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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1977
Page
4
City negotiators chart a two step deal with Bowersock and Kansas Fibreboard to keep the dam running and to lease land for 30 years. The plan includes city owned water level oversight, free rent for the Bowersock office, and salvage rights for Fibreboard assets amid past insolvency and court actions.
City managers weigh a 30 year lease to Kansas Fibreboard for eight acres via a pact with Bowersock Mills and Power Co. The two closely related firms control the land since the 1872 Orlando Darling lease, with Fibreboard seeking to regain majority control and future revenues from surrounding operations.
City Manager Buford Watson presents proposals from Bowersock Mills & Power Co and Kansas Fibreboard Inc for four acres near the Massachusetts Street bridge and two acres for a parking lot. Bowersock would sell for 25 000 dollars or 1 with a city hall, while Fibreboard gets an eight acre lease and a 30 year lease on the eastern ten acres. The city would assume dam maintenance and potential riverfront development hinges on renovation and public access.
David Bassett and wife Lois with their three children live in a two room shelter made of tree branches and polyethylene sheets near Mille Lacs Lake. Built in November, it uses a metal stove, wood floors, and plastic walls for insulation while a vented stovepipe allows air in. The family relies on daylight heating and a small out house, well, and washtub for daily living as temperatures dip to 48 below zero.
The Bassett family describes living in a shelter during winter with a coffeepot warmed shower tub three oil lamps and a battery radio. Neighbors visit and provide warmth while they plan a hand built cabin in spring and receive weekend newspaper delivery.
The January 17 electric demand strained the national grid east of the Rockies, cutting voltage and lowering AC frequency to 59.84 cycles. Utilities urged reduced usage as some factories closed and outages occurred, with recovery by noon. Kansas City utilities foresee potential grid isolation to protect Midwest supplies.
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