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November !4th, 1950 For the calendar year 1949~ such cars in Roanoke were operated at a cost of 3.9 cents per mile and in Albemarle at 4.2 cents~ and in prior years exoerience shows com- parable costs. The Compensation Board is constrained to recommend for yo{~r consideration the adoption by your co~uty of the plan which has been so successful in Roanoke and .~&bemarle connties for a number of years. Under this plan the cars ~re purchased by the county~ and are purchased at a much lower pice than is a~vailable to the sheriff o.r a deputy purchasing a car individual] The difference in cost is in the neighborhood os' aooroxmmately $250. or ~300. per car. Most of the Federal tax is saved'when the county purcha~.s the car. County owned cars are license free and the tax paid on gasoline consumed t~rein~ ms refundable. Moreo~er by carrying fleet insurance the county effects very substs~utmal~ · savings in the cost of insurance. The cars are serviced by the county at much less cost than the sheriff is compelled to pay. Under this plan the State~ ~t the end of the year~ reimburses the county for two thirds of the actual cost of +' ' · ~ opera.mort and mamnten~nce~ which actual cost includes depreci~tion~ so that the county recovers fro~ the State t~o-~hmrds~ ' of the ormgmnal' ' cost of each car over the period of the life of each c~. .... Your attention i.s cal~led to the fact that the cost of m~leage has greatly ~ere~ase?_as~ .ShOWn o~ ~he fact that ~n 19~5 the cost was $134:897. and. by !~49 this cost mor~ a~ ~_ouolem ~o reach ~290~759. The cost in 1946 was $161 5 · in t 4 1 8 ~ ' 1948 $233,315. ' : 37 ~ 9 7 $ 7 ,~56. and mn The Compensation Board believes that if the plan in force in Ro~uoke and Albemarle Counties could be put into effect in all of the counties and cities that actual saving might well reach a figure as hiMh ~s $100~000. This plan covers not only sheriffs of counties but also sergeants of cities. The CompensatiOn Board would be gtad to receive your reaction to the above suggestions." tions~ were read: Motion of Mr. Meiseman to refer to the City Manager was adopted. The following two letters from R.M. Youell, Director: Division of Correc- 1st - "The jail of the City of Portsmouth was inspected by this Division on October 24th~ 1950. A reoort on this inspection is submitted herewith." sion on October 2nd - "The lookup 19~O. A report on On motion filed. of the City of Portsmouth was inspected by this Divi- this inspection is submitted herewith." Motion of Mr. Weiseman that street lights be installed at the fo!lowir~ intersections was adopted: Pine and Mauoin Streets Harper ~nd Pine Streets Bart and Godwin Streets RicP~ond and Clifford Sts. Mr. Smith ~equested information regarding the benches which have been placed in front of the Court House recently. adopted. Motion of Mr. Howard that the matter be referred to On motion ad~o~rned~ ?re~/j~ - ~ the City Manage~ was