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Council Minutes 03/11/1963 I t~ c.c At" '. . - - :c cc I I Sf) Regular Monthly Meeting of the Ammon City Council March il, 1963 . Called to order by Councilman Roland Romrell at 7 :45 p.m. Prayer by Dermont E. Ricks, Clerk. Present: Councilmen Roland Raurell, Harold Loveland, DeVon Hammer, Im-rell Long; Attorney W. Joe Anderson; Dick Ager, City Marshall. Mayor Reed Molen excused because of illness in his f'amily. Richard Ager reported on the Hillview school parking problem. Council- man DeVon Hammer made a Motion that signa be placed at the corner of' Teton and Avocet and at Midway. Also between Hillam and Western on 24th street stating there would be no loading or unloading of' children between signs during school hours. Seconded by Councilman Harold Loveland. It was sug-- gested the roaclway' at the East end of Targee Street be opened up and graded into the McCowin Park. - - Mr. Karl Gobel of the State Engineering and Rating Bureau of Boise, Idaho, met with the Council and made a report on his survey of' the City water system and tire protection equipnent. He said the City should have larger mains and more fire hydrants - one for every 120,000 square feet. He suggested that all water mains should not be smaller than 6 inch line. H'e reported the Hillview addition had plenty of wat.er and water pressure but the older part of Ammon needs SCllle improvement (larger mains, more hydrants and etc.). '!he differEllce between being rated and unrated will save the .people of' Ammon from 10 to 20 % on tire insurance premiums. If the City had its own fire equipnent with 100 % donated or volunteer firemen another 10 or 2($ would be saved on fire insurance. Richard Ager, City Marshall, was asked to investigate the price and advantages of a two-way radio for his car. Attorney Joe Anderson was asked to read Ordinance #59 calling f'or a bond election, which he did. Af'ter some discussion Councilman Darrell Long made a motion that the City adopt the Ordinance, seconded by Councilman Harold Loveland. Motion carried. Counci:JJnan DeVon HaDme:r made a motion the City Marshall's waRes be raised from $175.00 to $200.00 per month. Seconded by Harold Loveland and motion carried. A special meeting 1B8 set for March 25 at 7 :30 p.~. Monthly bills approved and signed. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. ORmNANCE NUMBER 59 AN ORDINANCE ordering the purchase, erection, construction and furnishing of public building and buildLng site for the use of a municipal corporation of' the City of Ammon; estimating the costs thereof, directing subject to the approval of the quali- fied electors of said City who are taxpayers that bonds of said city in the amount of $30,000.00 be issued to pay the costs thereof; calling an election for the purpose of subnitting to the qualified electors of said city who are taxpayers the pro- position of the issuance of' such bonds and providing for the issuance of such bonds in the event they are voted at such election. *** *** ***