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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on April 28th, B.W. Baker, A.C. Bartlett, W.R. Breedlove, R.B. Se ward, R. George R, Walker, R. E. Weiseman, A.P. J.S.Livesay, Jr., City Attorney. 1959, there were present:I Irvine Smith, Johnson,Jr., City Manager, and The .meetihgwas opened with prayer by Mr. Baker. Minutes of the regular meeting of April l~th, 1959 were read and approved. The following reports from the City Manager were read: 59-110 - "I am submitting the attached agreement with the Western Union Telegraph Company and recommend that the proper city officials be authorized to sign. This agreement is in reference to Western Union cable crossing the property ·hat the.City acquired from the Seaboard AirLine Railroad. It provides that the cables must be relocated at the owner's expense upon direction of the City, should future use and development of the property make this Motion of Mr. Walker that the agreement be approved and the proper city officials be authorized ~o sign s~me, was adopted, without dissenting Mote. 59-111 - "I am submittingthe attached easement agreement with the Virginia Electric and Power Company and recommend that . the proper city officials be authorized to sign. This is an agreement similar to the previous one with the Western Union Telegraph Company concerning power lines crossing the City proper~y required from the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company. This agreement ~lso provides that the power lines must be relocated at the owner's expense upon direction of the City, should any~future use and develop - ment of the property make this necessary." city officials be authorized to sign the agre~ ent was adopted, without dissenting vo~e. 59~112 = "I submit the attached agreement with Thomas J Lipton, Incorporated and recommend~that the proper ci~ officials be authorized to sign. This agreement grants the City the right to use Thomas J. Lipton's property for flooding purposes when Lake Meade is filled." MotioD of Mr. Smith To concur in the-City Manager's recommendation and that proper city officials be authorized to sign the agreement, was adopted. 59-113 - "The matter of the type of curb to be used in the Mid City Shopping Center referred ~o me at the last meeting of Council, has been investSgated. I have attached drawings of the two types of curbs to show a comparison. While the Bide-A-Wee type of curb is slightly less in cost, the standard curb is two inches higher. There would be a difference of ~367.28 in 5,700 lineal feet of curbing required for the Shopping Center Project dr a difference of approximately $0.06 per foot, The contractor advises us that there would be no difference in the cost of installing the curbs as far as labor isinvolved. The Bide-A-Wee typeof curb permits easier crossing by.automobiles and~i~this would create, a traffic hazard in not having defi- nite entrances to the parking lot of the Shopping Center. I recommend!that we use the standard curb on this project." Motion of Mr. Bartlett to concur in the recommendation of-the City Manager and to award;~he contract to Viola Brothers, was adopted, without dissentingr~ote. 59-t14 - "The Tidewater Historical Dram~Association was advised of the conditions under ~which theCity would advance $5,000,00~to aid in opening the play "The Confederacy". Mr. Hofheimer ~n - formed me that the Association would be unable ~o sign a note for the $5.000,00, nor would they be able to guarantee the repayment of this money.by the close of the season. This is submitted for your information." without dissenting vo~e. Motion~ of Mr. B.reedlove bhat.this be received as ~information and filed, was adopted, 59-115 "I have investigated the possibility of installing a boat ramp at the foot of London St. The Corps of Engineers advised me that it will be necessary to submi~ a plan as to the type of construction and footing that would be used at the end o£ this ramp. There is also a storm drain that would have to be extended ~o accomplish this project. I have also ~alked with a few boat owners and their objection to ~his location was having ~o pull their boats through the traffic and then having no place ~o park during the week. I recommend that the ma~ter of constructing a boat ramp at this locatio be referred back to theCity Manager for £urther study and investigation. I have studied other locations for the construction of boat ramps and find that they would he suitable £or small boats, but not the ones 16 ft. long, or over, the;lw~ter being too shallow for these larger boats. The foot of ~ddle St. would be a good ~ocation for a project of this type where there is already available a parking lot. I ~e¢~mmend that where it is feasible, we construct these ramps for ~he l~unching of boats." Motion of Mr. Smith to concur ~n the recommendation of tke City Manager that this matter be referred back to him for further study and investigation, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 59-116 - '~After conferring with the Director of Public Works, I believe the best method of preserving the.marke~ at Queen and Middle Sts. ~s to pave the sidewalks surrounding this marker, also a s~one plaque with the proper mnscription such as the one at High;and Crawford Sts. be installed in the concrete sidewalk. There are sufficient funds in the Sidewalk Account to accomplish ~ki~work." Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the recon~endation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote.