Minutes 11/27/1956 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Novembe~r 27th, 1956. It is a worthy and fitting custom To fly our National Flag from or on all public build~ ings whether Federal, State, County or City. Our public schools display our National Flag. Many banks and bnsi- nes~ houses display it. The flag is an excellent ~eminder of our privileges and duties as citizens - lest we for- get. Accomdinglyf I respec%fully submit to our City'Council that'our National-Flag be displayed from our local Comrt House, as well as from the ~Municipal Building on ~ourt St:, in a manner, along the general lines as per sketch enclosed. Regarding the display at the present time of our national flag on the ~nnicipal Building, on Cour~ St., I humbly submit this constructive commen~. The sheave or block, thru which the halliards reeve, is located too far below the top of the flag pole to give it a smart, nea~ appearance when the flag is flying on the pole. To make my meaning clear, ~I would say the flags on our Post Office and the American National Bank are properly and attractively located - the sheave or block for the flag-s halliards is installed at the top of the flag pole, not some distance ~elow the top." Motion of Mr. Hinton that this matter be referred to the City Manager, was adopted. 56--364 - The following letter from the Port Norfolk Baptist Church was read: "In May, 1956, the Port Norfolk Baptist Church purchased from Mrs. Hopie C. ~erry thel apartment building and lot numbered 419-21 Broad St., and received the deed for same which has been properly re - corded in the City Clerk's d~ice. _- ~ - .. L~d~~~8~er~--o~. When the church recezved the deed to this property, notice was gzven to the renters living in the apartments that the church in- tended to use it for Sunday School purposes and requested them ~o move by the end of July. Since August, the building has been taken over for church purposes and now houses the four Intermediate departments of the church. The records in the office of A.E. Parker, City Tax Collector, show that the taxes on this proper~y have been paid in fu$1 i~ advance for the year 195~. Since this property was dsed as rental pro- perry for seven months of 1956 only and since it has for five months bedome church-owned property used for church purposes only, I do now petition you on behalf of the aforesaid church that you will gran~ a refund of ninety iwo dollars and eighty cents ($92.80) which is the amount of the t~xes prepaid for the five months for which the property should be tax free." ~Iotion of Mr. Hinton to refer to the City Attorney was adopted. 56--365 - Motion of Mr. Smith that the City Manager be authorized ~o arrange the Christmas holidays for city 9mpldyees, was_~adopted. 56-366 - ~otion offS.% Hinton that the Mayor ~nd City Manager be instructed to study the question of having a full time City Attorney, ~nd of hiring o~e to work with the present City Attorney and to determ/ne what salary should be paid, was adopted. M. Katz, was adopted. 56-367 - Motion of Mr;Scott To extend the time and suspend the rules to hear from Mr. ELatz spoke in reference to something being done To correct the flooding condition at the end of Dinwiddie Street. Motion 0~~ Mr. Kirby to relier to the City Manager for a report as To what causes t-his condition and what can be done to remedy it, was adopted. 56-368 - Motion of Nr. Kirby that the regular meeting of the City Council, for December 25th be held on Dece~Lber 18th, 1956, wa~ adopted. On motion adjourned. scheduled Approve / President.