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At a. speciat meeting of the City Council, held ~edember 19th, 194l, at 7:00 <br />there were present: <br /> <br />Leslie T- Fox,-George L. Grimes, Russell Mo Ha~l, Jas..N, Howard, Frank <br />D. Lawrence, C. E. Narrgn, Pearls J.Wilson and N.E.Haug, City M~.nager. <br /> <br />~e following call for the meeting was read: <br /> <br /> ~You are requested to attend a special meetingof the City Council, in tZ~.e <br />Council Chamber, at 7:00 P.~., on Friday, D%cember 19th, to consider matters pertaining to <br />National Defense ~ud such other matters as may properly come before the body. <br /> By Order of the Acting President." <br /> <br />The City Manager presented the following ordin~nce: <br /> <br />"AN ORDIi~NCERELATiNG TO THE ~TIONAL DEFENSE; AUTHORIZING THE CI~-M <br />~MAt~GER TO PROCLAII( RULES AND REC~LATIONS PERTAINING TO P~_~ FOR <br />PROTEOTION.FROM AIR RAIDS~ AND EMERGENCY PLAINS FOR THE PROTECTION OF <br />PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY WHENEVER A STATE OF WAR EXISTS BE- <br />~EEEN THE UNITED STATES AND A~Y ~ OHEIGN COUNTRY OR NATION, AND TRI.%L <br />TESTS OF SUCH PLANS; AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CO=ORDINATOR <br />OF VOLUNTE~qE~ERGENCY SERVICE; DEFINING OFFENSES, AND PRESCRIBING <br />PENALTIES." <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Lawrence that the rules be su~=pende4 and the said ordinance be <br />placed on its final passage, was adopted and by the foll6wing vdte: <br /> <br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Lawrence, Warren, Wilson <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />The City Manager presented the following communication: <br /> <br /> "I respectfully requesZ tha~ $5,000.00 be aporopriated to cover emergency <br />d~fense expenditures which may become necessary in the very near future. <br /> This $5,000,00 would cover two items in particular, one of which is a siren <br />alarm system Which we are now studying and which will apparently cost a minimum of $1,5OO.OO; <br />the balance ~o be used for Fire Department hose and small equipment which we should be in <br />position to procure pending negotiations v~th the Government." <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. ~rim?s to place the requested appropriation of $5,000.00 on its <br />first ~eading, was adopted. <br /> <br />On motion a~journed. <br /> <br />City Clerk. <br /> <br />Approved - <br /> <br /> ing President. <br /> <br /> <br />