives of that organization, JimDeMarco, Hilary Wentz and Austin Huscher, were in attendanceand presented a formal requestto the commissioners that an ordinance be prepared and considered regarding formation of aplanning and zoning board inConcordia. The commissionersexpressed themselves as being infavor of such a move. Under thisplanning and zoning program,thecity officials would be able toplan additional utility requirements for future industrial development and the zoning wouldsafeguard the interests of all property owners.

The commissioners met as aBoard of Health at which time Dr.C A Welker, city health officer,brought to their attention twocomplaints he had received fromresidents in the 900block on Oliveand the 400 block on East Seventeenth, regarding the trash andweeds on certain lots in that area,which tended to create not only a

uimmw'mimMt'nwmmiMltlllimUBaglBIt

nuisance but health hazard im.property owners will ^ orderedto abate the nuisance and if theyneglect or refuse to do so theproperty will becleared ofthe weedsand trash by the city and.the costthereof be assessed against tnc

PrjohnyE. Randall, instructor inAmerican Government at theConcordia high school, and agroup of his pupils attended themeeting Monday evening Thestudents were April Ann, Allrnon,Barbara Lewis, Don Abbey, Virginia Walker, Alice Walker, JoanRegnier, Joanne Hatfield, Connie Miller and Bob -Lewis. Thevisitors were privileged to askquestions of the city officials inorder to further enlighten them,as to city .government. City clerkWhitney explained, among otherthings, the budget laws of thestate which are very strict in thecontrol of finances. Concordiahas a very good standing with investors created by their strict adherence to the budget laws.

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// , -JIAbout FifthIStreet Resurfacing

A motion by commissionerJohnston, second by commissioner Walker and the taxpayers ofConcordia must pick up a $dUUUtab for the resurfacing of threeblocks of paving on Fifth street,two of which are the originalbrick paving put down when thefirst streets- of Concordia werepaved. , .,

This brick pavement was laidin that area due to the heavy traffic to and from the railway depotsat that time and a drive over itwill prove that it has withstoodthe weather- elements and traffic

'better than than any other intown- and' the upkeep has beennil. The question now arises, willthe proposed" two and' a half inchasphalt surfacing cause a hazardto the Brick as a- Base..

Past experience on downtownmain- streets, as to asphalt surfacing has not been extirely satisfactory for large chuck holes developduring the freezing and thawingand eventually- the base becomesdamaged. The state highway department has signified their willingness to pay two-thirds the costo£ resurfacing Fifth street, butthen again, who supports thehighway department, the taxpayers of Concordia and every othertaxpaying unit in the state, sotheir seeming generosity stillcosts. , . . ,

But usually those administrative bodies to whom highwaycommission's offer is made takethe attitude they might as wellget some financial assistance mPublic works, as it will be spentsomewhere in the state anyway.Of course the taxpayers of Concordia may resist the proceedingsto resurface these three blocksby the filing of a petition signedby ten percent of the registeredvoters, opposing the project,which likely will not be done.

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Trego SworAs Commiss

Raymond JohIs Chosen Ma

I Robert Trego, this"; dally became a city

at a swearing-in cespecial meeting' of tlat City Hall. The i

Fourth Time a

was administered 'tJohn Whitney: '

Commissioner Tregopposed, was electeeat the election in ApriCalvin D. Walker, wing completed his ;the commission.

At a reorgariizatic .the new commissi)Johnston was electeenext year as mayoin the point of servicmission, Johnston ..beterm as mayor.Russell Reeves ismayor, his first.

y. £7-

Trego Sworn in QAs Commissioner

Raymond JohnstonIs Chosen Mayor

Robert Trego, this morning' officially became a city commissionerat a swearing-in ceremony at aspecial meeting of the commission

Iat City Hall. The oath of "office

was administered 'by City ClerkJohn Whitney: '

Commissioner Trego, running unopposed, was elected to the officeat the election in April. He succeedsCalvin D. Walker, who this morning completed his sixth year onthe commission. -

At a reorganization meeting ofthe new commission, RaymondJohnston was elected to serve thenext year as mayor. The. oldestin the point of service on the commission, Johnston .began bis fourthterm as mayor. CommissionerRussell Reeves is the retiringmayor, his first.

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K9-K28 Projects-Are Authorized I-Highway Commission jGives OKay Today ; i

,TOPEKA (AP).••—'• 'The Kansas;Highway " Commission- today <:or- :d-sred' once-a-year physical exam-;ihations for about 180 employesover* 60 years of age engaged instrenuous physical activity.

The commission .was told six ofits- employes have suffered heartattacks in,the-last 10 months..'-

The commission today approved ja request by th-e State. Park Au-jthority to control access on a half-1milt' read leading into- the new.Kanopblis State Park north entrance from Highway K-141.

It would help eliminate conges- jtion on the road by prohibiting!access from- .any businesses that I

jmight sprio.gr-up along the route.)1 Th'S commission todays author-11ized these right.of way purchases: [

1.3 miles for K-9 northeast ofBlue Rapids to connect with U. S.77.

1.7 miles to rebuild K-9 in Concordia and west, and A of a mileon K-28 from the new junctionsouth.

2.2 miles for relocation of U. S.36 at Moiilrose.

.6 of a mile from Quinter southto the location of .interstate 70 inGove County.

'JThe above mentioned Concordia

project is the one discussed at apublic hearing here several weeksago, but late today City ManagerCharles Moss had not been notified of the action. What route thenew entrance will • take is notknown, definitely, but it is assumedthat th-2 entrance will be made as

' originally planned. Over this routethe highway will enter town overFourth street to a point Just westof the Concordia Mill where it willtake a diagonal course to the southeast'to intersect Fifth street at .apoint just 'west of Ceder.^

City Manager Moss said todaythat he was still in the dark overthe proposed routing other than ithad been indicated to him by highway engineers that th-3 route wouldenter Concordia as originally planned.

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HighwayTP9 EntranceAs Originally Planned

News has come from Topekathat the state highway commission has authorized the purchaseof certain lands to be used forhighway purposes, which include1.7 miles to rebuild K-9 in Concordia and west, and .4 of a mileon K-28 from the new junctionsouth.

Though city officials have received no official notification, letters have been received from representatives of the highwaysometime ago, stating that it wasmost likely the original-route, aslaid out by the highway engineers, would be followed. Theproposed route would necessitatethe acquiring of both these WestFifth street residential properties,that of Ruth Davies and Mrs.Frances O. Maish, bringing thehighway from Fourth street tothe Fifth and Cedar intersectionat an angle, missing, the Haas Im-

jplement Company buildingon thewest. After the highway engineers have laid out the highway,

Ithen the city will secure and clearthe right of way so designated.

IThe city will pay one-fourth this•expense and the state three-fourths.

A meeting was held on this proposed change in the entrance ofhighway K-9 into Concordia, several weeks ago, and many objections were presented, but as hasbeen observed on many previousoccasions, the hearing, apparently was a matter of conformingto lawful requirements.

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(Published in The Concordia Blade-Emoire, Wednesday. May ,6,4?59.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1533 '-J^,!'.;'An ordinance specifying ' the time

and place of meetings of the citvcommission, amending section 35of ordinance 1341, and repealingsaid original section.

Be It Ordained.by the governingbody of the city of Concordia:Section 1.' That, section 36 of or

dinance 1341 is amended to read asfollows:Time and Place of CityCommissioner' Meeting

Section 35.1',ReB^ilar' meetings ofthe City Commission shall be heldin the Commission JBoom in thecity hall of the city of-Concordia,Kansas, commencing vat7:30 o'clock,P. M., on the first and third Mon-davs of each month and may beadjourned from time to time; provided, however, that when the firstand third Monday, of any monthfalls on Labor Day, IndependenceDay. New Year's Day, or the dayfollowing New Year's Day, then theregular meeting of the. commissionshall be held on the Tuesday nextfollowing such Monday.' . Specialmeetings may be called by a majority of the commission; -provided, however, that the call shall bein writihe;, sitrned by a maiority of^the commissioners, specifying, theobject and purpose of said specialroutine. The call shall be read, at

. the meeting'and entered at lengthon the minutes-of the meeting. Special and adiourhed meetings shallccromence at 7:30 o'clock, P. M..unless otherwise provided m the callor adjournment. Reetllar and special meetings shall always-be opento the public.

Section 2. That section -85 of ordinance 1341 is hereby repealedl

Section 3. That this ordinancejshall take effect ten days/ after its: publication.

Passed by the City Commissionand signed by the Mayor, May 4,1S5S. •'

RAYMOND JOHNSTON,(Seal) - Mr.yor. .Att°st: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. !-H

(Published in The Coritujaia Blade-Kr",nire WednesdavJ'May 6, 195a.

ORDINANCE NO. 1533 ' -An ordinance peftfflninK. to The. Concordia Firemen's.Relief Assoc-.' iaHon and its ^nds^amerjdlng' sections 201, 20* a« 30*, of^rdi-

nance 1341, and^repefthng'«idorieinal sections. •' . / • .'

Be It Ordained by the governingbody of the cityof ..Concordlarv-Section.!. That section 201 of

ordinance 1341 is amended to readas follows: . ' '-••'. ....

. Firemen's Relief;' Disbursement of Funds

Section 201. The Concordia Firemen's Relief Association is herebyauthorized to disburse the Firemen sRelief Fundi for the, Jollowing. purposes and no other: •

a For the relief of any memberof the fire department when in-<ured or ohysically disabled in or byreason.of the,discharge of his duties as'such. ^. _

b For the relief of or-the payment of gratuities to the widow orthose deinendent upon any memberof such fire departmentwhomay bekilled in the discharge of his dutiesas fireman, who who may die from*e effect of injuries:so received ordisease contracted by reason of hisduties as such. .. ,'-;•'• ; •••

<f For the payment- of the necessary funeral expenses of any.member of the. fire departmentWhen killed! in the discharge of hisdirties as fireman, or in case ofdeath resulting from the injuries soreceived or disease contracted byreason of his duties as-such. . •

d For the purpose of. paying apension to full paid members of thefire department who are unfit forservice -after having served . for aperiod of not less than-twenty years'as.full paid members, of the.firedepartment, such 'pension not tofxceed in amount ohe.3half of theMonthly salary at the date of re-'iirement.. ' ^- .^e. For the purchase of insurance•wfiich would provide for -any or allOf the foregoingpurposes for whichsuch fundMs authorized to.be expended? Provided, that such moneysm^jtb&'eWhdea for She purojiasejafeVdi/^aymenii/vof.? premHBh* gn»Jj^lldfe'df'jlfe.acciaent, or accident

llejIiW W'flrOeparWer^ which-policies may be:owned either by inebcScordia Firemen's ReUefrAssocia-SHr by the individual membersthereof but, before any piemmnvis"!d on such policies o ^urance,:the provisions thereof shall be a,p (Droved by such firemen's, relief as- ,SSLaoii as suitable to carry out.S objects for which said assoc.a-ition was established. 1G. _S. lao'Supp. 40-1707)

Seotioa; 2. That section 204 ofordinance 1341 is amended to readas follows;Firemen's Relief; How Distributed

Section 201. The firemen s relief association shall have supervision of the disbursement and investment.-of the firemens relieffunds as herein provided. The treasurer of the firemen's relief funashaUpay,out the same only on warrants S by said associationwhich warrants shall be,signed by

!the president, countersigned by thesecretary and shall 'bear the -seal

' cTthe association.: The treasurershall keep an accurate and detailedaccount of all warrants drawn- onsaid fund, and the purposes forwhich same are -drawn and shallmake a quarterly report to the relief association and to the. city commission as to the condition of saidfun* Provided,: that in all casesinvolving expenditures or paymentsin an amount of live hundred dollars or moreprior certificationshallbe" obtained from the city attorneythat such expenditure or paymentcomplies with the requirements ofArticle 17 of Chapter 40 of the 1957supplement to the Kansas GeneralStatutes of 1949 and amendment,thereof. <G. S. 1957 Supp. 40-17W)

Section 3. That section 206 ofordinance 1311 is amended to read ^as follows: _

Keuei; '.Tremens KeflST; Treasurer _ y |of Association ' • ,

Section205. The treasurer ofthe firemen's reliefassociation shall„ive bond for the safe keeping ofthe firemen's relief fund and forthe faithful -performance of his dutj |in such sum.andwith such suretiesas may be approved by the citycommission. The treasurer shall, onbehalf of the relief association onor before the first day of April ofeach year submit to the commis-j=ioner of insurance a verified ac-jcount showing in full, the receiptsand disbursements and-general con-ditionof its fundsfor the year end-,|in" on the preceding -December 31.,(O. S. W57 Supp. 40*1706) . , . j

Section 4. That sections - 201,204 and 205 of ordinance U.41 are

''"lection 5. That this'- ordinanceshall take effect ten days after its

PUpa2ed0,by the City. Commissionand signed by the Mayor, May 4,

RAYMOND JOHNSTON,: . •(Opal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1_n

iCloud CountyHiahway ImprovementsHignway *1 , v.commissionThe State H'g^a*provai' ofaL announced the^aPP

bid for tne L" cloud county,improvement m£™ a seai_kotalhng $31,235 u.» K_28fcfst^onc^^uftan^^rle MitcheU coun|l^M

mites 'sealing wes on- VS-f^ethe Clay counyl.gett.9^^^sealing on K-189 ^°^aes sealing^MuSewestonUS-24.

PROCLAMATIONWHEREAS the Sisters of St

IjoTeph of Cordate£» ^at_:ine the diamond juonee m "„tablishmentot their order mKansaL™RFAS their numbers have

;agwf%AS the City o^Conco,-

Motherhose St Anns n ^ ^

and a parochial high school and'i^WH^^Ie sisters ha-

orifdenfthat the citizens of this—^^d^|£|;port is necessary to make tne

1-week an outstanding success.

I^YMOND JOHNSTON,: Mayor of ConcordiaiAttest:

i-rcam J. WHITNEY,City Clerk.

*J

siii^~fee[eeT

bmror|na^tU -n^was engendered at the c^y ^missioners meeting ^ proning, when ^""resident of Eastperty owner and "smen ^Second st«eSJS the city. o£Sic-meeting and urged ^ "^ tials take some action to Pthe e.tablistenent o a 1U*next to toJMPW hooI Am-of Mr. Randalls higns terican Government^:vat the .^'"/'"dthoroaiWydiscussion and seemM ^^ aimbued wrth the id^^ tQ Mzoning ^ t;„A*n the junkyard,Sharp'sobjection tome lnedcity a«5rneytZ -Sting ordin-that under the e^Jingances no action couId be ^^to restrain th >J™* ° any.,locating hisPlace ot du paulsenwhere m the city. » ;keiepSe^sirf residents.blinker electric sign bet^tW^zoningor-'.'Si Airplane Club members

in-g o«heir.£elyl"!£ just north of:hhe city water welX J airp tU^ soace required is approxi-1field. faPaoe V1, -nf) *eet longLately 200 .feet to 500 ^et ^1

and space is asked toir

ship of nineteen, was rep

Souchek, jr. S() ; tem.The issuance of $ou,uuu "i •;

PrThonseedof the American Govern-

GSnis and Pat Elsey.

(Published in the Concordia BladeEmpire. Tuesday, May 19, 1969.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1534An ordinance relating to Wearf

for the improvement °l™?«™_necting links on the state high

B:TtS<SSdby the governing;bodvof the City of Concordia. iSection 1 That the Mayor andCify Cle?k of the city of Conpordla.

Kansas, are authorized and directedtn execute for and on behalf of saiaSty con racts by and between saidStv and the State Highway Commission of Kansas for the purposeof obtaining the benefit of state aid?oi-the improvement of streets, des-gnated as city connecting links or -.L State Highway System on teimsand conditions set forth in suchcontracts as may be prepared! andapproved by thesaid State Highway00smeS°?: That this ordinanceshall take effect and be in forcefrom and after ten days followingits oublication. . .

Passed bv the City Commission.Mav 18, 1959.RAYMOND JOHNSTON,. ,---

| Mayor.| Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,I City Clerk

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Get afilHighway F

City Chiefs GeAt K-9 and 281

City Commissionershad their first look, a'for the proposed w>entrance into town atmid-monthly meeting:

•Plans were supplie-Armstrong, engineer idivision of the Kansasway commission./The new entrance -

the route as origlnaand submitted at a :ing^aeveral months ienter, Fourth street fnto /cut across the bl<Cedar to intersect Fiftwest of the Fifth and 'intersection Speclficalproject have been ar

:dude storm sewers I'fultflengthii ot-.the p-pedacgwest'l to -Lost'cJjfMijSArmstiong indie

•-cornrotssion that the. r>stakerg'by'(highway ethejfverj^near future,(fDCials the green ligl

t-of-way for tt|e«r~

iwas Intimated als';the, mill bji-tifeloii for impnh.wa'y^irom -Lo

itidn of;28 andjrcorher,*"butJfsiproj ot have .not

ple» e **< ^prol st period <

sedpresurfacrag of \WBroadway to Cecryind an ordlnanceiMiiirgf the mayo.IJfo sriter Into art'" a stajte highway •

-i/-work, -dince >^the-traffic of

w ', fthe state is I( of the costs. It L-he city's share fo

ipf surfacing will

wafl divulged at tbight that a persi

famc/untlng to $4^ifagainst*: the city.•jgled^tiy Oeorge

' of Mankato, ant.i'Mrs. Mary J

afSleventh stre

***'' - , >-clAimant in her

hnnlor-damages sfbruary' 20, 1959, s'toe side of a man)

L#;cover.'flipped cig-irxmulti

, li^to'lier'teinentJlfurtiier ier^was defectiv

feels were and'officials. The acy.fc^curred at/S<igtorgstrjeets.* ,

iminlsslon topktVr&ement.V^iaosas' 'Inspect!oVed. speclficalper.'fire-vtruckiagrave and Clt":oss\was-.lns

ilds <from'',-loletting dab'^or-'June^tlon .by l;

f^g'as inspecto.:«ryed.f X

GetaPeKtHighway Plans

City Chiefs Get LookAt K-9 and 28 WorkCity Commissioners last' maht

had their first look, at final plansfor the proposed west highwayentrance into town at the regularmid-monthly meeting. •

Plans were supplied by w. J.Armstrong, engineer in the urbandivision of the Kansas State Highway commission. ,

The new entrance is to travelthe route as originally plannedand submitted at a public hearing several months ago. It willenter Fourth street from the westto cut across the block west ofCedar to intersect Fifth street justwest of the Fifth and Cedar streetintersection. Specifications on theproject have been altered to Include storm sewers running thefull length of the project fromCedar west to Lost creek.

Mr Armstrong indicated to thecommission that the route will bestaked by .highway engineers inthe'very near future, giving cityofficials the green light in obtaining right-of-way for the new project.

It was intimated also that plansare in the mill by: the highwaj'commission for improvement ofthe highway from Lost creek tothe junction of 28 and 9 at DeadMan's corner, but specificationson the project have not been madeavailable. ,

The protest period on the proposed resurfacing of Fifth, streetfrom Broadway to Cedar has ex-

1pired and an ordinance was passedauthorizing: the mayor and cityclerk to enter into an agreementwith the state highway commission

, for the work. Since this streetcarries ' the traffic of Highways

I28 and 9, the state is to pay two-thirds of the costs. It is estimatedthat the city's share for the threeblocks of surfacing will be around$3,000.

It was divulged at the meetinglast night that a personal injuryclaim amounting to $4,300 has beenfiled against the city. The claimwas filed-by George Teeple, anattorney of Mankato, on behalf ofhis client, Mrs. Mary J. Myers of519 West Eleventh street in Concordia. , . ,

The claimant in her statementof claim for damages alleges thaton February 20, 1959, she steppedupon the side of a manhole cover;that the cover flipped causing herto fall resulting to multiple sprains

' and contusions to her right leg.The statement further alleges thatthe cover was defective and thatthe defects were and are knownby city officials. The accident purportedly occurred at Seventh andWashington streets. \

The commission took the matterunder advisement. <

The Kansas Inspection bureauhas approved specifications for anew pumper fire truck to replacethe old Seagrave and City ManagerCharles Moss was instructed, toask for bids from local truckdealers. The letting date was tentatively set for June 23.

The application by Lynn Goodwin for a gas inspector's licensewas approved.

QMunicipal Swim P$6l >jOpens Memorial Day, .If Warm Weather Holds: 'This brand'.,or weatlrer- is justwhat', the younger ; residents are-asking for, anyway, since Saturday is the-.target-date for openingConcordia Municipal swimmingpool, the pool.will! open Memorialbav, weather permitting.. John Humfthrey. will again man

age the pocjk-this. year, and admissions to the pool remain thesame as last year. Two lifeguardswill be-'on duty at all times thepool is open,- a new .lifeguard .station having 'been added at thesoutheast corner of tte pool. Lifeguards this summer will be WrightDanenbarger, Miss Barbara Bowman, Bob- Ruzicka, and ChuckCulley. '

Cashiers at the pocl will beMisses Karen, Lowell, EleanorZeornes and Donna Ramsey. ..

The concession will not be openat this time, as there has been

ino manager obtained.for the concession stand.

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City Chiefs inBrief Session

Unfinished BusinessTo Commission Meeting

•-. Monthly reports and catching upon unfinished business occupiedthe city commissioners at a briefmonthly session last night at thecity flail. ' ' .

Legal procedure was completedfor the issuance of temporarynotes for financing the water distribution system improvement inthe downtown street project. Anordinance was also passed authorizing the .issuance of bonds for the1958 street and storm sewer construction. The bonds are to bepurchasedby the three local banksand will bear interest at the rateof 3 percent. ,,,»•;

To comply.with state legislationpassed at the last session requiring the designation of an official |city paper-for each year., .the i

' Blade-Empire was named the of-: ficial publication organ for the

An application tiyNNan Hake fora malt beverage i license to dis-1p'ense beer at the--Broadway cafewas tabledl pending further information. The , commission, underadvice of, City Attorney ClarencePaulsen, ruled that the- application failed to comply with the regulations. A second party,. MillieWalstrom, was named on the application as manager, and accord-in" to the information at hand,

• she has not been a resident ofKansas a sufficient length of timeprior to the application to qualifyfor the license.

The chief of police report showedthe two police cars travelled 5,510miles and used 556.5 gallons ofgas during the month of May. Thedepartment issued 90 .warnings!made 51 arrests, conducted .28binvestigations and issued 150 parking meter violation tickets duringthe month. >

The police judge's report showed• that $244 in fines- were imposed

of which -$234 were paid duringMay Traffic violation fines totalled $30, praking .meter penalties$370.75 and with $5 paid on acontinued case, total receipts forthe month came to $639.75.

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d ir^rae(Published IrWne Concordia BladeEmpire, Thursday, June 4, 1959.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1535An ordinance authorizing and. pro

viding for the issuance of theInternal Improvement Bonds ofthe. city of Concordia, Kansas, inthe principal amount of $60,753.29,to pay the cost of improving certain portions of the streets of saidcity, and the cost of the construction of certain storm sewers insaid city.Whereas, by ordinances 1510,

15-lli.1513, 1514, 1517, 1519, 1520 andbf the City of;Concordia, Kan-KndVother proceedings had andn according to law by the -gov-

'T body of said city, Firstfrom the west side of Kan-

, Si;s.s'-Sti-eet to the west side of OliveI Slrqct. Second Street between the

'} caa$i .<:de of Cedar Street .and the•i east:;.;side o?•State .Street, Second},;Strecl between the east side of Kan- I' sas -Street and the west side ofjj Olive-Street, Second Street between'; the west side of Spruce Street and I

the west side-of'Olive Street, Second Street between the west side ofSpruce Street and the west side of

•^If&^^rgroadtfay; ^rWfromH^ftti **&*'. of•lSth'-Sfe-eet' tothe north sgffcf 17thStreet, Cojttj?Street,, bet^&pen the east sideSgQf<Ijnebiri"Street^a%nS?|iie^Sir^de^Kansas Street, all of Hillside Dm6in Country Club Hills Addition, andKansas Street between the south

iside of .First Street and the northiside of Second Street, were graded,paved, curbed and guttered, andotherwise improved; and, whereas,the total cost of said street improvements has been ascertained tobe $50.,117.01, chargeable as follows:$17,010.97 to the city at large, and$34,106,64 to the property speciallybenefited by said improvements;and, whereas, property owners liable for said assessments have paidinto, the city's treasury therefor$2,660.09, leaving an unpaid balanceof $48,467.52.

And whereas, by ordinances 1515and 1518, the governing body of saidcity declared that it deemed it bestthat certain.;storm sewers describedin said ordinances be built by saidcity for the-purpose of carrying offstorm wateri,frQ,m the streets, avenues and alleys of said city; and,whereas, by said ordinance saidi governing body directed the construction of said,storm sewers, and saidsewers have been constructed; and,whereas, the total cost of .said stormsewer improvements has been ascertained to be $12,295.77.

And Whereas, the bonds of saidcity should, now -be issued to pay theaggregate unpajd balance of thecost of said street improvementsand sewer improvements; Now,Therefore, .

Be it ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That, for the .purpose

of paying the unpaid cost of thestreet and sewer improvements inthe City of Concordia, Kansas, described in t)he preamble to this ordinance, there shall be issued and arehereby authorized! the general obligation bonds of said city in the aggregate principal surh of $60,753.29to be designated' Internal Improvement Bonds, Series 1959-A.

Section 2. That the .issue ofbonds of the City of Concordia,Kansas, authorized by section 1 ofthis ordinance, shall consist ofsixty-one bonds numbered from 1 toSI, inclusive, all of which shall bedated June 1, 1959, each of whichshall be in the denomination of$1,000.00, except bond numbered onewhich shall be in the denominationof $753.29, and which bonds shall'mature serially, without option ofprior payment, beginning in theyear 1960, and continuing to and including the year 1969, as follows: :

1 I1

Number Maturity Amount1 June 1,1960 $' 753.292 to 7, Incl. —.June 1,19608 to 13, Incl. —June 1,196114 to 19, Incl. -June 1,196220 to 25, Incl. .June 1,196326 to 31, Incl.32 to 37, Incl.38 to 43, Incl.44 to 49, Incl.50 to 55, Incl.56 to 61, Incl

6,000.006,000.006,000.006,000.00

June 1,1984 6,000.00June 1,1965 6,600.00June 1,1966 '6,000.00June 1,1967 6,000.00June 1,1968 6,000.00

, to oi, uiu, -June 1,1969 6,000.00Said bonds shall bear interest at

the rate of three percent (3%) perannum. Said interest shall be payable semi-annually on June 1 andjDecember 1, in each year beginningJune 1, 1960. Said bonds and the interest coupons to be attached thereto shall be payable in lawful moneyof the United States of America atthe office of the State Treasurer asfiscal agent of the State of Kansas,at Topeka, Kansas.

Section 3. That the bonds authorized by section 1 of this ordi-;nance shall be signedby the mayorjof the City of Concordia, Kansas,shall be attested by the city clerkof said city, and "shall have affixed thereto the official seal ofsaid city. Interest coupons shallbe attached to said bonds, specifying the interest to mature thereonas provided in section 2 of thisordinance, and said interest coupons shall bear the facsimile signatures of the mayor and cityclerk of said city.

Section 4. That each of thebonds provided for in this ordinance, the certificates thereon andthe interest coupons attachedthereto, shall be in substantiallythe following form: ^ ^

UNITED STATES OF AMERICASTATE OF KANSAS

COUNTY OF CLOUDCITY OF CONCORDIA -

Internal Improvement Bond1Series 1959-A

KfcOW ALL MEN BY THESEi PRESENTS, That the City of Con

cordia, in the County of Cloud, State' of Kansas, for value receivedhereby

acknowledges itself to be indebtedand promises to )>ay to the bearer jhereof the sum of

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARSlawful money of the United Slates |of America, on June 1, 19 with iinterest thereon from the date

.hereof at the rate of three per*!cent <3'%> per annum, payable,:,semi-annually on, the fust day;>oFl

lune..;a»<i'the first aayi.pl De-

!SiS^stretrJKTCthev severally become due, Boinm-inciS of and interest on thisSend Seing payable at the ofhee o

! the State Treasurer in the City oiJTfeSTa general obbgatKin ,

payment of the principal and inteiW of this bond, as they le-actively become due, and said,S and" the interest .thereon are jto be paid by the said city-

• This bond is one of a seues ui

date and tenor, except as to the

to maturity, issued by said Ctyofrm-r-ordia Kansas, for the purposeS? providing funds to pay the costnf improving certain streets andconstructing: certain storm sewers insaid city This bond isexecuted andLsued by authority «« «cto» «j601 and -1E-610, inclusive, 14-522 toH-625 inclusive, and the applicable portions of article 1 of chapter10 of the Kansas General Statutes„?' 1949 and amendments thereto,and 1*Conformity with the provi-sons restrictions and betatronsthereof and all other provisions ofthe laws of the State of KansasjaPPlSe thereto, and pursuant to

Iordinance No. 1535 of said city.

cAnd it is hereby declared ana

certified that all acts, proceedings,conditions and things required tobe done and to exist precedent toand at the issuing of this bondhave been had, properly done andperformed, and do exist, as required by the Constitution andlaws of the State of Kansas, andthat the total indebtedness of saidcity, including this series of bonds,does not exceed any constitutionalor statutory limitation.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,The said City of Concordia, Kansas, by its governing body, hascaused this bond to be signed byits Mayor and attested "3y its CityClerk, and its corporate seal tcbe affixed, and -each of the couponshereto attached to be signed withthe facsimiles of the signatures ofsaid Mayor and City Clerk, andthis bond to be dated as of thefirst day of June, 1959.

(Seal) • 'Mayor.Attost: .

City Clerk.(Endorsements)

State of Kansas, County of Cloud, jSS. :

Office of the City Clerk:I, the undersigned, City Clerk oi !

the City of Concordia, Kansas, dohereby certify that the within Internal Improvement Bond of the

j City of Concordia, Kansas, has beenduly registered in my office, according to law, this day of

, 1959.Witness my hand and the seal of

said city. -

7 City Clerk of the City, of Concordia, Kansas.

IStite of Kansas, County of Shaw- |: g,ee, ss. ' '

Office of the Auditor of the State'[' of Kansas: • j• • I. the undersigned, Auditor of the !"State of Kansas, do hereby certify' that a transcript of the proceedings* leading up to the issuance of this.j- bond has been duly filed in my of-:•'fice and that this bond and coupons

•k attached hereto were registered in;my office according to law, this

Witness my hand and official seal.

'"QlKansas, and to sell and deliver the |same according to law to tbe lawful purchaser or purchasers thereof upon receipt of the purchaseprice and apply the proceeds ofsuch sale to the Payment of theactual cost and expense of improving the streets and sewers described in the preamble to thisordinance, including the expenseincurred incident to the issuanceand registration of said bonds.

Section. 7. That the full faith ,credit and resources of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas, shall be and Ithe same are hereby irrevocablypledged for the prompt payment otsaid bonds and all interest thereonas the same become due, by thelevy of taxes'as provided by law.The proper officers of said cityshall annually make provision for ,the payment of the principal and)interest of said bonds as the samebecome due, by levying and collecting the necessary taxes in themanner provided by law,

Sectiob 8. That any and all action previously taken inconsistentherewith'is hereby repealed.

Section 9. That this ordinance•hall tak^ effect and be in forcefrom and after ten days followingts publication in the Concordia

Btede-Emplre, the official newspaper of said city. .Passed by the Commission andsigned bv the Mayor, June 1 1959.

b ' R H. JOHNSTON,(Seal) Mayor.^JtUjOHlW^^

Summer Playground Starts Next Week• Pun, excitement, galore! Yes

kids, Monday, June 15, is the daytO'iiegisten.for this year's fun-filled' summer playground. Playground )activities, which last

ithrough August 7 this year, will belocated in two places this year.Children who wish to attend playground at the city park will register at the tennis courts beginningat 9. Those wanting to attend playground at the Dick Taff field (Lincoln school) will register therebeginning at 9. Both playgroundswill be full of games, crafts, andother activities reports Eleanor

•Zeornes, city park playground sup-

• Tuesday, June 16, all playgroundgoers will meet together at theband shell promptly at S. Thechildren will then be grouped,.inthree age groups—group. A .grades1-3- group B grades 4-5; and groupC grade 7 up. Wednesday,. June17 playground will- be, in fullswin" with tennis, baseball, swimming badminton. shuffleboard,square dancing, running games,volley ball, and skating on everyTuesday and Friday. These activities are only a few of the thingsthat recreation program will haveavailable throughout the summer.

Auditor of the State of KansasBy

Director of Post Audits.Section 5. That the interest cou

pons attached to said bonds shallbe in the following amounts due asfollows:

FirstCoupon Thereafter

June 1. I960 June 1-Dec. 1Bond No. 1, 3%, $22.60Bonds Nos. 2 to

61, Inc., 3%, _- 30.00 $15.00 $15.00And said interest coupons attachedto said bonds shall be in substantially the following form as providedby G. S. 1949, 10-126:No On the first)

1 day of 19-_,)j the City of Concordia,) 1,

Cloud County, Kansas,)will pay bearer ) 19Dollars and )Cents lawful money of)the United States of)Ainerica at the office)

, of;thestate Treasurer,) City of' Topeka, Klansas, ,being) ,stx.m6ii(.h5".iiitercst'on) Concordia

its In iernal Improve-)Bond, Series)ment

S1869-A -• dated* June D-'1959. No. ) $

(Signed) )(Signature) )

Attest Mayor. )(Signed) )

(Sig lature) )City Clerk. . )

I Section 6. That the mayor and! city clerk of the City of Concordia,I Kansas, are hereby authorized,| empowered and 'directed to pre-!• pare and execute the bonds de-! scribed in this ordinance, and whenjsuch bonds are duly executed, toI register the same in the office of| said city clerk and in the office1 of the state auditor of the State of

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Brief SessionFor Commission

Few Business Matters jBefore City Chiefs |City Commissioners in regular

meeting last night ordeived theblock on Kansas street from Fifthto Sixth street opened to two-waytraffic during the coming haivestrush The request was made bybeCloud County Co-op Elevator

for better control of wheat truckswaiting to unload at the elevatorduring rush periods.

The street will revert to oneway traffic status after harvest,probably around July 20.

In the brief session the commission also approved routine department reports and approved a >$5,000.00 bond for City ManageiCharles Moss. •An ordinance was passed authorizing Mayor Raymond Johnstonand city Clerk John '•***»*»enter into an agreement with theState Highway commission on theproposed highway entrance intotown on K-9 and K-28. The agreement is necessary for the Federalgovernment to participate in preliminary expenses on the project.

Week

1 playground!theri-a;t the

atifl: Thegronpedtln

upr^iSTades5;,indigrouplesta,, June

seball, ,swim-"shtrKieboard,.hlng; games,ing on every, These acti-of-the thingsim will havethe summer.

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SUMMER©ben June 15,1959

Ifi^iges 5 Thru 12; 9 to Noon

REGISTRATION MAY BE MADE AT CITY PARKENROLLMENT OPEN TO ANY YOUNGSTER OF THIS AREA

Swimming...— Baseball — GamesSkatinglr Picture Shows

Enrollees for Red Cross Swimming Instruction - SOc for Beginnings - 50c Advanced Swimmers.Course Includes 16 Lessons

RED CROSS SWIMMING INSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

10:00

CONCORDIA

, Intermediate. and

Advanced :,

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Intermediate

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GLASCO

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CONCORDIA

BeginningSwimmers

Second HalfClass

11:00

CONCORDIABeginning .Swimmers

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JAMESTOWN

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GLASCO,

SKATING at both ^Concordia Roller Rinks—Schedules arranged as to grades, prepared by Supervisors.

BASEBALL and SOFTBALL Games at Dick Taff Field andCity Park field, according to team scheduling.

PICTURE SHOW at Brown Grand Theatre, Friday afternoons at 1:30 — Eight shows for $1.00, no age limit.

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Be Sure to Register and Enjoy a Pleasant,Healthful Recreation Season

Concordia Recreation CommissionFred Simmons, Supervisor . ™. f:

Donald McDaniel, Chairman; Earl Wright, Treasurer;Etta Warner, Secretary.

', iWilliam J. Miller, Harry Young, Commissioners.

Arrange SchedulesFor the Playground

-The second day of playgroundopened today ,at 9 a. m. All playground enrollees were divided intothree groups according to agesand classes of next school yearGroup A includes all who will be

j in kindergarten to those who willbe in third grade; group B includes fourth to sixth grades; andgroup C has those in seventh gradeand up.-

The rest of this week the groupswill meet as follows:

City Park—Group A will meet atthe tennis courts at 9; group B willmeet at the swing area at 9- andgroup c will- meet at the shelter Ihouse at 9.

Dick Taff field—All groups will Imeet together at the field at 91a. m. All groups, both at the City Ipark and the Dick Taff field, will

Ibe excused for swimming and Ibaseball when it is time for theirgroup. Busses will be provided totake the Dick Taff playgrounder jchildren to and from the swimminspool. B j

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(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empire, Thursday, June 18, 1959.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1536An ordinance relating, to benefits

obtainable by cities under thepost-warprogram'for federal aidon highway construction..

Be It Ordained by. the governingbody of the city of Concordia:Section 1., That the Mayor and

City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute for and on behalfof the city 'of Concordia, Kansas,contracts between the City and the ,State Highway Commission ofKansas, giving the State HighwayCommissionof Kansas authority toact for the City, and; in its placeand stead, to obtain for the Citysuch benefits as are obtainable under the post-wax program, of theFederal Aid Plan of Highway Construction, and' obtain the. benefitsof such legislation for the City on

i the terms and conditions set forthin such contracts as may be pre-

!pared' and approved by the State': Highway Commission.

Section 2. That this ordinanceshall take effect and be in forcefrom and after ten days followingits publication. . ,

Passed by the City Commissionand signed by the Mayor June 15,1»59. iL' .

H.. H. JOHNSTON,

(Seal) ^il?liayar' :Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY, •City Clerk. ' lJJ-

C-./t- ^Bids on the new fire truck willbe gened at' a special meeting

ofthecitycommission at 10 oclockTufesday, June 23. It-..was firstSieved'and it was so stated thaneither the GMC .nor the Chevrofet could meet the requirementsset out in the specifications. However Raymond Johnston GMCdealer and Dutch Paul, Chevro-fet dealer, both had confirmat onfrom their factories today that thespecifications could be met.

sATwo-way Traffic KansasAvenue During Harvest

The commissioners Monday evening decided to open KansasAvenue from Fifth to Sixth streetto two-way traffic during theharvest season, which was suggested by Mr. Souchek, managerof the Cloud County Co-Operative Elevator Association, whoseelevators are located at Fourthand Kansas. This will eliminatea traffic jam. H this action hadnot been taken it would have 'been |necessary for wheat haulers com- |.ing into town from the south togo an extra block to get to theelevator. After harvest Kansas

:avenue will revert to a one-wayIstreet on account of the Catholic j1gradeschool beinglocated at Fifth;and Kansas.

City commissioner Moss reminded the commissioners thatquotations will be opened June23, at 10 a. mi., on the pumper forthe fire department. ,

The city manager's bond in tneamount of $5,000, was approved.

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(First published in the ConcordiaBlade-Empire, Saturday, June 13,1959.)

NOTICE .Public notice is hereby given that

«he Boartil of City CommissionersOf the City of Concordia, Kansas, |pursuant to a resolution adopted byIsaid commission on June 1, 1959,and authorized by G. S. 1949, 12-836 to 12-8*0, inclusive, proposes topass and will pass at a meeting onJuly 6, 1959, at 7:30 o'clock, p. m.,at the city hall, and make effectivean ordinance of said city providing.for the enlarging, repairing, extend^ing and improving of the system

! of waterworks of said city in, •j through and along Sixth Street insaid city between the west side of |Cedar Street and the west side of ,Lincoln Street in accordance withplans and specifications coveringsuch improvements on file m theoffice of the city clerk of said cityand providing for the Issuance ofbonds in the amount of $33,065.00j«,pay. the .cost,of;sudj 'tj«iD«ye-

provements.or. the, \mmce, of suchibbnds- may appear-before t^he.saidJ3oard of City Commissioners during such time and be heard as tosuch objection.

R. H. JOHNSTON, ,.Mayor of the City of

(Seal) Concordia, Kansas,Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk of the City ofConcordia, Kansas. 14-3s

I (Published in 'the-Cericordia Blade-Empire, Tuesday; July 7, 1959.)

1ORDINANCE 1537 'An bi^inance^^ttyorlzing the en

larging', repaigli%,, extending andimproving of jftiepsysterhof waterworks of the .Ctty-of-.Concordia,

. Kansas, and auifebrizing and di-• reefing..the..issuanc&j of the gen

eral invproveraentojjxsyis of saidracjfebcftrwthe »iffl.f»ot- exceeding9[J3ai06ai60bto5*fOW«» Kost-lthereof.d:Jrnbjerftafc(ijthei(0y8r £Of>r£)orfcordiaitiansasjaii a: cityof.dihe.sacondxlass

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Humes Will Supply theCity's New Fire TrucH;-

Humes Sales company was :«helow bidder and was awarded tnecontract to supply the new• ^firetruck at the letting held yesterdayat city hall. Humesbid was $n.68»with an allowance of $500 for theold Seagrave truck Tnt„raa.

The-truck is to be an Intel-national and will be equipped by theGeneral Safety Equipment corporation. Delivery is to be made in90 working days. Equipment includes a pumper with a capacityof 1000 gallons per minute.

6-4?/-'~>7For Bond lissue

In StreetWork jDowntown Waterworks jFinancing to Be MetCity commissioners last night in

regular meeting passed an ordinance authorizing the issuance ofgeneral improvement bonds to finance the downtown waterworksimprovement now nearing completion. Under the ordinance the issuecannot exceed $33,065.00

By resolution authorization wasalso givento issue temporary notestotalling $50,000 to finance thedowntown street, improvement pro-

JeA request for a street light atSixteenth and Spruce was granted.

The chief of police report filedwith the city clerk at last night smeeting showed that the twopolicetars travelled 5,194 miles and used566.7 gallons of gas. The department issued 89 warnings, made |59 arrests, conducted 269 Investigations and passed out 1450 parking meter violation tickets.

The police judge's report showeda total of. $346 in fines Imposedand collected during the pastmonth. Traffic court fines amountto $23.75, paid on bontinued -cases$10 and parking meter penalties$343.75 bringing total receipts forthe month to $723.50.

whose total indebtedness does .toot,exceed fIfteerripatoeall'wBits totalassessed valuattonv"and, whereas,,,said city now owns and operates a i-system of waterworks; and, where-1as, on October 6, 1958, the gov-!erning body of said city deemedand by a resolution declared it tobe necessary to improve said system of waterworks by enlarging,repairing, extending and improvingShe same in, through and alongSixth Street in said • city betweenthe west side of Cedar Street | andthe west side of Lincoln Street insaid city, and further directed thepreparation of plans, specificationsand a detailed estimate of the cost

1of such improvements; and, whereas, plans and specifications for andan estimate of the'cost of said im-

i provements were duly prepared and; filed with the city clerk of said city' and were thereafter approved bythe Kansas State Board of Health,and by.the Kansas State Corporation Commission; and, whereas, onJune 1, 1959, said governing bodyadopted a resolution approving saidplans, specifications and cost estimate and authorizing the issuanceof the general obligation bonds ofsaid city in an amount not exceeding.$33,065.00 (which is the amountof said cost estimatei'and,le$s feaij.2% oftbe.totial! assess9d,v,aluatj35of the propei«K;pf jthe.«ity. a^shcgvfl

' tjjf iiebaBsessm«kn»bwOfottt*hf (1,M*q>rrfeftMS<*e •BSuarfce'lof *M|oonasT'Ss *mofl«a'KS;*i.,SSlI4^839 Wia^,-*'*hc£usive«i)6>Tpay

Itfee'oost-cf suoh' improvements, andfurther directing that an ordinance

1authorizing the making of such improvements and the issuanceof saidbonds be pissed by said governingbody at a meeting to be held onJuly 8 1959, and further directingthat the mayor of said! city sign andthe city clerk attest and that therebe published a notice of the factthat the passage of such an ordinance on said date was proposed;and whereas, thereafter, andi on the13th, 20th, and 27th days of June,1959 a notice of the fact that tlhepassage of such an ordinance wasproposed was duly published in theConcordia Blade-Empire, the official paper of said oity; and,whereas, ho objection has beenmade to the passage of said ordinance and no petition has beensigned- requesting the submission otsuch ordinance to a vote of theelectors of said city, Now, There-,fore, iBe it ordlained by the governingbodyof the City of Concordia: |

Seotion 1. That toe improve-1ment of the system of .waterworksof jihe City oftConcordia, Kansas,

a^9s5"HS« te*»e*fetruffi»!&jand along Sixth Street to said m.

:ieativ«~-^-, <—,— -._,by the Kans*p State BoaruHealth, and by the Kansas StateCorporation Commission, and hythe governing body of said city andnow on file in the office of the city;clerk of said city for inspection, be iand the same is authorized and^ordered .done. * • i

•Section 2. That for the purpose iof providing funds to paythe direct!and indirect cost of enlarging, repairing, extending and mowing,the system of waterworks.describedin the'preamble, to and in.section,1 of this ordinance, the issuanceof the general obligation bonds oithis city in the manner authorized

by law. is.hereby directed to pay tnecost , thereof when said cost has

'been ascertairied;".provided,-however, that the aggregate amount for

•'which such bonds shiall.be issuedshall not exceed .ttifi sum of 133,-065J00. ,-: ' •'•;:-V;.''.•• ':'V. ',',.-

Se'ction 3., That-'.ids ordinanceshall take effeptlsnd'be in forcefrom and after:'its: pviblication:

Passed by the City CommissionJuly 6, 1969. '

(Seal)R. H. JOHNSTON,

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,Mayor.

City Clerk.

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regular mee'missioners, -]thorizing th<improvemen'to exceed $3ment of the

works imprtby resolutio:suance of teiamount of %lment on theproject.

A petitiondents living :streets, requat that inttupon favoral

The chiefJune, showethad been drused 566.7 g;warnings issi269 investig;sued 1450 ption notices.

The polictdicated thabeen impose<fie court fineparking metwith $10 paibrought', thethe month t

ITax Levy \APublic Sch<

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an increased budgetreport the over-all tby approximately oiis $389,590.00 as co:

The Board of EduCity of Concordia h;increased budget fo

school term but are

port the over-all ta?school district willby approximately o;budget for the 1959-(is $389,590.00 as cothe 1958-59 budget <Although the budgetis $21,660.00 greaterago the tax levy wlto several factors itax levy for patronsschool district. Tbestablished for theis 16.44 mills." Thisthe special funds owill require a total siof 24.32 mills. The flevies are expectedproximately^ one mlast year's total levy

Boards of;Kducatiithe second .class ma;gregate total'levy(Aggregate limit dotthe bond and intere;special buiKtfng funthe aggregate, taxConcordia Public S<17.43 mills, is 7.57 mlegal limit of 25 milof the tax rates inclass cities of KansaConcordia tax totalthe tax rate levied iisecond class cities o:budget published toe

I 1. 1959 to June 30,| financial , requiremeI school district mustI on an 18 month peri11, 1959 to Decembe;I order to comply witIcash basis law^ToIthe cash basispaw tI enough cash-'afilhaiIvolving-fun'dj&fjto cI school expeniafe" froIDecember 31-^f eac|year. f£}f

In comparing last-I quirements.with tha

for this yearrthe foilI must be considered.I able to a reduced taxIFIRST—Ai?pincreas1valuationJrpm.$8,15I estima-teo^^uuati'oh^

^reby directed to pay tneof when said cost hasrtairled,' provided, how-he aggregate amount fori bor«fe,TShBH be issued'xceed'Jbe sjHn of ts$,-

•'J]3^'l™ls ordinance>««*f«nd, he in forceMftejis publication. 'v the Ctty^pommission

R H JOHNBTON,Mayor

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-,CCity Commissioners MiAn ordinance was passed at the

regular meeting of the city commissioners, Monday evening, authorizing the issuance of general

;improvement bonds, in a sum notito exceed $33,065.00, for the payment of the downtown waterworks improvement. They also,

[by resolution authorized the issuance of temporary notes in theamount of $50,000, as partial pay-

jment on the street improvement:project.i A petition, presented by residents living near loth and Sprucestreets, requesting a street lightat that intersection, was actedupon favorably.

The chief of police's report forJune, showed the two police carshad been driven 5,194 miles andused 566\7 gallons of gasoline; 89warnings issued,-59 arrests made,269 investigations made and issued 1450 -parking meter violation notices.

The police judge's report indicated that $346 in fines hadbeen imposed and collected. Traffic court fines amounted to $23.75,

[parking meter penalties $343.75,!with $10 paid on continued cases,[brought the total collections for|the__month to $723.50.' J-y<*?J

Budget and Tax H^yPreceding Year

(Actual)

1957FUNDS Levy, 1958 EX.

Mills penditures

General 2.24 $ 118,037.90Road and Bridge 9-39 470,947.39Secondary Road Matching 52,230.01Welfare 3.36 494,800.45Agricultural Extension Council ___ .42 14,900.00Noxious Weeds -45 22,548.46General County High School 3.96 139,762.40General County Elementary School 1.88 67,817.82County Health -04 5,939.34Courthouse Building .94 361,193.96Social Security -04 1,665.17Soil Drifting —County Fair Building .02 904.09Emergency Warrants —National Guard --Bond Interest .24 8,891.50Total County-Wide Funds 22.98 1,759,638.49Special High School Equalization.. 4.75 53,200.00

TOTAL ALL FUNDS 27.73 $1,812,838.49

SummaryCurrent Year Budget Year

(Actual & Estimated) (Proposed)

1958 1959Levy, 1959 Ex Levy, 1960 ExMills penditures Mills penditures

2.20 5 120,700.00 2.49 $ 145,000.009.44 382,400.00 9.46 424,320.00

' 60,000.00 __ 50,000.003.73 520,745.10 2.45 548,680.00

.39 14,057.00 .38 14,392.00

.50 24,275.00 .56 28,460.003.89 139,304.85 4.55 168,595.451.89 67,500.00 1.89 71,100.00

.27 10,180.00 .29 11,740.00267,915.82

.05 1,800.00 .07 2,400.00215.49 500.00

.03 1,000.00 .03 1,000.00j 2.15 72,760.00

.01 300.001.46 38,534.56 1.01 48,700.00

23.85 1,648,627.82 25.43 1,587,947.456.22 69,786.88 6.14 73,325.00

30.07 $1,718,414.70 31.57 $1,661,272.45

Tax Levy Will Be Lower for '59-'60Public School Year in Concordia

The Board of Education of the City of Concordia has adoptedan increased budget for the 1959-60 school term but are pleased toreport the over-all tax levy for the school district will be decreasedby approximately one mill. The budget for the 1959-60 school yearis $389,590.00 as compared with the 1958-59 budget of $367,930.00.

The Board of Education of the?'City of Concordia has adopted anincreased budget for the 1959-60school term but are pleased to report the over-all tax levy for theschool district will be decreased•by approximately one mill. Thebudget for the 1959-60 school yearis $389,590.00 as compared withthe 1958-59 budget of $367,930.00.Although the budget for next yearis $21,660.00 greater than one yearago the tax levy will be less dueto several factors involving thetax levy for patrons of the localschool district. The total levyestablished for the general fundis 16.44 mills. This levy added tothe special funds of the districtwill require a total school tax levyof 24.32 mills. The final approvedlevies are expected to total approximately one mill less thanlast year's total levy of 25.23 mills.

Boards of Education of cities ofthe second class may levy an aggregate total levy of 25 mills.(Aggregate limit does not include.the bond and interest fund or thespecial building fund.) Therefore,the aggregate tax levy for theConcordia Public School district,17.43 mills, is 7.57 mills below thelegal limit of 25 mills. A review•of the tax rates in other secondclass cities of Kansas indicate theConcordia tax total is well belowthe tax rate levied in many of thesecond class cities of Kansas. Thebudget published today is for July1, 1959 to June 30, 1960, but thefinancial requirements for theschool district must be computedon an 18 month period from July1, 1959 to December 31, 1960, inorder to comply with the Kansascash basis law..;,To comply withthe cash basis law there must beenough cash-on hand in the revolving fund:"'-to carry on the

^school expenses from July 1 toDecember 31 of each new schoolyear.

In comparing last year's tax requirements -with those anticipatedfor this year the following factorsmust be considered. Items favorable to a reduced tax levy include:FIRST—An': increase in districtvaluation from $8,153,511.00 to anestimated''vaIuation of $8,290,000.-nn r.f/-i^vKTT-t mi... incp t..j_t.

tive session passed HB No. 433,which provides Emergency StateFunds to Public Schools for twoyears. The law requires a payment of $6.00 per student enrolled, grades 1-12, inclusive. Concordia expects $6,948.00 from thisfund. THIRD--The 1959 legislature passed SB No. 4. This lawincreases the amount to be received from the County General HighSchool Fund. Concordia will receive an estimated $78,721.30 fromthis fund, an increase of $12,515.-80 over last year's share of thecounty tax. FOURTH—The StateHigh School Finance Fund is expected to be paid in full this year(has been prorated from 90% to95%). Full payment will increasethis . fund by about $6,000.00.FIFTH—'Residue sales tax increased from $10,578.48 to $11,218.31.SIXTH—The unencumbered cashbalance is $116,040.00, as comparedwith $97,198.01 last year, however, 65% of tax collections havebeen distributed as compared with62Vfe% one year ago. Other favorable items include: Increase inamount of back taxes collected,increase in amount of taxes inprocess of collection, and a decrease in the bond and interestlevy. Funds involving a loss ofrevenue for the new budget yearinclude: A decrease in the amountto be received from the State Elementary School Fund. (To be prorated at 95%). The Annual SchoolFund receipts are expected to decline approximately $2,000.00. Another factor involving both Stateand County funds is that of Average Daily Attendance in theConcordia City Schools. Mostfunds distributed by Ithe state!and county are apportioned to the!various schools on the basis of;A. D. A. or enrollment of the:previous year. An anticipated decrease in the high school enrollment could result in a smallerportion of these funds.

Ad Valorem tax requirementsfor the 1959-60 budget are approx-,imately $4,000.00 greater than last;year'srequirement. However, witlijincreased valuation and other item Iincreases the tax levy will be .89I

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of a mill less. Increased fundsfrom the County General HighSchool Fund, the State HighSchool Finance Fund, and the addition of the State EmergencyFund, will more than offsetthe increased need in the generalproperty tax of the district.

The levy for the bond and interest fund will be reduced from5.44 to 5.05 mills. The decreaseis due to a reduction in totalamount of interest due on thebonds and an increase in valuation of property taxed. Theseitems more than offset the increase in the amount due on theprincipal of the bonds from$28,000.00 annually to $29,000.00.

The Soecial Education budgetin creased from $12,643.00 to

$13,036.25. A tax levy of .94 millswill be required for the new budg-

t and compared with a levy of.77 mills for last year. The Stateof Kansas will coiitribute approximately $4,500.00 to this fundas their obligation to the specialeducation program.

The Soecial Transportationbudget is decreased from $2,100.00to $1,900.00 and will require atax levy of .05 mills. This special levy provides funds for theoperation and maintenance of theschool buses. ;

The Special Building Fund willcontinue to -receive more than$15,000.00 each year from the annual two mill levy. This fund wasrenewed last year for a ten yearperiod and will provide funds formaintenance, repair, construction,and equipping of buildings. TheIndustrial Arts Shop addition andrest rooms at the athletic field arebeing constructed from these fundsat the present time. The 1959-60tax levy ic 1.84 as compared toa levy of 1.76 one year ago.

Approximately one-half of thetotal revenue received by theschool district comes from a levyon the Ad Valorem property ofthe school district and from taxon intangibles. The Ad Valoremrate for 1959-60 is set at 16.44 ,iiills. This compares with the 1958-59 rate of 17.23 mills.

The State of Kansas will contribute more than $90t000 to theConcordia School District for 1959-

V60. The State Elementary Fundaccount will provide about $39,-000.00, the State High School Fundabout $28,000.00,, and the newState Emergency Fund almost$7,000.00. Additional State payments will be: Vocational Education, including Vocational Agriculture, Vocational Homemaking, andWork Experience, in the amountof about $5,000.00. The Permanent School Fund will add about$1,900.00 and is distributed onthe basis of the number reportedin the annual census of the schooldistrict. The Residue Sales Taxdistribution will total $11,218.31of this amount, $9,767.13 will goto the general fund.

County funds will be distributedas follows: County Elementaryfund of about $25,000.00, CountyHigh School Fund about $75,000.00arid the County High Schoolequalization fund, about $31,000.-00. This last fund- the countyhigh school equalization fund, isfrom a tax assessed on propertyin Cloud County not included insome high school district. Approximately $10,000,000.00 of valuation in Cloud County is not included in a high school district

jand is subject to a tax not to exceed 6% mills. The funds from

[this source are distributed to the'various high schools on the basisof A.D.A. Concordia has an average daily attendance equal to50.41% of the total county at

tendance, and will receive thatportion of the total county distribution Senate Bill No. 4, passedby the 1959 legislature, will provide additional funds from the

iCoiinty General High School levy.jThe law provides a more liberalformula for distribution of fundsto the various schools as determined by their A.D.A. of the. previous year. A maximum tax levyof eight mills is provided in thenew law, however, the CloudCounty tax is expected to be approximately 4.6 mills, well belowthe legal limit of 8 mills.

As indicated in the preceedingparagraphs the over-all tax levyfor the Concordia city schools isabout one mill less than the totallevy of one year ago. The Boardof Education in reporting on thebudget finds the finances of thepublic school system in good condition and with cash reserve inhand for the six-month period ofoperation as required by the Kansas cash basis law. The Board ofEducation will meet in regularsession Monday, August 3, 1959,at 7:30 p. m., at the high schoolbuilding for the purpose of hearing objections and answeringquestions of taxpayers relating tothe budget and proposed tax levyfor 1959-60.

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last Monday evening's meeting ofthe city commissioners to consider the revocation- of the cerealmalt beverage license of MaryBlochlinger, operator of the M &B Tavern at 103 East Sixth street.This action was taken after thecity police reported that therewas evidence that beer had beenbought and consumed there onSunday at this tavern. A hearinghas been set for August 17, whenthe city commissioners will con-:sider the.case arid the operators ofthe tavern will be given an op-\portunity to show cause why the jlicense should not be revoked.

An ordinance was passedauth-1orizing the issuance of temporary •notes in the amount of $33,065 tomake a part payment on the waterworks improvements thus farcompleted, on the downtownstreets.

°roposed Budget

Figures Released

By County BoardThe proposed budget of Cloud

county provides for a tax levy of25.43 mills in established highschool districts and 31.57 mills in"unattached territory.' The levyon an estimated valuation of $34,-450,000. The estimated expenditures for 1960 amount to $1,661,--172.45. The levy will raise $934,-440.31 of the total expendituresand the balance will come fromstate and federal participationand reimbursement.

The two items of expense,which bring the total to such alarge amount are -welfare androad and bridges. It is anticipated that the welfare will spend$548,680, of which $404,520 willbe old age assistance, road andbridge fund $424,320, to maintain1250 miles of roads.

A hearing on the proposed budget will be held at 10 a. m., Aug-ust 3. '

The budget table is shown, below.

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Q ________Proposed School Budget Lowers theLevy Despite Greater Expenditure

. . , *i„i. a ffrreeate ,-limit. TheEven with an increase in anticDated expenditures to operate Con-corfia Public schools, taxpayers£ 5£ district will be required to |nav less ad valorem taxes for the?9&-e5 school term. The budgetreleased for publication today anticipates expenditures of $389,t>sucompared to $367,930 last year, up$21,660. The brighter side of thePicture sets the, levy at 24.32 millscompared to 26.23, down .91 of amill over a year ago.m\i releasing the budget, Superintendent of Schools Kenneth HHill cites these factors as favoi-able to the reduced tax levy: Increase in the district's assessedvaluation from $8,153 511 to ^nestimated valuation of f-f0-™?-passage of the emergency sMefunds to public schools at the lastegislature bringing in-an expectedadditional $6,948; further statelegislate increasing the amountto%e received from the county

aggregate, Jirnit. The aggregateIlevy fc-r the next year .is 17.43mills, 7.57 milles under the legallimit set by state statute at 2omills. The aggregate levy includes16 44 mills for the general fundandspecial assessment levies totalling .99 mill.-The aggregate- limitdoes not include the bond and interest and special building fund

^-Following is a breakdown in thelevy for the next fiscal year ascompared to last^ear:>^^y_- General -- 16-44 17-23Special Education .94 •77Transportation . -Oo -i»

Total Aggregate . 17.43Bond & Interest . 5.05gpeclal Building - 1.84

TOTAL I^EVY — 24.32 25.23The above levy against ad valor-

i— -« tkn cnnnnl HlRtriCl

18.035.441.76

legislation increasing uuj *...™-- TOe aD0Ve levy »6»»"' rv„tl,:.tto be received from the county - property of the school districtgeneral high school fund which I ,„^Iy lessthan -cne-hal of theover the next year is estimated to firodls budgeted to operate tneu . .. ,nn rim in- on increase , ,_ j,.^j«^ iha TipTrt. vear. Theamount"to"$78,721.30; an increaseof $12,515.80 over the Concordiadistrict's share of the county taxlast vear payment in full of re-venueyTromP the State High. SchoolFinance fund bringing in an additional $6,000 (heretofore this fundhas been prorated from 901 to 95

.percent); an increase in the (lis-,i trict's estimatedrevenue fr°m resi-due sale taxes from $10,578.46, to$11,218.31 and an increase rn :tnedistrict's unencumbered cash Balance of $18,841.99.,

A look at the overall budgetindicates thtt the Concordia schooldistrict is in good condition financially. Cash balances and cashon hand in the revolving fund areadequate to carry on school ex-,penses through December 31 ofthis year, and the levy for advalorem taxes is well under the

funds budgeted to operate theschools during the next year. Thebalancecomesfrom the manystateand county funds. They are asfollows: (approximate)

State Elementary fund .» 38.000State high schoolfund - 28,000

. State Emergency fund -•j'Vocational Education -^Permanent School fund.v Residue Sales tax

County Elementary - —County High School •-County High School .

Equilazation -- *iaw

TOTAL $228,118A meeting for the purpose of

•hearing objections and answeringquestons"relative tb the pricedbudget will'be held at the: h ghschool building on Monday, August3 at 7:30 p. m.

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Move toRevoke

ABeer LicenseCommissioners Meet .For Regular SessionCitycommissioners last night ini- ,

tiate'd proceedings relative to revo-cation of the cereal malt beveragelicense of Mary Blochlinger, operator of the M & B Tavern at 1.03 |East Sixth street. \

The action was instituted as a jresult of investigations conductedby the City Police department. The ,Police report to the commissionbears evidence that beer has beenbought and consumed on.Sundayat the M & B Tavern contrary tothe city ordinances and statestatutes.

A hearing, on the alleged violation will be held on August 17.before citv commissioners at whicntime the Tavern operator may,show cause why the beer. licenseshould not be revoked. ..-

Other business transacted by thecommission included passage ofan ordinance authorizing the issuance of temporary ..notes foi$33065 to provide funds to_ paythe cost of the downtown waterworks improvement project. Thetemporary notes are to be retiredtoy a bond issue.

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7,0005,000•1,900

,11,21825,00075,000

jn'the^udgof storm settle Broad-wington streejAlso mohesreplacementPark' De'par, Budget.&senflSSan. ino*l|0Dffi00. %ithl»j_!jcessiwateJSfc "'atithSfexpertdi

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-KJQroposed Budget for i960

budg^o^nate tnharl€S'M0SS' *^^ "" 196° ""»«*ronfn!n fman<* th* municipal services provided by the citv of

™-'J™^^Jng„SJ?tem is a most valuable aid. in budget preparation." The citvmanager's budget message to thesSe^fr-r^' aIS0 contains *hi*statement: "An increase in taxa-'tion,evensmall, is not good news,this is true particularly when we

jwere able to lower our tax requirements on our 1959 budgetThe tax levy we are proposing

Iw6 J3-/'.17 milIs «ver the 1954levy (citys previous high) 23.19'

the 1959 levy." The total proposedevy for 1960 is 24.36. with the-

two largest increases in general1funds""8 3nd b?nd and interest'

Following arecomments andexplanation of departmental budgets by Mr. Charles Moss, City-Manager, f

General Government •The expenditures in this de

partmentinclude items to supportthe operation of the city commission, the office of city manager,city clerk, city treasurer, city attorney and police judge. Otherexpense items include buildinsmaintenance, auditing, elections

1960 Proposed Budget, City of ConcordiaCOMPARISON OF EXPENDITURES

Proposed1960

$ 34,448.0035,570.0030,590.00

7,170.0058,890.00

5,900.0021,890.00

8,970.008,600.00

1958

General Government $ 32,528.00Police - - — 31,905.00Fire — 2-1,030.00Health & Sanitation 5,830.00Street — 61,020.00Sewage Disposal 5,640.00Park 20,527.00Cemetery 8,982.00Street Lighting ----- 8,500.00TOTALGENERAL OPERATING — $ 197,962.00

Library $ 9,725.00Band T 2,000.00Firemen's Pension 14,213.92Social Security 6,767.95Airport Maintenance 7-,, 8,982.00Fire Equip. Reserve -_.-^—'- " 14,823.55Recreation Commission —,-..,,-5,000.00Noxious Weed -"'.-V. 1,575:00 •Bond and Interest 105,645.00Water Fund 113,437.71Industrial Fund - 3,499.40

1959$ 37,818.00

34,237.0022,450.00

8,422.5052,932.50

5,840.0020,837.00

9,267.008,500.00

$ 200,304.00 $ 212,028.00

$ 10,685.00 $ 11,360.002,000.00 2,000.00

14,921.20 15,000.007,300.00 8,700.008,805.00 9,090.00

14,234.45 —0—

7,100.00 6,000.00: 1,678.00 1,018.17100,996.89 105,280.16108,092.25 107,624.14

6,657.00 6,464.81

TOTAL __ $ 285,669.48 $ 281,469.79 $ 272,537.28

..City's Budget(Continued from page 1)

| This' budget also includes moneyIto purchase additional radio equip-Iment.I Other FundsLibrary

The library board has requested a budget of $11,30.00. Thisrequest can be supported by thesame levy as the one used lastyear.

Municipal BandThe band fund remains the

same as the last several years.The amount requested is $2,000.00.Fire Equipment Reserve Fund

No budget amount is established for this fund for 1960.Recreation and Playground Fund

The budget for the recreationalcommission was established at$6,000.00.Firemen's Pension

The amount levied for in thisfund was an amount necessary toraise the total in this fund to$15,000.00. This is the legal limitestalished by state statute for suchpensions. The tax levy for thisfund was reduced.Social Security Fund

The budget in this fund includesan amount necesary to make upthe employer (city's) contribution.A recent session of Congress increased the amount required andthis increase is reflected in an increase in the budgeted amount.Industrial Fund

The amount budgeted is equalto the balance remaining in thisfund. As in all other funds the

in the budget is for the renewalof storm sewer catch basins onthe Broadway street and Washington street storm sewer systems.Also money is allocated for thereplacement of one dump truck.

iPark Departmentj Budget in this department presents an increase of slightly over$1,000.00. This increase is due tothe necessity of replacing 1ihe

iwater outlet and intake systemat the swimming pool. This is an

|expenditure of some $2,500.00. Also $800.00 has been included forthe widening of the parking areain front of the bath house.

AirportThe airport budget includes an

item for the lighting of the mainrunway.Cemetery

The cemetery budget is slightly increased, in order that theprogram for resurfacing its streetsin the cemetery can be continued.Water Department

This department's budget basedentirely upon the anticipated saleof water and tap purchases. Nomajor projects are proposed. Thisis primarily due to our desire tohave money available for thewater works improvement nowbeing made in the downtown area.

expense must be budgeted beforeit can be sDent. The balance inthis fund is $6,464.81.Noxious Weed Fund

The budget in this fund was reduced and the levy required wascut in ha'f.Bond and Interest Fund

The total proposed expendituresin this fund is $105,280.16. Thisis the fund that is responsible forthe major portion of the levy increase. The effects of this increase was discussed in the citymanager's budget message.

See Budget Table atBottom of this Page

printing, parking meter maintenance and replacement.

The budget for this departmentis $3,370.00 less than the 1959budget figure. This was accomplished even with the added expense of the 1960 general election.Department of Health andSanitation

Expenditures in this departmentprovide for the operation of thesanitary landfill, for milk analysis and for insect spraying.

The budget in this departmentis also less than the 1959 budget.We have curtailed our tractor operation, thus the decrease.Fire Department

Anticipated expenditures in thisdepartment increased because ofthe addition of one fire fighter andthe $3,00.0.00 needed to completethe purchase of the new pumpertruck. Both items will help enable the city to retain its presentfire insurance rating, thus reducing the cost to our citizens forfire insurance premiums.Police Department

The budget in this departmentis slightly increased over the 1959budget. This increase is due primarily to our 24 hour radio coverage.

Street DepartmentThis department has increased

its activities over the last several years and this increase is reflected in the department's budget. The major program proposed

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City Tax Levy in Sl©t BoostServices to Public Increased

\4iCity's "Take"Is 24.36 Mills;

Pool Breaks RecordConcordia Municipal swim

ming pool is breaking all therecords. Always a popularplace, the pool in the parkthis year has outdone, attendance records by far. Totaladmissions as of July .30 were29,532 people. Last year's totalfor same period was 22,767 andin 1957 the, admissions for thesame period were 24,218. These-figures represent only the bigger people who patronized thepool, and xdo not count thelittle folks wtKMise trieri'Daby"p;ol in the'park.

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Budgeted for 1960/Rise of 1.88 Mills

Concordians eyeing: 'theproposed I960 City Budgetwill note-the tax levy uppedslig-htly—i^8:mills.,over the1959 levy:, .proposed levy for1960 is 24.'36" mills. ->

'<• Tax. increases howeversmall aren't :the'best' of tidings, but it may help property ov/ners,tp'ieel less jpainif they realize'that theltwo:major items responsible',, forthe increase were the'(purchase of a new,^pumper-..1 firetruck and hiring of anotherfireman', and the :bond, andinterest fund increase.11,

Thoa5,4two item§.may be countedon the-.iplus side of the, .budgetpicture from a ,value standpoint,despite ..-the raised, proposed levy:The neSr pumper,?jruciL.aind, addi-,"'•tional-^fireman -injure qpnpordia's-present"fire, insura&ce,jBating-- (preventing1- an increase ip'j cset ofpremiums- to -/oitigemsW and the$5,000- for cc^njpieyon, iof• purchaseof the-'truck /is ;•• a-i/'onceijonJiyi''item* not lijcely. to n, occur:-,f*g-ainsoon.1 ;A^id :_&s to $fap: bond;" andinterest •;. Item^-rl960 ^h the •peakyear? for this fund's^tfeeds":and inthe immediate^liEftrf^iCity shouldbe abl« to "keep. a.st^ip, tax rateiro that^area.'^tggesf increase inthe proposed^ leyy •^* ia' raise to8.85 mills in-the-.b.Qiid %ftd interestfund; levy in;the lij&ftj&udget forthis fund'was. ?.3^,-jnil^r-.:

Concordia- city's. £ajf>grfyle val-uatipn fw- -195& is ,$7;462,200,an increase of $126^99 over(1958.vrTan^|J>l€\i valuation for195$fwa> ^MB^M* f>In .pxpjatningr the prp-posed budg

et -For ;19eOL'City Manager Mosspointed out that the city's finan-

, cial. pfcsifioh i&jgood.Jn-that totalindeb^pdnessx*~-is ; decreasing eachyearft^dtal^ciiy .debt, is, now only10 percent" ©/-assessed' valuationand^jper^erit of what can beconsidered('•tljue value of property-in thej^ity/,;. (Present assessmentrati^. apparently „is 23 percent ofactual market viAU«->, The City of

•• Concordia ' is \»VJfo 'qoaisiderablyunder legal ^tax;jsvy JimitsCjn allfiui<te.,.underrjtheV Imposed budget.

i iThe I960.bud,g{&'anticipates city}expenditures ;a>j$484,5JB5,28.\ This\reflects increas&jjtin .several departments—the. Itffgesb in the fire

;department wh^re- anticipated expense As $30,590 for I960., as compared to $22,450>for ^1959. Cesserincreases are noted In'the budgeted

tfunds tor Police^Street and* Parkdepartments^ -,^9;

General •Operating•'___,,.I Library ^ ...at------Band:*-- ----- ia5«.'_J-__-

>Fireanen'6 Pension __—Social- Security /„*..£_'_ i

| Airport: Maintenance ••__•jFireEquip., &.Reserve _IRecreation. Playground-i Noxious Weed' ___•--__-

Bond & Intrest^.--^-—Industrial Fund -------

.1959 1980HI 34 11.97

1.40 1.40

.25 . .25

.16 .13

.29- .42

.78 .55

.00 .00

:M . .71

•• .18,' . .09

7.371 8.85

.00'-< .00

Totals ——^_--:l—^ 22.4® ^"2436% Anticipated revenue to-irfeet^ the expense of running: the city:^for 1960ras budgeted is S484,-'| 565.28. Of this amount, Manfr-

'••••< ever,1. c«ly, $173,229.56 which TVHlcome from taxes oa propertyis-all that the taxpayer'ctoactually see himself'" shellin^fout into the tax coffers of the

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city.— ,--wRemainder of the xrRSey,

for running .this city IriSthvear will come from cash _funds, .transfer of funds (shovdouble expenditure ln.'the budget)from:state grants, residue salestax -from fines, franchise fees,rental's, parking meters and specialassessments paid to bond and interest fund. Money spent fromany fund of the city must bebudgeted under Kansas cash basislaw for cities.

Number One for size in the expenditures of the citv is. of courseold (general Operating Fund, OldGOHSpays for most of the citvsservices to the public. Anticipatedin that fund is an expenditure, of$212 028 for' 1960; in 1958 thisamount was $200,304'. Under thisGeneral Operating Fund is thisbreakdown of expense anticipatedfor 1960 as compared to the budgetfor 1959. ••' •

. 1959 ^1960Gen'.Govt, -$ 31,S>18,00 * 34.448.00,

h IHce(shown a

Police:—------ 34,231.00Five', 22,450.00Healtft&San. 8,422.50Street 52,932.50Sewage Disp. - 5,840.00Park ' — 20,837.00Cemetery —- 9,261.00St. Lighting -- 8,500.00 ^____Total Gen. Op. $200,304.00 $212,028.00

Slight increases will be notedin tne Police, Fire and Streetdepartments of the city government. Added expenditure forthe Pc'ice department is dueto the installation of 24-hourpolice radio coverage. The added radio coverage in Police department gives faster action inpolice calls and also in emer-

Sjencies which may arise.Fire department's added expense

for the coming year is due toputting another firefiihter on thejob as required by the state firemarshal in order to retain presentinsurance rates for the city, andthe $3,000 to pay completion ifpurchase of the new pumper truck—both items mentioned previouslyin this'story. ;

Street department has also bun.,up its services in tire last severalyears and this is reflected m thebudget. Major program proposedin this budget is for renewal ofstorm sewer ofctoh basins on Broadway and. Washington storm-sewersystems.'.ln addition, money,is allocated for replacing a dump truckwhich,will be necessary under thenew year's budget. \m *•' .

Smaller increases in some of tneother city departments are shownin the 1960 budget. Csmetcry needswill be slightly higher, in orderthat the program for resurfacingcemetery streets can be Qpntunuefl.Park department's increase of alit'le over $1,000 in the budget isdue to necessity of replacing wateroutlet and intake for the Municipalswimming pool and widening park-i,TnT area near the bath house.Noxious weed fund budget was reduced, and the levy here cut inhalf Budget for the health andsanitation fund is also less than in1959, due to curtailment of tractoroperation. , - .„

The complete city budget willappear in Friday, July 31, Blade-Empire.

35,510.0030.590.0fl7,110.00 |

58,890.00 i5,900.00 j

211,890.0018.910.008,600.00

"S (Cnrtinued from Page 1 •• ~the U.S.S.R. on some .^crucial issue in the Berlin negotiations,most Western diplomats now believe the f:.reign ministers meeting will break up in failure without agreement on either Berlin ora summit gathering.

The Wednesday deadline was seton the initiative of Secretary ofState Christian A. Herter, whosaid he is going •to attend themeeting of the Organization ofAmerican States opening In Santiago, Chile, Aug. 12 and wantsa iew days in Washington to prepare fcr that conference. Lloydand French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville'agreed tohis proposal. • ... .

Following a long luncheon meet- ,-ing between Herter and Gromyko, \Y^Assistant Secretary of State .An-drew*H. Berding announced that•'Mi'irGromyko and Mr. Herteragreed that we would wind up byWednesday of next week."

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BUDGETFOR THE YEAR 1960, CITY OF

AND TAX LEVYconcordia; kansas

... NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING* 'W'1'PUBLIC KOTICE la 3|!reby given, in compliance with the provisions of G. S. 1949, 19-2929, that the

governing body will meet on the 12th day of August; -1959, -at 10:30 o'clock, A. M„ at the City Hall for £hepurpose of hearingobjections and answering quesjions/of .tajxpav«r^relatirig;to the following-.<budget and theproposed tax levy, and considering amendments to such budget. ..!,.,,.-• • :'':' ';':

JOHN J. -WHITNEY, Clerk. R.H. JOHNSTON, Mayor.

y*y- 1959 TaxFUNDS Requirements

General Operating -. $ 91,871.61Library ~- 10,795.16Municipal Band —- 1,885.24Airport Maintenance^-.-. 4,370.49pecreation' and PlajgNgpP- • S*J*'-*|FlrernenS'Pension--S&-v-,v—-,-— 1,091.07SOTiarifisourity -———--'—-• 3,193.17NoxiotiiSi'weed it———,-— • «!•«Bond «nd,Interest —,.--..-%.. 62,916.05

Total All Funds ...-J';r:---'-—%\tif0.M "

iX LEVIES BY FUNDS

Less: June 195S Net 1959 ~ Add 5% for Total 1959 'Residue, Ad valorem Tax Delinquent Ad valorem Tax

Sales Tax Requirements Taxes Requirements

$ 6,823.51 $ 85,048.10 • * 4,252.40 $ 89,300.50835.04 9,960.12 498.00 10,458.12149.11 1,736.13 86.81 1,822.94465.24 3,906.25 195.26 4,100.51

363.84 5,033.63 251.65 5,286.2895.45 935.62 46.78" 982.40

172.97 3,020.20 191.01 3,171.21107.36 674.46 33.-72 ' 708.18

—62,916.05

$

3,145'.80 66,061.85

"$";9^12.52 $173,229.56 8,661.43 $181,890.98

COMPARISON OF INDEBTEDNESS^ VALUATIONS, TAX LEVIES AND TOTAL EXPENDITURESn„„,q» ^„trf„„j- . Jan. 1,1957; Jan. 1,1958 > Jan. 1,195;

No-^lvSanlf oTSta^mg-----:--; " —*?»»» \ *™68 »™.^-»All Other Indebtedness -.114,237.79 39,017.50 45,533.12

TOtal " " <-* -—$872,807.02 $836,238.08 $797,255.10

Tangible Valuation ^ 1957, $7,332,479.00 . 1958, $7,355,401.00 1959,' $7,462,200.00

i -' Yrar "58 „. YK»r 1959 Year 1960FTTKns rl™ Expend.- Tax Expendl- Tax Expendi-FCNDS LeTV tures Levy tures Levy torn

General Operating — 11.39 $187,229.05 11.44 $187,762.02 11.97 $21202800L'brary 1.18 9,725.00 1.40 10,685.00 1.40 1U6000Municipal Band — —- .25 2,000.00 .25 2.000.00 24 200000Arport Maintenance .79 8,917.19 .78 8,805.00 '£ 909000Fire Eouipment Reserve _ 119.13 14145 47 ».unu.uuRecreation and Playground „— .62 5.000.00 61 690000 71 6ooo<nFiremen's Pension .19 1,263.60 .16 1629.21 'll is'nmr-n

f^^T^ " S B'844'47 -29 ™»-°* • ^« • 8,'Z.MIndustrial Fund .45 .447.94 __ 31506 646481Noxious Weed —. , 10 891.86 .18 1,590 00 09 . 91817Bond and Int#est 7.39 105,642.75 757 100.996.89, 885- 105 28o'l6Water Utility — _- 87,447.99 • __ ^TSSS - >,,. ,Io7,'624.'l4

Total 22.65 $414,528.98 22.48 $426,303.90 24.36 $484,466.28

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QGENERAL OPERATING FUND

Preceding Current ProposedExpenditures: Year Year BudgetGeneral Government: 1958 1959 1960

Salaries - i~* 9,997.89 $ 10,418.00 $ 10,548.00Office expense _-*., J- 1,687.74 1,500.00 1,700.00Telephone, telegraph.tf;iii.^-—J~ . 564.29 600.00 700.00Legal printing —2-2i--;—,—l- '612.87,.,- 800.00 8*.00Bunding maintenance...—- j-' 3,«S1.48 3,500.00 3,600.00Audita ———- 800.00 624.00 800.00Insurance and bond premiums 3,877.14 5,000.00. 5,000.00City election expense 2,691.51 366.52 3,000.00Code revision 133.75 160.00 100.00Travel, dues and miscellaneous 2,949.38 3,000.00 3,200.00Parking meter parts and equipment . 4,227.63 5,000.00 5,000.00

Total Genera] Government -$ 311,403.63 $ 30,958.52 $ 34,448.00

Police Department:Salaries - $ 24,768.79 $ 26,437.00 $ 27,170.00Office expense —- 342.32 400.00 400.00Equipment expense _ — 3,424.20 4,500.00 4,500.00Care of prisoners 223.15 100.00 400.00Radio expense 827.98 800.00 1,100.00New equipment -^ 1,548.25 800.00 1,500.00Traffic control signals — 631.03 400.00 • 300.00Miscellaneous T — 240.41 100.00 200.00

Total Police Department —$ 32,006.13 $ 33,537.00 $ 35,570.00

Fire Department: ,Salaries - * 19,380.00 $ 20,300.00 $ 23,040.00Equipment repairs — - 587.26 ' 300.00 500.00Supplies, chemical, etc. 435.91 150.00 .. £00.00Miscellaneous and telephone 349.95 350.00 350.00Training arid travel 373.47 400.00 400.00New equipment,„ _ — . 800.00 5,800.00

Total Fire Department —$ 21,126.59 $ 22.30O.C0 $ 30,590.00

Health and Sanitation: ,••<-.Milk analysis —— -$ 1,680.00: $ 1,680.30 $ 1,680.00Landfill lease.i——i—<. — > .300.00 300.00 300.00Landfill equipment expense — L_ '0. 531.27 2,500.00 3,000.00Landfill laboF •!'— |-L ' 1,396.00 1,542.50 '1,590.00Miscellaneous _..—_1—- 1.80 50.00 100.00.Insect spraying 76.16 500.00 500.00

Total Health, and Sanitation $ 3,98453 $ 6,572.50 $ 7,170.00

Highways:Salaries $ 28A11.54 $ 27,100.00 $ 29,490.00Materials and supplies 10,225.49 9,000.00 15,000.00Equipment, repairs and maintenance 6,672.81 6,000.00 6,000.00New equipment 8,518.06 6,000.00 3,000.00Gas and oil • 405083 4,000.00 4,300.00Miscellaneous and freight 63600 100.00 500.00Tree removal - __ 400.00 600.00

Total Highway •. $ 9S,2*M? %52,600.00 $58,890.00

Sewage Disposal: ]"Salaries L-$ 3 43000 $ 3,540.00 $ 3,600.00Equipment, repairs and maintenance 278 23 500*0 . ,,..;600.00Powerf-gas, telephone ...i. 1,695.78 1,700.00 , *l,7OO.O0

Total Sewage Disposal $ 5,394.01 $ 5,740.00 $ 5,900.00

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Parks:

Salaries ___ _ j 7,878.70Materials and supplies 159.05Equipment, repairs and maintenance 740.09New equipment 143.79Trees, shrubs, seeds, etc. —__ 98.00Lights and water • 312:29Fairgrounds and miscellaneous l,096t47Swimming pool expense 6,606\49

-Miscellaneous 2,125.75

8,637.002,000.00

. 500.00

900.00

150.00

50.00

500.00

6,500.00100.00

8,690.001,300.001,000.00

i 300.00

200.00

300.00

600.00

9,500.00100.00'

Total Parks _ $ 19,160.63 $ 19,337.00 $ 21,890.00

Cemetery:Salaries $ 6,274.34Materials, repairs and maintenance— 772.93Car expense and miscellaneous 1,025.13Light and water 65.34

6,767.00800.00

1,100.0050.00

6,770.001,000.001,100.00

100.00

Total Cemeteries $ 8,137.74 $ 8,717.00 $ 8,970.00Street Lighting:

Electric current $ 7,871.25 $ 8,000.00 $ 8,600.00

Total Street Lighting $ 7,871.25 $ 8,000.00 $

Total General Operating FundExpenditures i _$187,299.06 $ll87,762.02 $212,028.00

Receipts:City's unencumbered balance, Jan. 1.-$ 39,164.79Ad valorem property tax 81,965.13

: Residue sales tax , 8,025'.47Intangible tax 3,009.09Back taxes ;.._ 850.08Cigarette stamp tax ;. 7,468.37

IFines and fees __—_ 4,388.00jD°S tax „:.__—l. 374.75Franchise tax l. 14,651.10

'Parking meter receipts L ^___ 20,'657.24j Licenses and permits 4,994.50j Waterworks franchise : i„ 1,560.881Liquor control enforcement fund—- : 2,530.27;State Highway Commission —„_.Ii 2,441.00Gasoline tax ,. .J. 13,859.48Reimbursed expense ] L 4 266 81Swimming pool [. 5,269.08Miscellaneous ., '__ 5,027.64Interest on cemetery investment ' " 944.74 <rCemetery lots and graves.* 1,688.00Fairgrounds receipts 857.05

Total Receipts $233,993.47Less: Expenditures 187,299.05

$ 36,694.4282^06.057,430.042,900.001,000.00'7,000,004,006:00

305:0016,000.0020,000.00

4,000.001,600.002,506:002,441.00

14,000.004,000.005,000.00 16,000.00'

">•:•• 600.00

1,800.00 •300.00

$219,077.41.187,762.02,

Unencumbered balance forward ._$ 36,694.42 $ 31,316.39

1-3'-5V"

$ 31,316.3985,048.10:6,823.51,l,500.00il.OOO.OOS7,000.00

4,500.00400.00 i

15,000.00 '20,000.00

6,000.00. 1,700.00

2,500:002,441.00

14,000.003,000.00

:-. 5,006.007 -3,000.00- ' 7Op<00

1,800B0300i00

- tt%$212,028.00

tJ13;0a8.00

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Expenditures: ii,Appropriai&8!? HtfWt

Total ExpeA&t

Receipts:City's unencumbenAd valorem propelResidue sales tax .Back taxes

Total ReceiptsLess: Expendit

Unencumbered

MUNICIPAL

Expenditures:Appropriation for <

Total Expendi f

Receipts:

] City's unencumberAdn valorem propei'Residue sales tax .Back taxes __**—

Total ReceiptsLess: Ej^pt

Unencumbered

Expend!SalariesRepairs, material iInsurance

Social ^ security —.

Total., Expendit

Receipts: .,.~,-^fCity's unencutabe*Ad^valorem propeiResidue sales tax .

Back taxesHangar, ground.:

eipts

Uneneumbere-d1

•r.

$ 8,690.001,300.001,000.00

t 300.00; 200.00

300.00600.00

. 9,500.00100.00-

$ 6,770.00 I1,000.00 I1,100.00 !

100.00 |

$ 31,316.3986,048.10

- 6,823.51.1,500.001,000.00-

- 7,000.004,500.00

400.00

15,000.0020,000.00

5,000.001,700.002,500:002,441.00

14,000.003,000.00

;.. 5,006.00.3,000.00• •: 7001)0

l.aoobo, 300,00

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, PrecedingYear

Current Proposed

Expenditures: %V-,Appropna^1l<tfUibl!4ry»Bnard_ .$ 9,735.00 $ 10,685.00 $.41,360.00

ExpeAdtarres —'--* <>.™>M »10,6«5.003i|lW60.00Total E:

City's unencumbered balance, 1-1 $ JJ?-*Ad valorem property. taX-4 --'— 8-¥j-?fResidue sales tax— —- ..™J-™Back taxes 85.63

$ 222.23 $ 479.8410,087.77 10,795.16

769.84

85.00 85.00

Total Receipts — * •>•?*'•??Less: Expenditures 9,725.00

Unencumbered balance, 12-31 —•—$ 222.23 $

$ 11,164,84 $ 11,360.0010,685.00 11,360.00

MUNICIPAL BAND FUND

Expenditures:Appropriation for concerts »

Total Expenditures $

Receipts:City's unencumbered balance, l-l $Adnvalorem property tax'Rjeaidue Bales tax —Back taxes <~0

2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 i

Total ReceiptsLess: ExjjNS&dlitures

Unencumbered balance, 12-31 $ 122.73 $

2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00

14053 $ 122.73 $ W.761799.24 1,798.93 1,885.24

164.73 163.1018.53 ' 15.00 15.00

2122.73 $ 2,099.76 $ 2,000.002,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00

ALPORT MAINTENANCE FUND

$ 6,771.50 $ 7,205.00 $ 7,390.00Expenditures:SalariesRepairs, material and equipmentInsurance -r^Social security — S^~'

1,514.81483.61

14757

900.00

500.00200.00

1,000.00500.00

200.00

Total Expenditures - -* 8,917.19 $ 8,805.00 $ 9,090.00

Receipts: ... v*City's unencumbered balance, 1-1—$ 1.848.33 $ 2,682.67 $ 2,169.51Ad valorem property tax — 5,685.37Residue sales tax x^jjS 454' 5Back taxes „i2«£ 55.26Hangar, ground rejititls-<$&>£.-*-.: :' 2-956-?5Transfer from Hetfolylng fund 600.00

5,626.44515.4060.00

1,500.00600.00

4,370.49

50.00

1,500.001,000.00

Total'aWiDts \. • -$ 11,599.86 $ 10,974.51 $ 9,090.00£3«Ed^T[: -.- 8.9H.W 8,805.00 9,090.00Unencumberadi balance, 12-31 —-$ 2,682.67 $ 2,169.51

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FIRE EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND

$ 119.13 $ 14,145.47 $;|Expenditures:'. New equipment ,—•__—

total Expenditures _._ __1..„$ _119.13 $ 14,145.47 $

Receipts;

CirTs unencumbered balance, 1-1 $ 14,234.45 $ 14,130 47 $Back taxes — 15.15 ^.oo

Total Receipts _ $ 14249.60 $ 14,145.47 $Less: Expenditures 119.13' 14,145.47

I Unencumbered balance, 12-31 $ I4jl30.47

RECREATION & PLAYGROUND FUND

Expenditures:Appropriation to Recreation Comm.—$ 5,000.00 $ 6,900.00 $ .6,000.00

Total Expenditures $ 5,000.00 $ 6,900.00 $ 6,000.00

Receipts:City's unencumbered balance, 1-1 $ 398.23 $ 327.94 $ 52.53Ad valorem property tax '4,461.48 4,429.00 5397.47Residue sales tax 421.70 404.49Back taxes 45.53 50.00 , 5000Cash on deposit by Commission __ 1,741.10 50000

Total Receipts $ 5,387.94 $ 6,952.53 't 6,00000j Less: Expenditures 6,000.00 . 6,900.00 6,000.00 I

j Unencumbered balance, 12-31 $ 327.94 $ 52.53 __ '

j. ^FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND I! E«p«riflitures:

'Crealing pensions $ 1,263.60 $1,263.60 $15,000 00fAUuuding contributions —•-._ ... 365.61 • '

i Total Expenditures $ 1,263.60 $ 1,629.21 * 15,000.00

JReceipts:. , .. .^iCity's unencumbered balance; 1-1 $ 12,232X16 $ 13,023.15 $ 13362 73M valorem property tax- U66.89 1,173.82 103107rtasidue sales tax ..'— llfl.BO 123 97Byte taxes'- ;.....___ _ 13M uoo 15]05contributions from firemen 556.00 556.00 69150

. Total Receipts .$ 14586,75 $ 14,891.94 $ 16,000.00.;,Less: Expenditures —.„_, 1,263.60 1,629.21 15,000.00

--Unencumbered balance, 12-31 $ 13,023.15 $ 13,262.73 ~

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Year Year BudgetNOXIOUS WEED FUND '

Expenditures:

Salaries _, ?_ $ 891.86 $ 1,590.00 $ 918-17Chemicals —_ ____ _. 50.oo 50.00Equipment _. 3J.00 \ 50.00

Total Expenditures $ 891.86 $ 1,678.00. $ 1,018.17

Receipts:

City's unencumbered balance, 1-1 $ 699.27 $ 520.21- $ 231.35Ad valorem property tax—_ 720.03 1,315.90 781.82Residue sales tax 85.66 65.24Back taxes * „ - 7.11 8.00 5.0G

Total Receipts $ 1,412.07 $ 1,90935 $ 1,018 17.• Less: Expenditures _ 891.86 1,678.00 1,018.17

Unencumbered balance, 12-31 $ 520.21 $ 231.35

SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

Expenditures:Participation . $ 5,844.47 $ 7,000.00 $ 8,700.00

Total Expenditures _$ 5,844.47 $ 7,000.00 $ 8,700.00

Receipts:City's unencumbered! balance, 1-1 $ 721.57 $ 1,018.43 $ 286.83Ad valorem property tax 2,086.91 2,109.20 3;1S3.17Residue sales tax _— JT*___ 151.55 189.20Back taxes .'.' , 18.86 20.00 20.00Employee contributions _' 2,871.20 3,000.00 4,000.00Airport, water, etc., employers shire-— .1,012.81 950.00 1,200.00

Total Receipts — $ 6362.90 $ 7,286.83 $ 8,700.00Less: Expenditures lt. 5,844.47 7,000.00 8,700.00

Unencumbered balance, 12-31 $ 1,018.43 $ 2^83

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Expenditures:Appropriation $ 447.94 $ 315.06 $ 6,464.81

Total Expenditures $ 447.94 $ 315.06 $ 6,464.81

Receipts: , ,City's unencumibeired: balance, 1-1 $ 3595.62 $ 6,446.29 $ 6,454.81Ad valorem property tax 3,238.43Residue sales tax 329.45 293.58

Back taxes 30.73 30.00 "'•• ,10.00

Total Receipts ^ $ 6,894.23 $ 6,769.87 $ 6,464.81Less: Expenditures _ 447,94 315.06 6,464.81

Unencumbered' balance, 12-31 $ 6,44659 $ 6,454.81

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|, BOND AND INTEREST FUNDj Expenditures: THl'i•General bond principal _ $ 74,720.58 $ 72521.98 $ ,76,253.27General bond interest »v«=-17,962.38 16,033,66 '116,501.39Waterworks bond principal ;— 10,500.00 10,500.00 10,500.00Waterworks bond interest "2,325.00 2,10655 1,887.50Commission and postage ——_ 134.79 135.00 138.00

Total Expenditures—1..' $105,642.75 $100,996.89 $105,280.16

Receipts: .', '- --•_City's unencumbered (balance,. 1-1 ^$ 4,541.52 $ 3,693.38 $ 3598.09Ad valorem property tax '63,140.54 53,145.94 62,916.05Back tax collections 503.34 500.00 500.00

Special assessments — 27,252.42 26,356.81 26,164.52Premium and accrued interest. ' 72.78Surplus from sewage bond issue. 9,000.00 7,975.00Surplus from water improvement bond

issue 2,000.53Transfer from Water Fund for water

bonds and interest _' 12,825.00 12,62355 12,401.50

Total Receipts — $109,336.13 $104,294.98 $105,280.16Less: Expenditures — 105,642.75 100,996.89 106580.16

'"• , "; '•' '•"-—-y^-' •••'•--•.• •'Unencumbered balance -$ 3,693.38 $ 3598.09

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WATER UTILITY FUND

Expenditures:Capital expenditures — :$ 'l&ffM $ 7,800.00 $ 28,765.64 'Production expense ' — —1 27,248.39 28;680.00 30,000.00'Distribution expense 11,020.97 12,159.00 13,040.00General expense _ _. 27,703.88 22,330.00 20,616.00Transfers to ofcher.funds— 13^,566.80 •' 13.50655 15512.50

Total Expenditures ..,$r87^47^9 $ 84,475.25 $107,624.14 '

Receipts: , r. ; • .City's unencumbered balance, l-l-___■__♦,34,983.43 $ 29,099.39 $ 23,624.14Sales of water 78,605.17 75,000.00 <8O,OO0.O0Water taps, meters, etc —_ 2,882.74 2,500.00 900.00Miscellaneous 1 -a. 176.04 1,500.00 100.00Reimbursement lor fire truck jSayment — __ 3.000.00

E' 1 '. •' 1 • :

Total Receipts _ .$116,547.38 $108,099.39 $107,624.14Less: Expenditures' - 87,447.99 84,475.25 107,624.14

Unencumbered balance, 12-31 i$ 29;099;39 ,$ 23,624.14

Regular MRecord Shi

There was UUIithe !regular mecommission-'lastlnessVas transadf

A .resolution vpletiig the'ipapactual Issuance oto. financebthe'jworks lmprovefrnoted-will bearf,jentfand wllUl

:al,bankers an<jufiwill total t'Official bonds'^"ty^Clerk^Johri<*6#lerk''Vern

KThe polios repJSfy Metier shoyAlice ;,'fiars (raSaM;.useay£33 5 filW*uiSwam!r.department totsrr£fa»,'6li,lnvssU|

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At the Julordinance wathe issuance)the waterwoi"downtown CiJn.orcje^ tojlcommission"--vi

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CityCommissionRegular Meeting IsRecord Short Session

There was little on the agenda atthe regular meeting of the citycommission last night and all business was transacted in record time.

A .resolution was, adopted completing the paper work f:r theactual Issuance of temporary notesto finance the downtown waterworks Improvement project. Thenotes will bear interest. at 3 percent and. will be purchased bylocal bankers and individuals. ,Theissue will total $33,005.

Official bonds were approved f:rCity , Clerk John J. Whitney andSteoo-clerk Verna Scott.

The polios report filed with thecity clerk. •showed! that the twopolice .cars travelled' 5,465 milesand used.533.5 gallons of gas during July. Warnings issued by thedepartment totalled 129, arrestsmade 51, Investigations condu£ted223 and parking meter tickets issued 1,250.

The pc-lice judge's report showedthat fines . imposed . (Tiffing themonfh of July totalledfkies'.collected $415.' Isfind3y,totalled $14.1 arfmeter.-'.penalties $281,257total receipts for. the month to$690.25. -

Jay Commissionerstold Routine SessionAnother "Quickie" meeting of

the city commissioners was heldMonday evening, with the agendaas prepared by city manager Mossbeing handled without a hitch.

At the July 20th meeting anordinance was passed authorizingthe issuance of notes to financethe waterworks improvement indowntown Concordia. However,in order to issue the notes, the:commission was required to pass la resolution calling for the actual j.issuance of the notes. Mr. Moss,reported that arrangements hadbeen made to sell these notes tobankers and individuals locally.The interest rate is 3 per cent.This issue will be for $33,065.

The public hearing on the proposed 1960 budget has been setfor 10:30 a.m. on August 12, 1959.'•.Bonds for city clerk John Whitney-and steno-clerk Verne ScottTOre approved.j Chief of police Krasny's reportfor July, showed the two police

;cars had been driven a total of5,465 miles and used 533.5 gallons

(of gas., 129 warnings were issued I51 arrests made.- 223 investiga-!

,tions handled and 1,250 parking imeter tickets issued.

W. E. Bnechel, as police judge,reported a total of $490 imposedin fines during July, of which$415 was collected. Traffic courtfines were $14 and parking meter,penalties, $261.25, making the total receipts fo July $691.25.

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Study Revocation of Beer License;Table New Ordinance onCemetery C&r£

City commissioners 'last night;took under advisement the matterof revoking the beer license issuedto Mary Blochlinger of.the M & BTavern for alleged violations of the]sale 'of beer at the tavern on Sun-'<day.

The hearing was called by therequest of the commission' to give-Mrs. Blochlinger an opportunity to

'shoV cause why the license should',not^be revoked.' The resolution iu-stftutmg-tfie procedure was passedoi!Nju£p20 as'a result of evidenceprovided by the city police department that the ordinance wasbeing violated: A signed statementenumerating the alleged violations-was admitted into- evidence at thehearing. Photos further substantia-tirig-'the violations were also submitted.

t Police officer Carl A. Clintsmanwa-s the only wlWss and he identified the signed statement and thephotographs. He testified that theevidence of the alleged violaticinsW«re secured -vby,'' City Police onebnsecutive- Surfdaysy July 5 and

'":On cross, examination by DeanL. ' Gibson, representing Mrs.Blochlinger, Clintsman admittedthat at the time* th'eiM & B Tavernwas being investigated there wasalso an unusual amount of activityec-ming and going at the rear door.of Butch's Recreation parlor. Suchactivity , was "also 'noted in thestatements;submitted by the policedepartment. s'.Why the .police", were watchingthe M & B" Tavern in particular,Clintsman stated, that the department had had numerous complaintson the sale of beer at the tavernon Sundays, - and. that policemenon4Jheir regular rounds had noticeda lot,of activity at the. rear doorof the''tavern om Sundays.

In,',answer to a direct questionbylyir^ibscn, Clintsman1 said thatpolJce;T.jjn.V investigating; Sundayactivity it the Tavern since Mrs,

Up to Commission "-• '.^••• 'Evidence of the violations' was

presented . to the' commission; byCity_ Attorney Paulsen. 'The commission acts as the sole judge insuch matters and can revoke thelicence/at its own discretion. Re-vccaitioh carries an automatic suspension for six months, and thelicensee' cannot make, applicationfor another license until' such periodhas passed.

• Delving into other ^matters' at-last night's regular meeting, thecommission tabled an ordinancegoverning the operation of PleasantHill cemetery. ;The ordinance asdrafted would place the "entirecemetery undeivendowed^care; al-,

i low the sale of single grave spaces;increase the price of lots; eliminatewooden boxesrrallow only granitemarkers and-''-eliminate Sundayfunerals. ^'. '.

The ordinance was drafted asthe result of.,a(survey: conductedby City ; Manager,;, Charles Moss,City Clerk John'^iT.vj-Whitney andCaretaker Clayton-iKrp-hn., The survey re^ypals that a 20'

x, 20' lot at the cemetery is nowselling for $60, the price of whichwas established on February 6,1909. The endowed care plan wasstarted-fin 1929 according ; to; thereport.-At that time the fee chargedfor" such service was $75. The pricewas increased to $125 in 1949 andthat price is still .in effect. Servicecharges in effect since March of1945 for opening and closing gravesare $4 for a small «frave, $12 fora box and $18 for a vault.Taxpayer Pays Difference- The survey further disclosed thatoperation expense at the cemeteryIn 1958 amounted to $8,137.74, andreceipts for the sale of lots andservice charges totaled $2,632.74.This means that the taxpayer hadto put,.-up the difference in thetwo- amounts, or $5,505 for theoperation of- the cemetery in 1958..A bond for Mrs. Rosalie Allen,

newly appointed water cashier inBlochlinger had been notified, had Hhe ,twater 'department, was ap-not observed any violations. ~ ' proved,

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Temporary Notes Authorized by CityCommission to Finance Street Work

City commissioners in regularmeeting last night at the city hallpassed a resolution authorizing theissuance s;f temporary notes fortemporary financing of downtownstreet improvement project Theamount involved is $50,000.

Tillie Earley was granted a ClassA malt. beverage license for thesale of package beer at the Niftvcafe at 235 West Sixth street

-The police judse report showedthat a total of $395, in fines wereimpcsed and collected during themonth of August. Traffic courtviolations totalled $22,'paid on continued cases-'.$45/ parking meterviolations^ amounted to $265.75bringmg--9toial«-receipts for the

month te. $727.75.'. '.The chiefofpolice report showed

tne two police cars travelled 4 507miles during August and used 560gallons of gas. The departmentissued 109 warnings, made 57 arrests, •conducted 231 investigationsand issued 1,100 parking meterviolation ticket's. -

Students from the ; Americangovernment class at theshigh schoolattended last night's meeting andfollowing the regular business session a question and answer periodwas held.. Students attending wereCarolyn Johnson, Maria MorganMarlene Wills. Mary Ellen CraigAnn, Austin, Barbara Bowman!Carol stratton and Clinton Pearce.

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City Water System\Equal to Big Load

At no time during (the , hotand dry spell Concordia Jiasbeen experiencing has the Citywater system been in anydanger of being unable tosupply the huge demand for.water, says E. W. Powell, Cityengineer and waterworks superintendent. This was truedespite the fac,t that lor thethree summer 'months Concordia's pumping output was considerably over that of the threesummer months last year andduring the 27 days of Augustthe city's pumps -were puttingout a daily average of42,441.-600 gallons. Two million .gal- (Ions of water is a lot of waterin anybody's language.

Mr. Powell said recent workon the city water system-including •a new ..reservoir inthe last several years and workon wells throughout-the wintermonths, has helped'. keep thesystem in good shape. Watertable seems to remain firm,Powell said which is also ofconsiderable benefit.

Figures^ given by Mr. Powell on the water pumping performance of the Concordia system in 1958 and 1959 lookedlike this: For 1959—May, 28,-624,100 gallons; June, 48,179,-500 gallons; July, 58369,400 gallons; first 27 days of August,65.923,200 gallons. For 1958—May, 30,194,200; June, 37,191,-400; July! 35,953,300; August,46,757,500 gallons. Largest dailypumping records for the twoyears showed: . 1958—Julyfirst, 2,809,300 gallons; August 14th., 2.71SFI90 gallons.1959—July 28th., 2-.qp.900 gallons; July 29th., 2,932,400 gallons: July 30th., 2,148,100 gallons; Aug. third, 3,544,800. That3,544,800 gallons on Aug, 3 wasthe record pumping output forany day in the two years.

Previous to installation ofthe new reservoir on the Country club ground,' and extensive work on wellsland mains,City water department manytimes worked ••• practicallyaround the clock to keep thewater system functioning tt>_meet heavy demands in dry"years. i ;:-..;:.

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Sft Condemnation for Highways ©K-28 and K-9 to Provide New Site

Condemnation proceedings. in connection with theproposed improvement of Highways K-9 and K-28 west ofConcordia started this morning in district court .as theState of Kansas filed suit against interested parties who 'own property along the highway site.

—»- The' improvement calls for purchase of right-of-way and easement for a channel change in Lostcreek. The highway project plansthat the corners at Dead Man'scorner be rounded out on bothK-9 and K-28. 'i

The channel change, .Will divertpresent water courses (from thesouth into one channel {-along thesouth side of the . higHway, to apoint where it will join.lost Creek.

Judge Marvin O. Brummett appointed John Weesner, Hugh Craigand R. H. Hanson as appraisersand this afternoon these three menmet with J. V. yandiver, right-of-way agent with'the State Highwaycommission, and County AttorneyGordon Danielson.

Arrangements were made by theappraisers to make a preliminarysurvey of the site tomorrow afternoon with an engineer from thehighway commission. He will explain any questions that mightarise in the minds of theappraisers.

The appraisers set Tuesday, Oct.6, at 9 a. m., as the date for finalappraisal and on this date will filewith the clerk of the district courttheir appraisal of the condemnedproperty and assess damages ifsuch are found.

Danielson announced he will getthe condemnation notices in themail tomorrow. Each landownerwill receive a notice outlining theaction. Vandiver explained that thepresent condemnation notice affects right of way from the westcity limits of Concordia only. Cityof Concordia will institute separatecondemnation proceedings for thehighway site lying within citylimits.

Students LearnProcedures ofCity Council

These students of Americangovernment class of the Concordia high school attended the regular monthly meeting of the citycommissioners last Monday evening' Carolyn Johnson, Maria Morgan Marlene Wills, Mary EllenCraig Ann Austin, Barbara Bowman Carol Stratton and ClintonPearce. One of the s;udents.wasrather astonished to find that ameeting could be held without amotion being voted upon, thoughseemingly approved. When shemade inquiry, commissionerReeves kindly informed her asto the unusual procedure by saying since there were but twomembers voting and both.agreed,the formality of announcing thedecision was deemed unnecessary.

Mr. Reeves also stated, duringthe session, that an interested resident taxpayer of the city hadquestioned the wisdom of thecommissioners in surfacing thebrick pavement, as is being doneon certain downtown blocks.

A resolution was passed-authorizing the issuance of more temporary notes, in the amount of$50,000 to finance the downtownstreet improvement program.

A Class A malt beverage license which provides for package sales of beer, was gTantedtflllie Earley, who operates theNifty'Cafe at 235 -West Sixthstreet.

The police judge's report forAugust indicated that a total of$395 was imposed and collected'during the month. , Traffic courtViolations totalled $22, paid oncontinued cases $45, parking meter violations $265.75, makingAotal receipts of $727.75. v

Chief of police Krasny's report.showed the two police cars travelled 4,507 miles and used 500gallons of gas. There were 109warnings issued, 57 arrests made,

11100 meter tickets issued and 231}investigations made.

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CondcK-28,

Livestock SalValuable Con

The two 1;panies in Conmore import*than the averthink. Theirsound and eaction is made irner as far as 1er are concern

Schierbaum, icordia Sales Cout-of-town cJthrough his o.of the wide t

list the townsare located (dia): CourtlanMiltonvale, YNebr., BelleviDaykin, Nebr.olis, BenningbMunden andchecks werethree differen

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{[.•.Town TK^Hall Brothers con;[began laying the leEthe downtown strce[project this inrornii[project will get theLirient befoie the fii|T»pplIed. City Mat

oss explained thatt'ftoft spots will s

It&eitop coat is putfit* Moss, the entire

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[CondemnationAroceedings forK-28, K-9 Relofation Started

•+ Condemnation proceedings wereinstituted in district court, thisweek, for the acquisition of properties, land, interest and rightstherein for the construction, improvement, reconstruction, maintenance, drainage, operation andsupervision of the State Highwaysystem, namely K-28 and K-9,west of Concordia. The decisionto condemn this land was made •April 29, 1959 at a meeting of thestate highway commission aftertraffic studies were made in thiscounty.

That section of the joint highways is from the west city limits of* Concordia west to DeadMan's corner, where the twohighways" divide. A channelchange will be made in the present water courses' on the southside of the highway to divert allwaters into Lost Creek. There-are some thirty-one pieces of property affected, the owners ofwhich appear in a formal legalnotice appearing elsewhere in thisissue of The Kansan.

Judge Marvin O. Brummett hasappointed John Weesner, HughCraig and R. H. Hanson as appraisers and yesterday afternoonthe appraisers met with J. V. Van-diver, right-of-way agent fortthehighway commission to view theland and gain any needed information from said state official. ,;

The appraisers have set Tuesday, October 6, at 9 a.', m. as the

idate for final filing of their report with the clerk of the district

'court. ., ;/-". -James P. Johnston is attorney

for the highway commission, withcounty attorney Gordon Danielson as local attorney. . *

It is expected that the CityMConcordia will likewise. 'file.'cpri-demnation proceedings to.efqiiireright-of-way in the city,-ior/;ihesame highway improvement',' in,:the near future.

I Livestock Sales Barns| Valuable Community Assei

The two livestock sales com-I panies in Concordia, are probablyI more important to this localityI than the average person wouldI think. Their business policies areI sound and each and every transac-I tion is made in a satisfactory man-I nel- as far as both buyer and sell-I er are concerned. Last week VaneIschierbaum, owner of the Con-Icordia Sales Company, listed theI out-of-town checks which passedI through his office and indicativeI of the wide territory served, weilist the towns in which the banksI are located (other than Concor-Idia): Courtland, Clyde, Mankato,I'Miltonvale, York, Nebr., Shelby,INebr., Belleville Chester, Nebr.,JDaykin, Nebr., Glasco, Minneap-lolis, Bennington, Fairbury, Nebr.,IMunden and Barnard. In allIchecks were written on twenty-I three different banks.

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Stan laying the leveling coat onjp downtown street improvementfpject this morning. The entire_ifoject will get the leveling trest-lSent before the finishing coat is

Replied. City Manager CharlesWoss explained that in this mannerOJ soft spots will show up beforehe top coat is put on. Accordingo Moss, the entire projeot should» completed by October 15.

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ForCommissionSettle Tavern Question;Table Cemetery Plan

City commissioners by resolutionlast night:ruled that the cerealmalt beverage license of Mary-Blochlinger for the sale of beerat the M & B Tavern should notbe revoked. In the ; resolution it

jwas noted that Mrs. Blochlingerhad entered a plea of guilty to acharge of sale of beer on Sundayand paid- the maximum fine of$100. ." • - - &••'

I The resolution further Jitates thatthere is evidence that the M & BTavern has discontinued the sale ofbeer of Sunday. : '•' •" j

The commission further resolvedthat upon proof of further violation of the city ordinance or Kansas law pertaining to cereal maltbeverages that the license maybe revoked and that, neither thelicensee, nor her husband or agentshall be eligible to procure a newlicense for a period of six monthsthereafter. •>•

The action was brought :aboutupon evidence supplied by the

!city Police department at hearingbefore the city commission on Aug.17. '

An ordinance revampingcemetery operation and feeswas tabled until it could beconsidered by all three commissioners. Commissioner Robert Trego was ill and unableto attend last night's meeting.Provision of the ordinance to be

considered are: / •1. Elimination of wooden boxes.2. Allow only granite -markers. ,3. Eliminate 'Sunday funerals' or i

charge an additional fee for grave |services on 6unday, ' -

4. Allow the sale,of single-grave jspaces. ' j

5. Place the entire, cemetery iunder "endowed care."" .

6. Adjust the sale priced of lots.Mayor Raymond -'Johnston' and

Commissioner Russell Reeves in-!dicated they,favored alteration of:the last three provisions, but ex-!pressed the opinion that the status !quo should be maintained on. thefirst three.

A recommended. change in theparking regulations on Lincolnstreet was likewise tabled. CityManager Charles Moss recommended the new regulation to take advantage of the change in the formula used to determine the amountof maintenance money, cities areallowed for highways located within the city limits. ^

The old law allowed $1,000per year per mile and underthe new regulation passed bythe last state legislature, atthe last session, the allowanceIs $500 per year per mile foreach line' of traffic. By prohibiting parking along the highway within the city limits, four ,lanes of traffic will be open,greatly enhancing state aid onthis busy traffic way.Ted Lewis was present at last

night's meeting asking-for relieffrom flood water running down thealley and over his property onEast Second street. City ManagerMoss was instructed to cooperate

, with Mr. Lewis in an attempt tojremedy the condition.I The government class at the| high school .with its instructor,John Randall, attended last night'smeeting and throughout the sessionasked questions pertaining to theoperation of city government. Those^attending were Michael Wentz,Robert W. Green, Taylor Mackin-non, John Wright Kenny Palm-quist, Kenneth Alexander, LindaLee Greeny Judy Cox, MarleneWills, Mary Ellen Craig, KarenBlomberg and Connie Mitchell.

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The Panel Did Very ^11City Commissioners Answer Questions; Pass Resolution

The city commissioner meeting'Monday evening, turned out to bea more or less of a question andanswer program with a group ofhigh school students, conducting,as quiz masters and the two commissioners, Johnston and Reeves,as the panel. As a result theagenda was rather disregarded.The students in attendance wereMichael Wentz, Robert W. Green,Taylor Mackinnon, John Wright,Kenny Palmquist, Kenneth L.Alexander, Linda Lee Green,Judy Cox, Marcelene Wills, MaryEllen Craig.Karen Blomberg andConnie Mitchell.

Though it was planned to further consider an ordinance revamping cemetery operation andfees, it was set for a later meet-;ing. The ordinance as preparedprovides for: 1. Elimination ofwooden boxes. 2. Allow onlygranite markers. 3. EliminateSunday funerals or charge an additional fee for grave services onSunday. 4. Allow the sale ofsingle grave spaces. 5. Place entire cemetery- under "enrowedcare.": 6. Adjust the sale priceof the'lots.

Another topic scheduled forconsideration was the changingof parking regulations on Lincoln.The last session of the State Legislature changed the formulaused to.determine the amount ofmaintenance money cities get forhighways located inside city limits. The change is from $1,000per year per mile to $500 peryear per mile for each open laneof traffic. In order to take advantage of this charge it will benecessary to eliminate parking on •Lincoln from 6th street south to I20th street. The state has given!permission to make two exceptions one is the block between8th and 9th and the other be-;tween 12th and 13th. According |to the calculation's made by thehighway department the increasein maintenance money will be$519 per year. No action was taken by the city commissioners.

Ted Lewis appeared before thecommissioners to call attention toa surface-water draining, problem,in the vicinity of his residencenear Second and Broadway. Mr.Lewis said the water diverted intothe alley at the rear of his property rims into his back yard.The city manager said the citywould cooperate in abating thenuisance.

The following resolution waspassed:

RESOLUTIONWHEREAS, On August 17, 1959,

this governing body heard evidence offered for and against therevocation of the Class B CerealMalt Beverage License of MaryBlochlinger under which she doesbusiness at 103 East 6th Street,Concordia, Kansas, as M. & B.Tavern and, whereas, after hearing such evidence this governingbody took .the matter of the revocation of said license under advisement; and. whereas, on the21st day. of September, 1959, saidMary Blochlinger .entered a pleaof guilty to a charge of selling acereal malt beverage on a Sundaycontrary to Section 619 of the]1951 Concordia Code, was fined]

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the maximum amount of $100.00and paid said fine, and. whereasbeing fully advised in the premises, and having heard and considered the evidence for andagainst the revocation of said license including evidence that theM. & B. Tavern has discontinuedSunday sales of cereal malt beverages, this governing body feelsthat Mary Blochlinger's infractionof the ordinance was not sufficiently serious to .justify revocationof her said license: Now Therefore, Be It

RESOLVED, That Mary Blochlinger's Class B Cereal Malt Beverage License issued to her January 1, 1959, to do business at 103East 6th Street, Concordia Kansas, as M. & B. Tavern, be notrevoked at this time.

And Be It Further RESOLVEDThat, upon proof of a further violation of this city's ordinances orof the Kansas law pertaining tocereal malt beverages after thiscity's ordinances or of the Kansaslaw pertaining to cereal malt beverages after this date, said license;may be revoked and neither thelicenseenor her husband or agent!shall be eligible to procure a newlicense for a period of six monthsthereafter.

Goncordianl#ficersIn Municipal Groups

HUTCHINSON, Kas. (API-John T. Weatherax, mayor ofLawrence, is the new president ofthe League of Kansas Municipal- jities. . ' '

Elected Tuesday as the leagueclosed its annual convention, hesucceeds Robert F: Bennett, mayor of Prairie Village.

Other officers elected included;these directors, named to three-year terms: Lloyd H. Haag, city Iattorney of -Garden City; LeviRymph, WichtHS city commissioner; and Waynfe 'McCoy,, financecommissioner of Greensburg.. Next year'sianeeting' place will

be announced' later.Officers . of other municipal or

ganizations elected during theconvention included:

Kansas Assn. $f Mayors—DonWeltmer, Great .Bend, president;Al Manglesdorf, Atchison, firstvice president; *N. . O. Reese,Dodge City, second vice president.

City Clerks Assn.. of Kansas-Linn Peterson, McPherson, president; John J. Whitney; Concordia,;vice president; Or'pha- Stewart,Manhattan, secretargl.treasurer; ]and V. • C. Ferkinajg*: J°la ana :Mrs. Alma Haynesl|f JMedicine jLodge, directors. ' W^' I

Kansas Assn. of. Oity" Engineers '—Lee Stolfus, E m p-b r 1 a, president; Harold Harper|.Salina, vice:president; V1r g i if}: Holdredge,Olathe, secretary-treasurer; andGeorge Williams of LaSvrence andAbram Pratt of Topekas directors. '

Kansas Assn. of City Managers—Deane Wiley, Garden City, president; Harley Lucas, Hays, vicepresident; John LaDuex, Russell,secretary-treasurer; and . CharlesMoss of Concordia and PrankBackstrom of Wichita, directors.'

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Busy SesFor City iAmong Chan;Operation of.

Approval ofdia City Comrgiven at the 'cmeeting lastthree proposed ofor limiting : ]Highway ,8". in 1

changes .in /Ehcemetery dper'at:establishing newits oh HighVay'Concordia^The )itation and -/tiiproposals.wei'e'liSept. 21 metingthe illness aria;Commissioner B

that all three coMayor JohnsfoReeves and Treo.

aider them, v.First taken up 1J

sion was the pi opeparking legulations*through Concordia*was aimed at takhithe'new formula &amount of" mainswhich the* city reciways located with,(Under the old law"lowed, per mile per ,the new 'ruling' th<$500 pet'mile'perline of traffic ) Theproved last eveninging parking on 8lffljopen four lanes Wthe amount of mainreceived from the st

- Included ' in tparking rules on 1

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- lowing1 '6 p.street and 12th Ito allow for p.church congressgrocery store's cuAll phases of the

I tery operation chsI cussed by the comI the move received tJ this ordinance1 theI mit the sale of slnglI have the> entire* ccI under "endowed, caI sale price*%fcemetI gravetfjpaces in*th<

^'tell fo£ $2d$52

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place more realistic speea iimius >in effect onl Highway 81-Lincomjstreet in the/approach to Concordia and il«he city ;ltself. Theordinance -given the^'city chiefs'nod will provide for establishmentif a 35.mile an hour-limit from20th street to 13th street; a 30-mile "limit from 13th tojpe alleybetween 8th and 9th stleets, anda 20-mile limit from that alley tothe end of the overpass.';This ac-;complished, the city will -ask thestate highway department to seta 50-mile speed limdt on the ruralapproach to .''Concordia from- the.south, for a distance of~at',_.leasta quarter of a mile. ' :*'J .j;

The move to establish realistic'speed" limits which can be-"rnore"'effectively enforced stemmed froma recent survey conducted by-'theState Highway department of South81 traffic and speed conditions.Speed limit in the rural approachto south Concordia between, airport and city limits is nawj^milesan hour (state law) and city, corn- jmissioners feel that? the loweringof speed in this zone to'j&O willslow most motorists as they near

i the congested business area'! at thesouth edge of town. •i--®

Police and fire departn^pnt re-; ports were presented for approval

of the commission. Policy department report showed the tdtal finesimposedby Police court ^re $365;fines collected,' $365; rrunor traffic penalties imposed $20, minortraffic fines collected $2*0; meterpenalties $364.25; for a• total ofmoneys collected $749.25. Policecar No. 1 traveled t,fi5l mdles,used 189 gallons of>^gasoline, 3 1quarts of oil. Police..-;Car No. 2 Itraveled 3,456 miles, used 448.4 1gallons gas and 10 quarts oil. Police |issued 115 warnings, made 44 ar- jrests, conducted 207 investigations, •isstied 1,600 meter tickets, disposedof ]>2o'- dogs, furnished escort* forten funerals.-

Busy Session UFor City Chiefs |Among Changes Is theOperation of Cemetery

Approval of the Concordia City Commission wasgiven at the commission'smeeting last evening/ tothree proposed ordinances—for limiting parking onHighway 81 in the city; forchanges .in Pleasant Hillcemetery o'periition, and forestablishing new speed limits on Highway 81 throughConcordia.-The parking limitation and the cemeteryproposals.were tabled' at theSept., 21 meting/because of |the illness and" absence of.Commissioner Bob Trego, sothat all. three commissioners,Mayor 'Johnston, RussellReeves and Trego could consider them. ••; ;.-y.

First taken up W the commission was the proposed change-inparking regulations on. Highway'81through Cphcordia,«Che'i. ordinance

'was aimed at'takhfetadvantage of1the 'new formula fM'determiningamount of: maln^nce; moneywhich the' city receives for highways located within city limits..(TJhder the old law'*l,000 was allowed per mile per year and underthe new ruling'the .allowance is$500 per mile per ,year for eachline of (Traffic. rThe; ordinance approved last eveningf'will, 'tiy limiting parking on 81-'Uirough the city,open four lanes fcptraffic, uppingthe amount of maintenance moneyreceived from the state. •.•'"'•'

Included in the changed-parking rules on 81 In Concordia will be—aftet. signs are

* posted by the soi#~No: park-" • anyv«m#J««*ept: tem-;]

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p. m., 8th to ^tl*lowing 6 p. m., 8th to Bthstreet and 12th to 13th streetto allow for parking of achurch congregation and agrocery store's customers.

. All phases of the proposed peme-tery operation change; were discussed by the commissioners andthe move received their o. fc. Underthis ordinance'the "city will- permit the sale of single grave spaces,have the entire cemetery placedunder "endowed care'! and adjustsale price of cemetery'lots. Singlegrave vSpaces in the cemetery willIn future sell for $26; burial spacefor twcr^graves $52.

Placing the entire cemetery..under ''endowed care" meansthat all the cemetery will get•uniform care—as to; watering,mowing of^lots, (;tc., (It ispointed oilfewtnatf^this newoperation withe cemetery doesnot meaiife:of lowering ofquality of .*care received; Itwill make/such maintenancemore uniform and easier to carry out.)Concordians will no doubt give

their full approval also to themeasure approved last night to

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Tuesday, October -"6, 1959.) •ORDINANCE NO. 1541

An ordinance regulating traffic,fixing speed limits, amending section 1 of ordinance 1494, and .repealing said original section. "'

Be it ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That section 1799 of

the 1951 Concordia Code as amended by section 1 of ordinance 1494 ishereby amended to read as follows:Speed restrictions

Section 1799. (a) No_; per so n,shall drive a vehicle on'a street,or jalley at a speed greater than is ireasonable and prudent under the jconditions then existing." In every ,event speed shall be so controlled;as may be necessary to avoid collid-jing with any person, vehicle' or!other conveyance on' or enteringthe street or alley -in compliancewith legal requirements and ,theduty of all persons to use due care.

(b) Except where a special hazard exists that requires lower speedfor compliance with! ^ragraph ta),of this section, the limits specifiedin this section or established; ashereinafter authorized shall ; bemaximum lawful speejL^and no person shall drive a vehrae^on a streetor alley at a speed in. excess ofsuch_ maximum limits.

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bet'fii^ttki'Bi ,.,Sixth. Stree&towm.

t;hoie alland Ntoth|3treetSrithirty <3«Pn

per hour bltween,%e'said: alleytweeh Eighth .and5 Nto«r'' gtrarid Thirteenth Street, and tni

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five, ^IMiiles per hourXbetweiThirteejrol:Street and the \Sdui

Ci?2>U\A^fe^hicle5^twenty, (20)miles peS^ J$Blley and inany business district/except as maybe hereinbefpre provided otherwiseon Lincoln Street. ' ,.

(3) All vehicles thirty (30). mnesper^hour on any street in any residence district, excent*^ may behereinbefore j>rpvidej^^krwise onLincoln Street.. -^HVAny . person violating any suchspeed limit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor . and ,up6ns'(i"C6nvictIonthereof shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by section 951 ofordinance 13,41 or ordinances amendatory thereot-

I (c) The di-iver of every vehiclejshall, consistent-with the require-jments of paragraph (a) of-this sec- !tlon, drive at an appropriate re- jduced speed when approaching and jcrossing an intersection or railroad jgi9.de, crossing, when approaching jarid going around a curve, when'approaching . a hill crest, whentraveling upon arty narrow or winding street or alley, and when special hazard exists with. respect topedestrians or ,Qther traffic Or byreason of weather or street or alleyconditions^ ••-•.•-• : -----

fa) Whenever the state highwaycommission shall determine iupon

' the basis of an engineeftp "• traffic investigation that'•*_lim-jtr^ hereinbefore set 'faftgreknr or less than iMrif**'or we under the «endmoqto eS&st upon anwpart"

and safe speed limit''thereon whichshall.be effective at all times whenappropriate signs [giving noticethereof are erected' at such state;highway connecting link.

(e) In every charge of violationof this section, the complaint, alsothe warrant (if:any), or notice to;appear J if "any) shall specify thespeed at which the defendant is.alleged to ;have driven, also' thespeed applicable within the businessdistrict, residence ^district, street onalley, or at'.the location.

(f) The' foregoing provisions ofthis section- shall ^not be construed:to relieve any party to any civilaction from:the burden of provingnegligence as "the'proximate causeof an accident. (G. S. 1959 .Supp.8-532). (1541 [ID (See exemptions'of authorized emergency vehicles,Section 1754, and special provisions.Section. 1783.5, this chapter.)

Section 2. That section 1 of ordinance 1494 is hereby repealed.

Section 3. That this ordinanceshall take effect upon its publication.

Passed by the City Commissionand signed by the Mayor, October'5 1959

R. H, JOHNSTON, j(Seal) » -'• Mayor. ,Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY, , fCity Clerk. / ItH

(Published in The Blade-Empire,Tuesday, October 6, 1959.) • '

ORDINANCE NO; 1542- ^ .^ 'An ordinance pertaining to the

maintenance, investment and ex--,penditure of the cementery endowment fund, amending sections

•apd^l-SLi of ordinance4§134lJsaid originMlsec-f

ut iWjftifiecf-by the goTJgnlngj&iBody.)ot;»hel^rot^w«#S»*» »•.'' fiecttoj,. Tha*,»sesUpn«>120-s«-"brdrmarfiSriMl lsamendad to»reaefas follows:.

Cemetery endowment fundSection 120. The. city '.treasurer

shall be the custodian Of the cemetery endowment fund ,Heretoforecreated for the City of Cqn?oraiajKansas. Any cemetery |i(h'a nototherwise appropriated, or.jSJjjvcon-tribution for the purpose*;g$ay beplaced In said cemetery endfxwinentfund by a resolution of fiuSiCity'sgoverning .body. The city shall not,however, after the effective datfi of ithis ordinance,.receive subscriptionsor set aside profits fronv.the saleof cemetery lots for said endow-)ment fund. After the effective dateof this ordinance no person mayendow any lot or part of lot by|

making> payment into said cemetery endowment fund. (G. S. 1949,12-1408 and 1411.) (See also Sec.149.)

Section 2. That section 121 ofordinance 1341 is amended to readas follows:

Cemetery endowment fund; investment and expenditure

Section 121. The funds in thecemetery endowment fund shall beinvested in state, county or municipal bonds, bonds of the UnitedStates of America or bonds guaranteed, both as to principal and Interest, by the United States ofAmerica, and the interest accruing

jfrom such investment shall annually be expended in caring for gravesand beautifying and improving 'thePleasant Hill Cemetery. In no case^shall the principal of said ^endowment fund be depleted or lessened,and nothing but its earnings, asthey accumulate annually, aKTbe^expended for any purpose^Hjfet-jsoever, except as specified,^ts^ve;land said endowment fund shallTbeJfor the purpose prescribed by the

prescribed forever. (.O. S. 1951 Supp..12-1410.)

Section 3. That sections 120 and121 ot ordinance, 1341 are repealed. 1

Section 4. That, this ordinanceshall take effect upon its publica?tlon .

Passed by the City Commission,and signed by the Mayor, OctoberS; 1959.

R H. JOHNSTON,(Seal) Mayor.Attest. JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-(H)

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(Published in The Concordia Blade-Empire, Thursday, October 8,

• 1959) .

ORDINANCE NO. 1540 |An ordinance pertaining to vehicu- j

la'r traffic on the public streets,;regulating and prohibiting theparking of vehicles, amendingsection 1 of ordinance No.'1375,ant} repealing said original section and also section 1772 of ordinance No. 1341 and section 2 ofordinance No. 1361.

Be it ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That section 1771 of

the 1951 Concordia Code, as amended by section 1 of Ordinance No. I1375, is amended to read as follows: •Parking'prohibited at all times in

certain designated places; exceptions

Section 1771. When signs areerected giving notice thereof, no,person shall park a vehicle at any jtime upon tne following described!streets or alleys or parts thereof,except temporarily for the purposeof and while actually engaged inloading or unloading:

(a) The north sides of the alleys between Fifth and SixthStreets from Lincoln to Cedar.Streets; '"'.' :

(b) The south sides of the alleysbetween Sixth and Seventh Streetsfrom Lincoln to Cedar "Streets; •

(c) The south side "of EleventhStreet between Lincoln and Willow

| Streets;(d) Thirteenth Street between

Lincoln Street and Broadway; '' ,(e) Lincoln Street, except in the \

outside lanes between Eighth and jNinth Streets and between Twelfthand Thirteenth Streets;

Provided, however, that'the chiefof police may, when in his discretion there is an urgent need therefor, cause signs to be ercted atplaces on the north sides of the aWleys mentioned in subparagraph (a)and/or on the south sides of thealleys mentioned in subparagi aph

j(h} of this section, bearing" 1thei le-r ^

TeirijiprJsn'y's'toBped ioifthe purposeSf"and will? the operator thereof isactually" engaged in loading or unloading, if such stop can be madewithout blocking traffic.

Section 2. That section 1768.5 olthe 1951 Concordia Code as amended by section 2 of Ordinance No.1361, also section- 1171 of the 1951Concordia Code as amended bysection 1 of ordinance No. 1375, andalso section 1772 of the 1951 Concordia Code being section 1772 ofordinance No. 1341, are hereby repealed. •

Section 3. That this ordinanceshall take effect and be in forcefrom and after its publication.' Passed by the" City Commissionand signed by the Mayor October 5,1959.

R. H. JOHNSTON,(Seal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-(H)

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Change Cemetery Ordinance ^

City commissioners, in ;sessionMonday evening, passed the prev-.iously considered ordinance, mal^ing changes in the control an~management of the Pleasant Hillcemetery. Under provisions ofthe new ordinance the entire areawill beK under" endowed care,while heretofore this service wasoptional and paid for at a rate of$125 ne» lot and the price of thelot has been $60. Under the newordinance the cost of the lot, to

include the perpetual care, will be$260, and provision is also madefor the sale of single grave spacesat $26. Single grave spaces werenot sold in the past. In short theprice of a lot, together with permanent care, has been raised $75.

In'order to increase the allowance made by the state highwaydepartment for the upkeep ofstreets used toy..the highway within the city, the city agreed tomake a four lane highway of Lincoln street 'by doing away withparking of cars, in all but a fewareas. Under the old law the cityreceived $1,000 per mile but under the new ruling the allowanceis figured on a basis of $500 permile per year for each line of traffic, thus under the four-lane setup the city will receive $2,000 permile.

The parking regulation to beenforced provides no, parking atany time except, temporarily forloading or unloading with the exception of outside lanes, 8 a. m.,to 6 p. m-, 8th to 9th streets topermit parking near the UnitedBrethren Church and from 12th to13th for grocery store customeraccommodation.

New speed regulations: 35 milesper hour from 20th to 13th; 30miles from 13th to alley between8th and 9th; 20 miles per hourfrom the above mentioned alleyto the south end of the overpass.The city will request the highway commission to establish arate of 50 miles per hour from theentrance to the airport and thecity limits, thereby slowing downtraffic as it enters the city.

Police Chief Krasny reported 44arrests during August. 207 investigations made, 1,600 meter tick.ets issued. Police judge Buechelreported total of fines imposedand collected $365, meter penalties of $364.25, minor traffic fine$20, making a total of $749.25.

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(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empire, Tuesday, October 20,1959.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1514An ordinance declaring it accessary

to open a street through Block154 in tiic City of Concordia,Kansas, and to widen a portion ofFourth Street in said city. f"

. Be it ordained^ by , ttfugfivernftik'""body of tfie City of Concordia: J$

| rr'i:t1-.*fnn "• — • • ,-Mji'tLi '' •• •\ Beckon,lc!'TlMt. •»., isj^deemed

and it, is- hereby declared byr thegoverning body of the City of Concordia, Kansas, to be necessary to]open a public street between FourthStreet and Fifth Street in said citythrough Block 154 across portions!of Lots 12 to 24, inclusive, and Lots I32 to 47, inclusive,in said Block, the |name of such street when openedto be Davies Drive. 1

Section 2. That it is deemed and jis hereby declared by the governing body of the City of Concordia,]Kansas, to be necessary to widen iFourth Street in said citv from:Davies Drive west to the west cor- .porate limits of said city.

Section 3. That this ordinanceshall take effect and be in forcefrom and after its publication once<n the Concordia Blade-Empire, theofficial citv newspaper.

I Passed by the City Commissionand sinned by the Mayor October19 1959.

R. H. JOHNSTON,(Seal) Mayor,Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-(H)

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i (Published in the Concordia Blade.* Enmire, Tuesday, October

1959.)ORDINANCE NO. 1545An ordinance declaring it necesl

to condemn. aporoDriate and holdfor the Citv of Concordia, Kansas, private propertv for the opening of a street in Block 154 andfor the widening of a portion ofFourth Street west of CedarStreet, and calling for a surveyand description of the land necessary therefor.

Be it ordained by the governingbodv of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That it is deemed and

is hereby declared bv the governingbody of the City of Concordia, Kansas, to be necessary to condemnand appronriate private prooertilocated within the corporate limit1:

; if said citv, for the public use oli said citv for the purnose of ooen-1'ng a street through Block 154 be

tween Fourth Street and FifthStreet and of widening portions ofFourth Street west of Cedar Street.

Section 2. That the private prop-i ertv to be condemned and appro-i priated pursuant to section 1 of thisI ordinance shall be .a ,tract of land

running diagonally* frpnY-'wmtheastto northwest across Eots 12 to 24.inclusive, and Lots" 32 to 47, inclusive, in Block 154, and runningthence west adjacent to existingFourth Street across Lots 1 to 9.inclusive, Block 153, all in the Cityof Concdrdia, Cloud County, Kansas, thence west adjacent to existing Fourth Street across Lots 1, 2ond 3 in Troup's Sub-division ofBlock 1 of the Gaylord and Matthews Addition to said city, andthence west adjacent to FourthStreet across Blocks 2 and 3 of saidGaylord and Matthews Addition.

Section 3. That E. W. Powell, acompetent and qualified engineer,the city engineer in and for the cityof Concordia, Kansas, is hereby authorized to make forthwith a surveyand draft a proper description of

Ithe land identified in section 2 ofthis ordinance as required for the

•nurpose described in section 1 of j• this ordinance, and to file the suid•surveyand.description with the city I?"r.ierk of" the City of Concordia,]Kansas. !

Section 4. That this ordinanceshall take effect and be in force jfrom and after its publication oncein the Concordia Blade-Empire, theofficial city newspaper.

Passed by the City Commissionand signed by the mayor October19, 1959.

R. H. JOHNSTON,(Seal) Mayor.

"i Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-(H)

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Move to Acquire Land in CityFor Highway 9 and 28 Project

Commission Takes Steps to ObtainRight-of-Way Asked for Road

Concordia City Commissioners meeting Monday afternoon took the necessary steps required by the State Highway Commission toward acquiring right-of-way in the cityof Concordia for the new Highway K9-K28 project. CityCommissioners Johnston, Reeves and Trego voted to passordinances necessary to allow the city to move in the project/and details of acquisition of the property were begun.

* First step in complying with therequest of the State Highway De-partment to acquire right-of-waywithin the city limits for the K-9and K-28 project was declaringneed for opening of a street throughBlock 154 as a link between FifthStreet and the new highway construction.

Advised by City AttorneyPaulsen that the street thusopened should be officiallyn a me d, the commissionerspassed the ordinance in whichthe street was declared to be

designated officially as DaviesDrive. The designation wasproposed by Mayor Johnstonsince the new street (a shortstretch linking Fifth to Fourthand the highway project) willcut directly through the Daviesproperty which has been a,landmark in the city and wasformerly the home of a pioneer Concordian now deceased.City commissioners then passed

the ordinance providing condemnation of property in Block 154necessary to open the street between Fourth and Fifth and widena portion of Fourth street, west tocity limits. This property so condemned is a tract from southeastto northwest through Block 154.

City commissioners approvedmonthly reports of finances, andthe cemetery, airport and park Areports. '

The city commissioners approved;changing the meeting time of thecommission to 4, p. m. on' first,and third Mondays in each monthinstead of 7:30 p. m. on thoseMondays.

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ing; 1,000 gallons per minute as

compared to the old Seagrave's

750 gallons a minute, the new

truck satisfied officials she will

do the job. The truck was tested

at factory and after delivery also;

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new truck will carry 400 feet of

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[plots shall be[eral operatin;jsuch lot or piI a conveyanopermit is issv

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• /I(Published in The Concordia Blade- ( j1 Empire, Friday, October 9, 1959-1 —^ORDINANCE NO. 1543 MAn ordinance pertaining to Pie:

Hill Cemetery, setting forth ,governing said cemetery, amend- <-ing sections 1231, 1233 and 1234 of'ordinance 1341, and repealingsaid original sections.

' Be it ordained by the governingbody of the city of Concordia:

Section 1. That section 1231 ofordinance 1341 is amended to read

: as follows:I Cemetery; sale of lots, permit! Section 1231. All lots or parts; thereof shall be sold for the purposeof interment only, and subject tosuch regulations as are now or

: hereafter may be made. The con- e\veyance certificates evidencing suchsales shall be signed by the mayorand countersigned by the city clerkunder the sear of the city, and thecity clerk shall keep a record thereof .Lots shall be sold for not lessthan $200.00 each. Single burialplots ten feet long and not over fivefeet wide may be sold for not less

. than $26.00 each. All money re-' ceived from the sale of lots and:plots shall be credited to the gen-'eral operating fund. The price forsuch lot or plot shall be paid beforea conveyance certificate or burialpermit is issued or inteiment made 't(G S 1949 14-1008) (See ordi-J1

6, Sec. -3) * ['-pelj«a»3:>»31bM JSection-..1233)rBtlrHtnan<*.1341 Is amejo*tf<$ouW!aa| <a-followsaa*,*'? _ ,-- - >-% -

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of tee city of Concordia is «*tended over all of Pleasant HillCemetery It shall be unlawful foranTpereon, except a city employeeto the performance of his duty n,caring for the cemetery, to wilfuly .imakegany unnecessary noise «*turbance, or to cut down defacemutilate or injure any lot plot,tomb, monument, marker, railing,tr£,shrub, flower, or other decora-tion or to hitch any animal thereto or permit any animal to be pas-tured in said cemetery. (Q. S. 1949,

"Son 3. That section 1234 ofordinance 1341 is amended to readas follows:Cemetery, Curbing, plants

"tSSSfu*. It shall be unlawful to erect or construct any fence,coping or curbing of wood, stone,orick cement or other material at ,on or around any lot, plot or partof lot,or any grave, or to plant anytree flower or shrub on any ceme-,tery lot, Plot or grave; provided'however that thissection shall notte construed as Prohibiting theerection of headstones tombsmarkers or monuments; and provedUher, that the P"* ««-oerinUndent may permit smallflowers, shrubs and bushes to begrown not to exceed four fee.high:,but the city shall be u^r «o duty,t/i care for them and the parks superintendent may remove the same,at any time without notice. (Or. S.:1949, 14-1009.) „-.Section 4. That sections 1231,1233 and 1234 of ordinance 1341,"lectto'f That this ordinanceshall^ take effeet upon its pubhea-"passed by the City Commissionand^gned °y the Mayor October5' 1959' R H JOHNSTON,(Seal! May0r'Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. U3'3t

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Regularly ScheduledMeeting for ChiefsA resolution condemning land

and ordering city attorney to pro--,ceed in action for acquisition of

' right-of-way for Highways K-9 andK-28 project was considered andapproved by City Commissionersin the regular session Mondayafternoon. .

. All City Commissioners were'present for the regular session,which cared lor all matters pie-sented, in quick action. .

Commissioners also approvedresolution adjusting salary of thecity attorney from $180 to $95 a.month and establishing salary forthe assistant city attorney at $i5a month; also a resolution establishing salary ofA. M. Cherington whowas appointed Police Judge on atemporary basis at $80 per month,was approved. Cherington was appointed police judge temporarily£, take care of police court work•which has been handled by .W B.Buechel the regular police judge, ,Mr Buechel is handling city attoi-nev work while Clarence Paulsen.L out of the city. These salaryadjustments do not necessitate anincrease in city payroll as at present time city attorney has beenreceiving $150 a month and Policeiudee $100 a month.

Reports of Police and Fire,departments and Police judge were

aCLeondMcMani<mie was presentat the meeting and talked to citycommissioners in reference to theparking of bicycles on the sidewalks down town. He also com-,plained of a rat and mouse;nuisance near his residence. Commissioners promised to investigateboth matters. •

Due to the illness of FireChief B u f o r d Kitterman,who underwent serious surgery, City Manager Moss explained a fire chief should beappointed to take over duties•while Chief Kitterman is in-

i capacitated. With approval ofthe commissioners Mr. Mosshas appointed Harry Fudge,member of the fire department, as fire chief until MrKitterman is physically able toassume duties of chief again.Police Chief Krasny's report

showed Police Car No. 1 traveled1 702 miles, used 188.7 gallons gasland 9 quarts of oil. Police cariNo 8 traveled 3,841 miles, usedUsi'.O gallons, gas..and 6 quarts oil

&»» ^^H^tw-lfo'ri«teife*s£5?5»*s|Ct«p87 investiga-

corted eight funerals during the

"S't of the Police Judgeshowed fines imposed as $430 linescollected $430. For ™nor tiaificviolationspenalties imposedtotaled$26, and $26 was collected, park-ingmeter penalties totaled $292.25. i

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ular meeting of the ComnTTSsion| shall be held on tile Tuesday nextfollowing such Monday. Specialmeetings may be called by a majority of the Commissioners; provided however, that the call shallbe in writing, signed by a majorityof the Commissioners, specifyingthe object and purpose of said special meeting. The callshall be readat the meeting and entered atlength on the minutes of the meet-;ins Special and adjourned meet-;tags shall commence at 4:00 o'clock,p m unless otherwise provided inthe call or adjournment. Regularand special meetings shall alwaysbe open to the public.

Section 2. That section 1 of ol-dinance 1532 is hereby repealed

Section 3. That this ordinanceshall take effect from and after its

PUp^d0,oy.the City Commissionand signed by the Mayor October,19, 1959.

R H. JOHNSTON,(Seal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. .. i_

(Published in The Concordia Blade-Empire, SaturdjJ^Octoher 24,1959.) EBt

ORDINANCE NO^TAn ordinance specifying the times

and place of meetings of the citycommission, amending section 1of ordinance 1532, and repealingsaid original section.

Be It Ordained by the governingbody of the city of Concordia:Section 1. That section 35 of the

1951 Concordia Code, as amendedby section 1 of ordinance 1532 isamended to read as follows:Time and place of citycommissioners' meetings

Section 35 Regular ,meetings ofthe City Commission shall be hemin the Commission Room in thecity hall of the city of Concordia,

IKansas, commencing at 4:00 o'clock,Lp m, on the first and third Mondays of each month and may be

i adjourned from time to time; pro-Ividert. however, that when the firstor third Monday of any month fallson Labor Day, Independence Day,New Year's Day, or the day following New Year's Day, then the reg

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* The city commissioners in session Monday afternoon, took afurther step in their cooperation,with the state highway commis-

1sion in the rerouting of highwayK9 and 28. into the west part pfthe city, by adopting a resolutioncondemning the land necessaryforthe change in the highways andordering the city attorney to proceed with the condemnation proceedings. The.appraisers will beappointed by Judge Brummett ofthe district court.I Leon (Hap) McManimie. one ofConcordia's ardent cyclists, appeared at the meeting in referenceUo the city's regulation'as to bi-'cycle parking on downtownstreets. He • also entered, complaint as to a rat and mouse nuis-

.ance near his residence. The commissioners agreed to have botjxmatters investigated.

City Manager Moss called thecommissioners' attention to' thefact that effective November 1st,A M Cherington had been:,ap-^'pointed police judge on a^em-porary basis and suggested, the •commission consider a resolutionestablishing his salary at $80 permonth, also another resolution adjusting the city attorney s salaryfrom $150 a monthto $95 a monthand establishing the salary foran assistant city attorney at $75a month. At the present time the,city attorney receives $150 a.month and the policejudge $100 a,month. Therefore these salary adjustments would not necessitatean increase in the present payroll.Both the suggested resolutionswere passed. William Buechel,who has been acting as po^cejudge, will be the assistant cityattorney.

; Police Chief Krasny's report for'• October, indicated police car No.

'• 1 traveled 1,702 miles, used 188.7!gallons of gas and 9 quarts of oil..Car No 2 traveled 3.3841 miles,used 451.9 gallons of gas and 6quarts of oil. The department issued 134 warnings, made 58 arrests, conducted 187 investigationsand issued 1,325 meter tickets.

The police judge's report showed a total of $430 fines imposed,all- collected, parking meter penalties $292.25 and $26 collectedin minor traffic cases.

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(Published in the Blade-Empire,Friday, November 6, 1959.)

RESOLUTION

The city clerk presented to thecity commission a Survey and Description compiled by E. W. Powell,city engineer, and filed with thecity clerk on October 30, 1959, asdirected by Ordinance No. 1545.

'fAfter an examination of said Survey and Description, it was movedby Commissioner Reeves, duly seconded by Commissioner Trego, and^unanimously carried, that the fol-'lowing resolution be adopted:

RESOLUTION—STREET CONDEMNATION

| WHEREAS, on October 19,i 1959, this governing body of the

city of Concordia, Kansas, enacted an ordinance numbered1545 deeming it necessary tocondemn certain land as andfor a public street opening andwidening, and providing for aSurvey and Description of suchland by a competent engineer;and,

WHEREAS, This governing. body deemed E. W. Powell, the

city engineer and a duly licensed engineer, competent tomake such Survey and Description; and,

WHEREAS, On October 30,1959, said engineer filed withthe city clerk of said city hisSurvey and Description of thesaid land, all of which is inCloud County, Kansas, andwhich description is as followsaccording to the recorded plats

, in the office of the Register ofDeeds of said county:Tract 1: A nortion of that part

of vacated Fifth Street abuttingLots 46 and 47 in Block 154 In theCity of Concordia, described as beginning at a point on the southline of the vacated portion of saidstreet, which point of beginning is15 feet south of the southeast corner of said lot 47 as originally platted and 22 feet west of the eastline of said block 154 if extended,and running thence Northwesterlyto the southwest corner of said lot46, thence South along the west lineof said lot 46 (if extended) a distance of 15 feet to the south lineof the vacated portion of saidstreet, and thence East along thesouth line of the vacated portion!of said street to the point of be,-[ginning.

Tract 2: A part of Lots 41, 42,43. 44 and 45 in Block 154 in the 1City of Concordia, described as be- jginning at the southeast comer of jsaid lot 45 and running thenceNorthwesterly to a point on thewest line of said lot 41, which pointis 34 feet south of the northwestcorner thereof, thence South to thesouthwest corner of said lot 41, andthence East to the point of beginning, together with that portion ofvacated Fifth Street abutting saidlots on the south.

Tract 3. All of Lots 36, 37, 38, 39and 40 in Block 154 in the City ofConcordia, together with that portion of vacated Fifth Street abutting said lots on the south.

Tract 4: A part of Lots 32. 33, 34and 35 in Block 154 in the City ofConcordia described as beginning onthe east line of said Lot 35 at apoint 64 feet south of the northeastcoiner of said lot, and runningthence Northwesterly to the northwest corner of the east half of saidlot 32, thence East along the northline of said lots to the northeastcorner of said lot 35, and thenceSouth to the point of beginning.

Tract 5: A part of Lots 16, 17, 18and 19 in Block 154 in the City ofConcordia described as beginning atthe southeast corner of said lot 16and running thence West along thesouth line of said lots to the southwest corner of said lot 19. thenceNorth along the west line of saidlot 19 to a point 40 feet south ofthe northwest corner of said lot 19,thence Southeasterly to a point onthe west line of said lot 18 whichpoint is 55 feet south of the northline of said lots, thence Southeasterly to a point on the west line ofsaid Lot 17 which point is 66 feet

south oOhel north line of said lots,thence Southeasterly to a point onthe west line of said Lot 16 whichpoint is 78 feet south of the northline of said lots, thence Southeasterly to a point on the east line ofsaid lot 16 which point is 93 feetsouth of the north line of said lots,and thence South to the point ofbeginning. '

Tract 6: Not described, because1it is owned by the said City ofConcordia.

: Tract 7: A part of Lots 20 and21 in Block 154 in the City of Concordia described as beginning at

I the northeast corner of said lot 20i and running thence South 96 feet

along the east line of said lot,thence West to a point on the westline of said lot 21, which point is96 feet south of the northwest corner of said lot, thence Northeasterly [to a point on the north line of said jlot 21 which point is 4 feet west of ithe northeast corner thereof, andthence East along the north line ofsaid lots to the point of beginning,EXCEPT that part of said tractheretofore condemned by said cityfor highway purposes as shown bycondemnation proceedings recordedin volume 'T" at pages 327 to 331 iof the Miscellaneous records in theoffice of the Register of Deeds ofCloud County, Kansas.

Tract 8: A part of Lots 20, 21,22, 23, and 24 in Block 154 in theCity of Concordia described as be-ginning at the northeast corner ofsaid Lot 20 and running thencesouth on the east line of said Lot 20 Ito a point 106 feet south of the]northeast corner of said lot 20,]thence Northwesterly to a point onthe west line of said Lot 24, whichpoint is 81 feet south of the north._line of said Lot 24, thence north

"along the west line of said Lot 24 tothe northwest corner thereof,thence east along the north line ofsaid lots to the point of beginning,EXCEPT that part of said tract

]heretofore condemned by said cityi for highway purposes as shown byIcondemnation proceedings recorded]in volume "T"at pages 327 to 331 of[ the ?Miscellaneous records- in the'office of'itheAReglster.;of. -Deed? o(<

Cloud County, Kansas, ALSO EX-

21 described as Tract'seven bite"-]of. • , -,, .,: "....j- : .•:.•.' ':

Tracts 9, 10 and 11: A part ofLots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Block153 in the City of Concordia described as beginning at a point onthe east line of said lot 1 whichpoint is 81 feet south of the northeast corner therebf and runningthence southwesterly to a point on :the west line of said lot 3 whichpoint is 92 feet south of the northline of said lots, thence Northwesterly to a point on the west line ofsaid lot 7 which point is 78 feetsouth of the northwest cornerthereof, thence North 58 feet alongthe west line of said lot 7, thenceEast to a point on the east lineof said lot 6 which point is 20 feetsouth of the north line of said lots,thence South 4 feet, thence East toa point on the east line of said Lot4 which point is 24 feet south of the ,north line of said lots, thence South2 feet, thence East 32 feet to apoint 12 feet west of the east line !of said lot 3 and 26 feet south ofthe north line thereof, thenceSoutheasterly to a point on the eastline of said lot 3 which point is 30feet south of the north line of saidlots, thence East to a point on theeast line of said lot 1 which pointis 30 feet south of the northeastcorner thereof, and thence Southalong the east line of said lot 1 tothe point of beginning; EXCEPTING therefrom the west 30 feet ofsaid lot 7.

Tracts 12 and 13: A part of Lots7 and 8 in Block 153 in the City ofConcordia described as beginning ata point on the east line of said lot7 which point is 82 feet south of thenortheast corner thereof and running thence Northwesterly to apoint on the west line of said lot 8which point is 74 feet south of thenorthwest corner thereof, thenceNorth 54 feet along the west line ofsaid lot 8, thence East to a point on

sf^R^iorthe east line of said IMrjHvhich'point is 20 feet south of^Frenorth-east corner thereof, and thencesouth to the point of beginning;,EXCEPTING thergfrom,, the etist 143

.feet of said lot 7. ' ' " ' ;,'• -, TTract 14; A part ot Lot 9 "in

Block 153 in the City of Concordia

i is Tl feet south of the northi-east corner thereof and runningthence Northwesterly to a point onthe west line of said lot which pointis 70 feet south of the northwestcorner thereof, thence North 50 feetalong the west line of said lot,thence East to a point on the easttline of said lot which point is 20',feet south of the northeast cornerthereof, and thence South to thepoint of beginning.

Tract 15: A part of Lots 1, 2 and3 of Troup's Sub-Division of Block1 of Gaylord & Matthew's Addition to the City of Concordia described byjnetes and bounds as beginning at a point on the east lineof said lot 2 which point is 17.1 feetsouth of the northeast corner thereof and running thence in a Northwesterly direction to a point on thewest line of said lot 3 which pointis 50 feet south of the northwestcorner thereof, thence North 30 feeton the west line of said lot 3, thenceEast to a point on the west line ofsaid lot 1 which point is 20 feetsouth of the northwest cornerthereof, thence in a Southeasterlydirection to a point on the east lineof said lot 1 which point is 34 feetsouth of the northeast corner thereof, and thence South to the pointof beginning.

Tract 16: The south 17 feet ofthe north 42 feet of Lots 1 and 2and the south 17 feet of the north42 feet of the east 34 feet of Lot 3,all in Block 2 of Gaylord and Matthew's Addition to the City of Concordia.

Tract 17: The south 17 feet ofthe North 42 feet of the west 27 1/9feet of Lot 3 and the south 17 feetof the North 42 feet of Lots 4 and5, all in Block 2 of Gaylord andMatthew's Addition to the City ofConcordia.

Tract 18: The south 17 feet ofthe North 42 feet of Lot 6 in Block2 of Gaylord and Matthew's Addition to the City of Concordia, andthe south 17 feet of the north 42feet of the east half of vacatedSecond Avenue abutting said lot 6on the west.

Tract 19: The south 17 feet of.the north 42 feet of the east 50 jfeet of Lot 1 in Block 3 of Gaylord Iand Matthew's Addition to the City <of Concordia, and the south 17 feet jof the north 42 feet of the west half;of vacated Second Avenue abutting |said lot 1 on the east. ;

Tract 20: The south 17 feet ofthe north 42 feet of the west 11 1/9feet of lot 1 and the south17 feet of the north 42 feet of Lot2. all in Block 3 of Gaylord andMatthew's Addition to the City ofConcordia.

Tract 21: The south 17 feet ofthe north 42 feet of Lot 3 in Block3 of Gaylord and Matthew's Addition to the City of Concordia.

Tract 22: The south 17 feet of-the north 42 feet of Lot 4 in Block3 of Gaylord and Matthew's Addition to the City of Concordia.

Tract 23: The south 17 feet ofthe north 42 feet of Lots 5 and 6,all in Block 3 of Gaylord and Matthew's Addition to the City of Concordia.

AND WHEREAS, The saidcity clerk has reported to thisgoverning body the filing ofsaid Survey and Description,and this governing body has received and approved said Survey and Description; and,

WHEREAS, In the opinion ofthis governing body no propertyis specially benefitted by theproposed street opening andwidenine:

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f,s ""NOW, THEREFOJBk It isi hereby declared, oHH andJ resolved by this govS^^ body

of the City of Concordia, Kansas:

(1) That the appropriationof the above described land islecessary in order to open a

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le above E|!rlbe<irw;«,"of land Are hertby condemned by said city for its useas a public street,

(3) That no property is specially benefitted by the proposed streetopening and widening and no property shall bedesignated as a benefit district;

(4) That Clarence Paulsenand W. B. Buechel, or either ofthem,as'attorneys for said city,forthwith present a written application, for, on behalf of, andin the name of said city, to thejudge of the District Court ofCloud County, Kansas, describing the land to be taken as necessaryfor the use of said city asa street as aforesaid, and praying for the appointment ofthree commissioners to make anappraisement and assessment ofthe damages therefor;

(5) That said attorneys, oreither of them, be and they arehereby authorized and directedto do all things and performall acts necessary or proper inthe name and on behalf of saidcity to exercise said city's powerof eminent domain in the acquisition of said land for saidstreet opening and widening;and, ,

(6) That this resolution be ;published in the Concordia IBlade-Empire, the official

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the above and foregoing Resolutionwas adopted by the unanimous voteof the city commissioners of saidcity at a regular meeting of saidcity's governing body on November2, 1959, and now appears of recordin the journal of said city commissioners' proceedings in my office.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed theofficial seal of my office this 2ndday of November, J959.(Seal) JOHN J. WHITNEY,KH) . City Clerk.

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(Pubushed:in The Concordia Blade-Empire, Tuesday, November 17,1959.) • ,;

ORDINANCE NO. 1547 .'..•"• {,An ordinance authoring and pro

viding for the issuafrce of $8,214.45of the temporary. notes of >theCity of Concordia, Kansas, to provide funds to pay the expense ofimproving certain portions of the,streets of said city, the cost ofwhich will be paid by the issuanceof bonds. |Whereas, the city has heretofore iby legal proceedings and particul

arly by resolution adopted March ;2, 1959, and by ordinance No. 1529 |duly authorized the improving of]TENTH STREET .from the west]side of Spruce Street to the eastside of Archer Street, in the city ofConcordia,- Kansas;, and, whereas,the said city has no funds withwhich to finance such improvementuntil bonds are issued; and, whereas, the cost of such improvement isauthorized to be paid by issuance ofbonds under authority of Q. S. |1949,12-602, et seq., as amended; ;and,whereas, the city is' authorized toissue its temporary notes, as provided by-G. S. 1957 Supp. 11M23;NOW THEREFORE, - j. .;;'.;.Be It Ordained by The Ibvcrning.

bodv of the City of Conojndia;Section 1. That general Improve

ment bonds of the City.olvKP.'iPP1'-dia. Kansas, IHe issued as auUiprizedby law to pay;the cost of thetsti^eet:imorovemen£.described in tne tee-amble to this, ordinance, as the Midstreet imnrovement has .UcctK Ijpre-tofore duly authorized,^* suchpart;thereof as shall not have been icpv- jered by the collection of; special;assessments prior to the. issuance ofjbonds, in a total amount rjQtSto exceed the cost of sfich imprwementor the estimated cost .thereoiojihich-ever mav:be the lesser; alfciaft; shallbe hereafter speciflcally^ujihorizedby ordinance. *

Section 2. That for" Qifc.'-ptirposeof providing funds tdVpWOtlre 'costof the street improvement men-

J tioned in the preamble ;td this ordinance, until bonds can-.1>eJ4ssued

; therefor, the mayor land pity clerk' of the city of Concordia; .Kansas,

are hereby -authorized to executetemporary notes of said city asprovided by G. S. 1957 Supp. 10-123,not to exceed the aggregate amountof $8,214.45, being 'the aggregateamount of the estimate/above men-,tioned. The notes • of such issueshall be designated Streiet Improvement Temporary Notes, Series 1959-C, shall be consecutivelyi numbered,sliall bear interest at a rate not toexceed 6% per annum, payablesemi-annually, and shall mature at

iporary -mpt;, t,»,.,, resolution ffo»"time,)_t'_irequlreddurihg':the progress;

^.J'-work on the Improvement;heretnRfore described; shall beISiable and shall,: constt utega,general obligation of the city^ ,

=wtion •3*•That* the temporarynolfde"cri6ed»4n«otton 2of thisordinanceahaU'Waartihe form and!shall be «ec4ted<a»?>provided bylaw '»-I::t(»H> 'P..«»«-Section *. sThisiwdihance shallrtaKe.*ffect™pon^.tti!publlcatlon.nnc_-*5««ed bv the -Ci*y- Commissioni'aaSpedI by the Miyor November'fw9$ R. H. JOHNSTON,

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To Buy Aerial Photo Maps for City;Longtime Employes Cited for Service

- City commissioners in regularmeeting late yesterday authorizedthe purchase of aerial photographsof the city. The maps are to beused for general land use studies,thoroughfare studies, and annexations considerations.

It was also pointed out that thephotos would also be invaluablefor use in city planning and zoningnow under consideration by cityofficials and the Concordia" Industrial Development association.

The photos will be furnished byWilson and Company of Salina,

/and Elmer Pearce of the engineer-; ing firm was present at the meeting to answer questions pertainingto the service.

John Peck and Jim DeMarcofrom the Concordia Industrial Development association, were alsoin attendance to recommend purchase of the aerial photos.

Cost of the service complete is$480.00. •"*.'!

Cite CityjEmployesYesterday' was ' award day for

city employes Setfeji.^were presented with lapel*.pin& Indicating

'10 or more years of Service, andone was the recipient of a 25-yearaward. The awards were suppliedby the Kansas League of Municipalities.

City Engineer Ernest Powell,

who has completed 26 years of service to the city was awarded the25-year pin.

Those receiving the 10-yearaward and the number of years ofservice were: Clayton Krohn. 22years; Jack. Bums, 21 years; Ronald Cote, 20 years; William..-F.Krasny,, 18. years; Harry Pudge,13 years; Austin Huscher, 12 years;Mis. Lena Guipre, 12 years. *

The awards were made byMayor Raymond H. Johnston andthe entire force of city employeswas present for the presentations.

Those cited by City.; ManagerCharles' Moss for faithful1 serviceto the city, but not eligible forawards were Clarence Paulsen.,10 years; William Buechel, 4 years;John J. Whitney, 8 years; HaroldAlkire, 9 years; Carl C^int3man,6 years; M. A. Gerard-v9 years;Cassius Parker, 8 years; RobertStortz, 8 years; Lloyd: Lawrence,9 years; Buford Kitterman, 8 years;.James Erhardt, 9 years; HenryFsterson, 6 years; Bufprd Desllet,7 years; Jesse Kennedy,:5 years;and Dallas Hockett, 7 years.

City Commissioners • •, tpt< rotherbusiness, passed an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds tofinance the street improvementproject on Tenth street betwfeenSpruce and Archer. Cost of theproject was $8,214.45.

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Elmer Pearce, of the Wilson andCompany, engineering firm, of.Salina, met with the city commissioners, Monday afternoon to explain the advantages of aerialphotographs in city planning andfuture engineering projects. Citymanager Moss explained^the firststep in'developing a long rangecity plan and a zoning ordinanceIs the problem of determining justwhat we have now. It is neces-

' sary to know the nlimber of persons or families in each house,type of constructionof each building location of. businesses andcommercial activities.-: To compilethis information and. to make further studies a "baseS map "is required. •, '. j lt

After Mr. Pearce. had noted themany uses to which ;aenal photographs might be., employed, hestated that the company, whichhe represented ^a'd., contractedwith the cities, c5f : Abilene andManhattan for aerial photography.He suggested that the city commissioners make' their'decisioh inthe near future, that the work inthis district might.be completedat the same time. After the proposition was presented, John Peckof the'Industrial Development Association, and , James DeMarco,manager of the .Concordia Chamber of Commerce,-expressed themselves as being -favorable to itsacceptance. The commissionersdecided to avail of the propositionand agreed to pay a total of $480for the service and aerial maps asneeded. -

The commissioners passed anordinance financing the street im-

Iprovement, which was done lastspring to the amount of $8,214.45.

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At' a special service, attendedby all the employes of the city,in the band room of the city hall.Monday afternoon about fiveo'clock, service award pins werepresented to these employes, allwith over ten years of service asemployes of the city of Concordia. The presentations were madeby Mayor-Raymond Johnston whohimself has served Concordia inan administrattive capacity' formore than twelve years. CityManager Mass and Mayor Johnston both congratulated andthanked the long-time employesfor their faithful and efficient service. Mr. Moss said the laborturnover in city employes of Concordia was far less than the average foiMowns of this size.

These employes received pins,their length of service is also indicated: Jack Burns, street department, 21; Ronald Cote, waterworks department, 20; HarryFudge, fire department, 13; LenaGuipre, police department, 12;

:herWtyAustin Huscher^ffy treasurer, 12;William F. Krasny, police department. 18; Clayton Krohn, parkand cemetery Supt., 22; Ernest W.Powell, who has previously beenrecognized for his long time service, as engineer in the state, andfor his valuable work done in thecity of Concordia, was. again honored Monday evening, when presented his 26th year service awardpin.. These employes have five years

or more service as city employes;Clarence Paulsen, city attorney,10; William Buechel, police-judge,5; John Whitney, - city clerk, 8;Harold Alkire, police, 9; CarlClintsman. police, 6; M. A; Gerard, street, 9; Cassius Parker,street, 8; Robert Stortz, street, 8;Lloyd Lawrence, street. 9; BufordKitterman, fire chief, 8; JamesErhardt, fire dept., 9: BufordDesilet, fire dept., 7;.Henry Peterson, park, 6; Jesse Kennedy,water dept., 5; Dallas Hockett,airport, 7. .

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Light SessionFor Commission

City Affairs Taken •Care of T^ith Speed ;?A temporary iiojf;,a no-parking,'

request' and an Application for a;roller skating 'rink . license •wasthe only - new business at handwhen the city conimission met inregular session .yesterday^ after-.noon at;the city hall. ,;-.;... :;-

The ^commission approved ,' aresolutiOh'»:for the issuance'.'; of : atemporary!note to finance.a streetimprovement project on >! Tenthstreet 'from Spruce' to vAreher,Amount requested was-,-$(£14.54.

A.request by the Catholii(M,gradeschool for 'the elimination' MJp&rls'

1ing on the west side of. Kansasstreet' frami -Fifth . south'>w; ftealley won the Approval of'theliiorri-mission. iCommissioners couldgftndno objection, to'the-request asgohgas no-parktngialong the streefjw'a.scohflhed'«to-^school. hours,-.Pinalaction Inl'thS- matter was,' tatned

: over Ho) Olty Manager .Charles;Moss; :.'-*!»»:. -A ..-;.- -Fifi-i.?;--,

TheVapplttatlon. of Lloyd: Kper-ber .for aJi'license -to. operate aroller rink? St Plftto'and Hill streetswas granted ••'• •i '„;'£'..

A request for a street light" atthe : corner-1'Of Fourteenth •-. andSpruce was turned over to: CityManager Moss for action.: '

The chief of police report filedwifh"jthe city: clerk showed, that

j the policecars traveled 4,958 milesand used 565 gallons of gas/during {he montli of'November.:iThereport showed tire department issued 96 warnings/made 36.arrests,conducted IBS investigations \andpassed out 1,325 parking -meterviOlattdn tieketsH*;. > . -* ?i.$ '••,::,:•

According 'to the^%oliceifudge Sreport finesMmpdied during 'themonth of Novemberta police-pourttotaled $240,: ahd Sflnes collected$190. Traffic violatdrs. paid $17 tothe court and receipts on parkingmeter violations totaled >.$313,25bringing total receipts for themonth, to :$520.25. : : .

Commissioners

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sion Monday afternoon, passedresolutions, authorizing the issuance of temporary notes as follows, $10,000 as payment on thejstreet construction and $8,214,451for the Tenth street improvement.

The city manager was asked toinvestigate the feasibility of rerstricting the parking of cars ancHtrucks on Kansas, avenue fromFifth to the alley between Fifthand Sixth::streets,"along the eastside of the Parochial school. .Therequest was made by the school!authorities* ^ , the street Bi>«r-- ~rr

The request for a street light at j j morning cleanup.the intersection ofFourteentlrand c,^ Manager explained that uieSpruce was granted and' Lloyd - •• •-««•* »t the comKoeber was granted a renewal ofthe license to operate a skating

SessionFor Commission

Few Matters Come UpBefore,City ChiefsIt the regular meeting of the

city comSon }%">£«&Bureh Clark,owner of Clarks Taxi'23d tor a more convenient solu-Sn to the- Ws directive for nonarking** front ofhis place dur-.ESFSffily morningi-hours The,tail stand Is located on East Sixtnrtriet hvthe sweeping ^on^and™rk«d taxis posed <"Pr°"e£ ?°Itie street sweeper operator In thei/~ir&\'

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--i$S.vTAXI; OPERATOR OBJECTSTO PARKING RESTRICTIONS

-•; ;-' -" •'**'."jV.. • .{• -Biirch Clark, operator of Con-

cordia'aldnl? ttfxi service, appear-,ed beforei'the city commissionersin regular bi-monthly session,.Monday!-afternoon, to voice his'objectionrto a recent city'direc-,tive of no- parking in front, of jhis ,.taxiT'Sand, on East ''Sixth.,street.vltr.was explained" that the, 'directive was issued since the taxistand -t.\s in the night sweeping^zone tjfflftparked cars inttrfer;with the^firoper cleaning of thevstreets..--This order, according tO|Mr Clark; creates : an inconven^liencedn the conduct of his busi-iness ,;d1l|ihg the early morning^hoursS-M * . .Ji.» {^JF-Mr, Clark intimated, thatJtf,,might belforced to move his lof*Jtion from a' downtown;>locatiottand suggested..that it-t^,.™J3Sbecame necessary, ani to hfUmthe city's grantm" to^Jwo ttaWti;ing stalls'.. thfrt:hi?:license fee;;,b<sreducediiJrom the, nresent seven.-ty-five -dollars per >year., -Thecommissioners will make a.ifur-ther investigation of the case.

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dSveTal^islueFaT^ com£eUcTof the "V^TOment project'as ft was the wisnto" keep the new streets nice andUdy; hence, the ™W*f'?r™tClark to nlBht-park AqH-streetparking This no-par|fiTedlct, according"to Mr Clark,big inconvenience in .emergency calls ln.the eiing hours .

City commissloneis-that perhaps a P1"**stand could "be fousdr,parking, and instrager Moss to wortegutwith Mr clarM;»?LtJg'"-Mr.Before leaving'ttanmewg. ~Clark ^formed ^ominMslon ofhis intention to\l|&vefr3bte t»»stand from* the• dotoffofa^M*.

.ind on the\basls'-t)f; $™?»nS|.Sie tv* non-metefedtoarV**£^asked for a ?edtffiB& of tfle »nual Ucense fee,TraR,11*!**'?.'!?ent is $75 -per yea%.iTne',com-,%slon took toe, -matter. .under j."^Xplete the year end busl-Sness. the commission w'Ui^.fat 10:00 a m. on December 31.:

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Change LawOn Shoplifting

':. New Cijty OrdinanceMakes It MisdemeanorShoplifting in Concordia now be

comes a misdemeanor instead ofa felony under a -saw ordtoanceadoptedyesterday afternoon bythecity commission. _

According to City Attorney Clarence Paulsen, the new law is moreworkable and will make It easierto get a: conviction., on a shoplifting offense. ': '

The new:, ordinance as passeastates that'"it shall be unlawfulfor any person to willfully takepossession of- anT goods, wares ormerchandise offered: for sale byanv store or other mercantile es-tabtehment with the intention ofconverting the same to his ownuse without paying-the purchase

P^y"ey Paulsen explainedthat uridsr the old •ordinance forconviction on a charge of shop- ,lifting it was necessary to-Prpvelarceny «nd to guard against falsearrest; it was the common prac- ,See" to make the arrests outside.the building in which the felony jwas committed. • '•'

"Now,"he said, "the-arrest mayb; made inside., the store if theoperator-is reasonably 'sure thatthe offender has,the merchandiseconcealed with fe intention of notpaving for it: He advised,however,that it would be better if the shop-Ster had passed' the checkoutstand before the "pincJCJsas-maue.

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City Commissioners PassNew Shoplifting Ordinance

* The city commissioners,, in session Monday afternoon, tflpk, cognizance of a law passe* by the1959 session of the State. Legislature, making shoplifting a separate offense from larceny, *ypassing an ordinance in conformity thereto. The new ordinanceprovides that it shall be unlawfulfor any person to willfully takepossession of any goods, wares or „merchandise offerel for sale byany store or other mercantile establishment with the intention ofconverting the same to his ownuse without paying the purchaseprice thereof.

Under the old ordinance for theconviction on a larceny charge, itwas necessary to prove that theshoplifter did steal and carryaway, which required the acquisition to be made, after the personhad left the store. Now the arrest may be made inside the storeif the operator is reasonably certain the offender has the merchandise concealed with the intention to taking same withoutpaying. City attorney Paulsen,however, deemed it advisable for

ithe merchant to make no acquisition until after the person had1passed the checkout stand.I Of course the discussion as tothe shoplifting ordinance, broughtforth several stories relating tosuch incidents. Among Jhem:When Austin Finley was chief ofpolice, he accosted a shoplifteras he was leaving a drug store,attracted by the sounding of analarm clock, which was concealedbeneath the shoplifter's coat. Another a woman, a number of yearsago took a dress from a ready-to-wear store, without paying forit and then brought it back the

inext day to have it altered.I These licenses were approvedat Monday's meeting: Burch Clark,6 months taxi license; YarnellPlumbing Co., gas inspector andsewer plumber licenses; BlairPlumbing Company, gas inspector and sewer plumber licenses.

Chief of Police Krasny's reportfor December showed police carNo 1 traveled 1556 miles; carNo. 2 3603. No. 1 used 185.3 gallons car No. 2, 452.8 gallons. Thedepartment issued 124 warnings,made 54 arrests, conducted 20oinvestigations and escorted sevenfunerals.

The police judge's report showed 54 arrested, fines imposed $505and meter penalties of $301.75.

o(First published in the Blade-Em-

Dire, Thursday, January 14, I960.)NOTICE OF REGISTRATIONTO VOTE ' r-- *,•:-.<

To the: citizens of the city ofConcordia, Kansas, "fduvbie therebynotified that you can reg[iste¥?at' my

I office during business-1 hbuftC for thepurpose of voting. PefeoltiS^bther-wise qualified to vote anfl^who arenot properly registered'tmist'register to be entitled to votef ofv-

' JOHN J. WHITNEY,192-10 City Clerk.

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collected »?°u- j i„ tnt0 the courtlators contributed *" ™°™e casffiand payment on conunueo

•""SE? totafed $?02 75 'bringingpenalties totaieo. » month tototal receipts for tne5834.75. .

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M. G. Meador NamedAs City Police Judge

New Police Judg"! for Concordiahas Len appointed, -The .newJudge of Citv Policecourt/Is M.C. Meador of Concordia, and-CityManaa-er'•' Moss said Mr. Meador

1w^take.uphis duties in the courtJBa' M.'Cherington has been Judgeof .Police'court aa » ^""J jappointee for several weeks, fillingthe vacancy there until a new ap- 1pototment was made W. B._Buechel who had been Police JudgeU now assistant city, attorney andthis feK Police Judge position ya- |caSt Judge.Cherington, howeveris Judge of Justice .Court; Policecour and'Justice-court are separate courts and so his appointmentfaI the duties of Police Judge wasnnlv on temporary basis. .

Mr.Meadorrecently retiredfromhis posltiori.wlth Fairmont Poods^He-had been with Fairmont from1916•- to^nW, m the procurementdepartment and as territory manager.

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(First published in the Blade-Empire, Thursday, January 14, 1960.)

NOTICE OF REGISTRATIONto vote ';• •;''--;r"'t' '" ;,'

To the. citizens;-of the city;ofConcordia, 'Kansas','you are hereby,notified, tfftftyou canregister^at my.office, di "purpose! 01. vwise iluAlfMea—.not.properlx.r^giste^ed must,regis-ter to a€ entitled ttTvote.

, - 'JOHN* J. WHITNEY,'192-10 City Clerk

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(First published in the Blade-Empire, Thursday, January 14, 1960.)

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION

TQ VOTETo the citizens of the city of

Concordia, Kansas, you are herebynotified that you can register at myoffice during business hours for thepurpose of voting. Persons other-Wise ^qualified to vote and who arenot properly registered must register to be entitled to vote. ' -

•• ,:JOHN J. WHITNEY,192-i'o-x.'.- -:'•;- City Clerk.

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ymgon Downtown Area |aterworks Improvident '

§1OT4<.1SVigf til 1<4$B% " ''ty, commissioners1s§erdaynal-*'ind transfers from the waterworks-" In other business oorrlng beforethe commission, the resignation ofErnest Huscher1 KsT civil defense"director,jw»s accepted City Manager waslmra&Uately appointed toact as ..temporary director until

lowVidt the final piWH?m*ot $32,-453$2,for the downtow^street and•waterworks, lmprovempnf.jprojebt,,recently completed ,by the HallBrothers.Construction'- company. .

By allowing the appropriation,-1the»*ommlssion accepted-ttte pro-

.1-^5 *~.*V.tr,n*T +« .'small aWintint OfIJecWibJectf toa'small amount at a perrns.nenf„ Appointment was„l.and a_few corrections, whichMail company' has agreed to

5-soon as the weatljer permits^ kifffito -Wicanc)*W, appointed :to

e Recreation

ill the additions to the original recomrEerlfle'(Mor the position; by'• --• -- the 0oncowM*SKl4««ls club Earl

Wright 'is ^"retiring member ofthe comn|ls8l9h;~T"

A! bond'for M C Meador, recently appointed police judge, wasapproved

The commission also approvedthe applications of Lewis Booth ofWeber's Firestone and CharlesMayfield of Mayfleld Electric forgas inspector licenses.

tact, according to^City Man-jsctCharles Moss, amounted to

$201,724 68 Interest on temporarynotes and legal and engineeringfees -brought the total cost to $221,-886,42- City Manager Moss statedthatthe did not believe that thebond issue'to finance the projectwould total more than $220,000 asthere was a considerable amountdue the'fund from reimbursements,

Accepts StreetImprovements

By the allowance of $32,453.52as the final payment to the HallBrothers Construction Company,the city commissioners voicedtheir acceptance of the street andwaterworks improvement indowntown Concordia,' work .onwhich executed by this construction company. This brought thetotal cost of these improvements,including engineering and legalservice to $221,886.68 hut sincethis fund will be reimbursed bythe waterworks department andother sources, bonds will probablybe issued only in the amount k>fnot more than $220,000. The original contract with Hall BrothAers was for about $181,000, butmore work was added, such as thiinstallation of a storm sewer onBroadway, widening and resurfacingcertain streets. The widen-Of the street and surfacing of theparking area near the Christian

•church, will be paid partially(one half by the church members.The surfacing of the parking areaon Washington street, adjacent tothe Boogaart Super Market willbe paid entirely by Boogaarts.City manager Moss said the sidewalk improvement on Sixth streetoverran the estimate. The engineering and legal work was alsoin addition to the Hall contract.Though final payment was madethe contractors have a smallamount of work to complete anda few corrections, which theyhave agreed to make as soon asthe weather permits.

Earl Wrighi has represented theKiwanis Club, as a member of theRecreation Commission, and sincehis term of office expires January31,I960,'upon the recommendationof Dr. H. C. Hatlan, president ofthe clubiHugh Emrich was namedto ihe commission.

Ernest Huscher has resigned ascivil defense director, and citymanager.Moss was named as temporary director- -A permanent director will be appointed later.\VL C. .Meador's bond as policejudge was approved. Mr. Meadorwas named judge when Bill Buechel resigned.

Licenses were granted LewjsBooth, of Weber's -Firestone store

Iand Charles Mayfield, of MayfieldElectric-as gas inspectors.

Discuss Future

Of ConcordiaJames- DeMarco,- secretary-

1treasurer of the Concordia Chamber of Commerce, met with agroup of bankers, contractors, realtors and building suppliers, atthe Igloo Cafe, Wednesday morning to discuss the future economicgrowth of Concordia and the needfor additional rental residentialproperties. This need is not onlyoccasioned by the construction ofthe missile base, ten miles southof Concordia, but for the normalgrowth of our city. During thepast year 26 new houses werebuilt and the average for the pastten years has been thirty a year.

Mr. DeMarco informed thosein attendance that expansionprograms are planned by industries, already in Concordia, thatwill require an expenditure ofabout 13 million dollars in newconstruction, but that he was notat liberty,, at present, to disclosethe nature of such expansions,which will be completed perhapswithin the next %\ months.

Reliable informatron indicatesthat the contract for the buildingof the missile base'will be;letsometime in February with theactual construction to begin inMarch. It is said that this project should employ about 90 localpeople. In early 1961 about 1150people will be involved for thewhole Schilling Base missile complex. The housing of this additional personnel does not createthe only problem but the wagestructure established here will bedisrupted, temporarily at least.This same situation arose whenthe Prisoner of War camp wasbuilt, north of town.

Realtors present explained thatthe interest rates and regulationsimposed for GI and FHA loanswere not in keeping with localconditions, consequently very fewdealt with these'agencies. It wassuggested that Mr. DeMarco request a representaive of the -FHAto meet with Concordia businessmen to discuss FHA plan of financing.

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NOTICE (^REGIS'TO -vote-'™'';

ConcernnotifI&foffice ftipurposewise quaUfj^d. to vote and whp aienotter to'be^j

OTi"'25pfl are nerebyiter at myrs for the

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registered, must regis-uued to vote:BHN J "WHITNEY,

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Change VotingPlace of ThirdWard to Lincoln

The boundry-aihes- of. tha,thirdward in Concordia.-were changedat the regular meeting-of the citycommissioners, ltfbiyjay afternoonin order to relieye a situationwhich has arisen since the building of the new courthouse, as tovoting places. A number of yearsago, the third ward'boiindary waschanged to include the east halfof the courthouse square thatvoters of that ward might casttheir -ballots in the office of thecounty engineer, situated at thesoutheast corner of the old building. Since there is no suitableplace tdr the third ward votersin the new structure, the west lineof the third ward will continueas Broadway. Arrangements havebeen made for third ward votersto cast their ballot in the new Lincoln school. Second ward voterswill vote in the general assemblyroom in the basement of the newcourthouse. - " -

The installation of a street lighton the west'"side*', of the BaptistChurch was authorized. Recently a sidewalk has beenbuilt alongthe curb in this area.

City license was granted- Con-cordia's new bowling alley "Hill-crest Lanes", which opens Fridayof this week. A fee of $575 peralley for the 12 alleys fpjyi termof six months was paii IjBderexisting city ordinance Wbowling alley is licensed '-cordia.

The police,judges^.January showed $47EHed and collected jjVEreceived $14 in fines,meter penalties totS

Wm. Krasny, chief of iported the.police carVliad;4>eendriven 4,652 miles -diiring"Janu-ary, used 549 gallons. of-sSsoline.Thirty-nine arrests wereTnade, 66warnings ussued; and 450 metertickets issued.

(First publishedplrejJtThursday, ,

NOTieEitOFjyBEG „TQ-LVQTg 'ji&rsI jiftwi

To tiie«Citis»ns»M*:Concordiah^SanBaaJtjtoflnotified, thafyouicatore.office during bu»ln«is£jiau,purpose of voting .Person;wise qualified!to vote'*ndtnot properly registered must register to be entitled to vote altfr

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City Manager MossReport on 'Stale o£

During the'city-manager Moss's* -talkatthe'Mondayn«nrneetm

government, for their fores.ghted-,ness in planning Concordia s fu-ture. ,-Jl' ... ..(-on-In part Mr^oss sand. .Concordia has accomplished n theP^.VysicalWoveme^ thaU^any cities of.our s*e are Jnow ^^^tSl planned stormadequate and well ptanM

=^H;^rn^-^^SSa^atSeleeSa^sewer^Sem which serves all but^a,small s«tion of tow^uv ithirds of our street systemweather surfacmg a-! less ^^j0n%PenfCtnese mprovements, notjonty of *ese imp tage o£,enpyed by a large ^ , d {romother "ties, were developed ^

seJehdedurinyg these period. *ou£sight and ability, 1many problems^ th.t^co ^very well been w ded t0^lootrim^ntpart^-^eKe^nltobe:made, but it is very easy w ,^e^eX%etonsib5efort?ieseaccomplishments.ac 7 - «,„ iQ40's many of..Late in the 1940 , ^^6Se, T dav operation of a-the day to day "v d feemunicipal /^"Tmany of the ,^tment prac ices used' in pri-government pi" incorpor-

to in51"" To-nmer. Thisliking ledf^dt-olthe commission-manager

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numerous ana »» resent to Ilems, that were not presen1950, began .to be leltehanges included. L ^ {orof inflation. 2, me tQ

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City Manager Moss MakesReport on "Stale of Concordia"

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tremendous increase, in the percapita consumption of water. 6.Indirectly, the high rate of federal income tax, which meansthat private business many timesdoes -not have the resources tomake improvements and mustlook to local governent for assistance. 7. Area problems, such asthe polution of rivers has causedthe state and federal'governmentsto force cities to treat sewage.Consequently we now have acomplicated sewage treatmentplant as part of our responsibility.8. Outside forces, such as insurance rating bureaus, recognizingthe increase in property valuesand replacement has made it necessary for fire departments toup-grade their services. 9. Thesubstantial increase in the number of motor cars has aggravatedparking problems and increased ithe^ need for faster and more efferent law enforcement. We recently made a parking check indowntown Concordia and compared to a similar check made in1955, we counted nearly 1,000more cars, than for the same per-

!iod in 1955.- All of these ingre-Idients and a few more have presented us with problems we simply did not have as recent as tenvears ago. From all indicationsthe 1960's will intensify these situation's." •;:-'; -;*;

City manager'Moss remarkedone of the problems that confrontsthe commissioners, whether ornot to further improve and widenEleventh street from Lincoln tothe hospital entrance, and howshould the'cost be borne. According to a recent engineer's estimate the costs from Republicanto the hospital drive would be$37,000 and from Lincoln to Republican, $69,000 or a total of$106,000. On East Seventh street,the cost of paving from Hill streetto the. fairground entrance waspaid, half by the city and half bythe abutting property owners.

The speaker listed these fewitems to think about during the1960'sr- .1. ..Planning. 2. Resi-dential'street improvements. 3.Sources" of Water, present'capacity 3,400 gallons, actuallypumped3,600. 4. Refurbish outside of

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city hall. Fire department outlet.5. Additional shop and maintenance space. 6. Continued improvement of Hood Park. 7. Enlargement of swimming pool. 8.Continued study pointing towardoff-street parking. 9. More adequate traffic way to the southwestsection of the city. 10. Additional storm drainage in north andnortheast section of city. 11. Acquisition of additional cemeteryproperty. 12. Possible surfacingof run-ways at the airport. Someof these projects may not be feasible, but they do need to be considered in our future planning,said Mr. Moss.

In pointing out some of theitems in his "State of Concordia"report he commended the groupof city employees, whose lengthof service and experience averages slightly over eight years.Also he pointed out that Concor-who make an effort to understanddia is a community full of people,difficult situations, have a sense

jof humor and who are apparently[developing a pride in their city.

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(First published m the Blade-Empire. Thursday, January 14,1960.)

NOTICE OF REGISTRATIONTO VOTE '

To the citizens of the city of;Concordia, Kansas, you are herebynotified that you can register at myoffice during business hours for thepurpose of voting...Persons,otherwiseT qualified to..yotevandiwho arenot propsrly registered,must register to be entitled to vote. •

JOHN J. WHITNEY,192-io c'tyCler!t'

(First published in the Blade-Empire, Thursday, January 14, 1960.)

NOTICE OF REGISTRATIONTO VOTE

, To the citizens of the city ofConcordia, Kansas, you are herebynotified that you can register at myoffice during business hours foi^ thepurpose.'of;voting. Persons PatterswiseiquaIlfied-/^voJglA!jd jtrho, *not properly-jegis^lter ty,be entitled*to, yi

JOHN j: _i192-10

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offHW,dfagb(..businels hour* ft^'the£?.'2ri?$i,'-vottog Persons'jijther-,wiser 9ut3ffled.to vote and wHtoarenot'fcroperly registered must reels-ter toJoe entitled to vote

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ra Men Was O^of 1959's Boonsar 1969 was a grei'fyearboys here For the first

pee 1956 the bovs -outnum-"•e girls—the bne%"getting

t'is-^-and from that angleElopks like great yearsR,.the girls,statistics from City Clerk

John Whitney's' office show thatin the Ooooordi»,)district 212 boyswe're b0i«lln I969;c;and.:182 girls.In 195«Hhe boy% cdutnumbered thegirls'348<toa89jtin 1957 the figures.went'ii8Seda.tJie»'-way—247 girls toSO^'boW'ah'd in 1958 girls werestill ahead—204 to 197. ••;'

Of-trie babies'- born ln„the district in 1959. there were <178 whoseparents live in Concordia and ofthis number 85<were'1joyfi('!88, girls.In 1956 there were 177'bormwhoseparents lived in Cdncordia, it 1957there were 163,:In 1958 babies born Iof Concordia parents were ,164. In1965 there were 103 boys, TAgirls; in1957 girls were, ahead? 95 to 68;in 1958 there were ;85'boys and 79gh-ls born of-Concordia parents.

Beam statistics frtKh city clerk'sofffcE should; furblsti good fodderfor a - Charfloer .of'' Commercebrochure for'Concoi'iHi—^a healthy

j place to live,' Average age of Con-[cordia adults who died in 1959 was76 and that, compares favorably

i with average ages in other years; recently. In 1956 average age atdeath was 67, in 1957 the averagewas 71 years, in 1958^ it was 80years, for Concordia residents.

And in Concordia district in 1959there were 394 babies "born, whileonly 265 deaths were ''reported Inthe district. Here ithe fenffnlne con-

Itingent had- a .shghOdvantage—153 mafes, dle^V'dUifegie lastyear, and^only ltf'yMim. So,maybe it's a good ' tfitnW/sbmeextra boys are getting borE—theretends to be a shortage*Tfr1laterlife. . .

In 1958 fhere were 52 males'whodied that,Were Concordia residents,and 35 females: in the entire district159 males died,, and 111 fenjales.'

Birth totals for the last'i/ouryears show-that number of'girthsin the district declined thisSrear..Total births for -1956 ;was isffttjr !1957 it was 454,and ;&.'1968. tifere!were 401 chlldreh'bornV'Last^yearrecorded 394 born in the district.

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rtiRMefineToundary to ChangeVoting Placeior

City coirmWsioners-* ^yesterdayin regular m£g;ing passed an ordinance redefigjng vth^bpundaxybetween the Secona and Thirdwards in the courthouse area „

The change was „mine to detain the voting precinqt-bf^theSecond ward for the^nf;^available room at the new°cotJrth'5t&e,vHeretofore, the (First pteeUifct ofthe Seoond ward and thev Thirdward voted afj the old courwwseand the boundary running upBroadway street Jogged^ west atthe courthouse blcfck to*spnt theold courthouse to accommodate thisarrangement!? Un4er th<j votingstatute, tthe*(Voting plaee-jmust belocated within the preolndt Thirdward will now vote at the Llncpln-school -a, I "~ 1 '

As an indication that thef-newbowling alley on SouthJiihcoM willsoon be m operation; stjle 1com=mission approved ak application byHillcrest Lanes to operate 12 bowling 'lanes.,":The,,.Uc^se^Mejtor'^asix-months^^rfod istw75per alley/

The request . by .the Baptistchurch for a street light on the

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(First published in The ConcordiaBlade-Empire, Wednesday, February 3, I960.),

PRIMARY ELECTION NO'TltfeNotice is hereby given that a Pri

mary Election jjoll be held' in theCity of Concorcri^sKansas, March22, 1960, fpjrijb^urjhse "of. selectingcandidates^Mg'fJBie iollowing^pffice:

One.ipity^ComiMsioner. 'No primary n^ctiow will be :held

if not moreJlwr>"*«o candidatesfile. .-*T ,,-Y I

JOHN J. WHITNEY, I209-3iy City Clerk.

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sarPRIMARY ELECIjHW NOOCE

NoqeWfe hefcby gife thaaJfiSri-,maryS*K«gr| wff *• heldM*thaCity of22, ft!can*

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and used 549 gallons Vf ga*l'Thedepartment accordiagMoXthe report made 39 arrests, Issued 66warnings, conducted 153 Investigations and issued 450 parkingmeter penalty tickets

Trje police Judge's report showedthat £472 in fines were- imposedand collected during Januafy, Traffic court receivedT*14~li^anes,$28 was paid offSfconUnued oasesand parklhglmereft'p^n|ltt*T?taled$116.60 bringing total I redeipts ofthe court for .the'month' to $630.50.

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(First published in The ConcordiaBlade-Empire,, Wednesday, Feb-1ruaryoiiinjtt60)

PRIWgFsEIiECnOl^NQTICE [Not*e A IterebsaHKntttet aiEri-(

maiyrBIectlett,waH5eri*Kld tn.tinelCity of, Concordia}!, Ka*saS, M*xh22, 1960*to*tbf p*po»»of SelectingcandidateXttotittiaiolWwmg cotf14*-

One CWtConJhifssfanerJ $tlf<&One .Member gtb',r«oard^lo*a!

Education. ,> i <•, « -rawNo primfly ele^mviwlu be held

if not "mofe Than two= candidatesfile. r» ..-ttftto.jtfiy. / 'It

-*'> "JOSN*'3?WHITREY,216-3th-«>a»j^»v».>»'Ctty Clerk

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CommissioneiB Met MondayThe city commissioners have

appointed JakeL Swiercinsky KF Swanson and R -M. uays aaappraisers to place values on property involved in 1959 residentelstreet construction work. At Monday's meeting it was also decidedto eliminate the regulations.as tothe hours concerning the operation of the bowling alley, sincethis recreational sport has becomeso popular as to warrant a laterclosing hour. Wilbur Naylor was-.oppointed as civil defense director taking the place of ErnestHuscher. resigned.

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66r673 on Highwayy^pf-Way

Jy Commission Has Teh Days to^Epve or Abandon the Appraisal

.„.*•*'sisal on*the right-of-way for the new highway

fanceu-Qt. No. 9 and'28'into Concordia amounted to$66,6^^4?!jt was announced ;at the regular meeting ofthe! t^^Vmmi^sion late yesterday afternoon.

.^Ps^dbunt has been approved by the State Highwaycommission, who, underthe proposed plan, will pay all of

|the construction Jcostsand;7g ,per cent of'the right-of-way'costs'under condemnation.

The cdngrjission has,10 days toapprove:.OEMbandon the, appraisal.Silence,.bp_the part of,the com-ndsslon^vlrfl'the ..KMlay - periodsignifies appfflpal.npr,-f. «'#-s

Property.j^ersvafter lipprpvalby the commission-Will beinottfiedof the appraised value ofi-^s orher property and thi?y. than'^have30%days In jfhich:to-apps«&Appeal by any or all,.the'pjjjgertyinvolved:iwfllnot stopfthfeip^Ject.

City- Manager' -CSiarles fj^o»»said the project wa« scheduled forthe flr«Vquarter b&(he;next» fiscalyear, whlclimea*i'(tlie letting onthe proJeoii;could|»l)ttbe held untilafter July>l. Helprpreased ^donbtthat 'the project ..mdni''.lM[^coin-pleted.thta-yeaTlV^-Sm^ft' -

Ctmiml&siB&rSKilidictt'ted'approval of the Sppri^gl but expressed

it over beforeblsion. , , *:,

fo:'j£dividuBT~ap-bve^jiy-the'jjlgh-J:«4Sf'•• ' -i\-primerty, $2,646.(0;

alshii*12.600.00;; RiithDavies, il&SOO.OOJ'jjMfs. Rosa Oss-mah,' $3,613.00; iwRfeBennett; Jr.,and J.«i>."-Bennetfoljj60.00; FrancisBudreau/f|3,20O.fflBfrCarI Miller,$9i5,o.ooiSi'>;',;•:;••$.$&$>>•'

MauriceVMcDonaJd,'. $1,784.00; R.W.-Carlgrenj $l,076.00j« Oscar Johnson, $318.00; E. E.'Fanestil, $2,-300.00; Ira R."Studt,:$3,378.00; JohnL.: Carr,. $2,207.00; Ji.C. Tibbits,$486.00.J.: :.. •«

A. QiVOagn'on,"'$3,029.00; t EllaCawi' »1,310.48; .'Bay Dean '.Tate,SI,511.00; D. Nil McGeorge andFrank) P.' Clark, $1,761.00;! PaulFredrlckson, $3,365.00;., W. L. &T. Co;r$439.00.

"The** commission appointed Wil-.bur*iNaylor as civil defense director. City Manager Moss had'beenacting 'in that-capacity, followingthe resignation of Ernest Huscher

•a-;ftmiyiekis^&^itii',':WY --?-#; -•: -->" An'/Ordiaance Was passed eliminating the opening and closinghouri-:for bowling'alleys. Under theold ordinance alleys,- could not remain^ open for business later than12:.0o;< p. in. on.Yweek days, or on

-Sundays "between tee hours '"of. 12noon and g:00,-p; In. ' -T

E.'.F. Benson, ft.:M. Bays.andA. d; Swlerclnsky 'were appointedas appraisers, to place* values onproperty^lnvblved,' in- 1959^* residential -Street-construction work.

Boy :Scout«'.''were; In' attendanceat yesterdayfajmeetlng. Earlier inthe day undefVihe: tutelage of CityManager'Mostfteid'City ClerkrJohnWhitney, "the^BcdUts had held anelection, elected s^-city commission'who in turn appbihted a cityHnan-ager. Department»: heads'^'were-named in. regular city governmentstyle and each made .-the rbtindswith a/.regular city,-departmenthead. Scout spokesmen f6r thegroup all' expressed amazement ofthe complexity and magnitude ofcity: government.;i Each 'admittedthat about all they heard previously about city government was bad, ;and since' their tour of. duty yesterday? thetf'appraisal of.the city'soperation was enhanced considerably. - ':.i .

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(First published In The ConcordiiBlade-Empire, Wednesday, February 11| 1960.)

PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICENotice is hereby given that a Pri

mary Election will be held in theCity of Concordia, Kansas, Marc22, 1960, for the purpose of selectlh,candidates .for the following office;

One City Commissioner.One Member to Board of

Education.No primary election will be held

if hot more than two candidatesfile. ' !'':',

• • JOHN J. WHITNEY)'''216-3th City Clerk.

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-_JHu_ ,y^uu6(^"-'Boy Scouts GetFirst-Hand KnowledgeOf City Affairs

The Boy Scout Explorers Troophad a most profitable day Monday and gained much first-handinformation, regarding the conduct of city administrative affairs.An "election was held In the handroom of the city hall by the Scoutsand these city commissioners'wereelected: Tom Ward, John Wrightand Darryl Hamilton was electedmayor and Carl Peck was namedcity manager. The appointive officers were: Richard L. Kopsa, assistant park superintendent; John

(K Vint, police judge. Don Crawford,.city attorney; Michael Wen-tz, city engineer; Robert Henderson, park superintendent; MarlonAlcorn, assistant city clerk; BenAlcorn, -assistant street superin- itendent; Jim Bourne, city clerk; iGene Philipp, fire chief; RichardGreen, policeman; John - Peck,chief of police; Harry Young, water superintendent; David Crawford, assistant fire chief; KennethSwitzer, assistant police chief and'Charles-Smith, street superintendent. -

The Boy Scouts officials attended the, regular bi-monthly meeting of 'the city commissioners,. atfour o'clock and they- expressedtheir appreciation of having beenaccordedthe privilege oflearningfacts concerning city management.The different appointees accom-i-panied the regular city offiders;and employees, as they perforhedtheir daily tasks. /

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AppraisersFile Report

At the regular bi-monthly meeting of the city commissioners,held Monday afternoon, city manager Moss announced that the. appraisers,- assigned to evaluate theproperty effected by the refuting of Highway No. 9; at the westentrance to Concordia, had filedtheir report and that unless thecommissioners rejected the appraisals within ten days, theywould be considered approvedThere was no talk of rejection!The appraisers were Jake Swier-cinsky, Everett Morgan and L. J.Joler.

There are' five homes, whichwill be razed to make-way forthe highway and they.were appraised in this fashion?'

The value of the land taken astract 2, is appraised as the property of Frances O. Maish at $3,-

.500. The value of the~dwelling

.house at $7,500, all other damagedue the said Frances O. Maishis assessed at $1,500, making atotal award of $12,500.

The value of land taken as tract3 was and is appraised as the property of Ruth Davies at $5,000,and the value of the dwelling

ihouse at $6,000 and other damagesat $1,500, making a total awardof $12,500.

The appraised value of the pro-:perties owned by Francis Bud-reau, land $250,: east •:dwellinghouse $1,200, value of west dwelling house $1,000, other damages$750, for a total of $3,200'

A total for the land and dwelling owned by Carl and Enid Miller. $9,250.

Other property damage awards*J. C. Tibbitts and Lenna B; Tib-bits $2,649; Mrs. Rosa Ossmann'$3,013; W. Bennett, jr.. and J. O.Bennett, $600; Maurice and GladysMcDonald, $1,784; Oscar Johnsoiy$318; Carl L. Fanestil, $2,300; Iraand Minnie Studt, $3,378; JohnCarr, $2,207; Tibbits and Haas/$486; A. C Gagnon, $3,029; EllaCaw, $1,310; Dean Tate, $1,511?D. N. McGeorge, $1,761: PaulFredrickson, $3,365 and WesternLight and Telephone, cost o£moving transmission lines, $439;

Of the total damages •'amounting to $66,673.48 the city of Concordia will pay $16,552.50. Thecity will-gain immediate possession of the property upon'payment of the amounts indicated.City manager Moss explained thatsince the project had been budgeted for the first quarter of thenext fiscal; year, no funds wouldbe available for-this purpose until after next July.

City{G^mmissioj^Approves AppraisalFigures for New 28J-9 Highway Work11 City commissioners this morningofficially approved the rightrof-way-appralsals of the No 8 and 28 westhighway approach into Concordia'Total amount of the appraisal was$66,673.48 ', ' i

The State"highway commissionis (to reimburse the city for 75,per cent of the right-of-way costs,'and City Manager Charles -Mosssaid this morning that he*Already>had mailed vouchers ,to thB cdm-;mission evidencing the 'amount of;the appraisal and other right-of-sway*expense. If approved the high*wapfeontinlssion will pay'all_but 1'per'<

Thl

construction costs of the projectMr, Moss added that official

notification of the appraisalamounts to property owners wouldbe withheld until tb.e 'reimbursement check was.;received As tohomes and otlate'^nfldings involved In tkesHghtfaWtey condemnation, Moss tadWy*«they would'be disposed o?^ya|K& auction

The projectas .scattWKl °y ibe-MghwayiaepartmenHjJqpMhe firstquarter of "the nSxrfiscal 'year,which means the contract lettingwill not-be> held-uhttl-afterjJuly 1.Doubt has been expresaetrSbSMtheproject jwould be ooiBj)la»df,this

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' PRIMARY El

Notice Is heimary ElectionCity of Cona22, I960, for tbcandidates foi

;, One CityT'One MefiEducation.

No primaryif no$ morefile.

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REGISTRAT

To the cii

Concordia, Knotified that:istration of vcontinuously

:.8 &.--m. and 1>day .'exceptedMarch to tb1960, and tbooks will tnamed 'day a

If you ha\the City »flived in theand in this sand have1 atyears, you mare eligible b

If foil failteral #eiectioii1958, and haiyou must rex

It iyou hshouse, or str<lived when ymust reregisi

^ pf you havyou' must re,

If you areyoii must ortion papers i

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(First published inBlade-Empire, Wiruary-11, 1960.)

PRIMARY EliECTIOlTTOTICE, Notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be held In theCity of Concordia, Kansas, March22, I960, for the purpose of selectingcandidates for the following office:

One City Commissioner."One Member*to Board ofEducation.No primary election will be held

if not more than two candidatesfile. •-,'

JOHN J. WHITNEY,'216-3th "• ^.ij City Clerk.

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(First published' in "the Blade-Empire, Tuesday, March 1, I960.)'

REGISTRATION NOTICE

To the citizens of the City ofConcordia, Kansas: You are hereby-notified that 'the books for the reg- •istration of voters will be kept opencontinuously between the hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sun- .day excepted, from .the 8th day ofMarch to the 11th day of March, l1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m.

If you have' never registered inthe City pf Concordia, and havelived in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months" or moreand have attained the age of 21years, you must register before youare eligible to vote.

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November,1958, and have not registered since,you must reregister.

If you have moved from thehouse or street number where youlived when you last registered, youmust reregister.

If you have changed your nameyou must reregister.

If you are a naturalized citizen,you must present your naturalization papers in order to register.. Any person, desiring to registermust appear in person at my office in the city hall.

JOHN J. WHITNEY,232-5 City Clerk.

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(First published in the Blade-Em--pire, Tuesday, March 1, I960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICE

To the citizens of the City ofConcordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration ,of voters will be kept open ,continuously between the hours of!8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, from the 8th day ofMarch to the 11th day of March,1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the last,named day at 10 p. m. I

If you have never registered in'the City iof Concordia, and havelived in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months or more -and have attained the age of 21years, you must register before you,are eligible to vote. ' '

If you failed to vote at the general election held - in November,!1958, and have hot registered since, !you must reregister. '

If you have moved from the'house or street number where youlived when you last registered, youmust reregister.

If you have changed your name,you must reregister.

If you are a naturalized citizen,you must, present your naturalization papers in order to register. <k

Any person desiring to ixegister*must appear in person atr my office in the city hall. * v V \

JOHN J. WHITNEY,232-5 City Clerk.

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i Big Job Well Done| Concordiaris voiced harty appro-i val and praise today for the city's| onenhig pfall theConcordia streets,hWindrows thrown up'by the;blades!,wjiich -fiopened- the snow-choked;&tfeets;caused some inconveniencefv blocking •driveways, but most

itizena .expressed the same senti-nrientii Jt was better to have tojpiovel a driveway, clear just oncenman to fight deeply rutted, streets'With;snowbanks at. curbings andintereactions day- afterl%day.. .Ifj'City.' crews worked ,alvyesterday^and all last night;' the>*lg; graderblade cleared snow and wlndrowedit at the curbs. IPeople who do notjhaye driveways to drive their'carsjjnto and who have to park them[in streets or.go up alleys to backyards found ;their parked cars ,hemmed in by a snow pile, but ishoveled them out. Most of theseowners found the task -just a min-Mjinconvenience, as phqe they weAioveled clear they had/ passablestreets to travel ", .^.£*It was a big job: Cohcordia hasover 32 miles of streets and thebig blade traveled Vevery streettwice, and some blocks three timesto move the snow and open streets.Add to that the downtown sectionand - the street-clearing projectprobably added up to-75-100 milesof travel for the grader. ij;

After the blade, had windrowedsnow on the residence streets, Police department personnel in pa-

• trol cars broke j&ie intersectionsdown so motor traffic had tracksto go through them without gettingstuck., i '"•; { •• >,,£ [

This afternoon,Street Superim$n^;dent Jack Burns said, clearing oi *•streets in the north part of towh,would bexcompletedi and the northysouth streets east of Lincoln tjo"Hill, which were not completedlast night. Fifth arid Seventh also •were not finished last night andwill be opened next.

.Plans are to start opening alleysin the next couple of, days. ,

Today also-the city men weregetting catch-basins which had beencovered by the snow windrows

i opened again. If basins remained,choked with snow serious difficulty jfrom ice would result when snow jbegins to melt, and unable, to drain jaway would freeze in streets. j

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(First published in the Blade-Empire, Tuesday, March 1, I960.).

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the citizens of the City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will.be kept opencontinuously between the hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, from the 8th day ofMarch to the 11th day of March,1960, and that said registrationbooks' will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m. vj

If you have never registered in,the City iof Concordia, and have |lived in the ward 30 days or more jand in this state 6 months or more !and have attained the age of 21years, you must register: before youare eligible to vote.

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November,1958, and have .not registered since,you must -reregister. /

If. you have moved from thehouse or street number where youlived when you last registered, youmust reregister.;^

•If you have changed your name,you must -reregister.

If you are a naturalized citizen,you must present your naturalization papers In order to registers

Any person desiring to Teglstermust appear in person at my Office in the city hall. .':'• .

JOHN J. WHITNEY,232-5 City Clerk.

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Q (First published in the^SaSpKm-pire, Tuesday, March 1, 1960> '

REGISTRATION NOTICE, : '"•'To the citizens of the City .of

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will be kept operfcontinuously between the hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, from the 8th day ofMarch to the 11th day.of March,1960, and . that said registrationbooks will be closed. on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m.

If you .have never registered inthe City of Concordia, and havelived in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state- 6 months or moreand have attained the/age of 21years, you must registerbefore youare eligible to vote. , "•('

If you failed to vote, at the general election held in,. November,1958, and have not registered sinceyou must reregister.

, If you have moved from the: house or street number where you-Ilived when you last registered, youmust reregister.

If you have changed your, name,you must reregister.

If you are a naturalized citizen,you must present your naturalization papers in order to register.' Any person desiring to register

must appear, in person at my office in the city hall.-

wM-JOHN J. WHITNEY,232-5 . City Clerk.

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(First published.in the Blade-Empire, Tuesday, March 1, 1960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICETo'the citizens iof the City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will be kept opencontinuously =between the hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, from-the 8th day ofMarch to the 11th day of March,(i960, and that said registrationjbooks will '.be closed on the last.named day at 10 p. m.

If you have never registered in«the City of Concordia, and haveilived' in the ward 30 days or more»and in this state 6 months or moreand have attained-the age of 21,,years, you must register before you'are eligible to vote>

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November,1958, and have not' registered since,you must reregister^

If you ~have moved- from thehouse or streeV number where youlived when you last registered, youmust reregister? .?

If you have changed your name,you must reregister. ,

If you are a,, naturalized citizen,you must present your naturalization papers in order to register.1 Any person desiring to registermust appear in person at. my office In the city hall. _. -,-..

JOHN J.. WHITNEY,232-5 City Clerk.

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Must Vote on Two Proposals andCity Commissioner on April 5

Industrial Levy and PlanningAnd Zoning Up to Residents

, City voters will have the opportunity to voice theiropinion on -two proposals, in addition to electing a citycommissioner at the election on April 5.

••• First, at the. prompting of directors of the ConcordiaIndustrial Development Association, one ballot. Will asktlje electorate for.a "Yes" or "No" vote on a levy of i/omill for the next two years for additional money for industrial promotion. •

*- The second ballot will be in the form of an advisory

proposal asking voters' for an opinion on city planning'and zoning. The proposal will state simply, "Are you infavor of c'lty planning and zoning for Concordia?" Theend result of this balloting will have no official bearingon planning and zoning, but will merely provide^the commission with the desires of the electorate. State/jLaW provides full responsibility of city planning and zojijg'g to the— "'city commission, i Jra,,-r

iAs tojthe, industrial? levy; because of'a healthy baltfhee to theindustrial fund, city commissioners when first approached werereluctant to go along with the request. At that time the commission made a counter request forthe Industrial committee to poll theseven service clubs for an expression of attitude of individual members of the organizations.-,

Results of this poll were presented to the commission at' itsmeeting yesterday and they showedthe members of the clubs polledoverwhelmingly in favor of thelevy. With this information thecommission relented and passedthe necessary ordinance to placethe proposal on the ballot.

After the allowance of thismonth's bills, the industrial fundshowed a balance of $4,797.58. TheIndustrial Association also has abalance of $286.10 in a "floatingfund," the balance remaining inthe subscription of stock' when itand its parent company, The Concordia Industrial Investment company, was organized. *

The initial, industrial levy wonthe approval of the voters in 185"6and. in the "two-years * wasMto

lfW„i(CdStinuedWtStigfegmpefk.-,SKRrSlMlll>ofc1»e"' available 1^61:^aiuAryfS98i*/The half-mill levyunder present,,valuatlons will raise

. approximately': $3,750.The Industrie^, committee is plan

ning an accelerated program inindustrial promotional activities forthe year ahead and expressed fear,that the present balance on handwould not be. -sufficient to meetexpenditures .contemplated overthe next two'years.

Inaother business, the commission approved the appraisers' reporton' assessments' on property affected by 1959 residential streetconstruction projects. Public hearing on the appraisals will be heldat the city hall on March 21 at3:45 p. in. -

The commission toot under ad-•• vlsement requests for the vacating' of ' the alley between Third andFourth streets between Kansas and

' Olive, and the vacating of Republican street from Fourth to the

isouth alley, line. This request alsoIasked the vacating of the alley inIthe same block. The first vacating

request was made by John Pel-:tier, I-rauk Peltier andWg Mar. !«nrf MBnd.the Iatter by C«l Millerand Maurice McDonald

The chief of police report ap.:proved by the commission showed'tte two police cars traveled 5,114/miles and used .673 gallons of gasduring themonth ofFebruary The !department issued 114 warnings imd.wVrr»fsts' and *»*£Ki!132 investigations. Parking meterviolation tickets issued totaled 950rhir.P? .c<; Ju.dge's repon showed 'i™ a„"itaI of *500 ln "nes was'imposed during February ofwhich |J.J40 was collected. Minor trafficviolation fines totaled $18 andpa*Ing meter violation fines $221 25bringing total receipts for themonth to $579.25. |

NOTICES 1

(First published in the .Blade-Em-,"plre, Tuesday, March 8, 1960.) j

REGISTRATION NOTICE |To the citizens of the City of:

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the reg- ]istration of voters will be kept open lcontinuously between the hours of8,a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sun--day excepted, from the 22nd day ofMarch to the 25th day of March,

. 1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed ^>n the lastnamed day at 10 p. im

If you have never Registered Inthe City of Concordia, and havelived ln the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months or moreand have attained the age of 21years, you must register before youare eligible to vote. -,,.-;.

If you Jailed to vote at the general election held in November, }958,andiiave not registereo/since, youmuSJSferegister.

IfiTOlt.have moved from, the house,or MR number where !you livedwhen?you last registerfd, you mustjreregister. rji

If you have, changecjfyour name,you must reregister.• If you are, .a naturalised citizen,you must present youf*naturaliza-tibn papers ln order torreglster..'Any person deslrinE'to registermust appear ta^enoifat my officein the city hall. • •

JOHN J. -WHITNEY,238-5 City Clerk.

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VotersyMan^Register \EveningsThis Weekat <City Clerk's Office/

Office of the Concordia cityclerk is open evenings ithis weekfor registration of yotersT.who cannot! get to the .offIce. infjdaytime.

!The'city clerk's Mfide yrijyje openjeach' evening 6 to-i0'-T*H»- unM110 p, m. Friday,, Mar<}lfjH|for theconvenience of those wj^want.toregister. Any doubt as*td- whethervoter Is eligible to vote in the coming city election can be cleared upby a phone call to the city clerk'soffice.

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QL (First published inH Blade-Empire, Wcw 9, I960.)

NOTICE OF SPECOF CITY COMMITTO HEAK COMPL,ON APPRAISEME?

- Notice is, herebjspecial session oftjody of the City of -sas, will be held inmission room in thecity on the 21st daybeginning at . the

i o'clock, p. m., of Si! purpose of hearing1 equalising, appraisej file With the city cj oh allj lots arid.p:, liable to assessmentj improving that str; of Concordia, Kan;i said city's ordin:! 1529, to wit:1 ; TENTH STREE

west side of Spn.the east side; of,

which said appraise^and legally, made.:the governing bodythe 7th day of Man

, special session an.: ested may appear

having any. objectrectness, fairnesssaid appraisements

\ same.Dated this 7th da

R. H.(Seal)Attest: JOHN J. WlCity Clerk. ; .*

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(Published in TheEmpire, Wedne1960.)

ORDINANCE NOAn 'ordinance call

be held by, in aiConcordia, Kansubmit to theof said city tyou in favor ofzoning ;for Cone

Be it ordained 1body of the Cit;Section 1. Tha

submitted to theof Concordia, Kaular city electionApril, 1960, the iin favor of city iing for Concordi

Section 2. Thaelection called 1shall be publishecand 23rd days oThe Concordiadaily newspaper ition ln the City csas, and the officof said city, sai<being niore thanthe date of saidpublication beingeach of three -Said notice-shalland place of heand the questloito the voters, aiby the membersmission of said <of them, and atthe city clerk. '4

Section 3. T Kcalled :by. this J_(by ballot, shall bplaces of holdinjconducted by the;provided by lawtions in said'eit:

electors of saidtitled to vote thishall in all rejbyrahd the resutog -to, the ru|

ivjded by ,laj(iin said£i3

[i3ection'4.| ffl :[jused at sthg*,*>* ordinance^

_,,. Jsjuedjas I*ipftn^jnjej^ballq

a questldrFin sulowing form. *.

k (First publlsnlcf. in The &3rdiaI Blade-Empire, WednesdiRRarchj* 9, 1960.) >"|

NOTICE OF SPECIAL SESSION^OF CITY COMMISSION 1TO REAR COMPLAINTSON APPRAISEMENTS

Notice is, hereby given that aspecial session of the governingbody of the City of Concordia, Kansas, will be held in the City Commission room in the city hall of saidcity on the 21st day of March, 1960,beginning at .the hour of 3:45o'clock, p. m., of said day, for thepurpose of hearing complaints andequalizing, appraisements now onfile With the city clerk of said cityoh all..: lots add .pieces of groundliable to assessment for the cost ofImproving that street of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas, described.insaid city's ordinance numbered1529, to wit:

- TENTH STREET between thewest side of Spruce Street andthe east side* of EArcher Street,

which said appraisements were dulyand legally, made, .and returned tothe governing &>dy. of said city onthe 7th day of March, 1960. At saidspecial session any person interested may appear and any personhaving any. objection to the cor-

' '-rectness, fairness ,and validity of-glsaid appraisements may present the{ same.

Dated this 7th day of March, 1960.R. H. JOHNSTON,

< (Seal) • Mayor.1 Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,

City Clerk. • '~ 239-2w

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(Published in The Concordja Blade-Empire, Wednesday, March 9,1960.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1552An Ordinance calling an election to

be held-by,-in and for the City ofConcordia, Kansas, at which tosubmit to the qualified electorsof said city the question: Areyou in favor of citv planning andzoning for Concordia?

Be it ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That there shall be

submitted to the voters of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas, at the regular city election on the 5th day ofApril, 1960, the question: Are youin favor of city planning and zoning for Concordia?

Section 2. That notice of theelection called by this ordinanceshall be published on the 9th, 16thand 23rd days of March, 1960, inThe Concordia Blade-Empire, adaily newspaper of general circulation in the City of Concordia, Kansas, and the official city newspaperof said city, said first publicationbeing more than 21 days prior tothe date of said elcetlon, and saidpublication being on Wednesday ofeach of three consecutive weeks.Said notice, shall set:forth the timeand place of holding»the electionand the question to .be submittedto the voters, and shall be signedby the members of-the City Commission of said city,';or a majorityof them, and shall,be attested bythe city clerk. - ' ,.?**•:

Section 3. Thatatthe- electioncalled hy this;ordinance shall beby ballot,shall be hejd at the usualplaces of holding elections, shall beconducted by the officers or personsprovided by law for 'holding elections ln said'city,-and all qualifiedelectors of said ,cfty shall be entitled-to vote thereat. The electionshall:in all respects be governedby, and the result declared according to,, the rules and regulationsprovided by law* for holding elec-tSrin said ctt^,

iction 4. That the ballots toused at thef'election called by-ordinance shall be. prepared

and. issued as required^ by law andupon^such: ballots shall be printed-a question in substantially the following form.

' Are you in tavor oi city planning and zoning fof Concordia?Yes •No __ —D

Across the entire width of said ballot, and at the top thereof, shallbe printed in pica type the following instructions: "To vote in favorof the question submitted ^upon thisballot, make a cross Xlmark in thesquare after the worjlwes'; to voteagainst it, make aTsi!ri",ar mark inthe square after the iffdrd 'No'."

Section 5. This ordinance shalltake effect and' be in force fromand after its publication&once inthe official city newspaper^.

City OOmmliPassed by the CityMarch 7, 1960.

R. H. JOHNSTON, .(Seal) '• ••• • i Mayor.,Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-H

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(First published In The ConcordiaBlade-Empire, Wednesday, March9, 1960.)

CALL AND, NOTICEOF ELECTION ••'*To the' qualified electors of^the

City of Concordia, Kansas: \?<fNotice.18'hereby given that\Si

the B.thJdayi,oi!Aprl|t.,1960,.,an elel,tion willhgjjjj^ibaaljt and for the"1

At said eleettaTw -followingquestion wiBGft stfomUfecPfey vSfcW°H^leiM£ot%«JPaftyT «iT^ffle you MfafoflofW plaffi* '

ning and zoning for Concordia?The vote at said election shall be

by ballot upon which shall beprinted the foregoing question andall qualified electors of said cityshall be entitled to vote.

The said election shall be conducted by the Judges and clerks,and at the place In each ward,designated by the mayor in his election proclamation required by law,which said places will be the usualplaces of holding elections in saidcity, to wit: First Ward, in ElksBuilding: Second ward, both'precincts, in Public Meeting Room inthe county courthouse; Third Ward,in the Multi-Purpose Room at theLincoln School; and Fourth Wardin the City Commission Room inthe city hall..

The polls will be opened at 8:00o'clock, a. m;, and closed -at 6:00o'clock," p. m., on said election day,and said election -shall- be * in allrespects governed 'and ' the resultdeclared according to the rules andregulations provided by law forholding elections in said city. -'

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Thisnotice is signed., this. 7thjgday,^ofMarch, 1960, by all of theT&mbersof the govefnlng^Sody of said City ,of Concordia, jKahsas, pursuant p>\the ordinance of said city numbered I1552 calling said election.

. R. H. AJQHNI

(Seal)

RUSSELL J.ROBERT E.

City Cpigfhissioners'Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. -- r - 239-3W

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Q(First publlshed-in The Concordia

Blttde-Empire, Wednesday, March9. 1960.)

CALL AND'NOTICEOF ELECTIONTo the qualified electors pf the

City of Concordia, Kansas:Notice is hereby given that on the

5th day of April, i960, an electionwill be held by, in and for theCity of Concordia,.Kansas..

At., said election; the followinequestion will be submitted to a voteof the.electors of said city:.

Shall the governing body ofthe City,of Concordia, Kansas,be Instructed to cause said citytolevy annuallywithin the next

-three years upon all the taxable tangible property within

, said,city, a tax,;, not to exceedohe-half (%) ofime (I) mill for

-the.purpose of creating a fundtOj:be, used In 'securing lndus-

, tries or manufacturing institutions for such city or hear, itsenvirons, such taxes to be col-

Supp. 13.1441 and 1*1441?

The ibyl ^WMWtoflift'

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ed the foreg&ng •proposition, andall. quaufleWHectors>of said cityshall be entitled to vote,A majorityof the votes.cast at said.electionon. sjdd proposition shall gpyern.

The said election shall.be. conducted by the judges and qlerks,and at the place in each ward,designated by the mayor,in his election proclamation required by law,which said places will be the usualplaces of holding elections in saidcity, to wit: First Ward, in ElksBuilding; Second Ward, both precincts, in the Public Meeting Roomin the county courthouse; ThirdWard, in the Multl-Purpose Roomat the Lincoln School; and FourthWard in the City Commission Room:in the city hall.- I

The polls will be opened at: 8:00o'clock, a. m„ and closed at 6:00o'clock, p. m., oh said election dft^,and said election shall be in •']respects governed and the >resideclared according to the rules, and'regulations provided by law: *orholding elections in said city. .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF;''Thisnotice is signed this 7th day of.March, 1960, by all of the membersof the governing body 'of said.-Cityof Concordia, Kansas, 'pursuant tothe ordinance of said city:numbered:1551 calling said election. ','

R. H. JOHNSTON,,'.• Mayor.

RUSSELL J. REEVES',ROBERT 'E: TREtJO,,

(Seal) City Commissioners.Attest: JOHN J. WHTrjtEYy,.-' 'City Clerk. - '.""" ' 239-3w

(Published in The Concordia Blade-jEmpire, Wednesday, March 9,!1960.) • , . .

ORDINANCE SO. 1551An ordinance calling, an election to

be held by, in and for the;Cityof Concordia, Kansas, at which tosubmit to the qualified electorsiofsaid city the proposition of, authorizing the said city to levy**tax for the purpose of creatingan industrial fund to be used insecuring industries and manufacturing institutions for such city ornear its environs, as authorizedand provided by G. S. 1959 Suppi13-1441 "and 13-1442.

Be it ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia: .Section 1. ..That' there shall be

submitted to .the voters of the Cityof Concordia,''Kansas, at the 'regular city election'on the1,5th day ofApril, 1960, the proposition of instructing the governing body of saidcity to levy,annually upon all thetaxable tangible prpperty.. withinsaid city a 'tax not to exceed one-

, half (%) of one (1) mill for the

or .near Its'by Q.S.13-1442. \

Section 2} That if the governingbody of theiClty of Concordia, Kansas, shall be, instructed by a majority of all tof the votes cast on theproposition set out in section 5 ofthis ordinance, the said city shallbe authorized \to and shall collectthe taxes mentioned in section 1. ofthis ordinance \for not to exceedtwo (2) years, \ said taxes to belevied within nfft to exceed three(3) years from April 5, 1960, thedate of the. election' on said proposition. Such-i:tax'\levy shall be inaddition Wall other levies authorized by law and shall not be subject to any of the Ulmitations prescribed by article 19 Of chapter 79of the Kansas General Statutes of1949 or acta-amendatory thereof orsupplemental thereto. All moneyscollected' byiyirtue of such a taxshall-be placed in the fund knownas- an "industrial fund," and shallbe used 6hly:by ordinance dulyadopted by.'.said city's governingbody for the purpose of inducingindustries to locate within said cityor near ltsenvirons.

Section 3. That notice of theelection called by this ordinanceshall be published on the 9th, 16thand 23rd days of March, 1960/inThe Concordia Blade-Empire,:) adaily newspaper of general circulation in the City of Concordia, Kansas, and the* official city newspaperof said cityj said first publicationbeing more Ithan 21 days prior tothe date of '.said election, and saidpublication being on Wednesday ofeach of three consecutive weeks.Said notice shall set forth the timeand place of holding- the electionand the proposition to be. submittedto the voters, and tshall' be signedby the members of the City Commission of said city, or a majorityOf them, and shall be attested bythe city clerk.

Section 4. That the election

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called by this ordinance shall be byballot, shall be held at the usualplaces of holding elections, shall beconducted by the officers or persons !provided by law for holding elections in said city, and all qualifiedelectors of said city shall be entitled to vote thereat. The electionshall in all respects be governed by,and the result declared according-to, the rules and regulations provided by law for holding electionsin said city. • '

Section 5. That the ballots to'beused at the election called by this,ordinance shall be prepared aridvfs-sued as required by law and; uponsuch ballots shall be printed a proposition in substantially the following form:

©Shall the governing body ofthe City of Concordia, Kansas,be instructed to cause said cityto levy annually within the nextthree years upon all the taxable tangible property withinsaid city a tax not to exceedone-half <V4> of one (1) millfor the purpose of creating afund to be used in securing Industries or manufacturing in-stitutlons for such city or nearIts environs, such taxes to becollected for not ^to exceed two j(2) years, according to (jr. ».1959 Supp! 13-1441 and 13-1442?

I Yes - ~~_'_~_\aIAc^toe'entirVwidth'ors'aid bal

lot, and at the top thereof shallbe printed in pica type the follow-tagPuStructlorS: "To vote in favorof any question submitted:upon theballot make a cross X markin thesquare after the word 'Yes'; to voteagSnst it, make a stnular mark n'the square afterthe wordW. Said

,proposition shall be P«^?a °n,"fballot by the words^ "Shall the following be adopted?" .U? section 6. This ordinance shaU'««v5"*ffeMi:&nd"be'-,in-Jfcr.cel Worn

°slter% ptfWwS <*e fflfjhe;

ft! H*UOHN8TON, *Mayor.

Attest: JOHn'j. WHITNEY, ^City Clerk -. '

(First published in the Blade-Em- •nire Tuesday, March 8, 1960.1

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the citizens of the City of

Concordia,Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will be kept opencontinuously between the hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day Sunday excepted, from the 22nd day ofMarch to the 25th day of March,1960 and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m.

If you have never registered inthe City of Concordia, and havelived in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months or moreand have attained the age of 21years, you must register before youare eligible to vote.

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November, 1958,and have not registered since, youmust% reregister.

If you have movedfrom the houseor street number where you livedwhen you last registered, you mustreregister.

If you have changed your name,you must reregister.

If you are a naturalized citizen,you must present your naturalization papers in order to register. ,' Any person desiring to. registermust appear in person at my officein the cjty hall. ' ^ • -

JOHN J. WHITNEY,238-5 cit? clerk-

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City Planning Is theSubject for Lions Talk

Charles Moss, Concordia's citymanager, was guest speaker at

1Tuesday evening's meeting of thekLions club members in the Igloocafe and discussed propdsed cityplanning and zoning. In defining

I the proposal, he said 'he con-: sidered it a public-approved meth-, od of comprehensive city plan-Ining for future city growth. MossIpointed out this was extremely difficult "because the results wouldnot be apparent for 20 or 25 years.City planning is definitely andstrictly a local problem, the speaker said, because nd other city'sexperiences could be'used in developing a program that would besuitable for Concordia. Many ofthe proposals which might bemade will assume characteristicsof "wild ideas," he said,- but addedthat often the wildest,of suggestions at this time may prove thewisest in the long run.

Moss said that in order to set upa city planning program it mustbe taken into consideration whatwe have now and what we thinkwe will want in the future. If thereis a planning and zoning programadopted here, it will call for a survey of the number of houses, typesof construction, number of schoolchildren, driveways ' to homes,parking areas and the subsequentforming o£:a master plan. It willalso be necessary that xthe citybuy what might be school, parksand parking area sites now at a

Ireasonable prices instead of wait-Iing until they are needed and thenpaying much>higher prices for theland. \ .

If such a plan is adopted, thespeaker pointed out, it would benecessary to obtain building permits if new construction wereplanned, building, inspection, building, electrical and plumbing codes,and it. would call for completepublic cooperation. The latter, hesaid, is expremely hard to acquirebecause of the inability of the general public to visualize so far intothe future. He added that Concordia is the only town in Kansaswith a population of over 5,000where there is no program of thiskind in operation now.

Carleton Johnson introduced thespeaker.

At a meeting of the board ofdirectors it was voted to donate$25 to the Red Cross, at least $80to send Concordia athletes to theChristian Athletes' camp in . Colorado this summer, $70 to sendConcordia high school band members to the Lions state band meetin Kansas City this spring.. It wasalso voted to have the annual Easter party . for -,,. kids on j Saturday,April 16, with a program of freemovies and treats for the kids inthe shopping area.

The club voted that next Tuesday's meeting will be. held at thehigh school'and members will eatchicken and noodles with the highschool seniors to hejn the classwith their sneak day(-funds. Thedinner meeting will be 'at 6:10 p. m.

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The city hasfrom the highpay for the larcurred incidening of highwajConcordia. Tper cent of ththe remainingbe forthcomin.is completed,time the balaiis paid by the

Vouchers h:interested parbeing .madethese vouchehave receivedhave been ncis the deadliiproperty.

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City mansspoke at thethe Lions Chat the Igloo (

i| need of city jin Concordia,

that Concord,in the state wwithout suchplained thatlong-range prthinking ofwill exist in' i

The directo:to donate $25at least $80 toletes to theCamp in Coloand $70 to s(school band mstate band mithis spring. Ihave the anmthe kids of th16

(First publishedBlade-Empire, '9, 1960.)

"JOTICE OF SPIOF CITY COWBVTO HEAR COMION APPRAISEM

Notice is henspecial sessionbody of the City •sas, will be heldmission room in 1city on the 21st cbeginning at to'clock, p. m., olpurpose of heariequalizing apprfile with the cit:on all lots andliable to assessif.improving thatof Concordia, Ksaid city's or1529, to wit:

TENTH STIwest side of Sthe east side

which said apprarid legally mathe governing Ithe 7th day of 1special sessionested may appihaving any obredness, falrnisaid appraisemfsame.

Dated this 70R.

(Seal)Attest: JOHN JCity Clerk.

To^Vbte on aplcial Question+ Representatives of the Indus

trial Development Association andChamber of Commerce attendeda meeting of the City Commissioners, held Monday afternoon atfour o'clock, to discuss the possibility of resubmitting a proposalto the voters on levying a one-half mill for industrial promotion.A similar proposition was approved in April of 1956. The vote wasrecorded as 440 in favor and 209against. Under the provisionsprovided by state law, after afavorable vote of one-half mill islevied for two years, therefore itis necessary* to submit the proposition at the coming April election. It was pointed out the average assessment ratio is estimated to be $2,500, therefore costingsuch a property owner- $1.25 peryear for each of the two years.After considerable discussion itwas decided to submit the question on a separate ballot, to be'voted in the regular city election.

Another proposition upon whichthe voters of the city will have anopportunity to express themselves,'relates to city planning. The ballot will simply ask "do you favorcityplanning". Though the citycommissioner are empowered toinstitute city planning and zoning,they seek to ascertain the wishesof the voters.

The appraisers report on 1959residential street construction, .pertaining to Tenth street, Spruceto Archer, was received and March21, 3:45 p. m., set as the time ofhearing objections of propertyowners as.to the valuations placedupon their property.

An application for an alley vacation, signed by John Peltier,Frank A. Peltier and Phillip Mar-cotte, was presented. The signersare desirous of having the alleyin block 167 vacated. This is theblock just north of the CatholicChurch property and lies largely ,between the tracks, between 3rdand 4th, Kansas and Olive. There .are no public or private utilitieslocated in this, alley. The commissioners decided to view the. 'block before passing upon saidapplication.

I According to city manager Moss,, Carl Miller and Maurice McDon-!aid have indicated an interest injvacating Republican street- fromFourth street to the south side ofthe alley line, if extended in block54. This is the block in whichHighway 9 diagonal (DaviesDrive) is to be built. The requestfor vacation also includes the alley in this block. A sanitary sewer is located in the alley as wellas some 50 feet of four inch gasmain and.underground telephonecable. This request was also taken under advisement.

The police department's reportfor February showed the two police cars had been driven a total •of 5,114 miles, used 673.8 gallonsof gasoline and 14 quarts of oil;114 warnings had been issued; 45arrests made; 950 meter ticketsissued; 132 investigations made ,and seven funerals escorted.

Police Judge M. C. Meador reported -45 arrests, fines totalling$358, and $221.25 collected in meter penalties.

Payments Being MadeFor Highway Property

The city has received $49,659.46from the highway commission topay for the land and damages incurred incidental to the re-route-ing of highway 9 and 28 into westConcordia. This payment is 90per cent of the state's share andthe remaining ten per cent willbe forthcoming when the projectis completed, and in the meantime the -balance of about $16,000is paid by the city. .

Vouchers have been mailed tointerested parties and payment isbeing jnade upon the filing ofthese vouchers. Already manyhave received their money. Theyhave been notified that May 1stis the deadline for vacating theproperty.

CITY MANAGER TALKSON CITY PLANNING

City manager Charles Mossspoke at the regular meeting ofthe Lions Club, Tuesday eveningat the Igloo Cafe and told of theneed of city planning and zoningin Concordia. He cited the factthat Concordia is the only townin the state with 5,000 population,without such a program. He explained that city planning islong-range program and requiresthinking of conditions as theywill exist in' twenty-five years.

The directors of the club votedto donate $25 to the Red Cross,at least $80 to send Concordia athletes to the Christian Athletes'Camp in Colorado, next summer,and $70 to send Concordia highschool band members to the Lionsstate band meet in Kansas City,this spring. It is also planned tohave the annual Easter party forthe kids of the community April16

(First published in The ConcordiaBlade-Empire, Wednesday, March9, 1960.)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL SESSIONOF CITY COMMISSIONTO HEAR COMPLAINTSON APPRAISEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that aspecial session of the governingbody of the City of'Concordia, Kansas, will be held in the,City Commission room in the city, hall of saidcity on the 21st"dayof March, 1960,beginning at the hour of 3:45o'clock, p. m., of said day, for thepurpose of hearing complaints andequalizing appraisements now onfile with the city clerk of. said cityon all lots and pieces of groundliable to assessment for the cost ofimproving that street of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas, described insaid city's ordinance numbered1529, to wit:

TENTH STREET between the'^west side of Spruce Street andthe east side of Archer street,

which said appraisements were dulyarid legally made and returned tothe governing body of said city onthe 7th day of March, 1960. At saidspecial session any person Interested may appear and any personhaving any objection to the correctness, fairness and validity of

-said.appraisements may present thesame.

Dated this 7th day of March, 1960.B. H. JOHNSTON,

(Seal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk 239-2W

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(First pu^» in the Blade-Empire,-Tu^BJ, March 8; 1960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the citizens of the City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will be kept opencontinuously between the' hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, from the 22nd day ofMarch to the 25th day of March,1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m.

If you have never registered inthe City of Concordia,-and havelived in the ward.30 days or moreand in this'state 6 months or moreand have attained the age of 21years, you must register before youare eligible to vote.

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November, 1958,and have not registered- since, youmust reregister.

If you have moved from the houseor street number where you livedwhen you last registered, you mustreregister.

If you have changed'-your name,you must reregister.

If you are a naturalized citizen,you must present, your naturalization papers in order.to register.

Any person desiring to registermust appear in person at my officein the city hall.

JOHN J. WHITNEY,238-5 City Clerk.

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First published in The ConcordiaBlade-Empire, Wednesday, March9, 1960.)

CALL AND NOTICEOF ELECTIONTo the qualified electors of the

City of Concordia, Kansas-Notice is hereby given that on

the 5th day of April, I960, an election will be held by, in and for theCity of Concordia, Kansas.

At said election the. followingquestion will be submitted to a voteof the electors of said city.

Are you in favor of city planning and zoning for Concordia'The vote at said election shall be

by ballot upon which shall beprinted the foregoing question andall qualified electors of said cityshall be entitled to vote. \

The said election shall be con-jducted by the judges and clerks 'and at the -place in each ward,designated by the mayor in his election proclamation required by lawwhich said places will be the usualplaces of holding elections in said

, city, to wit: First Ward, in Elks;Bunding: Second ward, both precincts, In Public Meeting Room inthe countycourthouse;. Third Ward

,111 the Multl-Purpose Room at theLincoln School; and Fourth Wardin the City Commission' Room inthe city hall. - . '

The polls will be opened at 8 00oclock, a. m„ and closed at 600o'clock, p. m., on said election day jand said election shall be In aliirespects governed and the resulrideclared according to the rules andregulations provided •' by law forholding elections in said city '

IN WITNESS WHEREOF Thisnotice is signed this 7th day ofMarch, 1960, by all of the membersof the governing body of said Cityof Concordia, Kansas, pursuant tothe ordinance of.said citynumbered J1552 calling said election.

R. H. JOHNSTON,I_ Mayor. '

RUSSELL J. REEVESROBERT E. TREGO'

(Seal) City CommissionersAttest: JOHN J. WHITNEYCity Clerk. '239_3W

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(First published in The ConcordiaBlade-Empire, Wednesday, March9. 1960.)

CALL AND NOTICEOF ELECTIONTo the qualified electors of the

City of Concordia, Kansas:Notice is hereby given that on the

5th day of April, 1960, an electionwill be held by, in and for theCity of Concordia, Kansas.

At said election the . followingquestion will be submitted to a voteof the electors of said city:

Shall the governing body ofthe City of Concordia, Kansas,be instructed to cause said cityto levy annually within the nextthree years upon aU>the taxable tangible property: withinsaid city. a tax. not • to./exeeedone-half (14) of one (1) mill forthe purpose of creating a fundto be used in securing industries or manufacturing institutions for such city or near itsenvirons, such taxes to be collected for not to exceed two (2)years, according to G. S. 1959,

-Supp.-13-1441-*nd -13-1442?The vote at said election shall be

by ballot upon which shall be printed the foregoing proposition, -andall qualified electors of said cityshall be entitled to vote. A majorityof the votes cast "at said electionon said proposition shall govern.

The said election shall be conducted by the judges and clerks,and at the place in. each ward,designated by the mayor in his'elec-tion proclamation required by *law,which said places will be the usualplaces of holding elections ln.saidcity, to wit:. First Ward, ln. Elks

cincts, in the Public Meeting Roomin the county courthouse; ThirdWard, in- the Multi-Purpose Roomat the Lincoln School; and FourthWard in the City Commission Room

:in the city hall.,' The polls will be opened at 8 00o'clock, a, m., and closed at 6 00

Io'clock, p'. m., on said election dayland said election shall be win allrespects governed and the 'result

; declared according to the rules and'regulations provided by law for!:holding elections In said city *"£

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,S Thisnotice is signed this 7th dayjjbfMarch, 1960, by all of the meifflffijsof the governing body of said^Sftyof Concordia, Kansas, pursuant>$othe ordinance of said city numbered1551.

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City Planning Is theSubject for Talk byMossto RotaryClub

"Preparation of a master planof development and a set of reg-1ulations, then putting- them on ashelf is not the answer to cityPlanning," asserted City ManagerCharles Moss at Rotary today.

Concordia citizens vote April 6on approval or disapproval of cityzoning and Planning. Moss indicated that'he favors city planningbut that such a project can Besuccessfulonly if the public is convinced and that the public'gives

^ST'deWed city plannW^"a publically approved method oicontrolling the future growth anddevelopment'of this city, so thatproperty values and' general pub-.lie improvements retain theirworth This means comprehensive

CVth"e definition stress, is!placed on. protecting property val-ues but at the same time we re-tain worth of general public improvements. Moss gave an exampleofthe citystalling improvementeto serve a protected residentialareftoen having the worth ofSfpuWlo improvement nullified,bT establishment of a business objectionable in a homes area.

If Concordia votes m favor ofcity planning a committee will Bepfeked to decide what steps needb> taken. Moss urges.tha thiscommittee "think big.—That anideal city of the future ^createdIn their minds. Moss stated thaiSi optimistic note In connection ;

Iwith planning and zoningI develop- :ment is that although Concord a .has never had planning, the cityhat never had serious troublesfrom the lack of it. Thecitymana-

I«r warned thf.t results are not j' Ken immediately and that it may ,faS 20 years to accomplish much. ,Certainly those »™P"^«»££ter development plan should createa plan that will make Concordia?hePcTty they want 20 to 25 yearsheMoess reported that public cooperation and support »»«•**to abide by those ."l^'onsthatcome under a zoning code. Thesea?"subdivision regulations, build-,fn| codes, Plumbing and electricalcode and building permite :and m-spection. The mere fact that thosewcS become laws that would beenforced is'not the i answer;. , .

Rotarv next week Trill entertainhonor students from Concordia highscnool and Concordia Catholic highSchool The meeting will beheldrathe basement of the Methodistchurch.

Hpipy WithiStreet Project

No Protests on theImprovement AppraisalThree interested property owners

Monday afternoon attended thepublic hearing onappraised. vsduesi^^denSrsteet1^^-^S'lfSSS-out. the-three werenot present to. protest, but wereonly after information. The? leftthe meeting well satisfied wth tteassessments, and, also, with thenrooedure under which the street,^constructed.Cost of the streettnev were informed would lun,approximately $5.06 a front foot.

Those attending were Roy Bow-p«ox ' F >K iGildersleeve and

iWayne- Goddard, and they weremteyreestedJn-V ^"^che?street between sPm0*™dt£ree:The hearingspreceded the regular mid-monthly meeting of th-_"WrTbtintno protests to theaBPra"als at* the public: hearingthe commission passed the necesSrv Tdmance listing the ind.vid-ual assessments on the numerousprTheCtScommission disallowed acla?m by Mrs. Frank Giroux, Omaha Neb of $" to cover medicalexnenS'for treatment of .injuries

3-2* - i-0First published Jn The ebneordia31ade-Empire, Wednesday, March9, 1968.)

CALL AND NOTICEOF ELECTIONTo the qualified electors of the

City of Concordia, Kansas:Notice is hereby given that on

the 5th day of April, 1960, an election will be held by, in and for theCity of Concordia, Kansas.

At said election the followingquestion will be submitted to a voteof the electors of said city. .

Are you in favor of city planning and,zoning for Concordia?The vote at said election shall be

by ballot. upon which shall beprinted the foregoing question andall qualified electors of said cityshall be entitled to vote.

The said election'! shall be conducted by "the judges' arid clerks,and at the place in each ward,designated by the mayor in his election proclamation required by law,which said places wlll.be the usualplaces of holding elections in saidcity, to wit: First'Ward, in.ElksBuilding: Second ward, both precincts, in Public Meeting Room inthe county courthouse; Third Ward,in the Multi-Purpose Room at theLincoln School; and Fourth Wardin the City.Commission Room inthe city hall! I t :.yS'' ;

The.polls will,be opehedjat 8:00o'clock, a. m., ahdi'Closed at 6:00o'clock, p. m., on said Election day,and said electionltShall <be in allrespects governed lana-'-the. resultdeclared according to';the rules andregulations ,proyided.,Jby law forholding elections In* Said city.'

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Thisnotice is signed this '7th- day ofMarch, I960; by.all'of the membersof the governing: body^of^said Cityjof Concordia,.'Kansasfrpursuant to Ithe ordinance Ofsaid city numbered '1552calling said election. j

R* tK., .JOHNSTON,::»^ •'.., •• Mayor.

RUSSELL J. REEVES,ROBERT EV*TREGO, ;

(Seal) City: CommissionersAttest: JOHN'J: WHITNEY,City Clerk. 239-3W 1

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(First publishetf^fTThe ConcordiaBlade-Empire, Wednesday, March9. 1960.)

CALL AND NOTICEOF ELECTIONTo the qualified electors of the

City of Concordia, Kansas:Notice is hereby given that on the

5th day of April, 1960, an electionwill be held by, in and for theCity of Concordia, Kansas.

At said election the followingquestion will be submitted to a vote |of the electors of said city:

Shall the governing body ofthe City of .Concordia, Kansas,be instructed to cause said cityto levy annually within the nextthree years upon all the taxable tangible property withinsaid city a tax not to exceedone-half (V4) of one (1) mill forthe purpose of creating a fundto be used in securing industries or manufacturing institutions for'such city or near itsenvirons, such taxes to be collected for not to exceed two (2)years, according to O. S. 1959, -Supp. 13-1441 and 13-1442? •The vote at said election shall be

by ballot uponwhich shall be print--d the foregoir.s proposition, andall qualified electors of said city Ishall be entitled to vote. A majority ;of the votes cast at. said electionon said proposition shall govern.

The said election shall be conducted by the judges and clerks,and at the place ln each ward,designatedby the mayor in his election proclamation required by law,which said places will be the usualplaces of holding elections in saidcity, to wit:. First Ward,, in ElksBuilding- Second Ward, both precincts, in the Public Meeting Roomin the county courthouse; ThirdWard, in the Multi-Purpose Roomat the Lincoln School; and Fourth:Ward in the City Commission Roomin the city hall.

The polls will be opened at 8:00o'clock, a. m„ and closed at 6:00o'clock, p. m., on said election day,and said election shall be in allrespects governed and the resultdeclared according to the rules andregulations provided by law forholding elections in said city.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Thisnotice is signed this 7th day ofMarch, 1960, by all of the membersof the governing body of said Cityof Concordia, Kansas, pursuant tothe ordinance of said city numbered1551 calling said election.

R. H. JOHNSTON, !Mayoi

RUSSELL J. REEVES, 5•ROBERT E. TREGO, 1

(Seal) City Commissioners.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 239-3W

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amount to be paid in installmentsfor the cost of improving that

1part and portion of a^street ofConcordia, Kansas, described . in

' ordinance 1529 of said city.Whereas, by due and regiilar pro

ceedings the governing body of theCity of Concordia, Kansas, hascaused a certain part and portionof a street of said city to be improved; and,

Whereas, the total cost of saidstreet improvement has been ascertained-to be.^$7,411,57; and,

Whereas, the appraisement ofeach loti'and parcel of ground liable by law to be assessed for,thecost of such street improving hasbeen; returned; by the appraisersduly"-appointed by the governingbody of the city, and such appraisement has been duly equalized andapportioned at' the special' sessiin ofsaid governing body held for thatpurpose on the 21st day of March,1960, after due notice of said session had been given by publicationin the official'city nef/spaper; and.

Whereas, $4,010.58 of >the totalcost of said street improving is tobe charged to and specially assessedagainst the lots and parcels ofground liable therefor; NOW,THEREFORE,Be it ordained by the governing

body of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That for the purpose

of paying $4,010.58, which is thetotal cost of improving the streetof said city described in Section 1of ordinance 1529 of said city payable by special assessment, there ishereby determined, apportioned andassessed to and against each lot andparcel of ground on each side ofsaid .street the ^-following amounts,respectively: -.

ORIGINAL CITYDescription AssessmentBlock 96

Lot 1 __ _ r $222.81Lot 2 I_ 222.81Lot 3 „.; 222.81Lot 4 . 222.81Lot 5 ___ 222.81Lot 6 •_ 222.81

Lot 7 and E% lot 8 334.21W% lot 8 and all lot 9 334.21Block 99 :N% lots 10 and 11 __ 133.69S% lots 10 and 11 311.93Lot 12 and W. 11 ft. lot 13 ___ 278.51

E.'33 ft. Of lot 13 167.12Lot 14 222.81Lot 15 222.81

Lot 16 I... 222.81Lot 17 222.81Lot 18 222.81

Section 2. That said amountsdetermined, apportioned and specially assessed as aforesaid on lotsand parcels of ground shall be dUeand collectable in ten (10) equalannual installments.

Section 3. .;%hat there, is herebyfurther assessed^ against each lot,parcel arid-;1p,rece of ground described in'"Settioh 1-of-this ordinance interest,on the unpaid balances of said assessments until saidassessments,1 shall have ,beeh<fullyDaid, such interest to be' at the ratefor which bonds shall be hereafterIssued for such street imDrovement.Said interest shall be collected annually at the same time and in the

; same manner as the installments ofprincipal are collected.

Section 4. That the owner.,• of |pach lotior niece of .ground...liable.!to any special assessment' as in thisordinance provided may redeem hisnroperty from suchliabilitv by pav- jing'the entire amount 'chargeable i

' apainst his r>rouerty at nrwtime h*~ \j fore the issuance of bonds to pay!1for the street improving described i| fn this ordinance, _or may redeem

such property after the issuance oisaid bonds by paving all of theinstallments of the assessmentswhich have been levied and alsothe amount of the'unlevied installments with interest on the latter atthe rates indicated, in section 3 ofthis ordinance, from the date of saidbojids to the date of maturity ofsaid last Installment. jcWhere anypiece of property has been redeemedfrom liability for the cost of saidstreet Improving, said property shallnot thereafter be liable, to furtherspecial assessments for the cost Jbfsuch street improving.

Section 5. That the City Clerkof the City, of Concordia, .Kansas,shalLmail a notice to the owner ofeach lot' or piece of ground statingthe amount levied against the sameaccording to the terms of this ordinance. .. "".':•

Section 6. That this ordinanceshall take effect and be from and !after its publication in The Concordia Blade-Empire, the officialcity newspaper.

Passed by the City CommissionMarch 21, 1960..S,

R. R\ JOHNSTON,(Seal) Mayor, iAttest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 't.l-H

City Manager MossRotary Speaker

City manager Charles Moss, inspeaking at the Rotary Club dinner, Monday noon, on city planning said "Preparation of a master plan of development and aset of regulations, then puttingthem on a shelf is not the answerto city planning. It must be apublically approved method ofcontrolling the future growth anddevelopment of a city, so thatproperty values and general public improvements retain theirworth. This means comprehensive planning.'^

In stressing his point, even asto general public improvements,he gave an example of the installation of such improvementsin a residential area, then havingthe value of such improvementslessened by the establishment ofa business objectionable in thathomes area.

The voters of Concordia are toexpress their desires as to whether or not city planning should beinstituted in Concordia, at thecoming April election. In casethe question is decided favorably,then a committee will be appointed by the city commissioners. This committee must view

ithe situation in a long-range manner, as it may take 20 years to accomplish the desired results.

Mr. Moss said that public cooperation and support are needed to abide by those regulationscoming under the zoning regulations, which include plumbing,electrical, building costs andbuilding permits. The idea ofcity planning and zoning is notto burden any property ownersof distrct, but simply to regulate a healthy^ and prosperousgrowth and td"'safeguard futureproperty investments.

At the next meeting of the Rotary Club the honor students ofthe Concordia high school and theConcordia Catholic high school,will be guests, at a dinner to beheld in the banquet room of theMethodist Church.

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Cit)|0fommissionPasses StreetAssessment Ord;~

F. "E. Gildersleeve, Roy -Bow-ersox and Wayne Goddard, interested property owners attendedthe public hearing held Mondayafternoon by thecity commissioners, as to the appraised values ofproperty involved in the improvement of Tenth street from Spruceto Archer. These gentlemen didnot appear to protest such valuations, but to learn what the costof such improvement would beand when informed the cost wouldrun about $5.06 a front foot theyseemed satisfied.. , .

Noprotests being registered, thecity commissioners passed an assessment ordinance listing the assessment against each lot effected,by the improvement. -.' .."; ':

Mrs. Frank Giroux, OmahaNebr., had filed a claim againstthe city in the amount of $17 fora doctor hill incurred.when shefell into a meter pit on the Howard Blachley property, 609 WestSixth street. The claim was disallowed by, the commissioners,since the mishap occurred on private property.

Bi-monthly . reports Ifrom thepark, cemeteryand airport departments were presented and orderedplacd on file.

O?,-£</--<cL(Published in The Concordia Blade- !

Empire, Thursday, March 24,1960.)

CITY ELECTION 'PROCLAMATION

By tfus proclamation notice . is!(riven that on April 5, 1960, an elec-\tion will be held in-, conjunction |with the regular city'election, in'each of the four wards of the City:of Concordia, Kansas, for the pur- jpose of submitting to a vote of the ielectors of said city the followingproposition: i

Are you in favor of city plan-'ning and zoning for Concordia? ' c •The judges and clerks appointed

to conduct such election and theplaces In each ward at which theelection shall. be held are as follows : '- First Ward: In the Elks Building.

Judges: Anna M. Welch, Ruby Hayesand Marguerite Callaway. Clerks:Alice Blachly and Ann Moffett.

Second Ward, Both Precincts: Inthe Public Meeting Room in theCounty "Courthouse. Judges: JuanitaCampton, Olive Reeves and -AlvinaCrawford. Clerks: Agnes Fitzgeraldand Louise Ganstrom. i

Third Ward: In the Multi-|Purpose Room at the Lincoln lSchool. Judges: Zoa I. Krager, Me-'!Una B. Walker and Robert B. Wilson. Clerks: Annamary Naylor andAlberta McDaniel.

Four Ward: In City CommissionRoom in the City Hall. Judges: IdaBombardier, Florence Huggerth andMary Haney. Clerks: Evelina Cour-ville and; Geneva Cox.

The polls of said election will, bekept open between the hours ofeight o'clock, a. m., and six o'clock,p. m., of, said day, and no longer.The vote shall be by ballot uponwhich shall be printed the foregoingproposition, and all qualified .electors of said city shall be entitled tovote. A majority of the votes castat said election on said proposal

-shall govern.;.. -Given under my hand at the City'Hall of said City this 24th day of'March, 1960.i , R. H. JOHNSTON,

Mayor of the City of(Seal) Concordia, Kansas..Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,, VCity Clerk. 1-H

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(Published In The Concordia Blade-Empire, Thursday, March 24,1960.)

CITY ELECTIONPROCLAMATION

Notice is hereby, given ^that onTuesday, April 5, i960, an electionwill -be held in .each of the' fourwards of the City of - Concordia,;Kansas, for the office of one City'Commissioner. f •

Further notice is hefeby giventhat on the same date an electionwill be held in each of the fourwards of the City of Concordia,Kansas, and in the territory attached to each of .said wards forschool purposes, fdr' the office ofone member of the board of education to fill an unexpired term.

And further notice-is'hereby givent^t on the same date an electionwill be held in each of the fourwards of. the City of Concordia,'Kansas, for the purpfcsS fef submit-tinf? to a vote of &»$,£ electors ofsaid city the-following proposition:

Shall: the governing body ofthe City of Concordia, Kan-

.'• jsas, 'be instructed to cause saidcity to levy annually within the

•', next three years upon all the' taxable tangible property with

in said city a tax not to exceed one-half (Vj) of one (1)mill for the purpose of creatinga fund, to be used in securing,industries or manufacturing institutions for such city or nearits environs, such taxes to becollected for not to exceed two

(2) years, according to G. S., 1959 Supp. 13-1441 and 13-1442?

The judges and clerks appointedto conduct such election and theplaces In each ward at which theelection shall be held are as follows:

.First Ward and attached schoolterritory west of Broadway (extended) and north of SeventhStreet (extended): In the Basement ^of the Elks Building. Judges: AnnaM. Welch, Ruby Hayes and Marguerite Callaway. Clerks: AliceBlachly and Ann Moffett.

Second Ward, Both Precincts andattached school territory south ofSeventh Street (extended) and westof Broadway (extended): In thePublic Meeting Room in the CountyCourthouse. Judges: Juanita Camp-ton, Olive Reeves and Alvina Crawford. Clerks: Agnes Fitzgerald andLouise Ganstrom.

Third Ward and attached schoolterritory east of Broadway (extended) and south of SeventhStreet (extended): In the Multipurpose Room at the LincolnSchool. Judges: Zoa I. Krager, Me-lina B. Walker and Robert B. Wilson. Clerks: Annamary Naylor andAlberta McDaniel.

Fourth Ward and attached school

territory north of Seventh Street(extended) and east of Broadway(extended): In City CommissionRoom in the City Hall. Judges: IdaBombardier, Florence Huggerth andMary Haney. Clerks: Evelina Cour-ville and Geneva Cox.

The polls of said election will bekept open between the hours of

:eight o'clock, ;&.ihi., and six o'clock,ijpr^.y"fff^a<d-day, and no longer.The vote .jhall be by ballot uponwhich shall be printed the foregoingproposition, and all qualified electors of said city shall be entitled tovote. A majority of the votes castat said election on said proposalshall govern.

Given under my hand at the CityHall of said City this 24th day ofMarch, I960.' •

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Concordians will vote on a citycommissioner,- board of..educationmember and *wp special propositions at the cl^election next Tues-dTnere"is butuone'candidate' torthe city conwiission seat^R. H.Johnston who- is incumbent and thepresent mayor. For board of education, Boyd - Lewis and . LelandPerry are, seeking the unexpiredterm, ofjTed"-Peters, resigned.

The voters will place their .as—or not— on two.propositions: 1.The half-mill'Industrial levy and2 The. advisory for the city com

mission to proceed with studies oncity planning and zoning.

Polling places for-the city election are: First ..Ward, Elks clubbasement; Second Ward, both pre--cincts, public meeting room in southpart of pourthouse basement; ThirdWard, all-purpose,room at Lincolnschool; Fourth Ward, city hall.Persons in attached.terrltory in theConcordia school district who will

'vote on school board member onlywill vote in the ward to which their,territory is attached, ..

Polls will open at 8 a. m. Tuesday and close at 6 p. m. ^^^^^

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fiL -tIf approved, the half-mill levy will pro

vide about $3,700 in 1961 and the

same amount in 1962 to beused to pro

mote a zoning ordinance. The Concor

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for industries, for signs, for brochures,

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31,000 of assessed valuation. If yourproperty is assessed at $2,000, your]cost would be $1 a year for two years.1

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yours. Isn't flfat asmj§ amount to bepaying for promotion 1 aprogram asvital as industrial groith for Concordia? Present'funds wfll be exhaustedby the time funds profided in the proposed levywillbe available.

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dustrial development association notonly promotes the city... itmakes active contacts... and the fact that anactive group is in operation creates afavorable atmosphere for any industryinterested in a site.

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Quick Check toAiytrnfirtfireTertants Out Safely;Bad Blaze Aveftfid

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fire ln the Ben Bolt.,downtown;apartment house this mqrping was'averted by excellent work of theCity Fire department. Firemen hadto take two people from the building, but It was agreed by bothfiremen and spectators that if theblaze had had a few minutes moreheadway results would have beendisastrous.

Mrs. Harold Morrow was takendown a ladder from a third floorwindow by firemen; she had beenin bed in her apartmentwhen thealarm was sounded and did notrealize the blaze was in the building until firemen arrived, and hallways were filled with smoke. Aman resident, firemen said, refused to leave the building andwas taken out by the firemen.

The blaze evidently started, FireChief Buford Kitterman said, neara hot water heater on the secondfloor of the building. He based hisopinion on the fact that that portionof the building was the most badly burned out. The bathroom therewas pretty well gutted, and flamesspread to the adjoining walls.

Quick arrival of the city firedepartment and the LWork of bothregular firemen and volunteers inthe fire department kept the blazefrom spreading. The fire was contained on the second floor of thebuilding, but water damage extended to the apartments on thefloors below and smoke damageextends throughout the building.

Fire lines of hose were carrying water to the building shortlyafter arrival oi the city's twotrucks, lines hooked to two hydrants and one truck. Firemen usedair tank and smoke masks in entering the building. Several tenants were still in. the apartmentbuilding, as the alarm was turnedin shortly after 8:30. Firemen escorted most of them through hallsand down stairs, (because ofsmoke, and Mrs. Morrow and aman tenant were taken out by thefiremen, Mrs. Morrow from athird-floor window.

The blaze was under controlwithin an hour after arrival of thefire department. It was fortunate,firemen said, that the'ftre occurredin daylight as they |I*«I jljl it hadbeen night It"migh^1Sa$e.,».goneunnoticed until a disistcirbus blijzeoccurred. No estimate of damage

1to the apartment building'has beenmade.

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ORDINANCE NAn ordinance

through a po]in the City ofand naming tlening a portio:in said City.

Be it ordainedbody of the CilSection 1. Ths

hereby opened Ibetween FourthStreet in the CKansas, across trtions of Lots i:Lots 32 throughparticularly descthrough 8 in thCommissioners lncorded at pages 51? of the.MIscellthe office .eptheof CloudjXgjgity,

SectlonJx!^rhapublic* street opSection, ljrfi thisDaviea Drive

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ORDINANCE NO. 1554An ordinance opening a street

through a portion of Block 154in the City of Concordia, Kansas,and naming the same; and widening a portion of Fourth Streetin said Qity. r; , . j^

Be it ordained by the- governingbody of the City of Concordia: .!Section 1. That a public street is

hereby opened through Block jjL54between Fourth Street and FifthStreet in the City of .-Concordia,Kansas, across those parts and portions of Lots 12 through 24 andLots 32 through 47 in said Bl6ckparticularly described as Tracts 1through 8 in the Final Report ofCommissioners in Condemnation recorded at p^ges 548 to 562 of volume19 of the Miscellaneous Records'inthe office .pf'the Register of Deedsof Cloud CTourity, Kansas.

Section!2. That the name of thepublic street opened pursuant toSection 1 of this ordinance shall beDavies Drive. '.f ^

Section^. That,Fourth Street^the City,of Concord^",-Kansas, from-.Davies Drjiye westJtbjk^e west cpr-porate,limits of sa'id.^ity.-.ig herebywidened to include thosegparts andportions • of Lots I through 9 inBlock 153..in said city,-Lots 1through. 3 pf Troup's Subdivision ofBlock 1 injtije;)Gaylord & MatthewsAddition t4 said city, Lots 1 through6 in BlocifrSi/of, said Gaylord andMatthews Addition to said city, andLots 1 through 6 in Block 3 of saidGaylord & . Matthews Addition tosaid city, particularly described as

J LADlSAFELY DOWN LADDER —Firemen take Mrs, Harold Morrow

"down the ladder to safety from'third'floor, during a fire in the-Ben Boietp apartments (photo'left). Upper --•• photos show.; the

>> hot water ireat^'area wherefire'*, » Started, and the damaged walls Qn

** Second floor of the building. Firewas kept from-spreading to otherfloors, .whicti-^however, sustainedgmoke an&ixwater damage., Theapartment^where the; fire startedis occupied by Misses Linda Hessand Dixie Lavoie. (Blade-Empire

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School Board RaceEnds in Dead Heat

Only Contest in City Vote Tied;

Special Proposals Over in Big Way

Concordia's city election in the closing hours stirredup considerable interest with a tie for the only'contest onthe ballot—the position of school board member for anunexpired term. Boyd Lewis and Leland Perry ran up a

430-430 tie, a situation rare in Concordia elections. If,after official canvass of the ballots by the city commissioners, tie still exists, names of the two contestants for theschool board-will be placed in a box, and one name will bedrWn in the presence of both contestants,' by the comimission. Official canvass will be Friday morning, April 8,at. 10, o'clock. • • . , f,

' ' Both proposals on the ballots-^he half-miirindustria'llevy and the advisory proposal on zoning and plariningi-

"> carried with votes to spate.In the voting yesterday on

the special proposals, Concordia voters showed a progressive attitude, voting for boththe one-half mill levy for industrial development and forthe city planning, and zoning.The levy for industrial develop

ment went over with a 530 to 292vote. The City planning and zoningquestion was favored overwhelm-'ingly by voters, 652 to 192.

Mayor Raymond Johnston received a total of 779 votes forthe city commission position; hewas unopposed.

In the board of education race,Perry's strength was mainly in theSecond 'ward where'he polled 238to Boyd Lewis' 177; therj were 2blank ballots, 8 void in that wardon school board. In First Wardthe vote was Lewis 69, Perry 66;one blank, two void. In Third Wardthe vote went: Lewis 125, Perry90; three void. In Fourth. Ward,Lewis received 59, Perry,36; twoblank, one void. ' '.'

Vote by wards on the zoning -and planning advisory shaped .this way: First Ward, 88 yes,45 no. Second Ward, 351 yes, .61 no.; Third Ward. 158 yes, ,52 no; Fourth Ward,,:, 55 yen, ;i34 no. - .,„ ..,,,;', '•:,

•The voters marked thei» ballotsthis way on the half-mill industriallevy: First Ward, 68 yes, 59 nij:Second Ward 274yes, 12jfno; Thi£dWard 132 yes, 77 no;. Fourth Wajr'a56 yes, 32 no. ' .- . - .'?

There were 2,370 voters registered for the city election andCity Clerk John Whitney said^37per cent of.£the registered'voterscast ballots yesterday* -.-.

^cts-93#bVgh^3,*in the FinalReport' of Commissioners ijVCjgn-'dfemna'tion recorded at pages^4ffto562 of yolume 19 of the Miscellaneous Records in tffe office of theRegister of Deeds of Cloud County;Kansas. :

'Section 4. That this ordinanceshall take effect and be ;in forcefrom and after its passage and publication, .-ry• Passed by the- City Commission*md signed by the Mayor, April 4,I960. .

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Street RepairThe city commissioners met

Monday afternoon. A resolutionas suggested by the highway commission, was passed indicatingthat the city has secured theright-of-way and that the right-'of way will be cleared of structures so that construction will notbe delayed and the Bureau ofPublic Roads not be liable for cer-.tain damages. A separate "certi-.ficate" certifying the right-of-wayhas been obtained, will also be Ifurnished.

Favorable action was taken ona petition asking for the surfacing and curbing of Willow streetfrom 11th to 13th, and the workwill be done if no protests againstsuch improvements are filedwithin twenty days.

The matter of the establishmentof -parking meters in front of theLaundromat, as'suggested by Ry-land Hamilton, owner of theLaundromat, was taken under advisement.

A special meeting of the commissioners will be held FridayApril 8th to canvass the votescast at the April 5thcity electionThe meeting will be held at 10

Destructive Fire InDowntown Building

Chief Buford Kitterman, hisfull-time firemen and volunteers,are to be complimented on thefine work they did Monday morning, in bringing a/ fire at the BenBolt Apartments, under controlin a short time. The Ben BoltApartments are on the second andthird stories of what is known asthe Odd Fellow building, the firstfloor of which was recently vacated by the L. J. Messer Company,and only recently purchased fromL. H. Toliver by Joe Erickson andWilliam Buechel.

The fire evidently started, according to Chief Kitterman, neara hot water heater on the secondfloor, for that portion was damaged to the greatest extent. However, it quickly spread to the thirdfloor immediately above, andcaused a bathtub on third floorto come tumbling down on thesecond. The entire building wasfilled with smoke and some of thetenants had to be escorted tosafety by the firemen. Mrs. |Harry Morrow was taken down a |ladder from the third floor by firemen arid others were taken bythe stairway. The entire structure was damaged by smoke andwater. The fixtures and equipment of the Palace barber shop,on the ground floor were removedas a percautionary measure.

No estimate of the damage wasmade by Chief Kitterman.

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Tie Vote InSchool BoardRace Tuesday

You have often heard this remark "No I didn't vote, my votewould not have made any difference," but this wouldnot haveneld true as far as the electionfor a member of the Board ofEducation -was concerned in lastTuesday's election for from present indications Boyd Lewis andLeland Perry, candidates,- tiedwith votes of 430. This was theonly ballot on which there was acontest.An official canvass of thetally sheets will be made by thecity commissioners in special session Friday morning at ten oclockand if their findings still resultin a tie, lots will be drawn. Thenames of the two contestants forthe position will be placed in abox and one name will be drawnby a member of the commission.;in the presence of the two candi- jdates. . ,, „

The votes by wards on theboard of education election: Firstward Lewis 69, Perry 66: secondward Lewis 177, Perry, 238; thirdward Lewis 125, Perry 90; fourthward Lewis 59, Perry 36. In the-first ward there were one blankand two void ballots: secondward2 blanns and 8 void: third ward,three void and in the fourth, twoblank and one void.

As to the special questions, bothcarried the half-mill industriallevy and the approval of the citycommission inaugurating cityplanning and zoning The question of industrial developmentcarried by a vote of 530 to 292.City planning 652 yes. 192 no.

Mayor Raymond Johnston, running uopposed as a candidate f-rcity commissioner, received 7/9votes. Citv derk John J. Whitney said of the 2,370 —'.iersregistered 37 percent cast their ballotTuesday.

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Blade-Empire, April 11, 1960.)NOTICE

Public notice is "hereby,given, pursuant to Section 12-602 of the Kansas General Statutes of-194?,,thatat a session of the governing bodyof the City of Concordia, Kansas,held on the 4th day of April,'1960the following resolution was readand adopted: ,

Be It Reso:ved, by this, thegoverning body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, that it isdeemed and is hereby declaredto be necessary to grade, paye,

' curb and gutter and otherwiseimprove the following part and

, portion of a street of said city,1 to-wit:

Willow Street between thesouth side of EleventhStreet and ' the . south side-of Thirteenth Street.And Be It.Further Resolved,

' That this resolution be pub-i lished as required by law, for' six consecutive days in tne

Concordia Blade-Empire, a dailynewspaper 'and 'the • officialnewspaper of said city.If the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property,liable for taxation for said part andportion of street shall not within20 days-'fifem such last publicationSe with the clerk of said city theirprotest against such improvement,the governing body may; cause sv(ch

.work to be done, may? contractt therefor, and may levy;assessments' to pay therefor as provided by,law.

Dated this 4th day of April,1960.;R. H. JOHNSTON;*

rRMLii ' ' >- •• •' -Maydli,Mtest: JOHN*<WHITNET. %>City Clerk.

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cordia is in operation again thisspring and summer season, BertonGreen, meteorologist in the Concordia weather bureau says, Hecalls attention of residents, to thetornado information and warningplan with this explanation of itsoperation:

1. Tornado forecast is an alertto all citizens in and around Concordia to watch for tornadoes ifthreatening weather develops andthey should listen to the local radio.

2. Anyone sighting a tornado isasked to report it immediately toConcordia Police state Phone 313.

3. On report of a tornado funnelwhich .seems a threat to the city

a public warning will be sounded.4. All-clear will be released and I

broadcast when danger is.,past.The warning signal: If funnel is 1

reported on the ground within 40 |miles of Concordia and approaching our area, warning will be Isounded by sirens on four motor |vehicles sent to cover .all parts Iof the city. -

Taking part in the tornado warning system are the Concordia Police Ian&iSheriff's office, state highway |troopers, weather bureau and radio 1station. If tornado is sighted and Iany delay is experienced in get- fting the Police department on the Iphone, sheriff's office, weather Ibureau or highway patrol should 1be -notified.

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; (First published in the ConcordiaI Blade-Empire, April 11, 1960.)! NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given, pur-, suant to Section 12-602 of the Kan-I sas General Statutes of 1949,' thatat a session of the governing fbodyof the City of Concordia, Kansas,held on the 4th day of April, 1960,the following resolution was readand adopted:

Be It ResoTved, by this, thegoverning body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, :that it isdeemed and is hereby declaredto be necessary to grade, pave,curb and gutter and otherwiseimprove the following part andportion of a street''of said city; ,to-wit:

J?r Willow Street between the| b6:II&uthv"~8ide -of Eleventh'-"•' i, -°M&treet ;fcndV:th#' soufjh stde^t K

Thatlished as required by, law, forsix consecutive days^"lri'vtliBConcordia Blade-Empire, a dailynewspaper and the officialnewspaper of said city.If the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property liable for taxation for said part andportion of street shall not within20'days from such last publicationfile with the clerk of said city theirprotest against such improvement,the governing body may cause suchwork to be done, may contracttherefor, and may levy assessmentsto pay, therefor as provided by law.

Dated this 4th day of April, 1960.R. H. JOHNSTON,

(Seal). Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk, 267-6

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ignal: If funnel is Iground within 40 I

iia and approach- [warning will be Ins on four motor J' cover,all parts!

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(First published in the ConcoriBlade-Empire, April 11, I960,

NOTICEPublic notice is hereby given,.pi

suant to Section 12-602 of the Kansas General Statute's -of 1949, thatat a session of the governing bodyof the City of Concordia, Kansas,held on the 4th day of April, 1960,the following resolution was readand adopted: Si'

Be It Resolved, by this, thegoverning body of ihe City ofConcordia, Kansas,1 that it isdeemed and is hereby declaredto be necessary to grade, pave,curb and gutter and otherwiseimprove the following part and^portion of a street of said city,'to-wit: " ' '

Willow Street between the\ south side of Eleventh

Street and the south sideof Thirteenth Street.

' And Be It Further Resolved,That this resolution be pub-

, lished as required by law, forsix consecutive days in theConcordia Blade-Empire, a dailynewspaper and. the. officialnewspaper of said city.',H the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property liable for taxation for said part andportion of street shall not within20-days from such last publicationfile with the clerk of said city theirprotest against such improvement,the governing' body may cause suchwork to be done, may • contracttherefor, and may levy assessmentsto pay therefor as provided by law.

Dated this 4th day of .April, 1960.R. H. JOHNSTON,

(Seal) ft Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 267-6

jLeland Perry Is Member|Of Board of Education _

The official canvass of the votescast at the city election for.amember of the Board of Educationverified the unofficial announcement that the two candidates, Leland Perry and Boyd Lewis, hadtied with votes of 430. Thereforeaccording to law, the two nameswere placed in separate envelopesby the city clerk and the winner'sname was drawn by Verna Scott,clerk in the office of the city clerk.Present at the drawing were thetwo candidates, city clerk Whitney and city commissionersReeves and Trego, who had canvassed the votes.

Mr. Perry took his oath of of-1fice, Friday morning. Mr. Lewis ]had been serving on the board by'appointment, following the resig-ation of Ted Peters, who movedfrom Concordia.

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(First published in the Blade-Empire, Thursday, April 14, 1960.)

DOG TAG NOTICESection 282. Ordinance 1341. It

shall be the duty of each owner orharborer of a dog to pay the dogtax to the city clerk for the generalrevenue fund of the city on or before the first day of May in eachand every year, or upon acquiringownership or possession of any dogor upon establishing residence inConcordia, , Before' the city clerkshall accept any money proffered'"^payment of the tax pn a spayedfemale dog, or shall Issue a receipttherefor, the person applying forthe license jm such dog shall present to the city clerk the certificateof. a veterinarian registered underthe lawsof-the State'df Kansas tothe effect that such female dog hasbeen spayed. The city clerk shallcause a notice of the-inecessity ofJ?^!S.,*,llch'tax •to »?*Prmted inH$ £2Icial PWMr °ne*"fime beforeth«|fifteenth day of April in eachyear: -' '

",'-. JOHN J. WHITNEY, '* City Clerk, j

Bid Letting for Five Highway aridStreet Projects to Be Held May 19

Work in and Near Concordia JSlatedIncludes K-9 and 28 and 81m City

',' Letting for the five: street arid highway improvementprojects: in and near Conqordia iwilKbe held in JunctionCity on May 19. The legal notice to contractors for bids•by the state highway commission appears elsewhere inftiis issue of Blade-Empire! '

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Dutch Paul Low Bidder

On a New Police Car *Dutch Paul Motors was io^v bid

der on a new Police \ car, for the. city, in a letting tiiis morning at

City hall. Bids had been receivedfrom Dutch Paul and. McComasMotors on sale of a car,,to replacethe Chevrolet car in use by thePolice Department the last twoyears. * .

The city, wider, the^w, ,1s exemptfrom paying: ex^lsg.'tai^op the cararid equipment/sp WAH toe-.a newChevy for OmC jtotloe'roepartmentat Paul's basevprippi^f $2,897.95and trade-mof.thitfl61J!.aj_*l,266.95.McComas Motors1 bid<price was$2,819.20 with trade-in at $1,419.20.The Chevrolet is;, the low-pricedmodel with V-8' engine and automatic transmission.

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: The projects include: ;\ .480 mile grading, asphaltic concrete : and seeding, beginning atthe west city limits near the Intersection of K-9 and Third. avenue;thence easterly on K-9 in'iCqncor-dia. -.-.--., .

2.008 mlles\ grading,,-,; asphalticconcrete ahflj«eedirigM>eginning atthe west.city, limits of Concordianear the m$rseet%£of K-9 and iThird aveniie., therleft west and Isouth 'on.JESS. . .£',,' , >;„:,400 mile ^grading, asphaltic concrete, seeding and •'bridge, beginning at thtojunctipn/-Of K-9 and IK-28 wesfaaSt Concordia, thence;northerly 'DrKK-28. '* r'sv 'tiiIf ,2* miW?i»M&a'itic^h'cret*.:i)e-!ginning atftb^mterseiMlSiof Mfthstreet and Cedar, tHenOfi»-east ;onFifth to. BrbVfwayj^J;-''. •{

,6.883 miles .^l^spKaltic concrete,•bjglnnlng'.on 't|8-81>a;pproximately

,wjiy 8l5»lls,{oY,'jari'fcsphaltlc overlap of -tp mfBiwaS#&rough -Con-cofdlaVand' i/iaeiike'A and ail. asphaltic concrete^ (Overlay qf;. theolder section of paving both<northand south of town. y '

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New Mayor IsRobert Trego

OK to Proposal for81 Work in the City

Robert E. Trego, at an organization meeting of the city commission late • yesterday, was namedmayor of Concordia for the ensuingyear. Trego^will be serving bisfirst term a»>mayor, having beenelected to.flieecommission for thefirst time ai.year ago-. He succeeds Raymond Johnston: who completed his> fourth term-as mayor.

In other organizational procedureJohnston was"vsfc&ofh' hi- as a commissioner to.'beg-inhis fifth 3-yeax-term. Russell; Reeves is.the thirdmember of. t3j« .commission. It *':

With organization. plans completed and _Maj£or_ Trego at thehelm, the 'comimdssion took underadvisement a,$jroposal ,to modifya city ordinance! tqipermii the relocation of the"' V. P. W. home.The club<.hasjU^er. considerationthepurchase pf||^-Flanaganbuilding at Ninth aria Lincoln, but underpresent .ordinanQfiQ.regulations thesite cannot qualify.' because, of itsnearness, to the'EUB church. Present law stipulates ssuch an•opera-jtion must be ^-at least one. block ;from any church. Uy,

The term of William H. Duehrento the 'library aboard expires onApril ZQt but' appointment to fillthe vacancy, ,was;tflayed. Understate statute •> recently enacted,Duehren cannot beVTeappointed ashe is completing his second consecutive ternvorithe board.

The city commission took actionto cooperate with the Kansas statehighway commission to resurfaceUS 81 highway through the city.Under the proposal advanced bythe highway department the statewill pay for/all of the improvement.on the viaduct and the. majorportion of the street, exclusive ofthe overpass; The city's share ofthe entire project is estimated at$6,000.00. The suggested improvement proposed to overlay the present street from curb to curb withVA" of asphalt.-

It is also understood that improvements to -the."highway both

jnorth. and south of'Concordia willT>e included ln the-'prpject. Thisimprovement includes widening'the,highway twd feet' on either sideand overlaying the present cpn-crete surfacing with , 4 inches ofasphalt.-All of the older section ofthe concrete" highway both north

; and south of town is, included, ^j;•The^commission!also took,ai3^on

to. include, the following sections ;of streeHn the downtown area'lritothe sweeping zone: '4ru'- hV'

Sixth street, Cedar .to.stale. '•' 'South'half of State;!' Sixth to

Seventh^;- •North half of StsCte, Fifth to Sixth.North half of Washington*. Eifth

to Sixth. > j',v'f :•South half of Washington,, Sixth

to Seventh. . ;North, half of Broadway, Fifth to

Sixth.;-,South half of Broadway/.Sixth to

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(Published in The Blade-EmpireTuesday, April 19, 1960.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1555Ah ordinance declaring the follow

ing part of the streets of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas, to be a

1 major trafficway and ordering resurfacing thereof, and. the issueof general obligation bonds therefor payable by. the cfty at large,to wit: LincolnStreet between thesouth corporate UmitsjM said cityand a point 164.89 ie|t north, ofthe center lihe-of Sixth Street.Whereas, That part of Lincoln

Street in the City of -Concordia,Kansas, between the south corporate limits of said city;and a point164 89 feet north of the center lineof Sixth Street has heretofore beenpaved and curbed and guttered byassessment, against the adjacentproperty; and,

Whereas, In the judgment of thegoverning body',of said city, thetraffic upon said part of said streetis of such volume that the said partof said street is a major trafficway;

Whereas, Because of such trafficupon said part of said street, it hasbecome and is advisable and necessary to resurface the existing paving on aUj!ftiereof, NOW, THEREFORE, *ssu; ••Be It Ordained by the governing

body of the City of Concordia;Section 1. "That the part of Lin

coln street in the City of Concordia Kansas, between the south corporate limits of said city; and ar»intl64.89.feet_p6rthJf't^e|n!'e1T

fierV6y'ht!cl««a"*»-B«if*fMjewas contemplated and WitWf"!

He'd by rtclidn tiofichapteClWTofthe- Kimtiup legiBlatiTBifseflSlMt ;lawsof ltelvnOheiwtee "cttttMiasieil Si1959'Supp. (12-«83. » odv

Section Z/oThat tlwfBcUMng paving on all' -of'the paSftMofl street described in^sriction Il.'Bf'.this ordinance be ind it is neftsby orderedresurfaced,^ ,*'-' .

Section '3.': That the .general obligation bonds of said City of Concordia, Kansas, be issued for thestreet improvement described inthis ordinance, payable by the cityat large; provided, liowever, ,that ifwithin- twenty days'.after this ordinance is puHMBhed.: a) protest signedby not less than .ten per cent ofthe electors shbwh! rii-'the registration boolcs pf said .citv on the daythis ordinance' ^published Is filedwiththe'cttyj,clerk of-Said city,thenthe .street Improvement'describedin

!this ordinance shall not be madenor bonds Issued unless the governing body of said city calls anelection within the time and manner provided by ' section 10-120 ofthe Kansas General Statutes of 1949and amendments thereto and the;proposition, receives the favorablevote of a majority of votes cast onthe proposition. * ;

Section 4. That '/this ordinanceshall take effect and be in forcefrom and'after; its. publication irithe official city .newspaper.

•Passed ,by the City; Commissionand signed by the Mayor, April 18,1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) ' ..Mayor,AtteStr'JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk, 1-H

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S'April 20,(PublilEmpSIS60-* „ ,«aORDINANCE NO. 1556 .

An ordinance pertaining to.theparking of vehicles, amendingsection 1169 of ordinance 1341,.and repealing said original sec- j

Be"™' ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia:. .Section 1. That section 1169 of

ordnance 1341 of the city of Concerto Kansas, is hereby amendedto read as follows: .......AH Night Parking Prohibited,

TSionTie"" shalfbe unlawfultn nark any vehicle for more than

each side of'Siyth SJrert, ;Section 2.-That.-section I™-01

ordinance 1341- is.hereby-repealed,"lection" That this ordinanceshall take effect from and after itsI^SSSTW -th.; Cit^. Commission'andTgnedH!? Mayoff;April 18,I1960' ROBERT E. TREGO, >

(Seal) MayOT-|Attest:JOHNJ.WHITNEV,iCity Clerk'.

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ConcortggXiains^Concordia "has •'>» Po^filSCioi.

of 7,21WKre^otts'-douiiti>'"Ol%rkE. E.NfWtoghamWhojtiiyMat. this^finoHRlalf figttr*JL*>ytotalling the census • figurestaken by .county - assessors.This figure* &**»--gain of 120over the "•B'fffpla'fHBtate countoft. 1,150 c^*fffpMowSri4se4'E"'a:go.ifcCounty .ass®S2ESrtalfe the

census each" year 'and theseare submitted -to the stat-3.This is. not the official federalcensus which is now >jn"-ipi-o-gress, '*". '' *'.' -

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Mayor

Robert Trego is Concordia'snew mayor, having been selectedfor this honor at the organizational meeting of the city commission,Monday afternoon, following there-installation of Raymond Johnston as .city commissioner. Mr.Johnston was re-elected at theApril city election.

The first order of business tobe considered was the modification of the present city ordinancepermitting the relocation of theV'FW home, at the corner of Ninthand Lincoln, since that organization "has under consideration thepurchase of the Flanagan buildingat that location. It was explained that the VFW desired to movetheir home into the city from theold prisoner of war site, north ofConcordia, to be in walking distance for those who desired itsaccommodations Under presentregulations, such a clubroom cannot be located within a block ofany church, which bans this location on account of the EUBchurch. The commission took thematter under advisement.

The term of William H. Duehren as a member of the ConcordiaPublic Library Board, expires on

' April 30, and since the state statute makes him ineligible to succeed . himself, it is necessary forthe commission to select his successor. The name of Lyle Con-ley, had been suggested, but sincehe does not reside within the city,he cannot serve. Action on the

jappointment was delayed.< City manager Moss informedthe commissioners that he had

| been advised by the highway com-jmission they would like toresur-| face US 81 through the city. Theirproposal indicated the cost to the

: city for the section from the southjcity limits to the viaduct will beapproximately $6,000. The com-

1munication also states that thei viaduct will be done entirely at1state expense. This work wouldbe done in connection with thehighway commission's tentative

; plans to overlay and widen US 81\ to a poinit approximately fourmiles south of the city and twomiles north of the city. The present roadway will be covered witha 4-inch coating of asphalt. Thecity streets will be surfaced withone and a half inches of asphaltfrom curb to curb. The highwaywill be widened to two on eachside. The city commissionerssignified their willingness to cooperate.

A contract was re-newed forthe annual audit of city recordsand accounts, with the auditingfirm of Bartlett, Settle and Ed-gerly, of Hutchinson, Kansas, atan increase from $800 to $875-

The extension; of the sweepingzone has been made to includethese streets: 6th street, Cedar toState; south half State, 6th to 7th;north half State, 5th to 6th; northhalf Washington, 5th to 6th; southhalf Wasington, 6th to 7th; northhalf Broadway, 5th to 6th; southhalf Broadway, 6th to 7th/' Thisaction was taken by the commissioner's desire to keep the newstreets as clean as possible.

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OWNER'S NAME

ADDRESS

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BY CHIGI

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NOTICE TO THE^ITIZENS OF•4.. CpNCORMA, KANSAS

For your convenience, you may now apply forta Cityof Concordia dog license by. mlail. Fill put the application form below and mail to the'.city'clerk, CityHall, Concordia, Kansas, along with the required license fee. Yoiir tag will be sent to you by return mail.

JciTY OF CONCORDIA, KANSASAPPLICATION FOR DOG LICENSE

Unlicensed D&; Due for the Pound;City Acts as the Complaints Mount

Do you have that city licensefor your pet canine? If not, andyou do not want your canine friend,to suffer the. hardships"'and indignities of impounding-«,procedures,you had better hie down to CityClerk John Whitney "and get one'immediately. { \ .""J -. , , t ;

City officials have declared warion all unlicensed dogs, and ,,'lfplans advanced at yesterday'simeeting of the city commission]materialize, all stray dogs in town]are headed for the dog pound:-The1commission authorized City Man-iager Charles Moss to hire someone at least on a-part-time bastsas an animal ^control officer &rtthimplicit instructions ..to pick uttHdlunlicensed dogs and impound them!under ordinance regulations, nc !

Heretofore, the stray dog prob-'lem has been handled by the policedepartment,; but, according to CityManager,~.Moss an-abnormal number of, calls of..late had made,Jtimpossible for the police to takecare of .them, along' with their other, duties.,, It is believed that thestray dog population causes mostof the trouble, and that an extraman working through at least May

and Juri'e" will alleviate the situation. • • •>'.•:•-• .£•-••

May 29hasbeeriset as theletting !;flate for the'sale of'general obligation bonds to complete the financing of the "downtown street improvement (project,- The cornBUs-sion yesterday formally authorizedthe city JWJjwger incomplete legalprocedure ^relative-to the sale ofthe bonda.HWe sale5, will approximate $22q,ooo,-rL ,, ,. ' ._.-

C^TAe.borid'fl/WtKTreasarer'Aus-,1iaTHusch;«5ja's approved.•r'..Tjje.chiei,'« police' report filed•witJjihe cMjg(!fark slowed the two-.PM*ciir'sEtravelled';-'4,858 miles.dnt&g-Ap^tatd used/ep^e gal-ilonf-of 'gas'1,The department is-,sued. 136. warnings, ''mad?'51 arrests and' conducted .189 ihyestiga- •tions. A",total of .1,250 parting me-'-ter violation" tickets, weref^assedout by'the police:.; -1.'?;'

According to"the police; dodge'sreport a" total of '$372.50 in 'fineswere imposed, "of which*- $371.50was collected, durlng'April. Minortraffic yiolation fines totalled $29,and parking meter violation penalties paid into the court amountedto $211.25.

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(First pubBafed'fh*He Concordia

K«a^r!,%hway- Co|m^7ofNOTrCE,TO CONTRACTORS,8':

JNOtice i^hereby, ai/ip .that sealed Iproposals, for the0^struction?ofroad and, brtdg^^oBlc' '.; in CloudCounty Kajisas^rf^received!,$the office, of therpiteflSeri in Junction City, KansaS((ui#i4:oo A. M.May l»,i,.19go,siBida£h«nt publiclyopened, as, foUowsacd j„• 9-15 US-.ji083 s*«)«i4,480 mile

Grading, AsphaWcs. fioucrete &Seeding, beginning st.ihel.west citylimits of CohconHaineterthe intersection of K-9I tixHaivO) Avenue-thence easterly.oitjr-9-Jn Concordia. ,

9-15: US ilOjJfflf «))-^.480 mileing. DGSC (PlaitluW, Asph. Cone& Seeding, beginning at the westcity Urmts~pfMnK>raia near thetaterseco6n>of'ife-9Wgd -Avenue-thence "west and south on K-9

28-15 S.1093 M^oMirnmileGrad-£*• DO?C <P%Ml»',rSeedlngiiBridge, beginning*};at(ftthe west-ict

Iof K-28. & Rawest of Concordia'thence noHherlrontK-^S > . • '

1 9-1SK 2183 H2MMI.295 mile As-PI",?Uc, Conerete,£begIhhing at theintersection of 5th-st.'«& Cedar St •therfce. east .oh'-Sth St. (K-9) iiBroadway,St. -in Tloncordia '

•08J-iii-K: .21«9:^2) Pts w&rtli1 -.'S%'!*sphattlc Concrete,'beisouth,ofijlje south'citj2Smnitsi"6f

1ClS<^ir%(%npe north:on TJS-8I! Purth?Smrmft«on-r«gaTdingthework.ma^ft]had by^^aunin.'•^f&WF" ^SScltoonson file* taS^e office/of. thVcioiSCounty;. Clerk, or. at the offices^the State Highway Commission >

BY ORDER OP ThWIStATEHIGHWAY i COMMISSION,

,,, -a, i I , Maurice Martin',282"2th Director.

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(First published Jn,"TheVip6ncordiaBlade-Empire, Thursday?"April28, 1960.) 5,n '

I State Highway Commission ofIKansas'NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealedproposals for the construction ofroad and bridge work in CloudCounty, Kansas, will be received'itthe officeof the City Clerkin Junction City, Kansas-Juntil 9:00 A. -MMay 19, 1980, and then publiclyopened, as follows*! '.

i 9-15 US 1093,:U<6)-^-4.480 mlieGrading, AsphalOc 'Concrete &

ISeeding, beginning at; the west citylimits of Concordia' near the inter

section of K-9 arid 3rd Avenue;thence easterly on K-9 :in.Concordia.' .'1 ' V-^j,;-:.; p\j

9-1S TJS 1093!.;(6)J<ll480. mile '•Iing, DGSC (Plant Mix), ASplM 'Cone|.& Seeding, beilnrflhg ate the! West; city limits orJCOncordISP near theintersection office & 3ul Avenue;

jthence west-and south dn»JC-9."I 28-15 S 1093;«)<^-0.400 mile Grading, DGSC (Plarit Mix), Seeding &

IBridge, beginning at the .west Jetof K-28 & K-9iavest of Concordia-thence northerly on K-28.

9-15'K 2183'(2)—0.295'mile As-phaltic Concreteji beginning at theintersection of 6th 8ft &-Cedar St •thence- ftfeC- on',,5tIPSs>.' (K-9) toBroadway St. ln ConeordfaT'i

8I-i6rJKial69"(»fl«a-ir..& n_6.883'miles' -Asphaitic Concrete, beginning *ph US-81 'approx. 3A milessouth of'the souffii city limits ofConcordja; thence 'Horth bh^TJS-Sl

Further liifonrigtidH regaraingtriework may be halL-#» gh exam'ina1-tion>f the plans tfiiS speclficWtidnson file in. the office fkihe 'ClofiaCouhty Clerk,or 'atjl. offlces"pfthe State'dagh>ay^rfmission."'i

?Y ORDER OF THE STATEHIGHWAY . .COMMfS%ON,

Maurice'jMikin,|282-2th- , .DSFector.!

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City Officials Investigate AsphaltMixing Plant With an Eye to Purchase

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City Manager Charles Moss, CityEngineer Ernest ;, Powell, StreetSuperintendent Jack Burns ^andCassius Parker were in WichitaTuesday to';look over an asphaltmixing plant.' -, '

The group made the trip at theIsuggestion of the city commissionwhich has been giving some consideration to the purchase of such'a,:plant as ths'tfiriat ^tep to a longrange street improvement program. The new .program wouldtake the place 'of the resealirigproject which the city'has beendoing.over the pasfsevsral years,tne. new - plant • wbuld . 'rnake ' itpossible for a n,ore'permanent typeof maintainence bp.'the'is.tr'eets'W'"' "-- pf/'tf^iScn^iayertM' application, ui-h. ^-incn''iayerOf hot asphaltrci'mtS,-'''ffier-samefcp? of surfacing that was usedon the downtown street improvement project last summer.

The cost of the plant under consideration is in the neighborhood

of $20,000 installed -ready for operation. This, according to CityManager. Moss, Is all the equipment tte city would-have to pur-.'chase to go into .opeifction. Theplant; has a capacity ofi30 tons qfmix per hour. Taking-into consideration amortization of the plant,materials and labor, Moss estimates the asphaitic mix can bemanufactured ready for application af'Jabout $4 per ton, considerably lesSi:than the present marketprice; ;--/;,'.•.

It was also pointed'but.the plantwould be used strietly*.fbr streetmaintainence except in#isolatedcasesi.-New: streets 1m adiei would

.Cpntimie-to'be let oh contract.i" If the purchase is made, to startwith it is planned tooverlay-about25. blocks''of street the J*lifst summer- working "perftfcD - It' 'is estimated that this "can- be done forabout the same money as the present reseating project is costing.

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CitymanagerCharlesMoss, cityengineer;.E. W. Powell, street superintendent Jack Burns and Cas-ms "Red" Parker shop foremanwere ifi'^VfchitaTuesday, to investigate arid obtain data and information' concerning hot-mix asphalt plants. This trip was madeupon the suggestion of the citycommissioners, whiJ.-'ire toying

;with the idea ,of obta'rnipK such aplant for the mainteha'hce of Concordia streets..;.It is "rntertsting toknow the cost of a 30-torijJer hourplant would be in the neighborhood of $15,000rcompletely set-upand with the necessary heaterswould run the cost to about$20,000. .Under the present contemplated program there are twohundred and fifty blocks thatneed such attention.

(Published in The Concordia Blade-Empire, Wednesday, May 11,1960.) '• ' 4 .- ",T?r~'

ORDINANCE NO,->Utt7:.\5SV'An ordinance- desfgiatfflg**^ es-

tablisliiiw.the.folldwing part of anexisting streetfwlthfn the'citjj' 0fConcordfB, Kansas, twb^-'a^maintrafficwtw, to wtgjl^ajln'Sfreetbetween She soufi corporate' 11m-it4 o&said city; and a point 164.89fee&'gorth of/the center line ofSixth,Street. •*;.'; s>Whereas! The primary function of

that •part' of Lincoln Street, an existing street in the City of Con-cordiar;Kansas, between the southcoi*potatejlnilt& of said city and ajpoint 164.86 -feet north of the cen-'ter line'ofj3ixth Street, is the move-ment'^of^through;.. traffic betweenareas bf^Ccncentrated,activity within theycltypnd.;traffic 'facilities out- ;

^.performing the; func-najor trafficway, ;'NOW,

THEREFORE, ..'.': ''•'-'Be |It-Ordained"by tHg'foSrerning

body of the Cltytbf Coricordia;Section 1. That the part of Lin

coln Street/an existing street, within the city of Concordia, Kansas,between the south, corporate limitsof said city and a point 164.89 feetnorth of the center line of Sixth

Street, be and it is hereby designated and established as a main trafficway as contemplated and authorized by section 1 of chapter 71 pfthe Kansas legislative session lawsof 1959, otherwise cited as G. S.1959 Supp. 12-685.

Section 2. That this ordinanceshall take effect upon its publica-

; tion.Passed by the Citv Commission

and signed by the Mayor May 2,1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO.(Seal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-H

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At iK|gg-fey's meeting of thecity commissioners, city managerMoss was authorized to employat least on a part-time basis, theservices of an-animal control officer (in the yesterdays, called "dogcatcher') to pick up and impoundail unlicensed dogs.

. In reporting the doe situationin Concordia, Mr. Moss stated:An abnormal'- number of calls

pertaining to dogs and other animals has been received by thepolice department. It appearsthat the stray dog population hasincreased. This ; is true, eventhough in '1958,-222 dogs were disposed of and in 1959, 286 dogswere confined. It is felt that unlicensed dogs create the majorityof the problems. It is a physicalimpossibility: -.'ior the police de-

| partment tohandle any moreanimals than, they- now do."' The

(matter of salary to be paid thei,animal control officer nor his!qualifications were discussed.

l^Bl ?5. I960 was set as the let-flri.?16 for ** ssde of 'bonds, in

Itnetotai amount of about $200,000, iissued .for final financing of the.downtown street improvements.lit is understood that the localfinancial institutions will not"beamongjthe bidders;:v • •.

Thebond, pfcity-treasurer, Austin Huscher, was approved. J-

Chief of police Krasny's reportfor April showed the two policecars had been driven 4,858 milesused 605,£igallons of- gas." fafty-one arrests-were made, 136.warnings issued, 169^investigationsmade and 1,250 parking meterviolation tickets issued. ';."".,'

Judge Meador's report indicatedtotal amount of fines imposed tobe $372.50 with $371.50 collected.Total' parking meter" violations "netted the city $211.25. Minortraffic violations $29.

"(Published in The Blade-Empire,Saturday, May 14, 1960.) j

NOTICE OF BOND SALE I$225,000.00

City of Concordia, KansasINTERNAL IMPROVEMENT

BONDS

(General Obligation Bonds,Series 1960-B)

Sealed bids will be received by theCity Commission of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, at the office ofthe City Manager ln the City Hallin said city until 11:00 o'clock, a. m„central standard time, Wednesday,May 25, 1960, for the sale of $225,-dOO.OO Internal Improvement Bonds,Series 1960-B, of said city. -: Said issue will consist of 225

bonds in th,e, denomination of $1,-000.00 each. All of said bonds willbe dated June ' 1, 1960, with semiannual; interest coupons attached,payable June 1 and December -1 ofeach>JyeMfJfjnitlngsthe' Ufe-'iOfvthe'itya^t^tnnp'rmapttl'taltiu'inteiesfcj.~ . ., 1 —1> -..Ulttalft^il—-Qjtl,JAA^ jmw£ ooott a viiwicwr" 1r wrffr~n

ire payable afei3h)HoJf&a„of ,the,lt«tef Tirasujsffctjrspefeg^sastfrfFhe/ufcandSoovaj, mature, serially,,

<ver a pepiod of. fifteen years-or'aperiod ofrttwenty .year.* dependingupon the. bids, r If- the; fifteen-year .period- preyails, the'bonds will ma-.'ture serially as. follows? $15,000.00/principal on June lvin each of thgyears 1961- to;'1975,'both inclusive.If the twenty-year period is iac-cepted, the bonds will mature serially as follows: $12,000.00 principalori'iJune X>in each of the years 1961td»-"1965, bBfch Inclusive, and $11,-000.00 principal' on -June 1 in eachof1the years 1966ito 1980, both inclusive. J-fei'-Jfr-o..£•;- . :„> j' Proposals *will be,'"received ^ on i

bonds' bearing such rate or ratesof interest as may be specified bythe bidders; provided, 'however,

QTreasurer's Quarterly Financial Statement

Concordia, KansasFOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1960,

'; Old '• "' ••'"FUNDS Balances

General Operating _L $ 36,834.76Water Works _„ 35,521.47

TO MARCH

Disbursement'*.' ..

$ 44,378.18 '14,099.981,548.16.

6,761.82

161.57

39.611.00626.29

571.99

1,544.27

Airport Maintenance __Noxious WeedLibraryBand £___Recreation ^Bond & Interest __!___

2,607.66538.19

702.65

147.13

462.98

8,038.39

Firemen's Pension 13,276.02Social Security 2,371.24Fire Euipment Reserve ___ 13.48

Cemetery Endowment 1,595.331J436.58

200.00Petty CashAirport .. _ ._ 5.603.11Construction „ 7,927.52

Peceints ,

$ 73,397.9217,755.402,937.76

443.20

6,059.171,044.67

3,013.2247,559.78

725.76

2,987.07

212.18

106*30.01

31, 1960

, ' New

$ 05,854 5039,176.89

3,997.26981.39

1,191.803,314.63

15,987.174,557.58

13.429.793,805.04

13.48

1,595.381.343.35

200.00

5.603.11

(49,343.03)

Totals,:- .$122,460.43 $205,693.36 $216,445.45 $111,708.34

LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS '

Temporary Notes —.$201,279.45

AVAILABLE CASH

Cloud'County Bank .._._$ 31,508.34First National Bank 40,000.00Fidelity State Bank 40,000.00Petty Cash • 200.00

Serial Bonds „-, 700,753.29ixtr-f^-l"

, Total Available Cash___$lll,708.34

'. I, Austin Huscher, do hereby certify that the aboye .statement iscorrect.. XuSfctNHUSCHER,

City" Treasurer.

•*'.Total ______V_:__'_ $902,032.74

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that not more than five differentrates shall be specified. Each interest rate .shall be in a multipleof dn,e-eighth or one-tenth of onepercent. No bid of less than parand accrued interest .from date ofbonds to date of delivery will beconsidered. TNo rale shall be morethan five' per'cenft^.The awards willbe maderpn Jfta iiasis *of the lowestnet interest cost onHhe issue to thecity. Thei-bondfiytfre ,not callable,and are general 'obligations of thecity, free fromff&deraMhcome taxes,and •state' and local ad valoremtaxes, and are' payable;'from unlimited ad' vatordrrrtaxes. The cityreserves the right to Reject any andall bids. '>'*&

The bonds^will "be'iptinted at theexpense of tKe cityV'and will beready for delivery to Che purchaserat whatever"'Ideation H&'shall specify on or about July H"j 1960. Thecity will pay "the delivery charges.

This issue is offered for sale subject to rejection by"i!the StateSchool-Fund 'Commission, whichhas the prior right, by'Mstate law,to purchase at par^and accruedinterest! '..".j!"-.^

Bids' must be : 'accompanied bycertified or cashier's check for 2% ofthe'Amount bid, and the city re- •serves the rigrit to reject any andall bids.

The city will furnish the purchaser with, & transcript of the proceedings authorizing the bond issue,and 'the sale will be subject to theapproval; qf^ the transcript by thepurchaser's, own attorney! '•-' AjTpropq^afcs jfoiv'said bonds must

•;bftdn forr^SfWfrlc*1 can be obtained^fi-om Cha'rfos*'$£• Moss, City Manager, City S^a^^tipncordia, Kan^s.

A^ prospectus. ;WiJl be ;sent uponrequest. i , i

Dated: May 18, 1960./5/rjJ9SN?Jr,WITNEY,

1-H '->K , City Clerk.

! City com:| authorized thjrnix" plant ~i;i range, perma\ improvement: The plant1necessary tocost approxin

i The propost. tion similar,.Inst summer

' surfacing wiJ• the resealingl the past sev: sealing treatrfive years w:plication lendimprovementthe material

gutters can ,salvaged. .,,

It is pla:project for. 5each: jear wyears to rehtotal of 250 ,paving^in tow

The' cpmmimid-mbrtthlya resolution

street as >&/make way' fcment proposeiHighway coirtion sets up a

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be held k>

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' leading up^Eq the"issuance of this| bond has besh duly filed in my office alio? that tMftond and'couponsattached heretojwere registered ln

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witnes»my&&rk arid official seal*• t ":..'* i ,

Auditor of the State ot KansasV--' By. -*:—.....

' Director of Post AuditsSection 5 Ttujt the .Interest cou

pons attached to saidg,bonds'shallbe in the following ainounts due asfollows . -v

First Coupon Thereafter

TdNo ll'lfflw'i ' .«md Nos 2 tp •-• - ,'.>' r11, Inc, 3V4%,2i60' tlS25 1225

And said lrfteatsWc2'ip«ls attachedto said bonds shali.be> ln substantially ttie followingprm,as provided

No

the CH>$of ConW*H».')Cloud doXinty.^Xansjis.) — - 1>will pay%earer|.d||a)Dollars<5hd ..l^l«B)19.vCentslawful mBn«WW k,'the United States of)—XAmenca'",Bjt'the officelof the Stafe Treasurer,)Topeka, Kansas being) City of. months' interest on)its Street Improve-) Concordiament vpond Series) *1960-A, dated June 1,)

illy me following ioito as provu• o s. 1949, io-iar ri & •o .:.'< On thW&IB*?*. , ,lyot'-i—-,•!»#-.)

!U1960 No.

(•Signed) s)t.(Signature).)

Attest Mayor )I (Signed) ) __» ,

(Signature? ) >City Clerk** *» ) rSection B^Thatfthe mayor and

city clerk of the City of Concordia,Kansas, are hereby authorized,empowered and directed to prepare and execute the bonds described in this ordihrfce, and whensuch bonds are duly executed, toregister the same in the office oisaid city clerk and in the officeof the state auditor of the State of

" " »sell and deliver theig to law to thilaw-jtBljtShAterspre-

acfuafcost andExpenseofffirprpving the streets described-, in thepreamble to this ordinance, including the expense incurred•incidentto the issuance and registration oisaid bonds. iiv I7(.-'., '.

Section 7. Thajt the.Jull faith,credit and resources p^the Cityof Concordia, KaMsas.'sfflai be andthe same are hMreby irrevocablypledged-for the ftwmpt payment ofsaid bonds and all interest thereon,asithe same become;.due, by thelevy of taxes as provided by '«»•

IThe proper -officers of'said city1shall annually make provision forthe-payment of the principal andinterest of'said bonds .'as. the samebecome due, by levying, and col-lectaig the necessary taxes,in,themanner (provided by law. ,• Section; 8.' That anjTand all ac-

^Ubri-^ewqMjW-tafcen inconsistent'hejie35th'.is3|breby repealed.

jSwtlori' STOThat this ordinanceslfa^take "Hfect and be in forceIr^Sska •mfter'"lts"JjuUllcgtlorriri the; Concordia Blade - Enj-:pire.j.the, official newspaper of

|'s'aid?#ity. , ' •--..K Eatesed by the Commission andWne'd by the Mayor, May 16, 1960.~ : 'ROBERT E. TREGO,-. '(Seal) ?•-"''• Mayor.

Attest:'JOHN J, WHITNEY,I(H) City Clerk.

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'-?' •„_-.„,work priSvliprovided, however, .tria-fc,' in obta]ing1 such contractSji^he .City Marirager may call for '.competitive bidsor negotiate on tlie.'jbases of unitprices established, by|."iijevlous bids;according ito. his ,pviii"' discretion;and, provided. furtli«;|that the costof the street improyertients shallnot exceed' the cost], wfimates ar*jproved byfSectior^i'i|f trus-'ortB-gnance. ''.'.• *ii|!<i-f-; ' ' f§!j-

Section 5. ' That' this ordinanwshall take.effect'.up^h its publication price, hi the "Concordia Blade-Empire, the official! ci|y.'newspaper.

Passed by the City; CommissionMay 16, I960.'-, ^-'••'•' ..'- i,' \"

ROBERT E."TREGO, ,-(Seal) Mayor;'Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-(H)

City To Buy "'Hot-Mix Plant = a.

After receiving _a. report fromcity manager "Charles Moss, thecity commissioners jn^session Monday afternoon, suggested that thecity manager negotiate;, the purchase of a hot-mix asphalt plantfor street maintenance, which -willcost about $25,000. \V

'• The city manager, was authorized to prep'areHhre"tie'ce|sary cost |estimates, plans and.'spec'Kicationsfor the improvement oi Willowstreet from 11th to 13th. A petition has preViouslyJ t*en filedasking for sucii improvement.

An ordinance was passed des- !ignating Lineoln;>tre'et-as .a-piaintrafficway. and" establishing thejrequired protest period, which willbe 30 days aftffiEneFWst'•publication of the ordinance" May 28th.

Qbllsllea ii(PubliHHrT in TheConcordia Blade-

Empire Wednesd'ay,fI(Piyl.18,1960.)ORDINANCE N0.1559 ' .An ordinance providing for the im

proving of the following part ofthe streets ofthe City of Concordia, Kansas: "Willow Street between -EleVenth Street and Thirteenth Stseet.'< tjjii 1

3e it- ordWried • by; the governingBe It- ordWried • by the governingbody of the City of Concordia:Section'It-That#! the following

part of the'streeti' ot'the City ofConcordia^ Kansas, be graded,paved, curbed- arid guttered, andotherwise improYftd: Willow Streetbetween the" south'side of EleventhStreet and the sdttjh side of Thirteenth Street. %\. ',;,";.

Section 2. Thai the plans, specifications, arid estimates' of cost forthe street imrAoiBnents providedfor by''Section tMC? this ordinance,prepared under IBfc'1 supervision ofthe City Engiheef' ofi: Concordia,Kansas, filed Ma)hl6, 1960, with the,City Clerk of S8M city and submitted to the goyejming/.body of saidcity, are 'hereby/Vaecepted pn& approved; - " - ;' ?

Section 3.That", the cost fofbringing .the istreet, to grade andthe cost of improving the street Intersections .shSfltyie,. borne by theCity at ftirgei'and 'th$ cost of theother improvements by this ordinance provided**or shall be paid by,and,, assessed to. the property,,oneach side of. the street, described InSecflo^3P^f':thistordinance,' to the

body, of the City of Concordia", Kan?

5-/f-£>0

On Fiye;C^ncprdia j "Road,;Street Jonsi«. .

• '--a.u "-• '•.i-si- .»,'•The Shier C9nstructiani-compahy

of Hutchinson ,'waa the- apteiarentlow bidder;,011,the five'.straWaiut,'highway •construction , projects,, inand ;near 'Concordia',' .according: toCityVMana^ger'CHarles Mosi^^.^hoattehdedf '.tiie1 'letting f at JurfdRonCity this- rriflrhirig. '. ,.| \-~$ '-ThfetiShier.ODmpairy's overallitoid

was approxizriately $465,000,;nearly$55,000 lessjthan the next low bid.

The bridge^across Buffalo-creekon K-28,-west of Coricbrdfa wasalso included! in the' letting1 withD.-D. Blaluso-f Quinterjubmittingthe lowbidiat $38,04j'.'B^T,"'' >' '.'|

Thej proJiectii'byJ'thei3Ri.e-.ee andthe approximate .bMs ^submittedby the low1 bidder were:<-

Overlay«bn :US-81 X-—;-$156,851Oveflay'on'Fifth'Street'."' >;-„.

fromiCedar'to Baoad-way'.^OT- '.!'-;. 5,968

City portie*'of K-9, andK-28 '-55*?1 L i-T— 74,149.

Rural •portion of.; K-9 '»'• .-jand 'K^8';'.'„r—^-4- 1?1,436 >

CornerJ coristructiori - At .' «JLjunction of K-9 faiidK-28 '..-•- 36,614

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RECREATION GROUI>"-«ft:ET'?

The Concordia ' RecreationalCommission met in regular session May 6 at the'home of WilliamMiller.

Donald McDonald gave a reportof a baseball organizational meeting which had ibeen held at Ray

• Culley's. Cards to check potentialbaseball players had been sent to

; the various schools in the city.Boys 'below junior high schoolage will be enrolled at the play-gfund when activities open in0$ne for the younger ball players.'^Needed repairs on the grandstand are to be made.u.ibackstoptod line fences will be 'built at theCity Park and Taff Field for baseball where needed.: fSince Mr. Simmons, Hecreation-

'. b| Director, could not be present1dUe to his attending the Junior->Senior Prom, the meeting recessedjuntil Thursday, May 12 at. 8:00, p:m. At this meeting Mr. Simmons presented the following list

•of persons to be hired as summerrecreational helpers.

Ann Austin, Madeline Briggs,Judy,.Cox, Igta ,Cjilley, LindaGrieivSEaron Johas6n,.and.Bo!b-ert Trembly. The Commission rec-corhrhgfuTed trT&Tth'es"eJ'persohs behired. *•',-,

The public address sSystenibe-

m%iohts tolaS^eofstihleityHall irftihe ensffi*. &£• thkCityClerk.?" ***&•& H*t"-

The horse shoe pits, are to bemoved and repaired and the basketball courts resurfaced

,: The jSecreatififtrapommissionattempts; to havVjJ^iequate*andsuitable supervisors and helriersfor aUsSummex activities hwall children do play at their*6^. "^ " r .^,Next Tegular meeting will foe Tm-

day, June 3 at 7 30 p m. at thehome of Hugh Emrich

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property 'wastrjip .for* :boi®ht..V snother* ishad ifo"05di| -proptert*Canlitto Ar:...housesrM ™Republidari^$102.50 to Ihouse went-$15 andSwi:the franiS, snty fofi$fl6.-T

TheJ«Ofldiwreckea%r iof thefflnal

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(Published ir„ Empire, SjNotice of

o..fay Project >>§p%W if" iS„ £lfa \. i.-•.AH* "the /^mmt^s "propei

kcondemned<jKir the hew K-28 an.Kv9 eftcBSs^'lhto -fioriWiSal-weresold aj06uctidB".b^ittfet<*E*ity thisafternoon' r'j '.*»*'

The 'stone house dtfaft Maishproperty was stHA. to IDale-'Thol-strijp forT $37 64,"rlRutar Daviesboafht * small shed ibr,'""i20, another shed lor $35 ana;1ttee housefor »50,<OJf, thq Gomer T DaviespropertyjSKhe shed baW of theCa»L OstsjBn pTace went for $20to ArniOTjlt Naillieux* two littlehouses 8Sr*t'ttii2 Miller' prdperty onRepublican 'were sold at $25 and I$102 50 to Ira Studt. The Miller jhouse went to Bernard 'Istas for$15 and1'.Wilson Carlgreh bought Ithe frarrifc fined back of his proper- ity fofefiB,.*

Tlie|#u*ldings are all to bewrecked 'or' moved and this is oneof the4inal steps in making way

ifpr^hJCa^S- and 28 project whichwpffln&de a- new entrance oftheBeSs|M^ighways comhtjgKtfUnto

teere^M»rbpertyKlSslK '.'th'5MOQ^KSSWr-'-of West FJTtlKHAd^onReptlbftofa street..

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(Published in The Conco;r Empire, Saturday, Mai

"SOTICE "

and' accrued interes'

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jrstiantif the

does

fol-

lowlng 'descrlSed issue"' of Jhe general obligation bonds of theTcity ofICq<^^ia,fKansas, will beljflaced'

£br cash at not ^ss^tnan par ''"'- ••' -Jreet

Bonds Semap 1960-A,1, 1960,ni ihe aggregate

iunt of $7,411 57( ma-"*Tover a period ^r'ten

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. . "City* Clerk•*• 1

of - ,-s / - y,

HQi £»' NO T I_C E S *(First,publishecTin The Concordia

Blade-Empire, May 23,. 1960)NQTHJjfo V -x , ... .

Pubitc.^iotice is hereb'yi:giveg, pursuant to Section 12-688 of the! Kansas-General. Statutes Supplement of1959, that at a session of $ie gpjfcerning!,body, of the City of.J3oaa&dia, Kansas/ held on the IWJfcqayof May,,.Mfi0, the following ifcssoul-tion was.'jraad and adopted- t . i

..-. BEiiTtRESOLVED, That it is-'.,by ithis, [the governnig body jtf .,-'the City of Concordia, Kansas, 'deemed/and is hereby declaredrMoa<nu>y to cause to be! reim-UrSvkaAy repaving at stf ettti-iWtWPcost of $6,000.00 HhecniEIntrafficway designated and established by ordinance J557 ofsaid-City, to, wit: Lincoln"Streetbetween the south caf "limits of said city and a'164.89 feel north of tlline of Sjxth Street; __this governing body of sa:.intends to so reimprpvemaih^itfficway. 3 Trl

And£, be . it furtheo.'SOLVlM That this rV*be,nubllsned as requiredvhj.,_..,ftfPsix consecutive day^itfptheCorifordia, Blade-Empire, a daily ir$wspB,per and the officialnewspaper of said city.

If Within .thirty days after the lastpublication" of this resolution there :is filed:'in the, office of the CityClerk, fiot latsr than 5:00 o'clock,:p. m„ on thgfUast day, a protest;signed In conrpltance with law anelection shall: be'called and held asprovided^ law..,,

Daj-ftJ^rftprjiay of May, 1960.',l«£«#S3«SifejrREGO,

•»%"'wi»i>sSKSsFMiiaie city iiSeal>.>r, lS .^"CflKprdM Kahsaaj.Attest •-"rrS3frftSr%T?ttTPv' 5*5?"*"City fclerk:,,<|5-.. ' Tzfetf luft '

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NO TIC E 3

(First:pubflshed in'i.JfhejjgagpbrdilBlade-Empire,. May'KWWi)

notice ,.r y*%r"'.Public notice is hereby given, pur

suant to Section 12-688 ofv^he Kansas General*6tatutes Supplement oi1959"^that'r at a session of the gov-ernih&body": of the City of iCoficor-dia, Kansas, held on the 16th dayof May I960, the following..-3:esolu-tloh was read and adopted.*/". ,T-BESfT RESOLVED, Thapitt Is

by tills the governnig ^bbfl*6Iof j• the City of Concordia,/Kansas, ^

deemed and is herebyt-deelared '*necessary to cause to'fee .*feim^prOvUdyby repaving at'ejiatsti".maW4»fcost of $6,000.00 WtcaintraMcway designated mllf'eB-tablished by ordinance 'ftJ57*;ofsaid,City, to wit: Lincbln*Streetbetween the south cdf^iOrjfl ' •limits of said city and a'-fcomt16*W feet north of the celiter

j)f Sixth Street ana*"thatgverning body of said city$'*lo so reimdrove tlaid

f-afficway -*'" #fi*»j't be it fu

_i,VlED, That this' fVfLLpulJlished as re*>lr|Bf8

vMpix consecutive days**^,..Concordia Blade-Empire, Era|newspaper andnewspaper of said

nthin thirty daysiilc&tion of this re!SaB in the office"!™hot later than _ „ ^-_

r on the last degf, »^...signed in compliance wfthiilaw.inelection shall be called W^ftld Uprovided by law '-il'

Dated^his 16th day of Mstf 1960IERJ 5 TREGO,

dr'd^p-iscity(Seal) "fa* 'bf-CjonT

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Attest %m 3City Clerk^'f^-

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Cfoud dlnty LosesV^^iNoses by Federal Census Just Complete

According to Federal census figures, Cloud county has a 1960 population of 14,299. Nearly 2,000 lessthan the 1950 Federal figure and500 less than the unofficial statefigure submitted by the local county clerk for the current year.

The Federal figure was releasedyesterday by D. A. Dougherty,Russell, census district supervisor.The Federal census reported afigure of 16,104 in 1950. Concordiawas listed with a population of7,145 in the previous census butno breakdown of the Cloud countyfigures were released in Dougherty's report.

Each year county deputy assessors take a population count andthis year turned up with a figure"of 14,868. Concordia 'Was enumerated with 7,282 residents.

County Clerk E. E. Newinghamadmitted there should be some difference in the two reports. Theannual report prepared by his office lists students away from homeand military personnel. .The statealso furnished the clerk a list ofCloud county persons in state hospitals and correctional institutionswhich are incorporated into theCloud county figures.

Townships lost in the populationcount this year, Newingham reports, the assessors coming up witha figure of 4,339 this year as compared with 4,510 in 1959, Due tothis rural drop, the county alsolost in population over the pastyear. Current county figure is 14,-'868 as compared with 14,932 lastyear.

Newingham lists a gain of 13'.persons in Concordia over the pastyear. His books lists the names of7.282 residents as compared with7,150 a year ago.

The Federal list released by

Dougherty contains figures for 24Northwest Kansas counties. Salinecounty tops the list with 53,649 andEllis county is second with 21,035.Cloud county is third and Russellcounty fourth with 11,237. No othercounty on the list reaches 10,000population.

The Federal list, subject to minor revision, includes two cities—Salina with 42,178, and Hays with11,829. Republic County totals 9,720and Mitchell county 8,810.

The Cloud county list preparedby Newingham:Township 1960 1959Arion _. 196 200Aurora j_.__ 212 229Buffalo 301 300Center 268 286Colfax __J 164 188Elk. 195 . 202Grant 197 209Lawrence 294 307Lincoln 305 312Lyon .. 301 298Meredith _-... 164 194Nelson „: 250 259Oakland __- 113 ' 144Shirley 378 363Sibley : 264 270Solomon ._ _____: 287 292Starr 250 256Summit 200 201

Township Total 4,339 4,510CityAurora ___:_ 161 155Clyde . 1,009 1,053Concordia 7,282 7,150Glasco ' 854 829Jamestown 451 467Mlltonvale _„___ 770 765Simpson __._____--_--• 2 3

City Totals __._ 10,528 10,422

COUNTY TOTALS ..14,868 14,932

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Wichita Company Low Bid on Bonds -\For Concordia Street Improvement %

City commissioners this morning accepted the bid of Milburn,Cochran and company of Wichitaat an average interest rate of3.63125 per cent on the sale of$225,000 worth of municipal bonds-to complete financing on the downtown street improvement projectcompleted last fall.

Bids were asked on both 15-yearand 20-year issues and the commission after viewing all bidschoose the 15-year alternate. This,it was pointed out, will save, thecity over $20,000 in interest overthe. shorter period. \ •

The Milburn, Cochran and company's net interest cost for theentire issue was $64,362.50 overthe 15-year period. It bid the 20-year bonds at $86,982.50 at anaverage interest rate of 3.7411827per cent.

Eleven firms submitted bids withonly,.a small variance in the netinterest cost on the 15-year issue.The high net interest bid was $68,775.00. . . ,

In each instance the 20-year alternate bid was much higher with;two of the firms not bidding atall on the longer term bonds.

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®CONCORD!AMUNICIPALSWIMMING

POOL

Will Open

Saturday, May 28POOL HOURS — 1:00 P. M. TO 9:00 P. M. EVERY DAY

(Except during days when pool manager deems weatherto be too cool or rainy for swimming.)

Save Money And Swim As Often As YouLike By Buying ASeason Ticket!

SEASON TICKETS ARE AGAIN OFFERED FOR SALE. SWIM ASOFTEN AS YOU LIKE DURING THE SUMMER. SEASON WILL LAST

APPROXIMATELY NINETY DAYS.

ADULT SEASONTICKET—$8.00

If you swim at least twicea week during the season,you will save $2.40. If youswim once each day duringthe season you will save$28.00.

YOUTH SEASONTICKET—$6.00

If you swim at least threetimes a week during theseason, you will save $3.75.If you swim once each dayduring the season, you willsave $16.50.

CHILD SEASONTICKET—$3.00

If you swim once each dayduring the season, you willsave $9.60. If you swim atleast three times a weekduring the season, you willsave $3.46. '

Family Season Ticket—$15.00

Regardless of the size of your family, if you like toswim, this is a real money saver. Check the regularadmission prices and multiply by the number timeseach member of your family is likely to swim. Thismay be the ticket that will save you the most money.

Regular Admission Prices

ADULTS, 18 or over -. 40 CentsYOUTH, ages 13 to 17, inclusive 25 CentsCHILDREN, ages 5 to 12, inclusive 14 CentsPRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN — Free if accompanied

by parent.

SWIMMING POOL MANAGER - JOHN HUMPHREY

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POOL HOURS —1:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. EVERY DAY

(Except during days when pool manager deems weather to be too cool or rainy)

Save Money and Swim as Often as You LikeBy Buying a Season Ticket

SEASON TICKETS ARE AGAIN OFFERED FOR SALE. SWIM AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE DURING THE

SUMMER. SEASON WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY NINETY DAYS.

Adult Season Ticket — $8.00

If you swim at least twice a week

during the season, you will save $2.40.If you swim once each day during the

season you will save $28.00

Youth Season Ticket — $6.00

If you swim at least three times a week

during the season, you will save $3.75.

If you swim once each day during the

season, you will save $16.50.

Child Season Ticket — $3.00

If you swim ai least three times a week

during the season, you will save $2.40.

If you swim once each day during theseason, you will save $9.60.

Family Season Ticket — $15.00Regardless of the size of your family, if you like toswim, this is a real money saver. Check the regularadmission prices and multiply by the number of timeseach member of your family is likely to swim. Thismay be the ticket that will save you the most money.

Regular Admission PricesADULTS, 18 or over 40 centsYOUTH, ages 13 to 17, inclusive 25 centsCHILDREN, ages 5 to 12 inclusive 14 centsPRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN — Free if accompanied

by parent. /

SWIMMING POOL MANAGER-JOHN HUMPHREY

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Cityl Manager Explains Need ofA Hot-Mix Plant For Concordja

tegration of the streets. This hasmade it possible to now considera gradualpermanent improvementprogram and to do so without asharp rise in expenditures.

At present, the proposed program could be geared to a totalof 250 blocks. If started in 1961the project could improve 25blocks per year over a ten year

P<Such aprogram can be developed for an additonal $2,000.00 peryear We would be able to resurface a street in such a manner thatit will require little or no attention for many years to come Theriding qualities of the street canbe greatly improved and the nature of the material is such thatthe broken gutters can be over-layed" and salvaged. _

If the Commission desires toundertake such a program, consideration should be given to theauthorization of no-fund warrantsfor the purchase of the necessaryequipment. Authorityneed not begiven for more than $20,000.00Since the program as proposedwould not start until the Spring,of 1961 the actual cash will not;be needed immediately, however,the authority for the use of thewarrants should be made availableso the eventual purchase can bemade as market opportunities ore-sent themselves."

City manager iMoss made thefollowing report to the city com-cissioners last week regarding theadvisability of the city's purchaseof a hot-mix asphalt plant forstreet maintenance. As reportedpreviously the commissioners acceptedthe recommendation of thecity manager. .,-»„«"Long-range Residential Street

Improvement Program:In accordance with the instructionof the Governing Body a studyhas been made into the possibiltyof re-surfacing our old residentialstreets and doing so by using asurfacing material similar to thatused on the streets recent.y resurfaced in the downtown area.This study led to the examinationof the possibility of the city purchasing the necessary equipmentto both manufacture and lay thedesired material. The conclusionhas been reached that it is bothfinancially possible to acquire thenecessaryequipment and physically possible for our uresent workforce to do the job.

We are now spending slightlyover $10,000.00 per year for streetsealing In order to retain theworth of a street it should be re-sealed every five years. Our streetsealing program has been a greataid in temporarily rehabilitatingour older streets and has made itpossible to avoid wholesale disin

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K&r s- *cMake Good f>ule of Cl'.y Bonds

The city commissioners met inadjourned sesssion Wednesdaymorning to receive bids on the$225,000 worth of bo ids beingsold to finance the recent downtown strecl program. Oi the eleven bids received the one submittedby the Milburn, Cochran & Com-any of Wichita was declared themost acceptable. The bonds willrun for 15 years and will bear anaverage interest rate of 3.631250.Total interest cost to the city willbe $65,475.00. with a deduction of$112.50 premium would bring thenet interest cost on the entireissue to be $65,362.50.

An alernate bid for the bondsto run for 20 years, according tothe figures of the successful bidders would have cost the city anadditional $21,620.00 in interest.Those familiar with the presentmoney market say that the cityreceived a very liberal offer fromMilburn, Cochran & Company. Netinterest costs on the 20-year bondswould have amounted to $86,982-.50. The highest net interestcharge on the 15-year bonds, bidby Stern Brothers & Company,Kansas City, Mo., was $68,775.00.

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(Municipal SwimmingPool Opens Saturday

Concordia's municipal swim- \ming pool, one of the finest inthe state, will open Saturday, May28, with John Humphrey againacting as pool manager Pool hourswill be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.every day. As usual there are different kinds of tickets, adult season youth season, child season,and family season. The familyseason tickets are very popular,which provides for admission foryour family, regardless of thefamily size. Regular admissions,adults, 18 or over, 40c; youth, ages13 to 17, inclusive, 25c: children,ages 5 to 12 inclusive, 14 cents.

iPre-scho'il children are admittedIfree if accompanied by a parent.

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Highway Departflrent , jBuildings Sold fan *,/}f

The buildings, including threeresidence properties in the 400block on West Fifth street, recently condemned by the statehighway department for the rerouting of highways 9 and 28. intothe west part of Concordia, were.sold, last Friday afternoon at)auction sales, as scheduled with.Sallman and Evert as auctioneers.-

The stone residence -of Mrs.Frances Maish, at 417 West Fifthstreet for which the state paid$7500 was sold to Dale Tholstrupfor $37.50. The frame house,' residence of Ruth Davies. for whichshe received $6,000 from the state,was purchased by MissDavies for<f50. One shed on the Davies property sold for $20 and anotherfor $35, both purchased by MissDavies. The garage building belonging to Carl Ossmann. whichtogether with the land taken, appraised at $763. was purchased byArmand Naillieux for $20. Oss-man's total "payment from thestate was $3,013, which includeddamages to remaining propertynot acquired. The Carl Miller residence for which the state paid$7 500 was sold to Bernard Istasfor $15. Two smaller houses onthe Miller property were purchased by Ira Studt, who paid $25 forthe west one, valued by the stateat $1,000 and $102.50 for the eastone valued at $1,200.Wilson Carl-gren bought the frame shed atthe north o this residential lotfor $25.

All sales of property were madewith the distinct understanding

•' that all buildings must be clearedoff the sites by June 15.

(First published In The uoncordiaBlade-Empire, May 23, 1960.)

NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 12-688 of the Kansas General Statutes Supplement of1959, that at a session of the governing body of the City of Concordia, Kansas, held on the 16th dayof May 1960, the following resolution was read and adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That it isby this the governnig body ofthe City of Concordia, Kansas,deemed and is hereby; declarednecessary to cause to'be reim-proved by repaving at an estimated cost' of $6,000.00 the maintrafficway designated and established by ordinance 1557 ofsaid City, to wit: Lincoln Streetbetween the south corporatelimits of said city and a point164.89 feet north of the centerline of Sixth Street; and thatthis governing body of said cityintends to so relmprove saidmain t-afficway.

And be it further RE-,: SOLVED,„That this resolution1

be published as' required by law,for six consecutive days in the

Concordia BladerEmpire, a) dailynewspaper; and tjie official inewspaper of said city. \,

If within thirty days after the last;publication of, this rioluriprfNli&eIs filed In the'bf(ic?of \hS5e»

jClerk, not later than .&;00'o'clockp. m; on the last\dayJ?'a;iroteSt"signed m compltaacejMi»w an.election 'shall he caUea7Md:hgld as Iprovided by law. • •>' £;SS. , I

Dated this 16th day of May, I960. • ROBERT E. TREGO, ',c ,,' ' •' " M&y°r of the. City(Seal) .of Concordia, Kansas.Attest';. JOHN. J. WHITNEY '•"•City Clerk. ' " '«*-a^'.' ;303_6

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Bar Swims in

AirportLakeCity:'Park Diamond toBe Named-Culley Field

In new business at the re'gularlyscheduled meeting; of City commissioners Monday . at City hall,need for an- ordinance to controlswimming in the lake at Airportpark-.because of health and safetyfactors, and'a motion to name thecity park baseball diamond "RayCulley Field"i were discussed andacted upon. .. ' i

For the first time in severalyears there Is.enough water in the'lake at Airport. park to be anattraction to those who want toswim there, but the lake is deemedundesirable as. a swimming spotbecause of health factor and;, thelack' of safety supervision,,,it notbeing possible'for the city to'provide lifeguard service there. Thecommission voted to instruct cityattorney .to draft an ordinance tocontrol swimming ln the Ahportpark lake. -' .

The commission. expressed desire to designate the City parkbaseball diamond as the. "RayCulley Field" and motion *;waspassed to turn over to a committeethe prvoding of a suitable plaquefor the field in the 13th StreetCity park, naming the; playingfield. (A fund has.been started byinterested Individuals of Concordiato improve scouting facilities andto provide a memorial at the Citypark field in-memory.^ of Ray Culley. Committee in. charge is D. D.Hlnes, chairman; Lyle Conley, A.'B. Blackburn, Raymond Johnston,Doyle Turner.)

Other business' acted on by thecommission was bond ordinancefor the downtown street improvement project,, appropriation^, ordinances, and approval of bond ofHarry Fudge as treasurer of Flre-'man's Relief Association, and Police ind Fire Department reports.

Police Department report for themonth of May showed Pollde. patrol'car 1 traveled 1,654 miles andused 167.7 gallons of gas, 3 quartsof^oll. Police Patrol' Car 8 traveled3,647; miles, used .500.3 gallops, gasand', six quarts oil. Police' nlafle161 investigations,' Issued 132 warn-iagS.lmade 52 Sjrrests;.meter.tick-.ets'.*r(ven out numbered. 1,300; funerals escorted 10.' Pollci judge;collected $386 in fines' and.meterpenalties $289;..continued /pases$25tC: i-./•'. i\ i •-'•''."• . "• -fC^i|*':"i ••

Fire: departnteat's'repprt. showedtwo,,dama«hg*,fn-es ^ durlhgi-fthemonth, tht-vworst a. $25,00O.SIossblaze at .Ben Bolt, apartments-onApril,*. On -April- 9,; a ,flre'at.tlie

"iefile Palrhquist home had;<$bjji-,''age,,of.$8,l)(X); to house;;, $3,000- >tocontents;. ,,'1*6 deparUhent?personnel:made lftjlnspections of.jproper-

1ty, five re-ihspeotions.'^nd, corrected four -violations.': i , -

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City CommissionersMeeting Last MondayRecreation Commission

Holds MeetingThe regular meeting of the Con

cordia. Recreational Commissionmet at the home of Hugh Emrich,Friday, June 3, at 7:30 p. m. Allmembers were present. FredSimmons, Recreational Director,met with the commission.

Recreational activities will startJune 20. June 20 and 21 will beenrollment days and the regularactivities will commence at 9 a.m. on June 22. The children willbe dismissed from the Park at11:50 each day.

Much work and planning havebeen done by all those responsiblefor the summer recreational program and it is believed that thechildren of Concordia will have avery worthwhile summer program. AH children are urged toparticipate in the summer's recre.ational activities.

Possibilities for bowling forchildren in grades 6, 7 and 8 havebeen investigated. However, itwas considered too costly a project for the commission to assumefor this current summer. It ishoped that a bowling projectmight be worked into the recreational activities in the near future.

Baseball activities are progressing fairly well, but at present onlytwo t-jams are practicing. Thisis not due to lack of interest onthe part of the boys, but the lackof sponsorship keeps boys fromplaying baseball. This seems a bitpitiful for the youth of our city.

All children will skate this summer at the Skate Land Kink. Managers of the Rainbow Rink felt itinadvisable to attempt skating thissummer since work on No. 9 Highway will be in progress.

It was decided that the PublicAddress System could be loanedfree to any charitable group forone day at a time, and that anyother group or individual couldrent the system for $1.00 per dayfor each day that it was kept outof storage from the City Hall.

The July 1 meeting of the commission will be from 10 a. m.until 12:00 noon at the City Parkand the commission will makethis an observation and studyingmeeting of the Recreational Activities in action.

Mrs. Emrich served refreshments to those present after themeeting adjourned.

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The city commissioners -in session Monday afternoon, honoredthe late Raymond Culley, whotook an active part in the juniorbaseball programs of the city, bypassing a motion naming the junior baseball field in the south sideof the city park the "Ray CulleyField", and a committee will beappointed to work in conjunction

ith members of the ConcordiaRecreation Commission in seeingthat a proper plaque is provideddesignating the field as such.

A bond ordinance was passedfor the purpose of financing thedowntown street improvementproject, as result of the May 25thbond sale. This ordinance is- another legal requirement necessaryfor the financing of the project.

The bond of Harry Fudge, astreasurer of the .Firemen's Relieffund was approved.

The city attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance prohibiting swimming in the AirportPark lake. This action was takenfrom a health standpoint, as thelake is undesirable and the swimmers are afforded no lifeguardprotection. "No Swimming" signswill be posted in the park. Before the lake went dry a fewyears ago, it was stocked -with fishand only youngsters were permitted to fish, but of recent yearsthere has not been enough waterfor swimming or fishing.

Police judge's report showedtotal fines collected for the monthof May as $386, together withfines paid in continued cases of$25 and meter penalty collectionsof $289.50, made up a total of$700.50.

Chief of police Krasny's reportshowed police car 1 had been driven 1,654 miles and used 167.7 gallons of gasoline; car 2 traveled3,647 miles and used 500.3 gallonsof gas; 161 investigation weremade; 132 warnings issued; 52 arrests made and 1,300 meter tickets issued.

Ray Culley MemorialFollowing the action of the Con

cordia City Commission in designating the ball field at the CityPark, the Ray Culley Field, andto avoid confusion and complications, a committee has been appointed to administer the R2y Culley Memorial Fund. Contributions given to this fund will beused not only for the scoutingequipment and facilities bat alsofor providing suitable means' ofdesignating the field.

The committee will consist ofthe following: !D. D. Hihes, chairman, A. B. Blackburn, Lyle Con-ley, Raymond Johnston and DoyleTurner. The contributions willbe deposited in the 'Fidelity StateBank until the permanent memorials are provided. Anyone wishing to make contributions maysend them to the local Post Office,% Lyle Conley, or to Rev. "rimes.

A suitable dedication servicewill be planned for later in thesummer.

QL".E G;A L NOTICES'

(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empire, Monday, June 13, I960.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1500 ,

An ordnance authorizing and providing- for the issuance of thep-enerai obligation bonds of theCitv of Concordia. Kansas, in thenrine'oal amount of S225.000.00. tonav the cost of enlarging, reoalv-ine-. extending and improving thesystem of waterworks of sai'd citv,

(and'the cost of resurfacing a mai-|or trafficwav street of said citvand of reom-bina- and resruUen'nfr Inn-tions of said trafficwav and of iwidening, curbing and guttering;portions of said trafficway.Whereas. the Citv of Concordia,

Kansas, is a citv of toe second class !whose total indebtedness does notexceed fifteen- ner cent of its totalpw=ss"d valuation:' and, whereas,said citv owns, and operates a. system of waterworks: and, whereas,m 0-**r ,6; 195H, the governingbodv of said citv deemed, and bv aresolution declared, it to be neces-sarv to imnrove said svstem. ofv^forT-nrVs bv polarping, rpoairina-P^t-pvM;ntr and irnnrnvinc the samein. thrnnp-h and alone* .Sixth Strpptin com citv^bpfwppri.ihe.west siderf r>dar street, and lb> west sideof Lincoln Street.- and further di-rpctpr] tne prenaration of plans,snecific.ot.inns and a detailed estimate of the costs of such imnrove-mpnt- and, whereas, plans and specifications for and an estimate of;the cost of said improvements were jdulv nrenared and' filed with theJc'tv clerk of sa.id city'and were;thereafter aorroved bv the KansasState Board of Health, bv the Kansas State Corporation Commission,and by the governing body of saidcitv; and, whereas, on June 1, 1959,paid pavernina- bodv adopted a reso-tinn 0uthori7in» and directing th"making of such improvements andthe. issuance of general obligationbonds of said citv in the amount nf$33 085.00 (which is the amount ofsaid cost estimate and less thantwo per cent nf the total assessedvaluation of the property of saidcitv as shown bv the assessment!hooks of 1959, the year preceding Ithe issuance of said bonds) asjauthorized bv G. S. 1949, 12-836 to 'J'-840. inclusive, to pay the costof such irnnrovements, and furtherdirecting that an ordinance authorizing the making of such improvements and the issuance of saidbonds be Dassen"..bv sairi governingbody at a meeting to be held on.'ulv fi. 1959. and-Jurther directingthat, the maynr..of said citv signand the citv clprk-attest and thatthere be published a notice of thefact, that the passage of such anordinance ' on said date was pro-nosed: and. whereas, thereafter, onthe 13th. 20th and 27th days ofJune, 1959', a notice of the fact thatthe passage of such an ordinancewas proposed was duly nublished inthe Concordia Blade-Emr\ire, theofficial newspaner of said city; and,whereas, no objection was made tothe passage of such an ordinanceand no netition was sinned requesting a submission of- such ordinanceto a vote of the electors,of.sa(d citvand, whereas, on July 6,"1959, suchan ordinance, number 1537,, was

..passed; and, ; \ , j; •. Whereas, bv the ordinance numbered 1516 of the city of Concordia,

.Kansas; the governing body of saidcity declared thatjpart of SixthStreet (a street "fn,said city) between the east side, of-Cedar Streetand the east side of.LincoIn Street,that part of Seventh Street betweenthe east >side of'-Cedar Street aridthe west side of Lincoln Street, thatpart of Cedar Street between- thesiuth side of Fifth Street'.and 'thesouth side of Seventh Street; that

1

c •3f State -Street 'I south side of Fifth Str] extended-Hinorth side iI alleyisdulH of SeventhI that &a|t.*M WashlngtdI tweotf the' south side of1 an$* the north sideJ Strpet to a major -'.trI authorized and contaI sectional of ChapterI Kansas'Legislative SessJ 1951;, otherwise cited a;I Supp. 12-683: and, wheiI ordinance said governiiJdeied that the existinjI all said parts of streeiI faced, that parts of saiI recurbed and regutteref part of said streets ii curbed and guttered, su| ments being deemed ax[necessary by said.govej and, whereas, no proteI bv any of the electorsI after said ordinance waland, whereas, cost,estii

and specifications wenfiled, considered' and :the governing body, ana contract to do the w

according to law and sadone; and, whereas, tilof said improvement iiexpense incident to the

^t < the bonds herein provi< been ascertained, to be

*! all of wifcseii is to beq issuance of general oblifs of said city payable by' laige.'&.'.

And$.whereas, the be; city should now be is;: the aggregate unpaid ba

cost of said waterwork;

improvements: Now, TtBe it ordained by th

) body of the City of OSection 1. That, for

of paying the .unpaid1 v aterworks and streei ments -in the.-.City ofJ Kansas, described in tl. to this ordinance, theret sued and are hereby au

general obligation bonds, m the aggregate princi

$225,000.00 to be desigrnal Improvement Bo1960-B.

Section 2. That thebonds of. the City ofKansas, authorized bythis ordinance, shall coihundred twenty-five tbeied from 1 to 225. 1.of which shall be dated .each of which shall benomination of $1,000.00,

i bonds shall mature sei! out option Of prior pi*ginning in the year 19'Itinuing to, and includirJ1975, as follows:,j Number Maturity

1 to 15, Incl. .June 1, 1916 to 30, Incl. June 1, IS31 to 45, Incl. June 1, 1946 to 60, Inci:>June 1, 1961 to 75, Incl. June 1, 1976 to 90,'incl. June 1, 1991 to 105, Incl. June 1, 1

106 to 120 Incl June 1 1

121 to 13i Incl Jun» 1 1

136 to 150 fuel June 1 1! 151 to 165 Incl, June 1<i

, 1

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i)lj^beal•hr.eeXrand **

•QJKrt-af State-Street between the] (3fe%) per annum, Said bonds be done and to erist precedent to : Becf'.ori 6. That the mayor and

* J --" 'and at the issuing of this,' bond ' city clerk of the City of Concordia,have been had, properly done and Kansas, are hereby authorized,performed, and-do exist,, as^re- 'empowered and. directed : to pre-qulred by . the Constitution-1 »bd,,pare and execute the, bonds de-laws of the State of,-Kansas, and.:scribed in this ordinance, and whenthat .the total indebtedness."of *§aild ifsuch, bond^^re;iduly-executed, to

\ south side of Fifth Street and the' numbered 211 to 225, inclusive, shall' extended-wnorth.fSide of the first, bear interest at the-rate of threei alleySsbuiti* of Seventh Street, and) tlmtfflai$/"bf Washington Street be-1tweeS^thesouth side of Fifth Street)sn(f*the north side of Seventh\ Street to a major -trafficway asI authorized and contemplated by| section \1 of Chapter 132 of theI Kansas legislative Session Laws of*j 195*^, otherwise cited as G *" 19573Supp 12-683 and, whereas by said1 ordinance said governing body or-| dered taiat the existing paving onj all said parts of streets be resur-j faced, that parts of said streets bej recurbed and reguttered, and thatr part of said streets be widened,I curbed and guttered, such improve-j merits being deemed advisable andJnecessary by said,governing bodyj and, whereas, no protest*was filedI by any of the electors of said city[ after said ordinance wa£ publishedI and, whereas, cost .estimates, plansI and specifications -*were thereafterI filed, considered and approved by[the governmg body, and thereafterI a contract to do the work was letI according to law and said work wasSdone, and, whereas the total coseIof said improvement including the1 expense incident "to the issuance ofI the bonds herein- provided for has[been ascertained^ to be, $191,935 00jail of «Mea is to be paid by theI issuance ofgeneral obhgation bondst• of said'city payable by "the city at'I large gg, % »t>

Andf|jvhereas,- the bands of said| city should now be issued to pasI the aggregateunpaid balance of theI costlofksaid waterworks and streetj improvfenents. Now, Therefore,IBe "lti*orda1ned"-' by the governing

body'pf the City of ConcordiaSection 1 -That, for the purpose

Iof paylpg, thfejunpaid cost,of theI waterworks arid street improve-] mehtgr ir? thenCity qf ConcordiaI Kanjife, described in. the preambleI to (fliS ordinance there shall be is-| SueJBend areohereby authorized the1generalobhgation bondsof said city| in the-aggregate principal sum of|$225;000 00 to be designated Inter-"n*u"&tImprovement Bonds, Series

10-BS-" J_3ectlon5'2 That 'the issue of

J bondsjPf the City of Concordia,I Kansas, authorized by section 1 ofI thls^ordlnancej shall consist of twoJhundr&l" twenty-five bonds num-J bered: from 1 to 225, inclusive, all|of/Jwhich shall bedated J^me 1.1960,lea$h;6f which shall be*in the de-InOtntnation of (1,00000, and which•"bonas shall "mature 'serially, with-Bput'*ont*onjbf pttor payment, be-

felnnintfiinrthe yefS 1961 and con-nd^ncjuding the year.

lows'.^lu, Maturity AmounticlJJune 1, 1961 $15,000 00

JJune 1, 1962 15,0000Oaune 1,1963 15,000 00June l,il964 15,00000June 1, 1965 15,00000"

!l, 1066,15,000 003une'l, 196715,000 00' tf, 196815.00000

J.O00 00woo oo;6,000,0<r

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and

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|B75-15,000 00I, 60, 4n-K'af>the

QclusivgMhallpthree.

and three-fourths percent (3%%)per annum, Said Interest shall bepayable semi-annually on Junefirst and December first in eachyear, beginning June 1, 1961 Said'bonds and the interest couponsbe attached thereto shall be payable in lawful money of the UnitedStates of America at ithe office ofthe State Treasurer as fiscal agentof -the State of Kansas, at Topeka,Kansas

Section 3 That the beads authorized by section 1 of this ordinance shall be signed by the mayorof the City of Concordia, Kansas,shall be attested by the city clerkof said city, and shall have affixed thereto the official seal ofsaid city Interest coupons shallbe attached to said bonds, specifying the interest to mature thereonas provided in section 2 of thisordinance,, and said mterest coupons shall bear the facsimile signatures of the mayor and cityclerk of said citv.

Section 4 That each of the

honds provided* for in this ordi-narice7 the certificates thereon andthe •' interest coupons attachedtnejfeto, shall be in substantiallythe following formNo _ $1000.00

UNITED STATES OF AMERICASTATE OF KANSAS

COUNTY OF CLOUD

CITY OF CONCORDIA .'Internal Improvement Bond

Series 1960-B

XNCV ALL MEN BY THESEPRESE&XS, That the City of Concordia, in the County of Cloud Sjtateof Kansas, for yalue received herebyacknowledges Itself to be indebtedand projnises tc-pay to the1 beareroereof^tfce sum of,' Oim THOUSAND DOLLARSlawful money^tif the United Statesof America, on June 1, lfl , withinterest thereon from the vdate/hereof at the rate of- three. arid^_- percent C %)'per annum;•nayable semi-annually on the firstday pf June and the first day of December each/ year beginning withthe year 1961, upon presentation and surrender of/ike properinterest coupons hereto-attached asthey severally become due, bothprincipal of arid interest on thisbond being payable at the office ofthe State Treasurer In Jhe City ofTopeka, Kansas,

This bond is, a •'general obligationof the said* City of Concordia, Kansas, and the full faith, credit andiresourqes^ of (he said city are ir-revoeftbJI' Pledged for the promptpa^a-g&t^of the principal and in-terejeh of this1 bond, as they respectively becolme due, and saidJaond and the interest thereon areto be paid by the said city, This bond is one of a series oftwo hundred twenty-five bonds aggregating the sum of Two HundredTwenty-five Thousand Dollars($225,000 00) of like date and tenor,except as to interest rates and asto maturity, issued by said City ofConcordia, Kansas for the purposeof providing funds to pay the costof Improving the city's waterworkssystem and certain streets in saidcity This bond is executed and is--sued by authority of G S 1949, 12-836 to *12-840, inclusive, O S 1957Supp 12-683, and the applicableportions of article l^^chapter' 10;',6f"the Kansas General^ Statutes/oof;

city, Including this-series of ponds,does not exceed "any*;constitutionalor statutory limitation.'•IN TESTIMONY WHEREOff;

The said City of Concordia, Kansas, by its governing body, hascaused this bond to be signed byits Mayor and attested ^y its CityClerk, and its corporate seal tcbe affixed, and each of the couponshereto attached to.be signed withthe facsimiles of the signatures ofsaid Mayor and City Clerkf andthis bond to toe Tiated as of the>first day of June, 1960.

(Seal)Attest:

City Clerk(Endorsements)

State of Kansas, County of Cloud,

Office of the City ClerkI, the undersigned City Clerk of

the City of Concordia, Kansas, dohereby certify that the witi>in Internal Improvement Bond^f theCity of Concordia, Kansas, has beenduly registered in my office, according to law this _ . „ day ofJune, 1960

Witness my hand and the seat ofsaid city

CityClerk'of the Cityof CJoncordia, Kansas

State of Kansas', County of Srh-aw-nee ss ' "*t a^utf w&^

° of^nsa^*^«^*8^,I, the undersigned. Auditor of the

State of;Kansas, do hereby certifythat a .transcript pf to nrcceedinrsleadtng^lgptfiiife >5fc>fOTbond has been"duly filed in, my' 6f-fice and. that this bond and couponsattached hereto were registered iximy office according to law, this

.Mayor.

Witness my hand and official seal.._•(, :_^;.l_i.__:„-" '

•Auditor of the State of Kansas':". ••;* - 'By__,i_ Vj..^,'", .

Tfi Director of Poet-Audits, .Section 5^' That the interest cou

pons1 attached to said bonds shallbe in the following amounts due asfollows

FirstCoupon Thereafter

June 1,1961 Dec l-JunelBonds Nos 1 to

60 ; $35 00 $17 50 $T7 50Bonds N06 61 to

120 _„ . 37 50 18 75 18 75Bonds NOS 121 to

150 35 00 J7 50 17.50Bonds Nbs, 151 to * J

210 _.' 36-25 1812 18,13Bonds Nos: 211 to * J

225 2 „ 37 50x48 7& 1Q*7EAnd said Interest coupons attache^to said bends sbaJThe, in substantially the following ,fornf as providecby G S 1849, 10-f2j.^ ~No pa tfieday ofthe CityCloud County/ Kansalg)will pay h-wrertJEt1-*) 19.Dollars aKlf-iC-'iK), V,Cents lav«ili.'aioney8of)_..rj.'>!,the United;. states of)Ameflca9a{J;the office)of the SCatB afteasurer,)Tojreka,

« Con'con

.-*>*

,Of»

1949, and amendments"t^e|eto, a!m£ jJ-Onlirmity with the provisions,

r&tagand hmitatt6ns. thereof"^ iI*Ererf^«^vlsloii^bfSthe lawsi&fjhe'Staw^ipansas^applicable

to'^eto^andij^suant to-OrdinanceNbU5604Oi*saTd' Ily,--: ~. *~+\

. , aAnd It is heieoy declared and-irthe'reertified that all acts, proceedings,

five-eighths conditions and things required to

'(Sighed);.(Signaturef

'Sign8'tU^el*,' j'Ctty Clerk.

[register the" same in: the office ofrsftid "city clerk and in the officeof the state auditor of,the State ofKansas, and to sell and deliver thesame according to law to the lawful purchaser ©repurchasers thereof upon receipt, 'of the purchaseprice and'apply: the proceeds ofsucif sale-to the payment of theactualcpst.-and expense of improving •the-*- waterworks system andstreets described.in the preamble tothis. ordinance, including the expense incurredv,incident to the issuance and registration of saidbonds. • ..-;>,, :',--\- ''•

Section 7. ^That the full faith,credit\ and resources of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas tshall be andthe same are hereby irrevocablypTedgefFfor the prompt payment ofsaid bonds and all Interest thereonas the-«ame -become due by thelevy offaxes as provided by lawThe proper officers of^said cityshall hSpually^maie provision forthe piSfherit of'•the principal andinterestfof slita bonds as the sarrebecome due, by levying tand collecting the- necessary taxes in themanner provided by law1!

Section A That any^atfd £11 actloif>i>revloifelyt'laken inconsistentt£rM&r*ls*h£&fty reeled"Section 9 That'this1 ordinance

shall take effect and be in1 forcefrom and after its publication in theConcordia Blade-Empire, the offi-ciaJft^ewfipaper of said cityt^XtafeOM'-hy the CommissHbn -Tune^"Wf^hiTsigped by the*MayorJune 13, 1960 * t" p / *"

ROBERT* E *£RJSGQ\#»"i$e&l*. *• "&H&?i?* k Mayo*!'--*1t^^'Mfr iSity Cierk.

Street Surfacing-^Vv-\:•;,.••'••••$•'•::<% •;

Residents Ask for ;?--\

Asphalt ImprovementCity commissioners ?\ ln regular

tmieetihg yesterday approved a^ petition jfor .'improvements'' for VSixteenth street between Kansas andLincoln streets. Property, ownersin the petition- are asking for- a31-foot street with asphalt surfacing and .isphalt?curbr?anri..gutter.

'-• The :cbmfnission.' accepted the1- official bbnd?pfCity,MajSager CharlesMoss ••subject; to,'"the^approval'' byCity Attorney^ .Clarence.FaU&en.

It;was Jinnouhced- mat' tbWnextregular Vmeeting of tkevpbromis-sion will be held on Tuesday?"1July

, 5, '• instead oi Monday,' which willbe a holiday^

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: (Published in the Concordia Blade-Empire, Wednesday, June 22, 1960.)ORDINANCE NO., 1561 ,An ordinance relating to misde-

meanors and offenses, prohibitingswimming in Airport Park. _

Be it ordained by the governingbody of the City of' Coiicdrdia,that:. .-„ ,

Swimming in Airport TarkSection 1. It shall be unlawful

for any person to swim or bath*inthe pond or lake in Airport Park

Section 2. This ordinance shalltake effect and be in force fromand after its publication.

passed by the City Commissionand signed by the.mayor, June 20,

19'°' ROBERTK.T^EGO,(Seal) •"•' -M-Oro""'Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk.

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U-•Ua. MeCity CommissionersMet Monday Afternoon

A short session of the city corrt-•missioners was held Monday aft-jernoon-, and the usual, -finance,Spark, cemetery and airport reportswere received and placed on file.The bond of the city manager -wasordered renewed.

A petition signed by residentproperty owners, asking that Sixteenth street between Kansas andLincoln be improved, was considered favorably. The street willbe 31 feet wide, with asphalt surfacing and curbing.

A "no-swimmine in the airportlake" ordinance was passed..

It was announced that the'regular meeting of the commissionersin July will be held on Tuesday, •July 5, instead of Monday, whichis a holiday.

(First Published*, in the ConcordiaBlade-Umpire-. June 27,, 1960.)

NOTICE

Puttier Notice is hereby givenpursuant to section 12-602 of. theKansas General Statutes -of 1949,

1that at a session of the governing)body of the-City of Concordia,^Kansas,'held on''the 20th day of

une, 1960, the following resolu-tori was read and'adopted:

Be: It, Resolved;''By this governing' body of; the City ofConcbrdla, Kansas, that it is^deemed and is hereby declared;tb be necessary to;grade, paw,ycurb and gutter/and otherwiseWiprove the following part andportion, of the streets of said.,city, to ' wit:V ' '

Sixteenth Street between ,, r- the east side of Lincoln:V Street and the^'east side of \\\ Kansas Street. '.•'. -And Be It Further Resolved,-' That this resolution be pub

lished as required by law forsix consecutive days in the

', Concordia Blade-Empire, a;-daily newspaper and the bffi--cial newspaper of said city. '•If the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property'liablefor taxation therefor shall not within twenty days from such, lastpublication file with the city clerkof "said city their protest againstsuch improvement, the said governing body may cause such workto be done, may contract therefor,and'may levy assessments1 to paytherefor as provided by law.

Dated this 20th day of June, 1960.ROBERT E. TREGO,

(Seal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY.

24-6 City Clerk.

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LATEST VBRIVE-INS-HC^the mrfnay *•**%«' ^^V^^Zn^iZs^^io^ZtL^ In front WCity hau; whileactuany*be ^'.•^^^^J^^^Jta'^lSnMato "ad. by the drop-box methodVenn -Scott, employed* thecity afflcw, "m'»« »™ aUre you have the stub, too." The box isplaoedT^^SLrXfiS of CHy ha?L WateTcustomer, may drop envelope, with thenext to the curb on Sixtn street uriroiu ui ^"j"- -1 .,,.,.,„,* If will prove a convenienceEXCHANGE or achecMorheir ™f^ '^X' office, ™W or when mama doe,for water users, especially on, Saturdays and^ »0ll*^» w™n ' to the city water department office top°y t^k^lX^X 'MZ.'SZ ^r^VrsTten days J each month. (Blade-EmpirePhoto.) 1 : '

' snouSo'W&aoe' to see if he is prop-'.erWjSISStered. Whitney also sug-ige]|fppS'a Kood idea for voters to•'ma£jffi*sure persons on the electionbcSoSplieck the voters' names atvKmFtime to be sure the voters ,-will be able to cast ballots at thenext election. Registration of.voters is required by Kansas law Inall first and second class cities inthe state.'In order to register aperson must live in the state 'sixmonths and in the ward 30 daysprior to election.

City Clerk Whitney said the pollbooks at his office are now openand everyone should be sure heIs registered before July 22.- Thebooks will also be open until 10p m. July 19, 20, 21, and 22.

The poll books show that 2,376qualified voters live in Concordia.Whitney said that at the last presidential election-79 percent of thevoters voted; 68 percent voted inthe last general election when Kan

sas elected a governor; 37 percentvoted in the last-city election: The

' all-time low was in the city election of 1958 when only 3.39 percent of the eligible voters castballots, This election cost approximately $3.60 per. (voter, the cityclerk said. The average cost ofelections for Concordia elections is$500; forthcoming primary willcost approximately $2,500, he estimated. •

Whitney told Liqns to be sureand vole; and to mark their ballots with a pencil, never with apen. '* '• -

Raymond' Eustice was program .chairman;.for the meeting. Cecil

'Baxter, former principal at theI Concordia high school, who is soonto move to Missouri thanked the jclub members for their assistance ;in the Foreign Exchange Studentprogram at the high -school andsaid a -new student has been se-,lected for next year and-will a-f- jrive in Concordia during August. .This ' was, the last meeting with >the local club" for Baxter. ' ,

-Guests of the club were Herman-Stamm, former i member of • thechito who riowylives at Sacramento,Callfi' andSBilt1 Smith a new faculty riiember of the Concordia highschool.

• Town TalkAS a convenience for city water

users, the City of "Concordia hasplaced a fob*; on' file sidewalk infront of'the 01fy.ihallj1Wher*:'waterdepaftment?ffe'us1tomefs may* droptheir paym'ehT'fbr'tne.month's water bills.' THe ."drlVe-ln" servicebox iwill be/:>BUt on the walk nextthe curb otf'Slxth street in frontof city hall-only the first 10 daysof the month. It is for receivingONLY CORRECT'* CHANGE, ORCHECK for the exact amount ofthe' bill, and the customers usingthe drop-box to deposit their payment should be sure they havethe stubs also. Water., bills arebeing mailed out tbhifcHt, "so thosewho wish to use Ijhe "drive-in"payment receptacle can try it outfor the firstrOf-July payment ifthey wish.

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Pointers on Voting(4/id Elections GivenBy City Clerk Whitney

City Clerk John J. Whitney, provided the program Tuesday evening when Concordia Lions =heldtheir regular meeting, and toldclub members the reasons why itis important to register and to

••vote in every election. Whitneyalso showed a movie taken in Con

cordia prior to, during* and follow-

• ing the 1953 Concordia primaryI election. The film showed the en

tire voting process from the filingof-the candidate, installation ofvoting booths, through the balloting,and counting^he votes.

Int;h^talk "the city clerk 'emphasized the Importance of voting

, and the necessity of registering.He said many people who are registered neglect their privilege and j

: duty by failing tc^ vote. He alsosuggested -thatoif a 'person is not

isure he is eligible to vote, a check'

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"{Published ln the Concordiaplre, June 27, I960 )

..UiTNotice is hereby giveniuSht to section 12402 'of the

General Statutes of '1949,.Sat a session of the' governingIjtof the City of Concordia,-Tis,"Jield on the 20th day of

,_4960,,the following resolu-*rWas read and adopted*

'i lit Resolved, By this gov-Ing body of the City ofsordia, Kansas, that it is

leemed and is hereby declaredDbe necessary to grade, pave,

J$irb and gutter, and otherwise^Improve the following part and*lortion ,of, the streets of said

rjai-f.-to wlf," fer Sixteenth Street betweensKjthe.east side of Lincoln .

IStreeJ.and the east side ofHv ^Kansas Street• ."^And Be It Further Resolved,

That this resolution be published as required by law forsix consecutive days In the^Concordia , Blade-Empire,,.- adaily newspaper and the offi-cial newspaper of.said city.If the resident owners of more

I than one-half of the property liableI for taxation therefor shall not with-I in-twenty days-from such : lastI publication.file with the' city clerk1I of said city their protest, againstI such improvement, the said gov-I ernlng body may cause such workI to be done, may contract therefor,land may levy assessments to pay

therefor as provided by law.Dated this 20th day of June, 1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO,| (Seal) ' Mayor.

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY.I 24-6 City Clerk.

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%£ Published"-!-. the^Concordia!• T&de-Bmplre,*June 27, 1960.)

NFu1bto Notice is hereby fven--pursuant to section 1MB of theKansas General Statutes of 194a,£a?a! a session of the governing Ibody of the City of Concordia.Kansas, held on the 20th day of,June, I960, the following resolu-jtion was read and adopted: ..;P Be It Resolved, By this governing body of .the Crty. ^FConcordia, Kansas, that it is, iVdeemed andis hereby declared ,,to be necessary to grade, pave,•curb and gutter, and otherwise , :'improve thefollowing part andportion Of the streets of saidcity, to wit: - • •!*• Sixteenth Street betweenf the - east side' of Lincoln:« Street and the,:east side off> Kansas Street;'>»•.';.# And Be It Further Resolved,'That this resolution- be published as required -by law forsix-consecutive-days -in theConcordia Blade;Ernpire, adaily newspapen'and the otn-cial newspaper of said city.. •If the resident'-bwners of more

thanone-half ofthe property liableior taxation therefor shallnotwithin twenty days from such lastpubUcation file with the city clerkof said city *el? P™-*35^*1^*such improvement : the said governing body may-cause ™%™£to be done, may contract thereforand may levy-'assessments to paytherefor as Provided by law

Datefthis 20th day ot June 1960.ROBERT E. TREGO,

• c-eal) Mayor.: ^Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY

24.6 City Clerk.

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(First. PubHsbed. &the^: CpifcordlaBUde-E-rnp'&e, .June -27,. I960.)

NlS Notice'is hereby givenpursuant to section!,12-602 of theKansas General Statutes of 1949that at a session of..the governingbody of theTcity S^nc°rdi^,Kansas1, held on m&jglth day ofJune,' i960, the foll%|ng resolution Was read and, adopte?',. >;

'.,.Be It Resolved, vBy^ttos,goy-.ernlng body., of the 7Ci% ofConoordia, Kansas, that.,tt. isdeemed and-ishereby declare*,to toenecessary to grade, pave,curb and gutter, and o*erwise.improve the following part add.portion of'the sitreets of saidcity, to wit:- . -';

. Sixteehth.'Street between .the east side.-of LincolnStreet and •'Be'iea&teBlde of .Kansas Street.. jgVJlt,; :•And Be It Furt$fy|esolved,

That this*resolutroriTbfe'.published as tequiredl-X^lawforsix consecutive; days (Sin theConcordia ".;. BlBde-:Emplre, •:•*-dally newspaper and the om-cial newspaper of'saidbity.

•If the^fesid'int' pwners of morethan one-half,of.the P">P«ty,-^'efor taxation therefor shallnotwithin twenty days from such lastpublication-file with the City clerkof.said; city, their, protest, againstsuch improvem-Altv the.jRaid .governing' body- may cause feuch wqrxto bfdone; may c6ntra<|therefor,and may levy assessm&fcs to.^aytherefor as provided' b| la*«3. Dated this 20th day:ofJune, 1«0.._. -ROBERT E.-I^GO^

(First Published ?.the ConcordiaBlade-Empire, June n, 1f*^I

"ffi" Notice is hereby givenpursuant to ^onl^ofjneKansas General Statutes of 1949,.STat a session of tejove**Body of. the City of Concordia,Kansas, held on the 20th day,ofJune 'I960, the following resolution was read and adopted: • _•

Be K.Resolved, sy this.governing <body_ of the City *>fConcordia, Kansas,! that it,isdeemedand is hereby declaredto be necessary to grade, pave,curb and gutter, and otherwise.Improve the following part andportion of the streets of saidcity, -to wit: '

Sixteenth Street betweenthe east side of Lincoln/ •Street and the east side ofKansas Street. .And Be It Further Resolved, ,

That this resolution be pub-•,lished as required by taw for;: six,consecutive days in the.;•Concordia Blade-Empire, »'•

<" daily newspaper and the oni-i cial newspaper of said city.' .<• If the resident owners .of morethan one-half of the property liablefor taxation therefor shallnotwithin, twenty days from su6h lastpublication file with-the city clerkof said city their Protest againstsuch improvement, the said gov-,erning body may cause suchi woKto be done, may contract therefofland may levy «ssessmen^ to paytherefor as;-provfded by 'awv,^

Dated tlfls 20th day ofJ™e£-lfl60|" .1 ROBERT E. TREGO,**'*]

(Seal) ' ' Mayor./

MoveAlpd onUS 81 Project

Highway-Through TownAnd Viaduct Included'informed that the protest period

on the proposed improvement, ofTJS81 through town had explreo.City Commissioners in regularmeeting yesterday by ortoanceordered.that plans .and ispecifica-tions for the project be developed

The city is participating with thestate highway department on thisproject, and only approximate yone-third of the cost is to be paid

•by the taxpayers ofConcordia. Re-l surfacing of tie viaduct is in-•eluded iri the overall: project, all |of which is to be p-Ud by thehighway department. The sectionof the highway within the city is.to be overlaid with 1}4 inches of ;hot asphaltic mix from curb 1»;curb The city's portion of the costis approximately $6,000. -

improvement of TJS81 on the old ;sections of the highway both northand south of town is. included inthe same project. Plans propose,to widen the present, paying 2 feeton either side which is then to beoverlaid with 4yinches of hot asphaltic mix.

The contract for the improve-;ments to US81, both in and out ofthe city, was let several weeksago, and City Manager Charles ,Moss stated this morning that hehad had word from the contractor |that work would probably start,about the middle of August. i

in other business, the commis-)sion approved the application of jHillcrest Lanes for a license to;operate a bowling alley;. Licensefee is $5.75 per all for a six-months jperiod. Hillcrest Lanes operate 12 jalleys. , . tn j

City Manager' Moss reported tothe commission that two propertyjowners located along the alley-be- ,tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth, |Broadway to Lincoln, had requested that the alley be openedso that access could be gained toLincoln street (US 81). This request, he added, runs' into complications because of,, a, gradingproblem. He explained that a survey recently made reveals that lftesouth half of the alley at-the entrance to Lincoln street was beingutilized by the WagonWheeldrive-in operated-by.'John M*?utilizing this portion of thegmieya dirt fill had been made creatinga big.dr-op-off iiplmediately to. thewest! He added that the west endof the alley JfttiSlSS^^^S^^i

rstruoted

' erty--' MHrSS^"Tb" Lined

w,«rfo 64 afrests,- conducted .1M m .|veftigatioriTnd-iss^d 1,425 metertickets. '

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(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empire, Thursday, July 7, 1960.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1562 * \yAn ordinance providing for the re-

improving of the main trafficwayon Lincoln Street in Concordia,Kansas, between.the south, corporate limits of said city and apoint 164.89 feet north qj^thecenter,of Sixth Street by'reaving the same. rL'rWhereas, pursuant to chap,tex 71

of the Kansas legislative sessionlaws of 1959 (G. S. 1959 SuppV'12- i685 of 690. Incl.) the .-.governingbody of the city, of Concordia, Kansas, did on May 2, 1960, by:ordinance 1557 designate and establishas a main trafficway a parjt,-,ofLincoln Street, an existing lfstreetwithin said city; and, whereas,,thereafter on May 16, 1960, said governing body adopted, a resolutipndeclaring: the necessity for and^thcintention of the governing •body. toreimprove?;' ?uch main trafficwaydescribing'in general terms the re-improvem-ent to be .made ^nd theestimated:??ost thereof; and; whereas, said li-resolution was duly published for^six consecutive days inthe daily "official city paper of saidcity; and;' whereas, no"',-.- protestagainst the: said reimprovement wasfiled within thirty days after thelast publication of said resolution,

Row, Therefore; 'Be it ordained by the governing, bodv of the city of Concordia:

Section 1. "That the main traffic-way in the city of Concordia, Kansas, described as that; part of Lincoln Street between trite south corporate limits of. said city and apoint 164.89 feet north of the centerline of Sixth Street be reimprovedby repaving the" same.

Section 2. That''the $6,000.00 estimate of the cost., of the main

; trafficway reimproyement providedi for by section lNpt,>this ordirlahce.jprepared under the'-^uperyisiori' ofI the city engineer ?M Cphtfordia,1Kansas, filed with the city, clerk of!said city July 5, I960,and submitted; to the governing body'of said ..city,i is accepted and approved! ,'.

Section 3. That:the City Manager of the City of Concordia, Kansas, negotiate and, the governingbody enter , into i.», contract andcause to be done the, work' providedfor by this ordinance; provided,however, that the' cost of the sameshalf not exceed the cost estimateapproved by section".2 of-f;his Ordinance. : V ,j'v j

Section 4. That the cost of im-;proving the main trafficway ,,de- jscribed in section l.j.qfJvthis (Ordinance shall be bprjf^".^vthe.city at |large. -'•'.- -"laofc -j»' t' • j

Section 5^,^ha^tljs,*; ordinanceshall take effect-from and after its1

publication in the official city news-pater

Passed by the City Commission,July 5 1M0 - j

ROBERT S TREQQ, ''.(Seal! wl -. *|»Jpyor.Attest JOHN J^WHITJNEYCltj Clerk . -1} i-H

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QLena Guipre ResignsAs Desk Sergeant" j

Mrs. Enos (Lena) Guipre;,. desksergeant in the Concordia City Police department for 14 years hasgiven her resignation to City Manager Charles Moss, Mr. Moss saidMrs. Guipre's resignation becomeseffective July 18. i

Mrs. Guipre began work ,in thePolice department* as desk sergeant after several-ears in the Welfare departmentfo-tfices here. She•was one of the first women desksergeants in poltoeTdepartments of |cities in' the area.' She also was ione of the flrWfadio dispatchersfor police departments,, and has 1been a 'capable and pleasant member of the City hall staff..-..Mrs. Guipre said,she is retiring

from- active business life, and sheand her husband, Enos Guipre, areplanning some trips to visit relatives in the nsar future.

ttr. Welker ResignsAs City Health Officer

Dr' -C*A'wekiCT-ha^tenderedhi?r"esignaUon-asMty^ealth^offl-certotlty^Manager^rtesM^

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(First published in the Blade-Em- j•pire,' Monday, July 11, I960.) !

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the citizens of the City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are hereby notified that the books for theregistration of voters will be keptonen continuously between thehours of 8 a. m. and 10 p. m. eachday, Sunday excepted, from the,19thday of July to the 22nd day ofJuly 1960, and that said-registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p'. m. .

If you have never registered inthe City of Concordia, and navelived in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months or more ,and have attained the age of 21years,,you must register before'youare-eligible to vote.

If you failed to.vote ,at. the general election held in November,1958,,and have not registered since, you,must.reregister.' ' • [

If .you have moved from the house >or street number .where . you livedwhen you,last registered!$you,mustreregister. . y-

If .you have changed ^our name,you .must reregister. ,,;!:loi

If,you are a naturalize*},citizen,you must present youpflatUraUza-tion papers in order. tOAregister.

Any person desiringAtb .registermust appear in persoir;(at-rnyofficein the city'hall. . ~•'f i~ 'l1 r „

JOHN J. WHITNEY,35.5 City Clerk.

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City To Proceed WithHighway SI Resurfacing

At the bi-monthly meeting of*the city commissioners, Monday jfurther investigate the necessi'ty

or advisability of such a move.The police judge's report indi

cated fines imposed, during themonth of June to be $574.50, ,ofwhich $559.50 had been collected.Traffic violation fines amountedto $22; $30 was paid on cases previously continued and parkingmeter penalties amounted to $339for a total receipts of $950.50.

Chief of police -Krasny reportedthe two police cars were driven3750 miles and used 563.6 gallonsof gasoline;117 warnings were issued, 64 arrests made, '132 .inves-

afternoon, it was ordered thatplans and specifications be prepared, as well as an ordinance,authorizing such procedure, as tothe resurfacing and widening ofUS81 through the city, as proposed by the state highway commission. The resurfacing of the viaduct will he done at the expenseof the state department, while thecity will pay about one-third thecost of surfacing with one and ahalf inches of hot asphaltic mixthe roadway which will be twofeet wider on either side of thepresent trafficway. It is estimated\^f"ns were made and 1,425the cost to the city will be about ™tEr tickets issued. I$6,000. The contract for this workwas- let several weeks ago, alsoincluded in the contract is theimproving of US81, north andsouth of the city. Actual work onthe project will probably start themiddle of August.

The Hillcrest Lanes bowing alley was granted a license for sixmonths from June 30, at a rate of$5.75 per alley, or $69 for thetwelve alleys which they operate.Sometime ago the matter of grant

ing a license to Mr. Clark for a|taxiservice in Concordia was .discussed and it was agreed thatshould Mr. Clark remove his standfrom the downtown area, his license fee would be reduced inhalf. In accordance therewith,

Jsince he has moved and he hadjpaid a fee of $75 the first, of theyear, it was deemed proper thathe not be required to pay for the

1remainder of the year. In the fu-•ture the license fee will 'be $37.50| per year.

City manager Moss reportedthat two property owners alongthe alley located between Broad-

'way and Lincoln, 18th to 19th:streets, have requested that thealley be opened so that access canbe gained to Lincoln street,' highway 81. A property survey hasindicated that approximately thesouth one-half of this alley, or theimmediate east end, has been filled and is now utilized by thedrive-in owned by John Barrett.The north half of the alley bordering on property owned by ClydeBrady has not been filled. Thewest end of the alley, off Broadway, is entirely accessible andhas been graded about two-thirdsof the distance to the east. Thecity manager was instructed to

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(First published in the Blade-Em-|nire, Monday, July 11, 1960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICE ^To the citizens of the" City*ofl

Concordia, Kansas: You are here-lby notified that the books for the Iregistration of voters will be keptlopen continuously, between the!hours of 8 a. m. and 10/.„p. m. eachlday, Sunday excepted,-': from thel19th day of July Stole 22nd day ofIJuly, 1960, and thaf^id registration Ibooks will be clfis^ci on.jthe last!named dayat 10 p^;$.-/.*3t I

If you have never.;'registered In Ithe City of Concordlit^^nd have!lived in the ward 30/,da-yJ^r moreland-in this state 6 mbntns/Or moreland have attained -the age of 211years, you must register. before you|are eligible*to vote.

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November, 1958,and have not; registered since, you ]must reregister.

If youhavemoved from the house |or street number where you lived Iwhen you last registered, you mustJreregister. •.-<.;.• ::.ym

If you have changed:your name,!you must reregister;'^ -jT

If you are a naturalized citizen, Iyou must present your-MaturalizarItion papers in orde^^^egIster.-!,y'|

Any person desirihjf'-'tb -; registerI| must appear in persqh^a-frmy'office \, In the city hall.I JOHN J. WHITNEY,j 35-5 City Clerk.

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I (First publistpire, MondE

REGISTRATTo the cit

Concordia,, K! by notified £

registration copen continhours of 8 a.

, day, Sunday19th day of JJuly, 1960, ambooks; will bnamed day ai

If you ha-(the "City oflived in theand in this sand have atyears, you rriare eligible t

If you fail(eral election 1and have nomust reregist

If youhaV$or street -tMwhen yo^1^reregister.'^

If you hati you rnust rei} %If you are\ i-you must prE tion •papers Ifc Any perso

must appeari in the cityl

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132 .inves-and, 1,425 I

(First published in the Blade-Empire, Monday, July 11,1960.1',

REGISTRATION NOTICE•*•"&To the citizens of the City?of

Concordia,, Kansas: You are 'Mre-by-notified that the^boota^orjtheregistration of voters *JU?%e"-keptopen continuously between \Xbehours of 8 a. m. and 10'p:m./eachday, Sunday, excepted, from: the

' 19thday of July,to the 22ndday,of:July,I960, and th%t saidregistrationbooks; will be"closed on the lastnamed day at ldp. ip.,;;.. -..-.:-.

If you.have never,.-registered inthe City of Concordia,- and, have

' lived -in- the wa^'ID'-days or more: and In this state, 6Jn*mths or more'and haveTfittained the age of 21

:years, you rriust,res!ster'before youare eligible .to vote, ran:., i^l •'••-:•'.

1 If you failed to vote,at the gen-i eral electionheld inNpvember, 1958,i and have:not. registered since, you' must reregister.

If youhweSmdved from the houseor stree*£Dl&er where you livedwhen yoU^K'registered, you mustreregister$2BS$;- • >'• If you ha»«:tChanged your name,

you niiist reregister. %A '1 If you are a. naturalised citizen,Sou must present yourjlaturallza,-Hion papers in order to.j:egister.>- j

Any person desirlng*o reggtSrmust appear in persottStyny "^f

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(First published in the Blade-Empire, Monday, July 11, 1960.) .

REGISTRATION NOTICE, v •To the citizens of the C'ty«pr-

Concordia, Kansas: You are Here-;by notified that the books for the;registration of voters will be keptopen continuously between thehours of 8 *. m. and 10 p nveachday, Sunday excepted, from the19th day of July to the 22nd dayofJuly,1960, and that saidregistrationnooks wllfi be ' closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m. - • •~ If you have never registered lnthe City of Concordia, and havelived ,in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months or moreand have attained the age of 21years, you must register before youare eligible torvote. •> i

If you failed to vote at the gen-1eral election held in November, 1958,and have not registered since, you,must reregister,, .. . • •

If youhave moved from the houseor street number whete you livedwhen you last registered, you mustreregister. %.- , ! i

Jf. you have changed your name,-you must reregister,^|< .

If you are a natariyized citizen,you must present your naturalization papers in order to registe^j..

Any person desiring to registermust appear to person at my officein the city hall. " _il,'.: j

JOHNJ. WHITNEY,35.5 City Clerk. |

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Ors. Guipie B«ig« As I[lice Desk SergeantMrs. Enos (Lena) 0""^^-ha^en desk «er|eant at toeC.^1

cordia City^"jSsresigned her |the past l^f^ujre is at pres* Iposition. Mrs. o-Jue resigna-.ffo^VifrSme effective onjpolice d?ParSine several years Igeant, after ^•""Rrtsment offices.,fnthe Welfare departm ^

Ishe was one of™^ depart-;desk sergeants n -poi she'•ments in "^J£e fi?st radto dis-'alsowas one ofth"1 departmentspatchers for ^£ffcient in her

and has b»«^ Guipre planirie"ve?ohonaonnda vacation!, visit(with relatives.

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Dr. C. A. Decker ResignsAs City Health Officer

• Dr C. A. Welker has tenderedIhis resignation as city health of-Ificer to -City Manager .Charles; Moss. The resignation became effective July 8. Ill health of both

;he and Mrs. Welker was given as,the reason for his resigning.

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1(First published in the Blade-Em-oire, Monday, July 11, I960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the citizens of the City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are here-iby notified that the books for the: registration of voters will be keptopen continuously between thehours of 8 a. m. and 10 p. m. eachday, Sunday excepted, from tne19thday of July to the 22nd day ofJuly 1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p.m. ' .

If you have never registered lnthe City of Concordia, and havelived in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months or moreand have attained the age of 21years, you must register before youare eligible to vote.

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November, 1958,and have not registered since, youmust reregister. •

V you have moved from the houseor street number where you livedwhen you last registered, you mustreregister. i

If, you haye changed your, name,|you'must reregister. . j

If y'ou are a naturalized citizen,you must present your,' nataaliza- ,tion papers in order to.register.

Any person, desiring to register, j'must appear In person at my office ,ln the city hall. „„„„

JOHN J. WHITNEY,' 35-5 City Clerk. |

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B^-SSPWi City ofTo •the citizens of u nere-Conwrdia Ka^h/b°0UotefortheWnotified rf vomers will Wkept |

If Sunday^tht^nd^"ISh day of «' £a registrarJuly> i960, and that^ ^ ^ last

Wd t» the war4 M**, „ more I

SSSSr^SSS- s-e, you

%&&&&**-*\"^ylfhave changed your name,,,ou must reregistw- d cl^en,l:y05 you are aJf«™ naturallza-,you must WBtgJfZ register-

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Change in SomeLicensing Fees

\-r' ' *City Commission inRegular Session MondayCity commission yesterday

mssed an ordinance making minorcSges concerning bowling alleyand taxi license fees.

The new ordinance places collections of the license fees on anannual, rather than on a semi-annual basis. Under present ordi-nance bowling alleys •»•><£t? 15 for each alley every sixmonths Under the new ordinance |tv,p fee will be $11.50 per year,SS. licensecovering. Uie.oal«idarvear Taxi license fees will be reduced b7 half providing the taxioperates^ stand_off Sixth^streetUnder the new ordinance and an.nual fee will be $75. Taxi firmsare required to maintain the saimenihility and property damage Insurance unde?,the;new fee ached-ule. '•' *

In addition to passing the newordinance, the commtasloii reviewed the finance report, ceme-lery park and airport report andaooroved employe bonds for CityClerk John J.,Whitney, steno-clerk?erna St and water cashier Rosalie Allen, p

Commissions also passed an appropriation bill covering paymentsto theVictor.L. Phillips Co., Wichita for the new hot mix asphaltpl"anUn tie amount of $13,428, and$87883, to the State Highway com-mUslbn for' the city's share in tn>P^fementl scheduled for 1Uncolnand West Fifthstreets, in additionto routine city bills ahd salaries.

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Runaway Girls Are"Guests" of Police

The Concordia City Police .Department has had a jailhouse full,of 'teenage girls thelast few days. Said Chief ofPolice Krasny: "This must bethe silly season for runaways;four of them since Friday, andall of them too young to berunning around the country."

Friday night the Chief of Police and Officer Carl Clintsmanpicked up two girls froani Minnesota—Rose Marie Grummon,15,' of Minneapolis, Minn., andSherrill Cooper, 18, of St.Paul. They had run away fromhome, the Chief said, and hadno money when they reachedhere. Their parents were notified by the Police Departmentand sent money to provide bustransportation -for the two girls'.'home. , ,«**i f

Early this morning Offieei jRay Liedtke picked up anoper |pair of runaways, Betty Pajhw | _er, 15, and Carolyn Shropshire! i"13, both of Hutohinson. Thispair, Chief Krasny. said, hadtaken a Buick car ^belongingto parents -of one of the girlsfor their jaunt, but the car

" ran out of gas north of Linds-S: borg and ihey abandoned it,^ since they had no money toit*buy gas. They had Just "bailedv out" of a truck] in south Con-

.'. dordia when Officer Liedtkepicked them up and said they

' had hitched rides with truckersafter they abandoned the carnear Lindsborg.: Parents of theHutchinson girls : are comingafter them.

Having a Jailjfull of femmessort of upset th© routine aroundPolice headquarters, too. Therenovating job on .the women's

; Jail in City hall hasn't beencompleted so the runaways hadto be detained in,the main jail.This presented no problems until some men prisoners werebrought into headquarters —then the girls were shuttled tothe main police room where anofficer could keep an eye onthem until the 'men (Intoxicated) got sobered up and appeared in court. Then the girlswere herded back to the jailcell again. Far from beingcowed by their jail:'stay theHutchinson pair, when theBlade reporter was at City hallthis morning, had',,told ChiefKrasny they wanted to scruband polish the police headquarters floor and were hard at ftwith scrubbing and polishing'machine. ' "

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i inThe„. .ne Concordia Blade-Wednesday, July "20,

(Published iEmpire,1960.) -. . -,. h,,, -,'i

ORPINANC*3 NO^-lSS? ; ,,!".An ordinato^pfu-awji?*! to, licenses

of bowling' eWbflshmehtS andtaxicabsf'ame'naing.'sectlon ,1 ofordinance..1452 ,.and section ,1 of.ordtaahce 1457781$ repealing saidoriginal sections. p, •' •<

Be it ordainedtSy,'r;the governingbody of the Citx,of Concordia:Section 1., .ThaS;section 572, of

the 1961 Concordia; Code, as amended by section 1. of ordinance 1452.is again amended r.tp read' as follows: i :•Bowling Alleys

Section 572.- For each alley in abowling .establishment, per year

t$11.50; provided!-.however, that.nosuch license sha.ll-.bfi'issued without

•the consent of the governing body.«3. S. 1949, 14-417.) rrt'i Section 2, That section 599 icol

jthe 11851 .Concordia EDde,,as;aoiiena-ed by sectional at Ordinance Ubl.'iiaigafn'uhenflettJtoroad'as toUows: |

taxiJaxi __I Section lH For engaging In theAisiness- offiSperatlng taxis,-cabs orother vehicles and carrying ortransporting persons for hire within the corporate limits of the city,per calendar year, $37.50; provided,however, that no such license shalllie issued until after the applicanttherefor shall have filed with thecity clerk an insurance policy.(orsatisfactory evidence of the existence thereof) in some insurancecompany or association authorizedto transact business in the state ofKansas, in the sum of at least *25,-00000 per person and $50,000.00 peraccident, to protect ..the interests ofIhe public, which liability Insuranceshall bind the obligors thereunderto pay compensation for death .of,gr injuries to persons and lossof ondamage to property resulting fromthe negligent operation of saidtaxis, cabs or other vehicles; andprovided further,1 that said licenseshall remain in effect only whilesuch insurance remains In force;and provided further that the license tax required for such licensesIssued after July first in any calendar year shall be one half of theamount above stated. (See Section974.)

Section 3. That section 1,'of ordinance 1452 and section 1 of ordinance 1457 are hereby repealed.

Section 4. That this, ordinanceshall take effect upon its publication. , .' Passed by the City Commissionand signed by the Mayor July 18,1960. ' •' f

ROBERT E. TREGO, .,(Seal) •. Mayor,

attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1"H

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Mrs. Pearson EmployedAs Police Dispatcher

Mrs. Dorothy (Ben) "Pearson, ofConcordia, has been employed asa communications dispatcher ofthe Concordia police department.A shift was made in this department, since the resignation of Mrs.Lena Guipre. Mrs. Pearson willbe on duty from 1 a. m. to 9 a. m.,except Sundays and Tuesdays.She will receive $170 per month.Mrs. Viola Empson will be on dutyfrom 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., salary $250and Mrs. Leota Swaim from 5 p.m.'to 1 a. m„ salary $200. Thepolicemen work on a volunteerbasis. Sunday and Tuesdays andreceive additional pay of $1 perhour.

The communications department of the Concordia police handles about 38,000 radio transmissions during a year as well asfrom 4,500 to 5.000 telephone calls.The personnel also processes alltraffic tickets, mail out noticesof parking violations and keepthe court dockets in order.

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During the dtscussilI county health, budget t| budget "came in'for :

J Ing,, with Senator V«iking, the statement J

lithe information from*I authority that/Cloud iI paying out "more for 'I capita than any counI state.

This statement touci long, but .never heatedI of the whole Social, VI gram which in the e1 the conclusion*. that .I commissioners, had v<1 do with the welfare 1I Chairman jFredricfc1 that the expenditure wI stated that the corhmii| been fighting'ithe' P*°| Ion": time. Iriffsct he

professional(study hadof ,the probieni*4nd thdisclosed that ithe situ*county,was' peculiar;*!we have a-large" numwho have .used up alland It then "becomes tlthe county'3jo providthospitalization and nHe assufed the groicommisslonjaiad beenproblem pretty hard»-the presenffifigurejHlpa'rtmentofspcialyelling'that we'lperid (nothat in.many installmands of the' stateMnored in aifSeffort tependituresiilni the. wement. f-;- -*.* -

Commissioner Grsjoined with Fredrfcksing that the ^welfareIn this county and ga\ons=for the situation:pital, good medical cirest homes;jWhere ohcome and ,'oe' takenagricultural 'Commungood share of the farby tenants, who we:result, able to save evide for their old aipresent economy;., aition whose social secare very low.

Buckley agreed witin the county's effor

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[Castro SellsITo Commun

By HAROLD K

HAVANA (AP) —has bound a third :-sugar crop—the «the country's shakythe Communist Woo

For the next- fivehas agreed to suppUnion and.Red Ourtons ^of sugar anmiiharvest that this*){jS5 70O.0OO' tons."ShlprtCommunist icountriethe total'-Cuban suahind •fie,i$ron''Curtltwo nSlJJaF'tons bJ<S•Xhe^Sdyletsfalsoi

the-'.7au,00<Wtdns of1dent Eisenhower cut1980-Bales*to the u

""The" Cash* deals vmunists fixe' largely-basis pegged to worlUnited States long*"]ha's "best "-customer3prices of 2 to" 2% cabove the4WorM'nThe Soviet Union paprice and Red Chinj

fWelfare a Targe*1 During the discussion of theI county health budget the Welfare jJ budget came in for a thoroughI airing, with Senator Vairfle MarkI making, the statement wSv He'nadI the information from aJslTabJe '| authority that, Cloud county was ,I paying out 'more for welfare perI capita than any county j:in t*ffi jI state. ' '' " •""" i

This statement touched . off ,(»-.J long, but never heated, discussionI of the whole Social. Welfare pr»^I gram which in the end broughtI the conclusion*' that the .' countyI commissioners,, had very little <toI do with the welfare budget.1 Chairman ..^Fredrickson. agreedI that the expenditure was high andI stated that the commissioners hadI been fighting, the' problem for, a

long time. TrFfact he said that aprofessional.study had been made,of the problem', and that the studydisclosed that the situation in Cloudcounty was peculiar, inasmuch aswe have a large number of. folkswho have-used up all thfeir fundsand it then becomes the burdenVpfthe county ,to provide assistance,hospitalization and mevdtcal careHe assufed the group,' that >.thecommissioni,had been flghtingttheproblem pretty hard, and even atthe presents figurej the state- departmentoffocial welfare wasurging that we spend more He-addedthat in many instances the demands of the state: had been ignored in an effort to reduce expenditures- in the welfare"department. :' - '' •

Commissioner Grant Buckleyjoined with Fredrickson in-agreeing that the .welfare load is highin this county and gave these reasons .for the situation: A good hospital, good medical care and goodrest homes where old people cancome and be token care of; anagricultural community where agood share of the farming is doneby tenants, who were hot,, as aresult, able to save enough to provide for their old age .under ourpresent economy;., an old population whose social security benefitsare very low. ' -

Buckley agreed with Fredricksonin the county's effort to cut wel-

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[Castro Sells SugarITo Communist Bloc

By HAROLD K. MILKS

HAVANA- (AP)—Fidel CastroI has bound a third of the CubanI sugar crop—the cornerstone ofI the country's shaky ecdnomiy—toI the Communist bloc.1 For the next five years CubaI has agreed «o supply the SovietI Union and,Red China 114 millionI tons of sugar annually-out of aI harvest that this .'year is set atI 5.700,000' tons. Shipments to otherI Communist -countries will bringI the total Cuban sugar going be-I hind the ^b-on Curtain to nearlyI two nailibn tons a year.J The'Soviets also; have boughtI the 700,000".tons of sugar Presi-I dent Eisenhower cut from Cuba's11960 Bales to the United States1 yThe Castro deals with the Cfim-I munlsts are largely -on a bal*terI basis pegged to worldiprlcesj T3heI United States long has been «3u-I ba's best customer at premiumI prices of 2 to 2% cents a poundI above the ,world' market price| The Soviet Union pays the worldKJite»82dJ?-S'I_phina presumably

O PiH|Sj Fire Leveled^ Health Fun*WeHare and Taxes"In"County BudS".;•; Folt-'rihe first time in history since the cash .basis'law:w.entgntd!ef#ectv a'group&fmdiyiduiils were in attendance this morning for the scheduled pufilft* fl!*!'aring on 'fileproposed'..county b.jidget.i;; , ; , - . <' '.-'•• ><•*& - * \"

The main, fjre'was directed:at"the county'h'eaithd?un(i'.wh'ere threje^aopie presejitwent on record as in favor of cutting the p roposed budget in half/' The'^feWget as setup anticipates an expenditure of $14,13l7f-jr the budget year 1961. ' ^

To a question raised by JoeErickson if it was necessary, forone person on social welfare- tolive alone in a four or five "roomhouse the answer wast that if thehome, belongs to them, the housebecomes the property of the statewelfare, and that tlie state wassupposed to sell it;' but that theynever seem to get'the job done.Seeming negligence on the partof the state welfare department particulraly irks the Cloudcounty board and is somethingthat boards of county commissioners all over the state would liketo get corrected, .';Valuation a Problem ';

In answer to a question as towhy an item in assessment, expense.In the general fund wasraised from $9,000 this year to$18,500 next year, County ClerkNewingham, who serves as countyassessor, explained that this itemwas increased so thaWf-.the- commission deemed it necessary themoney would be available to employ oualified or professional assessors to solve the inequalities inussessed valuations: * - "We ' dbn'twant higher taxes, but we do wantequalization," Chairman Fredrickson declared.

As proof to the problem of taxequalization, Commissioner Buckley told this story of recent appeals to the state tax commissionof local tax assessments. The statecommission, he said, allowed a reduction on- a property here in townof $1500 and an additional $250 onthe lot. "We do not feel so badlyabout the lower value.,pn.,the,p.rpp-erty, but the reductlojtWin the valuation on the lot thrcjfe the wholearea out of kilter AS the lots ofequal footage wer.e» 4U assessedthe same, and this means the wholearea will': have to'be readjusted."

On the.other case appealed, thetax commission allowed a reduc-

j tion of $600 on a quarter sectionof land, tvhich Commissioner Buck-

| ley pointed out throws the valuation on farm land in four town-

Iships out of proportion., If all theland in Cloud county -was read-Justed accordingly, Buckley; declared. Cloud county would-loseabout $4,000,000 in assessed .valuations. "This is the ...kind of, cooperation we get. from the state-taxcommission on equalization," | hesaid. ' , ' - :,<-r

j When the discussion! son assessments was, ended, Chairman Fredrickson asked if there were anyrecommendations on ,,ithe socialwelfare budget, and there werenone, except for those ^present toa«ree that the . commission . wasdoing about all the possible couldto keep welfare expenditures at a jminimum. , s - '" iWould Publish Names j

At this point Commissioner;Buckley ' remarked that the commission would like to publish thenames of all those receiving socialwelfare benefits.

Dean Larson, commanding officer of the National Guard, waspresent and asked that the $300allowed in the budget last yearbe included In the 1960 budget, •it

Chairman Fredrickson statedthat norequest was*foiade for suchan expenditure and as a' consequence it was left out of the 1961

budget.Larson-stated that he was not

aware that such a request wasnecessary and was of the opinionthat once the item was id' thebudget it would carry on year' after year.

Fredrickson stated that that wasnot the commission's understanding and that the money was neededlast year to pay off a few bills,and Umt the request was not perpetual. He said that it had alwaysbeen the feeling of the • commissioners that since the city had participated in the building of thearmory that it was its responsibility to carry, out its maintenance.

Larson disagreed stating that theNational Guard- personnel wascountywide and on that basis thecounty as a whole should participate in maintaining the building.He stated that the guard provideda payroll of $56,000 all of whichwas spent here to. directly increased the' tax valuations Aver thecounty. >

Those in attendance at the'hear-ing this'.morning included Vande-Mark, Daugherty, NewinghamErickson, Harry Young, Jim De-Marco, Bob Barnhardt and JMelvin Decker, jr. .

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i* Protest Health Budget V

Probate Judge1, Finley Daugherty, speaking as an individual anda taxpayer and not as a countyofficial, made the opening statements against the Health budgetand raised the question as to whatauthority, or statute was used;insetting of the budget. He said thathe had been doing a lot of readingand research on the subject, andthat he was unable to find anything authorizing such a setup;asthe one proposed in the budget.From what he could find he saidthat the board of county commissioners and,the duly elected healthofficer constituted the county boardof health. If ;need be he said thatif the work warranted, the statutesprovide that additional help couldbe hired,, but in no. instance didthe law 8$gw more than $5 perday for citr-a help. After questioning the need of a county .;healthnurse, atf, ill,: Daughejiy^went onrecord as*opposing therewith budget and again questioned.the legality of the allowances c-JL*l«im vouchers in the fund.;), o-.« '• '•- ••%}

Former State Senator-Martin Vande Mark concurred With JudgeDaugherty's remarks-.concerningthe county health department andthen -attacked high taxes in .general, directing most of his criticismat the welfare budget. Taxes,besaid were ^becoming confiscatoryand he warned that; with a fewcrop failures, a taxpayer's leaguewould be formed jand- it is "goingto raise hell.'* - ns^'f. •"Waste" is Cited

The third • member "-to object tothe county health fund was CountyClerk E. E. Newingham. He statedthat he did'not-object, as much tothe'$14,000 as he did^to the wastein the administration of the healthfund. He said that there was morewaste in the health .departmentthan -there was in %J1 of the othercounty offices ..combined, addingthat three good employes could behired in;,the other, county officesat the rate they are-j>aid< in thehealth department,,^-- "•-•.-,".

George Fredrickson, chairman ofthe board of county. commissioners,in-defending the-r anticipated expenditure in .••thei.jhealth fund, explained that activities in the. countyhealth department; are largely aprograrfl.pf, immunization and thattrained assistants and profession1help was ,• needed and ^that theycould not be hired as'Cheaply asone would think::Too, he said, poliovaccine was being supplied out ofthe fund. In arriving at the expenditure figure he added that thecounty commissioners considered ita good investment, for;our youngpeople as a protection against disease. He agreed that the expenditure sounded-high, adding that, thecommission's ' only defense wastrying to. protect the health of theyoung peoplev.of the county.. Asked whether ; or , not it was

customary for, professional peopleto donate theiC services for immunization programs, Fredricksonsaid that the Cloud county MedicalSociety did and are still helpinga lot and that the .state us^d-tosupplement the health . programi,but that now the -wholes-burdenwas on the county. .^v"v;,,'.

It was at this point* thaw CountyClerk Newingham recommended a.cut of $8,000 in the county healthbudget/ with Senator Van de^Iarfcand Judge Daugherty cithat the expenditure be culin half.

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Work is being ceii**$teft>a "0° **;Airport- entrance•and.road whichshould result, in'&J>em< S2*d1i?'°the CbncordUi'lSWdK-e™-old *?*tra-tte-wenUto^^Vprttt-y^badlyin-'3asti.wIjit6i*'-7Sintinuou6 snowandVfeB co-Jer .and .the Poad. was

.moved'just a litBejolt,to one sideIbf the old"accessl .grade raised aSit to allow more snow to blow offijhe road, and surfacing is being

"•completed.

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2fi68 VqtersRegistered" ForPrimaryElection;

Officials AreSM^edi.' uwristration ;b-x>ks-for?tbe com-n£f?gu5 pHrhary election sto*

i'^otal of-2.S68 voters* registered

S^Vey^Td^eco^^d:2£iJ2£F*rtton- reared as!t*iisuallv'does—there are £.30 m

'Sl'in the Second precinct. Third

|Sarfe°^a^«First. Precin6t, Second Ward. wtU•votT'tt ^courthouse;,'j.^!^

boardwillDei fudges,. Agiies STO-ilrlldj3ofce> A. Williams,, ElsieSwell' .'Clerks, JuaniU CamptonX LouiSe Oanstroin,;-CbUhttogWrd will be Florence; Paillette, IGertrude Breault, Dottle. Young; |clerSS HelenX.;,Menke, MSurme !

Black. Counting*wf*M"la Cherington, 4***-Jane Hutchinson 'Willbmae *aW-tWnn; clerks;IWtoUrtdSnl&rlef,.WorgiannaBreault."*" *%!'-r ,^ <•',> ,

1 Thu-d'1Ward will vote 'at JJhcolnschool. Receiving. board, will beJudges, Melina B.' Walker Mar-garft Springsted, Doris J^trom;clerks,"M. Hilmaaiunn May Perry. Counting,board will be FernSemblay*. Robert B Wilson, An-namary.Naylor; clerks, Jane.Lun-dv Wilson,, Zoa, I. Krager.%ourtLWard will. vote, a Cityhall. Receiving aboard will be.Judees;' "Florence.;Huggerth, 'cuSm^ffir Ella;;Buckley','.clerks,Seneva Cox, R^»r'Sa1f^,ik'?*ming board wl'lK^'D;,'Grimm,FrancesWiruth, Ada Paris; clerks.Athol Pearson, Evelina Courvillc

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J96I City Budget ReleasedQ

City manager Charles Moss in*Jris budget message to the city,commissioners, in part says: "Thisbudget "kicks-off" the ten yearresidential street development!program. It provides some funds jifor the comprehensive city plan-]Sng program and for industrial:development. Both these programs,vvere approved by the voters atthe spring city election. Exceptto? those Phases ofour operations,™0 major up-grading of servicesis provided except to the extentthat existing services can be improved' through better managerment'of men and matemls.feAcontinuing emphasis will be"taadein this direction.

. "I cannot conclude my comments without giving special credit to our city employes. The department heads have worked hardto provide the best service pos-•sible with the equipment and.man-power provided them. This hasmade my task as manager easier.

"Actual budget preparationhasagain been facilitated by thevaluable assistance of the city clerk,John J. Whitney and his staff.

"The entire city force joinswithme in expressing our sincerewishthat thisbudget present a *nlf}£dplan, ofproviding services tor the

' .common good .of our citiiens.Some of the budget exbendi-

' tares provided for the coming.year includes the repainting and

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of pasl, present and futureexpenditures may be foundon page 5 of this issue.

-cleaning of the outside of the city |•hall. It is pointed out that tinsbuilding has now seen -,i years,of service and the m*:tar aroundthe bricks, particularly round thetop ten feet of the L"uding isgone. Also the general outside.appearance can be greatly improved. The building sits in a veryprominent location and should bea point of communitypride. $3,500has been set aside for this work.

The budget in the fire department has ben reduced by $4,600.This reduction was possible because of the purchase of a newpumper being made in 1959 andpartially paid for in the 19t>0

Mr Moss points out that majoremphasis has been placed'on theresidential street improvementprogram. As indicated in the Budget 1961 will see the initial stagesof 'this program. The proposed"budget -.includes funds to purchase materials necessary to improve twenty-five blocks. Thisamount is $13,400 or $536 per.block. $3,100 has been budgetedfor the replacement of one dumptruck with hoist. $3,500 is included in this budget and is to betransferred to the Bond .and In-trest fund to pay off notes issuedto buy the necessary hot asphaltplant. $4,000 has been set asidefor the purchase of rollers necessary for the laying of the hot asphalt. The catch basin repairs program is to be continued and $1,500is budgeted for this item.

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Election Officials Announced*For Primary Next Tuesday

The registration books closedlast Friday evening and the cityclerk reports the following number of qualified voters for eachof the five voting precincts inConcordia: First ward. 416; Second ward, first precinct, 530; Second ward, ^second precinct, 661;.'Third ward, 868 and Fourth ward,,393. Total registered, 2,868.U These officials have been ap-' pointed for the August 2, PrimaryElection, the voting places arealso indicated.

First ward, voting place, ElksBuilding. Receiving Board, judges:Ruby Hayes, Dorothy Crimmins,Anna Welch; Clerks, Ann Moffett,Alice Blachly. Counting Board:Marguerite Callaway, Ruth Dugas,Claire Van Zandt, Ruth Doak,Dojina Strait.

rV;First Precinct, Second ward.Voting place, Court House. Receiving Board, judges: Agnes Fitzgerald. Joyce A. Williams, ElsieLowell. Clerks, Juanita Campton,Louise Ganstrom. Counting Board,Florence Paillette, Oottie Young,

Gertrude Breault, Helen L. Men-ke., Maurine 'Peck. j

Second Precinct/ second ward,voting place, Gymnasium, HighSchool. Receiving 'board, judges,Stella A. Prather, Olive Reeves,Kathryn Pickard. Clerks, MarySchmitt, Pauline R. Black. Counting -board. Viola Cherington, MfJane Hutchinson, Willomae Kauf-mann, Georgianna Breault, Winifred Danenbarger.

Third ward, voting place, Lincoln School. Receiving 'boardjudges, Melina B. Walker, Margaret .Sprinsted, Doris FahStrom.Clerks. M. Hilma Shunn/' MattPerr. Counting hoard, Fern Trem-blay, Robert B. Wilson, AnnamaryNaylor, Jane Lundy Wilson, ZoaI. Krager.

Fourth ward, voting place, CityHall. Receiving board, judges'Florence Huggerth, Ida Bombardier, Ella Buckley. Clerks,'GenevaCox, Reva Chartier. Countingboard, C. D. Grimm, Frances Wiruth, Ada Paris, Athol PearsonEvelina CourviI|fl,

table corPpast, current &

1959 1961irating_ll 44 11 s

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BS an expenditure c^compared to $45'fii**T(«|-*{Sb 'note{

rS(000of this to^e, budget as a'$by reason of a" Trom,,jthe water

I department. Also the lhseciI fng program will be curtaileI Compared to 1960 budget,I cutbacks have-'allowed a re<I in this department of $2.50I "Fire Department—"The buJ this department has also b<

duced by $4,600. This rcductiJ possible because at the puI of the new pumper made i

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[$62 budget for the city of Concordia cajls for a tax 1-evy of 26 45 nulls,|2 09 mills over the present budget year; according to the official bfijggetjjblictaoin today. It is noted, however, thqt most of the increase was iri'the

|ejrest and industrial funds, the industrial"levy of 5 mill being mandatory'"|with the results of the city election last'Apnl ,. ;

pt the proposed expenditures in""the bond and interest fund,, it was hec-,;he levy to1 10.59 mills as compared to„8^5 for,,the current year. Interest:payments on, bonds to finance the.jad'TOntown afreet improvement pro*]'-1

nsible for the increase \ ' .«• ".-"'')ffds remain compa^-^-1

abjy JtaMjSfth the exception ofitheial^qru-'*ftnich shows a neglibleIncrettte™* complete lighting the'nialn?runway at the Municipal air--:

.Following J is a table comparing

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' " 1959 1960 *19€1|qedl|

General Operating_11.44 11.97 11.987Jbr&-y,$& _j;1.40 1.40 1.406Ban^X^L •--! .25 .24 .217

|Pire^ieri^J*ension_- .16 .13 .064I Social],Security _„ .29 .42 .338|A{rp^rtvM'ntenance .78 ,55 .71I Pire;'Equip. Reserve __ ._ •_-__JRecife pfayground .61 .U .66aI Noxious Weed .18 .09 .051I Bontfftf ^Interest-. 7.37 8.85 10.509|lndusfrial;Pund ___ „_ ._ .50

TOTAL•—Proposed.To-operate the city, and make

I the scheduled payments on .thebonded indebtedness, the budgetanticipates an expenditure of $510,-320.17 .as compared,, to $452,731.80

9last £»MBBW«to^ Dot«i, -how-^fUKPtr^OOO of-this total ap.raar^ui' tt^e budget, as a' doubleExpenditure.', by1reason of a trans-,feiyof-fun$s.,from, the. water utility.-

.22.48 24.36 26.450

Igepartment. Also the insect spraying program will be curtailed. . . .JCompared to 1960; budget, theseI cutbacks have;^allowed a reductionI in this department, of *2.;900.I . "Fire Department—Thebudget in

this department has also been reduced-by $4,600. This reduction Waspossible because of the purchaseof the new pumper made in 1959

fund *Of the total proposed expendi

ture only $187,533 will come fromad valorem taxes, the major shareof spending1 coming out of revenuefrom other sources.

Following is a breakdown of anticipated revenues for the proposedbudget year:

Proposed1961

Unencumbered cash balance 1-1-61 ,___$ 70,809.05

Property tax _ __ 187,533!00Residue sales tax 9,522.49State shared taxes __• 28,500.00Fines, licenses, franchise

tax, parking meters .__ 47,300.00Water sales 85,000.00Transfer^ from water to

bond and interest .17,557.44Special assessments, back

taxes, intangible _ 36,777.51Miscellaneous 30,802.20

TOTAL _—J.^ __$513,801.69The btidget is based on a tangi

ble vacation of $7,477,334 a der^reaae -fitem-. $7,*63j03E&ast, year..• In.'h#lettgr .of trinsfiMrdfthe .proposed V.budget to ^the'vcity-commissioners, City 'Man-Rig ex(Charles Moss.had this to'say:,

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and partially-paid for in the 1960budget,

"Department of Public Works(formerly street and water departments)—Major emphasis has beenplaced oh the residential street improvement program. As indicatedih the budget* message, 1961 willsee the initial stages of this program. The, proposed budget included funds to purchase materialsnecessary to improve 25 blanks.This amount is $13,400 or $5?®er•block. $3,000 has been budgetedfor the replacement of one dumptruck with hoist. $3,500 is included

" several items requestedby the department heads were deleted These items will ,be indicated in the explanation of thedepartmental budgets. These itemswere, not deleted because we .feltthey were not necessary^ but because of the extremely^ criticalshortage of revenue sources, available -to cities in Kansas,jU^tll suchtime ; that the legislature _7]Feels itnecessary to recognize.jthe>-prob-;lem, local citizens will Have to' be'content with the level of, arid, number of, services we nowjJuive. .*

"General governmentf-Two' programs have been included, in, thisbudget. One is $2000 to begin, thefirst phase of comprehensive,'cityplanning. . . . Program'No, -2 tothe repointing and cleariingof.the"outside of ithe city hall. . . :. $3,500.has been set aside for this work. I

"Department oi Health an&Sarii-Jtation—The expenditures* for -oper-Ia'tin-jj this department are *Use4 for,'our sanitary ^andfill operation,"milk analysis and insect spraying.'With the purchase of the rubber-tired- , tractor, ^and , the controlledburning1' at -"the;,landfill We'(havefelt it in: order, to re'AuiJB* the"amount offunds nectary for this

(Turn.'to Page 8, StoryNo/l.)

in this budget and is to be transferred to Jhe bond and interestfund to pay off notes issued tobuy the necessary hot asphalt plant£4,000 has been set aside for thepurchase of rollers necessary forthe laying of the hot asphalt. Thecatch basin repair program* is tobe continued and $1,500 is budgetfor this Mtem. ... The waterutility section budget of the publicworks department is based entirely upon the anticipated sale ofwater and tap purchases. . . ."

In a supplementary letter to thecity commissioners City ManagerMoss informed them that he hadrun into a stumbling block on theinitial proposal for financing thepurchase, of the hot asphalt plant.It was the intention to' issue $15,000,in warrants to pay for the plantand repay the <notes over a fiveyear period; out of'• ..the general.street, fund; Auditors a'dvis'ed thatthis _-was'-a' prapfrteal approach butquestion6ta^the'i18ifalitj»of'the -procedure. ' ' XV_ ';'%_ • '•* .

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<• Coming up with a bit of highfinancing as an alternate plan,City Manager Moss recommendedtha-f $6,<MM1 be' used out of the current'1960 general street budget for

.the'ptu-chase of the plant, allowingS3,50O"and the H.OOO for equipmentshown in the proposed -budget toremain. This 57,500. Moss says canbe considered as.the 1961 shareof the plant purchase, going on to.explain that this amount can remain in the general fund as a cashreimbursement and will assist inreplacing the unanticipated reduction of ?13,500 in the city's unencumbered cash balance used infiguring the 1961 budget.

''Park department^-The park department budget has been reduced.. . .Items deleted from the budget:Extension of the tool house . ....

inew shower heads at swimming.pool . . . replace ,on Ferguson,tractor with scoop !%. . one,.manfor summer." ' ,,". , i

The levies in the airport,' cemetery, library, municipal band,,fireequipment reserve,: recreation"\andplayground, firemen's'-pension, so*cial security,. Industrial, bond andInterest and, noxious -weed remainpractically the'sami as last yearor were explained*evl.'er in thi$_story, accordlngJjjtMoss' report..,fcPubUolhearln^HBnB budget Yrtll

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Obscenity W^s Betfiplep the LowBrand Humor Off the Parking Tickets

To those with a twisted sense of• humor who apparently delight in•writing Obscene messages on park-ling, meter tickets take note—youI are now subject to arrest for suchI practice, and upon conviction canIbe ;fined or imprisoned, or both

Spruce, and Spruce street, Seventeenth to Eighteenth, was granted

Dick Flott, Safety Consultant forthe State Highway Commission,was present at the meeting andpresented the city with an aw4tdfor excellence in traffic engihej*-in*-- <sxT;.-"

Somewhat of a record was ;es*-tablished in the police departmentlast month when a total of 82 arrests went on the docket. The police judge's report, showed that atotal of $1130 in fines was imposed of which $1017was collectedThe report further showed that $32was received in traffic court, $20was paid on continued cases, and:with $325.75 being received in parking meter penalties, total receipts.)for the month reached $1394.7^.

The police report showed thatthe two police cars travelled 3970>i

.miles during the jnonttu'of July,and used 423.2 galtons of gas Triedepartment issued* 105 warningsmade 82 arrests, passed out 1250parking meter tickets and conducted 178 investigations 1

HTTierehas been so much of this• of late the City commission deemedI It advisable to do something in anI attempt .fp.lurb the outbreak, andI at the meeUhg yesterday afternoon(passed an"ordinance making suchran act a misdemeanor.

Ii- Upon advice that protest periodI onstreet improvements onSixteen-J th streefc from Kansas to LincolnI had .expired, the commissionI passed the required ordinance or-I derlng the work done, since theI signature of the mayor is requiredI and- Mayor Robert Trego was notJ present and is.out of town on va-I catlpilrfthe ordinance will not goI into^effect until he returns andIPf&bpsignature tothedocument.I "*:A'*e1iest by Burton Gerard forI opening Eighteenth street, Olive to

„. . XiZ^^ TS- y. babmmissioners Meeting

'.-".* '• -. "!'iW*i' * The re_tul*ttmesttnBiQtJthe city

' commiss*i&nets,* ^MOlfoay afternoon, was a rather rontine-aHaB'.Reports of the.-r^ice_d??ari|nait,for the month' of July, snowedpolice car No. 1 had been~driver*1270 miles, used 128.2 gallons ofgasoline: car No. 8. 2700'milesandused 295 gallons of gasoline. Therdepartment made 82 arrests, issued 185 warnings, issued 125*meter.- violation tickets, escorted4 funerals and made k178 investigation*.

Police judge's, report for Julyindicated 82 arrests, 32 fines imposed, all of which were collected.Fines amounted to $1049," finespaid-in cases that had been"-continued $20 and meter •penalties of$325.75, brought the totali-receiptsto $1394.75.

The protest period on the petition to improve 16th street fromKansas to Lincoln, having expired

'the commissioners passed an ordinance authorizing the work tobe done.

Dick Flott, safety consultantfrom the Kansas State Highway-Commission, was in attendance atthe meeting.and presented thegovemingHKfdy with an awardfor traffic "$p_fineering. The awardread "Concordia, Traffic Engineering Award, Class C, KansasTraffic Safety Program, 1959."

Burton. Gerard appeared ;at.,themeeting -and requested that' thefoll6"R"i}ij.T.8treets. near his' property, "be openedriKSl-St- Oliveto Spruce, Spruce ' from 17fit- .»

. 18th. 'City manager Moss reported to

the commissioners that on numerous occasions parking ticketshave been returned to the policedepartment with obscene writingon them. It is possible that it isnot generally known that womenemployees process these tickets,and the city does not have anordinance which specifically controls such a matter. Upon this information the commissioners passed an ordinance making such anoffense and misdeamor, punishable by a fine of $100, or 30 daysin .jail, or both. Perhaps those thathave gone to the trouble of inscribing the meter tickets do notrealize the author might easilybe identified by the car licensenumber appearing on the ticket.

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Ur Town,Talk '^'Swim_nin_r pool admissions arie;

hc>t on the.,heels of-the admissions!for; last summer which was . a Irecord season- for the Municipalpool. This ;sea$on,' to Aug. 1 inclusive .there have been 29,216 admissions to. the pool and last summer there were 30,940 who tookadvantage of the cooling swims.Iuj'U'158.summer season admissionsafaBw,*pool totaled 23,909. A fewMWly hot days in July made upithls year for a cool start of the

.:swim season. -rt -. > ",l-jrfSl" 2-3-60 >

S^&^^w^iofcg^orsld-ana«»»*•.-""-HI be detoured north

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£$u,t>lished in,The C^nbbH|ia Blade-.^Empire, Friday, Aflftrt-^iaqu/*OlW?INANCE NO* 15**-; *Y )An ordinance providing lor th$lml*

proving of the following part otttieAst^ets of the City of Con-

f j ,cordia, Kansas Sixteenth Sweet.'•"between Lincoln Street and Kanr

sas Street. -$-.Be it ordained by the governing

body of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That the following

part of the streets of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, be graded,paved, curbed and guttered, andotherwise improved: Sixteen Street-between the east side of Lincoln'.Street and the east side of Kan-!sas Street. I

Section 2. That the plans, specifications and estimates of cost for

the street improvements providedfor by Section 1 of this ordinance,prepared under the supervision ofthe City Engineer of Concordia,Kansas, filed August first, 1960 withthe City Clerk of said city and submitted to the governing body of,said city, are hereby accepted andapproved*. '- Section 3, That the cost ofbringing the • street to grade andthe cost • of improving the streetintersections shall be borne by thecity at'•'large, and the cost of theother"^improvements by this ordi- 'nance1 provided for shall be paidi.b$ and -assessed to the property on !each side of the street described-in- Sectipji 1 of this ordinance, tothe middle of the block. ... .*' j;

SectiiorfU. That the governing. •body of r the City of Concordia,:Kansas, enter into a contract-1 or !contracts and cause to. be done trie; _work provided for by this ordi7 \nance; provided, however, thafr-in?obtaining such contracts the City1,Manager may call' for" competitivebids or negotiate on the bases ofunit prices established by previousbids,. according to his own discretion; ;and, provided,-; further,~thatthe cost of the street improvementsshall not exceed the cost estimates |approved by Section 2 of this ordinance.

Section 5. That this ordinance ;shall take effect upon its publica- j;tion once in the Concordia Blade- jEmpire, the official city newspaper...

Passed bv the City Commission •.August 1, I960. t

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) Mayor,Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. i_h

(Published inThe Concordia Blade"- fEmpire, Friday. August 5, 1960.) '

ORDINANCE NO. 1565 1An ordinance prohibiting the use I

of filth or obscenity In certain 'cases. '

Be it ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia,!that:

Section 1. It shall hefninlawfulfor ariy person to deposit in anyof the "'boxes provided pursuant tosection 2 of ordinance 1425 (thesame being scetion 1847 of the 1951Concordia Code as amended) anydirt, filth or obscene matter.

Section 2. This ordinance shalltake effect upon its publication.

Passed by the City Commission,August 1, 1960.

ROBERT E,(Seal)Attest: JOHN J,Citv CTfirk _I •' i

QSt. Improvement Slated;Rule Resolution Okayed

City Commission Favors Home Rule }JalleyAmendment to Kansas Constitution 'Hoi-ne

The city.-comlmdssion in regularmeeting late Monday, passed aresolution endorsing the proposedHome-Rule Amendment to the Kansas constitution (-to be voted uponat the general, election in November. •.,..,,' .

The purpose- bf the amendmentis to strengthen local self govern-

i ment, thereby permitting the statelegislature to devote full time tomatters bf state-wide concern.

Other business transacted by thecommission included the passing ofa resolution authorizing the improvement-of:,. Valley street between Tenth and.Eleventh streets.The improvement was requestedby- proprty owners in the areaby petition to the city commissioners. The ordinance procedure

(First published in the ConcordiaBlade-Empire, August 22, 1960)

NOTICE

Public notice is hereby givenpursuant to section 12-602 of theKansas General Statutes of 1949,that at a session of the governingbody' of the city of Concordia,Kansas, held on the 15th day ofAugust, 1960, the following, resolution was read and adopted:

Be It Resolved, by this thegoverning body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, that it is

| deemed and is hereby declaredto be ne.cessary to grade, curband gutter, pave and otherwiseimprove the following part andportion of the streets of saidcity, to-wit: '

Valley Street between theNorth side of Tenth Streetand the North side of Eleventh Street. -

And Be It Further Resolved,that this' resolution be published as required by law forsix consecutive days in theConcordia Blade-Empire, adaily newspaper and the official newspaper of said city.If the resident owners of more

than one-half of the, property liablefor taxation therefor shall not within ' twenty days from • such lastpublication file with the clerkof said city their protest againstsuch improvement, the said governing body may caluse such workto be done, may contract therefor,and may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by law.

Dated this 15th day of August,1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) , Mayor. ,

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY, |71-6 • City Clerk.

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establishes a 20-day protest periodin. which more than one-half ofthe property liable for. taxation to -pay for the project may petitionthe improvement out. City Mana- jger Moss was instructed to notifythe property owners of the com

mission's action. jThrough City Manager Moas, a [

request was made- tby George <Brousseau for an extension of the !Broadway storm sewer to accomo- Idate,the drainage of four houses he ;contesmiplates building on Nineteen^ 'th street between Washington and |Broadway. Moss estimated thecost jat-$1,500. The commissioned promised that when the housing develop- iment progressed fg> a point Where :the storm sewer was needed, thejob would be done.

!(First published in the ConcordiaM5J?de-Empire, August 22, 1960)•NOTICE

Public notice is hereby givenpursuant to section 12-602 of theKansas General Statutes of 1949that at a session of the governingbody of the city of ConcordiaKansas, held on the 15th day ofAugust, 1960, the following resolution was read and adopted:

Be It Resolved, by this the 'governing body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, that it Isdeemed and is hereby declared .to be necessary to grade, curband gutter, pave and otherwiseimprove the following part andportion of the streets of saidcity, to-wit:

Valley Street between theNorth side, of Tenth Street ,and the North side of Eleventh Street. IAnd Be It Further Resolved

that this resolution be published as required by law forsix consecutive days ln theConcordia Blade-Empire, adaily newspaper-and the official newspaper of said cityIf the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property liable, for taxation therefor shall not within twenty days from -such last

Ipublication file with : the clerkof said city their protest againstsuch improvement, the:said gov-f™nS b°dy may cause such workto be done, may contract thereforand may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by law1960ated '"^ 15Ul day•'«* Au»ust'(Seal) ROBERT- E-TREGO,

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY '71-6 City Clerk.

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> .The city commissioners met inbi-monthly session, Monday evening and considered a petition forstreet improvement on Valleystreet between 10th and 11thstreets. It was decided to passa resolution favorable to such improvement and provide for a 20'day remonstrance period fromMonday. Not all -the propertyowners in this area had been contacted but those not in favor willhave an opportunity to voice theirobjections.

A resolution was adopted supporting the home rule amendment,which will be voted upon at theNovember 8 election. This amendment will allow local citizens tobetter determine their own affairswhile at the same time allowingthe state legislature much moretime to devote to matters of statewide concern.

A request from George Bros-seau that the storm sewer be extended on South Broadway,. 132feet, to afford proper drainagefor lots on 19th street, upon -whichMr. Brosseau intends to erectfour houses. The cost, which willbe borne by the city at large,would be about $1,500/for. the 48inch tile construction.. The commissioners expressed themselvesas being agreeable to sOch, extension when construction is startedon the houses.

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(First published la the ConcordiaBlade-Empire, August 22, 1960)

NOTICE "

Public notice is hereby givenpursuant to section 12-602 of theKansas General Statutes of .1949,that at a session of the governingbody of the city of Concordia,Kansas, held on the {15th day ofAugust, 1960,"Sthe following resolution was read and adopted:

Be It Resolved, by this thegoverning body of the City ofConcordia,">Kansas, that it Isdeemed and is hereby declaredto be necessary to grade, curbahd gutter, pave and otherwiseimprove the following part andportion of the streets of saidcity, to-wit'' Valley Street between theNorth side of Tenth Street

i and the North side of Eleventh Street. >And Be It Further Resolved,

that this resolution be published as required by law forsix consecutive days in theConcordia Blade-Empire, adaily newspaper and the official newspaper of said city.If the resident owners* of more

than one-half of the property liablefor taxation therefor shall not within stwenty days from such lastpublication file with the clerkof said city their protest againstsueh.*improvement,"the said governing body may cause, such workto be done, may contract therefor,and may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by law.i Dated this 15th day of August,

I960:)•>' ROBERT E. TREGO,

(Seal) • Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,

71-6 - ' City Clerk.

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Monday eve-l a petition forit on ValleyOth and 11thicided to pass)le to such im-•vide for a 20'period fromthe propertyhad been con-t in favor will' to voice their

adopted sup-te amendment,i upon at thei. This amend-:al citizens to;ir own affairstime allowinge much moreatters of state-

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deemed and isvlreatrt>J^eclaredto be nWessaryJtQwraide, curfa:,and gutter. pa;ve.*top$*erwisfs-.,improve'the fdUowing*3part and'portion-of the^sfreets -of.aaid.,

••-city, .%Biwmfr:'&'- . . -'-Ml.'Va!fc&3&teetbetween the /:

North side'of Tenth Street :• .and theJforjii'side of^Eleyi- •enth Street." ^ '•. l

r And Be, It Further Resolved,that this, resolution be published- as" required by law forsix cdnsecutive days In theConcpfdia Blade-Empire, adaily newspaper and the official newspaper of said. city.

,If the resident owners of morethan one-half of the property liablefor taxation therefor shall not within twenty days from such lastpublication file with the clerkof said city their protest againstsuch improvement, the said governing body may cause such workto be done, may contract therefor,and may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by law.

Dated this 15th day of August,1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) Mayor.

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,71-6 City Clerk.

.(First published^flp&e ConcordiaMt \BVade-Emplre, ;-Ai38&f?2,,;1960)

'Public/'-**A "v ^-^ ~,™,feuant"

(First published in the Concordia,Blade-Empire, August 22, 1960)

NOTICE

Public notice is hereby givenpursuant to section 12-402 of theKansas General Statutes of 1949,that at a session of the governingbody of the city of Concordia,Kansas, held on the 15th day ofAugust, 1960, the'following resolution was read and adopted:

Be It Resolved, by this thegoverning body of the City, of

',, Concordia, Kansas, that it is; deemed and is hereby declared

to be necessary to grade, curbt and gutter, pave and otherwise

improve the following part and.portion of the streets of said' city, to-wit:

Valley Street between the. . North side of Tenth Street

and the North side of Elev-. enth Street.

•' And Be It Further Resolved,thai, this' resolution be pub- .li.shed..as required,.by-law fortsix consecutive .-days in theConcordia. Blade-Empire, adnily -newspaper-/and the offi-cial newspaper of said city.Tf Uift-.;resident owners of more I

Uiiin one-half of the property liablefur taxation therefor shall not within twenty, days from such lastpublication file with the clerk'ot said, city their protest againstsuch improvement, the said gov-/dining body may cause such workto be done, may contract therefor,:tiul may levy assessments to -gay,Liu.refor as provided by law.0fl"r-

paled. this 15th day of -August11)60. J^ijv

ROBERT E. TREOO^jf-iical)' ., Mayqjv.

Attest: JOHN J.'WHTTNEY,i (i City "Clerk.

City Commissioner? Act Favorably onTwo ReqiigsfeJy Property Owners"

The city|. commission, in regularsession lye'sterday authorized the1erection-;of:|a stijeet light at theintersection of Eighteenth and (Republican1, streets. Th'e.Veque'st forthe' light was made by propertyowners in the area. ,.

The commission furthet, gave ap^'proval to an advisory petition'ask-;ing for ' improvements, to. Valleystreet from. Ninth to Tenth.; Thepetition filed by property ownersasked that'' the. street' Be: graded,curbed and surfaised.^rbe comimfls.,sion passed the' necessary resolu.tion authorizing the work and' establishing the usual.20-day 'protestperiod. - v.\" - * •' " l . ' , -' i

The next regular meeting.schediuled for Monday, Sept.'!*!, will beheld on ,the following. Wednesday,

.due to a conflict,witb the annual'meeting of the League of Kansas"Municipalities. Both City Manager

Charles Moss £nd City Clerk John,lyhltney plan to attend the leaguemeeting.' City Clerk Whitney is adirefitoF and 'will appear on theprogram. ', *, ' •-. " '•

The police department turned Jna' banner month duringj August,according to ..the police .Udge's're-port,.'.The report showed that; atot;al*"Df-$850 .In"fines ',were imposed,during the ..month, ol^,; which ;$565was collected, 'Traffic., court-finesamounted to-*f*3, paid oh*continuedcases $92 and*parking'mete? pen-,alties $374.25, bringing •'total • receipts lor thet departrnetit.to $1,-074.25.. -.".-',. - .; •"•-, , ,\ .,.The police report showed1 the two

police . care travelled 5,198 milesand used 643.J, gallons of gas, during "August:'The department issued 55rWarningSj..',made 84 arrests,conducted 214 investigations and issued 1,600 parking meter, violation ,tickets;- • •'-. ' '''-g|gf|«ft|

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City Commissioners PlanFurther Street Improvement

(First published in the ConcordiaBlade-Empire, September . 12,1960.)

NOTICE

Public notice is hereby givenpursuant to section 12-602 of-.theKansas General Statutes of".1949,

, that at a. session-of the governing| body of the city- ,<pfi Concordia,1Kansas, held on the_$th day of Sep

tember, 1960, the^QJlAying resolution was read and^d^^ed:

Be It Resolve^,, toy*this the1;governing, body of(fihe City ofConcordia.v'Kansas,-?fliatr it isdeemed and is herebyideclaredto be necessary to .grajde, curband gutter,-pave, and, otherwise \improve the. following-ipart and •'portion of,!the streets^of ..saidcity, to-wit:,, , m.

Valley •Street between thenorth side ;of Tenth Street andthe south-side .of fJ^nth'Street. ,And Be It! •Further, Resolved,

that this resolution' be,..; published as, required byilaw forsix consecutive .days.";iln theConcordia .;_Blade-Empire, a •daily newspaper and the official newspaper of said City. '\If the resident owners-.-of more

than one-half of the, property liablpfor.taxation therefor shall not within twenty, days -from such lastpublication. file with, the clerk .ofsaid city their,'.protest againstsuch improvement, f the said governing body, -may cause such work.to be done, mayy-^wtract therefor,and qiay levy-,asfceasments to'paytherefor as provided, by , law.

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.-, ROBERT E-.TREGO;^(Seal) ' ' '. Mayor.

j Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,88-6 .-, City Cierfc.

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^ City commissioners in sessionMonday afternoon, granted therequest of interested residentsto install a street light at the intersection of 18th and Republican-A petition was received askingfor the curbing, grading and asphalting of 16th street from Kansas to Olive; however, the required number of resident propertyowners not having signed the petition, it was returned for furthercirculation.

A resolution was passed declaring intention of improving Valley street from Ninth to Tenthand the objecting resident property owners will have 20 daysin "which to file protests for suchimprovement.

According to city manager Mossthe next regular meeting of thecommissioners was scheduled forMonday, September 18, but sincethis date is one of the days ofthe annual League of Kansas Municipalities meeting, it was suggested that such meeting be post-

>poned. In accordance with this[Suggestion the next meeting datewill be September 21. This annual meeting of the League happens to be the 50th of the league'sexistence and it was also notedthat Concordia was one of thecharter members of the organization. City manager Charles Mossand City clerk John J. "Whitneywill attend the meeting. Mr."Whitney, who is director of theKansas Municipalities, will appear on the program.

Police judge Meadors reportedthat a total of $608.00 had beencollected on fines, $92 on casescontinued and $374.25 in meterpenalties for a total of $1,074.25.

William Krasny, chief of police,reported that police car 1 hadbeen driven 2419miles during August, used 221.8 gallons of gasoline and six quarts of oil. Policecar 8 was driven 2779 miles, used422.9 gallons of gasoline and six-quarts of oil. The departmentmade 84 arrests, issued 55 warnings, escorted 12 funerals, made214 investigations and issued 160Ometer violation tickets.

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(First published In the CoticordiaBlade-Empire,- September 12,1960.) , ' -• "'. i

NOTICE '. . . " 'Public notice is hereby given

pursuant to section 12-602 of the.Kansas General Statutes of 1949, jthat at a session of the governing •,body of the city of Concordia,;Kansas, held on the 6th day of Sep-itember, 1960, the following resolu-1

'tion was read and adopted: jBe It Resolved-, by this the •

; governing,body of the City of 'iConcordia, Kansas, that it is jdeemed and is hereby declared ,to be necessary to grade, curb ;and gutter, pave, and otherwise ;jimprove the following part and -portion of the streets of saidcity, to-wit: , ' *• , I

Valley Street between the .,north side of Tenth Street and .

I the south side of Ninth Street."And" Be It Further Resolved,

that this resolution -be published as required by law forsix consecutive days in theConcordia Blade-Empire, a I

' daily newspaper and the official newspaper of said city!If the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property liablefor taxation therefor shall not within twenty days from such' lastpublication file with the clerk ofsaid : city their protest againstsuch improvement, the said governing body may cause such workto be done, may contract therefor,and may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by law.

Dated this 6th day of September,! 1960.

ROBERT(E. TREGO,(Seal) ' • Mayor.

Attest:, JOHN J. WHITNEY,88-6 City Clerk.

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(First published in the Concordiaji,•Blade-Empire, September 12,£!1960.) :(NOTICEF Public' notice is hereby given[pursuant to section 12-602 Of theKansas General Statutes of 1949,that at a session tit the. governingbody of the city of>i_Doncordia,Kansas, held .on the, 6th day.of September, 1960, the following resolution was read and adopted:

Be It Resolved, by'this thegoverning body of the- City ofConcordia, Kansas, that it isdeemed and is" hereby declaredto be necessary to grade, curband gutter, pave, and otherwiseimprove the following part and

;. portion of the streets of Said' city,', to-wit I

Valley Street between the ,' north,side of Tenth Street and '! the south* side of Ninth Street.

And Be It Further Resolved,r that this resolution • be pub-I lished as required by law for

six consecutive days ln theConcordia Blade-Empire, adaily newspaper-and the offi-

' cial newspaper of said city.If the resident", ipwners of more j

than one-half of the property liable Ji for taxation therefor shall not with

in twenty daysvlTom such lastpublication file i^lth the clerk ofsaid city their' protest'againstsuch improvement, the said governing body ma'y jcause such work rto be done, may contract therefor,and may'levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by. law.

Dated this 6th day^-of September, 1960. •'•>•-'.-..

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) Mayor. '

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,88-6 City Cleric.

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G (First published in the ConcordiaBlade-Empire, September 12,1960.)

NOTICEPublic notice is hereby given

pursuant to section 12-602 of theKansas General Statutes of 1949,that at a session of the governingbody of the city of Concordia,Kansas, held on the 6th day of September, 1960, the following resolution was read and adopted:

Be It Resolved, by this thegoverning body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, that It isdeemed and is hereby declaredto be necessary to grade, curband gutter, paye'.'and otherwiseimprove the following part and

1 portion of the streets of saidI city, to-wit: •. -*

Valley Street between thenorth side of Tenth Street andthe south side of "Ninth Street.And Be It Further Resolved,

that this resolution be pub-! lished as required by law forj six consecutive days in the' ConcoBdia Blade-Empire, a

daily newspaper and the official'newspaper of said city.If the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property liablefor taxation therefor shall not within twenty days from such lastpublication file with the. clerk of isaid city their protest againstsuch improvement, the said gov-;erning body may cause such workto be done, may contract therefor,and may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by law.

Dated this 6th day of September, 1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) Mayor.

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,88-6 City Clerik. I

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(First published in the ConcordiaBlade-Empire, September1 _;12,

: 1960.) * i«.NOTICE ',,(,(

Public notice is hereby givenpursuant- to section 12-602 of theKansas General Statutes-of 1949,that at a session of the. .governingbody of the city of vConcordia,Kansas, held on the 6th day of Sep-Itember, I960, the following resolution was read and adopted:

Be It Resolved, by, <Uiis thegoverning body of the' City ofConcordia, Kansas, that it isdeemed and'is hereby declared.;,

to be necessary to grade, curb*.*and gutter, pave, and otherwise" 7improve the following.'part and*portion of the streets' ."of saidcity, to-wit: -- '."". -:*.

Valley Street between thenorth side of TenthiStreet andthe south side of ninth' Street.

. And Be It Further' .Resolved,

... that this, resolution ,b"e published as required by law for

1 six consecutive days in theI Concordia ' Blade-Empire, a

daily newspaper and the official newspaper of said city.If the resident owners of more

than one-half of the property liablefof taxation therefor shall not within twenty days from, such lastpublication file with the clerk *of;said city their protest, againstsuch improvement, "the said governing body may cause such, workto be done, may contract therefor,and may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided,-by law.

Dated this 6th_ji&y of September, 1960. .,'. '•-"

ROBERf EfTREGO,(Seal) Mayor.

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,88-6 City Clerk.

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I Bla\ I960?, .NOTICE

Public.,notice is hereby givenpursuant to section 12-602 of theKansas General Statutes of 1949,that at a session of the governingbody of the city of ConcordiaKansas,held on the 6thday of September, 1960, the following resolution was read and adopted: j

Be It Resolved, by this thegoverning body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, that it isdeemed and is hereby declaredto be necessary to'grade, curband gutter, pave, and,otherwiseimprove thi following part andportion of the streets of saidcity, to-Wit:

Valley Street between thenorth side of Tenth Street andthe south side of Ninth StreetAnd Be, K Further Resolved

that this resolution, be published as required by law forsix consecutive days: in' theConcordia Blade-Empire, adaily newspaper and the official newspaper of said cityIf the resident owners of more

than one-halfof the property liable '•for taxation therefor shall not with-1in twenty days from such lastpublication file with the clerk of'said city their protest against'such improvement, the said governing body may cause such wotkto be done, may contract thereforand may levy assessments to paytherefor as provided by law

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Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY 'l8-6 City Clerk.

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has been a member of the boardof directors of the league. Mr.Whitney and City Manager CharlesMoss have been in Wichita for thesessions of the Muncipalitiesgroup.

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sas^as heretofore by legalfeedines and particularly bytncTl531 effective May 3,

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MV0f^adw^fst«''and oS«e?said »*]or «f«»?rtrSiifaced at an estimated cost of«onnn00- and, whereas, the saia01^' heretofore by. legal proceeding*- abd _*£»»g#*4 b[960aResolution adoptedApril *. .

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l^g.JT'eVsetf'. as"TBrfBfido ...under authority of OS 19511 Supp12-683 and G S 1949, 77-201 (1),and under authority of Kansas, o.S 1959 Supp. 12-689; and, whereas, ,the city is authorized to issue itstemporary notes as provided byG. s. 1959 Supp. 10-123; Now,Therefore, .. __,_,,.Be it ordained by the governing

body of the City of Concordia: jSection 1. That general im

provement bonds of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, be issued as ,authorized by law to pay the cost |of the street improvements des- -cribed in the preamble to this ordinance, as the said street improvements have been heretoforeduly authorized, in 4 total amountnot to* exceed the cost of suchimprovements or the estimatedcost thereof whichever may be thelesser; all as shall, be- hereafterspecifically authorized by ordinance. - ".

Section 2, That for the purposeof providing funds to pay.the costof the street improvements mentioned in the preamble to this ordinance, until bonds can be issued

merefor, the mayor and citv clerkof the City of Concordia, Kansas,fre hereby authorized *.•»«»£

raporary notes -of said «"k'ided by G. S. 1959 Supp. IB-"3;;le?ceed the aggregate amount

bf«834?127.46,'_being the. aggregateSnt of 'the <fUm^ihfssuementioned. The notes ofsuch issueshall be designated Street immovement Temporary "Notes,Series 1960-A, shall be consecutive-w numbered shall bear interest atay rTtenot to exceed four percentXl« annum, payable semi-an,

nually andshall mature at a date^not toexceed maturity as providedbv said G. S. 1959 Supp. 10-123.Sch temporary notes may He-issued bTresolution from' time-; totime as required during the prog-,rSs of the work on the rmprove-

ImSta hereinbefore desisted,Sail benegotiable, and shall con-!' sUtute? a general obligation 0{. the""-fiction 3. That the "temporarynrtSXsrtbed; «» .Section 2.MP^eTb^-d^--shall take effect upon its publica-'"passed'by the City CfommisslonSept. 21, I960. '' . - f

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fflnhose Oufeide City LimitsCommission Hears Progress ReportOn Concordia Planning and Zoning

The "city fire department will not furnish firepro-tec'tion outside the city limits. City commissioners reaffirmed thatvpolicy by resolution Wednesday at. the regularmid-monthly meeting. ;'\V -

, Y,y< Property owners, immediately, outside the* city willbe directly advised of the commission's action. ;'-. .. ,''''^;

—-9 iA survey recently ;teomplfete^ byCity Manager Moss, showy rjh&tthere are 3& water connections Outside*the city limits^hd of-these13 are- connected to' the sanitarysewer. One property has"Viewerconnection without- city water** facilities^. Water,, users outside*thecity limits are "tapped" 50 percent more on,their water-bill,* butthere is noi consistency as to charges for sewer service. Som^ Jiave Ipaid a sewer connection fee? some iapparently have'not,''and Some, arecharged-a:flat_rfl^i>'e;r?tn'pntli forsewer, service.. Since-the cpnstruc-tion of'the disposal plant,4i'^moreor iless;hai -been" the| ppifcy.jof 'the1commission; to require>&~subatan-tlal service .connection fee.-}.. • ,Maintained .by Taxpayers y;*;V

Tjiej^anitary,sewer/system andjUierJffljg^saV plant were .built; andare.:i Maintained ' by. taxation - ofproperty;within the city,limits. ,

Thy^resolution pertaining to fireprotection as adopted by the •com'-''mission includes ' the *-' following

i points. . ,•,.;- .(1) The present fire/depart-_

ment Is financed, equipped,manned and maintained solelyfor and by.the property ownersliving within the city, limits ofthe city of Concordia and toleave any part of the areaW-protected cannot be justified,

(2) Fire fighting is hazardous1 and to subject firemen tounnecessary dangers'cannot bejustified.

(3) Without, such a clearlyestablished policy the presentfire insurance rating could toe -•placed .in jeopardy and thecost of; fire insurance wouldf.increase for residents of; the,city. -:.y. , y.\ v-v'

(4) The pa'nel^uck will answer calls outside, the -city 11m,-•its, but : it should be understood there will_tJe a time delay in getting $& the scene;This delay willii^je caused. by.,the calling of'aiyoff-duty flrew^man'to assist. No^on-duty firerf^man- will -toe' aJIjbwed . to. \T&$fr-spond to this;.type of call: j;>r,

(5), The Joint"#re protection^,agreement with.-.the cityr vl4*Belleville will not; be affected'.^toy this action.--»> -''>'^%In a progress report ,on •city-

planning and zoning, it was ;.xe,-fported that' procedure proposals,had been requested and that threehad been received from consult^ing engineering firms. These' pT<0

| posals are now in the hands bf.tl>ejjcommissioners; and from. therh,ilfij is believed that one will bechoseri-; to proceed with the engineering| phase of a city planningand zoning,

ordinance. The three subfliittirig! proposals were Wilson vand,;Cc«ri-'Ipany of Salina, Burgwin.and? Mftrrr\

tin of Topeka, and Bucher andWillis also of Salina. j : s i ,^Zoning JPlabs Proceed :/ '.:/.->'? ,

The commission is.'proceedingwith plans for a.zoning-\ordinanceas a result of X mandate fromthe. voters at the last city election.

j Voters•at the time indicated theyj Wanted some kind of zoning or

dinance by more than a three to' one vote.

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Acting on counter petition, protesting improvements for Valleystreet between Tenth and Eleventhstreet, the project was dropped bythe city commission. According to.City Manager Moss, over-l-51 percent of the property involved hadthe owners' signature on the., protest petition. - '

-On other business before , thecommission, .an ordinance was J

•passed authorizing the issuance of'Itemporary notes ,to provide funds'to pay the expense of street improvements in the ' city. Included

' were the city's share of surfacing"Fifth street frpm;. Cedar to Broadway, and US81 throughiown. Thesenotes will be retired at a laterdate by a bond issue. Maximumamount called for in the ordinancewas $34,124.46. Mayor Robert Trego requested that the legal' procedure toe expedited,- tLS he had hadau attractive offer of 2V2 percentinterest on the notes. Bids fromtwo other firms on the same noteswere 3% percent, he said.

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yy< * y/n._, ^., _. ,^,John Whitney PresidentCity Clerks Association

Recognition has come to Concordia and honor to John J. Whitney, city clerk, through his elec.tion as president of the CityClerks division ol Kansas Leagueof. Municipalities, at a meetingheld in Wichita this week. Mr.Whitney has served as a directorof the league for some time. Heand city manager Charles Mossattended the Wichita meeting. Mr.Whitney appearing on the pro

gram to discuss the home ruleamendment to be voted on at the Icoming state election. '' .

Those familiar with John Whit-1ney's conduct of the affairs of the •'office of city clerk, will readily'endorse the action of the members of the city clerks associationin their selection of him to headtheir organization, for he is everdiligent in promoting the effic-ency of his office. Many bookkeeping forms which he has designed for use in the local office,have been adopted for use in other city offices over the state.

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DiffwKn DecisionCity commissioners are t6 be

commended for reaffirmingtheir positive stand against fireprotection outside the city limits. It is a hard decision anddifficult stand to take. 1It iscommon and decent behaviorfor everyone to lend a hand *toy every possible means inthe event of an emergency—and fire most certainly musttoe placed in that category.

' On the other hand, however,the commission is elected bythe residents of the city, andeach is elected to representthe' best interests and welfareof "the community. And in the

-taxpayers' best interest, should'.they require their constituencyio' pick up the tab to providefire protection for propertyoutside the city? On firstthought, most people will thinkit the only right thing to do,and are generous enough tohtelp in the case of any emergency. But that is hot thewhole story. The practice hasother complexities and^such aservice could cost the propertyowners several thousands* ofdollars in the form of increasedinsurance rates...The fire underwriters >frown

" on the practice of leaving cityproperty unprotected by takingfire equipment and fire personnel outside the city limitsto fight fires. In fact they aredownright tough about it, andare the sole dictators as faras insurance ratings ore concerned. They have been knownto act and ask questions later.One advance in. rating means-several thousand dollars advance in insurance premiumson city property each year.

It was interesting to note inthe survey conducted by CityManager Charles Moss relativeto this edict, of the number ofproperties on the edge of; townthat are the beneficiaries ofthe many city services withoutthe city tax bite. This numberwas an even 40. Some of theseowners without ••& doubt,and they have made it known,would prefer to be a part of ,the city and share in the taxburden. To others a monetarymotive is apparent. They wantall the services of the city, butprefer others, to pick up thetab. It Is extremely doubtfulif the sihall additional, amount'paid in, premium water rents,monthly sewer fees, the tapfee for sewer, connections, or•what have you, would balance*out over the long pull, the

, $26.45 each city-taxpayer mustpay next year and it will growlarger as city *residents demand .more free service^-oneach $1,000 of assessed valuartion. . " -; * ' -•' ..

This problem presents!a-con-stant headache to city officialsand the commissioners. Notone of them" wants to • hamstring the growth of the com-"rjiunity, toy refusing these services to anyone. But, be- that asit may, should you and I berequired to foot the tax bill tomake these advantages'available to someone else?* • •-(,,?*

City officials and the ,com-' mission are .cognizant of thisproblem, tout at present (there-does hot-seem-to be a, right\solution. Maybe the new^-city^planning and zoning code will ,.take care of it.-Meanwhile,, "as:Charlie - Brown of Peanuts

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City manager Moss in reportingon a survey recently completed,said that there are 39 water connections outside the city limitsand of these 13 are connected withthe sanitary sewer, with one connected, without water facilities.Since those living outside the citylimits do not participate in payingcity taxes, their water rate is 50percent higher than the regularschedule. As to the sewer service, some users have paid a feefor the connection, others havenot, and some are charged a flatmonthly rate for the service. Sincethe expense of constructing thedisposal plant and.,itSLujDkeep, thesewer departmentvi_§y '-instituteda substantial'' service connectionfee, to the out-of-the-city users.

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•_ City manager Moss, in preparing his agenda for last week'smeeting of the city commissioners,set forth the following informa- ,tion regarding 'the affording otfire protection to property outsidethe city limits. At the meetingthe commissioners passed a resolution continuing the present arrangement dealing with this matter.

"Fire Protection Outside CityLimits: it has been an informalpolicy not to allow the city's two-pumper fire trucks to answer firecalls outside the city limits. Suchfire alarms may be answered bythe 'panel truck' manned by thechief and an off-duty fireman. It Imay be desirable to have a formalresolution outlining clearly thecity's position and thereby informing those property owners outsidethe city limits as to what servicethey might expect in case of fire.This resolution might include thefollowing points: I

(1) The present fire department Iis financed, equipped, manned and [maintained solely for and by theproperty owners living within thecity limits of the city of Concordiaand to leave any part of the area Iunprotected cannot be justified. I

(2) Fire fighting is hazardous. Iand to subject firemen to unne- fcesary dangers cannot be justified. '

(3) Without such a clearly es- Itablished policy the present fire Iinsurance rating could be placed Iin jeopardy and the cost of fire Iinsurance would increase for resi- |dents of the city.

(4) The panel truck will answer Icalls outside the city limits, but Iit should be understood' there wilL Ibe a time delay in getting to the[scene. This delay will be caused|by the calling of an off-duty fireman to assist. No on-duty fireman will be allowed to respond to |this type of call.

(. (5) The joint fire protection. |Agreement with the city of Belle--yille will not be affected by this |&ction."

On August 15, a petition was Ipresented to the city commission- Iers asking that Valley street be- [tween-lOth and 11th be improved.The petition was honored and the Iappropriate resolution, providing Ifor the"'usual 20 day protest per-|iod, was passed. On Sept. 8, with- Iin the allotted time, a protest pe- Itition •was filed with the city [clerk. This petition indicatesthat over 51 percent of th? pro- fperty involved is owned by persons who do not favor the improvement. Consequently no fur- jther consideration will be given |the original petition.

An ordinance was passed authorizing the issuance of temporary Inotes to provide funds to pay the'|cost of street improvements, inthe maximum amount of $33,124.-46. Mayor Robert Trego proposedthat preliminary legal steps beexpedited in this matter, as hepresently had an attractive offer jof IVz percent interest on the !notes. The streets improvements !which these notes will cover; the. |city's share of surfacing Fifthstreet from Cedar to Broadwayand US-81 through the city onLincoln avenue.

An ordinance preliminary to thezoning project "is being preparedfor consideration by the commissioners. The zoning of the citywas approved by a 3 to 1 vote atthe last city election. The .cityhas already^ received thre^proposals** for 'the engineering and, Iplanning of the undertaking. /The 'bidders are Wilson & Company,Salina; Burgwin & Martin, Topekaand Bucher & Willis, Salina.

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Jtection Outside City-has been an informald allow the city's two-trucks to answer fire

s the city limits. Such -may be answered by ];ruck' manned by thenn off-duty fireman. It'arable to have a formal!outlining clearly theHm and thereby inform--operty owners outsider,.its as to what service Jexpect in case of fire. Iion might include the>;

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resent fire department Iequipped, manned and [solely for and by the ['ners living within the!f the city of Concordia. Is any part of the area f

cannot be justified,fighting is hazardous.!iect firemen to unne- fsers cannot be justi-

•ut such a clearly es-3licy the present fireating could be placed

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joint fire protection Iwth, the cityof Belle- |)t be affected by this [

jt 15, a petition was |• the city commission-hat Valley street be-ind 11th be improved.was honored and the Iresolution, providing |

il 20 day protest per-sed. On Sept. 8, with-ed time, a protest pe- I

filed with the city js 'petition indicates |L percent of th? pro-'ed is owned by per- jo not favor the im-Consequently no fur- I

ration -will be givenpetition..nee was passed auth-issuance of temporary Ivide funds to pay the' |:et improvements, inm amount of $33,124.-iobert Trego proposedinary legal steps ben this matter, as heid an attractive offer;nt interest on thestreets improvementsnotes will cover; the.

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nee preliminary to theect "is being preparedation by the commis-ie zoning of the citysd by a 3 to 1 vote aty election, the city; received three-'.pro-'the engineering and,the undertaking. rTheWilson & Company,

.win & Martin, Topeka& Willis, Salina.

FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE—Five City personnel received awards for service at the regular meeting.of the;City,,(.oinmission Monday. Theawards are sponsored by th* Kansas League of Municipalities and the presentation was made by Mayor Robert Trego. Top photo, left toHrht are- M A Gerard assistant to street superintendent, 10 years' service; Assistant Police Chief Harold J. Alkire, 10 years; fireman JamesErhardt, 10 years; and Mayor Trego. Lower picture, left to right, are: Mayor Trego, City Commisioner Raymond Johnston, 11 years; City

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ORDINANCE NO. 1561 ...An ordinance authorizing and pro

vidingX'lbr'. the issuance,.. a. ;-*»>:• 092 32 of the temporary notes of

the City:'of Concordia, to-provideSnds to pay the cast of airing by «>n1'=mnatl0-?^^1rttvfor street purposes ta^al-lcity,

' the cost of which 'will be pud bythe issuance of.bonds bl said city.Whereas! by ite °«^«lce,„n,*r„-bered 154t,ef?ective October 20,1MS9,

the City <k Concordia JSansas.de-Sed it necessary W^n a street:?o be called Davies Drlv"! throughBlocfe 154,.'tod'-to. wlde>. Fourth

iiJreet in said ^iirom&dP*™*Drive west &m^*'»Sg™£ilimiUr'and, whereas, by.ordinance

T"m5, effective, the:,'same date, the1said city declared it necessary*Udemn. private property pursua-^

to G' IS. 1949, 26-201 to> 210, ,inrdusive, as amended, W,the.onto,ing of Davies Drive, and fotJKfwidening of Fourth Street we*§>fCedar Street; and, whereas, t"*ie£e-aft? after appropriate and profrerlegal proceedings, .the. governsI£dy of said city 'under the p|Ser'pf eminent domain> providedI i-vG.IS. 1957 SUPP. H-423 and a S. 1949iH-435, adopted a "solution pn^the

snd- da^of •• November, 1959,^con-t demninrcertain property therein^described for said purposes and,de-|Srthat no propjrty_would_beJspecmcaily benefitted thereby,%Mo)reaid resolution wasduly pub-|lished on November 0, 1959; and,whereas, •. thereafter commissionersin condemnation wereduly, appointed who after due notice to the,owners and occupants of the land |condemned and the lienholdevs of :record, appraised the value of theland so taken and assessed all otn-er damages due said parties at anaggregate sum of. $66,673.48, andfiled their report with the city clerkof said city; and, whereas, on February 15, 1960, the city's governingbody approved said condemnationcommissioners',: report and ordereda copy of said report and.$66,673.48deposited with the city treasurer topay said appraisementsand awards;and wtiereas.'.thereafter, on March7 1960, the copy of said report andsaid sum of money were" depositedwith the. city treasurer who certi- ,fled to that fact upon his copy o ,said report and caused it to be filed |March 11, 1960, in the office of the |regsiter of deeds of' Cloud County,Kansas; and, whereas, the total.costof acquiring said land was $74.-08178' and, whereas, the StateHighway Commission of Kansashasdesignated "said streets .as a con-

inectinglink in a state highway and: by agreement with the: city saidhighwaycommission and the feder-.

;al bureau of public roads have reimbursed to the city $49,659.46 of,

:said total cost, and the city by thesale of improvements of said condemned land has received $330.00 .in1further reimbursement of saidcost- and, whereas, the city, has no <funds "available with which to paythe $24 092.32 balance of. said totalcost, but has.authority under G. S.1959 Supp..12-671 to issue and sellbonds to provide,funds with whichto pay therefor; and, whereas, the,said city has no funds with which,to pay (or said cost of acquirnw-lands by:indentation untiKbondstherefor., are issued; and, whereas;

!the .said','cost is authorized _to bepaid and' will be paid by the' issuance of trends;.aritl>i»>iereas, thecity is authorise!;,'"? isiue its temporary not^.-uRfcifco-'iaed by G. S.WHrSupp.F10--lW NOW, THEREFORE,

Be It^i___»ined By the governingbody^the city ot..CoEcordia.Section 1. That genefal*obliga-

tioh bo-ids of the City, of Concor-SSt KanTas, will be issued as au-

^^rpiSintWmentionedin the preamble to this ordinancea" The same has been,heretoforeduly authorized, in a totol amountnot toexceed the uraefobursed costto the city of such. a-lu-sition, allas shall be hereafteri;specificallyauthorized*y ordiiftMe.:'

Section 2,/ That;;«(E(«e, purposeof providing,? furidsof' (the acquisition,tioned in thlforeamlnance until. Bonds,therefor,, the mayo-clerk of the. .C'tyj.Kansas, are', hereby,execute temporary ni_s provided >by G.,io-'fe, not to exceed :the aggregateCiourlt of $24,092.32 as: authorizedby law, said amount being the un-reuibu'rsed cost of the ^acqmsit onshown by records on file_witn tne

icVtHlerk Of said city., The noteslot such issue shall be designatedStreet Condemnation, TemporaryNot«, Series 1960-B,...shall. be con-

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Sd shall, mature, at **r" 'd^W^,pxreed the . maturity^ provided »ya I 1959 Supp. 10-123, Such temporary notes shall be issued by rs-olution from time to time as re-quhed shall be negotiable and shall.constitute a general obhgation of

th!eCctTon 3. That the.I.tpmporarynotes described in .£<*lw££ *£?,ordinance shall be m^ form and;°iiall be.executed as^rovided by!la section 4 TOs ordinance shalltale e?fect upon -'ts.'pbolication-

passea by the ,City''CommissionanTsfgned by the Mayor,' October3' 1960' ROBERT e:- TREGO,(Seal) ' May0r"Attest;' JOHN,J.' WHITNEY, *City Clerk. ' . '

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(First published in the Blade-Empire Tuesday, October 18, 1960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the citizens of the City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will be kept opencontinuously between the hours of3 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, from the 25th day ofOctober to the 28th day of October,1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m.

If you have never registered mthe City of Concordia, and havelived in the ward 30 days or moreand in this state 6 months or moreand have attained the age of 21years, you must register beforeyou are eligbile to vote.

If you failed to vote at the general election held in November, 1958,and have not registered since, youmust reregister.

If you have moved from the houseor street number where you livedwhen you last registered, you mustreregister.

If you have changed your name,you must reregister.

If you are a naturalized citizen,\-ou must present your naturalization papers in order to register.

Any person desiring to registermust appear in person at my officein the city hall.

JOHN J. WHITNEY,119-5 City Clerk.

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City Employes^Keceive Service|Awards at Commission Meetinc

The annual presentation of service awards took place at the Mon Iday afternoon meeting of the city Icommissioners. Mayor . Robert I.Trego presented the awards, fur— |nished through the League of [Kansas Municipalities, to these-1city employes, whose term of ser—Ivice is indicated: Raymond John- [ston, city'commissioner for^ Hyears; Clarene Paulsen, city at- |torney. 11 years; Harold Alkire,assistant chief of police, 10 years;M. A. Gerard, assistant to. street Isuperintendent, 10years; James I* |Erhardt, fireman, 10 years.. •

In making the presentation of |awards. Mayor Trego said: "Dedicated employes and officials make-1for a good citygovernment. Long: Jservice and pride in their jobs by Isuch employes and officials are |factors in making Concordiabetter -place in which to live."

Lawrence Cox of the Quartzite ICompany, appeared at the meet- Iing to request permission for the 1construction of a steam generat- Iing unit, which will extend partly Iout in the alley in block 176,1which is near the Quartzite plant Ion West First street. The request-1was granted .__The commissioners took under Iadvisement, for further study, the Irequest of J. Melvin Decker, jr., 1Deane Cousins and Bill Danen-|barger, representing the Concordia Country Club, to have thelCountry Club property taken into Ithe city limits. The request was Imade mainly to provide fire pro-1tection of the club's property.

An ordinance designated as No_18-18A was passed authorizing the Iissuance of temporary notes in the Isum of $24,092.32, to pay the city's Ishare of street improvements on, IK-9 and K-28, within the city lim-1its.

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Concordia City officials werehosts Monday to students in thecity manager training program atKansas University, Lawrence.There were 11 young _nen, accompanied by Dr. Stene -who is director of the city manager trainingprogram and they spent the daywith Concordia City officials getting on-the-spot practical Information about City Manager-Commis-

I slon form of government and thebusiness operation of a city. Themen were; Paul A. Reaume, Prairie Village; Samy Afify, UAB,Egypt; Walt Rane, St. Louis, Mo.;Bob Saunders, Belton,'Mo.; RayS Wells, Miltonvale,.Kan.; JamesKean, Olathe; Larry Rice, Hoising-ton; Jack Sutton, Junction City;Jim Austin, Tecumseh; RichardKaegi, Kansas City. Kan.; DonBrown, Lawrence.

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ook place at the Mon I1 meeting of the city Is. Mayor.. Hobertlted the awards, fur-ligh the League ot Icipalities, to these-1j, whose term of ser-ited; Raymond'John-ommissioner. for\ll Ine Paulsen, city'at-ears; Harold Alkire. |;f of police, -10 years;d, assistant, to. street Int, 10years:James L. |:man. 10 years..:; the presentation b£|or Trego said!'"Dedi- I'es and officials make-1ty government. Long 1pride in theirjobs by Ires and officials are! Imaking : Concordia a. Iin which to live.''Cox of the Quartzite. Ippeared" at the meetr1;st permission for the-1of a steam generat-fl

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ar the Quartzite plant Ist street.'" The request!I . ''''::" " 'Inissioners took under!for further study, the|

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Ask SurfaSoAirport RunwaySuggestion Made byDevelopment Group

Concordia Industrial Development association'yesterday askedCity Commissioners to give everyconsideration to constructing anall-weather- runway at Municipal,Airport.

1T_e request was made by JohnPeck and Jim DeMarco on behalfofi the Development ' association.Trie two appeared before the commission at Monday's regular mid-monthly meeting.

The recommendation was madein the form of a transportationanalysis report prepared by De-Marco, which won the unanimousapproval of the board of directorsof the association.

The report points out tiiat theboard of directors of the Development association, chaijged with the

• responsibility of finding ways andmeans of attracting industry, mustutilize all promotional and physical assets available in the community. An all-weather runway according to.the report is high on the

, list and Is one of the first questions1asked by industrial executives in'locating hew industry. ,

The analysls*states that the local'industrial organization is activelyengaged in industrial development

; and recognizes that success is dependent on the ability of. the city

; to compete successfully with othercommunities. The report adds thatClay Center ;already has. an all-weather strip and that other townsin. the area ore contemplating suchimprovements to airport facilities.

The report further recognizesthat the city has sought and isstill seeking the expansion of theConcordia weather bureau. It reveals the fact that the new weather facility would be located at theairport and would be financed byfederal and city funds. The report adds that the city now has$11,000 available for airport development, which could be matched by a federal grant. The survey states that an expanded weather bureau would be an asset tothe community and should besought actively, but suggests thatan all-weather landing strip be given priority.

The recommendation' carefullyavoids telling the commission howthe project should be financed butadvances the suggestion that thepresent -$11,000 could be used asthe city's larger share of the costfor such . an improvement. Thecost .of an all-weather strip as estimated-by.--the report is $30,000.

The commission took no actionon the request, but promised totake the matter under advisement.

In other, business the commission passed two ordinances, oneauthorizing improvements on Valley street between Ninth and Tenthstreets, and the other revoking apresent ordinance, which madeparking stalls available to incapacitated [persons. Only -one suchprivilege now exists and it' wasmade available under the ordinance for the late W. M. Folkner.

The commission passed a resolution authorized the actual issuance of temporary notes to financeportions of the street improvementprogram completed, last summer.The amount is $24,092.32 and thenotes have been sold at 2y2 percent interest.

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(First published 4n the Blade-Empire Tuesday, October 18, 1960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the . citizens of the : City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will be kept opencontinuously between the hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, from the 25th day ofOctober to the 28th day of October,1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m. ,

If you have never registered inthe City of Concordia, and havelived in the ward 30 days 'or moreand in this state 6r;mbnths or moreand have attained-the age of 21'years, .you must •,register*: beforeyou are eligbile to vote.

If you ^failed to. vote at the general election held in Novemper, 1958,and have :not registered slhce, you.,must reregister.

If you have moyed from the houseor street number where you lived

Tvhen you last registered, you mustreregister. ;'"

If you have changed your name,you must reregister.

If you are "a naturalized citizen,you must present your naturalization/papers in order to register.

.Any person^ desiring to registermust appear in person, at my officein the city hall. \

JOHN J. WHITNEY,119-5 City Clerk.

(Published in the Concordia Blade-E-npire, Wednesday, October. 19,

1960.) ' '"• -'-ORDINANCE NO. 1568 jj.ftJI ;fAn ordinance repealing "ordinih'ce

1344. ... - •_• , j •Be It Ordained by the governing

body of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That ordinance". 1344,

being section 1774.5 of the 1959 (Concordia Code as amended, is herebyrepealed.

Section 2. That this Ordinanceshall take effect upon its publication. ^

Passed by the City Commissionand signed by the Mayor October17, 1960, -•

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. ____

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(First, published in the Blade-Empire Tuesday,: October 18.'1960.)

REGISTRATION NOTICETo the citizens of "the City of

Concordia, Kansas: You are herebynotified that the books for the registration of voters will be kept opencontinuously between the hours of8 a. m. and 10 p. m..each' day, Sunday excepted, from the 25th day ofOctober to the 28th day of October,1960, and that said registrationbooks will be closed on the lastnamed day at 10 p. m.

If you have never registered inthe City of Concordia, and havelived, in the ward 30 days or. moreand in this state 6 months or moreand' have attained the age of 21years, you must register beforeybuare eligbile to vote.

*• If you failed to vote at the general election held in November, 1958,'and, have not registered since, youmust reregister.

If you have moved from the housedr street number where you livedwhen you last registered, you mustreregister *J(,. If you have changed your .name,you most reregister: «-*' If yo\L are a ^naturalized citizen,you must presentjJSP-r naturalization papers ln ardejjpto register.fAny person ^de^ng to register

must appear In person at my officein the citythall *»,

JOHN J WHITNEY,119-5 City Clerk. |

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AltWeather Airport Runway* John Peck and Jim DeMarcorepresenting the Concordia Indus-trailDevelopment Association, appeared betore theregular meetingof the city commission., Mondayafternoon, where they submitteda statement for study and' consideration of the commission, inregard to constructing an all-^ runway, at Municipal

The statement points out thatthe Board of Directors of the Development association is chargedwith Ithe responsibility of findingways and means to attract or dAvelop new industry for Concordialo do so, »t must utilize all-promotional and physical assets,now-available in the community Itmust also promote the development of assets which are not a-vailable,toutare extremelynecessary. An all-weather runway ishigh on the list and is one of the <questions asked by industrial ex-.eeutives in locating a new indus- j j

is^i™?<>rt'State-ha,t<-on*M'd-a: Irfm^V y _-n*aR«l "I industrial' Idevelopment and its ability to 'succeed rests on its ability to ;compete successfully with ither

i™m"^n5le?' ,areas and states.-:Theboard hasagreed in principle*that a paved runway for the Concordia Municipal Airport is of :paramount importance The re-^„adds_.?lat flar Center has Ian all-weather strip andthat other ;towns are contemplating such :action.

ti,Jhe-,statement JX>'mts out that '•| the city commission has sought' ?™ Is seekl»*: a radlar installation 1for storm warning. The new facilities would be located at the air- :port and would toe erected withfederal and city funds. The Concordia city government has nowavailable $11,000 for airport dZefiK^yj**?1 °°uld bematch-Si•*?* *e expansion of, the ;Zt to t^?™ ^d te ara as- ithat the all-weather runwayshould receive priority. ™_,

According to the statement thertT?^the ai!Krt fadutl<» *nPla,y Center, cost,$40,000, whichincluded land, engineering feesadministration fees and actualconstruction. Concordia can touildequally good facilities and canreduce costs considerably. Engi

neering and administrative workcould:toe donein largemeasure byl»nH° VJ^ arai no-nationalland need .be acquired. The taxi- •'" .way would toe much shorter and J:much of the parking apron a" :ready exists, thus reducing the™f to aS^.ut $30'000' Tie »0,000cost couldtoe shared'with the Federal .government on a 50-50 basismaking the total cost to theSat about $15,000. The report suSBests that since $U,000 au-eadV 'exists,that a way can be found tosecure the additiona. $4 000

In business session the commission passed two ordinances, oneauthorizing.improvements on Val-S?„i between 9th and 10th 'streets, and the other revoking

»ahPISeS?rdinanoe' authorizing|*he establishment ofparking stalktorphysically incapacited Persons2*™il« wasestablished toiW M„ Folkner, but since MrFolkner passed away severalSI rofS,the **,to iWSSS:nl e 'Beneral publicm,™ *»mmission .passed a resolution authorizing, the actual £suance of temporary notes to finance portions of the. street im--^vement program completed 'last summer The amount is $24, ,

C^ to Buy Hot Mtflant with ViewTc%ong-Range Strl^ Improvements

•-y.-ttCity commi._ion._rs vesterday

authorized the purchase of a "hotmix" plant in a move for a longrange, permanent residential streetimprovement program.

The plant and other equipmentnecessary to go into operation willcost approximately $20,000.

The proposed "hot mix" application similar, to the material usedlast summer on downtown streetsurfacing will,take the place ofthe resealing project in effect overthe past several .ears. The re-sealing treatment ii*"good for onlyfive years while tlfe.hot mix application lends permanency to theimprovement and the nature ofthe material is such that brokengutters can . be "overlaid" andsalvaged. ,(,

It is planned to gear theproject for 25 blocks of overlayeach year which would take 10years to rehabilitate the presenttotal of 250 blocks of residentialpaving in town.

The commission at the regular,mid-morithly meeting also .adopteda resolution designating Lincolnstreet as a main .trafficway tomake way for the 'overlay treatment proposed by the Kansas StateHighway commission. The resolution sets up a 30-day protest period

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following the publication. Pinalpublication date is May 28 making June 28 the expiration date ofthe protest. This project will belet by the highway department atJunction City on May 19.

An ordinance was passed authorizing the issuance of bonds to finance the Improvement of Tenthstreet between Spruce and ArcherTotal amount of the issue is$7,411.57, of which $4,010.58 willbe paid by the owners of adjoin-irg property and $3,400,99 by thecity at large.

A second ordinance'.was passedauthorizing improvement of Willowstreet between Eleventh- and Thirteenth streets. This street improvement was petitioned by propertyowners. •'

The commission adjourned tomeet again on May .25 at whichtime it will hold a bond saleletting. A total of $225,000 In bondsto complete the financing of thedowntown street improvement program will be offered. The bondswill be offered in 15 and 20 yeardenomination with city option toaccept either offer. It was pointedout that 16-year bonds quite oftenare more attractive for a lowerrate of interest than the 20-yeardenomination. '

BUILDING AUCTIONOn Friday, May 20, 1900, bogini_i„g at 1:00 o'clock

p. m.,,the City ofConcordia wiHsell, separately, at publicauction, to the highest bidderi for c«h in hand, in.thefollowing order, the structures on the right ofway recent-1ly condemned by the city for street purposes. Sale Willbe held on sites indicated below:

The stone dwelling at 417, West'Fifth Street.The frame dwelling at 421 Wert Fifth Street/Each outbuilding at 421 West FifthStreetThe outbiildmg north o[ the dWeHinp at 429

.,'->, West Fifth Street. '-' '

E-ich frame dweljing at 405Vi*Rei2ubHcan Str^V.The frame dwelling 40S Republican Sjreet.*Theoutbuilding north of 429 West Fifth Street.Purchaser* will be required to guarantee in writing

the removal of said building, from tl£ rtreet right of wayby June,IS, 1960. ... •* • *

| For information inquire at the City Clerk's Office.

SALLMAN &EVERT,Auctioneers.

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(Published In The Concprdja, Blade-Empire Wednesday, Maj|^1960.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1558 B^HAn ordinance authorizin^Kl prp-

' viding' for the issuance- of, theStreet Improvement 'Bonds of theCity of Concordia, Kansas, in theprlnqjpal.f-amqunt of ^7^1^.57 topay,the ^(M^ o\\ (mproviri^.-i certain^portkn* ojyjhe streets ill saidcity. -K-j •• •„! .:..'Whereas, bylsection 1 '•gfrordi-,

nance 1529 of the City of Concordia,Kansas, and other proceedings hadand taken .according .to law by thegoverning body"of said city, TenthStreet between the west side nf|

m.improved; and, whereas, the total;cost of said street improvements hasbeen ascertained to be $7,411.57,chargeable, as follows: $3,400.99 tothe city at large, and $4,010.58 tothe property specially benefitted bysaid improvements; and, whereas,property owners liable for assessment have paid no money into thecity's treasury; and, whereas, thebonds of said city should now beissued to pay the $7,411.57 cost ofsaid 'street improvements; Now,Therefore, .-- ->t-Be it ordained b% the, ^governing

body of the'City of ' pfcprdia:Section 1. That,-/ for<^g^... purpose

of payinfTthe cost pf-tlprovements in the Cit^dia,- Kansas, 'dsecribeg-.amble to this-ordinance,'be issued -and,are herelthe general; obligationcity in the .aggregate priiof $7,411.57 to be ^designated. StreetImprovement Bonds, SeriesraJBO-A.

Section 2. That the tissue ofbonds of the City of Concordia,Kansas, authorizecL.by section 1 ofthis, ordinance] £fp&ll consist ofeleven bonds nuhroraed from 1 to' 11,inclusive, all of whiten shall be datedJune 1, I960,.,each of which shall bein the denomination of $700.00, except . .bond - numbered one whichshall _ be in the denomination of$4-11.57, and which bonds shall mature serially, without option of priorpayment;; beginning in the year1961. and^continuing to and includ- 'ing the year 1970, as follows:Numbers Maturity '/ Amount

1 „.__^-Junfi.l, 1961 ; .S5U..972 June 1, 1961 700.003 ;_June 1, 1962 700.004 -:___._June 1, 1963 700.00

. 5. ______June' 1, 1964 ; .700.00: 6 June 1, 1965 ,700.00»' 7 June 1, 1966 : 700.00.8 ..June 1, 1967 700.00j 9 ..June 1M968 . ,700.00UO .June 1, 1969 100.00

11 June 1, 1970 700.00{ Said bonds shallj-bear interest atthe rate of three 'and one-half percent (3y2%), per annum. Said interest shall be payable semi-annually on:June fii-fit-^and Decemberfirst in each year beginning. Junel, 1961. Said bonds and the Interestcoupons to be attached.thereto, shallbe payable,in lawJfil Srioney oj,thc.United States .of America at the*office of the State Treasurer as fis- !cal agent of the State of Kansas, at JTopeka, Kansas. '££A*• •-'- —-.- M

Sections. That -the" bbndsv'au-jthorized by section 1 of this ordi-;

. nance shall- be signed ;by the mayorof the City'of Concordia','Kansas,shall <be .attested by the city-clerk'of said city, and shall have affixedthereto the- official seal .of said city.Interest coupons shall be attachedto said bonds^-fispecifying the Inter-

1est to maturesthereon as providedin section 2 61 tHliFOrdinance; andjsaid interest coupons shall bear thelfacsimile;; signatures of the mayorand city'iclerk of^said city. ^ i

Section 4. That ' each of"-thelbonds, ^provided ,for ln this ordinance,' the certificates thereon andthe interest coupons' attached thereto, shall be in substantially thefollowing, form; '.-*•'•-No.l:^,|^ ••; -•; ---• --• -w^^$7W.OO;

UNITED^ STATES OP AMERICA(.-STATE OP KANSAS f <

- .-^COUNTYOF OiOUD:CITY OF CONCORDJA ''«"Vf

Street Improvement BondSeries 1960-A

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, That the City of Concordia, in the County of Cloud,State of Kansas, for value received,hereby acknowledges itself to beindebted and1 promises to .pay tothe bearer'hereof tihe sum of

SEVEN HUNTED DOLLARSlawful money.of the United Statesof America, on June 1, __;_ .___,with interest thereon from the-flatehereof at the rate of three and one-half per cent, (3^%). per anrinm,payable semi-annually on the firstday of June arid .the firstday otDecember, each year beginning wjfththe year 1961, upon presentation andsurren-der ot; the"proper' interestcoupons heyefco attached #& theyseverally Iwcome due, both'principal of and interest_pn this bpnd being payable!' a|i-th> office^ of;theState Treasutefcffi the City of Topeka, Kansas, tf 3 «"-,__; ;

This bond is a general obligationof the said .City :>of- Concordia, Kansas, and the full faith, creditedresources pf the?said city arefir-revocably pledged.for the .promptpayment of the pslncipal.ahdInterest of this bond, as they "Respectively become due, and saidbond and the interest thereon axeto be paid by thesaid, city. ^ ;Jj

This bond Js brie $i a series* ofeleven bonds' aggregating the 'sumof Seven Thousand Four HundredEleven Dollars and ".Fifty-sevenCents ($7,41lS7),'#^ike'date andtenor, except as to. the!- denomination of the first bond 'which shallbe for $411.57, and "as to maturity,issued,,by said Citytiof Concordia,Kansas,4 tjjr-i the purpose ofJarovid-ing funds. 4) pay, the costfof im-provina&Wertairi.part of the/streetsin said -city,- This bond is executedand issued by authority of sections i12-601 to 12-608, inclusive, and theapplicable portions bf*: article^! ofchapter 10, of the Kansas General IStatutes of 1949, and amendments Ithereto, and in conformity with the Iprovisions, restrictions" ariti-lifcita- Itions thereof- and all other iwjovl-sions of the'?laws o* the .State of*Kansas appficable thereto, and-'pur-^suant to ordinance No. 1558 of saiflicity. - ,. 'r"- ' ,, '•» - .•./•-/ r'

And it^isNiereby •declarei; and \certified,tftaTall acts, proceedings,conditiohsJI-iOnd thirrga reqiiliied tojbe ^one andJ^ exist.t>receS((mt..to jand at the/ issuinff. oT,( this 'bondhave beeiy'haid, properly:'dflffle andperformed;*tand do ebtist, |Sts. 'required byX-the Constitutifflfc;- and'laws of the State pf/KaaauSj andthat the totali.andelitedhess^ saidcity, including this, serie's ol-bondsi,,does not exq'eed any coasti|atiohaior statutory limitation. '" ' -^'

INc-TESTIMONYT WHEREOF,"The said City of Concordia, Kansas, ifay It?' governing bodyi1 hascaused this bond to be signed>jbyits Mayor and attested by, its CityClerk, and "its corporate1 seal'^tobe affixed, and each of the couponshereto attached to be ;sif_ped.withthe facsimiles of the:slgriiEffcui*es ofsaid Mayor, and City Clerk,-andthis bondjfty_L.be dated^affi&ofVthefirst day WjJyP-^ 19«0>-- v •$

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Office of tlnrfStJ.CIer}cvi>j,. '•.& ?I, the undersigned, City Cler* of

the City of Concordia, Kansas dohereby certify that the within StreetImprovemabtriBbna'ofcfche City ofConcordia, Kansas, has beep dnlyregtrtered in my office, according tolaw, ttiis —--j day of __L" -196fl.*f ' ,5ClTs,v;. fnji;. frii ""

Witness my hand'and the seal ofsaid city. ,• . rJ T.

. '»»• ';'i '•< >*' . >,.. ... City Clerk 6r theXlty.,...-' , of .Concordia:.Ka&as. "

stafe of Kansas, Cout(ly,of Shaw-

Office of.the Auditor ot the'{Stateof Kansas: VI, the undesigned, Auditor:of the

State of Kansas, do hereby'certifythat a transcript of the proceedines

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(First-pubBshed-da.. the, Blade-Em-I pirerTues'day, October 18, 1960.)kREGISTRATION NOTICE;; -i- To,the citizens' of the'Cit^f"Concordia, Kansas: You are hSEBy|!notified that the books for the re*}---: Istrationof voters will be-kept opencontinuously between the "hours of8 a. m. aild 10 P- *«• each-da**, Sunday excepted, from. theC25th.lday ofOctober to the 28th da*i**»Qctober,1960, and that said ,1 Sgglstrationbooks wilL be closed on" the lastnamed day at ,10 p, m. ,

If you %ye never registered inthe-City of-Concordia, arid havelived In theVward 30 days'or moreand-in this state, 6 months or moreand have -attained the age of 21years, yoUl:- must register-, beforeyou are eiig,bi*.e-!,tq(Vote..i: ".

If you failed IB vote at the general electionheldin November, 1958,anli have .not registered since, you-must reregisttr.:?:. ....' " '. ':'

If you have moved from the houseor-Street number where you ljvedwhen you last registered,;you mustreregister. •:.!".,!*: '*_

If you have-changed .your name,you ^must reregister,' ... . 'V

if you are &, naturalized citizen,you'must pr-»eht'«"our haturaliza-tibfi papers in order to,:register, |lAny 'person '.desiring, to register jmiist appear in person^at my.,office jin^the' city hall.; *'..' ' . •-___ !

JOHN J. WHITNEY, '119-5 .' " ' " >'. City Clerk.

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MGISTKATIO%>.,#To" the tjtizens forT;*Hrei$>pbf^r(cordla,*rBSSii_si*i You,ar<. hefi-bynotified thsfctheLbooks (or the'reg-JaB-ation ofivoffiiWlI be keptopencontinuously oeftir&n the hours of8 a m. and,K) pTfffli *iac__ day Sun-,day exe*pjt$d. fr^mlttie 25th day of•gotobef ts-Hhe^Stti-dayipI. October,T»60,f fcnd/that saSiltelistratioritt»k» wlU be cloSeg^AItl.e lastnjBned day at 10 p IrBWtlfj^ou have t never registered in

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IT*you hat e moved from the house'or ^street mimber where yoi^ lived,when you last registered yotfmusVreregister *

If you have ohanged your name,'you must reregister

If you aTe a naturalized citizen,you must present your naturalization papers v*v order to register *;

Any person d^Ssng. to registermust appear in person at my officein the city hall *

' JOHN J WHITNEY119-5 ,, ' City Clerk

More and more registrations ofvoters are being recorded.at Cityhall,in these final, days of registration before the, .November. election. City Clerk John J;..: Whitneysaid 160 had registered .Tuesday.The clerk's office; is dp.en. eachday, through, the, ,noon-"hour and

"-until 10 in the evening- until Friday night, Oct. 28, for registration. City clerk Whitney.'said hefound some people are confusedabout their voting; status' in thatthey think they are eligible to voteif they . voted„,ln the'last presidential election (1966) 'and notsince. That is hot the,case; if youvoted in the last .genajfaT election..governor)";;^ 1958 yoiir|name issttll ;on the .polltoooks-tfifyou, didhotj^ote' in the'1958,.:generai|$lec-tiori ln*i*N6vember you .miis.t/reregister.'. :.-'-, ,;,i / '• :.i,} • J

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IElect^0Officials inIConcordia Are Named

Clerks and judges for the coming election Nov 8 have beennamed, says City Clerk-John JWhitney Mr rWhitney remindsvoters in the ,viriaus wards ofthese places where they will vote;First Ward, Blks'plUb basement,First Precinct, Second Ward, atcourthouse, Second* Precinct, Second Ward, senior high school gym-

/ nasium, Third Ward, at Lincoln| school. Fourth Ward, at City'hall

Clerks and Judges named, bywards are

First Ward-^Judges, receivingboard, Ruth F. Dugas, Ruby Hays,Anna Welch Counting board, I*elahGay, Claire Van feandt, MargueriteCallaway, Maryt-^prsdor.- Clerks,Alice Blachly, Amv'Moffett.tloiinaStrait. ',••>-**> »\ '"• iin

First Precinct, Second -ward —Judges, receiving, £bard„-_ £uah_t»Carnpton', Laura *Simpsotii LenaOuipre, Countingjbpiard, sLofttseGanstrom, Ve?ma>ii#.-Furner, Marilyn Menke. Clerks/ Agnes^Fitzger-aid, Maurine Peck,' Florence Paillette, Dottie^Youngr," ^.

Second Precinct, Second Ward—Judges, receiving *?oard, StellaPrather, Olive M„ Reeves,' tyillo-mae Kaufmann, Counting board,V(ola Cherington, Pauline R. Black,M. Jane Hutchinson, Clerks, MarySchmltt, Marjorie Rawson, HannahDiitton, Elizabeth Pearson, »i

iJCBird Ward — Judges, receivingboard, Catherine Bailey, MargaretSpclngsted; Jane "Lundy Wilson;Counting board, Doris Fah"ZocL I. Krager, Carl O. jLha'uer. Clerks, Majt^Perry/JSmaShunn, AQnam^ryJSTaylogM&jrrens taKi,,f(

ISlirth Ward—Judges, jreiboard, Florence*/SlggerUi?l.Paris,, Evallne Courjrille; Oojnnttngboard, Ella BuckleyfC D Grimm,Frances Wiruth Clerks, GenevaCox, Ida Bombardier, Evelyn Desi-let, Anna Rhudolph

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Judging byN the registration ofvoters in ppncucdiut.there' is realvoiingl&iete^sk%ists.year's elec-tiOT>City clerlcWohn Whitney said37711.,people*|ufe!rfeg'£i'^red to vote|ni'.the city;x>f .Concordia. This is£ji increase'hxTeglstrationrof 843jslnce- ihe -August prlhiaryMln the1956 : piSeldentiai "Election'vtherewere 3,593y^eglstered and^inithegeneral >ele*rtion of >1M8 •tokal'jwg-istraUorK-Sflrconcordia v>as.-;m*J8.Breakdowriof the .present 'reglsfra-UdS,1bfc3«ttds''si'';Hrst Ward* 544;-SSt*K|Pc>,;'*Jecp4d,:.Wani»6»3;SecC^drSMetoct.f'JiSecond Sward,760; *™rdi**War.d,-iio3; FourthWard, 611. '

Election BoardMembers Named

City clerk John J. Whitney hasannounced the aip-sointinen't ofjudges and clerks for ithe .city ofConcordia, during the coming general election, 'Nov. 8: The -usualvoting places will ibe maintained:First Ward, Elks club .basement;First Precince,' Second Ward,Courthouse; Second Priract, Second Ward, senior high school gymnasium ; Third Ward, Lincolnschool; Fourth Ward, City hall.

Election board jnemibers are;First Ward—Judges, receiving

board, Ruth F. Dugas, Rutoy Hays,Anna Welch; couhlting iboard,Lelah Gay, Clair Van Zandt, Marguerite Callaway.''-^Clerks,. MaryBorsdonf, Alice Blachly, Ann .Mof-fett, Donna Strait. .'-.• c

First Precinct, Second Ward—Judges, receiving ;board, JuanitaCamptton, iLaura Simpson,' LenaGuipre; CountiriS'"-iboard, laouiseGanstrom, Velma E.- Turner, Marilyn Menke. Clerks, .Agnes JFitz-gerald, Maurine Peck. FlorencePaillette, Dottie Young. "x-

Second. PrecinctrtSecond Ward•—Jud^a,..recajmfcb6ard, StspaPrathef, OlrVe^^KReeves, K.yceSirrJmons;. ^COuBlting b^Srd,Viola .Gheriiigtorl, Bpyce-Sunrralhs,M. Jane . Hutejhiiison.. Clerte,Mary Schmittv^i^iprie. RaiWai,Hannalv Du-bttiii,*jj-^Mbeth' Di^o^n.

Third' Ward^-3Sras, recely&gboard, Catherine-pSiley, MarggjetSpringstect;^ Janjlsttitindy. Wjlfeg;Oqunting iboard, Doris Fahl^iffl.

.Zoe.Ii ^rager, .Ogrl,Ot DSle>-haUer. .jGJerks iMay"perry,,Mary,Danen'hiauer, AnnfeBmary Nayipr,1Julia Meurrens. '""'' "•«»*• •

Fourth Ward—Judges, receivingboard,Florence Huggerth, «rAda-,Paris, Bvaline Courville; Couiitihg'board, 0211a,'Buckley,C. D. Griram,'Fran'ces*Wiruth.. Clerks. Geneva'Cox, Ida. Bombairdier, Evelyn De- •silet. Anria "RhudolBh„. _., '

Final registration figures. (First'Ward, 544; First Precinct,'Second'Ward, 693; Second precinct, Sec-:ond Ward, 760; Third Ward, 1,103,and Fourth Ward, 611; for a totalof 3,711.

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(PubUshed in the Concordia Blade-Empire ^WeSriesday, l^oVeinber 9,M); .* •••••/.»«?•

ORDINANCE NO. 1570 , ^,tAn ordinance creating a pity Plan

ning pommissioh: for.; the city ofConcordia, Kansas,.and repealingordinance 1123. ; "' ~}\%

Bp it ordained by the governingbody of the city of Concordia :-Section 1. That a City Planning

Commission for the city of Concordia, Itansas, is hereby created.(G. S. 1949, 12-701 )

Section 2. That the,-City Planning Commissipn created by Sec-.tion 1 of this ordinance, shall consist of seven members having}thequalifications required b^nthe, Jaysof-Kansas; and said mgm|^r3;sh>Ube appointed; shall h&ye&we tenuresof office, shall orgajilze«fti9*mselv«sand shall have all of thei||unctitfrisand perform all of thel^dutiea^xe-,quired or provided for f))jw.the"*saidlaws of Kansas. (G S 1949, 12-902e't seq.)>, •! y;1" * 4M. Jji Sectiori'3,4-:^rhat ordlrahcc'fNo.J1123 is herehyVrepealed.'^'i- j-*rj.*.V;:; Section 4.vi^Tiat thia^ordinance[shall take effect upon its publication. •• <* y-£[;] Passed by the City ^omrmjisionand signed by-the Mayor, November7, 1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal)' -" '•"'' 'MayorAttest: JOHN J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. 1-H

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discussed Jo Gtoday--by Ci^rMoss. TOmon*'will %)te on iand the "hpm(whiqh y allows.more authorityis the second 1

The other,aiwhich establishsure continuitythe; other'adjusmembers of tl

j Moss,explain,of -the Concorc

favored, passaiamendment. TJi

authority heldbe specificallyislature. Manylegislature^* affiAnother presei ;flaaf cities wi-

' -wait for theand prdtftemsattention canh-

V- Passage of :'iallow cities fto ;are silent;ianc ;y?here'.statute? ;appliedjto othThe amendmei ;safeguards asauthority'? if thcities and contdebt limits, bu

.worksimproveMossr, emphs ;

local .citlsen&Tiof the amendri

tain control>'d rand' th&t%epbe had•whejt^ ;face contacin•cial9,'.- '"'.i^f| :

•Advantages^that "HiaA^l :

|Jtrend toward,'! :/ity in s£a|ei$ ;Imehti.alla^^f-to devotejp^s ;Inot turm^tteB >legal seas;^w ,terest hxr^oci \broader-iiuthojficials, peoplecaliber men a •and. public^ bito do more''

make' fewer ]discouraging-:'

City Clerk J -his endorsemepassage.'ci'Whi"home rule"1 •30 states, ,'inclv'adjoinln^Jstat' ;:that the ainei 'out only: *• folliKansas ^Xtegi:other cstate-st

Whitney 'po :gubernatorialsage and that .papers havepassage of, istated that arow will expr''home- rule."

Visiting RoStanley Mast(Lorimer, IIol1

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Rotary Club Today/,"Home Rule;'.- waq the, '"Subject

discussed to Concordia Rotarlanstoday by City' Manager CharlesMoss. Tomorrow Kansas voterswill vote on three amendments,-and the "home rule" amendmentwhich allows local governmentmore authority over, local affairsis the second listed on the ballot.

The other amendments are' onewhich establishes procedure to insure continuity of government and jthe other adjusts compensation for .members of the"state legislature.

Moss explained thai all membersof-the Concordia city'commissionfavored passage of the. 800-wbrdamendment. Under present law anyauthority held by the,: city .mustbe specifically granted by the legislature. Many laws passed by thelegislature affect a single, city.Another present disadvantage isthat cities with problems mustwait for the legislature to . meetand problems needing ,immediateattention cannot be solved.^'-Passage of ft)* amendment willallow cities to' act'Where statutesare silent;: and allowSplties to actwhere, statutes previously passed

i applied to other classes',of cities. IThe amendment provides excellent [safeguards as legislature, retains.authority,if the law applies to allcities and control ovecsannexation,debt limits, budget latf. and publicworks improvement^.^.... |. •

Moss emphasized'that he feelslocal citizens.should favor passageof the'amendment as they will retain control of-election provisionsand' that better government canbe had when,people have face toface contact-(With their local, offi-

•Advantages, listed by Moss arethat "home rule",.reverses the

11 trend toward vesting more authority in states- and .federal government; allows legislature more time

'to devote ;to state' problems; doesnot turn cities' loose on unchartedlegal seas; will create more interest In local affairs and, withbroader authority granted local officials, people will see that highcaliber men are elected to office;and public-officials will be ableto do more work at home and

'make fewer long and sometimesdiscouraging trips to Topeka.

City Clerk John Whitney also puthis endorsement on the amendmentpassage. . Whitney reported that"home rule" is nothing new; that30 states, including each of Kansas'adjoining states, have it now; andthat the amendment was broughtout only'following study by theKansas Legislative council andother state study groups..

Whitney pointed oul; that bothgubernatorial candidates favor passage and that many Kansas newspapers have editorially approvedpassage of, the amendment. Hestated that a "Yes".vote tomorrow will express voter's desire for"home-rule." •'':,:

Visiting Rotarlans today were, Stanley Mastln, Beloit; ahd Floyd| .-"rimer, Ilolton.

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(Published In The Concordia Blade-Empire Wednesday, November 91960.) - T

ORDINANCE NO. 1569An ordinance providing for the im-

prtrfing of the •following part ofthe streets of the City of Concordia, Kansas: Valley Street between 'Tenth Street and NinthStreet.

Be it ordainedx by, the :. governingbody of the City of Concordia:Section 1. Th'it • the following

part of the streets,of ithe City ofConcordia; , Kansas, *be graded,paved, curbed' and guttered, and

Iotherwise improved: Valley Street' between the north side of Tenth

Street and the south side of NinthStreet.

Section 2. That the plans, specifications and estimates of cost.forthe street improvements providedfor by Section X of this ordinance,prepared under, the supervision ofthe City Engineer of Concordia,Kansas, filed Nov. 7, 1960, with theCity Clerk of said city, and submitted to the governing body ofsaid city, are hereby accepted andapproved. . .-#&.

Sections. Thatj',.the ;co*t ofbringing the street^to grade and thecost .of improving;fHie street intersections shall be bprne by the cityat large, and the j cost of the otherimprovements •• by :• -this ordinanceprovided for shall-.be paid by andassessed- to the/prppe'rty^on eachside of the stree't described in section 1 of this ,ordinance,, to themiddle of the block.

Section 4. That the*-, city . manager of the. City of Concordia, Kansas, cause to be done the work provided for by this- ordinance; - provided, however, that the cost of thestreet imp^vemetf^^shaBrnot,exceed thecdgt estimates a'pprbved by jSection 2 of thV* ordinance!

Section 5.. JTha$ this ^ordinanceshall^ taljSi effect:; upon,Its.publication" once m the official.city news- jpaper.

Passed by the City Commission,and signed by trie Mayor, November7, 1960.

ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY, ••City Clerk. 1-HJ

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Nafres Planning CommissionZoning Study to Begin at Once

Mayor Robert Trego today. an-, that the. first seven men''askednounced appdintments to' the newly created Planning: .Commission.They are J. MiltonyjSbfem; W( •%,.(Wally) Travis, Richard^atthew/Pay, Blair, Elmer Palmquist,, MelCool arid -Hilary. Wentz...

It will, toe the duty of rthls oom-missjori'-.'tti'/'study••: and. •work-with.engineers7!.oh' planning and zoningin making: recommendations to thecity.'cdfnmisslon. v- . "fe-..-'."ife4

agreed to serve on.the commission.In making the appointment? Ma--,

yor-Trego said that caWwasexrercised to see that .everyHarea; intown, business, industry'and pub-'lie was represented^on, the-commission.. • /'••. r:X:f--yy^t:'^i^•"I believeZ/^MayorhirSeMfsaidi"this, group'.Sof men wiil%i§i^anexcellent, bommittee.r.ahd^^lil^beextremely.helpful in foVriiu|atin^ agood,' workable Izonirigl^rdinahce

all appajnianents had the'approval, for Concordial" .. V'i' tyv!of the.mother;, two 'c'ommissioner^h.,,The new.cbmmissibii is expectedRaymond ;JOhnsM-.andJi.^u^^|fM hold.its.first..meeting with WII-Eeeves before .theyjv;:were^ madef|_aonand Companyengineers aroundHe added that it Is very gratifyingjlihe first of December. • •• »

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Planning-ZoningFor Concordia

i' At:BiHieeting -of-jSie city eom-, missioriers,Monday afternoon, the!-Mayor Was authorised to enter'into a contract with the engineer-img firm of "Wilson & Compony,Salina, for professional services,in the planning and zoning project toeing undertaken toy the citycommissioners. For this servicethe Salina firm will toe paid atotal of $10,500. <"i

An ordinance was also passedat this meeting establishing cityplanning commission to work inconjunction with 'the engineering

. firm. This commission will ."consist of seven members,, .two ofwhommust reside outside' the citylimits. The commission appoint-

. ments are made toy the mayor andust toe confirmed toy the other twocomissmioners. These membershave been selected and have consented to serve in the above men- Itioned Capacity, their terms of of-'rice are also indicated: MiltonSorem, Sinner Palmquist and Hdl-!ary Wentz, 3 years; W. I. Travis'and Melvin Cool, 2 years andHdchard Matthey, Fay Blair 1year.

The firm of Wilson & Companyhave divided! their operations into five categories: comprehensivecity plan, zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, buildingcodes and a capital improvementsprogram. The ctontract, a package deal costing $10,500, brokendown as follows, is comprehensive city plan, $4,850; zoningOrdinance, $1,000; subdivision regulations, $750; building codes,$1,000; capital improvements program, $2,000.

According to.terms of the contract, the engineering companyagrees to prepare a comprehensive city plan oh a basis of de-tailed studies of the past, presentand future physical, cultural ond.economic aspects of the city.These studies will include water-

, system, sewerage sylstem, traffic,transportation, parking, schools,airport, power and communica-tions. Cultural studies include

' municipal parks, playgrounds,schools, library facilities and municipal cultural buildings.

' The next step in the programris the preparation Of a zoning or-•dinance to be presented for the•• consideration of the city commis-,'sioners, which will set forth the;dty plan and shall coyer land "useand property development of theentire-area within the city. Subdivision .regulations will toe -de»

"fcriea~i3df'Stipulations as to streetalignments, blocks and lots setout. The building code will beestablished to include '.electrical,

; wiring, plumbing, [mechanical. in-, spallations and touildinlg tjpenmdt.forms. The capital jmproveaientsfeature will .provide the city withthe results of a detailed study as

ftij $he expected needs-sand finaii-' cial" capabilities of the city.:t'.jCity (manager Moss ...informedrfhe commissioners that money isjayai*able from the 1961 budget^.and industrial developiment fundsfiwill provide the cost of;the city?plar_ndng and the zaftlng1 oxdin.-fances, which work*<5u-$6lbe Iom4"\pleted the first six months.' - ^

IThe city managerItaade this report to the-city commissioners, asto a suggested adjustment of water tap fees: The present fees forwater-taps was established .in

©1951. At that time a % men _*_,cost crs/et&$75•°^™tsjpe of tap, including administra-allo^fw ^°5,' other size tapsalso reflect similar cost increasesanS^ ided toauthOT«e thecityattorney to prepare an ordinanceincreasing thecost of .this ser^cl:to the property owner.

t-hief of police Krasny'sreportshowed .the two police carsweredriven- 1,688 mil* during Semonth of October, used 561 g£-ons of gas. The police issued

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•The police judge'sreport showed, fines irac/osed in the totalamount of $840, of which amoS$755 was collected. Traffic fines

«EF*$$>*'°*2an* meter '}enal-32?25 ^ a total of-$1,.

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City CommissionIn Brief Session

Few Business Matters

Before GroupMondayNewly formed planning commis

sion of the. City of fConcordia'hasbeen added, to the list ;6f administrative boarjls of the pity in action .taken at. the regular meetingof the City..„commisaloh ' Monday.(Members of the "^tinning commission, appointed r^ofently by Mayor Robert Trego art*"J.' MiltonSorem,—Wallay Travis, BichardMatthew, 'Pay Blair.f-Elmer Palmquist,1 Mel-Cool, 'Hilary Wentz.)

In other action the city commissioners approved Construction of astorm sewer from lflth. street alongBroadway;' City crews, are to do.the work and cost'of the tile, wasquoted.~>t $1,365. The storm sewerinstallation was petitioned by builder of^several houses along, thatstreet.',. '

Cemetery, airport, park arid finance reports were received by the/commissioners.

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Q(Publishedin The Concordia Blade-

ORDINANCE NO. 15711taS?rtSiBin8 to admin- I

84 ofOrrtinfdS' t?-'-ntllng «««°n

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Library BoardRecreation CommissionMunicipal Band fi» --Board of Trusteesf^fptheFiremen's Pension Ptmd 'City Planning Commission

dinaence0n--;4, That Section Moi°'-omance 1341 is repealed - .

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ORDINANCE NO 1572

An ordinance providing**rT3>Wistruction of,a,storm Mwerj.'ajongBroadway Street frorh.NlneteepthStreet to a point 150*feft/southof the south side of UifseteenthStreet in the. City ofScoricordia,Kansas. •

Be It Ordained by the governingbody of the City of Concordia:Section \y That it is the judg

ment of the governing: body of theCity-of Concordia, Kansas, that itis necessary to build and constructthe storm sewer described in thisordinance for the* purpose of carrying off storm water from. the

. streets, avenues and alleys! of saidcity. ,. ,'._-. ,', .

Section 2. That a. 48-inch, tile, storm sewer approximately ,150 feet

long for the purposes mentioned inSection 1 of this ordinance be constructed, and, its construction ishereby ordered and provided foicommencing- on the south side ofNineteenth Street at' BroadwayStreet, arid, running thence "southalong the west side of said Broadway Street to a point 150 feet'Southof the south 'side of Broadway IStreet in said city '**

Section 3. That the plara/jpeci-!fications and estimates 'of^cpit forthe storm sewer provided rJ or bySection -1 of this ordinance;,, prepared- under the supervisior__.6f thecity engineer of Concordia",T£ansas,dated November IS, i960, filed withthe city clerk of said city arid submitted to the governing body of saidcity,: are hereby accepted and approved; and that building and construction of said storm sewer beat the expense of the entire municipality.....

Section 4. That the city managerof salacity is authorized and- directed^) cause to bedone the workprovided for by this ordinance. Thesaid-city manager shall cause saidwork' to be ..done by force account,provided, that the cost of the stormsewer shall not exceed the cost estimate approved by.Section 2 of thisordinance. .'--v:' '

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THIS OLD HOUSE—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bonebrake suffered

while their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs A. A. Gagnon, was hardlyner of 11th and Olive was one of the more seriously damaged

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the loss of their home's roof Hurta£pighttouched. The Bonebrake home oilTthe'cor-homes in Concordia. (Blade-Empire Pho-

of paying for,,the storm sewer ordered constructed by this ordinancethe bonds of the city be.issuedandsold as authorized by Q. S. 1949,14-522 to 14-525, both inclusive.

Section's. That this ordinanceshall take- effect, upon Its publication in,the Concordia Blade-Empire,the official city newspaper.

Passed by the City Commissionand signed by the Mayor, November21 1960

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last nfgnT that ^SH^EoW'had^Deen blown apart.^he floo^ofshowing in the center. (Blade-Empire Photo.)

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SwaiiThrougfa^HityDestructive StormGivesNoWarning asItStrikesFirstNearMunicipalAirport;Damages Are Estimated toTotal Near $500,000; Two Minor InjuriesReported

dia last evening about 8 o'oclock leaving about $500,000arm except two of minor nature.er the start of what seemed a mild thunderstorm here.

al airport in the 300 block west of Olive streetto the northseconds before debris began flying through the air.

derstorm forecast was issued late yesterday and therefrom Gage, Okla., to Emporia. No one in the Concordia; in the locality and it was apparent the twister dropped

A small tornado tore through a narrow strip of Concordamage to buildings,. There were no injuries ^rom the st

The small funnel struck without previous warning af:Residents in the affected area—a strip from the. Municip'city limits—reported hearing a roar as of high wind only

Concordia had not been under.tornado alert—a thun•was a.forecast of possible tornadoes in ah area extendingarea today reported sighting of a funnel cloud last evenin

'right at the south edge of town.Hit Airport First *was at the Airporl^hcrT'dcbTis"

, The large white barn at the rest- from me wreci_ed hangars wasdence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles blown in a northwest directionBlosser just south of the Airport wh(le the maln twj_.er traveledpark was the first structure to feel aimost due north. The lower endthe wrath of the funnel. proofedand completely demolished, thebarn was scattered over the Blosser premises and the park.

The tornado from this pointcarved out a path that ran fromfifty to a hundred feet wide in analmost straight line to the VincentSales Barn on East First street.

Included in this narrow pathwere the City Airport buildings,the National Guard armory, Sky-liner motel, the Blosser hangar,Hillcrest Lanes bowling alley, Harold Torr's Trailer Sales lot, andapproximately 40 residences .; in.blocks bordering Olive street.Destroyed Hangars

The airport was left in shambles. The room reserved for airport administration and the adjacent hangar housing the plane- ofCity Commissioner Russell Reeveswere all that escaped damage.The Piper Tri-Pacer owned by Dr.Henry Stryker was demolished.Planes owned by Dean Larson,Roy Gallagher and Jack Bowmanwere damaged heavily by the falling structures and buffeting againstremaining walls. ' i

First intimation many Concordi-ans had of the twister was anhour or so after it had passed.

.Immediately, after the wind strucjccity officials learned of the twisterwhen a gas meter fire was.seen

. ln the 1100 block on Olive, andI the fire department personnel' found they could not get throughthe street in that part of town—the street was blocked by debrisfrom the wind.

Immediately all off-duty Police,fire department personnel, streetand water crews were called intoservice, National Guard was notified and all went into the storm-battered section. National Guardsmen, City Police and County Sheriff's officers did patrol duty andinvestigated for possible casualties,Maintenance crews from WesternLight and *Telephone and South-

, western Bell telephone immedlate-•ly began work. Streets west of^pruoe-'and-east-df« Highway 81

of the wind-cloud evidently raiseda little as it progressed north asdamage to trees was heavier inthe area north of 9th street whiledamage to residences was slighter.

The National Guard armory suffered heavy window damage. National Guardsmen are on guardduty and have not had the chanceto assess other damage that mighthave occurred. Numerous items ofheavy equipment in the yard weremoved by the tornado. The Citypark and airport runways, as wellas the National Guard premiseswere scattered with debris frommetal buildings and trees. Theshelterhouse at the park has considerable roof damage.Motel Lost Roof

The Motel Skyliner got a directhit by the tornado and lost perhaps a third of its roof near theCenter of the structure. The motel's TV antennae was flattened,as were many others in the pathof the storm.

' The Blosser hangar sitting on thecrest of the hill at the south edgeof Concordia was demolished. Thislarge building was packed withthousands of machine and autoparts, the Blosser plane and several boats. Damage was extensiveand it will be days before damageto contents can be figured.. The shed built on the east end

of Hillcrest lanes was unroofed.This space was used for storagepurposes. At the Torr Trailer Saleslot the storm picked out a singleunit and demolished it. An adjacentunit had some damage and anotherJust a few feet away from the flattened one was untouched.

Mrs. Armand Balthazor, 425 East5th street, still excited and nervous over the swift striking stormsaid she was getting the baby ready for bed. "I heard this strangeroaring sound with a shrill whistlealong with it," she recalled "Icalled to my 'husband and heopened the front door. The windand dirt swept in and he slammedthe door shut and-said something

were barricaded to sightseers and ' about going to the cellar. I didn'tcity had a loudspeaker truck pa- know what to do and knew wetroline the affected residence area didn't have time to get anywhereasking residents to remain in theirhomes and warning them of thedanger from "hot" power wiresblown down all over the section.

The twister left an estimatedhalf a million dollars in damageto the part of the city which gotthe brunt of the storm. Many residences in the area from first to16th street in the 300 block adjacent to Olive Street had severe

so I just sprawled on the floorwith the baby." The older childrenwere afraid when the lights wen'.out .Mrs. Balthazor said, but thebaby didn't seem to mind at all.

Mrs. Josephine Chaput had anew roof put on her house only ashort time ago and it was partlytorn off and carried away.

At the Armand Racette home,419 Bast Fifth, a trellis was brok-

the door and the lights went out,about that time. It only lasted ashort time."

At the home of Mrs. BlancheBombardier a new roof recentlyput on was slipped off like a package wrapper in large areas, leaving the old roofing intact.

Mrs. Aldia Breault who lives at'18 East Fifth, said a large treewas snapped off at the trunk andtossed onto the southwest cornerof her house crashing the roof,breaking out windows and blockingher driveway.

At the George Clark home, 405East 6th street, the front porch ofthe ' big old home was lifted infront and lowered where it joinedthe house. The porch roof cameto rest against the front of thehome, blocking the front door andwindows. The porch ceiling withthe light bulb still unbroken nowfaces the street.

Louis Dugas was trying to callthe "light people" this morningto tell them his meter had beenyanked from the back of the homeand was dangling on the wires.

Mrs. Leonard Bohm, 410 East6th street, said "My husband wasat work at Boogaarts when thestorm struck and after it was overI went to the warehouse, and Icould hardly make him believe ourbig trees in the backyard wereuprooted,' blown over on the houseand that the power was off." Th"'family had a rather chilly nightbut this morning the power wasback on and the home was warm.Mrs. Bohm said when she startedout the south door of the homeduring the storm she couldn't openthe door. She admitted she was abit frightened when the roaring ofthe wind could be heard so plainly.Trailer Upset

Mrs. Gus Garlow, 336 East 8th,was picking up the small limbsand twigs from her yard this morning and said Miss Frances Grittman,teacher at the McKinley school,had come and offered to heir rterthis morning since the school wasclosed today. Mrs Garlow haslived alone since her husband'sdeath last June and last eveningHenrietta Battishill came, and wasgoing--to stay with -bet 'and .eo toschool. The Battrived at the peaktheir small boy tfrom the porch. *" - '

A trailer house on Second street,belonging to Mr. am},'Mrs, .Chester Dick was upended in.the, street.The family car was moved intothe street and the trailer wasthrown on the car hood, breakingthe front end of the vehicle andruining it. The trailer, with Mr.and Mrs. Dick and their daughter, Mary Louise inside, then rolled„„„,. ™ its side. Mrs. Dick said

borhood were damaged on thesouthwest corners. The combination storm door on his southwestporch was sucked out and the glassbroken. He said he and his familyhad been out in the country visiting and the storm hit just a fewminutes before they got home.Roofs Torn Off

At the Peter Rasmussen homethe elderly man, an invalid, wassitting in his chair near a windowwhen the wind struck the home.The window was broken and hewas showered with broken glass.The Rasmussen home was twistedpartly off the foundation.

The Rev. Kenneth Hansen, pastor of the Lutheran church whichis located in the storm area, saidhis church and his residence wereundamaged. Women of the churchwere serving free hot coffee tovolunteer workers helping clear thearea today.

Fred Bonebrake home at 1105Olive had most of the west side ofthe roof torn off. Several men wereat work starting the repair jobthis morning. All of the roof atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. LouHollingworth, 325 East 12th, wasripped away, leaving only the ceiling of the house. The roof wasalso whipped away from the homeof Mrs. Paul Wilcox, 325 East 13th.Here too windows were broken,trees twisted and broken and thegarage was unroofed.

At the. B. W. Vincent and Sonstockyards in the north part oftown, the barn caved in and onesteer caught in the barn came outof the wreckage unhurt. A smallclearance of the barn wreckagesaved the animal from being scrushed.300 Buildings Damaged

Mayor Robert Trego and City jManager Charles Moss estimated;300 structures in the storm's path'sustained damage. These included;homes with damage from brokenjwindows to roofs and porches-,blown away, top stories ruined. \Many garages and other small*buildings were flattened. I

Showing the twisting natura oftthe winds were trees with the tops:"chewed out" instead of broken;cleanly, and the skipping pattern »of the strike.. ADnarentlv the. fun-/

a few feet from others wnere"",8/.rooilhad 'been .'lifted 'or' gara&e* Col- Ilapsed.'At one residence/ the home Iitself 'apparently .was.-iins'cfthedIwhile a motor -Bar ih .the*"drive- had Iorie side' caved' ih.T Picnic/tables [and benches stacked againsthangar at the airport were almost Iundamaged, while a few feet from Jthem hangars were wrecked andjplanes beaten up. 1

The area hurt by the twister was I

, in the 1100 block on Olive, andI the fire department personnelfound they could not get through

I the street in that part of town—the street was blocked by debrisfrom the wind.

Immediately all off-duty Police,fire department personnel, streetand water crews were called intoservice. National Guard was notified and all went into the storm-

battered section. National Guards- ous over the swift striking stormI men, City Police and County Sher- said she was getting the baby rea-iff's officers did patrol duty and dy for bed. "I heard this stranceinvestigated for possible casualties, I roaring sound with a .shrill whistle

JMaintenance crews from Western Ialong with it," she recalled "Irt-ight and" Telephone and South-1 called to my 'husband and he'western Bell telephone immediate-( opened the front door. The wind

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This space was used^purposes. At the Tor]lot the storm pickeiunit arrd demolished it"unit had some damage and anotherjust a few feet away from the flattened one was untouched.

Mrs. Armand Balthazor, 425 East5th street, still excited and nerv-

Mrs. Bohm said when she startedout the south door of the homeduring the storm she couldn't openthe door. She admitted she was abit frightened when the roaring ofthe wind could be heard so plainly.Trailer Upset

Mrs. Gus Garlow, 336 East 8th,was picking up the small limbsand twigs from her yard this morning and said Miss Prances Grittman,teacher at the McKinley school,had come and offered to he!r nerthis rnorning since the school wasclosed today. Mrs Garlow ha;

of the wreckage unhurt. A small 1clearance of thjLbarn wreckage |saved the ajjWfc from being|crushed. C^B300 Buildings JRVRKged

Mayor Robert Trego and City IManager Charles Moss estimated I3O0 structures in the storm's path Isustained damage. These included Ihomes with damage from broken Iwindows to roofs and porches |blown away, top stories ruined.,Manyugarages and other swall |buildP&s were flattened.

Showing the twisting natur* ofJlived alone since her husband's jthe winds were trees with the' opsdeath last June and last evening i "chewed out" instead of broken

ly began work. Streets west ofJand dirt swept in and he slammed Henrietta Battishill came and was cleanly, and the skipping pattern-Spruce- and easr o'f. Highway 81 I the door shut and- said-sameawere barricaded to sightseers and about going to the cellar I didn'tcity had a loudspeaker truck pa- know what to do and knew

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troling the affected residence areaasking residents to remain in theirhomes and warning them of thedanger from "hot" power wiresblown down all over the section.

The twister left an estimatedhalf a million dollars in damageto the part of the city which gotthe brunt of the storm. Many residences in the area from first to16th street in the 300 block adjacent to Olive Street had severedamage. Garages were blowndown, houses unroofed, trees

(twisted and blown down.The storm path presents a cur-

lious picture today. Olive streetI which runs northand south throughI the city was just about a cleanI line of demarcation—the twisterI evidently took almost a straightI path through town from the Mu-Jnicipal airport to the north city•(limits. The wind-cloud dipped1 through the hollow north of theIAirport, chewing off tree-tops, flat-I tening small buildings; followedI the rise in the ground, and dam-I age to homes and buildings andI trees apparently is heavier as theI storm ground through the city.

An odd feature of the damage

didn't have time to get anywhereso I just sprawled on the floorwith the baby." The older childrenwere afraid when the lights wen,out Mrs. Balthazor said, but thebaby didn't seem to mind at all.

Mrs. Josephine Chaput had anew roof put on her house oniv ashort time ago and it was partlytorn off and carried away.

At the Armand Racette home419 East Fifth, a trellis was broken and scattered over a wide area.A stained glass window was broken out and thrown to the floor ofthe poch. The wind blew in dirt,sticks and leaves into the Racettehome and packed them betweenthe ceiling light fixture and theceiling. Another loss at the homewas three sheets of quarter.-ir-.cbpressed board on which Racetiehad just finished two large signs.These were carried down near thetracks and broken to bits. Mr. andMrs. Racette were watching TVwith their guests, Mr. and'Mrs.Ralph Empson and Carol and Mr.and Mrs. Dick Fowler. Someoneheard a "whistling roar" Racetiesaid this morning as he carried

school. The Battrived at the peaktheir small boyj;__from the porch.

from ocners wnA trailer house onSecond-street, had Been lifted -or"lKaratfe " col-.

belonging to Mr. and. Mrs.:Ches-lapsed.' At bntreslaeSte* fh» h^tter Dick was upended in the street. lSe?f 'a*pa?ently' wis 'un^ca^d 'The family car was mbveo* into lwhile agofer dTrlhtheSvJhalthe street and the trailer wasthrown on the car hood, breakingthe front end of the vehicle andruining it. The trailer, with Mr.and Mrs. Dick and their daughter, Mary Louise inside, then rolledover on its side. Mrs. Dick said"I felt like I had been beaten andjerked and I ache all over." Shesaid, "It sure was a helpless feeling to be just rolled around withthe furniture." The family escapedthrough a broken window. Thismorning- part of their refrigeratorwas found across the street.

Melvin Blochlinger was going tohis home when he saw the trailerupend and he ran to the home ofMr. and Mrs. Bob Stortz; the twomen then ran to the trailer andhelped the Dick family out. The

one side' caved in? Picnic' tables Iand benches stacked against a Ihangar at the airport were almost Iundamaged, while a few feet from |them hangars were wrecked andplanes beaten up. J

The area hurt by the twister was Iclosed off to all but those who Ihad relatives or business in the |area or were volunteer helpersclearing the wreckage. There were Ia number of men and boys whoIvolunteered to help clear debris, Iand all city employes were en-1gaged in the work. Cloud county!supplied half a dozen county high-1way department trucks for use in Ihauling debris and these augment-1ed city trucks and trucks broughtIby private individuals. I

State highway patrol division at I^KK'-^id^ ^i^^-T"and Mrs. Si Henderson.

Francis Cote, 412 East 5th street,pointed out that most of the

cordia to assist in controlling traf- 1fie into the storm-hit section of Ithe city. Permits from Concordia |City hall were necessary to en- |able people to enter the area to-1day, and these measures ouickiy Iset up last night effectively con-trolled the .^"htseeing problemCurb on Traffic %WM I

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ANOTHER ROOF MISSING-The Skyliner Motel s.uth of Concordia was one of many buildings hit bythe tornado Sunday evening. The TV tower for themotel was twisted down and the roof wa"unseatedon the low ramWinc building: for approximately 100 feet. (Blade-Empire Phnto ) unseated.

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; ers and specially permitted traf-i fie and to the residents them

selves..Only through trafficway into the east part of town today was

, Fifth stret. ii Concordia can be thankful that

there were no serious injuries from .!,ast night's tiwster, despite the factthat most-residents of the battered area were in. their homes.Only injury report was a minorone—the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.LeRoy' Gassert.was cut .by flyingglass during the storm and wastreated at St. Joseph's hospital.Power Lines Out j

"We hope^to have temporary iservice restored to all the homes I"lit by the storm by this evening," jPapl Kendall, division manager of :the Western Light and Telephone !company,' said this morning. He 'added however that It was doubt- jful if street lighting service would Ibe restored today. |

According to Mr. Kendall thestorm hit at'7!52 and that all electrical facilities were lost, generally ]between Spruce and Olive Street'from" the Airport to. the north sideof town.

"After the storm hit,!' Kendallsaid, "our first efforts were di--ected. at high voltage lines.' Ourfirst objective was'to. get all ofthem picked up so noV.one-wouldbe hurt and our crews could getin to start repairing the damage,"he said. . • - ''

Service on the .33,060 volt linerunning east of Concordia., to service Clyde went out in two placesin the city limits,.. One pole, wasblown down on Second street .andthe wires were torn down, hearthe Matthew Oreenhbuse. Kendallstated. Ke added; that for'someunknown reason ,'_, pole,, carryingthe high voltage circuit, was* alsoblown down between, Rice ShdClyde. ;'•,•••

Service to Clyde was restored»at9:20 last, night on a hookup'withthe Kansas Power and Light company ' at Blue Rapids; ,We werealso able to pick up the-Rice REAstation M 10:25, Kendall said, "Wecould'not get service into the CloudCeramics brick plant .until 11:29and the city waterworks circuitwas not restored until 12:07," Kendall added.

Kendall said he could not estimate the total damage, but indicated that the whole transmissionsystem in the twister area wouldhave to be rebuilt. He did estimate that there were several hundred home service drops damagedor torn loose.More Crews In

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dall said, adding that crews from•Smith Center and Phillipsburg arrived this morning to help".* restoreat least temporarysgryic?5Hto thehomes that are dependent'on' electrical service for heating and otherfacilities. --v Y;r-

"We were hampered in the nightby the dense darkness, and thehigh wind and cold is not helpingany today," Kendall said. •Red Cross Moves

The Red Cross went into actionas soon as the extent of the stormwas learned, and a field man fromthe Wichita office will be in Concordia to survey the damagedarea. ' r ., ,;

John Wilcox, CloudCounty chairman of the Red Croea-_ said todaythat money-will ben;Hya-Uable forrehabilitation ;for thpse who nee'dit. Those needing heipV or anyoneknowing of aiiyone in-need of assistance" should get in 'touch withthe local Chamber of Commerceor Mr. Wilcox: . [

The Red Cross also set up acanteen at Lutheran church early ',this morning and it will continueto operate heyond the noon hour1or longer if there, is any need,Wilcox said. Dinners for the volunteer workers were served at thechurch this noon.Many Phones Out

W. L.. Ginn, manager of Southwestern Bell Telephone companysaid that by all-night work following. Sunday'night's storm all but I35 of the telephones in Concordia!knocked out of order by the windand falling tree limbs had beenput .pack in order. "We had about100 phones in Concordia out fromthe storm and a few over 100 outin the rural areas." Ginn said, andadded, "and there are nine linesout,yet, with about 55 subscriberswithout phones.""

Ginn said all the toll circuits inand out of Concordia were out andall but three to Salina have beenrestored to; working order. Thecompany had about 1600 feet ofcable damaged out in the MartinTractor company area and themanager,- expected this to all bereplaced^ tomorrow/ Tuesday. District Construction SuperintendentJ. H. Morris of Salina brought acrew of men up last night as soonas- word of the storm had beenreceived and repairmen worked allnight and at 2 o'clock, this afternoon were all still at it. Mainten-.ance men from Belleville and Beloit also came to help, Ginn said.

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UPSY-DAISY—This back porch on the Ida Swenson resident, 320 East 13th, was tumedSfflKVa virtuallean-to by the twister that struck the east side of Concordia last night. None of the windows' in theporch was broken, one frame was jarred out of place, and the furniture on the porch'pUea'in onecorner. The rest of the house appears to have been spared by the wind. (Blade-Empire Photo.)

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Service Is Restored, ;Streets Are Open

Quick action by city officials atodemployes to screen off and.patlolthe area of Concordia hit-,.by yitornado Sunday, night is to be giv*en credit for the efficient*way iriwhich: it was possible' to "organizeand start the cleanup work. WithiAa short time after the storm struck,all city crews and Police and Firedepartment were on duty there;a truck with loudspeaker and spotlight patrolled the area asking residents to remain in , their homesand warning of the danger of fallenpower .lines,'police cars and National Guardsmen, and other cityvehicles and crews moved to locate, any possible casualties andother city crews moved in. to helpin checking for downed wires, broken .water pipes, gas lines, etc.

A- force of 10. state troopers withLt. Joe Martin' of Salina gave animmeasurable-lift ln keeping thetraffic into Uie stricken are^con-trolled. State troopers btoeked''offeach Highway 81 intersection into

: the area to all but emergency business or those who had permitsfrom City hall. This action by cityand state troopers forestalled asightseers Jam in the area: and

i allowed work crew&—city mm -andjWestern Light, Qas CompanS'. and

telephone men -t- an unhamperedarea in which to work.

It was a -big job dafae by every--body'yesterday—getting the cleanup Work started;in the storm-hitarea. By 5 p. m. Monday everyonein'the area had lights, and powerso that furnaces could be .on; eventhe street lights were on. ExtraWestern Light and Telephone crewsfrom other towns arrived in Concordia early in the day and workedstraight through until they hadtheir lines in operation again. Telephone crews of Southwestern Belldid the same; all-night-work putmost of the 35 telephones in thearea which were knocked out bythe wind back in order.'

And as usual, the good-neighborspirit of Cloud county people manifested itself in the most practicalway as soon as word of ithe stormspread. Many offers of help cameto city officials; many men fromother towns and rural communitiesin the county were at'City hallearly yesterday offering their labor- id >• a id In the cleanup of damage.. This sort of nelghhorliness istypical of-Cloud county people—and Concordians deeply appreciateit. There were more'offers of assistance than could be used at thetime. ''' -,

It was possible to 'take all policeand trooper and National Guardpatrols out of the affected area,late yesterday afternoon. Streetswere cleared of debris, power linesand phone lines repaired and thesection safe for traffic.

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City,Trucks Will Haul..^w&y Tornado Debris

f City trucks will pick up andligul away debris from the tornado, which hit Concordia. Sunday night, beginning: Monday.City Manager Moss said if residents, will collect tornado debrisfrom "their properties and putit" where trucks can load it,city crews will set aside thenext two Mondays ,4*.- pick upand haul away^tH^Tvreckage.The Mondayfl^fjwj^jdays willfflve householderi^cc^kends to .•

^collect, the debris <*nd put itwhere trucks . can load it.. If ••the-- jobftakes longer' than the ^next two Mondays, Mr. Mosssaid, city crews will take thetime to do it.

jClA Grim Reminder-

The tornado which, .withoutwarning whipped ConcordiaSunday night is a grim andcostly emphasis on Concordia'sneed for a radar storm-tracking installation for the weatherbureau here. This radarscopewould be -of inestimable service not only to Concordia butall northern Kansas. Concordiaofficials and other people interested have been trying three

. years to obtain it.

Concordia had no warning ofSunday night's storm. Thiscity's warning teams do notgo into action unless alerted to possible twisters throughweather bureau information orfrom state highway patrol radio information, and unlesssuch warning is received theydo not put out a storm alertin the city or via radio toother towns in the area. Withsome reports to trie contrary,Sunday night NO such warning was issued either to Concordia weather bureau fromKansas City weather bureau orto the state highway patrol radio. Late afternoon forecastfrom Kansas City weather bureau, where all forecasting forthe entire Kansas area is done,included a "possible "tornadoes"area defined only from a pointin Oklahoma to Emporia—Concordia and north central Kansas were not included in thepossible danger zone.

" Yet within a few hours—asmost old timers in this sectionhave seen happen many times—the storm pattern changedand its dangerous character developed quickly in the territoryclose to Concordia. At 7:52during what seemed just a late-season thunderstorm a tornadohit inflicting a lot of damage.But for the grace of God thatsame storm might haveclaimed many lives.

Berton Green, Concordiaweatherman telephoned Topekaweather bureau that Concordiahad had a tornado; he was informed that yes, a warningforecast had been issued of"possible tornadoes" for theConcordia area. However, thatforecast was put out'at 9 o'clock—an hour after the twister hadripped through Concordia, andGreen informed the bureau thatConcordia already had been hit.

Concordians who have soughtthe radar installation, were assured Concordia is adequatelycovered by radar installationsat Kansas City and Wichita,which have a radius of 250miles. Sunday night a tornadohit us. This is being "covered?"

People familfar with.the operation of. radarscope used instorm-tracking" say that those .radar units in Kansas City andWicfifta can reach 250' milesall right—but radar is a sight-track and due to the extremely up-and-down,*, character of/terrain with a high range of.hillsto east, andj^outh'of. Concordia, radar <"i*Tmages*^-will'bounce offthesefcigh! *points in-*to the air. Hence, accuratejudging of stqrmi clou<Js."can-not .be madeA"in> all;,C&as'es-f-pihpointing the trdubfaspots',where the:- typfcad/r' prnado .."fishhook" pattern-, may-.-show is,difficult. , -, '....j:[.,'')•' '••"•']

It is the .opinion*•'&]£,people";,here who have worked" with'"both radar and TV tha#If'"Concordia had a radar tiiift. lot.storm tracking, it wjJtfla. be-possible, by a process' of'lnap^

Q' ping this section Of Kansas on

aqetate and attaching TV camera to transmit th eactual radar picture of progress of dangerous storms,' to home television sets. Such a procedurewould be invaluable as stormwarning service. >. Action was first begun to

ward trying ito get the radar-scope for Concordia threeyears ago, by city officials.Sen. Frank Carlson took therequest before Congress Appropriations -committee, andhas done considerable spadework on it. City officials andothers'interested in the welfareof this whole northern Kansas

- area have been diligent in efforts. Concordia city has fundsready and available to construct a building to house the""radar unit, and a grant agreement; engineering for the proj-

^..ecit is done. Federal AviationAgency which is strongly infavor of the- installation ' forConcordia has matching funds

- to put into the installation. Butuntil we have some guaranteefrom the Commerce department' which directs the Weather Bureau that (the radar unitwill be obtained, city commissioners do nQt feel free to proceed with letting' of the contract to build a building.I • We have been assured allalong down the line by government officials that ithere ISan unprotected area of: Kansas (that means us, folks, andour neighboring cities)' wherevicious storm tracking--is. failing. And we are assured4that vyes, Concordia has ai heed forthe radar installation'.and personnel to man it. .'•"'.•• •„

But the last request'appearance of the proposal beforetha . Appropriations committeewas refused — put aside forfurther study by the Federal

- Aviation Agency and the weather bureau, to be further considered by the Appropriationscommittee next year.

We know we need it. We alsoknow we've" 'just about "hadit" from a tornado. Now, theradarscope—when ' do we getit? We hope that several lives !is not the price we haye topay before- we get this protection.

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To East ConcordiaA tornado which struck t

dia, Sunday evening at 7:52 'o*»TO-_r.^. „a^„ *„„__„_,, ..the extent of about $500,000 but fortunately no severpersonal injuries resulted. The tornadd^truck. without warning and many residents in other partsof"the town were notaware of the storm until same was broadcast over television channels.

Immediately after the storm*struck the city had loudspeakertrucks out in that area warningpeople to stay indoors that theymight not come in contact withlive light 'wires which had beenblown down, this undoubtedlylessened the personal hazard.

The tornado came from thesouthwest and evidently did notcome clear to the ground, for thetrees in its path were damagedat the tops and few uprooted andmost of them were somewhat decayed. Most of the damage to thehouses was at the roof and upperpart of the structures. Mayor Robert Trego and City Manager,Charles Moss estimates that about300 structures were damaged bythe storm, -which first struck atthe Charles Blosser farm, joiningthe Municipal airport park on thesouth and demolished the largebarn to the east of the house.Continuing in a northeasterly direction, the buildings at the (Municipal airport were foadly damagedar/d several hangars destroyed.The office section of the .string ofhangars and the one immediatelysouth, housing the Russell Reevesplane, were not damaged, however the -plane owned by Dr. Henry Stryker was completely wrecked and those of Jack 'Bowman,Dean Larson 'and Roy Gallagherbadly damaged.

Skyliner Loses Roof

About one third of the roof ofthe Skyliner Motel was torn offin rather a freakish manner, forit was about in;the middle of thatsection' from the office to thenorth end. Neither, end or themiddle were damaged. The windows of the -National Guard Armory were :broken. The lar.gehangar on the Blosser airport, justnorth of the Syliner Motel wascompletely demolished. The build-was filled with thousands ofmachinery anid auto .parts, manyof which were ruined. A planebelonging to the Blossers, housedin the building was also damaged.

The rear compartment of theHillcrest .Bowling alley was tornoff. A fine trailer house, at theHarold Torr Trailer Court, berlongfeg to Mr. and Mrs. DarrellCooley, was picked out of a rowof several trailer houses' andcrushed against an east bank. Theunusually fine trailer home of ^Mr

i__..—.. j-irt of Concor-8||giiHa^ld property to

5tfi; Fred Bonebrake, 1105 Olive.The entire roof at the home ofMr. and Mrs. Lou Hollingsworth,325 E. 12th, was 'blown off as wasthe roof of Mrs. Paul Wilcox'sresidence', 325 East 13th. ' Thegarage at the Wilcox home wasalso destroyed. The front porchwas destroyed at the home of

, Josephine Allen and the enclosedback porch-at the Mrs^Ida Swen-son: home, 320 E. 13th, was rippedoff. >•--

Another freakish '* occurrencewas at the George Clark home,405 E. 6-th street,' where the suo-ports of his, front porch was removed and th..' roof droppedagainst the front oi the houseblocking the front door. The lighfbulb in the porch ceiling was unbroken. At the home of MrsMadeline Dehner, 435 East Fifth,a milk bottle was blown from theporch and deposited unbroken atthe far end of the block. j.ji'

The large corrugated metal ibarri'at the B. W. Vincent and-Sonslock farm, joining Concordia onthe northeast., was blown downand the roof of, Mrs. B. W. Vincent's home was damaged. Onerteer in the barn was confined insmall quarters by the debris andwas released the next morning uninjured.

It was reported' that a windmill on the Dr. W. B. Edwardsfarm, southwest of town - wasblown down.

At the residence of Mrs. Walter ;Doak, 320 E. 12th, the back porchwas torn from the house, the TVantenna flattened and the garagewas a total loss. Trees in the yardwere also damaged. Luckily Mrs.Doak's daughter, Mrs. Walter J.Crayton had taken! her car to herhome, so,the car was not damaged. >.'-'

National Guard CalledThe National Guard was called

out Sucday evening and assisted'local police and other city em

ployees in patrolling the strickenarea and assisting in the clean! upwork, staying on the job untillate Monday afternoon. Highwaypatrolmen were called into service in Concordia from, surrounding districts and kept the* areafree of sightseers. There was ahighway patrol car at each intersection from CFifteenth to Sixth

and Mrs. Chester Dick, located' pn ', street. Service crews of otherEast Second street on a privately itowns were also called to Con-owned lot, was .blown! into the ,cordia to repair telephone andstreet. Mr. and Mrs. Dick and ,)Bf* lines. Both telephone ar.'dtheir daughter, Mary Louise, were b.6ht service was completely re-

' in their trailer homewhen.' itiwas ftor«i by Monday evening. Th»wrecked but escaped uninjured, loyalty and consideration of all

The trellis and a stained iglass thos,e who assisted in this time ofi wicHow was destroyed at thefAr-mand Racette home, 419 EaStFifth street, and a sign which, Mr,

need is most commendable. Thecity officers received many offers

„_„_ _. „s__ „___„,,_,__. °* assistance from those of neigh-Racette jyas painting was carried 5?™"^_towns and ln *ne countrysome distance to the north, nearthe railroad tracks and smashedto bits.

; Lose Entire RoofRoofs were damaged at the Mrs.

. Josephine Chaput home, and thehomes .of Mrs. Blarjche Bombar-

district also.

Members of the American Legion and Auxiliary were mostthoughtful and considerate intaking coffee and doughnuts tothe disaster workers, wherever

, located in the district. A Reddier: Mrs. AldiajBreault^ 418 E. Cross headquarters was also set

up at the Lutheran Church, onEast Eighth street, where coffeewas served. John Wilcox, chairman of the ClourJ County Red

, Cross Chapter has announcedthat money will be available forrehabilitation for those in need.

Telephones OutW. l; Ginn, district manager of

the Southwestern Bell Telephone;Company, reported that servicehad 'been restored to all .the orehundred phones put out of com-

imission by the storm, by Monday;afternoon, A piece of cable 1600'feet long between Sixteenth andITwentieth streets had to be re-jplaced, due to'storm damage.

Paul KerJdalL- division managerof the Western Light & TelephoneCompany, said-that he was unable

' to state the amount of damagessuffered his *«eo_npany- by thestorm, but indicated that it waslikely that the entire transmis

sion system .in the.4 .storm areawould, of necessity _<be replaced.He estimated ther.<;,were severalhundred home service drops damaged or torn loose.tSeryice on the

133,000 volt line running east tojClydewas disrupted"due to a polebeing blown down ...on Secondstreet, and wires torn1 down nearthe Matthew Greenhouses. Service to Clyde'was restored at 9:20Sunday evening with a hook-upwith the Kansas Power and LightCompany at Blue Rapids. Crewsof the power and light companyfrom Smith Center and Phillips-burg arrived' here Monday morning to assist pi restoring service.

Telephone^sails from relatives,and friends&JBover the nation'were receivldf*" inquiring into'the safety of those in the stormarea, having received news of thestorm jrom radio anki television.

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Office OpenedThe Red Cross has opened a

disaster office at, the ConcordiaChamber of Commerce office, toassist those families that cannotmeet their own needs by insurance or other resources, withoutundue hardship. The Red Cross

;will accept applications until theclose of business, Thursday, Dec.8! The local Red Cross office isin charge of Miss Imogene Huffman, case worker, with LeoWhiteman. building advisor. Bothare from the St. Louis area officeand arrived in Concordia Wednesday morning. IncidentallyMr. Whiteman was in Concordiawith the Red Cross after the Republican river flood of 1936.

Red Cross assistance is of twokinds: Emergency Assistance,where the Red Cross will orov.deimmediate temporary assistanceto those needing food, shelter,clothing, or medical attention.Secondly. Assistance after the |emergency in the reestablishing iof homes. '•

Mr. Whiteman -pointed out thatall help given! in disaster is an;outright gift of the American people through the Red Cross. Thekind of help available includes:.food, clothing, and maintenance;,the repair or rebuilding of owner-occupied homes; furniture and,other household necessities: med- \ical and nursing care, hospitalization; occupation supplies, fixtures, inventories ac'd equipment.

APPRECIATION

Beth local cilizens andthose living in the surrounding area havte again demonstrated their anility to cooperate wiih local officials during timss of disaster. Thesnow siorms of last winterwere classic examples. Therecenl tornado again revealedthai Concordia citizens arecapable of following instructions, respecting duly constituted authority and have anoverwhelming desire to helpin the timss of stress. Simplyslated, citizens did as theywore icld, stayed in- theirhorots, off'ihe str.-'.is and refrained from making petty,or personal requests,

Ii goes without saying thaithe responsibility on localgovernment at such limes istremendous. A major portion of this responsibility waslessened by the splendid cooperation given to us by thegeneral public. We all areextremely grateful.

Thank you.Mayor Robert E. Trego

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Tap Fees, Lights andTornado Get Attention

Adjustment of water tap fees,street lighting at the intersectionof Fifth street and-Davies drive,airport damage and an informaldiscussion of tornado -damagekeyed the action at the regularCity Commission meeting Mondayafternoon.'

The water tap fee schedule callsfor increases In all sizes of watertap installations, and the draftingof an ordinance that will also stressthe location of meter pits. Underthe new tap. fee schedule three-fourths inch lines .will be raisedfrom $75 to $105;" one-inch linesfrom $88 to $115; and larger linesin the future will be charged costplus fifteen percent. Under thepresent schedule one and a quarterinch lines are $92; one and a halflines, $116; and two inch, $175.

Water rates will remain unchanged.

City Manager Charles Moss reported to the commission that hehad discussed the new DaviesDrive lighting problem with PaulKendall of Western Light and Telephone company and that Kendallhad proposed putting two lights ona single pole on the island nearthe Fifth street intersection. Twomore lights were proposed for thenew approach leading to the intersection, and it was suggested astreet light near the ConcordiaMill and Elevator premises beabandoned. v

Electric rate would amount to$65.40 annually and the commissionfavored, the proposal. The powercompany will remove the old lighting fixtures along the highway tothe west city limits' and replacethem with modern lights.

i No action was taken on the air-iport damaged by last Sundaynight's tornado but the commission requested a review of airportincome from hangar rent and oth-

,er source^ arripunt of insurancethat will be paid for the damage,and possibility of FFA matchingfunds.

Moss reported that the buildingswere insured for $8,000 and thatthe city received $1,569 last yearfrom hangar rent, ground rent,and crop rent. Expenses were notavailable as the airport park spending comes from the same fund.Mayor Robert Trego expressed theopinion that the city-should watchspending ln rebuilding hangars asfew persons derive direct benefit.

Routine business, matters handled at yesterday's meeting included issuance of a cereal malt•beverage license and pool hall permit to Clyde Lewis doing businessat "The Smoker." Joe Erickson

/was also, granted renewal of hisgas Inspection permit.

The Police department report reviewed toy ;the commission showsthat the tva.-police cars travelled5,692 mUe^Vand that the department " Issued. 1,950 meter' tickets,made, 55 arrests, issued 68 warn-ln&Sfe picked up' 39 dogs, escorted17 funerals, made-128 investigations, and investigated 12 auto accidents. 5 Meter ticket collectionstotalled; $334.25, and fines'totalled$582.50 with $110 in fines assessedon continuing cases./

The Fire department .report dis-, closed that Concordia's fire dam

age in November was $550, bringing Ithe year's damage total to$29,180. V

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Decorations inUffeet Intersection^To Be Removed Before ParadeSaturday

The Concordia City Cornmission-

has been concerned for several

years about the traffic hazard

created by the Christmas "Cakes"(Santa Claus and the figures ofWise Men) located in the centerof Sixth and Broadway and Sixthand Washington and t^iis morningMayor Robert Trego ~jnet withChamber of Commerce "presidentHarry Young, C of C mangerJim DeMarco and City ManagerCharles Moss to discuss the problem. It was decided the "cakes"will be removed.

Mayor Trego pointed out thatseveral problems other than themajor one of. traffic hazard are

, created by these decorations in the' center, of the intersections. Theseinclude^ the obvious impeding ofthe increased flow of traffic during

.Christmas rush, confusion causedby motorists not knowing whichway to get around the decorations(laws are not uniform in, this matter) and the problem of snow removal in event of snow.

The central decorations in thesetwo :flfi»sections will have to betake»9ffiwn next Saturday for thehblidflSHJJarade, anyway, so it wasdecided to remove the "cakes"frgipt the corners for the time be-ing^All the men present for thediscussion recognise that the decorative cones are an importantpart of the original holidaytheme and have served for manyyears. However, they felt the^traf-fic situation has changed so, muchthat the need for safety anjl convenience of both pedeslxia^is and ;drivers must be the primary 'cern. '." ^

Planning CommitteeElects Officers ? 0*

Elmer Palmquist was electedchairman of the newly appointedConcordia City 'Planning Commission." Mel' Cool is vice chairman and John Whitney .is'secretary for the group. The committeeheld its first meeting last Thursday, in the City hall.

Plan ResurfaceFor Many %etsTwenty-Six Blocks inThe 1961 ProjectOverlay of 20 blocks of Concor-

?o«,C.lty fleets is" in the.lWorks for1961 to give Concordia CSty streetsa beauty treatment', CityManagerCharlesMoss says. Longest stretchIncluded In the resulting program is six blocks—on: Olive 11thto Fifth Street. City officials, inlooking forward to the resurfacingproject, hope that it can all becompleted during the «apn-weath-er months. The face-lljt will makeSf f ?f\.pHy's fiew ji5jXi.it mixplant which is being sit irp at thepumphouse and will besTeady to gowhen weather allows,Ihefopeningof the projects. Jss;f.',J

Streets to be givenfe&g. tiverlayare: nth Street, ,Llmjoih-j to Be-Publican, firecocks; ^j, street11th to 5th '*Jj_ blocks. CedarStreet, U•£,.$&(__; Pifti.-streetBroadway to, .Archei-; iSeventhStreet Lincnlntto Olive .-"Washington Street,..8fh to 9th,; and 5th tothe railroad tracks; 6th Street,Cedar to Republican; .7th, streetCedar to.Republican; ; 8th 'streetCedar to Republican. I 'j

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•ush, confusion' causa,s not knowing which,around the decorationsot uniform in, this mat-e problem of snow re-Vent of snow.ai decorations'in thesections will have to benext Saturday for the

kde, anyway, so It wasremove the "cakes''

irners for the tljne b«-) men present for theecognlze that the dec-es are an Importantthe original holidayhave served for.naany;ver, they felt thjjjg&f-. has changed so*muched for safety and con-

both pedestrians andit be the primary con-

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e/llthtfs, in'iacingall beweath-'• make IIt. mix Iat the j* to gopening l

^erlayjb Re-.Street?*CedarStreet,,jventh jishing-15th: to -'3treet, 'Jtreet,!3treet, I

jAuto ObstacleCourse To BeIlluminated

The city -commissioners in session Monday afternoon decided,to illuminate the "obstacle course"at the intersection, of what is-called the Davies Drive and,iFifth.street. One cdtnmissipner. questioned the construction "'of somany islands, gadgets, etc.'at thisintersection,, butt'*'-was informedthat the- intersection -was-thus designed to slow -traffic, -which itis almost sure to'ilo—ifi__ot_stbpit entirely, at times.; The cqs.t ofthis additional s.ree.t.lighljr}g„,willbe $65.40 per year,.

1 During the discussion'""of rebuilding the hangars at the Municipal Airport, damag-ed";lB_e(Bierecent storm, Mayor Trego displayed sound judgment and_.Bon-sideration for the taxpayers when •he asked that careful study foemade as to the necessity of building as many hangars as -beforethe storm, and sought information as to the revenue received inrentals. There were nine hangars, of corrupated metal construction, which included oneused for a shop, and six weredamaged beyond repair. Of thenine, five were rented, bringingan annual revenue therefrom ofabout $500. City managr Mosswas requested to contact theC.A.A,. as to their participationin rebuilding the hangars, usingcement blocks in the constructionand obtain an estimate of the costof rebuilding. It was suggestedthat only.five be rebuilt at thistime, so designed, as to affordadditions when necessity demanded. The buildings -were insuredfor $8,000.

Following a discussion as to theadjustment of water tat> fees, heldNovember 7, further discussionwas held Monday as to what feesshould be establish and otherfeatures of an ordinance whichwill be considered at a later meeting. It is tentatively proposed toraise the three-fourth inch tapfrom $75 to $105 and' one inchfrom $88 to $115. . '"

Pool hall and cereal imalt beverages licenses were renewed forClyde Lewis, owner of The Smoker. The gas inspectors license ofJoe .Erieksoh was alsoxenewed.

Chief of Police 'Krasny's reportfor November showed police car1 had been driven 2610 miles,used.199.6 gallons of,gasoline, 5

,quarts, of oil,. The'other car wasdriven 3073 miles, used 394.2 gallons ,of gasoline. 5, .'quarts of oil.Sixty-eight warnings^iad been issued; 55 arrests made; 1550 meterviolation tickets .issued; .39 dogwere picked up;'__._28 investigations made, ana 12 auto accidentsinvestigated. -;1' ,<_s'..n. , -. ,

The police judge's jrebor't! showed 55.arrests made'; $582.50 collected inxfines; $335.25meter penalties,. together with $110.00 received on, cases previously continued, brought the total receiptsto $1,027.75.

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Empire, Saturday, December 10I960,) . „ .., ",v.:f;(.-W,-«_

ORDINANCE NO. 1573 '-,.„'„ jj(1An ordinance: pertaining;tq cfty.wa-

, ter production^and; distribution,. amendtng/sectifufi 1902, 1903,1905,,j 1906, l907„iiao» 1909, 1911 randi. 1915. of.-.ordJ'iarice, 1341, and .{re

pealing- said drigtaal sections., gBe it ordained :'.by the.. governing

body:of the City of Concordia-..: Sectlotfcl.t That section; 1902-<ofordlnanfee l34B!lsramended to wattas follows. i*fc "•>'.. ;• .-}..a)Fee f«ri**aU.r>tap; permit require*; SecH"*S^)02.0 Before \arlyb.oo*

sumei«'og*ate'y'restdih^wltMn<>th«jcoi-porataPIDnitafliof •'the' clt&'lgMm

j connec); with or use^wlit'fclofr-aifr-ffurpoSe.^roUcatlonufrr&Stuge* raSleto- the city clerk by the»«wSH'__._agent hY charge of the- profi&tWBnwhich, water is to be usetf.t'sjffingthe loctfibn of thei profx-fty. thepurpose.for which it is' to ^'used,the size'dfthe tap, ahdithe iMratepjemises'.'tp be supplied,"'arfflL'Sbta'na.permiVHierefor. Before iiffih permit shall fj'e granted, a feeHjHall bepaid to th*; city clerk therefor, according. to*the following schedule:I..,. For tlu-ee-fourths lrifli ", '•lf%") tap (•>'_" meter and .,''!'apit furnished by the,,'

city) SICB.'DO1 *.,,. For one-inch U") tap".,(%" meter and pit furnished by the city) 115.00

All taps larger: than•one-inch (1") including -Iproper meter and pit .Cost plus

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waterworks system. (meter pit owned by the customer.Section 2. That section 1903 of' may be assessed against such custo-

ordlnance 1341 is amended to read mer, and the water to such custo-as follows: mer may be shut off by order, ofBills, when payable; cut off for the director of finance until Suchfailure to pay ;|loss-is paid. . .iii.^ij/

j Section 1903..shall be due.pn,,Calendar month,,»_.u,__ j_m.Jj._mcu_the tenth, of-the. mont^i,when, due,|a penalty .pf 10% up jto but'nqtexceeding SOc on any. one. bill shaltbe added andr collected, except onthose. bills where prior, arrangements for payment at:.a later datehave been made wttit-fittie director

;of finance. If not paid on or beforeIthe. .twentieth.- day of the monthwhen: due,; .water service shall be cutoff by order !of the director of fi-

rayaDie; cut or_ ror-l ""- uucu^i lu iniaiice unui- sucn. Iloss- is paid. . .iSirftij/

., All.,l)jlta2';o.ijra'jer: K.'Section 6. -fflat 'sefttib'ri ,'.1908 oflr*hefirst^a£.pjRe,acfi. ordinance 1341 is.amended-'to read"v.andjf not,paidcl>V &&4on°Xs: „ " ' ' ''.' -•he.month,when., due. ;Meiers; ;_ocSltlod; pl^jf provided' by

I 'Seotldn 1^: Each'.: metef? Shallbe located in,the parkingatS.pointestablished |y the citv'maffifeer orhis delegate);: provided,,,trap, if. inthe Judgment of the cityiMSnager.it is lmpractjcal to locate ili§rieterin a pit. the meter may bSjlfeed'inside the_«erved buildinisuch event the meterrsmm

, After _ , „_, „__., ,TOUC„j the public works department will| make the tap and install the sery.ice line to ,the meter pit or meterbox (See Section 1908 for properlocation) as the case may be, except that in no event will the cityinstall' without additional chargeany service line for a 'greater dis

15% ' ° ^ order.!of the director of fi- such event the meterprmipermit has been issued insM:e- The-owner of each premises cessible; to,jjhc city's^ftmp:c works depai-tment will rccelylngwater service is deemed to Section.7. That ieptfonrecelvlngwater service is deemed „_ ...,- „ ,~K,._

be the1consumer, even if the prem- ordinance 1341 Is amendises Is rfccupied'by a tenant. Failure I »«' follows^to' receive water bills' will not be a•relid excuse fbr. failure to pay awater bill when diie. Each propertyowner shall be held responsible for[all water used on his property reany service line for a 'greater dis^ '• - WW }&!<* on his. property re-

tance than eighty feett from the sardless of any agreement betweenrnnin Thp rftv oHcit n„,«T„«j ,_ I renter and^wrM*. .When the direc-

B Issued an order

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main. The city shall own 'and main?tain all meters used for the measurement of water from the city

renter aniPowitor of firSiJlce1 „ ___„_„ _,,_ vlto' cut bfp/'wsiter service from aconsumer as. provided herein, thewater will nof Be,turned; on againuntil the total amount of the billhas been pat-j:": *

Section K£,Thar section 1905 ofordinance ,134t.^".amended to readas follows: ***;*Premises defined „.

Section 1905. The'.word "premises" as used iri.'this.chapter means(1) a building .'under one roof in-

! eluding a house*trailer; or (2) acombination of buildings, having acommon owner, and used for onepermanent residence -or one business. ;.;. ; ^..j,

Section 4..;'i,Thati;P .section 1906 ofordinance.13*1 Is amended to readas follows:-;, ; tiil*. -'-•'Meter required; meters,to be cityproperty

Section 1906. tt-ihall .be unlawful for any.plumbej.or any otherperson to make atgftmection to, oruse water from-tlieNctl*y water system uhtil„a.-metep:'has_.been set.Speclficalifelt shaf iji'tfilawful touse unmetered wafe.irom' the citywater system, All-meters jihall befurnished! by!the'xife"feh«lshall be.long to the city. .' ,_*t: ," - j

Section 5; That Jlfttioi" 1907 ofordinance 1341 is amended to readas followsl •• • -TJSra"J;'3.Meters;f maintenance;'.; hlettr damaged by consumer 'W •iii'i

Section^l907. iTheJ*tty'#i]l' maintain", test and kee'_HJ-lrf&M)atr allmeters througH wM8fa''Wfc*fc "fromthe,city waterTO,rks*sjsfflnft« sold-provided, haw-Fiier', trSftliaa'-loss to

, the cityresulting troWji meterhav- 'Ing been_.dftBi»ged oftafepefed with

| by the customer or, it%ls directioni or from a meter wrifch has beendamaged as a result of a faulty

Meters; testing , I. '•'Section 1809. The (UrecWoi-jii-

nance may1 have anfTmeter teStedat any time. ,At the fefluest'qf anycustomer his meter may. bertestedwhen he has reason''to believe themeter to be inaccurate; provided,he or bjs represenwtive shall bepresent when the. meter is "beingtested.* ' ; ' .:/.-; -,. > • -,

Section 8. , That section 1911 ofordinance, 1341-Is amended to readas: follows: .' *'-'i'?l a,Service line; maliilenkiice '•;*

Section *91_.<-AI1< tfater servicelines between the'i'miin and/thecut-off shall be raain"tSined by and-at the expense of thetity.

Sefftloh 9. TKat section 1915 ofordinance"1341'is amended to readas follows: . "• '" •*,;Service for fire pjrotec&n ' - •

Section 1915. Sei-vlcP fdr.ifire;protection mustrbe! fitted foJisuchfixtures only as "are needed fir'-flreprotection and 0nt)'fely.disconnected from those used''fofiother>;_)Ur-poses. If ajfprinkler'sjStem of?dth-er fire protection d.viceSi'»ctivfttedthe water superintendelfi shallHde-termine by;any reasonaW;.methodavailable a fair charge for theiwa-ter used. ": .--•-' "\ M -

Section loj That'.' scctidni "fl90219?3. 1905, .1906; .1907, M908S.i909 ,1911 and 1915 of .ordinance1341 arerepealed. '.'<£_',- '.-„.-';.

Section 11., «at this ordinanceshall take effect upon'Its publication. . . „•-:";^.r

Passed byithe City-.0bmm'lMftnmBned by the Mayo»J7ecember5, 1960. . y_f „ j,._,-,- ;.i.'' SPBRT E. TREGO, '(Seal) , MayorAttest: JOHN J. WHITNEYCity Clerk. ' j H

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Cify Manager Charles W. Mossand Harry E. Fudge, building inspector, were among the 138planning commissioners architects, engineers, and city'managers- who attended* the seventhannual Kansas Conference onplanning, which -was held Thurs-

day; Dec.Kansas in

1, at the University of i•Lawrence.

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Dutch Paul MotorsSuccessful Bidder^for

enting a Police^CaJt_; _ete opened £h|ji morning

pie ' day Manager'iL office atMJFhaU,Ion renting irpatfol carfdijHthe City Police department.D&ch Paul Motors of Coficordiawfenhe successful bidder, a rentalprice of $119 a month for. thecfieyjolet car. The car will befamished and mechanically serviced, by Dutch Paul's and Policespecial equipment, radio, etc., willbe 'Installed by the city, as hasbeenTthe practice in the past withcars rented-rfdr .the Police department.- "'% , •

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No Beer LicensesFor Concordia Clubi

Begin Survey onCityTlanning;

LaodrUse InforftiationIs^ijfe Gathered j«ty planning commission has

startedon thisvey MMoss s™,fire depaito m^te the land use survey andbegan yestdrday on Strain avenueMr Fudge vjll visit each residenceand pustoesB property and obtaininformation: as to use of the prop-ery, kind of structures now on theproperty, etc , information. whichwijl aid ciy planners In their workpn,plannlng and zoning studies. Itis estimated the -survey will takeabout six weeks

ig study and first I,. is a land use sur-fdla, City Manager |

_,arry Pudge of the Isnt has been-delegated !

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CONCORDIA - The city ofConcordia will not re-issue beerlicenses this year to fraternalorganizations and private clubs.

And the state attorneyxeneral'soffice says Concordia fcliorrectlyinterpreting the state statute,even though few cities foTOr thesame policy. . ~"$&3¥

An assistant state .attorney

thing getting by before we re-_alized that we were not abiding fby the law," Paulsen said, i '

"Someone casually raised the!question earlier this year. We-looked into it and found thatthese private organizations shouldnot be getting beer licenses," he(said. I

The Kansas .General Statutes!—j, „_._.,__,_ ___„; _ juurney *»•<= nausas , lieneral statutes

general said Thursdav^hat an of 1949, 41-2704, state that a placeopinion on beer licenses, for pri- of business which sells retailvate organizations was given last'beer "shall be open to the publicspring in an, El DorfSo case, jand to the police at all times

'The statute clearly states that during business hoursonly places open to the publicare eligible for cereal malt beverage licenses," he said.'

Cllibs Notified

Must Buy Retail

Only persons whd 'hold beerIlicenses can buy beer wholesale.

•_ --— - A" organization which did not'Concordia '"City Attorney Clar- have a license would have to buy!

ence Paulsen said the city has reer at retail prices. jnotified plubs'.and lodges that In many, cities, clubs and fra-'their applications for beer licen-1 ternal organizations are issuedses will BoS* be ' approved this beef 'licenses because no one ob-'year.

The city cornmiss'iori'will'ruleMonday on the applications.

"This is simply a case of some-

jects.

It has been suggested'thkt thelstate law should be changed,making an exception• .fox^rater-nal organizations and . similargroups. •' " '

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OK OrdinancesRegular Sepsionjof . •Commissioners Monday

fXpJirovalvt two'ordinances andother more or less routine businessoccupied the City ' commissionersMonday at the regular ^session ofthe commission

Finance, Airport, j Cemetery andPark reports were read ' apd approved Application?'^ renewal ofgas inspection, and-l'}'e'iver,plumberlicense of prancta?-:,.Yarnell. andDick Loveland, were", received andapproved, and the. application ofDart-ell Haley of DelDlids doing business as Haley'and Marley,for sewerplumber, electrical andi gas inspection license was .presented. Beer license application of Ike Cooley wasgiven OK. Also, received for approval was applicatlorJ-fOrpool halllicense for Andrew arid HowardPorter who are buying JdhnsonRecreation; •

The commissioners approved anordinance pertaining to reportingvehicle accidents in the , city, tomake the ordinance here conformwith state laws concerning.reporting of such "accidents.;-One of thechief points In this ordinance waschanging -amount of damage required before tepijrtingvMs necessary from (SO 'WjsfijW-m ' -

Also before *M»|ymlnlsslon foraction and recerrajw approval *wasan ordinance^ regarding loadingzones in "the downtown parkingareas The m^sifc ,PfDvldes thecity has rlghtjto de"j^njln6 passenger car parking tod .^businessloading jsonesjtnd.taxi stalls andthe granting of permit*"'-1- ,J

;!ng special coddltip^usuch zones. '"•V^

An appropriation &aPBrt)*»»H%4T ($1 .-.-.™

Commission, adjourned unitdajr^TJec 80 at .10 a t#Ji(,annual licetfte applicatidSsJannual appropriation ordlife.come before the commission

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o_published in The Concordia Blade-

Empire, Tuesday, ' December 20,

ORDINANCE NO. 1574t; .An ordinances; pertaining ter report

ing,1.vehicle accidents,.-amendingsection: 1857 of ordinances 1341,and' repealing said -'dttguul. section.. . '• " 'p>%•'"'•> y::' '

Be it ordained "by ih£ governingbodv,of the city of Concordia:Sectipn 1. That section 1827 of

ordinance 1341 is amended to readss follows: .'.;.-•Duty to report accidents

Section 18^7. -*aV Thie^driver of avhicie involved iri.-fcn|:flccident inthe city of Concordiju^Kansas. re-sMltinsr in'inlury to dj lieath of anyperson or. total nropflfrfcy damage toan ammrent extent r~of more thnnone hundred dollars (tXQO) shall,within twentv-four (24) hours aftersuch an accident, forward a writtenre'nort of such accident' to the department of motor vehicles, of thehighway commission of the state ofKansas. - - -

fb) The driver of a. vehicle involved in sn accident occurringwithin the citv of Concordia; Kansas, resulting in injury to or deathof any nerson or Droperty damagetr> pt) snnsrent extent of one hundred dollars ($100) or more "shalli^meriiRtelv bv the quickest mean;of communication give notice ofsuch a-rHdent to the nolic department of mid city.- or to the officeof the sheriff of Cloud Countv.Kansas, or to the nearest office ofthe K^t-wis state highway natrol.

(c) The police denartment of thecitv of Concordia, Kansas, mey require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report- must be. mode as provided inthis section 1j> file a- copy of suchrenort with su^ch pollcfe department,a*vi may rej^iflre witnesses of accidents to tefjier reports, to" saidpolice depsrtji^ht. (d. S.1959 Supp.8-5^3: G..S. 1*9. 8-528.).. '

^Section 2... T^itJ. section 1827 ofordinance :1341!3sr*.retreated.

R^ction^., ThiU this ••• ordinanceshall;take effectyjpop,4ts publica^tion^i^;-'{(-• •;'.': .. -- •:''?:'..'.. . c

an 4by. the 'Citv Commission

and; aimed by the Mayor, December19, ifO.-jJg^v.. >4r

11 <P*OBERT^f|'REGO)Mayor.

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(Published in The Concordia Blade-

Emnire, Tuesday, December 20,1960.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1575An Ordinance pertaining to traffic,

loading zones anoT._taxl stalls onthe publiq :streets,.amepding. section 1775 .of Ordinance 1341 andrenealinc sald^briginal section.

B" It. Ordained by.^the governingbodv of the Cftv,of Concordia:Section 1. -That section . 1775- of

ordinance 1341 is amended to read

ps follows: ''-.Lo*»din<r znn-^s and t«£l stalls

Section 1775. fa) The .'...'governingh"dy reserves the right to determinerne location '-pf pasSSiger 'zones,frpfaht loading zorjesr^find - taxistalls, and the citv 'pi* re «nd ma'ntai]signs indicating the fj^rm, (b) The governiftiHi^^Pili, not

hereafter designate or-^aMQ^zetheassigning-,of any such>|B3n§|br stallu"nn snecial reouest ofimy nersonvniess such - nerson makes- &opllca-t'"n for ai'nermit for, such'zone'ors^ll and for twrt signs., to indicatet^e ends of each; such zone or one •s'^n for each such stall,r'The' governing bodv uDon grahtirig.: a per-r-'t and issues suclrsigiis may bvfuneral regulations iiripose conditions upon the .use pF\ such .signspnd for reimbursement'of thet citvfor the value thereof 3n-;the;,eventof their loss or'!dam^e and theirreturn "in, the eventt'jp.f misuse orv*v>n expiration..;:^ w.nhit^Evervfch permit shall expH**f:»t:iift&. endof one "vear from. -thd£gI4&" granted,

(c) . The chief •qV'police rnay remove•un^uthbrized,j sfjn 'thdicatinga passenger ^ohej".Ioad4p«/ione, ort?ri staiif (i573nii' •••/•wa^.-. ;

Section2„.Thatl-sectionra775 oforriixy>nbe-ri3.Hi is^ereb'y'frepealed.

Section ^iTha^Uhis - ordinances^il\.'takey-^ffejjfe|ti0on^itS" publication.-?^/-'.^^y.'^ -J -. -.' •.;>; -

Pa^d'b,y|th*'iiCttv Commissionand-Signed'by the^-Mayor, December f9;:,19'60. •/•' -•'---Ji^m

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®n Beet PermitsCONCORDIA — City Atty. Clarence Paulsen Tues

day denied.assertions there is a-4^mj>us"Jier*{;->verthe issuingfof beer licengs*to fraiemal!_or^z|.ionsand private clubs.

A story in a Salina newspaper said the City of Concordia's refusal to grant.such PSfytf^traissd'questions about beer sales in.Salina lfcdla«lougiott<thestate." » •

The newspaper'story sEaed.ritftlje- that the Con-corflia City Commission wasrW*xJft(ttWi*)ar6new "theclubs'" -beer licerSel'wn.it. if'nf*.K_B_Sftyio1 •

•ib " ''" :.-:s ,mc-\i?Jri:';'<.n 'NOBODY EVEN ASKED fo-.39$HflM3.e>i;. Paulsen

dsolared. '• 31s lEiasJ!. t\88»Some -damn fool down there' (tt^tiiJajWis trying :

to start a rumpus," he added. ''We!yo!lMpiy follow^" 'ing^a perfectly plain, clear "state law.'!,™-..-, ,.„ I

iNoting that Salma does issue suchrJicspsM, Paul- Isemadded, "They're making their OwrodaWudown !there, I guess." -.410) *s_. j

|he story quoted Salina CityClerk1 Mi'rofiTS>iter-son as saying no fraternal organization's 'bejEpSkensein Salina has been challenged for the W^c?QiJfBJUj_',

The cityclerk'soffice inTopeka sai($ thecMyissuesbeerlicenses to fraternal organizatioiaiJbUOnot to private clubs! Jen .103. z'nacn-n'.w

• ;:)ii--' * * * U,*« -ioJeoj ja! «THE LA*»,IWHICH states that a^lac«!'1«i_ii<a1f|eufe

retail beer -*s__a_l beopen to the pubBe^»n«'t'>-a«jlip(«lice at all tiities during business hoaw^irfrasffflJ^Kpreted last Octoberby the attorney "JfodMli 0exclude the issuance of licenses to jSrWHW-cWthe fraternal groups. isvisn '.___,__,

One source at the attorney general's office "ad-m2!£!!?at &e law is "iSnored •"a lot'of insAaii3es."

<*BMP we haven't any•rhubarb about it aroundheW.WSB*. added: "If: they've got a riiubarb on it Isusp^et<it's in the City ofBaMria." """* .*>•"• 1 n '-

He addedthat ffle¥e"iis iio'si-ecifftPJighalty for issuing a beer license'naj?inich' places—"ffiey're just notauthorized, to do it."

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Whose RumpullilAiheadline, in the"SajUna Journal'

'In HatBQi__S(«jed issue of Tuesday,Decsmtoec- 30 •• states,' "ConcordiaFraternal'Best- Puss, Raises Question Here." In the lead paragraphunder the banner headline it further states "a rumpus at Concordia over beer licensing for fraternal organizations and private clubs.

Dtff latest edition of Webster'sdefines "rumpus" as;,a colloquialism meaning "a disturbance; noisyconfusion; a fracas." -j

This.newspaper, Usually in"closetouch 'with .the activities of thecity, knew.thatjm advice of CityAttorney ClariSce?' Paulsen'' thecommission aidjjaot intend to renew beer licences to Hie so-calledfraternal brgaittfittloris-ind privateclubs, and ha&f so-' notified theclubs of its intention. -Batwhatwedidn't know most certainly wasthat there was*jr "fiafe"rumpus"or what have ydu. 18$

To make sure"sve recEecked withCity Managerjitoss, M$yor Trego,and Commissi6riers Johnston! andReeves, and were greeted in .eachinstance with a resounding 'fjo "

'The . . . city . . . shall revoke such' license ... if the licensee has violated any of theprovisions of this act . . .'

"The fact that licenses havebeen granted in the past doesn'trequire continued law violation.

"In fairness to the privateclubs which had in the pastbeen given licenses, the citymanager and city clerk notifiedthem that the city had awakened to its error and would notagain grant them a license. Thisnotice was given them earlyenough so that they would notbe surprised by a license refusal on January first. As Istated, they made no rumpus.They know that only the statelegislature has the power, tochange that law.

"If Salina is going to continueto issue licenses, that is all rightwith Concordia. But If the

, Journal smells something. Itmust be the Limburgef in Itsown mustache."

Mr. Paulsen Usedevert'stronger..„._.„_ ...... _, ,c_,„„„„__ls j-u. „.,. _-a.UISen usea evert strongerNeedless to say they-adeemed a language to a reporter in Tonekabit indignant at even thftiuggesstion and from the Topeka Dailv CaDi'of a fuss or rumpus.-Ta saJr'City tal we quote: HAttorney: Paulsen ; wijs irritated "Nobody even asked for a 11over the accusation is""j>uttjng it cense," Paulsen declaredmildly and he: Issued'.this State- "Some damn fool down therement: , :•, I • . !"» (at Salina) is trying to-.start »

rumpus," he added.. We're simplyfollowing a perfectly plain, clearstate law.' i

Noting that Salina does issuesuch licenses, Paulsen added"They're making their own lawsdown there, I guess."

To state that a fuss or rumpusexists here over the Issuance ofbeer licenses is utterly untrue andis not based on fact. It could onlybe the figment of someone's imagination and was manufactured tocreate a situation, or, to-makemore sensational story.;' ' .

Some young Journalist in Salinawho evidentlyjjjasbeen seeing toomany, movies !about newspaper lifehas ifiopzinated- himself. as watch-dogmand spokeman for the entirenorthjfcentral Kansas area. He nodoubt had a great picture of himself doing some flashy "behind-the-scenes" reporting, as a delver into

imagined closed-door sessions orIsomething, and putting the publicwise to things'which, he is tryingto infer, are being hush-hushed InConcordia. The little country newspaper in Concordia is aware ofwhat is-going on here. Concordiahas NO town fuss or row or ruckusover beer licenses to clubs. If, as,and when it ever does have any"rumpus"—with thirsty citizensstorming City hall doors—- we willnot need the Salina Journal to tellConcordians about it. The eageryoung Salina Journalist should curbhis imagination and quit trying tobe a private-eye reporter for thewhole territory—Just let Concor

idians look after.their own City af- Ifairs in the same sensible andpeaceable way they're doing now

We know, nothing of the beer license situation in Salina andcouldn't care less. But we do, asdoes, all Concordia officialdom, resent the inference of a fight herein order to create jwhich- seeminglyis developing into. a touchy situation in Salina. '•*'

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-0£Concbhlfa FratefM-Fuss Raises QuUti^' rumpus at Concordia m,„ ., "^» -' *!«i- w""A rumpus at. Concordia over

beer licenses for fraternal organizations and private clubs hasraised questions about beer salesm Salina and throughout thestate.

hcenses.c-in.boy beer vtuk.sale. An organization wUcbM not have a license wouldlave to buy beer at retailprices.

wasnt expected to renew thel1 ~, u._ __,._ ,uun r,_ „_clubs beer licenses when it met °r .the state legislature," said these orgai 'iOM/lhe .TilT^'l, •)."'."-" LHud<>IPh Barta, salina city at-i "The ci'y told the grcnis "ttSThe state attorneysgenWaI's of- -a™*. * *hey wej. granMfctaul,

nterDrTtl,!?°n?£dia''*is com-<-Uy .'We've never had the cues- POliC,? Woulti *W «k P«f|S^ff f-l^«tale statuteJ«on come up since I've been dtv'SeS' -'-»•• ' ' I Tatttoutf, few .efes follow the! attorney," he said. ? C"y| UAn Orttoce "1>ame pohcy. w Salina ordjnsnces wave

Wait For Action ' To Legislature kuirements'{or windows for ~,. IIn Salina, city ' officials', saidL" oth"!r c,ities 'ollow Concor-: «de inspection of bee?«LT

jthey would see how the Concor-^./**™1*. *'« l*ely that fra-Asternal organizations, ^PZdia case tarns out before con'*™? ,orgamzat™s will ask the «"» Chief Henry Salmans

:"terna, Sa^S ^wever, if an ^ J%^£?+g«expected in one of jhe first rSa- mfde <<* Private clubs or frater-i Some Kansas 2.

The question arose, said ''Con- "~ ^Zl^^.iZl Z!T*icordia City Attorney Clarence 'lengod' he "id. ,,, Peters0° *•"*Paulson ...1.— ._ , Weve discussed _

"The atlorney general's at se™ral city clerksopinion isn't law," Barta he said- "r<> generalsaid. <'ics ius, ^ tWe 'cities which followcounsel's opinion." ' N6tices"'thaf their

City commissions can ignored^fr^nr°;sct,u^rts mthe^- *«*^challenged b7co« act n X^ ** mv "*" •*said. ' Ctl0n' helhe submitted in December to

valid in January, he &&

The (^ncordia city commission "The Question may have to benS't^XPv'ed t0 renew to *d(!ed by tte Supreme Court

IPaulsen, when someone"'-askedabout licenses for private".lubs

Kansas General statutes ofl1« 41-2704, state that a placeof business ..which sells- MailiTUlf1 *?• °Pen '° the PuMieand to the.-pohce at all times during business hours

-.Salina City Clerk'.!son said no».rata[irationl^beer, liebeen challengedyears in the cle*7"<£3i

"We had some qufsstiawhether pjT.ce ^^ j

"The Salina Journal saysthere is a, 'rumpus' In Concordia because the Concordia CityCommission has refused to givebeer licenses to private clubs.The use of that word 'nun-pus' puzzles me. It puzzlesme. because mv .little dictionarydefines it as a 'noisy and violentdisturbance: uproar.'

"Violent disturbance? Uproar?The only beer license rumpuswe have heard about seems tobe right there in Salina! Therehasn't been any uproar in Concordia. No private club's application for a beer license has asyet been refused in Concordia,r>erhans because no private clubin Cnncordia Ms* asked for a1961 license. The' people whorun our private clubs appear tobe decent folks wljo^aren't asking our city' fathers to breakthe perfectly- main letter of thelaw—now that they know whattha law book says.-"Rumpus?; _ Viojeht distur

bance? Catf.lt be' that Salinahas been awakened by its ownsnoring? Or-'ls the Journal Justtrying to start a rumpus inConcordia? "

"True, Concordia has grantedbeer licenses to private clubs inrecentayears, - There -was no uproar ajioutthat eitrier. To myknowledge'no one ever objected,and the illeealitv* was notbrought to the City Commissioner..' attention,

"A few months ago one of ourbeer tavern operators was taken to task for selling beer onSunday, This caused someone—namely me—to get down adusty tome and again read theKansas beer law. It didn't take.an attornpv general or any oth-*|er kind of a lawyer to under-Jsfand its plain language. Itsaid:

'No person shall sell any cereal malt beverage, (beer to you)at retail without having firstsecured a license /or each placeof business.. . .'• '" •

•Said place of business shallbe open to the public ... at alltimes durine business, honrs.'

'"There! Unless the '•'. privateclubs are going to open theirdoors to the puhllcjffljow qanthey be entitled}'to(g_gB)ee,r'license?,; Sureljjt Idoem'tjemlrea,,test case in court^o construelanguage, as plain :ai tbat--res- •pecially .when the>i»w.jifurther !says: - ""'«'i^-' ,

a: Only (hose which hold heer

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Dutch PeFurnish ]The Dutc

cordia, wasth4t submilthe ,Concorcmonthly reiin*r year. .will furnisfjmechanical!special pol.will be inst.Johnston 1Pontiac car'at a rental 1

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.JLl fjfc*Dutch Paul Motors toFurnish Police Rental*Car-jThe Dutch '^J, "*a8tr^l,'.:Con-;

Icqrdia, was;thg'Jo.nly auto dealerthjqf.;subn_ittea*>a..t>id 'to furnishthfe Concordia " police car On amorjthly renta^_**#**-,th(.-:c6m-mg year.-ThgShMlK&inroan?will furnisfiV^tifeMferf^hndmechanically..gerviceSa*5i6ii,-Thespecial police' radio„ecifflffiffltwill be installed by thef#^3HfeJohnston Mg.or^'^uf_tfs!SK*a'Pontiac caf'durirjg;,fiie"ba^r%arat a rental fee'of $150 per month.

j@ity,PlansStreet-WorK^- -Under- .present plans—the -newhot-'-' asphalt machine, 'purchased..by the -city:some.'-time ago and'..now-erectedr*will-be put-to-^ulLuse during the ..coming summermonths. Twehiy-.six blocks ofpa^"K?jent wili#Hbe resurfaced,rnos*fty,-_n the^fesidential section.Streetjp*_o be resurfaced:; llthstreet,1'*'Lincoln to Regjjsbiican,five blocks; Olive street, llth. to5th, $ix"*blocks"; Cedar street, 'llthto 7'th,'''iive blocks;' "Firth-* street,Broadway to Archer1; 7th- street,Lincoln* to Olive; ^Washingtonstreet, 8th to 9th;-Washingt6nstreet, 5th to railroad-tracks; 6thstreet, Cedar to Republican; 7thstreet, Cedar to Republican; 8ti_street, Cedar to Republican. .-".

City manager Moss says the-cost with Ihe city, doing this *e-jsurfacing will be-, about $500 perblock, a saving .to the. city5<xverthe usual contract price of about20 percent. The large cit_.;.planthas a capacity of 30 tons, an hourbut will average about. 22 tonsper hour and it' is expected thatthe entire project, will.'be doneduring the -month of I July <_1961,weather permitting. _ ;..,- i-..

Mr. Moss pointed out that theresurfacing of streets .by: city employes was simply taken as aneconomic measure an&iiwith noreflection on the Hall .ConStruc-ion Company, , that .has, done

considerable paving and. resur-facing in Concordia in recentyears. Their work: has-been entirely satisfactory -' :and . theircharges most reasonable.'- - Mosssaid the .public -must, understandthat in figuring the difference incost, it must be taken into consideration1 that it • is not necessary -for-'the-etty to make'aJProfit on the project.- Other' itfeftsadantageous to the city: ho salesor excise taxes; gasoline rebates;no property or personal taxes.-nb.income! tax!,' no lunemployrhehtinsurance or' liability insurance;no administration costs as samestaff handles all city business.No cost of transporting the asphalt plant from one location toanother.

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PfoclamatiojiWHEREA^hej§*a|irial\Di-

,-ectqr, of Cuf|cc$&in$ ServBje,Mrfo. W. BfenetCwitlT*'- Pre^enfein, Concprdia.ori ffanua5ST6,

WHEREAS, ..the ,-Cub ,Scoutprogram is recognized as leaking. a: valuable contribution tothe*''welfare of the. community

WHEREAS, a number of"ouradujt citizens- devote ... many •hours to the fulfillment of theCub Scout program.

SO THEREFORE, I proclaim:Friday, January 6, 1981.8s."CUBSCOUT DAY" and suggest' toour' citizens they., join Wjth mein welcoming Mr. Bennett- andat the same time,, j3»U«r tnemany boys and 'a'dirifeleaderswho take part in-this-excellentprogram.' -io.iy.-i-'

Signed, - ''•: * .-•-_*/ROBERT E. TREGOj

Mayor of Concordia, Kansas.Attest:-. (SEAL)JOHN J. -WHITNEY,City Clerk.

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ilicatfSjjjjf and_^ass-.riaMjordiggnne.,on«rffifanq^.waslicenses approved

Bjghei. domf 'lfflsmessicreafloS^ass ;B beer

and ftro >po^l tables-' ^Albeit 3*ocMmger,»aJs

ern CJa& B,,bW Hg_„.Gerald-Fiffecaj^es^ge Market,

Class AJjeer ,,h, ' aTilhe$arlej,#ii|r^hy <*?|e. Class

Harlan v7o"&}^R^t Side Inn,Class B bee»rt»„, jvm+bi

M4ry BIocB|^$,2»s MarysTavern, Class Wweeffiatcense

John Carr^ »i^P«tSff**^ rollerlill?ycfKoef^ ' pand roll-^LSn^G-'ood^f&'uWfctor and*#wef( jlmribe^ *4, .gor*, „

Lewis E B^ofa^WpttS^s Firestone, gas Inspectorj Kansas Fawer-aiid. Ijigl|tCompany gas mspectorj _rf 4* phages M&tml as'J^yfieldElectric, gas gfepictor »«.

C_"H. _Pulb*?^ as .tjfl^rtsonElecWc, gfta.BWp-.ctor ,,.„,„

Maurice McDonald as McDonaldPlumbmffj *fld Heating, gspector ano?sewer plumber

James E. Huff, gas inspector.Hillcrest Lanes, bowling alley.

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Appraisers ^med onStreettonstrufetion

' .T,' i\ '«» .At. the first.meeting, of J»ie new

year by tile city' CBSOnrlssloners,R. M. B»jb, .:E.,F.. Swanson andA. G. Swterclnsky were named as.appraisals toaplace a V»Hie onproperty^ invplyefl 'nMMe M*> .residential street cottstrufcttoniswrk.

In other businaa during theshortsession",' Payr: -^^----•-as j the'. Blair*and E&rrelasjHajey-Ngranted gsplu|nber. Hi,

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**P'.ths£fines _,_--. .W1-JE--IE,ber' .totallep*«&,00 land l&e%M»l,lectedj$3«lsiOOi:Pines3>aia.op^nlnortraffic, vi^litlgiisi amounted tdi$12and paid-to^-tj^iMlnu'eoVf-wfes.- $110.Parking meter violations |mount-ing to $279 brought total receiptsto $811 for the period.

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OLD AIRLIFT GETS THE AIR-Interior of the city pumphouse shows old equipment and part of toe complicated switchboard control (the old airlift city 4ter wells which are being changed over to new turbine pumps. The control board, part of it shown at left of p.cturreared three men^ operate!,unJ7h"old airlift wells ran on the principle of blowing air through one pipe into a tank of water to -for.mfair ub ihrouch another pipe Installed in about 1934, the airlifts did good service to the city until the water demand and consequent pumiin* toadFlndreafea so with thgrowth of the city that the air compressor method of pumping was not sufficient any longer, bemg only abo,25 Decentefficient citT off dalfsald City Commissioners decided to provide for future of the city water system as well as the present, archaS lo turbine pumps All this jungle of equipment shown in the photo will be eliminated with the new system of purging. (Blade-En

/pire Photo.) '<S-'•'•"

West"Half of a tracchains %„.5^S.^W«W38TOfchams'E^ W, m NE cor- -£*ner of NE^*Sec. 5,'Town. ft**'6, Range 3 3,555.77

Original Town of Concordia:Block 36Lot 1 25961Lot 2 259mLot 3 259.61Lot 4 259.61'Lot 5 „—' ----- 259 61•tSat '6 '." -- — 259 61E$7 '" . _ 259 61£pt,8 V. a...—- 259 61Lot 9 259 61Block 45

Lot 10 & W 30 ft lot 11 436 64E 14 ft, lot 11 and all lot 12 . 342 23Lot 13* 259 61Lot "14 — 259 61 JLot 15 ... — --r- 259.61]Lot 16".... — —- 259.61LqtS 17 and 18 519.22

Section 2 That said amounts,detei mined, apportioned and specially assessed as aforesaid, shall be ;due and collectable in ten equal,annual installments.

Section 3.' That there is herebyfurther assessed against :each lot,parcel and. piece of ground de

(Published-utT^je'-Concordm 'BladMEmpir* vVhijrsrfavffkFeDruary^.aa^

ORIMNjfiMf<An/*OTd5vaHce determining, appor

ittoningr fixing and assessing to, W&Hot and parcel of ground lir1 ableafor special assessment the! amount tb~Decpaid in installments

for^the cost'of improving thpMparts- and. portions of the-strw£s;of 'Concordia, Kansas, desflr^Jjagin the ordinances of saij%3fij$$numbered 1559 and 1564 •stf^rij "3;;Whereas, by,due and regular pro

ceedings the governing body of theCity of Concordia, Kansas, liascaused certain parts and portions ofthe streets of- said city to be W-'proved;- and, • * •*•*!, '

Whereas, the total cost Qf-saidstreet improving for which specialassessments must be levied has beenascertained to be $17,85632, and

Whereas, the appraisement of,each lot and parcel of ground liableby law to be assessed for the costof such street'improving has beenreturned by the appraisers duly appointed by the. governing "body ofthis city, and such appraisement

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to further special assessments lorthe cost of such street improving.

Sectioigfe That the City Clerkofthe.Ciiyj^Btoncordia, Kansas, shallmail a*nOTreei$to the owner of eachlot oi piece"of'ground stating the,amount levied against";the same ac-cording to the terms of this oidi- Inance .

Section 6 That thia^ ordinance1Bhall take effeiupon its pubcoi dia Bladicity newsp^pl'i Passed byFebruary 20, 196L

i *• ROB1«<Seal) . . lyrW-T —Attest JOHN j^HTTNEYCity Cleik

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"ao . ... .,_-, Jtr1 .< v,o«r>o (*V(fhr»s*-. nta t.hp unnaid bal-portioned at the special session ofsaid governing hody held for thatpurpose on the'20th day of February, 1961, after due notice of saidsession had been given by publication in the official city newspaper;and,

Whereas, $11,784.50 of the totalcost of said street improving is tobe charged to and specially assessedagainst the lots and parcels ofground" liable therefor; NOW,THEREFORE,Be it ordained;by the governing

body of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That for the purpose

of paying $11,784.50, which is thetotal cost of improving the streetsof said city described in the ordinances of said, city numbered 1559and 1564 payable by special assessment, there is hereby determined,apportioned and assessed to andagainst each lot and parcel ofground on each side of each separateblock of said streets the followingamounts, respectively:Description AssessmentCountry, Club Hills Addition:Lot 1 ....1 „——-.—$653.02Lot 6 ^-__—-:i— 653.02Lot 10 ..i — 653.02

nance interest on the unpaid balances of said- assessments until saidassessments shall have been fully-paid, said interest to be at the ratefor which bonds shall be hereafter ;issued for such street improvements, tSaid interest shall be collected an-nually at the same time and in the :same manner as the installmentsof principal are collected.

Section 4. That the owner ofeach lot or piece of ground liableto any special assessment as in thisordinance provided may redeem his.property from such liability by paying the entire amount chargeableagainst his property at any timebefore the issuance of bonds to payfor the street improving describedin -this ordinance, or may redeemsuch property after the issuance ofsaid bonds • by paying all of theinstallments of the assessmentswhich have been levied and also theamount of the unlevied installmentswith interest on the latter • at therates indicated in Section 3 of thisordinance from the d~te of saidbonds to the xiate of rjaturity ofsaid last installment. Where anypiece of property, has been redeemed from liability for the cost

(Published in The Concordia Blade-if Empire, Friday, February 24,

196li) *" ' •ORDINANCE NO. 1583 < .-An ordinance pertaining to ther[reg-

ulatibn of pool halls, billiard halls,certain ten pin alleys, bowling alleys and duck pin alleys, amending section 1 of Ordinance >1;406,

h;£nd repealing? $aid original gec-Ijv^ori.' '-; . '-•'. ?:• '' ;r' ' *-\j(t/Be'Tt 'Ordained'i by the governingT body of the City of Concordia: i1 Section 1. That section 602 offhe 1951 Concordia Code^as amended by section 1 of Ordinance 1406, isagain amended to read'eas follows:Prohibited to minors, exceptions, (fluty of owner !• Section 602. It shall be unlawful •for any manager or proprietor (or ]his agent or clerk) of any pool hall, jbilliard hall, ten pin alley, bowling!alley, or duck pin alley, in which orin connection with which cerealmalt beverages are licensed to besold, to permit any minor under theage of sixteen years to frequent orloiter in or about, or play any gameof billiards, or pool, or ten pins, ordo aiSrbowling, or play any othergame^mthin any such pool or bil-HardS'naSl pr ten pin or bowling alley; and it shall be further unlawful for any minor under the age ofsixteenfflBiiwrfqfrequent or loiter inor abowtwafuay any.game of billiards, pool,'cards, ten pins, bowlingor any other sgame in any such halloi alley in -^hich or in connection&ith which cereal malt leveragesare license,

Secidin

Lot 11 " ' .. - * 617.11 iof said street improving, said prop-Lot 15 """""..I.I-J--—"- 979.54 erty shall not thereafter be liable

5-^3-Ui (First published Ahi The Blade-Em-J«we.*»***B*<l$5Hi*» 27 1961.)REGJSTBaiOTOr^NOTI.CE.^tvi

To the.citizerjs of-the City oftCfc-gk-cordia, Kansas-: You aretShfnotified that.the bo^^??iBfoistratiQpioflisrttt-s """' '"""

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(Published in'the Concordia BladeEmpire^ Tuesday, March 21, 1961.)

flORMNANCE^O. 1584aVn/'ordinance 'pertaining to and3. regulating dogsrproviding for tax-' ing' the owners and harborers of

•dogs, and authorizing the killingof dogs found at large contrary to'any ordinance regulating thesame, amending sections 281, 282,283, 287 and 290 of ordinance 1341,and repealing said original sections and also section 286 of ordi-nance 1341. ' i

Be it orda}nad;\by the governingbody of the City of Concordia: iSection 1 .That sectioh 281 of or- |

dinance 1341 be amended to read as •follows:' '\<ii.iM ' a !Dog tax; amount. !

Section'281!lAn annual tax ofine dollar/($i,00) for each.male -dog and spayed' female dog, andthree dollarsiU$3.00) for each un-spayed female*, dog, irrespective of^e, is hereby levied on all persons, ifirms or cornoiations, owning orharboring a dog or dogs within the'limits of this citv, provided, that ifthe* tax is not paid when,: due, onedollar shall be added to the taxherein specified. (G S 1959 Supp.14-419)

Section 2 That section 282 ofordmnnce 1341 be amended to readis followsDog tax: payment; rabies vaccination; when and where

Section 282. (a) It shall be theduty of each owner or harborer ofa dog to'pay the dog tax to the

'city clerk for the general-revenue, fund of the city on or before?, the Ifirst day of April in each and every i

Iyear, or" upon acquiring ownership' or possession of any dog or. upon es-•tablishing* residence in Conccfrdia.Before the city clerk shall ^acceptan^money* proffered in payment ofthfetax on a spayed female, dog, orsnalMWssueJ'a receipt therefor, theperson applying for the Ilicense, onsuch dog shall exhibit to the-: city!clerk the, certificate of a .fyeter-r jinarian registered under the;$aws 1of the state of Kansas to thelfeffectthat such .female dog has-beenspayed and shall also exhibit to:thecity clerk the certificate of a 'veterinarian so registered showing Jhatsuch dog has on or after the firstday of the then-current calendaryear been vaccinated by such (veterinarian against rabies. 'The - city^clerk shall not register any-dog norissue any license or dog tag unlessand until such certificates of .spay-;ing and. vaccination shall have beenso exhibited to, him nor until after jtheicity clerk shall have endorsedor imarked each certificate in sucha way as to prevent its re-use-.inlconnection with a later application j

(b)The city clerk

the'owner^x,- '">->'nwiccomplying with this or any^herordinance, (c) It shall be unlawfulfor any owner or- harborer-.Of a'dog to.permit'lR*Sh-dojr. tO'be^frepto run at lafgfewrtthin'thejcity^rtthr

•out having riaid<4he tax ;and:;pj>1tamed the tag required by this,ordipInance whether or not such dog;tt[usually keot in the city; provided,'however, that where such, tax .waspaid and tag obtained in the nextarevious calendar year the owner.orharborer shall have until the ^firstday of April of the current, calendar year in which to pay the taxand obtain the tag. (d),It sh^Ufeunlawful for any person to usg.orattempt to use any false.br alteredceryjicate of spaying or yacclnW|nto obtain a dog license under >;tHisOrdinance, or to exhibit to-'theWSityclerk for the purpose of obtaining alicense av; certificate of the spayingor vaccination of a dog other thanthe dog for which the license isspught.i'

Section 3 , That section 283' ofordinance 1341 be" amended to readns follows:

Dog tax; duty of clerkSection 283. Upon the. payment

of said ,tax for each dog, the city iclerk shall execute a duplicate; re- ,ceipt/ln substantially the following!form :'-••.

City*, of Concordia "Office of City Clerk

DOG TAG RECEIPTReceipt No. — •19--Received of ————--—

_;•_;_ !-_• DollarsDog Tag for Male (^ )Female, spayed ( X'.-Female, lirispayed .(•')Name _:vi-—— ColPJ ——— .Breed .—*,*———-—- Ase —-->--:Rabies vaccination date ——--.-Veterinarian '_——'— ,—- j

Tag No. ..J—--•. —'•-.---i—-—'-''- • • • City Clerk.

(Notice: City ordinance requires!• that each „dog wear .a tag at

all times.). •':' '; - •'.''••• ' 'He shall deliver the original receipt to the taxpayer and retain the

!duplicate. He shall also procure aisufficient number of suitable metal-;lie tags numbered and lettered sub-Istantialiy as follows and deliver oneIappropriate tag to such taxpayer forIeach'dog upon which a tax is paid:I Concordia Dog Tag, 19-.-—-,

I Section~4~~ That section 287 of or-!dinance 1341 be amended, to read as

follows:Redemption of dog

Section 287. Any dog may be redeemed from the pound by. theowner or harborer, within twenty-four hours after the dog was impounded, by the payment JttvJhe

ieity-cler" -* """ —rm** *•»•*">-

"^section 5. That section gpo ofordinance 1341- be amended Wreadas follows:Sale of unredeemed, dogs , • .

Section '290. Any 'dog which as.'not redeemed within twenty-fourhours-after havinB%een; impoundedmay be sold by tlphief of policeto the highest bidder' provided thatthe sale shall be <for.-not less thanthe.ampunt requiretf»to redefem the

^lection'6. That'"§ectipns 28Y, 282,283,. 286, 287 and 290i jof ordinance1341 are repealed. *, .'-,.-;

Section-7. That., this ordinanceshall be in force from and after itspublication.' 'it ' ',f ,

i- Passed by the City CommissionLand signed, by thej>;Mayor,vjiarch

A*1 ROBERT E. TREGO,(Seal) --f^3"*'AttestrJOHN J.:WHITNEY,City CJerk.. ,^A,.i: i"11

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Q j (Published in the'-Concordia Blade-1Empire, Wednesday; ''3/LaxchH'<22,-i1961.) ^'V"?"*''^" '

CITY ELECTION ,1 .'s -PROCLAMATION /' ,,-.'

Notice is hereby given that onApril 4, 1961, an election will beheld in each of the 4 wards of theCity of Concordia, Kansas, for theoffice of city commissioner and forthree members of. the board of education, f

The judges and clerks appointedto conduct such election and theplaces at which such election willbe held are as follows:

First Ward, Sole Precinct: Basement of Elks Club. -

Judges; Anna' Welch, Ruby Hayesand Marguerite Callaway. -

Clerks: Ann Moffett and AliceBlachly.

Second Ward,Court House.

Judges: Lena _, „Campton, Louise Ganstrom.

Clerks: Mary Schmitt, DottieYoungi. • -•- '

Third^Ward, Sole Precinct: Lincoln School'.

Judges :"•''. Zoa, I. Krager, MelinaWalker, Annamary Naylor.

Clerks: Catherine Bailey, JaneWilson.

Fourth Ward, Sole Precinct: CityHall. , ,

Judges: Ella Buckley, Florence'Huggerth, Evelina Courville.

Clerks: Frances Wiruth, GenevaCox. t. '

The polls of .said election will bekept open between the hours of 8a. m. and 6 r. fruiof said day andno longer. Pesrsans( residing outsidethe city but within the. school district, may voteifor! board of educa?tion members in -the ward whichsuch territory is attached. 'u^a

ROBERT-E. TREGO^Sr(Seal)' .- '.- „ Mayorr iAttest::JOHN J. WHITNEY, "•* ICity Clerk. c - ' i_h

Both Precincts:

Giiipre, Juanita

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Mrs. George" Hamilton, formeiConcordian, died Thursday, Mar.16, in the Pomona Valley Community hospital, according tcSr%?rdv.r^ceiv'ed here °y MendsShe had been a resident of Pomona, Calif., for more than 3!years.

Mrs. Hamilton, whose maidername was O. Edna Peterson, wa;born April 27, 1877 in Red OakIowa, the daughter of Mr. ancMrs. O. W. Peterson, and was almost 84 years old at the time oher death. She was graduatecfrom the Concordia /nigh schooin 1897. NShfr^gbi in the elementary sc^^lg^rVUd latetaught in Stockton, Kansas. DStockton, she^met and marriesGeorge HamillfSusSn 1906. Thelived in Stockton>where he wain the drug business, until ,192;when they move^^S .PombnsCalif where he esTablished thHamilton Drug Store, which hovhas expanded into seven Druistores.

Mrs. Hamilfoh was a membejOf the Trinity Methodist Churcland the Pomona Ebell Club

She leaves a son, David Hamilton, and Mrs. Hamilton, and fouigrandchildren: Curtis David Ham.ilton Donald George HamiltonDouglas Earl Hamilton and Kathleen Edna Hamilton, all of Po

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ITiTvVTSaliSnnjraa^therefor 43;55'5'.77;ieav'ingjap;^npaidbalance* iff$8,228.73 .of-.saidj'specialassessments, or an unpaid•: balanceof $14,300.55 of the tot;al aggregate }cost of said street implements.

JjLnd, whereas, by ordinance 1545'the governing body "ofsaid; city; condemned . and appropriated private^property located withrn• the-'.cor-p^rate limits of.saidl-pity, fo.r^thepublic use iof said cityfflor th<j'purposes ^of opening a sijeet ^hrough jBlock.5 154 -between Egurth* Street|and Fifth| Street, andfwf wideningportions of;;Fourthv.sJSet inj,saidcity west* of Cedax iffi-eet; ; and,,whereas, the; cost; lofffifmdemning;jaridt •appropriating;; ffifet vprivajeproperty^, fhcluding .thsffikpejjse in-cideht to the issuancesp the^ondsherein provided for has *beeh' ascertained to be $19,453.69, all ofwhich is to^be paid.^ the„issua^ceof general*-bbligation*; bonds" of saidcity payable by the city at large.

And, Whereas, by ordinance- 1572the governing1 body of said*city declared that lit deemed it accessarythat a certain storm sewer; described 'in said' ordinance be builtfcby :saldcity for the purpose of carrying offstorm w'ater-^from the streets,^avenues and alleys of said city; and,whereas, by said ordinance said governing' body directed the construction^ •of••said stprmj sewer, and"saidstormsewer has been constructed;and^ whereas^ the total cost of saidstoijm; seWer improvement has-beenascertained/ to be f$1,484.70, all ofwhichi is to be paid by,, the'issuance of general obligation bonds ofsaid city, .payable I.by the.;* city atlarge. •'•'• '^" K )'• .'')•• '...'»,

And, >whereas, trie bqhds of-'saidcity' should now be issued to^ paythe aggregate unpaid balance,o# Shecost.jrbX--said . street improvements,street condemnation and storm sewer imprpyements; 'Now, Therefore,Be it'.ordained by the governingbody ,of, .the. City of< Concordia, :••'"'

Section 1., That,! for, the'purposeof paying' the^/uhnaid cost of thestreet ajjd "S.tojrjn 1sewer improvements—and- streeJ>-eondemnatidn- inthe City'of Concordia, Kansas, de-»scribed in thefpr(fiamble to this ordinance, there "'shall' "be issued andare hereby authorized thp generalobligation bonds of said city in theaggregate principal sum! of $44,-238.94; to be designated | InternalImprovement Bonds, Series 1961-A.

Section 2. That the tissue ofbonds of the City of Concordia,Kansas, authorized by seqtion 1 ofthis ordinance, shall consist iofforty-four- bonds numbered from 1to 44, inclusive, all of which shallbe dated April 1, .1961, eacbj of whichshall- be in the denomination of$1,000.00, except bond numbered onewhich shall be in the denominationof $1,238.94, and which bcjnds shallmature serially; without pption ofprior payment, beginning in theyear 1962, and .continuing to and.including"ihgj.yejar 1971, 'as foljqws':

1 ,._1--ijSiApril 1; 1962 $1,238:942 to, 5, 1^1; "Airil Lil962 4,Q0fl,,qg.6 to 10, Irfc'lPA^pril i>1963; 5,000.00

11 to 15,ThcjUa,pril 1J1964 5,eKW.0&"16 to 20, IncT April 1,^1965 5,000.0021 to 24, Irict April ifl966 4,000.0025 to 28, Incl., April 1. 1967 4,00».00-29 to 32, Incfr April 01968 4,000.0033fto 36, Incl, April 1,,1969[ 4,000.0037$o 40,ilncl. April 1|197Q 4,000.004l|to 44, Incl.- April ,l„\197Jj 4,000.00Said,bonds-shall- bearAihterest at the irate of tw^Q >JUid. se^en^-eighths'percent (2%'%) per ai^uni. Saidinter*est shall be payable' semi-annuallyoh April 1 and. October 1 in- eachyear, beginning Apri]| 1, 1962. Saidbonds and the interest coupons tpbe attached thereto; shall be; payablein lawful, money of'the UnitedStates1 of: America at "the"office ofthe State Treasurer as fiscal agentof the State of Kansas, at Topeka,Kansas.

A ~Bec'tiQgKk. That the Jlijpte auth-orizebJ^rtsecttQn 1 ojgpiis ordinance shall1 be' signed bjPche mayor*bfrthe City of Concordia, Kansas,'shall be attested by the city clerkof <said 'city, and shall, have affixed thereto the official seal ofsaid city.' "Interest coupons -shallbe 'attached to said nqnds, specifying: the interest to mature thereonas ^provided in section 2, of thisordinance, and said interest coupons shall bear,the facsimile-signatures of the 'mayor and pityclerk of saidJcity.

Section -4. That each of theboh^s provided ^or"in this ordinance, the certificatesithereon andthe- interest .coupon^ .f attached'thereto, shall "-be unsubstantiallythe following form: ;No - $1000.00,. JNITED STAJTES ©F-AMERICA\ U STATE-OF KANSAS- '

COUNTY OF, CCOUD>,- J CITY OF CON*eORDIA• Internal Improvement Bond

Series 1961-A' KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE

iPRESEiNTS,^rhat^the City of'Concordia, in the County of Cloud,Stale •

•>of Kansas; for-value received herebyacknowledges itself to be indebted;

•„a»d promises to pay to'the bearerVSereof the sum of •

ONE THOUSAND. DOLLARS •.lawful money Of' thte United Statesof, America, on Aprjl 1, 19 , withinterest ttiereorU'-from the datehereof at the rate of tw,o and sey-

Stfjeighths per, cent (.2%%) per an-rnum, payable semi-annually on thefirst day of April and the firstday of October each year beginning .with the' year 1962, upon presenta- •

tion and surrender of the properinterest coupons hereto attached asthey severally become -due, bothprincipal of- and interest on thisbond being payable at the office ofthe State Treasurer in, the City ofTopeka, Kansas. .-

This tondiis a general obligationof the said&py'of; Concordia, Kansas, andttjfigiull faith, credit andresources#pf'the said city are ir-reVocablyrs-pledged forj the promptpayment 'of, the principal and;in-tere'st of this bond, ->s they . re-:spectively. become diip, and saidbond and,the ihteres't thereon:areto be paid.by Oie sajd ci|y'. "

This bond is. one' of i -series 'offorty-four bonds'/aggregaimg, thesum of Forty-four; Thousand TwoHundred Thirtyieight: Dollars andNinety-four •Cents; ; ($44,238.94);^oflike date and teiiori except as to thedenomination:,?8f tthe' first "bondwhich' shall* be for $1^38.94,- and-asto matu^#,"tissUed- by'said* City ofConcordia,; Kansas, fpfethe purposeof providing.- funds tdjpay the costof improving^certain streets",' condemning and .'appropriating land forstreet purposes, and f constructingcertain storm ,sewers fin^said city.This bond is executed fand issuedby authority" to'secU6na,12-§Oi; to12-610, inclusive, • 14-SB2 vto 14-525,inclusive, and thej^fcable portions of article lfofiJcflSBter ltf, ofthe' Kansas"- GeneralTBfcatutes 6f1949, and amend^enSsSB8pr.eto,-andof section 12-683, of the 1957 Supplement, to said General Statutes,and of 'section 12-671'.and sections12-685 to 690, inclusive, of the 1959Supplement^ to saidr General- Statutes, and* in con|orin|ty "witb. theprovisions, 'resjricmonsj' and lfaiita-tions thereof 'and!all other provisions of"the laws* of the; State ,MKansas applicable'thereto, anc|pui§suant to ordinance N&. 1585 of sai^city. •' ' ** ~> •' And • it is, herepy ,declared, and

; certified tliat allajots, pro'ceeHings,Iconditions .and ftHJngs require^ to1be done and to exist precedent to• and at the issuing of this„ bondkhav« heefi had,"properly ^pnegSd'performed, ahd*do 'exist, lis^re-quired by the Constitution^ andlaws of the State, qfnKansas, andthat the total indebtedness of said

(Published in the Concordia Blades-Empire, Friday, March 24, 1961.)

DOG TAG NOTipfe "' \ . "S&tlon 282. (a) 2 lhaU."b%%he

duty,4of$"each owners on harbc-reWofa d8g to pay the hog taxMfo .fiecityr clerk for the general revenuefund .of the city on oi- before thefirst day of-April in each and every^earror upon- acquiring ownershipor possession of any dog or upon establishing residence in Concordia.Before the city clerk shall accept

Iany money .proffered in payment of;the tax on a spayed female dog, or!shall issue a receipt therefore the-person applying for the license on'such dog shall exhibit to the city;clerk the certificate of a vetfer-'iinarian registered under the laws!of the state of Kansas to the effect'that such female dog has, been-

.spayed and shall alsoiexhibit to thecity clerk the certificate -of a vet^ermarianjso registered Showing that -such dog has on OHafter the first?day of theHthen-currentcalendar:year been vaccinated by such vet-'erinarian against rabies. The citycleik shall not register any dog norissue any license or dog tag unlessand until1 such certificates of spaying and vaccination shall have beenso exhibited to him nor until afterthe city clerk shall, have "endorsedor marked each certificate irf'sucha way as to prevent itS, re-use' inconnection, with a later applicatibnfor a dog license. (b)< ?ne city clerkshall cause a'ndUce, of^he necessityof paying sucii pX\t(fbet pubHshadin the o«toaLnewspaper ofthe cityopettoe'b^ate|le%ft|enth<day of

.March'i^eafeh^ear? but failure topublish said_npjtice_shaH not'relievethe owner or harborer of'a dog: fromcomplym|cw3a^fh<orfInyTother jOKtaanc8«to4fc shall-bVuMawful'.for any owner or harborer- of« a,

to run at largewithinthe citywithout having? paid thfefitax^and' obi-'tained theltafer required! byIbis ordiL Ijiaace whether or not such -dog is 'usually kept m the city; providedhqwever, that where sucfiftax^waspaid and tag obtained in^thejnextprevious Calendar year the' owner orharborer shall have tafil'the firstday;of April of the current' calen-»ZyJ5T- in+uwl»ch to Pay the taxand obtain the tag. (d) It shall be

?»^PV° ^e any faIse"or alteredcertificate of spaying or vaccinationto obtain a dog license under thisordinance, or to exhibit to the cityclerk for the purpose of obtaining alicense a certificate pi 'the spayingor vaccination of another ttialthe^dogfor^hich'thehcens^is

JOHN J. VfisTTNEY?City, Clerk.

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Bo? license, tags'swill go on salen Concordia" *April& 1 because ofthe Bhifefg^rinyihe "city •ordinance 'requirtoW^elermarrians',s-tertificateaSvprofflMbf Arables' 'vacbfnationDate "wh<(b(penalty will be'&dded tolicerfce'ttjte has^ot yet been-set^-dependiHg^ori^-tyhen' veterinarianscan Gompl'eje vaccination of alldogs't-bpougftt to tbem—but noticewi%apgear in this newspapeV^when

i the penalty/date is ami'ounoed.

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9Larson, lewis and Peck Choices inContest for the Board of Education

With a' late flourish in yesterday's voting Concordia still turnedout only 713'voters, less than one-fifth of the eligible electorate.-

In the race1* for three positionson the board of education, incumbents ,E. W. (Bill): Larson andLarry Peck were swept back intooffice', but the third member,. Le-"land Perry* running for reelection,was fourth ' in the. balloting? andlost out to' Boyd Lewis. -' '*'•:;:',

Peck led the balloting with 485votesr Lewis was second. with 427,and Larson' third with 423."Perry-received v';35J|*;'!votes; -and -, Deimeft,Harris, jr;,i the?, fifth, man in therace, got 290." ' J

A total' of' 1884 votes were castfor boardftji-education' candidateswhich midfeateS. mere h. wa-fc somemanipulating p yefrarday's' Ballot

ing. With seven void-ballots andeveryone voting for three candidates this total figure should havebeen 2,118. This' is an indicationthat several of the voters votedfor only one candidate.., Although, running unopposed forreelection to the city commission,Russell Reeves received a creditable i 640 votes' by the uhofficialcount.

".Here, is the .vote .by wards forthe board of education:, First—Harris,; 34; Larson,' 58,;

EewLsjj.,-79,; Perry, 55. ,, ',y,,-Se'c6nd, —<,Harris, 150; Larson,

•221; Lewis.'199; .Peck, 266;. Perry,'"200.. ;>- r:. -•- •••.-,-'. \>, !,

Third—'Harris, .85; Larsoii;. 103;.Lewis, 138; Peck„ 113; Perry^82.

'. Fourth—Harris, 21; Larson, 24Lewis, 32 Peck, 27; Perry, 22.

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©city, Including this series of bonds,does not exceed any constitutionalor statutory limitation."""' ~

IN TESTIMONY .' WHEREOFThe said City, of Concordia,' Kansas, by its governing body, "hascaused this bond to be signed byits Mayor and attested 'jy: its CityClerk, and its corporate seal tcbe affixed,-and each of the couponshereto attached tai&e signed with Ithe, facsimiles of the signatures ofsaid Mayor and eky clerk, andthis bond to be dajbd' as of thefirst day of April, r061, :'v

(Seal) T~"7~~*~ Mayor.Attest: :_ __^'__„,

City Clerk.(Endorsements} >

State of Kansas, County of Cloud.ss. ' ' ';

Office of the City Clerk:I, the undersigned, City clerk of

the City of Concordia, Kansas, dohereby certify that the within Internal Improvement Bond of- theCity of Concordia, Kansas, -has beenduly registered, in ray office, according^ law,-this .:.__-__—...rday-of-April, 1961. ; •-'•

Witness my hand and (he seal ofsaid city. "

City Olerk of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas:

State of Kansas, County of Shawnee, ss. .^

Office of the Auditor of the Stateof Kansas:I, the undersignedf Auditor of the

State of Kansas, do hereby "certifythat a transcript of the proceedingsleading up to the issuance of thisbond has been duly filed in my office and that tihis bond and couponsattached hereto were registered inmy office according to law, this

Witness my hand and official seal.

Auditor of the State of KansasBy... _>__._

Director ol-Post Audits.Section 5. That the interest cou

pons attached tp said bonds shallbe in the following amounts due asfollows:

First

Coupon, ThereafterApr, 1, 1962-Apr. 1 Oct. 1

Bond No, 1, 2%% $35.62 - "Bonds Nos. 2 to

44, Incl., 2'/sl^> 28.75 $14.37 $14.38And said interest: coupons attachedto said bonds' shall be in substantially the followingform as providedby G. S. 1949, 10J128:No. On,the,flrst)day of *__, 19l_„)the City of Concordia.) _ i

| Cloud County! Kansas,) """ '! will pay bearer __.'_' ) 19..

Dollars and j.^'...) r"Cents lawful money of)the United States of)America at the office)of the State Treasurer,) City ofTopeka, Kansas, being)six months' interest on) Concordia !its Internal ilmprove-) 'ment Bond, . Series)1961-A, dated April 1,) ••••'1961. No. .... )$"

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Attest: . Mfayor. )(Signed) ) : ;

(Signature) ) ,City. Clerk. '< ) .; .• .-;.Section 6. That the mayor and

city clerk of.the Qitj! of.Qoncordia,Kansas, are hereby authorized,empowered and directed to prepare and execute: the: bonds described in this ordinance* and whensuch bonds are duly executed, toregister the saine in the office ofsaid city clerk and in {he"officeof the state" auditor of the'State ofKansas, and to sell and deliver thesame according to Iawta the lawful purchaser or purchasers thereof upon!receipi of the purchaseprice-and apply the procedda; ofsuch sale, to the payment of theactual cost and expense ofimprov-ing the streets and sewers andcondemning land described in thepreamble to this ordinance, including, the expense incured incident tothe Issuance and registration of said

Seotion 7. That the full failcredit, and resources of the C:of Concordia, Kansas, shall be a .the same are hereby irrevocaKpledged for the prompt paymentsaid bonds and all interest thereon,as the same become due, by the;levy of taxes as provided by law. jThe proper officers of said city (shall annually makes provisionsJor

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(Published in The Concordia Blade-Empire, Wednesday, April 5,1061.) .

ORDINANCE 1586 .An ordinance enlarging the corpor-r ate limits of the city of Concor

dia, Kansas, to include a portion; of Lost Creek Hills.

Whereas, the territory hereinafter described is platted, is locatedwithin three miles of and touchesand adjoins the city limits of Concordia, Kansas, a city of the secondclass situated within Cloud County,a( county having a population of less'than ;36,000, and in which city aplanning commission has been created so that section 1 of chapter 105of the Kansas legislative sessionlaws of 1959 is applicable; and,

,,whereas, the owners of said land•have filed with the city's governing,body their, written petition requesting the annexation to the city ofsuch platted territory; and, whereas,the City Planning Commission of

.said city lias, considered said requestand has recommended the annexation of said land as requested; and,

, whereas, all of~^aid territory here-| inafLer deshribed) is within the:school '4isS^cjLXH said city; and,iwhereas, ^tftSe discretion of the"city's smd governing body said ter-

. ritoiy ehoukiybe added to and in-;^on)oi•There

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ed by the governingcity of Concordia:

at the corporatelimits Yrf the city of Concordia,Kansas,\be and they are hereby enlarged bV adding to, taking andincorporating into, and making anart of susfr city the following-described platted tract adjoiningind touching the present corporatelimits of the city, the same being'ands in Lost Creek .Hills, a subdivision of a part of the North Half<N],2) of Section Five (5) in Town

ship Six (6) South, Range Threei3) West of the Sixth PrincipalMeridian in Cloud County, Kansas,to wit:' ' '-

- Lots 8, to, 21, both inclusive,fin Block-2, Lots 8. and 9 in *BIocicr3,.Lots 1 to 4, both inclusive* and Lots 28 to 40, bothinclusive.'in Block 4, and all oiBlock 5; together with all thaj;part of Highland Drive betweenthe, west..side of Crescent Lane

* extended and Eleventh Street,all that part of Sunflower Roadbetween an extension of the.

; boundary between Lots 7 arid 8< in.Block 2 and an extension of**-tne 'west boundary of Block 5,

and 'the park lying north and-west of the intersection of said ."Highland Drive and Sunflower.Road, all in Lost Creek Hills a ,subdivision of a part of theNorth Half <Ntt> of SectionFive (5V in' Township Six (6)South, Range Three <3) West of •the Sixth-principal Meridian, inCloud County, Kansas, >

according' to the plat,of said sub-.division on:iile.in the office of theRegister1 of;Deeds of said countyLTretorded at page 40 of volume3 of the'plats in said office. I

Section 2. That any public utility|servicing the territory described in isection 1 of this ordinance may con-tinue'to. service said territory pursuant'to that utility's present city

shall'-take 'effect and be in forcetrpm5'and after its passage and*$8fe-l& City Commission jl^W^^^K. TREGO,!

f<5eaK :""n Mayor'1kttest: J'OHN J. WHITNEYCity Clerk. •"••»•;.•- i""1' I

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Portion of Lost Creek Hillsw

Annexed to Concordia• The city commissioners, in ses- •sion Monday afternoon, passedan ordinance annexing a portionof Lost Creek Hills into the citylimits. The planning commission,at their March 30 meeting, passed a resolution favoring the advisability of such annexation.The portion annexed includesthirty lots, of variable size. Al-

_ready preliminary surveys are be-'ing made for .street improvement:in this district and sewer facfl-. ities.

The auditing fim of Bartlett,Settle, Edgerly & Knightly,Hutchinson, made their report ofthe receipt of trie city books, andagain complimented city clerkJohn Whitney, on the excellentmanner in which his accounts andrecords -were kept. This firm wasagain awarded the contract formaking next year's audit at thesame figure Of $875, which includes the audit of the library records. This auditing firm hasbeen engaged by the city of Concordia for the past twenty years

!and their work has always provensatisfactory. Mr. Whitney hasserved the city well, as city clerk,since August 1953. and he sharescredit for the efficient operationof his office,-with his two ableassistants, Verna Scott and 'Rosalie Allen.

City manager Moss was authorized to deposit the insurancemoney, $5,875.88, received fromthe tornado damage at the airport to the airport bond fund. Atthe suggestion of the auditors thecommissioners authorized thetransfer of $7.06. the amount leftuninvested in the cemetery fund,to the genera; fund. The cemetery endowment fund was abolished when the cemetery operation was revamped last year, andperpetual care provided for theentire cemetery.

Police Judge's report for Marchshowed $705 fines imposed, $695collected. Fines of $20 were imposed for minor traffic violation;$16 collected on cases continuedand parking meter Violation finesof $372.75, brought the total receipt sto $1,103.75.

Chief of Police's report indicated the two police cars had been,driven 4,876 miles and used 486gallons of gasoline. Sixty-twowarnings were issued, 76 arrestsmade, 274 investigations made,and 1,425 parking meter violationtickets issued.

The commissioners will meetFriday, April 7, to canvass thevotes cast at the April 4 city election. The meeting will be heldat .10 a. m.

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fyE[Little Interest In City ElectionVery little interest was mani

fest in the city election, heldTuesday of this-week as but onlyabout 18 ner cent of the registered voters cast their ballots.Six hundred and ninety-six residents of the city voted and 17outside vote for school boardmembers.

L. A. Peck and E. W. (Bill)Larson were re-elected as mem-'bers of the Board of Educationand Boyd Lewis will replace Iceland Perry as a board memberRussell Reeves, running unopposed as a candidate for re-election as a city commissioner received 640 votes.

The votes, by wards, cast for Board of Educalion members:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Harris _ - 34 150 85 21 290

Larson 75 221 103 24 423

Lewis 58 199 138 32 427

Peck _ . 79 266 113 27 485

Perry 55 200 82 22 359

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• Town TalkFirst practice tdrpado alert for

Concordia, planneiiio test the' city's•warning set-up-went off well yesterday. A few calls were receivedat City hall after*it was over, frompeople who said they 'did not hearthe warning sirens; however several factors • entered into this—ahigh* wind, and instances of residents who were inside homes withtelevision sets on, or people in offices downtown where there weremany business machines operating.As a general thing, though the sirens were heard. City vehicles-whomade the runs over the city withsirens and warnings completedtheir assignments in 17 minutes;radioed word of spotting of thetornado at Glasco was received atCity hall from police car at 2:21p. m. and the alert ended and all-clear given at 2:50. Some of thebusiness houses went through moottornado drills in cooperation withthe practice alert; schools cooperated also. Co-operating in the tornado spotting and warning systemhere are City police, fire, waterand street departments personnel,sheriff's office!: and state highwaypatrol, with" radio, equipped cars.St. Joceph hospital cooperated according to pre-arranged emergencyplans there, Sister, M. Fidelis, hospital administrator said, and thelocal- Disaster Nursing committeealso' cooperated in the practicealert.

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^tornado warning |"EJ,th tb.e7procedur I

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Educationreplace Le-d member,omg unop-for re-elec-issioner re-

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//ajert Tinfrs-,,,„ ^. -S?Fy—-«»'tt' i6't9 tesffee 'ng^Btem a|$acquaint Concordia #eo-ureto be f^lowedjf ever a funiglJw

*sighted threatening; the^jty*City Manager Charles Mou&nd

Meteorologist Bert GreenSfthewesther^reau/have worSSfioutplans fgrt the"? simulatedr**"J «j>*cop>r\from J"**whichsK^fo-avel about 30

-usual (speed of"J play'the pa;,™, u„""»ct JimejOf the alert

known here until theis du0, but the practicee some time betweenm Thursday

i, according to the pracwould be previously

the5{jvea^her Bureau of• ofiseveiB^storms" in.IfdJCitvSficials will

tttelK to the

, ^p&rwheflhffunnel is sighted the spotter in thecar jn the Olaaco vicinity will ra

. Slty fMana^r Ma°s who willput the tornado ^warning systemin the city into operation

During, the alert residents ofv.c?rdll»are t0 watcn for cityvehi<S£*WelIow trucks' or police

"• " ;sirens and with red rlb-;^T 1"& fr<5n th* radl0 anten-?lS.*^ theSe, *ehicl« 8° throughSfe.?£LPfople wlU be constantlyr«fiSa5?d' tomprrow afternoon thatS5L?„STa,practlce alert howeverPe<*>*when. they hear and seethesfr-vehicles should take cover ,carry.- ouf» what plans they may Ihaye-;made'just as they would iftw. «S - S!eT wa? seen headedcity radio-equipped vehicles Is the?X^ ^'Vatea-tor instructions onthe Concordia, radio.station; residents also may getaudial reportpf the progress on their TV setsthrough Vumore channels, by aspecial arrangement with Vumore

'«, „.all"clear wm be B'vcn when;the tornado", .(helicopter) passesover the city and the "threat'' 2

Thisis the first timeva simulatedpr practice -'alert.s.has. been heldhere-since-the .storm warning system, was organized. City officialsare Anxious, to make the trial runas realistic as possible. If people™J?e. S°^ paTt of the co™tywant to. take part in the . alertthey may telephone the ConcordiaPolice Department No. 313 or theweather bureau No. 314 and report the "tornado" as it is sightedpyer their farms;;; giving time aiddirection it is traveling .

Arrangements have been made--' the schools, to take pupils tocertain pre-determined places ofsafety when the alert sounds.

i>o, folks, tomorrow's run will be£?h Vprac-tice alert—but go aheadand dive in the. cellar if you'vegot one.and feel like it, hunt thenearest andsafesfcEover; in shortdo just what, you ..think you wouldtin, ^ou';,iSaw those radio carswith the red ribbons and heardthose sirens for j-ea(.

Reeves IfflewMa^irof GityReorganization of 1The City Comitiission

Russell Reeves wasrna:tned>ma-1yor at^the •organization "meeting, of

the city- commission held .late- yesterday. Reeves won ftv-tWrdV^ermon the commission without, opposition at .the, election Tield on April4. It is his second Ujjm as. Mayorof Concordia. - -" .^Pj; ^ <<••' Robert E:. Trego Is'tiie "retiringmayor but retains his position onthe commission .along \dth Raymond, H. Johnstonv J\; 1 J

The Blade^Empire" ^aiffi,namedthe official city^per.^t^aifi-rpeet-ing. .,. •-•'[": i • •: . ..-/:F^a

Dale TholSvrup was'JgVanted a' Class A beer -license, a-Hcenselthatdoes, not' perntit toeer>Ho?:bejcon-

: sumed on. the premises.'! VThe application 'of -Marvin^ Mc-

Daniel for <a,gas and sewer inspector"* licenses wasiapproyted. l

The government: class ;at theJpublic high^chool' We¥^visitors atthe meetinfe yesterday! and, follow-1ing the business session carried on |a discussion' with c^y/officials onthe operation -of city^overnment.'During, tiie-questionjug, period, asusual, rumor-reared'lts ugly* head,and the stujdents V-oUinteered. theinformation :tHat the city knd thechamber^pf: commerce, were preventing industry fronv coming toConcordia..The students with theirinstructor, John Randall, displayeda genuine interest*»in* the city ofConcordia^, and posed many questions relative- to the .operation ofthe city police, department,', cityplanning and\ zoning, and- the. Industrial Deyeiopment;} associationand'other branches of city government.- . - .4-^,^^.-1 • •- --I.--.-.-Y-'.';-;. .-

Students .•present -'.were ^JilariePeasel, Lana Turner, *:.Genie Hard- •ing,'Tom Rawson ' Richard Palm-]quist,.ConnieHarris, Linda Moore,'Janettei Lewis, Tom, Ward, Emma IShrader, Dennis Siljan,- Mary Kerr, .Rodney Kelley and Bob Allmon. /

Mayor's ProclamationWHEREAS: The annual sale of

Buddy Poppies by the Veterans ofForeign Wars of the United States,an organization charted by theCongress, has been officially recognized and endorsed by the President of the United States and theVeterans Administration; and

'•'• WHEREAS: The proceeds of thisworthy funds-raising campaign areused exclusively for the benefit ofdisabled and needy veterans, andthe widows and orphans of deceased veterans; and

WHEREAS: The basic purposeof the annual sale of Buddy Pop-,pies by the Veterans of ForeignWars and Auxiliary is eloquentlyreflected in the desire to "HonorThe Dead \ By Helping The Living;" therefore,

I, Russell J. Reeves, Mayor ofthe City of Concordia, do herebyrecognize the patriotic merits of•this cause by. urging the citizensof this community to contributegenerously to its support throughthe purchase of Buddy Poppies onthe day set aside for the distribu-.tion of these symbols of loyalty inthis city. I urge., all patriotic citi

zens to wear a Buddy Poppy asmute evidence of our gratitude tothe men of this country who haverisked their lives, in defense of thefreedoms which we continue to enjoy as American citizens.

Signed:<< , Russell J. Reeves,

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nancialTreasurer's Quarterly FinaSTal StatementConcordia, Kansas

FOfe THE PERIOD FKOM JANUARY 1, 1961, TO MARCH 31, 1961Old

FUNDS ^SelGeneral Operating $ WMMWater Works —— 22^Airport Maintenance lp«,«Noxious Weed ._.-- -, f£™Library _— 7M7Band -—:—"," V 436oiRecreation -.:• -." ;• __M'14-Bond and Interest ?'«««Industrial ._—~: 3'658'45No-Fund Warrant ,,„=mFiremen's Pension •?££,«Social Security — ,,y?,'„.Fire Equipment Reserve..- . ,; 14-62Cemetery Endowment . .'Ul™Airport Revolving — l.»™»Petty Cash - »»•«»Airport—- ~ U,6SmConstruction __J__

Totals' ——- —-* 86,770.29 $216,567.11 $184,201.28 $119,136.12AVAILABLE CASH

Cloud County Bank ——$ 38,936-J?First National Bank..—4 40,000.00Fidelity State Bank-—..- 40,000.00.Petty Cash —--——tj- , ™°M.

Total Available Cash-':-$119,136,12, I, Austin Huscber, do hereby certify ^^^.^ *correct. • Qtty Treasurer.

Disburse New

ments B8>Tlces$. 94,198.74 i 59,147.96 %56,571.46

18,129.42 23,943.31 16,187.31

3,949.85 1,704.63 3,683.53

298.89 652.24

. 7,659.77 6,668.32 1,563.74

1,216.29 1,295.16

3,690.8838,902.32 y

4,126.89

70,246.32 40,238.14

•'2,420.27 - 108.01 5,970.713,030.05 (3,030.05)

541.06 210.60 13,656.3*

2,914.22 4,471.47V.S2

.!! 4.74 .7.91

* 173.29 148.89 1,103.09200.00

5,888.72 1,800.00 : 15,891.835,234.65 48,737.19 (43,468.27)

LIABILITIES ANDX>BLI--GATIONS

Serial. Bonds -~—*—.$846,411.57

Total'. ..$846,411.57

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It's vacation time, and if any' Concordia people who are con

templating vacation trips out oftown want their City Police department to keep an eye on their- hdusewhile they are away they, have onlyto call the Police department andtell the dispatcher. "Officers arehappy to make regular che'Sks/dfhouses while residents ar& dut voftown," says City Manager Mpss,"Officers will check for unlockeddoors, or evidence of entry and ifresidents have left a light burningthey will check that regularly."This is one of the many:cour|esiesand services to the public here

, that the City Police departmentperforms all the time.

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( Today was the last day for'ing dog license tags without"penalty. Penalty added to -theIprice of the license goes in effect IThursday;JMaxv4V,City Clerk John!Whitney reHorts^mpre dog license Itags\ have*i^ee^l'•!s6id'• up1 to date1than'were soloV'b'ere- last year. Petlowners can still/purchase tags "fqxMtheir dogs after* tomorrow, buvlmust pay a' penalty above „.the Tprice of the tag—and they-shouldn't Iforget those rabies .vaccination |certificates. -' ' ' / r "

Change in Voting Precinct LinesPlanned to Equalize Election Load

Changing the boundary lines ofall Concordia voting precincts wentinto the legal mill yesterday following- the city commission's approval of suggested boundarychanges presented by City ClerkJohn Whitney. The commission approval gives the green light toward preparation of a city ordinance defining the new ward lines.Balance The Load

The move is designed to givebalance to the voting load duringelections. Whitney furnished fig-#ures of elections held during thepast four years.' It was in lastNovember's general election inwhich voters cast ballots for local,state and federal office, that theunequal aspects came forth at.their worst. .\ *•' • •

Whitney's figures show that ,85percent of the eligibles exercisedtheir voting rights. A, whopping939 turned out in the.Third ward.In the other voting precincts thecount was: First, 454; First precinct of Second, 560; Second precinct of Second, 667; and Fourth,528. The percentages of actual voters figured against the , registrations is the same'in each precinct.

The boundary changes will makeEighth street the dividing-line between wards from Hill street inthe east section of Concordia toThird avenue, west city limits. Thepresent ward line-is Seventh streetfrom east city 'limits to west citylimits. The other change "wouldmake Lincoln street the boundary

line between,^ Eighth^,-Street.'andsouth city 'limits."The present line

'. is Broadwav from north city limitsto south" city limits.

Under the proposed ward, linesthe First ward • will be enlargedwith territory from both precinctsof the Second wa^d. Fourth wardwill be increased with territory,from the Third ward. -First precinct of the Second ward' losessome area to the First and gainsarea from the Third.

Present ward lines — Broadwayfrom north city limits to Eighthstreet and Seventh street from Hillstreet to e&gt; cixy limits—remainunchangedj?|Haiar street remains-the- precirj|||pine in the Second;-ward, JSHaiAAj ^

The cityj'crerk'praised the worlfeof Qoncorqiacr-eleption officials andstated it Is hi|. belief.that a,morebalanced 'Voting would be wel?:corned in all precincts. His,; mapof the city indicated the locationof residence of every, registeredvoter. The changes wpuld not af^feet the status of a-single precindtofficial in either party and votiilgplaces remain the same^,Need Not Re-register j

Present registrations .under thenew alignment are: First, ward,691; First precinct of Second ward,654; Second precinct of, Secondward, 527; Third ward, 652; andFourth ward, 691.

Members Of the ,commissionasked the clerk about procedure of

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& ._ (Continued from Pase l/> mrregistering. those Involved in aboundary change. Whitney reportedthat each voter now registeredwould be autdmatipaliy transferredwithout having to re-fegister. Allcommissioners-indicated surprise \that such *a^simple r>rriove could Ichange the situation? so much. The |survey made by the city clerk wascomplete and^th.the^accompany-Ing maps of the cftyNsho'wing registrations and present and proposedboundaries presented a'clear picture. .,;

Yesterday's ; city; commission.meeting went off smoothly beforethe watchful eyes of perhaps twodozen Concordia high,.schooI students fulfilling a government classassignment. The class was attentive but had no questions regarding the various items''of businessbrought before the commission.

City Manager Moss presented alist of 1961 water utility Hmprove-ment proposals for the commis-1sion's approval. These include water main "loops''' located as follows: (1) Republican street west >on 13th street extended ttffthe has- 'pital. (2) Cedar streei'weat on 18thstreet to Republican stfeet andnorth on Republican' street to 17thstrfi?IS[9 Highland drive southfromMTOestreet. to Crescent lanein the new Lost Creek Hills subdivision., (4) Drake street east on6th street to Poster and north onPoster to 7th street.Ill Fire Aid Tact

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District Me<Of Kansas IHere May 9;

'Concordia wtrict meetingKansas MimicMay 9. it istween 100 and

jof towns of ti! tend the sessjheld in the baElks Lodge bube served at 6quet room wilDowell as eate

Ernest Moshtive director <beun atferidanmembers familoperations. OiicS.of discussiolie employees ias endorsed bstors in a recerofficials have b<that they miglto how the retiifects them.

The last distiLeague of Karto be held in1967.

City UtilitExpansion

Several waterments were discuday meeting of 1sion. These prop,era-ted by city nxpublican west or

; tended to theistreet west on 18and north on Rej

[Highland Drive ;to Crescent (Lane6th to Doster andto 7th. If theseare made a bond-quired to pay formanager was r«costs on such exiport to the coram

The Salina Schhas contacted theposal to mutual e

1ment for fire prolforce is intereste

:the missile base sdia. The city is nmit any equipmVthe panel fire tiflusher, now useealarms outside thelarge pumpers wioutside the city 1service the Air Foto request for assicity and will preand equipment. 'ger was authorizesuch an agreemerForce.

Isadore BombaFarmers Co-Op Oiissued a gas inspet

The city rnanagirected to get estistreet improvemeextension in thatLost Creek Hills aly annexed to the c

April reports inc :hce judge collect'eeand $362 in parkinton»-f The'-.polic

72 (arrests, is^ued- 1,575ji 240 irree :

dog .call»bile acci

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Commissioners Discuss PlanOf Changing Ward Boundaries

I Whitney Prepares Plan That Would Equalize Wards

District MeetingOf Kansas Municipalities

"Here May 9th

Concordia will Ibe host to a distort meeting of The League ofKansas Municipalities TuesdayMay 9. It is expected that ibe-'

, tween 100 and 150 representatives•of towns of this district will attend the sessions, which will beheW in the banquet room of theElks Lodge building. Dinner willbe served at 6 o'clock in the banquet room with Mi's. Heber McDowell as caterer.

Ernest Mosher. Topeka, executive director of the league willbe-in attendance, as will othermembers familiar with the leagueoperations. One of the chief topics.of discussion will ibe the public employees retirement programas endorsed by the state legislators in a recent session. Countyaficials have been asked to attendthat they might be informed asto how the retirement program affects them.

The last district meeting of the(League of Kansas MunicipalitiestQ be held in Concordia was in

City UtilitiesExpansion Planned

'+ . At a meeting of city commissioner's held Monday afternoon,city clerk, John Whitney presented a plan for the redistrict-mg of the four wards in the citywith the idea of making a moreequal distribution of the votinepopulation. s

At present the four wards aredivided by Seventh and BroaoVway. Under the proposed plan thefirst ward -would be 'bounded onthe east by Broadlway and southby Eighth street: Second ward allsouth of Eighth street and Westof Lincoln, with Cedar street remaining as the dividing line' between the first and second 'precincts. Third ward, south of Eighth street to Hill. South of 7th tothe east city city limits and'Eastof Lincoln. Fourth ward East ofBroadway and north of EighthEighth street to Hill and Seventhto the east city limits.

In a chart it is pointed out thatthe present registration of votersas- of April 4, relative to wardswas: First ward, 460, under newalignment it would be 691- Second ward, first precinct, 583 newplan would increase to 654, secondprecinct, 681 changed to 527-Third ward from 953 to 652 andRaTm yf^from 538 changed to091. Total of registered voters allprecincts 3215. It will be notedthat the new plan will enable tomore equalize the work of thedifferent election boards In thepast some precincts finished bysix o clock in the evening andothers have worked all ni»ht

Several water utility improve-1 A— , / • / /ments were discussed at the Mon- ^) 'T~ ' -^ 'day meeting 0f the city commission. These proposals were enumerated by city manager Moss- Republican west on 13th street extended to the hospital; Cedarstreet west on 18th to Republicanand north on Republican to 17th;

\Highland Drive south from 13thto Crescent (Lane; Drake east on6tb to Doster and north on Dosterto 7th. If these main extensionsare made a bond- issue will .be re-'quired to pay for same. The city*manager was requested ]to get'costs on such extensions and report to the commissioners.'

The Salina Schilling Air Forcehas contacted the city with a proposal to mutual assistance' agreement for fire protection. The airforce is interested in protectingthe missile base, south of Concordia. The city is not asked to commit any equipment other thanthe panel- fire truck and. streetrlusher, now used for answeringalarms outside the city. The twolarge pumpers will not be takenoutside the city limits. For thisservice the Air Force will respondto request for assistance fnim thecity and will provide both menand equipment. The cityrmana- iger was authorized to enter intosuch an agreement"with the AirForce.

Isadore Bombardier, of theFarmers Co-OpOil Company, was'lssijed a gas inspectors permit. ' i

The city manager was.a)so di- 'rected to get estimates on theisitreet improvement and sewerextension in that portion of theLost Creek Hills addition recent-'ly annexed to the city.

April reports indicated the oo-ihc% Kdge collectedi $557 in finesand $362 m parking meter viola-

?' _»The Police . departmentmade 72 arrests, issued 51 warnings issued 1,575 meter ticketsconducted 240 investigations answered 43 dog calls• investigated11 automobile accidents and escorted 18_funerals.

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City Manage?PCharles' Moss ;re-ported;thlifftio^n& thaV53. hadmade reseWajiaQs"'for the noon-dayluncheonisP^e^Elks club basement which will signal the beginning of a two session, meeting of ,the League of, Kansas Municipalities. & •» ... ' .

Following the ,luncheon,- the afternoon session will be devoted to a 'discussion Qfvfhe public .employee*.,retirement bill passed at *the last£session of the legislature. The eve-;,ning meeting wUl be an informal ';Adiscussion of all phases of.city*government. ^

Towns represented^ at the meet- 'ing cover a large area,; Manhattanon the east, Smith Center on the ,west and all north of US 24 to the .;state line. Thirty of the 85 townsin the area are, expected to berepresented.' ,

Ernie Mosher, executive director of the League of Kansas Municipalities, will be present to leadthe discussions.

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SLIGHT ALTERATIONIN,SWIMMING CHARGES

i ••'tthe ConcordiaMunicipalswimming Pool will soon open andjittei the, suggestion of the city.•administrators, city clerk JohnJ.: Whitney, has made an extensive survey of the pool operations.for the years 1957 to and including 1960. In prefacin his report,,Mr. Whitney points out that under^existing policies the pool operation may .be considered a s&mi-jproprietory functon. That is the^operational cost of the swimmingjlpoolshould be self-supporting andtell capital improvements financedjbythe general tax levy.( Swimming pool expenditures\in 1957 were $4812.85, pool receipts $4891.54, a profit of,$78.69.jln 1958, the expenditures were($6606.49, receipts $5269.08, a deficit of $337.41. In 1959, expen-'

'ditures, $6773.40, receipts $6615.58,;'.loss $157.82. In 1960, expendi-itures $6656.82, receipts $5995.79loss $661.03. He estimates at least$500 additional revenue must beacquired to pay the operatingcosts in 1961.

Single admission sales in 1960were 1451 adult tickets, 3S14

;youth tickets and 9972 child tick-•ets, or a total of 15,237. Seasonticket sales for 1960, 7 adults, 67

jyouth, 242 child and 42 family.1 The following suggestions are!made: Eliminate the three age•groups and have but two, youth1 to 17 years inclusive, and adult

-18 years and over.' The old rate schedule was child.5 to 12, 14c; youth 13 to 17, 25c;adult 18 and over 40c. New rate:Youth 1 to 17 years, 20c; adullt18 and over 40c. .Season ticketprices: Old rate, child 5 to 12, $3-youth, 13 to 17, $6: adult 18 andoyer, $8; family $15. No changesyouth, 1 to 17, $4.50; adult, 18 andover, $8; famliy $15. No lhangesin the rental prices of towels,suits and caps.' tjThe regroup of the ages and aslight increase in some bracketsshould relieve the situation and,afford an increased revenue ofabout $425, . ' ,„«ib«.

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?|iea!^-Rates Concordia LocationldeaTFdf Establishment of Junior College

Possibility of 'establishing anarea junior college was expressedat a meeting here last night-byFloyd Herr, director of certification in the S'ate Department ofEducation. The meeting wascalled by the Concordia chamberof commerce and school leadersfrom over the county were invitedto attend the meeting held at theNational Guard armory.

Wilson Carlgren, president ofthe Concordia chamber, welcomedthe .approximately 50 persons attending -the meeting. He reportedthat the body had been interestedin additional educational facilitiesfor many years and that no.w wasthe. pertinent time to, explore thepossibilities of a junior college because the state legislature thisyear enacted legislation to, provide state aid of the two-year colleges.

Carlgren stated that the chamber of commerce favors a junior:

college in principle and will support a junior college programwhich is practical, economical anddesigned to serve the most. CiWngthe need for good basic information the local body invited Herrto express his views. Harold Clark,Concordia school superintendent,introduced the speaker.

Herr opened his talk by drawinga chart of the northwest quarter ofKansas and pointed out Concordiaard Colby as ideal geographicalsites for locations of new juniorcolleges. Objectives of a juniorcollege stated Herr, "are of offercollege parallel curricula, adulteducation, vocational education,-and a terminal curricula.

Concept of junior colleges todayis to provide such schools to servean area rather than a city. Commuting areas should be the boundaries and an ideal feature is thatthe Junior college is under, local

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"* (Continued from Paee- U ^area control and leadership andis accessible to a student's home.

Junior colleges are the bestfeeders for four year colleges andHerr read statistics to show that75 percent of junior college students gon on to college as compared to 43 percent of the state:shigh school students—and this figure is swelled by duplication ofjunior college students. "There isa tremendous attrition between thefirst and second years in four-

ear colleges," said Herr, whothen added, "but in junior collegesthe attrition rate is low." Qualityof education in junior colleges rivals that found in the large schools.

"What does it take to operate ajunior college?" Herr answered hisown question with the statementthat cost averaged out. at about$600 per student and that a goodjunior college would have beween200 and 300 students. Federal aidis a future possibility, state aid isgiven now, but organization andsupport should be toy the localcommunity. Experience shows thatwhere junior colleges are now' lor

icated, 50 percentof the high schoolIgraduates", enroll in the junior col-

PThe' speaker asked for questions' and financing proved to be tnemain interest of those attending

I ne meeJng. Barton county has aIvaluation of $110,000,000 and is establishing a junior college^on athree-mill levy. Cloud county hasa valuation of approximately *»,-COO 000. Herr expressed the-toplnionthat a junior college in tnls area :would have to include Support,from surrounding counties.

The Topeka education head suggested that a survey should bemade to discover the need-of aminor college, determine the pro- |gram find the cost and ability ito support, and learn the number 1of prospective students graduatingfrom high schools of the area-

Herr reported that it would be jimpossible for Concordia to support a junior college on its ownJ •It would be impractical for Cloud .county to support a junior college. .

'Such a plan needs support from1surrounding counties e i t n e r, through taxation or tuition arrange- ,ment.

^gtfeation:Commission',/flfeJ^SSMid Makes PlansFor SummSr-Smsan-^

The Concordia Recreation Commission met Thursday evening athe Hospitality room with all memberspresent. Dudley Marehett. ofL' Rotary club, who filled thevacancy created when HarryYouS moved to Abilene recently,waTat the meeting as was directorFred Simmons.

It was announced that WilliamD Smith, fifth grade and junioiSgh school teacher, had beenhired to help with the recreationaactivities and to drive the. schoolbus in transporting children.

Donald McDaniel reported to thegroup that a K-18 baseball leaguenas been organized among thetowns in this area and that Con-cordfa will be host to the leaguetournament in August. A meetingof all boys interested in baseballwill be held at the Catholic highschool Monday evening. May IS,It 7 30 and George Meyer, Catho-Uc high school coach, will be baseball supervisor again this summer

It was also announced that MissSharon Johnson's name wasomitted from the list of helpershired at the April meeting. .

Considerable work wilf be doneon the city baseball parks, tenniscourts, shuffleboard areas andother areas in anticipation of expanded activities for this summer,Simmons said. /

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City Chiefs in Move to Finance theWater Distribution Extension Plan

City .. commissioners yesterdaytook fflltial action to issue $24,198in bonds to finance four proposedextensions in the city water distribution system. The bonds, if andwhen issued, will be general obligation bonds, but will be paid fromwater revenue.

City Manager Charles Moss ex-. plained the practicality of general

obligation bonds instead of reveni">bonds because of a lower rateinterest. He also stated that in aJprobability it would not be neces<-'sary to issue the entire amountcalled for in the resolution. Heexpects the actual installation coststo run as" much as 16 percent-under the estimates, and also expectsinconsiderable amount of cashfrbrrp' 'water revenue to pay out

right on the project. .-. •;. •, • juThe four projects as ' ^outlined |

were: Extension from, Republican'sstreet west on Thirteenth" to. High-, jland Drive in the.new Lost Creek»[fHills addition-; extension on High-vland Drive from Eleventh street;south to Crescent Lane, alsd in thertLost Creek Hills addition;; exter^,; rsion on Sixth street from' Dr

j to Doster and from Doster .: Seventh; extension.,on Eighteen^'.from Ceder west to Republican a*Trom Republican south to ,Sevfteenth. -• - ,-^ ' > . • 'i

Dudley M#qhetU was officia„appointed tbS$Wjefee*tdiaRecrejtion ccmma^Wn-^Wic5!1? ,Harl-~-Young; whofllag [SwigByl.. "Thfrterm expires Janiiara Jli 1963.|i«

The bond for City TriasuVer Aus*tin Huscher was approved.

Precinct Boundaries in the Uty AreChanged to Lighten the Voting Load

At a continued meeting of thecity commission this morning, anordinance was passed changing theboundary lines of all precincts to'give better balance to the votingload during elections.

The boundary changes will makeEighth street the dividing line between wards from Hill street inthe east section of town to Thirdavenue, the west city limits. Theformer ward line was Seventhstreet from the west city limits tothe east city limits. The otherchange makes Lincoln street theboundary line between Eighthstreet and the south' city limits.Broadway formerly was the boundary line north and south throughtown. ...

Under the changed precinctlines the first ward is enlargedwith territory from both precinctsof the Second ward. The fourthward Is increased with, territoryfrom the Third ward and the firstprecinct of the Second ward lostterritory to the First and gainedsome from the Third.

Registrations in the new precincts as prepared by City ClerkJohn Whitney are as follows; Firstward, 691; First precinct of theSecond ward, 654; Second' precinct of the Second ward, 521;Third ward 652, Fourth ward, 691.

City Manager Charles Moss said

this morning that it would not benecessary for those changing precincts to reregister, and that theyall would be notified of their newvoting precinct in the near .future.

The city has been approached toestablish a Go-Kart racing, trackat Fairgrounds, Park, but after ashort discussion this morning thematter was tabled.' ' '

A bond for $3000 for BernardIstas as treasurer of the. Firemen's Relief association waa approved. "• .

According to the police reportfiled with the city clerk, the'.twopolice cars travelled 5,819 milesand used 539.2 gallpns of gas during the month of May. The department issued 51 warnings, made82 arrests, conducted 282 Investigations and passed out 1,275 parking meter penalty tickets. Police,also according to the report investigated 15: auto accidents during the-month. ; '• •'.. Police court during the. montnof May was a busy pface according to the Police' Judge's reportand collected a total Iof $1,506.50in fines. Fines imposed; during themonth totalled! $i;27(K:>and finescollected $983.'Minor rtraffic violation fines amounted'to $24 andpaid on continued cases $185.Parking meter violation fines totalled $314.50.

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EXPOSED TO THE WEATHEK—This Cessna 196 was thought to bes-fely hbUUll insids Use ConcordiaMunicipal Airport last evening but when the high wind storm zoomed through the area about 2oclockinuTmSrning the plane wa, ladder.* outside. The plane belongs to the Fuckett Aerial Survey Inc. andthe pilot, John Mathers, wa. checking the damage this morning. He said when, the roof was nppedoff the hangar the beams fell on the plane knocking a hole in the oowle between, the ™>**'«ldJ"*panel. He said the damage In his estimation so far was about $100 but he sal* *e had no idea wha>-condition the wires in the wing were In as he had not had time to check them. (Blade photo) ^S

(Published in the Concordla-Blade*Empire, Wednesday, May 11, 1961>jnotice: . .„•;

Public notice is hereby given,pursuant to Sec. 12-6a06 of theKansas General Statutes Supplement of 1959, that at a session ofthe governing body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, held on thenth day of April, 1961, the following resolution was read andadopted: , „Be It Resolved, By this City Coin-

Imission of said city, being thefioveming body thereof, that the

following improvement is herebyauthorized and ordered to be madein accordance with the findings ofthe City Commission upon the ad-1visibility of the improvement asfollows: (a) The Consti'udtion of a,|sanitary sewer system in BlocKs2 4 And' 5 and certain streets inthat oart of Lost CreekHills whichis within the corporate limits ofand an addition to the city of Concordia, Kansas, (b) The^esUmated

ment. is $17,000.00. (c) The Bonndaries of the improvement districtshall be the boundaries of the following area deemed by .the CUyCommission to be benefitted by |the improvement, namely Lote a ,S 21 both inclusive in Block 1,\Lots 8and 9in Block^3 Lots 1 to

seSnt^ll^tra^oVonlef*r„fV improvement againstan lots and Seces of land withinSdimprovement district accord-ino. to the value of said lots anaSteoel of land therein, sue* value

be 100% to be assessed against. tee improvement district and no

part tobe assessed against orpaidbv the city at large.

Mayor of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas.

Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEYCity Clerk.

ApubiislBliKmpife^W&ne

the Concordia Blade-Gdnesday, May 17, 1961)

NOTICE:Public notice Is hereby given,,

pursuant to Sec. 12-6a06 of theKansas General Statutes Supplement of 1959, that at a session ofthe governing .body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, held on the17th day of April, 1961, the following resolution was read andadopted:Be It resolved, By this City Commission of said city, being the governing body thereof, that the following improvement is hereby authorized and ordered to be madein accordance with tlie findings ofthe City Commission upon the advisability of the improvement asfollows: (a) the grading, surfacing,curbing and guttering and otherwise improving of a public street,namely Highland Drive between apoint 250 feet south of the centerline of Eleventh Street and thewest boundary line (extended) ofLot 28 in Block 4, all in that partof Lost Creek Hills which is withinthe corporate limits of and an addition to the city of Concordia,Kansas, (b) The estimated or probable cost of such improvement is534,173.00. (c) The boundaries ofthe improvement district shall bethe boundaries of the followingarea deemed by the City Commission to be benefitted- by the improvement, namely the east 100feet of that part of the St. JosephHospital Tract in Block 1 whichlies south of a line 250 feet southof the center of Eleventh street,Lots 9 to 16 Inclusive "in Block 2,Lot 9 in Block 3, .Lots 28 to 40jn Block 4, and all that part ofBlock 5 which lies south of the/line 200 feet south of the.center'of(Eleventh Street all in 'Lost-Creek:Hills Addition to the city of Concordia, Kansas, (d) The method ofassessment shall be to apportionthe cost of the improvement

' against all lots- and pieces of land ijwithin said improvement district?!I according to the value of said lots' I! and pieces therein, such value to i| be determined by the governing •'] body of said city without regard to| the buildings and improvements| thereon, (e) The apportionment ofcost between the improvement district and the city at large shallbe 73% to be assessed against theimprovement district and 27% tobe. assessed against and paid bythe city at large."" Dated this 16th day of May, 1961.

RUSSELL J. REEVESMayor of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas.

(Seal)Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEY

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with w\#° attffwas the Vl- Yvea* }Marchtti yStfSO^ Qreplaced \ 1utvi°T isigned wh\Wf4to AbileneA aotv. SPany. - DireWio^ ^also met wAlnd*6

Miss ShardjW?was unintentApoSslthe list of heA^uirthe April meei\e?

William D. «\C^aary teacher iAcotschools washire\ 'summer recreatioWto drive the .pubMitransporting recreu

Considerable worderway or will be scbaseball parks, theshuffleboard areaspation of expandedtivities for the sum

Donald McDaniela K-18 baseball leeorganized amon*th*area of Kansas, coe host to a basebalnamenf sometime.-there was a meetininterested in basebal

at 7.30_p m. Georgeohc high school cobaseball supervisorsummer. "

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^u/pv aiid down Cyou weren't 'town. Most C

had a hasemeione took refugcity was put upossible 100-mi

The alert where: by Cityafter informatcerved by citment throughpatrol radio thline was movidia from thewinds estimalan hour.

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meteorologistthe same inf<

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and the city wat 8:45; the aat 9:23.

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forecasts earlpredicted sevarea. People ^as it moved :including offiters who wefwas a vicioiline. City pa'received one'cloud sightedConcordia, >bany tornado creceived ,.he'i[

>a.rea, it was*.,lashed ' l<b?-}iwinds la^tjilthunderstormacross the*stported windS =as 85- miles k

The ftlgsy] Ibut mc&;jsjfiopinion ^3*8adage holds"than sorry. •;

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£6ncordIa HecrfjiionalCommission Meelihgp3e •'' Poneordia RecreationalCommission met May 11 at 7-3flE'i*^' in.}he Hospitality Rooirf.with president Emrich presiding.All members were present. Thiswas the first meeting for DudlevMarchtti of the Rotary club whosZ»ded hHa1y Youn* **°re°SPi£,when he was transferred

*™ AM??e' Kansas D-V his company, t Director Fred Simmons"•IS-^J,.™''11 the commissionMiss Sharon Johnson's name

t thtSlS"t^ti,°naUyomitted *roniI the list of helpers when listed atf the -April meeting. aarv™^0' i?mith.' an elementary teacher in the Concordiaschools was hiredto help with thesummer recreational activities andto drive the public school -bus intransporting recreation children

Considerable work is now uii-°erwav or will be soon on the city?w?,aIi paJks' the tennis courtsshuffleboard areas, etc. in antic?:riti«i? °f exPand«i recreation activities for the summera K°?flal^MCKD?,niel ported thata .K-18 baseball legaue has beenorganised among thl towns tatkisFeao/ Kansas. Concordia willbehost to a baseball league tournamenf. sometime in August"There was a meeting of all boysinterested in baseball at theCatha1.M?-Sch?.0lMonda^May?5olil hi?hm' ^Ge?rge Meyer. Ca*h-w ufT1 5ch°ol coach,' will ,hebaseball supervisor agate thissummer. • K ' ™s

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jCity Commissioners(Plan Bond Issuehv'FH,eli™in:ary ^eP8 were taken«l ™Ciiy commissioners in sea- :sion Monday afternoon, to autCl

19R b?"d?-m the amount of $24,-198, to finance four nroDOw*water distribution extens&Trte^« b?in« consideredare. Extension from Republicanland- Drlve in the ^ Cr^f5-dition; extension on «fghwCresJenfT n?h street south tocrescent Lane,in LostCreekHillsaddition: extension on 6th streel

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SlfflTDISCUSS POSSIBILITY OF» \LOCATING JUNIOR COLLEGEIN CONCORDIA

Upon the invitation of Wilson.Carlgren, president of the Con-:cordia Chamber of Commerce, a-group of people attended a meet-,ing at the NationalGuard armory.•building, last Thursday evening-,to hear and take part in the dis-cusson 'as to the feasibility of aJunior College in this area. Mr.Floyd Herr, director of certification, state department of education, Topeka, was present andspoke on the need of additionalJunior Colleges in Kansas, theirpossible location and the legal requirements necessary. The speaker was introduced by HaroldClark, superintendent of the Concordia scnools.

Other meetings will be held inthe future to .provide additionalinformation.

. The bond ofAustin Huscher as1 Dudri?SU»rer Tas ^Proved *

;«°M?c^^^t1'sIeaS?S!continues to Jan. 31, 1963. • term

It Was a Real ThreatIf you hit the basement steps

in one leap last evening whenyou heard those-sirens wailing

.}jp> aiid down Concordia streets,"you weren't the only one intown. Most Concordiehs w'johad a basement or could get toone took refuge there when thecity was put under an alert forpossible 100-mile-an-hour winds.

The alert was put In effecthere: by City Manager Mossafter information had been received by city police department through Salina highwaypatrol radio that, a heavy squallline was moving in on Concordia from the west, packingwinds estimated at 100 milesan hour.

Berton Gren, weather bureaumeteorologist here, receivedthe same information throughTopeka; weather bureau. Cityvehicles' with sirens went,through the streets and the local radio station went on the airwarning of the alert and broadcasting progress of the' storm.First information oj the threatened damaging storm was re-teived between 8:30 and'8:45and the city was put under alertat 8:45; the alert Was removed

. at 9:23. ; .:,,,There were m&ny., watchers

of the storm lasCev'eftpig, asforecasts earlier. in.,the, flay hadpredicted severe5storms for the,area. Peoplewho'%wthe stormas it moved in q(i Concordia—including official tornado spotters who were on duty—said itwas a vicious looking squallline. City police headquartersreceived one report of a funnelcloud sighted 7>/2 miles west ofConcordia, but i'no reports ofany tornado, damage have beenreceived here.' .Webster Damarea, it was learned here, waslashed ;.by.! 100-mile-an-hourwinds last, night as the line ofthimderstarjhs.,' moved eastacross the Estate'. Hill City.re-

| ported winds'reaching as muchas 85 miles arubour.

The big^cjw^didn't hit here,but most .pB$©lie/expressed the

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ORDINANCE NO? 1587 •'.,Anordinance defining.ward boun

daries in .'the City of Concordia,-Kansas,.amending Section iff of Or- !dinance>1341 arid j-epealing la* original sections.'!, i' • :***

Be it ordained by* the governingbody of the City of Concordia-

Section 1: That Section 18 ofOrdinance 1341 is amended to readas follows: * [,Ward Boundaries t

Section 16. The City of Concor- Idia is divided Into wards, numbered jand bounded as follojrai'

All of that part of'the city lyingNorth of 8th Street and West of!Broadway constitutes '.the FirstiWard. All that partfof the city!lying south of 8th g&fef and West:of Lincoln Street constltutes-'-theSecond Ward. All that part of the Icity lying East of Lincoln Streetand South of 8th Street betweenLincoln Street and Hill street andSouth of 7th Street between Hill

,Street and the east city limits constitutes the ..Third Ward. And allthat part of the city lying East ofBroadway and North of 8th streetbetween Broadtfay arid Hill and*North of 7th.-street between Hill'and the-East city limits constitutesthe Fourth Ward

Section 2. That Section 16 "ofOrdinance 134t>fs he'lfSjby repealed

Section _3; That vtfita ordinanceshall take effect and be in forcefrom and after its' publication

Passed by the City' Commissionand signed by the .Mayor June 6,

—— RUSSELL J. REEVES,i^eal) „. Mayor.Attest: JOHN J. WHITNEYCity Clerk; ' j H

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City crew will begin sprayingthe town's . vegetation for insectsTuesday, irttjtsn't. raining. Thisfs>Uie- fpurtrFyear-'the program

'ha's been, carried out and it isplanned to' spray the entire city,as insects are especially bad thisspring ,and officials! believe treating of the entire city is necessaryfor control.

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!Day TheeaneLSPOt,°n Me™laved thJ ^f,°"y Dlai»te had de-

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Save Money and Swim as Often as You LikeBy Buying a Season Ticket

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Concordia Assured o£ RadarWeather Warning Station

City Will Pay One-half Cost of Building at Airport

Concordia's city manager, Charles Moss, has been advised bySenator Frank Carlson, that a senate committee has approved theinstallation of a weather radar warning center here. Approvalhas also been made by the Senate Appropriations Committee, andfunds provided for one-half the cost of the building construction.

— > Plans for the building, whichwill be located about 150 feetsouth of the present hangars atthe airport, have been approvedby the city commissioners, as prepared by the engineering firm ofWilson & Company, Salina. Thebuilding will be one story of cement block construction 30 by 40,and will be used for the dual purpose of radar installation and administration of the airport. Thebuilding will cost about $22,000,the federal government to payone-half the cost and the city willderive their funds from a $11,000balance which has been in theairport fund for several years.This expenditure, however, willabout exhaust the airport fundbalance.

A one-man U. S. weather stationis presently located in Concordia,but a radar warning center wouldnecessitate more personnel andexpanded facilities. The natureand type of radar installation herewill determine the additional personnel required.

It is expected that a date ofletting the contract for the building construction, will be set at theregular monthly meeting of thecity commissioners, July 5.

Work will start Monday onpatching of all the gutters in the26 blocks of the present street-improvement project. The gutters,not curbs, will toe repaired andoverlaid,.jihen.a-.fews days will beallowed >f,6r* /'curing'' Jof the workand five* ^block's in the north section will be overlaid. After thatthe entire project of. overlay willbe started, to be completed in thenext few weeks.

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(PubUshed in The Concordia Blade-Empire, Wednesday, July 5, 1961.)

ORDINANCE NO. 1588An ordinance repealing Sections 758

and 759 or Ordinance 1341.Be it. ordained by the governing

. body of the City of Concordia:Section 1. That sections 758 and

759 of Ordinance 1341 are herebyrepealed.

Section 2. That this ordinanceshall take effect upon its publication.

Passed by the City CommissionJuly 3, 1961, and signed by Commissioner -B. H. Johnston by direc-

; tion of the Commission, the mayoribeing absent from the meeting.

R. H. JOHNSTON,(Seal) Commissioner.Attest: JOHN, J. WHITNEY,City Clerk. i_h

Widening of 11th Street: in the Plans;Initial Steps Taken for the Project %

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City commissioners'by their action at the regular monthly meeting late Monday afternoon indicated that the widening of Eleventhstreet all the way through fromLincoln street west by the entranceto St. Joseph's hospital to the citylimits is in the plans for the nottoo distant future.

They authorized City ManagerCharles Moss to obtain engineering assistance for the possible future improvement of the street.He was instructed to work throughthe proper Federal agency to obtain an interest-free loan for theengineering costs,, to be paid backonly, if and when the project iscompleted. Such a plan was usedon the downtown street improvement project.

In other action by the commis

sion, an ordinance ...limiting* medumping of gasoline to 600 gallonsin the fire zone at any.'one. time,was repealed. ;*'

The chief of police report filedwith the city clerk showed,, thatthe two police cars travelled 4,880miles and used 489.1 gallons ofgas during the month of June. Thedepartment, according, to the report issued 40 warnings conducted184 investigations, made 75 arrests,issued 1475 parking meter violationtickets and investigated .'15 autoaccidents. '; '.' '

Total receipts , in the policejudge's department amounted to$13>66.25. Pines imposed and collected totalled $806.00, minor traffic violations, $30.00, paid on continued cases $212.00, and parkingmeter violation fines $319.25.

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Senate Committee OkafNadarInstallation for Concordia

Weather Expansion Service WillBe Located at Municipal Airport

Senator Frank Carlson telephoned City Manag-erCharles Moss late this afternoon that the appropriationfor a radar weather installation for Concordia had beenapproved by the Senate Appropriations committee. Thispractically assures' the approval of the project.

Approval by the Senate cpmmit- ♦tee of the radar installation for IConcordia is the result of severalyears' work by City officials andother interested Concordian people. The radar was requested asa storm warning project for thiscity and neighboring communitieswho are always in "tornado alley" during the severe storm season.

The project carries a $65,000 an-nual appropriation for menl andappurtenances; the radar installation itself will be over and'above

this figure — estimated anywherefrom 575,000 to $150,000, v

Plans for-an administration building at the Airport to house the-in-stallation have been on the, boardsfor several years, but commissioners have been hesitant to give 'thego ahead sign until the appropriation had been approved by the Congress. Funds which are available,plus matching funds froni'the Federal Aviation Agency will" provideconstruction cost of the building.

• Installation of the radar weatherwarning will entail removal of theConcordia Weather Bureau fromthe postoffice building to the municipal airport, and augmenting theweather bureau staff to provide24-hour observation andt coverageof weather conditions. Also special communications facilities between Concordia ./and-., Topekaweather bureaus, 19.&£t*e. provided,and between Concordia and. theUS Air force radar-station at Sa-lina, to coordinate storm .warningcoverage. V"&*' <••>; r

Efforts to obtain .the radar installation for Concordia' were-intensified last fall after a tornadolashed the city, 'causing muchdamage in a path down Olivestreet.

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City Commission PlansTo Widen Eleventh Street

At Monday's meeting of the citycommissioners thejr received apetition 'requesting the improvements of;oertain streets in thesoutheast part of town, designatedas follows: 16ah street from Kansas to Olive: Olive 14th south to17th and 17th street from Olive toSpruce. This will provide a few

.more blocks of surfacing to theCatholic cemetery. The petition-was signed by more than 50 percent of the interested property

[owners. The commissioners willtake the proposed improvementunder advisemect and shouldfavorable consideration be given,a protest period of twenty dayswill be set.

A go-ahead decision was madeas to the engineering to be donewith the ultimate view of widening 11th street from Lincoln

iavenue to First avenue. The streetis now 26 feet wide and the proposed improvement' would provide for a 40 foot street or ad-diaional -width on each side of 24

The engineering -will fee: feet.

[handled in the same manner aswas pursued in the engineering ofthe downtown street improvement, with the Federal; .government advancing the engineeringfee, which -will be repaid-fty thecity, after the work is completed.The city engaged the engineeringfirm of "Wilson & Company tomake the survey, the (Federalgovernment paid Wilson & Company and the city in turn paid theFederal government. The proposed improvement of the downtownstreets was estimated by the engineers -to cost $235,000, but thecity paid only $225,000, which included the engineering fee of$10,000.

City police judge's report show-jed total fines collected during themonth of June to be $825.00; collected on continued cases $212.00;Meter penalities, $319.25, for a total collection of $1,366.25.

City police chief Krasny reported that police car, No. 1, (usedonly in daytime) traveled 1,258car 8, 3,622; car 1, used 137.2gallons of gas, car 8, 351.9. Forty warnings were issued, 184 investigations made, 77 dogs pickedup and 15 auto accidents'investigated.

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NOTMEl>F PTJBLlC hearingON •iSfflT IMPROVEMENT i OFPM^mpf SIXTEENTH, SEVEN-TEE!^!! AND OLIVE..STREETS

Ndfcice is hereby given; that theCity '.Commission •as the^gbverningbody of the City of Cohcordiai Kansas', will meet for the 'purpbfe ofholding a public' hearing.^as^pro-vided by Section's.of ChapterYjB ofthe Kansas legislative ses$lqrK4awsof 1959 (Q. S. 1959 Supp. *jjSea04)in the regular-meeting room of saidCommission in£he'City HalTpfsaidcity, beginning at 4:6(ho'clock, p, m.,on July 17, 1961, to consider (andact. UDon the advisability^-pf "theIfollowing improvement: The^grad-ing, surfacing, curbing and -guttering, and otherwise improving,- ofportions of public streets, namely.SIXTEENTH STREET between1 theeast side of Kansas Street and?* theeast side of Olive Street, SEVENTEENTH STREET between the eastside of Olive Street and the, eastside of Spruce Street, and OLIVESTREET between the north side* ofFourteenth Street and the ..southside.of Seventeenth Street, all within the City of Concordia, .^ansas.The estimated or probable eost ofsuch improvement is $30,727.00. Theextent of the proposad,,improvementdistrict to be assessed for the improvement is: Altj'of Lots;l to 9.incl., in Block 23; all of Lots 1 to 9.incl., the east half of Lot 14, andall of Lots 15 to 18, Incl., in Block37; the west half of Lot 5, and allof-Lots 6 to 18, incl., in Block 38:the west half of Lot 5, all of Lots6 to 13, Incl..-and the west half ofLot 14, In Block 43: all of Lots 1to 4, incl:, the east half of Lot 5and all oi Lot's 10 to 18, incl., inBlock 44: all of Lots 1 to 4, incl..the east half of Lot 5, the easthalf of Lot 14, and all of Lots 15to 18, incl..' in Block 53; and thewest half of Lot 5, all of Lots 6to 13, incl., and the west half ofLot 14, in Block 54, all in the Cityof Concordia. Kansas. The proposedmethod of assessment is to aooor-tion the cost of all of the improvement n^ainst all lots- and parts oflots within slid improvement district according to the values of saidlots and p^rts of lots therein, suchvalues to be determined by the governing body of said city without regard to the buildings and improvements thereon. The proposed apportionment of the cost betweenthe improvement district and thecity at large is: 70% to be assessedagainst the -improvement'^-districtand 30% to be. paid byfthe city at

'large. ... '• ' v:-The hearing may be iadjourned

from time to time and until thegoverning .body shall 'have madefindings by resblution as to the advisability-of the improvement, thenature of the improvement, the estimated cost, the boundaries of theImprovement district, the method ofassessment, and the apportionmentof the cost between the benefit district and the city-at large,-all asfinally determined>by-said governing body; provided, however,, thatthe area of the'-improvemehtaius-tricf te be afceWd i|may--be-31essthan, but shalh3^e*#ete®3ireaproposed to be assesse'a; ajj££ateg inthis notice with&ut gf

\notice and holding aon the improvement.desirljig'to be riear<j|feth,*,refi

. to -the proposed improve'meci^willbe heard at this public "heanng

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i. The proposed .ot is tOiaptwr- ,>f the improve-s»'an'd :'parts ofprovament dis-s vauieirof saids-> therein, such rled by,the gov-1ity without re- l'• and improve- IF' proposed ap- f

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. !NTH><SEV.™_..„„OLrVE " STREETS

Notice'ils hereby given (jfSjtheCity Commission as the governingbody of the City of Concordia, Kansas, will-meet for- ^rwVpurpose ofholding a public hearing, as provided by Sectlon.2Jj& CaMmter 72 ofthe Kansas legisrStrt'^Jffiion laws

•of 1959 (O. 8^1959 SJroT12-6a04)in the regular' meetingJtBom of saidCommission in the Clty^Hall of said

. city, beginningat 4:o6.d'clock, p. m.,on July 17,, 19(jl,. to consider andact upon the advisability of thefollowing improvement: The grading, surfacing, curbing and guttering, and otherwise improving, ofportions of public streets, namely,SIXTEENTH STREET between theeast side of Kansas Street and theeast side of Olive Street, SEVENTEENTH STREET between the eastside of Olive Street and the eastside of Spruce Street, and OLIVESTREET between the north side ofFourteenth Street and the southside of Seventeenth Street, all within the City of Concordia, Kansas.The estimated or probable cost ofsuch improvement is $30,727.00. Theextent of the proposed improvementdistrict to be assessed for the improvement is: All of Lots 1 to 9,incl., in Block 23; all of Lots 1 to 9.incl., the east half of Lot 14, andall of Lots 15 to 18, incl., in Block37; the west half of Lot 5, and allof Lots 6 to 18, incl., in Block 38;the west half of Lot 5, all of Lots6 to 13, incl., and the west half ofLot 14, in Block 43; all of Lots 1to 4, incl., the east half of Lot 5,and all of Lots 10 to 18, incl., inBlock 44; all of Lots 1 to 4, incl.,the east half of Lot 5, the • easthalf of Lot 14, and all of Lots- 15to 18, incl., in Block 53; and thewest half of Lot 5, all of Lots 6to 13, incl., and the' west half ofLot 14, in Block 54, aUtajthe Cityof Concordia, Kansas. 'TTEproposedmethod of assessment IsHo apportion the cost of all of the Improvement against all lots apftparts oflots within said imprbTmeht district according to the values of saidlots and parts of lots therein, suchvalues to be determined T)rT»e governing body of said city without regard to the buildings and Improvements thereon. The proposed apportionment of the cost, betweenthe improvement districtQfcid thecity at large is: 70% to be assessedagainst the improvement., districtand 30% to be paid by the city atlarge.

The hearing may be adjournedfrom time to time and until thegoverning body shall have madefindings by resolution asWthe advisability of the improvement, thenature of the improvement, the estimated cost, the boundaries of theImprovement" district, the method ofassessment, and the apportionmentof the cost between the benefit district and the city at large, all asfinally determined by said governing body; provided, however, thatthe area .of. the Improvement district to be assessed may be lessthan, but shall not exceed, the area

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desgng to be/heard with reference™ «w~propose«l improvement willbe heard at this public hearing

By order of the City Commission.JOHN J. WHITNEY

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WhitneyResignsCity Clerk Post

Has Held Position iFor Eight Years \John J. Whitney ;has resfcned

his position as city clerk, effective..September 1.. He has acdfijted' another position which he was hotat liberty to name, but he* Sid'

, say that it was a traveling! fobwith a national concern with thestate of Kansas as his territoryHe will continue to make his homein Concordia. 4

Whitney has been an employeeof the city for 10 years, eight ofwhich he has spent as city <flerkHe first started work jn the waterdepartment and was promoted tothe clerk's job upon the resignationof J. Dean Alexander. He was acompetent and conscientious employee and there are few peoplein Concordia who will be glad tosee him leave the office of, cityclerk. During his'tenure In the office of clerk, he won a wide ac-quaintence over the state and a,few years ago was elected to an •office in the League of Kansas ,Municipalities which is consideredan honor in city government circles.

In his letter of resignation, Whitney stated that it was-ti}e hardestdecision he ever,'-hM*to makeand that it was wlt*ft*egret thathe was severing- hfeioonnectionwith the city but that*the oppor-1tunity offered by the h&v positioncould not be ignored.**^ '

City Manager ; Charles Mossstated that.it was with regret thathe accepted .Whitney's resignationHe commented thaU^Khftney hadbeen a most valuable..member ofhis staff, and that his Judgmentsand. opinions -were well respectedin all phases of the city's operation

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