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    394 COUNTY SEWER CONNECTION LEASE OF CITY PROPERTY Harrison Stocks VARIANCE APPEAL - Franklin Bros. Public Hearing Set AMBULANCE SERVICE SOLICITORS LICENSE Mrs. Evelyn Lewis SOLICITORS LICENSE World Book Encyclopedia ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-21 Rejected Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker moved the request of the Young Electric Sign Co., 2535 E. Charleston Boulevard to connect to the sewer be referred to committee. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp passed his vote. The request of Mr. Harrison Stocks to lease a portion of City property described as the SE¼ of the SW¼ of Section 17, T21S, was discussed and referred to the City At­torney for preparation and presentation of the necessary lease. Commissioner Jarrett moved the public hearing on the appeal of J. T. Franklin on the denial of his application for Variance to permit the establishing and maintaining of a temporary outside storage yard at 109 South 12th Street be held July 1, 1953 at 7:30 P.M. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker moved the request of the Mercy Ambulance Service to secure one-third of the ambulance calls required by the Police and Fire Departments be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commis­sioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp passed his vote. No action was taken on the request of Mrs. Evelyn M. Lewis for reduction of the Sol­icitor’s license fee in order to sell Childcraft, until further information is re­ceived as to her method of selling, anticipated sales, etc. At this time Mrs. Larsen, one of the local representatives for World Book Encyclo­pedia appeared before the Board. No action was taken on this request for reduction of the solicitor's license fee until further information is provided. At this time Mr. Don Ashworth, spokesman for the property owners in Assessment Dis­trict No. 100-21, appeared before the Board and presented the following resolution prepared by these interested parties: WHEREAS, the City Commissioners have presented a proposal for Assessment Dis­trict No. 100-21 known as the Filbey Tract; and WHEREAS, the property owners of such District assembled together this evening, June 3, 1953, appreciate the effort and though that the Honorable Board of Commis­sioners have given to such District; But: WHEREAS, the property owners assembled this date feel that other improve­ments are necessary for the District other than those proposed; namely, sewer lines, curbing for streets, 35 foot paved street. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this body assembled, go on record of reject­ing the Assessment proposed, and at this time appoint and elect the following property owners of the District to represent the group, namely, Paul McDermott, Don Ashworth, Frank Ryan, Dean Breeze, Helen Craner, for the purpose of meeting and presenting sound and economic proposals, working with the engineering and City Commissioners for the purpose of effecting the improvements desired by the majority of owners. Respectfully submitted, Donald E. McFarland, 3150 Palomino Lane P. C. Bennett, 1314 South 13th St. - Parcel #42 Dewey Allen, 3100 Palomino Lane H. Rebecca S. Peterson, 500 Tonopah Drive Frank Ryan, 501 South 3rd George W. Allen, Jr., Box 1242 Lewis Atkin, 1024 Desert Lane Chester Oxborrow, 2337 W . Pinto Lane Peggie Morrison Hugh L. Cost, 3100 Palomino James A. Loudon, 2500 Palomino Arnold Christensen, 1103 South 3rd Place Mrs. S. B. Rodgers Mr. S. B. Rogers H. W. Van Buren, 526 South Tonopah Drive A. H. Stevenson, 704 South 7th Thomas H. Doty, 2323 Pinto C. W. Hylton, 214½ South 4th, 1923 Pinto Lane Mrs. Lillian Keizur, 2320 Palomino G. E. Keizur, 3320 Palomino Paul D. McDermott, 217 North 12th Dean Breeze, 441 North 11th Don E. Ashworth, 1105 Norman Clariece Craner, 723 Fremont Pauline Carrigan, 807 Tonopah Mrs. Carl J. Luttig, 605 South 2nd Lloyd Luttig, 605 South 2nd Thereafter Commissioner Jarrett moved that in view of the protest on Assessment Dist-trict No. 100-21 as shown by the above resolution, that said assessment district be put off until the wish of the group can be complied with, and advise the committee so they can get together and discuss future plans. 6-3-53