University Daily Kansan / Wednesdav. March 21, 1990 5 City still looking for manager By Kathryn Lancaster Kansan staff writer After Lawrence city commissioners' top candidate for city manager rejected the offer, commissioners yesterday to reopen their search. Commissioners met in executive session for almost 20 minutes last night before announcing that they would review additional candidates. On Friday, Mayor Bob Schumm announced that Gary Eide, city manager from Salem, Ore., had turned down the position. Eide was chosen from a list of five candidates who had interviewed with commissioners during spring break. Commissioner Mike Rundle said that although the remaining four states were well-qualified, commissioners had not reach a consensus on any one. Schumm said that although none of the four had been rejected, commissioners felt they needed to review more candidates. The city manager position was advertised with a salary of about $80,000 plus benefits. Schumm said. He said he thought Eide refused the job because of Lawrence's population and because Eide's family might have been hesitant to make the move. Accepting the position could have been viewed as a step down in terms of career moves because the population of Salem is almost double that of Lawrence. Commissioners had planned to have a city manager at work by mid-April, but they now are uncertain when that might happen. They plan to meet in two weeks to discuss additional candidates. The process of choosing a city manager has been slow, but Schumm said he was pleased with the process. "We're a little bit let down, but we'll get going again." Summs said. Haskell committee to review rights By Jonathan Plummer Kansan staff writer Haskell President Bob Martin and student leaders today will discuss the role of a new committee formed to counter charged student rights violations. The Haskell Indian Junior College Student Senate Council last night reviewed the creation of the Student Research Center. The committee was created by a Senate resolution passed March 6 to counter alleged violations of the rules contained in the Haskell student handbook. "The due process rights of Haskell students are regularly violated by an arbitrary and capricious disciplinary system which denies students their constitutional right to due process of law," the resolution stated. Martin said after the meeting that the administration had been helping students create the committee. He said he was not aware of specific staff members who consistently violated student handbook rules. Cynthia Grant, Senate Executive Board member, said the committee provided students with another outlet in case they felt they were not getting due process. "We as a committee will take your complaint to the president," she said. "If we need legal counsel, we have such." Becky Whitetree, Senate secretary, said the committee had been working with members of the KU School of Law who could give legal aid if needed. Grant said that Martin had been helpful in the creation of the committee and that he was supportive of the group. He seems to be (in favor of the group) "Grand said, "but I don't want it. I don't want to step on any toes here. We want to do this ride." KPS repairs small leak in natural gas main By Eric Goreki Kansan staff writer A minor gas leak reported yesterday near the intersection of Naismith and University drives was repaired by gas company workers. Jim McSwan, Lawrence fire chief, said firefighters responded at 12:04 a.m. to a report of a natural gas smell near the intersection. KPS workers repaired the leak yesterday afternoon by tightening bolts on a pipe. Burger said. After firefighters inspected a KE fraternity's gas line, Kansas Public Service workers determined that the leak was coming from a gas main in an intersection, said Dean Burger, vice president of operations at KPS. Capt. Alan Johnson said firefighters inspected the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, 1301 W. Campus Road. before the gas company pinpointed the leak. Bryson Petty, fraternity president, said, "They just checked the base-mount where our gas is. Everything was just fine." Burger said KPS arrived at the intersection shortly after midnight and found the source of the gas. The leak was determined to be class three, the most minor of KPS' three classifications for gas leaks. The area of cast-iron pipe where the leak occurred will be replaced in June with a $30,000 plastic main, Burger said. The new main will run from University and Naismith drives to Campus Road. It will continue 11th Street to Indiana Street and end at 5th and Indiana streets. A reading taken by KPS workers yesterday showed a 1 to 2 percent trace of gas in the air at the site of the leak. The leak probably occurred because packing near the valves was loosened, Burger said. There is no way of knowing how long the gas had been leaking. About 160 class three gas leaks are in Lawrence, Burzer said. "That may seem like a lot," Burger said. "But we have 295 miles of main and 212 miles of service lines." No danger of explosion or contamina- tion of mines of leak leaks is present, he said. KPS commonly lets minor leaks continue to emit gas because the amount of gas released is so small, he said. KPS is required to repair a class three leak 30 months after it is reported. Burger said yesterday's repair was made because a crew was in the area of the leak. Your paper, your news. THE UNIVERSITY PARK KANSAN Campus-Nation/World-Sports-Weather-Arts/Entertainment Jayhawk Bookstore 843-3826 "At the top of Nalsmith Hill!" 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