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'~ MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL CF
<br />TIIE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTF,D, OTiIC
<br />DECEMBER 15, 1959 - 8:10 P.M,
<br />Present were Paul J. Gareau, Mayor; Ralph A. Hazelton, President of Council;
<br />Ralph E. Christman, Evelyn Hinkel, Eddie Hixson, Wm. H. Kramer, Mary Alice
<br />Lynch, Bruce MacDonald, and Francis J. O'Neill.
<br />Also present were Lloyd E. Barnes, Service Director; James T. ~~rilson,
<br />Safety Director; C. J. Oviatt, Solicitor; Alex Ifanareff, Engineer; and
<br />E. M. Christman, Clerk.
<br />Absent: Alice Dobbins Rhine.
<br />The minutes of the rf:gular meeting of the Council December 1st were read.
<br />and approved as corrected.
<br />The minutes of the adjourned meetings of the Council December 4th, and
<br />December 7th, were approved as read.
<br />The Mayor reported he had received a commun-+_cation from the City of Cleveland
<br />Department of Law, designating X82,47 as the amount to be paid by the City
<br />of North Olmsted as its porti..on toward opposing the East Ohio Gas rate
<br />increase. The costs average cut to .61¢ per person, shared on a per capita
<br />basis by all the cmmmunities in Cuyahoga County serviced by the East Ohio
<br />Gas, in addition to those outside of the County which cooperated in this
<br />matter. Total expenses for the services of James TAI. Honaker, Dr, Thomas
<br />Walsh, plli5 telephone and telegraph expenses amounted to $11,426.37. The
<br />result was that the suit for increase in c'rrarges to non-industrial customers
<br />was reduced from 22,4 million dollars to 9.7 million dollars per year.
<br />~_ communication was also received from the Opa-Locker Civic Improvement League,
<br />Opa-Locker, Florida, in regards to House Bill No, 9233 to amend t're Internal
<br />Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a. taxpayer to deduct for income tax purposes
<br />certain special assessments and other char,~es made against him or his
<br />property under local law without regard to whether they tend to inere~.se
<br />the value of such property, Passage of this ~•~~uld enable a taxpayer to
<br />claim as dedT~.ctioxrs payments made to local Go~~ernments for services or
<br />public improvements when such payments are made in the form of service
<br />cr~a.rges or assessments. They also urge endorsement of such legislation
<br />by our Council by passim; a resolution and forwarding same to our representa-
<br />tive in Congress and Senators. They also request that we notify them of the
<br />action ta'~en, The matter was referred to the Ti~rance Committee for study
<br />and recommendation.
<br />The Mayor also reported relative to the hearing before the Board of Tax
<br />Appeals in defense of the County Budget Commission Grant. mhe City presented
<br />its case, ar~d the court was satisfied with the testimony of the witnesses,
<br />Special Counsel cited a law rendered by the Chief Justice whereby Municipali-
<br />ties or Political Communities having failed to file with the Budget Commissio:
<br />the Commission cou~d refuse to set a tax rate, w`iich resulted in the with-
<br />drawal of several appelants. Uur brief wii_l be fil~,d on February 5th, and
<br />a decision is expected orr the 15th of February, 1960.
<br />The Service Director presented a resolu+.ion prepared by the County Engineer's
<br />Gffice for the maintenance and repair of County roads within the City of
<br />Tdorth Ol,bsted.
<br />The Service Director also advised the Sewer Committee is to review the
<br />changes made in the specifications for the Sewert~ge Treatment Plant. They
<br />are minor construction matters perta~_ning to the sign on the Treatment
<br />Plant, the size and wording, a:~d the sludge pump, which was sent out as an
<br />addendum without advance notice to the City.
<br />The Service Director also recommended Council's action wit'r. regards to the
<br />$30,000.00 for the construction of the addition to the Police Station for
<br />jail cells. The Sepper C<~rporation submitted the lowest bid for General
<br />Contracting at $21,955.00; Duisik Plumbing and Heating Company submitted
<br />the lowest bid for Plumbing at X3,825.00; and California Electric Constructi.c
<br />submitted the lowest b~_d for electrical work at ~1,2gg.oo,
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