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1 GOP plan provicles $60 million for Spoltaneiaciura The GOP plan would require no new taxes or additional appropriations during the 1985-87 budget period, Saling said. The $500 million could be taken from existing state revenues over the next 10 years without much impact, he added. "It's a very tiny part of the total general-fund budget," said Ming. "All we would need is less of an increase in spending to pay for it." That statement was met with some skepticism in the halls of the Legislature. tne nails ot tne Legislature.

By KEN SANDS Staff writer OLYMPIA Spokane would be guaranteed $60 million for aquifer protection under a $600 million statewide water-quality proposal unveiled Monday by Senate Republicans. The plan is viewed as the first step toward a compromise with Gov. Booth Gardner, whose MO million water-quality bill has been defeated twice in the Sen. Jerry Saling, R-Spokane, said the Republican plan would give more bang for the buck than Gardner's proposal to sell WO million in bonds. Under the GOP plan, only $100 million in bonds would be sold.

That money would help pay for water-quality projects now ready for construction. Between 1987 and 1997, another 000 million from existing sales-tax revenues would be set aside in the state budget for other water-quality projects. A total of $600 million would be spent, and repayment of the bonds would add $170 million to the total cost, Baling said. Under Gardner's plan, only WO million would be spent, yet repayment of the bonds would cost $1.17 billion. that they can absorb an absence of that amount of money from the general fund?" Gano, a lobbyist whose organization backs Gardner's plan, said the GOP plan "has some good points to it," but he wonders whether future legislatures would honor the commitments.

"People in Spokane, for example, might get excited and plan for the money," he said. "Then the 1987 Legislature comes in and changes its mind and says it's not going to do it. What prevents them from doing 'that?" See AQUIFER on page A8 0 "Is that realistic?" asked Steve Gano, executive director of the state Association of Sewer Districts. "In two years are they expecting the budget to be such It it 0 gpokant ntonitte Tuesday, April 16,1985 Page A3 nal YRegi IMINFMMENIMilnEIMINIVNE1 IMMIERIMEIMMINEIMMEN Garbage truck dumped I Parking propOsal presente By RICK BONIN Mt N4 1.13,ke (. (73 li Staff photo by STEVE THOMPSON the accident was caused by a combination of speed and the slope of the pavement at that location.

Coy and a crewman were r.lot injured. SON the David Coy lost control of his garbage.truck Monday morning when he rounded a corner at Empire and Freya. Dennis Hein, refuse director, said change may add women, minorities to police force I' women, four Hispanics and no blacks on the city's 250-member police force. City Manager Terry Novak said there was no guarantee the one-year list would produce such results, but called it "worthy of For example, said Lydia Sims, city affirmative-action director, minorities in local criminal justice and law-enforcement programs "graduate and don't hang around for two years." force, Novak said, the city will pursue the idea further. The hiring list change is just one move by the city to encourage police hiring of women and minorities.

The police department has mounted an extensive recruiting program, and new tests are being used that are designed to eliminate cultural bias. Tests for police applicants will be given May 22, with applications accepted for two weeks beginning April 29. the by has am, yen two The temporary rule change approved today leaves it to the Civil Service Commission to decide yhether to extend the list for a second year next spring, or start a new list. Police and firefighter union leaders urged caution, saying too much tampering with rules could hurt the fairness and equal treat- ment the civil service system was designed to provide. But if a one-year list results in the hiring of more minorities and women on the police Potential changes in police hiring practices, intended to put more women and minorities on the force, were approved today by the Civil Service Commission.

Under the change, a new hiring list could be put together after one year, instead of the 'traditional two years. Applicants are ranked on those lists based on their test scores. City officials said a one-year list would. 'provide flexibility and may result in hiring more women and minorities. There are six 'w Staff writer Parking would be banned the east sides of Washington and Lincoln and the west side of Monroe in downtown Spokane under plans presented Monday night to the City Council.

I The full-time ban also would be placed on the east side of Stevens to about First, and on the west 1. side of Stevens farther south. Public testimony on the plan will be taken at the council's April 29 meeting. "The objective is to maintain four lanes of traffic on each street," City Manager Terry No-yak said of the scheme that's de- 04 signed. to replace the city's current, controversial "rush-hour" parking ban.

Downtown merchants plained the rush-hour ban was confusing and customers' cars of, ten were towed. Businessmen ac'ft cepted a full-time ban on one side of the streets, with all-day parking on the other. While the council has agreed, approval must come from the federal Environmental Protection Agency because the rush-hour ban was part of the city's plan to meet federal clean-air standards. The new plan is scheduled to take effect May 1. There could be a delay, however, if EPA decides to require hearings on the proposnen It would remove parking in 215 of the 340 metered spaces down-de- town that are now affected by the rush-hour ban.

Traffic engineers chose the particular sides of Washington, Monroe and Lincoln partly because that best lines up those streets with the Washington Bridge, Monroe Bridge and thq Interstate 90 exit, respectively. On Stevens, the plan is less clear because of various traffic-flow problems. The council asked for further study on that street. Parking will be restored full time on small stretches of Wall and Howard that now fall under the rush-hour ban. In other business, the counciL, 111 Agreed without discussion to establish a city International Trade Promotion Program to en, courage local exports overseas and with foreign investment -in Spokane.

The cost will be $60,000 annual, ly. Upheld the Zoning Board in denying Taco Time's request for a drive-in window at its restau3, rant at S1227 Grand, across from St. John's Cathedral. Restaurant owner Evan Arm- strong said the window is needed to keep that Taco Time competitive, and that the impact on the nearby cathedral park and other property would be kept to a minimum. But council members agreed with church representatives that the window could create traffic and noise problems.

II Deferred for a week its deci- sion on whether developers turning the old City Hall into offices and stores should be allowed access to' the skywalk system on that down. town block and if so, how. Appointed Duane Branden- burg, a Cheney resident and Spo-: kane Valley banker, as the citizen member of the city-county board overseeing study of a possible gar-. bage-burning plant in the Spokane area. station files for Chapter 11 This little wayward piggy finally made its way home PFRTS 1 But there may have been more to Bert's good spirits than just a homecoming.

A note attached to the 3-footlong, black-and-white figure read in part: "Had no intention of keeping Bert permanently. Just needed Bert's services for our sow, Bertha." The note was signed "Jessi James." A post script added: "See you next breeding season." Wells, owner of the Corner Trading Post antique store in Post Falls, had offered a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever swiped Bert. The pig, which vanished April 3, usually stands outside the store next to a plastic horse named "Ernie. Wells uses the pair to attract customers to his store. The case of the stolen porker drew inquiries from media as far away as Salt Lake City eager to find out if Bert and Ernie had been reunited, Wells said.

a t- r- Si A r- By JEFF KRAMER Staff correspondent POST FALLS "Bert" a fiberglass pig who has hogged the spotlight since he was stolen from a storefront two weeks ago is on the job again after a mysterious caller tipped off his whereabouts. Antique shop owner Randy Wells reported that he received an anonymous phone call Sunday night from a man who asked, "Do you want Bert back?" The caller then instructed Wells to "go six telephone poles past Pole line Road on Idaho Street and he's behind a bush." Fearing the caller might be setting him up to be robbed, Wells notified Post Falls police, who worked with Kootenai County sheriff's authorities to retrieve the pig. Bert looked happy as he rode home in the back of a squad car, Wells said. Broadcast Vision Television, which operates Spokane's KSKNTV, has filed a petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, seeking tection from creditors while it attempts to reorganize its finances.

The Spokane television station went on the air on Channel 22 in December 1983. It now is vent and unable to pay its debts, according to the bankruptcy petition filed Monday by attorney Richard Guy. In a U.S.. District Court action Monday, Viacom Enterprises, an Ohio corporation, sued Lee Schulman, doing business as KSKN-TV, for million for alleged breach of contract and copyright Infringement. Schulman was out of town today and unavailable for comment, but attorney Guy said "it is the station management's intention to keep it running." The total debt is not listed in the bankruptcy petition, but a list of the top 10 creditors includes Viacom, owed $559 672.

fr I Photo by COLIN MULVANY Randy Wells proudly poses with his pig, "Bert," after it was returned home. 1 Retired Judge Ralph E. Foley dies at 84 4 explosion in the South Pacific during World War H. "I worked with him for 25 years," Gilpin said. "I feel bad.

He was the most gracious man you ever worked with, not just with those who came before us in the courtroom, but with everybody. The city is going to miss a real gentleman. He was so fair and such a good judge." Gilpin said that he, Foley and court reporter George Stewart worked together for years and See FOLEY on page A5 ar dd 'X: I I ter Ind Lally, who has worked at the courthouse either as a prosecutor or a Judge for 45 years, said Foley was one of the finest jurists on the Superior Court bench during that time. "Of all the judges who have passed through here in all those years, he is one of the two or three that is just priceless," Lally said. He said Foley was patient, kind and had "a brilliant mind." Foley's retired former bailiff, Harrison W.

Gilpin, E1321 18th, said the judge helped him when he came home after being blinded by an Retired Superior Court Judge Ralph E. Foley, 84, died Monday night at Sacred Heart Medical Center. A Superior Court judge for 34 years, he was the senior member of the judiciary of the state of Washington at the time of his Judge Foley also was recognized as the father of the family court system in this state, which he fostered in the belief that strong family ties and a child's need for affection are major elements th character formation. Spokane County Superior Court Judge John J. In the U.S.

District Court case, Viacom alleges KSKN-TV failed to make payments for films it received for broadcast. Viacom seeks $1,326,182 for alleged breach of contract and for accelerated payments allegedly due because of the delinquency. Mayor Chase back in fiehting Irani" i ri ollowing back surger books a while back as part of a general housekeeping about the contemporary sculpture hanging outside of outdated ordinances. City Council chambers, produced by New York artist fir lot ft WO. first time around, for whatever political and pyschological insights they may provide: Mayor Pro Tern Rob Higgins "Employment; a broad-based economy." Councilman Dick Gow "Neighborhood redevelopment." Councilman Dave Robinson "A single, major urban government." Councilman Jack Hebner "Continued freedom and democracy." Councilwoman Vicki McNeill "Preserving our natural resources." Councilwoman Sheri Barnard "An international trade center." City Attorney Jim Sloane said the emergency ordinance was passed May 20, 1980 Just after Mount St.

Helens blew its top to give city inspectors the power to force cleanup of public parking lots. "We figured cleaning off the streets wouldn't do a lot of good if the parking lots were causing problems," Sloane explained. "But we didn't have many problems because everyone cooperated so Now the city is counting on the volcano to cooperate. "I guess were hoping Mount St. Helens isn't going to erupt again," Sloane said.

Mayor Jim Chase, slowed in recent weeks by back surgery, was fine, feisty form over the weekend at the City Council's annual retreat. When council members were to list their priorities for the future as an opening exercise, Chase had a ready answer. "I zeroed in on one thing that's the Spokane Superdome," said a sniffing Chase, who has fought an uphill battle for a domed football stadium in Spokane with 25,000 or more seats. "He's feeling better," chuckled wife Eleanor. Other goals mentioned by councH Judy Pfaff for $40,000 in federal and city grants.

"If you want to pay $40,000 to have somebody bend up a bunch of wire and tin cans, I can do it just as good as they can," former Councilwoman Margaret Leonard said when she announced her candidacy for mayor. But the city recently received some decidedly different art a large oil painting of the Spokane Falls, done by a local artist circa 1890, donated from the Lincoln Mutual Savings Bank collection. It Just so happened the painting was presented the night the council "roasted" retiring City Engineer Glen Yake, who packed it in after 33 years. Pointing to the century-old painting, former Councilman Jack O'Brien said: "See the transit on RICK BONIN Staff miter IIMNIMMPONIIMMIEN members the Volcanic ash no longer is a nuisance in Spokane not officially, under the city charter, at least The City Council quietly swept Its ash law off the More than six months later, people still are talking See BONINO on page A5 Ask.