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HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 4/3/1972218 The Wellsburg Town Council met in special session on March 20, 19729 with Mayor Eckhoff presiding and all councilmen present. John Riekena, representing Iowa Electric Light and Fower, met with the council to discuss the installation of additional street lights. A motion was made by Van Deest, seconded by Huisman, to adopt a res- olution to approve the installation of street lights at East Jackson and 8th Street and at Washington and 8th. Roll call of votes -- Ayes: Van Deest, Huisman, Hippen, Fairbanks, Heinrich Nays: None Absent:None Gene Blythe and Al Blythe met with the council to discuss a property transfer. After considerable discussion, the meeting was recessed until March 21 at 6:00 P.M. to view said property. On a motion by Van Deest, seconded by Fairbanks, it was agreed to pursue the Blythe proposal and to seek legal advice on said transfer. Carried. ol he meeting stood adjourned. ayor Clerk The Wellsburg Town Council met in spec i 1 session on March 27, 1972, with Mayor Eckhoff presiding and all councilmen present. Ernie Blythe and Al Blythe along with two engineers from the D.C. Taylor Co. met with the council. The proposal to transfer property for the swimming pool site and the old dump site was discussed. The meeting stood adjourned. or Clerk The Wellsburg Town Council met in regular session on April 3, 1972, with Mayor Eckhoff presiding and all councilmen present. Minutes of the March meeting were read and approved on a motion by Van Deest, seconded by Heinrich. Carried. On a motion by Fairbanks, seconded by Heinrich, the treasurer's report was accepted as read. Carried. Following a motion by Hippen, seconded by Huisman, the follow- ing bills were allowed for payment: Aeilt Terfehn, net salary $394.50 Herman DeVries, net salary 394.50 Henry J. Grobe, net salary 72.00 Fischer Insurance, workmen's comp. ins. 35.42 Wellsburg Herald, proceedings and claims 26.40 Fred Wubbens, labor on streets 12.00 Jungling Gulf, gas, oil, repairs, & battery 178.18 Auditor of Grundy Co., 1971 radio service 195.46 United Telephone Co., toll calls 2.87 Treasurer State of Iowa, sales tax 90.38 Treasurer State of Iowa, Iowa withholding taxes 70.20 IPERS, taxes 231.00 Dept. HEW, taxes 363.38 Peoples Savings Bank, federal withholding taxes 359.70 210 Hollis Ryken, town engineer, reviewed with the council sanitary sewer extensions. On a motion by Van Deest, seconded by Heinrich, the resolution to exchange a plot of ground, Lot 33, known as the former sewer and dump site, for a tract of land in Lot 29 with the Blythe Brothers, said property proposed as a swimming pool and park site. Roll call of votes -- Ayes: Huisman, Hippen, Fairbanks, Heinrich, Van Deest Nays: None Absent: None Following a motion by Huisman, seconded by Van Deest, the meeting stood adjourned. ayor Clerk The Wellsburg Town Council met in special session on April 24, 1972, with Mayor Eckhoff presiding and all council members present. Ordinance No. 24.78 pertaining to the exchange of certain real estate owned by the Town of Wellsburg, Iowa, for other real estate presently owned by third parties and to authorize the execution of deeds of conveyance to complete the exchange was introduced by Huis- man. A motion was made by Van Deest, seconded by Heinrich, to suspend the rules and dispense with the three readings of Ordinance No. 24.78. Roll call of votes -- Ayes: Heinrich, Hippen, Huisman, Fairbanks, Van Deest Nays: None Absent: None Roll call of votes on adopting the ordinance -- Ayes: Fairbanks, Heinrich, Hippen, Huisman, Van Deest. Nays: None Absent: None Ordinance No. 24.79 authorizing the conveyance of certain municipal property in the Town of Wellsburg to the Wellsburg Swimming Pool Corp., Inc. for the purpose of construction of a swimming pool upor said property was introduced by Van Deest. A motion was made by Fairbanks, seconded by Hippen, to suspend the rules and dispense with the three readings of Ordinance No. 24.79 Roll call of votes -- Ayes: Van Deest, Huisman, Hippen, Heinrich, Fairbanks Nays: None Absent: None Roll call of votes to adopt the ordinance: Ayes: Hippen, Huisman, Heinrich, Van Deest, Fairbanks Nays: None Absent: None There being no further business, the meeting st od adjourned. May Clerk