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April 22nd, 1952. Motion of Mr. Howard to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted. 5th - "I reoommend that the sum of $1~,000.00 be Placed on its first reading for the purpose of defrayd_ug the incidental expenses including the City' s portion of engineering qor project on Route 337 from the d-utersection of Elm At - venue to the intersection of Airline Boulevard, said sum expen~ed for this project from the General Fund to be reimbursed from the Bond ~-kmd when the bonds have been sold." Motion of Mr. ~eiseman to place an appropriation of $10,000.00 for said purpose on its first reading, was adopted, to the following: 6th~- "I recommend that the Citp Auditor be authorized to refund the sum of $562.33 Mary B. Protheroe $198.37 Madelyn S. Lewis ~-13o54 M~ry LeCompte 75.2~ Blanche ~alters 175.18 These amounts represent the amounts that were deducted from their Salaries in error as Police Pension Fund and none of the above are under Civil Se~ice." Motion of ¥_r. Bilisoly to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopt~ 7th - "I recommend that Mr. Frank N. Bilisoly, Jr. be refunded the sum of $18.00 Election fee paid in_ connection with his filing for Council in the Primary since Mr. Bilisolyhad no opposition." Motion of M~. Houghton to appropriate $18.00 for said Farpose, was adopted. 8th - "I submit a sketch of the proposed advertisement in the Norfolk Portsmouth Pro- greas edition of the Norfolk Newspapsrs /ncorp~ated cud recommend that the sum of ~U+95.00 hep laced on its first reading for the payment of said advertisemen~ and that the City Manager be authorized to sign the order for the advertisement." Motion of ~. Smith that the City Manager be authorized to sign the Order and that an appropriation of $495.00 be placed ca its first reading for said purpose, was adopted. 9th - "I submit the following letter from the City Attorney: 'In referemce to the questiod of the salary of the Clerk of the Circuit Court which was referred to me at your last meeting, I find that there were two bills concerning the salaries of the Clerks of the Courts passed at the last session of the General Assembly of Virginia. HouseHili 283, passed as an emergency bill, provides that the salary of the Clerks of the courts shall not he less than eight thousand dollars and shall not exceed tan thousand dollars per Senate Bill Number 3~8 provides that the max~rm~m compensation authorized for clerks of courtsof record is increased by ten per cent. This bill appears not to have an emergency clause and will not be effective until June 28, 1952." adopted. Motion of Mr. Weiseman that this matter be deferred until after June 28th,~952 was lOth - "I am presenting herewith a letter from the Administrator of the Kings Daugh- ters Hospital in reference to the City's payment covering patients entering the emergency room at the hospital, in which he requests that the City pay a flat fee of $2.00 for each patient going through the emergency room, ~ lieu of the $3.75 now being paid for patients who do not pay for th_is serwice. The reason for this recommenda- tion is the enormous amount of detailed checking required at present. I recommend that we give this plan a trial." Motion of Mr. Weisemau to refer to the C_ty Manager to work out with the Hospital au - thorities on a ninety day trial basis, was adopted. dogs for rabies." llth - ~'I am inclosLug herewith a letter from Warwick County relative to vaccinating Motion of Mr. Houghton to suspend the rules to hear from Dr. Gilbert, was adopted. Dr. Gilbert spoke relative to the adoption of an ordinance making it compulsory for dogs to be vaccinated for rabies. Motion of M~. Howard to refer to the City Manager the question of establishing a c].in~ for the vacciuation of dogs, and report back to the Council, was adopted. Motion of Mr. Smith that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the construct of tennis coux-os on City property across from the BeazleyFoundation Recreation Center in Park View, was adopted. Motion of M~. ~ilisoly that the City Manager be authorized to transfer $150,000.00 from the Utility TaxEund to the General Fu_ud[ was adopted. to be repaid by June 30th, 1952, - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - An appropriation of $6,000.00 to defray cost of new parking meters, placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken up. the fol!ow~ugvote: Motion of Mr. Biliso!y to appropriate $6,000.00 for said p'~ose, was adopted and by Ayes: Bilisoly, Houghton, Howard,Smith, Sturtevant, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson Nays: None.