The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 8

rr rmr rrrr rry t't'T't Westers Pantagraph A-8 Bloomington-Normal, III. Police hunt elusive boy Parking problems, housing code discussed by Newman was charged with furnishing beer to minors in addition to the illegal possession charge. Police said they gave chase to the 17-year-old 'car at Main and Dale after they saw him driving recklessly. The youth went west on Dale and stopped at Hovey and Samantha before running from police. Officers were In the process of obtaining warrnats for his arrest on charges of reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police officers, illegal transportation of open liquor and driving on a suspended or revoked li- cense.

Parking problems, in front yards as well as in the downtown area; adoption of a new housing code, and revision of a building code held Normal's City Council attention Monday night. The council was unable to get through its agenda before adjourning after nearly five hours. A closed-door executive session, dealing with mass transit problems, followed the public meeting. The public transportation committee an arm of both city councils has scheduled a public session for 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bloomington council chambers.

Mayor Carol Reitan appointed Counci linen Ralph Wrench and James Roudebush to meet with City Manager David Anderson and Building Commissioner Wayne Febus to review town ordinances on front yard parking requirements to determine whether town codes are consistent. Uniformed officer A proposed revision of downtown parking time limits calling for half hour and hour-long restrictions Instead of Normal route U.S. 66 decision to follow hearing Normal police Tuesday were looking for a 17-ycar-old Champaign boy who ran from police early Tuesday after being stopped at Hovey Avenue and Samantha Street. Police charged two other occupants in the stopped car with illegal possession of open beer in a car. Frieda C.

Petty, 19, of 814 E. Jefferson was being held on that charge at noon. Edgar W. Newman, 46, Champaign, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital after being locked up In the Normal jail.

He complained of chest pains, police said. He was reported in fair condition Tuesday noon. It comes Rwmiry Powtll, 704 W. Jtfftraon, had btn hMrlng noisti in an upstairs room for soma timt. Monday night sht dtctded to invtstigatt.

Sho found that two small windows had boon shot out and a family of birds havo movod in. $250,000 OK'd for junction A $250,000 improvement project for the Intersection of U.S. 66 and Oakland Avenue has been approved in a joint agreement between the city and the state, it was announced Tuesday by the Department of Transportation. The project is part of the federally sponsored TOPICS program. The letters stand for Traffic Operations to Increase Capacity and Safety.

At the Intersection, U.S. 66 will be widened from its present 74 feet to 86 feet to accommodate four through lanes along with left and right turn lanes. Oakland will be widened from 20 to 65 feet to provide for four traffic lanes and a median strip. The state and federal government will fund the program with the exception of $20,000 estimated for storm sewer costs. That portion will be paid by the city.

The state, which will oversee construction, is expected to let the contracts in time for construction next spring and summer. The intersection is one of four TOPICS projects valued at $695,000 for the Twin City area. Others include the U.S. 66 and 150 intersection, the proposed improvement at U.S. 66 and College and the Linden-Beaufort streets intersection with College Avenue.

Girl severely bitten by dog A 10-year-old Normal girl, bitten on the face by a German Shepherd dog Monday afternoon, remained in St. Joseph's Hospital in good condition Tuesday noon. Liza Dcibert, 703 Sheridan Road, Normal, was walking with a friend at about 1:30 p.m. When they passed 802 S. Mercer the girls stopped to pet and talk to the dog.

The dog bit Liza on the upper and lower lips. The bite was severe, her mother Mrs. Robert Deibert, said. It required several stitches to close and might require future surgery. The dog's owner was to contact police.

Once the council pinpoints its stand on the routing, it will schedule a general public hearing to get views of affected residents. No date for the public hearing was discussed Monday night. But Mayor Carol Reitan and the council emphasized their desire to speed up a town recommendation on the routing. State Division of Highways officials told the council July 18 that the route "should be what you people want it to be." If Normal can agree on a recommendation in the next two months, the state will conduct a public hearing on the proposed $2.3 million project this fall. Construction would not begin prior to 1974 at the earliest.

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66 link from Main Street east to U.S. 66 through Normal will follow a public hearing, the Normal City Council said Monday night. Council members agreed to discuss possible alternative routings for the long-proposed Bowles-Pine-Fort Jesse route at its regular session Aug. 21. Arrangements to conduct that public session at Citizens Savings Loan instead of city hall will be made.

The council said it felt many citizens in the north end of Normal might want to hear the council discussion. Public views on those alternatives will not be heard Aug. 21, the council said. Grand Prize Winners of a Mickey Mouse Watch Leah Jesse 8 Knollcrest, Normal, III. Craig Queen 1201 Westview Normal Jim Laesch is shown presenting Leah Jesse her Mickey Mouse Watch in the inset, was out of the presentation was made.

counci two-hour limits was tabled for a public hearing Aug. 21. The council agreed, however, to retain a uniformed police officer to check traffic violations in the downtown area. Enforcement procedures will be resolved following the public hearing at the start of the council's Aug. 21 session.

Revisions including a new fee schedule for licenses were approved and the town's new minimum housing code was adopted. The council had gone over the code at a recent work session. Anderson's proposed license fees were adopted without debate. They are geared to recover 66 per cent of the town's expenses in inspecting and regulating rooming houses, apartments and motels. License fees for rooming houses with four through seven occupants will be $7.50 a year.

The rate will be $15 for those with eight through 15 roomers and $20 for those with 16 or more roomers. All duplex licenses will be. a flat $10. Licenses for apartments, motels and hotels will cost $10 for the first four units and an additional $5 for each additional four units. Had been $5 Prior to Monday night annual licenses for all types of multiple-family housing had been a flat $5.

The new license fees will take effect Sept. 1. Only minor changes were proposed in the revision of the town's building code. The council approved the changes and instructed City Attorney Robert Marko-witz to prepare an ordinance for adoption Aug. 21.

In other action, the council: Held off action on awarding a contract to J. L. Wroan Sons, Normal, for the construction of a Towanda Avenue bridge across Sugar Creek south of Fort Jesse Road. Wroan's lone bid of $32,692 was under the engineer's estimate of $33,692. The council tabled the contract until Aug.

21 in order for Scott Weller III, developer of Mission Hills Subdivision, to get sanitary and storm sewers installed in the vicinity of the bridge. Neither project had been started Monday. City Engineer Sam Wylie estimated it would take two weeks to complete that work. Instructed its attorney to draw up an ordinance to vacate all but the west 82 feet of an alley from Adelaide to Emeline between Kern and West on the town's west side. Residents had petitioned for the vacation.

Contract awarded Awarded an $8,707 contract to Leon Short Sons, East Peoria, for a seven-gang mower and tractor with hydraulic controls. Approved a request from Normal Community High School for permission to stage its homecoming parade on Friday, Oct. 6. The parade route must be approved by the state because it will cross Main Street. Approved the purchase of a home at 702 Franklin from Mrs.

Anna Mikel at a cost of $25,000. A $2,500 down payment was approved. The property on the southeast corner of Vernon Avenue and Franklin was sought to facilitate development of the new Vernon-Beaufort underpass at the Gulf, Mobile Ohio Railroad. Approved the appointment of Mrs. Paul Unger of 15 Robinwood to the Normal Planning Commission.

She is the second woman on the commission and will fill the ex-officio post vacated by Mayor Reitan. Approved a termination of the town's lease on The Inn at 400 N. Beech, effective Wednesday. The property was recently purchased by Freshway Bakeries. Charged with theft of items from store A 22-year-old Bloomington man was charged with theft under $150 Monday.

He is accused of taking a deodorant spray valued at $1.38 and two bottles of after-shave lotion costing $1.38 apiece from Washington Square IGA. Harry D. Fortner posted $100 bond for a Sept. 7 court appearance. He was arrested at 11:30 a.m.

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