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THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1970
Colby elects new mayor
Lloyd Scidmore, in his first bid for a public office, narrowly defeated incumbent Colby mayor Dr. F.A. Weix, 191 to 169, in a write-in campaign in Tuesday’s spring election.
Scidmore had announced his candidacy only last week. He carried the first and his own third ward.
In another write-in campaign, and the only other contested city office, Jerome Schultz defeated write-in candidate Charles Nomday, 87-81, for a oneyear term as third ward alderman.
Schultz was running on the ballot, and Nomady also had announced his candidacy last week.
Other alderman elected were Leland Brunker for the two year term in the third ward, Robert Strathman in the second ward and Jacob Beyerl in the first.
Mrs. Myrtle Meacham was also elected clerk-treasurer. Her name appeared on the ballot even though a city charter ordinance makes her position appointive. Because of time limits, the council had not been able to appoint her to her position before election day.
Re-elect Abbotsford school board candidates The three incumbent Abbotsford school board candidates were all reelected in the spring election Tuesday. They are Eugene Blair, Marvin Busse and L.F. Loucks. Theirs were the only names on the ballot. A mild write-in interest had been created, with Mrs. Elaine Greaser receiving 23 votes.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1990
Water tower proposed for Dorchester
The Dorchester village engineer has proposed the construction of a 250,000 gallon water tower, which would carry a $350,000 price tag and provide better pressure and fire protection to village residents and businesses.
The subject was discussed at the April 4 village board meeting with eng ineer C l ay t o n Connell, who said the existing tower should be augmented to provide better fire protection for village industries, particularly Northwest Hardwoods, which has been expanding in recent years.
The village’s tower stands 150 feet high and holds 50,000 gallons, said Dept. of Public Works Supt. Jim Ortlieb. It was built in 1939 and is in decent shape, Ortlieb noted, but does not have the capacity to provide a continuous good flow required to fight a major fire.
Village trustees discussed the possibility of having major industries contribute to the construction of the proposed new tower. The industries will be contacted soon and asked to attend a meeting to discuss that situation.
Connell also delivered a report on the village water utility based on the 1989 population of 698 and the projected population 978 for the year 2010. The report also showed selected fire flows and total flows to specific areas for the year 2010, and further convinced the board that the tower is needed.
