Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • Page 3

May 8, 1985-Iowa City Press-Citizen 3A LOCAL BRIEFS City welcomes low bids on project Bids to build a groundwater cut-off trench at Iowa City's sanitary landfill had council members and city staffers alike shaking their heads Tuesday night in surprise and relief. That's because the low bid, $142,022.50 by Sulzberger Excavating Muscatine, was close to half of City Engineer Charles Schmadeke's cost estimate for the project of $275,000. "I can only say it must be the intense competition in the construction industry," said Schmadeke, who added that the bidding was some of the most unusual he's ever seen. The other three bids for the project ranged from $168,600 to $270,000. City officials hope the trench will stop leachate at the landfill from draining into the groundwater supply there.

Schmadeke said the money saved with Sulzberger's bid might be used to build a lift station at the landfill, or to continue efforts to stop the leachate if the trench fails. Some of the money saved on that project also will go towards a major sewer system rehabilitation project. The council awarded a $964,900 contract to Tschiggfrie Excavating of Dubuque for that project, which is about $7,000 more than Schmadeke's estimate. Judge nominating panel to meet The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission meets Friday to establish application procedures for filling two district judgeship vacancies that will occur in July. The commission, which meets at 9 a.m.

at the Linn County Courthouse, is composed of five attorneys elected by the District Bar Association, five lay members appointed by the governor, and Chief District Judge William Eads. At later meetings, the commission will nominate two candidates for each of the vacancies which will occur when District Judges Chapman of Iowa City and Robert Ford of Cedar Rapids retire. Gov. Terry Branstad must appoint one of the two nominees to each vacancy within 30 days. Appointees must later stand for retention at the general election.

Ex-ambulance chief makes it official Johnson County supervisors have accepted a resignation letter from former county ambulance director Calvin Baker in return for a signed agreement that he will not sue the county for firing him last November. The settlement came about a month after a grievance panel voted 2-to-1 that Baker had been discharged for "just The supervisors fired Baker one year after he was hired following an investigation of his "medical performance" by a specially appointed group of doctors. The Press-Citizen was unable to reach Baker for comment. POLICE IOWA CITY 2200 block of Lower Muscatine Road. Police charged Kelly Lynn McNulty, 20, 419A Mayflower Residence Hall, with first-degree theft after she allegedly took a 1985 Ford Bronco belonging to Joe and Cathy Eisenhofer, 1502 Muscatine Tuesday afternoon.

Police reports said Cathy Eisenhofer reported the theft at about 3:15 p.m., and police officers saw the stolen vehicle at First and Muscatine avenues about two minutes later. Police also charged McNulty with interference with official acts. 152 Bon Aire Mobile Home Lodge. Scott Calcote reported Tuesday afternoon the theft of fishing equipment, valued at $229, from the back of his pickup truck. JOHNSON COUNTY 10 Fairview Knoll.

Chris Munday told police he returned home Monday after a three-week absence and discovered his 1984 Ford pickup truck had been stolen. DEATHS Parker rites SAN FRANCISCO Memorial services for Harold Ball "Whitie" Parker, 81, a science teacher at Central Junior High School for 30 years, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. He died Friday in San Francisco after a long illness. The body was cremated.

Burial will be in Merritt Cemetery, near Olin, Iowa. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Mr. Parker was born March 20, 1904, near Big Horn, a son of Charles and LaVanchie Ball Parker. He married Rebecca Merritt Sept.

21, 1930, in Olin. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon and a master of arts degree from Columbia University in New York City. A teacher for 40 years, he taught astronomy, geology, botany and other natural sciences at Central Junior High School, retiring in 1972. He was a scout leader for more than 10 years and a member of the Red Cross board for over 25 years. Mr.

Parker was also known throughout the Iowa City community for his collection of antique farm tools and barbed wire. Survivors include a son, John of San Francisco; two grandsons, and two brothers, Glenn Parker of Cheyenne, and Erle Parker of Salem, Ore. Three brothers died earlier. Clive H. Baty LINCOLN, Neb.

Clive H. Baty, 89, formerly of Iowa City, died April 18. Services were held April 20 in Lincoln. Burial was held in Palo Alto Cemetery near Newton, Iowa. Mr.

Baty was born April 16, 1896, in Newton. He married Marguerite Nolte Aug. 12, 1916. She died in 1967. He worked for many years at the Maytag factory in Newton.

The couple later traveled with a carnival, retiring to Iowa City. He was an artist. Survivors include many nieces and nephews, and two stepgrandsons. A son and a daughter died earlier. James R.

Gibbs James R. Gibbs of 2518 E. Washington died today at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. He was 74. Services are pending at the George L.

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Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with the high in the middle 80s. Extended forecast, Friday through Sunday a chance of thundershowers Friday and Saturday. Dry Sunday. Highs in the 80s Friday cooling into the 70s by Sunday. Lows in the middle 50s to middle 60s Friday and Saturday and upper 40s to upper 50s, Sunday.

and northwestern lowa tonight partly cloudy. Low in the middle 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday partly cloud and warmer with the high in the middle 80s. central and northeastern lowa tonight partly cloudy.

Low in the middle 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with the high in the middle 80s. lowa tonight partly cloudy. Low in the middle 50s.

South winds around 10 mph. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with the high in the 180s. central, south central and southwestern lowa tonight partly cloudy. Low in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with the high 85 to 90. RIVER DATA Coralville Lake: 675.23 feet above sea level, rising Corps' target level: 675 feet above sea level tail waters: 649.96 feet above sea level, steady River stage at 1.C.: 11.17 feet. at Lone Tree: 5.91 feet. Marengo: 6.99 feet. Linflow Into lake: 1,100 cubic feet per second.

at dam: 1,000 cubic feet per second. FOR MORE INFORMATION National Weather Service (recording): 515-285-6906. Cable TV weather: Channels 6 and 35. radio frequency: VHF channel 162.475, Cedar Rapids. FORECAST 7 a.m.

CDT, Thursday, May 9 50 60 50 Low Temperatures 70 FRONTS: Warm we Cold Occluded ww Stationary Showers Rain Flurries Snow National Weather Service NOAA S. Dept. of Commerce FARM OUTLOOK There were 6.3 days suitable for field work last week in east central lowa, according lowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Topsoil moisture is 70 percent short and 30 adequate and subsoil moisture is 17 percent short and 83 percent adequate. Thursday, sunshine will range from 60 percent in the far west to 90 percent in the east.

The relative humidity will decrease to 40 percent. South winds will increase to 15 mph. Tuesday's 4 inch soil temperatures ranged from the 60s in the north to the 70s south. The outlook for May 13-17 calls for normal temperatures with above normal rainfall. DAt 9 a.m.

today: Tuesday's high: 80 degrees Temperature: 65 degrees low: 49 degrees Barometer: 29.88 falling wind Tuesday: Not available Humidity: 44 percent high today: 88 Wind: 1 mph east Record low today: 33 (1923) Tuesday: None. Midnight to 9 a.m. today: None. Month-to-date: 0.17 (Normal for month: 3.92) Year-to-date: 6.43 (Normal, year to end of this month: 12.17) heating degree days (65 degrees minus average temperature. The higher the number, the more heat you use): Season-to-date (September-May): 6,454 (Average total for season: 6,552) Council delays votes on elderly project site By LYLE MULLER Press-Citizen Reporter The Iowa City Council delayed votes Tuesday to rezone cityowned land on South Gilbert Street and to offer the land for sale to a non-profit group that wants to build an elderly housing highrise.

A one-week delay is necessary, city officials said, so they can iron out problems blocking the proposed sale. The Ecumenical Housing which operates Ecumenical Towers at 320 E. Washington wants the site for a 10-story, 75- apartment building. The land is in the 100 block of South Gilbert Street, site of Chauncey Swan Park and the old U-Smash-Em building. But the council's previously expressed intent to offer the site for sale has become snagged partly because of uncertainty about how much to ask for the property.

HUD has told EHC it can pay only $125,000, city officials said. But state law requires that public land be sold at fair market value. The land hasn't been appraised recently, but the city paid $147,000 for Chauncey Swan Park in the early 1960s and $100,000 for the U- Smash-Em building in the mid1970s. EHC is seeking a $2.7 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to finance its project.

Another group of developers, consisting of the Mary O. Coldren Home for aged women of Iowa City and the Retirement Housing Foundation of Los Angeles, a branch of the United Church of Christ, also is seeking the grant. That non-profit group would like to build 75 apartments south of the mart Discount Store between Keokuk and Broadway streets. Though the council delayed votes on the zoning and purchase offers Tuesday, it voted 5-0 to support the concept of having HUDfunded elderly housing in Iowa City, regardless of the developer. The other two issues were delayed until a special council meeting next Tuesday one day be- Joining with Russia in a 'prayer for peace' Iowa City residents will join in a 15-minute prayer for peace with the citizens of the Soviet Union Thursday at 6:50 p.m.

at the First Christian Church, 217 Iowa Ave. The Soviet Union will pause at that time to remember those Russians who died in war. NOTICE Due to shipping difficulties, the 16-inch oscillating fan with pedestal stand on page 4 of this week's sale circular will not be available at the time of the sale. However, rainchecks, will be available. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Six council members are required to vote on adoption of the ordinance and map because zoning objections were raised by some owners. Councilmen Clemens property, William Ambrisco were absent because of pre-arranged business. voted to ask the lowa Conservation Commission for special rules banning water skiing on the lowa River from the old power dam in Coralville to the Burlington 5 Street dam. The rules also would ban any boat or swimmer between the lowa Avenue bridge and Burlington Street dam and any activity on ice in that same stretch. The Coralville City Council has said it will cooperate with lowa City's efforts.

fore applications for the HUD grant are due. Eleven people spoke at a public hearing on the rezoning proposal Tuesday night, with most supporting the zoning change. And John Wilson, owner of John Wilson Sporting Goods of 408 E. College said he was concerned that the apartments might disrupt his business or damage his building. The back wall of his store is adjacent to the U-Smash-Em building, and trucks use the alley between College and Washington streets to get to the store, he said.

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