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At s regular meeting of the City Council, held on December 10th, 1957, there were present: A.C. Bartlett, B.W. Baker, W.E. Hinton, Frank L. Kirby, John E. Scott, R. Irvine Smith, H. Earl Weiseman, I.G. Vass, City Manager, and R.C.Barclay,City Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by ~Lr. Hinton. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The following reports from'the City Manager were read: 57-416 - "I am submitting a report on the progress on the City parking lots. You will observe that~one lot is completed including the proper lighting. This is King Square Parking lot. Proctor Square parking lot is completely paved. The standards for the parking meters are installed and the Virginia Electric and Power Company is in the process of installing the lighting facilities for the lot. We are permitting parking on the lot as is at the present time. Edi~b~guParking lot has been paved partially and had the weather no~ pre- vented would have b~en completely paved~except for the lot under condemnation. Our attorneys have not given me authority to proceed at the present time with the paving. The completion of the lot is being delayed due To legal technicalities. The total expenditures to date for all lots is shown in the attached report." On motion filed. 57-417 - "I have continued the study initiated shortly after I was requested to repor~ on an Incentive Award Program. We have secured information from other areas. The matter has been discussed with the Department heads and Supervisors in the various departments of the City Government as well as our Legal De- partment. There are several questions that we have nor~ been able to determine~ one particularly is whether or not it would be legal to pay the reczpient of an award from tax money. Another ts, would it be illegal or in violation of Civil Service rules to pay a member of the Police and Fire Departments under Civil Service for an award since it might be considered as an increase in pay. The Department heads were polled individually and in every instance were of the opinion that it would be ~ most difficult program to administer and in their minds, doubt.ful of results.They informed me that in their opinion the employees of the City were using every effort to improve the services to lhe City at the present time. If it is the pleasure of the Council to continue this study, I will be very glad to do so and file a complete report at a near future date." On motion filed. 57-418 - "I am reporting that the Recrea%ion Department has been moved ~o the new office building on Race St. The building provides adequat~ offTce space for the Recreation Department, and in my opinion, it is more suitable and convenient than the building they were occupying at Dale Homes. The Dale Homes building is now being used as a recreation center replacing the operation that had 'been carried on at the Des Moines Ave. fire station building." On motion filed. 57-419 - "I am reporting the extension of the fire alarm system to the industrial area south of the Naval Shipyard has been completed and that the system is now ~n operation" On motion filed. 57-420 - "I am pleased to report that the Bureau of Public Roads and the Virginia De - partment of Highways have approved the proposed street projects on Elm Avenue and Airline Boulevard, in accordanc~ with our request." On motion filed. 57-421 - "I am reporting that the Chamber of Commerce has informed me that the cos~ of advertising in the Wall Street Journal in the National edition would be $10,640.00 and that the circulation would be 438,160 against 191,918 in the Eastern edition that was proposed in the schedule furnished Council at the pre- vzous Council meeting. The Chamber has begun their advertising program in the Eastern edition; however, if it is the pleasure of the Council to change to the National edition, it can be done by adding the additional cost. How- ever, I do not believe we have the sum in the budget ro cover it." Inclosure - "Representatives of the Industrial Commission have asked me to submit to you the advan- tages of having Council approve the expenditure of $144.00 for an advertisement of abo~t five inches in depth, one column wide in the New York Times 1958 Business Projection Review Section. This publication would be issued in January and has a circulation of 600,000~aud we have been advised that if it is retained by many of the top executives in the country for reference during the year. The State of Virginia ~ill have two solid pages in this Review. Large ads will be run by the TVDC, Virginia State Ports Authority, Norfolk Port Authority and State Conservation and Development Com - mis~ionsPortsmouth will benefit immeasur'ably in this publication because it will tie in with large ads from other Tidewater agencies. ~ In the original review ot expenditures of Industrial Advertising:by the City there is amount of $340.00 for reprinting of the inclosed folder. Upon investigation, which was snggested by one of the Councilmen, and with the co-operation of the City, we believe that this can be run off by Nr. Frank Noore for considerably less than $340.00 and I am sure it will no~ exceed $200.00, which would allow $144.00 for this ad. This information is sent you in the form of a suggestion and no formal action has been taken in the matter; howeve it seems to appeal to several intelligent people that we talked ~o this morning. Signed Frank Nantz" Motion of Mr. Weiseman that the transfer be allowed, was adopted.