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March 14th. 1961
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove to approve the ordinance on first reading.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Walker to amend Mr. B reedlove's motion by amending sub-se.ction (a)
<br />of Section l0 of the ordinance to change the number of hosemen to ninety-five was lest, t~re being ac second.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Walker to amend Mr. Breedlove's motion by amending sub-section (b)
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<br />of Section 10 to read:
<br /> 'The ~utkorized complemen~ of the pol~ e departmen~ shall
<br />nine Lieutensnts, %wenty-one ~ergeants, one hundre.d ten patrolmen-detectives'
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<br />was lost, there being no second.
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<br />be one Chief,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Sewai~d to amend the motion by amending sub-section (b)
<br />the number of Captains to ten, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />was adopted,
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<br />seven Captains,
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<br />change
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
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<br />Smith, Barnes, Leery, Seward
<br />Breedlove, Walker, Weiseman
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<br /> Vo~e being taken, bit. Breedlove's me,ion ~o approve the ordinance onfirst reading,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
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<br />Smith, Bar~es,~ Leery, Sewar~
<br />Breedlove, Walker, Weiseman
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br />61-61 - The following communication from Lee Harrison Civic League was read:
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<br /> ~"At the last meeting of tko Lee Harrison Wards Civic Improvement League, on Febru-
<br />ary 16th, the following resolutions were unanimously passed~:
<br /> First: That the City CGuncil be informed that the League is strongly opposed to
<br />the aseessment Of a proposed additional tax for the collection and disposal Of garbage.
<br /> Secon~: That the old ordi nonce whereby property owners are responsible for the
<br />cost for the repair and maintenance of water lines from the water main ~o the me,ers be repealed. That the Water
<br />Company accept this responsibility to the meters. Hence bt%rig&rig this commodity in line with other utility
<br />services such as g as, electricity and telephones.
<br /> We respectfully request that these resolutions be made a part of the record of
<br />the City Council and that we be notified of action~thereon. Signed James G Collier, President."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove that the communication be acknc~vledged and that further
<br />response be made a~'t~rop~ti~.
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<br />~6t-62.- The following communication.from the City Treasurer ~as rea~:
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<br /> "~erewith is the list of delinquent city real estate taxes for the year 1960 ~o be
<br />~furnished you as required bY State Law."
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<br /> Motio~ of Mr. Weiseman that the:list be published with the exception of those
<br />items which are presently under handling, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br />61-63 - The following communication from Calvary Baptist Church was read:
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<br /> "The first of this year, the Calvary Baptist Church purchased the property adjoining
<br />our church, house number .201 MacArthur Ave."in the name of Nra. Ada T Ellis. We have had the building torn do~n
<br />and request that taxes be relieved on this property. (Signed) Ralph J. Kirby."
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<br />senting vote.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Weiseman to refer to the City Attorney was adopted, without dis -
<br />61-64 - The following communication from Carl E. Garrett was read:
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<br /> "I write you ~n connection with:the transportation problem which many have brought
<br />to your attentio~ with letters, petitions and peNsonally appearing at the City Council meeting on February
<br />1961. This is my second letter I have wrote to City Council. I hope ~ou.wilt permit this to be read at your
<br />~ext ~onncil meeting, so I may express my feelings about the action that was not taken and to express my disap-
<br />pointment in the City Council of which I am now a part of due to annexation. After a private conference with
<br />all 7 councilmen on Feb.' Z8~h during a recess of Council m~eting., c~lled fo~ that purpose, we were told by City
<br />Council that due to current negotiations concerning public transportation, it would ~ot be proper for Council to
<br />gran~ a for-hire permit and 2nd the Court had spoken and that was that. Now I ask 1st ' is it proper for us to
<br />be denied transportation that we have ~O~$d and appreciated for so long2' Is that less proper or less impor-
<br />tant than negotiations with a company pro~en ~o be inadequate, unacceptable and rejected by so many?"
<br /> Second, I would like to ask, wis it not because of unconcern and greed and the
<br />action of the same. company that .caused our private buses .to cease operating creating ill feeling and unhappiness{
<br />a~d the cause of the trouble to begin with. I would also like to point out that we did not have any trouble wit~
<br />the transportation sys<em-an~til:'~c~w~re'~ke~u.~to'the City and only the~ after City Council permitted the same
<br />company to operate in the annexed area. So perHaps gTC was not the o~ly QneS to be lax in judgment. Maybe they
<br />s~o~ld not have been granted exclusive rights in the a~uexed area to begin with. I feel this is a problem that
<br />the anme~ation is responsible for. So therefore if the Council can not give us relief, who can?
<br /> I thank you for giving me an opportunity go express my own opinion, and I feel
<br />there are many others who feel at least partially the way I do. Thank you, gentlemen, and I wish each of you go~
<br />luck, God's speed, emc."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. :Breedlove to acknowledge and refer to the conference on the transit
<br />problem, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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