AREA NEWS Brenda S. Edwards, Editor 236-2551 365-9114 734-7756 792-4245 In Lancaster City Okays Ordinances And Street Improvements: By SONJA McKINNEY The -M Staff Writer Carrier LANCASTER (Spl.) purchase Lancaster City Council adopted and two new ordinances and apthawing proved a street improvement Carrier program for 1977 at the regular is $1,400 meeting Monday night at City $700 for Hall. In a lengthy four was session, the councilmen for- suppliers mally adopted a new planning motor and zoning ordinance for The Lancaster and Garrard County authorized and a new water and sewer into ordinance that puts higher chasing water and sewer rates in effect government for city users April 1. effort The planning and zoning The ordinance must now be ap- councilmen proved by Garrard Fiscal Court sideration before it becomes effective. the city's Councilman O'Neal Carrier, for who also serves on the Lan- hearing caster-Garrard County Plan- needs ning and Zoning Commission, possible.
said he feels the fiscal court will He approve the ordinance now that $13,324.78 it has been amended to set the previous minimum size for all lots in the allocations city and county at one-half acre. another He said some of the magistrates this had objected to the previous $40,000. one-acre minimum lot size on Fire properties not within sub- asked divisions. setting Mayor Billy C. Moss noted money that once the new ordinance is ment official, it can still be amended in the future if necessary.
The new water and sewer In ordinance adopted by the mayor council will set the minimum to all monthly water bill for city users extra at $3.50 beginning April 1. This cold covers the first 2,000 gallons of have water used. keep For the next 3,000 gallons The used the rate is $1 per 1,000 mayor's gallons; for, the next 10,000 hire E. gallons, the rate is 90 cents per Duncan 1,000 gallons; the next 10,000 a gallons is 80 cents per 1,000 Clarence gallons; and all additional is 70 of his cents per 1,000 gallons. The new recently minimum sewer bill is $3.50 per service month.
The councilmen earmarked Wiederhold portions of five city streets for council resurfacing under the city's mittee 1977 Municipal Aide program. and These include: Cowden Court to sonnel, Hillcrest Avenue, Colony Road, tions Sunset Avenue from Cowden The Court to the end of the street, personnel Price Court from Richmond bage Street to the end and Gale Drive The from Lexington Street to the and end. went Mayor Moss reported that the about city has been allocated $13,241 was in Municipal Aide funds for the meeting. year and has some $8,000 leftover from last year's program, In giving a total of approximately adopted $21,000 to use for street im- plan for provements. prepared At last night's meeting the councilmen accepted a bid from Mayor Powell-Ross Motors, Lancaster, plan is to provide a new police cruiser receive at a cost of $5,318.90.
This was Commission the only bid received. plan A bid from Billy Conner to the city purchase a 1959 dump truck The from the city for $200 was a ac- committee cepted. Other bids received on work the old truck were: $125 from Supt. of Burt Turner, $115 from David on Gastineau, $100 from James service Arnold Jr. and $76.25 from Orchard.
Ralph Ray. The Ralph Ray's bid of $576 to to supply purchase a 1973 police cruiser subdivision from the city was accepted. Ray National was the only bidder on the car. that can get Fund Warning System Water The councilmen agreed to pay the up to $2,500 on the cost of a new area emergency warning system for the Lancaster and Garrard County. The system is being sought by the local Civil Defense unit and will be paid for with federal matching funds and city and county monies.
Pete Gleich of Civil Defense unit said the total project cost will be a maximum of $17,000, half of which will be paid with federal matching money. The city will pay onethird of the remaining cost (which is about $2,500, he said) and the county will be asked to pay two-thirds. The system will alert citizens throughout the county by means of sirens in the event of weather emergencies, fires or nuclear attacks. Two sirens will be placed in Lancaster, one at Buckeye, one at Camp Dick and one at Paint Lick. Schools, industries, businesses and homes can be equipped with monitors to pick up the warnings, Gleich said.
Monitors would cost about $200 each. Ten monitors are included in the project cost. Buy In other Councilman that a new for use by been ordered from Firestone Danville DANVILLE, development would be in the county and not within the city limits. The councilmen heard a complaint from Ballard Radar about overflow water on his property behind Garrard County Stockyards and instructed the water and sewer committee to look into correcting it. All six councilmen were present at last night's meeting.
Next month's regular meeting will be Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Advocate KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, FEBRUARY 8, 1977 PAGE Over Paid For By JOAN COTTONGIM A-M Staff Writer LIBERTY $100,000 in construction work, land rights, legal fees, interest on loans and legal fees were authorized by the Liberty City Council to be paid Monday night for work on the city's water project. The Council also learned that a Burger Queen is possibly coming into the city, heard water problems and set a public hearing for citizen input into how Municipal Aid money should be spent at the meeting last night at City Hall. Street Disconnection Policy Set Crab Orchard Increases Charge To Water Haulers By BOB McNEMAR A-M Staff Writer CRAB ORCHARD Water took up most of the time at the meeting of the Crab Orchard Board of Trustees, which was held Monday night in the new rescue squad building behind City Hall because of better heating. The two major decisions made by the board were: -Persons whose water bills are delinquent on the 20th of the month will have their water disconnected and there will be a $6 charge to reconnect after the delinquent bill has been paid; -A charge of $2.50 per 1,000 gallons will be made for water hauled from the city and it can only be obtained from a pipe at the rear of the Fire Station when a city employe turns the water on and records the amount obtained; the previous charge was $1.50 per 1,000 gallons.
Chairman Colson Wilson pointed out during the discussion of the delinquent bills that some persons have not paid for nine or 10 months. The board decided that partial payments would not be accepted. The bills for January are due by a Feb. 10. No excuses will be accepted for nonpayment by the 20th of the month.
The board pointed out that this information on the cutoff date and the charge for reconnection appears in the water regulations. In the past, water hauled from the city in truckload lots has been taken by some persons from fire hydrants, Wilson explained. This has been stopped and it can now only be obtained at the fire house when Truman Owens, water and trash maintenanceman, Police Chief Gary Kidwell or other city officials are present. Chairman Wilson also reported to the board that seven main waterline breaks have been repaired in the city since Jan. 1, and that several customers, whose lines had frozen under the blacktop roads, had been connected to new lines nearer their homes.
He also reported that equipment has been purchased to better repair the line breaks and to locate values so that lines on individual streets can be turned off instead of having to turn off the entire system while repairs are made. Lights Approved The board also approved the Tobacco Table LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Here are Monday's sales figures at area burley tobacco markets: Pounds Amt. Avg. Bloomfield Closed Jan.
25 Bowling Green Closed Feb. 3 Carrollton 676,110 773,031 114.34 Covington 273,263 319,250. 112.70 Cynthiana 552,242 635,629 115.10 Danville 303,231 349,628 115.32 Franklin Closed Feb. 2 Glasgow Closed Feb. 2 Greensburg Closed Jan.
20 Harrodsburg No Sale Henderson Closed Feb. 2 Hopkinsville Feb. 3 Horse Cave Closed Feb. 3 Lebanon Closed Jan. 25 Lexington 1,717,45 1,990,170 115.85 London Closed Feb.
1 Louisville No Report Mayfield Closed Feb. 1 Maysville 896,691 1,022,415 114.53 Morehead 454,280 515,134 113.40 Mt. Sterling 391,796 454,304 115.95 Owensboro Closed Feb. 3 Paducah Closed Feb. 2 Paris No Report Richmond 312,679 356,946 114.16 Russellville Closed Feb.
3 Shelbyville 534,635 610,199 114.13 Somerset Closed Jan. 27 Springfield Closed Jan. 27 Winchester 355,052 401,228 113.01 Day Total 6,473,924 7,427,984 114.74 Season Total 437,949,095 506,328,592 115.61 Covering The News In Casey, Garrard, Lincoln Boyle, Marion, Mercer, and Washington Counties TWELVE Marion Man Is Indicted LEBANON, Ky. (AP) A Lebanon man has been indicted for manslaughter in the first degree in connection with the shooting death of a part time Marion County deputy sheriff. State Police Det.
Jody Greenwell said that Larry Quincey Mattingly, 33, had originally been charged with murder in the death of James B. Young, 30, of Gravel Switch. Mattingly was to be arraigned today "or some time in the near future" before Marion Circuit Judge Robert Spragins, said Greenwell. The shooting last Friday stemmed from a "domestic problem' and had no connection with Young's, position as a deputy, Greenwell added. recommendation of George Thompson that 12 additional street lights be installed in the city.
They cost $1.75 per month each and will increase the city's lighting bill about $21 per month. Location of the new lights are: Two each on Finn's Lane, Stanford Rd. and Elm one each at the city limits on U.S. 150 toward Stanford, Pine Tree Walnut Cedar Hickory St. and Martin Court.
Assistant Clerk Hired Lucille Hammons was employed as part -time city clerk, to assist Carol Pruitt, the city and water department clerk. Mrs. Hammons is to be paid $2.35 per hour from the Title II federal funds. The board also agreed to pay Linda Rose $2.30 per hour for her work last week in helping in the clerk's office. Chairman Wilson reported to the board that the Title II funds have been set up in a separate bank account and a new Casey Court Opens LIBERTY -A grand jury and three other panels of jurors were selected Monday morning in the opening day of Casey Circuit Court.
No cases were on the court docket. Judge James C. Carter is presiding. Virgil Smith was picked as foreman of the grand jury. Also selected for the jury are Oris Luttrell, Murrell Murphy, Fonder Dick, Charles Taylor, Alene Wofford, Sue Russell, Bernal Turner, Oris Richards, Homer Terry, Warren Coppage and Jesse Carmicle.
Selected for the first panel were Fern Baldock, Ray Murphy, Herman L. Brown, Denver Patterson, Chester Byrd, Bertha Coleman, Herbert Allen, Riley Allen Donald Price, Howard Wilkinson, Charles Rayburn and Otis Brown. Those on the second panel are Clifford Short, Avery Carman, J. W. Coffey, G.
W. Smith, Aaron Douglas, Oris Thomas, Logan Jason Carman, Beecher Luttrell, Russell Grant, Eleanor Luster and Lewis Hamilton. Persons named for an extra panel are Alfred Fox, Ivan Wade, Farris Durham, Stanley Bernard, Howard Moore and Ray Brown. bookkeeping system for these funds is to be developed by Mrs. Hammons.
Other Action Other action and discussion by the board included: -Received a financial report on city and water funds from Mrs. Pruitt; city bills totaled $2,965.47 and there is a balance now of -Discussed the maintenance agreement on city radio equipment and voted to discontinue the agreement; -Received a report from Police Court Judge A. C. Todd for January that showed $526 in fines collected, $100 still due on bonds and $130 in fines worked out i in the city; -Learned from Mrs. Pruitt that about two-thirds of the city taxes for 1976 have been paid; the board discussed setting a deadline for the payment of the taxes and how they could be collected; a second notice is to be sent those who have not paid the taxes; -Discussed the Water Department, the books for which are now being audited; Wilson said the department operated at a deficit last year; -Agreed to dispose of an extra radio after it is determined from what funds it was purchased; -Discussed purchase of a water meter salesman at a cost of $660, plus installation, so that persons hauling water from the city could put money in the meter to obtain water; action on the meter was delayed until it is seen how many more breaks in the water lines will have to be repaired during the cold weather; -Set the next meeting for Monday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m.
after City Attorney Robert Baker said the board could only have regular meetings on the first Monday of each month. Scott Is Out Of Lincoln Jail STANFORD (Spl.) Archie Cecil Scott, 18, of Laurel County, who was arrested Friday and charged with third degree burglary, has been under a $3,000 bond. He will appear in March before the Lincoln Grand Jury. H. P.
Malicoat, 25, of Buffalo, N. also charged in the incident, remains in the county jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond. He also was charged with third degree burglary. Prices And Volume Up On Burley Market LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Prices climbed 50 cents per hundredweight on the Kentucky burley tobacco market Monday, while volume nearly doubled that of the previous selling day.
Only 11 of the state's 30 markets reported sales. The Louisville market did not report and the Harrodsburg market reported no sales. The remaining 17 markets have closed for the season. A total of 6,473,924 pounds of burley was sold for an average price of $114.74 per hundredweight, 87 cents below the season's average. About 2.7 million pounds more were soid on Monday than on Thursday.
The highest prices were recorded at Mt. Sterling, where 391,796 pounds were sold for an average of $115.95 per hundredweight. The state's largest market, Lexington, followed with an average of $115.85 per hundredweight on sales of 1,717,945. The lowest average was recorded at Covington, where 283,263 pounds were sold for an average price of $112.70 per hundredweight. Last Thursday, one market, Bowling Green, recorded a low average of $101.98 per hundredweight.
Danville Report MONDAY'S SALE Warehouse Pounds Money Average Peoples 109,468 $125,847.54 $114.96 Burley 139,700 $161,395.01 $115.53 Farmers 54,099 $62,477.58 $115.49 Total 303,267 $349,720.13 $115.32 Season Totals 16,497,499 $19,090,867.56 $115.72 $100,000 Is Liberty lights were authorized in two areas, a janitor was once more declined for City Hall and city employes will no longer be hired every two years in other action by Council. Concerning the payment bills, the Council authorized Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) to issue payment $102,312.99 in connection with the water project. These clude: $39,460.59 to Iler Construction $45,398.29 Hazlett and Bond $1,183.70 to Casey County News publishing costs, $600 to circuit court clerk for condemnation suit and $147.50 for recording fees, $252.90 to Lexington Herald for publishing costs, for surveying costs and $9,850 paid to Mayes, Sudderth Etheredge on engineering fees. Also paid was $1,675 to Mayes, Sudderth and Etheredge assistance in obtaining easem*nts and negotiations with Somerset concerning line relocation, $143.33 to Casey County Bank for interest on loan to advance payment to engineer and $2,918.68 to Casey Bank interest on loan to purchase land. The bills for the loan terest will be checked with state office to see if FmHA pay it, Harry Hensley, with local FmHA office, said.
Bill Grier, president general manager of Mayes, Sudderth and Etheredge the city's engineer, explained that the four contractors for job will submit a cost estimate for each past month's work after the 20th of the month his office will review the work the field and office. The Council can reject any or all the bills or accept them and approved they will be sent FmHA and the bank payment to the appropriate agencies. Frier explained that not much work had been done the water project during the weather, but he said, "As soon as the weather breaks, we'll out there." He said the firm two inspectors to check work done by the contractors. Burger Queen Coming Darrell in Goode, with Somerset, Enterprises Correll plained that his firm wants build a Burger Queen at southeast corner of the tersection of U.S. 127.
There is problem with the sewer there and the Council discussed ways to obtain sewer for the business. Grier suggested a grinder pump be used and the Council agreed that it would be a time before the City could sewer work on its own in area without the help of grant money. Jerry Wethington, owner the Village Restaurant on 127, asked if anything could done to keep his water from freezing at the restaurant. The restaurant has been without water for several and the lines were thawed but refroze. The city was to obtain parts for a thawing machine hoped to get it in operation afternoon.
Wethington asked a temporary line could be run his business for emergencies but city crews felt this almost impossible. Glen Wilson, water and manager, said the main freezing problem was with or three -quarter inch lines there was a suggestion putting in a larger line at Village this spring when gas lines are laid: Mayor Garland Hoskins said about Feistritzer Says He Is Not Against Project HUSTONVILLE Feistritzer has asked the Advocate-Messenger to say that he is not against the $590,000 water project in Hustonville. He said he favors putting in the new line from Junction City to Hustonville but that he is against putting in a larger main on Main St. in Hustonville. At the February City Council meeting he said the city could save $60,000 by leaving the existing four-inch line alone on Main St.
Council plans to put in a six-. inch line on Main St. for added fire protection but Mr. Feistritzer feels that the bigger line in Hustonville is not needed and will not benefit the city. Meeting Set JUNCTION CITY Junction City Council will have a special meeting at 7:30 tonight at City Hall.
Authorized Water Plan council authorized to check prices and a thawing machine generator for use in frozen water pipes. said the estimated cost for the machine and the generator. Councilman Burl Cornelius authorized to check with for bids to provide oil for city vehicles. councilmen also the mayor to check the possibility of pursupplies through state contracts in an to obtain better prices. mayor instructed the to give conto how to appropriate revenue sharing funds 1977.
He said a public on use of the funds to be set up as soon as reported that the city has leftover from revenue sharing and will receive approximately $28,000 year for a total of some Chief Kenneth Adams the council to consider aside about $1,200 of the for use by his departin purchasing monitors. Praise Workers personnel matters, the expressed appreciation city workers for their efforts during the recent wave. He said city crews been working overtime to city services going. council okayed the recommendation to C. Steely and Marshall as radio operators, and plaque was presented to Oakes in appreciation service to the city.
Oakes retired after 10 years as a radio operator. Councilman Robert informed the that the police comis formulating guidelines policies for police perincluding job descripand duties. council briefly discussed matters in the garand police departments. mayor, police committee City Atty. Jimmy Sanders into a closed session for 15 minutes; no reason given for the private Development Plan other business, the council an affirmative action the city.
The plan was by the Bluegrass Area Development District and Moss said having such a essential in order to Applachian Regional grant funds. The lists development goals for for the future. council water and sewer was instructed to with Mayor Moss and Water Charles Sweeney preparation of a new water contract with Crab councilmen also agreed water to a proposed on Hwy. 39 near Casket providing developer Ronnie Cormney the Garrard County Association to tap on to existing water line in this and meter it at no cost to city. The new 75-home per cent of the city's lines are frozen and said Beldon Street has been without water about three weeks.
The Council agreed that an adjustment be made on water bills where residents had let their water run to help prevent freezing. Also, those with frozen lines will pay a $7.92 minimum water bill for the month. Increase Payment Aubrey Wesley, acting administrator and environmentalist with the Casey County Health Department, asked the City to increase its annual payment to the Health Department from $2,000 to $2,500 and this was agreed. He said that over $21,000 must be obtained locally or the state won't match the funds. He also told of the construction plans for a new building which possibly will house other health-related services.
Wesley said the building will cost about $160,000. He asked for any assistance, such as sewer lines, that the city could give with the new building to be located directly across from the Family Practice Clinic. A public hearing was set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at City Hall to gain citizen input for spending of money in the 1977-78 Municipal Aid Program.
The city has been this money for sidewalks; the city will be getting $7,482 for the 1977-78 fiscal year and has over $3,000 left from last year. The Council agreed to place street lights at Raymond Dillon's and Lowell Purdom's and rejected a request from Hershel Lane. The Council also again rejected City Clerk Joyce Godbey's request for a janitor for City Hall because of the city's financial status. The city clerk said city employe J.T. Brown had helped this month; she will bring up the matter again in two or three months.
A petition signed by 11 city employes asked that the policy of hiring city employes every two years be abolished. The Council agreed to do this Mercer Men Are Held To Grand Jury HARRODSBURG men were held to the Mercer Grand Jury Monday in Harrodsburg Police Court. Tommy D. Pinkston, 20, of Harrodsburg Rt. 7, and Roger W.
Bowman, 23, of Office were each held to the grand jury on charges of burglary in the first degree, possession of burglary tools and criminal mischief in the third degree. Their bonds were set at $5,000 each. The two men are charged in connection with a break in at the office of Dr. John S. Baughman, 214 S.
Chiles early Saturday morning. In other police court action Monday, the following charges were handled: Cash Ray Moore, two charges of theft amended to charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication, fined $100 and costs on each of the two charges. Denny Davis, fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail for public intoxication. Wayne C. Savage, fined $100 and.
costs for no operator's license. Dorothy Collier, fined $50 and costs for uttering a worthless check. 0. C. Beasley, fined $30 and costs for public intoxication.
Ben Ross fined $50 and costs for uttering a worthless check. Sam Devine, fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail for public intoxication. Ronald Nutgrass Dies In Florida MORELAND -Ronald Nutgrass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Nutgrass of the Moreland area, died in an accident Monday in Florida where he lived with his family.
Details of the accident were not available at press time. The body will be returned to Lincoln County for funeral and burial services. Batteries Taken STANFORD -Phillip Hafley reported to Lincoln County Sheriff Bill Norris Monday that two six-volt Titan batteries had been taken from his truck on Cedar Creek sometime this (pending its legality) but a new Council can reinstate the practice, Council said. Mayor Hoskins and Council members praised the work and long hours done by city employes during the bad weather and those working overtime are to submit their extra hours for Council consideration of a bonus. Other Business In other city business: -It was agreed that the old garbage truck be repaired at the Vocational School for use in the city.
There was discussion of using CETA workers this summer to help in the garbage department. -Mayor Hoskins said the proposal to build a road across the Green River to the Casey County High School is "in the mill." A bridge would have to be built; he said it might not be built before 1979. -Glen Wilson said he had had to buy a flame pack, which tests gas that comes out of the ground, on urging of the state fire marshal, for $1,975 and Council authorized the emergency purchase. -Police Chief Larry Bowmer questioned giving parking tickets to jurors during Circuit Court and he was told to give tickets and jurors receiving them should see Police Judge Alene McAninch. -The police report was accepted and included the following persons fined: Melvin D.
Grider, reckless driving and speeding, $20 and $17 costs; James Short, public intoxication and eluding police, $25 and $17 costs each; Paul Hughes and Donald Norman, driving while intoxicated, $100 and $17 costs; Danny Overstreet, public intoxication, $25 and $17 costs and Cecil Luttrell, reckless driving, $20 and $17 costs. -Mayor Hoskins explained that city crews have not taken down Christmas decorations because of the weather and expressed his regret. -The following bills were voted paid: $4,555.53 in the general fund; $1,091.22 in the garbage fund; $3,905.13 in the water and sewer fund; $31,827 in the gas maintenance and operating fund and $8.25 in the anti-recession fund. The city clerk said that the antirecession fund is no longer to be given the City because of a rise in employment. Payroll included $3,484.31 to be taken from the general fund; $3,018.95 from the water and sewer fund; $1,578.64 from the gas fund and $1,386 from the garbage fund.
The financial statement showed. the following in the respective funds: $5,323.66, general fund; $5,832.08, garbage fund; $35,787.67, gas maintenance and operating fund; $6,642.40, gas depreciation fund; $5,658.59, water and sewer maintenance and operating fund; $1,273.84, water and sewer depreciation fund; $14,961.86, gas debt reserve fund; $8,702.45, natural gas bond and interest fund; $11,632.92, water and sewer bond and interest sinking fund; $6,387.59, revenue sharing; $854.55, anti-recession, and $443.44, motor vehicle. All Councilmen were present for the meeting. The next one will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, at City Hall.
Man Charged In Purse Theft HARRODSBURG Mark Smith, 20, of W. Broadway, Harrodsburg, has been lodged in the Mercer County Jail after being apprehended at 10:01 Monday night at his home following the theft of a purse belonging to Shirley Burris of Central Pike, Harrodsburg police said today. Mrs. Burris reported to Harrodsburg City Police at 5:25 p.m. Monday that her purse had been taken from her automobile which was parked at the Meat and Cleaver Market on N.
College St. When Harrodsburg City Patrolmen Dell Gabbard and James Harlow apprehended Smith he had the purse in his possession, the officers said. The purse and its contents were recovered and were valued at $125 and Smith was charged with theft by deception. No bond has been set. Machinery financial matters, Carrier reported multi-purpose saw city employes has at a cost of $415.52 Co.
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