Council approves sidewalk ordinance and zoning/committee actions
City Council unanimously approves a sidewalk paving and repair ordinance with tenant cost limits and notice methods. It also advances a library board expansion, a central purchasing office, and town development appointments, with planning and health committee updates and a delayed airport franchise reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library Board
Municipal Buildings Committee
Roy W. Bayliss
Dr. Riley
Thomas Glass
The
Transportation Committee
Federal Aviation Administration
Division of Aeronautics
State Corporation Commission
Frederick Jr High Students Shine at Solo-Ensemble Festival
Seven Frederick County Junior High School Concert Band members performed Grade I to VI solos and a flute duet at James Wood High School. Frederick Strawson and Karen Strawson earned superior and excellent ratings respectively, with others scoring from good to excellent under judges A G Bortz Gordon Fouts and Theodore Lapina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
James Wood High School
Alma Wolfe
Tommy Marple
A.G. Bortz
Bridgewater Jesses Bridgewater, Va
Gordon Fouts
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
W.va
Theodore Lapina
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Winchester
Vienna dogs upgraded to state police status
Vienna officials raise the living standard of municipal watchdog dogs to state police level. The canines will receive 12 Schillings daily for food, up from five Schillings previously, with the change reflecting increased compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Clean-Up Week Nets 58 Tons of Trash Citywide
City manager Wendell Seldon reports during Clean-Up Week April 14 to 19 the city collected about 58 tons of trash in addition to regular service. Jaycees aided cleanup. five loads were gathered during and after the Apple Blossom Festival. The report notes new chain link fencing at the storeroom and new gates, sewer and water main work, yellow hydrant painting to deter damage, and a booster pump raising pressure up to 45 psi in several areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Seldon
Jaycees
Finger Tip Legislation Brings Bay State Lawmaking Up to Date
Lawmakers in Massachusetts now access real time bill status from the state house via eight video data terminals and two in clerks’ offices linked to an RCA Spectra 70-45 computer. The $1.6 million system lets officials query introduced, passed, defeated or vetoed actions with teletype keyboards and TV screens displaying the computer’s replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bay State
House
Senate
State House
Capitol
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ordinances Committee
C.L. Riley
City Street Department
Police Department
E. William Duncan
Madison Terrace
James R. Wilkins, Inc
James L. Bowman
John M. Stottlemyer
Kent and
Kern Sts
Public Improvement Committee
Wayne A. Whitham
Planning Commission
State Planning, Zoning and Community Affairs
Health and Welfare Committee
Robert S. Barbour
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Airlie House
Warrenton
Belle Meade
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Public Welfare
Frederick Strawson
Karen Strawson
Carol Wigfield
Ellen Alford
Stephanie Hahn
Sherwin-Williams
Loudoun ST
College Park
Amherst St
Whittier Ave
Whittier Acres
Fox Drive
Whitacre
BSA Sales & Service
Front Royal Road
Fortres
Poplin
Aizea
Ween
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