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Seote~Ocr 27th, 1949. Also, expects~t mothers visiting doctors, besides thc other residen~ who have to trod to ~ud fro across the con~unity to a bus to convey them to work i n all types of extremely hot, sold, rainy and snowv weather. ~ne last street in this area from t he bus linc on Gosport Road is .7 of a~mile and constitutes quite a hardship on all of. us. TFasting that you. will give this your immediate~ attention and consideration, we are ~the tuudersigned: North Truxton Civic League and Residents of North Truxton. ~igned - James A. ~atson and numerous others.~ Motion of Mr. Grimes to refer to a committee, was adopted. The Chair appointed the following committee - Messrs. Henderson, ~¥eiseman, Howard and Houghton. 5th - "During 1950, the real estate of the City will be re-assessed The assessors will be~ appointed by the Hon. Judge of the Hustings Court, to take effect Janu- ary 1st, 1950. Inasmuch as the records for the annexed territo~ are not complete and in c~d~ that the assessors may have this info,nation to begin work on January 1st, I recommend that a qualified person, familiar with real estate and court records be appointed, effective November let, to complete thsm~ps of the annexed territory~ I do not know v~nat expense will be necessary and therefore suggest that the incoming City Manager be authorized to make the arrangements with some quali- fied person and obtain the authorization when this is donee~ Motion of Mr~ Sturtev~ut to refer to the inc~ing City ~anager, was adopted. 6th - "At the las~ meeting of the City Council, the matter of re- pairs to the Fir~ Headquarters on Effingh~. Street was brought befor~ you. Upon investigation, i find ~at report of these necessary re pairs has been made, both by the ~rector of PUblic Safety and by the 0hief of the Fire Depar~ merit. From wha~ I can learn, several reports have been made of these conditions, some of them dating back as far as former City Manager Owens° Attached is a memorandum of the ~ecessary repairs that should be made at all of the fire houses and also is an estimate from the City Engineer as to the probable cost.~ Motion of Mr. Weiseman to refer to the incoming City Manager, was adopted~ tax is not being paid by 7th - "It has come to the attention o f this office that the sewage the several la-~udriem operating in the City. Attached is a lett~er from the City Collector advising that the former City Manager suggested that no effort be made to collect this tax, pend~mg some action on the part of the City Council, as the laundries have asked to be relieved of this tax. After going into~ the matter carefully, I recommend that the City Collector be instructed to proceed with the collection of thc sewage tax from all persons as provided in the ordinance covering the sewer disposal plant.~ Notion of Mr. Duke to concur in the acting City ~anager~s recommend~ tion was adopted; Mr. Howard~ voting "No". 8th- ~The League of Virginia ~nnicipalities v~ll convsr£e~i n Roanok~ on October 9th, 10th and llth~ and as the next regular meeting of. the City Cg~nacil is schedule8 for 0ot6~er llth, I recommend that the next regularmeeting be pestponcduntil October tet~~ ~otion of Mr. Howard to concur in the acting City Manager's recommen- dation, was adopted. 9th - ~This office has had a sample electric football clock for use in the Nuuicipal stadium, at a cgs~ of SB,~00.00, without the part designating the yards to g~ To include Shis~ wmll' cost an addmt~onal $780.00° I have a small sample of the proposed~ clock for study by the Council." Motion o f ~r. Weiseman to refer to a committee was adopted. soiy and Sturtev~ut. The Chair al~pointed the following committee -Eessrs. Wilson, Bili- 10th - ~'Attached is a letter from ~.H~ Bonnevill~e, with re~e_ence to rumored changes in certain bus schedules and ro~tes-. Przor to receip~ of this letter~ thms of- lice had had several rumors that some changes were proposed t? ~ecome effective September and weimmcdiatelyw~ote the Ports~mouth Transit officials askv~ thatno changes be made until~ the Council or a committee could make a study. Mr. Bradshaw, Vice President of the Transit Company, answered my letter, which is attached hereto. The ~reason f or a~y changes in schedules appears to be to cor~o~mto change in time by the Navy Yard, who returned to standard time on September Bet~ ~' e ~ ~ on September 25~h,.~ recommend that a ~ommittee from ~n~le the cban~ in s~neatu~es was made the City Counczl be appozn~ed to study this ~atter and report to the Council. Attached - mouth, may I have a few moments "As a voter, taxpayer and property o~acr of the of your valuable time to put you on guard as to City of Ports- the latest