Minutes-01/07/1969

Minutes of Regular Council Meeting, January 7, 1969, Tiffin, Iowa The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bream. Present: Ned Allen, Dale Flansburg, Fred Moore, Glenn Potter, and Ted Spivey. Attorney Ralph Neuzil, Engineer Wayne Reed and DeWaine Slade also were present. Absent: None Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr. Reed: The water survey has been completed and submitted to F.H.A. They said to readvertise and redesign and they will finance. Deleting high service pumps and putting in forced air system will lower costs. It will take another two weeks to finish redesigning before they can be submitted to F.H.A. for approval. Knowling will hold good on his bid. Readvertise wells, treatment plant, and standpipe with one-year guarantee. Include tower as well as standpipe to see which is most economical. If we can advertise in February it will be 30 days before bids can be accepted. Ingham property: Mr. Reed will check to see if survey will be taken or description be made. Much discussion was held on price Ingham wants or condemnation. Tabled for now. Mr. Neuzil: Ralph has filed papers with State Commerce Commission. He received word that the petition was in order and filed right. It will be 60 days before a hearing will be held. Mr. Neuzil will check with the Press Citizen about pictures and reports on accidents on the crossing. A traffic count will also be necessary. Mr. Neuzil will check with the county and the highway commission on recent traffic counts and also traffic count equipment. Mayor Bream brought up that a party wants to buy the town lot next to the fire station for a bank and post office. Mr. Neuzil will check to see if town can sell. Dale Flansburg made a motion to dispense with sheriffs patrol for the time being due to the nominal amount of trouble in the town lately. Ted Spivey seconded the motion. All in favor. The clerk will write a letter notifying the Sheriff's Department. Ted Spivey submitted the money collected for town fines and forfeitures. There was no new report on the new insurance law #701. Glenn Potter moved, Fred Moore seconded the motion to accept the following money: <table> <tr> <th></th> <th></th> <th></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Townspeople</td> <td>$319.31</td> <td>(sewer rental)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Townspeople</td> <td>304.50</td> <td>(sewer rental)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnson Co.</td> <td>673.69</td> <td>(property tax)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>State Compt.</td> <td>131.91</td> <td>(road use tax)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Clear Creek Comm. Sch.</td> <td>180.00</td> <td>(crossing watchman, 4 mo. @45.00)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>State Compt.</td> <td>4.90</td> <td>(gas tax refund)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnson Co.</td> <td>10.00</td> <td>(rent for election)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnson Co.</td> <td>25.00</td> <td>(water deposit)</td> </tr> </table> All in favor.