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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held December 9th, 1941, at 7:00 P.M., there were present: Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Rnssell M. Hall, James N. Howard, W. 2. Hutchlns, Frank D. Lawrence, C. E. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson and N. ED Haug~ City Manager. Minutes of. regular meeting held November 25th were read and approved. The following communications from the City Manager wereread: 1st - ~'I am attaching hereto an ordinance which places the interest rate un- der the pre-payment tax plan-at three p r~cent per annum instead of five Der cent as now in effect. ' - I respectfully recommend'its adopticn.~ On motion of Mr. Hu'tch~ns, the following ordinance-was placed on its first reading: .AN O OINANC n osz LICZNS S TAXES OF THE 'CITY, AJ~D~ FOR ~HE ALLOWA~CE OF INTEREST ON SUCH DEPOSITS~l~ -- 2nd - "Th~ accounts in the Public Service Department ~ll require an addi tional $4,900.00 for material, supplies and-motor transport in order to carry them to the first of the year. The demands on this Department have been steadily increasing and have no~ shown the decrease which we usually exp~rlenoe in the fall and winter months~ to date. i respectfully recommend that an appropriation of $4,900°00 be made to the above Department." Motion of Mr. Howard to lay an appropriation of $4,900.OO for said purpose on table until nex~ meeting, was adopted. 3rd - " ~ Our f~nal requirements for new construction, consisting of pipe lines, meters ~ud hydrants for the current ye=r, will necessitate that an additional ~25,000.OO be added to the Capital AccoUnt in the Water Department. I therefore respectfully recommend that $25,000.00 be appropriated to account ~18 from Water Department funds.~ Notion of Mr. Hall to lay an appropriation of $25,OOOo00 for said pu.~ose on table until next meeting, was adopted. Motion of Mr. Grimes to take from ~he t~ole the application of Mr. Levine for permission to establish a motion picture theatre, on the corner of Des Noines Ave. and Lincoln St., was adopted, up: Motion of Mr. Grimes to g~aht:Mr~ Levine's request was adopted. The following or~nance~ placed on its first reading at last meeting, was tak~ ~AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE LICENSING A~D OPERATION OF T.~X!CABS AND FOR~J~IREO~RS ON THE STREETS'_iOF THE CITY" Motion of Er. Howard to continue on table until a meeting called on December 16th~ 1941 at y:OO P.M., for consideration of same. The following communications from the City Attorney were read: 1st - "I recently sold in a suit brought in the name of the City against the heirs of William Watkins the proper~y at 82! Glasgow Street. The-building was in a very bad state of repair and ~niohwas sold with the understanding that the purchaser should either re~ pair the building or put it in such condition as to meet the requirements of the Slum Cleararce regulations and the building is being repaired at this time. The sale price of the oroperty was $510. OO which has been applied toward the payment of taxes which were due for a ~umber of years. However, all of the taxes were not paid and the following~were relieved by order of Court and the City Collector should be given credit for the smme. 1932 $ 16.80 1933 37.10 193~ 37.10 193 37.1o 3y. lO 1937 1st half 17.50 1937 - 2nd half 1?.50 1938 let half 1~.50 1938 - 2nd half lY~50 1939 - let half 17.50 1939 - 2nd half 1Y.50 1940 let half 1Y.50 1~40 - 2nd halE~ - lyo50 1941 - let half lyo50 1941 2nd ~h~f 9.?2.