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Trane Boilers For Lakeview By JEROME R. ROSSO Tribune Staff Writer Trane boilers will be used in the construction of the power plant and laundry at La Crosse County's new Lakeview Health Center at West Salem. By a 6 to 2 vote, the county special building committee directed that Trane boilers be substituted for the boilers originally specified for the project. The bidding to install the boilers as part of the heating, ventilating and cooling contract for the project had been won by Winona Plumbing Co. with a bid of $282,680.

In making its bid. Winona Plumbing agreed to supply either Kewaunee or Iron Fireman boilers, as the specifications for the project called for. Those specifications had also stated that bidders might submit offers using various makes of boilers. Before the low bids were accepted by the company, one bidder R.H. Lovold pointed out that if it were allowed to use one of the substitute makes, Cleaver-Brooks.

its bid would have been less than Winona Plumbing's. Trane Co. representatives then interjected that if substitute makes were to be considered, Trane boilers were also on the list of substitutes. Representatives of the architects. Hackner Schroeder.

Roslansky and Associates, ruled with regard to objection that the winning bid was to be determined on the basis of using one of the specified boilers. They said the county could then, if it wished deal with the winning bidder for one of the makes on the list of substitutes. In approving Winona bid, the county board provided that the special building committee was to dicker with Winona Plumbing to see if it would agree to use Trane boilers on the project. Board Chairman John Thomas (14th Dist reported to the board that in a letter Winona Plumbing had stated it would agree to use Trane boilers, but at no change in its bid. The letter also contained the information that, whereas Winona had been promised shipping dates in April and in May for the Iron Fireman and Kewaunee boilers, Trane had refused to guarantee any delivery date.

Architect Robert Smith told the committee that the new building will be enclosed by Oct 15 and that heat must be available for it by that date. Trane representative David Hamilton reported to the committee that since the Winona Plumbing letter was written, the Trane strike had been settled and Trane could now guarantee a shipping date July." Winona Plumbing representative Toney Cameron, questioned by Hamilton as to whether the contractor could then have at least one boiler operating to provide heat by Oct. 15. replied that that was possible can guarantee a July shipping Hamilton told the committee the Trane boilers had some advantages (he estimated it would burn some $3,000 less worth of fuel a year, based on an oil price of 25 cents a gallon). Various committee members questioned some features of the Trane boilers, including the relatively short time Trane has been manufacturing them, but seemed most interested in the delivery date.

Alphonse Hammes (25th Dist not a member of the building committee, stated that if Trane wanted this business they would come up with a better shipping Carl Bruhnke (18th Dist.) declared that the county should do anything it could for Trane as a local business and added he was sure Trane could advance the shipping date of its equipment by 15 or 30 days. His motion to require Trane equipment on the project was adopted, with Brhunke. Thomas. Orrin Young (24th James Grenisen (18th). Arthur McBain (16th) and Wilbert Ipsen (15th) voting for it and Robert Frederick (35th) and George Jolivette (33rd) against it Hamilton said he could guarantee" that the shipping date question get front office attention." Rule Forced Referral 3 Onalaska Candidates La Crosse Tribune, Wednesday, January 30, Unit Backs Emission Control Review Post Of Mayor didates are Donald E.

Suter, 1011 Well Robert Rice 537 E. Spruce Larry A. Fladharnmer, 316 N. 15th and Arnold L. La Febre 542 N.

13th Ave. Third Ward hopefuls are Richard Hauser. 213 S. 9th Edward J. Jurczuk, 1025 S.

Oak Leo Landsinger, 1310 Main and Susan L. Weber. 1209 Green St. Municipal Court Justice Charles Roddle of 409 S. Oak the incumbent, is unopposed Four candidates are running for two seats on the Onalaska Board of Education.

The candidates are: Catherine Symons. 627 N. 13th Jerome P. Malin, 320 Horman Gordon Sehlafmann. 1309 Lake and Charles E.

Comeau, 153 Esther Drive. R.l. Malin. an incumbent, is vice president of the school board. According to Onalaska City Clerk Don Huggett, there will be a primary election March 5, for the mayoral race, as well as in the 2nd and 3rd Wards.

Trucks Debated constituents don't. Tourists are very important to Wisconsin, and they don't like the big trucks either." Lawrence director of employe relations for Gateway Transportation called the safety issue He said long-term accident figures have been gathered by insurance companies, state highway safety departments and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in the 37 states that permit twin- trailer outfits of 65 to 70 feet. They either found no difference from the 55-foot truck or discovered that the twin units were safer. Gateway runs more miles with twin trailers than with single tractor trailer units, O'Neill said, and finds they have a better accident record.

Another firm that has checked on 130 million miles of twin-trailer operation found them 37 per cent safer. Wichern said the highway already was dangerous, with motorists driving cars of all sizes and hauling boats, campers and other vacation gear. It takes 1.7 seconds longer to pass a 65- foot truck, and the blinding spray in bad weather is worse. The spray thing is another phony O'Neill said. show that the spray in passing is worst with a tank truck, the kind that hauls milk and gasoline Second worst is the auto transport.

The best is the double bottom." As for motorist -safety, he added, "a Volkswagen is at a disadvantage with a Lincoln, but I hope we re not going to outlaw Lincolns. And a truck is at a disadvantage with a train." require an application for funds be before the commission 60 days before action is taken. He said the city's application was submitted three weeks ago. and an environmental impact study on it was received three days before the meeting. Aldrich said he felt the executive committee be very lame in its duties if it had not referred the application The recommendation of the MRRPC is to endorse the application when it is satisfied the best service will be made to the La Crosse urban area.

Seeking ONALASKA. Wis. Three candidates have filed to run for mayor of Onalaska to succeed Irving Pertzsch. who is stepping down at the end of his term Earl Phillips. 438 N.

6th Irving L. Horman, 1034 Green Bay and Theodore G. Kothe. 816 Park will run for mayor. Sigurd Olson of 203 N.

4th and Adolph O. Anderson. 2nd Avenue Southwest, will run for 1st Ward alderman. Olson is the incumbent. Second Ward alder manic can- Safety Of Long Wisconsin motorists and their legislators don't like big trucks and are frightened by the twin- trailer rigs, a spokesman for the state division of the American Automobile Association (AAA) told a La Crosse service club Tuesday.

The longer trucks are not only more economical than the 55- foot combinations now legal in Wisconsin, also less hazardous on the road, said a La Crosse trucking firm executive in rebuttal. Wisconsin shippers and consumers will be at a disadvantage with the 37 states now allowing the longer units until they're made legal here, he added. suppose the issue is economy versus said Arthur Wichern of the AAA Madison office, who handles public relations and legislative affairs for the 347.000-member organization. A membership poll found 86.4 per cent opposed to the twin-trailer idea, even on four-lane divided highways, and 7.6 per cent in favor. The legislature is expected to approve a referendum on the issue, to go on the Nov.

5 ballot this year, we ll abide by the decision, either way." Wichern told the Kiwanis Club. have had this before them for 10 years. They don't want longer trucks because their Of City's Bid: Aldrich Harp Frames Rehearsing Madrigal Singers Judy Liebl, Harpist, Accompanies Viterbo Choral Group Music, Dance Open Thursday Viterbo Fare To A potpourri of music and dance featuring Viterbo Marianettes and Madrigal Singers will open Thursday and continue through Monday in Recital Hall, Viterbo Fine Arts Center The Madrigal Singers, directed by Sister Antoinette DeLorbe will perform vocal music from the 15th to the 20th centuries, with examples of German lieder. French chansons, Madrigal and American ballads. Tim Claussen.

Viterbo junior, is choreographer for the group The Marianettes, directed by Daniel Johnson-Wilmot. will perform Benjamin of the selections from Fair a vocal and dance arrangement of of Silence." with a dance solo by Jodie Brieske. Louis Campbell has created scenery effects for Martin and which will feature soloist Nola Jo Starling. The Marianettes will be wearing their new season costumes. Mod designed by Robert Lyons.

The groups will combine for a dramatic rendition of highlights from the musical. with choreography and scene design by Campbell and costumes by Lyons Accompanists for the program are Judy Liebl and Linda Medinger. piano; Edith Strong, flute, and Judy Liebl. harp. Performances will be at 8:15 p.m.

Thursday. Friday and Monday, with a 2:15 p.m matinee Sunday. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Center box office. Referral by a regional planning commission of the City of La application for mass transportation capital improvement funds had nothing to do with the city's rift with the Town of Medary over a sewer connnec- tion, according to a commission member. Russell Aldrich.

118 S. 26th a member of the Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission (MRRPC) and its executive committee, said Tuesday the commission was required by regulation to refer the application for 60 days. The MRRPC serves as a clearinghouse for federal loans and grants. The City of La Crosse is seeking $1.1 million in federal funds for improvements on mass transit. The application was referred by the MRRPC executive committee at its meeting Monday.

Ronald Bracegirdle, city planner, appeared to explain the request, and Stanley Peterson, chairman of the Town of Medary, appeared to ask a delay of 60 days to give the city and members of the La Crosse Area Planning Committee time to work out a solution to a dispute over a sewer connection for the town to the city's treatment plant. Aldrich said this was a coincidence. and the committee would have referred the request anyway. He said clearinghouse review rules By KENNETH G. BROWN Tribune Staff Writer The Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce Pollution Control Committee (PCC) Tuesday adopted a resolution on auto emission controls that supported the request of the La Crosse New Car Dealers Association (LNCDA) to have the controls re-evaluated by Congress.

The resolution stopped short of endorsing the efforts of LNCDA. which is circulating petitions for Congress to repeal guto emission standards and air quality standards are unrealistic, not necessary, inflationary in terms of the cost of Final Tally Of UW-L Spring Roll Is 6,174 Spring semester enrollment figures at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse are almost the same as a year ago. with late registrants pushing the final tally to within 24 of spring 1973. In all, 6.174 students are enrolled this semester compared with 6.198 last year. Graduate enrollment, off eight per cent in the preliminary count, was increased to one per cent from last year, with 311 students registered.

Entering freshmen, up 26 per cent, and transfer students, up 28 per cent, accounted for largest increases. UW-L Chancellor Kenneth Lmdner called the enrollment figures The figures total held up to last spring semester in spite of the university graduating the largest midyear class in its 63-year rinks except the osed in La Crosse lecause of warm Fry. parks and director said ry said the Lagoon it 6 p.m. required systems, and which require even more gas consumption of their The LNCDA is seeking repeal of certain standards as a means of conserving gasoline through increased mileage during the energy crisis. The PCC resolution notes that: have been set by act of Congress limiting auto emissions as a reasonable means of decreasing and controlling air and to presently established 1975-76 emission control levels for autofnobiles raises serious questions as to efficacy and Pollution Control Committee of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce, while being opposed to the repeal of reasonable auto emission standards, supports requesting Congress to maintain 1974 auto emission standards, giving the National Academy of Science (NAS) time to present the facts about pollution control The resolution is based on a position paper, issued by LNCDA Saturday, that said: LNCDA feels that the people of the La Crosse area should have complete understanding of the new car dealers School, Closed By Flu, Reopens St James Catholic School, Avon and Windsor was reopened Wednesday morning after being closed Tuesday because five faculty members were ill with the flu.

The teachers returned to their classes Wednesday. Actually, according to Sister Elena Staiger, principal, there were more students absent Wednesday, 90. than last Friday, when it was 81. Children of the older grades got the flu first, said Sister Elena, and now most of the absent children are in the primary grades. St.

James has an enrollment of 394. when they present the petition to Congress. following position paper details the reason and need for the petition. It was our feeling that the one paragraph heading on the petition itself boiled down the four-page position The position paper asks, among other things, for Congress to act quickly to half installation of catalytic converters on 1975-76 cars, while maintaining 1974 emission standards, and set new standards which will protect health, preserve the environment and conserve natural resources. In conclusion the paper states have no way of knowing what these standards might be.

Perhaps NAS will recommend a return to levels of 1970. as some have suggested. Perhaps NAS will say the original numbers were correct; perhaps NAS will suggest new numbers." It says whatever recommendation NAS makes, it will be based on scientific fact and proven need. view of the high costs of controlling auto emissions, the nation cannot afford to move ahead with a premature control technology." It says time is running out and to avoid a costly mistake Congress should act within a few weeks. The resolution was adopted by the PCC after two meetings with the LNCDA In the first meeting PCC members questioned the wording of the petition, and a newspaper ad with petitions to Volunteers Prepare For Recycling Plan Volunteers from Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse are sprucing up 20 large trash containers in preparation for a university recycling project.

The containers, being painted white, are to be placed next to regular refuse containers for the collection of specified paper materials. Modern Clean-Up Service of La Crosse has donated the containers in return for any profits to be gained from the sale of the recyclable materials. UW-L maintenance personnel expect to have the containers in place by Friday, marked for specific materials. Painting a container at right are, from left, Michael Weibel and Kent Ferrier, 307 S. 19th and Michael Doran, 424 N.

24th St. Tribune Photo. have emission controls relaxed to 1969 standards The LNCDA said car manufacturers would not support a rollback to 1969. but indicated the re-evaluation should be made on catalytic converters for 1975-76 cars, while 1974 standards were maintained. Carl Schneider.

LNCDA president. said Tuesday car manufacturers are taking another look at their earlier stand on 1974 emissions in view of layoffs in the industry, and indicated further relaxation of standards may be sought He said the LNCDA has not changed its position, and the petitions contain the gist of the position paper The PCC resolution asks 1974 standards be maintained while NAS investigates the facts on pollution control needs. It also urges Congress and the auto industry to seek efficient means and well- documented standards to conserve energy, protect health and preserve the environment. It further urges individual and corporate car owners to be aware of possible air pollution and seek to keep their automobiles tuned to aid the effectiveness of pollution control devices. The resolution was prepared by Dr.

Larry Lindesmith and Jose; Wakeen Sr. Dr. David L. Morris said it was one the medical profession could live with, and moved for its adoption. Richard Williams moved that, subject to approval by the board of directors, copies be sent to Wisconsin congressmen and senators.

Both motions passed unanimously. Schreier Is Honored At United Way Dinner Joseph Schreier, 3008 Lincoln was honored Tuesday evening at the annual banquet of the United Way of the La Crosse Area, Inc Schreier. manager of the southern division of Northern States Power received a plaque in recognition of his successful leadership as chairman of the 1973-74 fund campaign. Allen Jandt. 415 S.

31st Place, executive director of the United Way. said the goal of the drive was $390,960 and the amount realized was $391,000. with some pledges still coming in. Speaking was Lowell Wright. Madison, director of priorities and planning for the Dane County United Wray.

He spoke on How to Account to the Public For Their Contributions." It was voted at the business meeting preceding the banquet to change the name in the articles of incorporation from United Fund of the La Crosse Area to the United Way of The La Crosse Area, Inc. About 300 persons attended the banquet, according to Jandt. who said, in relating to that all who attend the annual affair pay for their own dinner..