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RESOLUTIONNO. 404
JVHEREAS, the CITY OF SEi'lARD by its Resolution No. 364 and Agreement
dated April 3, 1964 has requested and authorized the U. S. Am~Y
ENGINEERS, ALASKA DISTRICT among other things to clear debris and
wreckage from the areas where necessary within the City of 3eward; and
vlliEREAS, the electric power generation plant and electric garage-
shop-warehouse owned by the City of Seward and situated on Lots 5,
6, 7 and 30 - 36 inclusive in Block 6 of the Original Townsite of
Seward, Alaska, were destroyed and burned in the March 27, 1964
disaster; and
~EREAS, the City is requesting the United States of America to com-
plete the replacement of such equipment, instruments, tools and sup-
plies as are necessary to the operation and maintenance of an elec-
tric generation and distribution system, which would be over and
above the replacement accomplished by the Cityfs fire insurance on
same in the total amount of Five Thousand Dollars; and
'VillEREAS, after further study by manufacturing engineers, opinion is
that the generators cannot be rebuilt to be usable as such and are
in fact junk, which changes the conditions on which Corps of Engineers
project for partial 'demolishing and no removal of debris was based; and
;JHEREAS, the scrap value of the jun!< on the above named site will
apply as a credit on the cost to the United States of cleaning up
said debris;
NOw, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the OFFICE OF E1\1ERGENGY PLANNING
and U. s. ARMY ENGINEERS, ALASKA DISTRICT be and hereby are requested
to amend the original project for demolition of the electric generation
plant and electric garage-shop-warehouse to provide for complete demo-
lition and removal from the site of all debris and scrap junk with
the understnading that the City of Seward forever releases any interest
in the value of such junk as such value will be a credit to cost of
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RESOLUTION NO. 404 ( Cont. )
demolition. It is requested that this credit be recognized in
determining financial feasibility of some other needed project.
This Resolution to be in full force and effect immediately upon
passage and approval. Passed and approved by the Common Council of
the City of Seward, Alaska, this 3--z~day of August, 1964.
Attest:
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Beatrice E.:'latts
City Clerk-Treasurer
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Perr~. Stockton
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