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P.M., there
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City 0ouncil, held December 23rd, 1941, at 7:00
<br />were present:
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<br />Leslie T~ Fox, George L. Grimes, James N.How~rd, Frank D. Lawrence,
<br />Warrens Pearle Jo Wilson, and E.E~ Haug, City Manager.
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<br /> ~inutes of regular meeting of December 9th and special meetings held December
<br />16th and !eth were read and approved.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read~
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<br /> let - ~The work necessary for the widening of Rou~e ~58, kno~m as the Airline
<br />within the City limits, was handled by the State Highway Department andcost $562.50. It ~l!
<br />be necess~ary for us to pay the State Highway Department this amount and, in turn, we will be
<br />reimbursed through the ~500.OO per mile construction allowance for which we will bill the State
<br />at the end of this quarter.
<br /> I respectfully recommend that 8.u ~opropriation of $562.50 be allowed
<br />for the above."
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<br />$562.60
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<br /> ~tion of Mr~ Howard to concur in the Nanager~e recommendation to s~propriate
<br />for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox~ Grimes, Howard, Lawrence, W~rren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 2nd - "Plans and specifications for extensions'and improvements
<br />Deoartment have been ~oproved by the Government and we are now advertis%ng for bids.
<br /> - ~ The total estimated cost of all the work is $462,040°00, of which the
<br />Government has made a grant of $277,225.00, leaving $184,816o00 to be provided by the City.
<br /> In order that we may be in position to match Government funds, it will
<br />be necessary that ou~ pertiqn of the expense be made available and I respectfully recommend tha~
<br />an appropriation of $185,818.OO be made for this purpose. Arrangements for the finencing of
<br />this work can be made after bids are opened and approved, subsequent to January 2Otn, !942."
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<br />to our Water
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes to lay an ~opropriation of $184,816.OO for said purpose
<br />~on.table until next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "The great increase of buses now using the regular bus loop is present-
<br />ing quite a traffic problem, especially at the intersection of High and Court Sts., where the
<br />maJoritI of these buses are forced to make left hand turns.
<br /> The Safety Traffic Commission ~ud %he traffic officials of the Virgini~
<br />Electric & Power Company have been m~king a careful study of this situation for some time and
<br />they recommend that the following changes on two of the bus routes be given a sixty day trial
<br />and if they prove satisfactory, that they be made permaneht:
<br /> Change the Piedmont Height-Truxton route so that instead
<br /> of looping back into High St., at Oourt~ and proceeding on High
<br /> %o Effingham, it will continue up County St., from Court to Ef-
<br /> fingham St., and similarly the Prentis Park line to continue up
<br /> County St., from Court to Washington, instead of looping back
<br /> through Court St. to High St.
<br /> I will recommend that these changes be put into effect for a trial per-
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<br />iod of sixty days.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Grimes to lay on t able until next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "N.E. Coan, doing business as Ace-Hi Gas Company, made application for
<br />permit to erect a gasoline service station at Hi~u~St. and Second Ave.
<br /> The application was advertised in the newspapers under the zoning ordi-
<br />nance and inasmuch as a protest has been entered~ I am respectfully referring the matter to you~
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<br /> Er. Wilson~ who had objected to said application, after e~planation by Mr. Coan,
<br />made motion to approve said application~ which was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The City Manager presented an invitation to attend the United States Cor~erence
<br />of Mayors, ~fnich meets in Washington, D.C., on January 12th.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Wilsons the Acting Mayor and the City Manager were authorized
<br />to attend.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> The request of the Manager for an additional appropriation for the Public Ser-
<br />vice Department, of $4,900.00 for balance of year, laid on t able at last meeting, was taken up.
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<br /> ~i~j~ Motion that the said appropriaticn of $4,900.OO for said purpose be placed on
<br />its rst reading, was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Hows-~d~ Lawrence, Warren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> The request of the Ms~ager, laid on table a~ last meeting for. an appropriation
<br />of $25,OOO. O0 for Water Department, Account ?!8, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Er. ~ilson to make ~u ~opropriation of $25,O00.O0 for said pu.~oose,
<br />was adopted, and by the following vote:
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