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for the Pinners Point outfalt sewer. 0 v~ously, thzs is a part of. our sewage disposal plan and autho- rity to issue bonds at a later, date must be granted now lnorder that the records maybe elear~" Motion ~f ~ir. ~eiseman to Rlace an appropriation of $294,200.G0 for said purpose, on its first reading, was adopted. t~th - Fire Prevention, K.L. Host, Chief, be placed on its first reading:~ ~The following letter has been received from the BU_weau oi in which I concur. It is recommended that an amendment to the Building Code 'I recommend that Section 90-A of the Building Code be amended so as to include the Van-Packer oh~w~aey. This chimney is approved by the National Boar~ of Fire Underwriters for installation in,ny ~uilding not exceeding two stories in height. The flue is con - st~ucted of material very much on the same plan as the Vitroliner Type #5 Flue, with exceptionof the ihner flue. The Vitroliner type #~ flue is lined with metal whereas the Van-Packer flue is lined with a tile flue, ~ud has 2 inches more insulating material ~etween this tile flue ~d~the oute~ jacket. This type of flue can be used with the utility units that the Geo. T.EcLean Company wishes to install.~'' Eotion of ~r. Wefseman to place the fol_owmng ordnance on its first reading, was adopted: "A~ ORDINANCE TO A~JD SECTION 90A OF T~HE BUILDING CODE~ The Manager stated that the Government ~had been allowed to place some buildings on the City's land near the City Home and has been offered $300,00 for said building, which has been accepted, provided the Council would approve the offer. The matter was laid over to sn adjouEaed regula_~ meeting. The City Attozmey presented the following: ~Judge William H. 0ast stated to me that there a~e a large number of cases in his court where people are charged'with assault, and he suggested that a city o~inanee be passed on this subject. All fines now collected in assault cases are now paid to the State of Virginia~ I have p~epared an ordinance on the subject which I suggest be passedo~ ~ On motion ~f E~. ~a~ren, the following ordinance was placed on its first rea~ing: "AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UI~T~AB~FUL TO ASSAUI~ OR COEIT BATTER~ UPON AI~0THER PERSON, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES T~EREFOR." The following letter frma the City Attorney was read: "In connectionw ith the inclosed bill of $14o00 from Mrs. Helma Parsons for killing fourteen chickens, upon inquiry I find. the'chickens w ere killed by a s tray dog,hose owner cannot be found. Mr. Nye~s, the City G~me ~SJarden tells me,he saw the dead chickens and they were of frying size and ~nat the bill is reasonable. I believe ~rs. Parsons is entitled to payment out of the "Dog Fttud". rich, was adopted. of Florida Avenue, was Motion of ~r. Sttu~tevant to concur in the Attorney's r ecommenda- An appropriation o f ~84~00 to install a drain iht he alley east laid on table-at last meeting, was taken up~. Notion of Mr.~eissmau to ~propriate $84~.00 for sa~d p~urpose, adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Nays'. Fox, Barclay, Grimes, Henderson, Stu~tevant, ~ar~en, ~eisemsn, ~ilson None An appropriation o f $1,000~00 for improvements at Glensheallah Golf Co~se, was continued on t able until next meeting, The folloWinglette~ was read and referred to the City l~arager and City Attorney: ~By a resolution adopted on ~y 2 2, t94~, the sam of forty-five hundred dollars was appropriated ~o purchase from Messrs. J.N. Sykes and F.~. Wilder certain lots for a playground r eferrad to in the report of the Park View playgrounds committee made ~0 you~ cotuucil on May llth, 1945 (see Council minute book, page 3~4). The appropriation made wzth ~theunderstanding that all taxes end interest were paid th~ough~pril 30th, 19~8~ When the deed was delivered to the City, by Nes~rs. Sykes and