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June llth, 1 946. ed to residential consumers and t o the County for fire purposes through the water mains laid in the streets of ~est Norfolk not to exceed, ho~eve~, the s~ of~ One Thousand Dollars per yea~, until the sum of Five Thousand Dollams has been paid to said Co%u~ty. (This is not to include money received f~om the Virginia Smelting Company or Dunn's Railway or any other in - dustrial establist~ent ). (4) The said original contract of April ~8th, 1944, shall in ali othe~ respects remain in full force and effect. (SiEned) Virginia Smelting Company Charles W. Johnston, Vice President June !0, 1946on lSth - "The l¥ater Department is desirous of selling timber around the shore line of Lake Cahoon on lots 19, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48 ~ud 48 ~. Will you please authorize the sale of t~is timber to the best advantage of the City? 6n motion of ~. Fox, the ~ecommendation of the City Manager w~s concurred in and by the following vote: Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Lawrence, Sturtevant, Weisem~ Nays: None l~th - "G.A. Garbe~ and Associates ~e interested in purchasing 150 feet east and west on the Belt Line Railroad and west of the Belt Line, 100 feet deep, s~uth t o north, for the constru_ction of a modern fou~d~y. It i~ my recommendation that the City Attorney be authorized to ad- vertise the p~ope~ty for sale if found feasible and legaL." · E 0nmotion,~the Cmty .anager ~aSmlD$~/1~ct~d to nagatia~e aiease for the use of this property~ and report beck to the Council. t5th "There are a great msm_y services which the City i s rendering, for v~nich we collect fees or funds for pez~its aud other miscellaneous items fo~ ~hich the City Govez~ment finds itself paying out more thmu it receives. This is neither good business or s0lind financing, and I am ~equesting your authority to make a study of all fees charged by the City with the thought of m~ing adjustments whe~enecessa~y to meet the increased cost to the City? On motion ordered filed; Action on the following appropr~atzons, ~ich were placed en first reading at the meetmng o~ ~ 28th, was def~rrod~ut_l the spec~ai meet_rig of the Council. Stor~ D~ains - $ 660~00 Trimk~e ~nd Dob~ns 5,~00.00 5Im%dy Construction Co, - 10!,1S8~95 The meport of the City Clerk and Auditor for the month of o~dered filed. The following letter from the Superintendent of Schools was read: "I am he_eby notzfying you that the te~ms of office of the following School '1 Bo~_~d members wm_l expire on July 1st, 1946: Mrs, W.B. Spong, First District ~rl H~~ H. Hsmcum, Third District Er. B. B. Powell f~omthe Second Distmict, whose ter~of office would have expired on July 1st, 1948, mesi~ued as of Tuesday, ~r 7th~ and this position therefore needs to be filled." Action deferred u~til a future meeting. On motion adjo-~ned. L. C. B~inson, City C!e~k. Appr ore d - !~O S ! dent