Chanute Fire Department reports fewer runs and losses in 1960
The Chanute Fire Department logged 143 runs in 1960, down from 234 in 1959, with estimated losses totaling 14,480 dollars to date and total property losses 9,875 dollars. Contents losses stand at 4,605 dollars, with most losses insured. Residential alarms lead with 36 runs. grass and trash fires dropped from 65 to 30. A new 45,000 dollar quint fire truck with aerial ladder was ordered, and a volunteer group formed under the Cha note Junior Chamber of Commerce for training and as an alternative to hiring four new full-time firefighters.
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Chanute
Bill Brennan
Brennan
Tioga Township
Danville Township
Chetopa
Wilson County
Erie
Neosho Manor
Big Creek Township
Cha‘note Junior Chamber of Commerce
Where to Call For City Service
City service numbers list fire, police, utilities, and inspections. Include reporting crime, reporting outages, arranging refuse collection, reporting leaks, obtaining permits, and reserving facilities with several 567 lines and additional city office contacts.
Cash Balance January 1 1960 and 1960 Receipts and Expenditures
The text shows cash balance 1960 and receipts from Consumer Sales bonds collected. Expenditures include gas purchased salaries and wages auto and office expenses insurance misc. transfers to general fund airport fund and industrial fund. Meter deposits total 238,512.95 with deposits and refunds listed.
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Gen. Fund Insurance
General Fund
Airport Fund
Industrial Fund
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F.A.A
Eve Eree
Civil Defense Fund
Library Fund
Cba Peace
Armory
Aeal
Electric Fund
Library Board
Federal Aviation Authority
FAA
Liquor Control Enforcement
State Highway Commission
Street Department Purchases New Sign-Making Equipment
Three new pieces of equipment were bought to aid street department work. A hot mix plant with six to eight ton per hour capacity assisted patching, and a six ton self propelled roller was added to the fleet. Memorial Lawn is available for burials, with the first in 1950.
Memorial Lawn Drive Builds Elmwood Landscaping under Loy
In 1933 Mayor H. W. Loy led a campaign to add a landscaped area to Elmwood. The project proceeded with new purchases funded by WPA money, completing a key term of the initiative.
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H. W. Loy
Elmwood
Chanute Municipal Airport Adds Value to Local Economy
The Chanute Municipal Airport is described as a valuable addition to the city's economy with an approximate total yearly payroll for all activities around $60,000.
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Chanute Municipal
City Engineer Office Faces Busy Survey and Planning Role
The city engineer’s office handles property line staking street surveys and boundary work for sidewalks paving and alleys. It draws location plats for police use and notes a water plant record with one failure in 62 years until the 1951 flood that shut it down. The new plant promises to prevent another total shutdown.
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Police Department
Chanute
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R. J. Hayes
Panel Control Board
New City
Roy Anderson
Tribune
Kenneth Gingrich
Department
C. N. McQuinn
R. G. Stowell
D. W. Maghe
Charles Tripp
Dale Friederich
Gingrich
The
State Insurance Inspection Bureau
Fire Department
Memorial Building
Kenneth Trammell
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Polire
Memorial Lawn
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