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B..!:l 1673 0*4 RATON NEWS 38 Pages Vol. 13, No. 120 Thursday, Sept. 5, 1968 action on purchase Attorney to draft report on financing "No reluctance" to put the the Garden Apartments purchase up for freeholder referendum was voiced by City Council Tuesday .. but no wil- lingness to proceed was voiced either. Following the lead of Council- man Ed Guthrie, the Council re- ferred the matter to City At- torney Malcolm Anderson for a study of possible methods of financing, "I've been in favor of ac- quiring it since the referendum first came up," Guthrie said, "I don't see how the city can lose by buying the property." Well it makes it a little hard to read the signs and figure out where you are. But it's only temporary. Jumble of signs He said he favored buying resulted as work started on improvements to intersection of the controversial apartment project without a freeholder of Northwest '4th avenue and 13th street. referendum if the tax burden would not be too great. Howev- er, he argued for a study of the situation by Anderson on New firm takes over "the possible ways" the city could purchase the property. Among the methods consid- composting contract ered during the discussion were referendum on a bond is- A new firm — and afamiliar Organice International. sue, referendum on purchase face — entered the city's gar- Council set a 60-day dead- out of tax funds, "time pay- bage disposal - compost plant line on meeting the conditions ment" purchase, or lease-pur- picture Tuesday. of its assignment of the con- chase. Suggestions of a revenue •'•• Howard Burr of Organies In- tract to Organies International Rooftimbers are nailed in place by city work til yesterday when a shipment o' lumbe* rot bond issue—financing the pur- , ternational, Ltd., a Bahamas and heard Burr state that he crews on the pavilion at the South Beach. Con- the project finally arrived. chase from rentals of the apart* firm, took over tlie"'7g3rb"afe" m&f'Tm&i an additional -60 days struction of the new roof had been delayed un- ments — brought more smiles composting contract formerly at the end of the contract pe- than thoughtful expressions to held by Florida Compost Corp. riod. The original contract with the councilmen's faces. Burr's firm received an assign- Florida Compost called for the ment of the contract from Flor- plant to be" in operation by Mayor Harold Maull said that March 5. Portables still not ready; the entire site would amount to ida Compost and won City Coun- cil approval of the assignment In the meantime, the City some $850,000. In addition to at Tuesday's meeting. the apartments themselves, found little solace in the gar- there are three other property Organies International has bage disposal situation. Land owners involved in the parcel been represented before in the fill disposal sites are reach- enrollment climbing upward across the street from city discussions as the supplier of in the saturation point and un- hall. A bond issue referendum the machinery which would be less some alternative disposal used in the proposed plant here. system is put into operation, the By SANDY WESLEY The county, which had to build enrolled 50 students and class- for the purchase was reject- Burr agreed to the conditions land fill excavations will take es are being held for the time ed by the city's freeholders 50 portables this year, got a in 1966. established by the council be- on more the character of moun- Ask Addison Mizner school late start. being on the school campus. fore the assignment becomes tains than canyons. However, Don Robinson, prin- officials when the eight port- School officials are hoping the General discussion during effective: proof of financial re- Composting is, essentially, ables for the overcrowded portables will be completed cipal, is not certain whether sponsibility and a report on the the kindergarten classes will Tuesday's council meeting in- nothing more than a mechanical school will be completed, and within the month. dicated that the feeling is that firm's corporate structure. method of achieving the same they're bound to answer, "good Check of students in the stay on campus or not. They the city will find it necessary The assignment also is con- results as land fill. Conversion question. We have no idea." school showed 675 had showed had been slated by the county to eventually expand the muni- ditional on the old bugaboo which of garbage to soil in land fill Truth is they don't. up for classes Wednesday. How- to be held in First United Meth- cipal complex. City Hall is di- had followed Florida Compost operations takes many years; ever, Bob Trafford, principal, odist Church education facili- rectly across the street from through its efforts to get the the mechanical compost plant The portables were supposed anticipates 699 before Friday, ties. the apartment area, the library compost plant project off the does the job in a matter of to be completed during the sum- The school has an enroll- and police station are a block ground ... the ground to put days and makes no distinction mer months and were to be At J.C. Mitchell School en- ment in grade one through six north, and Municipal park and it on. Burr said that efforts between garbage, glass, wood, moved when the permanent rollment count jumped to 560 of 353, a jump from 305 last the community center are also have been re-doubled to find a concrete or metal. classrooms are completed from the 526 count of last week. week. across the street. site for the proposed plant, but It also produces a package- sometime during the middle of Meanwhile at Boca Raton St. Joan of Arc School, which that none had been located as of able by-product which has some the school term or at the be- School, Palm Beach County's began classes Tuesday marked There were, however, no spe- Tuesday evening. fertilizer value and is useful as ginning of the new pilot kindergarten program has its enrollment at 640. The pa- cific buildings or uses sug- However, he said that he a lawn and garden compost. rochial school which added two gested for the apartment site. anticipates the possibility that more classrooms onto its build- Anderson said that he had the site once located may be in ing now has two classes each previously started researching the county and not in an indus- Long agenda tonight for grades one through six and the question of financing capital trially zoned tract. He asked one each of grades seven and outlay projects and had encount- that the council assist in what- eight. ered a morass of conflict- ever presentation he may have Sept. 2-4, 1968 ing opinions" in the state attor- to make to the County Zoning Last count at Boca Raton ney general's office. He Board and . received assur- Hi Lo Rain for zone board meet High School showed 1550 stu- was given 60 days in which to ances that at least Mayor Har- Mon. 93 72 None old Maull would personally be dents are enrolled, compared file a formal report on the mo- Tues. 89 71 None If tonight's Planning and Zon- Heights .from R-I-D to R-2, to 1506 last week. rass with the City Council. available to testify on behalf of ing Board meeting is on your which is awaiting council ac- Wed. (Noon) 90 73 None personal agenda, plan to be tion on R-D zones; revisions there until well after midnight. of R-4 and R-5 zoning codes, 'if Board members have a three and rezoning of the east and page agenda to plow through to- west sides of A1A north of Pal- night. metto Park Road. The hearings were recessed July 18, First on the long list is dis- That's not all. Board mem- cussion on public hearings on bers also plan to discuss nine four issues including perform- items which are classified as ance standards of used car lots "unfinished business," includ- and beach access roads, North- ing south beach access roads, east 6th and Northeast 15th Crawford Boulevard route and streets. a filling station ordinance re- i Members also are expected vision. to at least look into if not wrap New business will include up recessed public hearings on cluster ordinances for R-2 and another four issues, Boca Land R-3, which are awaiting a draft Development Corporation's ap- by Walter Young, planning di- peal for rezoning University rector, and a study of B-l district. Director's reports will include a growth - study on mul- tiple family areas and com- mittee reports will include a discussion of heliport and high- Ann Landers Page 3B rise restrictions. Church News 8B Classifieds 10-1IB As if that's not enough, board . Editorials 4A members have a list of items to Public Notices 10B discuss, one of which is Mar- Real Estate 6-7B qusee's proposal for resident- The toughest part of registration is figuring who acted as registrants when they began Sports 8-9A ial use of the area on Federal out what classes to take. Well, one of the signing up for classes Tuesday. Students set- Travel 6A highway from 40th street to 51st Registration toughest. Marymount College students had tle down to anothersemester of work this week. Women's News 1-2-3-4B street. plenty of help from counselors and professors .- 2A Thursday, Sept.

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