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1956OPENING The Mayor and Council of the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska met in regular session in the Council Chambers at.7:30 o'clock P. M. Mayor Raymond C. Hansen presided. City Clerk. L. W. Svendgaard recorded the proceedings of the meeting. ORD ROLL CALL The Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmen were present: Johnson, M. 0. K»rr H. C. Kuhr, Rabbass, Reeh, Sorensen and. Wheeler. Councilman Simpson absent OF BUSINESS 109 Blair Nebraska April 3, 1956 Whereupon the Mayor announced that the introduction of Ordinances was now in order. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Reeh and seconded by Councilman Johnson that the minutes of the proceedings of the Mayor and. Council in the matter of the passage and approval of Ordinance No. 681 be preserved and kept in a separate and distinct volume known as the Ordinance Record of the City of Blair, N.ebraska.and that said separate and distinct volume be incorporated in and made a part of these proceedings the same as though spread at large herein. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll and the following was the vote on this motion: Yeas: Johnson, M. 0. Kuhr, H. C. Kuhr, Rabbass, Reeh, Sorenson and Wheeler. Nays: None. Absent: Simpson. Motion: Carried. ORDINANCE NO. 681 Introduction of Ordinance No 681 of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and the matter now coming before the Mayor and.Council was the passage and approval of Ordinance No. 681 of the City of Blair Nebraska. This Ordinance was introduced by Councilman Rabbass and is in words and figures as follows: 'ORDINANCE NO. 681 AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE OF WATER SUPPLIED BY THE MUNICIPAL WATER PLANT OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, FOR PURPOSES OF AIR CONDITIONING. THE INTERIOR OF BUILDINGS BY THIS USE OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS OR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS USING WATER FOR COOLING ANY PART OF SAID SYSTEM; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF WATER TAKEN FROM SAID MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM FOR USE AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT COOLANT FOR AI'R CONDITIONING OR REFRIGERATION PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION UNITS USING WATER FROM THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM FOR ANY PURPOSE IN THE OPERATION THEREOF SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED OR OPERATED WITHOUT AN . APPLICATION FOR AND PERMIT GRANTED BY THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, AND DESIGNATING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA TO MAKE AND ADMINISTER RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR AND THE GRANTING OF PERMITS FOR SAID PURPOSES; PROVIDING PENALTY FOR TEE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES NOW IN EXISTENCE IN THE CITY OP BLAIR, NEBRASKA, IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, STATE OF NEBRASKA: Section 1. It is hereby declared and ordained that the use of water from the municipal water system of the City of Blair as a coolant or cooling agency, direct or indirect in airconditioning systems and refrigeration systems has increased so rapidly and the use of.water for said .purposes has become so large that unless the same is regulated and restricted it will diminish the amount of water available in said city water system for more important' domestic uses and for fire protection, further the samitary sewerage system is becoming seriously overloaded due to excess water from cooling systems being carried, thereby en— dangering tho health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of said city, and that it is therefore necessary to regulate and restrict the use of water from the said municipal ester system for airconditioning purposes as hereinafter defined. 1050 Section 2. An air conditioning system, for the purposes of this ordinance is hereby defined. to be any system car device or any refrigeration system or device which shall include any combination of equipment, whether compressor or any other type, by which heat is removed from the air and from which the accumulated heat is wholly or partially removed by the use a of water, so as to maintain an air temperature of 60 F. or more in any air space; as used in this ordinance the phrase "ton of refrigeration" shall be defined as the amount of heat required to melt a ton of ice in 24 hours and corresponds to heat removal from the air•of'12,000 BTIllb per hour or 200 BTU's per minute. Section 3. No person, firm, association or corporation shall install or use any air conditioning system as hereinbefore defined which uses water supplied from the municipal water system without having applied for and received a permit as hereinafter provided. -Section 4. • The use of water from the municipal water system is hereby prohibited in any equipment wherein said water is used directly from the city water mains as a direct or indirect cooling medium in coils, radiators or any other such type of air conditioning equipment or whereby the air to be conditioned comes in contact with sprays or wet surfaces. (a) The use of water from the municipal water system is prohibited in all compressor type refrigeration units having standard rated capacities of 1W tons Or less. (b) All compressor type refrigeration units having standard rated capacities of more than 1* tons and not exceeding 3 tons may be equipped with water cooled condensers using water directly from the mains of said.municipal water system provided that not more than one such unit with such capacity and so equipped may be used in the air conditioning system or equipment of any one building or structure. (c) All compressor type refrigeration units having standard rated capacities in excess of 3 tons shall be equipped with evaporative coolers and condensers, water cooling towers, spray ponds, or other water cooling equipment, using the water over again and using water from the city water mains only for make -up purposes, that isi to replace the water which has been lost through evaporation only not exceeding 1/3 gallon perminute per ton. (d) If other than compressor type. of refrigeration units are used the consumption of water therefor from the city water.ma.ins shall be limited in amount to not more per ton of refrigeration produced than.would be used by the compressor types last hereinbefore described when such types are operated under nominal conditions and in any event'the maximum consumption of water from the city water mains'is restricted to not in excess of 1 3/4 gallons per minute, (as measured by a'city water meter), per ton of refrigeration as rated. City reserves the right to check manufacture's rating of units. (e) All air conditioning and refrigeration equipment whether coils or . conditioning and refrigeration equipment whether coils or condensers or otherwise, using water direct from the city water mains shall be equipped with a water regulating valve which shall automatically limit the flow of such water from the mains so that waste water flowing therefrom shall have a minimum • temperature of 85 which temperature shall be subject to eheck by employees of the Board of Public Works at any time, and piping and water connections shall,be so arranged that an ordinary thereto -meter may be used for such tests. Further a shut -off or control valve must be placed in the supply line to the unit which can be set and sealed by the Department of Utilities, (f) Make up water connections to any airconditioning system shll be so arranged that the supply has_a physical break between the city water main and said system so that it will not be possible for water to syphon back into the main in.the event of low water pressure in said city water main. (g) All installations, or alterations in connection with any system using city water must be made in accordance with the regulations as °set forth in the Blair Municipal Code governing water piping and drain laying. Section 5. The Board of Public Works of the City of Blair is hereby designated to administer and enforce the *provisions of this ordinance and all parts thereof; it shall provide for the method of making application for and the granting of permits for the use of water from the municipal water system for any air conditioning system as provided in this ordinance, and shall enforce all provisions of this ordinance by and through its duly authorized officers and employees. 1051 Section 6. A11 air. conditioning units now installed. using water from the mun.icipal•water_System shall be registered with Board of Public Works of this city within 60 days from the date of passage and publication of this ordinance and if not in full compliance with all the provisions of this ordinance the owners or users thereof shall cause the necessary alterations to be amde therein so as to comply with all applicable provisions of this ordinance. The following rates shall apply to all non - conserved air conditioning units not exempted in the foregoing regulations. .An annual surcharge of $36.00 per ton of capacity of "non - conserved" water cooled air conditioning units,'shall be billed as a surcharge in addition to charges under other applicable rates. The annual surcharge shall be prorated on a basis of the three months normal air conditioning season, that is: the months of June, July, and August, where a. "non- conserved" unit is converted to a "conserved" air ' conditioning installation before July let the charge shall be one third of the annual surcharge rate, between July 1st and August 1st two thirds of annual surcharge and between August 1st and September let of any year the full charge shall be made, The payment of surcharge bills shall be enforced the same as bills for the, other water service. Provided, in the event the Department of Utilities finds units installed prior to the passage of this ordinance violating any sanitary regulation covered by the Blair Municipal Code or the State Department of Health, corrections must be made and approved immediately. . Section 7. Any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation who shall install or, use for air conditioning purposes any equipment or system using water from the, water system of the City, of Blair in any violation or infraction of this ordinance or any part, condition or regulation thereof shall be deemed guilty of - a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $10,00 nor more than $100.00 and each.day's use of such air conditioning system not complying with the terms and conditions of this ordinance and in violation thereof shall be deemed a separate offense, and if any such person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall be convicted twice for the use of any such air conditioning system in violation of the terms of this ordinance, then the Board of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to discontineu the furnishing of water from the municipal water system of the Oity of Blair, Nebraska, to such person, firm, association, partnership or corporation •at said premises until the offending air conditioning system has been removed or altered to comply with the terms of this ordinance. Section 8. Each and every section and provision of this ordinance shall bedeemed to be separate, distinct and individual and in the event any such section or provision shall be duly adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgement shall not affect or apply to the remaining sections and provisions hereof. Section. 9. This ordinance shall be in fdlI force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, as required by the Statutes in such cases made and provided. Duly passed by the Council of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and approved by the Mayor of said. City this 3rd day of April, 1956. . Raymond C. Hansen Attest: L. W. Svendgaard City Clerk FIRST READING Mayor The Mayor instructed the Clerk to read by title Ordinance No. 681 of the City of Blair, Nebraska. The Clerk thereupon read the aforesaid Ordinance No. 681 by title upon its first reading. Whereupon Councilman Sorensen moved that said Ordinance No. 681 be approved on its first reading and its title agreed to. Councilman Johnson seconded this motion. * OPENING ' ROLL CALL ORDER OF BUSINESS 1056 Blair, Nebraska June 19, 1956 The Mayor and Council'of the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska met in regular session in the Council Chambers at 7130 o'clock P. ,14.• Mayor Raymond 0. Hansen presided. City Clerk L, W. Svendgaard recorded the proceedings of the meeting. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the_,roll and the following Councilmen were present: Johnson, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. Councilmen M. O. Kuhr and H. C. Kuhr were absent. Whereupon the Mayor announced that the introduction of ordinances was now in order. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Reeh and seconded by Councilman Johnson that the minutes of the proceedings of the Mayor and Council in the matter of the passage and approval of Ordinance No. 682 be preserved and kept in a separate and distinct volume known as the Ordinance Record of the City of Blair, Nebraska and that said separate and distinct volume be incorporated in and made a part of these proceedings the same as though spread at large herein. • . The Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll and the following was the vote on this motion. . Yeas; Johnson, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. Nays: None. Absent; M. 0. Kuhr and H. C. Kuhr. Motion: Carried. ORDINANCE NO. 682 Int,uduction of Ordinance No. 682 of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and the matter now coming before the Mayor and Council was the passage and approval of Ordinance No. 682 of the City of Blair, Nebraska. This Ordinance was introduced by Councilman Sheeler and is in words and figures as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 682 An Ordinance t� be termed the "Annual Appropriation Bill". appropriating such sum or sums of money necessary to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the City of Blair, Nebraska, for the fiscal year commencing on the first Tuesday in May, 1956, and specifying the object and purpose of each appropriation and the amount for each object and purpose. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLUR, NEBRASKA: SECTION 1. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from the taxes levied.for general revenue purposes for the: present fiscal year,commencing on the first Tuesday in May, 1956, and out of•all other available money and funds therefor belongin to said City, the amounts for each object and purpose as follows: For salaries of City officials .For streets, culverts, alleys, and bridges and purchase of maintenance equipment For printing and publication For miscellaneous and. incidental'expenditures For expense of criminal and civil suits For purchase price and future taxes on property purchased For improvement, operation and maintenance of airport and for payment of interest and principal on airport bonds $ 25,000,00 ko, 000.00 2,500.00 5,000,00 k,000.00 2,000,00 15,000.00 Any balance of said funds remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the General Fund. SECTION 2. That there be, and hereby is,appropriated out of the money derived from the levy of taxes for Public Library purposes for the present fiscal year and out of all other money and funds abailable therefor, the amount of all other money and purposes as follows; For salaries of employees, maintenance and operation of public library For improvement, extention, operation and maintenance of water works system and salary of employees and hydrant rentals For extention of distribution system, improvement of water department, hydrant rentals and services $ 6,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Public Library Fund. .SECTION 3. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money,derived from the levy of taxes for street lighting purposes for said fiscal year and out of all other money and funds abailable therefor., the amounts for each object and purpose as fellows: For street lighting purposes $ 8,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at,the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Street. Lighting° Fund.' SECTION 4. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from the water, works system and out of the water fund and all other money and funds available therefor, the amount for each object and purpose as follows: $ 24,000.00 $ 90,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Water Fund. SECTION 5. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from taxes for parks and park purposes for said fiscal year and out of all other funds and moneys abiilable therefor ., the amounts for each object and purpose as follows: 1 037 For park and park purposes, salaries of employees maintenance, improvement and operation of swimming pool $ 8,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of. the fiscal year sahll be transferred to the parks and park purposes fund. SECTION 6. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the moneys derived from the operation of the municipal electric light system and the sale of electrical current and supplies and all other funds and moneys available therefore, the amounts for each object and purpose as follows: For salaries of light commissioner and wages of department employees, operation and maintenance of municipal power distribution system $175,000.00 For extention and improvements of municipal light power system generator and plant improvement and line extention $275,000400 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Electric Light System Fund. SECTION 7. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from taxes for sewer maintenance for said fiscal year and out, of all other funds and moneys available therefor :, the amounts for each object and purpose as follows For salaries of employees, operation and maintenance of sewer system $ 3,000.00 1058 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Sewer Maintanaace ]fund. SECTION 8,. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from the levy of taxes for the operation, maintenance and care of the Blair Cemetery $ 4,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the, fiscal year shell be transferred to the Blair Cemetery Fund. SECTION 9. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from the levy of taxes for the payment of refunding bonds and interest thereon and the sinking fund for said fiscal year and out of the money derived from taxes levied for payment of intersection and for district paving bonds and interest and out of any and all other funds and money available therefor, the amounts for each object and purpose as follows t For payment of principal and interest on bonds in debtedness due or to become due and for sinking funds $ 25,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shhll be transferred to the Sinking'Fund for the payment of refunding bonds. SECTION 10. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from the operation of the municipal ice plant and the sale of products therefrom and out of all other funds available therefor, the amouhts for each object and purpose as follows: For salaries and wages of employees, operation, maintenance, repair and extension of said Ice Plant $ 12,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Ice Plant Fund.. SECTION 11. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from the levy of taxes for the maintenance and operation of the fire department for the present fiscal year and out of all other money and funds available therefor, belonging to said City, the amounts for each object and purpose as follows: For maintenance and operation of the City Fire Department $ 6,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the'fiscal year shall transferred to the fund for the maintenance and operation of the City Fire Department. SECTION•12. That there•be, and hereby is appropriated out of the money derived from the levy of taxes for the purpose of purchase of Fire Department apparatus for the present fiscal year and out of all other, money and funds available•therefor belonging to said City the amounts for each object and purpose as follows: For purchase of Fire Department apparatus $ 15,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Fire Department Apparatus Fund. SECTION 13. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the Music and Public Amusement Fund and out of all other funds and money available therefor, the amounts for each object and purpose as follows: For music and public amusement $ 3,000.00 Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Music and Public Amusement Fund. SECTION 14. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the money now on hand for the Special Gasoline Road Fund and from the moneys, derived from special gasoline tax and motor registration fee, the amounts for each object and purpose as follows: For constructing street improvements $ 35,000.00 Any balance in said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Gasoline Tax Fund. SECTION 15, That there be and hereby is, appropriated out of the money derived from the levy of taxes for the purpose of paying the City's share oaf. the employees and officers: federal social security tax for the present fiscal year and out of all other money and funds abailable therefor belonging to the said City, the amount for each object and purpose as follows: For City's share of Employees' and Officers' Federal Social Security Tax $ 3,000.00 Any balance in said fund remaining over and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Social Security Tax Fund. SECTION 16. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. ATTEST: (Seal) Passed and approved this 19th day of June, 1956, FIRST READING SUSPENSION OF RULES 1059 The Mayor instructed the Clerk to read by title Ordinance No. 682 of the City of Blair, Nebraska, The Clerk thereupon read the aforesaid Ordinance No. 682 by title upon its first reading. Whereupon Councilman Reeh moved that said Ordinance No. 682 be approved on its first reading and its title agreed to. Councilman Johnson seconded this motion. Councilman Sorensen called for, the question. The Mayor put the question and instructed the Clerk to call the roll for the vote on this • motion. Yeas: Johnson, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. Nays: None Absent: M. 0. Kuhr and H. C. Kuhr. Motion: Carried. Whereupon the Mayor declared s 1.d Ordinance No, 682 approved on its first reading and its title agreed to. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Reeh and seconded by Councilman Johnson that the statutory rules in regard t� the passage and adoption of ordinances be suspended so that said Ordinance might be introduced, read, approved and passed at the same meeting. Councilman Sorensen called for the question. The Mayon put the question and instructed the Clerk to call the roll and the following was thelote on this motion, OPENING The Mayor and Council of the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska met in regular session in the Council Chambers at 7 :30 o'clock P. M. Mayor Raymond C. Hansen presided. City Clerk L. W. Svendgaard recorded the proceedings of the meeting. ROLL CALL The.Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. • The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmen were present: Johnson, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. Councilmen M. 0. Kuhr and H. C. Kuhr were absent. ORDER OF BUSINESS Whereupon the Mayor announced that the introduction of Ordinances was now in order. Whereupon it:.waa moved by Councilman Sorensen and seconded by Councilman Johnson that the minutes of the proceedings of the Mayor and Council in the matter of the passage and approval of Ordinance No. 683 be preserved and kept in a separate and distinct volume known as the Ordinance Record of the City of Blair, Nebraska and that said separate and distinct volume be incorporated in and made a part of these proceedings the same as though spread at large herein. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll and the following was.the yoke on this motion. Teas: Johnson, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. Nays: None. Absent: M. 0. Kuhr and H. 0. Kuhr. Motion: Carried. ORDINANCE NO. 683 Introduction of Ordinance No. 683 of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and the matter now coming before the Mayor and Council was the • passage and approval of Ordinance No. 683 of the City of Blair, Nebraska. This Ordinance was introduced by Councilman Simpson and is in words and figures as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 683 An Ordinance to provide for the levy of taxes and levying the same upon all the taxable property in the City of Blair, Nebraska, for all purposes necessary to maintain the City Government for the City of Blair, Nebraska, for the fiscal year commencing on the first Tuesday in May, 1956 and also levying apoll tax on certain inhabitants of said City for the fiscal year. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA: SECTION 1. That there le, and hereby is, levied and assessed upon all the taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Blair, Nebraska, for the fiscal year commencing on the first Tuesday in May, 1956, and ending on the first Tuesday in May, 1957, the following sums, taxes and number of mills on the dollar of tax, to-wit: PURPOSE . AMOUNT For general revenue purposes For parks and park purposes Fox streets,, alleys, culverts and bridges For public library purposes For street lighting purposes For purchase of fire apparatus For maintenance and operation of fire department For music and amusement For sewer maintenance and repairs For enlargement, improvement, maintenance and operation of aviation field For operation, maintenance and care of Blair Cemetery For hydrant rentals For City's share of employees' and officers' Social Security Tax Blair, Nebraska June 19, 1956 3.90 Mills .70 Mills 1.00 Mills 1.10 Mills .90 Mill .40 Mill .40 Mill .40 Mill .20 Mill .30 Mill .70 Mill .h0 Mill .40 Mill 1064 1065 That the same be levied and assessed against all the taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and collected as other taxes as shown by the assessment rolls for the year 1956. SECTION 2. That there be, and hereby is levied upon each and every male inhabitant of the City of Blair, Nebraska, between the -ages of 21 and 50 years, not exempted therefrom by the Statutes of Nebraska or Ordinance of this City, a poll tax in the sum of Two Dollars($2.O0). That said poll Tax shall be collected as provided bylaw, for said fiscal year commencing on the first Tuesday of May, 1956. SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. (Seal) FIRST READING The Mayor instructed the Clerk to read by title Ordinance No. 683 of the City of Blair, Nebraska. The Clerk thereupon read the'aforesaid Ordinance No. 68 by title upon its first reading. Whereupon Councilman Sorensen moved that said Ordinance No. 683 be approved on its first reading and its title agreed to. Councilman Johnson seconded this motion. Councilman Simpson called for the question. The Mayor put the question and instructed the Clerk to call the roll for the vote on this motion. Yeas: Johnson, Rabbass,.Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. Nays: None. Absent: M. O. Kuhr and R. C. Kuhr. ;Motion:. Carried.. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 683 approved on its f first reading and its title agreed to. • SUSPENSION OF RULES Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Sorensen and seconded by Councilman Johnson that the statutory rules in regard to the passage and adoption of ordinances be suspended so that said Ordinance might be introduced, read, approved and passed at the same meeting, Councilman Simpson called for the question. The Mayor put the question and instructed the Clerk to call the roll and the following was the vote on this motion. Yeas: Johnson, Rabbass, Reeh,.Simpson, Sorensen .and Wheeler. Nays: None. Absent: M. 0. Kuhr and H. C. Kuhr Motion: Carried. Whereupon the Mayor'declared the statutory rules in regard to the passage and approval of ordinances suspended so the Ordinance No. 683 might be read by title the first and second times and at large the third time, with the „ yeas ", and "nays ", each time called and recorded, approved and passed at the same meeting. SECOND READING Ordinance No. 683 now comes on for the second reading. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to read said Ordinance No. 683 by title upon its second reading. OPENING The Mayor and Council of the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska met in regular session in the Council Chambers at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Mayor Raymond C. Hansen presided. City Clerk L. W. Svendgaard recorded the proceedings of the meeting. ROLL CALL The Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmen were present: Johnson, M. 0. Kuhr, H. C. Kuhr, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson Sorensen and Wheeler. Whereupon the Mayor announced that the introduction of Ordinances was now in order. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Reeh and seconded by Councilman Johnson that the minutes of the proceedings of the Mayor and Council in the matter of the passage and approval of Ordinance No. 684 be preserved and kept in a separate and distinct volume known as the Ordinance Record of the City of Blair, Nebraska and that said separate and distinct volume be incorporated in and made a part of these proceedings the same as though spread at large herein. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll and the following was the vote on this motion. Yeas: Johnson, M. O. Kuhr, H. C. Kuhr, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen, Wheeler Nays. None. Absent: None. Motion: Carried. First Next 1,400 cu. ft. Next 3,000 cu. ft, Next 5,000 cu. ft. Next 40,000 cu. ft. Next 50,000 cu. ft. Excess 100,00Q cu. ft. ORDER OF BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 684 Introduction of Ordinance No. 684 of the City of Blair, Nebraska and the matter now.coming 'before the Mayor. and Council was the passage and approval of Ordinance No. 684 of the City of Blair, Nebraska. This Ordinance was introduced by Councilman Simpson and is in words and figures as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 684 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA, ESTABLISHING RATES FOR FIRM GAS SERVICE, PROVIDING FOR GAS COST ADJUSTMENT AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. BE IN ORDAINED BY TEE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA: Section 1. Firm Gas Service Rates,. No person frim or corporation .supplying natural gas to the City of Blair, Nebraska and the inhabitants thereof, on a'I'irm basis as defined in Ordinance No. 669, shall after September 30, 1956, charge more for such gas service than the following rates: RATE SCHEDULE 600 cu. ft. or less $ 1.15 • 1.16 per MOP .87 " .78 " It .72 n 9 .66 " " .61 " " 1069 Blair, Nebraska Sept. 18, 1956 Section ll Gas Cost Adiustment. Central Electric & Gas Company, the present distributor of natural gas, agrees that it will make a "cost of gas" credit refund to those customers billed for firm gas service between December 27, 1954(the date on which an increased rate was made effective as a result of a corresponding increase in wholesale rates placed into effect by the company's supplier, Northern Natural Gas Company, under Federal Power Commission refunding bond in FPC Docket No. G2505), and September 30, 1956 ( the date on which the rates shown in Section I of this Ordinance wi.1l be made effective). The amount of such refund to each customer shall be a pro rata 1070 share of any refund arising out of FPC Docket No. G -2505 received by the company from its supplier for gas purchased during the period in question, less the cost of computing and making such refunds. Said "cost of gas" credit refunds shall be made within a reasonable time after the actual wholsale cost of gas purchased during the period is• finally determined and the company has received such refund •from its supplier, Northern Natural Gas Company, with respect to the aforesaid gas. Section 111 Repealing Section. Ordinance No, 673 of the City of Blair, - Nebraska "is hereby repealed and all such other ordinances or.parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section IT When Effective,, This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and its publication as required by law. . Introduced by Councilman Simpson. Passed and approved this - h day of September, 1956. ATTEST: 104..,4 Mayor FIRST READING The Mayor instructed the Clerk to read by title Ordinance No. 684 of the City of Blair, Nebraska. The Clerk thereupon read the aforesaid Ordinance No. 684 by title upon its first reading. Whereupon Councilman Reeh moved that said Ordinance No. 684 be approved on its first reading and its title agreed to. Councilman Johnson seconded this motion. Councilman H. C. Kuhr called for the question. The Mayor put the question and instructed the Clerk to call the roll for the vote on this motion. Yeas: Johnson, M. O. Kuhr, H. C. Kuhr, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. Nays: None. Absent: None. Motion: Carried. Whereupon the Mayor declared said Ordinance No. 684 approved on its first reading and ittitle agreed to. SUSPENSION OF RULES Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Reeh and seconded by Councilman Johnson that the statutory rules in regard to the passage and adoption of ordinances be suspended so that said Ordinance might be introduced, read, apimmed and passed at the same meeting - Councilman H. C. Kuhr called for the question. The Mayor put the question and instructed the Clerk to call the roll and the following was the vote on this motion. Teas: Johnson, M. O. Kuhr, H. C. Kuhr, Rabbass, Reeh, Simpson, Sorensen and Wheeler. ..Nays°: None. Absent: None. - - Motion: Carried. Whereupon the Mayor declared the statutory rules in regard to the and approval of ordinances suspended so the Ordinance No. 684 might be title the first and second times and at large the third time, with the "nays ", each time called and recorded, approved and passed at the same passage , read by " yeas ", and meeting