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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
7
A personal gratitude message from John Black and family thanks friends and relatives for cards gifts calls and visits since moving. The clerks discuss motions approving treasurer's report and scheduling a March 1 election on a gas franchise or municipal gas service and adjournment by the mayor's call.
The Town of Rolfe Iowa sets a March 1 1966 special election to decide a non exclusive 25 year franchise to Iowa Electric Light and Power Company to build operate and supply natural gas within Rolfe including mains pipes and distribution systems and to enter town streets for project needs. The measure asks voters if Rolfe should establish a municipal gasworks with a $200 000 cost funded from net earnings without town debt.
Proclamation public notice announces a special town election in Rolfe Iowa on March 1 1966 from 8 AM to 8 PM at Town Hall. Voters decide on establishing and erecting a municipal gasworks with distribution and transmission system at a cost not to exceed 200 000 dollars funded from net earnings.
The February 1 1966 town council meeting called by the mayor proceeded with present members Mayor Fred Witt and councilmen Fred McKim Joe Robinson Dick Schott and W V Spencer Absent Johnnie A reading of the minutes was approved Bills were presented including salaries for councilmen and various town expenses from Gren General Clinton Garfield Cemetery Helmer Kaiser Town of Rolfe Water Flossie DeVaul Baker cor Taylor Books and others Public Safety Farm Service Co fuel oil Brinkman Auto Co and Reader's Digest among items with totals listed for each allocation.
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