Trash Contract With American Still Alive.

Council member Don Stearnes, in an interview with the Mornin' Mail, says he is now comfortable with the proposed contract with American Disposal Services. Stearnes was one of four who voted against the contract at last Tuesday's regular Council meeting. The Council Bill required six votes to pass and one member was absent so the resulting 4-5 vote failed to authorize the signing of the contract.

Stearnes said he was concerned over the fact that American announced on the day of the vote that it would merge with another large solid waste hauler. He is now convinced that the merger will not adversely affect the contract.

Mayor Johnson suggested during the meeting that the issue could be reconsidered during the next regular meeting, but it takes a two-thirds majority (7 votes) to bring an item back for reconsideration.

American was the low bidder on the five year contract with the City and actually reduced the cost to the average family about thirty cents per month for weekly trash service. The contract does not contain the mandatory recycling option.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

There has been some progress on the paintin' of the water tower logos. Or, at this point it may be the stickin' of the logos.

Council member Mike Harris informed us Friday that he has been contacted by a Springfield firm that can make the logos out of vinyl and they can be put in place anytime after the paint on the tower is cured.

There should be some estimate of cost in time for the scheduled special Council meetin' tomorrow night. If you've been followin' the story, the cost for paintin' the design on both towers was estimated at over $25,000 and the Council was at least hesitant to come up with approximately $11,000 of that to get the job done. Harris suggested they check into the vinyl application and at first came up dry, but now thinks this may save some cash and not have ta rush the job. There were still some questions Friday that need to be addressed. This would be the first water tower application for this company.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin'.

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The Super Handyman

Dear Al: When you are using a woodworking pattern for a project that is coming from a book or magazine, make a photocopy of it first. Then lay it upside down on the wood and run a hot iron over t. The pattern comes off on the wood. It will be a mirror image, so you need to consider that, but it will save you time and make things easier.

Q: I have an old copper range hood in my kitchen. It tarnishes easily, and I spend a lot of time cleaning and polishing it. Is there a way to retard the tarnish or seal it out?

A: After the polishing is done and before you touch the shiny metal, apply a coat of clear finish. Some people like spray lacquer; others prefer a polyurethane coating.

Keep in mind that almost all such finishes are flammable. Be sure you have plenty of ventilation and that there's no source of ignition, not even the spark from flipping a light switch. Since the hood is above the range, kill those pilot lights if it's a gas stove.

With a clear finish in place, the shine would last much longer, and an occasional wipe would be all it would need.

Dear Al: I recently needed to oil the blower motor on the air conditioner before cranking it up, and couldn't reach it with the oil can. I ended up stretching a wire from the oil can to the oil port, and allowed some of the oil to drip down the wire and into the port. My plan worked great.

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