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4th - ~Tou re~ferred to me a petitionconcernzng' ' the clos~ug' of Western
<br />B~anch Road, which i believe the concensus of opinion anong the Council ~
<br /> ~s to leave the cot -
<br />ncr in status quo. Therefore, ~uy plans that the Engineer or my office have made toward chang~
<br />zng ne cozier, will o e abolzshed.
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 5th - "Tou referred to me at o~ last meeting on ~ovember ilth, two I ot-
<br />ters from the State Department of Coz~ection, for me to report back at a later date.
<br /> Gn Novembe~ 19th, _r had a confe~rence with ~a~or ~_ouell, Superin -
<br />tendent of the State Department of Co~ections in Ric_b~ond~ and it appea~s to me that the
<br />sooner we ~an build a central Police headq~.a~ters, the sooner ou~ problem will ~ e ~minimized.
<br /> i be~_ieve we should immediately pl~_u to construct s central police
<br />station on the propertyad'~oznmng' ' the A~ory, or some other cent_~a~ s_te~ that ~ould incorporate
<br />in the buildLug a traffic bureau, assembly room for the policemen, adolescent hes~ing ch~nber,
<br />modern detention cells, pl~us for which will be presented - a radio station and othe~ modern
<br />facilities for policing ou~ City as well as rendering service to the community.
<br /> I have no idea ~?nat a building of t?~_s type would cost, but rather
<br />than wait, it is my recommendation that I be authorized to have schematic d~aw~ngs~ ' made of a
<br />building, with the tentat_.ve cost ~nd present back to you i~ediately. ~
<br />
<br />adopted..
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<br />~otion of .Nr. Weiseman to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was
<br />
<br /> 6th - ~Teu instructed me to w~ite the Virginia~le~r~c~ ' and Power ~ompany
<br />~re~lative to lights~ an.d I ~n attaching, for your infoz~ation, my letter of Novembe~ 12th to the
<br />~owe~ Company and themr reply of November lTth.
<br /> On November 2~th, Mr. Roy Jamieson, their local Superintendent,
<br />vised me t~hat they would h~ve a detailed report ready by December 9th and ~espectfully re -
<br />quested that you wait until that time for the necessary repoz~0.~
<br />
<br />ing for the records
<br />llth, 19~7."
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<br />On motion ordered f~led~
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<br /> 7th - ~0n November i!th, you authorized me to terminate the lease we had
<br />wlt~ ~. Lippman for the p~operty on the corner of Fourth St. and Gosport
<br /> a copy of my letter of November 12th,
<br />
<br />Inclosed -
<br />
<br /> Road, and I e~ inclos~
<br />terminating the lease as of December
<br />
<br />~The Council, at its regula~meeting on Novembe~ llth, 19~7,
<br />on myreeo~endation~ Instructed me to ad~se you that they
<br />would terminate the lease effective December llth, 19~
<br />for the use of the use ~of the ground on the northeast corne~
<br />of Gospo~t Road and Fourth Street directly across from the
<br />Navy Yard Gate.
<br /> The City plexus to immediately restore this p~operty as a
<br />street."
<br />
<br /> On motion ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> 8th- "I feel certain that you a re familiar ~th the petmt_on' ~ of the Ches
<br />apeake a~d Potomac Telephone Company before the State Corporation Con~nission t o r $~ise rates
<br />on telephones again - or a second time t~his year.
<br />
<br /> ....... I appeeared before the first meeting and s~bseq~ently reported to
<br />you ~na~ o?ner meetings would be held. Since that time, the Utilities Commission of the Lea~el
<br />of Vzrginma Mu~uicipalities has deemed it advisable to fiEh~ these rates and are calling upo~l
<br />the cities affected to help under, ire the cost. It is estimated our proportional part will
<br />be approximately
<br /> ! am bringing this to you~ attention and respectfully suggest that
<br />you a~thorize my office to work with the cities affected by the rate cha~ge in order to pre-
<br />vent this increased rate and thereby commit ourselves to ~u extent not to exceed $~50o00,
<br />if e~ud when necessar~y.''
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~. Howard t~at s_u oproprma~zon of $850.00 for s aid purpose, be
<br />placed on its first reading, w~s adopted.
<br />
<br />9th "~. E. E. Modlin, 2~0 ~ebster &ye., would like to rent theCi~y
<br />property at the c,rner of County and ~ashington Streets, n ow occupied by the Colonial Stores.
<br /> S_nce the Czty w~ll apparently have no use for this ~ro~ertv it
<br />is my recommendation that we rent it to ~Ir. Modlmn for $78.00 a month, with a thirty day
<br />capture clause."
<br />
<br />Motion to advertise the property c~a year's lease, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 10th - ~a~ly t~his year, you s~thorized me to have d~awings made fo~ an
<br />underpass at the Belt Line ~nd High Street.
<br /> i am in ~eceipt of a bill for the drawings, inthe amount of
<br />$~$0.00. ~I.t will b.e necessary to have an sppropriatic~ of this amount,to pay Mr. Philip Free-
<br />man, for nas servmces, which is now due.~
<br />
<br /> ~otion of ~. '~¥eiseman that an appropriation of $~80o00 for said purpose,
<br />be placed on its first reading, ~s adopted.
<br />
<br /> llth - "0n November l~th,~we offered to the Kings D~ghters Hospital, a
<br />28 ENgenerating plant and Z am inclosing for yo~ information a copy of that letter, as we~!
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