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June 12th, 19',k5. logic~ .~o me to recommend its sale at this time. the General Assembly to allow the sale of th~ fire Motion of Mr. Weiseman to secure such legislative authority, was adopted. There should be appropriate legislation by station ~ud corner property.~ instruct the City Attorney to take steps their drivers. 8th - "We have made a ~urvey of the cities in the skate ~..at carry on their fire and police cars and we are one of the few cities w~ch do not protect all police and fire yearo~ p~oe It is my recommendation that we.~mmed_a~ely insurance on cars~ which will necessitate a special appropriation for the balance of the Motion of Mr. Sturtevan~ to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted. } 9th - '~His Honor, the ~ayor, at the request of the Governor, created a co~mittee whose taks is the orderly adjustment of be~erans and war workers in their communi~ieso The Mayor's Committee has done considerable work planning for a center. However, available property in the downtown area is nil. The Committee is interested in building quarters that will house the draft boards ~nd the numerous agencies associated with the return of veterans~ I b~ve had ap.. architect give an estimate of the cost of such a building~ which would be approximately $25~OOO' Before further progress i~ made~ I would like to discuss con- struction of this building with the members of the Council and get their opinions and view points~~ On motion ordered filed. .10th ~The City has been taking a loss on the opening of graves for a number of years, as well as losses on perpetual care. We have surveyed several other 'cities in the state and I ~m recommending that we bring ours more in line with other cities by raising the rates. I ~m recommending that the ordinance entitled ~'An Ordinance to Amend and Re-Ordain Sections 2 and ~ of an Ordinance as Amended, entitled ~n Ordinance Relating to the Keeoer of the Cemeteries, Fixing the Time of his Elect'ion, his Term of O~fice, h~s Salary and ~uties] and also Fixing theSal~ry of ~he Assistant. Cemetery E?~per~ be amended so that the rates for grave opening, disinterring bodies and perpezu~l care wz~l be as follows: Grave Opening - For child under 5, box -$5.00 " " '~ " vault 7.50 " " 5 to 12, box 7.50 " " 5 to 12, vault lO.O0 ~ " over 12, box 12.00 ~ adult, box 12.OO " '~ vault 15.00 present rate is 82.oo ~.00 ~.O0 4.00 5.00 7.00 5,00 7;o0 For disinterring bodies Child, under 12 7.5o ~ over 12 lO.O0 Adult 15.00 For perpetual care .75 per sc. ft. ~25 per sq. ft.~ reading: On motion of Mr. La~.~cenoe, said ordinance was placed on its first llth - The Mansger presente~ the following ordinance: ~AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TRESPASSING UPON OR SWIMMING IN THE PLACE KNOWN AS MCLEAN~S LAKE" On motion or.Mr. Grimes, the rules were suspended and said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: .&yes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrence, S~urtevant, Warren, ~geiseman ~ Wilson Nays: None 12th ~We have advanced $3k.,500.00 from the Wa~erFund to the Cons~ruc. tion Account under P~oJec~ VA 4~-269 - new water line~ filtration plant, rose,oils and pump~. There is now due ~o the Ahlvin Construction Company$1,Sl9.O0 ~.L. Show~ter $~,840.O0 and Greeley and Hansen $~DO.OO - or a to~a~ o~ $Z~O9.O0~ The~e items ~el all over~ue~ , ~s the C~vernment has not made our. final. _ oayment_ I would like autnorzty ~o transfer ~7,409~00 from the W~ter Fund to the Construction Account, which will be .returned ~o th~ Water Fund along with the g3%500.00, or a total of $gl,909.OO, when the Federal Governmen~ makes their finai paymen~ to Motion of Mr. S~urtevan~ that an ap~ropriation of $7~9,00 for said purpose¢ be placed on its first reading, was adopted.