Minutes-09/02/1970 (2)

Minutes of Regular Council Meeting, September 14, 1954, Wesslin, Iowa The meeting was called to order by Mayor Robert, President Red Allen, Gale Hunsburg, Jerry Michael, and Ted Sperry. Also present were DeWayne Slade, Ralph Hausel, Wayne Rose, and L.D. Williams, who is with Power-Union. Secretary Glen Potter. Minutes of the report meetings were read and approved with the correction that Mr. Hausel also sent a letter to the President of the Interstate Commerce Commission as well as to the railroad. The treasurer's report was filed. Mr. Hausel read a letter from the Railroad. He was asked to call another week to see if there are any results. If not, it is possible that we can demand another meeting. Mr. Hausel reported he has started the paper for buying in stock, especially where the standpipe is located. The men from the Co-Op told Mr. Hausel the lines at the plant have been purged out and another set of lines wired in. They have been moved to farmers for putting them on grain dryers. The Council believes those are the ones that were there in the first place and nothing has been done to them. Mr. Hausel has filled an answer in the American law suit. The Gas Company is up town and should be finished in three weeks. Wayne Reed said someone has opened the cover line at Alden Janssens's and the slope there is adequate. Mr. Hausel will write Janssens and tell him this has been looked into. Water - Mr. Reed said the treatment plant is dry. The standpipe has been sterilized with B.P., flushed and filled. Samples of the water have been taken and the results should be back next week. The pipe is almost finished. Right now he is doing mostly clean up work. Mr. Reed also reported that Collop's work is about $200 less than estimated. The total construction is within a few hundred dollars of what it should be. In the apartment with us, Mr. Hausel reported on the water lines it looks there is to be a fence around the standpipe. This is included in the contractor's contract. Mr. Hausel said they can put in a fence order and the contractor can take care of it. Mr. Red Allen made the motion to put a small link fence around the standpipe as per the agreement with the school. Jerry Michael seconded it. By a roll call vote - Aye - Allen, Hunsburg, Michael, and Sperry. Nay - Rose. There has been no word about S.L. Carroll's contract as to whether their sub-contractors have been paid or not. Collop's bill for $700.00 was presented. The abandoned well was properly filled with dry cement. DeWayne the junior, to pay $100 and has accepted it. By a roll call vote - Aye - Allen, Hunsburg, Michael, and Sperry. Nay - Rose.