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Jemuarv 27th. 1959
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<br />additional benefits relative to paid holidays was referred to me at the last meeting.
<br /> I recommend that the attached ordinance be placed on first reading. There 1s one
<br />change in this ordinance. Veteran's Day has been included, which was. not. in the current ordinance.
<br /> The Union requested the following paragraph in the ordinance:
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<br /> ~The City Manager shall allow laborers and other per diem employees of the City,
<br />excepz Policemen and Firemen and those employees engaged in work necessarily requiring daily services, pay az the
<br />regular rate for holidays thus designated.'
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<br /> The present City Code reads as follows:
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<br /> 'The City M~ager is hereby authorized to allow laborers and other per diem em -
<br />ployees of the City, except Policemen and Firemen and those employees engaged in work necessarily requiring daily
<br />services, pay for the holidays thus designated, provided such employees have worked on-the day preceding and the
<br />day following the holiday.
<br /> [ do not recommend any change in-this paragraph of the City Code."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to place the following ordinance on firs~ reading was
<br />adopted and by the following vo~e:
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<br />Ayes:;Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Walker, Weiseman
<br />Nays: Smith ~
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<br /> *Mr. Smith stated, regarding his negative vote, that he thought there should be a change
<br />the ordinance vo assure city employees eight holidays in any one year, whether the date for the holiday should
<br />fall on Saturday or Sunday.
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO A~ND SECTION 2-35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
<br /> PORT~MOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951, CONCERNING LEGAL HOLIDAYS, TO DESIGNATE
<br /> VETERANS DAY AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY FOR CITY ~fPLOYEES"
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<br /> 59-25 - "On January 16th, 1959, the City Manager and the Superintendent of the Water
<br />Deparzmenr me~ with the Committee on the Appomattox Dam Project. Representatives from Norfolk, Newport News,
<br />Petersburg,Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights were a~ this meeting as well as representatives from the firm
<br />of Wiley & Wilson,Consulting Engineers. This ~as one of a ser~es of m~etings which have been held during the pas~
<br />five months or since the Engineers report has been received~
<br /> According ~o the Engineer's report, it would cost the City approximately Two
<br />Hundred undFifty-one Dollars and Night Cents ($25t.08) per million g~Ilons daily or an ek/oenditure Of better tha~
<br />Four HundredThousand Dollars ($400,000; 00) annually, ~
<br /> It was the opinion of the representatives from Ne~rport News, Norfolk and Ports-
<br />mouth that it was not economically feasible for these communities to consider t.his project at the present time. ~
<br /> I recommend this action to the Cmty Councml for themr consideration.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Walker ~o concur in the Manager's recommendation was adopted, without dis -
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<br />senting vole.
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<br /> 59-26 - "At the present time the City Attorney does not come under the ordinance provid-
<br />ing for the classification of employmen~ and compensation for City employees. It was agreed that a new salary
<br />scale would be approved by the Council as of January 1st, 1959.
<br /> It is in order to do so a~ this time."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ~alker to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that uhe Cit~
<br />Attorney's salary be se~ at $10,700.00, retroactive to January 1st, L959, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 59-27 '- "I recommend that the city proper~y at the northeast corner of Queen St. and
<br />Sixth Avenue be referred ~o the Plamming Commission ~o consider and recommend whether this property should be ad-
<br />vertised for sile. This is the location of the old Monroe Ward Fire Station. The building is in a dilapidated
<br />condition and will probably have to be demolished before the property can be sold.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the recommendation of the~ City Manager to refer to
<br />the Planning Commission, was adopted, v~thout dissenting vo~e.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 59-5 - An appropriation in the amount of $43,559.65 from Utility Tax funds for drainage
<br />improvements in H~ll's Creek adjacent to the new Port Norfolk School, placed on first re83ding at last meeting,was
<br />t~ke~ up.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Breedlove, $43~559.65 was appropriated from Utility Tax funds for said
<br />purpose, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 59-11 - The request of Ida M. Faison for refund of $8.25, personal property tax, an over-
<br />payment, was taken up.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Bartlett, the refund was granted smd by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Baker, Bartl&tt, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 58-236 - The question of the election of a Justice of Peace for Jackson Ward was taken
<br /> Motion of Mt. Smith to go into the election of a JusIice of P~ace for Jackson Ward:was
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<br />from the table.
<br />adopted.
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<br />Mr. Smith nominated Mr. Chesley R. Boggs.
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