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September 24, 1929
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<br />At
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<br />a regular meeting of the City Council SePtember 24th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs~ Vernon Brooks, J. C. Dunford, E. W. Maupin, Jr.,
<br /> Arthur Mayo, J. Alden 0asr, J. R. Stewart
<br /> Archibald 0gg, ?. ' :
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting September [OthWere read and were approved.
<br /> The following communications were read from the City Manager:
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<br /> ~l~-t. "This is to notify
<br />yo~ that on recommendation of the Chief of the Fire Department, Engineer R. O. Scott and
<br />Hoseman J. A. Blair have been dismissed from the Fire Department, effective midnight this date."
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
<br /> 2nd. 'ion recommendation of theLOhief of the Fi~e Department, W. T. DeHs~t and Howa~vd
<br />Hart have bee~ appointed hoseman, grade B, in the Fire Department, at a salary of $4.15 per
<br />day, for a probationary period of one year, effective midnight September 13th."
<br /> On motion, ~he notice was ordered to be filed.,
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<br /> eThe conference of the City Council held September 10th recommends that $1690.00 be appro-
<br /> priatedand Materialt° purohaSeyard., additional land for the combination of Incinerator, Stables, Asphalt Plant,
<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford, .the recommended appropriation was laid on the table until the
<br /> next.regular meeting of Council.
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<br /> 3rd. ."On recommendation of the Chief of the Fire Department, W.. E. KelIy has been pro-
<br /> motedl2th.,from Hoseman io rank of engineer in the Fire Department,. effective midnight September
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 4th "There-is a balance of $22,8y9.25 left from the Virginia Electric & Power Company,s
<br /> contract, which was taken over by the City. I feel that~ this amount of money should be spent
<br /> on our streets. The amount available is so mmall, however, compared with the number of worthy
<br /> projects it is.hard to decide which streets should be paved. I have gone.into .the matter very
<br /> carefully and I believe the following program for the expenditure of this money Would serv~
<br /> a very good purpose and would ~rface some needed ~horou~hfares from a stand o~nt of
<br /> andoonvenience, and would hel~ to solve ~ .... ~--= .... P ' · business
<br /> ~-~--~ ~z~z~ms, as we&& as ce beneficial'to our
<br />Fi~e Department. The projects are as follows:
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<br /> -Queen St. between Crawford & Effingham Sts. and
<br /> King St. " Crawford & Middle ets. - resturfaced
<br /> wit~ Kyrock- at an approximate cos% of
<br /> ....... $6, oo.oo
<br /> ~hese streets with oobble~stones, are used very little in this modern clay of travel and
<br />would serve as great relief to. the High St. traffic conditions, which are getting worse daily,
<br />King St. could then be made an east-bound street and'Queen St. a wes~-~ound street, with park-
<br />ing on one side. It would accommodate a great deal of traffic which ~ow~Srowds London St.
<br />from Effingham St. to the ferry. In splitting ~hat traffic, London St. would be made less
<br />dangerous.
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<br /> Glasgow St. between Effingham & Washington St. resurfaced with Kyrock- at an aPproximate
<br /> cost of
<br /> 1,950.00
<br /> If th~s portion of Glasgow St. were paved, our-Fire Department would have-a straigh~
<br /> course to the downtown section without coming into London or Effingham St. and getting into
<br /> heavy traffic on these streets. Fire warning lights could be olaced at the cross streets if
<br /> necessary. A good many people in that section of the city wou~d n~turally use Glasgow St.
<br /> on their way to and from the downtown section and thereby improve traffic conditions.
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<br /> Chestnut St. between South & Glasgow Sts.- 20 ft. strip of Kyrook to be laid in
<br /> center of street- at an ~oproximate cost of 5,000.00
<br /> I believe ,this would improve property values and help business
<br /> St. IZ would also be beneficial as an outlet from South to High St.
<br /> of the City.
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<br /> Glasgow St. between Elm Ave. and .Godwin St.- treated with Kyrook- at a~
<br /> approximate cost of 2,650.00
<br /> This would enable vehicles from that section and from the northern section of the
<br /> oId-townwarde, especially in time of funerals, to enter the Oak Grove Cemetery, without going
<br /> through congested traffic. Practically no one uses Glasgow St. on account of the badly laid
<br /> cobble stones and the type of the street. Vehicles going to the cemetery have to-go to High
<br /> St. and back into Godwin St. The im~ovement of these two blocks is very necessary.
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<br /> Naval Ave. between Fort Lane and Pack-Ave.- clay-gravel treated- at an %Dproximate
<br />cost of
<br /> I, OO.OO
<br /> This street is in the rear of the Kings Daughters Hospital, which is our largest hospital
<br />smd oractically a public institution. It is vet '
<br /> ~ . . . y znoonvenient for ambulances ent'e~ing the
<br />rea~ of the hospital to use thzs street in ~ts present condition. It is also used a great
<br />deal for traffic cutting into Emmett St. I believe the re-surfacing of this portion of
<br />Naval Ave. in the ssme manner in which Second and P~mudo~Ph Sts. w~re recently improved, would
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<br />in the vicinity of Chestnut
<br />and to the northern part
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