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~nis appears to be an u~uusual situation and I think that the provision ~ade fo~ the school children were made expressly for them and should not be removed Frmm the schools." 0n motion referred to th~ City Attorney. 3rd - ~In~checkihg over some ~a~kz~'tags_ '~ lately, I found that imately forty persons in and near the City did not pay their tags and i am recommending that we amend the ordinance and ch~z~ge the system, as follows: let- That the Cou~t Clerkof the Civil aud Police Court collect money from citizens whodesired' to'pay thei~ tags. 2nd ~ That any person who has been tagged incorrectly be sent to the Chief of Police, who will be authorized rouse discretion on.each tag, where necessary, and the Chief will make a weekly report to the. City Hanager,the reason for any ~d all e~ceptions being glveno ~din~uce-also i would further recommend that you ~end the ~o allow a $2.00 fine fop parking overtime ~ud ~3.00 for double parking.~ 0nm0$1on,~referre~ t0 the City Attorney. &th - "in order to complete ou~ financing for the year~ I am feces - mendihg that authority'be granted for a temporary los_u from the Water and School Bond t~ds the General F~tud, not to exceed $78,000~00. This would be repaid to the ~respective accounts on January ist when the bonds now advertised are sold." adopted. ~etion of ~r. Grimes to con~u~ iu the ~anager's r~com~_endatzon, was 8th - "~n my 1948 Budget letter to you, and in a conference prior to that time, I proposed that our legislators be requested to enact appropriate legislation that would allow the City to tax utility bills if and when they found it necessary to do so, in order to cover rising costs in operation. -The General Assembly meets ~ January of this year and I~t~ - gently recommend t~hat you ask ou~ legislators to oro~_de a B*l~ that will allow this City the p_mvmlege of taxing all ~tmlmtmes if amd when necessary. i luuow you realize that these steps are taken as a precaution- arymeasnre for t~e best'interests o f this co~munity." adopted, O~ M ~-~on of ~.~r. Henderson to concu~ in the ~i~-uagsr's recommendation, was approval: 6th -The Eanager presented the following letter and recommended its "Judge as~ has requested that his colored Probatzon O£zzcer be allowed $25.00 per month for the last three months of this year, for the use of her car. I am passing this on to you for you~ disposition." Eotlon of Mr. Howard to approp, zate $75.00 for said purpose, was adopted~ ~.ud by the follo* ingvo~e.~ · Ayes - Fox, Grimes, Howard, Warren, Weisemau, Wilson ~ays - Barclay, Henderson The following letter was read and ordered filed: '~TUae Central Civic Cotuucit of the City whose composition is made up of tb_~ee representatives from each Civic league from the Wa~ds of said City, submit the fol lowing resolution: 'w~mereas, the City Co~ucil is now planning to add two new Wards to the City; and, ~nereas, there is proposed a plan to re-district only two wards in the old section of the City, namely, Jefferson ~ard and Harrison Ward~ ~and the other old Wards are to rermain intact as to their boundary lines, amd ~ereas~ the real motive in changing the lines in t2ae two above- named wards is to eliminate the voting strength of the colored ~people in said two Wards; Therefore, Be it Resolved that the said Central Civic Council peti- tion the City Council to allow all of the old ~ards to remain intact and add two new Wards out of the territory to be annexed; end, Be it Further Resolved that in so doing the Ci~~ Co~z~cil will exercise fairness and justice to all of the citizens~ Central Civic Council - Approved ~Sident. On motion a djou~ned. By ~. 0. C. Jones, ~naizwman. W~ ~ Miles, Secretary." City Clerk.