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Reel 20 (6/25/1951 - 2/07/1953)
COUNCIL, REGULAR The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Buildin~, Honday, June 2~, the regular mesting hour~ with the President, H~o Webber, presiding. PRESENTt Masers. Cronin~ Runtar~ Minton, Young, and the ?resident~ Hr. Webber ............... ABSENT~ None-O. OFFICERS PRESENTI Hr. Arthur S. Owens~ City Manager~ Mr. Randolph G. h~lttle Clty Attorney, and Hr. Harry R. Yates~ City Auditor. The meetingwas opened with a prayer by the Reverend Fred O. Traut, Pastor of St. Paul~s Evan~elical and Reformed Church. MII~JTES~ Copies of the minutes of the regular meetings held on May 28, 1951 and June 11, 19al, havlng been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. Mlnton~ seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the readlngwas dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UFON PUBLIC ~ATTERS~ ZONING~ The public h~arlng on the question of rezoning from General Residem ,District to Business Dlatrlct property located on the south side of Melrose Avenue, iN. W., west of Fairview Cemetery, described as ~ota 1-§, inclusive, Markley Map, having been continued until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, June 2~, 19~1, Hr. W. Warren Dickerson, Attorney, representing Mr. E. S. Crawford, appeared before Council and urged that the property be rezoned as requested, outlining reasons sate why the property In question should be rezoned. Cquncil being of the opinion that the request for rezoning should be conside wit~ another request for rezoning on Melrose Avenue scheduled for a public hearing at 2:~0 o'clock, p. m., Mr. Cronin so moved. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunt~~ and unanimously adopted. Notice o£ a public hearlng on the question of rezoning from General Residen~ Dlstrict to Business District property located on the south side of Melrose Avenue, N. W., between Thirtieth S~reet and Thirty-first Street, described as Lots 1-9, inclusive, H. E. Roberts Map, having been published in The Roanoke World-News pursuant to Article XI, Section ~], o£ Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanok~ setting the time of the hearing at 2~30 o'clock, p. m., Monday, June 2~, 19~1, the matter was before Council. In this connection, Mr. Walte~ W. Wood, Attorney, representingMr. C. Gordon Hunter, appeared before Council and outlined reasons as to why the property in question should be rezoned for business purposes, Mr. Wood stating that there is a definite need for a shopping center in the affected area and that it is the intentio of his client to establish such a shopping center ~f the property is razoned. In a further discussion o£ the matter, ~. Wood displayed sketches off the types of business proposed for the shopping center and assured Council that the plans~ould not be altered should the property be rezoned, statingthat hie client wpuld have no objection to such a stipulation beln~ included in the Zoning Ordinance in order t o assure types o£ business in the shopping center which would not be objectionable to the citizens in the a~fected area. ,ed N~, Wood ·leo presented petitions signed by approxiaatel~ 2~0 oitissns of the northwest section~ urgin~ that the property in question be rezoned for business purposes because of the need for. · shopping center in the affected areas Atthe request of N~. Wood, Hr. Oliver L. Oeo, representing Bowles Bake Shop~ Hre. ~. HalcolztKincer~ Hr. W. A, Flnk~ Hr. C.,Gordon Hunter and Hrs. W. A. Pink spoke in behalf of rezoning the property of Hr. Hunter for business purposes in that a shopping center might be established thereon, Approximately fifteen citizens present at the h~aring indicated by standing that they were in favor of the rezoningo Appearing in opposition to the rezoning, was Hr. Richard F. Pence, Attorney~ representing a large ntt~er of home owners in the area who are directly affected by the proposed rezoning~ Hr. Pence pointing out that those citizens favoring the proposed rezoning do not live in the immediate area of the property proposed to b · rezoned, but that his clients do, and ars, therefore, the ones who will really be adversely affected by any rezonlng of the property in question. Mr. H. L. Sink appeared before Council and presented petitions signed by approximately 45 members of the Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, objecting to :the proposed rezoning because of their plan to erect a church and parsonage at Palmetto Street and Olive Avenue, N. W., in the near future. Hr. J. W. Rhodes appeared before. Council and presented petitions signed by approximately tS members of the Helrose Presbyterian Church, objecting to the props; rezoning because of their plan to erect a church and manse at Melrose Avenue and Palmetto Street, N. W., in the future. Hr. R. H. Wagner appeared before Council and presented petitions signed by approximately 30 citizens living in the immediate vicinity of the property proposed to be rezoned, advising that they are unalterably opposed to the rezoning. Speaking in opposition to the rezonlng, were Mr. C. W. Davis, Hrs. F. J. Saunders, Mr. C. A. Snyder, Jr,~ and Mr. Lewis S. Hinter, President of the Melrose Civic League, ~ho advised that the League has gone on record as being opposed to proposed rezoning. Approximately thirty-five citizens present at the hearing indicated by standing that they were opposed to the proposed re~oning. Everyone present having been given an opportunity to be heard on the matter ~. Hunter pointed out that the Secretary of the City Planning Commission has been present throughout the public hearing and moved that both requests for rezonlng be referred back to the City Planning Com?isalon to determine whether or not the Commission cares to recommend a Special Business District for the two areas in view of the information presented at the public hearing. In this connection, Hr. Pence pointed out that the question of creating provisions for a Special Business District in the Zoning regulations was considered in connection with requests for rezoning of portions of ¥illiamson Road and that plan was rejected on the grounds that it was not feasible, Hr. Dlckerson urged that a definite decision be made at the present meeting to the re~tuest of his client for rezoning Lots 1-8, inclusive, Markley H~lo, and Hrs. Clyde B. Deyerle, an opponent to the proposed rezoning of Lots 1-9, inclusive, H. E. Roberts Hap, voiced the opinion that a definite decision should also be made at the present meeting as to the request o£ Hr. C. Gordon Hunter. The motion of Councilman Hunter faill~ for lack of · secondm ~. Hasten ~ovad that the request for the rezonin~ of Lots 1-8, lnclusi.vs, Harkley Hap, bo denied. Thamotion was seconded by H~, Young and unanimously adopted. Nrc Hlnton then moved that the request for the razoning of Lots 1-qm lnclns! H. R. Roberts Hap, bo denied,' Tho motion was seconded by H~o Young and unanimously adopted. ACADEHY OF HU8IC~ Council havln~ previously authorized the appointment of Audltorlu~ and Convention Hall Co~lttee for the purpose of working with other con~ltteee seeking to provide a suitable replacement For the Academy of Hualc~ Hr. We B. Carter appeared before the body and presented a p~oposal f rom Smithsy and Boyntonm A~chltecta and En~lneera~ agreeing to perfor~ preliminary architectural work at · fee guaranteed not to exceed one per cent .of a reasonable estimate of the construction cost, the architects polntin~ out that the fee probably would not one-half of one per cent o£ a reasonable estimated coat of the proposed building, Kfter a discussion of the matter, Hr. Hlnton moved that action on the queati be deferred until the next regular meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Hro Young and unanimously adopted. STREETS A~g~ ~LLE¥8: Council having previously authorized the appointment of viewers in connection with the request of the A~erlcen Viscose Corporation that the former location of Rlverlsnd Road, S. E., between the private bridge o£ the Corporation ·cross Roanoke River and the west aide of Deaton Roadm S° E., be pe~uanently vacated, discontinued and closed, Hr° John Re Thornton~ Jr., Attorney, appeared before Council and presented the following report of the BEFORE THE COUNCIL OE THE CIT~ OF ROANOKE 1N RE~ APPLICATION TO T~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0F ROANOKE~ VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCONTINUE AND CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE FORHE~ LOCATION OP RIVE~LAND ROAD, So Eo, RET~EER THE PRIVATE BRIDGE OF ~t[ERICAN VISCOSE CORPORATION ACROSS ROANOKE RIVER AND THE ~EST SIDE OF DEATON ROAD, So E. REPORT OF ~IF~ERS The undersigned viewers, appointed bi the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, by ~esolution adopted on the llth day of June, 1~51, to view~ ascertain and report in writing, pursuant to the provisions of Sectien~ 1~-7~ and ]]-~? or the Code of Virginia of 19~0~ whether in our opinion any, and if ~ny~ what inconvenience would result f~om vacating, discontinuing and closing that portion of the former location Of Rlverland Road, So E., above described, respectfully report that after having been first duly sworn, we viewed said portion of the fol~er location of Rlverland Road, S, E. and the neighboring property and that we ere unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience would result either to any individual or to the public from vacating, discontinuing and closing said porticn of Rlvsrland Road, S. E. Given under our hands this llth day of June, (Signed) R. L. Rush (Signed) Co ~. Francis, Jr. (Signed) J. . Turners Hr. Thornton then presented draft of O~dinance, providing for the closing of portion of the former location of Rlverland Road, with the advice that the draft Ordinance has been approved by the City Attorney. The City Attcrney reco~mending that the Ordinance be adopted as an emergency Hr. Cronln offered the following: (~1111~) AN ORDINANCE vacatir~ disconti~uinE and closing that portion of former location of Rlverland Road, S. E., between the prlvate bridge of American Corporation across Roanoke River and the west slde of Deaton Road, S. providing for an e=ergency. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance Bock No. 1~, Page 210.) J~. Cronin moved the adoption of the O~din~nce. The notion was seconded by Mrs Minton and adopted by the following vote, AYES, .MeleeS. Cronin, Hunter, Mlnton~ Young, and the Resident, H~. Vebbo~oJ SAYS, Hone .......... O, J~. Thornton then presented draft of Ordlnance~ authorieir~ tho execution of a quitclaim deed by the proper officers of tho city to the portion of the Fenner locatim of Rlverlend Road, with the advice that the draft of Ordinance has been approved by the City Attorney; vhereupon, H~. Hunter moved that the Following Ordin bo placed upon its First reading. The motion was seconded by J~. Minton and adopte by the Following voter AYES, Meeoreo Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Young, and the Prestdent~ H~. Yebber- NAYS, None ............ O° (~1111~) AN ORDINAI~CE authorizing the execution off a quitclaim deed to ~erican Viscose Co~oration to that portion of ~e ffo~e~ location off ~lverla~ Road. S. E.~ between ~e private brid~e of the Grantee across Roanoke ~ve~ a~ the ~est side off Deaton ~oad~ S. E. ~E~ prio~ to the effFective date of the a~ezation decree entered by Circuit Court o~ Roanoke County~ Vlr~inia~ on July ~0~ 1~8~ ~n the ~nexat[on proceeding of the City of Ro~oke assist the Co~nt~ off ~oanoke~ the Department of ~i~ays hsd v~ert~en to ~lden and ~elocate Virginia High. ay 11~ (no~ Rlverland Road~ S. E.) throv~ a poPtion of ~e la~ o~ned by ~e~lcan Viscose Corporation on south side of Roanoke RiveP and then In Roanoke County. and ~E~ ~erican Viscose Corporation a~reed to donate to the Dep~tment the ls~ re.ired ffo~ ~ls purpose but on co~ltion that the Department convey to It the portion of the ffo~e~ location that ~a~ to be sba~oned ~. ~e~Ican V~co~e Corporation duly c~ried out its part of the a~eement~ but before the H~ay Department could convey to ~er~can Viscose Co~oration ~e abandoned po~tion of the old location~ the propert~ bec~e a part o~ the City off Bo~oke by virtue of the a~exation proceedi~ above mentioned ~nd the City of ~os~ke succeeded to all rights a~ obll~ations of the High. ay ~, by Vrdinance adopted by this Council on the ~th da~ off June, 1~1~ that portion of the ffo~e~ location of Rlve~land Road between the private b~Id~e vacated, disconti~ed ~ clo~ed in accordance ~lth Sections 1~-7~$ ~d ]]-1~7 Virginia C~e, and ~ERF~ t~tle to ~at portion of ~he ~ormer location of Rlverla~ ~oad ~everted ~ ~eric~ V~scose ~orporation as the ab~tt~n~ owner on both s~des, ~erican Viscose ~orporat~on nevertheless desires e quitcla~m deed ~rom ~he ~lty ~o~oke releasl~ and confl~ng all o~ ~ts r~ght, t~tle a~ Interest ~n ~d to s portion of the ~o~er location of ~verland ~oad, and WH~ ~er~c~ Viscose Corporation ~s entitled under ~ts agreement ~he ~way Department ~0 receive such a deed. ~R~O~, BE ~T ORDAI~ by ~e ~ouncil of ~he C~ty of ~oanoke that the p~per o~cers o~ ~he ~ty be, end they'hereby ~e, ~othorize~ ~o execute a~ to ~er~can V~scose Corporation a prope~ ~l~cla~m ~eed conveyi~ ~1 r~t, ~le ~ ~nterest of the ~ty In a~ to said port~ of the foyer location of ~verland Roa~m but reserving an easement for.any sewer lines or water mains that may be ~ocated therein, ~he 0~dinance having been read, was laid over. PETI?IO~S A~D COMMUNICATIONS: ZONINOI The following communication From the City Planning Commission, with reference to a request for the rezoning of property on the north side of Melrose Avenue~ N. W., east of Peters Creek Road, was before Cou~cllt "June 8, 1951. The Honorable H. L. Webber, ~ayor, and '' Members of City Council, Roanoke~ Virginia. 6entlemenl In reply to your letter of June 1, 19al, referring to the City .Plannln~ Com~lselon for study~ report and recommendation a petition s~gned by Mr. Tom Stockton Fox. Attorney, ~epresenting Rutrough ~otors, Inc., askinZ that/ ~r~a~OC~c~lt~ n~r~ ~,de of Mel .... Aver~Je, ~. W .... et of~eteral , · -? 9 1, be rezoned for business purpoees= This property has been st.udied in connection with the over-all develop~ ment of Melrose Avenue, and the Commission feels that it is more adapted business purposes than residential, particularly in view of the Fact that adjoins propertyin the County now classified as Business and so used. The rezonin~ of said property will be a natural extension of an existing Busines District. The City Planning Co~isslon recommends to City Council that the reques of the petitioner to rezone said property to a Business District be granted provided a twenty-foot setback line is established along said property on the north side of Melrose Avenue. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkinda~ Jr. Chairman" Mr. Cronln moved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hearing to be held on the request for rezonfng at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., July 23, 19al £he motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. STR-~ETS A.~D Ar.r.~YS: The following cor~uunlcation from the City Planning Commission, with reference to the purchase of property for the extension of Ajax Avenue, N. W., to Fresno Street, was before Council: "June 8, 1951. The Honorable ~. ~. Webber, Mayor, and Members of Clt7 Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: Attached hereto is a copy of u final map ehowlng the subdivision of property of A. L. Walton, located on Fresno Street and Cove Road, N. W., which subdivision was approved ~y the City Planning Commission on May 22, 19~1, and the final map officially signed by its Agent and the City ~ngineer on June ?, ~hen this request was under consideration, the Commission, in view of fact that the owner agreed to dedicate 10 feet along Fresno Street to provid for u fifty-foot street, and 20 Feet along Cove Head to permit future widening In accordance with a setback line previously established by Council waived the requirement that the owner dedicate a Fifty-foot street to extend Ajax Avenue, a dead-end street, through his property. The City Planning Commission recommends to $lty Council that it purchas. Lot "Cw, as sho~n on the'map, for the purpose of extendingAJax Avenue to Fresno Street, at the property owner's offer of $15.00 per front foot, which offer holds good for a period of 120 days ~rom the date o£ approval of the final map, Which Is June 7, 1951. Hespectfully submitted (21gned) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman" On motion of ~. Hunter, seconded by H~. Ninton and unanimously adopted~ matter was referred to the ~lty Hsnager for study, report and reco~endation to Council. POLICE DEFA~TMHNTI A com~unication ~'om Hr. Ro M, Youell~ Dlrector~ Dlvielo! of Corrections of the Btate Department of Yeller* and Institutior~, enclosing · report on the police lockpp Of the City of Roanoke which was inspected on June 6~ 1951, wee before Council. The .comunication and report were filed. CITY JAILt A com-mnication from Hr. R. H. Youall, Dlrector~ Division of Correcticne of the 8tat* Department of Yeller* and Institutions, enclosin~ a report on the ~ail of the City of Roar~ks which was Inspected on June 6, 1951~ was before Council. The comuunication and report were filed. SCHOOL BOAHDI The President of the Roanoke Glvic League having been advlaed that an endorsement of the Reverend killiam J. Simmons for consideration es a member of the Roanoke City School Board upon the expiration of the present term of Dr. H. Penn has been challenged as to the validity of the endorsement, and an explanation havin~been requested, a co~uunlcation from Mr. E. S. Brown, President of the Civic League, advising that the action of the Civic League in endorsInH Reverend Siddons for the appointment to the School Board was taken in a regular meeting and enclosin& a copy o£ the minutes Of the League meeting held on April ~3, 1951, duly certified by the Secretary, was before Council. The com~mnlcation was filed. In this connection, the City tlerk brought to the attention of Council a communication from the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance of Roanoke, Salem Vlnton, endorsing Dr. Penn for reappointmen~ to the Roanoke City $chool Board. The communication was filed. CITY OOVERNKE.~T: A resolution adopted by the Booster Club at Hot Springs on June 13, 1951, extending sincere thanks and appreciation for municipal lmprovement~ made in Roanoke in recent years, was before Council; also, a resolution, setting municipal problems which in the opinion of the ~ooster ~lub should be given definite study and consideration for the future development of Roanoke. It appearing that one of the items listed for the future development of Roanoke is the extension of Second Street, ~. W., from Day Ave~e to ~lm Avenue, Hr. Minton moved that the matter be referred to the City Manager for inclusion In 195~ budget study file. The motion was seconded by H~. Young and unanimously adopte Hr. Cronin then moved that the City Clerk acknowledge receipt of the resolut of the Rooster Club, expressing Council's appreciation for the interest taken in municipal improvements and advising that the suggestions for the future development of Roanoke have been filed for future consideration. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. WATH~ DEPARTS: A c ommunicatlon from the Superintendent of the Baptist of Virginia, Incorporated, Salem, ~irginia, expressing appreciation for the fine spirit of cooperation of the City of Roanoke In letting the orphanage have six hundred feet of six inch water pipe to pull them out of a water emergency, was ~efore Council. The co~unlcation was filed. RE~OI~T$ OF 01~ICER$~ GNADE CROSSINGS~ The City Nanager submitted w~ltten report, togethe~ ~lth a co~nic~ ion from ~e Virginia De~t~ent o~ Hl~ays, author~zl~ the consultl~ en~l~e~s to p~oceed w~ Sta~e II o~ the Jefferson Street Grade Crossl~ ~roJect based on Alternate ~lan I, ~e ~epo~t and' co~cation ~ere filed, B~-CITY ~T= ~e ~eation of lnstalli~ a d~l~l~ Fountain on the City Ha~ket havin~ ~en ~efe~red to the City Hanage~ fo~ a cost estimate~ he submitt ~ltten report that a very satisfactory fount~n can ~ installed ffo~ approximately $3~.~ a~ recovered that the p~oJec~ be ca~led out, H~, C~nin moved that Council concur In the ~e~e~atim o~ the City Hana~ a~ offered the ffollo~ln~ emergency Ordinsnce~ approp~[atf~ ~0,~ to ~ages ~0.00 to Furniture and Equipment= (~111~) ~ ORDINANC~ to ~e~ ~d ~eordain Sectl~ ~1~1~ ~Hunicipal Ha~ket' of the 19~1 Budget O~lnance, a~ providi~ for ~ emergency, (Fo~ ~11 text oF O~lnance, see O~inance Book No. 18, ~age H~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance.- The ~tion ~as seconded by ~r. Hunte~ and adopted by the follo~l~ vote= A~ Hessrs. Cronin~ Hunter, Hlnton~ Yours, ~d the President~ Hr. Webber- NAYS~ None ......... O. FRANCHISES-ROA~EE 6A~ C0~A~ ~'he 6Zty Eanager submttted written r aport, ~ointing out that the ffranchise of the ~o~oke Gas Comply e~lres ~uly 1, 195~, and reco~ending that a co~ittee Be appointed to study ~e conditions under which advertisement will be made for a new ffranchise. ~. Hunter moved that Council concur in the reco~end~tion of ~e City Hanag and offered the followl~ Resolution: (~11117) A ~ESOL~ION authorizing the appointment of a co~[ttee composed of the C[ty ~ana~er, the City Attorney ~d three members of ~e Council of the City or noancke to be designated by the President of Council For the purpose of making a study of t e~s and conditions under which advertisement will Be made for a new franchise to t~e effect upon the e~[ration of t he present franchise of the Boanok Gas Company on ~uly l, 1952. (For Full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the ~esolut[on. ~e motion was seconded Hr. Htnton and adopted by the followi~ vote: A~: Hessrs. Crontn, ~unter, ~inton, You~, and ~e President, Hr. Webber- NAYS: None .......... O. ~T~ ~ENSION~ Council havl~previously authorized the 2~ty Hanager to negotiate, w~th Hr. ~th~ A. Ll~, owner of ~t 7, Block 6, Huntl~ton Court Hap, ~d ~rs. Bern~dine U~e, owner of ~t 8, Block 6, ~ntZ~ton Court ~ap, for the extensl~ of Collin~ood Street, N. E., the tity Hanager submttted written r aport that he has been unable to success~lly negotiate flor the acquisition of the necess property a~ recovered that the property in question not be acquired By the city. ~r. Crcnin moved that Council concur ~n~e recc~endation of ~e C~ty ~anager. ~e motion wes seco~ed by ~r. Ycu~ a~ unanimously adopted. BUDOET*CITY PHYSICIANt '1~a City Manager submittsd ~rittenreport, pointing that the budget of the City' Physician provides for a F~t T~m ~acist at a ~al~y of ~1,~0.~, and that the present ~h~aclst retires on June ~0, the C~ty~er ~vieing that he ha9 been unable to ~ a~e~ ~aciet who sill t~e the position on a sal~y basZs and askl~8 that $7~*~ of ~e $1,~]0.~ used flor the purpose of e~loyin8 a .~a~acist on a contractual basis until such tl~e es a re~la~ ~ha~aciet can ~ fou~ on a sala~ basis ~te~ ~e First ~ next ~. Cronin moved that Council concu~ In the ~quest off the C~ty Hana~er off,red the Follo~l~ emergency Ordtnance~ (~11118) AN O~INAN~ to ~e~ ~d reordain Section ~, '61ty off the 1~1 ~d~et .Ordinate, ~d provid[~ For an emer~er~y. (Fo~ ffull text o~ Ordinate, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Fa~e ~, Crontn moved the ~doption o~ the O~lnance. ~e motion was seceded ~, You~ end adopted By the ffollo~ZnE voter AY~S~ ~egsrs. Cronln, Hunter, ~[nton, Young, a~ the Fre5Zdent, ~. NAYS: None ........ O. ~AT~ ~PA~M~= ~e C~ty Hnnager submitted written report, together ~lth plus and spec~fications for the ~elray ~treet Booster ~tatlon, a~ advised that he Is ready to proceed w~ advertisl~ for bids on the pr.oJect as soon as the legal of the matter have been approved by the City Attorney. ~r. ~unter moved that the City H~ager proceed to advertise for bids on the )elray Street Booster Station, ~bJect to approval of the legal phases of the matter by the City Attorney. The motion wa~seco~ed by Hr. Cronin a~unanimously WATER DEP~T~ ~he t~ty H~er ~ub~tted written report, pointl~ out the city t~es over the Wllliamson Road Water Company on July 1, 1951, and asked that a Petty Cash Fu~ of $1C~.OO be established for the operation of the office. Hr. Cronin moved that Co~nc[1 concur In the request of the City ~nager offered the followi~ ~esolution~ (~1119) A RESOL~ION authorizing a Petty Cash ~nd of ~lOO.CO for the of the Water Dep~tment on Wllll~scn ~oad, a~ providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~13.) ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Hinton a~ adopted by the following vote: A~S: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Hinton, Young~ a~ the President, Hr. Webber- NAYS: None .......... O. With ~rther reference to the matter, the City Ha~er submitted a proposed budget for the operation of the W~lll~on ~oad Division of the Water Dep~tment for the last six months of 19~1 In the total ~ount cf ~10,000~ a~ asked that appropriate budget ~en~ent be adopted. Hr. ~unter ~ved that Council concur in the request of the City H~ager and offered the following e~rgency Ordinance~ (~11~0) AN ORD~N~CE to ~end a~reordatn certain sections of the 1951 WaterDepartment ~dget O~lnance, ~d p~vidl~for ~ emergency. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 213.) Hi,, HUnter moved the adoption of tho Ordinance, The m~tion was seconded by ]t~o Young and adopted by the following vote~ AYI~ H~eSreo Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Young, and the President, Mr° Webber- NAYS~ None ......... AL~t~HOUSEs Xhe City Nanager aube~ttted written report from the Almshouse for the month of May, 1951, showing a total expense of ~3,020.80, ae compared with a total expense of ~1,§79.O9 for the month of Hay, 1950° The report was filed. CITY IHYSICIAH~ The City Manager submitted written report from the City Physician for the month of Hay, 19~1, showing 663 office calls and 622 prescriptions filled, aa compared with 720 office calls and 702 prescriptions filled for the month May, 1950. The report was filed° DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELl.gE: The City Manager submitted written report from the Department of Public Welfare for the month of May, 1951, showing 1,~81 cases handled at a total coot of ~68,156.52, as compared with 1,373 cases handled at a total cost of $56,279.78 for the month of May, 1950. ~he report was flied. REPORTS~ ~he City Manager submitted w~Itten reports from the 5urrell Hemoria Hospital for the month of April, 19~1; the Department of Parka and Recreation for the month of May, 1951; the Department of Public =orks For the month of April, aG well aa the month o£ May, 1951; the Health Department for the months o£ April and May, 19~l;and the Pol~e Department for the month o£ March, 1951. The reports were STREETS A~ ALLEYS~ The City Manager having previously been authorized and directed to include in the 1951 work program the acquiring of necessary rights-o£- way for extending Alberta Avenue, S. W., from its present termination to ~prlng Road, and the construction of a 5-foot sidewalk on the contour o£ the ground, he submitted written report thathe has endeavored to work out a feasible plan for opening Alberta Avenue to ~prlng Road, but that it has been difficult to get the numerous property owners to agree with the viewers on a fair settlement for damages, the City Manager concluding that there apparently is .no alternate except to proceed wlth condemnation if Council wants the street open. On motion o£ ~r. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted~ acti on the matter was deferred until the next re~lar meeting of Council. AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to asking the Federal government to match ~9,000.00 in city ~unda for the purpose o£ making r~nway repairs and a change in runway lights: "Roanoke, ¥trglnla June 25, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Yirglnta Gentlemen: - On Page 75 o£ the Budget. Account 120, the fifteenth ltem is RUNWAY REPAIRS, $?,000.00 and Item 1 below this account is CHANGE IH RUNWAY LIGHTS $2,500.00. I have reason to believe that t~ere is a possibility of the Cityts securing matching ~undo for runway repairs and light Improvements In the amount o£ $9,000.00 from the Civil Aeronautics Administration which would be matched with ~9,000.00 of City money ($6,500.00 from RUNWAY REPAIRS and $2,500.00 from LIGHTS), thereby enabling us .to make $18,000.00 worth of necessary repalrs to the runways and modernizing the runway lights. of If ,ou think veil of.this plam, and I assure you it.is all p . I would suggest that the ~9~0~0.00 be transfsrredto tho Airport Ia~rovemen~ Fund upon tho approval of the ~lvil Aeronautics Ad~inistration of this pr~Je~ It would also be necessary for you to authorize ~a.to initiate a project f~r this amount. R~spectfully submitted~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owenss City Manager' Nr. Cronin moved that ~ouncil concur in the report of tho City Manager and that the City Manager initiate s project for the runes[ repairs and change in runway lights in the amount of ~16,0OO.00 with a view of ascertaining whether or the approval of the ~lvil Aeronautics Administration can be obtained. The motion seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. TRAFPIC~ The ~equeat of business concerns on the south aide of Salem Avenues S. ~., between PlfthStreet and Sixth Street~ that a th~eeohour parking limit be established in the area, havin~ been referred to the City Mana£er for study, report end recommendation, he submitted written report that the Traffic Code already provides for a three-hour parking limit in the s~fec~ed area and, therefore~ appro- priate parking signs have already been erected. The report was filed. REPORTS OF COI~ITTEES: Nons. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: PERMAI~ENT YOUT-Ii CO,~tlSSION: Action on the request of the Permanent Youth Co.~nuisslon that Mr. William Atkinson be appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Reverend D. N. McGradyl that a representative of the Social Planning Division of the Com~unlty Fund be designated as an ex officio member due ire the fact that the Planning Division has no Secretary at the present tlmel that the President of the Central Council of the Parent-Teacher Association be added as ex officio msmber; and that a member of the Roanoke City School Board be added ex officio member, havin~ been deferred until the present meeting, the matter again before Council. Mr. Young moved that Mr. R. P. Smith be appointed to fill the unexpired term C~the Reverend HcSrady ending December 31, 1952. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and un~nimously adopted. The City Clerk advised that the position of Secretary of the Social Planning Division o£ the Co~unlty f'und will be filled in the near future and, consequently, there will be no need for designating a representative of the Planning Division as an ex officio member, Mr. Young offered the following Resolution, authorizing the appointment of the President o£ the Central Council of the Parent-Teacher Association and the Chairman of the Roanoke City School Board as ex officio members: (~11121) A RESOLUTION authorizing the appointment of the President of the Central Council of the Parent-Teacher Association and the Chairman of the Roanoke City School Board aa ex officio members of the Permanent Youth Co~Ission. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Re. 18, Page 21~.) lit. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The'motion ~as seconded by Mr. RUnte~ and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Young, and th~ President, Mr. Webber-5 NAYS: None ........... '! WATER DEP&~THEHTt Action on a proposed plan for a central storage yard for equipment and.materiala' of the Water Department having been deferred until the preeE m~eting, the matter was again before Council. On motion of ~l~. Cronin, seconded by lit. Hunter amd unanimquely adopted, the question was carried over until the next regular meeting of Council. COHSIDERATIOH OP CLAIM~: None, INTRODUCTION AND COHSIDERATIO~ OF O~DINAHCES AND RESOLUTIONS: BUDGET-TAXES: Ordinance No. 11098, appropriating ~9~000.00 to cover the cost of a study of the tax structure of the City of Roanoke by Dr. Wllliamson H. Stauffe: having previously been before Council .for its first reading, read and laid over~ was again before the body for its second reading and final adoption. In this connection, Hr. young voiced the opinion that in the interest of the daily operation of the Municipal Oo,ernment the Ordinance should be passed as an emergency and moved that the Ordinance be amended to include an emergency clause. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by t he Following vote, Hr. Cronin stating that he is still opposed to the tax study, but that he does not want to hinde~ the effective date of the Ordinance which is going to be adopted anyway~ AYES~ Meearso Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber ........ ~o RAYS: Mr. Hlnton ............... 1. Mr. Young then offered the Following Ordinance, as amended, for its second reading and Final adoption: (~11098) AR ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~1, "City Council~, of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 18, Page 210.) Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hun~er and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crouin, Hunter, Young, and thc President, Hr. Webber ..... ~. RAYS: Mr. Minton ................. 1. AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 11109, appropriating ~50,000.00, $37,500.00 o£ the amount representing city £~nda, $12,500.00 o£ the m~ount representing state funds and the total a~x~unt representing one-half o£ the total cost o£ outside related improvements to the Airport Administration Building Project, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, H~. Hunter of£ering the £ollowing For its second reading and final adoption: (~11109) AR ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~120, "Municipal Airport o£ the 1951 Budget Ordinance. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 210.) Hr..Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Crontn and adopted by the following vote: A!~S: Messrs. Cronin, 'Hunter, Minton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber- RAYS: Hone .......... O. With £urther reference to the matter, the City Clerk brought to the attenti of Council draft o£ a Resolution, adopting and approving the execution of the Grant Agreement for the project, as approved by the City Attorney; whereupon, Mr. Huntem o£fered the £ollowing: (~lll~2) A RESOLUTIO! adoptin~ and approvin~ the execution of a Grant Agreement to be submitted ~the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics, U. of Co~srce~ to obtain Federal Aid in the development of Roanoke Hunicipal Airport "(Woodrum Field), CFor full text o~ Resolution, see Ordirmr~a Book Ho. 18~ Fags Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and adopted by the follo~g votes AYES: Resets, Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton~ Young~ and the Fresident~ Hr. Webbsr-i NAYS~ None .......... O. STREETS AND ALLEYSz The question of purchasing a small portion of property at 12~ Twenty-sixth Street, S. Eo, for alley purposes, having besnreferred to the City Manager for negotiations with Hr. Peyton R. Keller, the owner, as to a purchas *rice, and if a mutually satisfactory figure was a~reed upon, to have the City the proper Ordinance, the City Attorney presented draft of the Ordinance~ ihereupon, Hr. Hunter moved that the followir~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hlnt~n and adopted, by the following votes AYESz Hessrs. Crontn, gunter, Hlnton, and the President,Hr. NAYS: None ......... O. (H~. Young not votlr~) (#11123) AN ~DINANCE authorlring and directing the City Manager, ~or and behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase from Peyton R. Keller and Mary L. Keller his wife, ~?.?0 square feet, more or less, o£ land being a southwest portion o£ Lot 6, block 3, Clermont Heights Map, at a consideration of $25.O0, for alley widening purposes. BE 1T ORDAINED by the Council o£ the City of Roanoke that the City M~nager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase from Peyton B. Keller and Mary L. Keller, his wife, square feet, more or less. of land being a southwest portion of Lot 6, Block 3, Clermont Heights Map, at a consideration of ~2~.00, for alley widening purposes, deed therefor to be approved by the City Attorney, which parcel of land is more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the East side of an alley, said alley located East of Stanley Avenue, South of 26th Street, S. said beginning point located the following courses and distances from the Southeast corner of Stanley Avenue and 26th Street, S. 66~ 13' E. 162 feet and B. 23e ~?, W. 1%?.1 feet (the actual beginning point); thence with a ~1.~ foot radius curve to the left (tangent of said curve being 20 feet), an arc distance of 37.21 feet to a tangent point on the North side of said alley as it angles~ thence wlth the North side of said alley R. 27~ ~], W. 20 feet to point of Intersection; thence N. 23e ~?' E. 20 feet to the place of BEGINNING, containing 5?.?0 square feet, more or less, and being a small portion off the southwest corner of Lot 6, Block 3, Clermont Heights Map, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, An Deed Book 323, page 290, and more clearly shown on Plan Ho. 3§71 on file in the Office the City Engineer, Roanoke, Virginia. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. EASEMENTS PARKS A~ PLAYGROUNDS: The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance granting a right-of-way to the Appalachian Electric Power Company for the const~uctlon and operation of an electric transmission line through and across Bouth Roanoke Park, and provldlng for the release and qult-claimto the City by the company of an exlstlng right-of-way and easement through the park; whereupon, Hr. Einton mo~ed that the following Ordinance be placed upon Its first reading. The motion was seconded hymn. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: A_VE~j HasSle, Cronin~ Hunter~ Hlnton~ ¥oun~ and the President~ Hr, ~abber- (~1112~) AN ORDINANCE providing For the conveyance of a certain right-of-wa to thc Appalachian Electric Power Compan~ for the const~uction and operation of an electric transmission line through and across certain lands owned by the known as South Roanoke Park; providing for the release end quit-claim to the City by said power Company of an · xistlr~ right-of-way and easement through said park; and authorizing and directing the proper City officials to execute a deed of exchange with said power company providing therefor. WHEREAS~ the City and the Appalachian Electric Power Company desire the relocation of an exietlng electric tranem$selon line presently constructed and operated upon and over a right-of-way through property of said City known ae South Roanoke Park; and WHEREA~, said power company is willing and has offered to release, remiss and forever quit-claim unto the City its right, title and interest in its existing right-of-way through South Roanoke Park, and said City is willing to grant unto power company a new right-of-way through said p~rk in order that the existing electrico~ransmission line may be relocated thereto, the location of the new right- of-way being as shown on Appalachian Electric Company's Drawing No. L. & P.-ll~?, dated Hatch 5, 1951. THER~V0RE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roar~ke that said City does hereby accept from Appalachien Electric Power Company a releasq remlse and quit-claim of said power companyts rights, title and interest in and to a certs existing right-of-way and easement for an electric transmission line through certa~ lands of said City, known as South Roanoke Park; and That the proper City officials be, and they are hereby, directed to convey unto Appalachian Electric Power Company a new right-of-way and easement for the construction and operation of an electric transmission line over and ecroes other lands of said City in South Roanoke Park, the new right-of-way to be as shown on Appalachian Electric Power Company's Drawing No. L. & P.-ll~?, dated Hatch 5, 1951; and That the proper City officials be, and they ere hereby, authorized and dire to execute, with the proper officials of sa~power company, a deed of exchange providing for the relocation of said electric power transmission line right-of-way and easement as herelnabove mentioned, s aid deed of exchange to be upon such form as is approved by the City Attorney and to contsin, inter alia, the provision that i in the opinion of the City, a~y part of said power line as may hereafter be constructed upon any right-of-way~ my at any time materially interfere with the development of said lands by said City, said line, or part thereof, at the request of said City, shall be moved by said power company at the expense of said City to some other location to be mutually agreed upon between the parties thereto, reasonable and sufficient time to be granted by said City for said purpose and no additional consideration to be charged said power company for the right-of-way on the new location. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. ted SE~ERCONS?RUCTION: Council havln~ appointed a Board composed of the Director of the Department of Fublic Works, the City Hn~lncer, the City Manager and the City Clerk to ~e final assessments against abutting prol~t~ownera, for the construction of sanitary sewers in the northern portion Of the Fairmount Addition, and adjoining subdivision, the City Clerk reported that a hearing was held by the Board on June 21, 19~1, and recoun~ended that the charges ae fixed against the abutting properties at that time be docketed in the office of the Clerk of the Hustings Court. Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation and offered the following Reeolution~ C~lll~) A R~OLUTION amending the estimated amounts of assessments against certain abutting landowners for emitary sewers eo as to change the estimated amounts to show the amounts finally assessed against each landowner, respectively, pursuant to Resolution No. 11090, adopted on Hay 28, 19~1; approving the final assessments; and providing for the docketing of the final assessments in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the ~lty of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~17.) Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber° NAY~ None ........... O. SEWER CONST~UC?ION: Covncil havlng appointed a Board composed of the Direct of the Department of Public Works, the City Engineer, the City Haneger and the City Clerk to make final assessments against abutting property owners for the constr~ction of ear, tarry sewers in the Fairmount A~dition, and adjoining subdtvialo the City Clerk reported that a hearing was held by the Board on June ~l, 19~1, and recommended that the changes aa fixed against the abutting properties at that time be docketed in the office of the Clerk o£ the Hustings Court. Hr. Young moved that Council concur in the recommendation and offered the following Besolutfon: (~1126) A RESOLUTION ~mending the estimated mmounts o£ assessments against certain abutting landowners for s~nltary sewers so as to change the estimated amounts to show the amounts finally assessed against each landownem, respectively, pursuant to Resolution No. 110~1~ adopted on Hay 28, 19~1; approving the final assessments; and providing for the docketing of the final assessments in the Clerkt Office Of the Hustings Court of the Clt~of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 218.) ~. Young moved the adoptl~ o£ the Beso[ution. ~he motion was seconded b Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AY~S~ Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton, Young, and the President, Hr. NAYS: None .... HOUSING: Hr. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, representing the City of noar~ke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, appeared_before Council and presented drafft of Ordinance, setting forth the locations, items, quantity, unit price, total cost, percentage of cost to be borne by the city and amount of cost to be borne by the city in pay~ent of the off-site work to be done in connection with the development of the Housing Pro~ect in the Lincoln Cottrt Subdivision, and providing for the repayment by the city of its proportionate part of the total cost o£ the work, which total cost la to be paid for by the Houaln~ Authority for the purpose expediting the project. In a discussion of the draft of Or~lnance~ Hr. Young questioned the amounts for the coat of the work and also questioned the street grades. A~ter a f~rther discueelonof the draft of Ordinance, ~ro Young moved that the. matter be referred to the City Manager for atndy ard recomendatlon 'and t hat ha be lnatlmcted to have the ~nglneerlng Department study, the plans carefully with a view of revising the. street grades to lessen the amount of grading requ~red~ and to check, all estimates both aa to. quantities and prices used. The motion was seconded by Mr. Crqnin and adopted by the Following vote: AYES: Hewers. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Preeident~ Mr. Webber .... NAYS: Mr. Minton ............ 1. Mr. Young also moved that the City Attorney be instructed to study the draf~ of Ordinance and compare it with the previous Cooperation Agreement in order that he might advise Council whether or not the Items of cost assessed against the city are p~operly assessed and whether or not the city Is obligated by contract to ass~ the cost of each of the specific items, and, also, in order that he might advise Council If any of the work to be paid. for by the city may be deferred to some future date when the improvements may be needed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronln and adopted by the following votes AYES: Messrs. Crontn, Hunter, Young~ and the President, Hr. Webber .... NAYS: Hr. Hlnton ............ BONDS-SCHOOLS: The City Attorney submitted draft of Besolution, offering fo~ sale on A~gust 1, 19~1, ~2~100,00Oo00 of bonds being the remainder of the ~,200,000.O0 of bonds authorized at an election held on the let day of March~ 1929~ to defray the cost of permanent public improvements, to-wit: acquisition, of sites f¢ construction of, completion of~ additions to and improvements in public school buildings; whereupon, Mr. Cronin offered the following as an emergency measure: (~11127) A BESOLUTION to offer for sale $~,100,000.00 of bonds being the remainder of the ~,~00, O00.OO of bonds authorized at an election held on the 1st day of Hatch, 19~9, to defray the cost of permanent public Improvements, to-wit: acquisition of sites for, constr~ction of, completion of, additions to end improve- ments in. public school buildings; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page The Besolution having been read.In Its entirety, Hr. Cronin moved Its adoption. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hinton and ~dopted by the following vote: AYES:Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Young, and the President,-Hr. Webber- ~A~S: None ............. O. ' HOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: SCHOOL BOARD: It appearing that the terms of Dr. H. T. Penn and Hr. J. Barclay Andrews as members of the Roanoke City School Boa~d expire as of June 30, 1951, the matter was before Council, the President, Hr. Webber, calling for nomlnat Hr. Young placed In nomination the name of Dr. A. L. James as a School Trustee from District No. ~, formerly District No. 1, The nomination was seconded by Hr. Hlnton. Hr. Cronin placed in nom[natlon the ns~e of Br. H. T. Penn to succeed hlmse~ At this point, Hr. George ?o Lawrence appeared before Council and urzed that Dr, Fcnn be reelected, There being no further nominations, Dr. A. L. James was elected as a School Trustee fro=District Ho, 2 for a term of three years beginning July 1, 19~1~ by the following vote= FOR DR. JAI~I Messrs. Minton, Young, and thc President, Nr. Webber---3. FOR DR. PENIit Hecate, Cronin and Hunter ............. H~. Minton then placed in nomination the name of I~. J. Barclay Andrews to succeed himself as a School Trustee from District No. 1, formerly District for a term of three years. The nomination was seconded by H~. Young. There being no ~urther nominations, Hr. J. Barclay Andrews was reelected to succeed himself as a School Trustee from District No. 1 for a term of three years beginnin~ July, 19~1, by the Following vote: AYES: Mcssrs. Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Yours, and the President, Mr. Webber- RAYS: None ................ O. The City Clerk was instructed to notify Dr. James and Hr. Andrews o£ their election to the School Board and to forward them proper certificates in order that they might qualify before the Clerk of Courts. The City Clerk was also instructed to forward a communication to Dr. Penn, e~pressing Council's thanks and appreciation for the service he has rendered ac a member of the School Board. LIBRARY BOARD: It appearing that the terms of Rabbi Morris W. Graf£, Mrs. George A. Layman and Mrs. Barton W. Morris, Sr., as members of the Board of Dlrectc of the Roar~ke Public Library expire as o£ June 30, 1921, the matter was before Council, the President, Mr. Webber, calling for nominations. Hr. Young placed in nomination the nm~es of Rabbi Morris W. Graf£, Mrs. George A. Layman and Mrs. Barton W. Morris, Sr., to succeed themselves for a term of three years. The nomination was seconded by Hr. Minton. There being no further nominations, Rabbi Graff, Mrs. Layman and Mrs. Morrl~ were reelected to succeed themselves as members of the Boa~d of Directors of t~e Roanoke Public Library for a term o£ three years beginning July 1, 1951, by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Hinton, Young, and the President, Mr. RAYS: None .................. O. The City Clerk was instructed to forward the three members certificates of their reelection. E~PLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEH: It appearing that the term of Mr. Geoffrey D. Martin as a member of the Board of Trustees of the. Employees* Retirement System of the City of Roanoke expires as of June 30, 1951, the matter was before Council, the President, Hr. Webber, calling for nominations. Hr. Hunter placed in nomination the name of Mr. Geoffrey D. Martin to succeed himself for a term of four years. The nomination was seconded by Minton. There being no further.nominations, Hr. Geoffrey D. Ma~tin was reelected to succeed himself as a member of the Board o£ Trustees of the Employees! Retirement System of the City of Roanoke for a term of four years beginning July 1, 1951, by the following.vote: AI~St Hesarso Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber- NAYSt l~ne ............... O, The City Clerk was instructed to forvard H~. Hartin certificate of hie reelection, SCHOOL BOARDt H~. Cronin asked the City Attorney to render an opinion as tc the legality of the Reverend A. Lo James holdinE offfice as a me~ber of the Roanoke City School Board while he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Public Library, WATER DEPAITfH~NTt It appearin~ that the City of Roanoke will take over Operation of the properties represented by the stock of the Mllliamson Road Water Company, Incorporated, to be transferred as of midui~ht, June 30, 1951, the City Hanager read to Council a contract dated June 25, 19~1, between the o~nera of all of the stock of tho Wllllamson Road Water Company, Incorporated, and the City of Roanoke, provldir~ in general a method o£ taking over the operation of the propertl~ of arrivir~ at the net price to be paid therefor, and of consu~atinE the transactl( accordin~ to the tmie intent o£ Ordinance No. 110/~4, and presented draft of a Resolution prepared by the City Attorney, authorizing the proper City officials to execute the contract; ~hereupon, Hr. Hunter offered the followin~ Resolution: (~111~8) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ the proper City officials to execute, for and on behalf of the City, a contract dated June ~5, 1951, between the owners of all of the stock of the Wllliamson ~toad Water Company, Incorporated, and the City of Roanoke, providing in general a method of taking over the operation of the properties represented by-the stock of the Williameon Road Water Co~pany, Incorporat to be transferred as of mldnl~ht, June 30, 1951, of a~rlving at the net price to be paid there£or~ and of consuncuating the transaction according to the true intent of Ordinance Noo llObJ4 adopted by this Council on the 16th day of April, 19~1; and providir~ for an emergency. (For full text' of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No, 18, Page HI-. Hunter moved the adoption Of the Resolution. The motion was seconded H~o Youn~ and adopted by the following vote= AYES: Hessrso Cronin, Hunter, Rlnton , Young, and the President, ~. Webber- NAYSt None ............. O. The City ManaFer then read the followin~ letter signed by all of the stock- holders of the Williamson Road Water Company, Incorporated= "Roanoke, Virginia June P~ 1951 City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen= The stockholders of the Williamson Road Water Company, Incorporated, understand that the amount of the real estate taxes claimed due the City for the last six months of the calendar yea1- 1951 is to be placed in the escrow agreement provided in the contract and if it be lawfully detelmiined that the City may not legally collect the same, the amount thereof shall be returned to the stockholders. It is also understood and a6reed that the base amount of fom the stock aha]/ be paid to five trustees appointed by the City and they are then to deliver checks to the stockholders according to t he agreement. Very truly yours, Signed} C. · Calhoun (Sl~ned) A. L. Hu~hson · (Signed} Henry Lo Turner {Slsned) Minnie A. Webb" .The City Attorney presented draft of a Resolution, receivinz and orderir~ filed the lstterJ whereupon, Hp, Hlnton offered }he followins Resolutions (~11129) A RE~OLUTI~N receivln~ and orderins filed a letter addressed to tho City of Roanoke, under date of June 2~, 1951, over the elsnatures o~ Ellis, C, O, Calhoun, A, Lo RuF~heon, Harry L, Turner and Hlnnie Ac Wsbb {they bein~ all of the stockholders of the Wlllia~son Road Water. Company~ Incorporated), (For full text of Resolution, ese Ordinance Book No, 18, Page Ri% Hlnton moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motio~ was seconded H~o Youn~ and adopted by the following vote~ AYF.~t Hsasrao Cronin~ Punter, Hlnton~ Young, and the ?resident~ Hr° Webber- NAYS~ None ............. O, ~lthfurther reference to the matter~ the City Attorney presented draft of a Resolution, appointir~ the City Hena~er, the City Auditor, the Engineer ~n Chaise of Construction of the Water Department, the Acting Hana~er of the Water Department and the City Attorney as Trustees for the purpose of tskin~ title to all of the stock of the Wllliamson Road Water Compeny~ Incorporated~ and carryin~out other duties in connection therewith; ~hereupon, Hr. Young offered the followir~ Resoluti~ Hro Cronin protesting that the members of Council should act as t he Trustees of the above City officials: (/~11130) A RE~0LUTION appointing Arthur $o O~ena, ~arry ~o Yates, Charles Re Hoers, Gilbert H. Rusto~ and Ran Go ~hittle~ Trustees, for the purpose of taking title to all of the stock of the ~llliam~on Road ~ater C~pany~ Incorporated, to be purchased by the City of noanoke pursuant to Ordinance No. 110~ adored by the Council of the City of ~oancke on the l~th day of April, 1~1, ratably, to vote said stock after the same is acquired b~ the aforesaid City; to elect and be electe~ directors and officers of the aforesaid corporation; to perform and do all lawful proper acts, for end on behalf of the aforesaid corporation, as its directors the respective offices to which they may be elected; to la~fully ~rant and convey, as officers and/or directors, and/or trustees, all or any part of the assets of the aforesaid corporation unto the City of Hoanoke and/or to whomsoever said City may direct; to pay, from a fund to be established for the purpose bY this Council, the stockholders of the ~llliam~on Road Water Comp~ny~ Incorporated, for the stock to be acquired by the City pursuant to the aforesaid Ordinance No. 110~d4; to pay, from the aforesaid fund, all known llabilities of said corporation pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the contract of June ~, 1951, between all o£ the stockholders of said corporation and the city of Roanoke; to draft and execute, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, the escro~ a~p~eement especially provided for in paragraph Re. 9 of the aforesaid contract of June ~, 19~1; and to do and all and sin&,ular all lawful acts and things as elected officers and/or directors the Williamson Head Water Company~ Incorporated, and/or as t~ustesa; to settle the affairs of the aforesaid corporation and to dissolve said corporation as promptly- as the same may practically and le~fully be'done; and providinE for an emergency. {For full text of Resolution, see 0~dinance Book No° 18, Page 2~o) H~o YoUng moved the adoption of the Resolution° The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES~ Hessrs° ~unter, Hintcn, Young, and the President, Hr° Webber---~, NAYS: Hr° C~onin ............ 1, The City Attorney then presented draft of an Ordinance, appropriatin~ from the Yatsr Bor~l ~und the amount of ~550,00Oo00 to a special account to be used by t he Trustees in carrying out the duties imposed upon them pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. ll130J whereupon, H~o Hunter offered the followin~ O~dinance as an emergency (~11131)- AN ORDINANCE appropriating from ~he Water ~ond ~nd to a special account to be used by Arthur Ho O~ens, Harry H. Yates, 6~srles ~oore, ~llbert H. Hueton and Ran O. ~hittle, ~rueteee~ in c srrying out the duties imposed upon said Trustees pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 11130, passed by this Council on the ~th day of June, 19~1] and providin~ for an emergency (For full text of Ordinance, sea Ordinance Book Noo 18, Pa~e H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~aa seconded by <r. Youn~ and adopted by the folloein~ vote: ~. AYES~ Hessrs, Hunter~ Hlnton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber .... NAYS; Hr, Cron[n ......... 1. AIRPORT; The City ~na~er havin~ previousl~ been authorized and directed to ~urchsse a plaque for the new Administration Buildin~ at the Roanoke Huniclpal Alrpo: in accordance with a committee report dated February 1R, 1~51, ~. Cronin, Chairman )f the committee appointed for the purpose of submitting a suitable desl;n of a ~lsque to be erected in the new Administration bulldin; in memory of the late Honorable Clifton A. Woodrum~ advised that the estimated cost of the plaque has Increased from ~00,00 to $~5.00 and offered the following emergency Ordinance, appropriating the (~111~) AN O~IHANCE to amend and reordain Section ~lPO, ~Hunicipal of the 1951Hud~et Ordinance, and providln~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Ps~e Hr. Cronin ~oved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion ~ as seconded by ~I~. ~unter and adopted by the follo~In~ vote: AYES; ~esSrSo Crontn, Hunter, Hfnton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber-~, N~YS: N~ne .......... O° There being no further business, Council adjourned untll ~;00 o~clock, p. m.~ Hond~/, July 9~ APPROVED ATTEST: .i20 COUNCIL~ REC~LAR HWE~ING~ Hondey, July 9, 1951o The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in tbs Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Buildin~, Monday~ July 9, 1951~ at 2500 o'clock, p, the reEular meeting hour~ with the President, Mr, Webber, presiding, PI~F~ENT! Hesers, Cronin, Hunter, Mlntonj Young, and the President, Hr, Webber ............... ABSENT: None-0. OFFICERS PVRESENT~ Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Mr. Randolph G. Whittle City Attorney, and Mr. Harry R. Yotee, 61ty Auditor. The meeting wasopened with a prayer by Dr. K. K. Haddaway, Pastor of tha Raleigh Court Methodist 6hurch. RIN'JTES: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on June 25, 1951, having been furnished each member of Councll~ upon motion of Mr. Minton, s sounded by ~r. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. H~ARING OF.CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: ZONING: Notice of a public hearing on the question of rezoning from General Residence District to Business District property located between Brambleton Avenue and Sweetbrier Avenue, S. W., east of Ashby Street, described as. a portion of Lots 2, 3, 4, 4A and ?, and all of Lots 5 and 6, block 4, Corbiesh~w ~ap, having been in The Roanoke horld-News pursuant to Article XI, Section 43, of Chapter the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of the hearing at 2:C0 o'clc m., Monday, July 9, 19~1, the matter was before Council. In this connection, Mrs. Robert L. Price, Vice President of the Greenland Rills-Orandln Court Civic League, appeared before Council and presented petitions signed by approximately eighty citizens of Greenland Hills and adjacent territory embraced by Grandin Court, asking that the request for resoning.be denied on the grounds that additional business establishments of the.type contemplated are not needed in the srsa in question. Also speaking in opposition to the proposed rezoninE, were Mr. R. C. Atkins and Mr. D. S. StClair, Mr. Atklnson voicing the opinion that the applicants for rezonlng should apply fur's non-conforming permit instead. Appearing in behalf of the proposed rezonlng, was Mr. Rlchsmd F. Pence~ Attorney, representing Messrs. Craig Miller and C. F. Kefauver, owners of the property requested to be rezoned, Mr. Pence displaying a sketch of the fllllng station to be erected on the property of Mr. Miller if the lot is rezoned for business purposes and pointing out that a fifteen-foot screen of trees will be left along the respond the easterly side of both properties and that the petitions: will dedicate a ten-foot strip of land along their property fronting on the mouth side of Brambletcn Avenue for street widening purposes. With further reference t o the matter, Mrs. J. Carlisle Crouch appeared befor Council and presented a petltion signed by seven citizens living In the immediate vicinity c~ the property proposed to be rezoned, advising tlmt they have no obJectl¢ to the rezoning if the screen of trees la maintained and no driveway is opened the screen to Sweetbrier Avenue. Eye.one present having been given an opportunity to bo heard on the matter) ar~t H~. Cronln voicing the opinion that the area in question will eventually be rezoned for business purposes because Brambleton Avenue is a highway~ but that now is net the proper time, and Hr. Pence reminding Hr. Cronin that any future rezonins might not be accompanied by the agreement to maintain.a screen of trees and dedicate land for street ~ldenl~ pur~oses~ ~. ~lnton moved that the re,est for rezonlng be denied. ~e ~tion ~as seceded by ~. H~nte~ and unani~usly adopted. Hr. Pence then asked If Council ~o~ld reconsider its action ln~ofar ss ~t ~ Block ~ Corbieshs~ Hap~the property of Hr. Hiller~ is.concerned. The opponents to ~e proposed rezoning ~ho ~ere present at the meeting l~lcatlng their objection to any rezoning of ~t ~ a~ there appes~l~ to be ~ gr~s for a reconsideration of the matter by Council, no action ~s~ taken on the request of Hr. Pence. ~AES HOUSIN6~ Hr. ~alte~ H. Scott appeared before Council and ~resented petitions signed by approximately thirty re~ident~ o~ the Southwest area neap ~e City Fa~ asking the body to take such action ss may be necessary to evacuate the Veterans Houling ~e~ in that section as aeon as pre,est housl~ units are co~pleted ;nd ready ro~ occup~cy elsevhere. Co,nell bei~ of the opinign that the Ve2ePans H~ual~ Project at the Cit~ Para ~hould be vacated and dl~contlnued as oF Hay l~ 19S~ that the ~re~ent occupant should be ~o notified aM that ~e City of Boanoke ~edevelopm~nt a~ Housing AuthoPl should be requested to glv~ the present occupants preference at the Housi~ Project on th~ Herren PropePty~ ~. Hunter moved that the City Attorney p~pa~e th~ proper ~e~olu~lon and present s~ to the body at its n~xt re,laP meeting. ~e motion ~as ~econded ~ H~. Yov~ ~d vnanlmously adopted. D~PA~T~ OP ~U~LIO ~: ~. Frank E. Atkln~ a~ ~p. John ~. Brown appa~d befor~ Council in protest ag~lmt s Peduction In ~elfare grant~ as of July ~te~ an explanation of the ~acts by Hr. ~ohn H. F~lvell, Director oF the 9~partm~nt of Public ~alrare~ ~ho ~as pPe~ent at the meeti~ ~. Hunte~ moved the cases of ~essr~. ttkl~s and Brown be refcPred to the City Hana~p s~ th~ Director. The ~otion ~a~ ~ecoM~d by Hr. ~lnton and adopted by th~ follo~ing vote, H~. Cronln prote~tl~ that the overall picture should be considered in, toad of A~S: He~s~s. Eun~er~ Hlnton, Y~un~ and the President~ ~r. NAYS~ H~. C~onln ........... 1. I~ITATIONS-MILIT~Y COHF~I~S: Lcd~. J. N. Klncanon~ Co~nandl~ Offlce~ of ~he O~anlzed Naval ~esarve Su~fac~ Division ~-~1~ appea~ed before Council and p~es~nted ~ co~untcatlon~ advlsin~ that/du~lnc ~ecent competitive inspections of all O~anized }l~val ~ese~ve ~u~face Dlvisio~ within the Plfth Naval Dlst~lct~ ~u~fsce Division 5-21 was decls~ed to be the winnln~ division, ~d In~lti~ the members of Council to ~lt~ess tho p~esent~tlon of a sllve~ t~ophy a~ a pe~m~nen~ plaque to the division a~ its ~e~l~ d~111 on Tuesday, July 10, 19~1~ at The P~esiden~ H~. Webbe~ acknowledged the lnvl~a~ton~ fo~ ~d on behalf of Coun=ll~ and stated that as many of the members of the bod~ as c~n do so will atte~ ~e p~esentation ceremony. PETITIONS AI~ CONHUNICATION$1 .SCHOOLS: A progress report on the school bulldin~ an~ improvement program as of Hay 31j 19~1~ vas before Council, Hr, Cronin moved that the report be filed. The motion vas seconded by ga;, Young and unanimously, adopted, AUDI?oSCHOOL~{ An audit report from the firm of Leslie A, Xi~bla ard Co~pany~ Certified Public Accountanta~ covernlng ~na xamination of the accounts and financial records of the Roanoke City School Board for the year ended December 1950, vas before Council, The report was filed, 2CHOOL B~ARD: A co~unication from Dr. A. L. J~mes~ accepting hie election to the Roanoke City School Board for a te~n of three years beginning July l, 1951, was before Council. The co~unication was filed. SIDEWAI,E, CURB AND OU~ER: A petition signed by approximately thirty-five residents o~ the ~00 and ~OO blocks of Der~lston Avenue, S. W., askin~ that some sort of i~edlate relief Be given to the drainage situation in the two blocks nntil sidewalk, curb ar~ gutter can be censtructed and the street paved, was before Counc! On motlonof Hr. Hunter, seconded By ~r. Young and unanimously adopted, the ~etition was referred to the City ~anager. INTITATIONS: An invitation for the City of ~osnoke to be represenfed at the !gth Annual Conference of the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference in Salt Lake City, ~tsh, September 18o21, 19~1, was before The co=munication was filed. INVITATIONS: An invitation for the City of ~oanoke to be represented at the 3?th Annual Conference of the International tity N~nagers' Association in Polar~ Spring, ~aine, September 9-13, 19~1, was Before Council. The City ~anager indicating his intention to attend the conference, the ,mmunic~tlon was Filed. 20NING: A co~unicatlon from ~r. A. L. Chocklett, together with a petition signed bg six property owners on Ninth Street~ S. E., between Hi~hland Avenue and ~urray Averse, asking that the west side of Ninth Street, S. E., between Hi~hland Avenue and ~urray Avenue, be rezoned from Special ~estdence District to Business District, in order that ~r. Chocklett might erect a cinder block and brick Building to be. used as a print shop on property describ~d as Lot 15, Block 3, Buerm¥ista Land Compar~ ~ap, was before Council. On motion of Hr. ~lnton~ seconded By F~r. Young and unanimously adopted, the request for rezoningwas referred to the Planning Commission for study, report and recommendation to C~ncll. ZONING: A petition ~lgned by ~r. John C. Blankenship, asking that property located on the south side of Orange Aven~e, N. W., between Sixteenth Street and Seventeenth Street, described as Lots 3, ~ and 5, Section 52, ~elrose Land ~ompany, ~e..~ezoned fron 6eneral Residence District to Business District, was before Conncil On notion of Hr. Cronin, seconded by ~r. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the request for rezonfng was referred to the Planning Com~lsslon-for stndy~ report and recommendation to Council. BUSES~ A petition signed By approximately sixty-five residents of Broad Street~ asking that bus service Be furnished on Broad Street, N. W., was before On motion of Hr, Cronin, seconded by K~. Hinton and unanimously adopted~ the petition was referred to the City Hanagev. I~PLO'YEE~ RETIRERE,~ SYS~I/I/: A com~unication from Hr. Harry H. Yetes, Secretary of th~ ~oard of Trustees of the Er~ployees* Retirement Systemc~ the City of Roanoke, Virginia, together with a report of the Advisory Committee on Inveet~enl showin~ the book value, market value and annual income of securities held as of ~'une 30, 1951, was before Council. The cc~munication and report were filed. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: BUDGET-PENSIONS: The City Manager submitted written report with the recommen~ tion that Mrs. Gertrude O. Layman, ~01 Day Avenue, S. ~., be added to the Confederat k'idows~ Pension Fund. Hr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manag~ and offered the following Resolution: (~11133) A RESOLUTION directing the City Auditor to add Mrs. Gertrude O. Layman, hO1 Day Avenue, $. W., Roanoke, Virginia, to the list of Confederate Veteran~ Pensions, effective August 1, 1951. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Hook No. 18, Page 228.) ~r. Oronin moved the adoption of the Hesolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Minton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber-5o NAYS: None ........... O. BUDGET-HEALTH DEPA.~THENT: The City Manager submitted written r aport with the reco.-m~endat~n that ~10Oo00 be transferred from Supplies in the Fly and ~osquito Control budget to Stationery and Office Supplies in the Health Department budget~ in order that one thousand copies of the Housing Hygiene Ordinance can be printed in booklet form. Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the tity Manage and offered the following e~,ergency Ordinance: (t1113/$) AN ORDINANCE to mmend and reordain Section #50, "Health Department" and Section W?~-A, "Fly and Mosquito Control", of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Hook No. 18, Page 229.) Mr. Cronln moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motionwas seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Hinton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber-5 NAYS: None ......... O. AIEPORT: The City Manager submitted written report that the agreement betwee~ the City of Roanoke and Louise P. Lee for the use of space in the present Admlnfstrs tlon Building at the Roanoke Municipal Airport expired as of July 1, 1951, and recommended that the agreement be continued until the present building is disconttnu I. Mr. Minton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manage and that the City Attorney prepare the proper measure for the next regular meeting ef the bo~y. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and un~nimously adopted. CITY HARE-ET.. A co~munication from Mrs. Ettie J. Hire, asking that the conditi mf the Ladies Rest Room in the City Market Building be improved, having been r eferrt to the City Nana~er, he submitted wrltten r aport, together with the following comraunication from the Clerk of the M~rkete~ "June 22, 1951o ~.~. A. S. Owenss City ~ans~er~ Roanoke, Replying to your office memo ~23 of June i3th, regarding the toilet facllit in the white womens rest room at the City Harket building as set forth in a letter to the Roanoke'City Council by Ettie ~. ~ite, 315]~ ~lelrose tree. R. ~.~ I eish to advise that I have thoroughly investigated this matter not only with the lady in cherts of the room, but with a number of the users of the room and my findings are as follows~ To my own personal knowledge and observation, }irs. E. C. Guthrie~ the attendants keeps this roes In as neat, clean and sanitary condition es possible. The toilets, wash bo~ls and floors are washed dally, sometimes ~wo or three tines if necessary and strong disinfectant used at all he steps £roa the ground fleer to the rest room are thoroughly scrubbed or three times each ~eek. A drinking fountain has been installed for the convenience of the patrons, and as regards the baby bed in the room bein~ nnsanitnry and without sheets without accomodatlons for but one baby, evidently Firs. ~lte has not visited this room in some time, as the baby bed vas removed over a year ago, ~hen this bed was in use, we couldn't keep sheep, on it due to the people ateell: them. Considsrin~ the fact that it Is a public toilet, used by so many and different kinds of persons, everyone questioned by me~ lnclnded in ~hich were tho ladies employed in the bullding~ in the market area, selling on the curb market end customers coning to the ~arket, verified the fact that the room is al~eys kept in s clean and sanitary condition as borne out by the names on tho attached atate=ento lhey also agreed that the behavior of the patrons of this room was above the avera£e es no drinking, swearing or smoking is tolerated. I sincerely hope this furnishes you with the ~esired information and I can assure you that it is our coratant endeavor to keep ell the rest rooms in the building ~n as clean and sanitary condition as possible. Respectfully, (Signed) J. F. Douglas" ~he report a~d communication were filed. BUDGET-JUVENILE AND DOM?STIC RELATIONS COURT: The request o~ the Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic nelations Court for additional personnel having been referred to the City Manager for study, he submitted the following report: ~Roanoke, Virginia July 9, 1951. To ~he City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me the question of employing additional personnel for the Juvenile and Domestic Rolationm Court; and Judge ~. A. Pate has made. a most capable analysis of the reason for additional employees which presenting to you for the records. I would propose that you delay any action on the employment of personnel until after the meeting of July 23, however, should a recom~enda- tlon be desired to-day, I suggest that this along with ether requests for additional personnel, be considered in the Budget for 1952. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens City Manager" In this connection, Judge K. A. Pate, together with Mr. Raymond P. Stultz, Clerk, appeared before Council and outlined the reasons as to why additional personnel, is required for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Judge Pate advising that $1,000.00 , one-half of which would be borne by the State, would emable him to employ ~n additional clerk for the balance of the year ~o alleviate the existing situation. After a'discussion of the matter, on motlon of. Mr. Youths, seconded by Hr. Hinton and unanimously' adopted, action on the question was deferred until the next regular meeting of Council, in order that the City Manager ml~lresent a complete re'art at that time. POLICE DEPART~NT: The Clty Hanager submitted written report on the resigns tlon of Jack Dempsey Smith, a member of the Police Department, effective July The report was Filed. CITY PHYSICIAN: The City Manager submitted written r aport from the Clty Physician, showing 584 office calls and 625 prescriptions filled for the month of June, 1951, as compared with 534 office calls end 589 prescrpitiona filled for the month of June, 1950. The re~ort was filed. DEPAHTEENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: 1'ha City Manager submitted written report fro~ the Department of Public Welfare, showing 1,~SJq cases handled et a total cost of $68,620.3R for the month of June, 1951, as compared with 1,]§5 cases handled at a total cost of ~69,085.~§ for the month of June, 1950. The report was filed. DEPAHTHEhT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: The City Manager submitted written reports covering the expenditures end activities of the Department of Public Welfare tbs month of May, 1951, in ce~plience with ~hapter 371, Acts of Assembly, The reports were filed. REPORTS: The City Manager submitted written reports from the City Market fo: the month of June, 1950; the Department of Air Polhtion Control for the months of March and April, 1951; the ~epartment of Lulldln~ snd ~lu~bir~ Inspection for the month of June, 1951; the Electrical Department for the month of June, 1951; the Municipal Airport for the month of June, 1951; and the Purchaelng Department for the month of June, 1951. The reports were filed. At this point, Mr. Hunter was excused from further attendance of the meeti~ WATER DEPARTMF_NT: The City Manager submitted the following report on the ,resent status of the Wllliamson Bead Water Company, Incorporated: "July 9, 1951 - The Honorable 6ouncll of the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: I herewith report on the present status of the ~llliamson ~osd Water Company, Incorporated. On Saturday morn!r~, June 30, 1951, the five trustees appointed by Resolution No. 11130 met with all of the stockholders of said corporation and acquired the lO00 shares of outstanding capital stock, paying therefor $425, O00. As the stock of each of the respective former stockholders was acquired, he resigned his directorehlp and/or office in the corporation and a trustee was elected in his place for his unexpired term. When all former officers and directors had resigned and a trustee elecfed to the position formerly held by each, all former stockholders were excused from further attendance at the meeting. The following trustees were elected to, and accepted, the following positions in the corporation: Charles E. Moore President and director Gilbert H. Ruston Secretary and director Harry H. Yates Treasurer and director Arthur S. Owens Asst.-Sec., and director ~an G. Whittle Director A check in the amount of ~60;2~0o?~ vas drawn and delivered to the order of The First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke. This check paid in ~ull the corporationts note, together with interest, secured by a First deed o£ trust against the corporatlonte property, and the Clerk's fee for relaaaings&me, The bank me~ked the nsta pa~d and deliveredit to the Trustees and also satisfied, of record, the aforementioned deed of trust. At the direction o f tho directors and trustees, th~ president and the secretary, on behalf of the corporation, executed a deed dated aa of midnight, June 30~ 1951, in consideration of the delivery of 99~ of t he outstanding shares of stock, conveying unto the City all of the assets Of the corporationm r eel, personal and mixed, used or useful in the operation of its water distribution system. This deed was the first instrument · admitted to record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roa~ka on l~onday, July 2, 1551. Accordingly, as of midnight, June 30th~ Wllliameon Road Water Company, Incorporated, ceased to do Business aa a vendor of water and as of that time the Water Department of the City of Roanoke cadenced supplying its torquer customers. As directed, the directors of the corporation and the trustees appointed by the aforesaid resolution will dissolve the corporation as as this may Feasibly be done. Respectfully submitted, (S!gnedj Arthur S. Owens City Manager" The report was filed. WATER DEPARTMENT: The City Manager having been instructed to proceed w lth the advertising for bids on the Deiray Street Booster Station at the last reffular meetin~of Council, he submitted wrltten ~eport, to~ether with plans and specifica- tions for the Crystal Spring Booster Station, and suggested that the city advertise for bids on the Crystal Spring Booster Station at the s~e time it advertises for bids.on the Dalray Street Booster Station. Mr. Croninm~ved that the City Hanager proceed to advertise for bids on the Crystal Spring Booster Station, concUrrently with the advertisir~ for bids on the Delray Street Booster Station, subject to approval of the legal phases of the matter by the ~lty Attorney. The motion was seconded by ~r. Young and unanimously adopted. AIR~ORT: The City Manager having been lrmtructed to initiate e project for runway repairs and change In runway lights at t he Hoanoke Municipal Airport in the total amount of ~18,000.00, with a view of ascertaining whethe~ or not the approval of the &fvil Aeronautics Ack~tnfstratlon could be obtained, he submitted verbal repo~ that the Civil Aeronautics Adminlstratlon has indicated its approval of t he project and recommended that the A~rport BuOget be amended in accordance with his report und date of June 2~, 1951. M~. Cronln moved that Council concur in the recorm~endation of the ~ity Manager and that the followlng Ordinance, transferring $6,500.00 from Runway Repslr~ and $P,500.00 from Change in Runway Lights under Equipment and Improvements to Federal Project No. 4 under Federal Projects in the Airport Budget, be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the follow- ing vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Minton, Young, and the President, I{r. Webber---~. NAYS: None ...... O. {Mr. Hunter absent) ($11135) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln Section #lPO, "Municipal Airport", of the 1951 Budget Ordinance. BE IT ORDAIh~EDby the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section "Municipal Airport", of the 19~l Budget Ordinance, be, and the smms is hereby ended and reordalned to read as follows: MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Runway Repairs .......................................$ 500.00 Equipment and Improvements (1) ....................... Federal Pro~ects (M) .................................~9,000.00 (1) in Run~ay Delete (2) Federal Project No. ~..., .... $50,000.00 Federal Pro ect No. 4. 9,000.00 The Ordinance having been read. was laid over. With further reference to the matter. H~o ¥oun~ offered the £ollo~lr~ emergency Resolutionw authorizi~ ar~ dirsctin~ the City Hana~e~ ~ execute submi~ a ~o~al FroJect Application fo~ ~9.~O.~ federal a~d to match tho t~ansfferred to Federal Project No. ~ In the ~i~ort Budget= (~1136) A RESOL~ION a~tho~[zing a~ dl~ectin~ the City H~a~e~ to execute and submit a fo~al ~roJect Application fo~ S~.~O.00 federal .aid for improvements pertainin~ to sealin~ ~e ru~ays and.ch~ln~ the F~eld ll~hti~ syste at the ~oke Huniclpal Airport (~ood~um Fleld)~ autho~lzl~ a~ di~ectl~the City H~a~e~ to execute ~d accept any Grant Offer that may be made pursuant to the ~oresa[d ~roJect Application~ upon approval thereo~ by the City Attorney] pro~ld~For an e~e~ency. (Fo~ full text oF ~esolution~ see Ordinance Book ~o. 18. Fs~e ~9.) H~. You~ moved the adoption oF the ~e~olut~on. The motion ~as seceded by ~. Hlnton and adopted by the follo~i~ vote= A~= Hessrs. Cron~n. Hlnton. You~. and the Freaident. ~. NAYS: None ........ O. (~. Hunter absent) SCHOOL BOA~D: ~. Cronin having asked the City Attorney to re~er an as to ~e legality oF Dr. A. L. J~es hold~ofFlce as a me~be~ oF the Roanoke City School Board ~hile he ~s a me,er oF the Board oF Directors of the ~oanoke ~blic Library. the City Attorney ~ubmitted verbal report that a thorough search of the City Ch~ter reveals nothl~ which would keep Dr. Jm~es from holding both offices. REFO~S OF CO~I~: NOne. U~INISH~ BUSI~SS{ AC~ OF ~SIC: Action on the proposal of Smtthey a~ Boynton, Architects a~ E~lneers, for preliminary work In co~ectlon with the proposed municipal auditorl~, having been deferred until the present meeting, Dr. E. G. Gill, Uhal~an of the Joint Auditorl~ Co~mittee, ~d ~. He~y B. Boynton appeared Council for a discussion of the matter, Dr. O111 advlsi~ that It la his u~erst l~ e~erts can be obtained to m~e a survey. A discussion then followed as to which should come first, the survey or the preliminary ~rk by the architects, ~. Boynton voicing the opinion that the archite shoul~ be employed first so that they mi~t be available to assist In the survey in the event the survey experts ml~t request architectural advice. . ~. Cronin voiced the opinion that a bond ~ssue should be held first to determine whether or ~t the money will be available for a~ulcipal auditorl~. A dl~cussion was also held as to where the auditori~ would be located, . ~. Cronin voicing the opinion that ~aher Field ts not a suitable location for such a bulldt~. ~ter a further discussion of the matter, ~r. Nelson ~. Bond Council and voicing the opinion that s~e definite action should be taken at the present meeting toward securing the services of ~e architects to work with the survey e~erts, Hr. Cronin moved that the matter be referred to the Joint Audltc Co~ittee for study as to the availability of qualified perso~ ~d the cost to a survey of the community's needs for a ~lti-purpose auditorl~ ~d to furnish advice on the const~ction a~ operation of such a Building. The motion was second by ~. ~inton a~ un~ously adopted. 28 FRANCHISES-ROANOkE OAS COMPANY{ Counoil havin~ at its last re~ula~ meetins authorized the appointment of a co~lttee composed of the 61ty Nana6eu, the City Attorney end t~ee ~e~s of the Cou~ll of the City of Roanoke to be designated by the President of Council flor the ~ose of ~l~ a study of t e~ a~c o~itio~ u~e~ which advertisement ~ill be made fo~ a ne~ ffranchise to take efffect upon the e~ration of the present ~P~chiae of the Ro~oke Gas Comply on July 1, 1~ the President~ ~. ~ebbeP~ a~unced .that he has ~pointed Cou~llmen Hlnton, Hunte~ ~NSID~ATION OP CL~ ~one, I~RODUCTION A~ ~ID~ATION OP ORDINANC~ A~ ~SOL~IONSI STR~S ~ ~S~ Ordinance No. 1111~ autho~I*i~ ~e execution of a quitclaim deed to the ~e~lcan Viscose Corporation to that portion off the location or Rlverla~ Road~ S. ~., between the private bridge of the Or~nte~ across Roanoke Rive~ and the west side of Deaton Road~ S. E., havl~ prevlouslybeen before Cronin of~erl~ tho followi~ fo~ lt~ second readlng and flnal.adoptlon~ (~1111~) ~ ORDINANC~ authorizing the execution.of a quitclaim deed to ~orlcan Viscose Co~oratton to that portion of the foe~er location of ~verland we~t ~lde of Deaton Road, S. E. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance Book ~o. 18, Page Mr. C~nln moved the adoption o~ the O~inance. ~he motion was s~conded by ~. Hinton a~ adopted by the following votez A~S: Has,rs. Cronln, HInton~ You~, a~ the President, ~. NAYS: None .......... O. (Mr. Hunter absent) STR~S A~ ALL,S: Ordinance No. lllP]~ authorlzl~ the purchase small portion of property at 1~ Twenty-sixth Street, ~. E., fo~ alley havt~ previously been before Council ~o~ lt~ first readl~, r~ad ~d laid over~ w~a again before th~ body, F~. Crontn offerI~ the following For lt~ second reading and final a~ptlon~ (~111~]) AN ORDINANCE authorizing ~d dlrectt~ the City Hanager, for and on behalf of the City o~ Roanoke, 2o purchase from Peyton R. Keller and Mary L. Keller, his wlfe~ ~7.~0 square feet, more or less, of l~d being a ~outh~est o~ ~t 6~ Block 3, Clermont Heights ~ap~ at a considerat~on or $~.00, ~o~ alley (Fo~ full text o~ Ordinance, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~. Cro~n moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~o motion wa~ seconded by ~. Minton a~ ~opted by the following vote~ NAYSI None .... 0. (~. You~ not yetiS) (Hr. Hunte~ absent) E~S-PA~S A~ PLAYGROU~S~ Ordinance No. 1117~, ~anttng a ~lght-of- way to tho Appalachian Electric Power Co~an~ through South Roanoke Park In fo~ ~ existing rift-or-way, havl~ previously been before Council fo~ Its first rea~l~ rea$ ~d lald over, was again beffore the body~ ~. Cron$n ofrerln~ the following for Its second ro~dlng and final adoptionl (~1112~) AN ORDINANCE providing for the conveyance of a certain right°of- wa~ to the Appalachian Electric Power Company for the con,~.~uction end operation of an electric transmission line through and across certain lands owned by t ha Clty~ known as South Roanoke Park; providing for the release and quit-claim to the City by said power co. any of an · xistir~ right-of-way and easement through said park; and authorizir~ ard direct~ns the proper City officials to execute a deed of excha~ ~lth sa~d po~e~ company providing therefor. (FoP ~11 text off Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, ~. Cron~n moved the adoption oF the Ordina~e. The motion ~as seceded by ~. You~ a~ adopted by the Following vote~ A~ ~ess~s, Cronln, Hlnton, You~, and the Fresident~ NAYS= None ....... O. (~. Hunte~ absent) S~A~ DISPOSAL= ~e City Attorney presented d~ft of an Ordinances authoriz ln~ and directin~ the acquisition of a perpetual e~sement fo~ a sewer right-of-way ove~ la~ owned by Cinde~ Block~ Incorpomatedl whereupon~ ~. ~ou~ Offered the followln~ as an emer[e~cy measure~ (~113~) AN O~DINANC~ autho~izin~ a~ directl~ the acqui~It[on of perpetual easement for a sewer ~t-of-way OVer land owned by ~i~e~ Block~ Incorporated~ of ~oanokel and providing for an emergency. (}'o~ full text of Ordlnance~ see O~dinance Book No. lbs Pa~e a30.) ~. Youn~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Cronln a~ adopted by the followin~ vote: A~S: ~essrs. Cronln~ Minton, You~, a~ the President, ~. NAYS= None ........ O. (M~. Hunter absent) MOTIONS l~ MISCEL~NEOUS 5T~ LIS~S: ~. Cronin brought to the attention of the City H~n~e~ the need fo~ street lights on Edfnbur~ D~lve~ N. W., between Grandvlew Avenue and Huff Lane. The City ~anaEem advised thathe would look into the matter. There bei~ no fu~the~ busiuess~ Council adjourned until Hondsy~ July R3~ 19~1. APPROVED Clerk President Munday. July Tho Council of tho City off Roanoke met in regula~ meeting in tho Circuit Court Room in tho Municipal Building, Hondey, July 23, 19~1, at 2foe otclock, p. m.. tho regular ~eoting hour, vith the Vice President, Hr. Hlnton, presiding. PRE~ENT: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, YOung, end tho Vice President, Mr. .4,~;~TI The President, Mr, Webber .......... 0WFICE~R PRE~ERT= Mr.' Arthur S. Owens, City Nan,gar, ~(r. Randolp~ O. Whittle, City Attorney, and Mr. Harry H. Yates, City Auditor. Tho meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend C.' M. Rosemsn, Pastor of the Church of God. MIWOTES: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on July 9, 1951, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion oF Hr. Hunter, seconded b Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZEI~ UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: ZONING: Notice of a public hea~lng on tho question of resonlng from General Residence District and Spec'ial Residence District to l~uelnes8 District property located on ~he north side' of Melrose Avenue, N. W., east of Peters Creek Road, Official No. 2?60901, having been published in The Roanoke World-News pursuant to Article XI, -~ection ~3, of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the t'~me of the h~aring at 2:00 O'clock, p. m., Need,y, July 23, 1951, the matter before Council. In this connection, Mr. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, representing Rutrough Motors, Incorporated, together wlth Mr. Henry H. Rutrough,' appeared before Council in behalf of the proposed resorting, Hr. Fox pointing out that the property in question was used for business purposes prior to annexation by the city and 18 'not suited for residential purposes, tho attorney advising further that most of the surrounding &Pea ia already zoned for business purposes. Mr. Fox also advised Council that Mr. R. B. Cassell, owner of property adjoining the property of Rutrough Motors, Incorporated, ia present at the meetlng and has Indicated he has no objection to the proposed resorting. Everyone present having been given an opportunity to bo heard on the matter and no one appearing In opposition to the proposed resorting, and no communications having been received on the subject, and the City Planning Con, salon having that the request for rezonlng be granted provlded a twenty-foot setback line is established along the property in question on the north elde of Melrose Avenue, Mr. Cronin.moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Planning Com~sslon and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its flrat reading. The motion was seconded by ~r. Hunter ard adopted by the following vote, the Vlce President, Hr. Hlnton, reserving the rlght to change his vote when the Ordinance is placed on its second reading for final adoption: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. Minton--t. NAYS: None ......... O. (~111~8) Ali ORDINANCE to amend a~d reenact A~ticlo I, Section 1~ of bhaptor ~1~ of the Code'of the*C~ty of Roanoke, Vlrsinia, in relation to Zoning, W~EREA~, notice o~ public hea~l~ on ~a question of ~ezoni~ f~Gene~al Residence D~strict a~ Special Residence Diat~ct to ~sinesa District p~perty located on ~e ~rth si~e off ~l~se Aveme, N. W., east o~:Petera Creek Road, containi~ ~.13 acres, ~re o~ less, Official So. 276~01, aa required ~ Article :XI~ Section ~], of ~apter ~o~ the Code of the CAty~ Ro~oke, Yirgl~a~ relatl~ to Zon~, was published In ~e Roa~ke Wo~ld-News~, a newspaper published City oF Roa~ke, ffo~ ~e t~ re~ired by said section, a~ ~RE~ the hea~l~ as p~vided for In said ~tice published In aa~d newspaper was given on ~e 23~ day of July, 19~1, at 2~ o'clock, p. m., before the Council oF the City o~ Roa~ke in the Council ~om In the ~nicip~ Bulldt~, at which hearl~ ~ objections were presented by p~perty ow~rs a~ other interests parties in the affFected area, a~ ~E~, the City Pl~nl~ Co~lssion has ~co~e~ed that the said propert be rezoned from 6eneral Residers District a~ Special Residence District to Business District, in which ~co~e~atton Council concurs. T~FORE, BE IT ORDAI~ by the Council of the City off ~oke that Amticl X, Section 1, of Chapter ~1, of the Code oF the City of Ro~oke, Virgins, to Zon~, be ~e~ed a~ ree~cted In the followl~ p~ticul~ a~ ~ other, Property located on ~e north s~de of Helrose Ave~e~ M. W., east of Peters Creek Road, containing ~.13 ac~es, ~re or less, designated on Sheet 276 of the Zonl~ Hap ~ Offici~ ~o. 2~60901, be, a~ la hereby ch~ged ~ rom Gener~ Residence District a~ Special Residence District to Business District, ~ the ~heet herein refferred to shall be cha~ed In this respect. The Ordinance havl~ ~en ~ead, was la~d over. S~ ASSeSSeS: Re~ere~ C. H. Rose,n, Pastor oF the ~hur~ l~tana Ave~e, N. E.~ appe~ed beffore Council, advising that Sewer Assessments have been levied against ~ts 8, 9, 10 ~d 11, respectively, Section ~ Fal~ount Hap, In the n~e off ~e ~ch off 6od, In ~e ~unt of $57.86 each, a total ~ount off a~ asked that the assessments be ~leased since the property In question is used fo~ On~tion off ~r. C~nin, seco~ed by H~. Hunter a~ unanimously adopted, the ~equest was referred to ~e City Attorney ffo~ the p~ose o~ advlsl~ Council what ~e policy on such ~tters has been In the past ~ flor ~ opinion In the present SC~t ~. Reuben ~. Lawson appeared before Cou~il a~ presented a petiti~ signed by ~elve ~egro citize~ proteati~ agai~t the ~allure off ~e Supe~lnte~en~ off Schools to reco~e~ Hr. W. L. Jones ~o~reappointment as a teacher at Addison Hi~ School a~ askl~ that a c~lete investigation be made to dete~ne the facts. Concurring with remarks made by ~. Lawson, were ~e Revere~ F. E. Alex~ D~. Justin Plier and ~. W. F. Hughes. In a discussion of the matter~ ~. Cronin stated that he is aware of the ffact that Cou~ll has no Jurisdiction ove~ the actions of the Hoa~k~ City S~ool ~ard, but voiced the opinion that ~e School Bo~d should be respect~lly requeste~ ¸31 ~hs City Attorney incistin~ that Council has absolutely nothin~ to do with matter, ~r, C~onin voiced the opinion thee citizens who feel they &re aS~lsvsd should aiuaye hero tho recou~so of brll~lp~ their complaint to' Council and movod that the potltion bo referred to tho Roanoke City Scho~.l ~oard for its The motion was seconded by H~. ¥oun~ and unanimously ~opted. ZO~INOz Tho request of Hr. John C. Blenkenchip that pr~porty located on tho south side of Oran~s Avenue, N. W,, between ~lxtsenth Street and Seventeenth ~trsst described as Lots 3~ ~ and ~m Section ~2, Helrose Land Companymbs ro~oned from General Residence District to Business District~ hsvir~ bssnr efel~sd to the City Plar~in~ Commission for study, report a~d rsconeaendation, Hi.. A. F. Wa~ner appeal, sd before Council and asked that the public hearinS on the proposed rezonin~be held at nl~ht in order that interested citizens ~t~ht have an opportunity to be heard on the matter~ Hr. Yasner statin~ that the residents of 0rares Avenue a~e bitterly opposed to the proposed rszonin~, Hr. ~s~nsr was lnffomaed that his request will be ~ivsn due consideration when the report of the City Flannin~ Commtssion is received. REFUNDS A~D REBATES-TA~[ES~ Hr. ~. G. ~hitlow appeared before Council and presented a co~unication~ advisin~ that he is the owner of two forty-foot lots known as Lots ~ and 23, ~ection ~ Janotts Addition, which were assessed at a very hi,h rate some years back~ and that ac a result, ther~ are substantial delinquent ta~es standin~ a~ainst the lots at the present time, Hr. ~hitlow adviein~ further that he has a person who will buy the eastern twenty feet of Lot 2~ if Council will have a division made of the lot and release the taxes on the eastern half upon pay- asnt of half the t~xes now stendin~ a~ainst the entire lot, thereby leavin~ him a total f~onta~e of sixty Feat which should be easier t o dispose of than the forty- foot lots he has been tryin~ to dispose of for over thirty years. On motion off Hr. Hunter~ seconded by H~. Your~ and unanimously adopted~ the ~ect was referredtoths City Attorney and the City &uditor for report and :o~sndation to Council. STRI~ A~O ALL_~YS~ Hr. A. Lir~ood Holton~ Jr., Attorney , rapresentin~ the Ready-Hix Concrete Corporation, appeared beffore Council sad asked that po~t! Connecticut Avenue~ N. Eo, and 6sortie Avenue, N. E., be vacated~ Hr. Holton draft of an Ordinance, providin~ for the vacatin~ o£ the portions off the streets, as approved by the City Attorney, to~ethe~ with the written instrument ~i~ned by the sole abuttin~ property owners, Roanoke ReadyoHix Concrete Corporation the ~orfolk and ~este~n Railway Company, as ~eferred to in the Ordin~nce; In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention off Council the co~unication fr~m the City PlanninE Co~lssion~ ~July 1], 1~1. ~he Honorable ~o Lo ~sbber~ Hayo~ and Hembere Of City Councll~ . Roanoke, ¥ir~inia. Gentlement The Roanoke Ready-Nix Concrete Corporationm through Its nttornsys~ Hunter and Fox, has filed a letter with the City Plannin~ Commission under date of June ~0~ 1~1~ statin~ that a petition will be presented to City Council to close those portions of Connecticut Avenue~ N. E.~ and 6eorEia Avenue, N. Eo~ which lie between the Shenandoah Valley Division of the Norfolk and Western Railway on the west and 6th Street~ N. E., on tho ee~t~ and requestir~ the Commission to make a recomuendation to Council in connection thereto* A copy off the letter is attached~ which sets £orth the reasons of the Corporation for the necessity of closin~ the streets ~n quest: The Commission has considered this request~ and is of the opinion that the only property owners which will be affected by the proposed eloein~ of said airoeta will be the petitioners and the No & ¥o Railway, ~hich, it is understood, has alread~ a~ead to provide the necassa~y, railroad aidin8 in connection with the p~oposed use, ard that no inconvenience to the City of Roanoke will be caused, . TheNClty Pl .a~_n~ Co. ee~t..eelon recomands to City Council that Connecti avenue, o ~o, aha ueorsla Avenue~ No N.. betveen the right-of-way of the Shenandoah Valley Division of the Norfolk and Yeatern Railway on the west and 8th Street, N. H., on the east, lncludin~ any lntereat the City of Roanoke has to the west side of the right-of-way, be closed. Respectfully eubnltted~ (Signed) O~orge Dun~lin~on, Jr. Vi c e-~hair:~an, · Council beir~ of the opinion that the portions of the two ~treets should be ~acated as requested~ ~o Hu~te~ ~oved that the followin~ Ordinance be ~la~ed upon its first readir~o The ~otion was seconded by ~, Young and adopted by the vote~ Hr, Youn~ explaining that since the Norfolk and ~estern Railway Company ~ill not benefit f~o~ the closin~ of the portions of the streets in question hs ia not disqualified fro~ voting on the ~atter: AYBS~ Hessrs, Cronin, Hunter~ Youn~ and the Vice Prasident~ ~, NAYS~ Nons ........... O, (~1113~) AN O~DINANCE vacatin~ portions of Connecticut Avenue, N. Re, and Georgia Avsme~ No E., both of which portion~ of said streets abut the eastern boundary of the ~henandoah Valley Division of the Norfolk and ~estern Railway Con. an on the west and of the portions to be closed and which abut the west side of 8th atreet~ No Ro~ on t~e east end of the portions to be closed, and which portions of both of said streets ~re ~0 fest~ more or less in width, and which portion of said Georgia Avenue, N° Eo, is ~$ feet~ ~ore or less, in length, and ~hich portion ~f Connecticut Avenue, No E,~ is ~0 feet,' more or less, in lez~th, ~F~S~ ROANOKR ~RADY-,~IX CONC~ETE CC~FORATION and NORFOLK A~D ~AIL~Y COH?ANY hays presented to Council a ~u'ltten Instrument sl~ned and acknowledg in accordance with the provisions of Section 1~-?~ol Code of Virginia, 1~0~ which instrument recites that said pa~ttes ara the sole abutttn~ property owners of cartel: ~ortlons o£ Georgia Avenue~ N. Eo, and Connecticut Avenue~ No E°~ and ~nich instrument was executed by · aid parties for the purpose of vacatl~ said certain ortions of said streets, to-eat: All those portions of Connecticut Avenue, No E.~ and Georgia Avenue~ N. Ro~ lyin~ and betr~ between 8th Street, No E.~ on the east and the Shenandoah Valley Division of the Norfolk and ~estern Railway Co~pany on the wast, and V Bein$ portions of Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue (formerly lrilnia Avenue) aa shown on the Hap of the Llr~ood Land Co. any Addltion to the Cit~ of ~oanoke, which m~p may be found in the office of-the City En~ineer, noanoke, ¥1relnia, file number 25~/t~ but which map is not recorded, and Rein~ portions o~ Connecticut Avenue, N. E., and Georgia Avenue, N. E.~ aa shown ce~ p~e 30~, of the Ta~ Appralaal Hap of the ~lty of Roanoke, ~, there are no other property o~nera in the vicinity ~hose rifts or privileges will be abridged or destroyed by the vacation of said portions o~ said atreets~ and lg~EAS, unds~ the provis~o~ off Section 1~-7~.1, Code off ~i~elnia, 19~0, said portions o~ sald streets may be patently vacated by ~e fllll~ for record of said ~ritten ~tr~nt, p~vZded It has been approved by the ~overni~ body o~ the City of Roa~ke, ~ ¸33 W]~EREA~, it further appea~m to Council that ROAWOI~ RF~tI~-HIX CONCRETE CORP~ATION ~ ffO~O~ A~ ~M RAI~AY CO~A~ ~ve ~q~sted that of maid streets be vacated ~ that RO~O~ R~-N~ ~NC~E C0Rp~ATION ham to ~a~ ~e coats of this proceedS, T~0RE~ ~ ~ O~AI~ by ~e Cou~il of t~ City of Ro~ke that it offf~cially e~resses ~ts ~prov~ o~ the vacation o~ those certain po~tio~ o~ Co~ecticut Iv~nue, N. E., ~ ~eor~la 1rems, ~. E., 2~0 feet~ ~re oP less, ~ ~ feet, ~ o~ less, ~espectively, ~n leith, ~ ~O feet, ~re oP ~ ~re paPticu~ly described as follo~st Ill those po~t~o~ off ~ecticut Aveme, N. E.~ ~ Georgia lve~e, N. E., lyi~ ~d bel~ between 8th Street~ ~. 2., on the east a~ the Shen~o~V~ley D~v~sion of the Norfolk ~ ~estern Railway Co~a~ on the west, a~ Bel~ po~tio~ off ~o~ecticut Avers a~ GeorEla Avers Vlrslnl~Avenue) as ~o~ on the Hap o~ the L~ood La~ Co~ Addition to the City o~ Ho~oke, which ~p ~y be fo~ In the office o~ the lay ~lnee~, Ro~oke~ Yl~zlnia, ~lle ~ber ~, but ~hich ~ap la ~t a~ Bel~ portions off Co~ect~cut Ave~e~ N. E., a~ Georsia Avers, N. as shoes on paEe ~, of the T~ Appraisal ~p oF the Cl~ o~ BE ~ P~TH~ O~AI~ that all right, title.a~ interest of the City off ~o~ke ~d the public In a~ to said portions oF said streets be, a~ hereby are~ released lnao~ aa this Council i8 e~po~ered so to do, the C[~ off Ro~ke, resePvt~ unto itself a ~blic easement ~ said portlo~ off said streets ffo~ l~nes~ ato~ d~ains ~d water mains a~ the rl~t off l~ress ~ e~ess flor the maintenance, repal~ s~ const~ction oF a~ property ~w o~ here~te~ used.For such easement a~ all other ~icip~ l~tallations now located In said portions o~ said ~ ~ ~TH~ ORDAI~ that the City E~eP be, ~d he hereby la, dlPecteg to make ~Pe~anently Vacated, ~d~na~e No. 111]$~ dated Avast ~, 1~1~ those portio~ o~ GeorEla Awnue, N. E.~ a~ Co~cticut Ave~e~ Lyl~ ~d Bel~ between ~th Street, N. E., on the east a~ ~e ~hen~do~ Y~ley Division off. the Norffolk ~d ~estern Rall~ Co~p~ on the west~ on ~1 maps oP plats on fills ~n the offff~ce off the-~ty E~lneeP oF the City off Ro~ke on ~l~ ~p or plats said port~ons off said streets ape ~o~, to the book ~d pa~e off O~lnances a~ Resolutions off the Council oF the Cl~ off Ro~oke ~erein t~a O~din~ce ah~l be spread ~ ~eFerrl~ to the deed book a~ pa~e in the Cl~k*s Office of the ~stin~s Cou~t fo~ the ~lty off Ro~oke ~e~e ~e ~oresa~d written lnst~ent sl~ned by the abuttl~ property owners ~s filled BE IT ~T~ O~AI~ that the Clerk oF this Co~c~l be, ~ he hereby directed to deliver to the Clerk off t~ Hustings Court flop the ~lty of Roanoke a copy oF t~s Ordinance In orde~ that said Clerk may m~e p~pe~ notation on all map oP plats reco~ed in his o~fice upon ~lch said portio~ off said streets ~e a~ that said Clerk off this Co~c~l be~ ~ he hereby ls~ directed to ffuPnish to co~el fo~ Roa~ke Ready-Hlx Concrete Co~poration a ce~tlffied copy off this to be attached to the ~oPesaid written lnst~ent flop fili~ fop record ~n the Clerk's Orifice o~ the Rustl~s Court ~o~ the City off ~oa~ke. ~e O~l~ce havl~ been read~ was laid over. AFdEXATION~ C~uncil having under date of Hatch 19, 19~A, reactivated the co~lttee o~g~y appointed fo~ the pu~oae of dete~n~ the adv~s~ ~lity of returnl~ the ldlew~ld-Xe~ood ~d~tlon to the County~ ~n orde~ that the co~ttee m~t ~t to ~e body as to reasonable fac~lit~ea ~eded An the ~ea~ a delegatio; oF c~tize~ fr~ the Idlew~ld-Ee~ood ~ditlon appe~ed before Co~c~l, w~th ~. E~I A. Flt~pat~ck~ Attor~y, act~ as spoke~n; Whereupon, the co~ttee the followl~ ~eport~ To The Council of the CXty of Roa~ke Oontlemen~ 0n Hatch 1~, 1~1, you adopted Resolution No. 11010, a copy oF which attached hereto for ready reference. In order to provide ~ oasy ma~e~ discussions we have dlvSdod the ~esolutlon Into Fou~ categories~ 3. Al80 for the p~pose o~ ascertainl~ the ~t of money r eq~lred ~0 ~rnish services ~ch the city ~a ~ ~. -'As co~ed wXth the present t~ 2l~ld ~erefrom~ the areaem ~chools ~e ~chool Board has no present pl~ for ~e const~ctlon of s~ool buildA~8 In this general section. ~ the section increases In population,, as ~t u~oubtedly ~11, ~rther thought will be given this problem ~ tho local school boa~. ~e c~tyts 19~ census oF school chilies reve~8 that there ~o 16~ children In the ~ea between the ~es of 1 to 1~, ~ncluslve. O~ this ~ber, 106 were oF 8~001 age, 6 to 1~, ~ ~9 were under school As a co~ll~ to the ~nexation, offffective Ja~a~ 1, 19~9s the City School OAS a~exed to the city a~ pupils by the c~ty may costive ~ attend cowry schools not ~xed. Pursuant to. this a~e~ent, children ~ tho ldlewlld-Ee~ood section may costive to attend nel~borXng ~lnton s~ools Iff ~ey desire. ~e effacement was renewed for the 19~9-~0 school ye~ and again fo~ the present school yea~ 19~0-~. ~o ~raflgement has proved ~ot satlsfacto~ fo~ a~ parties concerned ~d there Is ~ ~lcation ~at It ca~ot be contX~ed In ~0 Fire P~teet~on Without doubt, the city re.ers adequate fire protection ~ the area a~ ~ course, supe~lo~ to that ~lch ~e county could ~w affffo~. At Is ~n the cityts general plan that wate~ l~tallatlon ffo~ both f~re p~otect~on a~ do~st[c use will bo ~de In the ~ea Just as soon aa poszible, certainly wills ~e next 30 months; thereby pe~ttl~ ~tte~ pressure For the Police Protection Police protection ~8 adequately ff~n[shed to the ~ea, ~ up to the . present time, with the honesto law-abidl~ cltAze~ In tho ~ea) there ha~o been nothl~ but routine police services of a day to day petal t~e~ ~e present welffa~ costs ~e l~ted to old ~e assistanc'e; which ~ounts to ~pro~tely $1,320.00 pe~ ye~. Refuse ~ T~ash Collect~n ~e c~ re~e~s, we believeo adequate service for garble a~ trash collection which ~ co. arable to all sectlo~ oF the City of As ~rovements ~d bette~ services ~e revered within the city, o~ course this section shall ~e the beneffAts accordingly. ~ealth ~1 of ~e clty*s health facilities ~e available to the ~ea. ~e malnta~d~ pre-natalo post-~t~ c~e~ and ~1 t~e8 oF~ educatlon~ ~acllitXe8 fo~ health are provided. In addXt!on, the mag~Ficent new Health Center will be available fo~ residents of this a~ea Just ~ fo~ other sectlo~ ~ou~ Octobe~ 1~ 19~. ~t~eet ~e City ~lnta~s a co.rant cree of repalP men to see that deflects ~n atPeet8 a~o ~opal~s. Acall to ~o Dlrecto~ of Public WorksO orifice Anv~lably gets proof ~ efficient Recreation ' Recreational' facilities of the city are available to the residents of this area, aa well al residents of &ll other aectl~ne. The city maintains a sewer crew that Aa available in the event of of any type in the existing sewer lines. ~hie service is available oncall, 2. SOP A PERHA~T NATURN." Water The film of Alvord, Burdick and Howaon has prepared for the city a survey to determine the amount of money needed for improvenente throughout the city In its water eyetea] bonds have been authorized by the public for the over-all project of which the Idlewlld-[en~ood area is a part, and the coat ia esth~ated at $81,620.00. This la, of course, included in the over- all plan, and it Is hoped that it will be completed within the 30 monthae period lo described In · previous paragraph off this report. The cost of installing requisite sanitary sewers has been computed recently at $S?~?~0o00, and allowing for' the normal rise of materials and other exponsea since ou~ recent report, we believe the existing figure would prevail, with a slight variance. Street Lights It is estimated that during the next ~ear or two there will be ten to twenty additional street lights installed, at a cost of ~1~0o00 to Schools Under the existing plans of the Roanoke City -~chool Board, there ia no intention of constructing a building in this area at the present~ however, If the school population Increases, undoubtedly the School Board will further thought toward the creation of the necessary Facilities° Other permanent improvements Over a great number of years, the policy of the City Government goaneke has been to do first things first, and curb and gutter, sidewalks and street paving will be provided Just aa rapidly aa funds are available in the over-all city budget for thie~ea'e proportional part as demands are created° Without doubt, the subsequent installation of storm drains, curb and gutter, and sidewalks will improve an already attractive area In the future. "AL~O FOR THE PURPOSE OP ASCERTAINING THE AHOUN~ OF HO~Y REQUIRED TO FURNISH SERVICES WHICH T~ CITer I~ HOW'RENDERInG TO THE AREA." In the foregoing request, it appea~s to be ~ractical, and almost Lmpossible for the city to segregate the cost of aervlces rendered to ldlewlld-Kenwood section. The coat OF government ie spread over all and to isolate any one section would give fictious flgu~ee which certainly could not be substantiated under scrutiny. A simple illustration is based on the fact that our Fire Department stands available ~ hours per day, and yet we may not have but one run to this area in two months; however, it is there for service at all times. The second illustration ndght be police service. Our policemen, day in and day out, make routine visits in the area, yet may not have a call tn several weeks. Nevertheless, the Police Department ia available around the clock° A question concerning health may' come up; and the laws and ordinances off the Health Department provide protection at all tL~ea for this area aa it does for other sections of the city. Any attempt to isolate the cost of the call for one nurse for that area ~ould certainly give a figure that entirely erroneous° To try to separate an area like this ae to coat, one would have to consider an~ one of a dozen areas of the city~ such aa Westwood~ Fairmont, Rlverdale, Garden City, ~aet Gate-Lillyview, sections of Wllliamson Road, Washington Heights and portions of the Northeast Section before deter~tning whether the normal tax yield from that area would sustain the normal cost of services rendered. Ne can see no possible way whereby we ~an give an honest or Fair of the coat required by this aectl0n of the resolution. In preparing the annual budget the costs of supplying the over-all requirements of the city aa a unit are necessarily considered. City budgets and the City Auditor~s financial reports are, therefore, of little, if any, value in approximating the amount of money required to provide the services which the city ia now rendering to this, or any other section of the city; I] unloose pcrhapae · per capita approach be ~aade. Zinc· the budgets and tho Auditol'le financial ~eporta both lnva~'lebly,diccloac that receipts amd e~e~lt~os ~e b~od~ ~coso~ly tuch ~ app~aeh wo~d disclose that t~o c~tl~e~ of ~ls ~oa ~o~.tho ~ po~ cap~ta cost o~ such ovo~-~l oe~vlcoo ~ do tho c~tizo~ o~ ~ otho~ siren sections' C~n so~o dictet thou~ that ~t wo~d ~ a ~raclo ~f ~18 should p~vo to bo t~o, bore on ~ ....... · at o~ we~thiaxt ~ ou~ poo~at c~tlzens c~nt~[buto toea~s the coat of City 0over--at, It la Upon ~is Jme~e that all ~ pe~ capita ~ percentage coat8 ~e basedo ~o City Troae~er ~v~oeo that co~o~atlon8 accost fop ~re ~an o~- h~f of ou~ property t~eo,A It ~8 co.on k~wledge ~at co.orations p~tnetshlp8 dellve~ tho tllonOa oh~et of o~ pP~vllege t~es. co. tree ~llevoo ~at the c~t~ze~ of this ~ea contPlbute~ aa ~lv~duals t~eir fall o~ of.both.proper~ ~ p~vllego t~es a~ snare of the o~er .recelptat cAasoAflcatlo~ c~r~ed In the a~al budget a~ tho AudAtort8 fl~l~ ~epo~t,~ Should thi8 p~ve not to be the ease~ yo~ c~tteo wouldo ~vertholesss share ~o un~l~us Opinion ~at IF ~e area was de-a~xed the e~fect o~ s~h action on reducl~ ~e overall budget~y ~ment8 o~ the city would be Real Estate $ 9,318.~7 ao~ Fu~ (a.69 ~.) 809.70 1The City Treasurer advises that 25 ls~ge corporations paid property taxes in 1950. Re likewise estimates that all other corporations paid more than one-half of that sum and, accordingly, that all corporations paid more than ~05 of the property taxes received by the clty that yea~, this bo trues excluding corporations, as the Auditor did, the per capita individual property tax paid that yea~ was one-half of $~010 or $14.55o If you multiply thla figure b~ 6~2, (the number of residents of this partic~- lar area) you get tho figure {93~1.10o which represents the pro~erty taxes tho individual citizens of tho area should have paid in 1950. l'his report (potage. apb 41 seq.) shows tho present 1951 property tax yield from the a~ea to be ~10,816.27, or $1477.17 more than t~e 19~O per capita figure for tho; individual citizens, .2These lncomes,,as shown by. th.e 1950 Auditor,s report in amounts, per capit~ and percentage~ are as follows: ' GENERAL FU~D Sub,nary of Operating Receipts and Expenditures Showing Per Centum and Per Capita Receipts~ ,~ount Capita Centum Property Taxes $2,677,416.04 $29.10 Privilege Taxes 1,902,270.~1 20.68 28.61 Official Peei 66,189.12 .72 1.00 Court Fees, Flnea and Forfeitures 118,139.09 1.28 1.77 Refunds and Rebates 20~,~5~.10 2.23 3.09 ~iscellaneous 126,380.93 1.37 1.90 State Supplements 1,198,991.52 13.03 18.03 Municipal ~arkete 68s678.00 .75 1.03 ~unicipal Property 160s528.50 1.75 Interest and Penalties 28s936.73 .31 . Inspection and Permit Fees ~?,633.§§ .52 .72 Street and Sewer ConstrBction ~8.631.92 .~ .7~ Total Receipts $6.649,2~0-04 ~7~.P? 100. Expenditures: 0eneral C, overr~aent $ 459,334.60 $ ~o99 6.§4 Public Safety 1,021,419.§2 11.10 15.21 Public Health 181.668.3~ 1.97 2.71 Public Welfare 906,209.1~ 9,85 Public ¥orka 961s213.34 10.45 1~.32 Public Education 1,820.000.00 19.78 27.11 Public Recreation 19~,846.92 2.13 2.92 ~41acellaneous 337,391.43 3.67 5.02 Public Service Enterprises 133,171.53 1.~5 1.98 Runicipal Service Departments 93s368.11 1.02 1.39 Public Indebtedness 60~1§~8.91 6.57 .. 9.00 Total Expenditures $6.712.h82.1~ ' . ~72.98 !00. Recelpta $ 65,232.11 Rote:'Per Capita based on estimated population of 92,000 as of January 1, 1950. l~ou~ oo~saittse'suz~este thst.Counc~il con~lds~ alon~ with this ~epo~t~ ltl orlgin~ ~po~t oF Fob~a~ 26~ 81~O this co~ttoo ~ reactlvatodo ~ Resolution Nee llOl~..lt h~ Siren ~e ~tte~ its best l~ividu~ ~ colleetive ~ou~t.~ you~ co~ttee la still off ~e u~us opinion ~at the a~ea a~uld not bo do-~xo~e ROOpOCt~II~ sub~ttedo SlS~d~ LeRoy H. ~th 5is~d~ Jo~ L.- ~ent~orth ~ls~d) Ran O. ~ittlo 8~zned) ~ R. vires ~ai~an~ In a d~scussion o~ the report~ ~, Fitzpatrick Falsed ~e question as to ho~ soon the Idle~lld-Ke~ood ~dition c~ect ~equate city uate~ service for domestic use a~ was l~o~ed W ~* C. ~. ~ores E~lnee~ In ~arse fo~ the Wate~ System ~p~vement ~ro~r~, ~o eeo present at t~e meetl~ that adeqvate city ~ater service fo~ domestic use ~ould be available to the ~ea ui~in ~o~ to Five ~. Fitzpatrick then raised the question as to pla~ Fo~ lnstalll~ roquloit 8anit~y seuor8 in the ~ea ~ ~ao l~or~d ~ ~e Git7 Hana~er that this iten can bo included In the cityts 19~2 budget. '~. You~ ~iced ~e opinion that a school ~lldi~ should be contacted In the area. but was l~o~ed by ~. ~Roy H. ~m~th~ ~al~an off the ~oa~ke City School-Bo~d~ uho ~as present at ~e m~etl~, that tho ~chool Board has ~ p~esent pl~ ~o~ the const~ct~on off a school ~lldl~ In the ~ea since It Is ~t considers o~mlcal to ~ulld 8mall schools. ~on~ the Idle~lld-Ee~ood ~dltion citizens ~Sln~ t~at ~e ~ea be returns to the C~ntys ~ere ~ss~s. F~ T. C~al~ J. Fo Hale ~d g. B. ~edl~o~ Hr. ~od~o lnsl~ti~ ~at IF the section Is returned to the Count~ the area c~ obtain water, seuer a~ school Facilities In less t~e a~ at a 8malle~ cost th~ IF tho section remains In the city. ~ natte~ havl~ been discussed at len~th~ Hr. C~nin ~ved that the ~eport oF the co~ttee be t~en u~e~ advisement until the next ~e~la~ The ~tion ~as seconded by ~. ~u~ter ~d ~an~ouoly adopted. P~ITIOHS ~ CO~C~TIO~S~ B~-CI~'TR~ Cop~ off a co~tcation ~om the Co~ensation Boa~ addressed to the Cl~ Treas~e~ adv~sin~ ~at p~suant to his lette~ u~e~ date July ~ 1~1, the mont~y s~a~y oF the Coll~cto~ In his o~ffice has been ~an~ed to - ~te~ a discussion of the matter. ~. Cro~n obJectt~ to the City T~easure~ ch~l~ the sala~eo off e~loyeeo la his off~ce ~l~out ~l~st notifyl~ Cou~l~ ~. You~ ~ved that the co~n~cfltion be Filed. ~e motion vas Hunte~ a~ un~lnouoly adopted~ P~S A~ P~Y6ROU~S~.Council havl~ at a special meeti~ on ~y re~ested ~e Cl~ Fla~ln~ C°~is~lon to submit u~n sixty days a Fepo~t ~ation as to a site ~o~ a p~k ~d play~Fou~ In the Wllli~son Road well as the ~nt o~ acreaSe the Co, salon ~eels lo neceos~y ~ meet the ~e~irements o~ the-~ea~ a co~nicat~on ff~on the Fl~nl~ study o~ the question ~nvolve8 ~Fe rose,ch t~ ~as anticipated ~ addttion~ ti~ vlll be Fequired to co,leto the studys was ~Fore tho b~y. ]~. Cro~n moved that the City Planning Com~lselon be granted an extension of thirty days in which to make its final report. The motion was seconded by Young an~ unanimously adopted. STREETS A~D ~LR~I~ Petitions signed by a~proxAmataly 160 residents of tho Garden City ax, sa, asking that the streets in the Garden City a~ea be re-surfaced immediately, were before Council. On motion of ~. Hunter, seconded by ~. Young and unanimously adopted, the )etitions were referred to the City Manager for ~ttention. DELIRqIFS~T TAXE~= Acom~undcatton from ~. W. D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax ~ollector, together with a report of collections for the period from January 1, 1951 to June 30, 19~1, was before Council. l~r. Cronin moved that the communication and report be filed. The motion ess secomdcd by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, AUDIT-~UVENILH A~D DOI~ES?IC RELATIONS COURT= A eom~unication from ]~. ~ordon Bennett, Auditor of Public Accounts, together with a report on the audit of the accounts and records of the Juvenile and Domestic Relstion~ Court of the City of Roanoke for the calendal- year 19~0, was before Council. The communication ~ re~ort were filed. STREET LIGHT-~: A communication from the Appalachian Electric Powe~ Company, setting out the locations of the thirty-six $000 lumen and six 2SO0 lumen street lights which have been installed during the month of June, 1951, as well as the twenty-one 2~OO lumen street lights which hav~ been removed, was before Council. The com~untcation was filed. I~/I?ATION~= A com~nunlcatlon from ~[~. H. Cletue Broyl~s, President of the Clvitan Club of Roanoke, advising that the club is sponsoring and promoting an all-day community work project on Labor Day, ~onday, September 3' 19el, to clean up the bamks of Roanoke River in the Wasena Park a~ea, and stating that if the'members of Council eec fit to support the project by their presence sometime during the d~y, and if they so desire, the necessary tools will be furnished them to help in the project, was Before Council. ~,r. Young moved that the City Clerk be instructed to acknowledge receipt of the Invitation, £or and on behalf of the members of Council, thanking the members of the ~lvitan Club f~r the publl~ spirited interest they are showing in cleaning up the banks of Roanoke River and advisin~ them that it is'the desire of Council to furnish its moral support on the day of the project. Abe motion was seconded by MI,. Hunter and unanimously adopted. REPORTS O~ OFFICER,~- BUDgET-CITY A~TORNEY: The City Reneger submitted the following report ~lth reference to the emPloyment of a new secretary in the office of the City Attorney= #]~o~a~oke ~ Virginia July 23, To ~'he City Council Roanoke ~ Virginia Gentlemen; The City Attorney's secreta~yexpects to leave the City! s service approximately September 1~. Mr. Ighittle feels it is l~peratlve that someone be emPloyed to learn the work prior to the severance of tho · After & confrerE, nco with N~. b~nittle, we have come to the conclusion that It ~ould take e'lx weeks to train a new e~ployoe. The coat would be · pproximately $3~0.00. ' Reepectfull~ submitted, (~lgned) ~r~hu~ S. Owens City Han~ere N,~. Hunter moved that Council concu~ in the report of the City Manage. r and the following e~ergency Ordinances {~111~0) AN ORDINAgCE to amend and reordain Section ~11, 'City Attorneye~ 19~1 Budget Ordinance, and providing for ~n e~erHency. (For Pull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the O~dinance. The motion was seconded by N~. Young and adopted by the following votel AYES: Messre. Cronin, Itunter, Young, and the Vice Fresident, Mr. Hlnton--~, NAY-~: None ......... SEWAGE DISPO-~AL.. The City Manager s~bmitted written report~ together w draft of an Ordinance~ providing for uss by the Veterans Adm~r~etration Hospital of the services of the city's sewage treatment plant, and recommended that the Ordinance be adopted. )ir. Cronin moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Manager and offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~111~1) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the proper officials of the City of Roanoke, for and on Behalf of the C~ty, to execute a contract between the City of Roanoke and the United States of America, providing for usa by the Veterans Administration Hospital of the servlces of the City's sewage treatment plant~ and providing for an emergency. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page H~. Czonin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~. 'Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. NAYS: None .......... O. AIRPORT.' The City Manager submitted written report, together with a communication from Mr. Ralph W. 5chreiber~ Action District Airport Engineer of the Civil Aeronautics Admin~stration~ advising that the city~e acceptance of the Grant Offer under which ~0~000.00 of Federal funds are to be made available fo~ outside related improvements to the Airport Administration Building rroJect has been found satisfactory. The report and co~nunicatton were filed. WATER DEPARTHE~T: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to the policy to be followed for acquisit~on of small water companies in the city: eHoanoke, Virginia July 23, 19~1 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen~ May ! suggest to you that you appoint a committee consisting of Council Hambers and City officials to study the existing small water companies in City. The Committee in turn should recozzaend to Council a policy with reference to necessary contractual agreements, if a~, with these companies. It IS further suF~setsd that His Honor, the Hayors make l/r, Louis ~, Howeon a ~e-he~ of this co,tree, ' Respect~lly au~ltted, Cou~il bel~ o~ the opinion that the co. tree ~lch ne~tiated ~l~ the ~illimm Road Yater Co~ as Yell as H~. ~ula I. Hovaon, should ~e the study o~ th~ exiati~ am~l vate~ co~e8 In the city~ H~, Hunte~ ao ~ved, ~e ~tion vas aeeo~ed by ~. C~onin ~ unan~ously adopted, STR~S ~ A~ ~e ~eco~ation of the ~ity Pla~l~ Comia~ion that t~e city purchase 1~ f~m ~. i, L. Valton fo~ the p~poae o~ exte~i~ Ajax Aven~ N, ~.~ to F~ea~ Streets havl~ been~efe~red to the City H~e~ fo~ a~dy, report ~d ~eco~e~ation, he 8u~ltted vritten ~eport wl~ ~e su~eation ~at the ~tte~ be l~luded In the budget study fo~ 19~2. H~. Cronin moved that Council conc~ In the rGport of the City H~a~e~ a~ that the q~ation of extendi~ AJ~ Avenue be ~ effected to the 19~ budget study File ~e motion vas aeco~ed by H~. Yo~ and un~imoualy adopted, ST~S l~ ~S: Action on the question of exte~l~ Alberta Avenue, S, V., ~m its p~esent temi~tton to ~pri~ Ro~, havl~ previously been defferred~ the City ~na~e~ submitted written report with the au~estion ~at the matte~ be included lnthe b~Ket study flor 19~, H~. You~ moved that Council concur In the report of the City HanaKe~ and that the ~estion off exte~lng Alberta Aveme, S. ~., ff~om its p~esent temtnatlon to ~p~l~ Road, be refer~ed to the 19~ budget study ffll~. ~e ~tion vas seconded by ~. Hunte~ ~d una~usly adopted, B~-~I~ A~ D0~TIC R~TIONS CO~: Action on the request of the JudEa of the Juvenile a~ Do,eric Relatl~ Court ~o~ additio~l pe~so~el havl~ been deferred at the last re~l~ ~etin~ of Council, in orde~ that ~e City HanaKe~ ~ght.present a co~lete report on his stndy of the request, h~ submitted the follovi~ report: "aoanoke, Vlrsinia July Ri, 19~1 To '~he Cit7 Council Roanoke, Virilula Gentlemen= You referred to me for study the request of His Honor, Judge K. A. Pate £or additional clerical help at the Juvenile Court. Subsequent to this, had a con~erence with Hi.. Jack Rayes~ from the Office of the luditor Public Accounts, State of Virginia, Mro Harry Ro Yates, and Hro Jo Robert Thomas of out' own Auditing Department, Due to the fact that the reports are in a~res~s at Juevenlle Court, w believe that additional help flumedtately is imperative; and I, therefore, recomusnd the following= ~hat there ba en~aged for flys months at a salary of ~lgSo00 per month a te~orar~ clerk, neceseitatir~ an. appropriation in the amount of of which the State generally pays ha]~o In additionm they nseda ~ational Bookkeepl~ ~chins at acoet of {93,! a tray at a cost o£ ~?~.00, end stationery and office supplies at a cost of ~lO0.O0~ all of which are nonvecurrln~ expenses. I further sugseet that you request the Auditor of Public Accounts, HI-. J°uordon Bennett, to assign someone from th&ir ~ystem Department to assist Hr. Stultz in the streamlining and modernization of their records. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur b° Owens City Hanager= ¸41 :4'2 I~o Youn~ moved that Council concu~ in' the repo~t of the City H&na~e~ and offered the following emergency O~dinance, pl'ovidin~ fo~ the addition~ cle~lc~ help a~ suppliest (~111~) AN ORDXRANC~ to ~e~ ~d ~ordain Section ~1~, *luve~le Do~stic Relations Co~t'~ o~ the 1~ ~d~et ~dl~ce~ ~ p~ovidl~ fo~ an · (For ~11 text oF ~l~ce, see O~ln~co ~ook Nee 18, ~a~o ~0 You~ ~ved the adoptl~ -~ tho O~ln~ce. ~e notion vas seceded by H~. CFonin ~d adopto~ by th~ folloel~ votez A~t Hessro. C~nin, ~ntor, You~, a~ the Vice Frestdent0 ~. N~S= ~ne ......... O, ~be ~uveni~e ~ ~omes~lc Rela~[o~ Co~ o~ ~be C~ o~ Roanoke In ~. C~n~n ~ved the adoption o~ the Resolution. The motion ~as seconded by ~. Zoun~ ~d adopted by the follo~l~ voter A~St Hessrs. Cronln, Hunte~, You~, a~ the Vice President, Hr. Hlnton**~. HAYS: None ........ With ~ther referees to the matter, Hr. Youn~ ~ved that the City ~na~er l~o~ the Juvenile a~ Domestic Relatio~ Cou~t that Zt 18 the eish o~ Council the ~ive pe~ cent collections costs allowed by state las ~n ~n support ~d alimo~ cases, etc., be collected vhere the Cou~t feels such collection ~ill ~t ~ork undue hardship. ~e motion ~aa seceded by ~. Cronin ~d unanimously ~opted. ~G~ OF VIRGI~A ~ICIP~ITI~ ~o City Ha~e~ ~ubmitted the report ~ reference to the establls~ent off co.trees in co~ection ~ the Lee offVlr~l~a ~nicip~ities Convention to be held In Ao~oke~ URo~oke, TO The City Council 6entlemen~ ~e Lea~e oF Virginia H~lcip~ities Convention ~111 be held In on 3eptember 1~ 17~ a~ 18 (~ay~ ~ ~ Tuesday); a~ It Is ffo~ the City o/ficids to tile co~niza~e of this fact by appropriate I ~ould.su~est that His Ho~r~ ~e Hayo~ ~d the m~bers of acco~lish the fo110~i~ (1) Eetabll~ a ~eleoml~ co~lttee conststl~ off the Hayor~ ~bers Cocci1, City a~ ~tate (2) ~pointment off a ladies ~elcoal~ eo~lttee, ~lth Hrs. Hoy L. ~ebbe~ as chal~n~ assisted by ~. ~h~les S, F~ost a~ ~s, E. L, ~l~tead. ~ese ladies ~111 have as their assist~ts the uives off the. re~lnl~ City a~ State offficials ~hose orifices are located ~n ~e City of Respect~lly sub~tted, (~Igned) Arthu~ ~. C~ty ~e~u ~. You~ moved that Council co.ur In the report off the ~ity ~na~e~. ~as seconded ~ ~. C~ontn a~ u~ously ~opted. B~DOLT-¥ATER l~l'A,qT~l'~ The City ~anager submitted ~ltten report that ~t io ~e~ativo that two t~cks bo purchased at an npp~xlmate coat o~ $2s~0~ each fo~ use by ~o Milliken ~ Division of ~e ~ater Depa~tmentj, ~ere~on~ ~te~ offered tho folloMl~ Rosolution~ (~11~) A ~OLWION autho~lzl~ tho purchase off t~o t~cks at appro~matel ~,O~.~ each fo~ the Wato~ Depa~tmont~ one t~ck to be chursed to tho Replacement Reserve Account a~ tho o~o~ to bo ch~od to Capit~ ~tlayo f~m ~ F~d8. (Fo~ ~11 text off Resolutions see Ordl~co ~ok ~o. 18, PaSs 2~,) ~0 Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~tlon uae seceded b~ ~. Cronin ~ adopted by ~o foll~l~ vote~ A~ ~as~s. Cro~n, Hunte~, You~ ~d tho Vice P~ealdont, H~. H~nton--~. N~St None ........ O, P~5 A~ P~ROU~St Tho C~ty Hanager ~bm~tted ~e. follo~i~ repo~t with reference ~ ~e retire~nt off ~. John W. Roberson~ ~uperlnte~ent off Parks: URo~oko, Virgins July 23, 19~1 To ~e City Roanoke, Virginia Gentle.hz ~. John W. Roberson~ Superintendent of P~ks, will retir~ from the service off tho City of Roanoke on Au~at Ils 19~1; and I would like to enter into tho records our sincere re.et at the loss of ~. Roberson's services f~m the City Gover~ent. His reco~ with the City ~eds no e~lanation since the acco~lis~ents ~d advancement of the parks under his supervision spe~ for his ability. Xho City Attorney has prepared an o~lnance which will pe~lt Roberson to ~nt his existl~ quarters afte~ his ~tirement. He, In t~n, will continue to look ~ter a~ CI~ p~perty In the p~k. I have been ~vised ~at ~ere ~e ~ legal lnte~lctions to this suggestionI ~ I ~cc~e~ that you ad~t the ordinance on its .first readi~. Respect~lly sub.:ted, (~igned) Arth~ S. ~ens ~. H~ter moved that Cocci1 concur In the reco~e~ation of the City Hanag ~ that the followl~ Ordin~ce be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seceded by ~. You~ ~ adopted ~ ~e follo~l~ vote: A~S: Hessrs. C~nin, Hunter, You~, ~ the Vice President, ~. Hinton--~. N~S: NOne ......... {~11~) A~ ORDNANCE authorizl~ the City ~ager, for ~ on beh~ff off the City off ~ke to ente~ into a contract leasing the residence In Hilled Park to ~ohn W. Roberson for ~e period from Auks: 1~, 19~1, to December 31, 19~1, yea~ to ye~ thereafter~ at a monthly rent~ of $30.~ a~ upon au~ other te~s md co~Itio~ as the C~ty H~ager deems e~edient. BE ~ O~AI~ by the Co~cil of ~e ~ity of Roanoke that the City H~ager be,~ ~d he Xs hereby, authorized, flor a~ on beh~f off the City of Ro~oke, to enter into a contract leasl~ the residence In Hl~d Park to John W. Roberson period f~m A~st 12, 19~1, ~ December 31, 19~1, ~ f~m 2e~ to ye~ there.:er at a reentry rental off ~30.~ ~ upon such othe~ te~ and co~ltio~ as the City ~nage~ dee~ e~edient. ~e ~dl~ce havl~ been read~ was laid over. -4¸3 : ¥1th further reference to the matter, the City Nauager eubmitted written report that he le appointing {ir. Paul L. Routt aa 5upe~nte~ent o~ Parka fo~ the CXty of ~oke In the place o~ ~, ~oberson, ~e ~port was filed, ~I~-S~ ~0~8~ ~e City ~ge~ ~b~tted written report with the reco~e~ation that the twelve 1~ l~en aodl~ vapor li~ta on Waae~ Bridge be replied with twelve 6~0 l~n l~a~escent ll~ts, at ~ ~al aavl~ to the ~. C~nin moved that Co.oil co.ur In the reco~e~ation of ~s a~ offend ~e followl~ Resolutiont (~11~6) A RESOL~ION authorizins the re~val of the ~elve existinl fixtures on the ~aena viaduct a~ replaci~ them with t~elve ~ lumen ov~rhsad street lights, (For full text off Resolution, see O~inance ~ok No. 18, Page ~, C~n moved the adoption of ~e Resolution, ~e ~tlon Mas seconded by ~. Young a~ adopted by the followl~ vote{ A~{ Neasrs, C~nin, ~nter, ~oung, and ~e Vice President, ~. NA~{ None ............ O, STR~ ~O~: ~e City Han~em sub~tted ~ltten report that it will be to i~tall twenty-two additio~l 60~ l~en lnca~escent street lights ~elrose Ave~e~ N. W., from 26th Street to Peters Creek{ whereupon, ~r. Cronin the following Resolution~ (~11~7) A ~SOL~ION authorizl~ the l~tallation of twenty-two 6~ l~en lnca~escent overhead street lights on Helrose Avenue, N. W., ~om 26th Street to Creek, (For ~11 text off Resolution, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Pag~ 236.) ~, ~nin ~ved the adoption of the Resolution, ~e motion was seco~ed You~ a~ adopted by the following vote~ ~: ~essus, Croniu, Hunter, Yo~g, ~d the Vice President, ~. Minton--h. N~S: None ............ O, APPOI~S-POLICE D~A~: The City R~a6er submitted the follo~l~ on cha~ea In the perso~el of the Police Department: -eRo~oke, Virginia July 23, 1951 TO ~he Clty Co--il ~oa~ke, Virginia 6entlemen~ ~ wish to report the followl~ chafes In the perso~el of the Police Department: ~LO~ Fr~k ~ay ~rger e~loyed as First Ye~ Pat~ol~, effective July 16, 1951. Jack He~y Hale tr~sfer~ed f~om Police Dep~tment, Flrst Ye~ to City Garage, effective July 15, 1951. ~espe ct~lly submitted, (~lgned) Arthur 3. ~ens City Hanager~ ~e report was filed. . BURRELL I~HORIAL H0SPITA~ The City Hanager submitted written report from the Burrell He.offal Hospital for the ~nth of June~ 19~1. DEP~T~ O~ P~ A~ R~CR~TIONt ~e C~ty ~n~er submitted ~ritten ~epor from the Depa~ment of Parks ~ Reereatlon ~or the ~nth of June, z'he report vas riled. ~ D~t ~e City H~er sub~tted urltten report ~m the Heal~ Dep~tment fo~ the ~nth o~ J~e, LEOIS~TION~ The City ~n~e~ b~u~t to the attention off Cou~il a co~nication ff~o~ H~. Paul V. ~tte~s~ Executive Dlrecto~ of ~e United States Co~evence of Hayors, advl~lns that the~e Is pendl~ proposed le~lslation~lch, finely enacted. ~uld bvi~ unde~ Federal p~ice controls the rates char~ed by publi 0~ned utilities u~ess such ~ates are no~ controlled by a public re.lately authorit:r. Council bein~ of the opiMon that the proposed le~lslation should be vigorously opposed~ H~. Cronin offered the follo~l~ ~1i~5) A ~OL~IOH e~ressin~ this Counctlts vigorous protest sgainst p~posed le~lslation ~ich ~ould place u~er Feder~ p~lce controls the ~atea ch~ed by publicly o~ed utilities u~ss such ~ates are no~ controlled by a public re~latory authority. (For ~11 text o~ Resolution, see ~dl~ce Book ~o. 1~, PaEe ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Hesolution. ~e motion ~as seceded ~. Youn~ ~d adopted by the follo~[n~ vote: ~S: Hessvs. Cvonin. Hunte~, You~, a~ the Vice Fresident. ~. N~S: None ...... ~AT~ D~T~: Council ~vl~t previously reflected to the City 'Attorney. ti City Hana~=~ the Actl~ H~ese~ off ~e ~ater Department, the Bn~lneer in Cha~e Construction ffo~ the ~ate~ System I~rovement ~ro~ a~ the City ~dito~ the off prepa~l~ a ~ovkabl~ pl~ ffo~ ~rnishl~ city ~ater service to ~e of ~oa~ke~ the co~lttee su~ltted the ffollo~l~ report, the ~lty H~e~ that he could not conscientiously ~lsn the report because he Is unalterably opposed to the s~e off eater outside of the city l~Its ~y the City of Hoanoke~ ~July 13. 1~1 To the C~ncil of the City off ~oanoke Roanoke, Gentlemen~ a~ ~o~ u~e~ ~hich the lty should sranh a re.est to extend lt~ supply system beyo~ the corporate ll~ts of the city respect~lly ~epovt as follo~s: You~ co~ttee~ affray seve~'exte~ed co~erence, finds ltselff una~mo~ on o~y one point: ~hat la that t~e la of the essence in the maki~ of a Acco~t~ly~ It has caused this report to be ~de as a co~Ittee repo~t but Arthu~ ~. ~e~ H~ R. Yates and Ham G. ~lttle resevve the rl~t attach hereto thel~ personal vie~s In the ~tte~ not set Co~th In the repo~t but on the othe~ h~d~ should they ~each a conclusion not to file such a statement~ do a~ee to attach hereto a supplemental e~orsement. You~ co~lttee ~vises. subject to the ll~tations set forth above, that It Is to the ~lty~a best interests to respo~ ffavorably to a reasonable petition ffo~ the exte~lon off its ~ater supply syste~ beyo~ its cot orate l~lts. ~hat this Cavo~able ~eply should entail ~ e~en~e to be me~ eithe~ ~m the ~e~=al C~s of the city or the segregated fu~s of the Department for ne~thev the cost of const~ction of the needed facilities special ope~atin~ o~ ~intena~e costs ~l=i~ out of the establis~ent booste~ p~pin~ statism. Your conLtt~ee ia of 'tho opinion that no ml,-~:_ site main can be ropePly established, and each new petition ulll present its sun problem. arefore, each petition should be Pefe~ed to the YateP Department fop its reconnendations before receiving final approval. Your committee is Further of tho opinion that a petition from a duly established corporation ap a single individuals flA-m, or partnership should receive favorable coneidarationJ on tho other hand, it should don~ a petit signed by a S~oup of citizens wherein each signer beceee responsible fop a specific portion or pro Pats portion of the total monetary contributions advance~nte involved in the a~eement. YoU~ ccsnittee is of the opinion that tho Vityts response to a petition should be ons that is economically sound fop both the City ard the petitioner for the reason that if it bo economically unsound to the potitionsP, the petition will bo withdrmm and other arrangements made by tho petitioner to the ultimate disadvantage of the. City? You~ connu~tteo, therefore, is of tho opinion that for so long as tho Cityta Water Department is financed solely by the revenues derived from furnishing direct service by a rate schedule for metered water servicer that it should charge tho customers to bo so served beyond the corporate limits the same rates for metered consumption and should add to such bills a flat rats charge to each customer of not less thee t~enty-five cents pep month, billed monthlyo and seventy-five cents per quarter, if billed quarterly, such hlEher charge as will produce a revenue per hydrant of not less than ~.00 per month. Furthers that in the event a booster station is deemed necessary to give adequate service to the petitioner, the re~ula~ metered rate schedule should be increased at each step by not less than ten cent8 per thousand gallons or eight cents pep hundred cubic feet for customers served by a booster pump. Your committee finds upon investigation that there are now certain beyond the city limits where distribution systems are already installed prior contracts a~d where facilities a~e or will soon be inadequate because of ~owth of these co~unitios to adequately meet the needs of even domestic · Your con~uittee is of the opinion that Rules 21 and 21-A are entirely inadequate to fully cope with either the extension beyond the city limits into new territory or the improvement or enlargement of facilities within those areas now being served. For your convenience we quote these two rules EXTENSION8 OF HAINS RULE 21, This rule shall ge~ern the extension of the Water Pepartment~e in the streets and/or roadwayse l'he Water Department will extend its water maine alone the reads or streets in occupied and developed areas within the City of Roanoke to serve new customers taking service under established meter rates on the follouing terms and conditions: (a) The Water Department shall make an estimate of the cost of the proposed extension, which shall include all labor and material required, including valves, meters, booster stations, standpipes, and/or reconstruction of existing water mains to which the extension will be connected, and shall £urther include the tool and accounting expense. If tho estimated cost of the extensio is not greater than $?~.00, the Water Department will Finance and make the extension. (b) If the estimated coat of the extension is greater thee the Water Department shall make an estimate of the annual revenue to be derived from the sale of water to the applicants for service along the proposed extension. Such estimate shall be based on the experience of the Water Department ~rom consumption of other cus- tomers similarly situated. If the estimated coat of the pro.rased extension exceeds times the estimated annual revenue from the sale of water, tho applicant aP applicants for service shall pay to the Water Depart- ment through an authorized agent an eeount equal to the difference between the estimated cost of the extension and four (~) times the estimated annual revenue. (c) The customer or customers shall sign a satisfactory contract guaranteein~ to the Water Department that they will take water service at their premises within thirty (30) days after the water is turned into tho main, RULE 21-A This rule a~all govern the extension of the Water Departmentee mains in territory which is unoccupied and/or not developed, where the . are no water mains in the streets and/or roadways. The Water Department will extend its maine on the following terms and conditions r (a) 'Aha applicant for extension of mains cheil pay rathe Water Department a sum of money which ia equal to the estimated c oat of all the labor and materiels required for the p~oposed extension. lncludin~ the Yater Department.s usual charge for supervision. engineering, ina~e~ tool ~ account~ e~e~es, ~e sum ~v~ced by the applic~t shall bo adjusted to the actual coat of the work aa soon as the work ~ acco~ti~ ~e co~leted. (b) ~e ~ate~ ~partment ~lll re~ to ~e applic~t ~l~ ~e f~st ten (10) ye~s ~te~ the ~ate~ ~in la l~talled as follos~ · Fo~ each ne~ cons~e~ t~in~ seFv~ce ~o~ said exte~lon u~e~ e~tabll~ed ~te~ rates a~ ~e~la~ yearly contract, the Fo~ each ap~tment bu~ldl~ at least ~0~ occupied ~d fo~ be ~de at the t~ ~hen such co~e~ ~8 co~ected.. ~pon the conpletion o~ the ~Lrst 7e~ly blllL~ pe~od fo~ such ~ add~tLon~ re~ v~l~ be made e~ ~n ~unt to ~-1/2 tL~e~ the ~eTe~e ~ce~ved fo~ the yea~ ffo~ 8erY~ce from each apartment ~ld~ o~ l~e bus~ess cons~e~ less the L~ltial re~d o~ (c) ~e .~ o~ ~e re.nd, made ~ the ~ate~ Department shall ~n ~ eYe~ exceed the om~Kin~ ~ount ~a~d ~ ~e Vate~ {d) ~xtens~cns ~sde ~e~ thl. ~le shall be ~d re.in the prope~t7 o~ the Vate~ (e) The ~ate~ Department re~erve, the r~t to ~ther exte~ ~. la~d under t~s rule~ e~ consumers co~ected to such ~u~th exten~o~ shall ~t e~title the appl~c~t pay~ ~o~ extension to a re~ Fo~ the attachl~ oF s~ch consists. (~) Exte~lons made unde~ ~ls ~le shall be of cast iron ~t less th~ 8' In dl~ete~ ffo~ main arteries. Iff the Department deal.s to m~e the extension in pipe large~ than ~' In dl~ete~ o~ lar~er than ~e size oF pipe reasonably required In the Jud~nt of the ~ate~ Department fo~ ~ate~ service to the co~nity to be served, the ~dition~ co~t due to the lar~e~ of pipe shall be ~ne by the ~ate~ Department. (~) No interest ~lll be p~d by the ~ater Dep~tment on the ~plicantt~ pa~ent under this ~h) The ~ate~ Dep~tment ~lll not be l~eble fo~ any Further rerun ~te~ ten (10) ye~s ffrom date off application a~ a~ree~ent made unde~ th~. r~e. (~) For~l application ~d 8ccept~ce fo~'exte~on oF ma[~ Rules 21 a~ ~I-A ~1 be entered into beffore a~ ~ork can be You~ co~ttee~ therefore, reco~ends that these tvo rule5 be repealed ~ the follo~l~ rule ~opted as a substitute OP T~ CI~"S WAT~ 1. ~e word sarea" as used In this ~ule sh~l ~ const~ed as lncludl~ that propert~ undeP a sidle o~ co~n o~nership which, when convs~ed as a s~ngle tract o~ a portion cut ou~ of ~ch tract, ~d whZ~h, ~an so conve~ed w~11 front alo~ ~ established street, hlEhwa~, ave~e, etc., dulF to public use. ~. ~e words "the ~ea served" w~thin the meanl~ of this rule are such t~acts of E~ou~ afteD ~e Znstallatlon of a wa[e~ d~stDZbution s~stem a~ to ~he exten~ that a service fDom the ~Au to ~e curb l~ne l~talled at ~iEht a~les-[o the ma~n ll~'wZ11 replete In front of the l~d fop which se~v~ce ~s des~ed. ~. ~e wo~s "~ea ~o be served" is ~at ~ea as defied In the paPa~aph that would ~es~t by the installation of the conte~la~ed ~d may not ~nclude all of the l~d owned by the ~. ~y ~ea receivl~ seDvice w~th~n the co,orate l$~ts of the c~y In which ~e dist~t~on system ~s o~ abou~ to become lnade~ate will have exlstl~ ma~ replaced o~ w111 have add~t~on~ mains laid within the area at ~e e~e~e of the ~ate~ Department. Fo~ llke areas beyond the co,orate limits of ~e ~lty of Hoa~ke. the ~eteP Dep~tment will. upon receipt of a petition sl~d ~ an lndividu~ fl~ o~ co=poration~ cause a su~ve~ to be made. destsn ~e l~mo~ements needed~ ~ estimate the cost thereof. ~. It sh~l ~the~ reco~e~ to ~e Council In each specific case ho~ ~ch of the est~ated cost of l~ovements~ ~f ~y~ should be borne by ~e City 6. ~tens[on of main into nee te=rito~ will f~l into two classes; Class I bel~ those extensio~ In a street where the main to be laid. as measured from an exist~ main~ ~s less than 5~ feet~ a~ Class II where the desired ¸47 '4*8 7, Clue I extensions shall not exceed ~00 feet of distribution mains and will only be lol~l on application 'accompanied by · service in, tall·ties application for · Ipecific lnc·tion whore service is to commence ~ediete3 on completion of the main and to be continuouc for not lees than 8. ¥ithin the corporate l~ta of th~ city, the Water Department shall ectJ~at$ the colt of la~in~ the requ~J.'ed mains ·pon the basil of installin~ · cast iron main not lees than 2u in size. The applicant shall pay to the Dep~rtmont that amount by vhich such ectimated cost exceeds the product of ~?~.00 ~ltiplied by tho accompanYin~ service ·pplicationsw refunding immediately to such applicant the difference between the estimated and actual cost. The City would reserve the rlzh~, however, to lay · main larger than 2u in size at its own cost and cxpense~ in ~nich event it would retain the amount paid by such consumer. 9. For extensions under Class X beyond the corporate limits of the city, it ~uld cause an estimate to be made, but such estimate uould b · predicate~ upon a main not lees than 6u in size, and the applicant must first pay that amount by which the estimated cost excoedc tho ·ccompar~yin~ service applica- tlon~ ~nen multiplied by 100 in no cascw either within or vithout tho city, will an extonslon of mains under this class be undertaken unless tho probable delivery pressure from the main be at every point ~0 pounds or more, 11. Extensions un, or Class II shall consist of extensions ~reater than ~00 feet in ler~th. An appl'lcant for the extension must be an individual, or corporation uho shall accompany his application by attachin~ theroto an official plat of tho area for td3ich service is requested, but m2ch applica- tion need not be acco~panied by application for service to a particular piec of property, 12. Upon receipt of such application, the ~ater Department will lay out tho distribution system deemed necessary to adequately serve the area for both domestic uea[e and fire protection, incl·din~ therein the costs of hydrant laterals but not the hydrant itself, 18nd, structures, and equipment for booster pumpln~ service, should the sane be found necessary, 1]. The applicant for such service shall pay to tho ~ater Department the estimated ~ost of the required facilities before ar~ work may be undertaken. 1~. Focal a~reement8 are to be entered into by all applicants under both Claes ! and~laes II ~or each specific extension request. l~. These e~reemente will further provide for refunds to be made by the City to the applicant on the baal8 of ~?~.00 for bona fide constu~ers vhen such consumers have taken service for a continuous twelve-month periodo and fu~tb refunds of $2~.00 per hydrant ~hich may be installed upon the laterals constructed at the petitioners expense ~h~n the rental thereon has been dul paid for a period of one year. 1~. Tho a~reement, howevel~, shall provide further that in no event shall the total refunds exceed the a~ount ~nitially paid by the petitioner, nor shall the petitioner be entitled to an~ refunds for service or hydrants installed subsequent to a date ten ~ears after the date of the contract. shall provided further that where booster stations are installed in areas beyond the corporate limits of the city, the City shall have the right to increase its regular meter rate schedule char~ed its own citizens by an anount for each step equivalent to ten cents per thousand f~allons or eight cents per hundred cubic ffeet~ provided further that this surcharge may bo further increased in proportion to any subsequent increase in the metered rates ~lthin the City of Roanoke. 17. In all cases under Class I and Claes II, tho Water Department shall have vested in it the title to all facilities installed and shall o~;n, operate, and maintain the said facllit~es~ but shall deny service through a co~on meter to a group off individuals~ firms, or corporations. 1Se Any ~roup of individuals now receivin~ service through a master meter cause to be filed a petit[on as herelunbove described for Class II extension~ and if and/or when the necessary new mains are installed, individual service applications must be made; and after reasonable allowance in time for the makin~ of such individual applications, the master meter for that area shall be discontinued. 1~o It is further declared with the adoption of this rule that service to a number of individuals throu~ .a master meter will in any event be discontinu~ at the end of five years f~om itc adoption. 20. Services and meters will be installed on existin~ mains, both within and ~lthout the city, under the present ~ules and regulations, ~hich briefly** nc cha~e for u standard service and meter settle, but S cha~e for lar~er size services and meter settin~8, the customer shall pay the entire cost except where no standard service has been installed. In all such cases the new customer ~ill have a credit of tho cost of tho standard service applied to the cost of the special or larf~er service. Your con~ttee~ therefore, with the exceptions as above eot out, recommends the adoption of the forezoin~ report. ($i~ned) Ran O. ~hittle In a discussion o£ the dlssentin~ views of the City Attornayj the City Hane~ and the City Auditor, attached to the chief report of the comities, Mr. You~ stated that the comnittee wes appointed for the purpose of prepa~ln~ a workable plan flor furniahin~ city water service to the fringe areas of Roanoke and that had the co~lttse left out of its cindy such side issues as annexation and surplus the members' could have formulated a workable planj Hr. Young discounting the issues off annexation and surplus wa~er as valid reaeor~ for not selling city water outside of the corporate limits and declarir~ that the only reel issue is the question as to e~at rate shall be char~ed. Affter a further discussion of the matter~ Hr. ¥~ung stated that he is Fully convinced the City of Roanoke should sell water to the l~inFa areas at a hipher rate and moved that the chief report of the co~uittae be received and taken under advisement until 8200 o~clock, po m.~ Friday, July 27~ 1~1, for a definite decision at that time. The motion ~aa seconded by H~. Cronin and unanimously adopted, U~INIS~ED BUSI!/ES$~ None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAI~: None. INT~0DUCTION AND CON~IDERA?ION OF 0~DINANCE$ AND RF~0LUTION$~ BUDGET-AIRP0~T: Ordinance No. 111~, transferring ~6,~00.00 from ~un~ay ~epaira and $2,~0Oo00 from ~han~e in Nur~ay Lights to Federal Project No. ~ in the Nunicipel Airport budget, repreaentln~ the city*a one-half of the total cost of the p~oJect~ havin~ previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body, ~r. ~ronin offering the £ollo~tnE for its second ~eading end final adoptton~ (#lll]~) AN OP~DINANCN to a~end and reordain 3action #1~0, eHuntcipel Airport ~ the 19~1 Budget Ordinance. (For ~ull text o£ Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18j Pa~e ~o Cronthmoved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. ~oung and adopted by the following vota~ AYES: ~ssSrSo Cronln, Hunter, Young, and the ¥1ce ~resident, ~. VETENANS HOUSING2 ~hs City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper teeolution, discontinuin~ the ~aterans Housing P~oJect at the City Farm as o£ Hay 19~2, presented In this connection~ the City Hana~er submitted ~r~ltten report with the su~estion that the project be discontinued as of June 30, 195~, so as not to inconvenience the school children living at the project. At this point, the City Clerk brouF~ht to the attention of Council a con~mnio tion from Hro ~alter H. Scott, Attorney, to~sther with a proposed amendment to the draft of Resolution, ~hich would permit the parents of school children to remain at the project until June 1~, 5O Council being of the opinion that the entire project should be discontinued a specific datem H~. Young ~oved that Council concu~ in the report o~ the City Hanager. The motion w~s seconded by H~. Cron~n and unard~oualy adopted! whereupon~ the draft o~ Hesolution was c~anged accordingly. H~. Cron!n then o~fered the following Resolution, discontinuing the Housing Project at the City Farm as of Jun~ 30m 1952t {~111~9) A RESOLUTION discontinuing, as of June JO, 19~2~ the operation of the Yeterans~ Housing Project located on the Cityta Almshouse Fermi providin~ for proper notice of such disco4tinuance to present occupants; providing that no unit becoming vacant prior to June 30, 19~2~ be re-rented; and requesting the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority to give preferred attention to applica- tions of present occupants of the aforesaid Vaterans~ Housing Project who may seek become tenants in its eHorton Property' Project. {For full text of Resolution, eec Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 238.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote= AYES: Hessra. Cronln, Hunter, Y,~ung, and the Vice President, Hr. Hlnton--~. NAYSt None ......... O. AIRPORT: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper Ordinance continuing the agreement between the City of Roanoke and Louise P. Lee for the use of spsce in the present Adm~tnlatration Building at the Roanoke Municipal Airport until the present building ia discontinued, presented same~ whereupon, Hr. Cronin moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote: Ai~ES= Hessrs. Cron~n, Hunter, Young, a~d the Vice President, ~r. Hinton--~. NAYS= None .......... 0. {~11150) AN ORDINANCE authorizing Louise P. Lee to continue the use of forty-eight square feet of floor space ln~e Administration Building at the ~oanoke Hun~cipal Airport {Woodrum Field) for the display, sale and storage of gifta~ favor,' trinkets and similar merchandise on the same terms and conditions she has occupied said space and for the same rent on a month to month basis but ~n no event for a longer period than the City continues its use of the aforesaid building. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Louise P. Lee bet and she is hereby~ authorized to continue the use of forty-eight square feet of Floor space in the Administration Bulldlng at the Roanoke Municipal Airport Field) for the dlsplay~ sale and storage of gifts, favors, trinkets and a~mila~ ~erchandlae on the same terms and conditions she has heretofore occupied said spa~e a~d for the same rent on a month to month basis but In no event for a longer period than the City continues its uae of the aforesaid bulld{ng. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. SEWAGE DISPOSAL= The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance, and directing the &cqulaition, by condemnation proceedings, of ~ perpetual easement and right-of-way for a public sewer line over the lands of HarIon S. Battle on the south side of Tinker Creek; whereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the following aa an measure= (~lll~l) AR ORDINAHCR authorlsing and directing the acquicitiou, by condemns tion proceedings of a certain perpetual easement and right-of-way for a public sewer linc over the lands off Harlon S. Battle situate on the south aids of Tinker Creeks in the City of Roanoke; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, aec Ordinance Book No. 18s Page Hr, Cronln mOved t~e adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was ascended by )l~. Young. and adopted by thc following voter AYES: Neserao Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, P~. NAYS: N~ne ........ O. WAT]~ DEPARTHE~T: Hr. Bunter brought to the attention of Council and offere~ the following Resolution, r~queeting the Vlrglnia Department of Rlghwaye to surface treat Virginia ~econdary Route ~o. 6~§s from U. H. Highway Route Ho. 11 to the City qf BoanokeSe property, frequently referred to ae Carvlne Covet (~Vlll~2) A RESOLUTION requesting the VlrHlnla Department of Highways to surface treat Virginia Secordary Route No. 6~8~ from U. 5. Highway Route No. 11 to the City of Roanoketa property,frequently referred to as Carvlne Cove. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 240.) Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Rssolution. The motion was seconded b I~. Cronln and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Resets. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice Preeident~ Hr. NAYS~ None ............ SEWER CONSTRUCTION~ Council having previously appointed a Board composed the Director of the Department of Public Works, the City Engineer, the City Hana~er and the City Clerk to hold a public hearing on the proposed construction of a sanitary sewer to serve properties on both sides of ~ewell Lane, S. W., north of !Brambleton Avenue, and certain portions of the west side of Persinger Roads 5. W., north ~rom Brambleton Avenue, $. W., in Blocks 1 and 2, of the Forest Hill $ubdivis Hap, the City Clerk adv!a~d that the hearing was held on July 1~, 1951, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m., and presented draft of Resolution, authorizing the construction of the sanitary sewer and providingfor the docketing of estimated assessments therefor against the affected landowners~ whereupon, Hr. Cronln offered the following: (~11153) A HESOLI]TION authorizing the construction of sanitary sewers to serve properties on both sides of Bewell Lane, S. W., north of Brambleton Avenue, and certain portions of the west side of Persinger Road, S. W., north from Bramble- ton Avenue, S. W., in Blocks 1 and 2, Forest Hill Subdivision Hap, for which improvements assessments ara to be made against the abutting landowners; providing for the docketing of an abstract of the Resolution in the Clerkea Off,ce of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke; and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 2~$1.) Hr. Croninmoved the adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following~ote: AYES: Hessrs. Cretin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, ltm. NAYS: None ..................... SEWE~ CONS?RUCTION: Council having previously authorized the construction of sanitary sewers in the Garden City areas together with the docketing off estimated assessments therefor against affected landowners in the office of the Clerk of the Hustings Court~ the City Clerk advised that the cormt~uction of the sanitary has nov been completedi ~hereu~n~ H~. Hunte~ o~fered the follovl~ Resolution~ creati~ a ~ard to hold public hea~s on the question o~ ~lxl~ the final assessments a~ to m~e tho Final assessmente~ (~11~) A ~0L~IOH creatl~ a ~a~ authorized a~ dlrectedto hold ~blic hea~l~s on the ~est~on of Fixl~ Fl~ assessments, a~ to make the Final asoes~ento aSa~t abuttl~ p~perty o~rs by ~eason off the co~t~uction of 8anita~ sewers ~thorlzed by Resolution No, ~8]p adopted on the 9th day o~ 19~s a~ p~v~dl~ fo~ ~ emerge~y. (Fo~ ~11 text of Resolution, eeo O~Inance Bo~k No. 180 Pa~e ~. Hunte~ ~ved tho adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~tlon ~as seceded ~. Cronln a~ adopted ~ the follo~l~ voter A~ HessF8. Cronin, Hunte~, You~, a~ the Vice ~eoident~ H~. NAYS~ None ............ HIL~Y C0~I~-~ FIE~ A form of pe~lts ~rantinZ per. salon to th* City of Ho~ke to occupy a~ use the ~lldl~ k~ as the Naval-Harine Corps Reserve T~aini~ Cente~ ~o~ the ~ose of playl~ city-~ldo basketball tourn~ents durin~ tho basketball season, Decem~ 1 to Hatch 31~ of each ye~, at ~2~.00 per month~ unde~ certain te~8 and co~itio~havint been referred back to ~e City HanaEer for furthe~ study of the te~8 a~ ~nditions contained In said petit ~fore presentl~ an Ordinanceo o~ Hesolution~ autho~lzl~ the execution of the City H~a~ sub~tted draft off a Resolution, settin~ fforth the ter~ and conditions ~ ~ l~l~ded In ~e pe~t; vhereupon~ H~. C~nin offfe~ed the ~ollo~lr (~11~5) A H~OL~ION authorizl~ a~ directln6 the City Hana~e~o fey ~d on behalff of the City. to execute a revocable permit between the United ~tates o~ ~erica a~ the City of Hoa~ke providl~ fo~ use by the C~ty of the Naval-Hakims Co~s Heserve Trainl~ Center bulldl~ for sponso~ln~ ~asketball Tourn~ents. {Fo~ ~11 text off Re~olution, 'see O~lnance ~ok No. 18, Pa~e ~. C~onln moved the adoption off the Resolution. ~e motion ~as s scored ~. You~ ~ adopted by the follo~l~ vote~ ~: Hesnrs. Cronin. Hunter, You~. and the Vice Fre~ldent, ~. Hinton--~. NA~: None ........... 0. H~IONS A~ HISC~0US BUSI~SS~ BUS~: ~e Cl~ Clerk b~ou~t to the attention o~ Council that the previous pamida!on ~ranted to ~e Safety ~tov Transit Corporation a~ Roanoke Hall~ a~ Electric Comply to continue to operate buses ~lthin the City of Roanoke Council bain! of the spleen that the pe~ssion as previously ~anted shou] be exte~ed fo~ sixty dayss H~. flu~e~ offered the follo~i~ Resolution~ (~11~6) A R~OL~ION ~anting ps. salon to Safety ~tov T~sit Corporatl~ ~ Roa~ke ~alluay ~d Elect~c Co~a~o a corpovatlon~ to ~ntinue t o operate ~lthin tho City of Ho~ke ffo~ a period of sixty days ff~om J~y 31, 19~, unde~ the s~e ter~ a~ conditio~ as set out In ~ a~eement between the City off Roa~keo the first p~tp a~ He.eke Hallvay ~ ~ec2rlc Compaq. a co~o~ation, ~d S~ety ~tor Tra~lt Corporation. off the seco~ p~t. dated ~uly 1~, 1~5, the execution off Mhich ~as au~orized by O~ln~ce No. 10731. adopted By the Council of ~e City of Ho~ke on Au~st ~1; 19~0~ a~ p~ovidl~ for m emergency. (icy full te~ o~ ~esolutlon, see O~di~nce Book No. 18, rase ~. Hunter moved the adeptton of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b Young and adopted by the following vo~et AY~t ~escrs. Cronin, Hunters Young, and the Vice President, ~. Minton--o! NAYS~ None ......... At this polnt~ Friday~ July 2?, 19~1. The motion was seconded by ~r. Hunter and unanimously adopt~ APPROVED ATTE~T~ COUNCIL, RECESSED REGULA~ H]~TINO, Friday, July ~7, The Co~cil o~ the City of Ro~oke ~t In a recelaed re~l~ meeti~ in Cl~uit Court Room in ~e ~cipal ~lldl~ Friday, July. 2~ 15~1, at 8tOO oeclock p, n.a fo~ ffurtheu co~lderation oF the ~estion o~ ~rniehi~ cit~ Mate~ service to ~o ~l~e ~sas off Roa~kea the ~eaident~ ~, ~obbou~ presidio. PR~E~ Heasra, Cronin~ Hunte~ Hlnton~ You~, a~ the Preaident~ ~ebber .................. WATER DEP~T~ ~ President~ ~. Webber~ ~tated that ~e purpose o~ the present meetl~ is ~o~ f~theP co~ldePation oF the ~estion oF ~urnishl~ city ~ater service to the ffPl~e areas o~ ~oa~ke, a~ sifter a discussion as to the rate~ to be charged flop such service~ the follo~l~ motions ~ere passed as to provisions to ~ included In an emersency Resolution to be prepared by ~e C~ty At~rney fop presentation at the next re~l~ meetl~ off ~. C~n moved that the ~lty off Roa~ke ~u~niah ~ater outside o~ its corporate limits ~enever ~d ~hereveP co~Itions make It reasonable and ffeasible t~ do so, the l~do~nevs to pay ~e e~enses In co~ection ~lth ~e laying of all mains valves and othe~ necessa~ lnst~lat~ons, a~ all ~nstallatio~ to ~ In celerity ~lth the requirements oF the ~les a~ re~lattons o~ ~e ~.~p~tment. ~t~on ~aa seconded by ~. You~ ~d unanl~usly ~opted. ~. C~nin moved ~a~ appurten~t lateral~ ~d valve~ FoP fire hydrants be l~talled at the e~en~e oF the la~o~ners ~d ~henever lots ~thin Five hundred flee of the proposed hydrant location become ~lrty per cent built ~p ~ co~lttons make It ~essonable a~ Feasible to provide hydrant ~ervice, the city shall, at ~ta e~en~ install the hydrate, all l~tallations to be in celerity ~lth the requirements off the ~les ~d ~e~lations off the ~ateP Dep~rtment. ~e ~tion ~a~ seceded by ~. Hunter ~d unsnl~u~ly adopted. ~. You~ moved that the ~ater rates outs[de of the city limits be t~enty- five per cent hi,er than those prevall~ in the city. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. Cronin a~ adopted by ~e ~ollo~lng vote, the President, ~P. ~ebbe~ voici~ the opinion that the rates sh~ld be ht~ert A~ Hessrs. C~nln~ HunteP~ ~nton a~ You~ ...... NAYS: ~e President, ~. ~ebber ..................... ~. Hunte~ ~ved that ~e present ~7~.00 reff~ provided flop In rules a~ re~latio~ oF ~e ~ateP Dep~t~n~ ~so apply to ~e ~eas outside the corporate limits. ~e motion ~as seceded by ~. Cronln and anxiously adopte~ ~th ffurtheP ~eference to the matter, Hr. H~nton ~ved that ~e City Attorne prep~e the proper measure to esmark all f~nds received from the fri~e areas fop the p~pose of retirl~ ~1 bonds now In existence In the Water Department. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. You~ ~ adopted by the ffollowl~ vo~e, Messrs. Cronin At this pointv N~. Cronin brought to the attention of Council the matts~ of homes unds~ construction in the county which canr~t connect with the axiatin~ lines of the former ¥1111amson ~ad ~ate~ Co~a~ u~e~ ~e p~esent policy of the city ~ed that ~e City Attorney p~epare prope~ Resolution, authorizl~ ~e ~a~e~ o~ the Yate~ Department to permit these p~operties ~ co,act to the existin~ lines the fome~ ~llll~son ~ ~ater Co, any at the a~e ~ate a~ u~e~ the a~e as provided fo~ o~e~ a~eaa outside oF the corporate l~ita of Ro~oke unde~ the ~otio~ adopted ea~lie~.du~ln~ ~e ~etl~. ~e ~tion vas aeco~ed by H~. Hunte~ a~ un~l~usly ~opted. ~lth ~the~ ~eference to ~nishl~ city vate~ service to the ~ln~e areas o~ Ro~oke~ Hr. C. E. ~res ~ineer In ~h~e of Construction fo~ the ~ate~ Syste~ Improvement Pro~ vho ~as present at the meetl~ b~u~ht to the attentl~ C~ncil that the fo~e~ Roanoke ~ate~ ~orka Comply obtained a franchise from Roa~l County vhereby the co~y co~d exte~ its ~ate~ vorks system In all st~eets~ ave~es a~ ~leys In ~oke Count~ a~ asked that the City Attorney be requested to look into the question of obtainl~ a like f~chiee f~om ~tetourt County. Hr. Cronin moved that Council concu~ in the request of ~. ~ore. The ~tion ~as seconded by ~. Hlnton a~ uns~mously a~pted. ~ere bei~ no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED A~T: ,55 COU~CILo gI~CIAL HEBTI~O, Yednesday, August 1, 19Sl, The Council of the City of Hoanoke met in special ~estin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Bulldin~, Wednesday, Ausuet l0 19~1, at 12100 otclock, noon, for tho purpose OF reeeivin~ and openins bids and awarding sale of $2,100~000.00 Fublic School Bonde~ Series DD~ of the City of Roanoke~ Vlrsinia, dated August 1~ 19~1~ the President, H~. Webber~ preeidinS, PRESENT~ Measrs. Cronin~ Hunter, Mlnton~ Young, and the Fresident~ iWebber .................. At~E~TI ~one .... OFF~CER~ PRE~ Hro Ar~hu~ ~. Owens, City Manager, ~r. Randolph Ua Whittl~ City At~ornsy, and Mr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. ~0NDS-SCHOOI~ It appearing, ~y Resolution Mo. 11127, adopted on day of June, 1951, that ~he City Clark was directed to advertise for the sale of ~2,100,000.00 Public School Bonds, ~eriea DD, of the City o~ Roanoke, da~ed Augus~ 15, i9~1, being the remainder of the ~,200,000.00 of bonds au~horized at an election held on ~he ls~ day of March, 19~9, ~u defray ~he cos~ of permanent public ~mprovements, ~o-wit: acquisition of sl~es for, cons~ruction of, comple~ion of, additions ~u and improvements in public school buildings, the said bids to be presented ~a Council a~ 12:OO o'clock, noon, Wednesday, Augus~ 1, 1951, pursuan~ to adyer~lsement ar~ due notice of sale, the said advar~lsemen~ reserving ~ha right ~o ~he city ~u reject any and all bids, and in accordance wl~h said Resolution, advertisement and publicity, ~he advertisemen~ providing ~ha~ proposals would be received for ~he purchase of all, bu~no~ s_uy par~ of ~he bonds, ~welve bids were presented %o ~he body. In this connection, the Presiden~, Mr. Webber, ata~ed ~ha~ before ~he bids were opened, Council would like to know if any bidder present did no~ fully under- a~an~ ~he proposal, whether anyone presen~ had not been given an opportuoity to subml~ bids, and if ~here were any questions on the par~ of ~hose whohad submitted proposals relative ~o ~erms and conditions upon which ~he b~ds had been submitted. No one present raising any question as ~o ~he advertisemen~ and notice of sale, ~he Preslden~, Mr. Webber, requested ~he ~l~y Clerk ~o proceed wl~h the openil of ~he bids. After the opening and reading of the bids, on mu~ion of ~. Min~on , seconds by Mr. Young and unanimously adop~ed, they were referred ~o ~he Llty Auditor, the Cl~y Manager and the Assistan~ Cl~y Auditor for ~abula~lou and ~o report to Council as promptly as possible. La,er during the meeting, ~he commit~es submitted a tabulation of ~he bids showing ~he proposal of ~mith, Barney and Company, and Associa~es, wl~h a net ra~e to ~he c~y of 1.8291~8 as ~ha lowes~ bid; ~ereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the following emergency Resolution, providing for the sale of the ~2,100,000.00 Public School Bonds, Series DD, of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, dated Augus~ Smith, Barney and Company, and Associa~es, as the bes~ bid in the lnteres~ of the City of Roanoke: (JlllS?)& RESOL~TIO~ to sell to Smith, Barney and Company~ and associates, ~2~100~000o00 ~nds of ~h;'City of ao~nok~ Virginia, beins the remainder of the ~00,000,00 Public School Bonds, Series DD, at the bid aubmittedJ and providir~ (For ~ull text of Reaolution~ see Ordinance Book BOo ~he Resolution hsvin8 been.~e~d in its entirety~ ~° Cronin moved its adoption. The motion ~as seconded by Nv. gunte~ and atopted by the follo~in~ vote~ AYES= Hesa~a. Cronin, Hunter~ Hinton~ ¥oun~ and the President~ Nv. I/ebber. NAYS.* None ............. Oo There bcin~ no further business~ Council adjourned° APPROV=~D ATTF~ST.* Clerk {-~ President ,58 COUNCIL, REOULAR MEETINO Honday~ Au~us~ 6. The Council of the City of ~oanoke met in regular meetin~ ~n the Circuit Court Room in the .Municipal Building, Honday~ August 6, 19~1, at 2..00 omclock~ the regular meeting hour., with the President, H~o Webber, presiding, PRESENT: Heasrs, Cronin~ Hunter~ H!nton~ Young, and the President, Webber---. .................. ABSENT: ~one ....... 0. OFPICERS PRESENT.. Mr. Arthu? S. Owens, City Ranager, Mro Randolph O. ~lttle City Attorney, and ~r. Jo Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend C. 6. Powers Pastor of the Foursquare Church. MINUTES: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on July 23, having been ~urnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. Hunter~ seconded by }ir. Young and unanimously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and the minute: approved as recorded. HEA.~I-~;G 0P CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: SE'~ER CONSTRUCTION: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for the construction of sanitary sewers to serve a portion of the Forest Hill Subdivision, in accordance with plans and specl*'lcations furnished by the City of Roanoke, said bids to be received by the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Honday, August 6, 19~1, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Hr. Webber, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully under- stand the advertisement, if there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, and if there were any questions about the advertisem~nt anyone would like to ask, and no representative present raising any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the five bids received. The bids having been opened and publicly read before Council, Hr. Cronin moved that they be referred to the City Engineer, the Assistant City Auditor and the Director of Public Works for tabulation and report later during the meeting° The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. Later during the meeting, the committee submitted its tabulation and report with the recommendation that the iow bid of D. E. Worley be accepted and that an appropriation of $~,~90.?~ be made. Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the committee and offered the following Resolution, accepting the bid of D. E. Worley in the amount of ($111~8) A RE~OLDTION accepting the proposal of D. E. Worley for the construction of sanitary sewers to serve a portion of the Forest Hill Subdivision, in the sum of ~5,~90.75; authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute the requisite coutractl and providing for an emergency. (Pot full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page251.) Hr. Hunte~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b Hr. Hunter then offered the followin~ ~argency Ordinance~ proeiding for the appropriation o[ the (~IllSg) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~?1~ 'Sewer Constructions of the 1051 Budget Ordinance~ and providin~ for an emer~encyo (Pot full text of Ordinance, ecs Ordinance Book No. 1Sm Pa~o ~o Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motio~ was seconded by H~. Nlnton and adopted by the followir~ vote: AYES: Hesera° Cronin~ Nunter~ Hlnton~ Young, and the President~ H~. ~ebber- NAYS~ None ........... O, SAL~ OP P~0PERTY: HI'. Hurray A. Stoller~ Attorney~ reprasentin~ the Trustee of the Calvary Baptist Church~ appeared before Council and presented the followir~ co~unication: ~luguat 3, 19~1 Council of the City of Roanoke Hunicipal Bulldir~ Roanoke, ¥1rginla Re: A Resolution to be considered August 6, authorisins the re-conveyance o£ property previously conveyed to Calvary Baptist Church Gentlemen: In 19~6 Calvary Baptist Church bout~ht from the City a ~0 Foot strip adJoinin~ the Church property on the ~est. (This strip came from the Andreee eetate property ~hlch the City later sold to the Shrine.) By ordinance No. 852~, passed July 8, 19~6, the deed to the property authorized to be executed by the proper City officials. A deed dated July ~$, 19~6, was acknowledged July 30, 19~6, by the City of~lcials, and ~as recorded by the Church on Aug~st 30, 19~6 (beir~ of record in Deed Book 7~5, pa~e Because the deed ~as dated and acknowledged within thirty days of the passage of the ordinance, there is ~ome question as to ~hethcr it is a proper deed. A bulldin~ has been constructed upon the property and it ia £elt that the matter should be cleared up at the present time. The Clty*e deed ~aa eith ~eneral ~arranty, ~htch obligates it For such other conveyance as are deemed necessary. ~lth the cooperation of the City Attorney's office, a resolution modeled on one need in a similar instance has been prepared and is no~ submitted ~lth the ~equeat that it be paasecl and that the necessary steps bo . taken in connection therewith in'order.to remove ar~ question about the soundness o£ the deed from the City. Respectfully, (Sl~ned) Hurray A. Stoller and Jesse T. ~eado~s Attorneys for tho Trustees of Calvary Baptist Churche Council bein~or the opinion that the request of the petitioners should be granted, but that the Resolution should be adopted as an Ordinance, ~f~. Cronin moved that the ffollo~in~ Ordinance be placed upon its first readin~o The motion ~ae'eeconded by H~o ~lnton andadopted by the follo~ln~vote: AYES: Hessrso Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton, YounF, and the President, Hr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ........ O. {~111t0) AN ORDINANCE ratifying and approving the sale of certain property situate in the City of Roanoke to the Trustees o£ Calvary Baptist Church and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed therefor. ~HEREAS, by Ordinance No° 8~25, the Council of the City of Roanoke on July 19~6, authorized the sale o£ certain property situate in the City of Roanoke to Calvary Baptist Church upon certain ter~a as sat forth in said Ordinance and, furt~ authorized the execution and delivery of a deed therefor, upon receipt of the consideration by the City, and 59. WHEREAS~ the full purchase price for said property was subsequently paid to said City by the purchaser, Calvar~ Baptist Church~ ~hich has othe~lee ~ull~ complied with the ter~c~ said sale~ and W~REAS~ pursuant to said O~lna~e ~ by deed dated the ~ day off July~ 19~6, offficials of the said City attested to convey to the T~stees or Baptist Church title to the la~ described in said ~dinance, but it ~w appears that the ~o~eaaid deed may have been defectively executed ~ delivered In such ~e~ as to cause a cloud to exist upon the title to said p~e~ty in the T~stees o~ Calvary Baptist ~urch~ ~ ~ the said .Trustees of Calv~y Baptist ~urch have requested the City off Ro~oke to have made to them a ~e-conveyance of the afo~said property o~er to remove said cloud ff~m the title thereofs a~ ~ER~5~ the Council off the City of Ro~oke cor~lder~ It proper that a re-conveyance of the property described In O~di~e No. 86~ aforesaid be made to the said Trustees off Calvary Baptist Church. TE~ORE, BE IT O~AI~ by ~e Council of the City of ~oano~ that the · ale of certain property In the City of ~oanoke heretofore made to the Trustees Calvary Baptist Church be~ and It la hereby~ ratified mad app~ved~a~ that the p~per City officers be~ and they are hereby~ autho~lzed~ directed a~ e~povered~ ~o~ and on ~ehslf of the said ~lty~ to execute and delive~ a p~pe~ deed, upon a Fora to be approved by the City Attorney, re-conveyin~, vlth Special ~ar~anty Title, to the T~stees of Calvary Baptist ~vrch, the real estate described Ordinance ~o. ~e ~dinance havin~ been read, ~as laid over. ~ATE~ ~PA~THE~: ~, Eurray A, ~tolle~ Attorney~ appeared before Council a~presented petitions sl~ned by 1~ f~llies o~ning ho=es on ~e~ar~ Pechin~ ~orehe~d and ~oodro~ Ave~e~ S, E,~ a~ the ~ortion of ~lnth ~treet ad~acent, co~plainlng of i~deq~ate ~ater ~ervice ascribed to lo~ p~essure sad askl~that the matter be ~[ven prope~ attention. On motion of ~. H~nte~ seconded by H~. Cronin and petitions ~ere ~ferred to the.City Hana~er flor aCCent[ch. offffice o~ the Co~l~[one~ of Revenue~ appe~ed before Cou~l~ ~nd p~es~nted co~nication~ advl~[~ that ~e death of the Llce~e Inspector makes It ~cess~y that some changes be ~ade ~n the office Force a~ asking that the p~e~nt aala~ ffo~ the pos~t~on of Llce~e Inspector be reduced from ~,150.OO pe~ a~, plus $300.CO ca~ e~ense~ that the present ssle~ o~ the License Clerk be ~ncreased f~om ~3,~9.00 pe~ ~m to ~3~7~9.00 pe~ ~n~, a~ that the' unused ~o~t~on of the salary of one of the 61erks in the ~ount of ~566.93 to the ~t~a ~loyees account ~n co~ect~on with the prep~atlon Ta~lble Pe~sonal Prope~t~ Book~ ~. ~stronE point,nE out that the above chsn~es do ~t necessitate any additional ~te~ a discussion of the matte~ M~. You~ po[ntin~ out ~t It Is the desire.of Cou~l that u~sed portions of salaries be used toward balsnc[~ the budEe~ at the e~ of the yg~ a~. H~ vo~c[r~ the opinion t~% the sal~y of ~he License Clerk should be the s~e as ~e salary of the License lnspecto~ on ~tion of ~. Hunte~ seconded ~ ~. Young a~ un~usl~ adopted~ the matte~ was t~en unde~ ~v[sement unt~l the ~xt re~lar meet~ of the body. WATER DEPART~NT~ N~o Virgil L. Frantz appea~ed before Council and presented th~ satiety ~les a~ ~e~latio~ of the Roanoke Y~ley ~at. Club ~at~ at C~vins Cove ~hich also have t~ ~proval of the Izaak ~alton Lea~e ~d ~e Blue Ridge G~.~d F~ Association~ H~. F~antz su~gestl~ that Council ~lght ~i~h to lnco~'orate the rules a~ re~latio~ in the pratt ~les a~ re~la- tions o~ the city gove~nin~ the u~e of the C~vins Cove area. .In a ~the~ discussion off the ~tte~, Hr. Frantz also suggested that conside~ation be given to cha~l~ ~e present fflat limit placed on ~to~s a~ puttl~'a diffe~ential once use o~tors on dlfffferent size boats. ~. You~ ~ff~ested that conside~ation should also be 8ivan to lmposl~ a =l~ld penalty fro= violation of the ~les ~d re~lations. ~te~ a fu=the~ discussion of the matte~, H~. Cronin~ved that the and re~latio~ of the Roanoke Valley ~at Club, the question-of ch=~l~ the present flat ll~t placed on ~tors and the que=tlonof l~posi~.a rlsld penalty be referred to ~e co~ittee previously appointed to revise thc rules a~re~latio~ of the city governl~ ~e use of the C~vins Cove area for report a~ reco~e~atior at the next re~lar mcetl~ of Council. ~e notion was seco~ed by ~. Young unanl~usly adopted. B~G~-LI~R~Y: F~. P. H. ~ivi~s, President of the Ro~oke Public Library ~srd, appe~ed before ~ouncil ~advX~ed that the Library ~ard has recovered to the City Hanage~ the appoin~ent of ~. Harold J. Sander as LXbv~ian For the City of Hoandke at a sala~ of ~6~O00.00 per ann~, as a result of the resignation of the present Librarian, Hiss Pe~l R. Hinesley. In a discussion or the matte~, Hr. Hunter pointed out that a salary of $6,000.00 per a~ for a LXb~t~ ~ould be out of line ~Xth the salaries of such officials es the City gngi~ev~ the thie~ of the Pire Department and the Superinten- dent of Police. ~tev a ~rther discussion of the matter, the majority of Council bel~ o~ the opinion that provision should be made for the emplo~ent of a ne~ Librarian to succeed the pre~ent Libr~Xan after Septe=be~ 15, 19~1, at 'a sala~ off pe~ a~ H~. Cronin offfered the ffollo~l~ emergency Ordinance. (i11161) AN O~INANCE to ~end ~d reenact Section Fl~ 'hbllc the 19~1 Budget Ordinance, ~d p~vidlng for ~ emergency. (Fo~ ~11 text of Ordinance, see O~din~ce ~ok No. 18, Page ~. Cronin moved the ~optlon of the O~di~nce. ~e ~tion ~as seconded Hp. You~ and adopted by the ffollo~l~ ~ote: A~: Hess~s. CronXn~ Hinton, Young, ~d the President, Hr. Vebber ..... N~S: ~. Hunter ........... AIRFORT-~ D~PAR~E~: ~. ~omas J. Hughes, Jr., representi~ ~e Re-Cord-All Se~vice~ ap~ed ~ffore Council a~ pre~ented t~o ~ecordings off Xnterestf~ Facts concerni~ the City of Roa~ke ~ich ~ere recorded in ~ont the ~unlcipal hlldlng on July 21, 1951~ one recording to be placed in ~e time capsule at the Ho~oke City Health Center ~hich ~i~l be opened Xn the yea~ and the other recordi~ to ~ placed in the time capsule at the City of Ro~ke MunicXp~ Airpor~ A~nistratXon ~ildi~ ~htch ~X11 ~ opened at ~ u~eter~d date. The President, H~. ~ebber, Coy ~d on behalff of the membe~ of Council~ thawed Hr. Hughes for the presentation. 62 SIOR$= Hr. Coleman O. Austin appeared before Council and presented a communication, advising that Roanoke Poet No, 6~, The 29th Division Association, which is a non-profit Veterans organization, ia sponsoring a donkey baseball game at the Roanoke Red Sox ball parkon the evenin~ off, August 17, 19~1~ and askin~t hat permission be granted the organization to tie posters advertising the game on telephone poles in thecity for the perlod August 14,17, 1951, with the understandl~ that the organization will remove the posters on the day following the game, Hr. Young pointed out that placing posters on telephone poles ia in violation of the.Sign Ordinance and reluctantly moved that the request o£ the organization be denied. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: SEWER CONSTRUCTION: A petition signed by Loyd James, Mary James~ Clyde Earner and Annie M. Barner, making application For the construction of sanitary sewers to serve their properties at 161S-1617 Downing Street, N. W., was before Council. On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Minton and unanimously '~dopted, the petition was referred to the City Manager For study, report .and recommendation at the next regular meeting of Council. WATER DEPARTMENT: Council at its last regular meeting having adopted a Resolution, requesting the Virginia Department of Highways to surface treat Vlrgini ~econdary Route No. 648, From U. S. Highway Route Ho. 11 to the City of ~oanoke~s property, Frequently referred to aa Carvins Cove, a communication £ rom the State Highway Department, advising that one of its representatives would be glad to discuss with the body plans for improving the highway, was be£ore Council. The communication was Filed. HEAl,TH DEP~TME~.h'~: A c om~-unication From Mr. W. L. Martin, Attorney, representing Er. John Q. Adamson, together with a suggested a~endment to Section 1, Chapter 67, of the Roanoke City Code, relating to venereal diseases and prevention of .conception, was before Council. On motion o~ Mr. Young, seconded by Hr. Hlnton and unanimously adopted, the suggested amendment was referred to the Comiseloner of Health For study, report and recommendation to Council. STREET EXTENSION: The following co~unication From the City Planning Co~nlssion, with reference to the acquisition of land For the extension off Montvale Road, S. W., to Spring Road, was before Council: "August 2, 1951. The Honorable H. L. Webber, Mayor, and Members of City Couneil~ Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: Attached hereto is a Plat prepared by the OFFice of the City Engineer which shows the existinglocatlon of a portion oF Hontvale Road, S. which connects with Spring Road, and the proposed new location which would straighten out the street. The City Planning Commission Feels that this condition should be corrected as soon as possible, and recommends to City Council that it acquit a portion of the property of C. H. Webster, designated as Lot ~ Block 3, Weaver Heights Map (Of. No. 15~O701), to provide For a 5G-foot street in accordance with said Plat. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman" In this cormection, the City Hana£er submitted written report that the owner of the land An question has agreed to a purchase price of ~00.00 and that it is a matter of whether or not the city wants to buy the strip of land now or :onoider the question~further in. 1952 budget studies. Council being of the opinion that the strip of land should he purchased now ~lr. Hinton moyed that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation Of the proper Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimouely adopted. ANNEIiA?IOH-PA~KS AND ~LAYGROUNDSI The following co~municetion from the City Planning Commission, with reference to the offer, of the C. p. Slsler heirs to sell to the city acreage in the Hollins Hoed section for recreational purposeg~ was before Counoil~ 'August 2, 1eSl. The Honorable R. L. Webber~ Heyor, and Hembers of City Councll~ Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen~ Reply to your letter of April 21, 1950, referring to the City Planning Co~aission for study an offer from the C. P. $1sler Heirs to sell to the City an acreage on the southeast corner of Hollins Road and ~eson Hill Road, R. E.~ for recreational purposes, has been heldin abeyance pending the Co~uission~e consideration of several sites for proposed parks in connectior with its preparation of a part of the Master Plan. An inspection of the property in question has been made by the Commission~ together wl~h the Director of Parks and Recreation. The Comieston finds that the contour of the land is not suitable for developmer as a park site. The City Planning Commission recommends to City Council that the prope~ not be acquired by the Clty~ and that the offer made by 6. E. Slsler, Executor, in his letter of April ?, 1950~ to the City Hanager, be rejected, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. Hc~orkirdale, Jr. Cheir~en~ Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Planning ¢9~lssion and that the offer be rejected. The motion was ~econded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. .AI~PORT-RECREATION DRP~RTMENT: The following communication from the City Planning Co~lssion, with reference to use of land at the ~oanoke Hunicipal Airport ifor recreational purposes, was before Councll~ "August 2, 19~1. The Honorable H. L. Webber, ~eyor, and Hembers of City Council, Roanoke, Vir~inia. Gentlemen: The City Planning Commission's attention has been called to the fact that there is a tract of land of approximately ~6 acres, located between the northeast runway and the north runway of the Airport Property, which is not needed at this time in connection with the activities of the Airport~ and that Hr. Harebell Harris, Hanager of the Airport, has Indicated his willingness for said tract to be used for recreational purposes. The Commission has made an inspection of the property in question, together with the. Director of Parks and Recreation, and it is of the opinion that this tract of lend is adapted for recreational activities, and is particularly suitable for use as a picnic area. The City Planning Co~lssion reco~=ends to City Council that the Department of Parks and Recreation be permitted to develop and use said tra of land for recreational pBrposes In such a manner as to not conflict with the main purpose of the Airport property. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. HcCorkindale, Jr., Chairman~ Hr. Cronlnmovad that Council concur in the reco~z~endetion of the City Planning Commission and that the matter be referred to the City Hanager and the City Attorney aa to proper procedure to be followed in converting the land in questt to recreational use. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hlnton and unanLmously adopted. STREETS A.~D ALLEYS{ The following co~unicatlon ~l'Om the City Planning Commission, with reference to closing alleys between Arbutus Avenue, S. E.~ and Roanoke River, was before Councils 'August 2, 19B1. The Honorable R. L. Webber, Hayor, and Hembera of City Council, ~oanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen{ The City Plannir~ Commission has been informed that several property owners on Arbutus Avenue, B. E., have agreed to give the City a right-of-wa~ across the rea~ of their properties for a sewer line provided the City will close the 10-foot alleys between Lots 6 and 7, and Lots 6 and 9, Block 12, RlverlandRoad Addition Hap. Upon consideration o£ the fact that.the alleys in question are dead- end alleys and are of no benefit except to the adjoining property owners who h ave agreed to give said rights-off-way, the Commission feels that the public will not be inconvenienced and that the alleys in question should h~ closed. The Commaiselon recommends to City Council that said alleys be closed and vacated on condition that the affected property owners will 81ye rights- of-way for the sewer line as shown on Plat ~o. 38§], dated March 24, 1O~l, a that the question be referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedur to be followed in accordance with the State law. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. 6hairma~~ In this connection, the City Manager sul~itted ~rcitten report with the recommendation that the alleys in question be closed. Mr. ¥our~ moved that Council concur in the reco~raendation of the City Planning Commission and the City Manager and that the question be referred to the ~lty Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed in accordance with the ~tate law. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted. STREETS AND ALLEYS: The following coz~unlcatlon from the City Plannin~ :ommlssion, with reference to the closln~ of a portion of Fifth Street, N. ~., aorth of Orange Avenue, was before Council: ~Au~ust 2, 19~1. The Honorable Ho L. ~ebber, Hayor, and Members of City Council, Roanoke, ~lrginia. Gentlemen: In connection with the acquisition of land for the site of the new Lucy Addison High 6chool, the Roanoka City School ~osrd gave sixteen feet on the west side of ~th Street, N. ~., north of Orange Avenue, to provide for a ~6-foot street. Subsequently, Plan No. J5~6, was recorded by the City showing a ~8-foot street, lncludin~ a 2-foot dead-line between the property and the original street line. 1/hen const~uction of the new High School building was begun, the origlnal street line was used in locating the building on the site, which places the bulldin~ nearer the present line of the 58-foot etreet than is permitted by the prowielone of the Zontn~ Ordinance. In view of this situation, and the fact that 5th Street dead-ends Just north of Stau.~ton ~venue, the ~ommisslon feels that there is no necessity for provldln~ for more than a 50-foot atreet width north of Orange Avenue, and that to reduce the width of 5th Street 8 feet to provide for additional space we~t of the The City Plannir~ Con~tssion recomende to City Council that a portion of 5th 8treat from Orar~e Avenue north to the Claytor property be closed a~d abandoned to provide for a ~0-foot street only in accor~tance with Plan No. 38??, dated June 28, 1951, and that the question be refferred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be ffollowed in accordance with the State Respectfully submitted, ($1~ned) Wo J. McCorkindale, ~hairean' H~o Croninmoved that Council concur in the reco~endation Of thc City Plannir~ Co~iesion and that the question be refferrad to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed in accordance with the State law. The ~tion was seconded by H~. Hunter and unanimously adopted. SCHOOLS~ Copy of a co~unication F.om Sldrld~e CundlF~, Incorporated~ addressed to the Roanoke City School Board, askir~ that the firm be ~lven an oppo~tunity to bid on any of the ~chool Ooard*a ~utura requirements as to Aluminu~ entrances For the school buildings to be constructed or ImProved under the school improvement pro~ra~, was beffore Council. The co~unication was Filed° TRAFFIC: A co~unication ffromHr. Po Ho Trout, Electrical Er~lneer, co~plainir~ about the present traffic signal system, w~s before Council° On motion of ~. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted, the co~r~unicationw as refaced to the City Manager. CONTHI~TIONS: A co~nication from the Hoanoke Chapter o£ the American War Mothers, adviainE that the State Convention o£ the AmericanWar Mothers meet in Roanoke, October ~9-31, 1951, and askinF for a contribution to help d affray the. expenses of the convention, was before Council. On motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded b! Mr. Cronin and unanimously adopted~ the ;communication was referred to the City Man,er and the City Auditor fop study, repot :and reco~endation to Council. REPORTS OF OFI~ICERS: WATER DEPASTF~ST: Council havin~ previously decided that the pro~ect coverin~ the Mill Mountain Heservoir should be deferred until the end of the water system improvement proFvam, in the event that funds might not be available for the project after other improvements to the water system, the City MmnaEer submitted ~itten report that H~. Charles E. Moore, gnElneer in CharEe o£ Construction of the Water Department, has informed him that it ia most desirable that the project be carried out without delay alonE with the installation o£ an altitude valve at the Council heine o£ the opinion that the altitude valve should.be installed, but that the coverin~ of the Heservoirshould still be deferred, Mr. Hunter offered the followinE Resolution: (//11162) A RESOLUTION authorizir~ the ~lty Manager to have installed an altitude valve at the Mill Mountain Heservoir at a cost not to exceed $350.O~ and providinE for an emerEency. (For full text o£ Resolution, sea Ordinance Book No. 18, PaEe H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by H~. Cronln and adopted by the followir~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunta~, Minton, YounE, end the President, Mr. Webber-5 NAYS: None ....... O. 65 BUILDING IH$~ECTOR~ The City l~an~er submitted written report that he has exhausted all possibilities of sacurin~ a local ~an with qualifications to fill the position of Assistant ~ulldir~ Inspector for the City of ~oenoke and asked that authority be F~antsd for the employment of a non-raaiden~ to fill the position. H~. Hunter moved that Council concur in t~e request of the City ~anager and offered the 'follouing Heaolution~ {~tlll$]) A R~OL~ION authorl~ the e~lo~ent off a non-resident Roa~ke as Assist~t ~lldl~ Inspector For the ~ty of ~a~ke~ Virginia, providi~ fo~ an emer~e~y. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see O~in~ce ~ok No. 18, P~e H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The motion ~as seconded by ~. You~ a~ adopted by ~e ffollo~ln~ vote~ A~: Hessrs. H~te~ Hlnton~ Young, and the Fresident, Hr. NAYS~ ~. C~nin .......... David Bain Reed~ S~e~ Vir~lnia, as Assistant ~lldi~ Inspecto~ ffo~ the City Roamke, Vlr~lnia, effective August 7, The report ~ss Filed. ~A~ D~A~: Action on a proposed plan ffo~ a central storage ya~ equl[ment a~ mate~i~s of the ~ate~ ~e~a~tment havi~ been deferred, the City Han~er su~ltted ~ltten report and a dra~i~ of the proposed railraod s[din~ the storage ~ard. ~ter a discussion off the matter, action ~as a~ain deferred in order that the City H~a~er might have prepped an over~l pl~ ffo~ the entire storage B~-DEPA~ 0P PUBLIC ~FARE: ~e City M~a~er submitted ~ltten report that Section 29, ~spter 1~0, of the Code of ~lrg~n~a, as passed at the 1950 session of the General Assembly, requires loc~ Welf~e Departments to make an estimate of their needs for the fiscal ye~s endl~ June 30, 1953, a~ June 30, 19~, and to submit s~e to ~eir local governl~ ~dies for a tentative l~icat~on as to the extent to wh~ the local gover~ents will p~ticlpate In the financ~ of such budgets, after which the burets shall be transmitted to the Director of the Department of Welfare a~ Institutio~ as a ~lde in the preparation of the budget fo~ su~ission to the General Assembly at its 1952.session. In ~is connection, Mr. J. H. Fallwell, Director of the Department Public Well,e, appeared ~fore Council a~ presented the ~dget estimates, po~nting out that ~e city's share cf the increase for the fiscal ye~ e~l~ J~e 30, 1953, would be $95,O16.00, a~ that for the fiscal year e~i~ June 30, 19~, the city's shoe of the l~rease ~uld be $10,1~0.00, Mr. Fallwell ~so point[~ o~t that ~e entire increase for the ~o years ~tals $315,~72.00 a~ e~laining that based on instructions from ~e State Welf~e Department the estl~tes ~e ~ conservative as he can make them. ~ter a discussion of the ~tter, ~. Cronln moved ~e tentative adoption of the budget estimate fop the fiscal year e~n~ June 30, 1953, In the total a~unt of ~1.125,960.~, ~d the budget estimate fo~ the fiscal ye~ e~ing June .30, 19~, In the total ~ount of ~1,156,382.00, as projected estimates of Roa~ke's welfare ~eds fop said years, with the p~vision that In dol~ so, Co~cil does not co~[t itself, o~ ~y ~ture Council, to def~nXte approprlat[o~,, the City Attorney to pPe- ~e the proper Resolution for presentation at the next re~lar meeting of the ~dy. The ~tion was seconded by Mr. Hunte~ and adopted ~ the following vote: AYES~ Hesereo Cronin~ Hunter and Hlnton ............ NAYSt H~o ¥oun~ and the ]~eaident~ ~, ~ebber ..... 2, PARKS AND FLA¥6ROUNDSz The City Hana~er aub~ltted ~ltten ~eport ~ith the request t~t a Resolution be ~opted~ ~questin~ ~e Stale DepaPt~nt oF Hi,brays a~ the Blue Ridge Par~ Depa~ent o~ IntePlop~ to aid the City of Roa~ke aecuPl~ a spur road fro~ the proposed Blue Ridge P~ to ~111 ~un~a~j H~. H~nte~ offered the ffollo~ln~ (~115~) A H~0L~IO~ requestl~ that the ~tate Department of Hlth~ays and Blue Hld[e ~ay~ Depar~ent oF Interiov~ le~ eve~ assistance~ ~ ~tna~lally a~ technically~ ~ the City o~ Hoa~ke to a~d ~e city In secuvln~ a spur ~ad the proposed ~lue Hld~e ~ay to Hill ~untain. (For ~ull text o~ ~esolution~ ~ee ~dinance ~ok ~o. 18~ ~a~e ~. Hunte~ moved the adoptivn off the Hesolution. Th~ motion ~as ~ eco~ed ~. You~ a~ adopted by the Follo~lnE vote~ A~S~ Hessrs. Cronin~ Hunter, ~lnton~ You~ ~ the ~re~ldent~ ~. ~ebbe~- NAYS~ None .......... O. TH~IC= ~e City HanaEe~ submitted the follow~ ~epo~ ~lth refeve~e to the appointment of an Advisory T~afFlc Co~lttee: "Roa~oke~ ~l~Elnia Au~st 6~ 19~1. TO The City Council Hoanoke~ Gentlemen: ~e to ~e come,able publicity given to traffic conditions on the State hl~hvays~ I ~ould ~t like Coy Hoa~ke to be conat~ed as belnE tardy In our desire to l~prove conditions. I vould ~uE~est that Cocci1 conside~ seriously the creation of a strictly advisory c~lttee to m~e a study oF ~e T~afFlc Code~ procedures, etc., toward the possibility brln~l~ back to Council ~y l~rovements vhich could be made to safe[uard ou~ citizens ~om belnc injured ov killed; ~e follo~l~ pev~ons ~ould be excellent If they could be ~ec~ed to Judge 5. H. P~lce Assistant Jud[e H. L. ~a~les Judge K. A. Pate Lieutenant ~. A. Br~ce, ~upt. of Foltce ~. D. E. ~qullkin, Supt. of 5chool~ ~er~eant ~. C. ~te~art Other outsta~i~ per~ons could be added to thl~ It should be specific that this is an ~vlso~ co~lttee; a~ ~te~ rec~e~atlons ave made, lt~ duties should be te~inated. Respectfully ~ubaitted~ (Sl~ned) Arthu~ S. ~e~ City Council ~t~ of the opinion that such a co~tttee should be appointed ~d ~hat the City HanaEe~ ~hould se~e as ~hal~ H~. ~ntcn moved that the matter be refev~ed ~ ~e City Attorney for prep~ation of the proper He~olution. The motion ~as seconded by ~. You~ and umlaously adopted. TH~IC: ~e city H~na~er havl~ been directed to have a survey made ~lth city Forces off the entire pa~kl~ meter ~ltuation In Ho~oke~ h · ~ubmitted vvitten report a~ a copy of the results of the survey~ to[ether ~lth the fo110~l~ au~este. parking a~ pa~ki~ ~ter ch~es, the City Han~ev reco~e~i~ that he be autho~iz, to m~e the cha~es effecti~e l~ediately~ on a trial basia~ u~e~ th~ provl~lo~ of Section 79 of the T~flc Code: uPE~h~H~TERS IH LIeU OP ON~HOUR ~?ER$ (35 HI~ ~I~) Seco~ S~ee~j fl. ~.~ wes~ side F~om ~u~h Ayenue~*sout~ ~u~ch Avenuoi ~. ~.~ no~h aC p~aza~ south side o~7 FFo~ SeCO~ · hird 5greet, ill ~ters) C~bell ~ve~e ~th sides o~ street ffrom ~ef~e~on Street~ ~est to cross- First ~t~eetf S. ~** east side f~cm ~ch Aveme no~th to ti mete~o) First St~eet~ S. ~.~ east hide f~om C~bell Ave~e~ nor~ to Salem Avenue. '(~ mote~o~ Jefffferson Streeto east side ~m Ca, bell Ave~e~ south to ~rk Av~nued tb meters) Jefferson Street. east side from ~urch Avenue. south to Luck Avenue. Je[fferson Street,' ~est side from ~urch Ave~e~ aou~ to Luck Ave~e. ~3 matars) ~urch Avenue~ 8. E., south sida f~m ~ef~erson Straat, east to First ~treet ~ meters~ ~o ~ena~o~ Avenue~ N. W., south aide from Jefferson Street to Pirst Street Bridge. Tazewell Avenue~ S. E., south side from FXrat Street, wast t~ ~effferson Fra~lin Road~ S. W., south side from ~eff~erson Street, west to Shena~o~ Club. One h~ur p~allel parkl~ Second Street~ S. W., ~est side From Norfolk Ave~e, north to railroad crossi Norfolk Avenue~ S. W., south side From ~e~Ferson Street, west to First Street ~. Hunter moTed that council concur ~n the reco~endation o~ the City Manager. ~e ~tion was seco~ed By ~. Cronin a~ unanimously adopted. CI~ ~ The City Manager sub~tted~tten report on ~e operation of the City M~ket flor the ~nth of July, 1951. ~e report was BUI~IN5 INSPECTOr: ~e C~ty Manager ~b~tted written report from the Department of ~lld~ a~ Pl~nbl~ Inspection fo~ the month of July, 1951. ~e pepoP~ wa~ ~CTRIC~.INSPEC~OR: ~e CAty ~nager su~ltted wrAtten report from the Electrical Deponent for the mouth of July~ 1951. The repor~ was filed. POLICE DEP~E~: The City Manage~ submitted ~Itten report from the Police Depart~nt fop the ~nth of April, 1951. ~e ~eport was filed. ~ING AGE~= The City Manage~ submitted ~[tten report on the of the ~rchaslnE Department for t~e ~nth of July, 1951. ~e report was filed. AC~ OF ~SIC: ~e City Man, er audited ~ltten report that It w~ll i~e from hazards to passers-by ~d that periodically this will be an Council beir~ of the opinion that a definite decision will have to be made in the near future as to the disposition of the Academy of Husic~ the City Clerk was~lnst~ucted to place the matter on the agenda for further consideration at the next rezula~ meeting of the body, PA~ A.~D PLAYGROU~S~ The City Hanager submitted the followir~ report with reference to the openir~ of a Ne~o swimming pool in Washir~ton Parks ~Roanoke. ~lrginla August 6, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemens Ye would like to receive yo~lndorsation for the openir~ of a Negro cwimmir~ pool in ~a~hin~ton Pa~k. Ye have removed the mud from the pool~ placed a valve in the bottom of lt~ cleaned the wall~ did necessary patch!n~ provided ladders~ and made it adequate for the balance of the year for swlmir~. This was accomplished because of the excellent .work of Hr. John~entwor Director of Publicl/orks~ lt~o Ho C. Proyles~ City Er~ir~ers H~° Rex Hltchell~ Jr.~ Director of Parks and Recrestion~ Hr. H, H. Earvey~ HcGulre~ and other members of the City Goverrr~ento Assistance was giVen°by° Hi-. Yirgll Grow~ the Concrete Ready Hlxed Corporation~ and the ~ish Company° Respectfully submitted~ (Sl£ned) Arthur $. 0~ens City Hanager~ After a discussion of the matter as to whether or not charges would be made for use of the pool, and Council being of the opinion that since the end of the present season is not far off the pool should be open to the public free of charge, with a charge of twenty-five cents for adults and ten cents for children to be made if it becomes necessary, Hr. Young moved that the opening of the swlmm[ng pool be endorsed by Council and that the details of operation for the remainder of the present season be left to the discretion of the City HanaFer. The motion was second by Fr. Hlnton and unan~-mously adopted. BFD~ET-:.~NICIPAL C~AGE: The City Hanager submitted written report that it is necessary to appropriate an additional ~,000.00 to the Tires account in the ~unicipal Garage budget; whereupon, ~r. Hunter offered the followi~ emergency Ordinance: (~1165~ AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact ~ection ~130, "Municipal Garage", of the 19~1 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emer2ency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Fr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Fr. ~lnton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~lnton, Young, and the Presldent, Nr. Webber- NAYSs None ............. O. N-~FUNDS AN~ REPATES-DELINQUENT TAXES: The request of ~r. H. G. Whitlow that the city release taxes on the eastern half of Lot ~, ~ection 6, Janette Addition, upon payment of half the taxes now standing against the entire lot, having been referred to tho City Attorney and the City Auditor for report and r ecommend~tl~n~ the City Attorney submitted the following reports ~A~g~st 6, 1951 The Honorable CounCil of the -' City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: At your regular meeting of July a3rd, you referred to City Auditor Yates and the writer a communication from Hr. H. G. Whitlow in which he requests Council to permit him to pay one-half of all taxes due on Lot Section 6, Janette.Addition, and to direct the proper City officials to make a memorandum on the,proper records to the effect that all taxes on the eastern half of said lot had been paid. On August 12, 19~0, at your direction, ! wrote an oplnion snsverinF a co~unication f~om H~& Whitlow vlth regard to a compromise settlement 0f taxes standin~ a~ainst this property. The orlginal of that opinion is on fils ¥1th the City Clerk. · . When an assessment lB made against a defined area of land unpaid taxes become allen against all of the area. Obvlously~ .the lev contemplates that all taxes assessed against the unit must be paid in order to discharge the lien a~ainst lt~ or any part of it. Hr. Yates a~resd to tk.e provieiomofthie report but prior to its beir~ transcribed was called out of the Clty~ hsnce~ his signature does not appes~ on it. Respec t~ully~ (Signed) Ran 0. Whittle City Attorney~ Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the report of the City Attorney and that the request of Mr. hhitlow be denied. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hinter and unanimoasly adopted. S-~E~ ASSESSKE~TS: The request o~ t~e Church of God that ~ewsr Assessments in the amount o£ ~?.~ each, a total ~mount o£ t2]l.~, vhich have beenlevied against its property located on the south side of Indiana Avenue, H.~ E.~ between Ninth Street and Tenth -~treet, described as Lots ~, 9, l0 and 11, Section ~ Pairmount Hap, be released, in that the property in question is used for rellFious purposes, hevir~ beenreferred to the city Attorney for the purpose of advistr~ Council ~hat tho policy on the subject has been in the past and for an opinion in the present instance, the City Attorney submitted the Following report: "August 6, 19~1 The Honorable Council o£ the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: At your regular meeting of Monday, July Z3rd, you requested me to advise Council what its previous policy has been regardir~, the ~eleese of sewer assessments levied against real estate devoted to neligious purposes. This direction resulted from the request of the Church of God that it be relieved of such assessments against its Church property located on Lots 8, 9, 10 and 11, Section ~, Fairmount Hap. Hiss Anna Patterson, in th~ City Clerk's office, who has collected such assessments for the Cityfor a number of years informs me that, es far as she is advised, no previous Council has ever gratuitously released such assessments against property devoted exclusively to religious purposes. She advises me that a number of such assessments have been paid and that there are presently a number of unpaid assessments against such properties in ~aounte considerably larger than the assessment against the above described property. Truetin~ this is the information desired, I sm Respectfully, (Signed) Ran G. ~hlttle Clt~ Attorney~ F~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the report of the City Attorney and that the request of the Church of God be denied. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-AUDITS: The Assistant City Auditor submitted verbal report that it will be necessary to appropriate ~9P5.00 to the Special Audits budget~ whereupon, Mn. Cronin offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~11166) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section #~ "~pecial Audits", of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. Hr. Cronln moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~he motion was seconded by 4r. H~nton end adopted by the following vote: AYESt Hessro~ Cronin, ltunter~ Ninton~ Youn~ and ths President, H~. Webber- NAY$s None ........ Oo REPORTS OP CO}tHITTEE$: WATER I~PART~f~_~T~ The qusstion of establishing o~tlyir~, stations for payme£ of water bllle having been referred to a cou~uittee for study, report and recoucuende- ties, t~e couc~lttee eutu~ltted the foll~wir~ reportt *June 16, 19~1 To The Council of the City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Your couraittee to study the question of outlyin~ stations for the payment of water bills respectfully submits its report herein, Inquiry ham been'made of the other utilities as to their practice and ~ased on its findings, your co~nittee is o£ the opinion that the problem of divers collection points, if established, should provide For the payment o£ all utility bills but is unconvinced that there is a real need For the establishment of such service at this time, Your co~ruittee is of the opinion that a proper answer to this question can only be obtained by a survey participated in by all o£ the utllitieao Your co~-uittee believes that any agency established at r emote places flor the collection o£ bills should not be cor~uerctally advantaseous to a third party, If it be the desire of Council £or the committee to £urther investigate the matter, the co~lttee desires specific instructions for it is of the opinion that any service o£ this type will be relatively expensive to be patronized by a few at the expense o£ all, Respectfully submitted, (~l£ned) A. S. Owens City Hanager (Signed) ~a.n G. Whittle ~lty Attorney (Signed) ~. Robt Thomas Asst. City Auditor (Signed) ~harles E. P~ore ~ngineer in ~harge o£ Construction" Hr. Crontn moved that the report be received and filed and that the City Clerk be instructed, £or and on behalf of the members of Council, to thank the members o£ the committee for their study of the c~estion and to adv!se them that the co~mittee is disch~rged. The motion was seconded by ~. Hunter and unanimously adopted. STREET I~ROVE~NTS: Council having previou~ly appointed a co~ittee to re-exanine the Street Construction budget and the Street Repairs budget and to repor back to Council with any reco~nendation the co~lttee might have for doing addltlona street, work in ~oanoke at u minimum cost in order to preserve the streets from ar~ further damage, the co~lttee s~bmttted the £ollowing report: ~Roanoke, ¢lrginia July 23, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to the below-signed committee the problem concerning the need For repairs and paving on City streets; and your committee purposely delayed reporting until ~vch.of the s~er program had been completed. We have had the Engineering Department to check on the streets which need services; and a list of them.is attached hereto~ indicating the streets in the sequence of their l~rportance and the approximate cost o£ the work needed. in addition to the need for black top as indicated in the £oregoing paragraph, it is imperative that additional repair funds be made available due to the fast that the heavy damages,to the streets caused by last winterJs weather has practically exhausted the Repair Account, The committee recommends that as a temporary expediency be transferred from Account No, 1~0~ Interest on ~onded Debt, to Account No ?6, Street Repairs. Xt will take approximately ~0,000.00 to finish the year,and'the committee hopes that between now and the first of October Council will make available an additional ~10,000o00 to meet this emergency need. Respectfully submitted~ ISlgned) Marry R. Yates Slgned~ Arthur S. Owens (SignedJ Dan Cronin' In a discussion of the list of streets which need re-surfacing, the committ, pointed out that the total cost would be Council being of the opinion that the ~20mO00oO0 should be transferred to the Street Repairs budget for the purpose of patchin~ the worst streets wherever they exist and that no part of the money should be used for re-surfacing, Mr. Young offered the following, e~ergency Ordinance: (~11167) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~76, "Street Repairs", and Section ~1~0, "Interest on Indebtedness", of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. {For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~Ir. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and ~dopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hun~er, Minton, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. ~USES: Councilmen W. P. Hunter, A. R. Minton and Walter L. Young having been appointed as a com.~lttee, to be assisted by the City Manager, the City Auditor and the City Attorney, for the purpose of attamptir, g to work out a contract with thJ Roanoke Railway and Electric Company a~d the Safety Motor Transit Corporation, cove] ing the operation of buses in the city, which the com=~lttee could recomm~end to Council for approval, the co~mxittee submitted draft of an Ordinance embodyin~ the being present at the meeting, Mr. Leonard ~. Muse, Attorney, stated that the companies had hoped a provision would be included in Section 3 of the contract per cent after taxes would be wlth the mutual consent of both parties, instead of at the election of City Council. Mr. Cronin voiced the opinion that the question of fares should not be in the contract at all because it would he binding the hands of a future Council. Mr. Hunter replied that the committee felt the question of fares should be included in the contract. Mr. Cronin then voiced the opinion that the terms and conditions contained i Constitution of the State of Virginia. The matter having been discussed at ler~th, Mr. Hunter moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young. and adopted by the following vote: AYg~: HessrSo ~'nter, Hlnton, Young, and the President, ~r. Yebber---~. NAY8~ Hr, Cronin---r ........... l, (~11168) AN ORDINANCE approving draft of an agreement, between City ~oanokes party of the g~ret part, and Roanoke Railway & Electric Company, a corporation, and Safety Hotor Transit Corporation, parties of the second part, reIating to the t arms and conditions under which the parties of the second part shall operate paeanngeP buses within the City of Roanoke during the period of t embraced in said contracts WHEREASo a draft of an a~reemsnt between tho City of Roanoke, and Roanoke Railway & Electric Company, a corporation, and Satiety Motor Transit Corporation, in the followinE words and figures, to-wit~ THIS CONTRACT made this lot day of August, 19~1, by and between the CITY OF ROANOKE, hereinafter s~metimes called the "City", an~ ROANOKE RAILWAY & ELECTRIC COMPANY, hereinafter sometimes called the "railway conpany", and SAF_m~y MOTOR TRANSIT CORPORATION, hereinafter sometimes sailed the ~bus company~, and both companies being sometimes referred to Jointly as the "co~panies~, WHEREAS, the railway company operates certain bus lines within the City and it also operates other Buses pursuant to authority granted by the State Corporation Commission partly within and partly without the City, and the bus company operates buses wholly within the City. NOW, TH~EFORE, in consideration o£ the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant, agree and contract as follows: (1) The companies shall pay to the City annually an ~=ount equal to four per centum(~%) of the gross income of both companies (e[cluding~only real estate rentals and real estate sales, money received from advertising, and accounts Between the [we companies which are entirely in the nature of reimbursements or adjustments and from which no profit whatsoever enures to either company,, whether earned within or without the City, in monthly installments on or before the tenth day of each month, covering the preceding calendar month~ and the sums so paid shall be in lieu ef City privilege or license taxes in connection with the bus operations as contemplated hereunder. (P) The companies shall install and maintain adequate auditin~, and accountin systems in accordance with the accepted practices followed by the Interstate ~ommerce Commission and the torporation Commission of ~irginia; and the ~lty shall save the right to inspect the books of the companies in the City of Roanoke at all meaeonable times, and should any changes be desired by the City with respect to the auditing and accounting systems of the companies, it shall be a subject o£ mutual ~greement Between theparties hereto, and if they are unabl$ to agree the matter ~hall be submitted for decision to a certified public accountant selected by the ~lty and one selected by the companies. Said companies, and each o£ them, shall furnish the City ~anager with a notarized statement of all rever~e for the preceding month w Ithin ten days after the close of each month's business; and within twenty-five days after, the close of each quarter, each of the companies shall furnish the City Manager a quarterly financial statement showinE balance sheets an~ operating statements, and annually each.off the companiel shall furnish to the City ~anager an audit by a Certlffied l~ublic Accountant; and said companies, and.each of them~ shell keep on file with the City ~anager at all times an up-to-date detailed t~me schedule of Buses Operated on all routes. (]) The companies shall be allowed to retain annual earnings up.to six per centum (6%) after taxes on the Joint capital investments of both companies, and in the event there should be an excess of said annual earnings over six per centum (6%) after taxes, the companies shall divide such excess equally with the City so that the City shall receive one-half of such excess and the companies shall receive the remaining one-half thereof orr at the election of City Council, they may reduce rates to absorb such excess; and requisite accounting to the City of its share o£ ar~ excess earnings aa herein defined shall be made as soon as practicable after the closing of the calendar year. (4) The c apital investments of the companies shall be the actual value es of the effective date of this contract, plus subsequent fair actual cost of improvement value, less subsequent retirement and depreciation values, and if the City and the companies shall not be in agreement as to the value of the capital investments, ther such values shall be determined by a valuation expert selected by mutual agreement of the City on one hand and the companies on the other, and if desired by either party the City on one bend and the companies on the other may each select a valuatl~ expert to represent it, and the cost entailed shall be borne equally by the City an the compaales. (5) The companies shall be permitted to charge fares for transportation within the City or lawful enlargement thereof at the following rates: (a) Weekly pass good any time .........................$1.50 (b) Cash fare ........................................ lO~ (c) School fare ...................................... (6) Ail bus routes within the City shall be determined by City Council and no deivatien shall be made by the companies except that in case the authorized rout~ shall be obstructed on any block, the driver of the bus may, unless the City Eanage] otherwise directs, make a detour by the nearest street around the block or blocks on which the obstruction exists, returning to his prescribed route as soon as practicable. (7) In case of fire, accident, breaks in or repairs to streets, or any other emergency, the City Hansger may temporarily modify the route or routes and require the companies to temporarily make use of such other streets as in his opinion the public convenience and safety may require until the emergency calling for such action shall have terminated. (8) The companies will, during the life of this contract, maintain an co~ensurate with the need and convenience of the public~ and especially during peak-load periods shall provide extra buses to reasonably accommodate passengers on said lines. Should the sufficiency of bus service rendered by the bus company~ over any route, become an issue Council~ after a hearing, may require the bus company to render such additioeal service over such route as, in its Judgment, is teas:nubia and sufficient. (9) Upon the payment of cash fares, each company shall furnish to its passengers, when requested, valid transfers which shall be honored by the other company, the intention of th~s provision being that free transfers be issued by both companies, each.transfer bein~ good for one continuous rids on either or both asetema of transportation, Weekly passe issued by either company shall be honored on the buses operated by the other within the City limits. Points of transfer aha] ba a~resd u~on by the companies and the City Hanager, subject to the approval of City Council. (10) Nothing herein contained shall be construed aa a bar to the passage el any ordinance or ordinances by the Council of !ha City of ~oanoka in the reasonable exercise Of the Cltyla police power for the eafety~ welfare and convenience Of the public, although the passage of such ordlnanc'e or ordinances may affect the re~ula- t'lon and control of the companieal operations. (11) The companies shall at all times durln~ the life of this contract maintain ar~l operate buses, t~l~h shall conform to specifications acceptable to Cltl Council and the companiesl they shall be kept safe, clean, sufficiently ventilated, efficiently lighted at night, and adequately heated with safe and convenient applics whenever the weather is such that heating is essential to the confort of passengers, (12) The companies in the operation of the buses hereunder shall at all times be subject to and controlled by the ordinances of the ~lty. re~ulatlr~ traffic as the sm~e have been or may hereafter be from time to timel and each bus, in addition to the llchts required by the State law and the traffic ordinances of the City shall carry on the front upper left side, a distinctive colored light which shall be plainly visible for one hundred (100) yards under normal conditions to show that it is an auto bus operated for the transportation of passengers.. (13) The prlncipsl offices of the companies shall, durin~ the life of this contract, be kept in the City of ~toanoke, and therein shall be located the offices of the companies, in ~hlch shall be kept books and records for audltin~ receipts and disbursements Of the com~anies. (1~) '£he com~anies shall save harmless the City from any and ell claims for damages erlsir~ out of the negligence of the companies in the operation of their buses hereunder, but this clause shall not be construed as in anywise recognizl~ the right of any third party to hold the City responsible to any claimant for such (1~) This contract, together with all privileges, rights, duties and obliga- tions under it, except the duty of the companies to pay to the City any monies due it, ah~ll terminate at midnight, December 31st, 19~1~ and it shall be automatically renewed without action required by the psmties hereto for periods of one (1) yes~ and eleven (11} months, unless one of the contractin~ pestles hereto ~ives to the other at least eleven (11} months~ written notice prior to the expiration date of this contract of Its intention to terminate this contract. (16) Ihs parties hereto reco~nize that the purpose of this contract is to provide the citizens of tho City w lth adequate transportation and to give to the companies reasonable com:ensation for the services performed, and to that end it is a~reed thats if durin~ the term or any extension thereof inequities appear~ the mrties hereto will seek to find a solution fair both to the City and to the compeni. WITN]~SS the name of the CIT~ OP ROANO.=~, by its Mayor, and its corporate leal duly affixed and attested by its City Clerk, and the names of ~0ANOKE RAIB/AY & ELECTRIC C01~ANY and SAPET¥ HOTOR TRANSIT CORPORATION by their Vice-President, and their corporate seals duly affixed and attested by their secretary. ATTEST= ATTgZT~ ATTE.%T -* CITY O? ROANOKE~ By Ma~or ~ty Clerk ROANOKE RAILWAY & Er.~CTRIC COMPA,~Z Vice°President Secretary ~AFETY MOTOR TRANSIT CORP(~ATION, Vice-Yresident has been submitted to Council and it appears therefrom that said draft accurately tires of the Council and the Roanoke Railway & Blectrlc Company and Safety Motor Transit Corporation. THE.~=PORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Rosnoke as follows: 1. That said contract between tho City of Roanoke and Roanoke Railway & Else*rio Company and Safety Hotor Transit Corporation be, and the sm~e is hereby~ ratified and approved in all.aspects, and 2.. That the proper City officials, for and on behalf of the City, execute upon delivery to the City of the other, duly executed by each of saidcompanies. UNFINISHED ANNEXATION: Ihs report of a committee with regard to reasonable facilities needed in the Idlewlld-Kermood Addition having been taken under advisement until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council, the City Clerk pres~nting the follo~ln~ communication from the Wildwood Civic LeaFue: "July Y8, 1951 Mayor Roy Webber and Members of Roanoke City Council, Roanoke~ Virttnia. cities corporate lines to exclude the little appendix shaped ldlewlld-Kenwoo Of course you~ primary consideration should and will be what is to be gained for the city by t he retention of this area within its hounds and at what cost. First the Eairm} you would cain 600 rather dislllusloned and disgruntle inhabitants; about 1hO compsmatively sma11~ cheap homes and one grocery star Assessed ve/uation $350~0OO.OO. Annual tax yield from all sources $13,000.0 (PlEuras from your commlttee~s original r eport)o [otential future yield var little more as there are few vacant lots suitable for home sites. The costs; (you~ committee's figures) ~81,620.O0 for water and fire hydrants, ~56,760.00 for sewers, f20,O00.00 for a tl'unk 1ins to funnel sewer to some interceptor; (whose interceptor and at what cost we are not advised) This last figure not in Committee's report but was brought out in 9uestions to the City HanaEer in last weeks Council meeting, Then there is for tuition for 106 school children to county schcols~ and trash collection~ $ for street maintainance'~ % fo~ ' police and city fireman~-'~'- for health and welfare, for street light current, ~. for curb-Eutter and dralna~e and so on indefinitely. H~o Yatea~ good accountant that ha le~ very conveniently forgets hie ~th grade a~ltlmatic when he says it is iapoaaible to even estimate the cost of furnishing the.a~ova mentioned facilities to any given area. Yet this report (and every annual bud£et) shows in detail the per capita cost of each of these services, If this per capita cost ia multiplied by the 600 residents of our area why could there not bo a fair estimate made the cost? ~net is wrong wl~h this reasonin~ (except that outlying and~ ~?ac~ess~e areas m~ht cost more than the overall average)? Let's take ~ne vom~ees repor~ of the total per capita cost of all ae~lces(page~ second report) and multiply its ~?~,~8 by 600 and we fr-r'r~our area would be entitled to ~43,788.00, .Yet the same Committee reports anticipated income from our aJ~ea of only ~13,1~?,~5 (page ~ - original report). One carnet escape the conclusion that you must either subsidize thia.a~ea heavily or you must refuse it some of the services accorded its first grade citizens, And finally~ IF, (and this la a capital ~lf~) and when all of the above facilities are prov-~ed for this community it will · till be~ by reason of Its gaogra~hy~ its ties of habit and sympathy and its proximity more nearly a part of Vinton than of Roanoke. The children of this awes will still be attending county schools in einton~ children and adults alike will be attendinE Vlnton churches and its civic canter. Its play,rounds, pool ami recreational facilities will be nearer to and more nearly a part of this area than anythinE of a like nature in the city. Even your Committea~e report admits that some of these ~must~ facilities wlll be a lonE time appearing in this area, Schools for example! ~none building, none anticipated for the futttre~. On the other hand~ if this area Is excluded by the city it could achieve for itself (and at less c oat) (1) Full grade and high school privileges at Roanoke County Schools In ¥1nton~ with all the privileges and rlEhts of county citizens, This would include some privileges, not entirely theirs under the present rental system when the school buildings are ~ot obligated for night meetings for civlc~ social or political activities. This Facility available (~) Adequate water for domestic use and for limited fire protection From the town o£ Vlnton. This would be available in 6 months ~ .... not (]) Sewer~:e dlspossl through the Vinton plant within 1~ months, '~hls area has definite assurances of these three Indispensable in the order and within the time limits mentioned above. The only thing standing in the way o£ their realization is your Com~ttees adamant posltio~ that their ~long range view' would be somewhat obscured by recognition of th present and Immediate needs of this area. Yours respectfully~ (Signed) F. T. Cral~ (Signed) 'Robert D. ?edigo (~igned) J.P.Hale (~igned) B. N. Overstreet (Slgned) H. L. Wright (Signed) E. B. Fedlgo Co=mitres for WILDWOOD CIVIC LPAGUE~ At this polnt~ Hr. ~oung offered the following Resolution, directing the City Hena~er to ascertain if the Council of the Town of ~lnton will permit the City of ~oanoke to connect its mains wlth~lns presently serving said Town and thereby facilitate the city's ~ster Department in $upplylr~ improved service to the Idlewlld-Eenwood Addition: (~11169) A RESOLUTION directing the ~lty Hana~er to ascertain if Council of the Town of Vlnton ~ill permit the 6lty of Hoanoke to connect its mains with maine presently serving said Town and thereby facilitate the ~lty~s ~ater Department in ~upplying improved service to the IdlewIld-Kenwood 5action of the City. (Pot full text ~f Resolution, see Ordinance l~ook' No. 18, Page In a discussion of the Resolution, Mr. Cronin protested that such a practic~ if £ollowed, would be prejudicial against the ~Ity of Roanoke in any future annexati suit, and declared that either the city should adequately serve the a~ea itself or return the section to the county. Hr. Hunter voiced the opinion that since the area has been annexed to the city~ the city should adequately serve the section. Hr. Youngreplted that in hie opinion the cheapest way to provide adequate facilities to the ldlewild-Eenwoud Addition in a reasonable time would be through Vinton and that since the a~ea is already being served by Vlnton in many ways, t he addition of other services would net make ~uch difference. After a further discussion of the matter, Hr. Young moved the adoption of Hesoluticn Re. 11169. The motion was seconded by ]t~. Hlnton, uho commented that in voting for the present Resolution he was not cummittir~ himself aS to future action, and adopted by the follouing vote~ AYES~ Hesarao Hlnton, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber ....... ~AYR~ Hessrs. Cronin, and Hunter ......... 2. . Hr. You~ then offered the following Rcsolutim, directing the City to ascertain from the Council of the ?own of ¥1nton if the Torn is agreeable to treating sewnge from the Idleulld-Kenvood ~ldition in said Towhee proposed seva~e treatment plant, and if aG, upon vhat terms and conditions~ (~11170) A RF~0LUTION directing the City Hanover to ascertain from Council of the To~n of Vinton if the Torn in a~reeable to treating eewaEe f rom the Idlewlld- ~enwood Section of the City of Roanoke in said Tovnts proposed sewage treatment plat and~ if so, upon vhat terms and conditions° (For ~ull text of Resolution, see 0~dinance Book ROG 18, Pa~s ~6o) Hr° Your~moved the adoption of the Resolution. Fha motion vas seconded by lit. Hlnton, vho commented that in voting for the present Resolution he vas not committin~ himself as to future action, and adopted by the followlnf vote: AYES~ HeeSr~o Htnton, Young, and the President, Hr. ~ebber ....... RAYSc HesSrSo Cronin and Hunter ........ CONSIDILRATION 0P CLAIHS: None. Ih~RODUCTION AND CO~SIDERA?IOR OP 0RDINA~CES AND REEOLL~I0}~C ZONIN0~ 0rdirmnce No. lll38~ rszoninE from General Residence District and Special Residence District to Business District property located on the north side of Helrose Avornis~ 9o ~., east o£ Peters Creek Road, containing ~.13 less, Official ~o. ~?~0901, havin~prevtously been before Council For Its first readin~ read and laid over, vas a~ain b~fors the body. In this connection~ the ~lty Attorney voiced the opinion that the Ordinance should contain the stipulation that the property is beir~ rszor~d upon the condltiol that a t~enty-£oot setback line be established along the said property on the no~th side o£ Helrose Avenuel whereupon, Hr. Hunter moved that the last paragraph of the Ordinance be amended to read as follovs: Property located on the north side o£ Helrose Avenues 9. Wu, east o£ Peters Creek Road, conteininf ~.13 acres, more or less, deslfneted on Sheet 2?6 o£ the Zoning Hap as Official No; ~?~0901, Bo, and is hereby changed From General Residence District and ~pecial Residence District to Business District, provided, hoverer, as furthe~ recc~ended by the Clty Plsnnin~ Co~niasion and ac~-'~e~"ln--'~---~e petitioner, twenty foot a o-l-~-~--ea-I-~-p~on--i~e~r~l~t~-o~ ~elrose Avenue,--and the Sheet ~-~nr-'~e~rarred to s~ll--T~-~-~-r~ed ln--~hls reaped't. ~. Cronin protested that unless the property owner donates the twenty-foot strip of land to the city for street vtdentn~ purposes before the property is zoned for business purposea~ the city may have to pay more for the business property ~ho~ld it become necessary ~o purchase same in the future for videning Melrose Hr. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, representing Rutroush Hotors~ Incorporated, o~ner of the property in queatio~, vho vas present at the meeting, stated that his client vould be unvlllin~ to donate the twenty-foot strip of lend for street purpose The President, Hr° Webber, raised the same question as Hr. Cronin from the etandpoini of any future exter~ion o£ 7Ir[leis State ~l~hvey Route No. 117 (Peters CreekrRoad) through the property in question to Un S..~lghway Route No. ~60 (Melrose Avenue~ 1~s matter having been discussed at length~ Mr. ftunter moved the edition of the a~nt. The ~tlon vas aeco~ed by ~. You~ a~ adopted by the follo~i~ vote= A~= ~aars. Hunter, al~ a~ Ycu~ ..................... NAYS= ~. C~nin0 a~ the Frealdento ~. ~ebber ........... H~. Hunte~ then o~Fered the Follo~ Ord~e) a 8 a~ed~ ffo~ Its 8eco~ reading a~ Final ~optiom (~llJ~) ~ O~INANCE to ~end ~ ~eenact A~ticle 1~ Section 1~ of ~hapter o~ the Code of the C~ty of Hoa~ke~ Vlr~lnla~ In relation to (Pot full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~ce ~ok go. 18, ~e 2~8.) ~, .Hunte~ moved ~e adoption of the O~inance. ~e motion ~as s~co~ed by H~. You~ and adopted by ~e .follo~inF vote: A~S= Hearts. Hunter~ Hlnton and YounF ................. NAYS= ~. C~nln~ and the Presldent~ H~. ~ebber ....... STH~S ~ ~S= Ordinance No. lllJg~ vacatl~ certain po~tirns o~ Co~ect~cut Avenue~ N. E, ~ ~ Georgia Avenue~ N. E, ~ hav~ prevlo~l7 been b Council for lt~ first readl~ read ~d laid over~ ~ as a~aln before the body~ Cron~n oFferln~ the Follo~In~ fo~ Its ~econd~adin~ and F~nal adoption= (~lllJg) AN ORDINANCE vacatin[ portlo~ of &onnecticut Avenue, N. E., Georgia Ave~e~ N, ~., both of ~h~ch portions of ~ald streets sbu2 the eastern ~unda~ of the ~henando~ Valley Division of the Norfolk~ ~e~tern Hallway Compan on the ~est e~ of the po~tions to ~ closed ~ ~ich abut the ~est slde of 8th Street, N. E., on the east end of the portion~ to be clo~ed, and ~hich portton~ both of ~ald streets ~e ~O lent, ~re or less In ~l~th, a~ ~hich portion of ~ald Co~ecticut Avenue~ N. E., Is ~O feet~ more or le~s, In leith. (~or full text of O~inance, see Ordinmce ~ok No, 18, Pa~e ~. Cronln ~ved the adoption of the O~lnance. ~e motion ~a~ seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ adopted by the ffollo~ln~ vote= A~S: ~essr$. Cronln, Hunter~ Hin~on~ Y~u~, a~ the President, Hr. ~ebb~r- NAYS= None ........... P~ A~ PLA~HOU~S: Ordinance No. 111~, lea~ln~ the residence In P~k ~ Jo~ ~. Hoberson~ Former Super[ntendent of Parks~ hav~ prevlou~l7 been before Council for its first reading, read ~d laid over, was a~aln before the body~ ~. tron~n offeri~ ~e followi~ for its seco~ readl~ a~ fin~ adoptAon: (~11~5) ~ O~INA~CE authorlzl~ the City Man,er, for ~d on behalf of the City of Roa~ke, to enter into a contract leasing the residence An Hlghl~d P~k John W. Roberson for the period ~om Aurar 12, 1951, to Dece~er 31, 1951. a~ from ye~ to ye~ there~ter, at a ~nthly rental of ~30.~ ~d ~pon such other te~s a~ condit~o~ as the ~ty M~ager deems e~edient. (For full text of Ordi~ce, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Page ~. CronXn ~ved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e ~tion was se~ed ~. Hunter and adopted by ~e following vote: A~S: Messrs. C~n~n, Hu~er, Minton, You~, a~ the President, Mr. Webbe~- N~8: None ............O. AIRPORTi Ordinanco No,.lll~O) loaain~ apaco in the Administration ~uildin~ at the Ro~ke'~cipal Airport to ~ulae P. ~o until the uso of the bulldl~ discontinued~ htvi~ p~evlously been before Council fo~ its first re~i~ ~ead a~ laid ove~ ~as asain before the ~dy~ dr, Cronin of~erl~ the follo~i~ fo~ its seco~ readi~ a~ fill adoptionl (~11~0) AN O~INA~E authorizi~'~ulae P. Lee to continue the use of forty-elEht square fleet of fl~ space In the A~lniatration ~lldl~ at the Roa~ke ~nicipal Airport (~ood~ ~ield) ~o~ the displ~ sale and storaEe of Slfts~ ffavors~ t~l~ets a~ simlla~ .mrchandise on the s~e terms a~ co~ltio~ she has heretofore occupied said space a~ fo~ the same rent on a ~nth to ~nth basis but In no.event fo~ a lo~e~ period than the City continues Its use off the ~oresaid bulldl~. (Fo~ full text off Ordina~e, see Ordl~e ~okNo. 18, Pa~e ~, Cro~n moved th~ adoption of the O~inmce. The ~tion was seco~ed by ~. ~ou~ a~ adopted by the ffollo~lnE vocal A~5~ Hessrs, Cronin~ Hunter~ Hlnton~ Yov~ ~d the President~ ~r, ~ebber- NAYS: None ........ ~ATEH DEPA~T~hTI Council havl~ p~evlously referred to the City Attor~y certain p~vlsions to be included In a Hesolution~ or Hesolutions~ vl~ reEard to ~rnl~hl~ city water sevvice to the frln[e areas of Ho~oke, the City Attorney submitted dr~t of a ~esolutlon embodyln~ all of the provisions. In a discussion of the vario~ provision~ of the ~esolution, ~. moved that the provision fo~ a re~ of up to a maxi~ of ~7~,00 to customers co~ectl~ to exi~tl~ main~ of the city be deleted from Sub-section 6 of the dr~t. The ~tion ~al seconded by H~. C~nln~ a~ ~te~ some ~estionl~ ~ Hunte~, ~as unanimously adopted. At the request of the President~ ~. ~ebber~ the Assist~t City Auditor e~lained that Section 37 of khe dr~t, ear~arkin~ all fu~s ~eceived from the f~ln~e areas for the pu~ose of lnstalll~ hydrants a~ makln~ reruns as contemplat In Section ]6, s~ retir[~ all bonds now In existence In the ~ate~ Department, ~111 not be feasible From a ~okkeepin~ standpointl wheveupon~ ~. Cronin moved that ' Section 37 ~ deleted f~m the dr~t. ~e motion ~as seconded by Hr. Hunter ~d adopted by the follo~l~ vote: A~S: Hes~. Cronin~ Hunte~, Youn~ a~ the Pvesident~ ~. ~ebbe~ .... NAY5~ H~. Hinton ......... 1. Several other chan~es havl~ been made In the draft by ~at~al consent~ You~ offered the followln~ Resolution as an e~rgency measure: (~1171) A H~OLt~ION to ~end the ~les ~ re~ulations flor the operation of the ~ate~ Department off the City of ~o~o~ by ~dl~ thereto a ne~ ~ule~ to-~it: Rule ~o. 3~; Said rule ~overnin~ the te~s a~ conditions p~ant to vhich the City may sell o~ supply to pev~ons~ ffl~s o~ l~ustvies~ residl~ o~ located outside :he City ll~ts, ~y ~lus of ~ate~.there may be ove~ and above ~e ~o~ :o supply lt~ o~ l~abitants; repeall~ Hesoluti~ No. 1055~ adopted by Council on ~he 15th ~y of Hay, 19~, a~ all other resolutions inconsistent w lth t his [~ofa~ as 2~ch resolution~ may be inconsistent he~evith; a~ prov!di~ fo~ an (Pot ~11 text of Resolution, see Ordl~nce Book No. 16~ Fa~e H~. Youn~ ~ved the adoption of the ~esolutlon. The motion ~as seconded by ~. Cronin a~ a~pted by ~e follo~in~ vote~ A~E~ Hessrao Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton, Young, ard the Pros!dent, Hr. · NAYS: None ........... O, HO?IONS A~D HISCELLA~OUS GArbAGE DISPOSAL: Hr, ¥oun~ brought to the attention of Council certain existing conditions as a result o£ the present method of garbage disposal by t he Veterans .Ad~lnistration Facility in ~oanoka County, west of the corporate limits the City of Roanoke, and moved that a co~ittse be appointed to call on officials at the Facility in a friendly way and try to neFotiate.with them in some way'so that they will find some other method of disposition of garbage from the Facility. The motion was secordsd by Hi-° Cronin and unmnimously adopted{ whereupon, the President, Hr. Webber, appointed the Com~lssioner of Health and .the City HanaFer to serve on the co~.~ltt es, LEAOU~ OF VIROINIA HUNICIPA~I?IES: H~o Young brought to the attention of Council and moved that a General 6hair, an on Arranseumenta for the Lea[me of Hunicipalities Convention to be held in Roanoke, September 16-18, 1~1, be appointed The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted{ whereupon, th9 President, Hr. Vebber, appointed the City Henager to serve as General Uhair~sn. WA?ER DEPART~EHT.* Council at its last regular meetin~ havln~ decided that the co~uittee which ne£otiated with the l~lllim~son Road ~ater Company~ ae well as ~iu. Louis R. Howaon, should make a study of the exieting small water companies in the city, the President, Hr° ~ebber, brought to the attention of the body the question of adopting a Resolution, providing for the appointment of the co.~uittee, in order to give the co~-~ittee an official status. In a discussion of the matter, it was the opinion of Council that the City Hana~er, t he City Attorney, the City Auditor, the Acting Hanager of the Water Department, the Er~lnser in Charge of Construction o£ the Water Department, Hr. Rowson and the members o£ Council should serve on the counuittee~ with the Hayor acting as 6ha!traSh; ~hereupon, Hr. Hunter o££ered the ffollowin~ Resolution: (~117~) A RESOLUTION authorizir~ the appointment o£ Hayor Roy L. ~ebber, Chairman{ Hessrs. Daniel ~° Cronin, W. P. Hunter, AG Ro Hlntun and ~alter Councll~uen; l~. Arthur $. O~ens, City Hanager; ~o Randolph Go I~hittle, (lty Attorns Hr. Harry Ro Yate.~ City Auditor; H~. Go Ho Ruston~ ActinF ~ana£er of the Water Department; Hr° Charles E. Hoots, ~'.ngineer in Charge o£ Const~uction of the ~ater ~epartment; and ~ro L. R. Howson, Consultin8 gr~tneer, as a co~lttee to study the existing small water companies in the City o£ Roanoke and to formulate a policy with reference to necessary contractual agreement~ 1£ any, ~lth these companies. (Fo~ Full text o£ Resolution, sma Ordinance Book No. 18, Page H~o Hunter moved the adoption o£ the Re~olution. The marion was seconded by. ~. Youn~ and adopted by the followir~ vote: AYES.* ~essrso Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton, Young, and the President, Hr. NAYS: None ............ O° 't'here being no Further business, Council adjourned until ~;00 o~clock, Hondsy, August ~0, 1QS1. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk · President Monday, Au~vst 20, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regulate..ting in the Circuit Court Room in the Runicipal I~ulldins. Honday, August 20, 19~1, at 21~o*clock, p, m., the re~l~ meeting hou~ ~lth ~e President, ~. Webber~ presidin~. P~E~ Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter~ Minton, You~. a~ the President~ ~. Webber ..................... ~SE~= ~o~ ....... O. O~IC~ PRESEt= ~, At.ur S. ~ens, City Man.er, ~. Randolph ~. ~ittl City Attorney, a~ ~. H~r~ R. Yet.a, C~ty Auditor. The meet[~was opened ~[th a prayer by the Revere~ W. T. smXth, Pastor of the ~eventh Day Adventist Church. ~S: CopXes of the minutes of the recessed reeler meetl~ of ~uly 19~1~ the special meet[~ of Au~st 1, 19~1; and the ~lar meeting of Aurar 19~1, havl~ ~en furnished each member of Council, upon ~t~on off ~r. ~lnton, seco~ed by ~. You~ ~d una~mously adopted. ~e reading was d~spensed with ~ the m~nutes approved as H~RING 0F CITIZ~Z UPON PUBLIC ~TTE~S= WAT~ DEPArtS= ~rauant to notice of advertisement for bads for the co~truction of ~e Delray ~treet~oster Station and the Crystal Spring ~oster Station, for furnishing p~p~ng equipmen~ for the booster stat~o~ a~ for ~rnXshl; materi~s to ~ used In connection with the water system l~rovement accordi~ to plans a~ specifications furnished by the City of Ro~oke~ sa~d bids tc be received by ~e City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~ay, Au~st 20, 19~1. ar to he ope~d before the Cou~ll of the City of Roa~ke at that hour, ~e President, Mr. Web.r, asked IF there was anyon~ p~esent who did not ~lly u~erstand the advertisement, IF there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, a~ If there were a~ questions a~ut the advertisement anyone ~ould like to ask, a~ no reprementative present present ra~s[~ any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the openl~ of the two bids received on the respective ~oster stations, the eight b~ds received on the p~pl~ equipment the respective booster statio~ ~d the bids received on the varXous Xtems of mater~ ~e bids having been opened ~d publicly read ~fore Cou~[1, It was pointed out that two of ~e b~ds on materials as submitted by Southern Materl~s Co.any, I~co~oPa~ed~ ~ Dewey Brothers, Incorporated, P espect~vely, do ~t co~orm to the ~tice off advertisement~ whereupon, ~. Hunter moved that the two bids ~t be considered. The mo21on was seco~ed by ~. Cronin a~ unani~usly adopted. ~. Hunte~ then moved that the rema~m~er of ~e bids ~reFerred to Mr. L. Ho~son, Consultl~ E~lneer, ~ai~an, ~. ~arles E. Moore, Engineer In Charge off Const~ct[on off the Water Department, a~ ~. H~ry R. Yet.s, City Auditor, For ta~la~onand report to Council at 11=O0 o'clock, a. m., ~esday, August 21, 19~1. ~e ~tion was seconded hymn. You~ ~ u~ously adopted. With further reference to the ~tter, ~. Minton offered ~e Resolution, providing flor the appoXntment of a co~lttee to review the plans a~ specifications for the two booster stations a~ to negotiate with the successful bidder for the projects as to any revisAo~ which ml~t be made to effect a savl~s to the city: (~1117~) A P.V~OLUTION authorizing the appointment of a co~tttee to be co~poaed-~f R~. 'We ~o y~unS~ Councihaan~ Chai~an~ ~. ~. p. Hunte~, Councilman, ~. Arthu~ ~. ~ena, City Nan~e~ H~. John L. ~ent~o~th, Dlrecto~ of Public ~o~kss ~. ~avles E. ~o~e~ E~l~er In ~a=~e of Const~ction o~ t~ ~ate~ Depart~nt~ ~. L. R. Ho~son~ Consulti~ E~l~e~, fo~e pu~ose off revle~ln~ the plus specifications fo~ the Delsey Street ~ostev Station a~ the Cwstal Sprl~ ~oste= Station and ne~otiatl~ ~lth the aucceasf~ bldde~ fey the p~oJecta as to any revialo~ ~lch miEht be ~de to e~fect a savin~s to the clty~ ~ providin~ for an (For full text of Hesolution, see Ordl~nce ~ook No. 1~, Pa~e ~. Hlnton~ved ~e adoption of ~e Resolution. ~e ~tion vas aeco~ed by ~. C~nin ~d ~opted by the follo~In~ vote~ A~S~ Hessr~. Cronin~ Hunte~ Hlnton~ Young, a~ ~e Preaident~ ~. ~ebbe~- NAYS$ None ........ S~I~ING P~I ~. E. Jackson Tlce~ President of the ~oke J~niov off Co~erce~ appeared before Council ~d presented the follo~lnt tesolution, ~ith refference to ~e const~ction of a ~nlcipal s~i~int pool~ as adopted by his or[anization: sHESOLUTION ~EAS, the ~o~oke Junior ~bev of Co~rce, afte~ makl~ a ~be~ inquiries of the citizens of ~oa~ke~ fl~s that its efforts to~d co,unity ~elfare can best ~ directed tovard the construction of a ~E~, this or~anizatlon Is vllll~ to e~e~ its efforts to ~olicit ffu~s~ labor~ and material~ to develop such a ~ecreatlonal need ffo~ the city, It fl~s that such efforts ~ould ~ preaature vithout knowledge certain essential technical l~ormation. NO~, T~R~OHE, ~ IT HESOLV~ that the Roanoke Ju~o~ ~a~e~ of Co~erce~ at its ~d of Dlrecto~ meetl~ held on ~e 7th day of Au~st, 19~1, hereby ~ equest ~at ~e ~o~oke City Co~cil authorize the City Hana~er to make s~ch pvelimln~y su~veyss ~d lnvestlEatlona as may be neces~y to dete~ location~ size~ desltn, a~ cost of such a s~lminf pool. The City Hana~e~s ~po~t and reco~endatio~ ~ill then be pre~ented to a co~lttee appointed by Co~cil fo~ final decision.~ ~. Cronln moved that Council concur In the request of the ~oanoke Junio~ ~ber of Co~erce a~ offered the ffollo~ln~ Resolution: ([111~) A H~OL~ION authorizing the City Han~e~ to ~ke ~uch surveys a~ lnveati~ations as may be ~cessa~ ~ determine the location, sizes design a~ coat of a ~nicipal s~l~in~ pool. (Po~ full text off Resolution, see O~ln~ce ~ok No. 18~ p~e ~. C~nin moved the adoption of the He~olution. The motion vas seconded by ~. Hlnton and adopted by the follc~i~ vote: ~S~ Hassle. Cronln~ Hunte~, Hlnton~ Y~ a~ the President~ Hr. ~ebbe~- ~YS~ None ............ C~S: ~. Richard F. Pence, Attorney, repre~entin~ ~s. Dolly Pe~l Hells appe~ed before Council and advised that his client Is ~llli~ to accept from the city in full settlement fo~ personal injuries ~le~edly sustained by her on August 31, 19~0, as a result of slippln~ a~ fallin~ on C~pbell Avenue~ i~ediately east of First Street, as she ~as in the act of p~oceedl~ to bo~d ~e CI~ Hana~e~ advlsln~ that he does ~t feel the city Is ~esponsible the alleged injuries and that he does not ~eco~e~ ~ettle~nt of the cla~ a~ the Cl}y Attorney statl~ ~at he doe~ ~t reco~e~ settlement of the cla~s a~ It appe~ln~ ~at the question Is In the h~ds of the City Attorney~ ~ action ~as tak STREET IMPROV~TS= ~. V. H. Ga~nand appea~ad before C0u~il ~ presente pet~tio~ sl~ned by app~x~mately ]1~ residents off the O~den City a~ea~ askl~ that the city proceed ~lth the layi~' o~ ~a~ mains in the streets oF the Gardeh City section so that the streets can ~ pe~a~ntly l~proved without ~u~e~ delky. ~te~ a discussion off the matte~ as to at least ~rnishin~' temporary until the wate~ aains ~e laid~ ~. You~ ~ved that the pet~tio~ be referred City Hanaze~. ~e ~tion was seco~ed by ~. Hlnton a~ una~mously adopted. AC~ O~ ~SIC= ~e question of co~t~ctin~ a ~nicipal audito~l~ to replace the Acade~ off Husic havl~ been~ffe~ed to a Joint Audito~l~ Co~lttee study as to ~e availability oF quallffied persons a~ ~e cost to make a survey o~ the co~aity~s n~eds flor a' multi-purpo~e audito~lum a~ to Punish advice on the const~ction and operation oF such a bu~ldin~ ~. E. G. Glll~ Chairman oF the Joint Comittee, appeared before Council, advisin~ that the International ~ssocia- tion of Auditorl~ Hana~ers Is available ffo~ such a subvey at a co~t of approxl~at~ $1~00.~ ~d asked that the ~ssociation be employed to' make the In a discussion oF th~ ~atte~, ~. C~nin ~ain voiced the opinion that a ~ issue ~hould ~ held first to dete~Ine ~ether o~ not ~nds ~ill ~ available ~. H. Ca~l Andre~ a ~mber oF the Joint Co=~ittee. ~r~ed that l~ are not available for a ~urvey at ~ls tim~ ~at th~ qvestion be referred to the 1~ budget study file rather than ~lo~cd to die. ~e matte~ havl~ been discus~ed at len~th~ H~. Hunter voiced the opinion that ~ survey ~ill have to be made before the question oF an auditorium Is ~ubm~tte. to the ~eople a~ offered the ffollo~l~ ~esol~tion~ (~1117~) A R~OL~ION autho~l~ the C~ty Hanafer to e~ploy the Inter- national Association of Auditorium Managers at a cost ~t to exceed ~1~00.00 for the purpose of maklnE a survey ~ to a ~nic[pal auditorium fo~ the City of Roanoke (For full text of'Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No, 18, page 265.) Mr. Hunter noved the adoption of the Resolutlon. The motion was seconded ~ Mr. Young a~ adopted by the follow,nE vote, the President, My. Webber, statl~ that hs Is not opposed to an auditorl~ ~t feels that the matte~ should be deferr until ~e city has paid off more of its present Bonded debt: A~: F~ssrs. Hunter, Minton a~ Young ........ NAYS: ~. Cronin, ~d the President, ~. Webber---2. DEP~T~ OF ~LIC ~LPARE: Hr. Fr~k E. Atkins, a ~elief client appeared before Council and co~lained that he Is unable to meet daily living e~e~es'with his present allotment from the Department of Public Welfare. On motion of ~. Hunte~ seco~ed by ~. You~ and un~ously adopted, the matter was referred to the C~ty Manager. ' 6~0LI~ P~S= Council having previously authorized the City ManaEe~ to ~t ~ermission to C. O. McCray to leave the gasoline p~ In front of property at 1627-16~9 ~lrose Avenue~ N. W.~ mt lt~ present location fo~ a period of one ye~, F~. T. H. Wulsin, representative of the Cities Service 011 Co~a~ appeared before the body a~ asMd ~at the permission ~ exte~ed fo~ an additlo~l period of t~e. '~ter a discussion of the matter, Mr. Youn~ moved that the request be denied. The motion was seco~ed ~ ~. Hunte~ and ~opted by the follow[~ vote~ A~S= Messrs. Hunte~, Minton~ You~ a~ the President, Mr. NAYS: Mr. Cronin ......... 1. C0~JLAINT~I A petition a$~ned by.eight property o~nera a~ residents ~ the rea~dential area east a~d south of ~oa~ke R~veP~ ~Jace~t to R~ll ~unta~ askl~ ~that someth~ be do~o to re~dy the co~it~on off fly ash e~at~n~ from the ~al~t ~Avenue ete~ station of tho Appalachian Blectr~c Po~er Co~a~ ~aa Beffore In th~a co.action, ~, ~. ~, ZlebeP, a al~e~ of the ~etl~lon~ appe~od ~efore Council ~d p~sented a a~ple of Fly ash acc~lated f~m the ate~ ~tat~on In the ~r~od o~ One houp. 0n motion o~ ~. H~nton~ seceded by ~r. You~ a~ u~l~usly adopted, the ~et~t~on ~as referred to the City STR~ LI6HT~I A co~unicet~on from the ~palachian Blectv~c Pokey Co~any~ :o~ethev ~th a l~at of the fourteen street l~[hts ~talled a~ ~e ten s treat l~ts removed dur~n~ the mo~th of ~uly~ 1~1, ~as Before Council, ~e co~unication ~aa P~ A~ ~LAYGROU~S~ ~e City ~la~[n~ Co~ssion having b~en requested audit to Cou~ll a report a~ ~co~e~ation as to a site for a park a~ play~rou~ In the Idlewlld-Ke~ood Addition a~ the Washington Heights section~ ~spectively~ aa ~11 as the ~ount of acreage the Co~lssion feels is necessary to meet the requirements of the a~eas, a co~unlcatton from the Pla~l~ Co~t~sion, advlsl~ that it has ~de prel~lnary inspections of several properties, but has not yet completed its study, a~ Is unable to subnlt its re~rt a~ reco~e~stion at time, was befo~ Council, the City Planning Co~Ission~lnting out that e~ected ~at the report will be completed In ~e near future. ~e co~unicatlon was filed. P~ A~ PLAY~R~S: The City Pla~Ing Co~lssion havi~ been requested to submit to Cou~ll a report a~ reco~e~ati~n as to a site for a park a~ playgro~ In the ~llli~son Road section, as well as the ~ount of acreage ~e Co~lssion feels is ~cessa~ to ~et the retirements of the area, the followt~ co~unlcatiof from ~e Pla~lng Comission, with reference to ~e ~tter, was before the body: ~Au~st 17, 19~1. ~e Honorable R. L. Webber, Hayor, a~ ~mbers of City Co.oil, ~a~ke. Virginia. Gentlemen~ In accord~ce with your letter of ~ay 26, 19~1, referring to the City Pla~n~ Co~lssion ~or study, report and ~co~e~ation the question of a site for a proposed park md playgrou~ In the Wllll~son Hoad area, es well as ~e ~unt of acreage that Is ~cessary to meet the requirements; ~e Co~ission has ~de l~pectio~ of several sites, ~d after conside i~ care~lly the areas available and the needs of ~e co~nity for both present ~d ~ut~e recreatio~l facilities, feels that the City should accul~ tFo sites at the e~liest possible date--one large tract west of Road to be used for a ~Jor park, and a smaller tract on the east side to serve as a neighborhood park, said tracts ~i~ known as the ~Watts Estatee a~ the eLena ~. Nlnl~er~ property respectively. ~e followl~ facts were co~ldered ~ the Co~[ssion In the study of the ~atts Estate~: 1. ~ tract contains approx~ately 85 acres, a~ Is ~at portion of the Watts Estate known as eRou~ Hille situated ~rtheast from the center line of the proposed extension of Courtland Avenue to the proposed exte~lon of 19th Street~ N. W.. It contains a wooded area of approximately ~0 acres which Is especially suitable for picnic facilities. ~e undergrowth could be cleared out a~ area developed flor use at a minim~ cost. Adjacent to the wooded area ~e ~.~ acres of rolling or sloping la~ which Is excellent for open space connectl~with ~ additional 26 ac~es the topograpl of which Is well ~apted for athletic fields, te~ls courts ~d playgrou~s. 2. This proposed park site Is Ideally situated For easy ac~'~es to existin~ residential sectionss as well as to the potential future residential developments, and, together with the panura~tc views offers oxcellentopportunities for tho development of varied recreational activities not only For residents In the Mlllia=Son Road sections but for the citison~y at large. It Is the consider~ Jud~ment'of tho Co~tisalon that a more attractive or usable area could not be acquired either For present Or future uso. 3. Tho area Is &dJscont to tho tract of land on which is located Hurl Lane Elementary School, which Is also tho proposed future site fsi a Junior High Schools uhichs In the opinion of the Commissions is concurred in by tho Superintendent of Schools and the Director of Parks and Recreations will be advantaEeouss since the school Facilities, existing.and proposed, and tho proposed park facllitl~ could be used cooperatively for tho beat interests of the co~munl~ at ~, The present population of tho ~lllia~son Road section is approxim~ 6s~O0. The accepted standard for park ~rsas in a city Is one acr~ to each 1OO of the population. This 6~-acre tract Mould meet tho present requirements of that section, and serve adequately potent~ ~uture residential developments, In rs~a~d to the smaller tract east of ~Illiamson Road which tho Commission reco~e~dss it i8 felt that this section is so · xtensive and offers such excellent opportunities For the natural development of resident: districts that a smaller neighborhood park should be provideds and the wooded area is well located and adapted for recreational purposes, This areas together with the athletic Facilities at ~llliam Flemir~ High Schools should serve adequately tho residents east of ~lllla~son Head. The City Plsnnin~ Commission is OF the oplnion that the above*mentioner areas ere the most desirable tracts For proposed park sites in that sectioE and in mskln~ the Followin~ reco~uendation~ the Commission feels that City Council should give careful consideration to the acquisition of them while they are available in their natural state and before Further development of residential sections~ 1o The City Plannln~ Camisoles reco~r~ends that City Council acquire a portion of the ~atts Estate, lncludin~ Round Hill , containtnK approx~ately 8~ acress For a major park site to serve particularl the ~illiamson Road section, said area ~elr~ that portion of land! bounded on the southeast by a portion of Oakland Boulevard, on th~ southwest by the proposed extension of Courtland Avenue to the proposed extension of l~th Streets No ~., on the northwesterly by the proposed extension of l~th Street to Avalon Avenue, and on the northeast by the rea~ of properties Frontlr~ on Surmise and Crandview Avenues, a portion of the subdivision maps of Round Terrace and H. H, Bolllr~, said area shown on ~lat No. 388~, dete~ August 1~, 1~1s attached hereto, which was prepared by tho Engineer, a more definite and detailed description to be by an accurate survey to be made prior to said acquisition. ~. The City Plannin~ Co~lssion recommends that City Council acquire the wooded area of approximately 8 acres of the Lens H. Nlntnger property for a noi~hborhood park, said area being located east of ~llllamson Seed, designated as Block 3~ of a prelimlnaryplat for the development of the ~lnin~er property, whlch is bounded the north by the proposed extension of Frontier Street, on the east by the proposed extension of Florist Roads on the south by the proposed extension of Preston Avenues and on the west by the preposed Nlnlnger Road, shotrn on Plat No. 3885, dated August 16 1951, prepared by the Planning Engineer. Respectfully submltteds ($1~ned) W. J. Mc¢orkindales Jr. In this connection, a delegation of members of the Yonn~ ~others Club of Huntin~ton Court ~ethodlst Churchs appeared before Council, with Iirs. L. Ho Thomas acting as spokesmans and urged that the p~k sites be acquired by the city. Hr. Cronln voiced the opinion that from a financial angle the best course for the clty to follow at t~e present time is to attempt to Obtain six-month optionl on the two tracts of land ~nd offered the following Resolution: (~111~6} A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to seek options Of slx months~ duration on a tract of land west Of Wllllamson Roads known es the "WattsRstate", to be used for a major park, and a tract of land east of Wllliamson Road, known as the "Lena M. Nlninger" property, to be used for a neighborhood parks in accordance with a reco~zuendatlon of the City Planning Co~z~lss~ dated August 17, 1951. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ely Hvo Croninmovsd the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded Hi-. Hunter and adopted by tho followin~ votes AYE$~ Hesaro. C~nin~ Hunter, Hlnton, You~o a~ the Freaidento.~, ~obbe~ NAYS~ Nons ....... 0,. ~TH DEPA~ A suggested ~e~ent to Section ~ ~haptoP 67) of tho Roanoke City Code, ~latins to vo~e~ diseases a~ prevention of conceptiono havl been ~offerred to tho Co~8oton o~ Health fey study~ repo~t a~ recom~ation) tho Follo~l~ co~cation fFom the Co~ls~lonev of He~lth~ ~lth ~efere~9 to tho matte~ was before Co~c~l~ "Aug-dst 10, 1951 To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Attention: City Clerk Oentlamen~ This will acknowledge receipt of your co~unication of August 9, relating to venereal diseases and contraceptives, ! have carefully read tho proposed ordinance as submitted by KVo W. L. Rartin~ Attorney, It ia obvious that the object of this o~dinance ts to approve the sale of contraceptive appliances from vendlnF machines in the City of Hoanoke. It ia my conaidered opinion that any ordinance which allows tho of contraceptive vendir~machinee accessible to all er any portion of the public will encotwage lm~orality; and for thio reason, I do not recommend that auch an ordinance be passed by the City Councilo I conaider that our present ordinance, aa set forth in Chapter 67~ Section is entirely adequate to take care of our present neede. Yours very truly, (Signed) J. N. Dudley, J. N. Dudley, M. D. Co.~r~lssioner of Health" Further consideration of the question was deferred until the next regular meting of Council. ALCOHOLIC FE'~AGES: Copy of a Joint c c~mUntcaticn from the Washington Heights Civic League and the Washington Heights Parent-Teacher Associations !that ~t a Joint meeting of the two organizations on August 3, 1951, a Besolution !was passed without opposition to ask the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board itc deny the application of Hawley'~ Food Market, 3804 Melrose Avenoe, N. W., for a license to sell beer for consumption off premises, was before Council. It appearing that Council has no Jurisdiction in the matter, the co~untcat filed. STP~S AND ~L~S: A communication from Hr. Joseph F. Dara~o, Sr., asking that the alley in the l~OOblock of Greenbrier Avenue, S. E., be improved, was before Council. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the communication was referred to the City Manager. INVITATIONS: A c om~unication from Hr. Bobert J. Powell, President, inviting the members ~f Council to be the guests of the Blue Ridge Oame and Fish Association at its annual Fish Fry and Hally in Flshburn Park on Wednesday~ August ~, 1951, ~=30 o'clock~ p. m., to 10:00 o'clock, p. m.~ was before Council. Several members of Council indicated their intention to attend t/pe outing ,he communication was flled~ ~AW_J~ DgPA?f/E/~T~ Council having previously adopted a Resolutions the Virginia Department of HIEhwaya to surface treat Virginia Secor~ary Route No. ~, ff~ U. S. High. ay Route No. 11 to the City of Ro~ke's property~ frequently refferred to as Ca~vl~ Covo~ a co~nicatl~ f~m ~. B..D. Ferr~ll~ Resident E~l~er, advisi~ that calcl~ chloride trea~nt has been put on Route ~8 ~o~ the Ro~oke Cowry Ll~ to the Roanoke City property~ was beffo~e ~e body. ~e Cl~ Hana~e~ advisl~ ~t ~ ~lll continue to se& ~the~ ~rovements to the ~ad~ the co~unication was P~ ~ P~Y6~OU~S: Cou~il havl~ p~eviously adop~d a Resolution~ requestl~ the State Depart~nt off Hi.ways a~ the Blue Rldse Far. ay, Department of Interior, to le~ every ass~st~ce~ both ffinancially and tactically, to the off Roa~ke to aid ~a city In sec~ln~ a spu~ road ffron ~he p~oposed Blue Ridge ~keay to ~ill Hountain, a co~unication From 6e~ral J~s A. ~er~on~ State ~l~way Co~lssione~, advisin~ that It ~lll be a pleasure to discuss the membera of Council at some convenient t~e, wa~ ~fo~e the body. ~e City Ha~e~ advising that he has already a~ra~ed an with representatives o~ the State Hi~h~ay Department if an~ of the ~mber3 of Counci would care to atte~, the co~n~cation was Filed a~ ~r~e~ action on the matter wa~ deferred until ~ter the l~ormal coherence, pe~ing receipt of an ack~wled~- ment from the Department of Interio~. V~NS HOUSI~ Council havl~ previously adopted a Resolution, discon- tinul~ the Veterans 'Housl~ Project as of J~e 30. 1952. a~ requestl~ the City of Hoanoke Redevelopment ~ Housl~ ~uthority to give preferred attention to applications of the said occup~ts at ~e City Fa~ Project ~o may seek~ become tenants In the Horton ~roperty Project, a co~nication from ~. Hlchard L. ~eck. Executive Dl~ctor of the Housing Authority. together with a Resolution passed by the Au~ority at its re~l~ meeting on Au~st 8, 1951. providt~ that as far aa permitted by law preferred attention will ~ given to the applications of ~e prese~ occupants of the Vetera~ Housing Project at the C~ty Fa~, was before Council. Hr. Cronin moved that the co~nication ~d Hesolution be filed. ~e ~tio~ was seconded by Hr. You~ a~ unanimously adopted. ~EPORTS OF O~IC~S~ S~ CO~TRUCTION: A petition signed by ~yd J~es~ H~y J~es~ Clyde Barner a~ ~le H. Bar. r, ~l~ application for the const~ction of sanitary sewers to serve their properties at 1615-1~1~ Downi~ Street. N. W.. having been referred to the City H~nager for study, report ~ reco~endation~ he submitted ~lttenreport that a sewer p~Ject for the entire ~ea would cost approximately $25~000.~ a~ recome~ed that ~e p~Ject ~ delayed for flutter co~sideration In 1952 budget study, the City H~ager pointing out that the property owners at 1615-1617 Do~l~ Street can co~ect ~lth the sewer to be contacted flor the Llnco ~ourt Housing Pro~ect by paying one-half of the cost of said co~ection. ~. Hunter ~ved that Council concur In the reco~me~ation of ~e City Hana ~d that the question of a sewer project to serve ~e south portion of the Lincoln ~ourt area a~ adjacent properties ~ referred to the 1952 ~dget study file. ~e ~tion was seco~ed by Hr. You~ and unanimously adopted. ~AT~ DEPARTS: The complaint of citlze~ In ~rnl~side Addition as to inadequate water service ascribed to low presage havi~ ~en referred to the City Hanager for attention, he submitted the following report~ 'Hoanoka, Yirginia August 20, 1951 ?o ~hs City Council Roanokew Virginia Gentle~en= At your regular ~eeting on Honday, August 6w 19~1~ in your File you referred to ms a letter fro~ H~. Hurray ~. Stolle~ Attor~ey~ a~ a petition sited by residents on Pe~a~, Pechin, ~ood~o~, a~ ~ehead Avenues, S. E., and the portion of ~lnth Street adJ~ent, c~laining of inadequate ~ate~ service ascribed to low pressure a~ askl~ that the ~tte~ be ~l~en prope~ attention. Although we ~ere ff~lliar with the area~ we l~ediately ~ an lnveatl~ation In order that our ~port would ~. 6. H. Huaton, Hans~er of the ~ate~ Department, at my request has submitted a repo~t ~lch is, In b~leff, as 1. ~st of the services belon~ to the property o~rs a~ are, th~reFo~ off no obll~ation to the City. 2. If the property owners ~lll rene~ ~eiv llnes~ the ~I~ will renew its lines. 3. ~tters ~111 be ~ent to each si~ner of the petition, advisl~ of the Clty*s vllll~ness to do this. ~, The average pressure In the area Is over ~0 pou~s which la adequat~ ~. The National ~oa~ of Fire Underwriters found 'that there la ~ple ~ate~ In ~e ~lns In the street as the Fire flow out of th~ hydrant at Buena Vista and Ninth Street vas Found to have a potential of ~9~OFH when o~y ~0 GFH ~as required, A similar ~titlon c~e before you in Hay, 19h9. In order that each property o~ne~ ~ill be aware off the City,s wlllin~ness to do its part~ prov~ the p~perty owners meet the conditlo~, a lette~ concerninc ~e matter be sent out l~ediately. Respectfully ~ubnitteds (51~ned) Arthur 5. Ovens City Hanaeer~ ~e repo~t wa~ filed. ~US~S~ A petition si~d by approximately ~ixty-five residents of ~road Street~ N. ~., a~kl~ that bus service be Furnished on ~road 5treet~ havln~ been referred to the City H~s~er, he subnitted the followin~ report: eHoa~ke, Virginia Au~st ~O, 1~1 To The City Council You referred to ~ on July 9, 1~1, In your File [~, a petition sl~ned by approxl~tely sixty-fflve reaident~ off Broad ~treet~ H. ~., that bus ~ervice be ~nlshed on that street, ~ had a co~erence ~ith Hr. ~. D~ Cassell and ~r. Fred G. Hc6eo, of the ~ety ~oto~ T~sns[t Co~o~ation~ a~ a he,se-to-house c~va~s ~as made on the streets From ~hich the present bus ~ute ~ould have to be r~ved ~ orde~ to serve the proposed ro~te. ~e do not believe the ~t of the cl~izen~ involved c~n Be ~erved by chan~In~ the Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. O~ens City Han~er~ ~e report ~as filed. ~A~H DEP~T~h~ Su~gestiom of the Ho~oke Valley Boat Club as to rules re~lations for boatl~ at Ca~l~ Cove having been ~ferred to the comittee pre- viously appointed by Council.to revise the rules ~d ~lations of ~e city ~ovevninE the u~e of the C~v[~ Cove area fop ~port and reco~endation~ the City HanaEev submitted the follo~l~ report: ~Hoanoke, ~u~st ~O, 1951 To ~e City Council Hoanoke~ Vl~tinia ~ntlemen: You referred to a co~tttee co~osed of Hessvs. ~lttle, Yates, ~d me a ~eries off chan~e~ proposed by the Ho~oke Valley ~at Club fo~ ~atin~ ed at Ca. vine Cove, After an informal conference with the Committee~ I would like to suggest to you the followinsz 1, That we incorporate in our rules and rezulations the cha~es p~post by the ~at Club because they are excellent. 2. ~at the horse power be increased from 7~ to 10 on ~ata 12 feet in ]. ~at these ~cess~ changes and other ml~P o~a be authorXzed now ~e Co.tree IS diligently workl~ on proposals to lncor~rate ~dern co~ltions In the operatio~ of the Co~eJ ~ since the pl~s at this are so~at fflexible, it la out opinion that we should wait until the ~lnb ~nths ~ draw up the p~per ~les ~ re~lations a~ have ~em available by February 1, 19~2. We believe haste ~n drawl~ up ~ese pla~ w~ll cause amendments to have to be ~de later a~ ~ill also entail u~ecesaary coats ~hich could easily be overcome by meetl~ the ml~r requirements now ~d making necessa: cha~es later. Respect~lly submitted, (Signed) ~thurS. ~e~' City Han~e~' In ~ls co~ection~ Hr. A. C. O~en~ a me~ber of the Roa~ke Valley ~at Club~ appeared beffore Council ~d urged that ~e ~dy indicate its app~val of the proposed chanEes nc~ pending an official m~en~ent to the existinE rules ~d re~latio~ for the ~ldance of ~e ~at Club. ~[th furthe~ re~erence to ~e matter, ~e City Clerk~ought to the attentio: of Council a co~unication from ~. ~. G. ~nt~ voicins the opinion that the on the ~at$ at Carvins Cove should be Fitted acco~din~ to the size of the boat, but that In hl~ ~d~nt the lenEth of the boat ~ould not ~ th~ dete~lnin~ factor from the standpoint of ~ety since the ~Idth a~ shape of ~e ~at a~e vital factor Hr. ~ent expressin[ the thouEht that the ~otors shoed be rated by their d!splacemer rathe~ than by ~eiv horsepo~e~ and that the pe~It charge on the motors ~hould ~ based accordin~ly. In a d~scuss~on of the u~e of moto~s on boats~ ~. Hlnton ~uE~ested that the co~lttee appointed to revise the rules a~ ~e~latfon~ ascertain ~hethev o~ not motor~ ~e pe~ltted on boats at the state parks~ ~d if so, the maxl~ allo~ed. ~ter a ~ethe~ discussion ~ the matte~ H~. Hunter moved that action mthe report off the City HanaEev ~ held In abeyance a~ that the co~unicat~on From ~. G. Kent be referred to the co~lttee appointed to ~evise the ~ules and re~latto~ fo~ furthe~ ~e~vt ~d reco~e~dation. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Hlnton a~ unanimously adopted. A~ITS-CIVIL A~ POLICE CO~T:.~e City Manager sub~tted a co~nication from ~. J, Gordon Ee~ett~ Auditor of ~blic Accounts for the Btate of Virginia, together with a ~eport on the audit of the accounts a~ records of the Civil a~ Police Co~t of the City o~ Ho~oke for the calend~ year 1950. ~e co~unication a~ report were filed. A~HOUSE~ ~e City Hanager submitted ~ltten re~rt from the Almshouse for the ~nth of June, 1951, showing a total e~ense of ~1,7~.~, as compared with a total e~ense of {1,325.~5 for the month oF Ju~, 1950. 'lhe report was filed. CITY P~SICIAN: ~e City Han~er ~bmitted written report ~om the City ~ysician for the month of Julys. 1951~ showi~ 601 office calls ~d 621 prescriptio~ filled, as co~ed w~th 616 office c~ls a~ 656 prescriptions filled for the montt of July, 1950. ~e re~rt was filed. RECREATION DF~ARTH~ITI'~ The City Han~er eubntttted written report from the Department of F~ks a~ RecFeation fo~ the ~nth o~ July, ~e report ~a8 DEFA~T~ OP ~LIC ~O~S= ~e City Hana~e~ submitted ~ltten report the Depart~nt of Public h'orks for ~e ~nth of July~ 19~1. The ~e~r} vas AIRPO~$ ~e City Ha~e~ submitted ~ltten ~e~rt on the operation of Roa~ke Huniclpal Airart fo~ the month' of Julys ~e report' vas filed. ~I6~S l~ ~S~l ~e City Hana~er submitted ~lttenreport fr~ the $eale~ of ~el~hts a~ Nemeses ~or the mon~ o~ July~ ~e report ~aa filed. DEP~RT~ OP PUBLIC ~EL~E~ The City Hans~e~ ~ubaitted ~ltten reports on the e~e~itu~es a~ activities of the Department of Public ~elf~e du~ln~ the months of Ju~ and July, 19~1~ In c~pliance ~lth ~apteP 371, Acts of Assembly~ 19~O. ~e reports vere filed, APPOI~P~S~ Th~ City Hana~eP ~itted ~e follo~inf report on cha~es In the personnel of the Police ~p~t~ent and the Fire Depart~nt~ ~Roa~ke, ~lr~inia August SO, 19~1 To ~e City Council Ro~oke, Gentlemen: I ~lsh to report the follo~ln~ cha~e~ In the personnel of the Police Department ~d the Fire Depa~t~nt~ POLI~ Calvin G. Bryant e~loyed as First Year Patrolman, effective Au~st 1, 19~1. M~lon B. Sutherla~ employed as First Year Patrolman, effective Au~s~ 1, 19~1. Jewell ~yse, III, employed as PAbst Yeam Patrolman, effective Au~t 16, 1951. FIRE DEPART~ David Malcolm Trout, Jr., employed as Flrs~ Year Fireman, effective Aurar 16, 19~. Steve Dent ~gh resigned, effective Au~st 16, 19~1. Respect~lly submitted, (~!gned) Arthu~ S. City Han~er" The Pe~rt was filed. APPOI~S-LI~Y: ~e City Manager submitted ~ttten report that he has appointed Mr. H~old J. Sa~er aa Librari~ fop the City of Roanoke, effective September 1, The report was filed~ REPORTS OF CO~I~ CO~RX~ION3: The request of the Ro~oke ~hapter of the ~erlcan W~ Mothers that ~e Cl~ of Roa~ke contribute toward the e~ense of the State Convention of ~e ~erican W~ Mothers which will be held In Roanoke, October 19~1, havl~ been Teferred to the City Manger a~ the City Auditor for study, repo~ ~d reco~e~ation, they ~ltted ~e followl~ repo~t= . 92 "Roanoke, Virginia -August $, 1951 To ~he City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlement You asked that Hr, Harry B, Yatee, City Auditor, and I submit.to you report and recommendation on the request of the American W~r ]<others for a contribution to defray the expenses of their'convention, We appreciate the fact that this ia a very worthy cause; and we are most sympathetic with their request, However, wa do not think it should be the policy of the City to appropriate funds for the mar~ conventions held in Roanoke for which we are, navertheleea~ duly thankful, I eincerely regret that we cannot race--end the expenditure of funds for this convention, Reepect~ully submitted, {Signed} ArthuP So Oeer~, City Manager (Signed) Harry H. Yates, City Auditor~ ~ro Hunter moved that Councll concur in the report of the co~lttee and the the request be denied. The motion ~as seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by t he following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Young, and the President, Fr. Webber ..... 3. NAYS: Messrs. Cronln and Minton ..... ~. Uh~INISHED B~SINSSS= BUDOET-COM~ISSIONEH OF REVENUe: Council having taken under advisement the request of the Co~misslonar of Eevenue for s~lary adjustments in hie office force as a result of the death of the License Inspector, the matter was again before the body, ~r. James A. Armstrong, Chief Clerk, appearing for a discussion cf the request After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Cronin moved that the request that the present salary for the position of License Inspector be reduced from $~,160.00 per annum to $3,500.00 per annun, plus $300.00 car expense, and that the present salary for the position of License Clerk be increased from $3~099.00 per annum to $3,759.00 per annmm, be denied. The motion was seconded by Fr. Minton and unani~ously adopted. In a further discussion of the matter, Council belngof the opinion that ~555.00 of the $566.93 representing the unused portion of the salary of one of the Clerks in the office of the 6ommissioner of ~evenue should be appropriated outright to the Extra Employees account instead of transferred, Mr. Minton offered the following emergency Ordinance, appropriating the city's two-thirds of the $555.00; viz, $3?0.00, subject to approval of the Compensation Bokrd= (~11177) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordatn Section #6, "Commissioner of Revenue~, of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for ~n emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~65.) ~r. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Young., and the President, Fr. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. ACADE~ OF MUSIC: The question of disposition of the Academy of Music havl~ been placed on the agenda for further consideration at the present meeting~ the matter was again before the body. After a discussion as to whether or not the building and property shou%d be sold outright, whether the city should raze the building end use the property for a parkir~, lotj or--nether the bulldin~ ~hould be sold and razed by the purchese~, the question of disposition of the Academy of Husic was ~efe=red to the City HanaE~ upon motion of ~. Hunte~ seco~ed by ~. C~onin a~ u~usly adopted~ for the purpose o~ ~orkin~ out a pl~ to the best interest of ~e city, CONSID~ATION OF CLAI~ N~ne, I~RODUCTION A~ C0~ID~ATION ON ORD!NINC~ A~ SA~ OP PROPBR~Z O~i~nce ~o; 11160~ providl~ fo~ the ~-conveyance off certain p~ope~ty to the Trustees of Calva~ Eaptist Church~ havl~ previously ~en b~for~ Cou~ll fo~ its flPat ~adlng~ read a~ laid over~ vas ~aln before the body~ ~. You~ offe~l~ the following for its seco~ reading a~ fins1 adoption~ (~11160) t~ ORDINANCE ratifyl~ and app~ovin~ the sale of certain property situate In the City of ~oaoke to ~e Trustees of Calva~ Baptist ~ch a~ autho~lzin~ the elecution a~ deliver~ o~ a deed therefor. (Pot ~11 text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance ~ok ~o. 16, Pa~e ~. You~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seco~ed by ~r. ~inton and adopted by t he follo~l~ votel A~ Hess~s. Cronln~ Hunte~s ~inton~ You~, and the Presldent~ ~. ~ebber- NAYS: None ......... O. ~S~: O~dlnance No. 1116~ app~ov~ d~aft of an a~=ee~nt between the of Roanoke a~ the ~o~oke ~all~a7 a~ Electric Company ~ the ~et7 ~otor Co~oratloo~ ~lstin~ to ~e terms a~ conditions unde~ ~hich tho transportation companies shall operate ~ses within the fit7 of noanoke, havl~ prevlously been ~fore Council fo~ lt~ firit readl~, read a~ laid over, was a~ain ~fore ~e body; ~. ~nte~ offe~i~ the following fo~ ltl second readin~ and final adoption= (~1165) AN 0~D!~NCE approvl~ dr~t of an a~reement~ between C~ty of ~o~oke~ pa~ty of the first pa~t, a~ ~ouoke ~all~a7 & Electric Company~ s tion~ and Safety ~to~ T~ansit Co~oration, parties of the second pa~t, to the ter~ and conditions u~er which the parties of the seco~ part ~hall operat~ passe,er buses ~lthin the City of ~os~ke du~in~ ~e period of tl~e embraced In said contract. (For full text off Ordinance, ~ee Ordinate ~ok No. 15. Page ~. H~te~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e motio~ vas ~econded by ~. ~ou~ and ~opted by ~e Follo~l~ vote: A~SI Hesse,. Hunter, Hlnton, You~, a~ the President, Hr. Webber .... NAYS: ~. Cronln ........ 8~AGE DISPOSe: ~e City Attorney sub, fred draft off an Ordln~ce~ authorl: In ! a dire~ti~ the acquisition off a rlEht-off-~ay ffo~ a public s~ita~ fvom HaD~is H~d~ood Compa~ Incorpo~ated~ In excha~e fo~ an fo~ a se~er line; ~ereupon, ~. C~onin moved that the follo~ln~ Ordinance be place upon its first ~eadin~. The ~tion vas $eco~ed ~ ~. You~ and adopted ~t he follo~ln~ votel A~5~ Hesars. C~nin~ Hunter, Hlnton~ You~, ~d the Fresident~ NAYS: None ......... O. (~1178) AN OHDINANCE authorizl~ a~ directl~ the acquisition of a of-ray fo~ a public sa~ta~ ~e~e~ linel abandoni~, quit-claimi~ and re~S all the City's rl~ht~ title a~ interest to a portion of an existln~ ~i~ht-of-~ay fo~ se~e~ llneI and autho~lztn~ a~ directi~ the prope~ City officials to ente~ into certain ~ltte~ agreement. t~IE~tS, the City presently owns an easement for the construction, operatio and maintenance of a public sewer llne through certain property on the south bank of Roanoke River known as Lot No. 1~.1501', accordin~ to the City's Tax Appraisal Ha which said lot ia o~ned by Harris Hardwood Co~pany, lncorporated~ and which said existing right-of°way is shown on Plan Ho. ~837-LL, prepared by H. C. Broylee, City Engineer, under date of December 29, 1950, and WHEREAS, it has become ncceaeary to partly relocate said sewer line and carry the sa~e across RoanokeRlver to be connected to the City's sewer interceptor line, and ~EREAS, a~ter said sawer line has been relocated and connected to the sews interceptor line and the use thereof has been commenced, the City will have no f~rther need for that portion of the existin~ flight-of-way which extends from a mar~ole located in said lot' approxim~taly ~..0 feet north of the Ho & Wo Belt Line Railway easterly to the south bank of Roanoke River and which is shown on the map hereinabove referred to "To be Abandoned", and WHEREAS, Harris Hardwood Company, Incorporated, has offered to convey unto the £1ty a perpetual easement for a 20-foot wide right-of-way from the aforesaid ~anhole on said lot northeasterly to a point on the south bank of Roanoke River to enable the City to relocate said portion of the cxtatin~ public sewer line, and corporation has tendered to the City a deed of easement prepared under date o£ Hay 18, 19~1, conveyir~ to the City the rights aforesaid an~ has requested the City to ~oin in the execution of said deed of easement for the purpose of abandonin~, quit- clalmlr~ and relee~lr~ to said corporation all o£ the City's right, title interest in that portion of the existing se~er line shown on said map ~To be Abandoned". TH~-~EPOP~, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke aa follows: 1. That the proper City officials be, and they are hereby, authorised to accept from Harris Hardwood Company, Incorporated, for and on behalf of the City, a conveyance fromsaid corporation of a perpetual easement for a right-of-way for a 20-foot wide public sanitary sewer line across a portion of what is kt~own as Lot No. 1321501, according to the City's Tax Appraisal Map, aa said right-of-way is shown on Plan No. 3837-LL, prepared by the City Engineer, as aforesaid. ' 2. That the City doth hereby abandon, quit-claim and release unto Harris HardwoodCompany,' Incorporated, all its right, title and interest inmd to that portion of the existing sewer line and sewer right-of-way across the aforesaid lot which is shown on the aforesaid plan "To be Abandoned", and which extends from a manhole located on said lot in an easterly direction approximately 80.0 feet to the south bank of Roanoke River, said abandonment and release to be effective only upon the full relocation, construction , completim and operation of a public sanlt sewer line through, under or across the new 20-foot wide right-of-way hereinabove mentioned, and 3~ That the City Manager and the City Clerk be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to execute an agreement, for and on behalf of said City, abandoning, quit-claiming and releasing the City's present rights in that portion of the existing sewer right-of-way hereinbefore mentioned and described. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over~ 8TRENT EXTEI/SIOR~ ~he City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper Ordlnsncs, providing for the acquisition of cart&in land to widen and extend Non,vale Eond~ S, ~,~ tO ~p~ln~ ~o~d~ p~es~n~d s~e~ ~h~eupo~ ~, C~oni~ o~e~ed the followi~ aa an emerge~y measu~= (~1179) A~ O~I~A~CE authorizing a~ direc~i~ the Cl~y Han~er, ~or a~ on behal~ o~ the City, to purchase ~om C. H. Webster a str~p o~ 1~ approz~ately ~2.O2 ~eet w~de a~ ~22 feet lo~ ~lng the south 10 ~eet o~ Lot ~ and the north 32~ feet of Lot ~, Block 3, Weaver ~lghts Hap, In order ~at Hontvale ~oad, S. may be widened a~ exte~ed.to co,act with Sprl~ HoadI a~ provldin~ fo~ an emergency. (For ~11 text of O~lnance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 16, Page Hr. Cro~ln ~ved the adoption of the Ordnance. The ~tion was seconded by ~. Hinton ~ adopted by the following vote~ A~5= Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~Anton, You~, a~ the President, Hr. Webber- NAYS= None .............. 5TRE~$ ~ A~S: ~e City Attorney havin~ been requested to prepare proper Ordinance, providing for the closing of certain alleys ~tween ~tus Avenue, S. E., ~ Ho~oke River, presented s~e; whereupon, ~. Cronin ~ved that the followlng~dlnance, closini the alley between ~ts 6 and 7, Block 12, Hlvevlan Road !ddition Map, be placed upon its first reading. ~e motion was seco~ed by Hun~r and adopted by the follo~t~ vote: A~5: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Yours, ~d the President, Er. Web'er- RAYS: None ........ 0. (~111~0) AN ORDINANCE approving the vacati~ a~ closing of a certain wide alley situate In the City of Hoa~ke, Virginia, exte~Ing from the northe~l7 line of Arbutus Avenue, S. E., in a northeasterly direction between Lots 6 and Block 12, according to the Hap. of Hiverla~ ~oad Addition, a dista~e of approximatt 198.O feet to the south ba~ of Roanoke.~iver. W~E~ Helen Denson 6ray, being the owner of ~t 6~ Block 12, a~ Warren ~. B~ a~ 71vl~ H. Brown, husba~ a~ wife, bel~ the owners of ~t 7, Block acco~ing to the Map of Hlverland Road ~dition, said lots bel~ all of the land abuttinE on each side of the alley herein~ter mentio~d, have presented to Council a ~itten l~tr~ent dated April 6, 1951, signed a~ ack~wledged In accordance with the provisi~s of Section 1~-766.1 of the 19~0 Code of ~lr~lnia, as ~e~ed, which instrument sets forth ~at the said Helen Denson Gray Is the owner of Lot Block 12, and that W~ren ~. ~rown mhd Vlvian ~. ~own, husband a~ wife, are the owners of ~t 7, Block 12,~cording ~,the Map of Rivalled Road ~dition, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Co~t of Hoanoke County~ Virginia, in Plat ~ok 1, at pages 230 a~ 231~ that the said owners desire to vacate, discontin~ and close the aforesaid alley= ~d that the closl~ and vacating of the said alley ~lll not abridge or. destroy any of the rights or privileges of the p~perty ow~rs within the bouts of the area of land shown on the aforesaid Hap of Riverl~nd Road Addition, a~ ~EIS, the City Pl~ni~ Co~lsslon has recovered to Council that the said alley be closed and vacated p~vidlng the aforesaid property owners rill conve] unto the City a certain easement a~ right-of-way ac~ss the ~rtherly e~s of the lots heretna~ve mentioned, for the const~cticn of a sanita~sewer line, and ~oresaid eaae~n~ a~ rl~t-o~-a~ a~ ~E~. Co~cil la o~ the op~ni~ tha~ the ~o~asa~d slle~ l, · dead-e~ alleZ a~ o~ ~ benefit to the ~d~lnl~ p~ope~t7 o~ne~s a~ t~ the public ~ ~ incon~enienced b~ the closl~ a~ v~cat~ns o~ the ~ORE~ BE IT O~AI~ ~ t~ Council o~ the C~t~ o~ Roa~ke ~s~ the aaid Couacil~ ~ln~ the ~ove~ni~ ~d~ o~ the CltZ ~n ~hich ~e he~e~te~ describe alle~ Is loca~ed~ he~ebz app~ves the closin~ discon~ance a~ vacs~in~ o~ certain alle~ situate In the Ci~ o~ ~o~oke~ Vl~sln~a~ described as ~ollo~ to-~l~ ~i~ a ~e~tain 10-~oo~ ~ide alle~ ezte~i~ ~om the no~t~e~17 linc o~ ~bu~ua S. E.~ i~ ~ ~easte~l~ d~ection~ between ~ts ~ ~ 7~ ~lock 1~ ~cco~d~ the H~p oF Rlverla~ Road Addition~ a dictate o~ app~xl~ately 198,O fee~ to the ~outh ba~ of Ro~oke Blver, vhich said alley Is sho~n on the ~ap of Rive~la~ Road ~ddition,. of record In the Clerk's Offic~ of the Circuit C~v~t of Ros~ke County~ ~lr~lnla. In Plat ~ok 1, at pa~es a30 and ~31~ provlded~ ho~ever~ that neithe~ the execution oF the property o~rs~ a~eement, the approval of the sa~ by the ~ouncll oF the City of Roa~ke no~ the recordation oF said In, trent In the pro~e~ clerk's office shall be construed to affect or release the Cityts right to a perpetv ~asement ~d rl~t-of-~ay across the norther~t ~.O feet of tho aforesaid alley 'or the construction, ~ainte~ance, operation a~ repair of sewer li~es~ s tor~ draln~ ~a~er lines, wa~er mains a~ othem ~blic u~lll~y lines and ~he r~gh~ o~ a~ egress ~or ~he construction ~ opera,ion, repair a~ relocation of ~he ~ IT ~T~ ORDA~ ~ha~ ~he ~oresaid X~t~en~ da~ed the 6th day of April, ~951, to~e~he~ w~th a certified copy o~ th~s o~d~n~ce, be delivered ~o the Clerkof the Clrcul~ Cour~ o~ Roanoke County, Virginia, ~berein ~he Map of Rlverla~ ~oad Addition Is recorded, for recorda~ion. The Ordinance having been read, was laid ~. Cron~n ~hen ~oved ~ha~ ~he. following Ordin~ce, closl~ ~he alley he,wee ~s 8 and 9, Block 12, Rlverla~ Road Addition Hap, be placed upon its firs~ readt~ ~e ~ton was seco~ed by Mr. You~ a~ adopted by ~he ~ollowimg vo~e: A~: Messrs. Cronin, Hun~er, H~n~on, Young, a~ ~he Presiden~, Hr. Webber- ~S: None ..........O. (~11181) AN ORDINANCE approv~ ~e vacating and closing of a certain ~lde alley situate In the City of Roanoke, Yirglnia, ex~ending fro~ the northerly line of A~us Avenue, S. E., In a ~r~heas~erly direc~on between ~s 8 a~ 9, ~lock 12, according to ~he Hap o~ Rlverla~ ~ad Addition, a diat~e o~ approx~a~e~ 182.O fee~ ~o ~he south ba~ of Ro~oke ~, Eddie L. Brown ~d Nellie D. Brown, husband a~ wife, ~i~ the o~ers of all of ~he la~ abutting on each s~de of ~he alley here~e~ men~oned~ ~ave presented ~ Council a ~lt~en lns~r~en~ da~ed Au~s~ ~, 1951, signed ~d ~cknowledged In accordance w~ ~he provis~on~ o~ Section ~5-766.1 o~ ~he 19~0 Code ~lrginia, as ~ed, which lns~en~ se~s forth tha~ the said Eddie L. Brown a~ ~ellie D. ~own are the o~ers o~ ~ 9, ~lock 12, a~ of the eastern ~5. O fee~ ~ 8, ~lock 12, according to the Hap of Rlve~land Road Addition, o~ record In ~he ~lerk'a Office of ~he Circui~ Cour~ of Roanoke County, ~lrginia, In Pla~ ~ok 1, a~ ~ages 230 a~ 231; tha~ ~he said o~nera desire to vacate, dlscon~inue and close the ~oresa~d alley~ ~d ~a~ ~he closing ~d vaca~ of the sa~d alley wXll no~ abr~d or destroy any of tho rights or privileges of the property owners within the bound, of the area of land shown on the aforesaid Hap of Hlverland Head Addition~ and WHERE~ the City Planning Commission has recommended to Council that the said alley be closed and vacated providin~ the aforesaid property owners will unto the City a certain easement and right-of-way across the northerly end of Lot ~ and the eastern 25.O Feet of Lot 8~ Block 12~ accord!r~ to the //ap of Hlvsrland Addition~ for the construction of a sanitary sewer line~ and 1/I/ERF.~, the aforesaid owners have offered to convey to tho City the aforesaid easement and right-of-way, and ~iEREA$o Council is of the opinion that the aforesaid alley lea dead-end alley and Of no benefit to the ad~oining property owners and that the public will not bo lncon~enienced by the closing and vacating of the same. THEI~EFO.~E, Bg IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the said Council, being the governing body o£ the City in which the hereinafter describ~ alley ia located, hereby approves the closir~, discontinuance and vacating of that certain allay situate in the City of ltoaneke~ Virginia, described as £ollows, to-wl~ ~eing a certain lO-foot wide alley extending from the northerly line o£ Arbutus Avenue, ~o H., in a northeasterly direction, between Lots ~ and ~, Block 1~, according to the Hap of Riverland feet to the south bank of Roanoke Rlverland Road Addition of record ~oanoke County~ Virginia, in Plat Road Addition, a distance of approximately 1~.O River, which said alley ia shown on the Hap of in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Book 1, at pages 230 and 231~ provided~ however, that neither the execution of the property owners~ agreement, the approval of the same by the Council of the City of Roanoke nor the recordation of said instrument in the prefer clerk's office shall be construed to a~fect or release the City's right to a perpetual easement and ri/hr-of-way across the northernmost ~0.0 feet of the aforesaid alley for the construction, maintenance, operation and repair of lines, storm drains, water lines, water mains ardother public utility lines and the right of ingress and egress for the construction, operation, r epair and relocation of the same. BE IT FURTHEH ORDAI~ that the aforesaid instrument dated the 6th d ay of August~ 1951, together with a certified copyof this ordinance, be delivered to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hoamoke County~ ~lrginla, wherein the Hap of Rlverland Road Addition is recorded, for recordation. ~he Ordinance having been read, was laid over. BUL'GET-DHPARTI~NT OF PU~LICWELFARE= TheClty Attorney havlngbeen requested to prepare proper Resolution, tentatively adopting the biennial budget estimates of the Department of Public Welfare of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal years ending June 30~ 1953, and June 30, 19~, with the provision that in doing so~ Councl does not cat. it itself, or any future Council, to definite appropriations, presented same. Afte~ a discussion of the matter with Hr. John H. Pallwell, Director of the Department of Public Welfare,.who was present at the meeting, -~r. Hunter offered the following Resolution: (/11182) A RESOLUTION tentatively approving the biennial estimates of anticipated welfare needs of the City of Roanoke and the anticipated financial requirements to cover the cost thereof for the fiscal years ending June 30~ 1953, and June 30~ 19~4, as prepared by the local Director of Fubllc Welfa~aJ exprcsein~ this Council's p~eecnt purpose regardir~ the makin~ of future welfare appropriatior autho~lzir~ the Glty Han~er and Clerkto sl~n an attested copy of the aforesaid biennial budzet estimate and directir~ the Dlrecto~ of Public t/elfare to nail the same, totethel' with an attested copy of this rosolution~ to the Directol' of the Department of Fublic I/elfa~e and Institutio~ fey the Co~n~ealth of {Per full text of Resolution, aec O~dina~e ~ok ~o. 18, Pa~e ~. Hunter ~ red ~e adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~tion vas seceded ~. Cronin and adopted by the follo~i~ A~: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunte~ a~ Hlnton ................ NAYS: ~, You~ a~ the Presldent~ ~. ~ebber ......... TH~PIC~ ~e City Attorney havin~ been r eque~ted to prop~e prope~ Hesolutl providln~ Fey the appointment of a Traffic Advisory Co~lttee~ presente~ Cou~ll bel~ of the opinion that Ee~s~s. H. C. ~yatt a~ H. Carl Andre~s should be added to the comittee~ the drafft o~ ~esolution ~as chan~ed accordin~ly a~ ~. Cronin offered the (~118]) I H~OL~ION providinE For the appointment of a co~lttee, to known as the ~TrafFlc Code Advisory Co~aittee'~ to act In an advisory capacity In co~ection ~lth a co~l~te study of ~e traffic situation In the City of Hoa~ke a~ ~1 la~s a~ ordin~ce~ In relation ~ereto vl~ the vle~ of ~akl~ necess~y ~ms~ments and cha~es In order to provide a up-to-date Traffic Code Fo~ the (For Full text of ~esolution, see O~lnance ~ok No. 18, ~age ~, Cronin moved the adoption of the He~olut!on, ~e ~tion ~a~ s eco~ed by ~. Htnton and adopted by the follo~Int vote~ A~S: Hessrs. Cro~l~, Hu~ ev~ Hinton~ You~, and the Preaident~ ~. ~ebbee- NAYS: None ........... ~OTIONS l~ H!~CE~A~OU5 T~S-LI~NSE CODE: ~. Cronin brought to ~e attention of Council his personal opinion that ~hlle the existin~ m~ufactures tax In the ~lty of Ro~oke does ~t ~o~ ~ undue hardmhip on ~ufacturers, ~t has an u~avorsble psycholo~ic~ effect~ a~ ~ved that the City Attorney be requested to prepare the prope~ amendme to the License Tax Code, deletin~ the ~ffacturers t~ from the Code, effective m[dnt~t~ December ]1, AfteP a discussion of.the matter~ He~srs. Hunte~ and Youn~.e~ressin~ opposition to the tax, ~t voicl~ the opinion that a co~arable sou~ce of revenue should be Found before the tax is repealed, the ~tion failed For lack of a second STR~ LIGHT: ~. Hunte~ brought to the attention of the City Ha~er the need for a street li~t on Cornwallis Aveme, S. E., between T~enty-~lxth Street and ~enty-seventh Street. ~e City Hans~er advised that he ~ld look into the matter. At ~ls point, the.meetin~ ~as recessed until 11:~ o~clock, a. m.~ Tu~day APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, RgCESSED REGULAR HI~ETINO~ The Council or ~e City or Ro~oke met in.a recossed ~e~lar ~eti~ In the Hustings Court Roo~ in the ~niclpal ~ildtng, ~eaday, Aurar ~1, 19~, at lifO0 o'clock, m. m., vith the President, H~. ~ebbe~, presiding. PRES~ Heaars, C~nin, ~nte~, Hinton, a~ the President, ~. O~XC~S'PRESE~3 ~, Arth~ 5, O~e~, Ctt~ Hana~e~, ~. Randolph o, City Attorney, a~ ~..Harry R.Yates, City Auditor. ~AT~ DE~ Cou~il havl~ at its ~e~l~ meetl~ on ~ay~ Au~st 1~1~ ~efferred bids ffo~ the const~ction of the Del~ ~treet ~oster Station ~d the Crystal $pr~n~ ~oste~ Station~ fo~ Furn~sh[n~ p~ln~ equipment ffo~ the stations a~ flor fu~nl~hi~ ~terlals to be used In co~ect~on ~lth ~e ~ate~ [~vement pro~r~ to ~ committee composed of ~. L. R. Ho~on~ Co~ultl~ ~n~Inee~ Hr. Chiles E. ~oore~ E~lneer In ~ar~e of Const~ction of the ~ate~ ~. Har~ R. Yates, City Auditor, for tabulation a~ report at 11~ o'clock, a. m.l ~esday, Au~st ~1, 1~1, the matte~ vas a~hin ~fo~ Coumil in ~e fora of the report o~ the co. tree. It appearl~ f~om the report of the co~lttee that the proposal of J. Tutor and Co. any, Incorporated~ for the co~tructlon of the Delray Street ~ooster Station, In th~ s~ of $31,9~0.00~ l~ the lowest and ~st bid received fo~ the project, ~d Council bei~ of the opinion that tho p~oposal should ~ accepted that a contract fo~ ~e p~ect should be so awarded to J. H. Turne~ a~ Co~y, Incorpo~ated~ H~. Cronln offered the followln~ Resolution: (~1118~) A RESOL~ION acceptl~ the pro~ssl of J. ~. Turner and Co~a~s lncorporated~ Oener~ Contractors, 137 West C~ll Ave~e~ Roanoke, Vl=~lnia, fo~ the construction of the Delray Street ~oste~ Station, ~11 In accorda~e with plus ~d specifications as set out unde~ Contract "A", In the s~ of autho~lzl~ a~ directl~ the City Hana~e~ to execute the requisite contract; providing for an emergency. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see Ordinate Book No. 15, Pa~e 269.) ~. C~nin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Hunte~ a~ adopted by the followln~ vote~ A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Hunte~, Hlnton, a~ the President, ~. NAYS= None ........... O. (~. Youn~ absent) It appea~ln~ ~om the ~epo~t of the co.tree that the p~posal of J. H. Tu~ne~. ~ Company~ Incorporated, fo~ the construction of ~e C~ystsl Sp~ln~ ~oste~ Sta~n, In the s~ off $9~,~.O0, Is the lowest a~ best bid ~eceived fo~ the project, ~d Council ~i~ of ~e opinion that the proposal should be accepted ~ that a contract fo~ the project should be ~o~arded to J. H. Turner a~ Compa~ Incorporated~ ~. Htnton offered the followl~ Resolution~ (~118~} I ~ESOL~ION acceptlnE the proposal of J. H. Turne~ a~ Co~a~, I~cor~t ed, General Contractors, 13~ West C~pbell Avenue, ~o~oke, Virginia, fo~ the const~ction of the Crystal Sprl~ ~oste~ Station, all In accordance w lth a~ specifications as set out u~e~ Contract "C", In ~e ~'of $9~,~3].001 authorizl~ ~d directl~ the City Ha~e~ to execute the requisite contractI p~vldln~ fo~ ~ emergency. (Fom ~11 text of Resolutions see Ordinance ~okNo. 18, Pa~e N~. Nlnton moved' the adoption of tho Resolution, The motion vas 8 econded H~. Cronin and adopted by the followlr~ votez AYESz Hocsra, Cronins Hunters Nlntons and the Presidentm Hr, Yebber NAYSt None ....... O, (Hr. You~ absent) With reference to the bids on ~urnishir~ pu~pin~ equipment for the booetez atatlones the committee reported that.the cheapest and best equipment lind that ~hich will best serve the city's interest ara pu~pa act out in the identical proposal of Worthington Pu~p and F~chincry Corporations Haehin~tons D. C.s and Tidewater Supply Companys Incorporateds a local mEant.for Worthinsto~ equipment, for the Delray Street Booster Station, in the sum of $~,a67,O0, plus $171.00 eacalationm and the proposal of Dravo Corporations Phlladelphia~ Pennsylvanias asahi for De Level equipment~ for the Crystal SprinE Booste~ Stations in the sum After a discussion of the matters }ir. Cronin proteetin~ that the report of the committee ia based on the evaluation of the pu~pin~ equipment from the stand- point of annual cost, reflectin~ both l~ltial coat and efficiency c~equlpment offered~ but that the Chs~ter o£ the City of Roanoke requires the awardln~ of contract to the lowest bidder f rom the standpoint of dollars and canto, ~o lor~ as the proposal is submitted b~ a responsible bidder, Hr. Hunter moved that action on the avardin~ of contracts for the pumpir~ equipment be deferred for further consideration at e special meetin~o The motion ~ae seconded by ~[r. Hinton and unsnlmously adopted. ~lth Further reference to bids on i~wnish!n~ pus~pln~ equipment for the booster staticna~ the City Clerk brou[ht to the attention o£ Council the bid of Fairbanks, Horse and Comper~s New Yorks No Y,s vhich was received a~ter the deedlin o£ ~:OO o~clocks p. mo, Hondays. August ~0, lt~o Cronln moved that the bid of Fairbankes ~orse and Company be returned t the firm unopened with an explanation bytt~e City Clerk as to ~hy the bid was not considered ~y Council, Tho motion ~ae aeconded by F~. Hlnton and unanimously adopt The report off th~ committee aa to bids received for furnishlnf materials to be used in connection with the ~ater system pro,ram wac then considered. ~he bid of The Atlas Hlneral Products Company flor supplyin~ 160,000 pounds of e !ulfur ~ointin~ Compound~ Item I, appearln~ to be the lowest and best bids I~, C~onln offered the follcwin~ ~esolution~ (~11156) A ~F~OLUTION acceptin~ the proposml of The Atlas Hlr~ral Products Company, ~rtztovn, Pennsylvania, for eupplying 150,O00 pounds eft Te~ul-~IN~RALEAD, a Sul£ur Jointin~ Compounds as set out in Item I~ to be used in connection with the ~ate~ ~yatem Improvement Pro~rsm of the City of Roanoke, at a unit price of for shipment in lots of not less than 6,~00 ponnds, a total of ~9,a80o00, ors in thl event stora£e space becomes available to the ~ater Dep~tment of the City of all o£ the materials or so much aa hae not been delivered, to be supplied at e unit price of o0~6 for shipment in lots of ~O,0OO pounds or morel authorizir~ and directin~ the Purchasin~ A[ent to execute the requisite contract; and providin~ for (Per Full text o£ Resolution, see Ordinance Book No° 18, Pale ~?0.) H~o £ronln~oved the adoption off the Hesolutlono T~e ~otion yea seconded by Hunter and adopted by the following voter AYES$ Hessrs, Cronin~ Hunterw Hinton~ and the President~ I~, Webber .... NAYS! None .......... O, (14~, Young absent) The bid of ~oland Company for supplying ?,SO0 pounde of 1/2s Braided or Flax Packinat Item II, appearing to be the lowest and beet bidw Hr, Hunter ~ffered the following Resolution, acceptIn~ the.proposal of Noland Company and [acting.the alternate.proposal of The Atlas Nit. roi Products Company for aupplyin8 Rubber Pack~gt (~11§?) A RESOL~TION acceptir~ the p~opoeal of Nolsnd ¢ompany~ Incorporated Vlrginde~ for supplyir~ 7~SOO pounds of 1/~~ Braided ~quara ~ute or Flax Packing~ an set out in Item II~ to be used in connection with the Water System Improvement Program of the City of Roanoke~ at a price oF ~OoSl per pound~ a total of ~3~S.O0, If delivery ia made in 300 pounds or more per month, or, at the electi of the Water ~epartment, in a single shipment, or at prices prevailing at the time shipment, in the event shipments are made in small lots; rejecting.the alternate bid ofT he Atlas Hineral Products Company, Hertztown, Pennsylvenla, for supplyin~ Fackingw as set out in Item II~ to be used In connection with the Water [mprove.ment Program of the City of Roanoke, in the total sum o£ ~12,301.20; euthoriz lng and directing the ?urchaeinE Agent to execute the reqnlsite contract; and provid (For full text of Resolutlon, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~72.) F~r. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motlcn was seconded by Hlnton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrs. Orcnin, Hunter, Hlnton, end the President, Hr. Webbero--~. RAYS: None ........... O. (Hr. Young absent) The alternate proposal of Roanoke-Webster Brick Company~ Incorporated, for ?~5~O00 Hanhole Brick, Item Ill, appearingto be the lowest and beet bid~ Cronin offered the Following Resolution: (~1118~) A RESOLUTION accepting the alternate proposal of Boenoke-Webster 6ompany, Incorporated, Roanoke, Virginia, for supplying ?25,000 Hanhole Brick underground conetruction in connection with the Water System I~provement Program of the City of RoanoM , at a price of ~25.00 per thousand, a total of ~18,125.00, per thousand cash discount for payment by loth of m~nth follcwinS equipment for deliveries made during preceding month, to be delivered in truck load quantities not less than 30,000 brick per month; authorizing and directing the l~rchas!ng ant to execute the requisite contract; and providing for an emergency. (~or full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Rook No. 18, Page I~ro Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution° The motion was eeconded by H1nton and adopted by the folloWing voter AYES: Hessrs. Sronin, Runter, Htnton, and the President, ~r. Webber---~. RAYS: Hone ....... O. (Hr. Young absent) Council beir~ of .tho opinion that the bid of O. S. Ferguson for supplying ~60 yards of Glean~rtar Sand, Item 1V, is not to the best Interest of the city, offered the £ollow!ng ~esolution, rejecting the proposal and providing for of the send on an open market: (~11189) A RESOLUTION reJectin~ the proposal of Oo So Fer~uson~ Route Roanolm~-¥1~slrda, fop supPlyinz 260 yards of Clean Mortar San~ to be used in . connection ¥ith .the Water System Improvement Pro,ram of the City of l~oanoke, at ~2.?~ per yard; authoriztn$ the Purchasins Agent, upon direction of the Engineer in Charge of Conet~uction Of the Water Department, to purchase sand for the Water $yatem Improvement Pro~Tam~ as needed, on an open market, provided tho price thore¢ does not exceed the bid price of $2.?~ per yard; and providing for an emergency° (For full text of Reeolution, see 0~dinance Book No, 18, Pa~e 27~o) H~° Cronln moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded H~° Hlnton and adopted bi the follo~ln6 vote~ AYES~ Hessrso Cronin, Hunter, Mlnton~ and the President, Hr. Webbero-o~. NAY$~ None .......... Oo Ina discussion of Item V~ for eupplyin~ ],000 ba~a of Coarsen Cement~ the co~lttee reported that tho alternate proposal of Hedges Lumber Corporation for supplying Hasorwy Mortar la not a firm bid. Hr. ~o Cutchin Hedges, President of the Hedges Lumbar Corporation, vho vas present at the meeting, insisted that the proposal as submitted is a firm bid; ~hereupon, ~r. Cronln offered the folle~ln~ Besolutlon, acceptin~ the proposal: (~11190) A ~$OLb~ION acceptinEthe alternate proposal of Bodies Lu~ber Corporation, ~oanoko, ¥1r~lnie, for supplyln~ ],000 begs of ~asonry Mortar, to be used in connection ~ lth tho Water System Improvement Pro,ram of tho City of Roanoke at $1o00 per be~, loss ~dlscount for payment by loth of month on deliveries sade durln~ the preceding month, .to be delivered as celled for: authorlzin~ and dlrsct!~ the Purchasln~ A~ent to execute the requisite contract; and provldlr~ for en e (Per full text of Bosolutlon, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Pa~e Hr. Cronlnmoved tho adoption of the teiolutlon. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted Imy the follo~lr~ vote: lYES: ~essrs. Cronln, gunter, ~lnton, and the President, Hr. Webber .... NAYS: None ............ Oo (Mr. Youn~ absent) The bid of White Poundry Company for supplylr~ a,o32 Vault Covers, Item appearin~ to be the lo,est end best hid, Hr. Cronin offered the following ~esolutlo (~11191) I ~S0LUTI0~ acceptln~ the proposal of White Poundry Company, Incorporated, ~oanoke, ¥1r~lnia, for supplyir~ a,03~ Vault Cover, as sot out in Item ¥I, 'to be used in connection vlth the ~ater System Improvement Pro,ram of the City of Boenoke, at a unit price of $a?.6~, a total of $~6,a~0.10, to bo delivered at the rate of not less then 100 covers per monthl authorlzin~ and dir~ctin~ tho PurchaeingAtent to execute the requisite contract; and provldtn~ for an emer~ncyo (For full text of ~eeolutlon, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Pa~e Hr. Cronln moved tho adoption of tho tesolutlon. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. ~intcn and adopted by the follo~ir~ vote: AYES: He,sra. Crontn, Eunter, Hlnton, and the President, Hr. Webber .... HAYS: None ........ O. (M~. Young absent) There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPBOVED Clerk President COUNCIL, SPECIAL }4~EETINO, Honday, Au~st E?~ 1951, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meeting in the Humtings ~ourt Room in the Municipal ~llding, Hondey~ AuEust 2?, 19~1, at ll~00,o~clock, So mo~ for the purpose of a~ardinE contracts for pumping equipment for the Delray Street Booster Station ar~ the Crystal Spring Booster Station, the Presidentm Hr, ~ebber, presldlr~o PRESENT~ Masers, Hunter, Hlnton, Young, and the ?reeidentm Hr, ABSE~T~ }Er, Cronin .......... OFPICERS PRES~hT$ ~Wo Arthur S. Owens, City Hana~er, Mi-. Randolph G. h~lttle ;lty Attorney, and MI-o Harry N° Yates~ City Auditor° ~ATER DEP&RTKENT~ The President, Hr° ~ebber, stated that the special mestln~ )f Council has bean called for the purpose of a~arding contracts for p,umpinE equip- sent for the Delray 5treat Booster ~tation and the Crystal Spring Booster itation. M~. Young voiced the opinion that the bid of the ?lde~ater Supply Company, [ncorNoratsds ~oanoke~ ¥1r~lnia, for ~upplying pumping equipment for the Delray Stre boater Station, in the ~um o£~44,~67.00, plus $l?l.OOfor escalation · is the beat ~ld in the interest 'of the city and offered the following Eesolution~ (~11192) A RESOLUTION accepting the proNosal of Tldeeater ~upply Company, incorporated, Hoanoke, ¥irtinia, for ~urnishing Pumping Equipment for the Delray ;treat Booster Station~ all in accordance elth plans and specifications ss set out mder Contract 'B~, at a price of }~,~67o00, plus a maximum of ~171oO0 for escalatio ~uthorizing and directing the City Manager to executa the requisite'contractland )roviding for ~ amerEency. (Per full text of Hesolutlon~ see Ordinance ~ook No. 1~, PaEe a77.) H~. Young moved the adoption of the ~asolutfon. The motion vas ascended by ~. Nlnton and adopted by the follo~lnf AYES: Masers. Hunter, Nlntan~ YounE, and the President, Fa-. ~ebber ...... NAYS: None ............. O. (Mr. Cronin absent) Hr. Hunter voiced the opinion that the bid of Dravo Co~poratlon~ Phlladelphi for supplying pumping equipment for the Crystal SprinE Booster Station in the sum of ~68~°00, is the bast bid in the interest of the city and offered the ~e~olution: (~11193) A Rr-S0LUTIO~ accepting the proFosal o£ Dravo Corporation, Phlladel for furniahln~ PUmpin~ Equipment for the Crystal Sprln~ Booster Stat in accordance with plus and specifications aa set out under Contract "D"· a t a price of $6,68a.00; authorizinE and directing the City ManaEar to execute the requis =ontract; and providing for an emergancy. (For full text of Resolution, lee Ordinance Book No. 18, PaEe Mr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mOtion was seconded by Youn~ and ~dopted by the follo~ln~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Minton, Young, and the President, Fw. Webber .... NAYS: None .......... O. (Mr. Cronin absent) With ftwthe~ reference to the matter, Mr. Young moved that all of the bldd, the pumpin~ equipment be furnished ~Ith a copy of tha tabulation of the bids io3 i.04 receXved on the equipment. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hlnton ar~ unanimously adopted, , There bein/~ no fu~thel- business~ Council adJoul~ned, APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, REGULAR Monday, September 3, 1951. Monday, September 3, 1951, being a legal holiday, the regular meeting of ~he Council o£ the City of Roanoke wes adjourned until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, ieptember 4, 1951J APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, ADJOURNED REGULAR ?uesday, September /;, 1951. Tho Council of the City of Hoenoke met in an adjourned re~ula~ meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Fvllding, Tuesday, September 4, 1951, at 2:( o~clock~ p. m,~ with the President, Mr. Webber, presiding. PRE-~ENT: MesSrSo Cronin, Hunter, ~inton~ Young, and the President, Mr. Webb~ AF~h'T: None ................ O. OFFICERS PRESENT:Hr. 'Arthur S. O~ens~ City Manager, Hr. Randolph G. Whittle City Attorney, and Mr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. Tho meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Wade H. Pryant, Pastor of the First Paptist Church. COUNCIL: Pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 961%, adopted on the day of September, 1948, providing for the election of a President of Council and Ex-officio Hayor, as well as a tice President of Council and Ex-officio Vice Mayor, at the first meeting in September of each year, the President, Hr. Webber, stated that the first order of business would be the election of a President of Council Ex-officio Mayor; whereupon, Council recessed for the purpose of a caucus. After the recess, Hr. Young placed in nomination the nm~e of A. R. Minton. ~r. Hunter moved that the nomlnatlcns be closed. Upon roll call, Mr. Minton was elected President of Council and Ex-officio Mayor for a tel-ms ending August 31, 1952, by the Following vote: FOR A. R. MINTON: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter~ Young and the President, Webber ............................. NOT VOTINO: Mr. Hinton ..... 1. At t his point, F~. Webber turned the Chair over to the President, Hr. with an expression of appreciation for the cooperation he has received during his tenure of office the past year. The President, Hr. Minton, then stated that the next order of business would be the election of a Vice President of Council and Ex-officio Vice Mayor. Hr. Cronin placed in nomination the nm~e of Roy L. Webber. Hr. YounF moved that the nominations be closed. Upon roll call, Hr. Webber was elected Vice President of Council and Ex-oCli Vice Mayor for a terms endinE August 31, 1952, by the following vote: FOR ROY L. WEbBeR: Hessrs. Cronln, Hunter, Young, and the President, Mr. ~lnton--[ ......................... NOT VOTIEG: Mr. Webber .... 1. MINUTES: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on August 20, 1951 been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of ~. Webber, seconded Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEAHIEG OP CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: TRAFFIC: Hr. E. L. Light, Chairman of the Off-Street Parking Co.~r~ittee appointed by Council, appeared before Council and presented the followlng report: "Roanoke, Virginia Septembem 4, 1951 To The Council of the City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On May 31, 1950, City Council accepted the report of Council's Street Parking Committee, with the prerogative of modifying the plan wherever deemed advisable, and authorized surveys by the City co~ering t~o en~lneering, legal and financial aspects of the project, On ~eptember 14, 1950, City Council instructed its Off-Street Parking Conmittee to work with a like comittee from the Chamber of Co~xaerce to consolidate their ideas on Off-Street Parking, and report back to City Council, ~neee two comittsee have worked closely in all phases of OffoStvcet Parking and have taken into consideration all conditions that would be pertinent to or affected by any plan of Off-Street Parking, and Council's Co~lttee herewith presents its report and requests .its adoption. The areas suggested and recommended by these two committees arel 1) North side of Salem Avenue to Norfolk Avenue and between let Street and 2nd Street, S. E. (entire block except that 'required for overhead brid 2) North side of Salem Avenue to Norfol~ Avenue and between Jefferson Street and 1st Street, S. E., except property fronting on let Street, S. E. now A. & P. Store and Parking lot and property fronting on Jefferson Street about 100 fleet deep. (Omit that property required for overhead bridge). ]) North side of Salem Avenue to Norfolk Avenue fromJefferson Street to let Street, S. W., except property fronting on Jefferson Street and the Goodwill Mission property facing Salem Avenue. 4) North side of Salem Avenue, between 1st St. S. W., and 2nd St. S. W to Norfolk Avenue (entire block). 5) South side of Salem Avenue to the alley from 1st Street, S. W., to the Ponce de Leon Hotel Garage. 6) North side of Salem Avenue, between 2nd Street, S. W., and 3rd Street S. W., to Norfolk Avenue (entire block). 7) North side of Salem Avenue, to t~orfolk Avenue from 3rd Street S. W., west to the east side of Let 101010~, or about 40 feet east of the east line of hth Street S. W. 8) North side of Church Avenue from the alley west of Boyls-S~ecM r Tire Company, approxl=ately 150 feet w~st of 3rd Street, S. W., to ~th Street, S. W., including ~ 1 of the property to the alley between Church Avenue and Campbell Ave I~ae. 9) West side of Jefferson Street ~etween ~ullitt Avenue and Day Avenue S. W., to 1st Street S. W. These areas will acco.~odate approximately 2,200 cars et ground level and all costs involved ~ill be approximately i~,OCO, OCO.OO, which should be financed by self-liquidatinc bonds and we recommend this ~ount be authorizt by referendm~ and that bonds be issued from tt~e to time as needed on a progressive basis. We also reco.~.~end that this report be r~ferred to Roanoke City's Planning Commission for i~edlate study and their recommendation, and that the Planning Commission be informed of our willingness to appear before at any time with otw entire files for additional information and assistance. (Signed) E. L. Light E. L. LIG.ST, CHAIRMAN Off-Street Parking Cc~-~it! I~ this connection, Hr. B. F. Moomaw, Executive Director of the Chm~ber Of Co~x~erce, appeared before Council and oresented the following covn~unication: "September ~, 1951. To the Council of the City of Hoanoke Gentlemen: The Chanber of Commerce Off-Street.Parkin~ Committee concurs in the report date~ September ~, 1951, presented by your Off-Street Parking Committee, Hr, E. L. Light, Chairman. The Chaaber suggests that Council give consideration, should this project be approved, to the following: 1) That private enterprise be given an opportunity to work out with the City a plmn or plans for operation of a part or all of the off-street parking areas reco=~ended by Council's Committee. 2) That if it is necessary for the City to issue bonds for its share of the bridge project that the two projects be combined in one bond issue. Yours sincerely, (Signed) B.F. Moomaw B. F. ¥~omsw, Executive Director" Also speaking on the subject, was H~o ~. P. ~lltsee, Chairman of the Off- Street Parking Committee of the Chamber ~f Commerce. At this point~ t~e City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a co~-~unication from the Roanoke Merchants Association, urging prompt action to solve the parking problem in Hoanoks and offering its cooperation in bringing the matter to a prompt ar~ successful conclusion. On motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Webber and unan~nously adopted, the report of the Off-Street Parking ~o~lttee was referred to the City Planning Co~%ssion for.study, report and recom~nendation to Council. HAHER PIELD~ Hr. J, H. Pall~ell, President, Roanoke Pair, Incorporated, appeared before Council and presented a communication, advlsir~ that the orEanizatlo ~ould like to rent Maher Pleld for the psriod .fro~ Au/mst ~5, 1952, throuph August 30, 1952, for the purpose of holding its annual fair, under the same t arms and conditions as this year. Hr. Cronin moved that the request bar eceived and placed on the aFenda for further consideration at the next regular meeting o£ Councllo The motion ~as second by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. DEPARTMENT OP PUPLIC WELmARE: lit-. Frank E. Atkins, a feller client, aopeared before Council and again complalned that ho la unable to meet dally livin~ expenses wlth his present allotment froa the Department of Public ~elfare. Hr. J. H. Pallwell, Director of tho Department of Public Welfare, who was present at the meeting, explaining that M~. Atkins is receivinc the maxlmu~ allotment allowed by law, on motion of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. YounF and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the Welfare Director. PETITIONS A'~ COPSVFFJNICATIONS: T~APFIC-STREET LIGHTS: A cox~unication from Mr. Pert Trook, a skinF that a warntnEblint~ r light and a street ll£ht be placed at the corner of Pleasant View Avenue, Levelton Avenue and Teeth Street, N. W., also, that a "dead-cod" street sign be placed on Pleasant tlew Avenue at Tenth Street, N. W., was before Council. On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, commllntcatlon was referred to the City ManaFer for study, report and reco~mlendatton to Council. BUDCET-RECHEATION DEPAFFFMENT: A communication from M~. Clyde Cocks, £hairma! of the Public Recreation Committee of tho Chamber of Co--arcs, asking the city to appropriate $383.55 for the renovatir~ and cleanlng of equipment to be used In the sandlot football pro,ram during the coming season, was before Council. Hr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request and offered the follow~ emergency Ordinance: (~1119~} AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln ~ectlon #100, ~Recreation Department", of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (Pot full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 18, Page Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by MI'. Hunter and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- NAYS: None ........... 0o 107 PURCHASE OP PROPERTY~ A co~uunicetion from Hi-. Halph F. Crockettm District Sales Representative of the ~hell Oil Company, advising that his company is lnteree in purchasing city property at the northeast corner off Franklin Road and Haple Avenue, $. W., for the purpose of erecting a modern Super Service Station, was before Council. Affter a discussion of the matter from.the standpoint of creating a traffic hazard, H~. Cronln voicin~ the opinion that the offer should be rejected outright without any further consideration by Council, HI-. Hunter moved that the commanicati be referred to the City .Hanager for studym report and recommendation. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton .... RAYS~ Hr. Cronin ............ PAH/IS A.~DFLAYGROUNDSI Council havinE previously adopted a Resolution, requesting the State Department of Highways and the Blue aider Park~ay~ Department of Interior, to lend every asslatance, both financially and technically, .to the City of Hoanoke to aid.the city in securlna a spur road from the proposed Blue Ridge Parkway to llll K~untain, and an ackr~wledinuant from the State Hlthway Department having been filed for further consideration upon receipt of an acknowledF~ent from the national Park Service, co~municationa from both the National Park Service and ~lus Ridte Parl~ay~ advisin~ that In the event plans for the spur road materialize National Park Service viii construct that portion of the spur road lying within the ~lue Ridge Parkway right-of-way and connectinE with the Parkway motor road at a point between the Garden [lty School and U. $. Highway Route R~O upon ConKresstonal appropriations for the construction of the Parkway section around Roanoke, were before Councllo On motion of Hr. ~ebber, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously a~opted, the con~unications were filed. GAHPAOE DiSFOSAL: The Comnissloner of Health and the City Han~er having been ~ ~qus~ted to negotiate wi~h the Veterne Administration, with a view of working out a mutually satisfactory arrancement for some other method of disposition of ~arba~e from the Veterans Administration Facility, the following co.~z~unlcatlon from Dr. J. N. Dudley, Commissioner of Health, was before Council: "August al, 1951 ltv. Haston K. Moorman, City Clerk. Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager. Gentlemen: In accordance w lth the directions of the Council of the City of Roanoke on Honday, August 6, 19~1, a visit was made by the Health Officer and Public Health Engineer to the Veterans Hospital relative to disposition of on the banks of the Roanoke River. Tt~e a&m~nistration o£ the hospital express their desire to cooperate with us and elimlnate .this Earba£e and rubbish dump. On Au£ust ~0~ 19~1, representatives of the Health Department were invited to re-visit the hospital. On this occasion, It was found that a sanitary land-fill had been prepared and was ready for operation. ~s were assured that no further use of the river banks ~ould be made for the dumping of garbaEe or rubbish. Yours very truly, (Signed) J. N. 9udley Co.~nisstoner of Health" ~, Your~ complimentir~ the Co~uissionar of Health on a Job well done~ the co~unication was filed, HOUSINO~ The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a cor~unication under date of August ~, 1~1, aig~d by Hayo~ ~oy L. ~ebbe~, ~visin~ o~ the appointment of M~. Harry Y. G~ble as a ComlssioneP o~ the City of Roanoke Redevelopment a~ Housl~ Authority to ~ucceed ~, ~omas R, ~lrsl~ ~e com~unlcation ~as Filed, SCH~ A pro,ross report on the ~hool bulldl~ and improvement pro~r~ of July 31, 1~1, ~a~ ~fore Council. On motion of Hr, Hunte~, ~eco~ed by ~. ~ebbev ~d unanl~usly adopted, the report ~as filed, STA~ CO~FOHATION CO~I~IO~ A comparative statement of tax on property ~blic Service Corporations levied on assessed val~es made by the ~tate Corporation Co~lsslon flow the years 1~O and 1~1, sho~inE an over-all increase ~levy of $~5,~8.11~ ~I,~.P~ o~e~ the budget re~enue esti~t~, ~a~ ~fove On-motion of ~, Cvonin~ seconded by ~. ~ebbe~ a~ u~a~lmou~ly adopted~ the report ~a~ REPORTS OF O~ICBRS~ AI~FO~: ~eClty ~naEe~ ~ubmitted ~ltten r aport ~lth.~e request that be authorized to execute a cont~act~ 1satinE space at the Ro~oke Hunicipal Airport to the Ha~navie~ Corporation, ~harlo~te~ville, Virginia, for the pu~ose of lnstalll~ and operati~ telescoFe~ theveon~ at a ~ntal of t~enty-Five per cent revenue de,ired therefrom as coupled with a re~tal oC t~en2y pe~ cent Hr. Webber moved that Council concur in the request of the City Manager and hat the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion w aa seconded by F~. YOUng and adopted bi the followinC vote: [ AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton..X, RAYS: None ............. 0. (#11195} AN ORD!NINCE authoPizin~ the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Magnaview Corporation leasing to said corporation sufficient space at Woodrum Fleld.up0n which to install and operate terrestrlalscopes upon substantially the same te~ms and conditions contained in the present a~reement betw,en the parties dated August 17, 1950, except the contract herebf authorized shall provide as for such space a sum equal to ~5~ of the gross amount of coins instead of 20% thereof as p~ovfded for in paragraph 2 of the former contract. THEREFORE, BE IT 0RDAIN~_D by the Council of the City o£ Roanoke that the City Manager bej and ha is herebyj authorized and directed to enter into a contract w~th the Magnavtsw Corporation leasing to said corporation sufficient space at WoodruzlFleld upon which to install and operate terrestrialssopes upon substentiall the same terms and conditions contained in the present agreement between the pattie dated August 17, 1950, except the contract hereby authorized shall provide ss rental for such space a sum equal to twenty-five (P5%) per cent of the gross amount of coins instead of twenty (20) per cent thereof as provtced for in paragraph 2 of the ~he Ordina~ce having been r ead~ was laid over. 218 REPOBTS OF OFFICERS~' : CO~LAI~Tgr A petition siEned by eight property owners and re~ldents in the residential ~ea east a~ south o~ Roa~ke Rlve~ ~Jacent to Hill ~untain~ aski~ tha~ aomethl~ be done to ~emedy the co~ltlon o~ fly ash emanating f~om ~e ~alnut Avers ate~ station of the Appalachian Electric Po~e~ Compa~ havl~ been referred to the City Hana~e~. he submitted w~ltten report that a detailed report ~ now bel~ co~pleted~ but that he wanted to advise Council that pro.ess Is bel~made. ~e report was TR~IC~ The City H~a~er submitted the ~ollowl~ report with~fference to stop sign at De~lston Avers and Haiden La~ S. 'Roanoke. Virginia To ~e City Council Gentle~en~ You referred to me In your F~le ~o. ~O the request oF ~. ~arles St~. Jr.. 1~0~ ~e~lston Avenue. S. ~.. that a ~TOP sl~n be erected at the ~r Folice Dep~t~ent ~de a thorou~ check; and OFffice~ ~ussell Harris ~ho made the observation advises me that this Is a wide open lnter~ection ~d that there has never been an accident at that location. I ca~ot, thereffore, reco~e~ that a STO~ sl~n be erected. Respectfully Su~Itted~ (~l~ned) Arthur S. ~e~ City Hana~er~ ~. Hunter~ved that Council concu~ In the report oF the C~ty Hana~er. The notion was seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ unan~ously adopted. STRE~LIGHTS: The City Hana~er submitted the ffollowl~repo~t with to u~erErou~ street ll~tl~ fo~ ~tep III off the downtown unde~rou~ system~ n~o~oke, Virgins _November 1]. To The City Council Ro~oke. Virginia Oentle~nc ~. W. P. ~oker. District Hanager oF the Appalachian Electric Power Co. any. ~vised me they have completed the third and final step In co~ection with the lnst~lation of ~e u~e~ound street lightl~ In the downtown business area ~hich ~as be~n In the fall oF Since this Is all u~er contract a~ the ~t increase In n~ber is thre~ lA,ts, no resolution Is necess~y. This Is fo~ yo~ l~ormation. Respectfully submitted~ (gAged) ~th~ S. Owens City H~agerw ~e report was Filed. STR~ ~IO~S: The City Manager submitted ~ltten ~port with the reco~endat that authority be ~anted fo~ the l~tallation of street lights at the various locations outlined in his report. ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the reco~e~ation of the City H~ager a~ m~fered t~e followl~ Resolutionc (~11283) A ~OL~ION authorizl~ the installation of street l~ts on cereal streets in the City of Roanoke. (For ~11 Zext of Resolution. see Ordinance Book No. 18. Page ~. Hunter ~ved the adoption of the Resol~tion. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Webber and adopted by the followl~ vote~ ~S: Messrs. Cronin. Huntep. Webber. Young. a~ the President. ~. NAYSc None ....... BRID~E~ The City Manager submitted written report that the Norfolk and Western Railway Comparqr has suggested that the overhead bridge in the vicinity of Rollins Road and Whiteeide Street, N. E., which became a part off the cityme street system when the .Wllliameon Road area was annexed, be maintained under the terms and conditions of an agreement between the City of Roanoke and the Norfolk az Western Railway Company.dated February 18, 19h6, providing for the division of maintenance coats on a fifty-Fifty baals for other bridges in the City of Roanoke ~over the tracks of the company; whereupon, Mr. Runtar offFered the following emergency Ordinances (~1119~) AN O~DINANcg authorizing the City Manager to execute, £or and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, an agreement in letter form dated August 2], 19~1, executed For and on behalf of the Nor£olk & Western Railway Company by ~. B. Stone, its thief ~ngineer, relative to the division o£ maintenance for the overhead bridge at HP H-216{2~8' which became a part o£ the street system o£ the City of ~loanoke when the Willismson Read area was annexed, and providinC For an e~ercency. . {For £ull text O£ Ordinance, eeo Ordinance Book No. 1~, Fags 25].) Mr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was escorted by Mr. Cronin and adopted by t he £ollow[n~ vote: AYES: Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, and' the President, Hr. Minton---h. NAYS{ Reno ......... O. (F~. Young not vetinl~) PARES AND PLAYOROUNDS: With £urther reference to eectwing a spur road From the proposed Blue Ridge Parkway to Mill Mountain, the City Hanager submitted the following report~ "Roanoke, Virginia September ~, 19~1 ~0 The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On August 23, 1951, Mr. Sam P. Weems, Superintendent o£ the Department of the Interior, ¥~. W. P. Smith, Urban Engineer for the State Department of Highways, Mr. John L. Wentworth, Director o£ Public Works, Mr. J. R. Hildebrand, Planning Engineer, Mr. H. C. Eroyles, City Engineer, and I met to discuss plans for a spur road to connect the Blue Ridge Parkway and Mill Mountain. We were assured by Mr. Weeme that the Department o£ the Interior will assist to the limitation of their policy which permits only their paying for the connectin~ link From the Parkway to the proposed spur. It appears that the general plan will be five years in the making; however, I think it appropriate to advise you o£ the administration's alert. ness to any plans or progrmuwhich may be available for the completion o£ this work. Respectfully submitted, (~lgaed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" I~ a discussion o£ the matter, the City Manager suggested that the City Planning Commission be requested to control the development of the area between Yellow Mountain Road and the proposed Blue Ridge Parkway under the provisions of mubdlvisien Ordinance which would elimlnate the possibility of the state having to pay excessive costs due to construction on the proposed Parkway. Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the suggestion o£ the City Manager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. ANNEXATION: The City Manager. having been directed to ascertain i£ the Council of the Town of ilntan'would permit the City of Roanoke to connect its mains with mains serving the Town of {inton and thereby Facilitate the city's Water Department in supplyin~ laproved service to the ldlewlldoKer~ood Section of tho city, tho City HanaFer sub~tted ~ittenreport, together with tha Resolution adopted b~ the Co~l oF the To~n oF ~lnton on Au~st 21~ 1~1~ ~ER~ the Cou~ll ffo~ ~e City oF ~a~ke~ Virginia-on the 6th day o~ ~st~ 19~1, by Resolu~on~ll~9 ~eque~ted to k~ ~hethe~ o~ ~t ~the To~n off ~lntcn sill permit t~e Cit~ o~ ~oanoke to co~ect mai~ ~lth ~lns p~eaently se~vi~ said to~n and the~ ~acllitate the C~tyte ~ater department In aupplTl~ lmp~ved service i~ the Idle~lld- Ke~ood ~ection off the C~tyJ~ a~ ~E~ by deed dated the l~th day o~ February 191 recorded In th ~lerkta Office of the Circuit Court of ~oa~ke County V~in~- l. n .~ co~veye~ to th~ To~n of ~lnton the rlFhts, title, ~rlvlle~e, Franchise, ~ater pipes, etc., ffo~ ~d In conside~ation oF the sun of ~18e707,10~ W~S, the City oF Ro~oke, YlrFlnla~ Is the successor In title t o the Vlnton-Roanoke Wate~ Co~any~ Inc.~ a~ W~S~ the said deed herein referred to expreesl7 etiuplates and defines the rl~ts a~ interest which the respective parties have In ~d to the said dlst~lbutlon syste~ a~ It ffurthe~ ~roviden fo~ the re~ponsibll: and oblt~ations oF each of the partiese a~ ~EAS, the said deed Is pla~n~ cleap a~ un~bl~ous in lt~ HO~, ~E~ORE~ ~E IT R~SOL~ ~at ~t Is the consensus oF op~nlon oF th~ ~ou~-ll ~o~ the Town oF V~nton, Virginia, that they c~not seres to the ~guest o~ ~ ~ouncil ~he ~ty~oF ~o~ 7~r~ln~, to connect its mains w~th the mains oF the own off '~nton~ Vl~E~n~a, ~F said co~ections ~n any way v~ol~te any oF the provisions of the deed herein referred to. AP~ROVED {SIEned) Nelson R. ~urman N~lson H. Thurman, (SIEned) F. H. Ha[den F. H. Hayden~ Clerk" ~ter a discussion of ~e mattev~ H~. You~ ~ved that the question be on the aicpa for final disposition at t he next re~lar meetl~ of Councll~ ~nd that In the meantlme~ the City Attorney, afte~ a coherence with the Town Attorney of iinton, prepare an opinion as to whether ov not ~e proposed ~uld In any way violate any of the provisions of the deed dated February 16, 191~. The motion was =eco~ed by ~r. ~ebber ~d unanlmously adopted. ~eCity HanaEer havl~ been directed to ascertain from the Council of the Town of 'ilnton lC the To. would be aEreeable ~ treati~ sewage from the Idlewild- Kenwood Section of the C~ty of Ro~ok~ In Vlnto~s proposed sewaEe treatment and if ~o~ upon what te~s a~ conditions, the tit7 HanaEer sub. fred ~Itten report, toEether with the followi~ Resolutlon adopted by the Cou=ll of the Town of Vinton on Au~st ~1, 19~1= ~ H~E~, the Council of the City of Roanoke~ 71r=lnia ~ Resolution . ~ ~ -~ -.e counc~ o~ ~ne ~own of ~inton If the Town Is a~eeable ~o ~rea~se~ace from the ldle~lld-Ee~ood Section off the City of Hoam~ke In said Town's proposed se~aEe treatment plant~ a~ Iff ~o~ upon-~hat ~EHE~S, ~hen consideration ~as ~iven to the lnstallatlon of the disposal system In the To~ oF ~lnton, 71~Elnia~ and the intevce~ti~ line~ In co~ction ~lth said d~sposal ~ystem, much co~[deratlon ~a~ civen to the Joint treatment of se~aEe ~lth the City of Ho~cke. Virginia; and ~EAS, a co~lttee ~as appointed by the Tc~n of Vlnton~ VirFlnia~ ~hich ~ave much thought a~ study to ~e said proposal; and ~A~, the Council oF the Tc~n oF Vlnton~ ~Ir~lnla, al~o Eave ~ch thou~t and ~tudy to this propo~al~ and ~EAS~ ~t ~as the unan~ou~ decision of both the co~lttee a~ the Council oF ~e Tc~n of Vlnton~ Vlv~lnia~ that the To~n of ~lnton, should erect ~d operate lt~ o~n ~e~a[e disposal system and tnterceptin~ 1.12 NOW, ?~E~O~, ~E I? RESOL~D~ ·hat it is still the considered Jud~ent o~ the ~o~ o~ qnt~n, ~lr~lnis~ that the saidTo~n ~hould o~n a~ operate its ssid se~a~e dl5posa~ system a~ lntorceptl~ lines sep~ato a~ disti~t f~om all other mnic~alitioo a~ ~at it ~ould not be to the best ~ntoroot of tho To~n off Vinton) Ylr~inia~ to afreo to enter ~nto a contract ~lth fha City o~ Roanoke ~o~ the troat~ of se~a~e From tho Idleuild-Eo~ood section off the eald C~ty~ ~ IT P~TH~ RESOL~ ~at the request oF the 21ty Off Ho~oke~ V~r~nla~ that the To~n of Vinton~ ~lr~lnia~ treat ~ewaEe from the Idlew~ld-~en~ood Section oF Hoa~ke City be denied, ATTEST: {~igned) P. M. Harden F. H. Haydea, Clerk" APPROVED: {S!gned) Nelson R.'Thurman Nelson H. Thurman~ Mayor Ohm orlon of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Cronin ard unanimously adopted, the report an.~ Resolution were filed, STREET IMPR0?EMENTS: Petitions signed by approximately 315 residents of the Oarden City area, asking that the city proceed with the laying of water mains in the streets of the Garden City section so that the streets can be permanently improved without further delay, having be~ referred to the City Manager, he subnltte the following report: "Roanoke, Virginia August 29, 1951 To %~e City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On August 20, 1951, in your File #51~, you referred to me a petition signed by V. R. Garnand, C. W. Hedges, and n~merous other residents of the Garden City area, requesting that the City take i-~nediate steps to pave the streets in that section. At a recent conference with Hr. John L. Wentworth, Director of Public Works, and Hr. Charles E. F~ore, Engineer in Charge of Construction, we found that our maps show that practically all the streets listed in the petition will have water lines installed in them within the next thirty As you knbw, bids are bein~ requested on this work Just as rapidly as possible; and we hope to begin work in that area soon because it is one of ! critical areas. However, for the City to spend money to pave streets which will have to be torn up in a very short while seems to me to be economically unsound; therefore, I cannot recommend that it be accomplished. Pa-. John L. Wentw~th, Director of Public Works, has advised me that a general plan to improve the streets has been set up and that the work was started on August 27, 1951. Every effort will be made to keep the streets in good condition during the winter months. I sincerely regret that I can offer no better solution to this problem; however, I welcome the opportunity to discuss the matter with the residents of Garden City. If they have any plan which is economically sound, please be assured that it will be g~ven every consideration. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" ~e report was flled. GARFAGE DISPOSAL: With further reference to the disposal of garbage f rom the Veterans Administration Facility, the City Manager submitted the following report: "Roanoke, Virginia September ~, 19~1 To 1he City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentle,an: On August 6, 1951, at your regular meeting, you directed Dr. J. N. ~udl, Commissioner of Health, and me to consult with the Veterans Adm~nistratlon Hospital with reference to their pollution of the river by an uncontrolled garbage dump. Dr. Dudley met with Dr. ~harlea W. Grady, ~anaEer of the Hospital, and a plan has ~een Worked out whereby the Hospital has begun a land Dr. Dudley advises me that the plan Is entlrely satisfactory; and we offer our appreciation and commendation for this excellent spirit of cooperation offered by our neighbors. gespsct~ully submltted~ C$1gned) Arthur,. Owens City Hanager' ~r. Young moved that the report be flied and tha~ a letter of appreciation be forwarded to the ~eterans Administration Facility officials for their cooperatior The motlon was seconded by F~~. Webber and unanimously adopted. ~?RE~.-~TS A.tD ~LE~S~ The City Manager submitted written report t~at the Virginia Glass ~orporation has requested permission to encroach eighteen Inches on an alley ad~acent to property at 206 Fifth Street, N. W., for the erection of a In this connection, ~r. B. F. Mocmaw, gxec~tive Director of the ~h~mber of Commerce, ~ppeared before Council and urged that ~he permission be granted. After a discussion of the matter, ~tr. 2ronin moved that the matter be referred to the £1ty Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution, and that In the meantime, the City Manager ascertain whether or r~t the ~om can be erected In s~ch u manner as to not encroach upon the alley. The =orion was seconded by ~r. Young and un~nfmously adopted. WAT~ D~?APT~ENT: The 61fy Manager submitted the following report with reference to ~he laying of water mains In connection with the Water System Improve- ment Program~ "Roanoke, ~Xrpi~ia September ~, To The City Council Roanoke, WIrglnla C~ntlemen: ! am attachln~ hereto two copies o6 the completed documents for th~ laying of maine and appurtenancem by contract with the City furnishing the materlals, which have been approved by Mr. ~. R. Howson, Consultln Engineer, and ~r. Randolph O. ~ittle, ~fty Attorney. g I would appreciate your advising me as to what would be your policy with reference to laying the mains under these proposed contracts. The alternates are as follows: 1. Preparing and advertising ~or bids for sections and areas of the City as they are ready. 2. Preparing all c~ntracts and making one advertisement et a later Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" In a discussion of the form of documents, Messrs. Crontn and Young suggested ~hak a stiff penalty be Included for each day beyond a reasonable estimated completion date. After a further discussion of the matter, .~. Cronln moved that Council in ~lter~ate 1 of. the report of the Clty Manager and that plans be submitted for approval and authority to advertise for bids as and when they are completed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. At t his point, Mr. Cronin was excused from further attendance of the meet: h~EALT~ DEPARTM£~T: The City Manager submitted written report that the Housing and Hygiene Co~raittee has recommended that the salary of the Housing ~ygien~ Inspecto~ be increased fro~ ~3,000.o0 per annum to $3,240.00 per annum. Council being of the opinion that salary adjustments Should, be considered in budget studies, Hr. Young moved that the salary increase be denied. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. BLrDGET-DELIN~UE~T TAX COLLECTOR: The City Hanager submitted written report with the request that ~200.00 be transferred From the Adverttsingaccount to the Stationery and Office Supplies account in the budget of the Delinquent Tax Collecto: itc provide for the purchase of receipt books and Personal Property cards which were inadvertently overlooked in making up the budget for 1951. Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the request and offered the follow° l~g emergency Ordinance: (~11197) AN ORDINANCE ~oe,~enclandreordain Section ~9, WDellnquent Tax Collector~, of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. iFor ~ull text Of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 284.) Hr. Hunter moved the adoptlon Of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: A'~ES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, M~. Mlnton---~. NAYS: None .......... O. (Mr. Cronin absent) BL~OET-POLICE DEPARTMENT: The City Manager submitted written report with the request that ~20OoOO be transferred from the Uniform Allowance account to the account [n the Police Department budget, to provide for the purchase of new special service m~munitlon for each police officer. Mr. Webber moved that Council concur in the request and offered the followl~ emergency Ordinance: (~11198) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~0, ~PolIce Departmentr of the 19~1 budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 284.) Hr. Webber moved the adop'tion of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the Following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Hunte~, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton---4. NAYS: None ........ O. (~M. Crontn absent) B~'DOET-C!TY JAIL: The City Manager submitted ~ritten report with the request that an additional appropriation of $1,850.O0 be made to the Supplies account in the City Jail budget, brought about by additional purchases which were unforeseen In makingup the budget for 19~1. Hr. Webber moved that Council concur in the request and offered the followi~ (~11199) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ,~62, "City Jail~, of the 1951 ~Udget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~8~.) Hr. Webbem moved the adoption of the Ordinarm. eo The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AIT~: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton .... 4. NAYS: None ....... O. (Hr. Crcnln absent) A~POINT~TSI The City Hanager submitted the following report on changes in the personnel of the Police Department &nd PlreDepartment~ "Roanoke~ 'tlrginia ~eptember 4, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen~ ! wish to report the followin~ changes In the personne! of the Police Department and the Fire Department~ Po~lice Department Charles Alvin Yeters employed aa First Year Patrolman, effective September l, 1951. Carl ~pencer Allen employed as First Year Patrolman, effective ~eptember 1, 1951. Five Department Loyd R. Padgett employed as First Year Flreman, effective September Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. 0~ens ~Ity ~anager' lhe report was filed. ALMSHOUSE: The City Hana£er submitted written report f~om the Almshouse for ~he mo~th of July, 19~1, showing a total expense of i1,711.6~, as compared with a total expense of ~3,883.67 for the momth of July, 1950. The report was filed. DEPART:'~IC OF PUBLIC WELFARE: The City Nana~er submitted w~lt%en report f~om the Department-of I%bllc Welfare for the month of July, 19~1, showing 1,~07 ca,es handled at a total cost o£ ~53,3~6.~, as compared with 1,~h9 cases handled at a tots! cost of f5~,86~.~ for the month of JuZy, 19~O. ~e report was flled. REPORTS: The ~ty Hanager submitted written reporis from the ~urre11 Eemorial Hospital for the month of July, 1951; the City Earket for the month of August, 19~1~ the Department of A~r Pgllution ~ontrol for the months of June an~ July, 19~li.the Department of ~ulldlng and Pl~binc Inspection for the month of A~gust, 1951; the Department of ~ublic Works for the month of June, 19~1i the Electrlc~ Department for the month of August, 19~1; the Health Department for the mont~ of July, 1951; and the Pollce Department for the month o~ Hay, 1951. ~*he report~ were filed. ~EPORTS OF COK~TT~ESZ None. UNFINISHED EU$!N~S: NOne. C01~SZD_~ATION OF CLAIMS: ~0fie. INTRODU~TION AND CON$ZDERATION 5EWAOE DISPOSAL: Ordinance No. 11178, providing for the acquisition of a right-of-way from Harris Hardwood Company, incorporated, having previously been before Council for its'first reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body~ ~r. Young offering the following for its secor~ reading ar~ final adoptio~ (~11178) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the acquisition of a right, ~f~way for a public sanitary sewer line; abandoning, qult-cla!mlng and releasing'all the City's rift, title and interest to a portion of an existing right-of-way for a line; and authorlzlng and directing the p~oper'Clty officials to enter into a certain written agreement. (For £ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~79.) 11 Hro Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance, Tho motion was seconded b~ 1~. Hunter and adopted by the following vote~ AYES~ Hecate. Hunter~ Webber~ Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton .... ~. NAYS~ None ......... O, (Nfo Cronin absent) ~TREETS AND ALL~rYS~ Ordinance No, 111§O, approvir~ the vacatin~ and closfn of an alley between lots 6 and 7, block 12, ~lvarland Head Addition Hep, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Hunter off,ring the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~11180) AN ORDINANCE approving the vacating and closing of a certain lO-foot wide alley situate in the City of ~oanoke, Virginia, extending from the northerly line of Arbutus Avenue, $. E., in a northeasterly direction between Lots 6 and 7, Block 1~, accordins to the Hap of Hiverland Road Addition, a distance of epproxh~,ately 195.0 feet to the south bank of Roanoke River. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 18, Page 280.) Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following votel AYES: Messrs. H~nter, Webber, Ya~r~, and the President, Er. Hlnton---h. NAYE: None ...... O. (Er. Cronin absent) STREETS ~}~ ABBEYS: Ordinance No. 11181, approving the vacating and closlng of an alley between Lots 8 and 9~ Block 1~, Rlverland Road Addition ~ap, having ~reviously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Webber offerir~ the following for its second reading end final adoption: (~11181) AN ORDINANCE approving the vacating and closing of a certain lO-fo wide alley situate In the tlty of Roanoke, Virginia, extendir~ from the northerly llne of Arbutus Avenue, S. E., in a northeasterly direction between Lots 8 and 9~ Rlock 1~, according to the Hap of Riverland Road Addition, a distance of approxlmatf 182.0 feet to the south bank of dosnoke River. (tot full text of Ordinmnce, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 281.) Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~he motion wes seconded by Hr. Your~ and adopted by the followlng vote: AYES: Hessrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Fa-. Hinton---~. NAYS: None ....... O. (Hr. Cronln absent) SEWAGE DISPOSAL: The City Attorney presented draft of an Ordinance, provide: for an amendment to the deed between Cinder Block, Incorporated, and the City of Roanoke for a sewer right-of-way; whereupon, ~w. Young offered the following: (tllSOO) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the proper City Officials to enter into a written agreement ~ending a certain deed of easement dated July 5, 19~1, heretofore entered into between Cinder Block, Incorporated, of Roanoke and the City of Hoanoke, and providing for an emergency. (Per full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 285.) Hr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber mhd adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, ~r. Hlnton---~. NAYS: None ........... O. (Hr. Crontn absent) MOTIONS AND MISCELL~NEOUS EUSII~s~ FRANCHISES~ Mr, Crordn having earlier during the meeting questioned ~e alleged uae o~ facilities o~ the Western Union TeleEraph Co. any by race horse ~ok[~a a~d h~v[~ raised the question aa to ~Bethe~ o~ ~t the fr~c~lse Eranted ~ the C~ty off ~oa~ke to the ~estern Union Tele~aph Co.any ~as properly ~anted~ ~. Cro~n stat[~ that IF the franchise ~as l~rope~ly ~ranted, it should Be ~lli: led a~ a ~w one gr~nted with more strident ter~ a~ co~itio~ the same procedure to be followed wXth the ~esape~e a~ Poto~c Telephone Company at the proper time, on~tion, duly seco~ed a~ u~ni~usly adopted, the m~tter was re~erred to theClty Attorney For Investigation a~report at the next re~la~ meeting of Council WATER DEP~T~: ~e P~posed plan ffo~ a central sto~age yard For equlpmen~ and matem[als of the Water Dep~tment having been discussed by Council on several occasio~, ~r. Webber voiced the opinion that ~t ~s imperative from the standpoint of economy a~ efFicfency to proceed with the erection of a railroad aiding to the property ~lthout a~ Further delay a~ offered the followt~ Resolution: (~11~1) A R~OL~IOM author~z[~ the City Manager, fo~ and on behal~ of the City of Roanoke, to ente~ into an ~reement with the Norfolk ~ Western Railway Company, the te~ thereof to be approved by said City Manage~, For the erection of a siding to serve that part of the "Nlni~e~ Property" recently acquired by the City From theWill[~son Road Water Company, a~ authorized to ~ used, by the Watem Department, as a storage lot, the plans therefor to be approved by the Dlrect, of ~b!lc Works, at a cost to the City not to exceed ~8,900.OO, and providing (For ~11 text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ok No. 1~, Page 286.) Hr. ~ebbe~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion ~as seconded Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: A~S: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, You~, a~ the President, Hr. NAYS: None ...... O. (~. Cronin absent) ~ a d~scussion as to the cost off the siding, ~r. Hunter Offered the ~ollo~[~ emergency O~d[nance, appropriating the ~ount of $~,900.00: (~11202) AN O~DINANCE to m~e~ and reo~daln "Non-Operating Expenses" 1951 Water Department ~dget Ordinance, ~d pr~vidi~ for an ~er~ency. (For Full text of Ordin~nce, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Page 287. ) Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the O~dinance. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Webber a~ adopted by the followi~ vote: AYe: Mess~s. Hunter, Webbe~, You~, ~d the President, ~. Hlnto~---~. NAYS: None ....... O. (~. Cron[n absent) STRE~ IMPROVerS: Er. Hunter ~ought to the attention of Council a com~unicatlon from Mr. Joh~ Murphy, 1121 Oolfs~de Avenue, ~. ~., asking that ~lfside Avenue be ~overed with asphalt to keep down the dust, a~ moved that the co~nicatlon be referred to the City Manager for attention. The motion was seconde by ~. Webber and unanimously a~opted. WATE~ DEPA~THE~: Hr. Hunte~ brought t~ the attention of Council that It h~s u~ersta~i~ boat races are being held at Carvins Cove a~ moved ~at the ques~ to whethem or ~t boat races at Carv~ns Cove should be prohibited be referred to the co~ittee studying ~e rules a~ re~latfons governl~ the use of the Cove steam the City Attorneym in the meant~e, to prepare a Resolution, prohibit!n8 boat racine at Carvins Cove, for presentation at tho next re~ulal, meetin~ of Council ~e motion ~as seceded by ~, ~ebbe~ ~d unani~usl7 adopted, ~here bei~ ~ ~rthe~ ~siness~ Cou~ll adjourned. APPROVED Clerk ' Pr~s ldent COUNCIL~, REOULAR NEETI~G, ~onday, September 10, 19~1. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regulaA- meeting in the Circuit Room in tho Hunlcipal ~lldin~, Nonday, September 10, 19~1, at 2~00 o~clock, po m., the regUlar maetins hour, uith the President, Hr. lllnton, presiding° PRESENT: Hecate. Cronl~, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the Prosident~ Mr. ABSENT g None ...... 0o OffICERS PRESE~T~ Hr° Randolph G. Whittle, City Attorney, and ~r. Harry yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer b2 Hr. Jack Price, a ministerial etude£ at the University of Richmond° HI~TUTHS: Copies of the mirmtee of thc recessed l~egulsi- meeting of August 21, 19~1, and the special meeting of August 27, 1951, having been ~urnished each membel- o.f Council~ upon ~otion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopts the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARIN~ OP CITIZENS UPOR PUBLIC MATTERS: ROUSING: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for the construction of street paving, curb, gutter and sidewalk, and storm drain, In connection with th~ Redevelopment and Housing Authority Project No. 1 (Hortnn Site), according to plans and specifications furnished by the City of Hoanoke, said bids to be received by tho City Clerk until 2:00 omclock, p. m., Honday, September 10, 1951, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Hr. Hlnton, asked if there was anyone present who did not i'ully understand the advertise merit, if there was ar~one present who had been denied the privilege o£ bidding, and if there were any questions abo~t the advertisement anyone would like to ask, and representative present raising any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the four bids received on Proposal No. 1, the one bid received on Proposal No, 2, and the four bids received On Proposal No. The bids having been opened and publicly read before Council, Mr. Hunter offered the following Resolution: (~1.120~) A RESOLUTION referring bids for the construction of street pavin~, curb, gutter and sidewalk, and storm drain, In connection ~ltb the Redevelopment Housing Authority Project Ho. 1 (Horton Site), to a committee composed of Hr. John L. Wentworth, Director of Public Works, Hr. lt. C. Brnyles, City Engineer, and Hr, Harry R. Yatee, Acting City Manager, for tabulation and report at the regular mestir of the Council of the City of Roanoke on HOnday, September 17, 1951. (For full text of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motionwas seconded by Hr. Cronin end adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- NAYS: l~one ........ O. WATER DEPARTHENT: The City Attorney having been requested by Council at its last meeting to prepare and present to the body at its present meeting a Resolution to prohibit boat races at Carvins Cove, a large delegation of citizens Interested boating appeared before Council, with Hr. Walter W. Wood, Attorney and a member of the Roanoke Valley. Boat Club~ actin~ ao spokee~an~ M~, t~ood etatin~ that tho boat · club le anxiouc to cooperate ¥1th the city~ but that the club sincerely feolc boat racin~ lo a safe form of recreation which 1~lll afford a large meamuro of entertain- ~ent to a ~reat number of people at a nominal costs and suRgeeted that a con~eittee be appolntcd~ includin~ citisens interested in boatlr~ and citizens interested in fiehin~-to formulate rules of safety for boat racin~ at Csrvino Cove, - Also speakin~ in behalf of permittin~ boat races at. Ca~vins Cove~ were Heeers, Eugene Covlr~ton~ Coleman Ho Neleon~ Ao C. Owen~-Robert Jo ?owell, C. Clencher, l~arl A, F~tzpatr~ck~ C, ~esley Mye~s~ T. V, ~ ~, C, Mc~y~ ~t ~e City Clerk brou~t to the attention off Cou~ll a co~unicatlon From F, E, ~taffford~ voicl~ the opinion that pe~[ttln~ ten ho~sepo~e~ out~d motors a~ rac~n~ at C~v~ns Cove ~11 c ~eate a haza~, ~e matter havl~ been discussed at ~eat len~th~ the City Clerk read the Resolution as ~repared by th~ C~ty Attorney; ~he~eu~on, ~. Web~ moved that the Resolution be filed. ~e motion was seco~ed ~ ~. You~ a~ ~animously adopted, ~C~O0~ ~, D, E. HcQu~lkin~ Superinte~ent of ~chools~ opposed Cou~ll a~ presented fo~ of an application off the Roanoke City School ~ard to the State ~d of Education off Virginia for the pu~ose off eecurl~ State School Construction Fu~s ~n the ~ount of $1~0,~0.~ to~d the ne~ Garden City School project ~untin~ to $~20.00; ~hereupon, Hr. You~ offfered the Resolut ~on: (~112~) A RESOL~ION approvin~ an application of the Roa~ke City School ~a~ to the State ~d of Education of Virginia fo~ the purpose of eecu~ln~ State School Construction Fu~s In the ~ount off $1~0~000.~ ffo~ the const~ction of the ne~ Garden Cl~ Fubl~c Sc~ol In ~e City of Ro~oke; advisln~ the State ~a~ Education of V[r~i~a that this Council has provided euffFicfent ~s cs~h appropriations to complete said proJect~ [rantl~ per, salon to the ~anoke City ~chool Bo~d to use the s~e to complete the pro,oct fo~ ~e p~pose desi~nate~ :ertlfied copies oF this resolution to Interested parties; a~ providi~ fo~ an (Fo~ full text of ~e~oluti~n, see O~inance~ok ~o. 18~ ~ate ~. Youn~ ~ved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion vas seco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ adopted by the follo~i~ vote: A~: ~es~rs. Cronin~ Hunte~ ~'ebbev~ You~ a~ the P~eaident. ~. ~lnton- ~AY5~ None ....... ~ ..... O. ~. ~c~ilkin then presented fo~ off application fo~ ~tate School Const~ucti iuMs in the ~ount of ~l~h,l~a.?2 to~a~ the ~ Gr~din Co~t tublic School p~oJec ~ ~ $29~6~.001 vhereupon, ~. C~nin offfered the follo~i~ ([11~0~) A E~SOLWIO~ approving sn application of the Roanoke City Ichool ~ard to ~e 5tats ~d of Education of Vi~tinta fo~ the p~pose of secu~lnf irate ichool Co=t~ction ~Ms h~e ~ount of ~1~,1~.72 for ~e correction of the ney 6raMl~ C~rt hblic School In the Clt~ of ~oanoke; avlii~ t~ State ~ard of ~ucstion of llrtinia that this Cou~ll has provided sufficient fu~s cash appropriations to complete said proJectl &antlni pemission to the Hoa~ke City icMol b~ to u~e the s~e to ~mplete ~e p~Ject ffo~ the purpose desl~natei in tho application; authorizing and directin~ the City Clerk' to forthwith transmit certified copies of this resolution to interested parties~ and providing for an emergency. (For full text o~ Resolution, see Ordinance l~ook Eo. 18, Page 289.) J4ro Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: Al'ESt Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- NAYS: None .... · HAHER FIELD: Action on the request of Hr. J. H. ~allwell, President, i R0~ncke Fal~, Incorporated, that the organization be permitted to rent Maher Field for the period from August 25, 1952, through August 30, 1952, for the purpose of holding its annual Fair, under the same terms and conditions aa this year, having been deferred until the present meeting, Mr. Fallwell again appeared before Council i in connection with the matter. On motion of H~. Webber, seconded by Mr. Cronln and unanimously adopted, action on the matter was again deferred until the next regular meeting of Councll~ pending receipt of information as to whether or not the city collected any taxes from the concessions, operators of the fair, etc., and if so, how much. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None. REPORTS OP OFFICERS: PURCHASE 0F PROPER~Y: A communication from Hr. Ralph P. Crockett, District Sales Representative of the Shell Oil Company, advising that interested in purchasing city property at the northeast corner of Franklin Road and Maple Avenue, $. W., for the purpose of erecting a modern Super Service Station having been referred to the City Manager for study, report and reco~raendation, the Acting City Manager submitted the following report: "Roanoke, Virginia September 10, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me at our meeting on September 4, 19~1, the request of the Shell Oil Company to purchase a plot of land at the Junction of Frankll£ Road and Maple Avenue. During the past several years, the City has had many offers for this piece o£ propertyJ but Council has consistently turned them down. I cannot reconraend the sale of this property for the following reasons: 1. The property is valuable to the City for park purposes. 2. It affords good viaibllitYat the Junction of two widely traveled 3. I bellev~ it would be extremely difflcul2 to have this ~roperty ~. If the property is valuable to others, then It la valuable to the City. Eeepectfully submitted, City ~arlager (Signed) By Marry R. Yates Acting City Manager" ~L~. Young moved that Council concur in the report. The motion was seconded by ~r. Hunter and unanhuoualy adopted. STREETS AND ALLEYS: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare a Resolution, peryLttting the Virginia Glass Corporation ~o encroach eighteen Inches an alle~ adjacent to property at 206 Fifth Street, N. W., for the erection of boom, the City Manager, in the m~antime, to ascertain whether or not the boom can be erected in such · manner al to not encroach upon the alley, the Aeting City Manager submitted the following report: "Roanoke, Virginia . geptember 10, 19~1 TO The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen: At the Council Meeting on September ~, 1951, the Virginia Claes Corporation requested per~Assion to place · boom on an alley right-of-way · dj·cent to their property It 205 Fifth Street,.H, W. Mr. John L. Went¥orth~ DirectOr of Public Works, H~. David Dick, ~uilding Inspector, and I visited the property on Wednesday, September 5. It ia my recommendation th·t you proceed c·utiously before granting permies for this beoml and ! urge you to visit the property before a final decision ia made. Thc problem of loading ·nd unloading can be solved by the Compar~u lth a minimum expenditure of funds, · fact which should be considered prior to granting permission for the erection of this boom which will inconvenience the general public. RespeCtfully submitted, (Signed) By Harry H. Yates Acting City Hanage~~ After · discussion of the matter, Mr. Hunter moved that the Resolution as prepared by ~he City Attorney be filed and that the request of the Virginia Glass Corporation be denied. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. STREET IMPRoVEM'ENT$: The request of Mr. John F~rphy that Golfeide Avenue, N. W., be covered with asphalt having been referred to the City Manager for the Acting City Manager submitted the following report: "Hoanoke, Virginia September 10, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me at our meeting on September ~, 1951, a reqUest from a citizen that Golfside Avenue be paved. This street ia in the same category as many other gravel streets in the City which need sealing; due to the limitation of funds, this was not included in the street improve- ment program for 1951. An estimate of the cost to pave 2,100 feet of this street ia $1,8~8.00 which would require a special appropriation. I do not recommend that this street be singled out for special treatment but that the project be considered in the Budget for 1952. Respectfully submitted, City Hanager (Signed) By Harry H. Yates Acting City Manager" Mr. Webber moved that Council concur in the report.' The motion was seconded hy Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. STREET IHPROVEH~NTS: The Acting City Manager submitted the following report withreforence to the construction of a sidewalk in front of the Garden City Baptist Church on Garden City Buulevard, S.E.~ "Roanoke, Virginia September 10, 1951 To The City Council Roer~ke, Virginia 6entlemen~ Vice Mayor Roy L. Webber called to the ·ttention of Council at the meeting on Septemben~, 1951, a request from · citizen concerning the construction of · sidewalk adjacent to the new Garden City ~chool. A careful perusal of a deed dated March 22, 1950, from the Garden CZty Baptist ~hurch, a report from the City Clerk, dated February 10, 1950, and Ordinance No. 1Q378. adopted February 6, 1950, shows no agreement of any kind in regard ~o szdewax~s. Ye ~ecked ~u~ther ¥ith /f~. D. E. ]~¢~uilkin~ Supe~in~enden~ o~ ~chools~ a~ ~, J, 5. ~n~d~ Clerk~ the School ~ard, a~ sub~tantiate~ ~e fact that ~ pro~ o~ a~ k~ has been plaid fo~ the l~tallation of sidewalks at that location. Perso~lly, I ~call that durl~ a' coherence sidew~ks ~ere ~ntloned ~t I ~l~eve p~ently that the side~ke ~ere to be placed ~hen O~den City ~ulev~d Is wide~d ~ ~e b~a~e off the utilities placed In streets ~hich, obviously, ~ill be so~t~ tn the future. I trust ~ia la the desired l~o~ation, Reapectffully au~ltted, City ~nage~ Act~ City ~nager* ~. Webbe~ ~ved that Cou~il concu~ In the report. ~e ~tion was seco~e by Hr. You~ and vn~usly adopted, ~-~ DEPA~ ~e Actl~ City Hanager su~ltted the report regarding ~dget ~e~mntat *Roa~ke, Virginia Septem~ i0, 19~1 To ~e City Council Ro~oke~ Gentlemen~ I ~lah ~ reco~end the Follo~l~ transfers ~ ~e~ents to the ~dg · t: 1. Transfe~ o~ $]~1.10 C~m supplies to equipment u~ev the Ply Hosquito Control ~count (7~-A) to allo~ for the purchase of a Preshur-Hite spray machine, 2. Appropriate $200.00 to repairs under the ~berculos~s SanatcrX~ Account {~1) to allow for the ~u~hase of one hot Wate~ heater coil ~d two sta~ard dental baaX~. Respectfully submitted, CXty ~anager (S~gned~ By Harry R. Yates Act[~ City Manager" ~. Hunter ~ved that Council concu~ In 2he ~port a~ offered ~e e~rgency O'rd[nance ~ending and reordaini~ Section ~-A, Fly a~ Mosquito {~11206) ~ ORDINANCE to ~e~ and reo~a~n SectXon ~-A, ~Fly a~ ~sqult. Cont'~ol", oF t~e 1951 ~dget O~di~ance, and prov~dXng ~or an emergency. ~Fo~ ~11 text Of' Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 1~, Page 290.) ~. Hunte~ moved ~he adoption of ~e Ord~n~ce. The motion was seconded by ~. Cronin a~ adopted by the following vote~ A~ ~ess~s. Cmonin, ~er, ~ebbe~, Yo~, ~d the President, ~. Minton- ~. ~ebber offered ~e followi~ emergency Ordinance ~e~ a~ reo~a Section ~51, "~rculoais (~11207~ AN ORDINANCE to ~e~ a~ reo~ain Section ~51, ~anatorX~", off the 19~1 ~dget Ordinance, and prov~ding for an e~rgency. ~For full teat off ~dinance, see Ordi~ce ~ok No. 1~, Page 290.) ~. Webber ~ved the adoption oF the OrdXna~e. ~e ~tlon was seco~ed Mr. Hunter ~d adopted ~ the Following vote~ A~: Messrs. Cro~n, Hunter, Webber, You~,' a~ the President, ~. Minton- NAYS: NOne .......... 0.. ~AGE DISPO~ The Act[~ City Manager su~tted verbal report that Central Contractl~ Co, any, contractor fo~ t~ aeco~ section off the sewer lntercepto~ line, has quoted a to~ l~rease of ~,~2.00 In its contract price as a result of plan cha~es ~n the contract. On ~otion of Hr, Webber, seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously.adopted, tho matter was rsfe~sd to the City Attorney for p~p~a~io~ of the p~pe~ measure. REPO~50P ~I~: ]/one, ~INI~ BUSI~S~ FRANCHIS~$ ~e City ~tto~ney havl~ been ~equested to ascertain ~hethe~ o~ ~t ~e ~estern Union Telesrsph Co~an~ has a valid ~chise Roa~ ~ br~t a~ut ~ the allesed use of its ~acllities by ~ace horse bookies~ he sub. trod ~ritten ~eport that ~e ~estern U~on Tele~aph Co.any Is ope~atl~ In the City o~ ~o~ke pursuit to a v~id ffr~chise terminable W Cou~il upon reasonable ~tice. In ~la co~ect~on, the C~ty Attorney submitted ~tten report that the ~esapeake ~ Potomac Telephone Co~a~ has a valid ffranch~se In the City Roano~wh~ch e~lres ~n 196~. On ~t~on o~ Mr. Cronin, seco~ed ~ ~. Webber ~d u~nl~usly adopted, the reports we~ filled for ffurther cons~deration. AN~TION: ~e question aa to ~ether or ~t the IdlewAld-~ood Section of the C~ty oF Roa~ke should be ~turned to the county having ~en placed on the age.s for ~lnal disposition at the present meetl~ of Council, ~ the City Attorn havl~ ~en requested to render an opAn~on aa to ~hether or not the 2o~ction the c~ty~s water mains with mains servl~ the Town of V~nton, ~n order to facllitat~ the city's Water Depart~nt In supplyl~' ~roved service to the Idlewlld-Ke~ood Section, would ~fi any way v~olate a~ of the provisions o~ the deed ~ated February 15, 191~, p~vXd[ng for a convey~ce ffrom the Vlnton-Roanoke Water. Company, Incorporated, to the Town off Wlnton, the CXty Attorney sub~tted verbal report that he has co.erred with the To~ Attorney off ~nton a~ that the Town Attorney has advised h~ the T?~ of Vlnton does not wish to pe~lt the City of the city's wate~ mains wXth ~ins servl~ the To~n oF Vlnton reg~dless. In a discussion of the question as to ~ether o~ ~t the IdlewXld-Ke~ood Section should be returned to the county, ~asrs. Ho~ Willis, Sr., Attorney, George W. C~leman, Fra~ T. Craig a~ Earl A. Fitzpatrick, Attorney, urged'tha~ apes ~ de-a~exed. ~. You~ stated that the area Is more a part of Vl~ton ~en Roa~ke, tha~ u~e~ the present econo~c co~ltion of the city it ~Xll be years before the sectim can be given adequate service, ~ moved that Council t~e the necess~y action to de-~ex the ldlewlld-Xe~ood Section. ~e motion failed for lack of a seco~. ~. Cronin then moved that Councll~ncur In the report of the co.tree previously appointed by Council to study the question, ~co~e~lng that the Idlew[ld[Ke~ood Section ~t be returned to the county. ~e motion was secouded ~. Hunte~ ~ adopted by the following vote: A~: Messrs. C~n~n, Hunter, Webber, ~d the PresXdent, N~S: ~. You~ ...... 1. Me~ersoff Cou~ll havl~ e~ressed a desl~ to ~r~~ adequate facilities to the ldlewlld-Ke~ood Section at the e~liest possible ~nt, ~. Webbe~ suggested that the W~ldwood Civic Le~e sub~t to Cou~tl a list off needed ~p~ve ments ~n ~e area In the order of their priority. H~. Ct,nih then moved that Council refer to the City Hanager the question of submitting an estimate of the cost of providing · fire station for the arsaw to bo operated on the same basis as tho fire station in tho Garden City ares. Tho motion was seconded by {ir, Hunter and unanimously adopted. COESIDERATIOR OF C~AIHS: None. INTRODUCTIOR ARD CORSIDERATION OF ORDIRARCES ARD RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION OP APPRECIATIORs H~, Webber brought to the attention of Council and offered the following Resolution, expressing the bodyte appreciation for tho splendid service rendered by tho Civitan Club of Roanoke in cleanln~ up and beautifyinl~ a la,ge section of Wasona Park~ (~Wll~OS) A RESOLUTIOR expressing this bodyt8 appreciation to the Roanoke Civiten Club for the splendid service it rendered tho City by cleaning up and beautlffying a large section of Wasena Park. (For full teat of Resolution, eeo Ordinance Book Re. l§s Page 290°) H~. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion Mae seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrs. Ct, nih, Hunters Webbero Young, and the President, Hr. Hint,n- RAYS: None ......... O. RESOLUTION OF SYMiATHY: Hr. Webber brought to the attention of Council and offered the following Resolution, expressing the bodyts distress at the passing of Hr. F. H. Rivinue: ({11~.09) A RESOLUTION acknowledgln~ this Council's indebtedness to the late Francis Harkoe iivinue for the outstanding, services he rendered to tho City of Roanoke aa a public spirited citisen and as Chair.~an of its Library l~oard. {For full teat of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Hr. Ct,nih and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hecate. Ct, nih, Hunter, Webber, Young,and the President, Hr. Nlnton-~. NAYS= Rone ....... 0. W~YER DEPARTMENT: Hr. Webber brought to the attention of Council and the following Resolution, providing for the appointment of a committee to approve all documents for the laying of water mains and appurtenances in connection with the Water System Improvement Program: (~11210) A RESOLUTION appoint, lng a committee to approve all documents made in connection with the laying of the mains and appurtenances in the Clty*s large water expansion program, and providing for a4 emergency. (For full teat of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Heesrso Ct, nih, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President~ Hr. Hint,n- NAYS.[ Rone ........ O. SEWER CORSTRUCTIOR: Council having appointed a Roard composed of the Direct of the Department of Public Worlm, the City Engineer, the City Hnnager and the City Clerk to make final assessments against abutting property owners for the constructic of sanitary sewers in the Garden City area, the City Clerk reported that a hearing was held by the Board on September 6, 19~1, ~ recommended that the changes as fixed against the abutting properties at that time be docketed in the office of the Clerk of the Hustings Court. 125 426 N~. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation and offered the follovin~ Resolution~ (~11211) A RESOLUTION amendin~ the estimated a~ounta of assessments against certain abuttin~ lsndovne~a for eanital'y severs so as to chaz~e the estimated amounts to ahoy the a~ounte finally assessed against each landovners rsspectivelys pursuant to Resolution Nee 111~4~ adopted on July 2J, 19all approvin~ the final asaeaa~ente~ providinl~ for the doclmtin~ of the final assessments in the Cl~rk~e Office of the gustir~s Court of the City of RoanokeJ and providin~ for an emergency, (For full text of l~esolution~ see Ordinance ~ook No. l0s Pe~e 292°) Hr° Hunte~ ~ved ~e adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~tion ~as seconded bi H~. ~ebber a~ adopted by the follovln~ vote~ . A~I Hassle. Cronin, Hunte~, Yebbe~ You~, ~d the ~eaident, ~. Hlnton- NAYS~ None ....... 0. STR~S A~ ~S~ ~e City Attorney presented draft of ~ Ordinance~ autho~izing the acquisition of a ~-foot vide strip o~ la~ 1~.O feet In le~th~ alo~ the ori~In~ ~rth line of Tlllett Road~ S. ~.I ~ereupon, Hr. ~ebber ~ved that the folloei~ Ordinate be placed upon its First ~in~. ~e motion vas seconded by ~. Yo~ and adopted by tho follovi~ vote~ A~$: Hessra. Cro~n~ Hunte~. Webber. You~ e~ the President, H~. Hinton- (~11~1~) ~ O~INANCE sutho~lzln~ the acquisition of a ~-foot ~lde strip- of la~, 1CO.O feet In lensth~ alon~ the oriEinal north line of Tlllett Road, ~S~ C. L. ~atkins. as the then o~ner ~ereof, heretofore attempted to dedicate to the public a ~foot ~lde strip of l~d alo~ the o~Izlnal north line Tlllett Road, ~. W., (then ~0.O Feet vide), as said lot a~tted Lot 1, Section accordt~ to the Hap of ~eaver ~el~ts Co~oratlon, ~t, nevertheless, flailed to reco~ his plat of said lot sho~ln~ the aforesaid dedication~ ~d ~E~ Earl G. Robertaon a~ ~yllia ~. Robertson, hvsb~ a~ vife~ by convey~ce~, have become, a~ are, the present o~ers off the ~esterly 100.0 feet of the aforesaid ~t 1, Section ls accordin~ to the Hap of ~eave~ Heights Co~oration; ~ ~. the public has flor a lon~ time treated ~d used the said strip of la~ as a part off Tillett Road, ~. ~., a~ ~e City of Roa~ke has constructed a side,elk tho~eoni a~ ~ C. L. ~atkins, et ux, a~ Earl O.Robertson ~ ~yllis ~. Robertso~ huaba~ a~ ~lfe. dedicate a~ convey to the City of Ro~oke all their ritht~ title a~ interest, If any, In e~ to the ~foot vide strip off la~ heretofore mentioned a~ have te~ered ~ the City their deed vhlch purports to ~eleases ~elinqui~h ~d convey unto the CltT ell such ~l~t~ title ~d interest vhich they may have to have In said strip-of T~WEPORE~ BE IT ORDAI~ by the Council of theClty of Ro~ke that the City officios be, ~ ~ey are here~, authorized and directed to accept For ~d behalf of said City· a deed upon such from as ~y ~ approved by the City Attor~y from C. L. ~atkl~, et als~ releasi~, relinquishl~, qutt-clai~ a~ conve7in~ unto the Cltz al rift, title and Interest; Iff a~ In a~ to ~e follo~ descried l~d situate In said City: ~EOIE~I~O at a point on the orlslnal nort~ li~e of Tlllett Road, S. (originall7 ~0oO feet wide), at its intersection ¥1th t~e westerly ~und~y li~ of the property o~ ~eave~ Hel~ta Co~o~ation~ a~ the o~1~1~ southwesterly corne~ oF ~t 1~ Section 1~ aeco~l~ to vou~t of Ro~oke County~ Yl~Sl~a~ In Plat ~ok 1~ pa~e }~en~.e fro~ s~id be61~ point and alo~ the eeste~ly ~u~ary ·ne eeave~ ~el~ts ~lvlsion~ N, 3~' 16~ ~. ~.0 ~ee~ ~re o~ lees, - an ~n pipe, cor~ to ~t 1, Section 1, accordl~ to ~e Hap o~ ~verly Hills ~[~isionJ the~e ~o~ a new li~ t~ough a portion original ~t 1~ Section 1, accordl~ to the ~p of Weave~ said ll~ la p~lel to and ~.O feet ~ of the o~lsi~ no~th line off Tlllett Road~ N. ~1· 28~ ~. 1~.0 f~et to a polnt~ ~e~e S.. ~ 16~ E. ~.0 feet, ~ o~ less, to ~e origin~ ~rth li~ o~ Tlllett Road; the~e alo~ said line 5. 61· 28' W. 1~.0 feet to the place off ~GIN~j 2ei~ the sou~erly ~.0 fleet o~ the westerly ~rtion off oPlgl~l ~t 1, ~etion 1~ accordi~ to the Hap off Weave~ Corporation, recorded as ~oresaidj It ~l~ the intent to convey all o~ ~at portion oF the westerly 1~.0 feet off Lot 1, Section 1~ accord- ~ to the Hap o~ Weave~ Heights Co~oration lyl~ be~een the ~rth li~ o~ Tlllett Road, 5. W., (then ~0.0 feet wide)~ a~ present north ll~ of Tlllett Road, {~w 50 feet wide,) ~e OrdJ~e havl~ been read, was laid over. SI~ING ~ ~O~I$SION~ ~e City Clerk brou~t to the attention oF that the ~rms of Hecate. El~re D. Heine a~ R. B. ~, ~ers of ~e ~ Co. scion, expired as off Au~at 31, 19~1~ whereupon, Hr. C~n~n pla~ed in nomi~tion the nm~e oF El~re D. Heine to succeed h~self aa a member off ~e Sink F~M Co~lssion for s term~ t~ee years e~ Au~st ~1, 19~. ~e nomination Was seconded by ~. Upon roll call, ~r. Heine was reelected as a mem~-o~ the 8i~l~ F~d Co.scion by ~e following vote~ ~R ~MO~ D. ~INS: Heasrs. C~nln, Hunter, Webber, ~ou~, a~ the President~ Hr. H1nton ........ ~. You~ placed In nomination the n~e off R. B. Gunn to succeed h~aelf aa a membe~ oF ~e Sl~ng Fu~ Co.lesion For a te~ oF t~ee years ending August 195~. ~e nomination was seconded ~ Hr. Webb*r. Upon roll call, Hr. 6u~ was reelected ~ a ~er oF the Sl~l~ Fu~ Co~lss[cn by the followi~ vote: P0R R. ~. G~N: Hessrs. C~nin, Hunte~, Webber, Ycu~, ~ the President, ~r. Minton ............... ~eClty Clerk was instructed to forward Hessrs. Heine a~ 6u~ certificates of their reelection. HOUSING: ~e President, ~. H~nton, brou~t to the attention off Cou~il a co~un~cation from ~. H~ Y. 6~le, te~er1~ his resignation as a Co~ss~one~ o~ the C~ty oF Ro~ke ~edevelop~nt a~ Housing Authority, e~ffective l~ediately. ~e co~cation was f~led. LIBR~Y BOA~: ~e City Clerk brou~t to the attentio~ off Council ~ existl~ vacancy on theRoa~ke ~blic Libra~ Boa~, as a ~es~t of the death of F. H. Rlvl~sj whereupon~ ~. Young placed in ~m[natl~n the n~e of Fra~ W. as a me. er of the ~ard oF Directors of ~e Roanoke ~blic Llbr~y to fill the u~fred te~ oF ~. F. ~. Rlv1~s endi~ June 30, 1952. ~e nomination ~. Webber ~ved that ~e nominatio~ be closed, ~d upon roll call, ~. Rogers was elected as a ~mber off the Roanoke Public Llbr~ ~ard by the following vote: P0R FRA~ W. ROG~S: Heas~s. Cronin, H~ter, Webbe~, Young, a~ the President, ~. Minton ........ · The City Clerk wac instructed to forward ~lro RoBera a ccrtlfficate of hie election, . TAX~I P~, Young brought to the attention of Council the question as to why no tax w~l collected by the city in connection ¥1th the Radacol Zhow which wac Blve] in the Baseball Plrk ak N~her. Field ~n the night of August 31, 19~1~ ~l~, Young stating that even though admission was by box lop, a parade was'held in connection with the show~ people paid ~1,2~ for a ~ttle of Radacol in order to obtain a box top and reserved seato .were sold, ~., Young stating that he wou~d like. the mattel', referred to the City Nanagel aa to why no fee was charged for the parade and ~hy no attempt was made to collect a tax on at least the reseFved seats which were sold~ the City Auditor explained prior to the Red'col Show he had conferred with the City Attorney~ the Comm..Xssioner of Revenue and state license inspectors, but that no provision could be found in th~ License Tax Code which would apply to the parade and show, Hr, Young replying that if such be the case, the License Tax Code should be amended to include such a provisiOns The discussion was closed with the City Attorney advieln~ that the city is now engaged in attempts to collect an estimated tax on the reserve seats which There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk ~reel~ent COUNCIL, REOUf~tR HEETINO~ Monday, September 17, 19~1. The Council of tM City of Roanoke ~t in regular meetiu~ in the Clrcult Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Honday~ September 17, 19~1, at 2100 o~clock~ po m.j the regula~ meeting hour, with the Vice President, ~o t~ebber~ preeidlr~. PRESENT: ~essreo Hunter, ¥oun6~ and the Vice President, K~. Webber---~o AFENT: ~. Cronin, ~d the President, ~. Minton ........ 2, 0~I~S PR~E~: ~. ~thu~ S. ~ens, City Hanage~, and ~. Harry ~. Yates City Auditor. - ~e meetl~ was opened wXth a prayer by ~e Revere~ J. E. Stoc~an, Pastor o~ ~t. M~kts Lutheran ~urch. ~I~: Copy of the m[~tes of the adJour~d ~e~lar meeti~ held on Tuesde Septem~ ~, 19~1, havl~ been ~urnished each member o~ Council, upon motion off ~. You~, seco~ed by MP. Hunte~ a~ un~l~ously ~opted, the readl~ was dispensed wit a~ the ml~tes approved ss recorded. HEARING OP CITI~HS UPON ~UBLIC ~R8{ TROPIC: A delegation oF representatives oF the Ro~oke County ~om~ts Club appeared beffore Councll~ with ~s. R. B. Irvin acting as spokesman, ~d presented a Resolution' adopted by the orsanization on September 6, 1~1, askin8 that the Traffic Court be entirely separated from the Police Court ~hich ~ould encourage the atte~ance at ~ueh heavies oF persou~ interested in the tr~ic safety educational 0n motion off ~. You~, ~eco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ unanimously adopted~ the Resolution was referred to the Traffic Code Adviso~ Co~ittee ffo~ study a~ report to Council, ~0USING: ~. Richard L, ~ck~ Executiv~ Secretary oF the City oF Roanoke Redevelopment a~ Rousing A~tho~lty~ appeared befo~ Council a~ presented d~aFt off an Ordinance, p~vidi~ for the closi~ of ~uuell Street, N. ~., no~th off ~itten On motion off ~. Hunte~, seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ un~l~usly adopted, action on the matter ~as deferred until the ~xt ~la~.~etin~ oF Council, the City Attorney, In the meant~e, to approve the ffo~ oF O~din~ce~ and the City Hanageu to ascertain whethe~ or ~t the city la adequatel~ protected. P~IONS A~ CO~CATIONS~ STR~ LIO~S: A co~unication ~om the Appalachian ~ectulc Power Comp~y~ ~i~i~ the locations oF seventeen street lights ~lch were installed a~ eleven street ll~ts ~hich ~e~e removed du~ln6 ~e'~nth off August, 1~1, ~as ~for~ Counc{ ~e coruscation was f/led. ~ CONSTRU~ION-ST~ I~RO~S= A petition sl~ned by twenty-one ~esidents ~d property owners~ a skl~ ~at Woodb~ Street~ N. W., be ~stored to the same condition as It ~as before the l~tallation of a sewer line ~d laterals On motion of ~. Hunter, seco~ed ~ ~. You~ a~ unanl~usly adopted~ ~e petition was =cf erred to the City Ha~e~ for such action as ~s necessary. ZORINO= A request that the south side of Campbell Avenue, S. W., between ~enth Street and Eleventh Street, be rezoned from General Residence District to Special Residence District, having been referred to the City Planning Com~iesion fo~ investigation, report and recommendation, the following communication, with reFerem to the matter, was before Council~ mSeptember 12, 1951. Tbs Honorable A, R. Minton, Mayor, and Hembere of City Council, . Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen~ In accordance with your letter of June 18, 1951, referring to the City Planning Come, lesion for investigation, report and recommendation a copy of a petition s!gned by Home Dealers, Inc., John H.-and Cora J. Wade, Ernestin M. Minton and Byrd S. and Beatrice Scott, asking that the south aide of Campbell Ave., S. W., between loth and llth Streets, S. W., be rezoned from a General Residence District to a Special Residence District: An Inspection of the properties in question has been made, and the matter discussed with Hr. 6. J. Walpert, Attorney For the petitioners. Upon consideration of the Fact that at least three houses In the block a re now being used by more than two f~iliea, amd in view of other non-conformi uses in the immediate neighborhood, the Commission feels that the property in question le suitable For multiple-residence purposes, and that the rezonlng of it will tea natural'extension of the Special Residence District im~ediately east of loth Street. TheClty Planning Com~iseion recommends to City Council that the request of the petitioners to rezone said properties From a General Residence Dlstr~ to a Special Residence District be granted, tho propertlee in question bain designated aa ~ots 9 to 17, inclusive, Block 101, F. Rorer Map. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorklndal~ Jr. Chairmen." Hr. Hunter moved that a public hearing on the question be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, October 8, 1951, and that the City Clerk publish proper notice of the hearing. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young an~ unanimously adopts ZONING: A request that the west side of Ninth Street, S. E., between Highland Avenue and Murray Avenue, be rezoned from Special Residence District to ~uainess District, having been reFerred ~o the City Planning Commisslcn For lnvestl~ rios, report and recommendation, the following communication, with reference to the matter, was before Counclll "September 17, 1951. The Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Members of Clty Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Oentle~en: In reply to your letter of July 12, 1951, re£errin~ to the City Plannlr~ Commission for study, report and recommendation a co=~=unicatton from Hr. A. L. Chocklett, together with a petition signed by several propert owners on 9th Street, S. E., asking that the west side of 9th Street, S. E., between Highland and Murray Avenues, be rezoned from a Special Residence District to a Business District. An inspection has been made of the properties in question, and the residential neIEhborhood in the immediate section, and the Commission Feels that there ia no necessity For creating a Euslness District in that block att his t~me which would result in 'spot zoning'. The City Planning Commission recommends to Councll that the request to rezone said properties be denied. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. ~cCorkindale, Jr. Chairman." Iq this connection, Hr. A. L. Chocklett appeared before Council and asked that a p~blic hearing be held on the matt~r.- On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by H~. Hunter and unanimously adopted, action on the matter was deferred until the n~xt regular meeting of Council for consideration by the entire membership of the body. t STP. E~TEXTENSIOR= The question of extendingT~enty-sixth Street, 5. gtephenaon Avenue to Franklin Roads havinE been ~sferred to the City Con~tesion ffo~ etudy~ ~eport and r~co~endstion~ the folloeinz com~unication~ with reference to the matter, vas before Council= "September 1~, 19~1o The Honorable A, R° Nlnton, Rayo~s and Hembsre of City Councils Roanoke, Virginia. Osntle~sn~ In reply to your letter of Retch 30, 19~1, referrir~ to the City Plannl~ Co.lesion for atudy~ report and rscomendstion the question Of extending ~6th Streets S.W.~ from Stepheneon Avenue to Pranklin Roads The Co~ssion has studied this question, and feels that the pro~osed extension of ~6th Street rill Facilitate the flo~ of traffic by the tion of the present dead-end. It is rsco~endsd to City Council that the necssaary land be purchased for the extension and openin~ of ~6th Street~ S. ~., from Stephsnson Ave. So ~o, to Franklin Road, So ~.~ in accordance with the proposed plan hereto, No. 21~3-B, dated Septembe~ 1~ Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ~o J. HcCorkindale, Chairman. ~ H~. tflinter moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Plannl Co~leelon end offered the followin~Resolutlon~ (~11~13) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directin~ the City ~ana~er to seek an option on land required to extend Twenty-sixth Street, So ~., from 5tephenson Avenue to Franklin Road. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Rock No° 18, Page H~. Huuter moved the adoption Of the Resolution° The motiou vas seconded /l~. Young end adopted by the follo~ln~ vote: AYES: Hessrs. Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, llr. ~ebber ....... RAYS: Roue ....... O° (Hfs Cronin, and the President, H~o Hlnton, absent) REPO~T~ OP OPPICI~S: REC~EA?IOR D~PARTI~ltT: The City Hana~sr submitted vritten report From the Department of Parks and Recreation for the month of August, 19~1~ The report was filed. CITY PttYSICIAN: The City Hana~er submitted ~ritten report from the City Physician for the.month of August, 19~1, shouin~ 699 office calls and 678 prssc~lp- tions filled, as compared with ?ag office calls and ?89 prescriptions filled fo~ month of August, The report ~as filed. HEALT~ DEPAttTHE~T: The City Hsnager submitted ~rltten report From the Department for the month of August, 19~1. The report vas Filed. PURCtL~ING AGEt~: The City Hana~er eubmltted,~itten ~ sport on the activ of,the Purchasing Department for the ~onth of Auguet~ The report ~as ~lled. AIR?ii, T: The City Hausger submitted written report on the operation of the Roanoke ~ur~cipal Airport for the month of Au~st, The report vas filed. BUDGET-HEALTH DRPART/~I~T: The City Hansger submitted ~ritten report that it will be necessary to make an addition~l $1~0°O0 available in the Rabies Treatment account in the Dog Tax Administration budget, Action on the matter was deferred until the next regular meeting of Counci for consideration by thc entire membership of the body, BUDGET-POLICE DEPART~MTt The City Hanager eub~ttted written report that the Police Department has requested that S300.00 be transferred ffrom the Furniture and Equipment account to the Maintenance of Traffic System account in the Police Department budget, and that $300.00 be transferred from the Furniture and Equipment account to the Haintenance of Radio Equipment account. Action on the matter was deferred until the next regular meeting of Council for consideration by the entire membership of the body. ~POHTS OF CO~ITTEESt HOUSI~D: Bids for the const~uction of street paving, curb, gutter and sidewalk, and stor~ drain, in connection with the Redevelopment and Housing Authori~ Project No. I (Horton Site), having been referred to a committee for tabulation and report, the committee submitted its report. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, actional the matter was defferred until the next regular meeting of Council for consideration by the entire membership of the body. UR~INISHED BUSI~SS~ None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCTION A~ CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: AIRPG~T: Ordinance No. 1119~, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract, leasing space at the Roanoke l~uniclpal Airport to the Magnaview Corporation, Charlottesville, ¥irgiala, for the purpose of lustalllng and operating telescopes thereon, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Young offering_ the Following for its eecond r eading and final adoption: (#1119~) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Magnaview Corporation leasing to said corporation sufficient space at Woodr~ Field upon which to install and operate terrestrialscopes upon the sa~e terms and conditions contained in the present agreement between the pattie dated August 17, 1950, except the contract hereby authorized shall provide as rental for such space a sum equal to 25% of the gross amount of co~ns irs teed of 20% thereof as provided for in paragraph 2 of the former contract. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 30~.) Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by t he following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. Webber ..... NAYS: None ......... O. (Mr. Cronin, and the President, Mr. Minton, absent) STR~S A~ ALLwaYS: 0rdinanee No. 11212, authorizing the acquisition of a ~-foot wide strip of land, lO0.O feet in length, along the original north line of Tlllett Road, S. W., having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Hunter offering the following for its second reading and final adoption: (#11212) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the acquisition of a ~-foot wide strip of land, 100.O fleet in length, along the original n~rth line of Tillett Road, S. W. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Huntel' ~oved the adoption ol' the Ordinance, and adapted by the follo~lr~ vote! The ~otion ~es seconded by i~ ~eers. Hunter~ You~ ~ the Vice Preeident~ Hr, Webber ..... 3, NAYSz ~ ........... O. (Hr. Cro~n~ a~ the President, Hr. Hlnton, absent) ~ere being ~ ffurther busineee~ Council APPROVED Clerk ~eeident !134 COU]~CII'., REGULAR HEE?IRO, Honday, September 2~4, 19~1. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal ~uilding, Ho'nday, Beptember 21~, 19~1, at 2300 olclock~ p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, Hr. Hinton, presiding, PRESENT{ Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton ..................... ABSE~TI None ....... Os OFFICERS PRESENT: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Kr. Randolph G. Whittle City Attorney, and Hr. Harry R. Yarns, City Audltor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Mr. W. O. Tinsley, a retired city employee. MI.FdTES: Copies of the minutes of the regular meetings of September 1951, and September 17, 19~1, having been furnished each me~ber of Council, upon motion of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the reading dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEA~ING OF CITIZEN~ UPON PUBLIC HATTERS= WATER DEP~THENT= Council having previously amended the rules and reguletio~ of the Water Department to provide for furnishing city water service to the frlngc of Roanoke, Mr. George S. Shackelford, Jr., Attorney, representing the Fruehauf Realty Corporation, appeared before the body, advising that his client desires to obtain city water service and that it will be more feasible to lay the necessary water mains along the highway, Hr. Shackelford pointing out that it is agalnst the policy of the Commonwealth to grant other than a license for the purpos~ of laying water mains wlthln the rights of way owned by the Com~ormealth and used its prlmary road systems and asked if it would be acceptable to Counctl if he obtat~ such a license, either in the nsme of his client, to be transferred to the City of Roanoke, or to be issued directly to the Clty of Roanoke, in lieu of the provisions of Rule 36 which requires acquisition of and transfer to the city of a permanent easement over land in which the water malns are installed. In a discussion of the matter, upon request of Council, the City Attorney advised that he has discussed the question with Hr. Charles E. Moore, Engineer in Charge of Construction of the Water Department, and that both he and Mr. Moore are of the opinion that the obtaining of such a license should be a sufficient with Rule 36; whereupon, Mr. Cron[n moved that the City Attorney prepare the proper Resolution, evidencing Councllls willingness that the obtaining of such a license from the Virginia Department of Highways be regarded as a sufficient co~pliance Rule 36, for adoptlon at the next regular meeting of the body. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter snd unanimously adopted. PETITIONS AND coM~D~.{ICATIONS: LIBRARY BOARD~ A communication from Mr. Frar~ W. ~ogers, accepting his appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Public Library to fill the unexpired term of Mr. F. M. Rlvinus ending June 30, 1952, was before Council. On motion of Mr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the co~nunicatlon was filed. 1'35 In tlHa connection, the City Clerk brou~t to the attention of Council a Resolution pertainln~ to the death of Mt,, Rlvir~s as passed by the Library Board September ?~ 19~lJ whereupon, Hr. Hunter ~oved that the follo~lnZ Resolution be ~ade a pa~t o~ the Hl~tes o~ Councll~ '~ F~ancis Ha~koe Rlvl~s~ ~ho has ~en a mem~ off the Roanoke City Library ~ard ein~e Hay 8, 193~ a~ ~resident o~ that ~ard s~nce ~REAS~ .~t Is the desire off the Library ~a~ to exte~ its heartfelt sy~athy to ~s ff~lly and ~ke a peri.ant record on its mitres oF the hl~ esteem In ~hich he ~as held by the members oF the NO~ TH[~E. B~ IT REZOL~ that In the death o~ Francis Harkoe the Roa~ke City Llbra~ ~ard has lost the helpful ~ldance, Jud~ent a~ advice oF a truly ~reat man. His patient perseverance, his calm and co~ldent leader~hip durin~ the lon~ a~ tryl~ period oF plannl~ flor the . ne~ l~brary bulldl~, ~h~ch ~as al~t completed, beFore his inspired h~s Fello~ ~oa~ members In thei~ effForts to provide the citizens off Roa~ke ~lth a public library ~hich ~ould serve them adequatel~ For yea~s to come. He was not a man who looked For the plaudits oF but ~as content ~lth the consciou~nes~ oF havl~ done his dut~ ~t all tim~s cou~teous~ thoughtful a~ ~racious, he ~as non~ the less Firm and aou~ In his decl~[o~, ~lvi~ due respect a~ consideration to the Jud~nt of Others a~ al~ays helpful In avoidi~ controversy a~ a~rivins at ffal~ a~ equitable solutions. ~e Library ~ard and the City oF ~oanoke have lost a truly sincere a~ helpful ~ ~ F~T~R'~ESOL~D~' that this resol~tion be spread on the minutes oF the Library ~s~ a~ that cop~es be si[ned by each member off the ~ard, one to be m~iled to the ffm~lly oF Francl~ Harkoe Rivinus~ o~e to the ~ou~ll o~ the City oF Roa~ke and on~ to the NorFolk and ~e~tern ~ll~ay Company. (Sl~n~d) C. D. Hurt (~l~ned) D. E. Hc~ilkin (Si~d) Mary B. ~rrl~ (Si~ned) M~s. George La, man (Slgned~ Mo~mls W. G~aff (Signed) Elizabeth G. Linsey (Signed) Alfred P. Jones (Signed) ~s. H. E. Paine (Signed) A. L. J~es (Signed) PeaP1 Hlnesle~ (Signed) Harold J. Sander" Secretly to the ~oavd The motion was seconded by Mp. Webber and unan[mously adopted. With fuvthev reference to the LlbraPy ~a~d, the City Clerk bvought to the attention of Council a co~unicat[on from Dr. A. L. J~es,te~e~[~ his resl~natlon a me~v of the ~oanoke Public Library ~d ~cause of his added duties as membe~ of %he Ho~oke City School ~avd ~d suggest(~ the n~es of persons who might be considered ~n filling the vacancy cveated ~ his ~. Cvonin moved that the resignation be accepted, with veg~et. ~e motion seconded ~ ~. Hunter and unanimously adopted. STATE HIG~AYS WITHIN CI~ LIMITS: The followlnE communication from the City Planni~ Co~[ssion~ with ~eference to a public hearthE on a p~oposed plan fovthe future development of U. S. Route N~ ~60, was before Council= "Septembev 19, 1951. The Honorable A. H. Minton, Ma;o~, and MembePs of Cit~ Council, Roa~ke, Virginia. Gentlemen: ~e C~ty Plannin~ C~lssion has prepared a p~oposed plan fop the futur development of U. S. Route No. ~60 from the west to ~e east coPpovate which plan shows the ~lght-of-way width a~ se%back buildi~ lines. A public he~lng on th~s plan w~ll be conducted on ~esday, Septembe~ 1951, at 7=30 P. M., In the Council Room, ss required by the Pla~[ng Co~lssion O~d[nance. Af~eP the public heavi~, and the adoption of the by the Co~ission~ [~ w~ll be submitted to Council fo~ conside~ation. ~e Co~ls[~on feels that the Members of City Council will ~ interests ~n obtaining the i~o~at~cn sga[lsble at the public he,lng as to ~he plan, as well ss the reaction of pvopePty owners, s~ an invitation you to be p~esent, If you have ~ co~l~ct%nE engagements, Respectfully~ (Sig~d) Nits S. ~s. F. L. Seymouv, 136 Several of the members of Council lndicatin8 their intention to attent the hearina, the co~unication was filed, TRAFFIC{ A comunication from Mr, Eo Lo Light, ~,alr~an of the Off-Street Farking Co~ittee~ suggesting that the City Hanager and probably one other person be designated by Council to atter~ the formal opening o£ Farking Structure Hlnne!polie, Hlnnesota~ on Vednesday~ October ], 1951, a part of the second phase the off-street parking progra~ in Hlnneapolie, was before the body. A~ter s discussion of the matter, Council being of the opinion that the time has not come for s study of this phase of the off-street psrkir~ program in Roanoke, on motion of Hr, Cronin, seconded by H~o Young and unanimously adopted, the co~unication was filed. REFORT$ OF OFFICERS: AUDITo~ATER DgPARTMENT: The City Henager having been authorized to employ a firm of certified public accountants to make a full, complete end detailed audit of the Vllliamson Road ~aterCompany, Incorporated, he submitted written report, to,ether with a report from T. Coleman Andrews and Company, Certified P~blic Accountants, on an audit for the six months ended June ~0, 1951. On motion of Hr. ~ebber~ seconded by M~. Young and unanimously adopted, the reports were filed. PARK. S Ah~ PLAYGROUNDS: The Clty Hanager having been requested to have an acc~rafe estimate o~ cost prepared for constructing a road from the vicinity of the Charles E. Kepley Estate on Yellow ~ountain Road to the top of Hill Hountain, said estimate to he submitted to Council in time for conslderetic~durlng 195~ budget studies, he submitted written report, to£ether with a plan showing the proposed foul of the road and a prelimir~ry cost estimate of $~6,000.00. Mr. Young moved that the pla~ and preliminary cost estimate be accepted and referred to the 1952 budget study file with a view of undertaking the first half of the project in 1952 and completing s~me in 1953. The motion was seconded by Webber and unanimously adopted. BRIDGES-STREET LIGHTS: The City Manager submitted the following report with to replacing the present lights on the Franklin Road Brldge: "Roanoke, Virginia September 24, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I have had a survey made by the Appalachian Electric Power Company with reference to the possibility of red~clng the cost of lighting the Franklin Road Viaduct by replacing the present sodium vapor lights with incandescent lights. The replacement of these lights will cost approximatel~ $300.00; however, the savings will be $199.56 per year, amd obviously by the second year the City will have a savings on the pro~ect. ! recomend, therefore, that I be authorized to make this change. Respectfully submttted~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City and offered the £ollowlng Resolution: ($11214) A RE~0LUTION authorizing the removal of the ten 10000 lumen sodium vapor lights on the Franklin Road Viaduct and the lnstallatlon of ten £000 lumen incandescent lights in place thereof. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance P~ok No. 18, Page 306.) ~I~. Hunter ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion wan seconded Mr. Yebber and adopted by the followin~ vote~ AYES~ Heaerso Cronin, Hunter, Webbers Young, and the P~eaident, Hr. ~nton- NAYS~ None ......... O. B~-CITY F~ The C~ty Manager aubm~tted ~ritten report that the Digest. of ~he Depar~ent of Public ~elfa~ has asked that ~0.00 be tr~sferred fro~ the Livestock ~d Poultry account to the Equipment a~ ~provementa account In the City Farm bud~et~ In orde~ to provide for the purpose of a heavy-duty disc ~. Hunte~ moved that Covncil co~u~ In the ~quest a~ offered the ~ollo~lr emersency Ordinance~ (~1121~) AN ORDINAHCE to ~e~ a~ reordain ~ection ~1~ ~City the 19~1 ~d~et Ordinance, and providing fo~ an emergency. (For full text oC Ordinance, see Ordln~ce ~ok No. 18, ~a~e ~. Hunter moved the adoption of th~ O~lnance, The motion ~as seco~ed by Hr. ~ebber and adopted by t he follo~l~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronfn, Hunter, Webbe~ You~, and the President, H~. Mintoh- NAYS: None ........... O. 5URRELL ~0RIAL HOSPITAL: ~e City Manager aub~tted w~itten report from the Burrell Me~ial Hospital fo~ the month of August, 1951. ~e report was f~led, DEPARTME~ OF PUBLIC ~A~E: The City ManaEev submitted ~tten mport from the Depa~tzen~ of Public Welfare fo~ tho month of Au~st, 1951, show~nE 1,~6 cases ~hsndled at s total cost of ~60,751.37, as comp~ed with 1,~00 c~es h.ndled at a total cost of $~2,~0~.77 fo~ the month of August, 1950. ~e ~eport was f~led. pOLICE DEPARTed: ~e City Man~er submitted ~ltten report from the Police Bepartment for the month of June, 1951. The report was f~led. CI~'~NA6~: The City Manager submitted written report on work a~c6~pllshe ~nd e~enditures for the~payroll period endl~ Au~st 15, 1951, showing the cost of garbage ~moval es $1.16 per yard, total lair coat as ~38,308.~, total equipment cost es $5,638.00, a total cost of ~3,9~6.~2, a total decrease of compared with the previous payroll period. ~e report was f~led. D~ OF PUBLIC ~E: ~e C~ty Manager submitted written reports covering the ~e~ltures and activities of the Department of Public Welfare during the month of August, 19~1, In compliance with ~hapter 371, Acts of A~aembly, 1950. ~e reports were filed. CITY PROPERS: The C[ty Manager submitted ~ltten report that Mrs. Lester F. Hutson has requested that her lease on c~ty property be renewed for another year of January 1, 195~. It appearing that the property leased by Mrs. Hutscn will not be needed for p~rpcses For another year, ~. C~nin'moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon ~ts first reading. ~e motion was seco~ed by Mr. Hunter a~ adopted by the follow~ vote:' AYe: Messrs. Cr~nin, ~unter, WeBber, You~, a~ the President, Mr. ~YS: None .......~---O. (~11216) tt~ ORDINANCE authorizin~ and directin~ the City Nana~er~ for ~ on behalf of the City of Roa~ke, to execute a lease ~tveen the City of Rm~ke, Vlr~inia~ ~ Hfs. ~ste~ T. Hutson~ t~adin~ as Hutson Ci~a~ Co~any~ fo~ the renta~ of space presently occupied ~ the lessee in tho bulldin~ ~ deal[hated as Second StFeeto S.W,~ a~ the oto~a~o ~oom presently used by the lessee In the ~ldt no~ dosl[~ted as ~030~0~ Church Ave~e) S. ~.s at a total consideration off $1C0,00 pe~ month for pe~lod ~lnnin~ Janu~y 1~ 19~, and e~In~ Decembe~ ]1, 1~, u~e~ te~s ~ conditions contai~d therein, ~IT ORDAIh~by the Council of the City of Roa~ke that the C~t7 Hana~er a~ he is he:eh7 authorized a~ directed, ffo~ a~ on ~hal~ off the City of Roa~ke~ to execute a lease ~t~een the City of Roa~ke~ Vir~lnia~ aM ~rs. ~ste~ T. Hutson tradi~ as Hutson Ci~ar Compaq, for the rental of ~pace presently occupied b7 the lessee in the buildi~ no~ designated aa ]~3 Seco~ Street, S. ~., a~ the ets:ale room presently used by the lessee In the building ~ deslEnated as ~03-~0~ ~urch Avenve~ S. ~., at a total consideration of $100.~ per ~nth, fo~ per[od be~l~inS January 1, 19~, ar~ endl~ ~ecember ]1~ 19~ v~er terms a~ co~itims contained therein, The Ord[dance havln~ ~en ~ead, ~a~ laid ove~. ~AT~ DEP~T~: ~e City Hana~er submitted w~ttten r eps:t, to~ether ~ith the follo~t~ c~unlcatton from Hr. Charles E. ~ore, EnEt~er In CharEe of Construction of the ~ateP Dep~t~ent, ~Ith~ference to Inspection services for the lay[~ of ~ateP mains In connection ~ith the ~ateP system improvement ~September 17, ~. Arthur S. O~ens) . ~. Hen G. ~Ittle ) Co~Itteemen Gentlemen: It Is no~ e~ected that ~e First project for the layl~ of mains ~tll be ready for approval on Septembe~ P~th, I ~ould respect~lly sub~t for your consideration presentlnE to the Council a resolution ftxln~ the salar~ of the Inspecto~ at $~00.00 per month and the Assistant In, Rector at ~270.00 pe~ month fop such persons as m~y be hereafter authorized to be employed In connection ~lth the laylng cast l~n mains a~ their appurtenances by contract. For your i~c~atlon, the fore~ot~ Is at the p~e~ent rate of pay dlstrlbutlon F[~st a~ second Foremen, and it Is snt~c[pated that the inspectors ~ould be rec~lted from present personnel and other advanced te~orarily to fill their places, thus leavl~new a~ 1nexpertenced Re:so.el to be t~en on In~e lesser important ~ork. It ts further submitted fo~ you~ consideration that a steward resolut~ be prepared, s~cepting a specific bid of a contractor a~ tnclud~ in such re~olutlon the authority to employ not mope ~an one ln~pectoP and one a~slstant inspector during the per~od required For the project. ~e plans and speclfic~t~s provlde that the successful bidder shall prepare a~ present For approval his ~ork schedule. This ~ork schedule materially fix the ~ount and occurrence of tnspecttJn retirements ~hlch ~lll only be known to the City after the contract has been ~a~ed a~ the work Is about to be be~n. It Is conceivable that some t~o or more contracts may be sl~ltaneou~ u~er ~ay a~ the several contractors* ~grk scheduled such that one ins and t~o assistant Inspectors could properly meet all requirements. On the other hand it is submitted that ~e conditions that might prompt the need of t~o inspectors and t~o asalst~ts on t~o sl~ltaneous projects could not be readlly ~tlclpated a~ the foregol~ provisions are deemed to meet the ~orst conditions. A~atn ~ temporlly transferring present competent personal and promottn~ othe~s, temporary emplo~ent can be OFFered Fop the re2ponslble ~ork a~ thus hold overheads to a mtnlm~. V~ry truly yours, (SIEned) Charles E. ~ore, Engineer tn Charge of Constructlor 139 After a discussion of the matter with ~r. Moore, who was present at the meeting, MA-. Your~ moved that Council concur in the suggestions contained in the co~unicatlen and that the City Attorney prepare tho proper Resolutions. The motioz was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, With further reference to the water system l~provemsnt program, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the following co-~uunicailon from Hr. Moore, with reference to inspection services for the Delray Street Booster Station and the Crystal Sprlr~ Booster Station: 'September 18, 1951 Members of the City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen{ At the request of Vice Mayor Webber at the short session on Monday, September l?th, this report is bain8 sent you for consideration and formal action on Monday, September 2hth. Immediately following the awarding of the contract for the construc- tion of the Delray and Crystal Spring ~ooater Stations, the writer conferred wlth Mr. L. R. Howson on the subject of inspection durln~ construction. Re advised that the work would not require the full timeservlce of inspector; that adequate supervision could be given which would probably be equivalent to a few hours time each week. Me then expressed the opinion that this service could be most economically obtained through the services Mattern & Matteru through whom he was working on the sewer project, and that he would take the matter up with them. However',lt wes not until the morning e£ ~onday, Septembe~ l?th, that a proposition was received from Mattern & Mattern in the fora of a letter as follows: Mr. C. B. Moore, Construction Engineer City of Roano~ Water Department Roanoke, Virginia Re: Delray & Crystal Spring Pumpin~ Stations Dear Sir: Inspection services for the above referenced projects are tendered by this office subject to the following conditions: Mattern and Mattern, Engineers, will furnish inspection only on the above referenced projects by and through the use of their inspectors now on current City projects. There will be ne charge to the City of Rnanoke for this service when it occurs in the normal 44 hour work week. If inspection services require that personnel have to work over the normal week, the firm of Mattern and Mattern shall be paid at the rate of ~?.50 per hour for each hour of reported overtime work. Mattern and Mattern reserves the right that, if In their opinion, this extra inspection load is detrim~ntal to the satisfactory performance of already existing work, another inspector shall be hired by them to relieve the situation. Mattern and Mattern shall be reimbursed at the rate of $50.OOper day for the services of this extra inspector. Thank'you for the opportunity to be of service. Do not hesitate to I have discussed this proposal in detail with Mr. Myers and believe it to be the best proposition obtainable for the City and request authority to accept the same on behalf of the City under an emergency measure as the lnittal servlces~wlll ~required with the com-uencement of the work. Very truly yours, (Signed) Charles E. Moore Engineer in Charge of Construction" After a discussto~ of the matter wlthMr. Moore, ~ouncll being of the oplnle the rates outlined by Mattern ani Mattern are too high and that city forces could he used to inspect the projects in an emergency, on motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Webber and unenlmously adopted, the communication was tabled. ed 1'40 REPORTS OP CONHITTEES~ ~ATERDEPAHTH!iI/T= The committee appointed to review the plans and specifica- tions for the Delray Street Booster StatiOn and the Crystal Sprin8 Booster Station submitted the followin8 report and recommendations= "Roanoke, Virginia Honorable Hayer and City Councll~ Gentlemen~ On August 20th, you adopted Resolution No. 11173, appointin~ a Committee to review the plans and specifications for the Delray Street ~ooster Station and Crystal Spring Booster Station and negotiating with the successful bidder on these projects, with the purpose in mind of makin~ revisions which might lower the cost without affectin~ the usefulnas: of the structures. Your Committee has had several meetings and we have contacted our Consulting gnginser, Hr. Howson, and the successful Contractor J. H. Turner. After due deliberation, we have the following recommendations to mal~: DEL~AY BOOSTER STATION: 1. Chan~e the specified face brick to select co.men brick manufactured locally, at a saving of .......................................... $ 2. Back up this face brick with 8~ cinder block, substituted for back-up brick specified, at a saving of .......................... ~. Delete all glazed tile and in lieu thereof paint the inside of the cinder block, at a saving of ..................................... saving ~, Delete the blinds from the ~indows in all elevations, at a $ 117.O0 Total race.ended savln~ ................. Your Committee considered numerous other chan~es to this structure, but these are the only ones which we can reco_~aend to you. CR¥ST~£ SFRIEG ?IDiPINO STATION: 1. Change from a hip roof to a flat roof, consistir~ of reir~orcad concrete slab on bar Joists ~[th a 20-year built-up roof~ at a savin£ of ...... a ....................................................... 2o Change the face brick specified to select common brick, at a saving of ........................................................ $ ~9~.00 ~o Eliminate the bric~ used for backin~ up, and substitute 1~~ cinder block from the Flrs~ to the Second Ploor, and 5~ cinder block from the Second Floor to the roof~ but still retainir~ tho tile ~here ~pecifted on the interior ~alls, ~htch will effect a saving of ............... $2,310.00 ~. Revise the bay at the entrance door by r amerind, the wrought iron rail lndicatedover the bay and narrowing the extension down from 2~-10 to ~, at a eavir~ of ........................................... Total saving recommended ................ Your Committee considered other suggested changes~ but these are the only ones vhich we could recommend to you, and it Is our belief that none of these changes will in any.way affect the usefulness of this structure. He race.end to you the adoption of the~e changes. You will note that Hi.. No~son is a member of our Committee, and that hie signature does not appear on this report. ~e, however, have a letter from him, which we ~111 be glad to show to any member of Council, concurrtr~_ in general in these chanEes. Respectfully ~ubmitted: (Signed) ~. Lo Youn~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owens (Signed) ~. P. Hunter (Signed) Jno. Lo ~entworth (Signed) Charles Eo Hoore~ N~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the reco~:iendations of the committee The motion was seconded by Hr. ~ebber and unanimously adopted. H~. ~ebber then moved that the report of the co.mitres be referred to the City Agtorney for preparation of the proper measures. The motion ~as seconded by H~o Hunter and unanimously adopted. ~lth further reference to the matter, H~. Young submitted the following report: sHoanoke, Virginia -September 24, 19~1. Honorable Hayer and City Council{ Oen%lemen~ A Cou~ittee, of which the writer la Ct~airman, has Just eulxuitted to you a report on suggested changes to the Delray and Crystal Spring booster pumping stat?ns, which changes were recommended with a view to decreasing costs, The ~hairman wishes to make one additional recommendation -- which is not concurred In by any other member of the Committee -- aa foilows{ On the Crystal Sprin~ Pumping Station delete the glazed tile called on the interior walls, and in lieu thereof paint the interior of tho c in, block walls, at a saving of apt~oximately $3000.00, It is my thought ~hat there is little or no Justification for the use of glazed tile on the interior walls of a building which is designed primarily for a utilitarian purpose. This building should be so designed and constructed that it will serve our purposes aa a pumpint station and at the same time present an exterior appearance that will blend into the surrounding structures and present a pleasing appearance to all m~ho see it, but it is'my thought that the money spent for applying the glazed tile to the interior of the should ~m used to better advantage ~n extending water mains end providing additional fire protection and service t~ our citizens, There£ore, it is my individual recorm~endation that the glazed tile be eliminated .*rom the inside of this structure at a saving of approximately ~3,000.00. Yours very truly, (Signed) W. L. Young Councilman." Mr. Croninmoved that Council concur in the recommendation of Mr. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and adopted by t he following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crohln, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton~--~. NAYS: Mr. Hunter ....... 1. Mr. Webber then moved that the r sport of ~r. Young be referred to t he City Attorney for inclusion with the other changes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the £ollouirg VOte: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Webber, Young, and the President, ~. Minton .... NAYS: Mr. Hunter .......... !. At this point, Mr. Hunter left the meeting for the purpose of attending a funeral. UN?INISB_~ ZONING: Action cna request that the west side of N~nth Street, S. between Highland Avenue and Murray Avenue, be rezoned from Special Residence Distri¢ to Bus{ness District, having ~een deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before the body. In t his cer. nec~lon, F~. A. L. Chocklett again appeared before Council and ash d that a public hearing on the request be held. Mr. Cronfn voiced the opinion that the applicant is entitled to a publ~ hearing and moved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of such a hesrl~g to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, October 15, 1951. The motion was oeconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously ~dopted. BUDGET-HEALTH DEPARTMent: Action on the matter o£ making an additional S1~0.00 available in the Rabies Treatment account in the Dog Tax Administration budget having been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council. Council being of the opinion that the ~150.00 should be appropriated from the General Fund, ~Ir. Cronln offered the following emergency Ordinance: (#11217) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~47, ."Dog Tax tion", of the 1951 Budget ~rdtnance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18,. Page 307.) 142 H~o Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded Hr. Webber and ~opted by the following vote: A~ES: Messrs. Cronin~ Webber~ Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton .... NAYS: None ............O. {Mr. Hunter absent) B~DO?r-POLICE DEP~T~h~: Action on the request of the Police Department that $30Oo00 be transferred from the Furniture end Equipment account to the Haintenance of Traffic System account in the Poll:e Department budget, a~d that $100°00 be transferred from the Furniture and Equipment account to the Maintenance of Radio Equipment account, having been deferred i~ntil the present meetin~ the matter was again before Council, the City Manager reco~endlng that'only the secona transfer be made. Mr. Croninmoved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager end offered the following emergency Ordinances (~11218~ AN ORDINANC~ to amend and reordain Section ~0, "Police'Department' of the 1951 ~dget Ordinance, and provld~ng for an emergency. (Forfull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 307.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crontn, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Mfnton---~. NAYS: None ....... 0. (Hr. Hunter absent) HOUSING: Action on the report of the co~ttee appointed to tabulate bids received on the consfruction of street paving, curb, gutter and sidewalk,and storm drain, in connection wlth the Redevelopment and Housing Authority Pro~ ct No. 1 (Horror Site), having b eon deferred until the present meeting~ the matter wam ag before Council, the committee ~ubmttting the £ollcwtng report: "~eptember 2~, 1951 City Council City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: It has been discovered that unde~ proposal No. 1, gradin~ and paving, in connection with the Redevelopmentand Houelng Authority Project {Horror Site) am error has been made in calculating the number of cubic yards of excavation included in the proposal. Instead of ~,000 cubic yards, as shown on the proposal sheet, the actual quantity is several times this figure. Also since this question has arisen, certain chan~ee in the proposed grades will be to the advantage of the City. In fairness to all bidders concerned, ~t is recommended by your tabulation committee that the bids on this particular proposal be thrown out and that new bids be called for on the corrected quantities. Yours very truly, (Signed) Harry R. Yates City Auditor (Signed) Jno. L. Wentworth Director of Public Wor~ (Signed) H. Cletus Broyles City Engineer" At the suggestion of the City Manager, the matter was tabled until the next regular meeting of Council. HEALTH DEPARTMENT: ~ction on a suggested amendment to Section 1, Chapter 67, of the Roanoke City Code, relating to venereal diseases ar~ prevention of conceptlo~ presented by Mr. W. ~. Martin, Attorney, representing Mr. John Q. Adamson, been deferred, pending a discussion of the matter ~lthMr. Martin, the matter was again before Council. Affter a discussion of the eu~gestedamendment with Hr. Hartin~ arid it appearing (hat the Co~aisalonsr of Health has expressed the belief that Section Chapter 67t of the Hoanoka City Codes is entirely adequate, Hr, Webber moved that Council concur in the report of the Comisaloner of Health. The motion was seconded by Hr. Your~ and unanimouel~ adopted. At this pointt Hr. Hunter returned to the meeting. COR~IDI~ATION OF CLAIHS: None. INTRODUCTION A~ CONSIDERATION OP O~D!NANCES AND RF~OLUTIONS~ SCHgOLS~ The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council draft of an )rdinance, providin~ for the condemnation of a lot belor~l~ to William Wyatt Wood~ located at the intersect[on of Spring Road, S. W., and Spessard Avenue~ to be used for improvlr~ the £r~unds of the 6randin Court School and Sprin~ Road ard Spessard Avenue, borderir~ the saree, as prepared by the City Attorney. After a discussion of the draft of Ordlnance~ Hr. Young me,ed that the matter be referred to the City Reneger for the put,ese of attempting to ~ork out a reasonable solution ~lth Hr. Wood, vith the understanding that if a mutually satisfactory solution is not reached, condemnation proceedinss rill be ln~tituted. The motion ~aa ascended by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. S~'AGE DISPOSAL: The City Attorney havlnF been requested to prepare an Ordlnance~ provl~ln~ for ce~taln changes end ~odlflcatl~n~ In the contract of th~ Central Contracting Company for the second section of the se~er interceptor llne~ ~resented samel ~hereupon, Hr. Webber Offered the follo~in~ as an emergency (~11~19) AR ORDINANCE authorizing and approving certain changes and in the contract between the City of Hoano~ and the Central Company for Section 2, C:ntract ~D'~ of the Sanitary Se~er Project 3-19~01 and providing for an emer~enCyo (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 18, Page Hi-. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motton~ ss seconded by ~r. Youn~ and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrso Crontn~ Hunter, Webber, Youngs and the President, Hr. Hlnton- NAYS: None .............. Oo HOUSING: Action on t he adoption of an Ordinance, providtnF for the closing ~f a portion of burrell ~treet, N. W., north of ~ttten Avenues havlr~ been defe~re until the pre~ent meting, the City Attorney, in the meantime, to approve the form sf Ordinance, and the City Hsnager to ascertain vhether or not the city is ada, protected, the matter vas again before Council. The City Attorney indicating his approval of the form of the Ordinance end the City Hana~er advisir~ that the closing of the street rill in no ray be detriment to the best interests of the ctty~ Fw. Hunter moved that the follo~in~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~as seccnde~ by Hr. YuanS and adopted by the follu~int vote:. AYES: Hessrs. Cronln, Huntert ~ebber and Y~ung ........... NAYSI The Presiden~, Hr. Hinton ........ (#11~0) AN ORDINANCE vacatln~, dlscont!nuln~ and closing a ~ortion of the ~treet in the northwest section of the City of Roano~, ~irginia, deslRnated as a of L~urrell itreet north of ~hltten Avenue, more particularly hereina£ter escribe~ and sho~n on the map of Lincoln Court Subdivision ~hlch ~as prepared by E. Walker, engineer, dated June 8s 19~, for Wllltamson Groves CoI~poration, of certain lands then lying in the County of ~oanoke, State of ~lrglnia, and nov lyin~ - 144 in t~e City off Roanoka~ Rtate off Virginla~ ~hich said plat was placed of record in the Circuit Court Clerk's Orifice of Roanoke,County~ Vlrglnia~ In Plat Eook It at pages 300 and 301, and whereon there was set forth a subdivision of said lands composing streets and lotas and blocks thereof, and there was thereon set forth Burrell Street on the westerly side of said aul~livielon. W~REAS~ City of Roanoke Redevelopment and HoueinS Authority has ~esented to Council a written Instrument and Agreement dated September 6, 1951~ signed by it and Sylvester Fo~d and Juanita R. Ford. his wife, and Roeelynn Staples and Carter Staples, her husband, signed and acknowledged In accordance with the provisions of Sections 15-766.1 of the 1950 Code of Virginia~ which said instrument sets Forth the Fact that the parties thereto are the sole abutting property owners to · aid portion of said ~rrell Street, and for the p~rpose of permanently vacating, dis- contln~tng and cloetr~ the therein described portion of said ~urrell Street the said parties have a~reed to, and did vacate the same~ and WHEREAS, there are no other propertyowners in the vicinity whose rights ~ privileges will be a~rldged by the vacation of said Burrell Street, and WH~F~, no Inconvenience to the public would result from permanently vacating, discontinuing and closiflg said portion of said ~urrell Street, and WHEREAS, such action will b e to the advantage of the City of Roanoke in the ution of its off site work to be performed by the City of Roanoke in connection with Project VA-11-~ Of the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, V"H~EAS, under provisions of Section 15-766.1 of the Code of Virginia, of 1950, as mmended, said portion of said Burrell Street may be permanently vacated, dis~ ntir~ed and closed by the filing for record of said instrument, providing it has been approved by the gorern!ng body ~f the city in which the said portion of said street to be vacated is located, and WHEREAS, it further appears to Council that City of Roanoke Redevelopment and HousfnE Authority and all of the other owners of property abutting said portion of said Burrell Street have requested that this portion of said street be vacated, and City of Ro~nuke Redevelopment and Housing Authority has agreed to bear and defr~ the costs and expenses incident to this proceeding. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIh=-D by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, that It officially expresses its approval of the closing of that certain portMn of Burrell Street in the northwest section of the City of Roanoke as set Forth on the of L~ncoln Court Subdivision, ~nich was prepared by F. E. Walker~ engineer, dated June 8, 1923, and of record in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office of Roanoke County, Virginia, in Plat Book 1, at pages 300 and 301~ which said portion of said street is mere particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the east side of Burrell Street, 'said beginning pol~ being N. 29° 26' W. 1~0.91 feet from the northeast corner of the lntersectic of Burrell Street and k~Itten Avenue; thence N. ~?e 57' 30" W. 275.3~ feet to a point In Burrell Street; thence N. ??e 30' E. 73.77 feet to a point on the east side of Burrell Street; thence S. 12e 25' E. ~65. P6 feet along the east side of ~urrell Street to the point of BEGINNING~ and being a trlanguls portion of Burrell Street according to the Map of Lincoln Court, said map being on record in Plat Book 1, pages 300 and 301, of the Clerk's OFfice of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia. and that all right, title and interest of the City of Roanoke a~d the public in and to said portion of said street herelnabove described be, and the saree is hereby released, insofar as the Council for the City of Roanoke is empowered so to do. BR IT FU~?H~ O~AI~D that the Cit~ Er~lneer b~, and he is hereby directed to mark 'permanently vacated, discontl~ed a~ closed' that said portion of said ~urrell Street ~hich Is heretnabove described on all maps and plat~ on file In the office of the C~ty EnsJn~e~ of the City of Roa~ke, on ~lch said maps a~ plat~ said portion of said street ~s sho~ refe~rl~ to the book a~ pa~es of the Resolutlo~ ~nd Ordlna~es off ~e Council of the City of Roa~ke ~he~ein Ordinance shall ~ spread, and refe~l~ to the deed ~ok a~ pa~es In the Orifice of ~e Hustles Cou~t fo~ the City o~ Roanoke ~ere the said by ~e abuttl~ property o~ne~s Is filed fo~ reco~d, ~E IT F~T~R ORDAI~ that ~e Clerk of this Co~il delive~ to the Clerk of the Hustinss Cou~t ffo~ the City of Roanoke a copy of this O~dlnanc~ In orde~ said Clerk may make prope~ ~tation on ~e maps and plats~ i~ ~y, recorded In his office open.ich are sho~n said portion off said ~tre~t, a~ that further the Clerk of this Council deliver to the City of. Roanoke Redevelopment a~ Housl~uthovlty a~ any o~er abuttlnc property owners desiring the sa~e, a certified copy of this Ordinance, to be attached to the said recorded inst~ment signed by s ald property a~ ~[led for record in the Hustles Cc~t Clerk's Office for the 2~ty of Roanoke, Virginia. The Ordnance ha~ ~en r end, was laid over. ~OT~ONS A~ ~ISCE~OUS BUSi~SS: CONT~IB~IO~: Council havl~ p~ev~ously denied the request of the Roa~ke Chapter of the ~erican ~ar Mothers that the City of Roanoke contribute toward the expense of the State Convention of the ~erlcan War ~thers which will be held in Roanoke, October 29-31, 19~1, ~. You~ pointed out that the city contributed ~100.00 to assist in defraying expenses of the convention the l~st time It was held tn Ro~oke several years a~ a~ offered the followlng Re~olutlon: (~11~1) A RE~OL~iON author~zi~ and d irectlng the City Auditor to dra~ warrant a~ounti~ to ~100.00 in the nmme of the Hoa~ke Chapter, ~erican War ~thers, to assist In defrayin~ expenses of the ~Irgfnla State Convention to be held In Roanoke, Octo~r 29-31, 1951. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinm~ce Book No. 18, Page ~. Young mo ~ed the adoption of the Resolution. Th~ motion was sec~ed by ~. Cronin a~ adopted b7 the following votez A~S:, Hessrs. Cron[n, Hunter, Webber~ Young, and the President, ~. Hinton- NAYS: None ........... O. TR~IC~ ~. You~ brought to ~e attention of Council the question of cuttl~ back the southwest corr~r of Jefferson Street and ~urch Avenue, S. W.~ In ~rder to facilitate the ~ovement of traffic from 2hutch Avenue into Jefferson Stree ~e City Hanage~ advisi~ tha~ the cor~er could be cut back from its present radius of 3.0 feet to a radius of 8.5 feet without necessitatln~ the re.va1 of existing utility poles or a sto~ drain catch basin at a cost of spproxtmately ~. You~moved that the matter be referred to ~e City Hanager for action, The notion was seconded by ~. Cronin a~ unanimously adopted. CITY CODE-CITY COUNCIL: ~. Webber brecht to t he attention of 6ouncil and ~ffered the followinE emergency Ordin~ce, repealing Ordinance No. 9615, providing ,~f°r the election of a President of Council, who shall be i~eligible to succeed hlmse land a Vice President of Councll at the first meeting of the body In September of (~11222) AN ORDINANCE to repeal an ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of R~anoke~ Virginia, on the let day of September, 1948, No. ~61~, entitled, "An Ordinance to ~ and ~-ordain Section one, ~hapteP eight~ of the Code of the City o~ Ro~oke, Virginia, relating to the election off the prosident ~resident of Co.oil, and p~vidl~ fo~ an ~erge~y'~ a~ providl~ for an e~rgene (For Full text off Ordina~e, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Page ~. WebbeP moved the adoption of the O~lna~e. The motionwas seconded by ~. You~ and adopted by the follo~l~ vote~ AYE$~ ~essrs. Cronin, H~ter, Webber, You~ a~ ~e President, ~. Hlnton-~ NAYS= None ........... 0. There be~ no ~urther busl~ss, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COURCIL~ REGULAR NF~TI~G~ Hondsy, October 1, 19Slo The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regula~ meetl~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Bu, llding~ Hondey~ October 1~ 19~1~ at ~00 o~clock, p. the ~e~la~ meetl~ hour~ ~lth the President, H~. Hlnton, ~{ Hess~s. Cronln~ Hunte~ ~ebber, a~ the President, H~, Hinton---~. ~E~I HP. Younz ........... O~IC~& PR~E~ ~, ~thu= ~. ~ens~ City Hana~e~ ~, Randolph O, ~lttle City Attorney, a~ ~, Har~ R. Yates~ City Auditor. The =eating vas opened ~lth a praye~ by ~. ~ohn ~. ~aste~, HI~ Copy of the minutes of the re~l~ meetln& held on Ho~ay~ ~eptember $~ 19~1~ having been f~nlshed each member of Couneil~ upon motion of Cronin~ seconded by ~. ~ebber ~d unanimously adopted, the veadi~ vas dispensed ~lth a~ the mitres approved as recorded, ~I~00P CITIZENS ~0~ P~LIC ST~I~ ~. ~alter ~. Stephen$on, Pre~ident oF the Roanoke Touchdown Club~ appeared before Council a~ presented the ~ollo~l~ ~e~olvtion adopted by the or~anlzatlon on Septeaber ~, 19~1, ~lth~ferenee to the personnel of the Adviso~ Co~lttee: ~E~5~ the City of Hoanoke~ Vlr~lnia~ has invested large ~ of money In Victory 5tadl~ but Is not recelvln~ adequate returns therefrom~ ~'d~EAS~ the Touchdown Club feel~ that eve~ effort should be eaployed to increase the usefulness of the Stadi~ ~d to provide the sports fa~ Hoanoke more and ~tte~ athletic contest~ In the 5t~l~, and ~HE~, the Touchdovn Club ~eel~ that the present 5tadi~ Co~ittee~ vhich la appointed by the Council for the City of Hoanoke~ Is too l~e function effficient ly: N0~ TH~0HE, BE IT ~SOLV~ that the ~o~oke Touchdovn Club respectfully reco~end~ to the Council Fo~ the City of ~o~oke, Vlr~lnla~ that the Stadl~ Co~lttee be limited to Five members and t hat the President of the Hoanoke Touchdown Club each year be a member of said co~ittee. A C0~, T[ZTE - (St~Jed} Walte~ G. Stephenson P~esldent (51~ned) G. H. Fulton~ 5ecreta~" 0n motion of H~. Hunte~, seconded by ~. Cronln a~ unanimously adopted~ the matter ~as t~en under consideration. T~IC: D~. ~. O. Fovter appeared before Council and asked that parking be restricted on the ~e~t side of Bleventh Street~ N, ~., no,th of OranEe In o~der that clie'nts ~isiting his office mi~t find a place to park. On motion o~ H~. Crontn~ seco~ed by H~. Hunte~ and u'nanimously~opted~ the natte~ vas referred to the City Hans~ev For study~ ~lth a vle~ of havin~ the measure prepared If he deems It advisable to establish a phrkl~ 1gait of possibly tvo hours In the above area. P~ION5 AI~ C6~NICATIONS: 5TOsH DH~NS: A petition sl~ned by nineteen ~esidents and property ask~ that eteps be taken to relieve the exlstlnE d~ainage condition at the reap o~ theie propertie~ In the 1600 blocks of ~estovev Avenue and Halden Lane, 5. before Coum 11. On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by !~o Webber and unanimously adopted, the ,otition was referred to the City Hensger for study, report and recomendation to rouncil. TH~FPICs A co~unication f rom Mr. Jack A. Jacobs, 2810 Guilford Averme~ adviein~ that ho has bean informed by thc City Hanager that the wall in front of his property is on city property and must be removed, was before Council, Hr.,Jacobe ae~erting that. the yell vas constructed to protect hie property from traffic entarin Guilford Avenue from Woodla~n Avenue and asking that he be permitted to retain the wall, A~ter a discussion of the matter, the City Hanage~ euggestin~t hat a eatop' sign or 'elow' sign might remedy the trafffic hazard at that point, on motion of Hr. ~ebber, seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, action on the question was deferred until the next regular meeting of Council, the City Manager, in the meanwhile, to furnish the members of Council vith pictures of the Yell in question. PA~S AND ~I~YG~0UND$: A Joint co~nuntcation From the Reverend D. R. McGrad Pastor of the Garden City Baptist Church, and Hr. ~. O. Plunkett, eugFesting that th~ Hartsook £state be acquired For park sod play,round purposes, vas before Council. On motion o£ ~r. Crontn, seconded by Mr. ~ebber and unanimously adopted, the or~unication was referred to the City Planning Commission for study, report and eco~mendatlon to Council. 5ID_~ALE-SE~rt~ CONSTH~CTION: A com~unlcation from Fw. Herman D. Winter, 103~ ~orest Park Boulevard, N. W., askir~, that sidewalk and sever be constructed to serve ;otc 11 and 1~, Block ~, Forest Park, vas before Council. On motion of 1~. Hunter, seconded by l~. Webber and unanimously adopted, the ~o~unica~on was referred to the City Manager For study, report and recor~endation ~o Council. Ih~ITATI0~B: A com~unication from Mr. H. A. Mart, Jr., Chairman, Local in~'it!ng the City of Roanoke to be represented at the Fifth Annual ~lghway Conference to be held at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, 16-17, 19~1, was before Council. The City Manage~ advising that the Director of Public Works, the City Englne~ the Planning Engineer lnten~ to be present at'the conference, on motion of Mr. seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was lnetructe~ so inform the proper authorities. INVITATION8: A com~unication from Mr. Carl H. Chatters, Executive Director ,f the American Hunicipal Association, inviting the City of Roanoke to be represente~ the AmericanMunicipal Congress to be held in Washington, D. W., December 10.-12, vas before Council. It appearing that the City of Roanoke will be unable to be represented at annual session o£ the American Municipal Association, on motion of Mr. Hunter, ~econded by Mr. Webber and unanimously ~dopted, the communication vas filed. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: ANNEXATION-FIRE DEPART.~[~: The City Manager having been requested to furnlek with an estimate of the cost of providing a fire station for the Idlewlld- section, to be operated on the sa~e basis as the fire station in the Garden :lty are~, presented the following report: "Roanoke~ Virginia October 1, 1951 To. The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen= You referred to me for report the question of the cost of a £1re station to be manned by volunteers in the Kenwood-Idlewlld Section, We estimate the cost of such a building, cinder block with app~opriate ~ppurtenencea, to be approximately ~1~,000o00, ~'he recurring expenses if year,~ne station la manned by volunteers, would be approxlmatelv.~ We have ln~estisated three aires, to be related to you in confidence, which could be used, Respectfully submitted, (~l~ned) Arthur ~. Owerm City After a discussion of the question, Hr. Hunter moved that for the time Council take under consideration the location of the fire station and that the of constructin~ the building be considered in 19~2 budget studies, The motion was seconded by H~. ~ebber and unanimously adopted. WATER D~PAHT~I~: The City Hana~er submitted the follo~tn~ report ~ith ~Roanoke, Ulrginia October l, 19~1 To ~he City Council Roanoke, Virfinia Oen~lemen:. We have had a tremendous number of requests for telephone service to Ca~vins Cove, Working in conJuntion ~lth the Telephone Company and our Communications Department, ~e have made a careful and thorough analysis cf the reeled possibilities whereby telephone service may be lr~talled~ the Cove. Here are the resulta~ 1. A relay phone from the Filter plant ~ould necessitate eithe~ locatln~ poles at {5Oo00 each or etrin~ing the wires On trees ~hich would be inept. 2. A direct buslness phone could be installed. The in/rial cost of the wire rental under the terms of our franchise for this type of service would be $360.00plua $1?.OOper month plus an additional $~0o00 line rent 3, The proposed county line at $5,~0 per month would permit the lnst tion of a phone at the police box and one at the concession stand at the Cove. There would be no recurrin~ expense, the initial installation cost being ~360.00. I recommend t he adoption of the third plan. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur 3. O~ens City Hanager" On m6tion of Hr. Webber~ seconded hy H~. Hunter and unanimously adopted, was refer~ed to the 1952 budget study file. HAH[R PI~LD= Action on the request of Hr. J. 'H. Failwell, President, Fair, Incorporated, that the o:ganization be permitted to rent Hahsr Field for the period lb~om Au/~ust 25, 1952, through August 30, 19~, for the purpose of holding its annual fair, under the same terms and conditions as this year, having been deferr~ pending receipt of lnfo~mation as to ~hether or not the city collected ar~ taxes from the concessions, operators of the £air~ etc., and if so~ how much, the City Manager submitted the following "Roanoke, Virginia October 1, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia 6entlemen: At your meetin~ of Septeaber 10, 1951, you referred to me the ~uestion of ho~ much taxes the City received from the Roanoke Pair at Haher Field, 1:50 The City of. Roanoke received the following amounts from rents, taxes, etct Hent of Grounds $1,5OOOOO Rent of Grand Stand, 6 days ~ S50.OO 3OO.OO Admission Taxes {Gate) 561.98 Admission Taxes (Grand Stand} 165,36 Admission Taxes tHarks Shows) 768.78 Total ?axes Received ~ In addition to the above, .the City received $200,16 for insurance based on attendance, . A careful analysis shows that the City has received in ~ull all rentals and taxes due in accordance with existin~ ordinances, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ArthurS. 0~er~ City Msnager~ 0nm orion of Nv. ~ebber, seconded by Nw. Hunter and unanimously adopted, ~ction on the matter was again deferred until the next re~lar meeting for considers. :ion by a full membership of Council. BUDGET: The City Mans~er submitted the following report with reference to purchase of three time recorders~. "Roanoke, Virginia October 1, 1951 To l'he City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Members of our staff, working with the AuditlnE Department, believe that we should install three time recorders; one to be located for the use of the Street Repair and Maintenance Group, a second at the City Garage, and a third at the City Incinerator at a cost of approximately $200.00 each. ~he minimum time for delivery appears to be three or four months; and since they a~e included in the 1952 Budget and are subject to your approval, we would like very much to place the order at this time; therefore we request that you grant us the authority to do this. Bespectfully submitted, (SiGned) Arthur S. 0~ens City Manager" Nv. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request and offered the following Resolution: (~11223} A ~ESOLt~ION authorizing the Purchasing Agent to issue orders for the purchase of three time recorders at a cost of approximately ~RO0.O0 each~ to be paid for out of the 1952 General Fund Budget. (For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 311.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoptton of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: Ak'fi_S: tlassrs. Crontn, Hunter, Webber, and the President, Nv. Mlnton---~o NAYS: None ...... 0. (Mr. Y0un6 absent) STRI'ik-T EXTENSION: The 'City Manager having been authorized to seek an option on land required to extend Twenty-sixth Street,S. W.~ from Stephen=on Avenue to Franklin Eoad, he submitted v~ltten report that the owner of the property does not wish to sell. After a discussion of the matter~ the question was referred to the City Manager, on motion of Mr. Cronin~' seconded by Nv. Webber and unanimously aiopted, for investigation of the possibility of extending some other street in the area. TR~=FIC-STHEET LIGHTS: A request from Mr. Bert Trook that a warntr~ bllnker liiht and a street litht be placed at the corner of Pleasant View Avenue, Levelton Avenue and Tenth Street, N. W., also, that a "dead-end" street sign b e placed on 151 Pleasant ¥1ew Avenue at Tenth Street, H. W., having been referred to the City Manager for study~ report and recommendation, he submitted the Following report~ 'Roanoke~ Virginia October 1, 1951 To TheClty Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me on September ~, 1951, Pile ~20-~6~ a request from a citizen for a DEAD END STRFET sign, a blinker light~ and a street light. The DEAD END STREET sign was installed on. Eeptember. 2~.. A survey is being made as to yhether or not the blinker light is needed; and the street light will be included in our report to you on street lights at the second meeting in October. Respectfully submit~ed, (Signed) Arthur $. (~ens City Manager' . The report was £11ed. WATER DEPArTMENT: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to the rental Of two houses formerly OWned by the W111Iamson Road ~ater Company and acquired by the City Of Roanoke: "Roanoke, Virginia October 1, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: When the City took over the Wllliamson Road Water Co~pany*s land on Hollins Road, there were two houses which were being rented by the occupanti I ~'~ve had Mr. J. F. Douglas, Clerk of the Market, and experienced real estate people to set an appraisal on the rentall and they believe ~lO.CO per month is fair. I recommend that ! be authorized to enter ~nt0 a rental agreement on a monthly basis with the two occupants at $10.00 per month. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" M~. Webber moved that Council concur in the r ecommendation of the City Mana and t hat the City Attorney prepare the proper Ordinances for presentation at the next regular meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by M~. Hunter and unanlmo~ adopted. HOSPITALIZATION: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to renewing the city's contract with the University of Virginia Hospital: "Roanoke, Virginia October 1, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: · I have been advised by the University of Virginia Hospital that our e~lsting contract for hospitalization, which is $11.72 per day, will be increased to $14.90 per day on October 1, 1951, which is an increase of S3,18 per day. This.reflects back on aggregate increase of $577.00 in hospitalization. ! recommend that ! be auth~rized to enter into a contract, effective .October 1, 1951, through March 30, 1952, with the Univ~rsity of Virginia Hospital. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager~ BUDOETt TheClty Hanager submitted the following report on suggested budget amendment e t 'Roanoke, Virginia October 1, 19~1 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlement I have requests flor several budget amendments which I would like to dlacuset lo-~h'. Harold J. Sander, Librarian, has requested an appropriation for the balance of the year in the amount of $600.00 to pay the salary of a secretary, The aggregate amount o£ $2,~00.O0 ia included in the revised Library Budget for 2. Hr. Falluell has requested a transfer of ~00.00 From the Almshouse Food Supplies Account to the City Farm Supplies Account. 3, The Tuberculosis Sanatorium is in need of an additional $1,~00.00 £or drugs. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur 5. O~ens City Hanager" Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the requests and offered the following emergency Ordinance, a~endin~ and reordainir~E the Library budget: ([112~) AR OHDIRARCE to amend and reordain Section #1Oh, '~ublic Library", of the 19~1 Budget Ordinance, and provl4in~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Re, 18~ Page Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance, The motion was seconded by Hr, ~ebber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrs, Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber~ and the President, Hr. Hlnton---~. NAYS: None ........ O. (Hr. Young absent) Hr. Cronin offered the following emergency Ordinance, amending and reordaining the Almshouse and 61fy Farm budgets: (#11~25) AR OHDINARCE to amend and reordain ~ection #60, "Almshouse"~ and Section #IP~ "City Farm"~ of the 19~1 Budget Ordinanee~ and p~ovidlng for an emergency. (~or full text Of Ordtnanc~ see Ordinance Book No. 18~ Page 312.) H~.Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by t he followin~ vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronin~ Hunter~ Webber, and the President, Hr. Hlnton---~. NAY$~ None ......... O. (Hr. Young absent: Hr. Cronln offered the following emer£ency 0rdinance~ amendingandreordalE the Tuberculosia Sanatorium budget= (#11~6) AR OHDINANCE to amend and reordain Section #51~ "Tuberculosis Sanatorium=~ of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emerFency. (For full text-of 0rdinance~ see Ordinance Book No. 18~ Page 31~.} Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded b~ H~.Webber a~d adopted By t he followfn~ vote~ AYES: Heesrs. Cronin~ Hunter, Webber, and the President~ Hr. Hlnton .... RAYS: None ......... O. (Hr. Youn~ absent) APFOIFfH~S: The City Hanager submitted the followln6 report on changes in the personnel of the Fire Department and the Police Department~ tRoanoke, Virginia October 1, 1951 To TheClty Council Roanokes ¥1rginia Oentlemen~ I wish to report the following chsnEea in the personnel of the Fire Department and the Police Departments PIR~ Roy Dan Renick e~loyed as Pl~t Yea~ P~vat~ e~ective Sept~be~ 19S1. ~illi~ C. ~cott e~ployed as Plrst Year P~lvate, 8fleetly8 October 1, 19S1. ~alte~ ~. L~bert employed as Plr~t ~ea~ F~lvate, effective October ~slie J. [~!es retired, effective October 1, 19~1. POLIC~ DEPA~ C~i ~. lllen employed as First ~ear Patro~an, effective Septembe~ 19~1. (Transferred froa Fire Department.) Bill F~cis Ber~ resigned, effective ~epteaber ~, Respectfully ~ubmitted~ (Signed) Arthu~ ~, O~en~ City ~ana~er~ The report vas filed. ~AT~ DEFA~T~: The City Hanage~ ~ubmitted ~l~ten report that the Realty torporation ha~ made application fo~ city ~ate~ ~ervice outside of the corporate limitl o~ the city and pur~uan~ to the provl~io~ of ~ub-~ection D unde~ Rule 3~ has a~ked the ~ate~ Eepartment to install the dl~t~lbution systems the ~Ity ~anage~ askl~ fo~ ~ldance on that pa~t of the Rule ~hich provide~ that the Department may in, tall such distribution ~yatems~ ~provlded no decrease in efficient o~ increase In the cost of operating th~ ~ystem ~Ithin the city limits Is occasionefl thereby~. In a le~thy di~cus~ion of the matter ~lth ~r. ~. ~. Ruston~ Acting ~anager of the ~ter Department, and ~. George ~. Shackelford, J~., Attorney~ representing the Frueha~f Realty Co~poration~ ~ho ~ere p~esent at the meetlng~ ~. ~ebbe~ questioned the u~e of city forces to l~tall ~ater dl~tribution systems out~ide of ~he corporate limits of the city instead of utlliztn[ their service~ to the fullest exten~ In m~in~ extenslo~ and lmprovement~ to ~e ~ystem ~lthin the city a~ suggested that the ~o~k be let to contract ~lth the ~ate~ Department furnishing supervision of the project. Then followed a discussion as to whether the applicant should call for bids and award the contract, or whether the Water Department should call for bids and award the contract, in the event city forces are not used. No definite decision having been reached as to the procedure to be followed Mm. Cronin moved that the application of ~e Fruehauf Realty Corporation be referred to theClty ~anager for having the project carried out ~n co~ormity with the provisions of Rule 36.1n a m~ner best serving the interests of the city. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ unanimously ~opted. ~ R~IR~ SYST~: Mr. Harry R. Yates, Secret~-Treasurer of the Bo~d of Trustees of ~e ~ployees Retirement ~ystem of the City o~ Roanoke, submitted ~ltten ~port, advlsl~ that the report of ~. George B. Buck, Actuary, on the third actuarial val~ation of the system For the year 1950 has been filed the Board a~ ts available to Council, upon request. The reports were filed. 153 With further reference to the Employees Netireomnt System, M~. Tater sub. itt written r sport, together with a recommendation of the Board of Trustees that the Pension Ordinance be amended to provide certain early service retirement benefits. M~. ~atee also submitted copy of a communication from H~. Buck, showir~ the estimated cost of carrying out the proposed amendment to the Pension Ordinance, and copy of a *Hound Table Discussion' setting forth facts in support of such an The proposed amendment to the Pension Ordinance was filed for further consideration at a later date, TA~-BONDSt The City Auditor r sported that it will be necessary to increase the tax rate of the city to $2.?5 on every one hundred dollars of assessed value, in ~rder to pay the principal and interest on the ~,100,0OO.00 bonds of the City of Roanoke, being the remainder o£ the t4,200,000.OO Public School Bonds, Series DD, as well as the other non-revenue bonds of the city which have been sold durin~ t he past three yearsI whereupon, ~. Hunter moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the Following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, and the President, Mr. Minton .... 4. NAYS: None ......... O. (Mr. Young absent) (#llPP7) AN ORDINANCE to amend andre-ordain Section 1 Of Chapter 17 Of the Coda of the City of Roanoke, as amended on the RTth day of November, 1950 Ordinance No. 10866) establishing and levylng the annual tax rate on all real e stat! nd improvements thereon, upon all tap~lble personal property and upon all machinel~y and tools, including machinery and tools used in manufacturing and mining businesses in the City not exempt from taxation by law; and repealin~ Section 1-A of said Chapter. WHEREAS, a twanty-five cent increase in the tax rate authorized by Sactlon subsection (1) of the City Cha~ter~ as amended, on all real estate and improvements thereon, upon all tangible personal property and upon all machinery and tools, tncludinE machinery and tools used in manufacturing and mining businesses, in the ~lty not exempt from taxation by law, is necessary to provide for the payment of the principal and interest on outstanding non-revenue bonds of the City, issued and approved by the votes of tho freeholders. THFR~FORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of ~oanoke that Sect!on Of 6hapter 17, of the Code of the City Of Roanoke, as amended on the ~Tth day Of November, 1950~ (Ordinance No. 10866) be amended and re-ordained to provide as ~ollows: Pursuant to section two, subsection one, and section forty-seven of the Chari ,f the City of Roanoke, both as amended, commencing with the 1952 tax year, there ~hall be levied annually upon all real estate and improvements thereon, upon all - ~angtble personal property and upon all machinery and tools, including machinery and ;ools used in manufacturing and mining businesses, in the City not exempt from ;axation by law, a tax of two dollars and seventy-five cents on every one hundred [ollars of assessed value thereof, for the support of the city government, the myment of principal and interest upon the city debt, support of a public library, ;he payment of pensions to Confederate soldiers, sailors and marines and their ~ldows, for school purposes, and other municipal expenses. BE IT PURTHER ORDAINED that, ef£ectiv~ aa of midnight, December 31, 19~1, Section 1-A of Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of Roanoke be REPEALED, The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. REPORTS OP ¢OHHITT~s: None. Uh~INISHF/) SUSIN~SS: ROUSING: Action on bide received For the construction of street pavinz~ :urb, ~utter and sidewalk, and storm drain, in connection with the Redevelopment ~ndRousinsAuthority Project Nee 1 [Rotten Bite), herinS been tabled until the ~resent meeting, the committee appointed to tabulate the ~lds submitted the followin "September 29, 19~1 City Council City of Roanoke Roanoke, ¥1rslnia As was mentioned in our letter to you dated September 24, 19~1, pe~taining to ~roposal Re. 1, EradinS and parity, in connection with the Redevelopment and~ousing Authority Project (Rotten Site), an error wac made in calculatin the n~berofcubic yards of excavation included in the proposal. Instead of ~,0OO cubic yards aa shown on the proposal cheer, the actual quantity amounte to ~4,000 cubic yards. After studying thio matter very carfully and diecu~eins'lt with various interested parties, it is deemed to the best interest of the City of ~oanoke to negotiate with the low bidder. Neale Construction Company hoe a~reed to do the actual excavation at the a~e ~nit price o£ 7~ cents as shown on the It ia Felt that due to the delay that would be necessary if the bids were thrown out and approaching bad weather that It would be to the advantaFe of the City to nesotiate ~lth the low bidder in this matter rather than to c all actnal quantity o£ excavation involved. ($1Ened) Harry R. Yates City Auditor (Signed) JnOo L. Wentworth Director of Public Works (~Igned) H. Cletus Broylee City Bn~lneer" The commttte~ then advised that on the basle of the revised tabulation on ~ropoaal No° 1, the total cost for all three proposals amounts to ~93,6~3.$O, the city's share of the total coat being ~83,735.3~. A discussion followed with Mr. Richard L. Beck, Executive Secretary of the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and H~. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, %~ho were present at the meeting, as to the method of financ[n~ the work, members of Cour~il indicatl~ their unwlllin~ness to pay 2} per cent interest per of the coat of the work, it ~e~ng pointed out that even if Council were wlllln~ to pay any amount of interest at all, it has no right to do so under the provislo~lS of theCity 6hatter. After a ~rther discussion of the matter, M~. Webber moved that the question be placed on the agenda for further consideration at the next regular meetinE of Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and adopted by t he following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crgntn, Hunter and Webber .................. 3. RAYS: The President, Mr. Minton----1. {Mi-. Young absent) 155 CON~IDERA?ION OP CLAIHS~ None; INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERA?ION OP ORDINANCE~ AND RESOLUTIONSt CIT~ PROPRRT~= Ordinance No. 11216, rene~lng the lease of Hrs. ~ester T. Hutson on*city property, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Cronin offering the following for its second reading and final adoption: (#11216) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City ~ansger, for and onbehalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke, ¥irginia, and Hrs. Lester T. Rutson, trading as Hutson Cigar Company, for the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee in the building now designated as 323 Second Street, S. W., and the storage room presently used by the lessee in the !building now designated aa 203-205 Church Avenue, ~. W., at a total consideration oJ !$100.00 per month for period beginning January 1, lq52, and endingDecember 31, 1952, under terms and conditions contained therein. [For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 18, Page 312.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber end adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, and the President, Hr. Hin~on---~. NAYS: None ...... O. (Hr. Young absent) In this connection, the City Hanager advised Council that Mr. Henry L. Riley and Hr. ffenry C. Giles also wish to have their lca~ee on city property renewed. Mr. Crontn moved that the City Attorney prepare the proper Ordinance for presentation a~ the next regular meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 11220, vacating, discontinuing and closing a portion of Burrell Street, N. W., north o£ ~ltten AVenue, having previously been be£ore Council for its First reading, read and laid over, was again before th~ body, Mr. Cronin offering the Following for its second reading and £inal adoption: [~11220) A~ ORDINANCE vacating, discontinuing and closing a portion of the street in the northwest section o£ the.City of Hoanoke, Virginia, designated as a ~ortion o£ Rurrell Strce~ north of ~itten Avenue, more particularly hereinafter tescrtbed, and shown on the map of L~ncoln Court Subdivision which was prepared by F. E. Walker, engineer, dated June 8, 1923, for Wllliamson Oroves Corporation, o£ certain lands th~n lying in the County o£ Roanoke, State of ~irginla, and now lying in the City of Roanoke, State of ¥1rginia, which said plat was placed of record in the Circuit Court Clerk's 0f£1ce of Roanoke County, ¥1rginia, in Plat Rook 1, at pages 300 and 301, a~ whereon there was set £orth a subdivision of said lands composing streets and lots and blocks thereof, and there was thereon set forth Burrell Street on the westerly side of said subdivision. [For full tex~ o£ Ordinance, see OrdinaDce Book No. 18, Page 310.) · Hr. Cronin moved the ~doption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Hunter and adopted by the £ollowlng vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter and Webber ........ 3. NAYS: The President, Hr. Minton ...... ' .......... 1. (Mr. Young absent) WATER DEP~TME~T: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the ~roper Ordinance, authorizin~ certain changes and modifications in the contract of ~. H. Turner and Co~pany, Incorporated, for the c~n~truction o£ the Crystal Spring ~ooster Station, presented same;whereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the £ollow~ng: (~11728) AH O~)INANCE authorizi~ and approvir~ certain c hanses and modifications in the contract dated August 29~ 19~l~' between the City of Roanoke and J. H. ~u~ · Co.~ ~nc.~ fo~ t~e co~t~ction o~ ~e C~stal Station~ p~vidl~ ~o~ an (Fo~ full text of O~din~ce~ ~ee O~l~nce ~ook ~o. 18~ P~ge 313.) ~. C~onin moved ~he adoption o~ the O~in~nce. ~e ~o~ton ~as ~eccnded ~. ~ebbe~ a~ ~0Pted b~ the ~ollo~fng vote~ ~. Hunte~ statl~ thak he Is opposed to the deletion o~ 8lazed tile fo~ the interior ~alls~ but that he ~ill vote Ordinance In orde~ that 'it might be passed as an emergency measure{ i~i ~essr~. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebbeu, a~ the President, ~. NAYS~ None ....... O, (H~; Young absent) WAT~ D~T~ The ~ty Attorney havl~ been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance, authorizing certain cha~es a~ modifications In the contract of J. N. Turner and Company~ Incorporated, For the construction of the Delray Street Booste~ Station, presented s~e; ~hereupon, ~. Hunter offered the follc~i~: (~11~9) AN ORDINAN~ authorizi~ a~ approvln~ certain cha~es and modifications In the contract dated Ausust ~9. 1951, between the City of Roanoke and J. ~. ~uune~ & Co., Inc.. for the const~ction of the Delray Street Booster Station; and providf~ fO~ an emergency. (For full text of O~lnance, see Ordinance Book No. 1~. Page ~. Hunter moved the ~optlon of the Ordinance. ~e motion ~as seco~ed by ~. Cronin and adopted by the rollowln6 vote: AYF~I Hess~s. Cronln. Hunter~ ~ebbe~, and the President. ~. NAYSI None ..... O. (Hr. Youn8 absent) ~AT~ DEPArtS: The City Attorney havin8 been requested to prepare the proper Resolution, providin8 for l~pecticn services In co.action ~lth t he layl~ of ~ateu mains under the ~ateu ~ystem improvement p~osr~ presented s~e{ ~hereupo ~. Cronin offered the follo~ln~ Resolution: (~lla30) A RESOL~ION autho~lzi~ the e~lo~ent of inspectors on pro~ects fo~ the laying of mains let to contract under the City's ~ater extension (Fo~ full text of Resolution. see O~in~ce Book No. 18, Page H~. Cronin moved the adoptl~ of the Resolution. The motion was secor~ed bi ~. Hunte~ ~d adopted ~ the AYe: ~essrs. Cronin. Hunter. ~ebber, and the President, Hr. ~lnton---~. NAYS: None ....... O. (~. Young absent) ~AT~ DEP~T~ ~e City Attorney having been ~quested to prepare the prope~ Resolution. evldencl~Councll~s wlllin~ness to accept a license l~tead of a deed of easement to the land In.ich ~ate~ ~atns are laid outside of the couporate'l~its ~hen said mains ~e laid in the State Hi.ray System. presented s~e{ vhereupon, ~. Cronin offered the following Resolution: (~11~]1) A R~OL~ION uega~ding Rule No. 36 of the ~ate~ Dep~tment ~ith reference to the s~ficiency of complia~e therewith by an applicant causl~ mai~ to be laid In portions of the State Highway System pursuit to a lice~e. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~u.'Uronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The 2orion ~as seceded by H~. ~ebbe~ ~.adopted by the followin~ vote: 157 AYES~ Heasrso Cronin, Hunter, S/ebbed, and the President, Hr. Nlnton---~. I/AYS~ None ..... O. (H~.. You~ ebaen~) N~IO~ ~ ~OU5 BU~I~5e Rone, : There bei~ no further business, Cou~il adjourned, APPROVED Clerk dent COU~CIL, RE~ULARHU~TINO, Honday, October The Council of the City of Roanoke met in re~ularmee~ln~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Honday~ October 8, 1951, at 2:00 otclock, p,.mos the ~esular meeting hour, with the l~eeident, Hr, Hlnton, presiding° PRES~RT~ Hess~a° Cronin~ Hunters Webber, Young, and the President, Hinton- ................ ABSENT: OFFIC~RS PI~SENT~ M~o.A~thur S. O~ens, City Hsnsgsr, ~. Randolph G. ~lttl City Attorney, and P~o Harry R. Yates, City AudltOro ,.The meeting was opened with a prayer bF Dr. Robert A. Lapsley, ~r., Pastor, of the Fleet Presbyterian Church. HII~TES: Copy of the minutes o£ the regular meetin~ held on Honday, October 1, 1~1, having been f~rnlehed each me~ber of Council, upon ~stion o£ ~. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed ~lth and the minutes approved as:recorded° H~ARINO 0P CITIZENS UFON PUBLIC ZONINGt Rotice of a public hearing on the question of rezoningfrom Genera] Residence District to Special Residence District the south side of Campbell Avenue~ ~. ~., between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street~ h eying been published in The Roanol ~orld-~cws pursuant to A~ticle XI, ~ectlon ~3, o£ ~hapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of the hea~lng at ~00 o~clock, po m., Hondsy~ October 8, 19~1, the matter was be£ore Council, lit. G. J. ~alpert~ Attorney, representing property o~ners in the affected area, appearir~ before the body in behalf of the rezoning° Re one appearin~ in opposition to the rezontng, and no co~unicstions havl~ beenreceived on the que~tion~ and the City Planning Co~uission having recommended that the request of the petitlcners be granted, lire Webber moved that Council concul in the recorunendation of the City Planning Cornutssion and that the relieving Ordinal be placed upon its first reading° The motion vas seconded by Hr. YOung and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrso Cror~n, Runter~ Webbers Young, and the Pre~ldent~ Hr. Hlnten- NAYS: None .............. 0o (#11~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact ~wticle Is Section l, o£ Chapter of the Cqde of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. WItE~EAS, application has been made to the Council of the City of Roanoke to have the south side o£ C~rapbell ~versie~ So ~., between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, r ezoned from General Residence District to Special Residence Dlstrlct~ and I~I~EAS~ notice required by Article XI, Section ~3, o£ Chapter ~l o£ the Code o£ the City of Roanoke, ¥1rslnta, relating to Zoning, has been published in ~The Roanoke ~orld~e~ae, a new~paper published in the 21ty o£ Roanoke, for the tl~e required by said section, and WI~r~EAS, the hearing as provided £or in said notice published in the said. newspaper was given on the 8th day o£ October, 19~1, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., before th~ Council o£ the City o£ Roanoke in the Council Room in the Hunicipal ~ullding, at which hearing no objections were presented by property o~rnere and other interest, p~rties in the affected area. ,15.9 160 THEREFORg, RE IT ORDAIh~ED by the Council of the Ctt7 of Roanoke that Article Iw Sectlon, of Chapter ~1 of the Code off the City of Roanoke, Yirglnlaw relating to Zoning, be a~ended and reenacted in the following particular and no other, vier Property fronting on the south side of Campbell Avenue~ S, W., between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, described aa Lots 9 to 17, inclusive~ Block 101, F. Rorer. Map, designated on Sheet 111 of the Zoning Map as OFficial Nos. 1113001,- 1113002, 1113003, 1113004, 111300~, 1113006, 1113007, 1113008, 1113009 and 1113027, bee and is hereby changed From General Residence District to Special Resident, and the Hap herein referred ~o shall'be changed in this respect, .The Ordinance havlng been read, was laid over.- ZONING= Hr. Ralph An Glasgow appeared before Council and presented a co~mnunication, asking that the triangular block west of Second Street, N. E., betwee Raleigh Avenue and Grange Avenue, be reached From General Residence District to Business District. On motion of Hr. Webber, seconded by ]Ar. Youn~ and unanimously adopted, the co~unicatioa was referred to the City Planning Conuuission for study, report and recommendation to Council. BUILDINGS: Mr. S. Go Aldhizer, Administrator of the Lewis-Gale Hospital, appeared before Council and presented a communication, advising that through a misunderstanding the hospital began the construction of a wood Frame addition to a wood Frame shed and storage building at the rest'of 312 Church Avenue, S. W., applying for a building permit, Hr. Aldhizer stating that he has been informed by the ~ulldtng Inspector that a wood Frame addition to the nhed is prohibited by Section 29 and Section 30 of the Building Code because the property ia situated in the first Fire district and that it will be necessary to have the approval of Council before a building permit can be Issued; otherwise, that portion of the addition already constructed will have to be removed. The City Manager voicing the opinion that the addition will not increase the fire hazard to ed~oining property, Mr. ~ronin moved that permission for the construction of the wood Frame addition be granted and that t he City Attorney and present to Council at its next regular meeting.the proper measure granting the ~e~uission. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. STADIUH-MAHI-~HFIYLD: Mr. Jo Clarke Wray appeared before Council in connectl¢ previous discussior~by the body as to greater use of the Roanoke Hunicipal {¥it Stadium and offered hie services as Promotion Hanager at no cost to the city except the actual expense incurred in securing the entertair~ente For the Stadium. On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adoFted, Mro ~ray ~as thanked for his offer and the matter was taken under advisement, KEYU~D$ AND H~BATF~-T/L~ES~ Mr. Co Ho Kennett, City Treasurer~ appeared befor Council, advisinE that property described as Lots11 and 17~ Block 3, Jackson Park, 0fflcial No, 3210~11, which became a psrt Of the city in the 19~9 annexation, was erroneously assessed For 19h9 as having a house thereon in accordance ~lthr ecords obtained by the city From the county, and that at the request of the City Treasurer, ~o Jo Mo J~r~s, o~ner of the property, paid taxes, penalty and interest in the total amount of $13o6~, with the understandin~ that the taxes~ penalty and interest in the totml amount of $11.65, erroneously assessed asalnst the alleged building, ~ould be refunded, H~o Kennett a~king iouncil to authorize the refund pursuant to :is understandin~ with Mr° ~ones. 161 }(~; Cronin moved that Council concur in the requeat of the City Treasurer and offered tho following Resolutions {~ll~JJ) A RESOLUTION authorlzir~ refund of S11.6~ to J. H. Jones, coverinS a portion of real estate taxes, penalty and interest, paid on property described as Lots 11 and 1~ Block ], Jackson Park, for the year 1949, erroneously assessed having a bulldir~ thereon. (Per full text of Resolution~ see O~dinance Book 1/o. 18, Page 317.) H~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b~ ~. Hunter and adopted by the followinB votes AYESS Masers. Cronin. Hunter, i/ebbel% YOung. and the President, Hr. Minton- NAYSs None ........ O, REFUNDS AND RF~ATES-TA~-S-* ~a~. Co R. Rennett, City Treasurer, appeared befc ~ounc[l~ advi~[~ thatprope~ty described as ~t 1~ Colonial Land Corporation ~ap~ ~fflcial ~o. ~1~060~, ~as erroneously assessed for 19~B a~ 19~9 aa havin~ a house ~hereon tn the n~es of Thomas O, ~t~p a~ Helen B. ~t~p, ~. Ke~ett aak~n~ ~at ~, ~. ~. Bo~d~ purchase~ of.~e property~ be pe~ltted to pay the taxes, penalty a~ interest for the ~ea~ 1~8 ~n the total ~unt of $?~,88, ~Xth the unde~sta~l~ that the taxes~ penalty and Xnterest in the total ~ount of $17.96, erroneously assessed a~ainst the alleged building, ~11 be refuMed to him, and that ~v. be permitted to pay the taxe~, oenalty a~ interest fo~ the ye~ 1~9 ~n the total ~ount of $~],~8~ ~lth ~e u~erstanding that the taxes~ pena[t7 and Interest ~n the total ~ount of $16.9~, e~romou~l7 assessed a~atnst the alleged bulldf~, ~lll be refu~ed to him. ' On motion of ~. Hunter~ seconded by ~. You~ a~ unsn[mo~sly adopted, the hatter ~a~ referred to the City Attorney and the City Auditor for the pu~ose of ~ete~Ining ~hethe~ o~ not the house erroneously assessed as bel~ located on Lot ~olonial Land Corporation ~ap~ might be located on ~me other lot ~hich Is ~t bel~ sssessed as h~vl~ a d~elli~ thereon, ~T~S'~ ~S= The follo~n~ petition from the Trustees of the ~eco~ Pre~byterian Church, ~k~n~ that ~e 10-foot alley ruling north from ~i~land Avenu~ 5. ~., to a ~O-foot alley ruling e~ a~ ~est between ~e~o~ Street ~ Third ~tre, · ~ that the ~estern forty feet of the 8-look alley intemediate between ~l~l~nd ~venue a~ the ~O-foot alley, be pe~anentl7 vacated, dl~conti~ed a~ closed, COUNCIL FOR T~ CI~ ~RO~NOK~, PROPERS, ~ ~SO TO VACATE, DI~CO~!~ A~ C~SE APPROXI~LY ~0 F~ OF T~ ~LY E~ 0F A C~TAIN ~ ~ICH ~S PROM T~ ~0R~AID ~ ON ~ ~ ~O 2~ STR~ ON THE ~ST, THE SAID ~L~ P~ITION TO ~E' C~HCIL OP T~ CI~ OP You~ petitioners, T~ustees of the ~eco~ Presbyterian ~urch of Roanok. VtrElnla, respectffully ~epresent th~t~ (1) Po~ a n~ber off years yo~ petitloner~ have owned'la~ at the co~ne~ off ]rd Street a~ ~l~la~ Avenue In the City of ~oanoke. frontlnE app~x~ately 1~ Feet on Hi,land Avenue a~ 193 feet on ]~d Street; 1'62 {2) AdJotnlr~q the lend of your petitioners on the east la · certain 10-foot ·lley running from Highland Avenue in · northerly direction until intersects · kO-foot Alley which rune from 3rd ~treet onthe west to 2nd ~treet on the east. there is another ~ley approx~atelY 8 feet in width which runs f~om ~nd ~treet on the east end intersects the ·forssaid lO;foot alley on the west at · point approximately halff way alon~ the length of the 'lO-foot alleyl (3) Your petltionsre now have options to purchase three lots which lie elon~ the westerly border of the af0rassid 10-foot ·lley. One of these lotl Lot 10~ Section ~ Official ~urvey~ also runs ·lon~ the s~tlre north boundary of the 8-foot ·lley above mentio~ed and another of the lots~ Lot 11 ~sction 2, Official Survey, runs approximately ~O feet along the southern boundary of the ~-foot alley. Your petitloner~, when the detalls of the purchase of the three additional lots have been completed~ sx~ect to convert these lots into off-street parkin~ facilities for members of the church, to level them off and~ pave with macadam most of the surface of the lots. and also the 10-foot alley above mentioned. (~) Your petitioners are applyinE to Council to discontinue and close the lO-foot alley above described and approximately ~O feet on the westerly end of the 8-foot alley. (~} No inconvenience will result to any other party by the of these alleys, inasmuch as your petitioners own or have under 9ption all of the real estate on both sides of the 10-foot alley ar~ own ·11 the real estate on both sides of the portion of §-foot alley which they desire to be closed. Furthermore your petitioners have sgreed to convey t o the City of Soanoke an easement approximately 10 feet in width alon~ the easterly . boundary of Lot 11, Section ~, Offlcial Survey, so that there never can any question concernin~ a means of in,Tess and e~ress.insofar aa the 8-foot alley is concerned. (6) The' notice of the presentation of this petition was duly posted in accordance with requirements of sald Sectioe 15-766 on the 1st day of October, 1951, the first day of the October, 1951, term of the Hustings for the City of Boanoks, ~ore than five da~s before the presentation of thl~ petition~ as will appear from the affidavit of the Sergeant Of the City herewith filed. (?) Notice of the presentation of this petition has been duly ~lven to the Clty Plannin~ Commission ar~ lts recommendation with respect thereto wi] be presented to the Councll at the proper time. ~8) Petitioners w111 bear all expense lnconnection with the filin~ and Eranttng of the prayers of this petition. IN CONSID[RATIONWH~OF your petitioners respectfully request that: (a) In pursuance of the sections of the ~lr~[nla Code above clted, council appoint not less than three~ nor more than five qualified persons to act as viewers to view, ascertain and report in writing what, if any~ inconvenience would result from vscatlpg, dlscontlnuing and closlr~ the above described alleys. (b} That upon the report of the viewers and upc~the recommendation of the (~ty Planning Commission, if favorable to the grantln~ o£ this and consideration of the evidence, Council adopt an ordinance declarlr~ the 10-foot alley and the portion of the 8-foot alley above described to be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed and releastn~ thersb~ all title and interest of the City of Roanoke and the public in and to sa~d and that a copy of said ordinance be certified to the clerk of the ~ustings Court for the Clty of Roanoke~ Virginia, for recordation by him in the deed books in his office. Very Respectfully, TRUST~E$ OF TH~ S~OOh~ FH~BYT~HIAN CHURCH OF ROAnOKe, VIRGINIA {Signed) BY John H. Thornton~ Jr. Of Counsel Woods~ Nogers, ~uss & ~alker 302-319 Boxley Bulldln~ Hoanoke~ VfrElnia Attorneys for Fetitloners~ In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the following communication from the Clty Plannlr~'Commisslon~ "September 12, 19~1 The Honorable A. No ~lnton, ~ayor, and ~embers of City Councll~ Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen= The Clty Planuing Commission has discussed with representatives of the Second Presbyterian Church a request for the approval of the closing of · lO-foot alley which runs north and south f rom the north side of Highland Ave., S. ~., t o the intersection of a 20-foot alley running east and west between 2nd and 3rd Streets, S. ~o It has been l'nformed that the Church has options to purchase all of the properties lying on the east side of this alley for the purpose of convartiz them into Sparking lot to be used by the members attending church services oz~lsr to relieve a difficult traffic condition now created by parking on the nearby streets, Having considered the proposed plan of the Church, and the effect the closing of said alley will have on the remaining property owners in t he block, the Cow~laalon recommsndal 1. That City Council closes vacate and discontinue the alley located between 2nd and ]rd gtrseb~ $o W., said alley being a 10-foot alley running north and south between Highland Ava.~ go W., and an existiz east and west 20-foot alley on the north. 2. That Council close the west ~O feet of the east-and-west alley between 2nd and 3rd ~treeta and intermediate between Highland Avenue and the existing 20-foot alley north of Highland Avenue, said portion being located at the rear of Lot 11, O. g. 2, S. W. 3. 3. That said alleys be closed subject to the proper dedication of a new lO-foot allay extending north and south f~om the intermediate alley described above to Rlghlan5 AVenue, said proposed alley being the east 10 feet of Lot 11, O. S. 2, $. W. 3. ~. That the question of closing said alleys and the proposed dedication of the new alley be referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed in accordance with the ~tate Code, Attached hereto la a plat, dated September 12, 19~1, showing the alley: proposed to be closed and the alley proposed to be opened and dedicated. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman' Appearing in behalf of the petition, were Hr. John H. Thornton, Jr., and Hr. ~everly T. Fitzpatrick, Attorneys. Council being o£ the opinion that viewers should be appointed to report on the matter, Mr. Young offered the following Resolution: {~1123~) A RESOLUTION providing for the appointment of Five freeholders, any three of whom may act, as viewers in connection with t he petition of the Trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church to permanently vacate, discontinue and close a certa 10-foot alley and a portion of a certain 8-foot alley adjacent to the property of th Second Presbyterian Church on Highland Avenue and 3rd Street, S. W. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 318.) Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: ARS: Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- RAYS: None ......... O. Mr. Hunter then-moved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hearing on the question to be held at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., Monday, October 22, 1951. The motion was seconded by Mr. Crontn and unanimously adopted, ANNEXATION: The 'following cor~munlcation from the WlldwoodClvic L~ague, with eference to needed improvements in the Idlewlld-Kenwood section, was before Council: The Honorable Council, City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Va. Oentlemen: At a recent meeting of your body, Councilmen Webber suggested that the citizens of Idlewild-Ken~ood area make a list o£ improvements which they considered necessary and essential to bring fhia area into balance with the aervic~ being provided other sections of the city, and to llst these in the order of their importance. At a well attended meeting of Wildwood Civic League in the courtroom of Vtnton~a Municipal Building last evening this suggestion was moat favorably received and discussed at length. In previous correspondence with t he City Manager this group had pointed out that the three absolutely indispensable 163 services without which any commnlty would die ars water, schools and sewage. This indisputable fact reaains the. sue. This meetin~ noted with ~atificati0n that' steps ar~ now beinspropOeed to relieve~the first of these deficienoiss in this co~unityJ the lack of water and fire protection. For this we a~e ~ost ~ateful, Schools, which we understand do not co~e directly under your authority are very satisfacto~ IP we could have ar~ assurance that tho p~essnt arrangement could be cont~-nusd indefinitely. Sewage lines ~lch were installed without cost to the city are already in most of our streets and for thc moment do not present a prsssin~problem although so~e extensions and the disposal of the raw sewage do present problems of Rich ~ou ere aware. Hsvir~ iN rind that we' sh~ul~ like to do somsthir~ ~ors than Just exist and harl~con~ldence that you ~ll eventually proride the basic services mentioned above we 'should like to mention other thirds that ~ould help us to grow alor~wlth the re~ainder of Roanoke and really feel that. we are a part of the City. Next to the essentials mentioned above we probably need ~orse than anythir~ else a ~lre station with a little ~round around it that · could, be. used for a play ground ~hllo the buildin~ could double ~or a civic center~ voting precinct~ etc. This pro~ect, filter mentioned by Councilmen Cronin we believe has had some publicity and we cannot fully express our thanks or too etrongl~ urge that this be £ollowed through. Then we need worst way a good, wide thorouLd~are connectin~ our area with t he rest o£ the city. It ~.11 be. difficult to integrate this area with the City es es the best o~tlet we have is ~hrongh another city. In this connection ~e suggest · tr~£1c survey be made from Route ~0 over the Vl~ton Road, paying particular attention the bad curvess the poor grading,' much of which c.~ld be eliminated we think at less cost nou than later. Dells Avenue surely m uld ~erit some o£ the £1ret work done on our streets, since the pavement has been badly broken at the sides and is pockmarked with boles. ~e do not require police services sitar but it would help the moral of our people to have an officer assigned to us durln~ the hours when the school buses are loading and discharging our school children. And finally, ~e dO need more adequate street ll~htir~ and most respectfully request a prompt installation at the corner of Klr~ and Ceylon Streets. We can aFpFeciate the Fact that you cannot do everything we have requested at once but e~e constrained to point out that we have waited that the things we have mentioned ~lll be ~rovided with reasonable dispatch we shall begin to £eel that ~e can associate with other citizens of the city without that £eellng of ln~eriority that neglect o£ any area is bound Meet respectfully yours~ WILDWOOD CIVIC LEAGUE (Signed) BY Robert D. Pedl~o President" On motion of Mr. Cronln, seconded by Mr. Webber and u~animously~optcd,the :o~unicatlon was. referred to the City Manager for inclusion in ~he future work file $~REET~ ~ND. ALLRYS: A co~munication fromM rs. O. P. Dillon, 2932 Orand R. W., asking that Grand Avenue be widened, hardsurfaced and curb and gutter lnstalledl also, tha~ utility pole~ be moved t~ the back of the properties on tha~' On motion of Rt. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Young ~nd unanimously adapted, the oom~unication was referred to the City Manager for attention° LEGISLATION-B0~S: A c?mmunieation from Mr. Peul ¥. Betters, Executive Director of The United. States Conference of Mayors, advising that the 19~1 throat of Federal taxation of municipal bonds has been dealt a severe blow by the United States Senate, following the action earlier during the year of the Rouse Ways and ~eane Committee.in refu~lng to recommend such taxation, was before Council. On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, t he com~unication was filed. REPORTS UP 0PPICERS: STORM DRAI~: The City Manager submitted the following report withrefersnce to relieving the e~isttng drainage condition at the rear of properties in t he 1600 blocks of Westover Avenue And Maiden Lane, S. W.: "Roanoke, Virginia October 8, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me, at the meeting on Monday, October 1, 1951, a I petition sisned by residents in the 1600 Block of Vestover Avenue and the 1600 Block Of Haiden Lane, S. Vo, In regard to the necessity for a storm drain. · ~e are entirely famlliareith this area; and if you will refer to the BudEet For 19~1, lou sill observe that ltem 9m Account ?Is was a suspected appropriation of ~J0m000.00 for this drainl however, we thouEht eight others should come ahead of it due to the public benefit, In order to cormtnuct this deain, we would have to start at the corner of Denniston'Avenue and Hemorial Avenue~ proceed south to la0 feet west of Haiden Lane to an alleys thence east on,hie alley to the Iow point which will necessitate a l~-foot cut in o~der to drain the water from these ~e domt have funds for this in the BudEet for this year~ thsrafores ! sub,est that you consider it in the Budzet for Respectfully eubmitteds {~l~nad) Arthur ~. Over~ City ~ansEer~ ~r. Webber moved that Council concur in t he report o~ the City ~an~Eer that the matter be referred to the 1~2 budget study file. The motionvae seconded by ~r. Ynu~ and unanimously adopted. TR)~'~IC~ Action on the reqnest of ~r. Jack &. Jacobs that he be pe~mitted to retain the wall in F font oF his property ss protection a~ainat traffic entertn~ GuilFord Avenue from Voodlavn Avenue, S. Vo, havir~ been d alerted ~nti! the present meeting, the City ~sna~er submitted the £ollovin~ report~ ~oanokes VlrHlnia October ~, 1~1 To TheCity Council Hoanoke, Virginia Gentle~en~ ~'H~. Jacobs, of 2610 Guilford Avenues ~. Vo, asks that he be allowed to leave a wall standinSwhich he has constructed ~lthout a permit on City ~roperty. You requested that pictures o£ this wall be taken; and they are now available For your scrutiny. I suEsested to you that we could place a stop sl~n at the ~unctton of ~oodlawn Avenue and 6uilFord Avenue on the southeast corner~ which would cause trs~fic to stop before enterin~ C-ullford Avenue, thereby ~ivin~ Jacobs protection comparable to that afforded other s~ilar areaeo The pictures are explicit in b~lnElnE out the fact that allowin~ the wall to stand is contrnz-y to the ordinance. Respectfully submitted~ ($1snsd) Arthu~ ~. O~ens City A~ter a discussion of the mstter~ H~. Hunter moved that Council concur in the suEgestion of the City Hana~er that the wall be removed and that a stop slEn be ~laced at the Junction of ~oodlawn Avenue and Guilford Averme, $. ~. The motion ~econded by Hr. Your~ and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES~ Hessrs° Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and t he President, Hr. Hlnton .... NAYS~ H~° Cronin- ........ SIDE~A~S-$~H C0~STRUCTIOH: The ~ity Rane~er submitted the folloein~ repot with reference to.therequest of ~o Herman Do ~lnter, 10~ Forest Park Boulevard, Ho ~°, FOP sidewalk end sewer improvements: eHoanoke, VirEinta October 6, 1~1 To ~he City Council Roanoke~ ¥1rElnia Gentlemen~ Hr. Herman Do Winter has requested th~ aidewalk and sewer improvements be made to serve Lots 11 and 1~ Block h~ Forest Park~ and you re£erred the matter to me for study and report. There Aa · sewer line in the street in front of~,~. Winter's propertyi and he can att·ch on to it any time. he ehooiel to do Io, Alao,.l~ he will pay one halff the cost of sidewalk, which ia in confformit~r with you~ ordinance, it'wlll be placed in line ~ith the 19~2 ~Japrovementl. X would like to call to Hr. Winter:a attention the need for expedient action regardin~ the sidewalk in order that. his request may be placed in sequence on the aa.sumption that appropriate budget money will be ·vail·bls. Respectfully aubmittedm (Signed) Arthu~ S. Owens City Hanager' Hr. Hunter moved that the City Manager contact Hr. Winter ~nd explain to him the procedure to b~ followed in obtaining the sidewalk and sewer improvements. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber an~ unanimously adopted. STREET EXTENSION: The question of extending Twenty-sixth Street, Stephenaon Avenue to Franklin Road, having beenr~£erred back to the City Manager investigation of the possibility of extending some other street in the area, he submitted the following pr~liminar2 report: #Roanoke, Virginia October 8, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: A further survey made by Mr. John L. Wentworthm Director of Public Works, and me leads us to believe that the extension of 2?th Street through from Stephensom Avenue to Franklin Road would be both costly and impractical It ia our belief that either Path Street or 26th Street should be extended in preference to any other point Further south. An estimate, which is not yet complete, convinces ua that the coat of cutting 2?th Street through would b · approximately three times the cost o£ cutting 25th Street or 26th Street through, excluding land cost, ~espect£ully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Further consideration of the matter was ~eferred, pending an Inspection of the area by the members of Council. AI~.PO~: The City Manager submitted written report, together with the follo ing memorandum from the Manager of the Airport. with reference to use of space ~ormerly occupied by Miss Louise ~. Lee at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, the City concurring in the recommendation of tbs Manager of the Airport: ~C I T Y 0 F R O A N 0 E E INTERDEPARTMENT COMXUNICATIOR DATE: October 3, TO: A.S. Owens, City Manager FROM: H.'L. Harris, Airport Manager The Lo~ Lee Gifts concession now operating in the lobby of the terminal building at WoodrumField, on anextension o£ lease by Council Ordinance ~11150, has given us sufficient notice of her desire to discontinue said conceasiqn, effective October 7, this year. I wculd like to Install on the ~8 sq. it. formerly used by Hiss Lee, an Air Taxi stand which will be billed monthly to the operators, ea~e rate given to Miss Lee, namely $1.50 per sq. ft. per year per month. I believe this air taxi arrangement, ~hich involves charte: airplanes, to be a worthwhile establishment and o£ servl~e to the . general public. Please advise if this substitute is agreeable. (Signed) Marshall Harris" Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City and that the City Attorney prepare and present to Council at its next regular the proper measure authorizing use o£ the space as an Air'Taxi stan~. The motion was secor~e~ by Mr. Cronin and unanimousl~ adopted. CITY Ph'~SICIA~ The City Hanager submitted wrlttsn ~eport from ths City l~ysician for the ~th ~f ~eptembe~, 19~1~ sho~i~ ~1~ o~f~ce calls a~ p~esc~lptiona filled, as co~ared with ~ office calla a~ ~9~ prescriptions filled fo~ the ~nth o~ ~eptembe~ The ~eport ~as filed. ~F~TS~ ~e City Ha~Ee~tted ~ltten ~eports ~om the City Harket~ the Department o~ ~ildl~ ~ Pl~bl~ Inspection~ the Department oF Public the Blect~lcal D~p~t~ent~ the Hunlcipal Airport, ~e ~urchasl~ Department a~ the Department off ~el~ts a~ ~asures flor the month off ~eptembe~ 19~1. The ~eports ~ere filed. C~NCIL~ The City Hana~e~ b~ov~ht to the attention oF Council that ~nday~ Nove~e~ 1~, 19~1, Is a legal holiday, and raised the question as to ~hethe~ o~ ~t It Is ~e intention oF Council to hold a re~l~ meetinS on that ~. ~ebbeP moved that Council hold an adjourned ro~l~ meetin~ on Tuesday~ November 1], 1~1. l~tead oF meeting In re~la~ session on Ho~ay~ Novem~r 1~. 1~1~ The motion ~as seconded By ~. Hunte~ ~d unanimously adopted. C~SA~E~ A~ P~O~C T~PH0~ C0~A~t The City Ha~er brou~t to the attention oF Council that the Chesapeake a~ Potomac Telephone Co~a~ ha~ applied to the State Corporation Co~lssion flor a Fourth l~rease In telephone rates. No action ~as taken on the REFO~S OF CO~I~S: N~ne, U~INI~ BUSI~SS= H~ FIELD= Ac'tion on the ~equest of H~. J. H. Fall~ell~ P~esident~ Roanoke Fa~ Inco~po=ated~ that the o~Eanizat~on be ~$tted to ~ent H~e~ Field fop the ~eriod f~om Au~st ~ 19~2~ th~ou~ Au~st 30~ 19~, fo~ the pu~ose of holdia~ l~ual fal~ u~e~ the s~e te~s a~ co~ltion~ a~ ~ls ~ea~, havSnE been defe~ed ~o~ conside~ation bi a full membe~ship of Counc$1~ H~, Fallwell aEaln appe~ed befo~ Council fo~ · discussion of the mat~e~, In a ~discussion'of the ~ent~l of H~e~ Field~ H~. Webbe~ pointed OUt that ~he ~it~ ~eal~zed o~ a ma~Elnal p~ofit f~o~ the operation of M~e~ Field last ~ea~ a~ that fop the flust el~t months oF this year there ts a deficit~ ~, ~ebbeP {oicin8 the opi~ou that proper steps should be t~en to increase the revere derive from the facilities at H~eu Field, ~teP.a f~theu discussion of the matte~, Hr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request of ~, Fall~eli a~ that the follo~i~ Ordinance be placed upo it~ first readin8, The motion ~as eeconded by ~, Hunter a~ adopted by the follo~i~ vote~ ~S: Hess~, C~onin, Hunter, ~ebbeu, You~, and the President, Hr, ~into~ NAYS: None ........ O, ({1123~) AN 0~IMAN~ authocizi~ the City Hanaseu, for a~ on behalf of ~e City off Ro~oke, to enter into contract ~lth the ~sulcau Mgiou Yost ]o, ], o~ne~ of the Roa~ke Fair~ Incorporated, fo~ use oF H~e~ Field a~ that poutlon of space u~eu the studs of the stadi~ not deslsnated by the City Hanase~ for municip pu~oses for period from Angst ~, 19~2, to Angst ]0, 195~, inclusive~ at a rental of {1,~,~{ ~so, use of stadim for the s~e period at a ~utal o~ ~ of ~e receipts derived from ~e use of s~e, with a ~aranteed mini~ of S~0,~ pe~ d~ 167 BE.IT ORDAIHEDby the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, be, and he is hereby authorized to enter into contract.with the American Legion Post No. 3, owner of the. Roanoke Fair, Inco~por&ted, for use of Haher Field and that portion of the space under the stands of the stadium not designated by the City Hanager for municipal purposes for period fromAuzust 2S, 19~2, to August 30, 19~2, inclusive, at a rental of $1,~00.0OI also of stadium for tho same period at · rental of 8~ of the gross receipts derlved from the use of sa~e, with a ~ua~anteed min~um of $~0.00 per The Or~linance having beenread, was laid over. HOUSINa~ Action on bids received for the cormtruction of street paving, curb, ~utter and sidewalk, and storm d~ain, in c onnection with the Redevelopment and Houeir~ Authority Project No. 1 (Horton Site), havir~beend alerted until the present meeting, H~. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, repreaentin~ the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, again appeared before Council for a discussion to the method of financing the projects. In · discussion of the matter, Hr. Fox advised that he had conferred with public housir~officiala in Richmond during the past week and that they have suggested an amendment to the Cooperation Agreement between the City of Roanoke and the Housing Authority whereby the Housing Authority would advance to the City of Roanoke the city's share of the total coat.of the work, n~t as a loan, but %s %n . advance, and the Housing Authority would reimburse itself for this advance, plus the interest the Authority would have to pay on the money~ In accordance with the set out in the Cooperation Agreement. The City Attorney voiced the opinion that the suEdes%ed amendment t o the Cooperation Agreement would not help the situation at all since Council does not wish to pay any interest in connection with the proposed off-site work~ either directly or indirectly, and compared an advance Of funds by the Housing Authority to the payment by a cltlzen of the full amount of taxes on his real estate early In the year instead of taking advantage of quarterly payment provisions at no discount whatsoever for the advance payment of t axes. In a.further discussion of the matter, the City Attorney stated that he understands from the City Msneger and from the Engineering Depemtment that t he lows: responsible bids submitted for performin~ the proposed off-site work are extremely favorable to the clty, and, accordtn~ly, to the Housing authorlty~ and~ in his opinion~ should be accepted by the city If the Authority.will advance the requisite money and agree to recapture, from payments In lieu of taxes~ only.the amount actually advanced. Mr. Fox replled that the Housing Authority could not, or would not, ~dvance such sum without recapturing the amount advanced and also the Authority~a interest =oat thereon; ~nereupon, Mr. Webber stated that as the city presently has no funds From which to pay tho costs of the proposed off-site work ali bids therefor should be rejected. Thc City Attorney then strongly urged Hr. Fox to advance the requisite eithout lnterest~ thereby enabllng the city to accept the bids, Mr. Fox replying that thls could not be done; whereupon, the City Attorney then suggested that .the Authority undertake to negotiate with the low .bidders in an effort to have a~ree to do the work for the Authority rather thanthe city underbha blde submitted, the City Attorney affirming that if the Authority should re-advertise new bide and receive less favorable ones the Authority should not be ~r~ltted to recepture~ from the citys more than the aggregate amount of the lowest responsible bids presently in hand, The matter having beam discussed at great lengths and the City Attorney atil voicin~ the opinion that the lowest responsible bids for the proposed off-site work should be accepted upon the condition that the Mousing Authority agree to waive interest chargess 1~, Webber moved that the bids be rejected and that the City Attorney prepare and present to Council at its next regular meeting the proper Resolution rejecting the bids, The motion was seconded by Hr. Ynung and ado]~ed by the following votes Hr.Hunter voicing the opinion that Council should follow the recommendation of the City Attorney: AYES: Masers, Cronin~ Webber, Youngs and the President, Hr, Mlntor~--~, NAYS: Hr. Hunter ......... 1o CORSID~ATION 0P CLAIHS: Nsne. I~TRODUCTION AND CONSIDEHATION OP ORDINANCES AND RESOLU?IORS~ TAXES-BONDS: Ordinance No. 11227, increasing the city's tax r ate to $2.75, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Hunter offering the following Ordinance for its second reading and final adoption: {~11227) AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section 1 of Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, as a~ended on the 2?th day of November, 1950 (0rdtnanc. No; 10§66) establishing and levying the annual tax rate on all real estate and improvements thereon, upon all tangible personal property and upon all machinery and tools, including machinery and tools used An manufacturing and mining businesses in the City not exempt from taxation by law; and repleaing Section 1-A of said Chapter, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 316.) Hr. Hunter moved ~he adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- NAYS: None ....... O. WATER DEPARTHEhT: The City Attorney having been ~equested to prepare proper Ordinance, providing for the rental of property acquired by the City of Roanoke from Wllliamson Road Water Company, Incorporated, presented same; ~ereupon, Hr. Cronin moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- RAYS: None ........ Oo -- (~11236) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Manager to execute, for and on behalf of the City, lease between the City of Roanoke and such lessees as may be approved by him, leasing that certain house located at No. 1907 Mason Mill Road, M. E., acquired by the City from the ~llliamson Road Water Co~pany, Incorporated, upon such terms as are satisfactory to said City Manager, on a month to month basis at a monthly rental of $10.00. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City Manager be, and he is hereby authorized to execute, for and on behalf of the City, leases between the City of Roanoke and ouch lessees as may be approved by him, leasing thai 1 69 certain house located at No, 1907 Hason Hill ~oadj No B*m acquired by the City the Wlllia~eon Road Water Compan~m Incorporated~ upon such tar~s ss are satis~act to said City Hanager, on a ~nth to month basis at a ~nt~y Fental of ~10,~, The ~dina~e havl~ been~ead~ ~as laid ~AT~ D~ The City Attorney havl~ been requested to p~epa~e proper providin~ fo~ the ~ent~ o~ property acquired by the C~ty off ~oanoke froa ~llll~on ~oad ~ater Co~a~s Inco~o~ateds p~esented a~eJ ~hereupon~ ~. C~onln~ved that the ~ollo,lng O~l~nc~.be placed upon its ~lrat ~ead~. motion vas seco~ed by ~. Hunte~ ~ adopted by the follovlnS v~te~ AH$1Nessrs. Cronin~ Eunter~ ~ebbe~ You~, a~ the F~eside~t, ~r. ~inton- NAYS~ None ....... (~11~37) A~ O~INAN~ authorizi~ the'City Hana~e~ to execute~ Fo~ a~ on behalf of the City, les~es between ~e Cit~ of Roa~ke a~ such lessees aa may be app~ved by hl~ leasl~ that certain house located on property soaetimea referred to as the ~lni~e~ ~ Station p~operty~ on Hollins Road~ N. E.~ at its inter- section vith the Shensndo~ Division of the Norffolk a~ ~e~tern ~sllvay Co~pany~ acquired by the cit~ fro~ the ~llll~son Road ~ate~ Company~ Incorporated~ upon terms as are satisfactory to ~aid City Hana~er~ o~ a month to month basis at a BE ~ O~AI~ by the Council of the City oF Roa~ke that the City HanaEer bes a~ he Is hereby authorized to execute, ~o~ a~ on ~hslf of the Clt~ leases betveen the City of Roanoke ~d such lessees a~ may be approved by him~ certain house located on property soaetl~ r~Fer~ed to as the ~lnin~e~ P~ Station property~ on Hollins Road~ N. E., at its intersection vlth the ~hens~o~ Division of the Norfolk a~ ~estern ~all~ay Company,. acquired by the City f rom the ~llllaon Eoad ~ater Compaq, Inco~orated~ upon such t~s as ~e s~ti~facIoU to said Clt[ Hanan~e~ on a month to month basis st a monthly rent~ of The Ordlmce havln~ been ~ ead~ ~as laid over. CI~ F~O~R~ The City Attorney havln~ been requested to prepare p~pe~ O~lnance, ~enevln~ the lea~e oF He~y L. ~lle~ on citl p~operty~ presented s~el vher~upon~ ~. C~ontn moved that ~e follo~ln~ Ordinance be placed upon lt~ ri~it reading. The aotion ~as seco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ adopted by the ~ollo~ln~ vote~ A~ Hesse,. Cronin, Hunte~, ~ebbers Young, a~ the Pre~ldent~ ~. ~lnton- NAYS: None ......... (~lla]~) AN O~DIN~CE autho~izinS a~directlns the Clt~ ~a~er, fo~ and behalf of the Cit~ o~ Roanoke, to execute a lease between ~e City of Roanoke a~ ~e~. L. Riley~ for the ~ent~ o~ ~pace presently occupied by the lessee In the bulldi~ ~ deslsnated ~ SO? ~Urch A~enue~ S. ~., ~. the storase room presently ~sed by the lessee In the bulldl~ no~ deaf,hated a~ ~O~-~0~ ~ch l~nue, ~. ~.~ ~o~ the period be~l~i~ J~ua~ 1, 19~, sM ending Deceabe~ 31~ 19~a~ upon the te~s ~ coMltions contained In the existln~ lease~ expl~l~Decembe~ ~1, betveen said parties. B~ IT O~tla by the Council of the Clt~ of ~oaoke that the Cit[ H~na~e~ be~ a~ he Is hereby~ authorized a~ directed, for a~. on, behalf of the City of Roanoke to execute a lease between the Clt~ of Roanoke a~ He~ L. ~ile~, f o~ the rental or space p~aently occupied by the lessee tn ~e bulldl~ nov designated e s aO~ ~ch Aveme~ S. ~.~ a~ the sto~a~e room presently used by ~e lessee In the buildl~ no~ designated as ao3-ao~ ~u~ch Avenue, S. ~.~ Fo~ the ps, tod January 1, 1952, and ending December 31, 1952, upon the same terse and conditions ~ontained in the existin~ le~se, expiring December )1, 1951, between said parties. _ The Ordinance having been read, was laid over.. CITY PROPER~t The City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper Ordinance, renewing the lease of Henry. Co Giles on city property, presented samej whereupon, Hr. Cronln moved that the following Ordinance be placed upm its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AI~E~ Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, H~. Hlnton- NA¥S~ None ......... (~11239) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Hanager, for and on behalf o£ the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke an Henry C. Gllee~ for the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee in the building now designated aa 321 Second Street, S. W., for the period beginn~ng January 1, ~952, and ending December 31, 1952, upon the same terms and condit ~ns contained An the existing lease, expiring December 31, 1951, between said parties. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council o£ the City of Roanoke that the City Hanager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, for and on behal£ o~ the City of . Roanoke, to execute a. lease between the City of Roanoke and Hent~ C. Giles, f or the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee in the building now designated as 321 Second Street, S. W.~ for the period beginning January 1, 195P, and ending December 31, 1952, upon the same terms amd conditbn s contained in the existing lease, expiring December. 31, 19~1, between said parties. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. HOSPiTALIZATION: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper Resolution, renewing the contract between the City o£ ~oanoke and the University of Virginia Hospital, presented same; whereupon, Mr. Cronin offered the following: (#112~0) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager, for and on behalf of Cltyof Roanoke, to execute the usual contract prepared by the State entitling the City of Roanoke to hospitalization under the State-Local Hospitalization Plan a s provided by Title 32, Chap. 15, Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, between the City of Roanoke and the University of Virginia Eospital,.provldlng, inter alia, that the hospital agrees to care for patients admitted under said agreement as ward patients at the rate of $1~.90 per patient day and that the agreement may.he termlns on thirty dayst w~ltten notice by either party or by the State Department of Public Welfare and Institutions, otherwise t o remain in effect From October 1, 1951, to March 30,. 1952; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 318.) Mr. Cronln moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: A~: Messrse Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS:.None ...... STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN CITY LIMITS: Mm. Webber brought to the attention of Council and offered the following Resolution, with reference to a master plan for Wllllamson Road: (#112~1) A RESOLUTIOM requesting the City Planning Co~n~ission to study the Wlll~amson Road from its intersection with the northern limit of the City to its intersection with Orange Avenue, Rortheast~ and prepare, for Council's conslderatio its recommended master plan for that portion of the City. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 319.) ;ed ~o Yebbe~ ~oved the adoption of the Res~lution, The motion vas seconded b~ H~, Cronin and ~dopted by the folloving vote~ AYES~ Hessrso Cronin~ Hunter~ Webber~ ¥oun~ end the President~ ~. Hinton- NAY~ None ...... STATH HIG~AY$ WITHIN CITY LIHIT$~ ~, Webber b~ou~ht to the attentio~ of Council and offered the folloving Hesolutionm vithreference to a master plan flor that portion of the Northeast section of the city to the north and vest of the ~henandoah Division of the Norfolk and Western Rallvay Co~pany, to the south of Orange Avenue end to the east of Jefferson Street: (~11~2) A RESOLUTION requesting the City Planning Co~iasion to study that portion of the Northeast section of the Clty~ to the North and West o£ the Shenandoah Dlvialon of the Norfolk and Western Hallvay Company~ to the South of Orsn£e AVenue and to the Zest of Jefferaon ~treet, and prepare, for Councll*e consideration, its recommended melter plan for that portion of the 01ty° (For Full text o£ Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18~ Pe~o H~o ~ebber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion vas seconded Hr. Youn~ and adopted by the follo~In~ vote~ A~S: Hesar~o Cron~n, Hunter, ~ebber and Youn~ ....... NAYS: The President~ Hr° Hinton ....... lo In this connection, H~. Cronin expressed the hope that consideration still be given to placioE the proposed oral'pass over the tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to the east of ~efferson 5treet~ Hr° Cronin vo~cin~ the opinion that the emptyir~ of tratfic into ~e£feroon 5treat v111 increase the traffic con, est/on in that area. ~E$OL~TION OF A??~CIATION: Hr. Young brought to the attention of Council offered the following Hesolution, vlth~£erence to the recent election of Hr. Char1, Francis Cocks as President of the American Bankera~ Association: (~11~]) A HB$OLUTIO~ con~atulatin~ Charles FrancisCocke upon hio recent election as President of the American Bankera~ Association and also expreaain~ to him Councll~o appreciation for the honorable national recognition he has thereby the City of Roanoke, (For full text o£ Resolutionm see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page H~o YounE moved the adoption o£ the Heaolutiono .The 2orion vas seconded by Webber and adopted by the £ollovin~ vote: AYES: Hessro° Cronln, Hunter~ Webber, YounE, and the ~reaident, Hr. Hinton- NAYS: None ......... O. HOTION$ ~D HISCELLA~OUS BUSII~SS: P~ AND ~IA¥G~0UNDS: At thio potnt~ Hr, Young requested an executive and afte~ the' executive eeesion~ Hro Young ~oved that the o£fe~ o£ ~lley N. Jack,on and ~eale.Construction Company to ~ake certain l~provemsnta at Wasena Park as a plat chted September ~8~ 1~1~ at no cost to the city,.be accepted~ The ~otion seconded by H~o Hunter and unanimously adopted° WAT~ DE~A~E//T-SE~FH CONSTHUCTION: The Pre$1dent~ H~o Hlnton~ brought to attention of Council that the Couucil of the City of Hlch~ond has adopted a ~olicy covering the exten$1ou of rater and se~er service beyond the corporate limits of ~lchmondo The City Clerk vas instructed to obtain a copy off the Resolution From iichmond, as veil as a similar Hesolutton from Norfolk. 'Il SE~ CO~STRUCTIONt H~o Cronin brought to thc attention o~ Council and thc Ci.ty Hen,agar that lt. la his u~e~ata~l~ so~ off the property ewers in the Garden City ~ea ca~ot hook onto the ae~er ll~ recently l~talled In that section because off the grade of the line. The City Ha~ge~ ~vised that he ~ould look into ~e matte~. ~TR~S A~.~S= The President, ~. Hlnton, brou~t to ~e attention Council and ~e City Ha~geP a request for the improvement oF the alley ~rth a~ south ~n the block between Waahingto~ Avenue a~ Albemarle Avenue, S, a~ Fr~l[n Road a~ Fourth Street, ~e City Hanager advised that he would look into the matte~. There bel~ no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTE~ ~ Clerk President 173 ,1:74 COUNCIL, RL~ULAR Monday, October 1~, 19~1. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regulsm meeting in the Circuit Court Hooa in the Xunicipal Building, Honday~ October IS, 19al, at 2100 otclock~ po m., the regular meetinghour~ with.the President~ ~. Xlnton~ presiding. PRESHNTI Hessrs. Cronin, Huntert Webber~ and the President, H~. Hlnton-~. OFFICERS I~ES~NTI H~. Arthur S. Owens~ City Nanager~ ~r. Randolph G. I~hlttl. City Attornsy~ and R~o Harry Ro Yates~ City Auditor. The meetin~was opened with a prayer by H~o HoskinsHo~clstsr~ a deacon in the ~econd Presbyterian Church. XlNUTES~ Copy of the minutes off the reEular meeting held on Honday~ October 8t 1~1, having been furnished each member of Councll~ upon motion of H~. Webber, seconded by H~. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed w~th and the minutes approved as recorded. The President~ Hr° Minton~ re~ognized and welcomed the provisio~al members of the Junior Lea&me of Roanoke who were present to observe the proceedings of Council. H~AI~INC OF CITIZENS I~ON PUBLIC ~ATER DEPA~TKENT= Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for the trenching, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing cater mains, firehydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 1 Of the Water Department of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, along Orange Avenue a~d Vlnton Road, R. E., through the East Gate~ Kenwood and Idlewlld sections, according to plans and specifications furnished by the Water Department, said bids to be receive( by the City Clerk until ~:00 o'clock, p. m., Hondays October 1~, 19~1~ and to be opened before the Council of the City of Hoanoke at that hour~ the President, Mlnton, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully understand the advertisement, If there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of biddinE, and if there were any que~tio~about the advertisement anyone ~uld like ask, and no representative present raising any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the five bids received. The bids having been opened and publicly read before Council, Er. Hunter !offered the following Hosolution: (~11~/~) A HESOLUTIOH referring bids for the trenching, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto~for Project No. I of the Water Department of the City off Hoanoke, Virginia, along Orange Avenue and Vinton Road, R. E., through the ~ast Cate, Kenwood and Idlewlld sections, to a committee composed of H~. Arthur $. O~ens, City Manager, H~. C. E. Hoots, Engineer in Charge of Construction of the ~ster Department, and H~. John L. Wentworth, Director of Public~orks, for tabulatiol and report at the re&mlar meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke on Rond ay~ October ~, (For I'ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 18, Page ~o Hunter moved the adoption'of the Resolution, The ~otion was seconded by ~, Webber and adopted by the Followln~ vote= AYES: ~eesre, Cronin, Hunter, Webber, and the l~esident, ~.~, Minton---t, NAYS* No~ ....................O, (~, You~ absent) HOUSINO~ Pursuant to ~tice off ~ve~tl~ement fo~ b~ds ffo~ the co~t~ucticn J of street pavl~J c~b, ~tte~ a~ sidewalk~ ~ sanita~ se~e~ a~ storm In connection with the Redevelopment a~ Housl~Autho~ty ~oJect No. ~ (Lincoln Court Slte)~ accord~nZ to plus end speciFlcatio~ Fu~nished by the City off Roanoke said b~ds to be received by the City Clerk until ~:00 o'clock, p. m,, Ho~ay, October 1~ 19~1, aM to be ope~d before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour~ the President, H~, Hlnton, asked IF there was a~one pre~ent who did not ffu~ly u~ersta~ the advertisement, If there was anyone present who had been denied the p~lvlle~e of bidding, and IF there were a~ qve~tio~ about the anyone would like to a~k, a~ no representative p~ent ral5ln~ a~ question, the President lnst~cted the Clerk to proceed w~th the openl~ of the fou~ bids receive~ on Proposal No. 1~ the o~ bid received.on Proposal No, ~, a~ the three bids received on ~ropos~ No. . The bids havin~ been ope~d a~ publicly read.before Council, ~, ~ebber offered the Follo~ln~ Resolution~ (~llP~) A RESO~ION referrl~ bids for the construction of street curb, gutter ~ sidewalk~ and sanita~ sewer a~ sto~ drain, In co~ection with Redevelopment and Housing Authority Project No. 2 (Lincoln Court Site), to a co~lttee co~osed of ~. Arthur S. ~ens, City Manager. Hr. H. C. Broyles, City E~lneer, and ~. John L. Wentworth, Directo~ of Public Works, For tabulation a~ report at the re.laP meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke on October P2, (For Full text of Resolutlcn, see Ordin~ce Book No. 18, Page 32%.) ~. Webber moved ~e ~optlon of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Hunter and adopted by the Following vote: A~S~ Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, a~the President, ~. Mlnto~--~. NAYS: None .......... O. (~. Young absent) ZONINO: Notice of a public heari~ on the question of rezoning from Spec~ Residence District to Business District the ~est side o~ Ninth Street, S. E., ~twee Hi~l~d Avenue a~ Murray Ave~e, havl~been published ln~e Roanoke World-News pursuant to A.ticle XI, Section ~3, of ~apter ~ of the C~e of the City of Ro~oke, settl~ the t~e o~ the he~ing at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Ho~ay, October 15, 1951, the matter was ~fore Council, ~. A. L. ~hocklett appe~l~ before ~e body In behalf off the rezoning. No one appe~lng In opposition to ~e re.est For rezonl~, a~ ~ cc~uni- catio~having beenr eceived on the subject, ~. Cronin moved that the request be ~anted a~ that the following O~lnance be placed upon its First readl~. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Webber a~ adopted by the followl~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, a~ the President, ~. NAYS: No~ .........O. (~. You~ absent) (~11~6) AN O~IN~ to ~end a~ reenact ~ticle I, Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, In relation to lent 175 I/FFI~REASw application has been~ade to the Councilor the City of. Roanoke to have tho vest side of ~lnth Street~ So Eo, betesen Sl~hland Avenue and Hurray Avenue, taloned from Special Residence District to Business District, and WItI~REAS, notice required by Article. llw Section ~3, of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of ~oanokej ¥1rginla, relatir~ to Zoning, has been published in "Phs Roanoke ~orld-~ewl', I newspaper published in the City of Roanoke~ for the time required.by said section, and WFF~REAS, the hearin~ aa provided for in said notice published in t he said nevspaper vas given on the 15th day of October, 1951, at ~tCO oSclock, p. before the Council of the City of Hoar~ke in the Council Room in the Municipal Building, at which hearin~ no objections were presented by property o~ners and other interested parties in the affected area. TH~EFOHE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Articl~ I, Section 1, of Chapter ~l of the Code of the City of Roanoke, yirslnia, relatin8 to Zoning, be amended and reenacted in the follo~in8 particular and no other, Property west of Ninth Street~ S. Eo, betveen Highland Avenue and Hurray Avenue, described aa the southern part of Lots ~ and ~), and the northern part of Lots ~, ~3, and ~h, Block ~ B~lmont Land Company Hap, and part of Lots 15, 16 and 17, Section A~ Block 3, Buena Vista Land Company Hap, designated on S~set ~1~ ~1~5~, be, and is hereby char~ed from Special Residence District to Business District, and the Map herein referred to shall be changed in this respect. The Ordinance having been read, was-laid over. HOUSING: F~r. Richard L. Beck, Bxecutive Secretary of the 61ty of ~oanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, appeared before Council, for and on behalf of Hr. John H. Wlndel~ 6hairman of the Housing Authority, and presented the second annual report of the Autharity for the year 19~1. Hr. Webber moved that the report be received and filed with the records . of Council. The motion was seconded By Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. PETITION2 AND COF/~UNICATIONS: COMPENSATION BOARD= A c ommunication from F~. L. McCarthy Downs~ Chairman of the Compensation Board, advising that the Compensation Board will meet on the day of October, 1951, beginning at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., in the State Capitol, Hlchmond, Virginia, for the purpose of fixing the salaryand expenses of the for the Co~muonwealth, Commissioner of ~evenue, SerBeant and Treasurer of the City of ~oanoke for the year beginning January 1, 195~, and endingDecember 31, 195~ the meeting to be adjourned from day'to day until its purpose shallh ave been accomplished, was before Council. On motion of Fr. Hunter, seconded bi Fr. Cron~n and unanimously adopte~, t~ £1ty Clerk was instructed to ask that the hearing be exter~ed until December 5, PARKS AND PLAYSROU~DS= Council havin~ previously adopted a Hesolution, requesting the State Department of Highways and the United States Department of the Interior to lend every assistance, ~oth financially and technically, to the City of Hoanoke to aid the city in securing a spur road from the proposed Blue Ridge to Mill F~untain, a communication from the Director of the Department of the Interior, confirming previous commun~cations from the Superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Hegional Director of the National Park Service which explaine ~hat tho assistance of the Hational Park Service will necessarily have tn be limited to that of a technical nature since it will no~ be possible to use Federal funds sppropriat~d For the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway for the spur road proJec~ ~as before the body, .. Kr, Croninmovedthat the co~aunlcation be filed. The motion was seconded by ~(r, Webber and unanlmouely adopted, STREET LIOHTSI A communication ~rom the AFpalachian Electric Power Company, listing the locations of twentyotvo street lights which were installed a~d fifteen street lights which vere removed during the month of September, 1951, vas before Council,. On motion of Hr. Bunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanLmously adopted, the conmunication vis filed, LEAOUE 0F VIROIRIA HURICIPALITIF~ A communication frcm H~. Harold I, Bammes Executive ~ecretary of the League of Virginia Munlcipalities~ enclosing copies of ~e~olutionspassed during the recent municipal conventions in Roanoke, expressing ~ppreciation to the City of Roanoke for the many courtesies extended, vas before ~ouncll. Hr. Cronin moved that the co~unlcation and Resolutions be filed. The motio ~as seconded by Mr. Hunter ard unanimously adopted. PARKS A~D PLAYGROUNDS1A comnu~lcation from Mrs. Berth, L, Tiller, enclosing zn original poem, entitled~ ~Mlll Mountain Star~, written vhile she was apatient [na local h ospital, was before Council. On motion of Hr. ~ebber, seconded by Mr. Cronin.and unanimously adopted, ;he City Clerk was instructed to acknovledge receipt of the communication and to ~hank Mrs. Tiller for the poem. IKilTATIONSt Aco.~uunication from Miss Alice Horaley,.President of the toanoke City Education Association, inviting the members of Council to attend the next msetin~ of the Aasociationwhtch will be held in the Jefferson High School iuditorium at 3~00 otclock, p. mo, Priday~ October 19, 19~1, for the purpose of searing a speech by the new president of the Rational Education Associat!on~ was before the body, The communication was filed. REPORTS O? OFFIC~3~S: HEALTH CENTER: The City Manager submitted the following.report with referenc, o rental of space in the Health Center for use as an Alcoholic Study and Treatment lenter of the State of Virginia: "Roanoke~ Virginia October 15, 1951 To The City CoUncil Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen: Dr. J. R. Dudley~ Cou~uisstoner of Health, has been in conference with the State ~epartment of Mealth, through their Director of the Division of · Alcohol Studies and Rehabilitation, Mr. Eenneth F. Lee, toward the possibility of their securing in the City of Roanoke space for one of the Alcoholic Study and Treatment Centers of the State, The State is willing to pay us $50.00 per month rent; and Dr. Dudley has recommended that the group be allowed space in the lower floor of the Health Center; and I would temporarily arrange for partitions to take care of the necessary space for the staff. I reco~maend that I be authorized to r ant this space at ~50.00 per month. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" 17-7 N~, Cronln moved that Council conctu- In the recommendation of the City and that the City Attorney prepare and present to Council at its next ~ the proper O~dinance providl~ for the rental of the 8pacoo The seconded by P~o Yebber and unanhaously adopted, POLICE DI/PARTI~NT= The City Hand,er submitted v~ltten report that Charles ~o -~mith~ Patrolman in the Police Department, Injured in line of duty on Aul~uet. is still unable to return to duty~ and that the sixty days with pay allowed by Resolution No. ~748~ adopted on Febroar~y 26, 1916, expired September 30, 19~1, lnclu City ]/ana/~er recom~endin~ that Patrolman ~mith be paid his reimlar ealary for period of sixty days be/~lrulll~ with October 1, 19~1~ if necessary,- ~o Hunter ~oved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City and offered the follo~ln/~ (~11~?) & I~50LIFTION authorisin/~ and directin~ that Charles ~. Smith~ ?atrolmsn in the Police Depa~tment~ be paid hie regular salary for the time abse~ ~rom d~ty in excess of the sixty days provided for by Hesolution No. ~74~ adopted the 28th day of Februs~r, 19~6, acco~ of ~er~onal l~Jupy received l~ line of but In ~ event to exceed ~ addit~onal period of sixty days be~lnnin~ ~[th )ctobe~ 1, 19~1, ~eas furthe~ authorized a~ directed by ~ppropr~ate action (For ~11 text off ~esolutlon~ see Ordinance Book ~o. 1~, Fa~e ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the ~esolutlon. The motion~as seco~ed Cronin a~ adopted by the follo~i~ vote=. AYES= Hes~r3. Cronin~ Hunte~, ~ebber, a~ the President, ~. NAYS~ None ........ O. (~. ~oun~ absent) ~AT~ DEPAHT~: ~e City Hanater ~ubmitted ~rltten report, to~ethe~ ~lth co~u~lcation from ~. C. ~. ~tover, 10~9 flea,Field Road, 5. ~., voicl~ ~e ,lnion ~at the city should bea~ ~e cost of exte~t~ a ~ate~ main to property at 10~1 Overland ~oad~ S. ~., because he and a pavtne~ deeded the vate~ system In Hel~ts to ~e city a fe~ years ~o vithout cost vith ~e stipulation that future exten~io~ In the Bluefield Hel~ts ~ea v~ld be put In by the city cost to him a~ his partne~ H~. Stover pointl~ out that had he a~ his partner o~ne~hip o~ the ~atev system In Bluefleld Hel~ts, the city v~ld ~ doubt purchased the system fo~ a s~ sufficient to pay the cost of ru~in~ the ~ater on Overla~ Hoed. On motion off ~. ~ebbe~ seco~ed by ~. Hunter and unanimously adopted~ :o~nicatlon vas ~eFerred to ~e co~lttee appointed to study the exl~tin~ small ~ater comp~les In ~e City off Hoanoke a~ to fo~ulate a policy vlth r effevence to co~t~actual a~reementas If any~ ~lth the~e companies. ~H CO~T~UCTION-P~ A~ FLA~GROU~S: ~e City Hana~e~ submitted verbal )orr that to follov the p~ently proposed ~oute of the se~e~ lntercepto~ line Sou~ Ho~oke Pa~k rill ~ces~ltate ~e removal of possibly ~i~ty-five trees the Ho~oke ~ive~ ba~ a~ that sl~e the trees ml~t be re~arded as la~ark~ thought It vise to ~ceive instructions f~om Council as to the p~ocedu~e to be the City Han~e~ polntinE out that to cha~e the course of the ~eve~ lnte :epto~ line In c~er to avoid removal off the tress ell1 cost app~oximately Council beinB of the.opinion that in awardins the contract for the sewer interceptor linc the presently p~oposed'route was automatically approved and the- authority for the re.oval of such trees aa might be nccessa~y was automatically given, no action was taken on the ~atter. · BUDi~ETt The City Manager submitted the followin~ report withreference to budget a~end~ents z eRoanoke, Virginia October 1~, 19~1 To TheClty Council Roanoke, Virginia Sentle.~en: I would like to race.end the followln~ budget amendments: (1) Transfer $100000 from Health Department Account 50, stationery and Office Supplies, to Health Department Account 50, Supplies. (2) Transfer $300.00 In Police Department Account 40, f rom Equipment to Traffic Equipment a~d Maintenance. (3) That Hr. Hex T. Mitchell, Jr., Actin~ Director of Parks and Recreation, receive the Dlrectorte aala~ywhlle he actin~ in that position. (4) That ~50.O0 be transferred to. Incidentals in the City Physician's Account 55, from Almshouse account 60, Hepalreo Hespectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur So Owens City Manager" Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the reco~cuendatlon of the City Manager withregard to the m~endment to the Health Department budget and offered the followir~ emergency Ordinance: (~112~8) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section #50, "Health Department~ of the 19~1 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency° (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Hoe 18, Page H~o Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and adopted by t he follo~ing vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, and the President, Mr. Mlnton---~. NAYS: None ............ O. {Mr. Young absent) · Hr. Webber moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager with regard to the amendment to the Police Department budget and offered the following emergency Ordinance= (~112~9) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~0, "Police Department' of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing fo~ an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see 0~dinance Book No. 18, Page 327.) Hr~ Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and a~opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Croninj Hunter, Webber, and the President, M[~ NAYS~ None .......... O. (Hr. Young absent) After a preliminary discussion as to the salary of the Acting Director of the Recreation Department, Council went ahead with a discussion of the amendment to the City Phystcian~s budget, and it being the opinion of the body that the $50.00 should be appropriated instead of transferred, Hr. Hunter offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~11250) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section #58, "City Physician", of the 1951Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 32?.) ,179 Hr, Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion wes seconded by Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, and the President, Hr. NAYg~None ......... O, (Hr. Young absent) At thin point, Hr, Young entered the meeting, A lengthy discussion then followed as to the salar~ of the Acting Director of the Recreation Department, and Council being of the opinion that the salar~ chou) be fixed at $~m620,00 per annum for the balance of the year instead of aa c arried in the 19~1 Budget for the Director, He. Young offered the follawing Resolution: (t11251) A RESOLUTION fixing the salary of the Acting Director of the Recreation Department at a~$,620.00 per annum for the.balance of the year '(For full'text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Young moved the adoption cf the Besoluti~n. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote, Hr. Cronin stating that he ia still of the opinion the salary is inadequate: AYES: Hessrs, Cronin, Bunter~ Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- RAYS~ None-[ ........ O. IKIITATIONS: The City Manager brought to the attention of Council an invitation to the o~ficials of the City of Roanoke to be present f or the formal dedication ofthe new Hurtle!pal Building in Bluefield, Virginia, at 2:00 o*clock~ p. m., Friday, October 2~, 19~1, and advised that he has designated the City A~dito to represent him at the dedication. The lnvitat$on was filed. ~EF(I{TS OF COMMITTEES: BE~UkqDS AND REBATES-TA][E8: The City Attorney and %he City Auditor having been requested to ascertain whether or not the house erroneously assessed as being located on Lot l~, Colonial Lan~ Corporation Map, might be located on some other lot which is not being assessed as having a dwelling thereon, in connection with the request of Hr. W. B. Bo~rd that a portion of real estate taxes, penalty and Interest standing against the property for the years l9~8 and 19~9, be refunded, the committee su~xuitted the following report: "October 1%, 1951 To the honorable Council for the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: At 'your regular meeting of October 8, 1951, at the request of Hr. W. H. Board, you directed the undersigned to make an investigation and.to determine whether or not a residence was located on Lot 15, Colonial Land Corporation map of the astern portion of the Rogers reservation. The . official nUmber of this real estate la ~13060~. It ia the fifth ~0 foot lot from the southwest corner of Hornlngside Street and Wilson Street, SE and is located between houses presently numbered 1511 and 1519. Your committee made a personal lns~ectio~ of the premises and there exists no physical evidence that would indicate that a building was ever located on the property. Trusting this is the information desired, we are Respectfully, (Signed) Harry B. Yatee City Auditor (Signed) Ban G. h~lttle City Attorney" The City Attorney rendering a verbal report that the house would not have been assessed on Lot lS~ Color,tel Land Corporation Hap~ if it ~ been located on another lot,: Mro Nsbber moved that the report of the co~lttee be accepted. The motion was seconded by Mr. ¥oun~ and unanimously adopted. Hr. Hunter then offfered the followinH Hesolution~.providing for a refund of a portion of the real estate taxes, penalty and interestj for the year upon payment of the full amount by Hr. Boardl (~ll~S~) A HF~OLUTIOH authorizin~ refund of $17o~ to W. H. Board, covering aportlon of real estate taxes, penalty and interest, for the year 19~8~ against property described as Lot 15~ Colonial Land Corporation Hap, erroneously assessed h~ving a buildin~ thereon, and standing in the names o£ Thomas 6. Stump and Helen Bo Stump, upon payment by Hr. Board of real estate taxe~, penalty and lnterestj in the total amount of {For ~ull text of Hesolution, ~ee Ordinance Book Hoo 1§, Fa~e ]28.) . Mr. Hunter moved, the adoption of the Hesolutiono The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Hea~rao Cronin, Hunter~ Webber, Young, and the ~resident, Hr. Nlnton-~o NAYS~ Hone ............ O, Hr. Hunter o~£ered the following Hesolutton~ provid~ng for a refund of portion of t~e real estate taxes,penalty and. interest, for the year 1929, upon payment of the full amount by Hr. Board~ (~11~]) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ refund of $16.9~ to W. H. Board, covering a portion o£ real estate taxes, penalty and lntereat,.for the ~ear 19~9, against property described aa Lot 1~ Colonial Land Corporation Map, erroneously assessed as haling a building thereon, and standing in the names of Thomas G, ettu~p and Hale: Bo ~tttmp~ upon payment byMro Board of real estate ta~ penalty and interest, in th~ total amount of (For full text o£ Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Mr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution.. The motion was seconded by M~. You~ and adopted.by the following vote: AYES~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President~ ~r° Hlnton- NAYS: None ........... UNFINISHI~D BU$I~$S~ None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAiHS: None. I~THODUCTIOH A~ COHSIDERATIOH OF ORDINANCEB AND R~OLUTIOHS= ~0NIHO= Ordinance No. 11~3~ providing for the rezoning of the south side of Cm~pbe11 Avenue, $. W., between Tenth Street and Eleventh Rtreet~ from General Hesidence District to Special Residence Dlstric~, havin~ previouslybeen before Council for its first readinE~ read and laid over~ was a~ain before the body, Cronin offering the following for its aacond reading and final adoption~' (~1123~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact A~tlcle I, Section 1~ of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Hoanoke, ~lrginia, in relation toZoning. (~or full text of 0rdinance~ see Ordinance Book No. 15~ Page 3~1.) K~. Cronin moved the adoption of the 01~dinance. The motion was seconded by H~. Hunter and adopted by the following vote= AYES= Heasre. Cronin, Hunter, Webber~ Young, and the President~ Hr. Hlnton- NAYS~ None ....... O. 181 ~ FI~LDI Ordinance; No. l12~s prOvidln~ fo~ uae o~ Mahe~ Field s~ portion o~ ~e space u~e~ the studs o~ the ~taiu~ I~ v~ll as uss of 8tadi~. by'Ro~oke Pai~ I~o~o~ated~ fo~; the pe~iod of iu~at' 2~30~. 19~2~ hav{~ previously been before Council ~or ltl fl~at readl~, ~ad a~ laid ove~s was a&ain before the ~dy, ~,. Hunte~ offe~l~ the follo~i~ fo~ ltl eeeo~ ~ eadl~ a~ Fill ~option~ (~11~}~) IN ORDI~C~ autho~izi~ ~e. Clty kalene' fo~ ~d on behalf of the City of Ro~oke~ to ente~ into contract ~lth the ~erican Le~ion Post No. ], ov~ of the ~oa~ke Pal~s Inco~orated, for use of ~e~ Field a~ that portiou the space u~e~ the ata~e of the atrium ~t desl~ted by the City ~ana~er for munic~al pu~oees.~or ~riod ffrom Au~st ~s 19~, to Aurar ]0~ 19~, lnclusive~ at a rental of $1~.~ alao~ uae of stadl~ For the. s~e period at a rental o~. 8~ of the ~ross receipts derived from the us~ of s~e, vith. a ~aranteed off $~O.~.per day.. (Por full text of Ordinance, see 0~lnance ~ok No. 1~, Pate ~. ~unter moved the adoption of the O~dln~e. The motlo~ vas seceded by ~. Cronin and ~opted by the follo~l~ vote~ A~S: ~essr~. C~nin~ Hunter~ ~ebbe~, You~ a~ the P~esident~ ~. Hinto~ ~ D~ ~ Ordinance ~o. 11~]~, provldln~ Fo~ the rental of property acquired by the city from ~llll~son Road ~ater Compaq, Inco~orated, havi~ previously been before Council for its firit readin~, read a~ laid o~e~ vas before the body, ~r, ~ebber ofrerin~ the follo~l~ for its seco~ readl~ a~ final (~11~36} AN O~INA~ autho~lzl~ the City ~ana~e~ to execute~ fo~ and on behalf of the Clty~ leases betveen the City off ~o~oke and such lessees as may be approved by him, leasl~ that certain house located at No, 1907 ~ason ~lll ~oad, ~. ~., acquired by the City From the ~illl~on Eoad ~ate~ Compaq, Inco~orated~ upon ~uch.te~s as are satisfactory ~ said City ~a~er, on a month to month basis at a monthly rental of (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see ~dinance ~ok No. 1~, Pate ~. ~ebber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e aotion vis seceded by ~. You~ and adopted by the follo~in~ vote~ A~S: ~es~r2. C~nin~ Hunte~ ~ebbe~ Youn~s a~ the President~ ~. ~lnton- NAYS: None ......... 0. WAT~ DEP~T~= Ordinate No. 11~37~ prov~ding fo~ the rent~ of propert acquired by the city from W~ll~son ~oad Water. Compa~ ~ncorpo~ated, hav~ previously been.~fore Cou~l for Its f~st read~, read-a~ la~d ove~ was again before the ~dy, M~. C~nln offerl~ the follo~ng fo~ ~ts seco~ readl~ and (~11~37) AN O~INt~ autho~izin~ the City Hana~e~ to execute~ ffo~ a~ on behalf of the Cites leases between the City of ~oanoke s~ such lessee~ as ~sy be approved by him, leasint that certain house located on property sometimes referred to as the ~lnin~er P~.Station property~ on Hollins ~o~d, N. E., at its lnte~tecti ~lth the ~henando~ Division.of the Norfolk a~ ~e~tern ~all~ay Co~a~, acquired by ~e City from the ~llli~son ~oad ~ater C~a~ Inco~o~ated, upon such te~s as ~e satisfacto~ to said City Hsna~e~ on a month to month basis at a monthly rental of (For full text of ~dlnance, see Ordi~nce Book ~o. 18, Pate doption: Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young ard adopted by the £ollowing voteg ~YESt Meaara. Cronin, Hunter~ Webber~ Young, and the President, Mr. Minton° NAY~g None ........ O, CITY PROPEN?¥g Ordinance No. 11238, renewing the lease of Henry L. Riley on city property, having previously been before Council For its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Cronin offering the Following For its second reading and final adoption: (~11238) AR O~DINANCE authorizing and directint~ the City Manager, for and on ~ehalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke and Henry L.'Rlleys FOr the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee in the ~ullding now designated as 20? Church Avenue, S. W., and the storage room presently ised by the lessee in the building now designated as 203-20S Church Avenue, S. W.~ 'or the period beginning January 1, 19~2, and ending December 31, 1952, upon the lame terms and conditions contained in the existing lease, expiring December 31, 195] ~etween said parties. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 323.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Webber and adopted by the Following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunters Webber, Young, and the President, ~r. ~Inton-5, NAYS: None ......... O. CITY PROPERTY: Ordinance No. 11239, renewing the lease of Henry C. Giles on :ity property, having previously been before Council for its First reading, read and :aid.over, was again before the body, Mr. Cronin offering the following for its lecond readin~ and final adoption: (#11239) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager, For and on ~halF of the City of Roanoke,.to execute a lease between the City o£ Roanoke and Iera-y C. Giles, For the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee in the ~ulldIng now designated as 321 Second Street, S. W., Fo~ the period beginning Januar ,, 1952, and ending, December 31, 1952, upon the same terms and conditions contained in the existing lease, expiring December 31, 19el, between said parties. (For full text o£ Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronins Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ......... O. BUILDINGS: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper )rdinance, granting the Lewis-Gale Hospital premission to construct a wood frame ~ddition in the First fire zone, presented same; whereupon, Hr. Cronin moved that ;he following Ordinance be placed upon its First reading. The motion was seconded ~y Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton-5. · NAYS: None ....... Oo (#112~$) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Building Inspector to ;eeue a non-conforming permit to Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated, for an addition ;o small shed and storage building located in the rear of premises No. 312 Church ~venue, S. W., in the City of Roanoke. 183 184 HHERFA3~ LeeisoOale Mospital~ Incorporated~ lnadvardently failed .to secure a per. it from the City Building Inspector &uthorlzing It to make an addition to small shed and storage building located In the rear of premises known as Church Avenue, S.H.~ before com~lsncing to make such addition to said small shed and storage building, and ~'HEREKS~ a~ter the making o£ such addltionlad materially progressed the Building Inspector learned thereof and~ as the s~e did not comply with the requirements of the Building Code of the City of Roanoke~ declined a belated that he issue a per. it therefor and stopped the cormtruction thereof, and I~B'gREK$~ S. Go Aldhlzer, Administrator of said Mospital, appeared before this Council at its regala~ meeting of Honday~ October 8~ 19~1, and explained the plan of and the materials used, and to be used, In said construction, and · tF~REAS, both the City Manager and the Chief of the Fire Department have advised Council that although said addition does not comply with the Building Code It should, nevertheless, constitute no undue fire hazard, and ~HERFAS, this Council Is advised that, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance Mg. 1967 adopted by the Council of tho City of Roanoke on tha ~Cth day of February, 1926, It has authority In such cases to authorize the issuance of per.its for tho erection of buildings that may not entirely conform with the provisions of the City Building Code. THEREFORE, BE IT OrdAINED by the Council of theCity of ~oanoke that the Building Inspector be, and he Is hereby authorized and directed to Issue a non- conformir~ permit to Lewis-Gale Mospital, Incorporated, for an addition to a small shed and storage Building located in the rear o£ premises No. 31~ ~hurch Avenue, S. ~., in the City of Roanoke, In accordance with said Hospital's present building The Ordinance having been re~d~ was laid OVer. AIHPORT: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare tha proper providing for use of space at the Roanoke Hunicipal Airport £or~erly occupied by Louise P. Leo as an air taxi stand, presented same; uhereupon, Cronin moved.that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. Tho motion was ~econded by H~. ~ebber and adopted bythe following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin,.Munter,~ebber, Young~ ~nd the President, Hr. Htnton-~, NAYS: None ......... O. (~11~5) A~ O~DINA~CE authorizing the City Manager, for.and on behalf of City Of Roanoke, to lease to any responsible lessee of hI~ choice forty-eight square feet in the lobby of tha Terminal Building at ~oodrum Field to be used as an air taxi charter operators~ stand. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City Hana~er be, and he is hereby, autho~ized to lease the forty-eight square feet in the lobby of the Terminal Building at ~oodrum Field, formerly occupied by the Louise P. Lee Gift Shop, to a responaible lessee of his choice to be used as an air-taxi charter operators~ stand upon suchter~us and condlt ions a~ he may deem proper Including~ however, that the same b~ leased On a month-to-month basis and at the r ants1 of $6.00 per month, payable in advance. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. HousiNGI TheClty Attorney havir~been requested to prepare the proper Resolution~ reJsctin~ all bids hsretofore received for tbs construction of street pavin~l curb~ ~utter and sidewalkl a~ storm d~al~ln co~ction with the Redevelop~nt a~ Housl~ Authority FroJect ~o. 1 (Horton ~lte), presented ~hereupon~ H~. ~ebbe~ oFFered the (~11~) 'A RESOL~ION ~eJectl~ all bids fo~ the construction of street pav~l cu~b~ ~tte~ ~d sidewalks~ a~ storm drains In co~ection ~lth the City Roa~ke ~edevelopment a~ Housinz Authority Project No. 1 (Ho~ton Site). (Fo~ ~11 text off ~esolution, see Ordinance Rook ~o. 1~, PaEe ~. ~ebbe~ moved the adoption o~ the Resol~tion. ~e ~tion was seco~ed by H~. You~ a~ adopted by the ~ollo~i~ vote~ H~. Hunte~ statinE that he Is to vote ~or the Resolution In view oF the e~lanation contained therein as to why the bids are ~ln~ ~ected~ A~ Hessrs. Cronin~ Hunter~ Webber, You~, a~ the P~esident, Mr. Mlnto~ NAYS~ None ....... O, E~S-P~KS A~ PLAYG~0U~S~ The City Attorney presented d~aft of an Ordin~nce~ w~th regard to the right-of-~ay of the Appalachian Electric Power Co. an through ~outh ~o~oke Park, a~ afte~ a discuss~on of ~e matte~ Hr. Hunte~ moved that the followln~ O~lnance be placed upon its first readinF. The motion was seco by H~. Webber ~ ~opted by the following vote= A~ HessPs. Cronin~ HunteP~ Webber~ ~oun~ a~ the President, HP. H~nto~ NAYS: None .......... O. (~11~57) AN O~DINANCE authorizln~ the conveyance of a certain to the Appalachian Electric Powe~ Company for the const~uction a~ ope~ation of an electric transmission line throu~ a~ across certain la~s owned by the City, known as South Roanoke Park~ providin~ for the release a~ quit-claim to the City by said PoweP Co~a~ of an existln~ rl~t.oC-way a~ easement ~rou~ said authorlzl~ a~ dlrectin~ the 9~per City officials to execu%e a deed of excha~e with s~ld Po~eP Company therefo~ and repealing Ordinate No. 111~ adopted on Jul 9, 19~1, providin~ for the exchange o~ certain rifts-of-way between the City a~ the Appalachian Electric Powe~ ~EAS,'by Ordinance No. 111~, adopted by, the City ~ouncil on the 9th d ay of July~ 19~1, the prope~ City officials were authoPlzed a~ dl~ected~ upon certain co~ltions~ to execute a conveyance to the Appalachian Electric Powe~C~pany of easement for a r l~t-of-way ove~ certain la~s of said C~ty~ known as South Roanoke P~k, the rift-of-way bein~ specifically described as bein~ shown on Appalachian Electric PoweP Comp~s Drawln~ No. L. ~ P.-11~7, dated Hatch ~, 19~1. ~6~AS, the conveyance authorized by the aforesaid Ordinance No. neve~ been executed by the parties and it has now been a~reed that the to be conveyed by the City to said Power Comps~ should be chsn~ed to the location shown upon a revised plan of DrswlnE No. L. & P.-ll~7~ aforesaid, a~ ~E~S, City Councll~ wlllin~ to consent to the cha~e of location of the ~l~t-of-way to ~ conveyed to the aforesaid Powe~ Co~a~ upon the release unto the City of ell of ~aid ~owe~ CompaCts present rl~t, title ~ interest In s~ to said Powe~ Colby's existl~ electric transmi~sion line rift-of-way through ~ou~ Ro~oke Park~ 185 ned nd T~IE~FORE, ~E I? ORDAIh'ED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that said City ia willing to accept from Appalachian Electric Power Company a release an~ quit-cla~a of all of said Power Companyls rights title amd interest in and to a certain existing right-of-way and easement For an electric transmission llne throUgh certain lands of said City known aa $outh~oanoks Park; that the proper City offlcia be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to convey unto Appalachian Electric Power Company a new right-of-way and easement for the construction and operation of an electric .transmission line over and across other lands of said City in South Roanoke Pa~k, the cente~ line of the new right-of-way to be as ia shown on Appalachi Electric Power Company's Drawing Ho. L. & P.-ll~?, dated March 5, 1951, aa revised under dates of May 9, i951, and August 1~, 19al; and that the proper City officials be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to execute with the proper official of said Power Company a deed of exchange providing for the re-location o£ sald elect )swat transmission right-of-way and easement aa hereinabove mentioned, said deed ofI ~xchange to be upon such form as is approved by the City ~ttorney and to contain, inter alts, the provision that If, in the opinion of the City, any part of said lower llne aa may hereafter be constructed upon any of the right-of-way may~ at any ;lme, materially interfere with t ha development of said park lands by saldCity, then said llne, or part thereof, at the request of said City, shall be moved by said Power Company at the expense of said City to some other location to be mutually agra, upon between the parties thereto, reasonable and sufficient t~ne to be granted by said City For said purpose and no additional consideration to be charged to s aid Ps,er Company For the right-of-way on the new location. BE IT FURTH~ ORDAINED that Ordinance No. 1112~, adopted by Clay Council on the 9th day of July, 19al, providing for the conveyance of a certain other right-of- way to Appalachlan Electric Power Company, and for other things, be, and the sm~e is hereby, REPEAI~. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. MOTIONS AND M!~CELLAh~0US BUSINESS: HF~LTH DEPA~T~NT-~TRE~T IMPROVEI~NTS= Mr. Young brought to the attention of Council and the City Manager the condition si Eighth Street, S. W., between Campbell Avenue and Marshall Avenue, adjacent to the new Health Center, and asked the City Manager for an estimate of the cost of constructing sidewalk, curb and gutter onthe west side of Eighth Street, the City Manager replying that the total cost would be approximately ~2,~00.00. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Young moved that the City Manager be requested to make a study of the cost OF wldenin~ and paving Eighth Street, S. W., Campbell Avenue and ~arshall AvenUe, as well as the cost of constructing sidewalk, curb and gutter on bothsides of the street. The motion was seconded by Cronln and unanimcuslysdopted. WAT~-'R D~PARTMENT: }ir. Young Drought ~o the attention of Council that he has been informed by Mr. R. Glenn Culbertson that Mr. Culbertsom had a contract with the Road Water Company, Incorporated, to s ell him water for irrigation purpos at a lo, er rate than for domestic purposes and that Mr. Culbertson feels the contrac is a legal contract and binding on the city as successor in title to the William, on Road Water Company, Incorporated, Mr. Young asking the City Attorney For his opinion in the matters The City Attorney a~te~ examinins the contract~ voiced the opinion that it is. not a legal contract~ and that even iff it were~ it would not be bindins vpon the city es successor in title to the I~lllia~tson l~oad Yater Co~er~ Incorporated, There bein~ no furthe~ business, Council adjourned, AI~i~ROV£D Cier~ ~'r~i~ent 187 COUNCILj I~E(~ULAR MFETINGm Honday, October P~, 19al, The Council o~ the City of Roanoke met in resular meeting in the Circuit Court Noom in the Hunicipa! Building, Honday, October ~, 19Sl~ at P~O0 p, m,, the re~ula~ meetln~ hour, with the President, M~. Hlnton, presiding, PRES£NTt Hessrs. C~onln, Hunter, ~ebber, You~, a~ the President, ~, ~nto~ .................. ~ ~o~ ..... O. O~IC~S P~F~E~ ~r. Arthur ~. ~ens, C~ty Hana~e~ H~. ~andolph O. ~lttl~ G~ty Attorney, a~ ~. Harry ~. Yate~, City Auditor, The meeti~ ~a~ opened ~lth a p~ayer by the Revere~ Fred G. Traut~ Pastor of St. Faults EvanEelical a~ Reformed Church. HI~ES: Copy of the minutes of the re~lav meetin~ held on Horsy, October 1~, 19~1, ha~ln~ been furnished each menbev oF Council, upon motion of Hr. Hunte~, seco~ed by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the readinB ~as dispen~ed ~lth a~ the m~nute~ approved a~ recorded. HFA~ING OF CITIZENS UPON ~t~LIC HATT~S: AIHFO~Tt Pursuant to notice oF advertisement fo~ bide For equl~pl~ an~ operatin~ u~er a lease from the City o~ ~oa~ke the restaurant facllitie~ In the ne~ A~inistratlon Bulldin~ at the Roanoke Hunictpal Airport (~oodrm~ Field)~ said bids to be received by the City Clerk until 1:30 o~clcck, p. m.~ ~o~ay~ October 19~1, a~ to ~ opened before the Council oF the {[ty of Roanoke at ~:~0 o~clock, p. ~., on that date, the matter usa before Council~ the City Clerk advi~tn~ that no bids have been received. In a dl~cussion of the matte~, ~. Har~hall L. Harr[8, HanaEer o~ the Airpor ~ho ~a~ present at the meetir~, i~or=ed Council that he ha~ received tnquirie~ from several potential bidders, but that they are of the oplMon the basic equipment flor the operation of the restaurant facllitte~ ~hould be in,tailed by the city at e~ense. In a furthe~ d~mcumm~on of the m~%e~, %he C~t~ Msna~ep suMgem%ed thmt the question be refer~ed to the propeP city officials fop the p~pose of ~he bes~ alternate fop the ~estauran% 0n mo~ion of ~. Hun%e~, seco~ed bi ~. Webbe~ a~ unanimously adopted, question of restaurant f~cllit~es ~n ~he new A~nls~a~on Mu~ldt~ at %he was refer~ed to the City Manage~ a~ the Manager of the Al~ort fop the purpose of ascertaining the best altePnate fop equipping a~ operating the restaurant~ lncludt~ basic equipment ~ch should be l~t~led by the c~ty. STRUM A~ALL~S: Not,ce of a public hearlng on the application of the Trustees of the Seco~ P~esbyterian Ch~ch to have pe~anently vacsted~ discontinued a~ closed a certain l~foot alley a~ a port~on of a cePta~n 8-foot alley ad,scent to the p~operty of t he Second Presbyterian ~u~ch on Highland Avenue a~ Third St~ee S. W., having been published In The Roanoke Womld-News, setting the t~me of the heaPlng st ~:00 o~clock, p. m., Mo~ay, OctobeP ~, 19~1, ~e mmtter was before Council, ~. John H. Thornton, Jr., Attorney, appe~ng s~ p~e~entl~ the report of viewers: 'VIROINIA{ BEFORE,THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE IN RE: APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, TO VAC~ DISCONTINUE AND CLOSE THAT CERTAIN ALLEY 10 PEET IR WIDTH, LYING B~ET~N HIGHLAND AYENI~ ON THE SO~R AND A ~O-FOOT ALLEY CONK/'CTINO 3rd STR~'T AND ~nd STREET ON THE NORTH AND ADJOIEING THE PR0fERTY OF THE SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF THE CHURCH PROPERTY, AND ALSO TO VACATE, DISCONTINUE AND CLOSE APPROXIItATELY FEET OP THE WEST_~-RLy END OF A CERTAIN ALLEY ~'HICH L~DS FROM THE AFORESAID ALLEY ON THE WEST TO 2nd STREET ON THE EAST, THE SAID ALLEYS LYING WITHIN SECTION 2, OffICIAL SURVEY REPORT OF The undersigned viewers, appointed by the Council Roanokem Virginia, by resolution adopted on the 8th day of October, 1951, to view, ascertain and report ln w~lting, Rurauant to the provisions of Sections 15-766 end 33-157 of the Code of virginia, 1950, whether In our opinion an~, and if erst, what inconvenience would result from vacating, discontinuing and closing a 10-foot alley and a portion of a 8-foot alley above described, adjacent to the property of the Second Presbyterian Church of Roanoke, Virginia, reepectfully report that after having been first duly sworn, ~e viewed the said alleys and the neighboring property and that wa are unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience would result either to ar£y individual or to the public from vacating, discontinuinE and closing the alley and the portion o£ a second alley above described. Given under our hands this 1P day o£ October, 19~1. (SIEned) Howard (Signed) James AG Turner (Signed} R. L. Rush Subscribed end sworn to be£ore the undersigned Notary Public in and £or the City o£ Roanoke, Virginia, this 1P day of October, 19~1. (Signed) Virginia Show.tar ~otary Fubllc Hy commission expires: Sept. ~2, 1953" No one appearing in opposition to the closln~ of the alley and portion o£ another alley, Hr. Webber moved that the request of the petitioners be granted and that the Followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its £1r~t readinE, The motion was seconded by H~. Your~ and adopted by the £ollowir~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webte~, Young, and the President, Hr. Htntor~ NAYS: ~one ........ (#11258) AR ORDINANCE vacating, discontlnu~nF and closir~ that certain alley 10 feet in width, lying between Highland Avenue on the south and a ~0-foot alley ccrmectin~]rd ~treet and 2nd Street on the north and ad~oinlnE the property o£ the Second Presbyterian Church on the easterly side of the church property, and also to vacate, discontinue and close approx~at~ly ~O £eet of the westerly end o£ a certain alley which leads F~om the aforesaid alley on the west to Pnd Street on the east, the said alleys lyinE within Section ~, Official Survey. k~EREA~, the Trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church have heretofore £11ed their petition before Council in accordance with Sections 1~-766 and ]]-157 the Code of VlrEinia o£ 19~0, requesting Council to permanently vacate, discontinue and close the above described alley and portion o£ alley In Section 2, OFFicial Survey, City o£ Rosr~ke, and ~EAS, in accordance with the prayers o£ said petition, viewers were appointed by Council on the 8th day o£ October, t9~1, to view the pro~erty and report in writing whether or not in their opinion any, and if any. what lnconvenien would result £rom permanently vacating, discontinuing and closing said alley and portion o£ another alley, and I/RI~F~5~ it appears from the duly verified report of three of said viewers filed with the City Clerk on the ~nd day of Octoberm 195'1, that r~ inconvenience would result either to any individual or to the public from permanently vacatin~m discontirn~lr~ and closl~ said alley a~ portion off a~the~ alley~ ~EAS~ it further appears that petitioners agree to bear all expense of this proceedl~ , a~ ~E~, It ~rther appearl~ ~om a co~nication filled with the Clerk of the Council on the 8th day of October, 19~1~ that the City Planning Co. lesion recomme~s the granting of the prayer of ~e petition upon the agreement of the Trustees of the Seco~ Presbyterian Church to convey to the City In Fee simple a certain lO-foot strip providing for a means of l~ess a~ e~ess for those persons using the alley~ a portion of ~hich Is requested to be closed, a~ ~E~ on the ~ day of October~ 19~1, a public hearl~ to conslde~ the closin~ of the alley e~ portion of alley herein requested vas held before City Council a~ no objection va~ heard from a~ citizen to the request fo~ closing. TEaR.ORE, ~E IT O~AI~ by the Council of the City of ~oanoke~ ~lr~inia~ that the Following alley ~ portion of alley lyln~ ~lthin Section ~ OFficial Survey~ · That certain alley 10 feet In ~ldth, lyln~ between Hl~la~ Avenue on the ~outh and a ?~foot alley co.acting 3rd Street and ~ Street on the no~th a~ adlolnln~ the p~perty of ~e Seco~ Presbyterian Church on the easterly ~lde of the church property, and approximately ~O feet of the ~e~terly e~ of a ce~taln alley ~hich leads from the afore~ald alley on the ~est to a~ Street on the east. the said alley~ lyin~ vithin Eectlon OFficial Surveys be~ ~ they hereby are premanently vacated~ dl~ntfnued a~ closed and that ri~t, title and interest of the City of Hoanoke e~ the public therein Is hereby released in~ofar ss the Council Is ~o empowered to do~ reservlng~ hoveve~ unto the City of Roanoke an easement Fo~ any se~er line~ or ~ater mains that may no~ be located across said pro~erty~ together ~ith the rl~t of ingress a~ egre~s the maintenance of such lines a~ BE IT Ft~TEER ORDAI~ that the Clerk of this Council do fo~thvlth to the Clerk of the Hu~tlngs Court for the City of Roanoke~ Virginia, a copy of this Ordinance fo~ ~ecordstion In the deed book~ of his office and a like copy the City Enginee~ ~o that he may sho~ on fill map~ in his office the clostn[ of said alley and portion of another alley. The Ordinance havi~ been read~ ~as laid OVer. ~AT~ D~P~T~I~: Dr. ~. ~llll~ HcCauley~ Acting Pastor of $t. Paul~s Lutheran Church. ~ocated on the ~eat side of Peters Creek Road, N. ~., north of ~elrose Avenue~ appe~ed before Council and presented a co~munication, a~kin~ the city to exte~ s ~ater main at its expense t o serve the church property in vie~ the ch~ch bein~ a non-profit public ln~titution servl~ thc hl~hest lnterest~ the co.unity and in vie~ of the heavy expenditures thus fa~ and the handicaps small membership l~ finishl~ its ~ buildi~ end lmprovl~ the In a discussion of the request~ the City ~ansge~ pointed out that It Is the of the city to exte~ a la-inch vate~ aain along Peters Creek Road at the of the city ~omet~e In the Future ~hen the relocation of the hi.bray has been determined, but Dr. HcCauley replied that the church need~ ~ater facilities t~edtately. - ~n a'further diecussionof the'matter, it was suggested that the church might pay approximately ~600.00 on the basis of a ~-lnch water main as provided flor l~ the rules and regulations of the Water Departm~nt~ or a l-inch water main could be installed as a temporary expediency at a coat to the church of approximately ~400.00~ but Dr. McCauley replied that the church is financially unable to bear the T~a matter havin~ been discussed at length~ Hr, Webber stated that Council is sympathetic with the request of the church, but that to violate the rules and regulations of the Water Department would be establiahin~ a bad precedent, and moved that the request be rg~ected. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously a~optedo PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None, REPORTS OP OFFICERS: SEWAGE DIS?OSAL: The City HanaEer submitted wrizcen report that Wiley N, Jackson Company, Incorporated, and Neale Construction Company, Incorporated, contractors for Section 3 of the sewerage interceptor system alonE Roanoke River, have quoted a price of f~,~91.00' for the additlonal work of ln~ta11InE an 8-inch 'sanitary sewer In the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue and Fifteenth Street~ S. ~.~ where the sanitary sewers now flow into a ~-lnch ator~u sewer, the City Manager advisin~ that the purpose of the proposed installation is to separate the two sewez and take the sanitary sewer Into the interceptor llns independently o£ the storm On motion of Mr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorne~ for preparation of the proper measure modifying the contract of Wiley N. Jackson Company, Incorporated, and Neale Constru lion Company, Incorporated. In this connection, the City Manager called attention to the need for an Ordinance setting forth proper penalties for future discharge or casting of debris trash or any deleteriou~ matter of any kind in Roanoke River or Tinker Creek. Afte~ a discussion of the question, Hr. Young moved that the City Attorney study the existing state law forbidding the dumptr~ of waste matter~ into the wats: of'artemis, and if he finds that the state law is not adequate to prevent the dumping of any waste matters into Roanoke River within the corporate limits of the city, to prepare an adequate Ordinance for future adoptlonby Council. The motion was seconded by H~. Cronin and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-CITY JAIL: The City Hsnsgsr submitted written report that the windows in the City Jail must be repaired in order that the building may be preserved, as well as having some' comfort in the Jail, and asked that ~,~00.00 be appropriated for this purpose; Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the request of the City Manager and offered the followir~ emergency Ordinance: (#11Z~9) AN ORDINANCE to amend and rsordatn Section #6Z~ "City Jail", of the 1951 Budset Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance Book ~o. 15, Page 333.) Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance2 The motion was seconded by Hr. Crontn and adopted by the following vote: 191 AYES* Nessrs, C~oninm Hunterm.¥abbcr, You~, and the President, N~, Hinton-! NAYS: None ........ Oo CITY PROPFRT~ The City Hanager submitted verbal report that he is receivin requests ffrom persons desitinS to rent vacant city lots flor t he purpose of Christmas trees, etc.~ a~that there i~ some question In his hi. as to whethe~ or n~t the city should rent its property to per~ons who will be competl~with re~lar merchants ~ purchase l~ce~es fro~ the city on an a~al basis. ~ter a discussion of the matter~ ~. Young moved that th~ntal of the vacant lots be left to the discretion of the City Hanager, bearin~ In mi~ the creation off a~ additional trafffic hazard due t o the storin~ of the trees on the lots. ~e motion ~as 5eco~ed by Hr. Hunte~ a~ unanimously adopted. R~ORTS OF HOUSI~ Bids for the construction or street paving~ curb, ~tter ald~alkl a~ sanitary se~e~ a~ storm drain, In co.action with the Redevelorment a~ Housl~ Authority Project No. ~ (Ll~oln Court Site), havin~ been referred t co~lttee For tabulation a~ report, the committee submitted the tabulation, ~. Youn~ moved that action on the matte~ be deferred until the next re~lar mee~tn~ of Council. The motion ~ss seconded by ~. ~ebbe~ a~ unsnlmousl7 ~dopted. WATE~ D~T~LT: Bids for the trenchin~, layl~, backfilli~ a~ street restoration Incident to installing vste~ mains, fire hy~rants~_a~ all appurtenancef thereto, for Project No. 1 of the ~ater Depa~ment of the City of Roanoke, Vlr~inia~ aloha 0range Avenue s~Vlnton Road, N. E., through ~e E~st Gate, Kenwood Idle~tld sectlons~ hsvlnE been referred to a cox~[ttee flor tabulation a~ re.rte the committee submitted the tabulation. In a discussion of the tabulation, ~. Young pointed out that although the tabulated fl~res sho~ ~lley N. Jackson Compaq, Incorporated, as the lo~ bldder~ the company has estimated that It ~ill require ~ days to complete the proJect~ ~h~reas~ th~ second lo~ bidder ~ rom the sta~point of ta~latio~ figures a~reed complete the project ~lthin 1~6 days, a~ that It Is a ~atte~ of ~hethe~ or not ~te~ a discussion of the matter, Council ~reed to accept the tabulation fl~res In the present instance and Hr. Cronin offered the following Resolution~ a~ardl~ the contract to ~lley N. Jackson Co~any~ Inco~orated: (~lla~O) A R~SOL~ION accepting the proposal of ~lley N. Jackson Company~ lncorporated~ Roanoke, Virginia, fo~ the t~encht~ la~in~ backfllll~ and street restoration incident to installing ~ater mains, fire hydrants, a~ all appurtenance: thereto~ for FroJect No. 1 of the ~ate~ Dep~tmen~ or the City of Roa~ke~ Vlritnia~ alonE Orange Avers a~ Vlnton Rosd~ N. E., throu~ht he East Gate, Eenwood tdle~lld sections, In ~e total ~ of ~7~.~9~.?~; autho~lzing a~ di~ecti~ the City Hansger to execute the requisite ccntractl ~provldln~ for an emergency. (Pot full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~o. 18, Page ~.) ~. C~onin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion vas seconded by Hr. gunter a~ adopte~ by ~e ffollovln~ vote: ' A~SI Eess~s. Cronin, Hunte~, ~ebbe~, You~, a~ the President, ~. Hinton- RAYS: Rone ........ A discussion then followed aa to chan~es which might be made friths contract doct~ente for future projects under the water system l~provement Council indicatir~ its desire that fixed quantities be set nut in the specification~ and that street restoration be set out on a lineal foot basis, With reference to the t~e elementj H~o Cronln moved that Council refer to the City Attorney the matter of drawing up the proper Resolution or Ordinance, providing for theestablish~ent of a ~o~letion date in the specifications and invitation for bid~ on all public works for the city, and providing for a penalty upon £ailure to comply with the completion date. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. Uh'PINISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OP CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION 0~ ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: ZONING: OrdinanceNo. 11246, resoning the west side of Ninth Street., S. E., between Highland Avenue and Murray Avenue, fr~ Special Residence District to Business District, having previously been before Council For its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Webber offering the following for its second reading an~ final adoption: (#112~6) AN ORDINANCE to s~end ~nd reenact Article I, Section 1, o£ Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. (For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 330.) Mr. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronln and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Bunter, Webber, Young, and tho President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ........ O. BUILDINGS: Ordinance No. 1125~ authorizing the Lewis-Gale Hospital to construct a wood frame addition tn the first fire zone, having previously been be£or, Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Cronln offering the following for its second reading at, final adoption: {~112~) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and dire~tlnE~ the Building Inspector to issue a non-conforming permit to Lewis-Gale Hospital, Incorporated, for anadditlon to a small shed and storage building located in the rear of premises No. 312 Church Avenue, S. W., in the City of Roanoke. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 331.~ Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the followl~ vo~e: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ......... AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 112~, providing For use of space at the Roanoke Municipal Airport Formerly occupiedbyLouise P. Lee aa an air taxi stand, having previously been before Council for l[s first reading, r sad and lald over, was again before the body. · ID this connection, Mr. Webber raised the question as to whethe~ or not the operators of the air taxi stan~, will be required to pay in advance the ~100.00 privilege charge provided for in the schedule of rates for the operation o£ the Airport, in addition to the $6.00 per month rental charge, the City Attorney 194 expressing doubt as to whether or not the city could legally require the operators of-the air tax! stand to pay the privilege charge; whereupon, M~, Webber moved that action on the final a doption of the Ordinance be deferred until the next regular meeting of Council, pending receipt of an opinion From the City Attorney aa to the legality of the privilege charge and information from the City Auditor ae to revenue derived from the various aviation businesses and airport businesses. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. EASFM~NTS-PA~KS AND PLAYGROUnd)S: Ordinance No. llPS?, providing for an exchange of rights°of-way between the City of Roanoke and the Appalachian Electric Power Company through South Roanoke Park, havir~ previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Crontn the following for its second reading and final adoption: (#11257) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the conveyance of a certain right-of-way to the Appalachian Electric Power Company for the construction and operation of an electric transmission line through and across certain lands owned by the City, known South Roanoke Park; providing for the release and quit*claim to the City by said Power Company of an existing right-of-way and eseement through said Park; authorlz!n and directing the proper City officials to execute a deed of exchar~e with said Power Company therefor; and repealing Ordinance No. 11124 adopted on July 9, 1951, ,rovldinS for-the exchange of certain rights-of-way between the City and the ,alachian Electric Power Company. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Pace 331.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion wes seconded by Mr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: A~Eg: Eeesrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and. the President, Mr. Hinton- NAYS: None ........ O. HEALTH DEPA~TM~.h~: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance, providing for rental of space in the new Health Center for use es Alcohollc Study and Treatment Center of the State of Virginia, presented aame; Mr. Hunter moved that the follewlng Ordinance be placed upon its first readt~s. The motion was seconded by Mr. CronIn and adopted by t he followfr~ vote: AYFS: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- NAYS: None ........ 0. - (#11261] AN 0RDINANCE authorizing the City Manager to lease unto the Commonwealth of Virginia certain space in the City's new Health Center for use es State Alcoholic Study and Treatment Center. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City Manager, be, and he is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of ~he City of Roanoke, to lease unto the Commonwealth of Virginia, or unto the proper department or division thereof, such space in the basement of the City's new Health Center as may be approm and designated by the local Health Co~lssioner for use as a State Alcoholic Study and Treatment Center upon such terms as the City Manager may determine, including, June 30, 1952 as the termination date and a monthly rental of $50.00. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. MOTIONS A!~ MISCELLANEOUS HUSik~SS: BUSES: The President, Mr. Minton, brought to the attention of Council and the City Manager the request of residents on Aspen Street, N. W., for more adequate The City Manager advised that he Would look into the matter. ~TB~ET IltPROYEP~lf~: The President~ Er. Hlnton~ brou~ht to the attention o~ Council and the City Hansger the complaint of residents on Clarke Avenue, regarding the condition of tbs street aa the result of lnst~lling a gas main therei The City Hsnager advised that he would look into the matter. LIBRtRY BOARD: Er. Vebber brought to t he attention o£ Council the existin~ vacancy ~n the Library Boa~d as a result of the resignation of Dr. A. L. Ja~ea and placed In nomination the name of Dr. E. D. Downing to till the unexpired term cf Dr. James endin~ June 30~ 1953. The nomination Kas seconded by Hr. Yours, There bein~ no Further nominations, Dr. Eo ~o Downing was elected ss a memb of the Board of Directors o£ the Roanoke Fublic Library to Fill the unexpired term of Dr. A. L. J~es end. lng June 30, 19~3, by the Following votel AYK~: Hessrso Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber~ Young, and the President, Er. Hinton~ NAYS~ None ..... O. The City Clerk was instructed to forward Dr. Do~nlng a certificate of his election. ROANOKE G~ COlOrANt: Hr. ¥ount~ raised the question as to what progress has been made by the Gas Franchise Co~mltteao The City Hansger~ ~ho is Chairman of the Committee, replied that he has been gathering a considerable amount of information to aid the committee in its study, COH~ENSATION BOARD: The City Clerk havin~been instructed to ask the State Compensation Board to extend until December ~, 19~1, its hearln~ on the question of Flxin~ the salary and expenses of the Attorney For the Commonwealth, of Revenue, Sergeant and Treasurer of the City o£ Roanoke For the yesl- beginnln~ January 1, 19~, and ending December 31, 19~, he reported that the Executive Secretary of the Board has asked that the bud[ets of the Four constitutional officers be submitted r~t later than November 1~, 19~1. The matte~ ~as taken under consideration, There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED 195 COUNCIL~ REOULAR HEETING~ Honday~ October 29, 19~1o The Council o~ the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Homdey~ October 29~ 19~1~ at p. m., thc regular meeting hour~ with the President, Hr. Hlnton~ presidinS. PRE~ENTz Hessrso Cronin, Hunter, Webber~ Young, and the President, Hr. Hint,n- ...................... AB~EI~TI None ......... O. - OFFICERS PRF. SE~T~ V~o Arthur S. O~ene, City Hanager~ ~hlttle~ City Attorney~ and P~. Harry R. Yatee, City Auditor. The meetlngwas opened with a prayer by the Reverend D. A. Beery, Ascietant Pastor of the Huntington Court Hsthodlst Church. HI.~JTESz Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Honday, October 22, 1951, having been furnished each member o£ Coun~ll,upon motion of Hr° Young~ seconded by Hr. Vebber and unanimously adopted, the reading ~as dispensed with and the ~lnutes approved as recorded. At this point, the President, Pa~o Rlntan, recognized Colander Ho Inspector-Ir~tructor at the Ravel Reserve A~ory in Roanoke, ~ho introduced his successor, Lieutenant Co~nander ~lllia~ Ho Pltsgeraldo HEARING OF CITIZERS UP0~ PUBLIC HATTEHS: SIDE~AL~, CURB Ah'D GIFrTEH CONSTRUCTION: ~° Charles R. Baker and ~reo Lydia Ho ~lllsrd appeared before Councll, advising that curb and gutter hen already been constructed on the south side of Fleetwood Avenue~ So ~o, between Ashby Street ~nd Red Rock Road, and that the side, elk is now being constructed~ but that the pr, pert] o~ners on the north side OF the street, who have paid the necessary per c entcge required to carry out the p~oJect~ have been lr~ormed that the city does not have available Funds t o construct curb and gutte~ on their side of the street, Hr. Baker and Hrs. ~lllard asking .that the curb and gutter be constructed on the north side of Fleet~ood Avenue as soon ss the side~alk, curb and gutter has been conetructed on the south side while the contractor le on the site. In this connection, the City Hanaaar pointed out that the necessary per centsge requlred to carry out a project has been deR,sited wlth the city in several lr~tences, but that it ~111 take an appropriation of approximately $~,OOOo00 for the remainder of the year to co~lete these projects. On motion of P.~o Hunter, seconded by P.~o Vehber and unanimously adopted, the matter ~as referred to the City Hanager for study, report and recommendation to Council. SCHOOLS: P~. K° A. Smlth~ President of The $chool:nsstsrs Club, and ~° A. D. Hurt appeared before Council, advising that ~en school teachers have asked For a salary increase of $~0°00 per month and that it ls h,Red Cour~ll will give favorebl~ cor~ideration to the request in 19~ budget studies. P~o Smith then invited the members of Council, various city officials and the press to be the guests of the club at e dinner meeting on Rovember 21, 1951, at 6~JO o~clock, p° mo The President, ~r° Hint,n, expressed the appreciation of the me~bersoF Council For the invitation. PETITIONS A~D C0~NUNICATIONiz 8ALE 0F PROPERTY: A communication from the Reverend Howard D. Parker, Paetol of the Roanoke Church of Ch~let, offering to purchase from the city at · price of $5,000.00 that portion of Ghent Park at Hemorlal Avenue, S, W., for a distance of .200 feet on Wasena Avenue with a depth of 150 feet, for the P~rpose of building a church thereon~ aa well aa a minieterte home, was before Council. . A~ter a discussion o~' the matter with H~. Parker, who was present at the meeting, Hr. Young voiced the opinion that the city should increase lis park acreag~ instead of decreasing it and moved that the offer be declined. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OP OFFICERS: AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to a claim for damages at the Roanoke Municipal Airport: "Roanoke, Virginia October 29, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen.' On September 25, 1947, we filed a claim with the United States . Goverrm~ent, through the Civil Aeronautics Administration, for damages in the amount of $?~,196.6~ which were sustained at Woodrum Field, Roanokets Municipal Airport, during the last War. The claim was made as prescribed by an Act Of Congress. The Civil Aeronautics Administration has advised us verbally that they expect to recommend to Congress that we be paid S$3,161.00. This is for you~ information; and when further progress is made, you will be advised. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. 0wens City Manager" After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Cronin voicing the opinion that the claim should be withdrawn, But other me~bers o~ Council voicing the opinion that the money should be spent toward repairing th~ runways et the Airport, the report o! the City Manager was filed. ~ALTH DEP~TM~_~T: The City Manager having been requested to make a study o~ the cost of widening and paving Eighth Street, S. W., between Campbell Avenue and Marshall Avenue, as well es the cost of constructing sidewalk, curb and ~tter on both sides of the s~reet, he submitted written report that the presence of dwelling,, on the northwest and northeast corners of Marshall Avenue and Eighth Street makes it 'proh~hitive tO widen Eighth Street through to Marshall Aven~e, but that the ¢ cst of the improvements from Cs,~pbell Avenue to the'alley north of Marshall Avenue will be approximat~ly $3,O00.00 for the west side and $6,000.00 for the east side, the letter amct~t including an estimate of $~,~00.OO for the construction of n retaining wall. On motion of Hr. Y~ung, seconded by ~Lr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the question of constructing sidewalk, curb end gutter on the west side of Eighth Street for'the tl~e being was referred to the City ~anager for study, report and reco~enda tion to Council. W~TE~ D~PART~NT.' The City Manager submitted written report that Lieutenant Colonel Myrle R. Hendricks, 1915 Rosewood Avenue, S. R., has filed a claim with the city In the amount of $31.90 for Inadvertent damage to his residence by the Water Department, the City Manager stating that he c onsiders the occurrence a human error made by the Water 'Department and does not believe the citizen should suffer this inconvenience, recommending that the claim ~e paid. H~,t~ebbel' moved that Council concur in the recomendation 0£ the City Nanage~ and that the ~tte~ be reffe~ed to the City Atrophy fo~ preparation o~ the p~ope~'Resolution, ~e ~otion ~as seco~ed by ~, Hunte~ a~ adopted by.the follo~l~ vote~ ~ Heas~a, Hunte~ ~ebbe~ You~, You~ a~ the P~esident~ ~, Hl~to~ ~AT~ D~A~ Council havl~ p~eviously authoPlzed the City Hanase~ to off approximately $~.~, he submitted ~$tten ~eport that an option on 0.9 acre oF land~ to~ethe~ ~lth an ease~nt ~0 fleet ~lde a~ app~ximately 300 feet lon~ between Hershber~e~ Road a~ ~yoml~ Avenue~ has been sec~ed From C. a~ Li~la H. ~laney ~n the ~ount off $~,~ to be applied aSainst the total purchase p~ice of ~6~O00.~, the city in return to convey to ~. a~ ~s, ~laney the eastern ~30 feet off a atrlp oF la~ ~est off Ho~oe Street. N. ~.~ Frontl~ on the north side of ~yomin~ Avenue, a~ recovered that the body proceedvith the purchase oF the l~d as a site Fo~ the ~ashl~ton Hel~ts Elevated Sever~ ~embe~s oF Council voicl~ the opinion that ~e p~chase price $6~0~.00 Is too hl~h, on motion of ~. You~, ~econded by ~. ~ebbe~ ~d unanimous] adopted~ the matte~ ~as ~ffer~ed to the co~ttee appointed to atudy the small vate~ companies In the C~ty oF ~oanoke s~ to Fo~ulate a policy vith reference to necess~y contractual a~reements~ Iff any~ ~th these FI~E DEF~T~: Council havin~ p~evioualy authorized the City Hans~e~ to lease the uppe~ apartment ~n the Fo~e~ ~lll~aon ~oad Fire ~tation to F. ~teele flor a period oF one year at a rental of $~0.~ pe~ month, the City Hana~e~ ~ubmitted ~tten report that the lease ~as neve~ executed a~ that he has been unable to rent the ~partment ffo~ $~O.O0 per month, but that he has fou~ a tenant ~ho Is ~lllin~ to pay a rent~ oF ~0.~ pe~ month, the City Hana~e~ reco~endl~ that ho be authorized to lea~e the apartment on a month to month ba~ls vith a thirt~ day recapture cla~e at a rent~ oF ~0.O0 pe~ month. ~. Hunter moved that Co~c~l concu~ ~n the ~eco~e~ation oF the Clt~ Hana~er and that the ffollovi~ Ordl~nce be placed upon ~ts ffir~t readl~. The mot~ seconded by ~. Youn~ a~ ~dopted by the follovi~ vote, ~. ~ebbe~ reFusi~ to vote flor the Ordinate until ~t has been prepared s~ read before Council: ~: Hessrs. Crontn~ Hunte~, You~, a~ the President~ ~. Hinto~ .... NAYSt H~. ~ebber .......... (~11~$~) A~ O~INAN~ autho~lzl~ the City Hana~er to execute, ffo~ a~ on beh~f 'oF the tity, lease~ ~et~een the C~ty of Ro~oke a~ ~uch lessees as may be approved b~ him~ leas~ that certain ~ppe~ apartment In the bu~ldin~ ovned by the City, fornerly knovn as ~e ~illl~on Road Fire ~tatton~ on s month to month upon such te~s as the City Ha~ser may provide, includin~ the rental oF ~0,~ pe~ month a~ also a thirty day recapture clause, a~ ~epeal~n~ Ordl~nce ~o. BE IT ORDAI~ ~ the Co~cil oF the ~ity of Roa~ke that the C~ty be~ a~ he Is hereby authorized to execute, ffo~ ~d on behalf off th~ Clty~ lease~ betveen the City oF Roa~ke ~ such lessees aa may ~ approved by h~, that certain upper apartment ~n'the bulldi~ ovned by the C~ty~ ffo~e~ly kno~ the ~llll~on ~oad F~re Station, on a month to month 'basl~, upon ~uch te~ as the City Hana~e~ ~y provide, lncludin~ ~e ~ntal off ~0.00 per month a~ al~o ~ thirty day recapture clause. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an ordinance adopted by the Council of the City o~ Roanoke on the 30th day of April~ 1951~ Ho, 11050, entitled, 'An Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease, for and on behalf of the City, between the City~ on the one part, and F. E. Steele, on the other part~ leasin~ unto him the upper apartment In the building owned by the Clty~ formerly known~ · the Wlll~ameon Road Fire Station~ from year to year, upon such terms aa the City Hanager may provlde including the rental of $50°00 per month, and also a thirty {30] day recapture clausem~ be, and the same la hereby repealed. The Ordinance was laid over. BUD~ET-CI¥IL AND POLICE COURT~ The City Hanager submitted written report the the Civil and Police Justice has requested an additional a~proprlation of $200.00 to purchase certain printed forms. Hr. Cronln moved that Council concur in the request and offered the followiz emergency 0rdinance~ (~11263) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln Section ~13, mClvil and Police Court~, of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 335.) Hr. CrotOn moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- HAYS: None ........ O. RECREATION DEPARTHENT~ The City Manager submitted wrlt~en report from the Department of Parks and Recreation for the month of September, 1951. The report was filed. DEPARTHENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: The City Manager submitted written report fro the Department of Publlc Welfare for the month of September, 1951, showing a total of 1,~53 cases handled at a cost of ~61,678.~, as co~pared with a total of 1,~09 cases handled at a cost of ~60,781.5~ for t he month of September, 1950. The report was filed. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK~: The City Manager submitted written report from the Department of Public Works for the month of September, 1951. The report was flled~ AI~(SHOUSE: The City Manager submitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of September, 1951, showing a total expense of $1,552.29, as compared with a total expense of $1,510.58 for the month of September, 1950. The report was filed. HEALTH DEPARTMENT: The City Manager submitted written report f rom the Healbh Department for the month of September, 1951. . The report was filed. POLICE DEPARTMENT: The City Hanager submitted wrltten report from the Police Department.for the month of July, 1951. The report was filed. DEPARTHENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: The City Manager submitted written reports covering the exp~nditures and activities of the Department of Public Welfare during the month of September, 1951, in compliance with Chapter 371, Acts of Assembly, 1950 The reports were filed. 199 200 SCHOOLS-PAR~ AND FLAYORO~DSl The City Hanager submitted vsrb~ report that it is the desire of the Roanoke City School. Board to acquire the ~rthvest oF the Lena ~. Ninl~e~ p~operty ~ a site fo~ a proposed ney elementa~ hool ~ the East Vlll~on Road section~-said ~thvest co~r lyin~ east o~ Vlll~son Road betveen the cente~ line of Freston Ave~e~ projected, a~ Frontie~ Road, projected, but that the bo~ fide offe~ of the ~chool Board o~ $~,~.00 pe~ has been ~Jected by ~s. ~inl~e~ ~ the ~chool Board has asked that ~e~ation proceed~ be instituted. Cou~il l~icatins its desire to acquire the tract oF l~d 17/~betveen proposed school s~te a~ the ~illl~Flemi~ High School property fo~ p~k purposes~ a~ It bel~ the opinion oF the body that the c~ty should make an offe~ fo~ the southvest co~ne~ off the Lena H. Ninl~e~ property ffo~ park purposes beFore~ tion Is taken vith resard to conde~l~ both tracts off la~, H~. You~ the follovi~ Resolution~ (~11~) A ~SOL~ION autho~lzl~ the City Hanase~ to make an of Fe~ to ~na H. N~nin~er of S~000.~ ~er acre fo~ a tract off lend to ~ used for park purposes~ bounded on the south by the a~th p~pe~ty line of Trl~le Avenue~ project aButtin~ the William Fleml~ High ~chool prope~ty~ on the east by Hc~ee Street~ projected, a~ on the north by the center line of Preston Avenue, projected, the southwesterly portion of the Lena H. Nlnl~er property as shown on Plan No. 388~ dated Au~st 16~ 19~1, on file In the office of the City En~neer; lnstructi~ the City Attorney to prepare the necess~y co~e~ation Ordinance, In the event offer Is refused~ and provid[n~ fo~ an emergency. (Fo~ ~11 text of ~esolutlon, see Ordlnance Book No. 18, Pa~e ~. Youn~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motlon was seco~ed ~. ~ebber and adopted by the followi~ vote= ~= Hessrs. Cronin~ Hunter~ Webber~ Young, ~ the President~ ~. Hlnto~ N~S:-None ............ ~EPO~TS ~ CO~ITTEES: None. U~INIS~ BUSI~SS: HOUSINg= Action on the bids heretofore received fo~ ~e construction of street pavinE; curb~ ~tter a~ sidewalk; and sanlta~ sewe~ and sto~d~atn, co~ection ~tth the Redevelopment a~ Housl~ Au~ority Project No. ~ (Lincoln Cour Site), herinE been deferred until the present meeting, the matteP was a~ain before Co~cll. ~. You~ moved that action on the matte~ be deferred until the next meetin~ of Council. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Webbe~ a~ unanimously adopted. CONSID~ATION OF C~I~= None. I~RODU~ION A~ CO,IDeATION OF O~DINANCES A~ RESOL~IONS: AIRFO~ Ordinate No. 11~ providl~ fo~ use of space at the Roa~ke Hunicipal Airport focally occupied by Louise P. Lee as an air t~l sts~, havinE previously been before Council fo~ its first reading, read and laid ~e~, pe~l~ receipt of l~o~ation from the City Audito~ as to which operators of aviation businesses and airport businesses at the A~rport have paid the $1~0.00 pPlvile~e charge provided for In the schedule of rates fo~ the operation of ~e Alrpo~t~a~ opinion from the City Attorney ~ to the legality of the p~lvlle~e char~e~ the Ordnance was a~ain before Council for its seco~ read~ a~ final a doption, · In this connection~ the City Auditor reported that the privilege chares has been paid by all of the operators except Hiss Lee and thc City Attorney reported that Hiss Leo was exempted because of her specific underetandir~ with Council that she was not to pay at. thing but a rental of $6.00 per montho the City Attorney advlsln~ that the prlvllese charge le legal and is collectible From the operators of the air taxi stand. · It havir~ been decided that the operators of the air taxi stand would be required to pay the $100.00 privilege charge in advance~ H~o Cronin offered the followlr~ Ordinance For its-ascend reading and final adoption: (~112~) AN OP. DIHAHCE authorizing the City Hanager, for and on behalf of the Clty.o~ Roanoke~ to lease to ar~ responsible lessee of his.choice fortyoei£ht square fleet in the lobby o~ the Terminal Bulldin~ at Woodrum Field to be used as sn ai~ taxi charter operators~ stand. (For full text of Ordin~mce, eec Ordinance Book Ho. 1§, Page Hr, Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~. Webber and adopted by the followin6 vote: AYES: Hessrso Cronin, Hunter~ Webber~ Your~ and,the President~ Hr. Hlnton- HAYS: None ........ Oo STHI'~TS A~D ALLEYS: Ordinance Ho° 112~, permanently vacatin~, discontlnuir and clo~lng a certain 10-foot alley and a portion of a certain §-foot alley ad,scan to the property of the Second Presbyterian Church on Highland Avenue and Third Street, S, We, havir~ previously been before Council for its first reading, r sad and laid over, was a~ain before the body. In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council that the deed conveylnE a 10-foot strip of land to the city fo~ alley purposes has not as yet been prepared; whereupon, Hr. Cronin moved that action on the Ordinance be deferred until the next regular meeting of the body. The motion was seconded by i Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. H~ALTH D~ARTH~NT: Ordinance Ho. 11~1~ providing fo~ rental of space in th, new Health Center for use as an Alcoholic Study and Treatment Center of the State off VlrSlnla, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body, Hr° Cronin o£fering the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~11~61) AH O~DIHANCE authorizing the City Hsna~er to lease unto the Co.~monwealth of ¥1r~lnia certain space in the City's new Health Center for use as a State Alcoholic Study and Treatment Center. (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 18, Page Hro Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~. Hunter and adopted by the followinE vote: AYES= Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, ar~ the President, H~. ~lnton- NAYS~ Hone ............ O. ~EWAGE DIsPersAL: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Hesolutl~n, providing fo~ a modification to the contract of Wiley H. Jackso£ Company~ Incorporated~ and Heals Construction Company, Incorporated~ fo~ Section 3 of the sewer interceptor line~ covering the additional work of lnstallin~ an 8oinch sanitary sewer in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue and Fifteenth Btreet, S. ~.~ presented seme~ whereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the follewln~: 201 202 (~11265) A RE~OLDTION authorisin~ and dircctin~ the City Nanager, f or and behalf of the City~ to enter into an addendtua a~reement to the contract between ~lley N. Jackson Co.~ Inc,, and Neale Construction Co., Inc.~ on the one part, and the City of Roanoka~ on the other part, in connection with Section 3 of the sewer interceptor lina~ accepting said contractorst proposal to install the Cleveland Avenue outfall line ae outlined on sheet I/~a~er 29~ and in consideration thereof, the contract price to ~e increased ~,~91,00, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, sea Ordinance Book Nq. 18, Page Mr. Cronin Loved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Mr, Young and adopted by the following vote: AY~SI Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: NOne ........ CONTRACTS: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Resolution, providing For the eetabliehnent of a completion date in the specifica- tions and invitation for bids on all public works for the city, and providing for penalty upon failure to comply with the completion date, presented same, In this connection, the City Manager submitted written.report that the fixing of a completion date will work a hardship on potential bidders with regard to the water system improvement projects For which the city will not furnish the mat rials. Council being of the opinion that the Resolution as drafted by the City Attorney should not apply when there ia prior direction by Councllto the contrary, the draft was changed accordingly and Mr, Young offered the followingl (~11~66) A RESOLUTION directing that unless there be prior direction by Council to the contrary there be included in all advertisements and specifications for public work to be performed for the City of Roanoke, provisions specifying the number of working days withinwhich the work aha11 be completed and ,here legally proper, providing For the payment by the successful contractor to the City of a definlte reasonable sum of money as agreed liquidated damages, for each working day, in excess o£ the number of specified working daya~ required to complete the proJec~ and providing for an emergency. (For Full text of Reeolutlon, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page M~. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronln and adopted by the following votes AY'cS: Hearts. Cronin, Hunter~ Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton- NAYS: None ...... O. MOTIONS AND HISCEI~LA~EOUS BUSII~SS: STREET IJ~ROV~IENTS: Mr. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the City Manager the condition of Maple Avenue, S. Wo, aa a result of ditchea which have been dug in the street. The 61ty Manager advised that he would look into the matter. STREET I~ROVEM~NTS: Mr. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the Rity Manager the condition of Fourth Street, N. E., south of Orange Avenue. The Clty Manager advised that ha would look into the matter. There being no Further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President C0U~CIr., ~EOUIAR ~EETING, Monday, November ~, 19~1o The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Building, Monday, November ~, 19~1, at 2100 p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, Mr. Minton, presiding. PRE~E~TI Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and tho President, Minton- .................... AB$~T~ None ....... 0. OFPICERS PRESENT~ Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, ~r. Randolph O, Whittle, City Attorney, and Mr. Harry N. Yates, City Auditor° The meeting was opened with a prayer by Mr. W. Evans Akers. MIN~TES~ Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, Octobez 29, 1951, having Been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. Webber, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. ~ARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS~ SEWER ASSESSMENTS: Mr. W. D. Richardson appeared before Council, advising that Thurman and Boone Compare, Incorporated, started to pay a Sewer Assessment in the principal amount of ~27.18, assessed against Lo{ 18, Block 14, Waverly, in the name of J. A. Epling, during the period when interest charges were waived by authority of the body, but that the com~pany was informed by the Delinquent Tax Collector that there were also delinquent taxes standing against the property, and as a result of this information, the company decided to let the city institute a suit in equity f~r the purpose of enforcing the city's lien for delinquent taxes and other assessments against the property, Mr. Richardson stating.that th~ company has now been informed that there were no delinquenttaxes standing against the props: at the time the company offered to pay the principal amount of the Sewer Assessment and asked that the company be permitted to pay the principal.amount of the Sewer Assessment and that the interest from October 1, 1932, be waived. On motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, th request was referred to the City Attorney and t he City Auditor for study, report and reco~endation to'Council. BUDGET-COMP~NSATION BOARD= Mr. Edgar L. Wlnstead, City Sergeant, and Mr. C. R. Kennett, City Treasurer, appeared before Council, pointing out that t he State Compensation Board has requested that the 1952 budgets of the city's five constitutional officers be submitted to the Compensation Board not later than November 1~, 1951, and asked for a meeting between the members of Council and the constitutional officers'for the purpose o£ arrlvir~ at a Joint agreement with regard to the budgets. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Webber moved that Council meet with the constitutional officers at 8=00 olclock, p. m., Wednesday, November 7, 1951, for a discussion of their 1952 budgets. The motion was seconded hyMr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. PETITIONS A~ C0~UNICATIONS= TRAFFIC= A communication from Mr. Charles A. Stump, Jr., asklng't hat a stop stg~ be placed at the intersection of Maiden Lane and Denniston Avenue, was before Council.' .fy On motion of Hro Your~j seconded by Hr. Webber and unan~mouely adopted, the co~unication vas referred to the City Hanager for study and report toCouncll. STREET IMPR0~EHEh~S~ A petition signed by thirty-eight residents in the vicinity Off Lar~don Road, $, W., asking that the street be hardsu~faced from Avenel Avenue 'to Lansin~ D~lve, vas before Council. · On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Your~ and unanimously sdopted~ the petition vas referred to the City Manager for study~ report and r ecommendation to Council. REFUNDS AND RFBATES-TA~S: The following co~munication from Hr. Fcl~und 6oodwin, President-of the Feoples Federal Savings and.Loan Assoclation~ with regar~ to a penalty on taxes.assessed against structures partially constructed as of the 1st of January,.was before Council: 'RoYember 1, H~. Macron K. Moorman~ Clerk, City of Roanoke~ Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Hr. Moorman: We will appreciate your presenting thee letter t~ the Council of the City of Roanoke. On March 30th this Association requested the total amount of taxes due on certain properties In the City of Roanoke, and we paid the ~ount due for the first half~ When we attempted to pay the second half o£ 19~1 taxes we were advised by the Clty Treasurer that additional taxes were due for the first half and a penalty had been placed on these t axes. We were further advised by tho Clty Treasurer that this additional cost was caused by supplemental assessment which vas received by his office durlng the month of June, 19~1, resulting from houses partially constructed on January 1, We believe that the penalty added to these taxes for the first half ia an unfair charge to the owners of these properties as a pena~y was being added for the first quarter when the City Treasurer had no record of additional assessment, and was added for the second quarter without the owners having knowledge that the assessment had been made durlng the month We are advised that there are several hundred cases similar to this in the City and we have paid the penalty under protest. We wlll appreciate your giving consideration to this, not only because we believe it ls unfair this year, but unless some change is made such a policy will continu, in t he future. We remain Very truly yours, (Signed} Edmund P. Goodwin, President." On motion of Hr. Cronin, seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the communication was referred to the City Attorney for study and report to Council DELIN~UEh~ TAXFS: A communication fromM~. W. D. Equl, Jr., Delinquent Tax Collector, askln~ that the City Attorney be authorized to institute suits In equity for the purpose of enforcing the city's lien for delinquent taxes and other assessments a gainer certain properties, was before Council. ~. Hunter moved that Councllconcur inthe request of the Delinquent Tax Collector and offered the following Resolution~ (~11~67} A RESOLUTION authorizing a~d directing the City Attorney and/or h~ Assistant to institute and conduct sults in equity for the purpose of enforcing th City's lien for delinquent taxes and other assessments against certatnpropertiee standing in the name of the respective record owners thereof, and providing for an (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Fo. 1§, Page 338.) N~. Hunter moved the adoption of tho Resolution. The motion Yam seconded Hi-. Youn6 and adopted by the followir~ vote, Hr. Ct, nlm protesting against the fees received by private attorneys in connection with the suits: AYES: Heears.' Hunter, Yebber, Young, and the President, H~. Hinton----~o RAYSg Hr, Ct,nlm- ....... GHADE (~0SSI~GS-PARNS AND ~LAYGROUNDS: The fell,winS communication From the City Plennin8 Commission, with reference to the relocation of the grade crossing the rlEht-oF-way and tracks of the Norfolk end Western Railway Company at Wasena Park, vas before Councll$ "October ~ 5, 1951. The Honorable A. R. Hint,n, Hayer, ard Hembers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Cea:leman: The attached Plan No. 389~, of Waeens Park, :Shoving Layout of Propose Road and Parking Areas:, vas submitted by the City Er~lneer to the City Planning Co~uission For study and consideration. This plan is now beir~ developed through t he sponsorship of the Civitan Club and the cooperation of City Departments and interested citizens and fLvms who have £urniehed materials, labor and machinery in an effort to make the pa~k more readily available and useful to the public. The City Planning Commission approves of the general layout of t he plan as submitted. It recommends to City Council that the exietin~ grade- crossin~ over the Norfolk and Western Railway Belt lines located north of Winchester Avenue at the north end of llth Street, S. ~., be discontinued and abandoned as a street and roadway, except for the use of pedestrians, and that this crossing be replaced by the establishment of a ne~ crossing at 1Fth Street and ~inchester Avenue, as sho~n on the plan. It is understood that N. & We Railway Of£iclale have been contacted in regard to the re-location of the grade-crosslnE, and that they M-e willin~ to cooperate in this matter. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. ~IcCorklndale, Jr. Chairman" Hr. Ct,nlm moved that Council c snout in the r~commendation of the City Planning Commission and that .the Following Ordinance be placed upon its First road~ The motion was seconded bf Hr. ~ebber and ~dopted by the Followir~ vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and tho President, Hr. Htnton-~ NAYS: None ......... O, (#lla68) AN ORDINANCE providin~ fo~ the relocation of a certain grade crossl~ of the right-of-way and tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company at WH~HEAS, in the construction of a roadway in Wasena Park, in the City of Roanoke, it is deemed deslrable to r el,cate an e xlsting crossing of the right-of-wa and tracks of the Norfolk and Western Hallway Company opposite llth Street, S. (formerly ~rd Street, Wasena), and to provide in the place thereof a public in a location west thereof at or atuut Hile Post H-[435a6 feet, more or less, both the existing ct,asia6 and the proposed relocation thereof beir~ shown on Drawing H-~I~13 of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, entitled '"P~oposed Relocation Grade Crossing for City of Roanoke", and WHEP~AS) the said Rall~a~ Company is willin~ to co-operate with the ~lty in makin6 the proposed changes, and l~d~FlS, the ?lannin~ C~mmission fo~ the City of Roanoke, to ~hom the proposed relocation of said grade crossing has been heretofore referred, has, by )roper resolution, approved of the said relocation of said crosstr~upon the :onditions hereinafter provided for. 205 206 Th'F~EFOgE, BN IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows, toowit t ' 1. That the existing ~ado croseir~ of the ~l~ht-o~-~ a~ tracks of the Nor[olk a~ ~estern Rallv~ Co~a~ at a point opposite llth Street~ S. ~ome~ly ~ Streets ~asena)s adJoinl~ ~aaena Park be, ~ the a~e Is hereby~ diacontl~ed~ closed a~ aba~oned as a public ~rade c~ssl~ ~o~ vehicul~ traffic but that said crossi~shall ~contl~ed For use by a~kept open to use pedest~la~ provideds ~vertheleas~ that the aforesaid c~ossl~shall be discontinued~ closed a~ abscond to the extent ~oresaid o~y ~te~ said Co~pa~ shall have ~lven its prope~ consent to the establis~ent of a ~ ~ade c~ssin~ of its rlEht-of-~ay a~ tracks at a point across said between t he lines of ~lnchester Avenue~ S. ~., a~ llth Street~ S. ~., ~rd Street~ ~asena)~ both exte~ed. ~. That the prope~ City officials be, a~ they are herebys authorized to execute a ~itten s~ree~en~ ~lth ~e NorFolk a~estern Railway Compa~ providl~ for the location a~ establis~ent oF the ne~ ~r~de crossi~ at Nile Poet feet~ more or less~ as sh~n on the dravin~ of said Railway Compa~ hereinabove ~n[loned, said c~ossi~ to be constructed 1~ accordance ~lth the details sho~ as Section A-A of said map, ~lth an l~-lnch concrete pipe to be l~talled under- neath the track a~ ~ l~-lnch corrugated iron pipe to be installed u~er the proposed roadway a~ ~hich said a~eement~all ff~ther provide that the City rill cut a~ remove all treea~ brush a~ othe~ ~ovth on its la~ at a~ In ~e v[clnit of the afo~e~aid ne~ crossl~ vhich obstruct the vie~ a2 ~std c~osst~ a~ that the entire a[reement providtn~ ffo~ the ne~ ~ros~ln~ shall be a~ remain effect fo~ one (1) yea~ from a~ after the date thereof a~ thereafter shall continue, ~ubJect to te~ination at a~ tim~ upon ~lxty (60) days~ ~rltten notice ~lven by one ~rt to the The Ordin~ce havl~ been read, ~ss laid ove~. ST~ I~ROVE~S: The follo~ln~ co~unicatlon ff~om the City Flannl~ Co~l~sion~ vith ~rerence to the acquisition oF the no~th~e~t portion of ~t 1~0~, H~llton Terrace, For street purposes, ~as before. Councll~ ~October ~6, 19~1. The Honorable A. R. Htnton~ ~yor, and ~mb~s of Clt~ Council, Roanoke~ Virginia. Gentlemen: In co~ec~lon wi~h e~l~ertng projects o~ ~he Cl~y, ~he a~en~on o~ ~he Cl~y Plannfng Co~ss~on has been calle~ ~o ~he ~ac~ ~ha~ l~ would be a~v~sahle for ~he C~y ~o acquAre a portion of Eo~ No. 120~, which loca~e~ he,ween H~l~on Terrace ~ Bellev~ew Avenue a~ ~he w~h Walnu~ Avenue, S. E. ~he purpose o~ ~he acquisition of a port,on o~ aa~d lo~ ~ould rou~ off ~he corner, make ~he s~ree~ wider a~ ~a~ po~n~, a~ ~o provAde a be~er ~lg~en~ of H~il~on Terrance wl~h Pledmon~ S~ree~. The City Plann~ Co~ssion recovers ~ha~ C~y Council acquire a port,on o~ said lo~ as shown on PI~ No. 3~9~, da~e~ October 25, 19~le A copy of sai~ Plan As a~ached hePe~o. Respectfully submf~ed, (SAgne~) W. ~. McCorkt~ale, ~r. Chai~an" On mo~on o~ ~. C~n~n, seco~e~ by ~. Webber a~ uman~usly adored, ~he co~n~ea~on was referre~ ~o ~he Cl~y Manger for s~udy, repor~ ~ re~o~e~ ~on ~o Council. SCHOOLS: A progress report on the school bullding program as of September 30 19~11 was before Council, On motion of H~, Cronin, seconded by H~, Webber and unanimously adopted, the REPOR~S OP OPPICERS: AlttPORT: The City Hana~er submitted ~u, itten report that the Civil Aeronautic Ad~inistration has t entatively allocated $75,OOOo00 from funds e~propriated for the fiscal year 1952 &a the Un,ted gtates~ share of the allowable costs of the pro~ect on the Roanoke Hunicipal Airport which Is to be apofiaored by the City of Roanoke, On motion of HI-, Cronin, seconded by H~, Hunter and unanimously adopted, the ~atter was referred to the 195~ budget study file. &IRPOI~T: The question of restaurant £ acllities in the new Administration ~ulldir~. at the Roanoke Eunicipal Airport hsvin~ beenreferred to t he City Hansger and the Hanager of the Airport for the purpose of ascert~inin~ a eatis£acto~y method of equippinE and operating the restaurant~ lncludin8 basic equipment ~htch should be installed by the city, the City Hanager aubmltted ~l'ltten report, together ~ ith a list of the equipment which should be installed by the city in a total estimated ~mount of ~12,?~Oo0Oo At the sug~estion of the City Hanagerl on motion of Hr, ~ebber, seconded by ~o Cronin and unanimou~ly adopted, t he matter ~as tabled for t~o ~eeke, BUILDING CODE~ The City Hansge~ submitted ~ritten report~ to~ether ~ith ~raft of a proposed OPdinance, r e~ulattn~ the erection and maintenance of out-door gelevielon receiving and transmitting antennas ~lthtn the City of Roanoke. On motion of Hr, Hunter~ seconded by Hr, Webber and unanimously adopted~ · ~ction on the proposed Ordinance ~as deferred, the City Hanager, in the meanwhile, to Furnish member~ of Counc ll~lth copies of the proposed draft for atudy and further ~onsiderationo DONATIONS-PARES A~a) PLAYGROUNDS: The City Hanager submitted ~rttten report, ~o~ether ~ith a co~municatlon from~o A. Lo Rughson, advlslr~ that the Alrlee Zourt Corporation is ~lllin~ to donate Lot 1, Section 8, H~p of Alrlee Court, locate ~n ~lllia~on ~oad, north of Rershberger Road, to the City of Roanoke, for use as a 'midget park~, Affter a dt~cussion of the matter~ it belr~ pointed out that the city might vent to use the plot of ground for street purposes, on motion of Hr, ~ebber~ seconds, ~y H~o Young and unanimously adopted, t he matter ~aa referred to the City Plannin~ ;omuission for study, report and recommendation to Council, GRADE C~OS$INGS: The City Hanager submitted ~ltten report, together ~ith ~o copies of the foundation determinatian report and ~rints for the Je£Ferson ~treet Grade Crossing Elimination Project as secured by the State Hl~.~ay ~epartment tn a discussion of the ~atter~ Hr, Cronin suggested that Council recommend ~o the Consulting Engineers m~klng the study of the proposed Js£fer~on Street Grade ~rosein~ Elimination that they take into consideration the fact that JeF£erson ~treet nc~ls inadequate Fo~ the traffic it carries and that they give consideration ;o locating the viaduct at the approximate location of the present Randolph ~treet ~ridge~, or l~ediately east thereof, H~o Youn~ con~enting that the City Engineer might be able to sho~ Council ~hy the location of the viaduct as presently proposed ~as reco~endedl Hr° Cronin ~oved that the matter be placed on the agenda For further consideration at the next 207 regular meotin~ of the body and that tho City Manager have the City Engineer presen at that ti moo The motion was aecorded by}b,. Webber and u~anl~ously adopted, TUBERCULOSIS gANATORIUH~ The City ~an~ger submitted .mitten report with the reco~mendation that he be authorized to execute a contractual agreement flor the subs~dization of State patients at the Re,eke City ~berculos~s Sanatorium for the current fiscal ye~which e~ on ~ne J0, ~ter a discussion oF the ~atte~ ~e contract providl~ ffo~ a ~e~ diem cos pe~ patient day presently estimated at t~*~]~ a~ ~. You~ statin~ that he ~uld co~cu~ In ~e ~eco~e~ation oF the C~ty Ha~a~er with the u~erstandl~ that the State ~lll bea~ the entire cost oF hospitalization oF State patients at the Roanoke City Sanatoria, ~. Hunter offered the followin~ Resolution~ (~11~9) A ~E~0L~ION autho~z[~ the City Hana~e~, fo~ e~ on behalf the City oF Roanoke, to execute an ~reement dated July 1, 19~1, between the State Health Co~lssione~ a~ the Roanoke City ~anato~lum of Roa~ke, Vlr~inia, ~ereby the City will make available to the ~tate at least t~enty pe~ cent oF ~e rated bed capacity of the Roanoke City ~anato~ to be used by Virginia citizens ~ho not residents of the City oF Roenoke~ except at tho~e times ~hen the dema~ local resident patients prevents, In con~lderstion oF the State payi~ to the Clty~ on a monthly basis evidenced by monthly itemized bills, the actual per diem cost pe~ patient ~ay, p~sently estimated at ~.~3, said agreement to be executed u~e~ terms ~d condit~n~ contained the~e~n. (For full text oF ~e~olvtion, see Ordt~nc~Book No. 1~, Page ~, ~u~ter moved the adoption oF the Resolution. The motion ~as seconded ~. Cronin and adopted by the Followln~ vote, ~. ~ebbe~ refusln~ to vote for Resolution d~e to the Fact that It had not been prepared and ~ead b A~S: He~r2. Cron~n~ Hunter~ you~ and the Fre~ldent~ H~. Hinter H~S: Hr. ~ebber ....... ~AT~ D~T~: The City H~aEe~ submitted ~ltten r~po~ that the Actin Manager of the Water Department has requested authorlty to purchase and have lnsta an additional chlorinator at t he Falling Creek Filter Plant In the s~ of the City ~anager advising that although the quotation of ~1,953.~ Is higher than the two other quotations received, ~e firm submitting the highest quokation Is the only one of the three who will ~rnish local service on the chlorinator. After a ~iscusston of the matter, Councilmen Cronin a~ Webber calling attention to the Ch~ter provis~o~ requirlng the clty to advertise for bids a~ to award the c~tract to ~he lowest responsible bidder, a~ the City Attorney voicl~ the opinion that in the present instance if a bidder ~uld ~t furnish local service on the chlorinator the bidder would ~t be considered a responsible bidder, action .on the question was deferred until the City Manager has advertised for bids. S~ ASS~: The City Manager. submitted written report that the depth the sewer at 39~Yellow ~untaln Road, S. E., ~adequate to be of a~ benefit to the property ~d recovered that a sewer Assessment ~n the a~unt of ~165.55, star agal~t the property In the n~e of ~argeret He~, be released. ~. Webber ~ved that Council concur In the recordation, of the City ~ager a~ that ~e matter be referred to the CSty Attorney for p~paration of the proper Resolution. The motion was seco~ed by ~r. Young ~d una~mously adopted. ng AIRPQ~T~ The City Hansger submitted ~ritten report, together ~lthform of an a~reement dated October 17, 1951, between The Rlk-O-~ok Company, Indianapolie~ Indiana~ and the City uf Roanoke, Virginia, for the installation and ~aintananca of ten cent toilet locks in the toilet roo~ of the ne~ Ad~lnietration BulldinS at the Roanoke Hunicipsl Airport, the city to receive seventy per cent of the ~ross receipts derived therefrom and the lock compan~ to,calve thirty per cent of the gross receipts, Af. tera discuss[on of the mstter~ Hr. Cronin voicin~ the opinion that the toilets in the Ad~lnistration Bulldin~ should not be pay toilets, and H~, ~ebber voicin~ the opinion that all matters concerning the new Administration Bulldin~ should be allowed to acctu~ulste for consideration st one stated that he ~ould create an Airport rental file for that purpose. BUDG~ToJUYERILE. DETENTION NOH~: The City Hsnsger subnitted written report with the request that $9~8o~0 be appropriated to Supplies and that ~0Oo00 be appropriated to Pood Supplies in the ~uvenlle Detention Nom~ budget, H~. Hunter moved that Council concur in the request and offered the Follo~lr~ emergency Ordinance: (~11270) AN ORDINanCE to amend and reordaln Section ~]~ ~ffuvenlle Detentll Home~, of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and pro. vtdln~ for an emergency° (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. Hr. Nuntee moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessra. Cronln, Hunter, ~ebber, Yours, and the President, Hr. Hlnton- NAYS: None ........ In a further discussion of the Juvenile Detention Home with Ry. Ho Haddon ~dley, Chief Probation Officer, who wa~ p~esent at the meeting, Hi-. frontn moved that Council refer to the City Hana~er the question of devising safe-guards for the safety of the inmates of the Juvenlle Detention Nome from fire, either through mechanical aids or night persormeio The motion ~as seconded by H~o ~ebber and unanimously a~optedo BUI~ET-SID[~ALE, CUrB A~D Gi~TER CONSTRUCTION: Council having previously requested the City Hsn~eP flor ane~tlmate of funds required to match funds already deposited with the city by property o~ners fop sidewalk~ curb and gutter construc- tlon~ ss well as the construction of sldewalk~ curb and gutter on the ~est side of ~l~hth Street, S. ~., south of Campbell Avenue, adjacent to the new Health Center, he submitted ~ltten report that the combined projects total $?,~79.~0, but that since there is a balance of $1,?]~.~0 in the budget For sidewalk, curb and gutter construction, an appropriation of only $~8~?o10 ~111 be. needed For the remainder OF the year to complete the projects. Council being of the opinion that an appropriation of ~6,00Oo00 should be made, HI.. ~ebber offered the following emcr[ency Ordinance: (~ll~?l) AN ORDINANCE to a~end and reordain Section #?~, ~Street Construc- tion~, of the 19~1 Bud[et Ordinance, ~nd providing for an emergency° (For full text of Ordinance, see O~dtnance Book Hoc Hr. ~ebbe~ moved the adoption of the O~dinance° The motion was seconded by Hr. Youn~ and adopted by the ffollo~lr~ vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronln, Bunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlntcn- NAYS: None ........... O. SUDO~T-H~ALTH I~EPART~NT: 'Z~s City ~anaEe~ submitted w~tten ~eport w~th t~e ~quest that suff~cient fu~s be a~rop~lated fo~ the emplo~ent o~ a Jan~to~ at the ~w Health Cente~ at a salary off $~,~,~ pep ~. Hunte~ ~ved that Council co~u~ In the request a~ o~ered the follo~l~ emergency ~S~ncez (~l1272)~0RDINANCE to ame~ a~reordain Section ~0, 'Health Department of ~e 1~1 Budset Ordin~ce, a~ ~rovidin~ fo~ an emerEency. (Fo~ Full text of Ordina~e, see O~lnance ~ok No. 18, PaEe ~. ~nte~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was ~eco~ed by Hr. Youn~ ~ ~op~d by the Followin~ vote: A~S: Hessr~. Cronin~ Hunte~ ~ebber, You~, and the President, H~. Htnton- NAYS: ~ne ........ O, STR~ LIONS: The City Hana~e~ submitted w~tten ~epo~t with the reco=e~ tion that ~tho~ity be ~anted ffo~ the installation of street l~hts at the locatic outlined In h~a report. ~r. Hunter moved that Council c o~cur ~n the ~co~e~ation of the City H~na~er a~ offered the Follo~lnE Re~olution: (~ll~TJ) A RESOL~IO~ authorizi~ the installation of street l~hts on certain streeta In the City of ~o~noke. (For full text of Re~olutlon, see Ordinance Bo~k No. 18, ~a~e ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was s scored P~. Cronin and adopted by the folloving vote= A~SX Hessrs. C~onln, HunteP~ Webber~ Young~ ~ the President, ~. Hlntcn- NAYS: None ......... O. BEFITS OF WATER D~A~: The request of Hr. C. W. Stover that the city extend a wate~ main to property at 10~10verla~ Boad~ S. W., at its e~e~e, hav~n~ been referred to the ~ittee appointed to study the ex~sti~ small water co~anies In the City of Ro~oke a~ to fo~ulate a pol~cy, with reference to necessa~ con- tractual agreem~nts~ tf any ~ with these companies, the co~ittee submitted~ltte report with the reco~e~at~on that the ~equest be den~ed. ~ter a discussion of ~e report of the co=Ittee with Hr. Stove~, who was present at the meeting, ~. Webber e~la~ned that si~e the city could fl~ no ~itten agreement whereby the city ~meed to bear the cost of any future exte~l~s to the water system In the BXuefield Heights area deeded to the city by Hr. Stove~ a~ his partne~ Council must ab~de by the rules a~ re~latio~ of the Water Department, ~ moved that Councll concur In the reco=endation of the co~lttee that the ~equest be de,ed. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Hunte~ a~ un~nimously adopted. HOUSING= Action on ~e b~ds heretofore ~eceived fop the constructio~ stree~ pavlng~ curb, ~tteP and sldewalk~ and sanit~y se~e~ a~ storm d~a[n~ co~ectton with the Redevelopment ~Housing Authority Pro~ect No. ~ Court S~te}~ having been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Councll~ ~hereupon, ~. You~ read th~ following prepared statement= 'Mr, Presldentt Wa have been requested bytha Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority to make Improvements on the streets bordering the two C2) Rousing Projects now under construction w~thln the City, In accordance with the terms of the co-operative agreement executed by a pravloue Council. · A to[al of the' low bids received for this related work on the Lansdowne Project la $9~,78~.1~, of which $9,888,2S would be borne by the Authority and the remainder - ~8~,89S.8~ would be borne by the City. ~h~ total o£ the Iow bids received on the Lincoln Court Project, 'fo~ this related work, amounted to ~80,196.30, .of which the Authority would bear ~1~,~2~.~O and the City - ~66,??1.90. Wa have previously declined to make award on the Lansdowne Project, and wa are, today, considering what aotlon we should take on the Lincoln Court Project. The total cost to the City o£ Roanoke, for the above two projects, amounts to $1~1,667,?~. The total amount provided In our Budget for the Year 19~1~ for street construction, is $8~,80~.00 and for storm drains and sewers - ~S8,300.00, or total of ~1~3,10~.00. The amount we are called upon to pay for improvements on streets bordering these two projects therefore, in excess of the total amount provided for such Improvements for the entire year 19~1, fo~ the City, as a whole. We are informed by the Authority that the Federal Goverr~uent has now agreed that they can advance money to the City for this work, without interest charges. We appear to have at least three alternatives to consider: One, we could go ahead and award this work to the low bidder and pay the cost from City funds. These funds are not available for this purpose and if we chose to do the work in this m~nner It would probably mean that the entire amount we budget for the improvements to streets and drains for 1952 would be used up here, and no money would be available for the Year 1952 for any other street work. It does not appear reasonable to do this, as we have many of our citizens who have been paylng.~ taxes for a long period of time who now need street improvements and who have been provised that consideration will be given to the improvements they desire when we prepare our Budget for 1952. We should not work ourselves into a position where all of this money available would be used for these t~ Jobs and none left for any other work of this nature. A Second alternative would be for the Authority to advance money to the City of Roanoke, to bear the entire cost and to recover the m~ney by withholding payments to be made to the City in lieu of taxes In future years. I doubt the advisability, because of our Charter, of the City borrowing money from the Authority, with or without interest, for this . purpose. A thlrd alternative would be for ~he City to reject the bids for the related work on the Lincoln Court Project, Jus~ as we have already done on the Lansdowne Project, and in this event, under the terms of the co-opera- tive agreement, the Rousing Authority has the right to proceed with this work, bearing the cost from thet~ own funds and recoverlng from the City, the portion of the cost which the City would bear under the co-operative agreement, by withholding payments in lieu of taxes in future years. This appears to me to be the most satisfactory solution and should prove saris, factory to the Authority. It is a much more direct handling of the matter than if the Authority advanced the money to the City and the City performed the work. For all the above reasons, I have had a resolution prepared by our City Attorney r~Jectingt he bids received for the related work on the Lincoln Court Project, which I will ask him to read. I cannot let the opportunity pass to say, at this time, that statements have been repeatedly made that these projects would be constructed without cost to the City of R~anoke, and that we are now asked to bear cost amounting to $151,667.75.~ Mr. Young then offered the following Resolution rejecting th· bids: (#1127~) A RESOLUTION rejecting all bids for the construction of street paving, curb, gutter and sidewalks; and sanitary sewer and storm drains in connec- tion with the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Rousing ~uthority Project No. Lincoln Court site. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 3~1.) Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NA~S~ None ............. O, 211 1212 CO~SIDERATIO] OF CLAIHS~ IIFFl~ODUCTION Al~ CONtlD~ATION OP ORDINANC~ A~ R~SO~ION~ ~R~8 A~ A~31 ~in~ce ~. 112~8~ p~e~anent~y ~acati~ diaconti~in a~ clo~l~ a certain 10-froot alley a~ a portion of a ce~tain 8-froot alley adJacen to the property of the Seoo~ Freabyte~an Church on Hi~la~ Arena a~ Thi~ Zt~e Se ~., ~avin8 previously been beffore ~ou~il fo~ its fl~st readi~, read a~ laid' ove~ ~as again beffore the body. ffo~ ~ley purposes has not as yet been prepared, ~. Cronin moved that action on the O~dinance be deferred until the re~l~ meeti~ off Council on November 19, The motion ~as seco~ed by Hr. Hunte~ ~ unanimously adopted. FIRE D~A~* O~lnance ~o. 112~2, leasi~ the upper apartment in the former ~llll~son Road Fire Station at a r entel of ~0.~ per month, having previously been before ~ouncil for its First reading, read a~ laid over, a~ain beffore ~e body; ~hereu~on, H~. Hunter offfered the follo~l~ for its seco~ readi~ ~d final adoption~ (~11252) AN O~INA~E autho~lzl~ the City Hanage~ to execute, for and on behalf of the Clty~ lea~e~ between ~e City of Roanoke a~ ~uch lessee~ as may be approved by him~ leasl~ that certain upper apartment In the building o~ned ~ the C~ty, Formerly known as the ~llll~son Ro~d Fire ~tation~ on a month to month basis, upon ~uch te~s as the City Hanager m~y provide~ i~ludl~ the rental ~O.O0 per month and al~o a thirty day recapture clause, a~ repealtn~ Ordinance (Fo~ full text of O~i~nce, ~ee O~[nance ~ok ~. 18, Page ~. Hunter moved the adopt[o~ of ~e Ordinance. The mot ~on ~as seco~ed Hr. Cronin ~ adopted by the following vote: A~S: Mesars. Cronin, Hunter~ Webber, You~, a~ the President, ~. Minto~ N~S: None ......... O. WAT~ D~T~: The City Attorney hav[ng been requested to prepare the proper Resolution, sutho~lz~ the paymen% of a cla~ of Lleuten~% Co~o~l Myrle R. He,ricks agaXnst the ~ater Department, presented s~e; where~on, offered the (~11~75) A R~OL~ION approving the claim of Lieutenant Co{onel ~rle HendrXcks ~ainst the Water Department in the ~mount of $31.90 for water dm~age inadvertently caused by' the Departmen%~ his resldence at 1915 ~osewood Avenue, S. (For ~11 text of ~esolution, see 0rdl~nce ~ok No. 18, Pag9 ~. Cron[n moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Webber ~d adopted by the followlng vote: ~S: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, WeBber, You~, a~ thePresXdent, Mr. M[nton- N~S: None ....... O. M~IONS A~ MISC~A~0US BUSIngS: WAT~ D~ARTME~: Mr. You~ brou~% to the attention of Council that the Engineer Xn Ch~ge of Const~ctXon of the Water Department seems to th1~ that the Water Dep~tment cmn lay ws~er mains u~er %he water system [mprovemen% progr~ at a lowe~ cost than private contractors a~ offered the following (gllZ76) A ~OL~ION directing that when the Water Department ~dve~tlses fo~ blds for the extension of its distribution system, said Department sha11 make a.dotalled estimate ahowins the cost at which it could per£orm the contract inc~dil therein a'list of all equipment it would bo required to purchase or rent in order to psr£o~ the works together with a statement of the cost therefor the rental charge therefore ard also a statement disclosir~ whether or not all of such equip- ment is then available for purchase or rental. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18,-Page · H~o Youn~moved the adoption of the Resolution. The-~otJon ~as ~eco~ed by H~. ~ebber a~ adopted by the follo~i~ vote~ H~. Cronin pointin~ out IF the ~ete~ Department does the ~ork and there Is a loss, the city ~lll have to bea~ that ~hereas the city ~ould be ~otected against aloes l~ the ~ork la dona by contrsctoz A~ He~s~. Cronin~ Hunte~ ~ebbeP, Young, a~ the President, ~. NAYS~ None ........ O, WAT~DEPA~ Council havinE p~eviousl~ appointed a co~lttee~ includi~ the members of Council, to study the existing small wate~ co~anies In the City Roanoke ~d to regulate a polic~ with reference to necess~y contractual agreements If a~ w~th these co~anies~ ~. Young offered the following Resolutiont (~11~77) A ~0~ION appointi~ a co~lttee to ne~otiate with certain owners of existi~ small water distribution systems to obtain ~itten offers whereby the City may purchase certain of said systems; directi~ the te~s to be followed by the co~ittee in its ~Eotiations{ a~p~vidlnE for an eaerKency. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18~ Page Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The aotion was seceded b~ Mr. Cronin a~ adop~d by the follo~i~ vote: AYES: Kessrs. Crontn, Hunter~ Webber~ Young, a~ the President, Pm. Minton- NAYS: None ..... O. There being ~ further business~ 6ouncil adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, REgULaR ~rI~IN~, Honday, November 12, 19~1. ltonday, November 12, 19~1, being a legal holiday, the regular msetin~ of the Council of the City of Roanoke was adjourned until 2:00 o~clock, po m°s Tuesday, November 13, APPROVED ATT ~/~ 'Clerk President ii214 COUNOI~ AI~ODRI~I) REGULAR The Council of tho City of Roanoke met in an adjourned re~ula~ meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipa~ Building, Tuesday, Noveabsr 13~ 19~1, at 21OO otcl09k~ po m,, with the Fresident~ g~o Hlnton~ presiding, PRESEnTs Hessrso Cron~n, Hunter, Webber~ Young, and the President~ ~inton- ...................... ABSE~T~ Nons ......... Oo OFFICERS PHESE~T~ H~o Arthu~ So O~ens, City Hanagsr~ H~. Randolph Oo ~hittl~ ~lty Attorney, and H~. Harry Ro Yatea~ City Auditor° The meeting ~as opened ~lth a prayer by the RsveFsnd Dewey Oo Hlller~ Pastor of the First ~asleyan Hethodiat Church. HI~TES~ Copy of the minutes of the regular meetin~ held on Honday~ November ~, 19~1, having been furnished each member Of Council, upon motion OF H~. Runtert seconded by H~o ~ebber and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved ae recorded. At this point, the ~reeident, Hr. Hlnton, recognized and ~elcomed Captain Nicholas Jo Dennis ~ho has recently coma to Roanoke ae Inepector-Ir~tructor at the Harlne Corps Ne~erve Trainin~ Center. CO?HCILt Before proceeding with the regular order of bueiness~ the President H~o Hlnton, recognisedH~. ~ebber who read the following prepared statement concern! H~. C. E. l~hitt~kar~ reporter £o~ The Roanoke Tlmee~ ~o Hayor and Hembere of the Council, Ladies & Gentlemen: ~e ha~e present today in Council Chambers a £riend~.not only of Council, but a Friend to our other city officials and employeeao Pro~ time to time ha he eat with Council l~ its deliberations, often for mar~ hours. His high type of reportorial ~ork le appreciated and recognized° Hie report has been lnformattve~ unifor~ly fair and he has given the public al~ eaeenti Facts in an equitable mannaro ?omorro~ ~edneeday, November l~th, Hr. C. E. ~nittsker sill have ee~ed Roanoke TJ~ee-~o~ld News Company t~enty-five On behalf of the members o£ Council, other city of£1ciale and e~ployees, Hro l~nitt~kcr, I extend to you our congratulntton~ and beet ~ishsa For your continued success. Aa a small token of our interest in you, may [ present you ~lth this pair of boxin~lovee eo you can keep yourself in trim for your daily reeponaibllitieao H~ARIHG OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC BUDGET-COHHISSION~ OF R~EI~: Hr° James Ao Armstrong, Chief Deputy in the oFflcs of the Co~Iseloner of Revenue, appeared before Councll~ for and on behalf of Judge John Ho Hart, Co~laeione~ of Revenue, to discuss the question of making ~ Joint reco~endation to the ComPensation Board For fixation of salaries and expanses in the office Fo~ In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a con~nunication from Judge Hart, pointing out that at an lnffoml con, atonce held in open meetin~ on the night of November 7, 19~1, the body a~eed to l~creaee the salary of the City Treasurer from ~8~O.00 to the maximum of $9,OOOo00~ aa by law, and asking that he be given the same treatment. A~ter a discussion of the matter, Council bein~ of the opinion that the should a~ee to increase the ~alany of the Co~mteeloner o£ Revenue From per annu~ to t~OOOoO0 per annu~, subject to the approval of the Co~pensationBuarg and Council and the Co~laeloner of Revenue havin~ agreed npon a salary schedule expenses, H~o Cronin offered the Following Reaolution~ (~11278) A RESOLUTIOR~akinz Joint recommendation to the Compensation Board for fixation of aala~lea and expenses in the office of the Co~alesioner of Revenue for calendar yeaP 19~2. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page H~. Cronln moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was seconded b Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote, the President, Hr. Ninton, voicing theopinion that consideration should be Riven to separatin~ the License Inspector from the o~fice of the Commissioner of Rsvenue~ AYER! Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber.andYoun~ ........... NAYS~ The President, Hr. Hlnton- ......................... BUD~ET-CL~X OF CO~RTS= HI, o R, J. Watson, Clerk of Courts, appeared before Council to discuss the question of makin~ a Joint recouendation to the Compensatio Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office for Council andthe Clerk o£ Courts havin~ agreed upon a salary schedule and expenses at an ir~or~el con~erence held in open meeting on the night of November .19~1, Hr. Hunter offered the following Resolution= (~11~?~) A RE~OLUTION makin~ Joint recommendation to the Compensation Board For fixation of esla~lee a~d expenses in the office of the Clerk of the Courts for caler~ar year (For Full text of Resolution, see C~dinance book No° 18, Page Hr. Hunte~ moved the adoption of the Resolution° The ~otion was seconded Hro Cronin and adopted by the followlr~ vote= AYES= Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Youn~, and the President~ Hr. Nlnton- RA~S= None ........ O° BUDGET-CIT~ TREASURER= Council and the City Treasurer having agreed upon a salary schedule and expenses at an lr~or=al confference held in open meeting on the nl[ht of November 7, 19~1, Hr. ¥oun~ offfored the followir~ Resolution= (#11~80) A RESOLUTION maktn~ Joint reco~uendation to t he Compensation Board fo~ fixation of eala~le~ andexpenses in the office of the City Treasurer For calend~ 7ear (For full text off Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ro. 18, Fags Hr. YoUn~ moved the adoption of tho Resolution. Thc motion was seconded H~. Webber and adopted b~ the followir~ vote= AYES: HesSrSo Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, H~. Hlnton- RAYS:BOne ...... O. BUDGET-C0~H0~ALTR ATTORh-~Y= Hr. Co E. Cuddy, Commonwealth Attorney, appes before Council to discuss the question of making a Joint reco~endation to the Compensatio~ Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office fo~ Council and the Connnon~ealth Attorney havin~ agreed upon a salary schedule and expenseeat an-infor~al con~erence held in open meeting on the night o£ November ?~ 1~1, with the exception of the salary of the secretary, H~o ~ebber offered the Followin~ Resolution= (#112~1) A R~$0LUTION making Joint recommendation to the Compensation Board ffo~ fixation of sala~les and expenses in the office of the Attorney fo~ the Commonwealth for calendal'yea~ 19~ except that the Attorney fo~ the Co~orn~ealth reco~ende a salary o£ $~,1~0o00 under the ltem~ ~Ralary~ as reco~ended by Council. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Webber moved the adoptlonof the Resolution. The motion was seconded by (~, Young and adopted by the following vota~ Hr. Cronin voicing the opinion that the salary increase for the secretary aa requested by the Cor~ormealth Attorney should bo.granted: · A~ Heaareo Runter~ ~ebber, Young, and the Prealdont~ NAYS~ Hr, Cronln- ......... 1, BUllET-CITY SERGEANT~ Hr. Edgar L, ~lrmtead, City Sergaant~ appea~ed before Council to discuss the question of making a Joint reco~mendation to the Compensation Board for fixation of salables and expenses in the office for Council and the City Sergeant having agreed upon a salary schedule and expenses at an informal conference held in open meeting on the night of November 19~1, with the exception of the salary of the stenographer, Hr, Young offered the following Resolution= (~11282) A RESOLUTION making Joint recommendation to the Comper~ation Board for fixation of. salaries and expenses in the office of the City Sergeant for calends ~eer 19~2, except the City Sergeant race--ends a salary o£ ~2~?0Oo00 under the ltem~ 'Salary, Stenographer ....... $2,~O,00~, as reco~u~ended by Council, (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~O.) Hr, Young moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded by Hr. ~unte~ and adopted by the following vote~ Hro Crontn voicing the opinion that th~ salary increase for the stenographer as requested by the City Sergeant should be ranted= AYES= Hessrs° Hunter~ ~ebber~ Young, and the Preeident~ Hr, Hlnton---~° NAYS: P~, Crontn- ........ GRAI)E CROSSINGS: The question of the location of a viaduct to eliminate the efferson Stree~ arade Croaslng~ as presently proposed~ having been placed on the ~genda for further consideration, Hr. H. C. Broyles~ City Engineer, and Hr, J. Do ~ink, thief Co~c~unicatior~s Officer of the Police Department, appeared before Council ~o~ a diacu~sion Of the matter, Hr, Cronin having suggested at the last meeting of Councll that the body · ecom~end to the Consulting Bngtneer~ making the study of the proposed viaduct that take into consideration the ~act that Jefferson Street now la inadequate for ;raf£1c it carries and that they give consideration to locating the overpass at the location of the present Randolph Street Brldge~ o~ immediately east City Enginee~ volced the opinion that the location suggested by Hr, Cronin would increase the traffic congestion in the business section of Roanoke~ Hr, pointing out that an origin-destination survey Indicates sixty-th~ee per t~e motorists wish to enter the downtown area~ t~enty-ecven per cent wishto go in the city and ten per cent are through traffic, therefore, th~ relocatlol )f the proposed viaduct ~ould not alter the situation for the sixty-three per cent ~lah to enter the downtown area° ~ter ~ lengthy discussion of the matter between the members of Councll and Broylea and Hro Sink, and various suggestions being made by members of Council to alternate Iscariot.,and Hr. Broyles stating that the present plan has been commended for the purpose of facilitating the flow of trafffic~ Council moved on to PETITIONS AM COHHUNICA?10SS= : STREET LIOHTS= & cons~unication from the &ppalachian Electric Power Co=pany, ~ivin~ thelocation of the two street llzhte which have been in·tailed durir~ the ' aonth of October~ 19~1~ wee before Council. On motion of H~, Hunter~ seconded by Hr. Vebber and unanimously adopted, the comunication vas filed. ~0LICE DEPARTHI/NT= A com~unication from H~. R. H. Youell~ Dlrector~ Division of Corrections, Department of Yell·re and Inetitution~ .State of Virginie~ tosether ~lth · ~eport on the inspection of the police lockup of the City of Roanoke on 3ctober 31~ 19~1, vas before Court·il. On motion of H~. Vebber~ seconded by Hr, Your~ and unanimously adopted, the ~on~unication and report were CITY JAIL= A communication From Hr. R, H. Youell, Director, Division of Corrections, Department of ~elFare and Institutions, State of Vir~inia, to~ether ~it~ a report on the inspection off the Jail of the City of Roanoke on Octobe~ 19~1, vas before Council, The report reconmendin/~ that all cash belon~lr~ to prisoners be kept in the sffic~ of the City Sergeant and that the prisoners not be permitted to have any cash at all vithin the 'Jail, Hr. ~ebber observed that the City Sergeant has · copy of the ~eport and moved that Council's copy be Filed. The motion vas seconded by Hvo Youn~ and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-SCHOOLS: A co~unicatlon from the Pedant Club, vhtch is cor~prieed the male teachers of Addison High School ·nd Harrison Fublic School, endorsing the ~equeet of The Schoolmasters Club that all male teachers in the Roanoke public schoo systea be ~iven · salary increase of~O.OOper month, effective January 1, 19~a, vas ~efore Council. In this connection, a communication From the Roanoke City Education Associat! ~ndorsin~ the 19~1-~ budget aa recommended by the Roanoke City School Board in r e~ ~o salaries for teachers, over and above a blanket costoo£-livlnE increase which the Association feels Council rill ~rant if at all possible, vas also,before the body. On motion of F~. Young, seconded by Hro Vebber and unanimously adopted, t he ~lty Clerk vas lns(urcted to acknovledge receipt o£ the communicatior~ a dvieir~ ~he ~r~lters.thsreof that Council ia sympathetic vith their requests, but can mnke no efinite reply un~il the proposed 19~2 budget is studied, and that every considerati~ 'ill be ~lven to their requests.vhen the budget is studied. PENSIONS: The question o£ keepin~ the pensions of all city employees parallel ~ith the cost of livin~ index havir~ beenreferred to the 'city,s tvo Pension Boards or study, report and recommendation~ co~unications from the Secretary of the Board ,f Trustees of the Employees' Retirement SyetemcC the City of Roanoke and the Police ~d Piremen~e Pension Board, reconmendin~ that no chan~e be made in the pension ystenm to p~rallel them vith the cost of livin~ index, were before Council. Hr. ~ebbe~ moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the tvo Boards he motion vas seconded by Hr. Youn~ and adopted by the followint vote~ AYES: HeeerSo Hunter, ~ebber, Youn/~, and the ~resident, Hr. Hinton- ..... ~AY~: Hr. cronin .......... 1. 217 219 AIRPORTs The City Manager submitted ~rltten report with the recommendation · Reeolution~. agreeing to accept $63,161.00 from the Federal government for tam·gee to the Roanoke Municipal Airport duringWorld War II, se prepared by the ~lty Attorney~ be adopted. HA'. Webber moved that Council concu~ in. the recommendation of the City ~anager and offered the following Resolutions (~1125~) A.RESOLUTION advising the Office of Airports, Civil Aeronautics ldminietration, Washington 2~m D. C., of this Councllt· concurrence in the proposed ~ecommends~lon of said Office.that the City of Roanoke be paid ~63~161.00, in lieu ~f its claim of $?~196o61S fo~ damages resultin~ to the Roanoke Municipal Airport [Woodrum Fteld)~ and its facilities~ aa the direct result of ~overnaental activities ~onducted at said airport duringWorld War Iio (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18~ page H~° Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b ~. Hunter and adopted by the following votes AYES~ Messrs. Hunter~ Webber, Young~ and the President, H~. NAYS· I~. Cronir~ ....... AIRPOrTs The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to ~he $9~000°00 carried in the 19~1 budget for sealin~ the runways and chan61ng the Field ll~htin~ system at the Roanoke Huntcipal Airport~ "Roanoke~ Virginia November 13, 19~1 To The ~lty Council Roanoke, Vlr61nta Gentlemen= $ On July ~6, 19~1, you adopted O~dinance No. 111]~ which transferred 9,000.00 to Airport Fund Project No. ~. This was done on my recommendation with the hope that the fund would be matched by the Federal Government so that we could f.urther improve the Airport. In order for the Federal Government to be assured that this Project will be continued in 19~, I would appreciate you~ concurrence in my recommendation that those funds be held and earmarked for that improvement in the 19~a Budget Accounts. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" After a discussio.n of the matter~ HI-. Webber voiced the opinion that the steps already taken by Council should be sufficient assurance to the Federal Goverrauent that the City of Roanoke intends to uae the $9~00Oo00 ca~rled in the 19~1 budget for the ptwpose fo~ which it was appropriated, that. even so~ now is not the proper time to signify tho willingness of Council to re-appropriate the $9,000°00 in the 1952 budget in the event it is not used to c a~ry out Project No. ~ before the end of 19~1, and moved that the request of the City Manager be denied The motion was seconded by Mr. Your~ and adopted by the followin~ vote= AYES= Me·sro. Hunter, Webber~ Youn6~ and the President~ Mr. Minton .... R~YS= M~. Cronin- ...... CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TEL~PHO.~E COHPANYs The City Manager submitted w~ltte re~ort that the League of Virginia Municipalities has asked that it be notified as to whether o~ not the City of Roanoke ~culd be interested in. lntervenln~ in the petition of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company to the ~tate Corporation Commission for a fourth increase in telephone rates. !220 N~. young stated t~at he has'every confidence,the State Co~poration Commies! will go into the matter fully:and will.asa to ~t that public interest is,represented hence he ares ~ reason.~y,the city should spe~ fu~a fo~ the purpose off retainl~ attor~ya to intervene In the case, a~ ~ved that the City of Roa~ke,decline to intervene In ~e telephone rate case. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Cro~n, ~o voiced the opinion that the State Co~oration Co.lesion is gol~ to do what It wants to do ~ga~leaa of who lntervenea~ ~ unan~ously adopted. STR~ I~ROV~S~ A petition aig~d by thirty-ei~t ~sldenta in the vicinity of La.don Road. 5. W.s askl~ that the attest be h~dsurfaced froa Ave~l Avenue to La~lng Drlve~ havl~ been ~ferred to the City Hanage~ for atudy~ report ~ reco~e~ation~ he submitted the followl~ report~ eRoanoke, Virginia November 13, 19~1 To ~he City C~unc~l Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me in your File No. 514 a request from citizens residing in the 2600 Block of Langdon Road, S. W., that their street be paved. This eubdivielon was subdivided prior to the adoption of our ordinance controllingsuch development; therefore, improvement will come under the ordinances adopted by Council concerning pavements which are as follows: If the property owners will pay one half the cost of curb and gutter under the 1952 contract price, the City will pave Langdon Road provided money is available in the 19~2 Budget. This is consistent with the general program of the City. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" ~[r. Webber moved thai Council concur in the report of the City Manager. The motion was seconded by~h-. Young andunanimously adopted. JUVENILE DETENTION HOME= The City Manager submitted written report that it will cost approximately $3,000.00 to build a fire escape from the west wing on the third floor to the existing fire escape at t he s~cond floor of the Juvenile Detention H~me, including a short passage-way and other incidental work, as well as furnishing doors to the' fire escape. After a discussion of the matter, Mx-. Croninmoved that the Clty Manager proceed to advertise for bids for the project as soon as possible at an estimated cost of $3,OO0.00 for. said project. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. CITY PHYSICIAN: The City Manager submitted written report from the City Physician for the month of October. 1951, showing 673 office calls and 702 prescriptions filled as compared with 717 office calls and 735 prescriptions filled for the month of October, 1950. The report was filed. REPORTS: The City Manager submitted written reports from the. City Market, the Department of Building and Plumbing Inspection, the Electrical Department, the Health Department, the Municipal Airport and the Purchasing Department for the month of October, 19~1. The reports were filed. POLICE DE~ARTNENTI The City ~4anage~ submitted w~ltten report fro~ the Police Department fo~ the ~onth of Au~st, 1~1. ~e report ~as B~-IN~U~E~ .The t~ty ~ana~er submitted ~tten report that ~t. w~ll necessary to ~pprop~late $1,OO].~8 in pa~ent o~ the premi~ on the fire ~sk l~ura~e fo~ the new Health Cente~, rep~esentl~ a total coverage of fo~ a pe~od off three Council be~.of the opinion that the ~unt of coverage Is too hi~h~ ~. move~ ~at the City Ha~ge~ be l~t~cted to have the m ntracto~ fo~ the Cente~ co~tl~s to c~ the.builders risk Fire ~nsura~e policy ~w In e~fect ~re week, at the expense of the city, a~ that in the mea~hlle, ~e C~ty Hana~e~ contact the co~anie5 which ~w carry the city's bla~et policy for the purpose of dete~lnl~ what ~ate ~ey ~lll quote the city.fo~ $16~O00.00 worth coveraEe on ~e He~th Cente~, the matter to be placed on the a~e~a fo~ a final decision by Council at its next ~e~l~ meetly.as to the ~ount of l~u~ance to be c~r~ed. The motion was seconded by ~. Cronin a~ unanim~usly adopted. S~ ~SESS~= ~e request of fhurm~n a~ Boone Compa~ Inco~orated~ that the interest on a Sewe~ Assessment standin~ a6ainst Lot 18~ Block 1~ Waverly, be waived~ havin~ been refferred to the City Attorney a~ the City Auditor for a tudy~ report and reco~e~ation, they submitted verbal report that due to the c[rc~stan the interest should be waived~ ~e~eupon, ~. Hunter offered the followin~ Resolutto (~11~85) A R~ION ~aivln~ lnte=est f~om Octobe~ 1, 1~3~, on a san~t~y assessment of record a~a[nst ~t 18, Block 1~ as sho~ on the Wave~ly Place In the p~lncipal ~ount of ~.18 provided the said ~incipal m~gunt thereo~ be paid ~l~hin thirty days from the date of ~s ~esolution. (Fo~ full text of Resolution~ see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Pa~e ~. Hunte~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Webbe~ ~ adopted by t~e follo~l~ vote= A~ Hessrs. C~onin, Hunte~, ~ebber, You~ a~ the President, ~. Hlnto~ NAYS: N, ne ....... O. REP~TS OF CO~ITT~= None. U~INIS~ ~SI~S= None. CONSID~ATION OF C~I~: None. GR~E CROSSINGS-PARKS A~ P~YOROU~S~ Ordl~ce No. 11~68, provid~ fo~ relocation of a ~rade c~ssf~ ove~ the rift-of-way a~ t~acks of the Norfolk Railway Co~y at Wasena Fark, hav~ previously been b cf ore Council its first readin~ read a~ laid ove~, was s~a~n before the body~ H~. C~onin offerl~ the followinE for its seco~ ~ead[nE a~ final adoption: (~11~68) AN O~DIN~ prov~di~ for the ~elocation of a certain cross[~ of the rift-of-gay a~ t~acks of the Norfolk a~ Western Railway Co~ a~ Wasena (For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~, Cronln moved the adoption of ~e Ordinance. ~e motion was seco~ed Webber a~ ~opted By the following vote~ A~: ~ssrs. C~n[n, Hunter, Webber, Young, a~ ~e President, ~. ~lnto~ NAYS~ NOne ............. · .2,22 g~'AZ$~TI The City Attorney havingbeen requested to prep~e the proper Resolution, releasers 5ewer Assessment sta~l~a~a~nst property at Yellow ~ounta~n Road, 5. E., ~n the n~e o~ ~argaret He~j ~eaented a~e] where- upon~ ~. Hunte~ Offered the (~11286) A ~OL~ION ~thor~z~ a~ d[rect[~ the City Clerk, for a~ on behalf o~.~e CXty of Roanoke, to ~leaae~ of ~co~, a sewer assess~t againet real estate described as ~ber 390~ Yellow Mountain Road (0~ff~cial Tax No. presently ~n the n~e o~ ~garet ~e~, ~n ~e ~unt of (Fo~ full text of Resolut~on~ see O~inance Book No, 18, Page ~. Hunte~ moved the adoption o~ ~e Resolution. Themot~on was seco~ed ~. You~ a~ adopted by the following vote~ A~ Messrs. Cron~n~Hunter~ Webbe~, You~, a~ the President~ ~. M~nton- NAYS~.None ....... 0. H~IONS A~ HISC~OUS T~IC-CIVILIAN D~N~E~ ~. ~ebbev bvou~t to the attention of Council that It Is Imperative that the volunteer ~o~kers In the tivll Defenee Filter. Center be furnished free parkl~ ~pace fo~ the ~viod of time such ~orkers may ~ on,tire duty at the Fllte~ CenteP a~ offered the follo~ln~ Hesolution~ {~11P87) A H~0L~ION autho=~zinE a~ directl~ the City H~a~e~ a cti~ u~e~ authority of Section 79 of ~apter ~, 'Tv~Flc'~ of the Code of the City Hoanoke~ to a11o~ volunteer ~Pkers In the Civil Defense Filter Center a~ no other persons~ to la~fully park automobiles on the ~th side of ~111tt Avenue between Jefferson a~ F~rst Streets~ S. E., for the ~vlof of t~e ~d uMer the co~itions (For Full text o~ Hesolution, =we Ordinance Book No. 18~ PaFe After e dl~cussion of ~e Hesolution~ the City Attorney ststing that he docs not feel ~ere Is any class legislation involved In providl~the parkl~space for the volunteer ~orkers, ~. ~ebbeP moved its adoption. ~e ~otion ~s seco~ed by ~. YounE s~ adopted by the follo~l~ vote~ ~: Hessrs. Cronin~ Huntev~ ~ebbev, You~ and the President, H~. Hinton- NAYS~ NOne ..... There bet~ no ~ther bustne~ Cou~ll adjourned. ~ P P H O V.E D Clerk COUNCIL, REOULAR H%-~TINO~ Honday~ November 19, 19~1. Thc Council o~ the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in thc Hunicipal ~ulldin6~ Hondsy~ November 19, 19~1~ at 2S00 o~clock~ po mo~ the regular meeting hou~ with the Vice President~ Hr° Webber~ presiding. ~RESEI~T~ Resets. C~onln, Hunter, Youn~ and the Vice President~ H~. ABSENT~ The Prcsident~ H~. Hlnton ..... 0PPICPRS PRESENT: H~. A~thu~ $. 0~ens~ City Hanager, H~. Randolph G. Whittl, City Attorney, end H~. Har~y Re Yates, City Audlto~. ~he mee~l~ vas opened ~lth · p~aye~ by the Hevere~ J. E. Stockman, Fasto~ of St. Hark~s Lutheran Church. HEARING OP CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC~S: P~S A~ P~YGROU~S: A delegation of ~o~ro eltizen~, ~epre=ontlns The Allied Civic and Politics1 Councll~ appea~ed before Council a~ Dy, H. Y. ln~roduced tho Reverend ~. N. Hunte~, Pasto~ of the Je~usale~ Baptl~ ~u~ch, ~ho read s prepared stateaent, aakl~that complete playground equlp~ent~ a veal rec~eational avea~ vlth the playl~ field a~ fireplaces, pro~o~ li~hti~ fo~ nlgh~ activities and paid supe~visovs fey a p~ope~ p~o~ be provided by tho cit~ fey th Negroes In tho ~outhvest ~ec~ton of Hoa~ke. 0n so,Ion of ~. C~onln~ ~eco~ed by ~. You~ a~ unanimously adopted, the matte~ vas refe~ed to the Clti HanaEev fo~ study and repov~ In order tha~ tho question ml~h~ be conside~ed In 19~2 budget studie~. FIRE DEP~T~: D~. Penn introduced ~a. L. C. Do~ni~ ~o ~ead a pcepa~ed s~ate~en~ aski~ tha~ the city establish a policy of hivl~ Ne~o fireaen. On motion of ~. C~onin~ seceded by ~. Youn~ and unani~usly adopted~ the matto~ ~as referred to the City Hana~ev fo~ ~tudy and v epor~ In o~de~ tha~ the question ~l[ht be considered In 19~ budget studle~. STH~. I~OV~S: Dy. Penn introduced ~. y. Hutsona ~ho ~ead a p~epave~ statement, a~kl~ t~at the St~eet~ In ~he novth~est~ ~vthea~t a~ ~th~est sections or Roanoke ~lch a~e p~edominately filled ~lth Ee~ro ~e~Idents be l~proved. 0n ~otlon of H~. C~onin~ ~eco~ed by ~. ~ou~ a~ unanlmou~ly ~opted~ the ~s~ev ~as ~efe~ed to the City Hana~e~ fey study a~ vepo~t In o~ev tha~ the question ml~t be considered In 19~a budget studie~. D0~S: ~. ~11is P. Byrd a~ H~a. 6eo~Ee H. Footo, teachee a~ patron at ~ood~o~ ~ll~on Junio~ High ~chool~ ~spectively, appea~ed before Councll and coa~lalned a~ains~ dog~ ~u~t~ at la~e in Raleigh Cou~t Pa~k. In a discu~slon of the matte~ the City Hana~e~ pointed ou~ that the la~ p~ohiblttn~ do~s f~o~ ~unnin~ at l~r~e Is difficult to e~ovce because i~ do~s to ~n a~ large lC In tho pe~onal presence of ~he o~nev ov keeper, but tha~ ~e feels the la~ Is a ~ood one and should not be H~. ~d ~eplied tha~ In he~ opinion the la~ ~hould be ~e~ed If such an ~e~men~ ~ould reaedy the present situa~ion. ~. C~onin then moved that Section 1~ ~ap~e~ ~9~ of the City Code~ relatinl to do~ vu~tn~ a~'lar~e~ be ~e~ed by deletl~ tho ~o~ds ~o~ In the personal presence of the o~nev ov keeper~ therefrom. ~he aotion ~as ~eco~ed by ~. a~ lost by ~e follo~l~ vote~ 223 224 AYES: Hearts, Cronin and Young .......... 2, · RAYS~ Hr. Hunter~ and the Vice President, Hr. Webber ..... 2o After a further discussion of the matter~ it being pointed out that in the case of the request of Hre, Byrd and Hfs, Foots the situation is amply covered by Section iS, Chapter ~0, of the City Code, which prohibits doge running at large in ~ublic parks even if in the personal presence of the owner or keeper; the complaint was left in the hendr o£ the City Hanager for handling, PETITIONS AND C0~dNICATIONSz ZONIN~-$ETBACK LINESt A co~unication from Hr, E, V, OtConnor, Secretary of the Wllliameon Road Civic L~ague, advising that the League is of the opinion the the necessary right.of-way has been secured by the city for the widening and pavin~ of Tenth Street, R, W., between Orange Avenue and Wl[liamson Road, and that the wa~ is now clear to proceed with the work of i~provlng this important thoroughfare, was before Council, the League requesting advice regarding the current statue of the much needed improvement, the anticipated date of th~ beginning of con~truction, and the reasons for the long delay, On motion of Hr. Young, a econded by Hro Hunter ar~ nnenimouely adopted~ the matter wes referred to the City Hanagerffor advice to Council regarding the current status of the project, REPORTS OF OFFICERS~ POLICE DEPARTH~NT: The City Hane~er submitted the follow!n& written r sport on chan~es in the personnel of the Police Department: "Roanoke, Virginia November 19, 1951 To The City Council · Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I wish to report the following changes in the personnel of the Police Department. ~ack Temple Hills ~estgned, effective November 5, 19~1. Harry Lee Stovall resigned, effective November 15, 1951. W. E. Carter r~tired, effective September 1, 19~1. WllliamF. Tickle retired, effective September 16, Respectfully submitted, (Bigned) Arthur S. O~ens, City Manager" The report wes filed. AIRPORT: The City Hanag~r submitted written report with the request that he be authorized to advertise for bads for ~he related work to the A~rport Administra- tion Building Project at the Roanoke Municipal Airport to be opened December 10, In a discussion of the matter with Hr. H. C. Broyles, City Engineer, who was present at the meeting, Mr. Broyles pointed out that the overall project has been divided into three proposals for the purpose of simplification; whereupon, Mr. Young suggested that the p$tential bidders be permitted to bid on the three collectively, as well as separately, and that there be added to the hld~er's sheet a statement reading: "~f I am awarded' all three contracts, then you may deduct the sum of $ from the total bid on the three projects", in which suggesti, After a further discussion of t he ~atter, the members of Council being of the opinion that the potential bidders should be given more time in which to submit their bids, F~. Hunter moved that the City Manager proceed to advertise for bids for the related'work to the Airport Administration Bulldin~ Project at the Roanoke ~unicipal Airport, said bids to be opened at 2~00 o~clock, p. m,, December 17, 19~1. motion was seconded by Mr..Cron~n and unanimously adopted, WATER DEPART~NT$ The City Manager submitted written report with the request that authority be granted to omit from the pending Contracts E, P and G, covering ~lovated tanks, altitude valves and concrete reservoir, the fixing of time for ~ompletion and provision for liquidated damages. A~ter a discussion of the matter with Mr. C. E. Moore, Engineer in ~harge Construction of the Water Department, who was present at the meeting, Mr. Young that Council agree to waive its requirements as to time, and penalties for ~xceeding time allowed, on t he two projects for the elevated tanks and altitude but that the time and penalty be specified on the project for the concrete meservoir with the stipulation that the contractor's time shall not start until the maln~orcin8 steel has been delivered to the Job site. The motlon was seconded by Cronin and unanimously adopted, ALM~HOUSE~ The City Manager submitted written report from t he Almshouse for ~he month of October, 1951, showing a total expense of ~,0~,3~, as compared with total expense of $2,816,32 for the month of October, 1950, The report was filed. RECREATION DEPART~NT: The City Manager submitted written report from the ~artment of Parks and Recreatio~ for the month of October, 1951. Thd report was filed. 'WEIGHTS A~ M~ASURES: The City Manager submitted written report from the ~partment of Weights and Measures for the month of October, 1951. The report was filed. BONDS: The City Auditor submitted the following report with reference to $1,1~0,000.00 in bonds: "November 16, 19~1 City Council Roanoke Virginia Gentlemen:. On April 1~ 1952, the City of Roanoke wlll have the following term bonds due that will have to be r e£undedt 1. Street Improvement - Series. ~j~ $ ~00,000.00 Curb and gutter and general Street .~mprovement 2. School Improvement - Serles eD" 1,000~000.00 Jefferson High and Jackson J~nior 3. Fire Improvements - Series "L~ 60,000.00 No. ? Fire Station and Equipment Total Amount of Bonds due $1,260,0CO.00 As you know, our Sinking Fund is inadequate to meet these maturities. It ls estimated that there will be available approximately $120,000.00; therefore, the Clty will have to refund ~1,1~0,000.00 of these b.ond~. It is recommended that the $1,1~0,000.00 in bonds be refunded as serial bonds over a perlod of twenty years instead of thirty years as before, wlth $5?,000.00 due each year. It Is also recommended that these bonds be sold on February 19, 1952, dated March 15, 19~2~ and delivered after March 15, 1952. By dating these bonds March 15, the $5?,000.00 maturity, plus the semi-annual interest, wlll be due after the first payment of our real e state taxes and wlll not pose an undue burden on our opprating fund. Attached hereto la a statement of maturities' by years and also present annual cost of the old bonds and estimated cost of the new bonds, ~espectfully submitted (bigned~ Harry ~. Yates HairT R.-Yatea City Auditor ~ H~. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City uditor that the bond~ be refunded es serial bonds and that the bonds he sold on February 19s 19~2, and moved that the City Attorney be requested to prepare the proper Hesolutlon for presentation t~ Council. The motion was seconded by Young and unanimously adopted, HHPO~TS OP COHNITTI~$: Hone. UNFI HISHFD BUS Ih~$S ~ INSt~ANCE-HEALTH CENTFI~ Council at its last meeting havirlE instructed the City Hsnager to have the contractor fo~ the Health Center continue to csrrT the builders risk fire insurance policy then in effect for one more week, at the expense of the city, and that in the meanwhile, the City Manager contact the co~pam which now carry the city's blanket policy for the purpose of determlnlnt~ what rate they will quote the city for ~100,000.00 worth of coverage on the Health Centers M~. Reginald H. Wood~ ~hairman of the Insurance Advlsol.y Committee, appeared before Council for a discussion'of t he matter. At this point, the Vice President, M~. Webber, r~llnquished the Chair to the President, M~. Minton, who hsd entered the meeting. Ina discussion of the question of insuring the Health Center, Hr. Wood advised Council that the Health Center can be lnsured~eparately fo~ $100~000.00, but that he believes it will be to the best interest of the city in the long run to include the Hea~th Center, the new Public Llbramy smd the Airport Administration Building in the city's blanket policy when the bulldfnAsare completed and the rate therefor determined. The matter having been discussed at length, Mr. Young moved that the City Manager be instructed to place $1OO,O00.00 worth of insurance on the Health Center until such time as it is possible for Council to determine what effect the Health Center, the new Public Library and the Airport Administration Building will have on the city's insUrance rate when the three structures have been completed and are occupired, and to determine what portion of the Si*OeO00.*0 worth of insurance shall be placed on tho bulldinc and what portion shall be placed on the cont'ente thereof. The motion was seconded by M~. Webber and unanimously adopted. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS= Hone. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDEHATION OF~{DIHANCES AND HFSOLUTIONS: STH~--TS AND ALLEY$= Ordinance No. 11~58, permanently vacating, discontinuing and closln~ a certain lO-foot alley and a portion of a certain 8-foot alley adjacent ~o the property of the Second P~esbyterisn Church on Highland Avenue and Third ~treet, 8. W., having previously been before Council fo~ Its first readir~s read and laid over, was again before the body. It appearing that the deed conveyin~ a 10-foot strip of lend to the city for alley purposes has not as yet been p~epared, Mr. Cronln moved that action On the Ordinance be deferre~ until the next reamlar meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Ry. Hunter and unanimously adopted. CIVILIAN D~HSE~ Ky. Webber brou~t to the attention o£ ¢ou~ll that the ~ederal 6overr~ent has allocated fu~ato the Commonwealth of Virzlniaffor educetioz a~ trainin~ equipment a~ materials in connection with the civil defense pro£r~ a~ that the state has in turn allocated fu~s ~ Se City of Boa~ke, Hr. Webber et~tl~ that it ia the recomme~&tion of the Civilian Dafe~e Cou~il that the allocation of fu~a be accepted and offerl~ the follo~l~ Reeolution~ (~11~88) A R~OLWION directin~ the City Hanager to el~n required documents to enable the City toreceivo its proper abets of the Federal ~vernment~s Civil Defense. procurement, fu~ ~loceted to Se Co~on~ealth. of Vlr~inia~ ~visinE the Coordinator that the City has ~0o00 available to pay its. required contribution; aeaurl~ the Co~o~eslth that ~ould the City cancel a~ requests Civil ~efense education a~ trainin~ e~lpment a~ materials, the City ~lll reimburs the Co~o~ealth for ~y lose occasioned there.; authorizi~ the City Clerk to make ~vallsble attested copies hereof to all parties ent'itled to recsive the s~e; a~ ~rovidin~ for an emergency, (For full text of Resolution, eeo Ordinmce Book No. 1~, Ps~e ~o ~ebber moved the ~option of the Resolutions The motion ~as seceded by ~o ¥oun~ a~ adopted by the followi~ vote~ AYe: ~essrs. Cronin~ Hunter~ ~ebber~ Youn~ a~ the ~resident, ~, ~lnton- NAVal ~ne .........0o. HOTIONS A~ RI~C~LA~OU~ ~U512~$$: None, Ther~ bein~ no further business, Council adjourned° APPROVED Clerk President 228 . COUNCIL~ REGULAR NEETINO~ Honday~ November ~6~ The Council of the City of Roanoke met in rsgula~ meeting-in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Nondeys November ~6~ 19~1, at 8sO0 olclock, p. m.v the regular meetin~ hours with the Presidents HI'. Hlnton, presidin~. PRESENT~ HesSrSo Croninm l/sbberm Your~ and the President~ H~o Hlnton--oh. ABSENTS HI-o Hunter- ...... OFFICERS PRESENT: Hr. Arthur S. O~ensm City Reneger, Hr. Randolrh Go Yhittle, City Attornsy~ and Hr° Harley Ro Yateas City Aodltoro The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Carl !~. Heley, Pastor of the Belmont Hethodist Church, which prayer was concluded with the ein~lng of ~The Lordle Prayers by The American Hale Chorus, a group o£ singers appearing in Roanoke under the sponsorship of the music department of the city's public, schools. MINUTES: Copies of the minutes of the adjourned regular ~eetlng of Novembel 13, 19~1, and the regular meetln~ of November 19, 19~1, herin8 been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. ~/ebber, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted~ the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded° HEAHING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC HATTERS: None°. PETITIONS Ah~ C0,v~UNICAT~ONS: ZONING-SETBACK_ LIIFl~S-' A co.~muntcation from the City Plannir~ Connuissionm together with the ffollow!r~ Resolution adoptln~ the sectional plans of Plan No. 3887 For the Future development o£ a portion of U. S.Hl£hway Route No° ~60 end a portion of Helrose Avenue, N. 14., was before Council, the Plannin~ Comiesion pointing out that Typical Section No° ~ has been eliminated fro= the Rezolut!on: ~IN TH~ CITY PLANNING COlf~IISSION OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIROINIA~ The POth day of November, No. 1o A RESOLUTION adopting sectional plans for the future development o£ a portion of U. S. Rt. No. ~60 and a portion of Helrose Avenue, N. Ifit~'HE~, the City Plannln~ Co~lselon has made careful studies of existing conditions and the need For the future development of U. S. No. ~60 and a portion of Helrose Avenue, No l~.v as to right-of-way widths and setback bulldin~ lines, end I/tfl~EAS, the Commission is cognizant of the Fact that said highways are so situated throughout the city that they serve as a natural flow for traffic east and west, and WHEREAS, the Commission's opinion is that the need For ma~or highways will cont!nue to increase, and that the flew of traffic on Rt. Ho. ~0 and a portion of ~elrose Avenue will become heavier in the future, which will eventually necessitate the widening of said highways at certain locations and providing for off-street parking, and WHerEAS, it is the considered Judgment of said Co~uission that the establishment of right-of-way widths end setback buildln~ lines will best promote public hea~th, safety, morals, order, convenience and general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development. TR~R~FORE, BE IT RESOLVED hy the City Planning Commission of the City of Roanoke that Plan No. 388?, showing established typical sections, setbsck bulldin~ lines and plans on ~elrose Avenue and Orange Avenne from the west to the east corporation line, be adopted as herein set forth: ~elrose Avenue~ ~. ~. I~rom Peters Creek to ~.afe[ette Boulevard The establishing of a north and south right-of-way line measured 50 Feet From the present center line~ which center line is measured equidistant from and between the north and south ct~rh lines, to provide a lOO-foot right-of-way, and the establishing of a kO-foot setback building line on each side of Melrose Avenue measured ?0 feet From t he present center llne described above to provide a total distance of 1~O feet between the newly established setback Building 1! Melrose Avauua~ N. W. From LafaTatte Boulevard to ~th Street ~South'Slde) T~lcal Section NO, 2 Item 1, The eatablishin8 of riehtoofoway lines wl[h a rl~h~oofoway width of 82~ feet ~eaaured thuslyl 3~,~ fleet from the present center line on the north and ~?,0 feet f~om the present center line on the aouth~ the present center line bain8 equidistant from and between the existing curb lines, Item 2~ Tho ansle on the south side of Melrose Avenue Opposite Lafayet Boulevard shall be cut uain6 a ~00-foot radius curve and tTlu8 in with the established south rlEht-offoway line, Item ],-The eetabltshin8 of a setback bulldinE lisa'on the north Bide of ~elross Avenue between 2~th ~treet and the anl~le ~,~9 feet east measured 15 feet from the established rlEht-of-wsy line described in Item 1 or ~Oo~ feet from the present center line, Item ~, The eatabl/shl~ of a setback b~lldinE line on the south aide of Melrose Avenue between Lafayette Boulevard end ~th Street~ South eida~ measured 20 Feat from the established rlEht-oF-waY line describe in Item 1 or 67 feet fro~ the present center line. Item ~o The established right-of-way line and the setback bulldin~ lin on the north aide of Melrose Avenue between Lafayette Boulev~u-d and ~th Street shall be one and the eame~ which is ]~,~ feet from the present center line, Melrose A~enue~ N. Wo Prom ~th 5treat (South Slda} [o 13thSt.~ T~pical Section No° } end No. The estahlishin~ of a north and south rl~ht-ofowey line measured feet from the present center line~ ~hich center line is equidistant from and between the existin~ north and south property lines, and the eetablishir~ of a SO-foot setback bulldin8 line on each side of Melrose Avenue measured 60 feet from the present center line described above to provide a total distance of 1~0 f est between the newly established setback bulldir~ lines. Orar~,e Aversle Prom llth Str~et~ N. Vo~ to ~lllia~son TTplcal Section No. 6 The establishin~ of north and south rtKht-of-way lines measured feet from the present center line, the present center line bain6 equidistant from and between the exietir~ curb lines, and the eetablishI~ of a ~O-foot setback bulldl~ line on each side measured ~ feet from the present center line to provide a total distance of 110 feet between the newly established setback butldlr~ lines, Oran[e Avenue~ H. ~. From ~llliamson ~oad to a Foist Approximately ~10 feet East T~picel ~ection No. ?. The establishl~ of north and south rtsht-of-way lines measured 30 feet on the south and ~0 feet on the north from the present center line~ the present center line bain6 equidistant fmom and between the existin~ curb lines, and the establishin~ of a'~0-foot setback bulldir line on each side measured 50 feet on the south and 60 feet on the north from the present center line described above to provide a tots/ distance of 110 feet between the newly established setback buildin8 Orar~e Avenue~ ~. Eo From a Point Approximately 510 feet East of Williamson Road (Point Where Street Narrows Prom ?0~ to 60~) to Tinker Creek T[pical Section No, The establishin~ of a rlsht-of-way line on the north side of Oranse Avenue, N. E.~ ~0 feet from the present center line, which center line is located equidistant from and between-the exietin6curb lines~ and the establishin~ of a rlg, ht-of-~ay line on the south side 30 feet from the present center line, to provide for a total 70-foot right-of- way width, and the establishment of a setback building line on each side of 0range Avenue, N. E., ~0 feet from the established rlsht-of-wal lines described above to provide a total distance of 110 feet between the newly established setback butldir~ lines. Orar~e Avenue~ N. Prom Tinker Creek to ~ast Corporation Line T~lcal SsctlonI~o. 9 The establisinE of north and south rlsht-of-way lines measured hO feet from the present center line~ the present center line being equidistant from and between the existin~property lines, and the eetablishin~of a 15-foot setback building line on each side measured ~ feet from the present center line to provide a total distance of 110 feet between the newly established setback building lines, 229 BE I? FURTHER RF~OL~ED that said Co~.~ission ~seomend the adoption of City Council o~ said sectional pla~ a~ that an attested copy of said pla~ be cePti~ied ~ the City Han~e~ ~ City Council a s provided by Section 7 o~ ~e ~lannl~ Co~lssion O~lna~e. (Si~ned) ~. J~ HcC~kindale, ~te~ a discussion o~ the ~tte~ ~. ~eb~e~ed ~at the ~esolut~on tabled until the re~ia~ ~eetl~ oF Cou~ll on ~uary~ 19~2, The ~otion seco~ed by ~, You~ a~ unav~ously ad.ted. ~NATIONS-F~ A~ ~LAYGROU~S~ The follo~i~ co~ation ffromthe City ~lannl~ Co~ssion, ~lth reference to the donation of ~t 1, Section 8~ Aisles Court~ to the City o~ Roanoke~ ~as beffore Councll~ "Nove~be~ 23, 19~1. The Honorable A. R. Hinton, Hayom, a~ Hembe~s of City Council~ Roanoke, Virginia. Gentle~en~. In ~ply to your lette~ of Novembe~ ~, 19~1, refer~l~ to the Clt~ Pln~lng Coml~sion.fo~ study. ~epo~t a~ reco~e~atlon a co~unicat~on fro~ ~. A. L. ~u~son advising that the Alrlee Court Corpo~ation la ~llll~ to donate ~ 1, ~ection 8, Hap of Aisles Court, to the City of Roa~ke For use as a 'mid,et park'~ The Co~ission ~ of the opinion that said lot Is so situated ~ong a ma~o~ thorou~hffare that It ~s best adapted as an open area. The City ~la~l~ Com~ission reco~e~ that City Council accept the oFFer of the Alrlee Court Co~oration to donate said plot, a~ that It be t~luded in the Pa~k Syste~. Respectfully sub~ltted, (~l~ned) ~. J. HcCorkindale, In a d~cus~on oF the matte~ th~ City Hana~e~ stated that H~. Ru~hson has l~o~ed ht~ the Aisles Court Corporation Is ~llin~ to conve~ the la~ to ~e city ~thout a~ reatrlctio~ as to use~ ~ereupon, ~. You~moved that the City Attorney prepare ~e.proper m~sure a~cept~the conveya~e oF the property ~[thout re~t~[ct[ons. ~e motion ~as ~ scored by Hr. ~ebber ~ unanimousl~ ~dopte ZONING: l'he follo~t~ co--un[cation From the City Plannin~ Co~ls~lon, reference to th~ rezonin~ of a tr[a~lar block ~est oF ~eco~ St~eet, N. The Honorable A. R. H~nton, Hayor, ~ Hembe~s of C~ty Councll~ ~oanoke, Virgins. In reply to your lette~ o~ October 11, 19~1, referrl~to the City Pla~ Comission for study, report a~ reco~e~$~lon a co~nica~lon from ~. Ralph A. Glasgow ~king tha~ the tria~lar block wes~ oF a 6ener~ Residence District ~o a Business District: Counc!l*s a~ten~lon Is called to ~e fac~ that the City of Roanoke ~w owns a portion of the pro~rty tn the block In question, a~ i~ is the opinion of the Co~lssion that the rezonl~ of said property is not fo~ the best interests of the affected p~operty owners or ~e C~ty oC Roanoke. The Clty'Pl~ing Co~lssion ~co~ends to City Council that the request to rezone said tria~lar block fr~ a General Residence to a ~siness Dtstric~ be denied. Hespect~lly subleted, {Slg~d) W. 3. McCorkl~ale~ ~. Cro~n moved that Council concur in the reco~e~ation of the City Pla~l~ Co~lssion a~ that the request for rezonl~ be denied. The ~lon was seco~ed by ~. Webber a~ unanimously adopted. EUILDINO CODE= The City Manager havi~ Previously iubmitted to Council draf of · proposed Ordinance, re~ulati~ the erection and maintenance off out-door televi- elo~ rec~ivlr~ and ~ransmittin~ antennae within the City of Roanoke, and action on t~e proposed Ordinance havir~ been deferred in order that the members of Council 'might study same, the City Manager sub~itte~ w~itten report, together with a new draft of a Televisio~ Ordinance, and suggested that the Ordinance be placed on its first reading at the present meeting with a view of havir~ a public hearing at a later date before the adoption of the measure on ite segond reading, After a discussion of t he proposed measure, ~nd Councilmen Cronin ~nd Youn euggestl~ several.changes, H~. Webber moved that the draft of Ordinance be referred back to the City Manager for the purpose of h~vin~ the Bulldir~ Inspector revise the draft in accordance with the suggested changes. The motion was seconded by H~. Cronln and un~nimously adopted. SCHOOLS-PAYeES AND PLAYGROU~St The City Manager havl~ been authorized to make an offer to Hrs. Lena M. Nlnlnger o~ ~2,000.00 per acre for a tract of land to be used for park purposes, said t~act of land lying north of the ~111Ie~ Fleming High School and south of a tract of land which the Roanoke City School Board ulehe to acquire as a site for a proposed new elementary school in the East ~illta~son Road section, he eubmitted written report that ~so Rlntn~er is not interested in city's offer Of ~,OC0o00 per acre~ but will entertain an Offer of ~2~00.00 per acre for the school tract and the park tract. At the request of the City Hana~er, Council recessed for an executive session~ and after the executive session, lr~ormedHr. R. D. N[nin~er, Who was present at the meetin~ for and on behalf of hie mother, tha~ thc city is willin~ to make an offe~ of SP,~OO.OO per acre for both tracts'of land. In a discussion of the matter, Hr. Nlnl~er stated that the ewner of the property would ~ike the assurance that at ~east Trinkle Avenue and Frontier Road ~ill be extended in order to furnish access to the re~atnder of the Nlninger property for its orderly development ~nd that an~ drainage problem will be correci Council being Of the opinion that such restrictions should not be contained in a deed of conveyance ac as to bind a future Councll~ but m~mbers of the body expressing a desire to see an orderly and proper development of th? epttre area in the due course of t irae~ Hr. Cronin moved that the City Hanager be authorized to make a bona fide offer to }ira. Nlning~r of ~,~00.~O per acre £or the two tracts of land~ said tracts of land to be conveyed in fee simple without any restrictions or covenants. .The motion was seconded by Hr. Youn~ and unanimously adopted. STR]'~-T II~RO ~V~NTS: The reco~end~tion of the City Planning Con~nieelon tha the City of Roar~ke acquire the northwest portion of Lot ~Oo 1F0~, H~ilton Terrace Hap, for etree~ purposes, havinE been referred to the City Manager for study~ repor~ and reco~mendation~ he submitted the followln~ report and recomuendationt ~Hoanoke~ Virginia. NOvember 26~ 1951. To The City Council Roanoke~ Vlrgihia. Gentlemen{ At our meeting on Rove=bet ~, 1951, a letter f rom the City Plannin~ Co~ntesion, concerning the poeeibllity of purchaeipg a corner at the Junction of Ha~lton Terrace and Walnut Avenue, was referred to me. 232 F~, Dudley has advised me of hie willingness to accept for the 27 feet, ~ore or less, on Walnut Avenue and the 55feet on Hamilton Terrace wheriby'the Cl~Y could straighten this an~le with Piedmont gtrcet at the cost of ~2,500,00. ' I cannot believe that the volu~e of traffic today, or in the reasonable future, would JuStify this large expenditure for the corne~. Rowever~ there is merit in correctl~ the street, and if t he City Council sees fit to condeml the property needed for the stral~htenin~ procedure, the viewers could be appointed. This Office recomnenda no action be taken. Respectfully submitted, (gigned) Arthur S. Owens City Hanagere In this connection, H~o Harrison H. Dudley appeared before Council end voiced the opinion that $2,~OO.00 in a fair price For the strip of land. Also appearin~ in connection with the matter, was Hr. S. R. Mason who urged that the strip of land be acquired by the city in order t o Facilitate the of traffic et the intersection. Council being of the opinion that the price of ~,500.00 is. too high~ ~ebber moved that Council conct~ in tho recomnendation of the City HaneEer that no action be taken b~ the city with regard to acquiring the strip of land. The motion ~ae seconded by ~. Your~ sad unanimously adopted. CITY INCIh'g~ATOR: The City Manager submitted written report, together with the following con~unication From the City Engineer regarding the condition of the old incinerator chimney located at the City Gara~e~ "CITY OF ROANOI~ I~TERDEPA~T~-~NT COH/~UNICATION DATE: November 23, 1951 TO: Mr. A. $. Owens, City Manager FROM: Mr. H. C. Broylea, City Engineer IF you recall, about two weeks ago the following gentlemen made an inspection of the old incinerator chimney located at the City Garage: A. $. Owens, City Manager; John ~. Wentworth, Director of Public Works; W. M. Mulline, Chief of Fire Department; H. N. Harvey, Superintendent of Maintenance; W. ~. Sink, Superintendent of Garbage; E. H. Richardson, Superintendent of Oarage; and H. C. Broyles, City Engineer. It was pretty well agreed by this group that the chimney in its pr&sent condition is dangerous and should be either repaired to the point where it is made safe or else should be rased. Two prices have been received from Chimney Engineering Service, one in the amount o£ $1,350 to throw the chimney to the ground and the other In the sum of $1998.50, which includes necessary repairs to the chimney to make same safe and installation o£ lightenlngproteotion system amounting to The estimate For repairs to the chimney was obtained, since a point of was presented that it may be necessary in the future to again use the old incinerator building and. the ehimney~ Aftercarefully considering this suggestion, it is believed that this is an unwise step t o make. Over a period of years, the old incinerator building has been converted into a very useful carpenter repair shop and paint spray room. To find another location equivalent to the present setup at the old incinerator building wc~ld entail a considerable amount of money. It would possibly take in the neighborhood o£ $30,000 to reinstall the necessary £urnacea and other equipment ready for operation. These expenditures plus the expense of repairing the stack would go a long way towards building a new unit at the present incinerator site on Gllmer Avenue, N. E. It is also felt that it would be an unpopular move to again establish the garage as an additional incinerator site; therefore, in view of the facts as pointed out above it is reco~ended that steps be taken to have City Council to appropriate the sum of $1,350 to rase the old incinerator stack at the City Carage. This proposal requires the City to haul away the debt! and materials which become the property of the City. ~Slgned) H. Cletus Broylea APPROVED: (Sl£ned~ Jno. ~. Wentworth Director of Public Works" Atthe suggestion of the City Manager, M~. Webber moved that the matter be tabled for one week In order that the members of Co~ncil might inspect the former incinerator stack and decide whether the chimney ehoul~ be razed or repaired. The motion was seconded by ~r. Young and unanimously adopted. 20SILO-SETBACK LI~Uf~.. The requegt of the Williameon Road Civic League that it be advised aa to the current status of the Tenth Street project in the northwest section of Roanoke having been referred to the City Hanager for report to Council, he submitted ~ritten report recalling that it was pointed out at the time the setback line on Tenth Street was established that it w~uld be impracticable and unwise to widen and improve Tenth Street until the dralnaFe problems in the area could be taken care o£ and, therefore, no land baa been acquired to date for street widenin~ purposes, except a.smal 1 strip which was dedicated under the Subdivision Ordinance, the City Manager stating that it will take an appropriation of at least $85,000'.00 to carry out the project from Lick Run to Oreenhurst (Crandvlew) Avenue, which will still leave that portion of Tenth Street between Oreenhurat Avenue and Wllliamson Road to be taken care of. On motion of Mr. Webber, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the City Manager was requested to inform the Willtamson Road Civic League that he will be glad to appear before the organization at its next meeting and explain the situation to them. DEPARTM~hT OF PUBLIC W0RKb: The City.Manager submitted written reportil-om the Department of Public Works for the month of October, 1951. The report was filed. BURRELL }[EMORIAL HOSPITAL: The City Manager submitted wrttten report from the Burrell Memorial Hospital for the month of October, 1951. The .report wes filed. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: None. Uf~INISHED BUSINESS: None, CONSIDERATION OF CLAIm.* NOne, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RF~OLUTIONS: STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 11258, permanently vacating, discontinulnt the closing a certain lO-foot alley.and a portion of a certain 8-foot alley adjacent to the property of the Second Presbyterian Church on Highland Avenue and Third Street, S. W., havtug previously been before Council for its first reading~ read and laid over, was again before the body. It appearing that the deed conveying a lO-foot strip of-land to the city for alley purposes has not as yet been prepared, Mr. Crontn moved that action on the Ordinance be deferred until the next regular meetiug of Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSiNFSS: STRFET IMPROVE~/ENTS: Mr. Young brought to the attention of Counctl and moved that the City Manager be instructed to make a study of the estimated cost of removing the existing hump in Centre Avenue, N. W., in the vicinity of Twenty- seventh Street, and to submit hie recommendation to Council as to whether or not the hump should be removed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanlmously adopted. 233 234 CITY E~P~OYEES-OFFICE HOUR~, C~onin b~oughtto t he attention Council that t he ~th,o~ December, ~st~as ~e, ~s usually observed as a holiday by city e~loyees~ ~ ~at the ~th o~ Dece~be~ Falls on ~ th~s ~, CrotOn e~ress~ the op~n~on that the da~ly operation o~ the City Oo~er~ent ~il ~ot be ~eatly l~co~ve~le~ed by closi~ o~ ~unicip~ Dep~tme~tm the ~11 ~day of ~o~ay, Decembe~ ~, 19~1, subject to requirements fo~ the preser~ation ~blic health a~ s~ety, and orFer~n~ the ~ollo~n~ ~11~89) A ~OL~ION author~z$~ a~ d~rectl~ that all ~unicipal De~artmea In the City of ~oanoke be closed on ~o~ay, December ~, 19~1, subject to req~$remea ffo~ ~e preservation of public health a~ safety, (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinate ~ok No. 15, Page 3~8.) Nr. Cronin moved ~e adoption of ~e Resolution. The motion was s*co~ed by ~. Young a~ adopted by the following voter A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Webber, You~, a~ the President, Mm. ~5; None ....... O. (Mr. Hunter absent) P~E$~ The City Manager brought ~ the attention o~ Council that a ~ber of complaints have been receXved as to p~ades bel~ held In the downtown section arou~ five o'clock ~n the afternoon, thereby creating a traffic co~estXon, ~sked For an expression of the feeling of the members of Council ~lth regard to the matter. ~tem a discussion of the matter, ~. You~ voiced the opinion that parades tn the downtown section should be prob~bited between the hours off ~:~ o'clock, p, m., ~ 7:00 o~clock, p. m., a~ moved that ~e City Hanager be requested to consider~e question with ~ose who custom~[ly sponsor parades In Roanoke, ~lth a view of working out a mutually satisfactory ~reement, ~ to ~port back to Council. The motion was secc~ed by ~. Cron[n a~ una~mously adopted. D~S: A motion to ~e~ section 1, Chapter ~9, of the City Code, relatl~ to dogs ~lng at la~ge, so as to prohibit dogs [rom ruling at large even though in the personal presence of their owner or keeper, havl~ been defeated at the last meeti~ of Council, ~. Webbem stated that It ~s his u~erstanding a poem on the subject has been received by the Hayor a~ asked the City Clerk to read On motion of ~. Cronln, seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ unan[~usly adopted, the followl~ poem was made a part of the Minutes of Councll~ Please listenS. Cou~ll man I ~ant to tha~ you while I can For helpl~ those ~ho themselves cannot defe~ But have to trust the ~11 of men. ~ust tell the others I neveP bit.em In their pants Or hit dead center on their prize plants Nor have I ever licked their hands Altho I'm called best friend of man. Now I don't think it's fair and rlght Just ~cause some' stray dog kept them awake at night That they should pen me up and stop my play And for what he dld make me pay. I know you wouldntt go about bragging That you have stopped my tail from wagging So if such laws you can amend You'll always be dogs best friend. · . ($1gned) Tony and Toby P. -~. Ail our folks and their friends will remember those of you who defeated that law." There being no further business, Council adjourned. * APPROVED Clerk ' P~e~ldent 235 COUNCILm REGULAR HE~TINO~ Nonday, December J, 19Slo The Council of the City of Roanoke mat in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Hondaym December 3, 19Sl~ at 2100 o~clock~ p, m., the regular meeting hour~ with the President, Mr, Mlnton~ preeidin~. PRESENTz Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. :~lnton- .............. ABSEI4TI None---O, OPPICERS PR~SENTz Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City. Manager, Mm. Randolph G. Idhittle ~lty Attorney, and H~. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetin6 was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Joseph G. Heye~ &ssistant Pastor of ~,r Lady of Nazareth Roman Catholic Church. HINUT[S: Copy of the. minutes of the regular meetinF held on Honday~ ~ovember ~6, 19~1, having been£urnished each member of Cour~ll, upon motion gabber, seconded by Ph-. Young and unanimously adopted, the tender, wad dispensed ~tth and the mlntuea approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIi~NS UPON PUBLIC ZONINO= Council at its last ref~ulsr meetin~ having concurred in the eecon=nendatton of the City Plannln~ Commislon that the request of Hr. Ralph A. }lasgow for the rezonir~ of the trlanEula~ block west of Second Street, N. E.~ between RalelEh Avenue and Orante Avenue, from a General Residence District to a Business District, be d~nied, K~. Glasgow appeared before the body and asked that ae be ~l~en a reason as to why the rezontn~ would not be for the best interest of ~he affected property owners or the City Of Roanoke. After a discussion of the matter, on motion of I~.;Youn~ seconded by dabber and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to request the City Planning Co,mmission to advise Council as to the reason for its reco~'nendatlon that ~he request for rezoning be denied. PETITIONS A~ CO,U~iUNICATIONS~ ZONING= A communication from ~L~. Horris L. Hasfnter, Attorney representing ~essrs. W. J. Nelson and H. R. Nelsonm asklr~ that property located on the northsrl ~lde of Lynn Avenue, S. ~.m between Twenty-fourth Street,and Bent Houni~in Road, iescrtbed as Lots 10-16, inclusive, Section 3; and Lots 6-10~ inclusive, Section ~urner Addition, be rezone~ from Ceneral Residence District to Li£ht Industrial )lstrlct; also, that Lynn Avenua~ $. W., between T~enty-fourth Street and Bent ~ountafn Hoad, be permanentlyva~ated~ discontinued and closed~ a s well as that )ortlon of Twenty-fifth Street, S. ~.~ lyin~ between Lot 16~ Section 31 and Lot 6, Beet{on ~, Turner Addition, was before Council. In this connection, l~s. ~. No Kistl~r and H~° Homer L. Wald appeared before 3ouncll for the purpose of ascertalnin~ what effect the rezonir~ and street closln~ ~ould have on their propertleslocnted in the vicinity of the affected 'area and were advised that thcy could discuss the matter with the City Plarmln~ Commission and cou2 also appear befors Council when the question comes up for final action. Pa-. Webber then moved that the co,,zaunlcatlon from Hr. Hasinter be referred ~o the City Plannln~ Commission for study~ r aport and recommendation to Council. Th~ uotlon was seconded by Hi-. Youn~ and unanimously adopted. STREET IH~RO¥~T-~: A petition signed by sixteen property owners and residents o£ Crockett Avenue, N, ~,~, askin~ that the street be repaired, was'before Council, On motion of H~. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Your~ and unanimously ~dopted, the ~etition was referred to the City Manager for attention. R~-~OR?S OF OFFICERS: BUI~ETz The City MansEer submitted the followir~ report with reference to ;he proposed budget For 1952z "Roanoke, Virginia December 3, 19~1 ~o the City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: You have.received your copy o£ the 19~ budget and it is ~ sugFestion that you ~aVk items that you would like to discuss and this will permit us to move rapidly through our study of the Budget. I have forwarded you listed sheets of each ~ncrease~ makX~C no co~ent on decreases. Respectfully ~ubmltted~ (Si~ned) Arthur ~. ~ens City Hanager" The report was filed. . PARES A~ PLAY6ROU~S: The City Hanager submitted the following co~un~catl~ f~m the present lessee of Rockledge Inn with the reco~e~ation that the city not lease the ~roperty again: "Roanoke, VlrElnia, November ~ 8, 19~1. ~. Arthur S. Owens, City Haneger, City of Roanoke, Hunlctpal Building, ~oanoke, Virginia. Dear ~, ~ens: The lease dated Hatch 1, 19~9, between City of Hoanoke and the u~ersigned for the rental of '~ockledge I~e, Roanoke City~ Virginia, e~[res December 31, 1951, a~ I shall sufferer possession of said presses on that date. ~ri~ the term of my lease I have been unable to make any profit at the rental of ~1,2OO.00 per year. I have about ~,0~.00 investment In the equipment In the property a~ will be interested tn selll~ this e~lpment to the new Lessor or to the City of Roanoke. Should the City of Roa~ke .decide to lease the property again, please advise me a~ I ~y be interested In makl~ a bid. Very truly yours, (signed) C. A. Peveralle ~ter a discussion of the matter, ~. Hunter suggestl~ that the City Manage submit to Council an e stimate of cost of operation of Hockledge I~ ~ the citye ~n motion of ~. Webber, seconded by ~. C~nfn a~ unanimously adopted, the body :oncurred in the reco~e~ation of the City Hanager that the city not lease ~NILE D~E~ION HO~: The City Hanager sub~tted ~ltten report, together ~e following co~nication concerning the progress bel~ made towed completio~ fireproofl~ the Juvenile Detention ROme: CITY OF ROANOKE I~D~T~ CO~NICAT ION DATE: November 23, ~951 TO: ~. A. S. Owens, City ~nager FROH: ~. H. C. Broyles, C~ty Engineer The plans and specifications £or the protective devices to be installed at the'Detention Home on Rorer Avenue have been completed by this department~ working in conjunction with the Building Inspector. Wa are sending copies of the plans and specificationstoday to the 5tats Fire Harahal for hie approval. Upon approvml by the State A~ency~ we will move ahead l~uediately on this'matter° CSlgned) H. C. Broyles A?PROVEDt ~Si~ned) Jno. L. Wentworth Director of Public Works' The report was filed. STREET I~OYEHESTS~ The City Manager having been instructed to make a study of the estimated cost of removing the existing httmp in Centre Avenue, No Wo, in the vicinity of Tventy-seventh Street~ and to sub,it hie recommendation as to whether or not the hump should be removed, he submitted written report that it will cost approximately $19,~1~.00 to remove the hump west of Twenty-fourth Street and $11,670 to remove the hum~ east of Thirtieth Street. At the suggestion of the City Hanager, Hr. Young. moved that the matter be · alerted to the 19~ budget study file. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and ~nanlmously adopted. SEWAGE DISPOSAL: The City Haneger submitted written report that E. and E. J. P£ot~er, Contractors for the Sewage Treatment Plant~ have asked that the retainer upon their contract be reduced From fifteen per cent to ten percent in consideratio~ of the contractors advancing a credit upon the contract In the sum of the contractors pointir~ out that the contract work is now about two-thirds complete and that such a reduction would parallel procedure upon Federal Government contracts In a discussion of the matter, the City Hanager pointed out that the surety company for the contract performance bond has endorsed the reduction; whereupon, Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City HanaEer that the request be granted and moved that the City Attorney prepare the proper Nesoluttc for presentation at the next re~mlar meetin~ of the body. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronln and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, hunter, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton ..... NAYS: Hr. Webber- ...... BUDGET: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to overdrafts in the 19~1 budgets of various munic~pal departments~ ~Roanoke, Virginia December 3, 1951. To the City Councll~ Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: There are numerous small accounts In the general budget which are over or will run over between now and the end of the year. It has always been customary for the Council, by resolution, to authorize the City Auditor to pay these accounts~ which will be approximately Since there appears to be a surplus in this. year~s accounts transfers could be made of the individual accounts, and if the Council wants this accomplished, I can have it ready by our next meeting. ~espectfully submitted~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Managere After a discussion of the report, a orion on the matter was deferred until the next regular meeting of Council in order that the members of the body might be furnished an itemized list of the overdrawn accounts. O0 238 RE~O~TS OP ¢0,~ITTI~SI None, . U~PlNI$~D CI~ INCI~ATORz Action on the natte~ of repaJ~l~ oP rasl~ the old tnclne~ato~ chl~ey located at th~ City Garage haul. been defferred ffo~ one ~eek ~n orde~ that the members oF Council might l~ect tho Foyer lncinerato~ etack a~ decide ~hethe~ the ~hl~ey should be razed o~ repaired, the matter was a~ain before the body. Several of the me.beys of Council l~lcating ~at they have not h~d the opportunity to inspect the chivy durl~ the past ~eek~ action on the matte~ a~atn deferred for a~thev ~eek. BUILDING CODE~ D~afft of a proposed Television Ordinance havin~ been b~ck to ~he' City Hanage~ for the pu~o~e of havl~ the ~lldl~ Inspector revise the draft In accordance ~ith chan~es ~uF~ested by Cou~llmen Cronin a~ You~ the matter ~a~ a~ain beffore Council. H~. You~ stating that he Is ~t ~11y prepared to discuss the proposed chan~es ~lth the Bulldin~ In~pector~ action on the matter ~as deferred fo~ one CONSiD~ATION OF C~I~: None. I~RODU~ION A~ CONSIDERATION OF OMDINANCES A~ RFSOL~IONS: ST~S A~ ALL. S: Ordinate No. 11~8, pe~anently vacating, d~scont~nu[~ and closl~ a certain lO-foot alleya ~ a portion of a certain 8-foot alley adJacen to the property of the Seco~ Presbyterian Church on Hl~hla~ Avenue a~ Third Stre S. ~.,' havl~ ~evlously been before Cou~il for its first reading, r cad a~ laid over, was again before the body. It appearing that the deed conveying a lO-foot strip of la~ to the city for alley purposes has not as yet been prepared, ~. Crcnln moved that action on the Ordinance be deferred until the ~xt regular meeting of Council. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Ynu~ ~d unanimously adopted. S~;AGE DI~POS~: The City Clerk brought to t he attention of Council draft of an Ordinance prepared b~ t he City Attorney, authorizi~ ~d direct!~g the acquis tion of a sewer right-of-way across property of the Virginian Railway Company' be%ween Fifteenth Street, S. W., and Ro~oke Rl~er; whereupon, ~. Cron[n offered the following as an emergency measure: (~11~90) AN ORDINANCE authortz~ a~ directi~ the acquisition of a certain sewer right-of-way across certain property of the Virginian Railway Co~pany between 15th Street~ S. W., a~ Roa~ke Hi.er; a~ providi~ for an (For tull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok ~o. 18, Page 358.) ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The mottcn was seco~ed b; ~. Webber a~ adopted, by the following vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronln, gunter, Webber, Young, a~ the President, Mr. Mlnto~ NAYS: None ....... O. DONATIONS-P~KS A~ P~YGROU~S: The City Attor~y having ~en requested prep~e proper Hesolution, acceptl~ Lot 1~ Section 8, Atrlee Court, f rcm t he Alrlee Court Corporation, presented s~e; whereupon, Hr. Webber offered the (~11291) A R~SOLUTION to accept from the Alrlee Court Corporatlcn the :umbered fee eimple title to Lot 1~ Block 8~ Hap of Alrlee Court. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 18~ Page 359.) Hr. YeBber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tlon was seconded by. Hr° Cronin and adopted hy the following votes AYES~ Hessreo Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President~ F~. NAYS~ None ......... O, M~IONS A~ HISCELLAh~OUS B~-~T~ I~OV~ Hr. Cronin brought to the attenticn of fo~ consideration du~l~ the com[~ week ~e matter of tra~fev~l~ $1~vO~.~ from the ~eneral ~ to an I~rovement Fu~ fop Deferred Halntenance to provide fop street work, ~. Cron[n pointin~ out that there ~11 be a surplus in the 19~1 budget at the e~ of the year which could have been used fo~ street work~ that many of t he streets In Roanoke are already In bad condition and that me, more are to ~ torn up u~er the water system improvement After a discussion of the matter as to lnitiat~ the street progr~ after the wute~ system improvement proEr~ is co~leted,.a~ ~. Webbe~ su~geatln~ that property owners should make applicstion for sidewalk~ curb and ~tte~ In oFder that the ~o~ects can be carried out in con~unctlon ~lth the street proFram, ~. Cronfn asked the City Clerk to place the question of fu~s for a street program on the age~a for the next re~lar meetlnz of BU~-CITY H~LO~ES: ~. Cronfn brought to t he attention of Council and asked the City Auditor to furnish the members of t he body for consideration In budget studies the fibres on what It will cost to g~ve all clty employees a ~15.~ per month cost-of-living sal~y and wage increase. There bein~ no further business, Council adjourned. ~T%~EST; APPROVED Clerk President 239 COUNCIl., REGULAR Monday, December The C~uncil of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the. Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Honday, December 10, 1051, at 2~00 o'clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the Presidents H~. Minton, presiding. PRv~ENT~ Messrs. Cronin~ Hunters Webber, Young, and the Presidents Mr, Minton- ................ AB~ENT~ None---O. · OFFICERS PRE~ENTt Mr, Arthur ~. Owens, City Manager, ~r. Randolph 0. b~lttl City Attorney, and ~r. Harry R. Yatea, Clty Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend C..G. Powers, Pastor of the Pouraquare Pentecostal Church. MINUTES: Copy of the minutes of the regula~ meeting held on Monday, Decembel 3, 1951, having Been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. Young, seconded by ~r. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. ROUSING: At this point, the President, Mr. Minton, read the following ce~nunication concerning the appointment of Mr. Harceau Thierry as a Co.~uissioncr of the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Rousing Authority to succeed Mr. John H. Wlndel: "December 10, 1951. Mr. M. X. Moerman, City Clerk, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Mr. Moorman: Please be advised that, agreeable to Resolution No. 10098, adopted by the City Council on July 2~, 1949, and pursuant to Section 36-11 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, I hereby appoint Marceau Thierrys a of the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority to succeed Con~lssioner John R. Wlndel whose term expired on the 30th d ay of Augusts 19~O, but who has, since, been lawfully serving because no successor has been lawfully appointed. I, therefore, appoint Mr. Thierry for a term co~encing upon his quallflcation and expiring on the 30th day of August, ! shall appreciate it if you will promptly deliver Commissioner Thierry a proper certificate of his appointment. Very truly yours, (Signed) A. R. Mtnton Mayor" The President, Mr. Minton, then read the following communication concerning the appointment of Mr. Malcolm Lee Worrellma Commissioner of the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Rousing Authority ~o succeed Mr. Retry Y. Gamble~ ~December 10, 1951. Mr. M. E. Moorman, City Clerk, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear M~. Moormanz Please be advised that, agreeable to Resolution No. 10098, adopted by the City Council on July 2~, 19~9, and pursuant to Section 36-11 of the Code of Virginia, 19~O, ! hereby appoint Malcolm Lee Worrell, a Conm~Issione o~ the Clty of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority to succeed Y. Oamble, resigned. Commissioner 6amble'a appointment was for a term of four yea~s, ending August 31, 19~%, and, accordingly, Commdseloncr Worrell'e term will run from the day cf his qualification to the last mentioned date, August 31, ! shall appreciate it if you will promptly deliver Comndssioner Lee Worrell a proper certificate of his appointment, Very truly yours, (Signed) ~[y~nMlnton HEABISO OF ClTIZEN~ UPON PUBLIC ~ATTERSI ROA~0ll~ OIVI0 L~ASU~! A delegation from the Roanoke Civic La.ague appea~ed before Council for the purpose of requesting improvements in the Regis section of Roanoke, Speaking on the subjects were ~h-. Reuben l~. Lawsons. ~. 1~. S. Brown, the Reverend William ~. ~lmmons .~n~. H~e. Nannie Smith. The delegation asked that speeding laws be enforced on Oainsboro Road~ H. W between (~il~aer Avenue and Orange Avenuem on garrison Avenua~g. W.s between Oainsboro Road and Fifth Street, and on Fifth Street, N. W.I that sanitary sewers be extendqd to serve private property in the vicinity of the Lincoln Court Rousing ProJectl that more adequate street lights be furnished in the areal .that the street in the area be lmprovedl that the steps.adjacent to the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 303 Patton Avenue, N. W., be repairedl that a bus stop be established at ~adison Avenue and Fourth Street, g. E., in the vicinity of the ltount Zion Baptist Churchl and that a walk-way be provided along Cherry Avenues R. W., and north on Pifth Street to Orange Avenue. N~. Hunter moved that the matters be re. letted to the City Hanager for attention and that he submit to Council an estimate of the cost of extending sanitary sewers in the Lincoln Court area, The motion was seconded by }ir. Young and unanimously adopted, 'CITY CHAHTER.* A delegation from the Roanoke Real Estate Board appeared before Council, with Hr. John W. Boswell acting as spokesman, Hr. Boswell stating that it is the understanding of the Roanoke Real Estate Board that the City Charter Comission plans to recommend.to Council that the question as.to whether or not the present tax rate limit in the City Charter shall be removed and the question ag to whether or ngt a permanent Board of Assessors shall .be established be submitted to the public in the form of a referendum and that it is. the feeling of the Real Estate Board that the public is being given a choice between two extremes, which, as presently p~oposed, will probably result in the defeat of both questions, Hr. Boswell voicing the Opinion that there is a middle ground solution to the problem by removing the present tax rate limit from the City Charter, and after agreement as to an increased amount, reinserting an actual fixed tax rate, thereby paving the way for a non-political continuing Board of Assessors. Concurring the remarks of Hr. Boswell, were Hr. C. W. Francis, Jr., and Hr. James A. Turner. The members of the Roanoke Real Estate l~oard were thanked for presenting their views' on the matter. REFUI~DS AND REBATES-TAXES: Hr. Walter W. Wood, Attorney, representing Hrs. Virginia lc. Wright, Adminiatratrix of the Estate of Hrs. Mollie E. Wright~ appeared before Council, advising that the late ~rs. Wright was owner of a tract of land located on Fresno'Street, N. Ig., between Plorida Avenue and Clifton Avenue, Officia No. 2~60303, and that she sold a corner of the tract of land to Hr. james T. Burton which corner of land is described as Official No, P~60]~l, Hr. Wood stating that Hr. Burton built a.house on his property, but that the taxes therefor have been errolleously assessed against the property of Mrs. Wright, and asked that taxes for the year 19159 in the amount of $1~.8§, taxes for the year 1950 in the amount of $1~.6§, and taxes for the yea~ 19~1 in the amount of $15.97, a total amount of $~%.~3,'repreeentlng the erroneous assessment, be refunded. :,2.42 H~. Cronin ~oved that Hr. Wood'be reqUested to put his statements into writing and that the communication be referred to the City Attorney for report and reco~endatlon, not only as to the refund, but aa to the procedure to ~ followed ~n collecting the taxes f~om ~. ~rton. ~e ~tion was seco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ u~nl~usly adopted~ SPECIAL P~8~ ~. R. L. C~te~ ~ ~. ~. A. Polled appe~d before Council, adviei~ that ~e Villa Hei~ts Lio~ Club plans ~ aponso~ a C~lat~aa project fo~ a ~up 'o~ u~erp~lvlle~ed children a~ that it is the desire of the orsanization to obtain ps,salon to shine shoes In the downto~ section ~oanoke one day before ~la~s In o~e~ to raise ~s fo~ the p~Ject. Hessrs. Ca~te~ ~ Polla~ vere ~vised that the City Code prohibits the shinl~ of shoes on the at,eats of Roanoke. P~ITIONS A~ C0~NICATI0~ SCH~ A comunlcation f~om ~. ~Roy H, Smith~ ~ai~an of the Roanoke City School Board. outlinl~ a pro~ress report on the school bulldi~ off 0ctobe~ 31~ 19~1, ~as before Council. The co~nication was filed. ~ OP ZONING ~PE~: A co~nication from the Board of ~onl~ to,ether-with a Resolution oF S~athy adopted by the Board In co~ection vith the death of ~. R. J. Ba~Ee~ ~aa before Council. ~. Cronin moved that the followln~ Resolution of ~athy adopted by the Bo~d of Zonl~ Appe~s be made a pa~t of the Nl~tes o~ Cou~ll a~ that the Clerk prep~e an ~prop~late Resolution of Sy~athy ~o~ adoption by Council at ~xt re~la~ meeti~. The ~tion vas seco~ed by ~. Hunte~ a~ un~lmously adopts eR~OLWION OP S~AT~ A ~0L~ION exte~l~ s~athy to the F~ily of R. J. Bar~e~. ~EAS~ B. J. B~se~. a Hembe~ o~ the Board of Zonl~ Appe~s off the City oF Roa~ke~ deputed this life on Novembe~ 7~ 19~1~ ~E~. In the death off R. ~. B~er the Bo~d of Zonl~ Appeals has - lost a valuable membe~ who contributed ~ch to the work of the Board a~ his cltY~ as evidenced by the ~ait~l services he revered from his appointment on Hay a3~ 19~9, until the day p~lo~ to his death~ ~5..this Board desires to record the death of its associate~ pay t~ibute to a use~l a~ loyal life characterized by courtesy ness to serve In the interest of his city a~ fello~an~ which ende~ed him to ~e Hembe~s of ~e Bo~d a~ those with whom he c~e tn contact. T~0~E. ~ ~ RESOL~ by the Boa~ of Zoning Appeals of the City of Roa~ke that In reco~nition of the.useful ~ fatt~ul ~e~vices BarEe~ to this Bo~d ~d to his city this ~dy Is deeply conscious of the loss austai~d by his death~ a~ desires~ ~ith p~fou~ so~ow~ to exte~ its s~athy to his f~lly. BE IT ~T~ RESOLV~ by the Bo~d of Zonl~ Appeals Roa~ke that this Resolution be pe~anently ~ecorded In the Hl~tes of the Bo~d~ a~ that a copy be tr~smitted to the f~lly of o~ deceased as~ocil REPORTS OP POLICE D~T~: The City H~a~e~ submitted the followl~ report with reference to the suspension of ~ police offficers on Octobe~ 9~ 19~1~ by the ~upe~Inte~ent off Police fo~ ~le~ed ~ors concernin~ the ~pertnte~ent of Police with ~eference to alleEed misco~uctl ~Roa~ke, Virginia Decembe~ 7, To ~e City Ro~ke~ Gentle,n: Supe~lnte~ent of Police Stuart A. B~ce suspe~ed OfFicers C. ~. ~oo~e~ R..~. Oarnett. and ~. L. C. Hedle~ on Octobe~ alleEed r~s concerning the 5uperinte~ent oi- Police with ~efe~ence to alleged ~sco~uct. ' it.the request of thc officers, a public hsarin8 vas held in the Councl Chamber on November ls 19~1, at 1~00 Po N,I and after hearing sufficient teatl~on~s I mda tho followin~ dsclsion~ tarter haarln~ the ~otlon on the ~pesl, I would 'like to say ~hat my Judiment las that the spirit of the rules have not been ca. led out, aos therefore, on foml motion of the two attorneys r~preesntl~ the four officerss I decl~e invalid and of no effect the action of the ~upsrlntende! of PoliCeo! · sUnds~ Section ~2 of the City Charters a~ office will proceed to make a thoroush lnvestl~ation of the charges and countsrchar~se.! STha hearlr~ le concluded.! Immediately thereafter a careful lnvestl~ation was started by my office and ! assigned Detective Paul Vest to assist me ln~y efforts to either establish the truth or untruth of rumors whichs if t~Ue~ could prove deter~ental to the Police Department. This hsa~lng began on November 3 and included the sworn testimony of approximately 1~ witnesses and uae complete · Jud~s Ko' ~. Pats and Probation Officer ~, E. ~eddin~ton~ both of thc local Juvenile and Domestic Relaticna CouPt, had been eu~oned~ by attornsyl for the officerss to testify at the Appeal hsarln~ on November 1. Is thersf summoned them~ and all other persons mmmoned to that hearir~, to testify at this lnvesti~ationo Each of these officials took advantage of the Privl Communication Law; feelin~ that if they should testify at this hearing, the public ~l~ht conclude that they could not be consulteds in strict confidence by persons havin~ family problems and the rehabilitation ~ork of their Court accordin~ly, prejudiced. However, each of them assured ms that neither of them hsd ever heard of Superintendent Bruce being uncomplimentarlly involved in ar~ family case or lnveatl~ation~ official or otherwlee~ of any nature ~hatsoever lnvob~l in their Court. All of the other witnesses vsre euorn, in co~pliance vith Chapter ~ the Charter of the City of Roanoke~ and to the best o£ my knovledqe and bell no Facts uhatsosvor ~ere established tendin~ to sho~ any l~oral conduct by the ~operlnterxtent of Police or by any ~e~ber of the Folice Department. As to vhethsr or not the ~uperlntendent of Police was indiscreet in takin~ Hrs. Hcll~raith home many afternoons~ alon~with her your~ son ~ho was attsndin~ a day school, is entirely a matter of one's opinion of vhat constitutes lndlacretiOno It is apparent from the testimony that HI-. and Hrs. Bruce and HI.. and H~So Hcll~r~alth visited each other quite frequently; and the svorn testimony of these four individuals is conclusive proof that there vas no ob~ection on the part of either of them to this social inter- ~ir~lingo The fact that Hr° and Hfs. Bruce visited Hro end Hrs. Hcllvralth~ home periodically in a squad ca~ might be construed, by some, as indiscreet Hoeever~ It must be'~re--~embere~--~'hat thc Superintendent of Police of any naJo city is on duty twenty-four hours a day, and good administration requires that he be in contact with the policin~ affairs of the City at all times. Incidentally, the record eho~s that the Hcllwraiths visited the Bruces in the letter's home as frequently as they vlelted the Hcll~rattha in their · In a sincere attempt to establish vho started the rtmors, the earliest point that this office can find any lnfor~ation of this kind uae ~hen Superintendent B~uce called lt~o Shelor into his office and advised him that he-(Superintendent Bruce) had heard r~u~ors he was to be named co-respondent in a divorce casel and excludin~ that statement, there is no further testimo by anyone that this was a Fact or mi[hr become a fact. - In su~mation, it appears that without doubt the ~vperlntendent of Polic, erred in attempting to conduct a hearir~ that involved himself. In Jud~ent, the problem should hkve been l~nored or brought to the Clt o~ficeo However~ his endeavor to correct a situation that he re~a~ded as prejudicial to his department, although admittedly done In an indiscreet ~r~ ~ae, ~a~arth,~e~s, not without co~sndation~ espeelall~ ~en he ls , - r~a ~o ns?e ~no~n~ns~ his o~n lnts~lty ~ht become involved, It is, axan, apparent that the four officers involved, like a few others, did reeori to.a considerable amount of verbosity concernir~ the guperintendent; and, obviously, the entire affair has not tended to increase the mor~l of the organization, It is the hope of this office, hows~er, that the entire unffortuuats a~fair may reoult in the personnel of the Department, in the future, devotin~ their entire efforts to the important business at hand rather than spending time engaglr~ In idle chatter. · The entire testimony is available to the press, the public, or members of Council to scrutinize if they so desire, " - Respectfully submitted, (ginned) A~thtw S. O~ens City Hanager~ The ~eport vas filed. BUDGET: Thc City Hanager submitted the following report with reference to ~verdrafts in the accounts of various municipal departments: !Roanoke. Virginia To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia · Gentlemenl ' ' At oUr last'~ti~, I sueseated to you that you ~op't a resolution , autho~lzl~ ~e City Audito~ to pay all ~scella~ous accounts ~hich ~e already o~erd~a~n o~ ~lll be ove~d~a~ by the e~ of the y~, You asked that a list o~ these ~cou~s ~ ~deJ ~ you have al~e~y ~eceived copie~ o~ the folloel~ list~ App~op~lation Department Needed City Council . Telephone Charter Co~tccio~ city ~xtra ~loyeec I~cidentalc City Auditor Postage Special Auditc Co~lesioner of Revenue Postage Delinquent Tax Collecto~ ~oeta~e 12 City Hall Wages ~15 Juvenile Court Stationery ~Off~ce Supplies Court of ~aw a~ ~ancery Poat~e Telephone 20 Circuit Court Jury Fees Clt~Sergeant ~tomcb~le E~ence Cost of Elections Judges a~ Clerks MAscellaneous E~pense Fire Department Fire Hose Hydrant ~ervice Bu~l~l~ ~d Pl~bl~ ~nspect~on Gasoline a~ Oil Dog T~ A~n~stratXon ~nc~dent~a 15% te Cc~onwealth 51 Tuberculosis Sanatcr~ Supplies Electr~city 50 He~t~ Department 53 Air Pol~utAon Control Gasoline a~ Oil Department of P~blAc Welfare Postage Telephone Med~c~ ~l~t~ons ATPD 60 Almshouse Wages Street Cle~ Gascll~ and Refuse Collection a~ Disposal Wages Telephone 3.h7 500.00 100,OO 25.00 9.10 95.00 2,100,00 30.00 10,00 15,00 5o.oo 125.00 169.50 50.03 la8.59 12,72 39.63 5,900.00 10.00 · 6.32 200,00 -25.00 1,000.00 15o.oo 179.06 llO.CO 50.00 250.00 550.00 1,0OO.O0 30.00 Department 75 Street Construction Needed Gasoline and 011 $ 1,200,00 Supplies Rights-off-way 1,~P2.31 ?6 Street Repair Oaaoline and Oil 1,~00,00 Repairs to Hachinery 200.00 Electricity 3°00 Water 30°00 Equipment Rental 100.00 ~aterials ?,500.00 ?8 Bridge. Repairs Wa~ee . ~asoline and Oil 550,00 102 ]%~blio Parka Wages Telephone ~asoline end Oil 103 Hunielp~l Stadium Telephone Insurance 10~ Library Incidentals 650.00 Hepairs 110 Police and Fire Pensions 5,000.00 112 Damages and Costs Court Costs 700°00 113 Refunds and Rebates Local Assessments 1,000.00 Licenses 1,300.00 11~ Wort-mens Compensation Medical Supplies ~00.00 Hospitalization 600.00 1~O Municipal Airport Federal Project No. I 2,721.83 121 Municipal Market. Electricity 300.00 12~ City Farm Gasoline and 0Il 300.00 '125 Academy of Music Wages 75.00 126.VeteranaHousing Telephone 8.00 Insurance 251.~5 130 Municipal Garage . Telephone 1OO.00 Gasoline and Oil ~0.00 The amount for which several of tho accounts are already overdrawn is $10,729.23. My figure of $25,000.00 would have been enough to take care of this amount plus the various other items and accounts which will be overdrawn by the last of the year, but numerous additional accounts have been added over which this office has no control and they must he included in the Budget. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthtw S. Owens City Hanager~ ~ter a discussion of the list of items, particularly ~he. item off $2,721.83 for Federal Project No. 1 in the Hunicipal Airport budget~ and Council beln~ of the opinion that an Ordinance should be adopted amending the respective accounts in ~ccordance wit~ the above list, Hr. Hunter offered the following as an emergency 245 (~11292} AN 0RDINAN~E to amend' and reordain certain sections of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, aee Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 360.) 24:6 ~. Hunter ~oved the adoption o~ the O~din~ceo .The motion vas secondsd H~o[¥eb~er and adopted by the follov~ Y,tar A~ Hesors. Cronln~ Hunter. Wobbe~. You~ a~ the President. ~. Htnto~ N~S~ None ....... O, SCHnaPPS A~ ~YGROU~ ~e City Ha~Ee~ sub~tted ~lt~an repo~t~ to~e~ ~ith the follo~i~ co~nication from ~. ~, Douslaa Nlninse~ co~e~ni~ ac~isition o~ a ps.ties o~ the ~na H. Nlni~e~ ~operty by the City o~ Ro~ket JSalem. Virginia Dec. 7. 19~1 ~. Arth~ S. ~ensa City H~aser City oF ~oa~ke Ho~oke a Dea~ ~. ~e~t Your lette~ off Nov. 30. 19~1~ to ~s. Lena H. Nln~e~) ~do an offer oF $~.00 pe~ acre Fo~ a park tract oF approx~ately 8 ac~e8 a~ a ch. tract of approximately 1] acres as authorized by City Council on Nov. .19~1. ~lle not mentioned in ~ou~ lette~. It lo ~u~e~st~d~ that the motion of Council did ~t provide assura~e8 that any o~ the ~ive streets nov exte~i~ eastv~d ~ron the ~lll~8on Road vo~d be exte~ed throu~ the above ~ntioned tracts to serve as needed outlets For these s~e otree~ exte~ed t~ou~h residential developments east oF the ~ract8 In question. ~ letter oF Nov. ~. 1~1~ to you offered the tracts in.question at a co~romise fl~re ~ell beloe their actual value provided prope~ street development could be assured. To sell ulthout a~ assura~e aa to street layout vould be d~s~l~ a~ve ca~ot saree to such te~ of sale. Not o~ does orderly development of remainl~ la~o require these ~treets~ but the ~ed ~o~ connectl~ streets From the Holl~no Road to the ~illl~son Road a~ the~e ~estv~ a~ 8outhvard to Kelt.se Ave~e re,ires the retention off some t~ou~ 8treats In this Five block area. ~e sub, est a~ ~uld a~ree to the closure oF B~kley Ave~e a~ Christian Avenue. a~ the assured openin~ oF Frontier Avenuef ~eston Ave~e a~ Trl~le Ave~e~ thus ~lvl~ throu~ streets in ever~ othe~ block from Fle~n~ Ave~e to Frontier Avenues a distance o~ s~x blocks. These three streets to be retained: Frontie~. Freoton ~ T~l~le Avenues ~lve needed access to Villl~Flenl~ High ~chool a~ to the ~ ~chool site. ~e closin~ oF B~kley Ave. ~lve8 two ~11 blocks ffo~ the ne~ school. ~e closl~ off ~18tian Ave. ~ives two ~ull blocks ffo~ the ~a~k tract. U~o~ ~e above co,ltl.nc. ~e rill sell both tracts, or vills ell eithe~ tract ~ndiv~dually 8ubJec~ to actual survey From the B. E. P~lce line eastward to ~e m~d-line of Hc~ee Street a8 sho~ on plat dated Au~. 1~. 19~1. S~ncerely ~ours~ (Sl~ned) R. Dou~las Nlni~e~n On notion oF ~. ~ebbe~ seceded ~ ~. You~ and una~mously edop~d, the matte~ ~as tabled until J~uar~ 7~ ~AT~D~A~c ~e C~t~ H~a~e~ submitted ~ltten ~epo~t. to~ethep ~lth draft oF an Ordln~ce p~epared by the ~lty 'Attorney~ providl~ ffo~ the acquisition ~ the Garden City Reservo~ s~te and the ~l~ht-oF-vay ease~nt thereto; vhereupon~ ~. Youn~ ~ved that the follo~i~ Ordinance be placed upon its F~rst ~eadl~. ~as seceded by ~. ~ebbe~ a~ adopted by the ~ollo~ln~ vote~ ~Sc Hess~s. Cronin~ Hunte~) ~ebbe~ You~ a~ the President~ Hr. Hlnto~ H~S: No~ ...... 0. (~11293) AH 0~ISAN~ approvl~ th~ Pl~ prepared by the ~ate~ Department flor the acquloltion oF the Garden City Race.v. Ir site From Fra~ ~. Coope~ et a~the ~[~ht of ~ay easement thereto~ ~o~ its distribution maln~ throu[h the off the said Fra~ S. Coope~ a~ the la~ off F. B. Hu~hea. ~ · plan has been prepped by the ~oke ~ate~ Department ffo~ acquisition by ~e city Fron Fra~ ~. Coope~ et ax. off a re~lsite site ffo~ said proposed Garden City Reservoi~ a~ ~he ~cessa~ easement thereto the la~s oF the said F~a~ S. Cooper. a~ the la~ o~ F. B. Hu~hes; ~ch plan Itable to this Council. THEREFORE, 1~ IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke az followes 1. That the proper City officials be, and they a~e hereby, authorized to receive from Frank ~. Cooper at ux, a deed, to be approved by the City Attorney, conveying unto the City of Roanoke the unencumbered fee simple title to the real sho~n as eproposed reservoir' on a map prepared by Hattern and Mattern, Engineers, under date of October 20, 19~1 {eom. no. 3B8) and a perpetual easement for its distribution main thereto, as is also Shown on the aforedescribed map. 2. Upon the execution and delivery of the aforesaid deed from Frank S. Cooper et ux, to t~e City of Roanoke and in consideration thereof, the prope~ officials of the Water Department are hereby authorized and directed, at the cost said Department, to install · one inch water main from the Department's prsposed distribution main in the Yellow Mountain Road to an existing residence on the land the' said Frank S. Cooper~ a distance of aPproximately 800 Feet at a cost of a~proximately $800 and subsequently to deliver water to said residence through said main, at t~e rate and pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Water DeparL~ent the same may, from time t~ time, be amended. 3. That the proper City officials be, and they are hereby, authorized to receive fromF. B. Hughes et ux, a deed, to be approved by the City Attorney, inS unto the City a perpetual easement through his land~, a s shown on the afore- described map, for its said distribution main and, in consideration of such conveyance, pay the said ~. B. Ru~hes $~O in cash. The Ordinance having been read, was laid OVer. WAT-rR'DEPAR?ME~Ts Contract for supplying cast iron plpe, specials or to be used in connection with the water system improvement program in Roanoke, having been awarded to the Lynchburg Foundry Company, the City Hanager s~bmitted written report, together with a co~uunication from the Lynchburg Foundry Company, advising that due to constantly increasing costs of production and increases in prices of cast iron pipe and fittings, it has become necessaryto advance ~rices on the contract by aPproximately four per cent, effective as of January 1, After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Cronin stating that it appears the 'Ill have to curtail its purchase of pipe to offset the increase in price, on of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the matter was tabled the next regular meeting o£ Council, the City Manager, in the mean~hile, to negotiate'with the ~ync~burg Foundry Company with a view of having the per centage the proposed price Increase reduced. AIRPORT= The City Manager submitted written report, together with draft o£ prepared by the City 'Attorney, prov[dins fo~ an amendment to the contl under which the City of Roanoke provides certain service~ at the Roanoke Municipal )orr to the Haval Air Corps Reserve= whereupon, ]~. Webber offered the Follo~ingl [~1129~) A RE~oLUTIoN authorizing the City Manager to accept, For and on behalf o£ ~he City of Roanoke, an amendment to said City's existing contract numbs ROy[U)-227~3 relating to certain services to be supplied by said City to the Naval Corps Reserve, an agency o£ the Federal Oovernment] and providing For an (For ~ull text of Reanlutionj see Ordinance Book Ho. 18, Pale 362.) Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolu[lon. The motion was seconded Hunter and adopted by the Following vote= AYES= Messrs. Cron[n, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, H~. Hlnton- NAYS= None .......... 247 248 ,~HP°~; ~he City Mana~ar eubm~[t;d .'itte. report, togothsr .ith dr,~t oF an Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney~-establishing a schedule of rakes and cha~ges and Fixin~ certain policies For ~he uss ~nd operation ~F the Roanoke Municipal Alrport~ effective December 16, 19~1o Afte~ a discussion of the matter with the Assistant to the City Attorney the Manager of the Airport, who were presen~ at'the meeting, and H~. Hunter Voiciz the opiniont~at the operators at the Airport should have been given an opportunity to be'heard on the question before adoption of the Ordinance, H~. Cronin the following as an emergency measure= (~1129~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Resolution No. 10937~ adopted on January 22, 19~1, establishin~ a schedule of rates and charges and Fixing cattail policies For the use and operation of the Roanoke Hunicipal Airport (Woodrum Field the sams to become effective on December 16, 19~1~ and provid[ngFor an emergency. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 363.) Hr. Croninmoved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote= AYES= Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the Presldent,Hrj Minton- NAYS= None ........ The City Manager then presented draft of a Resolution prepared by the City Attorney, pe~nitting American Airlines, Incorporated, Eastern Air Llnes~ Incorporat and Piedmont Aviation, Incorporated, whose leases on ~pa~e in the old Adminietratio Building at the Roanoke Hunic~pal Airport expire on December 1%, 19~1, to have the continued use of their respective epace~ Xn said building upon certain terms and conditions. At the direction of Council, the draft of Resolution was changed to provide ffo~ ten dayst written notice instead of Five dayst written notice and Hr. Cronin offered the Folloulng= (#11296) A RESOLUTION permitting certain tenants of the City of Roanoke whose respective leases of certain portions o£ the old Administration Building at Roanoke Nunicipal Airport (Woodrum Fle~d) expiring on December 1~, 1951, to have continued use of their respective spaces in said building upon certain terms and conditions. ' (For Full text 0f Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page H~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote[ AYES= Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS= None ....... AIRPCST= The City Manager submitted written report, to~ether wl~h a From the Manager o£ the Airport, advising that H~. James E. Foster and Hrs. Florenc~ R. Christian plan to close their restaurant in the old Administration Building at the Roanoke Municipal Airport on December 20, 19~1, a~d asking that he be permitted to take whatever steps are necessary to provide minimum emergency flood and drink Facilities at the airport on a temporary basis. O~ motion o£ Hr[ Webber, seconded by H~. Young and unanimously adopted, the matter was re£erred to the ~tty ~anager and the Manager of the Airport t~ negotiate For operation o£ a flood and drink eetablishment In the old Administration Buildl'ng on a temporary basis and to re¥ort bac~ to council with any reasonable proposition worked out in (rda~ that the body might approve same. O~tOE CB0$$INOS! ~he Couultin~ ~r~lneare having completed their study report Fo~ Stags II of tho advance enginee~ln~ study For the ~efferaon Zt~ee~ Grade Cro~ai~ ~ll~natfon P~Ject~ the City ~na~e~ sub~tted ~ltten to~eth6~ ~th the report of the Consulti~ ~n~i~e~s dated Novembe~ 19~1, the City K~e~ pointl~out that ~e total cost of the proposed ffacllity~ e~l~e~i~ a~ ~i~t-o~-va~ is satiated to be ~,~,0~.~, a~ that the next step is to ~te~i~ the mea~ of advancl~ detail construction pla~.a~ actual tlnancin~ of the project, On motion of ~, ~n~e~, s scored by ~. Vebbe~ ~ un~l~usly adopted, reports vere filed For ~tu~e co~lderat~on. ' ~ ~IONz Action on the question o~ exte~i~ Tventy-eixth 5t~eet~ 5.V.~ f~om Stephenson Avers to Pre,lin ~oad, havl~ bee~ deferred~ the submitted v~itten report that 'it vlll cost ~proximately ~1],O~.~ to 6xte~ ~6 ~t~eet. At the su~estion off the City Hans~e~ on motion o~ ~. Hunte~ seco~ed by ~. Vebber a~ u~animously adopted, the matte~ vas refferred to ~e 19~ budget CO~IB~IONS-~ LIG~S~ The Cit~ ~ana~e~ submitted vritten report that the Roanoke Kerchant8 Association ha~ asked the 'City of Roanoke to ~ntribute an annual ~ount of 1600.~o the 'Fo~a~ Roa~ke' Trade Promotion Fro~ of the ~oanoke ~erchsnts Assoc~ation, coveri~ a year-~rou~ se~e~ of events~ the City Nana~e~ pointl~ out that the sum of $1~0.OO t~ carried In this yea~s ~ud[et as th( city's cont~lbution fo~ ~istmas Street Deco~ations~ one of the events. ~. ~ebbe~ moved that the City Hana~e~ proceed ~th the payment of as the city's contribution tovard ~h~istmss 5treat Decorations fo~ 19~1, a~ that the question of an a~al ~nt~lbutlon of ~6~.~ for the yea~-~rou~ series of events be referred to the 19~ budget study file. ~he motionw as seconded by ~. Hunte~ a~ unanimously adopted. AC~ OF ~SIC: The question of disposition of the Acade~ of Music herin been ~fe~red to ~e Cl~ ~na~er fo~ ~e p~pqse of wo~kl~ out a plan to t~e best interest of ~e city,, he submitted wvltten report, together with t he follcwlnt co~nication f rom the City E~lnee~: "C~ OP ROAN0~ I~EP~T~ C0~NICATION DATE= Decembe~ 10, TO~ ~, A. S. ~ens, City ~anaEe~ P~0H: ~. H. C. Broyles~ City E~lnee~ It Is reco=e~ed In co~ection with the sale, removal, a~/o~ disposition of the Acade~ of ~sic ~lldl~ located on ~em Ave~e~ S. W.~ that the followi~ list of flxtu~ea~ appliances~ a~ materials be ~emoved from the Acade~ of ~slc by the City of Hoa~ke before final disposition is made of the prope~tys Hlrror Oil Palntin~ 2BulletinBoa~ds Dca-Checks Chandeliers Stoker Co~pleta Seats In the Bulldln~ U~t Heater P~pos~ No. 1 All Plra Extinguishers All Exit Light Fixtures 1 Sink in Ladies Best Boom I Cas Water Heater 1 Sink in Chorus Dreaging Boom Lavatories In Dressing Rooms Light 0lobes ~0 tons Stoker Coal To sell the building and lot outright aa Is where is except the list of materials shown above. ' '250 P~oposal No, 2 To sell the' bulldi~ only {the City ret.ainin~ title to t'hs la~d) aa is where le~ except the list of materials ~ho~n above, {1) The bulldl~ le to be ~oved frc~ the site within a period of six ~onth~ {~) ~e party ~1 on the east p~perty line sh~l be t~en do~n to a point to co~o~ to ~e Phelps ~lldl~ on the east ~ shall ~ capped in a ma~ oimll~ to that exlatl~ on tho east vail of the ~elps bulldl~. ~ offset o~ ~enl~ In tho e~oaod part of tho ~all on the CltyJo olds shall be so capped oP sealed ~ to p~event uater from ente~l~ into tho ~all, Ail plaster shall be ~ved f~m the east v~l on tho Acade~ of ~sic aids, (3) ~1 deb=la ~ ~ubbiah ~all be ~vod from the lot ~lth said lot left In a reaso~bly clean co~ltlon, ~e p~sent base=ent a~ea ~y bo filled In uith suitable debris to a point ~t less than 8 inches bel the elevation of Hore~ Avers. The material used In this fill shall bo suitable material as app~ved by the Dlrecto~ of Public ~orkao (~) Ail vate~ a~ utility ~ectio~ shall bo capped ov properly c~ed for so as ~t to ~ lefft In a da~eroua co~ltlon, It la rec~ended that Co~cil tire serious consideration to retainl~ title to the Acade~ of ~aic lot a~ usl~ 8~e fop offf-street parkl~, In ~eckl~ this question vlth ~. Sl~, off tho t~ffic sectiono he feels that ~ere 18 a hie dema~ fo~ some monthly rental ffo~ oFf-at~eet p~kl~ in this vicl~ty, There can be forty,rs parked conveniently on this lot, It lo augmented that a monthly rent~ ~ar~e of $~0~ be set. Thio vould ~lve a monthly l~ome of Sa~,~s aas~In~ the lot to be filled to capacity, ' It 1~ entimated to coat $1,9~,~ to provide the necessary pavement required fo~ a p~kin~ lot. (5l~ned) H. flatus Broyles APFH0~ (Sl~ned} Jno. L. ~entvorth Director off ~blic ~orks' ~, Cronin moved that Council concur In Proposal No, ~, The motion~a8 seconded by ~. Webber a~ un~lmou~ly adopted, T~PIC~ ~e City ~aater ~ubmitted the follo~lnf ve~t ~lth~ference to the adoption of an Impoundin~ Ordinance: "~oanoke, Virginia December 10, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemenl In the removal of enow, an l~portant factor is speed. Quite often we find cars parked in violation of City Ordinances; and we c an only tag them~ thus slowln~ up the movement of operations. With this conditi~n prevalent, we estimate the coat to be $1~000,00 for each inch of snow which falls. In addition, cars occasionally park in hotel restricted area, bus zones, alleyways, and other places; and as stated be£ore, we can only taE them, Hany of our citizen~ do not mind payir~ a Find of ~2o~O to park .indefinitely in these areas. I would like for you to consider the possibility ~f adoptir~ a reasonable ln~pounding o~dinance which, ! assure you, Heed pretty generally In progressive cities of our size. I have no desire to request you to make a decision one way or another today; but I would like for you to think about it and let me know your decision regardin~ such an ordinance at an eal'ly date, Reepect£ully submitted, (Signed) A~thur S. Owens City Hr, Webber moved that the matter be tabled for futura consideration. The motion was seconded by Hr. Youn~ and unanimously adopted. DEPA~TKENT OF P~BLIC ~'LF~J~E: The City Hanager submitted mitten report from the Department of Public Welfare for the month of October,' 19~1, ehowin~l~7¢ handled at a total coat of ~62~000,82, as co~pared ~ith 1~23 cases handled at a total cost of $~],~0,8] for the month of October, The report was filed, REPOHTSI '~he City ~anager submitted written reports from the City Harket, the Department of ~uildin~ and Plumbing Inspection, the Electrical Department, the Hunicipal Airport and thc Purchasing Department for the month of Hovember~ 1951, The reports were filed. SCHOOLSl Council having previously held in abeyance an Ordinance providin~ for the condemnation of a' lot belonging to William Wyatt Woods located at the intersection of Spring Road and Spcsaard Avenues So W,~ to be .used for improving the grounds of the Orandin Cou~t School, as well as Spring Road and Spessard Avenue bordering the same, amd the matter having besnreferrsd to the City Manager for the purpose of attempting to work out a reasonable solution with R~. Wood, .the City Manager submitted the following report= '~oanoke, Virginia December 10, 1951 To The City Council Roanoke, .Virginia Gentlemen= You referred to me the proposal o£ the School Board to condemn certain property owned by Wllliam~yatt Wood at the Junction of Spring Road and Spessard Avenue. I have tried to c Gmat o an agreement with Mr. Wood concerning this property but so fiat have been unsuccessful. The School Board has.offered him $1~,O00.00 plus $1,OO0.OOfor moving his store, or a total of $15,000.00. Hr. Wood is asking $19,000.00. Hr. Barbour, a local contractor, is making an estimate at this time a s t o what the actual replacement of the store would cost. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City Managerw The City Manager advising that it will cost more to relocate the store on the property of Hr. Wood .than it would to purchase tho property, and Hr. Webber suggesting that Spessard Avenue could be closed and a new street opened at the of Hr. Wood's property to give a better entrance to the Grandin Court School, on motion of Hr. Cronin, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the report was filed. MILITARY COMPANIES= The City Manager submitted the .following report with reference to rental o£ space in the American Legion Auditorium for use by National Guard Unlts. ~Hoanoke, Virginia December 10, 1951 To T~e City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ The City leases from American Legion Post No. 3, Incorporated, the space now occupied by the Virginia National Guard in the basement of the American Legion Auditorium. The present lease, authorized by Ordinance No. 109~6, adopted January ~9, 1951, expires December 31, 1951. Will you pleasl authorize the renewal of this lease on the present basis for the t arm of one year, co~encing January 1, 195~, and ending December 31, 1952. Hespectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager~ Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the request of the City Manager and offered the follow£ng emergency Ordinance: (~11297) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Hanager, for and on behalf of the City of Hoancke, to execute an agreement with American Legion Post No.: 3, Incorporated, for leasing a portion of the basement of the American Legion Auditorium for period from January 1, 1952, through December 31, 195~, at a 251 252 rental of $100,00 per month, for use by National Guard Units, under terms and conditions contained in said agreement, aub~ect to approval of the City Attorney, and providing for an e~ergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Hook No. 18~ Page ~r. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motionwaa seconded by Hr, Cronin and ~opted by the following vote= AYES= Hecate. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and tho Preeident~ Hr. Nlnton- NAY$~ None ...... DONATION3-PA~K5 A~D PLAYGROUNDS~ The City Hanagsr aulxaitted written report that Hr. E. H. Johnson has offered to donate approximately three acres of land ad,scent to takewood Park to the City of Noanoke for park purposes and suggested that the city acoept the land. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Hunter, and unanimously adopted~ the matter was r cf erred to the City ?1arming Commission for study, report and reco.,mendationa t the next regular meeting of Council. REPORTS OF COMHITTE=-S: N6ne, UNFINISHED BU$II~8S ~ CITY IR~INEI~ATOR: Action on the matte~ o£ repairing or razing the old incinerator chimnJy loc'atJd at the City Gsmage ha;lngb'ee~ deferred for .... eek in order that the members of Council m~ght inspect the former incinerator stack and decide whether the chimney should be razed or repaired, the matter was again before the body. On motion of Hr. Webber~ seconded by ~. Young and u~animously adoptsd~ action on .the matter was a~aln deferred for another week. BU~]4DING CODE: Draft of a proposed Television Ordinance having been r cf err back to the City Hanager for the purpose of having ~he Rullding Inspector the draft in accordance with changes suggested by Councilmen Cronln a~d Young, the matter was again before Council. On motion of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. You'ng and unanimously adopted, act on the matter was aEaln deferred for another week. CONSIDERATION OF CLA!M~: N~ne. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF OHDINANCE$ AND RESOLUTIONS: STRFETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 11258, permanently vacating, diacontt~uin and closing a certain lO-foot alley and a portion of a certain 8-foot alley ad~acen to the property of the Second Presbyterian Church on Highland Avenue and Third Street, 5. %/., having prevlously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again b efo~e the body. It appe~rlng that the deed conveyl~ a 10-foot strip of land to the city for alle'y purposes has not as yet been prepared, Hr. %/ebber moved that action on the Ordinanc'e be deferred until the next regular meetin~ of Council. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. · V~WAGE DISPOSAL: The City Attorney having been-requested to prepare the proper Resolution, reducing the retainer upon the contract of E. and E. J. Pfotzer for the construction of the Sewage Treatment Plant from fifteen per cen~ to ten per cent, presented same; whereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the following= (~11298} A RE~0LUTXON authorizing a reduction of the retainago provided for in the contract, of November 6, 1950, between the City of Roanoke and E. and E. Pfotser, for the construction of the City's Sewage Treatment Plant, from 15% to 10% of the amount earned by the contractor un'er said contract, (Por full,text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 36?°) ~ · Hr. Cronin moved the sdoptlon Of the Resolution. The motion was seconded By )tv. Youn~ and adopted by the following vote~ A~f~,* Hessrs, Cronin, Hunter, Young, and tho President, Hr, NAYS: ~. I/ebber ......... BOKDS; The City Attorney having besnl'equeeted to prepa~s the proper Ordinance, providin8 for the issue and sale of $1,1~O,0OO.00 in refunding bonds, presented eame~ whereupon, H~. Hunter moved that the followir~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by H~. Cronin and adopted by the follow in8 vote: AYES; Heeers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, NAYS: None ....... {~11299) AS ORDINANCE to provide for the issue of bor~ts of the City of Roanoke, Vlrginis, in the a~ount of One Hlllion One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,1~O,O~O) to provide funds with which to retire, at z~aturity, One Hilllon One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,1~0,000) outstanding term bonds of the City of Hoanoke, Virginia, that become due and payable on the flrs~ day of Aprilv WHEREAS, the City of Roanoke, Virginia, has the following valid outstanding lssuesof term bonds dated April 1, 1922, that become due and payable on the first day of April, 1952, viz,*' A. ~ublic l~provement Bonds - Series ~J" $ 20~,000 B. l~blic Improvement Bonds - Series "K~ 1,OOO~000 C. Public Improvement Bonds - Series ~L" 60~000 TOTAL- ................... $1,260,000; and ~fHEREAB, there will be available from'the einkin/ fund approximately One ~undred Twenty Thousand Dollars {$120,000) to be applied on the payment of the aforementioned te~nbonds, when said bonds become due ar~ payable on the first day of April, 1952; and I/ItEREAS, it is deemed desirable by the Council of the City of Roanoke, to'refund and retire, et maturitys the remaining One Hlllion One Hundred Potty Thousand Bollars ($1,1~O,000) of the aforementioned term bonds, THERE=ORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the CounCil of the 'City of Roanoke, Virginia, as follows; 1. For the purpose of providing funds with ~hich to r etl~e, at maturity~ One Hilllon One Hundred Forty Thousand D~llars ($1,1~0,O00) of the above[mentioned outstandln~ term bonds of the City of RoanOke, Virginia, that become due and on the first day of April', 195~, there shall be issued and the proper officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute, for and on behalf of and in the n~ue of the City of Roanoke, bonds in the amount of One Hlllion One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ({1,1hO,OS0). Said bonds shall be in the denomination of ~1,000 each, shall be dated Harch 15, 19~, shall be payable serially in numerical orde~ $~?,000 bo~zls 'on Hatch l~th in each of the years 195~ to 197~, inclusive, without option of prior rede~ption. Said bonds shall be numbered From 1 to 1140, ;inia, inclusive, and shall bear interest at a rate or rates to be dete~-~lned by the City Council payable each year in equal semiannual payments, shall be signed by the Nayo~ and. the City Treasurer,- and shall have the corporate seal of the City of Romoke 'affixed thereto~ duly attested by the City Clerk, and the coupons attached to said bonds shall bea~ the engraved or lithographed facsimile signature of the City. Treasurer ~hich shall be recognized by the City of Roanoke aa having the same legal effect as if such signature had been wl'ltten upon each coupon by the City Treasurer, 2, -~aid bonds and the coupons attached thereto shall be in substantially the. following form, toowit! United States of. America Number $1000 $1000 State of Virginia - CITY OP ROANOKE Refunding Bond KNOW ALL HI~N BY Tti~SE PRF~ENTS, that the CITY OP RO~NOKI~e a municipal co~poration created a~ or~anized u~er the la~s off the 5tats off Vlr~inis~ fo~ valut ~ceivede ackno~led~en itself indebted and proaises to pay to the bearer hereof~ the sum of 0~ THOUSA~ (~1~000,00)~ 9ayable In lawful money of the Un~te~ States of ~em~ca~ on the -- day of ~ 19__~ ~t the office of ~e ~lty T~easu~e~ o~ said Clty~ with interest at the rate of . per cent~ ( ~) pe~ a~, payable semia~uall on the 15th d ay of September a~ the 15th day of March off each ye~ upon the This bc~, which la one of ~ issue of 11~O bo~s of simil~ date ~ denomination, ~ambered from 1 to 11~O, inclusive, and payable In n~erical order $~7~0~ bonds on ~arch l~th In each of the years 19~3 to 197~ inelusive~ option of prior redactions Is issued for the pu~one oF providin~ fu~e ~lth ~hich to retire, et matu~lty~ ~1,1~O,0OO valid out~ta~i~ te~ bo~s oF the City of ~o~oke~ Vlr[lnia, vhich become due a~ payable on the fl~et day of tp~ll~ unde~ a~ In pursuance oF the Constitution e~ statutes of the State oF lncl~din~ a~ others, an Act of the Ceneral Asnembly oF Vlrtinie~ approved on the ~a~ day of ~ar~h~ 19~ entltled~ e~ tot to provide a ~w Charter fo~ the of Eoenoke a~ to repeal the extstin~ charte~ oF said Clty~ a~ ~e several acts ~me~ato~ thereoF~ a~ all othe~ acts o~ p~ts of acts lnco~letent ~lth this act F~ 'as they rela[e to the City of toe.kse, es ~eMed; a~ ~le bond nh~l be ~rom ell ~ntcipal taxation of said It Is hereby certifted~ ~ectted and decl~ed that the issue of this bo~ In Strict coMo~lty with the Con~titution s~ ~tatu~es of the 5tats of and the ~ter a~ o~tna~es of the City of Roa~ke authoriz~ the s~e, a~ that all acts, coMitions a~ thins required to exist, happen a~ be perfo~ed precedent a~ In the Issue of this bo~ have existed, ~appened a~ been performed In a~ due time, fora a~ ma~er, as required by law; a~, further, that the l~ebt~dne to refu~ ~Ich this bo~ Is issued is a leg~, valid and bl~ing i~ebte~ness of said City of ~oke beco~ due a~ payable on ~pril 1, 195~, that this issue of bom~e~ including all other indebtedness off said City~ does not exceed any Conetitu- · tional or statutory limAtation off lndebtedness~ and that an ad valorem tax within thg limits prescribed by law shall be levied on all the taxable property off the Clt of Roanoke sufficient to pay this bond and the interest thereon as the same become due and.payable, IN TESTI~0NY WHEREOP~ the said CIY~f 0P ROANOKE has.caused this bond to be signed by Its ~ayor and by its City Treasurer and the official corporate seal impressed hereon~ attested by its City Clerk~ and the coupons hereto attached to be signed.with the engraved or lithographed signature of its said City Treasurer~ and this bond to be dated-the l~th day of Narch~ 19S2, Attest: /~/~ ~/~ ~ Rke. City Ci~ ~l~ePk -~eal City Treasurer {FORM OF COUPON) On the day of , 19~. The CITY OF ROANOKE, Virginia, will pay to the bearer $.. at the offflce of the City Treasurer, · ~s ($ ) bel~ the ~emla~ual interest then due on its ReFu~ln~ Bond~ dated the ~ day off .. , , S~IES City Treasure~ eGG~ 3. *Said bo~s sh~l be executed by the propeD oFFlce~s off ~e City o~ Roa~ke~ a~ shall be offered ~o~ s~e~ In thel~ entirety on the 1gth day of Peb~a~y~ 1~ a~ 12~O0 o~clock~ noon~ Eastern StaP~ T~e~ and bidders ~hall be requesked] ~o n~e the ~ate oD ~stes oF interest to be borne b~ the bo~s e~res~ed In multipl~ o~ one-el~th off one ~m cent~ pe~ a~ ~t ~o ~re than t~o ~ates shall be bid ~o~ the bonds a~ no rate bid shall exceed ~lve pep centum pe~ a~. Each rate shall be ~o~ consecuklve ~hole matu~1ttes snd shall not be repeated. Said be delivered on Ha~ 1~ lq~ o~ as soon there~te~ ae the bo~s may be ~ the net p~ceed~ ffrom such s~e sh~l be used ~o~ the p~ose o~ paying the ~. City Councll may~ at Ira dlscretlon~ by ~e~olutlon~ provide a place o~ pa~ent, In a*ddition to the orifice off the City T~eas~e~ a~ also defflnitely the rate o~ ~ate~ o~ interest. ' ~. In each yea~ ~hile ~ oF said Refu~i~ Bo~s a~e outstaMi~ there be levied an ad valorem tax on ~1 the t~able property of the City off sufficient ~ pay sa$d bo~s ~ the ~nterest thereon~ u p~ovided by ~e ~te~ off the City of The O~$nance havl~ been ~ead In its entlrety~ ~as laid HOTIONS A~ HISC~LA~0US BUSI~SSt None, ~ere be1~ ~ ~u~the~ ~slneas~ Council adjourned. APPROVED A~EST~ '2 5 COURCIL~ R~G~,~.R HVETINO, Honday, December 17, 19~1, ~e Cou~ll o~ the City o~ Roanoke met In ~e~l~ ~eti~ In the Circuit. Court Room In the ~nicip~ Bulldl~, Honday~ ~cember.17~ 19~1, at ~$~ 0~clock~ p. ~.~ the re~la~ ~eetl~ hou~ ~ ~th t h~ President, ~, H~nton, p~esldl~, PRiESt Hessrs, Cronin~ Hunter~ ~ebbe~ You~ a~ the Pres~dent~ Hlnton .................... ~E~ None ...... ~ttle~ City Attorney~ a~ ~. ~arry ~. Yates~ City The meetl~vas opened vith a prayer ~y the ~evere~ L.. C. ~11, the ~ollin~ ~oad Baptist Church. At th~s point~ the Presldent~ H~. ~[nton~ recognized and velcomed Berze~ a school principal In ~tutt~a~t, Oernany~ and a member oF the local Council ~ho Is vl~ltl~ the United States to study lt~ educational B~I~ OF CITIZENS UPO~ FUBLIC AIRFOne ~rsu~t to not,ce oF advertisement Fo~ bids on ~elated ~ork to the Alrpor~ A~lntstration Bulldl~ p~oJect, accordl~ to plans a~ ~rnlshed by the C~ty of Ro~noke~ said bid~ to ~r eceived By the City Clerk until P:O0 oeclock, p.n., Honday~ . Decembe~ 17~ 1~1, and to ~e opened Before the Council of ~e City of Roa~ke at that hour, the President, ~, H[nton~ asked l~ there v ns anyone present vho did not fully uMerstand the advert~sement~ Iff the~ vs~ anyone present ~ho had been d~nied the p~vile~e.of Bidding, a~ IF there vere ~ny eue~tion~ about the advertisement anyone ~ould like to ask~ and no repre3enta- tive present rat~[~ any question, the President instructed the Clerk t o proceed ~lth the openi~ of the Fou~ ~ds received on Proposal No. 1, the ~ou~ ~ds received on Proposal No. ~, a~ the two bids ~ce~ved on Fropo~ No. The bids havin~ been opened a~ publicl~ read before Council~ ~. moved that they be refferred to the Director off Public ~ork~, the City E~nee~ and the H~nage~ oF ~e A~rport for tabulation a~ report. The notion ~as seco~ed ~, ~eBbe~ and unanlmou~ly a~opted. Later.dup[~ the meetly, th~ co~lttee submitted its report a~ the co.tree potntl~ out that ~e low bid3 on ~e three p~posals total more than the $100,000.00 available ffo~ the project a~ su~estl~ ~hat the Be a~arded ~o~ Proposal No. 1 ~ Proposal No. ~, action on Propo'sal No. ~ to ~e deferred ~lth a vie~ oF ~o~kfn~.out a ~olution to the In a di~cussion of ~roposal ~o. ]~ covepl~ the rezoval a~ ~elocation t~o ha~ bu~ld[~ i~ ~as su~es2ed that city Forces m~ht paze the tvo and the old Ad~lnl~tration Buildin~, salva~l~ soze ~f the usable ma~eri~l~ each oF the t~ee Bulld~s could ~e sold as Is ~here The matte~ havl~ ~een discussed at leith, a~ ~. You~ voic~ the opinion that action on the ~e~lon ~hould be deferred Fo~ at least a reek in order that the member~ oF Council might study the proposal ~ to possible ~n the ~o~k ~o be done~ ~. Cronin off~ered the follo~i~ ~esolu~lo~prov[dinF ~o~ the appoin2ment oF a co~[ttee to.study the pla~ a~ specifications For the pro~e~ (~11300) A R~OLI~ION providing for the appointment of Councll~n ~, P, Hunter, Chairman, Councilman Yaltsr L. Young, Hr. John Lo Wentworth, Director of Public. W~rks, H~. H. C, Rroyles, City Engineer, ar~l Hr. Marshall L. Harris,. Manager of the Al~ort, as a committee for the purpose of studying the plans and specifica- tions for related work to the Airport Ad~lnistration Building project aa to revisions therein to effect a savings, said cozaatttes to report hack to Council not later than January 14, 19~2, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Rook No. 18, Page 372,) Hr. Cronln moved the adoption o£ the Resolution, The motion was seconded by H~. Webber and adopted by the following vote~ AYF~= Measrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, YourS, ar~l the President, H~. Mlnton-~ NAYS: None .......... O.. TRAFFIC-STREET E~CROACHM~NT: Council having previously concurred in the recommendation of the City Manager that the wall encroaching on city property in front of the property of Hr. Jack A. Jacobs at 2810 Guilford Avenue, S. W., be removed, and that a stop sign be placed at the Junction of Woodlawn Avenue and Gullf~rdAve~e, S. W., to protect the property of H~. Jacobs against traffic enter- ing Guilford Avenue from Woodlawn Avenue, Hr. George J. Jacobs appeared before the body, for and on behalf of his brother, advising that his brother has been notified by the City Manager that unless the wall is removed by December 21, 19~1, it will be torn down by city forces, Hr. Jacobs stating that the erection of a stop sign at the Junction of ~oodlawn Avenue and Guilford Averme has not kept vehicles from running into the wall, and askedthat has brother be l~rmltted to retain the wall in front o£ his property until at ~east next spring, by which time trees the lot will ~ave gotten large enough to protect the property, After a discussion of the matter, members of Council stating that they can no real har~ in allowing the wall to remain at its present location until next sprin~, and the City Manager advising that he has no objection to permitting Hr. Jacobs to retain the wall until next spring, H~. Croninmoved that the City Attorne prepare the proper measure permitting the encroachment of'the wall on city propert until April 1, 19~2. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. HOUSINQ-STREET IHPHO~E~/E~Ts: Mr. Richard L. Beck, Executive Dlrectom of the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Rousin~ Authority, appeared before Council and @resented the following communication with reference to the off-site work of the two housing projects in Roanoke: "December 17, 19~1 The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On a number of occasions we have discussed, both at Council Meetings and informally, the necessity of completion o£ the off site work on Projects VA-11-1 and'2 of this Authority. Our contractors lr~orm us, and we agree, that for a numbe~ of most pressing reasons the initiation of the ~ - work can~be no longer delayed. · We hereby request that the services and facilities listed on the attached sheet be completed as soon as possible by the city. Our contractor has informed us that he will perform this work for a total of $18~,95~.00 of which the city's portion of the~coat Under the Cooperative Agreement of January 30, 1950, would be $163,837.50. CITY OF ROA~0KE REDEVELOPMENT Ah~ HOUSING AUTHORITY -{Signed) By Richard L. Beck "~xecutlve Director" 'In a discussion of the matter, Hr, Beck explained that the Nousir~ &uthorit~, has never made a written r~quest t~ Council f~r the Off-site work ~e required by the Cooperation ~greement, h~nce the formal written'request ~t [he present meeting. Hr. Beck then presented draft of an Ordinance, providing for the repayment of the costs o~ the off-site work in the proportionate part to be paid by the City of Roanoke, as a result of the inability of the city to do the work immediately. Affter a lengthy 'discussion of the matter, MesSrs. Webber and Young voicing the opinion that there l's no necessity for the 'adoption of the Ordinance, and Hr. Webber stating that If CounCil adopted an Ordinance agreeing to repay th~ Housing Authority for going ahead with public works which would ordinarily be done by the city In the due course of time, a bad precedent would be established ae to other private property owners, it being his opinion that th~ HOusing Authority has the right to proceed under the provisions of the Cooperation Agreement, Hr. Cronin moved that the request of the Housing Authority that off-site work o£ the two housing pro~ects in Boanoke be done by the clty be denied. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote, Hr. Hunter voicing the opinion that the matter should be referred to the City Attorney for report as to what legal action Council should take: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton--~. NAYS: Hr. Hunter ....... PETITIONS A~ C0.~UfJNICATIONS: ZONING: Council havin~ asked the City Plannin~ Commission to advise Council as to the reason for its recommendation that the request of Hr. Ralph A. Glasgow for the rezoning of the trienfular block west of ~econd Street, N, Eo; between Raleigh Avenue and ~ran~e Avenue, from a General Residence District to a Euainess District, be denied, the following communication from the Plann!r~ Commission, with reference to the matter, was before the body: December 11, 1951. The Honorable A. H. Minton, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Oentlemen: In reply to your letter of December ~, 1951, requesting the City Planning Co..~mission to advise Council as to the reason for recommending the denial of the request of Hr. R~lph A. Glasgow for the rezonir~ of the triangular block west Of ~nd Street, N. E., between Raleigh Avenue and Avenue, from a General Residence District to a Business District: Detailed information subatantiatin~ the Commission's reason for its recommendation Is as follows: 1. The block which the petitioner requested be rezoned to a Business District consists of ten properties, three of Which are owned by the City of Roanoke, two by the petitioner, and the remaining properties by five other Individuals. Zo Acquisition of the three properties by the City was in conneotion with the re-location and widening of O~ange Ay(hUe. Said properties sme more adapted for use as open spaces to provide bette~ vision along the highway~ thus reducing traffic haza~dso They were purchased to promote the general welfare of the city in the development of the highway, and, therefore, the City has no reason to ~ezone such properties for ~usineae uses. which would defeat the purpose of acquisition. 3. The request to rezone said block was nat ~olned in by the remaining property owners° Two of these owners have been contaoted, and the Commission has been info.ed that they have had offers to sell their prope~tiee, but the offers have not been sufficient to enable them to purchase homes elsewhere which ara equally as substantial; that they desire to continue living there for the time bain6, and that, in their opinion, business in the block would depreciate the value of their ham for residential purposes° One property owner has lived there ' since 1910. The existing classification of this block as a General Residence District provides security fo~ the and to present-day home owners a sens~ of security la a assete 4. The City's records ahoy that the petitioner purchased one of these properties on OotoBer 1~, 19~O~ and the other on September 17, 1951, This area has.been zoned aa a General Residence District since the Ordinance vent into effect on December 30, 193~. The petitioner is presumed to be familiar with th~ provisions of the Zoninr Ordinance, since he has obtained ln~or~ation f~om this, office on several occasions as to how property Is zoned, end if any hardchlp has resulted his purchase of these properties because they cannot nov be for business purposes, it has been created by himself, and must be balanced a~ainst the rights of other owners. To only the propsrtie8 of the petitioner ~ould result in ~spot zoninr*, contrary to the policy of rood planning. ~. A study of the area in the nearby vicinity of the block in question choys that there is a considerable amount of land zoned for Business purposeq, aa indicated by the Zone Plan Map, Sheets No. ~O2 and No. 30~, and the Commission has seen no necessit~ at this time, for creatinr an additional ~usiness District. 6, The Cou~uission has spent considerable time in studyir~ the proposed future development of Orange Avenue, which is a part of U. S. Rt. No. ~60, and it is its considered Jud~uent that major higllvay frontages can be over-zoned for business uses contrary to t he public interests, In view of the above, it was the City Planning Commisslon~s opinion that the rezonlng of said block ~ls not for the best interests o£ t he effected property owners or the City of aoanoke~, end recommended that the request be denied, Respectfully eubmitted, (Signed] ~o J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman. P. S. Your attention ia asain called to Plan No. 3803, sho~in~ the location of meld properties In ~latlon to Orange Avenue and other sxisting On motion of H~. Hunter, seconded by H~. ~ebber and unanimously adopted, :ity Clark was instructed to forward a copy of the communication to DONA?[ON~-P~R~$ A~ PLAYGROUN~$~ The offer of Mr. Eo R, Johnson to donate approximately three acres of land adjacent to Lake~ood Park to the City of Roanoke For park purposes herin8 beenreferred to the City Planning 6omiasion for study, lng that the offer ~e accepted, was before Council. After a discussion of the matter, it being suEEested that the land should he accepted for "municipal purposes"~ and the City Attorney statlnC that Pm. not cave to donate the land to the city for ether than reereatlonal and park Mr. Youn~ moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Plannin~ Commission and offered the following Resolution: (~11301) A RFSOLUTION acceptin~ the offer of Mr. E. R. Johnson to donate to the City of Roanoke a tract of approxlmately three (3) acres of land adjacent to '(For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Re. lb, PaEe 37~.) ~{~. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by H~. Cronin and adopted by the followin6 vote: AYES: Messrs.' Cronln, H~nter, Webber, Youn6,. and the President, Pm. Minton- NA¥S: None ...... O. ZONIng-SETBACK LI~E~: The follnwin~ co=~unication from the City Plannin~ 6ommission, with reference tO establishlng a setback line on the north side of Sale from Second Street, S. E., to Fifth Street, $. E., was before Council: "December lb, 1951. The Hon. A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Member~ of City Council, Roanoke, In connection with the proposal for the elimination of the £rade- crossing.on Jefferson Streetv the City ilannir~ Commission has considered '260 the advie&hllity of eatabliahinga aetbackline of ten £eet for future street widening on the north aide of Sale~ Avenue from ~nd Straet~ to Sth Htreat~ 5. ¥, purPoae'~ this letter ia to'infOrm you that the will hold a public hsarl~ on t~lia q~_cation on Tuaaday~ ~a~uary at ?t~O P. Mo, In the Council Roost Third Floor~ ~unicipal Bulldingo The Co~mission feels that if the ~embePa.of City Council could attend this public hearing, it will be helpful to you in deciding the question if amd when this part of the ~aata~ Plan~ay be submitted to you° It is the Commiesionla desire that you avail yourself of this opportunity to obtain such information aa sill.be presented at t he public hearing, and invites you to be present. Respectfully~ (Sl~ned) Nits S. ~eymour Mrs. P. L. Se[mour, Secretaryow The communication was Filed. ZONINO~ A co~unication From Mr. A. ~lnuood Molton, ~r., Attorney, the Home Dealers, Incorporated, asking that a tract of land of approximately one acres, Official No. ~0601, b~unded on the south by Muse Creek, on the west by Bennington Street, S. E., on the north by an alley and on the east by property of Herbert M. Molt, be rezoned From a General Residence District to a Heavy Industrial District, was before Council. On motion .of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, co~zuunication was referred to the City Plannin~ Co.~mieelon for study, report and recommendation to Council. STR~T LIGHTS: A communication from the Appalachian Electric Power Company, listing the locations of Fourteen street lights ~hich have been ~nstalled and seven street lights which have been removed during the month of November, 1951, was Council. On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the communication was Filed. BUSE~ A petition signed by approximately one hundred patrons of Mountain Road in the Holltns Road Section, asking that they be Furnished bus service, was before Council. On motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, ~etltion was referred to the City Manager to take up with the bus companies. CITY MARKFT: A communication From Mr. W. A. Dyer, suggesting that since the :lty has discontinued leasing out Rockledge Inn on Mill Mountain that consideration be given to leasing out the City Market Auditorium on Saturday nights to off-set the loss of rental From ~ockledge Inn, was before Council. Om motion of Mr.. Cronin, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the comm~nication was referred to. the City Manager For study and report to Council. BUDCET-SCHOOL$: The Roanoke City School Board having been invited to meet. with Council at 3:30 o'clock, p. m., Monday, December 17, 1951,. for a discussion of the proposed school budget for 1952, at the suggestion of the City Manager during lest budget study meeting, and the hour of 3:30 o'clock.having arrived, the'members of the School Board, together with Mr. D. E. McQuilkin, Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. J. $. McDonald, Clerk of the School Board, appeared before the body and discussed the proposed budget For more than an hour. REPORTS OP OFFICERS: STREET ~IGHTS: The City Manager having previously reported to Council the completion of the third and final step in connection with the installation of the underHround street lighting system in the downtown business area, he submitted w~ltten report with the.request that a Resolution be adopted covering the installa- tion and removal of the street lights for Step III. Nm. Webber moved that the p~oper Resolution be prepared for a doption at the next regular meetir~ of Council. The motion was seconded by Hr. You~ and unanimou~ edopted~ ~TA?E RIGHVAYS~ The City Xenager submitted the following report~ with refers to the construction of a by-paee route leavir~ U. S. Highway Route Ho. 11 at a point approximately one mile west of the west corporate limits of the Town of Salem and connecting with Route li at a point approximately where Virginia State Highway Route No. 117 connects with Route 11, north o£ the corporate limits of Hoanoke Clty$ "Roanoke, Virginia December 17, 19~1 To TheClty Council ~oanoke~ ¥1rginia 6entlemen= The administrative officers of the Town of Salen end Ro~r~e County ~ave advised me that their official bodies expect to adopt a resolution today concerning a request to the state Department of Highways for a study of a by-pass from Route 11 which would use a section o£ the Peters Creek Road end a section of the old ~altlmore & Ohio Hallway right-of-way for a new highway. It appears to me that in a spirit of cooperation and plannln~ it would be wise to work with Salem and Roanoke County in this pro~ect~ therefore~ I recor0mend that you consider the adoption of a resolution, requesting the State Department of Hl£hwaysto make this survey. ~espectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager~ After a discussion of the matter~ H~o Webber moved that the que~tlon be tabled until Januswy L~, 19~. The motion ~ae seconded by Nm. YounF and unanimou adopted. PU~CHAS~ OF ?~0P~'~TI~-~TRNHT ~NC~OACH!~.V'f: The City ~anager submitted ~a-ltt ~ort that N~. Conley D. Harman has asked that Hr. H. J. Holdren, who purchased a .arcs1 of land located on Potwth Street~ $. E., between Highland Avenue and Avenue~ OSflcial No. ~02191~, from him, be permitted to purchase a smell strip of land varytr~ from tHree feet to eight feet owned by t he city~ lyir~ ~he Vlrgirdan Railway sidin~ right-of-way and the Holdren property~ in order to Hr. Holdren of a siding connection to a warehouse to be built on his property After a discussion of the matterv the City ~anager advisir~that he cannot the sale of the strip of land by the city, Nm. Young moved that the be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper measure Hr. Holdren to encroach on the strip of land. The F~tfon was seconded ~. Cronin and unanimouel~ adopted. WATER DEParT}lENT=. Contract for eupplylr~ cast iron pipe and fittings to be in connection with the water system improvement program in Roanoke hevin~ been to the Lynchburg Foundry Company, and the Lynchburg Poundry Company havir~ ad~laed the Clty. Hanager that it has become necessary to advance the prices on the contract b~ approximately fotw per cent, effective January 1, 19~2, and the City . having been requested to negotiate with the Lynchburg Poundr~ Company with view of havin~ the per centage of the proposed price increase reduced~ he submitte report that he and the City Auditor have cor~erred with the company and the company has a~rreed to defer the Increase until February 1, 195~. 262 It appea~ln~ that no action is nccesce~y at the present time, further consideration of the matter was deferred until a later date, LICENSE CODEr The City Hanager submitted the followir~ report, with to the license for shoo repairingt "Roanoke, Virginia December 17, 19~1 To Thc City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentl~men~ Hr. R. W. Wcyland~ 1101 Chapman Avenua~ S. ~o~ operates a small shoo located near the ¥1ecosc Plant. H~. ~ayland has called ma on two occasions because of his concern over a compa~lto~ who comes to thc Viscose Plent~ gets shoes, and takes them to his home in Salem to repair them. Thc competitor la~ of course, unlicensed in Roanoke. ~he City Attorney and I feel this should be brought to you for Respectfully suhmltted~ (Signed) Arthur ~o Owens City Hanager~ After a discussion o£ the matter, the report was filed, REPORTS OF COK~4ITTEES~ LICENSES= Council havir~ ~ eviously appointed a committee for the purpos~ makinE a stud~ of the question of establishing a License Rursau in the City of Roanoke, or employin~ additlonal License Inspectora~ the committee submitted the followln~ repcrt~ City Council . ~oanoke, ¥1rginia Gentlemen= Under File No. 3~ you appointed the undersigned co~ttee fo~ the purpose of makir~ a study of the question of establishing a License Bureau in the City of Roanoke or employir~ additional License Inspectors. After a number of meetings and considerable disct~ssion, your Co,ultras is of the opinion that it would be to the best interest of the City of Roanoke to appoint a City License Inspector who could devote his entire time to the investigation of the applications filed for City license Your Committee realizes that' at the present time the Commissioner of Revenue has a man who devotes his time to this. work~ but he ia under the supervision of the Co~seloner of Revenue and if requested by the Commiss[i to perform other duttes~ he of course, must do so. The License Inspector ~hould be unde~ the supervision and instruction of the City Hana£e~ and the City Auditor. Your Committee also realizes that if this office is created! it will probably require, in addition to the License Inspector, the eervice~ of a Secretary or Clerk to assist him. Your Comities suggests that the License Inspector have enou£h knowledge of accountin[, so that, where it is necessary, ha can inspect the records of the licensees. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Hrs. Harry E. Dixon (Signed) R. T. Edwards (Si~ned) Robert L. Lynn (Si~ned) K. C. Quinn (~lgned) Harry R. Yates" Hr. ~ebber moved that the matter be referred to the 19~ budget study lilac The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. CIT~ CHA~T~R: Council havin~ under date of October ~6, 19~9, by Resolution No. 10~, appointed a commission, to be known as the Roanoke Charter CommIssion~ to study, draft and propose necessary amendments to the present charism of the City of Roanoke or to prepare and propose a new charter for the ~overnmant of the City of Roanoke, the Charter Study Commission submitted the followlnZ report~ "December 1~, 1951. To the Council for the City o£ Roanoke Oentlemen~ A. Yotw Charter Study Co~ssion respectfully reporter (1) That it has made a study Of our present charter and our need for reviaion, by reason of which it has reached the conclusion that we do not need an entirely new charter, but that numerous revisiono are necessary The reason a totally new charter seem~s unnecessary is that our present one provides for much self goverr~ent with desirable flexibility. It is recon~ended that a revised char.tar containin~ the revisions which this report be submitted to the voters for their acceptance or rejection aa a ney cha~ter. (~) That numerous public hearir~s were held to l~hich public officials were invited. Citizens Were urged to attend and many of them were heard. Numerous civic ~roups sent thsl~ representatives° Later a section by section study of the charter vas made by this commission. Individual members In many cases made Independent studies of special problems. Citizens wrote letters and furnished printed information concernir~ the experience of other cities. Opinion soon cryetalized sufficiently for the commission to agree on most of the proposed chanFes, so that there ere only five sections which we believe should be submitted in a referendum election. A proposed ballot for that election accozpsnies this report. B. This com~ission suggests that the numbsrir~ of the sections be revised after the referendum election and after the Virginia Legislative Bureau of Research and Draftin~ has hsd an opportunity to consider a proposed bill to revise our 6hartero That Bureau may be able to make helpful suggestions about the language of the charter. This Commission recommends that such suggestions be followed, unless they are inconsistent with the proposals of this Cormission or contrary to the wishes of the public as expressed in the referendum election. C..Hany s~gested char~es ~hioh were studied byy~ur Commission were not adopted for various ~essons which will appear in transcripts of the hearings filed w lth the Clerk of the Council. the most Frequently reason beir~ the desire of this Core, salon to give to the City ss much opportunity to govern Itself as appeared proper within the limits of our State and Federal Constitutions. Respectfully, ROANOKE CHARTEi~ ~TUDY COMMISSION, By (Signed) ~alter H. Scott Chairmen (a) Proposed new sections (b) Proposed ballot" Hr. Webber moved that the report be received and turned over to the City Attorney for study and rsco~c~ended chan~es, I£ any. Tho motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYFS: Hessrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr.. Mlnton----~. NAYS: Hr. Cronln- ..... i. In a further discussion of the matter, Hr. Cronin protested that if lmmedit step~ ape not taken to call for an advisory referendum on ~he five proposed changes the revised Charter will not be ready to gu to the 1952 session of the General Assembly in time for passage and moved that an Ordinance be adopted, providing for an advisory referendum On JanuarylS, 1952, the ballot to be used in the to r~ad as follows: Shall a tax limit be retained in our Charter? --~ FOR AGAINST If the tax liait is retained~ shall provision be made for the voters themselves to allow the council to exceed the tax licit for any one year? FI POR AOAINST Shell the City of Roanoke have a seven member Clt~ Council instead of five members as at present? FOR salaries of Councilman be raised as proposed? Shall Shall we have a Conttnuir~ Board of Real Estate Assessors? AGAINST In a discussion of the motion, Messrs. Webber and YounG pointed out that certain changes were made. to the proposed Charter by ~e Chafer St6dy'Commiesion they becm~e members o£ the Commission and that they would like more time to study the p~posed changes before reaching e decision, the two Councilmen stating that there might be other controversial cha~es they might want to submit to the public Mr. Cronin replied ~at a decision as to whi~ proposed changes should be submitted to the public in a referendum was reached by a majority vote of the ~arter Study Commaisslon. Mr. Webber voiced the opinion that the public should be given ~ opportunit: to study the proposed changes in their entirety before voting in a referendum. Hr. Cronln replied that the City Attorney, the Councilmen a~ the public could be studying the proposed changes between Mw a~ the referendum, but that the important thing is to fix a date for the r efere~um in order that ~e~vised ~arter iwlll be ready to go to the 1952 session of the Ge~r~ Assembly in t~e for passage. Mr. Hunter voiced ~e opinion that a refere~um should not be held until 22nd day of Ja~a~, 1952, or the 29th day of Jenu~y, 1952, Mr. Cronln agreeing to a later date; viz, J~uary 20, 1952. The matter havl~ been discussed at leith, a~ Mr. Webber commenting that he does not feel Council should rush t~ough with something which has been u~er study for two years, Mr. Cronin~s ~tion failed for lack of a second. UNPINI~ifl;D BUSIh~SZ CITY INCIIfffRA?0RS Action on the matter of repairing or razing the old lnci~rato~ chl~e~ located at the City Garage havl~ been deferred fop on~ ~eek In order that the members of Cou~il ~ht Inspect tho fo~e~ lncl~rato~ stack a~ decide ~ethe~ the chl~ey should be razed or repaired, the natte~ vas a~ain before the body. ~. Ct.nih moved ~at the matte~ ~ tabled until ~a~a~ 7, 19~, ~tion vas ~co~ed by ~. ~ebber a~ u~ualy adopted, BUI~IN6 COD~= Draft of a propo~ed Television O~dl~e hav~ been back to the City Hana~e~ for the pu~pose of havl~ the Bu$1din~ Inapecto~ revise the draft In accordance ~ith cha~es suggested by Councilmen C~nin a~ Young, the matter ~as again before Council. ~. Hunte~ moved that the matter be t~d until February ~, 19~. The ~as aeco~ed by ~. Young a~ u~nlmously adopted. CONSID~ATION 0P CLAI~= NOne. I~H0VU~ION A~ CONSID~ATION OH'ORDINA~C~ A~ ~SOL~IONS= ~TH~S ~D ALL~YS= Ordinance No. 11~8, ~ermanently vacating, di~continuir a~ closln~ a certain l~ffoot alley a~ a portion off a ce~tain 8-foot alley adJacer to the property of ~e ~eco~ Presbyterian Ch~ch on Hilled Aven~e ~d St~eet~ ~. ~., havl~ p~eviously been befo~e Council fo~ it~ First readinc, ~,ead a~ laid over, vas a~al~ before ~e In this connection, ~. Beverly T. Fitzpatrick appeared before Council ~d presented a'deed conveying a 10-foot strip of la~ to ~e city fo~ ~ley ~hich deed has been app~oved bi the City Attorney;~ereupon~ ~. ~'ebbe~ offered follo~in~ Ordln~ce fo~ its seco~ readtn~ and final ad,pti.n= {tll~) t~ O~DINANCE Vacatl~, di~continui~ a~ closi~ that certain alley 10 feet tn vidth, lying betveen Highland Avenue on the south and a alley co~ectin~ 3rd Street and 2~ Street on ~e north and adJolnin~ the prope~ty of the Seco~ Presbyterian Ch~ch on the ea~teely side of ~e church propertT, and also to vacate, discontinue a~ clo~e ap~oximately ~0 Feet of the ~este~ly end or a certain alley ~htch leads From the ~oresaid alley on the ~est to ~nd Street on east, the said alley~ lyl~ ~ithin ~ectlon 2, Official Survey.. (Fey ~11 text of ~dina~e, see Ordin~ce Book No. 1~, Page ~. ~ebbe~ ~ved the adoption of the O~lnance. ~e ~tion ~as ascended b~ ~. You~ ~ adopted ~ the follo~lnt vote: A~$: Hessrs. Ct.nih, Hunter~ ~ebbe~ Ycu~ and the President, ~. Hinto~ ~AT~ DEPArTed: Ordinate No. 1129], providin~ for the acquisition of the Oa~den City Rese~voi~ site a the ri~t-of-~ay easement thereto, havl~ previously been before Council Fo~ lt~ First reidin~, ~ead and laid ove~, ~a2 a~ain before t~ ~. Hunte~ moved that the O~in~ce be tabled until the next re~l~ meetir of Council in order ~a2 the City ~ana~er ml~2 ascertain vhether o~ not the site has the app~oval of Alvord, Burdick and Ho~son, Consulti~ ~lnee~ ~e motion ~as seconded by ~. Youn~ ~ unanl~usly adopted. B0~St O~dlmce ~o. 11299, pro;ldl~ ~o~ the Issue and sale of In reFu~l~ bo~s, hsvln; previously been before Council Fo~ lt; ffl~st resdt~, read a~ laid over, vas a;aln before the body, ~. C~nin offrertng the for its second ~eadin~ ~d final ad,pti,hi 266 (~11299) AN ORDINANCE to p~ovide fol· the issue o~ bo~s off the city of ~a~ke~ Virginia, in the ~unt of One Nlllion One Hu~red Forty ~ousa~ Dollars ~$1)~O,~0) to provide fu~8 ~th which to retire, at ~tu~lty, One Nlllion O~ Hu~ Fo~t~ ~ous~d ~ll~a ($101~0~0~) outata~i~ tara ~s of the City off ~a~kes Vlrslnlaf that become due ~ payable on ~e first day of Aprils (Fo~ ~11 text off O~ln~ce, see O~lnance ~ok No. 16, Pa~e ~. C~nln ~ved tho adoption o~ tho O~dl~nce. The motion ~as' seconded ~. ~ebbe~ a~ adopted by the follo~i~ vote~ A~l Nasals. C~onln, Hunter, ~ebber; Yours and the President, ~. Hinto~ NAY~ No~ .....O. R~SOL~IO~ OP S~AT~ ~e City Clerk havl~ been requested to prepare a ~e~olutlon of S~athy In co~ection ~lth the death of ~. R. J. Barge~, a member of ~e Board of Zoni~ Appeals, presented s~e; vhereupon, ~. Cronin offered~the (~l130a) A RFSOL~ION In appreciation of the ~ervlces revered by R. J. Bar,er as a meabe~ of the Boa~ of Zonin~ Appeals af the City of ~oanoke, a~ extendl~ s~athy to his (Fo~ Full text of Resolution, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 18, Pa~e ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~he motion vas ~econded by ~. Hunte~ a~ adopted by ~e follo~in~ vote: A~S~ Hessrs. C~nin~ Hunter, ~ebbe~, You~, a~ the President, Hr. ~nton- ~AYS~ Hone ..... CI~ CHART~: ~. ~ebbe~ b~ou[ht to the attention or Council a~ follovl~ Resolution In appreciation of ~e services rendered by the Roa~ke ~arte (~11303) A R~OL~ION e~ressi~ to the Roanoke Charte~ Co~lsslon~ and the i~ividual non-Councllm~lc member~ thereof~ this Council's appreciation~ the valuable services revered the City of Ro~oke ns the result of long, pa[lent a~ lntelli~ent study of the pre,eat ~a~te~ of the City of Roa~ke, allied publication~ the City's over-all Fove~en~al requirements a~ especially, For Its ~rttten the City of Ro~oke. . (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~. ~ebbe~ ~ved the ndoption of ~e Resolution. ~ motion vas'seceded bi ~. You~ and adopted by ~e follo~ln~ votez A~S: Hessrs. Crontn, Hunter, Vebbe~ You~, a~ the President~ ~r. )linto~ N~$: None ..... O. HOTIONS ~D HISCHLLA~0US ~USlH~S= WAT~ DEPArtS= Hr. C~o~n b~ou~ to ~e attention of Council ~d the that it ~s his u~ePs~andi~ ~. J, W. ~ebb~ ow~P of the G~en City has declined to fuPnlsh wateP service to ~. ~. E. Shumatev 1368 telay. The C~ty Hana~eP advised that he would look into ~e TheP~ bei~ no ~PtheP b~ness~ Council ad~ouPned. AP ~OVED ~F~T~ Clerk President COUNCIL, REOULAR HEETINO, Monday, December ~, lcfii, A quoru~ £allin~ to appear, the meetir~ was adjourned until ~:CO o'clock, m,, Wedne~day~ December ~6~ 19~I, Clerk APPROVED President COUNCILe ADJOURNED R~ULAR I~'ETINO~ ~edneaday~ December ~ 1951. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in an adjourned regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Wednesday, December 26, 1951, at 2~OO o'clock, p. m., with the President, Mr. Minton, presiding. PRESgNT~ Masers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Nlnton ................... ABSEnTs None ..... O. OFFICERS ~RESENT~ Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Hr. James N. Klncanon Assistant t o the City Attorney, alxl Hr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened w lth a prayer by the Reverend A. J. Ca~lcofo, Pastor of the Hollins Road Church of the Brethren. MINUTES~ Copy of the minutes of the regula~ meeting held on Monday, : December 10, 1951, havir~ been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr; Webber, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the readir~was dispense¢ with and the minutes approved as recorded. H~ARING OP CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC ZONING= The request of Hr. Morris L. Hasinter, Attorney, representing gessr: W. J. Nelson and R. R. Nelson, that property located on the northerly side of Lynn Avenae, S. W., between Twenty-fourth Street and Bent Mountain Road, d ascribed as Lots 10-16, inclusive, Section 3; and Lots 6-10, inclusive, Section 4, Turner Addition, be rezoned from General Residence District to Light Industrial District, having been referred to the City Planning Comissfon for study, renort and tion, Hr. Masinter appeared before Council and asked that a public hearing on the rezonlng be held a t 2:00 o'clock, p. m., January 14, 1952, in order t o save time while awaiting the report of the Planning Commission. On motion of Hr. Cronln, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to publish proper notice of a public hearing onthe reque for rezoning to be held at 2:00 o'clock~ p. m., January 14, 1952, and, also, to invite the members of the City Planning Commission to sit in on the hearing. BUDGET-PENSIONS: Council having previously decided that no change would be made in the pension systems for city employees to parallel them with the coat of living index, Hr. J. B. Mitchell, a retired fireman, appeared before the body and asked that some 'increase be made in the Police and Piremen*s Pension System. On motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Crontn and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the 1952 budget study file. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: CITY EMPLOYEES: A communication from Captain O. T. Boothe, Jr., Officer-in- charge at the Roanoke Filter Center, expressing the appreciation of the military personnel on duty in Roanoke at the Filter Center for the privilege of attending the City Employees Christmas Dance held at the Colonial Hills Club on December 18, 1951, was before Council. The con~mnicatlon was filed, REPORTS OP OFFFICERS: SEWAGE DISPOSALt The City Manager submitted verbal report that the Central Contracting Conzpany, Contractor for Section 2 of the sewerage interceptor system~ has asked that the retalner upon its contract be reduced from fifteen per cent to tan per cant in consideration off the contractor advancing a credit upon tho contrac in the su~t of SS00,OO, the City Manager pointing out that the contract work ia about ninety-two per cent complete and that the surety company For the contract ~erformanca bond has endorsed the reduction, H~, Hunter moved that ~ouncil concur in the recon~endation of the City [anagsr that the request be granted and moved'that the City Attorney prepare the Resolution For presentation at the next regular moatir~ of the Body, The motion seconded by !~, Youn~ and adopted by the followin~ vote: AY~$~ Messrs, Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the President, Mr, Minton~-o~, NAYS: Mr. Webber ....... WAT~H DEPART~NT~ The City Manager submitted verbal report on tentative for the water system luprovement program, advisir~ that he plans to call for bids on Project No. 2, coverir~ the Washington Heights area and a portion oF Herahberger Road, on January 29, 1952~ and if enough pipe is available so that the contracto~ will not risk any interruption in the project, he plans to call for bids on Project No. 3, coveplng the Garden City area, sometime in February, 1952; but that it wall be sometime before he calls for bids on Project No. ~, covering the Hollins Road pending the delivery of sufficient pipe. l~ this conr~ction, Mr. Young moved that the retainer upon the contracts for the projects be specified as ten pem cent instead of, fifteen per cent as in previous contract. The motion was seconded b~ Mr. Cronln and unanimously adopted, SALE OF PROPERTY: The City Manager submitted verbal report that Mr. E. F. Jamison, Real Estate Agent, representing Mr. Frank E. Graves, has offered to purcha~ property located on the west side of Ninth Street, S. E., south of Buena Vista Avenue, described as Lot 5, Section ~, Rlvermont Development Corporation, at a price of $200.00 cash. On motion of Nm. Hunter, seconded b; Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, offer was referred to the City Manager, the City Auditor and the. City Attorney for study, report and recommendation as to whether or not the property ~hould be =old by the city, and if so, for how much. AIRPORT: The matter of operation of a food and drink establishment in the old Admtnistration Building at the Roanoke Municipal Airport on a te~oorary basis having been referred to the City Manager and the Manager of the.Airport for negotiation and to report back to Council with any reasonable proposition worked out in order that the body might approve same, the City Manager submitted verbal report that Mrs. C. M. Short has offered to operate a ltmlte~ food concess!on at the A~rport on a temporary basis at Five per cent of the gross receipts derived On motion of~'. Webbe~, seconded by~r. Young and unanimously adopted, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare the proper Ordinance, pro~lding for the rental of sp~ce to Mrs. Short,' and to present same to Council at its next regula~ meeting fo~ adoption. AIRP(~T: The City Manager submitted verbal report that the Civil Aeronautic~ Administration has requested an inspection of tho new Administration Building at Roanoke Municipal Airport by the members of Council prior to its official acceptanc. The hour for the inspection was fixed at ~:00 o~clock, p. m., January 3, REPORTS OF C0.~{ITTEES: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NOne. 270 CON$ZD~A?ZON OP CLAZ~: None, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDI~ATION O? ORDINANCEs5 AND RES0~IONSI YAT~ D~A~ Ordinance No. 11a9~ p~ovidl~ Fo~ the acquisition of the Oa~en City Rese~vol~ site a~ the right-of-way easement theretoa havl~ pveviouall been before Council ffo~ its ffirat readies read a~laid over, vas aEainbefore O~e body, ~e Ordl~ce having been tabled on its seco~ readl~ In order that the City Ha~ge~ might ascertain ~ethev or ~t the site has the ~proval o~ Alvord~ ~ur~ck a~ Ho~son~ Consultt~ ~ngineers, the City Ha~ge~ su~itted verbal repo~t that it vas ~, L. R. Hovson ~o selected the sitel ~ereupons ~.. Hunter offered the follo~inE, Ordin~ce fey its seco~ readi~ a~ Final adoption~ (~11793) AN ORDINANCE approvl~ the plan prepped by the ~ater Dep~tment for the acquisition of the Garden City Reservoir site from Fra~ S. Cooper et ux~ a~ the rl~t of ray easement thereto~ flor its distribution main) through the la~ of the ~aid Fra~ 5. Cooper and the land of P. B. Hu[heo. (For full text of Ordinance) see 0~dinance Book No. 15~ Page ~, Hunte~ ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion vas seconded by H~. ~ebber ~d adop~d by tho follo~1~ vote~ AY~SI He,sra. Cro~n, Hunter, ~ebber, YounF, a~ the President, Hr. Hlnto~- ~AYS: None ........ O. TH~IC-STa~ ENC~OACH~ ~e City Attorney havl~ been requested to p~pave the proper ~esoluttcn~ permitti~ the encroac~ent of a ~all on city property In Front of the property of Hr. Jack A. Jacob~, ~810 Guilford Avenue~ ~. ~.~ until Aprll 1, 195~, pre~ented ~e; ~ereupon~ ~, Hunter offered the (~1!30~) A ~OL~ION ~ranti~ pe~lssion to Jack A. Jacobs to.alloY a ~all heretofore erected by hla on City p~operty In front of his real estate No. 6ullford Avenue) $. ~.~ to encroach on City property until the 31st day of Hatch, 1952. (Po~ ~11 text of Re~olutton, see O~dlr~nce Book No, 18, Page 3~,) ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Cronln a~ adopted by the following vote: A~: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, a~ the President, Hr. Minton-5 RAYS: Rone .......... O, STRE~ LIGHT~: Council havl~ requested that a Resolution, approvi~ installation and removal of street lights in connection with Step III of the u~ergrou~ system, be prepped, the City Clerk presented s~e~ ~ereupoho Cronin offered the (~11305) A R~OL~ION ap~o{lnE the installation of twenty-nine stree~ lights and the removal of twenty-six street lights on certain streets in theCity Hoa~ke In connection with Step III of the downtown underground system. (Fom full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18~ Page ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Webber a~ ad.ted by the following vote: A~5: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, You~, ~d the President, ~. NAYS: Nc~ ......... O. re~ested to prepar~ the proper measure, pemittl~ ~. H. J. Holdren, owner or p~operty located on ~ourth Street, S. E., between Hl~la~ Avenue a~ AlbemaPle Aveme, Official No. ~O21~1~, to encroach on adjacent city property, In o~er to assure ~. Holdren oF a aiding co~ection to a warehouse to be built on his p~sented dr~t or an ~dinance, providing ~o~ the e~roac~ent. ~n this co~ection, ~. Co~ey D. Harman ~ho sold the property to Hr. . ~ appeared before Council a~ advised the body that It Is necessary fo~ ~. Holdren to const~ct a portion of the warehouse on the strip of city property, ~t Just a railroad loadl~ platfform, a~ that la his reason For ~an~l~ to purchase the strip of la~[ On motion of ~. Hunter~ seco~ed by ~. Cro4in a~ unanl~usly adopted, matter was r~fferred to the City Hanager, the City Audttor and the City Attorney for study, report and recom~e~ation as to ~h~ther or not the strip oF l~d should be sold by the city, and If so, For how much. H~XONS A~ HISC~OUS ~SIBF~S~ None, ThePe beln~ no ~urther buaineas~ Council ~d~ourned, APPROVED A~T ~ Clerk ~esldent COUNCIL, REGULAR Monday, December31,' 1951, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in reguiar meeti~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Building, Honday, December 31, 19~1, at 2sO0 o'clock, p, m., the regular ~eeting hour, with the President; Mr. Minton, preeidin~, PRESENT~ Measrs; Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, HI,, · ABSEb'~ None .... O. OPPICERS PRES£NT~ Mr. Arthur S. O~ene, City Manager, Mr. Randolph City Attorney. and M~. Narry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Mlllard R. Floyd, Pastl of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. MINUTES~ Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monde, December 17, 1951, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. ~ebber, seconded by ~w. Cronin and unanimously a~pted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZFNS UPON PUBLIC MATT£R$~ LEGISLATION-CITY CHARTER: The report of the Roanoke Charter Commission having previously been received by Council and turned over to the City Attorney f or study and recommended changes, if any, the local representatives of the state legislature appeared before the body for a discussion es to procedure for the maendment of the City Charter at the 195~ session of the General Assembly, ~r. Earl A. Fitzpatrick, State Senator, presentin~ the following cc~munlcatlon{ "December 31, 1951 Eon. A. N, Minton, ~ayor, Hembers, Roanoke City Council Hunicipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen{ Having been advised by ~onorable ~. E. Hoorman, Clerk of the Council, that it was the desire of City Council to have the members of the General Assembly representing the City of Roanoke appear before Council at its meetln6 on Monday, December 31, 1951, regarding procedure for the amendment of the City Charter at the 1952 session of the General Assembly, the undersigned felt that it would be well to submit to Council in writing an outline of suggested procedure. As the undersigned have not been furnished with a report of the Charter Commission, and not having been officially advised of the reco~nuendations of said Commission, the following suggestions will of necessity have to be generll in their nature. We ask that we be furnished with a copy of the report of the Charter Commission as soon as possible. Because of the likelihood that the 195~ session of the General will fix a date after which no charter amendments may be offered, it is most important that a bill providing for the desired changes be introduced early in the session. To this end the following procedure is suggested: 1. That the City Council, not later than January 15, 195~, submit to us all changes in the City Charter deemed advisable by the Council which are noncontroversial in nature, and which do not require submission to the people of the City of Roanoke in the proposed referendum. ~. That upon receipt of these recom~endations, we ln~uediately introduce a bill to a_~end and re-enact our City Charter embodying these noncontroversial matters. 3. That the bill then be held in the committee on Counties, Cities and Towns, to which it will be referred for consideration, until the questions to be submitted to the people by the proposed referendum have been passed upon. h. That upon obtaining the results of the proposed referendum, the bill then before the committee on Counties, Cities ard Towns be mmended to comply with the wishes of our people as expressed in the referendum, The above suggestions appear to be-to be the safest and the most orderly procedure whereby we may be protested against any deadline for the Introduction of charter bills which may bo adopted by the General Aesembly~ and still embody in the amended Charter tho wishes of ou~ people aa expressed in the referendum, Of course, we would wish to have tho DIvlslo~ of Statutory Resoamch and Draftln~ go over the proposed amendments to the Charter, and have the same approved by you gentlemen, before the bill is finally enacted. It is indeed unfortunate that the report of the Charter CommAsslon has been received at such a late date, that a more thorough study cannot be had by Council, the Division of Statutory Research end Drafting, and by us. However, if the above outlined procedure is Followed, It is our belief that the necessary amendments to the Charter can be made at the 1952 session Of the General Assembly. Assuring you of our fullest cooperation in every respect regarding this matter, we remain Respectfully yours, (Signed) Earl A. Fitzpatrick · (Signed] E. Oriffith Dodson, Jr. (Signed) Julian H. Rutherfoord, Jr." On motion of Hr. Webber, seconded ~y Hr. Young a~ unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to ~urnish the local representatives in the state legis- lature with copies of the report an~ reco~endatlons of the Roanoke Charter Co~lss~ Hr. Young then moved that Council meet at 8:00 o'clock, p. m., January 1952, for a discussion of the proposed changes in the City Charter, w lth a view of deciding which of the proposed changes shall be submitted to the public in an advisory re£ere~dum. The motion ~as seconded by ~. Webber and unanimously adopted, PARKS ~J~D PLAYCROUNDS: Hr. H. C. ~royles. President of the Roanoke Clvitan Club and City Engineer, appeared before Council and outlin~d plans for a Children's Zoo on top of Mill Mountain, approximately five hundred feet south of the caretaker~ house amd approximately one hundred and fifty feet east of the proposed new road from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Hr. Virgil B. Hollomsn, a member of the Clvitan Club, outlined the basic of the Children's ~oo and pointed out that it is developed around the Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme stories, the size of the zoo bein~ the equivalent area of a Football field. At this point, Hr. ~royles presented a co~unication from the City Planning Commission, advising that the Commission looks with general favor on the proposed project and Its location on Mill Mountain. Hr. Broyles also presented a co~uunication from the City Attorney, voicing the opinion that the deed con~eying Mill Mountain to the city does not preclude use of a portion of the park for a Children's Zoo. Mr. ~royles then displayed and explained the plans and general layout for Children's Zoo. Hr. H. Stanley Batl~y, also a member of the Civitan Club, advised that membe ~f the Clvitan Club have presented the plan of the proposed Children's Zoo to ~arious business firms and have ~eceived donations of materials in the smount of ~2,~37.00~ donations of labor in the amount of ~9~00; a donatMn of $176.92 cash From the Clvitan Club to be used for the purchase of animals by the club; and a o£ ~350.OO f~om the Clvitan Club in the form of labor and materials for a bowl exhibit, a total of In a discussion of the operation of the Children's Zoo, Mr. Broyles stated after the project is completed, it is recommended that the children's Zoo be the supervielo~ and operation of the Department of Parks and Recreation, that chlldre~,s Zoo be open generally from Memorial Day to Labor Day, that an admiset.n fee of ten cents be made fo~ adults, that children unde~ twelve yea~$ of Mo bo admitted free and that a charge of ton cents be mede For a por~ ~ldoo N~. Broyles estimetin~ tho cost of operation and reverses Will balance eech otho~ at approximate: ~2,8~O000~ and thet if it is wished to include tho Childrenle Zoo in tho 19~2 budget it simpl~ means addin~ the sum of $2,8§0.O0 to both sides o~ the budget, thus not affectir~ the Fixed balance. 'Hr. Broyles also pointed out that a good portion of the feed for the various entails can be obtained from scraps f¥om the City Jail, the Almshouse and other similar institutions. He suggested that the Chlldrenla Zoo be opened daily from los00 o~clocks mos to ~s00 o~clock, p° mol 6sOO otclock, p° m.~ on Saturdays and holidaysI and Sunda~ from la30 o~clo~k~ p. m°, to 7sO0 o~clock, po m.~ for the one hurdred dayz durlng'~hich it is in ~peratlon each year. In conclusion, Hr. ~royleo asked that the plan as s~bmitted by the Clvitan Club be approved hy Council, that the donations for the project in the for~ of lebor and materials be accepted by the city, end that Council appoint a ateerln~ co~lttee consisting of the City Manager, the Director of Fublic Works, the of Parks and Recreation and two members of the ~oanoke Clvitan Club to coordinate, supervise and carry the project through to complatlon. The request was taken under advisement. SALE OF PROPERTY: Tho offer of Mr. E~ F. J~mison, ~eal Estate Agent, · epresenting Mr. Frank E. Staves, to purchase property located on the west side of Ninth Street, $. E., south of Buena Vista Avenae, described as Lot 5, Section ~, Rlvermont Development Corporation, at a price of ~200.00 cash, having been referred to the City Manager, the City Auditor and the ~lty Attorney for study, report and recommendation as to whether or not the property should be sold'by t he city, and if so, for how much, Hr. Jamison appeared before Council and asked that he be given answer to his offer at the present meeting. Hr. Jm~ison was informed that no actton would be taken on the offer un~il the report of the committee is received. PETITIONS AND COM~JNICATIONS~ STADIUM: The Touchdown Club of the'City of ~oanoke having previously suggested that the membership of the Stadium Advisory Committee be reduced, a communication from Fw. James A. Bear, voicing the opinion that a reduction in the of the Stadium Advisory Com~ittee will not improve the stiuation at all, that the appointment of someone to handle the matter, who shall repor~ direct Council or the City Manager, will, was before Council. Mr. Hunter moved that the communication be filed. The motion ~as seconded Webber and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF OFFICERSs BI~DGET-WEIGHTB AND MEASL.rR'ES: Th% City Manager submitted written repot[ that it will be necessary to appropriate $18.20 to the Travel Expense account in the and Measures Inspection budget, in connection with the expenses incurred by Sealer of Weights and Measures while ~n ~lchmond taking a training course; Mr. Cr~nin offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~1!306) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~'~5, "Weights and Meaeur~ [nspecfion", of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 376.) 275 H~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~o Hunter°and e~opted by the followin~ voter AYES~ Hes~rso Cronin, Hunter~'Webber~ Your~'and'the P~eaident, Hr, Hlnten- RA¥S~ None ......... O. BUE/3ET-CE~EBRATIONS AB ~UBLIC [~TAIh~ ~e City Hamster havin~ previously brou~t t~ the ~ttention of Cou~ll a request of the Ro~oke Herchants As~ociation that the Cl~y of ~oa~ke contribute an ann~al ~unt of ~$~.~ to the 'Petard Roa~ke' Trade Promotion Pro,ram of the Roanoke Herchants coverl~ a year-*rou~ serle~ of eventa,'~ Council'havinE directed the City Hans~e~ to p~oceed ~lth the pa~ent of $1~O.~ as cave'ed In the 19~I bvdEet the c~ty*s contribution to C~lstmas Street Deco~ation~, one of the eve~t~, the question off an s~nual c ontribution for the ~ear-~rou~ seele~ off events bein~ referred to the 19~ budget study file, the City ~na~r su~ltted verbal report that the $150.~ In the 1~1 ~udEet is fey ~nicipal Christmas Ll~htin~ ~t the Christmas ~treet'Decovatlo~ project, and that the Roanoke Herchants ha~ asked ~at the City of Roanoke ~t only contribute'the ~vnt of ~37.~0 to t~e ~l~t~s Street Decorations project, coverl~ the area adJoinl~ the Bui[din~, but that It al~o contribute the amount of ~151.~0 to the Fl~ Display pro~ect on the s~e ba~l~ a~ last Council bein~ of the opinion ~hat the City et Ho~ke is ~rally oblieated to participate In the t~o p~Ject~ on the same ba~is a~ last ye~, and there ~o be ~ Included In the 1~1 budget for the t~o ite~, Hr. ~ebbev offered follo~i~ emergency Ordinance, pvovidin~ fey a lu~ appropriation of (~11~07) AN O~IN~ to ~end and reordain ~ectlon ~101~ ~Celebvatlons Fubllc Bntertai~ent~, off the 1~1 ~u~Eet Ovdlnance, a~ provldin~ for ~n emergency, (Fo~ ~11 text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 15, Pa~e ~. ~ebber ~ved the adoption of the Ordin~ce[ The ~otion ~ss ~eco~ded by H~. You~ and a~opted by the follo~!nf vote~ A~S: Hearts, C~onin, Hunter, ~ebbev, You~, and the President, H~. H[nton~ DEP~T~ OF ~LIC %~kRE: ~e City Manager submitted written reports cove~nE the expenditures ~ activities of the Dep~tment of Public Welfare dur[~ the months of October a~ November, 1951, ~n compliance with Chapter 371, Acts Asse~ly, 1950. ~. Cronln moved that the reports be f~led. The motion was seconded by ~. Webbe~ and unanimously adopted. SMO~ CO~ROL: The City Ma~Eer sub.fred w~tten reports fFom the Departme~ of .A ~ ~ P o ll~[on Control fop the months of AuEust, September, October, Novembe~ a~ December, 1951. The ~ports were f~led. DEPART}~T OP PUBLIC ~E: The City Manager subm[tted written report the Department of Public Welfare fo~ the month of November, 1951~ show~ ha~led at a total cost of ~6~,~66.11, as compared w[~h 1,~13 cases handled at a total ~ost of ~58,663.71 for the month of Nove~eF, 1950. ~ ~port was f~led. AL~HOUS£~ The City Hanager submitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of November, 1%51, showll~ a total expense of ~1,~4~,~9, a · compared with & total empense of S1~572,80 for the m~nth of November, 1950. The report wes flledo DEFARTHENT O~ ~U~LIC WOR~S~ The City Hansger s~bmitted written r aport From the Department of Public Works flor the month of Rovember, The report was filed. HEALTH DEPA~THENTi ~he City ~ana£er submitted written r~port from the Heal~ Department for the month of November, ~e report was filed° 9ECR~_ATION DEP~qTHENT~ The Clty'Ranager submitted written report from the ~epartment of Parks and Recreation for the month of November, 1951. The report was filed. ~IGHT~ AND MEASURES: The City Hanager submitted written report from the Department of Weights and Heasures for the month of November, 1951. The r aport was filed. W~TEH DBPART~[ENT: The City He.agar submitted written report that Hr. L. H. Howson, Consulting Engineer, will arrive in Roanoke on Tuesday, January 8, 195~ to meet with Council and d~scuss engineering problems in connection with the water system improvement program. The report was filed. STREETS A~ ALLEY$~ Council having earlier durir~ the year referred the question of extending Alberta Avenue, S. W., f rom its present termination to Spring Road, to ~he 1952 budget study file, the City Hanager submitted verbal r aport that Hr. James A. Bear has expressed s~rprlse at the omission of the project from the ~raft of the 1952 budget and has asked that the ~em be included in the budget before its 'official adoption. The City Hanager rec0~mending that the matter be tabled, Hr. ~eb~er moved that the request of Hr. Bear be filed. The motion was seconded by ~r. Young and unanlmo~sly adopted. REPORTS OF CO,M~ITT~ES: None. U~!NISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIES: None. IETHODUCTION A~ CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AED RESOL~TIONS~ SEWAGE DISPOSALt The City Attorney having been requested to p~epare the proper Resolution, reducing from ~tfteen per cent to ten percent the retainer upon the contract of the Central Contractlng Company, ~ontractor for Section sewerage interceptor system, presented same; whereupon, Hr. Hunter offered the Following: {~11308) A RESOLUTION authorizing a reduction of the rate'nags provided for in the contract dated December l~, 1950, between the ~Ity of Roanoke end the Contracting Company~ a corporatlon, for the construction of a portion of the Interceptor system~ by the release to said company of $50,000 of the retained percentage provided for in said contract; a~d provid~ng for an emergency. (For full text'of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~o. ~8, Page Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolutlon~ The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote: A~S~ Hessrs. Cronln, Hunter, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton NAYS: Hr. Webber ............ · AIRPORT! T~.e C~t~ Attorney having been requested to prepare the Or~ln~ce, authorizing the City Hana~er to ente~ into an s~reement with Mrs. C. Short for the operation of a limited food concession at the Roanoke Municipal Airport on a te~por~y basis, presented draft of a Resolution, authorizln~ the City Hana~e~ to procure an operator For the aZrport regtau~ant a~ to ente~ into an agreement with the operator, ~. ~ebbe~ pointed out that the aEreement ~o~ the operation of the limited food concession was to be with Hrs. C. H. ~ho~t, speclffically~ and ~ved that the matter be referred back to the City Attorney for preparation cf the proper Ordtnanc ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Youn~ a~ unanimously adopted, M~ION~ A~ MISCE~OUS BUSIh~SSI CITY OQ~k~ The. P~es~dent, Mr, Minton, read the ~ollowi~ prepared statement In appreciation of progress made by the City of Roanoke durrag the past yea~: ' "Hoanoke, December 31, 1951. Ladies and ~entlemen= Today, the last day of this year, marks our last meetl~ a~ the termination of m year of great progress ~n the City of Roanoke. have been accomplished w~thout ~he c~tizens of this con. unity work~ng harmon~ toward nakinE Roanoke the best place ~o live In th{s country. ~ numerous public works puoJects a~e fast com[~ to cozpletlon and all the i~ove~ents w~ll b~l~ co~ort and happiness to the citizens. I know that the members of the Council Join with me In e~ressin to the people ~d ou~ f{ne public employees ou~ appFe~lation fo~ excellent spirit of coope~ation a~ ~he sscP~fices made In determinat~n to carry out their duties s~ above all the fine splrlt of ha~ony that has existed In the entire city The Council Jo~ns w[~ me in wlsh~n~ that 195~ w~ll be for ~ou and ~ouvs ~he happiest~ b~Ichtes~ and finest that ~ou will eve~ have. (Sl~d) A. R. Minton (S~gned) W. P. Hunter (S~gned) Roy L. Webbe~ (S~gned) Dan (S~gned) Walter L. Young" BU~: Council havl~ held a n~bep of budEe~ s~udtes a~ hav~ng ~ome to an agreement as %o the ~tems %o be included In the 1952 budge~, Mr. Cron~n offePed the ~ollowing emergency Ordinance, prov~d~ for a total appropP~at~on of $8,32~,916.30, ~ compamed w~th a total estimated Pe~enue of ~8,039,110~00: (~11309) AN ORDINANCE mak~ sppropriat~ons from %he General ~ of the C~ty of Ro~oke fop the f~scal ye~ beginn~ January 1, 1952, ~d e~n~ Decembe~ 31, 1952, and decl~r~ the ex~s%,nce of an (For full text of Ordinance, sea Ordnance Book No. 18, Page 379~} ~. Cron~n mo~ed the adoption of %he Ordinance. ~e motion was seco~ed A~S: Messrs. CPonln, Hunter~ WebbeP, You~, and the P~esldent, ~. Mtnto~ N~YS: None ......... O. B~-WAT~ D~ART~: Council havl~ come to an a~reement In budget ~tud as to the lte~ to be included In the 19~Z Wate~ Department bud~et~ M~. C~on[n offered the Follow~ emerEency Ordinance, provldl~ for m total appropriation $999,676.5~, as co~pared with a total estimated revere of $999,700.00~ (~11310) ~N ORDI~NCE m~lnE appropP~atlons from the ~ster Department,s General Fu~ for the City of Rosnoke fo~ the fiscal y ea~ beEl~lng J~uary 1, 1952 ~d e~i~ December 31~ 19~, a~ decl~l~ the existence of an ~erEency. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ord~n~ce ~ok No. 18, PaEe 397.) V~eo Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinenceo The motionwaasecor~ed by H~o HU~ter and adopted by the following vote~ ~YES~ Heasre. Cronin, Hunter~ ~sbber, Youn~ and the President~ ~. Hlnto~ NAYS~ None ................ O, B~-CO~EHSATXOH BOA~I ~, Cro~n offered the follo~i~ Resolution, ~lt] reference to a cost*of*livi~ salary increase Fo~ e~loyees In the constitutional officesz (~11]11) A R~LUTIO~ directl~ ~e city Clerk Forthwith to advise the Co~ensation Board that this Cou~ll has ~anted cost oF l~vin~ increases to certal: e~loyees In the offices of the Co~lssioner o~ Revenue, Clerk oF Courts, City Trea~ure~, Attorney Fo~ the Commonwealth ~d the ~er~eant, all of the City oF Roano: a~ advisi~ said Co~ensation Board that if the State of Virginia la u~lllins o~ unable to ~ar lt~ pro rata p~t oF such increases this Council ~hall feel cc~ellei to repeal that portion of it~ ordinance grantl~ such co~t of llel~ increases, (For full text of tesolution, see OPdinance Book No. 15~ Page ~. Cronln moved the adoption of the ~e~olution. ~e motion vas seconded bi ~. ~ebbeP a~ adopted by the AYE~ Hearts. Cronin, HunteP, ~ebbev, You~, and the President, Hp, Hlnto~ NAYS: None ............ O. There bei~ no further buslne~s~ Council adJouPned, APPBOVBD ATT~T: Clerk Pre~ldent COUNCIL, R{~OULAR Monday, January 7, 1952. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Cou~t Room in the Municipal Buildl~ Monday, January 7, 1~52, at 2100 o~clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, }h-. Hinton, presiding.'' PRESENT~ Meeers. Cr~nln, Hunter, Webber, ¥our~g, and the President, Hr. Hlntor~ ................. ABSENT I Nonc*-o-O. OF?ZCER$ PR~PNTI N~o Arthur $. Owens. City Nanager, ~. Randolph 0. ~ittle City Attorney, end Hr. Harry ~. Yates, C~ty ~e meetl~ ~as opened ~lth a prayer by }M. H. H. ~dley, ~h~ef ~robntion OfFicer oF ~e ~uvenlle and Domestic ~elations NI~ Cop~es OF the ~l~tes oF ~e adJour~d reeler meetl~held on Wednesdny~ Dece~be~ ~ ~1~ and the~Eula~ meetinE held on ~ay~ Dece~er 19~1~ havl~been ~rnished each me~be~ of Counc~l~ ~on ~otion of seco~ed by ~. Cronin and u~animausly adopted, the readied was dispensed ~IEG OF ClTI~hS UPON PUPLIC Ih~ITATIONS~ ~. Hu~hes T. AnFell~ S~., appeared ~fore Council and in,ired the Hayor~ the me~er~ oF Council and all city officials to be the gue~t~ Grcu~hcg Club of &mertc~ No. 1~ Incorporated, at lt~ annual m~etln~ to be held at 8:00 o~clock~ p. m., 8atu~day~ February P, [95P, at'the American Le~1on ~. AnFell ~as assured that as many of the member~ of Council as fi~ it convenient to do so ~111 atte~ the meetly. ZONI~: Council havl~ for~ded to Hp. Halph A. Gl~sEo~ the reason of the Clty Planning Co~lselon fo~ its ~ec~e~ation that the request for ihe oF the [rla~ul~ block ~est of Seco~ Street, N. E., between Raleigh Avenue OPa~ Ave~e, ~Pom a Gener~ Residence D1strlct to a ~st~s District, be denied, In ~hlch recc~e~atlo~ Council concurred, ~. Glas~o~ appeared be~ore the body asked that a public hearlng on the request for rezon[n~ b e held, In oPdep [h2[ he might have an opportunity to ~ heard on the matter. ~. Cronin voiced the opinion that ~. 61asgow Is entltled to ~e privilege of bei~ hea~ on the matte~ a~ ~ved thut the City Clerk publish p~cper notice of a ~ublic hearl~ on the ~equest fop rezonIm~ to ~ held et P~OO o~clock, p. Jan~a~ ~8,' 19~. ~e motion ~as seconded by ~. Hunter and unanimously adopted. P~ITIONS ~ ~NICATIONS~ B~G~-PIHE DEPARTed: A ~ o~uaicatio~ from a co~ittee representing the personnel of the Fire Department, expresst~ apprec~ation for the ~ecent salary adjustment granted me~eP~ oF ~e Fire Department~ ~d, also, FoP the general lncPease In salaries granted ~1 city e~loyees, was before .Council. ~. Webber moved that the co~nication be Filed. The motion was seconded Hr. Young a~ unanimously adopted. STR~ LIGHT~: A co~nication from the Appalachian Electric Power Co~y~ listi~ the locatio~ of forty-four street lights ~lch were l~talled durin~ the month of December, 1951, and advisl~ that the sodi~ vapor units on ~a~ena ~rldge ~and Fra~lin Hoad BrldFe were ~placed with lncs~escen~ overhead lights, was ~e co~u~cation was flied. 280 TAXI~: A co~uunication f~om Roanoke Baaeb~ll~ Incorporated, a akl~ that the city ad~laainn tax confor~with the federal tax lsw~ exemptl~ free admisalonfrom taxes and baeing the tax on reduced rates of admission on the a~ounte actually paid was before Council, On motion of 1~, Webber, seconded by ~o Young and unanimously adopte~, the cou~unication was referred to ~he City Manager, the City Attorney and the City Auditor for study, report and reco~mendation to Council, DF. LIN~U~NTTA~ES{ A co~uunication from the Delinquent Tax Collector, eskir~ that the City Attorney be authorized to institute and conduct suits in equity for the purpose of enforcing the city~ s lien for delinquent t axes and other assessments against the properties cutlir~d in.hie comumnication, was before Council, Mr, Hunter moved that Council concur in the request and offered the followi Resolution{ (~11]1~] A RE~OLUTION authorisin~ and directing t~e City Attorney and/or his Assistant to institute and conduct suits in equity For the purpose of enForcir~ the City's lien for delinquent taxes and other assessments against certalnpropertiei standing in the name of the respective record owners the~eo£, and provid!ng for sn (For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, ~age ~01o) Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the 'Reeolutlon. The motion was seconded b~ Mr. Youn~ and adopted by the followlng vote~ AYFS: Msesr$o Crontn, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. H!nton- NAYS: None ............ O, REPORTS OF OFFICERS: ACArEMY OF ~SIC: Council havln~ previously authorized the City ManaEer t o employ the International Association of Auditorium Hanagere at a cost not to exceed $1,R00.00 for the purpose of making a survey as to a munlclpal auditorium for the City of Roanoke, as a result of the closing of the Academy of Music, he submitted the following report: "Roanoke, Virginia January 7, 1952' To The Clty Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I am In receipt of a brochure entltled 'Report On a Municipal Auditorium For the City of Roanoke, Virginia, by The New Buildings Consulting Board of the International Association of Auditorium Managers, December 20, 1951.' This is in furtherance of your instructions to this office to enter into a contract with this groop to expend ~1,200.OO for The reports are available for Council; and I am presenting ts you their statement for services. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" On motion of M~. Webber, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, report of the Consulting Board was referred to the Auditorium and Convention Hall Committee. In this connection, it was pointed out that the ~1,200.00 for the cost of the survey was never arproprlated in the 1951 bud~et~ whereupon, Mr. Young offered the following emergency Ordinance, providing for the appropriation: '281 (~11313) AN ORDINANC~ to &mend and reordein Section ~1~ 'City Councll'~ of the 1951 Budget Ordinance, and providlnE for an emergency, (For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 'Fmc You~ moved the adoption of the 0~dJnsnce° The ~otion vss seconded by Hr. Hu~te~ and adopted b~ the follo~lr~ vote, Messrs. Cronin and ~ebber stating the' they ere still opposed to the survoy~ but that they ~ill vote for the appropriation in order that the Ordinance might be passed es an emergency measures A~z Heaers. C~on!n, ~unter, ~ebben, ~oung, and the Pnesident, ~r. Hi~ NAYSz None .............. O, STREET LIGHTS= The City Hanagen submitted written nepo~t~ together with Of a Resolution~ authorizin& the installation Of at~eeb lights on certain streets in the City of Roanoke, the City Hanage~ requesting that the Resolution be adopted. ~. Young mo~ed that Council concur in the request of the City Hamster and offered the following ~esolution: (~1131~) A R~50LUTIOR authorizing the installation of street lights on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Pa~e ~. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Hunter and adopted by the followin& vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin~ Hunter, ~ebbers Young, and the President, Er. Hi,on- NAYS: None ........... POLICE DEPART~NT: The City Manager submitted written ~eport on the resigns ion Of Mr~ Robert M. St. Clair as a member of the Police Department, effective January 1~, 1952. The report was filed. CITY ~LRRKET: A co~unication from~h'. W. A. Dyer, suggestin~ that since the city has discontinued leasir~ out Rockledge Inn on Mlll Mountain that consideration be given to leasing out the City Market Auditorium on Saturday nights to off-set the loss of rental from Rockledge Inn, having been referred to the City Manager for study and repo~t, he submitted ~r~ltten report, to~etheP wlth the £ollow!nF co.~unics lion From the Clerk o£ Markets, the City ~anager voicing the opinion that the present plan is operating successfully and reco~endinF that no change be made: 'January 3, 19~. M~. A. S.-Owens~ City Manager, Roarmke, Va. Deam I~ reply to F.~. M. K. Koorman~s letter attached to your office memo of the above date, indicating my comment on the leasing of the City ~arket Auditorium. All char~es for the use of the Auditorium ts made in accordance with Resolution of Council No. 8876, passed the RSth day of November, 19~6~ which sets forth the specific rates to be charged both by the day, ni£ht week or on an hourly or r~phtly basis. In this particular instance we charge ~O.CO for each dance which is the maximum.' The present renters have used the Audltorlum each Saturday night for a number of years, and on occasion additional nights such as New Yeans ever etc, They pay their rent well in advance each-week and have caused us very little trouble considering it to be s public dance. Howe~er, as I ~m always interested in the City securin£ more revenue~ the only cotmnent I ~ould have regsrdin£ the Audito~lum being leased to the bidder would be to ascertain this person be reliable, pay the specified in advance and post bond that he vould keep same for a certain nm~be~ of months smd not have Just a few dances and the crowd does not measure up to their expectations, give it up~ as this has happened in the past. I might else add that the present renters contlnus to have a dance each Saturday mi&bt whether the crowd is large or small. 282 This foe your ln~ormation and handlingo Yery t~uly you~s~ (Signed) J, P. Dog,las Clerk~ City Ha~keto= H~. ~ebbar moved that' Council concur in the recommendation of t~e City ManaEer. The motion was secor~led by H~. Hunter a~ unanl~usly adopted. AIRP0~S Council havl~ previously adopted an Oedina~e~ establishin~ a new schedule of rates a~ char~es and fixl~ certain policies fo~ the use a~ operation of the aoa~ke ~nlclpal Ai~ort. e~fective December 16~ 19~1~' the City Hanagev submitted ~ltten repovt~ toEether ~lth the follo~ln~ co~unication ~rcm the Eastern Air Llnes~ "Decem~v ~8, lq~1 ~. Arthur 5. ~ens City Hana~e~ City of Hoa~ke Hoanoke~ ~lrtinta DearS. Owens ~e have recently ~ce[ved from ~. Hporman~ City Clerk, a copy of O~lnsnce ~11~9~ establishl~ as of December 16~ 1951~ a new schedule of rates and charges for the use of the Roanoke Eunicipal Airport. As lo~ a~o as last June, as ~ell as several times since~ ~. Harrls~ ~e Airport Han~er, was requested to arra~e a neetlnC with the prope~ City officials for the purpose of r~ot[atl~ a new Airport ~eement to superse. the one expivinE Dece~e~ 1~. On each occasion ~e ~ere advised that such a meeti~ was u~er co~lderation by the City a~ we wou!d soon be advised ~en It would take place. It was~ therefore, a consldeeable surprise to learn that the shove mentioned O~Inanco had. ~een passed ~[thout the airltn haul, been ~iven an opportunity to be heard on a matter so vitally important to them. In view of the efforts the airlines have made to obtain a new a~reement prior to December 1~ a~ as failure to do so was not their fault, ~'feel that it is uMal~ for the scheduled carriers to be placed u~ev a co~ulsov: rate without thouEhtful conside~ation havi~ been Elven to t heir p~lnt of view. It is our feeli~ ~at the fo~mev AivpoFt landl~ fees should contln until ne~ rates have been ~tually s~reed upon. The airline representatives' ~ ~ld like to meet with you, o~ with ~%o~ev~r you ~t deslEnate, a~time after January 1~ fo~ the purpose of w~kinE out a new airport use a~=eement. If you concu~ ~ith~ls thought will you killy select a date a~ advise me of s~e at ~ouv earliest convenience In o~dev that we may plan accordinEly. Await~nE your reply with interest, I ~ Very truly you~s~ (~i~ned) Leslie P. A~nold Vice ~esident" In a. discussion of the matte~, H~. You~ voiced the opinion that it was no more the duty of the city ~ notify the various airlines uslnF the. Ho~no~e Hunictps Airport of ~e proposed new schedule of rates and charEe~ than ~t was the duty of the alvlines to contact Council direct fo~ a he~l~ on ~e matter~ since they aware of the exp~ration of their contracts on December 1~, 1951~ a~ ~ved that the City Clerk ~ lnst~cted to ~tify the Eastern Air Lines that Council will hear the airline representatives at its meetl~ on January P1, 1~52. The motion was seco~e by ~. Cronin ~d un~imously adopted. ~A~ D~A~TH~=. ~e City Ha~er submitted ~itten repg~t with the request ~at the e~lo~nt of Malcolm Plrnie Engineers be contl~ed fo~ one ye~ at'a consideration of ~1~500.OO~ fo~ the purpose of reviewi~ the opera, ion of the aerator at the Carv~ Cove Filt~ation Plant. Afte~ a discussion es to the need fo~ an outside consultant for another yeae, 1~. Webber moved that the matter be referred back to the City Ha~er fo~ furthe~ neEotlatio~ with the Halcolm Plrnie E~inee~s with a view of ascertalnlnE. whether ov not Mr. Plrnle will reduce his fee to I1,O00.OO per a~m. The notion was seconded by Hr. Hu~tev a~ u~anl~usly adopted. 283 GRADE CR0$SINOS{ The ConeultinE Engineers hevir~ completed their study and report for Stage II of the advance er~lneering study £or the Jefferson Street Orade Croeeir~ Elimination Project, and the City HanaFer havin~ previously pointed out to Council that the next step is to determine the means of advancir~, detail construction plans and actual financin~ of the project, he submitted the followin~ report{ .'Roanoka~ Virginia January 7, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: The State Department of Highways has asked that we meet with them in Richmond on Prlday, January 11, at ll{O0 A. H. at which time the United States PubltcRoads Administration, the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, the City of Roanoke, and the Department af Hi£hwaye will discuss plans and Finances for the proposed grade crossir~ elimination at Jefferson Street. I expect that I will go, along with several members of otw staff, to the ~etir~. We, of course, will keeR you informed as to the happenings at the conference. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~sns City Hanagsr~ The report was fllcd. WATF~ DEPArTmeNT{ Council havln~ previously adopted a Resolution, directing that ~hen the ~ater Eepart~snt advertises for bids for the extension of its ~lstribution syate~, the department shall make a detailed estimate ~ho~In~ the cost at which it could perform the contract, lncludtn~ therein a list of the equipment required, the City Hanager submitted written report, together with the £ollowI'r~ co~unication from Hr. Charles E. ~Decemb'er a?, 19~1 ~oanoke City Council Roanoke, ¥1rglni.a Gentlemen: Pursuant to Resolution No. 11276, dated November 5, 1951, due inquiry has been made callir~ for prohable delivery and price of that equipment necessary to economically undertake all the work In connection with the lay[nF of water mains and their appurtenances by Water Department forces. The nature of the report with respect to street restoration equipment has prom~ted this preliminary report pendin~ final consideration of the items called for in the resolution. Water Department forces have never been organized for the ~urpose of restoring all pavement cuts. Until a few years ago, City street forces did all restoration work; and where the work was occasioned by the Water the predecessor Rrivately operated water company, and all other utilities, hill for the work done, including a ~0~ overhead allowance, was rendered paid lnt9 the general funds. Since the discontinuance Of this practice, all utilities including the Water Department, have been required to restore pavement with their own forces, and this Department has caused this ~ork to be done by others~ smaller units on a submitted detail cost plus Basis and larger units by contract. The work done by the street department was reduced to restoring normal wear and tea~ on the streets and sewer work. Street restoration is an engineering pro~ect common to sewer, electric power, telephone, and water work s under ground structure installations. The work requires its own peculair complement of equipment which~ like all construction equipment, must reEularly be used if econo.my is to he realized. A complement of equl~raent to meet the needs of reatorln~ pavement trench t~rk only would cost, in the light of recent inquiry, approximately $25,000 resulting in a working day dep~eciation factor of approximately ~)0 the equipment in use or idle. A recent survey conducted by others and reported ~n our trade Journals shows that even in those cities large enough to economically do their own water main ins~allation Work, street restoration Is done by others. ha '284 Accordin~ly~ It ia recommended that the Yater Department continue to have its street restoration work done by others. However, it is believed that it muld be to the Department's advantaEe financially if the City were to orEaniza a street restoration unit properly equipped so that it could undertake all street restoration work, charElr~ others for the work occasioned in both t heir const~uction and maintenanCe work. It is accordinFly recommended that consideration be Eiven to equl~pin~ such a unit~ that such £ddltional equipment as may be found necessary to purchase, be purchased with Yater Department capital funds and l~edlately sold to the street department upon a monthly payment plan sufficient to co,plate the purchase In a three-year period, lncludin~ interest on the orlElnel cost at the effective rate of the third bond issue of the ~ater Department. It is ~rther recommended that a revolvlr~ ffund be created for the purpose of operatin~ this street restoration department, thus reducln~ to a minimum the initial appropriation From ~enerel fu~de~ ar~ further creditin~ to this revolvln~ fund the income derived fro~ p~rformlr~work for others. ~lth such a plan adopted~ It is believed that the street restoration costa o£ ~ater Department work could be held to a point materially below that which any private contractor would be obllEated to chares, especially where the work involves small quantitieao I£ this ne~ly or£anised street department were to do all of the street work occasio~ed by all the utllitle it can be readily seen that evch e department frequently would restore the pavement over service cuts in a particular bloc~ in the downtown section fo sewer, water, and ~aa es a single work project rather than have three separate private contractors or a single private contractor employed by three different companies. The balance of the items celled for in ~esolution No. 11)?$ will be submitted as soon es possible. Respectfully submitted, [Si~nad) Charles E. Engineer .in Cflar[e of 6onstruction Water Department" Further consideration of the matter was deferred, psndtn~ a conference ~. L. R. Ho~aon, Consultin~ Engineer, at 1~00 o~clock, p. m., Tuesday, January SALE OF PROFF~.TY: The offer of Mr. E. F. J~lson, Real Estate AFent, representinE ~. Frank E. Graves, to purchase prouerty located on the west side of Ninth Street, S. E., south of ~uena Vista Avenue, described as Lot 5, Section Rlvermont Development Co~poratton, at a price of $200.00 cash, herinE been referred to the City Manager, the City Auditor and the City Attorney for study, report end recor~endat!on as to whether or ~ot the property should be sold by the city, and tf so, for how ~n/ch, the committee submitted written report that it feels, ~fter an on-the-site inspection in addition to ir~ormattcn received from competent authorit~e~ that the city should set a price of (~50.O0 on the lot. Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the report of the committee and that F~. Jm~lson be advised that the city's price for the lot is ~50.OO. The zotion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. SALE OF PROPERTY-STREfT ENCROACRMEb~: The request of M~. H. J. Holdren, owner of property located on Fourth Street, S. E., between HiEhland Avenue end Albemsmle Avenue, Official No. ~OP191~, to purchase a small strip of lend varyinE from three feet to e~ht feet, lyir~ between the ¥1rEinlan Railway. sid~nE rtEht-of- way and the Holdren property, in order to assure Mr. Holdren of a sidin~ connection to a warehouse to he built on his property, hav~r~, been referred to the City ManaEer, the City Auditor and the City Attorney for study, report and reoommendatio es to whether Or not the strip of land should be sold by the city, and if so, for how much, the eom~lttee submitted w~ltten report that ~t does not feel the city would need or could use the strip of land end that it believes that ~PbO.O0 is fair value to establish for the land, with thsproviso that the purchase construct a substantial buildinE on his property within one year~s time, the committee polnti out thaL the city would furnish M~. Holdren a quitclaim deed. l~, Cronin moved that Council concur in the report of the committee and that Hr, Holdren be advieed that the city's price For the etrip of land ie The motion was seconded by Hr, Webber and unanimouely adopted, UNFIMI£HED CItY I~ClNERATOR~ Action on t~e matter of repairlr~ or razing the old incinerator chimney located at the City Sarape havirg been deferred, in order that the members of Council might inspect the former incinerator stack and decide whethe the chimney should be razed or repaired, the matter was again before the bod~. Upon the recommendation of the City Manager, Hr. Young moved that no ~urthe action be taken on the matter. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimous adopted. SCHOOL~-PARK~ AW PLAYCROURDS: The matter of acquiring a portion o£ the Lena M. Hlnlnger property having been tabled for Further considerstiou at the prose meeting, the question was again before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the £ollcw[ng commcunication from the City Planning Co~ission: "Janus,fy 3, The Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Hoanoke, Virginia. Oentlemen~ The City Planning Commission was requested by representatives of the Roanoke City School Board to noet with them and Mr. R. D. Nlninger for a discussion o£ Its plans for a proposed school site on a portion o£ the Nlninger property located east of ~lllia~son Road. This conference was hal so that prompt action could be taken by the Com~lssion and City Counc!l in order that the tract of land needed might be definitely acquired without further delay to permit the School Board to proceed with construction as it is deemed vital that said school be ready for operation when the school term begins in Bsptember, After a careful study of the proposed plans of the School Board, the City Planning Comnission makes the Following recom~endation to City Council 1. That the City of Roanoke acquire a tract of land o£ approximately 1~ acres of th~ property of Hrs. Lena ~. Nininger, located east of ~llliamson Road, for a proposed school site, and also an additiol acreage ad,scent on the south for a proposed park site. 2. That the proposed school site be bounded on the north by Frontier Road extended, on the east by the center line of the proposed McAfe, Street as indicated on a preliminary subdivision plat of the Nintng~ property previously approved, on the west b! a 50-£oot street bo be dedicated, said proposed street intersecting with existing Barkley and Preston Avenues, and on the south by Preston Avenue extended to the said proposed McAfee Street. 3.That the proposed park site be bounded on the north by said Preston Avenue extended, on the south by Trinkle Avenue extended, on the east by the center line of said proposed McAfee Street, and on the west by a proposed 50~Foot street running north and south from Frontier Road to Trinkle Aven~e. ~. That Barkley Avenue and Christian Avenue be terminated at the intersection with the proposed north-and-south street to be dedicat~ 5. That said sites be acquired in accordance with an accurate field survey to be made and a subdivision plat properly filed showing the dedication o~ said proposed streets. ~. That the purchase contract set Forth that Frontier Road, Preston Avenue and Trlnkle Avenue be opened and improved within a time to intersect with said proposed McAfee Street. it was brought out in the discussion that the remaining Ntntnger land, which is gradually being subdivided and developed, will benefit by the improvement o£ the proposed McAfee Street extended north to Frontier Road, and that Hr. ~intnger, representing the owner, agreed to bear half of the necessary cost to J-~prove said proposed McAfee Street. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. HcCorkindale, Jr. Chairman. P. S. The Commission, in describing the property as bounded by the afore- mentioned streets, was merely showing how it felt that the streets 286 should be placed for the convenience of the property in q4estion and the surroundln~ properties, and it was not attemptlr~ to dictate who was to dedicate said streets or who was to l~prove said streets, tho recline boir~ that this was a question to bo settled between the Interested pertieso-tho City of Roanoke~ tho Roanoke City School ~osrd, and the present owner of said property.# After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Webber voicing the opinion that the city ~hould not have to pay H~s. Nlninger forthat portion of her land through which streets are proposed to be extended to HcAfee Street, projected, on motion of Hr. Your~, seconded by ~h-. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the question of acquiring a portion of the Lena M. Nlninger property was referred to the City Mens[er, the City Attorney and Councilman Webber for study, report and reco~raenda- tion to Council es to what should be done. COKSIDERATION OF CLAIH~ None. IhTRODUCTION Ah~ CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AI~ RESOLUTIONS: AIRPORT: The City Attorney havir~heen requested to prepere the pro'er Ordinance, authorizing the City Man~ger to enter into an aFreemcnt with Hrs. C. M. Short for the operation of a limited food concession at the Roanoke Municipal Airport on a temporary basis, presented sar, e; whereupon, Hr. Webber moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon Its first reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, I~r. Htnton- NAYS: None ........... O. (~11315] AN ORDINANCE authorizin~ the City Manager t o execute a lease for and on behalf of the City of Hoanoke, between the City of Roanoke on the one part, and Mrs. C. M. Short, on the other part, leasing unto the said Mrs. ~hort the airport restaurant, or grill, on a month to month basis commencing as of December 1951, upon certain terms and conditions. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council o£ the City of Roanoke that t~e City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute a lease fo~ and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, between th~ City of Roanoke, on the one part, and Mrs. C. Short, on t~e other part, leasing unto the said Mrs. Short the airport restaurant, or grill, on a month to month basis commencin~ as of December 21, 1~51, upon such terms and condit~ons as the City Manager may provide but including a provision for the payment by the lessee of a monthly rental equal to five (5%) per cent of the gross revenue received 'by said lessee from her business conducted at said airport restaurant; a provision that the City will furnish all necessary ol~ctricity, gas, water and other public utilities necessary for the conduct of said lessee's business at said airport; and a provision that either party may terminate said lease upon ten (10) days' notice in wrltin~ to the other pa~ty of ils or her intent So to do. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. CITY CHARTER: The Roanoke Charter Co~lssion havin~ previously submitted its report and recommendations to Council, Mr. Webber brought to the attention of Council draft of an Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney, providing for the holding of an advisory referendum on three questions decided upon by the majority of the body at an infi. ormal meeting on January 3, 1952, and the Ordinance was read by the City Clerk. In a discussion of the Ordinance~ Hr, Cronin protested that the wording o£ the second question, vizl ~hall the City retain its present five-member Counci is misleading and could ~e construed as meaning the present Councilmen; whereupon~ ~. Webber ~ved that the draft of Ordinance be ~e~ed by deletl~ the word ~present' from the seco~ queation. The ~tion was ~eco~ed by ~. You~ ~d unanimously adopted. In a fu~the~ discussion of the matter, ~. Cronin still proteeted that ~ention should ~ made as to ~bethe~ o~ not the ~be~ of Council members should H~. You~ replied that he did not ~ee ho~ the ~ordin~ of the q~est~on ~e clarified a~ Further. ~. Young then moved that the Ordinance, provldt~ for an advisory refere~u~, be a~opted as an emergency measure. The motion was seco~ed By ~M. Webber and lost ~y ~e followl~ vote since an emergency measure requires a four- f~fths aff~rm~tive vote: A~S: Messrs. Webber~ Young, a~ the President, ~. ~nton ..... 3. NAYS: Messrs. 6ron~n e~ Hun~er ............ ~. C~nln moved that the seco~ question in the dr~t of Ordinance be m~e~ed to read as follows: eShell the City increase the n~ber of 2o~ncll from five to seven~. ~e motion was seconded by ~ ~unter ~d lost by ~e follow~g vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronln and Hunter .......... NAYS: Messrs. Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton .... ~3. ~ter a further discussion of the matter, ~. ~oung protesti~ that attempt to change the wordin~ of the seco~ question are a deliberate effort to turn the question around, a~ ~essrs. Cron[n and Hunter replyi~ that they are ~ere~y follow ng out the la, age of the Roanoke ~h~rter Co~isslon, ~. Cronln moved that the Ordinance as or~ginall~ offered by M~. You~ be adopted as an emergency measure. ~. Young pointed out that a Councilman voti~ with fha m~nor[ty cannot move a reconsideration a~ offered the following emergency ~dfnance~ (~11316) AN ORDINAN~B directl~ a~ providt~ for the holdt~ of an electio~ In th~ C~ty of ~o~oke, Virginia, ~o t~e ~e sense of the qualified voters of ~e City of Ro~oke on the follow;n~ quest[ons~ (a) Shall the Cit~ retain its present t~ limit ~n the ~art~r~ (b) Shall the City retain its five-member council (c) ~e you for or against Council establishin~ a ~ont~nut~ ~oard of Real E~tate AssessorsT ~d ~rovldl~for an emergency. (For full text of O~[nence, see Or~inance Book No. 18, Page ~0~.) ~. You~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e motion wes seconded by ~. ~ebber a~ ~dop~d by the follo~ vote: A~S: ~essrs. Cronln, Hunte~, Webber, You~, a~ the Presid~nt, Mr. M~ntc~ 5. NAYS: None ............ O. ~OTIO~S ~D ~SCELLA~OUS ~USI~S~ PA~ AND P~Y~ROU~S: The plans of the ~a~ke 6lvitan tlub for a ~hildre~ Zoo on top of ~ill ~ountain hevi~ Been taken u~er advisement at ~e last meeti~ of Council, ~. Webber offered the following Resolutton~ 28q ({11]17) A 'RESOLUTION generally approving the plan of the Clvitan Club for the conetruetion of a municipal children's soo on the top of Mill Mountain{ appointing a committee to coordinate, supervise and carry said project through to completion{ authorlzin~ said committee to accept, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, certain tendered donations in connection therewith{ placing the operation thereof, when comPleted, under the general supervision o£ the City Manager through the Department o£ Parka and Recreation; suggesting that the City Manager and the Director of the Department of Parka and Recreation study the suggestions made by the Clvlten Club as to the manner aald zoo should be operated{ end expressing this Council's present intention later, and aa funds ara needed therefor, to appropriate a sum of approximately Twenty-Eight Rur~red and Eighty Dollars to etaff and operate said zoo, after its completion, durin~ the year 1952. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page After a diecussion of the Resolution. the City Manager expresaing conftdenc that the Health Deportment will take care of the matter of any odors which might be created by the establishing of the zoo on top of Mill HOuntain. and that the revenue will offset the cost of operation, Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted 'by the following vote AYER: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, ~. Minton- NAYS: None ......... O.- WAT~ DEPARTM~nNT: Council having previously adopted a Resolution, the Virginia ~epartment of Highways to surface treat Virginia Secondary Route No. 6~, from U. S. Highway Route No. ll to the City of Roanoke~s property at carvins Cove, Mr. Webber moved that copies of the Resolution be forwarded to e ach of the city's three local representatives in the legislature for conference with General Jm~es A. Anderson, State Highway Commissioner, with a view of expediting the improvement of that portion of the highway in question. The motion was seconded byMr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTMENT: Mr. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the City Manager the question as to ~t~ether or not Grandtn Road Extension is included in the water system improvement program. The City Ma~aaer advised that he would look into the matter. DOGS: Mr. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the City ~nager complaints received from residents on Eden Drive, N. W., as to dogs running at The City Manager ad*lsed that he would look into the matter. ANNEXATION-FIRE DEPARTMENT: Mr. Cronin raised the question as to the status of plans for a fire station in the Idlewlld-Kenwood Addition area and moved that City Manager submit a progress report to Council within sixty days. The motion seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. GRADE CROSSINGS: At the request of M~. Young, Council went into an executiv session and after the executive session Hr. Cronin offered the following Resolution with reference to detail construction plans for the Jefferson Street G~ade Crossing Elimination Project: (~11315) A RFSOLUTION authorizing., the City Manager to enter into negotiatio on behalf of the City, with the Virginia Department of Highways, the United States Eureau of Public Roads and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, for the 289 preparation of detailed const~ction plans For the ell~tnation of the Jefferson Street ~adecrossl~ a~ to agree withthesaid ~rties~on behalf o~the~lty~ that the City o£ ~oke will participate in tho cost of such plans in an amount absolutely equal to the amount to be ~rna by the N/z~olk a~Vestern Railway Co,any. CFor ~11 text of Resolution. sea Ordinance Book No. 15. Page ~O?o) ~. Cronin~ved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion was aeconded by ~o Hunter a~ adopted by the £ollowin~ vote~ A~S: Hessrs. Cronin~ Runter~ ~ebber~ You~. and the President. ~. RAYS~ None ............. O. ~ere bel~ no further busiest. Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNC I~'.s REGULAR Monday~ January 1~ 19~2. The Council of thc City of Roanoke met in {~esular meetin8 in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Buildin8, Mondaye January It, 19~2, at 2~00 oe~lock, po mo, t~e regular mee~ln~ hour, with the President, H~. Minton, prosidins. PRES£NT: Masers. C~onin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the Preside~t, Hi.o Minton ..................... 'ABSENT: None ....... 0FPICERS PRESENT: Mr. Arthur -~o Owens, Cl~y Manager, ~j Randolph Go ~hitt] City Attorneyv and H~o l~arry Ro Yates, City Auditor° The meeting wes opened ~lth a prayer by the Reverend Eaton Ho Ratthewsv Associate Pastor of the Calvary Baptist ~hurch° MINUTES: Copy off the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, January 7, 19~2, having been furnished each member o£ Council,upon motion of Hr. ~ebber~ seconded by N~o Young and ~nanimouely adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded° H~A~IRG OF CITIZENS U~0N PUBLIC ~ATER DEPA~T~h~ ~r~uant to notice of advertisement flor bids For the ~ateP Department off the City of Roanoke a ~lovinator for the Falling Creek F~lte~ Plant, accor~nS to spec~ffications ~u~ni~hed by ~e ~ater Department~ · aid bids to be rec~ved by ~e City Clerk until ~:O0 o~clock~ p. m.~ Hondayv ~anvary 1~, 19~2, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Hr. ~lnton~ asked l~ ~ere ~as a~one present ~o did not ~lly u~er~ts~ the advertisement, IF ~ere ~as a~one pre,ant ~ho had been denied the p~lvlle~e of biddi~, a~ if there ~ere ~ ~e~tions about the advertis ment a~one ~o~d l~ke to ask~ end ~ representative p~e~ent rat~lng a~ ~estlon, the Pres[dent~ Instructed ~e Clerk to proceed ~[th tho openin~ of the t~o ~e bids having been opened a~ publicly r cad ~Fore Council, ~. Hunter offered the Follo~i~ the C~ of ~oanoke a ~lorlnator for the Falling Creek Filter ~lant to a co. tree composed of ~. G. H. Ruston, Acting gana~e~ of the ~ate~ Department, ~. A~thu~ ~enz, City HanaEe~, a~ ~. Charles E. ~ore, E~lnee~ In ~arEe of Con~t~ction of the ~atev Department, for tabulation and ~poPt to Councll. (For full text of Resolution, see O~dina~e ~ok No. 18~ Page ~. Hunte~ ~ved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion ~as zeco~ed by ~. You~ a~ ad.ted by the follo~l~ vote: A~S: Hessrz. Cron[n, Hunter~ ~ebbe~, You~ and the President~ H~. Hinton- ZONING-~R~S A~ ~L~S: Notice of public hear~ on the question ~ezonl~ property located on ~e ~rthe~ly ~lde of Ly~ Avenue, S. ~., between ~enty-fou~th Street a~ Rent ~tain Hoad~ described as Lots 1~16, lncluslve~ Section ~; a~ ~ts ~10, inclusive, Section ~, ~rne~ ~dition~ from General Hesldence District to LIEht Industrial Dlst~ict~ havl~ been published In ~e Roanoke t~orld-Newa pursuant to Article XI; Section 43, of Chapter Sl of the Code off the Clty of Roanoke~ setting the tlmo of the hearing at 2~00 otclock~ p. Honday, J~u~ 1~, 19~ the ~ttev ~as before Cou~ll, ~. Hor~ll L. Attorneys represent~n~ ~ssra. ~. ~. Nelson a~ R, R. Nelsonv appeaPl~ before the body a~ pointi~ out ~at most off the s~r~ndi~ area ia zend fop bus~ness~ l~uatrial o~ heavy i~ust~lal purposes[ thereby ~e~e~ the p~e~ty o~ his clients useless ffo~ a~ p~pose othe~ th~ ll~t - In a fu~the~ discussion oF ~e ~tte~ ~s. J, H. ~lstler, ~OR Ave~e~ S, ~., appeared before Council, advisin~ that she is not opposed to the rezonl~ ~t that she la opposed to the p~oposed closin~ oF ~enty*Flfth ~treet~ S. ~., ~rth oF Ly~ Avers ~ an ~ley, u~eas it Is decided to close T~enty-Flfth Street all ~e way ff~om Ly~ Avenue to ~a~ord Avers, ~s. Klstle~ maintainl~ that IF the portion oF ~enty-fifth Street between the alley a~ ~anford Avenue leff~ open, ~at part oF the street ~ill be used by t~cks ~ol~ to ~ From property proposed.to be rezoned. Eve~yone present havl~ ~en ~lven an opportunity to be heard on the matte a~ the me,ers oF the (ity Fla~inE Co, salon havinE been invited to sit in on the hea~ln~ ~. Hunte~ ~ved that the City Pla~ln~ Co~lssion be requested to submit its ~port a~ reco~e~atton on the p~po~ed rezoninE before the end the present meetl~ Iff po~sible. ~e motion ~as seceded by Hr. ~ebber a~ unanimously adopted. Atthis point~ ~. Hasinte~ presented the ffollo~ln~ petition~om his clients aakin~ that Ly~ Ave~e~ S. ~'.,~tween ~enty*ffourth ~treet ~ Bent ~ntain a~ T~enty-F~Fth ~treet, S. ~'. ~ between Ly~ Avenue and the alley north oF Avenue~ be pe~anently vacated~ discontinued ~d VIRGINIA: IN THE COUNCIL FOR T~ CITY OF ROANOKE AT A IN ~c ~PLICATION TO THE COUNCIL ON ~ CITY OF ROANO~ VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCO~I~ A~ CLOSE LY~ A~, S. ~., ~ BH~ HOU~AIN RO~ A~ ~th STR~, S. ~., INT~ CI~ OF ROAN0~, V~GINIA~ A~ TO PURT~ VACATE~ DISCO~I~ ~ CLO~ T~AT PORTION OF ~th STR~, S. ~., ~N LYNN A~E~ ~. V., A~ ~E AL~ P~tv.~r.I~ LYNN A~ TO T~ NORTH, SA~ ~ C~ OP ROANO~, VIROINIAJ T~ ~T~S A~ T~ A~ ~ ~ ~E SHO~ ON ~E H~ OP T~E C. H. T~ ~S OP C~CU~ CO~ ON ROA~ COU~Y, VIRGI~A~ ~D ARE ~ 8HORN ON T~ P~T ~ SECTIO~ ~, ~, A~ ~ ON T~ C. H. TUR~ ~P ~E BY C.-B. HA~O~ A~ ~N~ ~TA~ C~TIPI~ ENGI~RS, ON AUGUST ~O ATTAC~ A~ N~E A FA~ ~EOP. ~e u~ePsigned do here~ respectffully petition the Council oF the C~ty o~ Roa~ke, Virginia, to pe~anently vacate, discontinue ~ close~ as provided by T~tles 1~-75~ and ~3-1~7 oF the Code oF Virginia as ~e~ed to date~ ~at portion of that certain street In the City off Hoanoke~ known as Ly~ Ave~e, ~. V.~ betveen Bent ~ntaln ~oad and ~th Street, ~. ~., In the City oF Roanoke~ Vir~lnia~ a~ that portion off that certain street In the C~ty oF Roanoke~ V~rginia~ knovn ~ ~th ~treet, S. between Ly~ Avers and an alley p~allell~ Ly~ Avenue to the North~ said alley extending from Nent ~untain ~oad to ~th Street, S. ~., in the City oF ~oa~ke~ Virginia; the said street~ a~ the ~ley referred to hereinabove are shorn onthe map off the C H Turne~ la~s off reco~ Plat Book 1, p~e 2~], In the ClerkVs OFff~ce'off the C~rcul~ Co~t oF ~o~noke County, Vir~l~a, ~d are al~o sho~n on the plat of ~ections and ~ off the C. H. Turner map ~de by C. B. Halcolm and ~on, Certified E~l~ers, on A~st 17~ 1~1~ fop ~. J. Nelson a~ R. R. Nelsonv a copy of ~lch plat Is hereunto attached a~ ~de a part hereoF; ~ hereuith File an ~F~davit m~ked ~lb~t Ao aho~lng ~at prope~ legal ~tice off ~la petition a~ applicat~on has been duly a~ legally po~ted as requl~ed by Your petitionere'requestl (l) That ~h~ee (3) viewers, as p~ovid~ by. Title 33-1~7 of the Code of Virginia aa amended to date, be appointed to view the above described streets which your petitioners are raqueatir~ to be vacated, discontinued and closed, and to report.in writing their.fi.odin, s, es required b~ lawo (~) That if and when the portions of the said streets and the alley herein,boys referred to are formally vacated, discontinued and closed, that the ordinance providing £or the same shell ~irect the proper person to mark upon all recorded plata showing said streets, which may be of record in the Clerk's Office 9f the Circuit Cou~t of Roanoke County, Vlrginia~ in the Clerk's Office of the ~ustinge Court for the City of l~oanoke, Vlrginia~ in the En~lnser~e ~f£!ce .for the City of Hoanoke, Virginia, ~vacated, discontinued and closedt, referring to the book and pa~e of resolutions and ordinances of the Council of the City of Roanoke~ Virginia, the o~dinances ~hich direct this action shall be spread. (3) Your petitioners would reapect£ully show unto the Council that have agreed with the Planni~n~ Commission of the City of Roanoke~ Vlrginia~ to dedicate to the City of oaneke, Virginia, without cost whatsoever t'o t: City, a strip of.land thirty-eight (38) feet in depth~ fronting on the alle hereinsbo?e referred to, between Bent Hountain ~oad and ~ th Street 'S. ~., in the City of Hoanoke, Virginia, and extending along said alley from ~th Street, S. ~o, to said Sent Hountain Road, for the purpose of widening said alley and converting the same Into a street, in t he event that the said streets described in this petition shell be vacated, disconti~ end closed in accordance with the prayer of.this petition. (~) Your petitioners would respectfully show that they ere the owners of Lots 10, 11, 17, 13, 1~, 1~ and 1~, Section 3, Lots ~ ?, 8, 9 and 10, Section ~, end all of Section ~, · ccording to the C. Ho Turner map, of record in Plat Book 1, page 273, and as shown on the plat o£ said property her,unto atteched and made a pert of this petition. Sespectfully submitted, W? J. NELSON and R. S. NELSON (Signed) By: Morris L.'Mastnter Morris ~. Masinter, Counsel~ Council being of the opinion that viewers sho61d be appointed to report on matter, Mr. Bunter offered the following Resolution as prepared by Hr. Masinter: (~11320) A RESOLUTION provld!n~ for the appointment of three freeholders as viewers in connection with the petition of W. J. Nelson and S. H. Nelson to vacate, discontinue and close the portion of that certain street in the City of Soanoke, Virginia, known as Ly~nAvenue, S. W., between Bent Mountain goad and 2~th Street, and the portion of that certain street in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, known a s 25th Street, S. W., between Lynn Avenue and an alley paralleling Lynn Avenue to the North, said alley extending from Bent Mountain Road to 2~th Street, S. W., in the City of Roanoke, Virginia; the said streets referred to and the alley hereinafter referred to are shown on the map of the C. M. Turner lands of Roanoke in Plat Book 1, page 2?3, in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Soanoke County, Virginia, and are also shown on the Plat of Sections 3, ~ and 5 of the C. M. Turner map made by C. B. Malcolm and Son, State Certified Engineers, on August 17, 1951, for W. Jo Nelson and H. S. Nelson, a copy of which plat Is attached to the application to the council of the City of Roanoke, to vacate, d iscontinue and close the above described streets, r clarence to which is hereby made. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~09~) Hr. Bunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Hr. Cronin and adopted by the followingvote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Bunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ....... O. La'er during the meeting, the City Planning Commission submitted the following report and recommendations with reference to bqth the proposed resoning and street closing as previously referred to the Commission for study, report and recommendation to Council: 293 'January 14, 19~2. The Honorable A, Bo ~lnton~ ~ayor~ and ~embera o~ City CouncIl~ · Roanoke, Virginia° Gcntlemen$ Iff accordance with your request of December ~, 19~1, referrin~ to the City Plannin~ Commission for study, report and recon~endation a com~unica- tics from P~. Horri8 L. Haainter, Attorney, repraaentin~W, J. andR. R. Nelson, aakin~that property located on the northerly aide of Lynn Avenue, So W., between ~th Street and Bent Hountain Road, described aa Lots inc., Section 3, and Lots G-10~ inc., Section ~ ~urncr Addition~ be razoncd From General Residence District to Light Industrial Dlctrlct~ that Lynn Ave., S. ¥., between ~/$th St. and Bent Hountaln Road~ and that portion of 2~thSto, $. V., lyir~ between Lot la, Sec. ], and Lot 6, ~ectlon Turner Addition, be per~anently vacated~ discontinued and closedl ~ne Commission has considered this request at a previous meetin~ and again followins the p~blic hea~ln~ conducted on this date, and makes tho Follo~lnK recom~endationa: 1. That the request of the petitioners to rezone said lote~ dealBnated above, From a General Residence Dlstrlct to a Ll~t Industrial District be Kranted with the exception of a 3~-£oot strip of land alor~ the north side of said lots, ~ich ia to be dedicated to the City and added to a 12-Foot allay to provide For a new 2. That Lynn Avenue between 2~th Street and Bent Hountaln Road~ and ~th Street From the north aide of Lynn Avenue to a point ]~ feet south of the south.line of the present l~-Foot alley be cloeed~ and that the area lnvblved therein be rezonad to a Light Industrial District. ~° That the petitioners be requested to dedicate a ~-£oot strip of land on the west side of ~th Street From the north aids of tho exietin~ Lynn Average northward to the proposed ~-Foot stripto be dedicated For a new street. 4. That the petitlonera~ in providin~ For the dedication o£ la~d For P~th Street and the ney street, and also at the intersection of said proposed street with Bent Hountain Road. In re~erd to the verbal request of Hrs. Eletler nmde at the public he~In~ that the r em~Intr~ portion of ~th Street south of Sar~ord Avenue be closed~ the Co--salon sees no objection tO cloair~ ~th Street From the north side of the existing alley northward to San~ord Avenue on condition that the prope~ petition is Filed with City Council as required by The Comissicn calls the attention of City Council to the fact that there is a setback line already established on Bent H~untain Road ~O feet from the cente~ to provide Fo~ street widenin~, ln.closin~ the streets requested by the petltioners~ and in dedtcatins addltio~al land, they will acquire considerably more land than the 38-Foot strip adJoinir~ the present s~ley, and the Commission recommends that City Covncll request them to dedicate a strip of land borderin~ alon~ their property on Bent Hcuntein Road For Future ~treet widening, which land is already covered by the previously established wetback lineo Respectfully submitted, (~lgned) W. J. HcCorkindale, Jr° Hr. ~ebber moved t~at Council concu~ in the reco~endations c£ the City PlanninE Commission as to the resonin[ and that action on the street closlns reco~mendation~be deferred, the City Attorney to prepare and present to Council the proper Ordinance providing for the rezonir~. The motion was ascended by Hunter and un~nimously adopted. ' BU~GET-DEPARTH~T OF PUBLIC ~LF~B: Cauncil in adoptin~ its 19~ budKet iOrdinsnce havlnK stipulated that no employee in t~e Department of ~uhlic Welfare, holding a position For which the aalar~ of such position is fixed by the State of Virginia, would participate in the ~180.OO per ann~m cost-of-livLn~ ealer~ boost to equal the maximin salary set by the state for such poaition~ a ~roup of employees From the Welfare Department appeared before Council, with Hfs. Ruth W. Curtis ~pokesman, and asked that they be allowed to share in tho cost-o~-livir~ salary In a discussion of the ~atter, Hr. Webber voiced the opinion that the best solution to the problem is for the 5tats ~slfare Board to raise the ~axl~u~ in the affected classifications so that the local's~ployeea might receive the entire $180o00 increase° The City Hanagsr replied that he has taken the liberty off havin~ the local Director of the Depart~ent of ~blic ~elffare w~lte the Dtrecto~ of the State Dep~tment of ~elfare end Institutions~ ~visl~him that the City o~.~oanoke ~llll~ to ~ar its part o~ the $160.O0per ~ salary in;tease shou~ ~e State ~elfare ~a~ see fit to raise the m~x~ In the ~fe~te~ classificatio~ to the extent necessary to cover the $160.O0 lncrease~ and ~at the local Dlrecto~ has been l~or~d the State ~ard off ~elF~e a~ Inst~tut~ons ~lll conside~ his lette~ at its meetl~ on ~a~ary 1~. On ~tion of ~. You~ seconded by ~. ~ebber and unani~uslyadopted~ action on the ~atter wa~ deferred until the next re~lar meetl~ of Council and the question ~as referred to the City HanaEe~ For re~ort at that time. ~ITIONS A~ CO~NICATIONS~ ZONING: A co~unlcation ffrom~. Fra~. Rogers. Attorney, representing the ~erlcan Viscose Corporatlon. askl~ that app~ximately ~ acres of la~ o~ned by the ~erlcsn Viscose Corpo~ation. Official Nos. ~170101, ~1~0~01 and be rezoned From General Residence District to Heavy Industrial D~strict, ~as before Council. On motion of ~. ~ebbe~, seconded by ~. You~ a~ unan~ously adopted, the cc~unication ~as referred to the City ~la~in~ Co~sion ffo~ study, report a~ reco~endation to Council. BU~-~C~TION DEPA~T~ A co~unlcation from the Ch~be~ of askin~ the C~ty of ~oanoke to contribute $~00.C0 or ~1,000.00 toward the of addition~ equipment Fop the ~an~ot Footb~l Proart. ~aa before Council. On motion of ~. Hunte~ seconded by ~. ~ebber and vnanlmously adopted, com~nicst~on ~as refferred to the City Hana~e~ for ~tvdy ~d report to Council at later date. T~S~ A co~nlcatlon from DP..~llll~H. ~tauffer~ Co~ulti~ Economist, advisl~ ~at It is his u~ersta~l~ one of the members of Council has l~lcated the report on the t~ ~tudy ~l~ made by D~. Sta~fer should have been sub~tted In time fo~ 19~2 bud[~t studies. ~as before the body, ~. Staufffer pointin~ out that the~s of his a~reement ~ith the City stipulate that the repoPt l~ not due until February 1~, ~.~ebber moved that ~e co~cation be acknowledged and filed. The motion ~as ~eco~ed by ~. Youn~ and unanimously adopted~ ~. Cronin that It ~s his u~ersta~[~ the majority of Councl~ hsd ~anted the Resoiution~ provid[n~ ffo~ the tax study by Dr. ~ts~ffe~. passed as an emergency measure ~n order that the report on the tax study could be submitted In t~e for 19~2 budget studies. REPORTS OF O~IC~S: ZONIN~S~BACK LI~S~ ~eCity ~ls~ln~ Co, salon havl~ previously Council that the Pl~ni~ Co~l~sion Is co~idering the advisability off a setback line of ten 'fleet on the ~th side off Salem Avenue from Seco~ Street~ S, E,, to Fifth Street, S, W., the City Hanager submitted written report, pointing ou~ that should the Virginia Stage Lines, Incorporated, and the Consolidated l~ua Lines apply for a building permit to construct a bus terminal at the northeast of Salon Avenue and Third Streetw S. W., before the setback line is by Council4~the Building Inspector will not be able legally to require that the building be set back ten feet from the existing street line. nor will he be able to deny the permit, unlese other effective action ia taken before the permit is applied flor. The report wee filed~ AIRPORT~ Council having advised the Eastern Air Lines that the body would hear representatives of the Eastern Air Lines on January 21, 19~2, in connection with a new airport uae agreement, the City Manager submitted written report that he has taken the liberty of inviting representatives of the American Airlines and the Piedmont Airlines to attend the meeting. The report was filed. WATER DEPARTMENT: The City Manager submitted the following repor~ with reference to an easement for a water main through property of the Roanoke Country Club~ "Roanoke, Virginia January 1~, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia .Gentlemen~ The Roanoke Country Club has agreed to give the City an easement for an 8-inch water main through its property between Golfside Avenue and New Country Club Road, R. W., which is in conformity with the comprehensive of the City for water extension. Subsequently, the C~ty Attorney has written the attached ordinance whi¢ I would recommend that you adopt on its first reading. Respect£ully submitted, {Signed) Arthttr S. Owens City Manager" Council being o£ the opinion ~hat the Ordinance shoul~ not be passed as an emergency measure as drafted, Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommend ~ion of the City Manager and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~. Young and adopted by t he followlr~ vote: A~ES: ~essrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. NAYS: None .............. O. (~11321) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the proper City officials acquire, for and on behalf of the City o£ Roanoke, a perpetual easement £om a right- of-way for a water main through certain property o~ned by TheRoanoke Country Club, Incorporated, upon certain terms and conditions. ~EREAS, It is deemed necessary that the City acquire an easement for a water main of riot less than eight (8") inches in diameter .through certain property of The Roanoke Country Club, Incorporated, between Golfside Avenue, N. W., and New ~ou~try Club Road, N. W., extended, and WHEREAS, the aforesaid water main ia a part of a comprehensive plan for immediate undertaking, the funds for which are in hand. ed 296 THEREFOHE,'BE IT 0RDAI~ED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the proper City officials be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to acquire, and on behalf off said City, from The Roanoke Countr7 Club, Incorporated, a requisit. perpetual easement for a water main of not less than eight (8~) inches in diameter through certain property of thc Roanoke Country Club, Incorporated, in the City of Roanoke, situate between Oolfside Avenue~ N. We, and Hew Country Club Road, N. extended, upon a nominal consideration of O~ (Sl.O0) DOLLAR cash and, for such purpose to enter into a wrltten agreement with said property owner upon. such form es is approved by the City Attorney, said agreement to. contain, inter alia, the following provisions: 1. That the City will install on said right-of-way a east. iron water main of not less than eight (8") inches in diameter as soon as the same may be practicable to said City. 2. That the City will construct said water main in a workmanlike manner and, after construction, will restore the surface of the ground that Is disturbed during the installation of said main to the same condition that existed at the time the work is begun, and ], That if The ~oar~ke Country Club., Incorporated~ makes application for water service for use on its "Country Club" property under the existing rules and regulations of Council and of the Water Department of said City, then the City and its Water Department will treat such application as though the aforesaid water main were installed in a public street. The Ordinance having been r sad, was laid over. S~E OF PRO~ER~ Council having previously advised Mr. E. F. Jamison, Real Estate Agent, representing Fr. Frank E. Oraves, that the city would sell property located on the west side of Ninth Street, S. E., south of Buena VlstaAvenue, described ss Lot 5, Section 4, Rtvermont Development Corporation, at a price of ~0.00, the City Hsnager submitted verbal report that-he has been infor.~ed by Hr. Jamtson that Fr. Oraves is willing to p~y ~450.00 for the lot. On motion of Mr. Webber, seconded by ~[r. Cronin and unanimously adoI~ed, the City Attorney was requested to prepare and present to Council at its next regular meeting the proper Ordinance providing for the sale of the lot at s consideration of }450.00 net cash to the city. REPORTS OF ~0M~ITTE~S: AIRPORT~ Council having previously appointed a co~mittee for the purpose of studying the plans and specifications for related work to the Airport Administratto Building project as to possible revisions t~erein to effect a saving, the committee submitted the following report and recommendations: "January 1~, 195~ Hembers of Council: The Following is a report of your commltte~ to study the airport bids and make recommendations pertaining thereto. The following combination is the lowest bids submitted, which b/ds were opened before City Council on December 17, 1951, for related work-at the airport, considering the removal of only Hangar Ho. l~ Proposal No. 1 - H. S. Hudgins $5~,35~.50 Proposal No.2 Heals Construction Co. 28,~6~.50 Alternate Proposal No. 3 Less Deductions A, B, and D - Ralph E. Hills 32~909.06 Total of Three Proposals ' Required Engineering and Contingencies 7,000.00 Total Project Based on Lowest Bid Submitted From the above tabulation, it is apparent that one of two avenues of approach must be followed in order to accomplish the project. First, obtain additional appropriations for the project, or second, omit certain portions of the work tocome within the money allocated. 297 Your committee, in trying to reach a solution, In general, has followed a course that Ia a compromise between the two solutions. In an effort to reduce thc amount of work specified under the project, each item in each proposal was caref~llly considered. In ~roposal No. 1, it la recommended 'that tho 4u curbing adjacent to%he grass area around the new Administration L~ulldlng be omltted. This amounts to $1,170. In Proposal Ho. 2, At was deemed advisable to retain all items as specified In Alternate Proposal No. ], the committee negotiated with Ralph E. the low bidder, and obtained from him a revised proposal deleting certain portions of the work. His bid la aa follows: Removing Hangar ~o. 1 complete, and rebuilding Hangar Section only, itemize. as followe~ 1. Remove and dispose of cinder blocks and all materials that cannot bo reused. ~. Remove and store on t~e premises In storage spaces provided by you, and as directed by the engineer In charge~ All electric wiring and equipment that 18 not reused. All plumbing and heating fixtures. 5teal columns and roofing in leanto. All windows, doors, lintels, etc. that are not reused. 3.Remove present footings and foundations to 6u below floor level and replace with concrete to floor grade. 4. Remove and reinstall: Steel structures, roof, and all doors and windows as shown on plans page 20. S. Install: New Footings and floor slab, 8w cinder block exterior walls, 4' C. I. soil pipe under slab, electric and telephone service described es follows~ Service to Hangar, meter loop, main switch and panel. Circuit wiring in hangar (6 lights, 2 switches, 4 receptacles). Telepho service from Nose-ln hangar. 6. Paint exterior of cAndem blocks with 1 coat Thoroseal applied 2 lbs. per square yard. Paint wood doors and frames with 2 coats o£ an approved paint. Ail for the lump. sum of ~23,21S.00. The following is a retabulation of the bids, considering the deductions indicated above: Proposal No. 1 - M. S. Hudgins $50,182.50 Proposal No. 2 ~ Reals Construction Co. 28,462.50 Proposal No. 3 - Ralph E. MAils ?]e215.00 Total '' EnglneerAng and Contingencies . Raking a Total Project . ~110,000.00 The suggestinn~ as set forth In this report have been discussed with offficlals of the CAA, and it was indicated that the CiA would go along as long as the CAA agreement was not changed more than It As recommended that low bads as shown in the revised tabulation above be awarded to the respective contractors, subject to approval by CAA. It is further recommended, since the project now exceeds the original ~ount specified, that the item for Engineering and Contingencies be increased from $7,000 to $8,1~0 in order to round out the project at an even lllO,O00. This will mean that the City will be required to approprlat( an additional $~,000 for this project. (Signed) Walter L. Young (Signed} W. P. Runte~ (Signed} M. ~. Harris (Signed) ~noo L. Wentworth. (~lgned) H. Cletus Broyles" In a discussion of the matter, MA-. Webber voiced the opinion that Hangar Rs. 1 should be left at its present location fo~ the time being, Mr. Young replying that a por~lnn of the federal grant Is conditioned upon the removal of Hangar and f~r that reason he has gone along ~lth that part of the overall proJ;ct. In a further discussion of the matter, Hr. H. Cletus Broyles, City Engineer, who was present at the meeting, pointed out that if the city does not go along with the revised program aa presently proposed, all bl~s will have to be rejected and a new grant~greement entered into which will involve a long delay. 298 The matter havin~ been discussed at ler~th, H~o Youn~ moved that Council concur in the report ~nd recommendations of the committee. The motion was seconded by H~. Hunter and unan~oualy adopted, H~o Cronin then moYed that the City Attorney prepar~ the proper~easuree necessary to carry out the reco~mendationa of the committee and Present them to Council for adoption at its next regular meeting, The motion was seconded by Hr° Hunter ~nd unanimously adopted, U~INI~HED BUSI~'F_~S~ ZONING-SET~ACX LINES~ Action on the request of t~a City Plannl~ Co~iaalon that sectional plans for the future development of a portion of Uo So ~l~hway Route No. 460 and a portion of Relrose Avenue, N. W., be adopted by Councll~ having been deferred for ~urthar con~ideration at the present meeting, the matte~ was again the body. On motion of H~. Webber, seconded by H~° Youn~ and unanimously adopted, action on the matter was a~ain deferred until the reLmlar meet[r~ of. Council on STATE NIGh~XS: Action on the reco~uendatlon o£ the City Man~ger that a Resolution, requestin~ the Virginia Department ~f Nl£hways to make a survey as to the construction of a by-pass route lesvln~ Uo $o Highway Route No. il at a point approximately one mile west o£ the west corporate limits of the Town of S~lem and connectin~ with Route i1 at a point approxL~ately where ¥1r~lnia'State Hi~h~ay Route No. ll? connects with Route 11, north of the corporate ll~ts of Roanoke be adopted by Council, having been deferred ~or further consideration at the meetly, the matter was again before the body. On motion of Hr, ~ebber, seconded bye. Youn~ and unanimously adopted, action on the m~tter was again deferred until the regular meotin~ of Council on JanuaryP8, 19~. CONSIDERATION 0F CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCTION A.ND CONSIDERATION 0F ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: AIRPORT= Ordinance No. 11315, authortzinE the City ManaEer tO enter into aEreement with H~s. C. M. Short for the operation of a limited food concession at the Hoanoke Municipal Airport on a temporary basis, having previously been before Council, read end laid over, was aEain before the body, H~. Webber offerln~ the following for its second reading~nd final adoption= (#1131~) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City ManaEer to execute a lease for and on behalf of ~he City of Roanoke, between the City of Roanoke on the one part, and Mrs. C. M. Short,'on'the other part~ leasing unto the said H~s. Short the airport restaurant, or ~111~ on a month to month basis commencinE as of December ~1, 1951, upon certain terms and conditions. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 408.) H~. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded b~ M~. Cro~ln and adopted by the followln~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, YounE, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ......... O. SEWAGE DISPOSAL: The City Attorney presented draft of an Ordinance, provtd! for a perpetual easement and viEht-of-way for a public sewer line over property of the Real Estate Sales and RoldinE Corporation; whereupon, Mr. Cronin moved that the followlnt Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by H~. Hunter and adoptgd by the following vote* AYES= l~asrso Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton- NAYS~ Hone ........ (~11322) AN ORD!NAHCE authorizing and directing the acquisition, by tion procsedinge~ of a certain perpetual easement and right-of-way for a public line over certain land of Real Estate 8ales and Holding Corporation situate on the north line of Roanoke Avenoe~ S. W,, at Roanoke River, in the City of Roanoke. WHEREAS~ the City is presently constructing a public sewer interceptor line alone Roanoke River for the purpose of safeguarding the public health and of complying with certain requirements of the Commonwealth, and for said purposes it has become necessary to acquire numerous perpetual easements for rights-off-way Roanoke River end Tinker Creek for the construction, operation, maintenance and · repair of the said sewer interceptor line, and h~HERE~, the right-of-way hereinafter described through certain lands owned by Real Estate 5ales and Holdin~ Corporation, in the City of Roanoke, is wanted and needed by said City for its public purposes, and WKEREt$, the duly authorized agents and officials of said City have heretofore made bona fide, but ineffectual, efforts to. purchase a perpetual for the right-of-way hereinafter described from the said Heal Estate Sales and Holding Corporation, the owner thereof, but, nevertheless, the City has been uriah1. to purchase said easement because of an inability to agree with said owner thereof the purchase price of the same.. ?KEREFOHE, BE IT 0R~AI~D by the Council of the City of. Roar~ke. that the proper City officlals be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire, for and on behalf of the. said City, a easement for a right-of-way for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining repairing, relocating and re-laying a public sewer interceptor line through, over, tmder and across certain land owned by Heal Estate Sales and Holding Corporation, being more particularly described as follows, to-wits. ~EIN~ a certain 30-foot wide right-of-way extending 15.0 feet equidistant on both sides of the following described center line, EEGINNI;~ at a'point on the north line of Roanoke Avenue, 5. between the east bank of Roanoke River and the Virginian Railway right-~f-way which said beginning point is the following two (2) courses and distances from the intersection of the center lines of Roanoke Avenue, 5. W., and Burke Street, to-wit: i. 85° 51' feet and H. g~c 39' E.-33.92 feet; thence from said beginning point~ H. 2~e 39' E. ~6.0 feet, more or less, to a point; thence N. 15e 15~ E. 275.0 feet, more or less, to a point on the southerly line of the Norfolk ami Western Railway right-of-way; being a 30-foot wide sight-of-way described with relation to the center line of the same, through a certain 1.85 acre tract of land conveyed to the party of the first part by C..C. Wltt, · t ux, by deed dated April 9, 19h8, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Hoanoke in Deed Book 768, page 1~1; said right-of-way being shown - in detail on Plan No. 3§37-U, prepared by H. C. Br~yles, City Engineer under date of November 2~, 1950, as revised on Hay 5, 1951. The Ordinance having b eon read~ was laid over. BOh~S~ The City Attorney presented draft of a Resolution, providing for a banking institution in the City ~f New York as a place of payment for the bonds and coupons mentioned and provided for in Ordinance No. 11299, .and for a proposal by the City of Hoanoke~ to prospective purchasers of said bonds that the bonds and coupons will be paid at such banking institution in the City of New York, the proposal to be and constitute part of the purchase agreement; ~-hereupon, ~/r. Cronln offered the following Resolution~ .(~11323) A HE~OLUTION providin~ for a bank!rig institution in the City of New York aa a place of payment for bo~s a~ co~o~ m~tioned a~ provided for in an'ordinance~ No. 11299~ entitled~ ~A~ O~INAN~ to provide for the issue of bonds o~ the City of Hoa~ke~ Yi~lnia~ In the ~oun~ o~ One Million 0~ Hu~red Fo~t~ ~ousa~ Dollars {$1~1~0~) to p~vide fu~a vith ~ich to retire~ at ~tu~ity~ One Hi'lion O~ Hu~red Forty ~ousa~ ~ll~s {~1~1~0~000) outata~l~ te~ bo~a of the City of Roanoke, VlrElnia, ths~ beco~ due ~ payable on the fir day of Ap~ll~ 19~R', passed by the Cou~ll o~ the City of Hoanoke~ Yir~inia~ on the 17th ~y of December, 19~1, a~ fo~ a proposal by the City o~ Roa~ke to p~spective purchasers o~ said ~s ~ha~ the bonds a~ coupons will be paid at suc~ baaing l~t~tu~lon In the C~ty of New York, the p~posal ~o be a~ constitute par~ of the purchase agreement. (For full tex~ o~ ~esolu~on, see O~lnance ~ok No. 18, Page ~10.) The Resolution hav~ been read In its entirety, ~. Cronin moved its ~optlon. The mo~lon ~afl seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ adop~ed by ~he ~ollo~ng vo~e: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Hun~er, Webber, You~, ~d ~he Presiden~, ~. NAYS: None ......... O. MOTIONS A~ MISCE~0US ST~I~ ~VISORY C0~ITT~ I~ was brough~ ~o ~e a~ten~ion o~ Council tha~ ~he t~rms o~ five members of the Stadl~ Advisory Co. tree e~lred aa of December 31, 1951; ~ereupon, ~. Young ~ved tha~ Messrs..Earl A. Fltzpa~rick, E. Marvin ~mon, H. L. Lawson, Jr., Clyde Cocks and ~he Director o~ Parks and Recreation be appointed as me.ers o~ the S~adl~ Advisory Co~l~ee for a ~erm o~ two ye~s end- ing De(ember 31, 19~3. The ms,ion was seco~ed by ~. Hun~r a~ unanimously adop~ P~ YO~H COmmISSION: I~ ~s brough~ ~o the a~en~lon of Council the ~erms o~ eigh~ members o~ the Permanen~ Youth Co~ssione~ired as o~ December 31, 19~1; ~e~eupon, ~. You~ moved ~ha~ Messrs. Fred B. Moore, J..La~on Maddex, W. Clark H~hreys, E. V. O'Co~or, B. F. ParrotS, Paul H. Coffey, ~s. Fisher a~ Miss. Nell D. Wal~ers be reappointed as members of ~he Pe~anen~ Youth Co~lssion fora a ~e~ o~ ~ee years e~ December 31, 195~. The mo~ion was seco~ed by ~. Hun~er a~ un~lmously adop~ed. SMO~ C0~ROL~ I~ was brou~ to ~e a~ten~lon of Council ~ha~ ~e ~e~ of ~. 'He~y BJ Boyn~o~ aa a member o~ ~he Advisory.a~'Appe~.Board to ~he Director o~ ~e Departmen~ og Air Pollution Control e~ired as Of December 31j 19~1; ~hereup ~. Hun~er placed In nomination the n~e of ~. He~y B. Boyn~on ~o succeed himself For a ~erm of ~our years ending Dece~er 3i, 1955. ~ ~e nomination was seco~ed by ~. You~. The~e ~lng no further ~minatl~. ~. He~y B. ~ynton was reelected as a me.er o~ ~he Advisory ~ ~ppeal Board ~o the Director o~ ~e Depar~men~ of Air Pollution Control for a ~e~ o~ four ye~s e~ing December 31, 195~, by ~e follow~ vo~e: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Hun~em, Webber, You~, and ~he President, H~. N~S: None .......... O. C~Y CH~T~: Council having a~ l~s las~ Pedlar mee~!ng adop~ed an p~vidlng for the holding o~ ~ advisory re~ere~ on ~ee questions wi~h r efe~ to the ~ter of ~he City of Roanoke; ~. Cronln ~ved ~ha~ Council reco~lde~ ~he 0rd~nance ~n order tha~ ~he wording of the ques~io~ ml~ be ~anged, ~. Cronln fo$cir~ t~e' opinion that tho question 'Shall the City retain its present tax limit in. the Charter" should be changed to "Shall tha City removeita present tax l~it in the Charter'~ and that the question 'Shall the Cltyrstain its £1ve-~ember Counci should be chsr~ed to e~hall the City Council be increased from five to seven ~,. Cronin statl~ that so fa~ as he Is concerned he Is ~n ~avo~ oF a seven-me~be~ Cov~cil because It ~ould be an additional s~e~ard a~ainst a~ ~ovp o~ clique controllinZ the body, The motion ~as seco~ed by ~, Hunte~ a~ lost ~ the .A~ Hess~. C~onin a~ Hunter .......... ~YS~ Messes, Webbev~ Ygu~, a~ the President, ~. Minton...-3 , There bei~ no further busl~ss~ Cou~ll ~dJour~d, A PPHQVED Clerk ~re~ldent 301 COUNCIr., RE6ULAR NE~TINO, Mondays ~anuar~ 2la 19~o .. . The Council of the City of Roanoke mat in l~ezula~ meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Bulldin~, Mondays January ~1s 19~2~ at 2100 olclocks· po mo, the re~ula~ meetin~ hour, with the Vice P~eai~nts Nl~o Yebbel', PI~BENT.* Hessra. Cronin~ Hunters Young, and the Vice Presidant~ ~BSENT~ The Prssident~ Mi-, Minton- ......... OFPICER5 PRI~ENTt H~o Arthur S, Owens, City Mana~e~ N~, Randolph ~, ~hittll City Attorney~ and Mr. Harry R. Yatess City Auditor, The meetin~ vas opened with a p~ayer by the Reverend ~esaa E. Davies Pastel* of the Virginia Heights Baptist Church. MINUTES.* Copy of the minutes of the regular meetin~ held on Monday, January 115~ 19~2, havin~ been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hro Your~ and unanimously adopted~ the readin~ was dispensed ~lth and the minutes approved as recorded° HEit-~ING OP CITIZEIIS UPON PUBLIC MAT~EHS: ACADEHY OP HUSIC: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for the purchase of the Academy of Husic bulldinE from the City of Roanoke, subject to certi terms and conditions, said bids to be received by the City Clerk until ~:00 otclock po m., Honday, January ~1, 19~, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the matter was before Council. The City Clerk advisin~ Council that no bids have b eon received, no action vas taken on the matter. STADIUM: Council havir~ previously taken under consideration the ties of the Roanoke Touchdown Club that the Stadium Advisory Committee be limited five members and that the President of the Roanoke Touchdown Club each year be a member of the -~tsdltna Advisory Conmittee, a ~roup of member~ of the Touchdo~rn Club appeared before Council, ~Ith Hro Re,er L. Amole, President, actlr~ as spokesman, and raised the question as to whether or not the body has reached any definite decision in the matter. Upon bein~ advised that. Council has Just recently appointed five members to the Stadium Advisory Committee for a term of two years, thereby ~etatnir~ a ten- member committee, Hr° A~ole asked that consideration be Elves to makin~ the' Preside~ of the Touchdown Club each year a member of the stadium committee° After a discussion of tho matter, Hr° Cronin moved that Council concur in tt recommendation of the Roanoke Touchdown Club that the President of the club each year be a member of the stadium committee, and moved that Hr. Ro/~el* L. hole be appointed as an additional member of the Stadium Advisory Committee for a telm of yea~ endin~ December 31, 1952. The ~otion was seconded by Hr. Youn~ and unanimously adopted° AIRPORT: Airline representatives havlr~ been advised that Council would them at its meettn~ on Jannar~y ~1, 19~, in connection with a new airport usa a~reement~ Hr° Leslie P. Arnold, repreeentin/~ the Eastern Air Lines, Hr. J. Re Thomas, representin~ the American Airlines, and Hr. R. D. Ha~er, representin~ the Piedmont Airlines, appeared before the body for a discussion of the matters the representatives stating that they were surprised to learn of Counell~a recent actiol in establishing a charge of ten cents for each one thousand pounds of actual take-ol weight~ representing an increase to the airlines .of approximately four hundred per cent, 'and asked that they be furnished .with information a~ .to the basis for the increase, the representatives voicing the opinion that if they could get together with the members of Council~ or a committee ~ppointed by Council, and study figures pertinent to the matter, a fair and' reasonable return to the city for the use of ltl airport facilities by the airlines could be arrived at which would be mutually aatiefactoPy .to all concerned. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Crontn and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to a committee composed of the City Manager, the City Attorney, the Assistant City Attorney, the City Auditor, thc Manager of the Airport and Councilman Hunter for conference with representatives of the airlines and to report back to Council wlth its recommendation. PET ITION$ .A~D CO~UNICATIONS: UNITED -~?ATF~ CONFE~ENCE OF MAYOR-~: A c0m~unication from M~. Paul V. Better: Executive Director, advlsing that the Twentieth Anniversary Annual Conference of The United States Conference of Mayors will be held in New .York City.at The Astoria on May 1~-17, 19~2, and asking that he .be advised as to which Councilmen fro the City of Roanoke plan to attend, was before Council. On motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was Instructed to make reservations for all of the members of Council. · COUNCIL: A con~nunicaticn from the Roanoke Minister's Conference, offering the services of the Mintster~ · Conference each Monday for the purpose of opening the Council meeting with a prayer, was before Council. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the matter was tabled for one ~eek. PARAD[~.' The City Manager havin~ previously been requested by Council to confer wi'th organizations customarily sponsoring parades in Roanoke, with a view of ~rking out .a mutually satisfactory agreement, and to report back to the .body, a Joint communication from Hr. A. S. Rachel, Jr., and Mr. B. Fritz Block, advising that It is the opinion o£ the organizations that the present code covering the cond~ of .parades is adequate and that further Ordinance is not needed, was before Council the organize[ions recommaending that the matter be left in the hands of the Clty Manager and the Police Department with regard to issuance of permits for parades. After .a discussion of the matter, Hr. Young maintaining that Council should back the City Manager up by passing.an Ord!nance prohibiting parades in the downtow~ section'between the hours of four o'clock, p. m., and seven o~clock, p. m., Mr. Hunter moved that the matter be left in the hands of the City Manager. The motion .was seconded by H~. Crunin and adopted by the following vote: AYEH: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, and the Vice President, Hr. Webber ..... 3. NAYH: F~. Young .......... 1. (The President, Hr. Minton, absent) · T~AFFIC-PARKS AND PLAYOROU~DS: The offer of MI'. Elbridge Conner to sell t o the city property located on the west side of Hain Htreet, S. ~., between Sherwood Avenue and Brandon Avenue, designated as Lots 10 and 11, Block 5, Barbour Heights Map, for use as a parkway, at ~2,000.~O plus taxes paid since 1926, or to sell Lot 11 separately for the actual coat t~ him, plus taxes paid since 1926, havir~ been 303 referred to 1922 budget studies, a communication from Hr. Conner, raising the question as to ~hether or not the city wants the two lots before he makes any othe~ commitments, was before the body. On motion of Hr. Hunter~ seconded by Hr. Young a~d unanimously adopted, Ration on the matter was deferred for one week and the City Clerk ~as instructed to ascertain the actual cost of Lot 11, plus taxes paid on the lot by HI% Conner since 1926e BUDOET-COMPBNSATIOR BOA~D~ Communications from the Compensation Board, fixing the salaries and expenses for the offices of the City Sergeant, Common- wealthms Attorney~ Commiss~oner of Revenue and City Treasurer for the calendar ye~ 1922, were before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk pointed out that the only change in the awards made by the Compensation Board, aa compared with the reco~endatiom previously made to the Compensation Board by Council, is the reduction of the Automobile Expense account in the City Sergeant's budget from $3,600.00 to $],P~O.00, the City Clerk also pointing out that the Com~ensation Board has approved the $180.00 cost-of-living salary increase recommended by Council. On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to forward copies of the communications to the City Auditor for his information and guidance. RFPORTS O? OFFICERS: COMPLAINTS: A petition signed by eight property owners and residents in th residential area east and south of Roanoke River, adjacent to Mill Mountain, asking that something be done to remedy the condition of fly ash emanating from the Walnut Avenue steam station of the Appalachian Electric Power Company, having been referred to the City Manager, he submitted written report, together with copy of a letter he has written to the citizens of the area in regard to the inconveniel and requested that the work which is being done be continued through the year 1952 by reducing the smoke nuisance Just as rapidly as possible in conformity.with the existing availability of materials and normal smoke control operations. Hr. YounE moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager. Th, motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.' The City Manager submitted written report that Hr. J. T. Banes has offered to sell to the city three lots adjacent to Wasena Park f or $1,000.OO each, the City Manager advising that although the city needs the propert2 he does not think the city can afford to buy the Iota this year, and~ therefore, he does not recommend the purchase of the land. · On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by H~. Cronin and unanimously adopted, th matter was referred back to the City Manager for further negotiations with Hr. Eanes as to the minimum price for which the three lots can be obtained by the city. · WATER DEPARTMENT: Councilman Cronin having previously raised the question as to whether or not GrandLn Road Extension is included in the water system improvement program, the City Manager submitted written report that nothing for this area is included in the water system improvement program, nor does the Water Department have any plans for capital improvements except under normal extensions where the consumer or developer pays for the cost of a 2cinch water main and the Water Department actually lays fire flow mains, The report was filed. BUD6ET-DEPARTRENT OF PUBLIC ~ELFAREI The Director of the State Department of Walffara and Institutions havinG been advised that the City of Roanoke la to heal' Ire part of the $180.00 par annum salary increase for workers in the local Department of Public Welfare should the State Welfare Board sea fit to raise the mallr~um in certain classifications to the extent necessary to cover the 5180o00 increase, the City HanaGer submitted m'ltten r aport that the State Welfare ~oard has requested that the top of the compensation-schedule for clerical and case worker positions he extended by one Step, effective February 1, On motio~ of Mr, Cronin, seconded by Mr. ~unter and unanimouely adopted~ action on the matter was deferred until the next regular meetin~ of Council, in order that the City ~aneGer and the City Auditor might furnish the body with ln~ormstion as to the amount required of the city to insure the full Increase for the entire year. WATER D~PA~THENTI The request o£ the City Manager that the e~ploymant of the Halcolm Plrnie Engineers be continued for one year at a consideration of ~1~00,00, for the purpose of reviewlnE the operation of the aerator at the Carvlns Cove Plltration Plant~ havinG been referred back to the City Hans~er for further negotiations with Hr. Plrnie with a view of ascertalnln~ whether or not ha will reduce his fee to ~1,000.00 per annum, the City Hsna~er submitted w~ltten report the Mr. Plrnle has informed him that durtr~ 1951 the firm provided considerably more than double the services which were anticipated'by its contract with the city, and under the circumstances, the firm feels that the contract for services rendered durlnc 19~2 ~hould be increased from }1,0OO.00 per annum to ~1,500,00 per annum, the City Hanover a~ain ~ecomaendlr~ that the firm be continued for one year at a consideration of ~1,~00.00. Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City HanaEer and that the City Attorney prepare the proper measure for adoption at the next regular meetinG of the body. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cr~nin and unanl~ adopted. BUI~iT-LIBR~,y: TheClty HenaGer submitted written report, to£ether with the following cor~mnication from the Librarian with reference to a starting salary for a Junior assistant: Mr. Arthur S. Owens City HansEer Hoanoke~ ¥1rclnia Dear Mr. · In filling a vacancy in our Junior assistant classific~tion the a~ount budseted ia ~0~2 per year. Since we have other Junior assistants with numerous years o£ service at this rate~ I propose that we hire a becinninE person in this category at a beginning ealery of ~1800 a year~ raising tho rate at the end of six months to the bud£eted ~?0~ if the persen*s work merits it. This would be beneficial from a ~orale standpoint because It would · not brinG in an untrained per,on at an equal rate of a person with years of experience. It ~ould also save the city money. It should not be too confusing from a records standpoint as the change would be on a scheduled basis and within the a~unt already bu3Geted. ~ et~ ready to accep~ wholeheartedly whatever decision you ~lve me. Sincerely~ (Sl£ned) Harold ~. Sander Librarian~ 305 ~Lt'ter a discussion of the matter~ H~. goun6 move& that the City Attorney prepare the proper budget amendment~ fixing the salary of the Junior-assistant at $1,800.00 per annum until July 1, 19~2, vith ~e u~e~standtng that the salary ~lll ~ increased to $~,0~,~ per a~ at that t~e if the e~loyee~a Mork merits ' ~e ~tion failed For lack of a seco~ ~eamus. Cronin and Hunte~ voicl~ the opinion ~at unless a general policy Is established the present l~tance should be left alone. P~ A~ P~YOROU~51 ~e City ~anage~ submitted ~e follo~l~ report vith refference to the contract between the City ofRoa~ko a~ Vll~ie ~. Smith conce~sion puivlleses at ~ashi~ton Pauk~ ~Roanoke, Virginia January 21, To TheCity Councll Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ Willie O. Smith made an agreementwith the City of Roanoke on a public bid to pay to the City personally thinkwas entirely in error, I have asked the City Auditor's office to check with Hr. Smith regarding the matter, We believe that what he intended to do, and he ha~ agreed it's fair~ was to pal the City 12 1/2 per cent of his gross receipts which would give the I believe this is a fair way to have this accomplished; and I, thercfo reco,~mend that I be authorized to accept this in settlement of the contract. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager~ After a discussion of the matter, M~. Cronln moved that the City Manager request Mr. Smith to pay the city the full amount due under the }rovlsions of his contract, with the understandlnE_ that he will be refunded the sum over and above the 12~ per cent of his gross receipts. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. BUSES: A petition signed by approximately one hundred patrons of Mou~taIn Road in the Rollins Road Section, asking that they be furnished bus service, having been referred to the City Manager to take up with the hun companies, he submitted ithe following reportl To The City Council Roanoke, ¥ lrglnia Gentlemen: "Roanoke, Virgin~ January 21, 195~ You re~erred to me on December 17, 1951, in your Flle ~55A, a petition signed by numerous residents on Mountain Road, Rolllns Road Section, requestir~ bus service. I had a complete'survey made of the area; and in our opinion, there are not enough riders to Justify bus service to the area, I would, also, like to call to your attention the fact that this request should have gone to the State Corporation CommissiOn, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S~ Owens City ~armger" The report was filed. STREET DIGHTS: The City Manager submitted written report, together wlth the following comzaunlcation from the Appalachian Electric Power Company concerning the Improvement of the street lightin~ system on Williamson Road from Orange Avenue, R. E., northward to the city limits: m 23{)-6535 230-6522 230-6501 230-3593 230-3019 230-3012 230-3005 230-3001 230-15o6 230-1519 230-1524 ~30-1533 230-pl 23o-19 230-9 230-3 23o-1 · 2o6- 551 operating Costs; Proposed 27 - 6000's @ {2.50: {6?,50 par Present 27 - ~O0's ~ ~1,6~: {~,55 per Net bllling-~ease~ pe~ (b) ~dditional 6~O 1~en overhead Avenue to Hershberger Head, as follows~ Pole No. ~-~591 (at intersection 2~-~599 (approx. 300 A~enue) 2~-~002 (at intersection 2~-~0~ (at intersection ~30-6537 (at intersection ~3~6529 (at intersection 23~3118 (at intersection ~3~3016 (approx~ 300 ft. P30-3007 (approx. 3~.ft. Avenue) ~3~3~ (at intersection -~3~150~ (at intersection ~3~1~6 (at ~ntersection 23~10~ (at intersection ~3~16 (approx. 300 Avenue ) ~3~1~ (at intersection 20~2 (at intersection "November 2, 1951 Mr. Arthur R, Owens~ Clty ~a~ager City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Dear Sir{ Considering the amount ~£ vehic~la~ traffic 'ar~ importance of William- son Road (US-Il and 220) aa ~ through thoroug~£are, we would like to augges' improvement of the street lighting from Orange Avenue, N. E., northward to the city limits. Aa you will recall, the lighting as far aa Orange Avenue has already Been improved in recent months. ~lle our recommendation is based on improvement of the street lightl~ along the entire length of Williamson Road to the city limits, it is p~ssibl to break down the project into several component parts - ~lz~ (a) Increase' size of existing 250~ lumen ~verhead incandescent lights' to 6000 lumen unit~ from Orange Avenue to Hershberger Road, a s follows~ Pole No. 2~-4593 (approx. 600' north of intersection of Orange Avenue 2~-4595 (at intersection of Georgia Avenue) 2~-4600 (at intersection oF Wayne Street) 25~-~00? (at intersection o£ Thurston ~venue) 2~-~0~ (at intersection of Maddock Avenue). 2~-~055 (at intersection of Noble Avenue) 230-6551 (at intersection oF Forest Hill Avenue~ (at intersection of Avondale Avenue~ (at intersection oF Courtney Avenue; (at intersection of Liberty Road) (approximately 400 ft~ north of intersection of Spring Hollow Avenue) (at intersection of ~hatham Street) (at intersection of Fugate Road) (south oF intersection of Wlldhurst Avenue~ lat intersection of 10th Street) at intersection of Huntin~ton Blvd.) (at intersection of Oakland Blvd.) (at intersection of Pioneer Street) (at intersection of Crockett Avenue) (at intersection of Clarendon Avenue) (at intersection of Broad Street) (approx. 300 ft. north of intersection of Proad Stre~ (at intersection of Ravenwood Avenue) (at intersection of Frontier Road) (at intersection of Yardley Drive) (at intersection of Oaklawn Avenue) (at intersection of Hershberger Road) month or ~810~00 per year month or ~3~.60per year month or~2~ per year incandescent lights from Orange of Carver A~enue) north of intersection of Georgia of Sycamore Avenue) of Clover A~enue) of Laconia Avenue) of Spring Hollow Avenue) of Bowman Street) north of intersection of Fugate Road north of intersection of Wildhurst oF BUrtonStreet) of Cumberland Street) o£ Angell Avenue) of Flem!r~ Avenue) south of intersection of Epperley of Hpperley Avenue) of MaplelawnAvenue) (approx. 300 ft. north of intersection of Oaklawn Ave 206-558 (approx. 600 ft. north cf intersection of Oaklawn Ave Total - 18 Op~r~tlng costs:' 18 - 6000"s @ ~.50 = ~45.00 per month or $5h0.00 per year 307 ~) (c) Additional 2~00 lumen overhead incandescent lights from Nerahberge~ Road north to city limits, aa follower Pole No. 20(>-S~$ (at intersection of Curtis Avenue) ~0S-SJS(at intersection of ~hitney Avenue) , 206-511 (approx. 300 ft. north of intersection of ¥oodbury Street) ?06-502 (approx~ 600 ft. north of intersection of Hawthorne Streets 206-57 (approx. 900 ft. north of intersection of Hawthorne Street) 20$-~1 (at city limit) Total - S Operating Costal 6 - 250eta e $1.6~: $9.90 per month or $118.80 per year Total increased blllinsI (a), (b), and (c) : $??.8~ per month or $932.20 We would like to strongly urge that consideration be given to doing all three steps, as the overall efffect will be far more staisfactory than a piece-meal Job. Very truly yours, (Signed) W. P. ~ooker District Hanager" In this connection, the City Manager also submitted draft of a Resolution, providing for the improvements outlined in the com~unication from the Appalachian Electric Power Company, and asked that the Resolution be adopted; whereupon, H~. Hunter offered the following Resolution~ (~11324) A ~ESOLUTION authorizing the installation of street llfhts at various locations along Wllliamson Head (US-il and gte) from Orange Avenue, N. E., northward to the city limites and, also, authorizing the replacement of some existing lights with those o£ higher lumen units as set forth'in a letter, dated November 2, 19~1, from the Appalachian Electric Power Company. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Pa~e ~1~) Mr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. Webber---! NAYS: None ......... O. (The President, Mr. Minton, absent) GRADE CROSSINGS: Council having previously a~echorlzed the City Manager to enter into negotiations, on behalf o£ the-City of Roanoke, with the Virginia Department of Highways, the United States Bureau of Public Needs and the Norfolk a~ WesternRallway Company, for the preparation of detail construction plans for the elimination of the Jefferson Street Brads crossing, and to a~ree with the said parti~ that the City of Roanoke would participate in the cost of such plans in the amount absolutely equal to the amount to be borne.by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, the City Manager submitted written report that the estimated cost of the the preparation of the plans ia ~O,~O0o00, and that the city's share of the cost will be twenty per cent; whereupon, Mr. Hunter offered the f$11owIng Resolution: (#11325) A RE~OLUTIOR signifying to the State Department of Highways the willingness of the City of Roanoke to bear PO per cent Of the cost of the preparatii of detail construction plans by a Consultant for the elimination of the street crossin8 over the tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company at Jefferson Street, ~hich cost is currently estimated at ~50,000. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~13.) Mr. Hunter moved the adoption o£ the Resolutien~ The motion was seconded b Mr. Young and adopted by' the following vote~ AY~ Heesrs. Cronin~ Hunter, Yours, and the Vice President, Hr. ~ebber-~. 'NA¥S~ None ........... O, {The President~ Hr, Hinton, absent) ~ATEI~ D~PA~T~hT: The question of acquisition of la~ as a site¥o~ the ~sshinston HeiSts Elevated Tank havl~ been refe~red to the co~lttee appointed to study the existi~ ~all ~ate~ co~anies In the City ofRoanoke a~ to lo--late a policy ~lth reFePe~ce to necessaPy contPactual a~reements~ Iff a~ ~lth these co~anies~ the City Hana~er submitted the ~ollo~ln~ report~ To ~e C~ty Council Roanoke~ Gentlemen~ ~eClty has an option on ~e C. C. ~la~y p~perty In ~ashl~ton Heights which expires on February 1, lsat. acopy off.ich Is attached here In ~rthe~ce off a co~erence ~lth ~. L. R. Ho~son~ Consultf~ E~inee~ I ~ satisffied that fo~ ~s to attempt to ~o to a~ othe~ point ~ith[n ~ fleet ~ould ~ that the coat of layin~ pipe In the ~ou~ at $?.~ pe~ lineal Foot o~ t~e~abouts o~ an averaFe of ~17~.00 per Foot in elevation, ~uld exceed ~y other proposed sites, ~htch I have listed on ~ attached letter. ~his was secured by ou~ ~la~i~ E~lnee~ From the United States Geological ~u~vey~ ~d the points a~e shown on a ~ap attached hereto you~ inspection. ~e property ~y be excessive ~n co~t~ bvt u~ort~nately, it Is the one site of distinct advantage to the 6[ty of ~oa~ke~ and From a lo~- ra~e plan~ It appears economically sou~ to racom, end the purchase of this property. Respect~lly submitted, (Signed) Arthur3. ~ens City Mtera discussion of the m~tte~, H~. HunteP moved th2t Council concu~ In the reco~e~stion of the City MmnsEe~ a~ that the City Attorney prepare the prope~ meesure fo~ adoption at the next reEul~ meetlnE of Council. ~e motion.w~s second~ by ~. You~ ~ adopted ~y the followinE vote: . A~S: Has,rs. ~unte~, You~, a~ the Vice President, 1~. ~ebber ..... NAYS: ~. Croni~ ...... 1. (~e P~esident, Hr. Hinton, absent) ~HOUSE: ~e City HansEe~ submitted ~ltten report from the Almshouse the ~nth of DecemSer, 1951, ~howi~ a ~o~1 e~ense of ~1,~56.9~, as compared with a total expense of ~,06~.1~ for the month of December, 1950. The repoPt was fil~. . CI~ P~SlCIAN: ~e City Man,Ear submitted written ~eport from the City Physician fo~ the month of November, 1951, ~howi~ ~98 office c,ll~ and prescriptions filled, as compared with 61~ office calls ~nd 665 prescriptions lille( fo~ the month of Nove~e~, 1950; also, a report fop the month of December~ 19~1, showlnE ~3 office c~ll~ and 669 presc~lptio~ filled, as co~red with ~9 office c~ll~ ~ 651 prescript~ons filled for the month of December, 19~0. The reports were filed. REP~TS~ ~e City Han~Ee~ sub~tted ~ltten reports from ~e Police Depa~tm~ fop the month of Septembe~ 1951, a~ ~e Department of ~lldin~ sM Pl~bl~ Inspec tion, theCity.H~ket, theDep~tme~t of Parks a~ Recreation, the Department of Public~o~ks, the Elect~lc~ Department~ the ~ealth DepsPtment, the Hunic!psl Afrpor the Pu~chasin~ Dep~tment ~ the Department of WelFhts a~ He~sures fo~ the month The reports were Filed. 309 POLICE ~EPA~THE~TI The City Nanager aulmittad Written ~eport that H. 0. Hona~d, Sr., an a~loy;a in th; Polioa ~epartmsnt, ;ntar* ~ha'U~ s. ~.ed Fo~css under the ~elective Service Act of 19~8~ effective ~anuary ~, ~e report was filed. R~ORT$ OP CO~ITT~ ~AT~ D~I The co~ttee appointed to ~repare plans a~ specificatior fo~ wate~ ~ln exte~lons submitted the Follo~l~ report~ RoanokeClty Roa~ke~ Virginia Gentlemen~ You~ co~lttee authorized to prepare pla~ ~d specifications for wate~ main exte~lons has ~de a cereal study oF the p~liminary plans ffo~ Project ] a~ ffi~s that certain customers~ particula~ly In ~e South ~oa~ke area, will e~e~lence a material cha~e In delivery pressure, resultl~ from the wide variation In elevation and the peculai~ pattern In plan~ the hl[h ~ lo~ spots. it Is recovered that the Council direct that the detail plans any area be so drawn that the probable.~al static pressure at the meter be ~t less than ~O pou~s, a~ ~rther~ ~at all customers whose normal static pressure at the mete~ ~ill probably exceed 7~ pou~s ~en any of the ~ork conte~lated In the present bt~ P~oJect be completed, shall be notlffied at least sixty days In advance of ~e co~pletion oF the contem- plated ~rk and, further, what the probable resultl~ pressure ~lll be. The ~tice to ~uch customers shall also contain a statement that should a~ ~uch custome~ be off the opinion that h~s probable pressure will Facilities, that he shall take such steps as may ~eem to him proper to p~perly effrect a reduction In ach pressure, at his own co~t a~ expense ffo~ both Installation and maintenance thereoF. ~e~pectFully submitted, (~l~ned) ~s~les E. (81gned) lrthurS. ~ens (~l~ned) Ran 6. ~lttle~ ~. Hunte~ mo~ed the adoption of the repo~t. The aotlon ~ai ~eco~ed by ~. Cronln ~d unanimously adopted. . ~tTKR DEPARTed: Bld~ for furnishing the ~ater Department a Chlorinator fo~ the Falli~ Creek Pllte~ Plant hsvl~ been ~ferred to a co~lttee for a~ ~eport, ~e coaittee subaftte~ the follo~ln~ ~anua~y 16, 1952 Co,nell of the City of Roanoke Your Co~mittee on Chlorinator Bids, opened at regul~ Council Heeting January 1~, 1952, respectfully submits its report herein. The following bids were received: Wallace & Tlernan, T~e ~VM ~1,8~8.00 Wallace & Tlern~, ~ternate T~e ~H 1,~.~ Everson Sterelator The Wallace & Tlernan bid on a T~e ~ Chlorinator ~ ~1,8~8.~ the o~y .one that meets spectflcatio~. ~e speclflcatio~ describe a machine best c~structed to ~larly feed each minute, lndepe~ent of varying exterior lte~ such as water pressure, temperature, ~ chlorl~ ta~ pressure, a p~edeterml~d unifo~ dosaEe of chlorine for protection of the public health. There b,~lng c~ly the one bid on such a ~chlne, It la the reco~e~attc of the Co~ittee that the speciflcatio~ ~ adhered to ~d the bid of Wallac & Tlernan for a ~e ~ ~lo~lnatcr in the ~ou~t of $1,828.00 be accepte~ ~espectfully submitted~ (Sig~d} g. H. Ruston Manager, Water Department (Signed) ~arles E. ~ore (51g~d) Arthur S. ~ens City Sanager" F~o Youn~ moved that Council concur in the report of the committee and offered the followir~ Resolution: (~11126) A RFSOL~TION acceptin~ the proposal of Wallace & Tlernan Com~anT, Incorporatedv Ne~a~k~ Ne~ Jerseys FoP ~vnishlns the ~ater Department of the City of Roa~ke a~lo~lnatoP fop the Falll~ Creek. Filter Plant in the am~ of authorlzin~ and dlrectl~ the Purchasi~ A~ent to purchase said ~lo~inato~ at a cost of $1,828.O0~ a~ p~vldinE fo~ an e~rfency. (io~ full text of ~e~olution, see O~di~e Book No. 16, Pa~e ~1~.) ~. You~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion va~ ~eco~ed by Hr. H~nte~ and adopted by the follo~inE vote= A~= Hess~s. Cvonin, Hunter, You~, a~ the Vice President, ~. Webber .... NAY~= Some ....... O, (The President~ ~. Hlnton~ absent) T~X~= A co~un~cation ff rom ~oanoke BaseBall~ l~orpo~ated, asking that the city a~lss~on tax co~o~ ~lth the fedePal tax law~ exempt~ free from texas.and bas[~ the tax on ~educed Pates of admission on the ~ounts actually pa~d~ hav[n~ been PefePred to-a co~lttee fop study, repoPt ~d re~endat[on~ the committee submitted the follo~[~ January Pl~ To The City Council Roanoke, Gentlemen: At the mee~[~ on January 7, 195~, ~n you~ Flle.~79, ~ou referred to %he below-slEned co~ttee s letteP from ~. Clarke Wrsy, President of Roanoke ~aseball, Incorporated, reques~ that ~he city admission tax conform w~th the federal tax law~ exempti~ free ~n~ss~on f ~om t~es and basinE the tax on reduced r~tes of admission on the ~gunts actually YouF co~ttee Investigated this very carefully: end we f~nd %hat the City oF Roanoke receives about ~1,~00.00 pe~ ~em~ ~n taxes from these free admiss~ons a~ that In 1950 we ~ ece[ved a total of~66,SRT.16-~n a~tss[on ~z~s: ~ ?~l~t?e m,de a careful check on these incomes= a~ we fl~ ~ae in x~v ~e a~lsslon t~ w~s ~61,966.5i, In 1950, ~66,8~.16, a~ In 19~i, ~63,~82.~, ~lch shows ~3,3~0.00 less in i9~1 than In 1950. ~e ~e of the oplnlon thet the persons fortunate enough to receive a free pass sbouid~t mind ~e small ~unt of taxation paid; and we assure yo~ that we have checked and.fou~ oqt t~at ~he trouble accorded eec~ lndivid~al to keep these records Is nll; ~therefore, tt ts o~r considered ~ud~ent t~at tSe tax should re~ein ~s It Is on t~e free admlss~. ~espectf~lly (S1g~ed) ~t~r S. Owens (S~gned) Harry R. YateS (Slued) Ban ~. ~1ttle~ ~. Hunter ~ved the adoption of t~e report. ~e motl~n was seco~ed by ~o~n~ and ~n~nlmo~sly adopted. U~INI~ EUSI~SS: Hone. CON'IDeATION OF CLAI~: None~ I~RODUCTION A~ ~ON~ID~ATION O~ ORDINANCES AND WATER DEPARTed: Ordinance No. li32i~ provld!~for ~n easement for a water main through p~operty of~ the Roanoke Oo~ntry ~l~b, havt~ prevlo~ziy been before Council ~or its first readl~, read and lal~ cv~r, was age'in b efor~ the body, ~ ~o~ offerl~ ~e foilowl~ for its seco~ read1~ a~ flnal ~doptfon:' (~ll3~l~ AN ORDINAN~ autborlzl~ a~~ directing t~e p~er City officials to ~cq~lre, ~or a~ on ~e~f of the City of ~oenoke, a perpetual e~sement for ~ rlgbt- ~f-way~r a water maln through certain property owned by ~he Bo~oke ~o~ntry Incorporated, upon certein terms and conditions. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Page H~o ~ou~ roved the adoption o~ the O~dinanceo ~e motion ~aa seconded H~o Eunte~ and ~doptsd by ~e ;ollo~t~ A~ ~eas~s, C~onln~ ~un~er~ ~ou~ a~ the Yice ~realden~ NAY81 ~one ........ O, (~e President~ H~. Hlnton~ absent) ~AOE DISFOS~ O~dina~e ~o. llJ~ provid~ fo~ a perpetual easement a r~ht-off-vay ffo~ a public se~e~ li~ ove~ p~ope~ty of the Real Estate Sales Holdin~ Co~oration, havl~ previously been ~Fore Council Fo~ its first readl~ read a~.~aid ove~ va~.e~ain ~Fore the bodya ~. You~ of Ferl~ the ~ollo~InS ffo~ its seco~ readl~ ~ ffinal edoptionl (~11]~2) A~ O~I~ANCE autho~lz~Z a~ d~ectin~ the acqu~altion, by co~e~ation proceedl~a~ of a certain pe~etual easement ~ rl~t-oF-~ay fo~ a public se~e~ ll~ over certain la~.oF Real Estate Salea.a~ ~oldi~ Corporation situate on the north line off Roa~ke Avenus, ~. ~., at Roanoke Rive~ ~n the City (For Full text of Ordinance, ~ee O~nance ~ok No. 18, Pa~e ~. Yo~ ~ved the adoption of the ~dinance. The mot~on ~a3 seconded by ~. Cronln a~ adopted by the Follo~l~ votec A~S= Hessrs. Cronln~ Hunte~, Young, ~ the Vice President, ~. ~ebbe~-~. NAYSI None ...... O. (The President, M~. Minton, absent) ZONINO-ST~S Ah~ A~S~ ~e City Attorney havl~ been requested to pre[ the proper Ordinance, providi~ for the rezonl~ of property located on the aide of Ly~ Avenue, 5. W., between Twenty-fourth Street a~ Bent ~untatn ~oad~ from ~eneralResidence District ~o Light Industrial District, subject to certain t~rms and co~ltlons outlined In a co=unicatlon from ~e City Pla~ln~ Co~=sion dated J~nuary 1~, 19~R, the City Clerk presented dr~t of the O~lnance as prepared by ~. Hor~is L. Rasin~e~, A[torney, repretentl~ Hessrs. ~. J. Nelson iand R. ~. Nelson~ o~ners of the p~operty, a~ approved by the City Attorney. ' In this connection, the Cit~ Clerk also brought to 'the attention of Council copy of the co~cation from the City Pla~lng Co~ssion dated January 1~, 19~, '~lch has been slEned by Hessrs. ~. J. Nelson a~ R. B. Nelson in a~reem~n~ to the te~s an~ coMitions contained therein; whereupon, ~. Hunte~ moved that the foll0~~ Ordinance, providt~ f~ the rezonl~, ~ placed upon its first ~e ~tlon ~a~ seco~ed by ~. You~ ~ adopted by the follow~n~ votet A~S: Hess~s. Cronin, Hunter~ You~ and the Vice President, ~. Vebber-~. NAYS: None ....... O. (Th~ President, Hr. Hlnton, absent) (~113~7) AN O~INAN~ to ~end s~ ~eenact A~t~cle I, Section 1, of Chspte~ of the Code of ~e Clt~ of Roanoke, ~lr~lnia, ~n relation to zoning. ~EAS, application h~s been made to '~e Council of the City of Roanoke to have p~perty located on the north side of Ly~ Avenue lyinE between ~th Street, S. ~., a~ Bent Hountain Road~ In the City o[ ~oanoke~ Virginia, a~ known as ~ts 10, 11, 1~, 13, i~, 1~ aM 1~, Section 3, ~d Lots 6~ 7, 8, 9 and 10, Section of the C. H. Turner H~p of record In Plat Book 1, pe~e R~3, in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Cou~t of ~oa~ke County~ Virginia, a~ deslEnated ss official 1~80~10, 1RSO~ll, 1~8051P, la80~13, 1~0~1~, 1~80~1~, 1~80~16, and 'la~O~, la~l~, 1~09 a~ 15~1~10, rezoned From general residence district to ll~t i~ustrlal district, a~ ,¥H~BR/~, the City Plannir~ Come, lesion has recommended that the.above proper be rezoned aa requsated~ together with that portion of Lynn Avenue between Street and-Bent Mountain Road, .S. W:, if and when the same iA closed and vacated, end that portion of.2~th Street aa shown on the C. H. Turner Hap herein~bova to, extendin~ from Lynn A~enue to the alley parallelinE Lynn Avenue to the North, if and ~hen the ss~e is closed and vacated, and WHEREAS, notice required by A~ticle XI, Section ~3, of Chapter ~1, of the Code o£ the City Of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to zontn~, has been published in The Roanoke ~orld-News, a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, for the time required by eald Section~ and ~EREAS, the hearin~ ss provided for in said notice published in said newspaper was held on the l~th day of January , 19~, at two otclock~ po m., befor~ the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vlrginia~ in the Council Room in the Municipal Bulldtn~ at which hearlng no.ob~ectl~ns ~ere presented by property owners and other interested parties in the affected area. THEREFORE, fE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke.that Article l~ Section 1, of ~hapter ~1, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relatlnE to ~onlnF, be m~ended and reenacted in the followin~ particul~r and no other, viz= Property located on the north side of Lynn Avenue between ~th Street and Rant Mountain Road, $. W., in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and known as Lots 10, 11, 1~, 13, 1~, 1~ and 16, Section 3, and Late 6,. 7, 8, 9 and 10, of Section ~, according to the C. M. Turner Map of record in Plat r~ook 1, page ~73, of recond in thaClerk~s Office of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia, and deslgn~ ted on the ZoninE Map ae official numbers 1~80510, 1~80Sll, 1~80~1~, together with that portion of Lynn Avenue between ~th Street and Bent Mountain Road, S. W., if and ~en the sm~e is closed and vacated, and that portion of Street es shown on the C. M. Turner Map hereinabovc referred to~ extending from Lynn Avenue to the alley paralleling Lynn Avenue to the North, if and when the same is closed and vacated, be, and ls hereby changed from general residence district to light industrial district~ and the M~pherein referred to shall be changed in this respect. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. Wlth further reference to the matter, Council having authorized the appointment of viewers In connection with the petition of Messrs. W. J. Nelson and R. R. Nelson to vacate, discont~nue and close Lynn Avenue, S. W., between Rent Mountain Road and Twenty-fourth Street, and that portion of Twenty-fifth Street, S. W., between Lynn Avenue and an alley paralleling Lynn Avenue ~the north, the City Clerk submitted the following report of the viewers: "VIRGI~IlA= BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF TRIg CITY O? ROANOKE IN RE= A~PLICATION TO THE COUNCIL 0F THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCOETINUE AND CLOSE THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: The portion of that certain street in the City of Roenoke~ VirEfnla, known as Lynn Avenue, S. W., between Bent Mountain Road and ~th Stre~t, and the portion of that certain street in the City of Roanoke, ¥1rE!nia, known as ~Sth Street~ S. between Lynn Avenue and an alley paralleling Lynn Avenue to the North, said alley extending from Bent Mountain Road to P~th Street, S. W., in the City of Roanoke, Vir~Inle; the said streets referred to and the alley herain~fteP referred to are shown on the map of 313 the C. N. Turner lands of Roanoke in Plat Book 1~ PMe 273, in the Clarkta Office of the Circuit Court of RoanOke County, V/r~lnia, and are also shown on the Plat of Sections 3, ~, and ~, o! the C. H. Turner map made by C. B. Ralcolm & Sons State Certified Engineers on August 17, 19~l, for.¥o.~. Nelson and R. Re Nelsons a copy of which Plat is attached to the Application to the Council of the City of Rosnokes to vacates discontinues and close the above described atreetsj referenca to which is he~ebI made. REPORT O~ VIE¥]~S The underel£ned viewers appointed bl the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, by Resolution Roe llJ~O, adopted on tha,l~th day Januarys 19~2, to viewI aecertain~ and report ln w~ltln~, pursuant to the provisions of the Title l~-?~b and Title 3]-1~? of t he Code of Vlr~lnia~ of 19~0sae amended to dates whether in their opinion anye and if any~ what inconvenience would result from permanently vacatir~j discontinuing and cloeinK the streets described in the caption abovoe reepectfulll report that after herinZ first been duly sworn they viewed the said streets and nelKhborin~ property and are unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience will result either to the public or to say person~ £irmor corporation from the permanent vacatin6~ disccntlnuin~ and closing of the said street. GIVEN under our hands this 19th day of Janusry~ (Si~ned) D. H. Etherid~s, Sr. (SIFned) $. R. Hason (Sl~ned) N. L. Rush' H~. Young moved that Council concur in the ~eport of the viewers~ as well ss the reco=endations of the City Planning Co~ission, with reference to the street closing, under date of J~nuery 1~, 19~?, sad that the followin~ Ordinance be plsced upon Its first reading. The motion ~as seconded by ~m. Cronln and adopted by the follcwin~ vote~ ATFFS: Eessrso Cronin, Hunter~ Young, and the Vice President, Hr. NAYS= None ......... Co (The President, HI-. Hlnton, absent) (#113R8) AN O~DINANCE vacatln~, discontinuing and closlr~the portion of. th certain street in the City of Roanoke, Vlr~lnia, known as Lynn Avenue, So between Bent Nountsin Road and 2~th Street~ and tbs portion of that certain street in the City of Roanoke, Vlr~lnis~ known Ss ~Sth Street, S. W., between Lynn Avenue and an alley paralleling Lynn Avenue to the North, said alley extending from Bent Hountain Road to ~th Street~ S. W., in the City of Roanoke~ Virginial the. said streets r alerted to and the alley herein~fter referred, to. are i~hown on the map of the C. H. Turner lends of Roanoke in Plat Book 1, page P?3, in the Clerkts Office o£ the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, VlrElnis, sad are also sho~non the Plat of Sections 3, ~ and ~ of the C° H. Turner map made by C. B. ~alcolm end Son, State Certified Engineers, on August 17, 19~1, for ~. J. Nelson and R. R. Nelson, a copy of ~hich plat is attached to the application to the Council of the City of Roanoke to vacate, discontinue and close the above described streets,~ference to is hereby made. ~il~BAS~ W. J. Nelson and Re R. Nelson have heretofore filed their before the Council of the CltyofEoanokej Virginia, in accordance with the law In such cases made and provided, in which said petition they requested said Council. of the City of ~oanoke, Vlr~inia, to discontinue and close certain portions of the streets ss heretnabove set out~ of the fflli~ of ~lch petittcmdue notice was ~lven to the public as required by law, and %~tEi~EA5~ In accordance with the prayer of said petition~ viewers were appointed by the Council of the City of Roanoke~ Vlr~lnia, to view the property and report ln twiting whether In thekr opinion any inconvenience would result from vacatings discontinutn~ end closing said portions of the streets as herein above set out and described, and ch ~FRFAS, it appea~s f~om the report in ~-i~in~ filed by said viewers in this proceeding, which was filed with the City Clerk together with the affidavit of said viewers, on the 19th day of Jermary, 195~, that no inconvenience tould result either to any individual or to the public from vacating, discontinuing and closing said ~ortlons of th~ streets as herelnabovs sst out, end ~/EB£AS, it furthe~ appears to the Council that the petitioners have agreed ;o bear and defray the coats and e~penses incident to this proceeding. THER~FORE, BE I? 0RDAI~ED by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vlr~lois, that the portion o£ that certain street in the City of Roar~ke, Virginia, known as Lynn Avenue, So Wo, between Bent Hountain Road and ~4th Street, and the portion of that certain street in the City of Roanoke, .Virginia, known as ~th Street, S. Wo~ between Lynn Avenue and an alleyparalleling Lynn Avenue to the North, said alley ~xtending £ro~ Bent Hountain Road to ~4th Street, So ~o, in the City of Roanoke, ~lrglnia; the said streets referred to and the alley hereinafter referred to are shown on the map of the C. H° Turner lands cf Roanoke in ?let book 1, page P?3, in ~h? Clerk*s ~ffice of the ClrcuitCourt of ~oanoke County, Virginia, and are also sho~ ~n the plat of Sections 3, ~ and 5, of the C. H. Turner map made by C. B. Halcolm ~n~Son, State Certified Engineers, on August 17, 19~1, for ~. J. Nelson and R. R. telaon, a copy of which plat is attached to the application to the Council of the :ity of Roanoke to vacate, discontinue and close the above described streets, · clarence, to which is hereby made; be, and the sane a~e hereby vacated, discontinued ~nd closed, and that all right, title and interest of the City of Hoanoke, Virginia, [nd th~ public, in and to said portions of said streets as heretnaBove set out, are ~ereby released lnsofa~ as the Council is empowered so. to do. BE IT FUBTn~R OBDAIh~D that the City Engineer be, and he is hereby directed :o mark "vacated, discontinued and closed~ said portions o~ the streets as herelnabo~ ~et out on all maps and plats on file in the Office of the City Engineer of the City ~f Roanoke, or of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of loanoke, on which said maps and p~ats said portions of the streets herelnabove escrlbed are shown, referring to the book and page of the resolutions and ordinanct the Council of the City of ~oanoke, Vlrginia,.whereln this ordinance shall be read, and the said City Engineer 'is further directed to notify the Clerk of the ircuit Court off Roanoke County, Virginia, that the port~ons of the streets hereinab alerted to have been vacated, discontinued and closed, and that he make a proper station on the map of record in his office showing the above described streets, the ame being the C. H. Turner.map, of record in Plat Book 1, page ~73. BE IT FURTh~R,ORDAIh-ED that the Clerk of the Council deliver to the Clerk of he Hustings Court f~r the City of Roanoke, Vlrg{nla, and to the Clerk of the Circuit curt of Roanoke County, Vlrglpia, a copy of this ordinance, in order that the said larks may make proper notations on all maps and plats recorded in their said officel pon which are shown said portions of the streets as hereinabove set out, as provided The Ordinance havlngb sen read, was laid.over. ,AIRPORT: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare necessary esolutions and ordinance to carry qut the ~ecommendatfons of the committee as to elated work in connection with th~ A~rport Administration Building pro~ect, he ub~ltted written report that since all recommended changes must be approved by the 315 ? 316 Civil Aeronautics Ad~inietration~ and if ar~ proposed reco~mendation is not aG approved, any formal action of Council would have to be altered by subsequent formal action, it is hie opinion CAA approval should be received before the resolutions and ordinance ara adopted, and that as soon as CAA approval has been received~ he will prepare the necessary measures as soon as possible. The report was filed. SALE OP PROPERTY: The City Attorney having been r eqneeted to prepare the proper O~dinance, providing for the sale of property located on the west side of Ninth Street~ So Eo, south of Buena Vista Avenue, described ae Lot 5, Section ~ Nivermont Development Corporation, the City Clerk advised Council that the original offer was intended for Lot 5, Section ~, Hoenoke Development Corporation, located on the north side of Russell Avenue, So Wo, between Ashlewn Street and ~edford Street, and offered the Ordinance as prepared by the City Attorney to the bodyJ whereupon, H~. Hunter moved that the followin~ O~dinance be placed upon its first reedlr~. The motion was seconded by H~o Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AY~$~ Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Yours, and the Vice President, H~. Webber*~. NAYS: None ....... 0. (The President, Hr. Minton, absent) (#11329) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directln~ the proper City officials, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute and deliver a deed conveying unto Frank E. Graves Lot 5, Block ~, Section 3, Roanoke Development Company, in consideration of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars (~50.00) cash net to the clty. k~REAS, Frank E. Graves, through his agent E. F. Jm~tson, offered to purchase from the city LOt 5, Block ~, Section 3, Roanoke Development Company, for Two Hundred Dollars, (~P00.OO) cash, and W~MEAS, th~s Council appointed a committee composed of the City Manager, the City Attorney and the City Auditor, to inspect said lot and advise the price the city should set thereon, and ~ERFAS, this committee has inspected said lot and has advised this Councl~ that it is worth Four Hundred Fifty Dollars (~450.00) cash net to the city, ami '.~REAS, the aforesaid Frank E. ~ravea has agreed to purchase said lot from the city at the aforesaid net price. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the proper city officials be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed. For and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a deed, to be approved by the City Attorney, conveying unto Frank E. Graves Lot 5, Block 4, Section 3, Roanoke Development Company, (said lot being 100 Feet x 25 feet), with covenants of special warranty of title, end to deliver such deed to Frank E. Graves upon receipt of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars (~50.00) net to the city in ¢ ash. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. MOTI01~ AND MISC~ELLANEOUS BUSINESS: ~OARD 0F ZONING APPEALS: It was brought to the attention of Council tha~ th term of Mr. C. Cecil Flora as a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals expired'as of December 31, 1951: whereupon, Mr. Hunter placed in nomination the name of Hr. C. Cecil Flora to succeed himself for a term of two years ending December 31, 1953. The nomination was seconded by Hr. Cronin. There being no further nominaticns, Hr. C. Cecil Flora was reelected as a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals for a term of two years ending December 31, 1953, by the following vote: Al"ESS Hessrs, Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, M~. Wetber-~. HAYS~ Hone .... '--0, (The President, H~. Htnton, absent) There beinE no further business, CounciX adjourned. &P PROVED Clerk President 317 · ' '" ~o~*~; ~.n~,;y '~8, ~he Council o£ ~he City of Roanoke~et'ln re~ul~'meetin~ in ~e Circuit Cou~t Room in the ~nlcipal ~lldi~ Horsy, Jamary ~8. 19~. at 2~ o~clock~ p, m,~ the resulaP meetl~ hou~ ~lth the Vice ~esident~ ~. ~ebber, pre~ldi~, ~SE~$ Hesa~s, C~nin~ Hunte~ You~, ~ the Vice P~esident~ H~, ~ebber- ~E~= The ~estdent, H~, Hinton ........ OFfICeS P~E~= ~, Randolph G, ~hittle~ City Attorney~ a~ ~, Harry Yates~ City Auditor, ~e meetl~ ~as opened ~lth a prayer by ~e Reve~e~ Haurice ~, HcDonald~ ~astor oF St. Oera~s ~apel. HI~t Copy of the minutes or the regul~ meeting held on Honday, ~l, 19~, hav~ been furnished each mmber of Council, upon motion of ~, Huntee~ seconded by ~. You~ and unanimously adopted, the readi~ ~a$ dispensed ~ith the minutes epproved as recorded, ~ING OF CITIZENS ~ON PUBLIC HATT~S~ 5ID~A~ C~B A~ G~T~ CONSTHU~ION~ Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids ~ov the const~ction of concrete side~alk~ concrete curb a~ ~uttev~th appurtenant ~ork thereto, at v~lous locatio~ in the city~ acco~lng to plans a~ specifications oF ~e city~ said bids to ~ ~ceived by ~e City Clerk until o~clock~ p. m., ~ay~ Ja~ary ~8~ 1~2, a~ to ~ opened before the Council the City off Roa~ke at that hou~ the Vice President~ ~. ~ebbe~ asked If there ~as anyone present ~o did not ~lly understand the advertl~ement~ l~ there ~yone present ~ho had been denied the privilege of biddl~ If there ~ere a~ questions ab~t the advertisement ~yone ~ould like to ask~ a~ no representative p~esent raising a~ que~tion~ the Vice Pre~ident lnst~cted the Clerk t o proceed ~Ith the opening of the three bids.~eceived, The bids haul. been opened and publicly ~ad before Councll~ Hr. HunteP offered the following Resolution: (~11~30) A ~0L~ION referring bid~ For the construction of concrete aide~alk~ and co.crete c~vb a~ ~tePv ~ lth ~pp~vtenant ~ovk thereto~ at vario~ location~ In the City o~ Uo~oke~ Vir~lnia~ to a co~lttee co. oecd of ~. Arthuv ~. ~ens~ City Hanagev~ ~, John L, ~ent~orth~ Director of Public ~o~ks~ a~ ~. N. Cletus ~oyles~ City ~ntineer~ fo~ tabulatb n a~ report to the Council of ~e City of Roa~ke at lt~ next re~lav meetinE on Horsy, Febrva~ ~, (Pop full text off He~olution~ see O~i~nce ~ok No. 1~, Pass ~, Hunter~ved the adoption oF the ~e~olution, ~e motion ~as seconded by ~, Youn~ ~ adopted by the follo~n~ votes A~ Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter~ Yo~ and the Vice President~ Hr, ~ebber-~. NAYS: Hone ...... O. (~e President, ~. Hlnton~ absent) In this co~ection~ ~. ~. C. ~chlll~ Jr,~ President, Flonee~ Const~cti Co~a~ Incorporatedv ~ho ~as pPesen~ a~ the meetl~v raised the question as to ~hether o~ ~t all of the bidders set ~orth their contractor's reg~stratlon ~. ~chlll ess advised that this l~o~ation ~lll'~ contained In the report off ~e tabulatl~ cc~lttee, -I WATER DBPARTf4EHT~ Pursuant to notice oF advertisement For bids For the trenching, laying, back~illin~ ~ street restoration inciden~ t~ i~t~li~ mal~, ~ire hy~ts, a~ all app~tena~es thereto, fo~ Project No. ~ o~ ~e Wate~ Depart~nt, along a portion o~ He~shberger Road, alo~ West 51de ~ulev~d throu~ ~e Washi~ton HeiSts areas and ~o~ Willi~on Road south ~r~ Hershberger ~oad to Broad 5treet, thence vest on Broad ~treet to ~e R~nd ~lll section, according to plans ~d specificatio~ fu~lshed by the Water Dep~tment, said bids to be received by ~e Clt~ Clerk until 2~00 o~clock, p. m.~ ~ays Japery to be ope~d beffore the Council of the City of ~oa~ke at that hour, the Vice President, ~. Webber~ asked IF ~ere was a~one p~aent w~ did ~t.~lly unde~ ata~ the advertisement~ If there was ~yone present ~o had been denied the prlvil of bidding, if there were a~ questions about the ~vertisement anyone ~uld like ask~ a~ ~ representative present raisl~ a~ question, the Vice President, instructed the Clerk ~ proceed with the openi~ of the two bids received. With further reference to the ~tte~, the City Clerk brought to ~e attent oF Cou~ll an · ati~te oF ~e cost of the Water Department performl~ the ~ork, together with a report on the availability of equipment therefor, as submitted by the Water Department pursuant to the p~visio~ of Resolution No. 11276, adored on November ~, 1951~ whereupon, the.~ice President l~mt~cted the Cl~k to proceed with the openl~ oF ~e sealed estimate a~ report, ~e bide a~ esthete ~d report su~[tted by the Water Dep~tment having been opened a~ publicly read before Council~ ~. Cronin offered the following Resolutlon~ (~11331) A R~OL~ION referrl~ bide a~ ~e estimate a~ re~rt submitted by the Water Department of ~e City of Roanoke, Virginia, pursuant, to the provision of Resolution No. 112~6, adopted on Novem~r 5, 1951, for the trenching, layi~, backfllll~ a~ street restoration incident to installl~wate~ mains, fire hydrant ~d all appurtenances thereto, fo~ Project No. ~ of ~e Water Department, to a co~ c~osed of ~. Arthur S. ~ens, City Hanage~, ~. C. E. Hoore,.Engineer in Charge of Construction of the Water Depar~ent, ~. John L. ~entworth, Director of~blic Works, ~.-G. H. Rusto~, Acting Manager of the Water Department, a~ ~. H~ Yates, City Auditor, for tabulation a~ report to the Council of ~e City R~a~ke at its next re~lar meeting on Ho~ay, February ~, 1952. (For f~l text.of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~, Cronin moved the ~opt[on of the Resolution. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. You~ and a~pted ~ the following vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Runter, Young, a~ the ~lce President, Hr. Webber-~. N~S: None .........O. (The President, ~. Minton, absent) ZONING~ Netice of public hearing on the question of rezo~ng the tria~l~ block.west of Second Street, N. E., between Ralei~ Avenue a~ Orange Avenue, from a General Residence District.to a ~siness District, having ~en published In The Roa~ke Womld-News pursuant to Article XI, Section ~3, of.~apter 51 of the Code of the CXty of Roanoke~ setting the time of the hea~lng at 2=00 o'clock, p. m.~ Monday, January 28, 1952, the ~tter was before Council,.~. Ralph A. Glasgow appe~i~ before ~e body ~ adv~si~ that he was never offered the privilege of ~pearl~ ~fore ~e City Pla~l~ Co~ission in its study of the re,est fo~ rezon~, prior to its ~co~at~on that the request for rezonfng be denled~ and that the p~perty he o~s In the trian~l~ block ts useless to him u~ess Fezoned fop ~s[~ess pu~posese ¸ge [ttee 319 320 In a f~u. ther discussion of the matter. H~. RlchardT. Edwa~ds~ &ttorney~ represontins Hfs. Nary J. ~lte ~ ~o. Naomi R~ey. appea~ed bofore Council op~sition to t~e request fo~ re=oni~ ~. Ed~a~a point[~ out that ~e block ~s in the direct ll~ off ~e proposed ne~ ~rth-louth hi,ray o~e~ ~kens ~treet~ Also Ippe~ In co~ection ~ith the ~quest fo~ rezonl~, vas H~. Rooseve] C~de~ ~o stated that he ~ould Just as soon the pr.peaty be left as Residence. but that it does ~t m~e ~y pa~ticul~ difference to him. Everyo~ present havi~ been siren ~ oppo~t~lty to be heard on the matte~ ~. Hunte~ moved that ~e request ~o~ re~onl~ ~ain be denied. ~e motion~ seco~ed by ~. Ct.nih a~ unan~ously adopted. LIBR~Y~ ~. G. V. K~ome~ appe~ed beC.re ~uncil a~ presented petitions si~ned ~ app~oxt~atel~ 1~1~ citizens o~ ~anoke. ~kins that the Ta~y Homestead n El~ood Fark be kept lntact~ the petitiona~a su~sesti~ that the old la~k be ~ade a ahr~ for depos~to~ off p~o~er utensils a~ historic articlea~ teen-age center, a meetl~ place for patriotic organizations a~ affffal~s~ headquarters flor E~den clubs] also. that the spacious outhouse ~uld be suitable for storage of park paraphernalia, ~ perhaps, as the abode oF the park and 0n motion of ~. Cronin, seco~ed by ~. Yo~g a~ unanimously adopted, the P~ITIONS A~ CO~NICATIONS~ B~-COMPE~ATION BO~: The Co~ensation ~a~ havl~ previously fixed the salary of a stenographer In ~e City Sergeant's office at ~2,700.00 for ~e cale~ar year 19~2, a~ ~e sala~ of a secretary In the Co~onwealth Attorney's office at $3,060.00 for the cale~ar year 1952, copies o~ co~unicattons from Compe~ation ~a~, advlsi~ fha2 upon the request of the two constitutional officer for a reconsideration of the action previously t~en, theCo~ensation ~d has now Fixed the sal~y of the stenographer at ~2,880.O0 per ~ ~d the secretary at $3,180.00 per ann~, subject to the concurrence oF the Council the City of Roanoke, were be~or~ Council. Appearl~ before Council for a discussion of the matter, were ~..Edgar L. Wl~tead, City Sergeant, a~ ~. C. E. Cuddy, Co~o~ealth Attorney, the two ~titutional officers requestl~ that the ~dy concur ~n ~e salary adjustments. ~. You~ moged.that ~e sal~y increases be granted. The motion was by ~. Crontn ~ lost ~ t~e ~ollowi~ vote, Messrs. Hunter a~ Webber pointing that othe~ stenographers a~ secretaries workl~ for the city were given a $180.00 cgst-oF-livSng salary increase, but not a merXt raise: A~: Messrs. Cronin a~ Yo~ .......... NAYS: ~. Hunter, ~ the Vice President, Mr. ~ebber .... ZONING: The following co~u~cation from the.City PlannX~ Co~ss[on~ designated as Official No. ~350601, was before Council: "January 2~, 1952. The ~norable A. R. Minton, Mayor, ~d M~mbers oF'City Council, Roa~ke, Virgins. In reply to your latter of December 21, 19~1, referrl~ to the City co==~unicati0n'f~om H~. A. Linwood Molt°n,'Jrl, Attorney, representing Honc Dealers~ Inc., aekin~ that a tract of land of approximately t~enty-one a~rea, located east of Bennington Htreet, H. E., Official Mo. bo rezoned from a General Residence District to a Heavy Industrial District Tho Comission has discussed this question with the prospectivo purchaser of · portion of ~aid tract and hia attorneys; aa wall as the owner and feels that the location of this property~ particularly in relationship to other uses in the immediate neighborhood~ le more for industrial than residential purposes. You~attention ia called to the fact that the Comission has also discussed with them the advisability of rezonin~ said pro~erty to a Light Industrial District rather than a Heavy Indualrlal District, and it has been informed that if it ia resorted to the'more restricted district~ it ~11 be satisfactory to the interested parties. The City Flanning Commission recommends to City Councilthat the entire tract of land of approximately twenty-one acraa~ designated as Official No. ~3~0601~ which is now owned by Home Dealare~ Inc., be razoned f~om a 6~naral Residence District to a Light Industrial District. Respectfully submitted~ (Glgned) ~. J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman.# In this connectlon~ Mr. C. E. Hu~ter, Attorney, who was present at the meeting, advised Co~cil that Home Dealers, Incorporated~ is willing for the pro~e to be rezoncd for light industrial p~poses rather than heavy industrial es originally requested. Mr. Cronin moved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hearln~ on the request for rezonin6 to be held at ~00 o~clock, p. m.~ February 18~ lq~, The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. ~ONII~= The follo~ng co~unication from the City Plannin~ Comm~ssion, wit reference to a request from the American Viscose Corporation for the rezoning of property designated as Official Nos. ~170101~ ~l?O~O1 and ~l?O~O~, was before Councilt ~anuary 25, 1952. The Honorable A. R. Htnton, Hayor~ and Members of City Cotmcil~ - Hoamke~ Virginia. Gentlemen~ In reply to your letter of January 17, 1952, referring to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recom~endation to Council, a communication from Frank W. Rogers, Attorney for the American Viscose Corporation, requesting that the properties designated as Official ~170101~ No. ~170~01 and ~o. ~170~02, located in the vicinity of Roanoke River and Rlverland Road, be rezoned from n General Residence District to a Heavy Industrial Dletrict~ The Co~lselon feels that the existing use of the larger tract of l'and over a period of years is sufficient reason for its reclassification to a Heavey Industrial District. In regard to the two tracts of land located south of the River, its location and topography is such that the to~knission feels its use should be more restricted, and when this question was discussed with the Attorney fo~ the petitioner, he indicated that it will' be satisfactory if so classified. The City Planning Commission makes the following recommendetions~ 1, That the tract of land of approximately 207 acres located north of Roanoke River, designated as Official No. 4170101, be rezoned from a General Residence District to a ~eav~ Industrial District. 2. That the tracts of land located south of Roanoke River, designated as 0fficlal No. ~170201 and No. ~17020~ be rezoned from a General Residence District to a ~l~ht Industrial District. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman" Hr. Croninmoved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hea~lng on the request for rez~ning to be held at 2~OO o%lock, p. m., February 18~ 195~ The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. 321 ~ CZ~ ?~AE~INO COHH2$$ZONI A coaeaunio~tion ~o= the Clty Ylennin& together ~th.~e A~al R~po~t o~ the City Pla~in& Com!eaiOn fop 19~1~ Cou~il, ~e c~igation a~ report eels fil~. ~ CO~STRU~ION~ A petitfon ifsned by e~t citize~ of ~oamke~ : that sanitary seeara be ~nstalled'ln the ~lcinity of Salem Ave~e a~ Nineteenth ~treet~ S. ~.~ ~al be~o~ecounCil, On~tion o~ ~. Cronin~ leco~ed by ~. Hunte~ a~ ~n~usly adopted~. petition ~as ~efe~red to th~ Citz H~a~e~ fo~ study a~ ~epo~t to Council. ZONIng= A petition alsned by. t~enty-one p~pe~ty o~ners In the Garden City area~ aakl~ the. city ~ conside~ ~e necessity for rezon~ the property alon6 ~en Cit~ ~ou~ev~d~ S. E.~ o~ portions thereoff, a~ the property on ~t~eets ~ediately adjacent thereto~ ffo~. ll~t i~u~trial aM business uses, ~as before Council. 0n~tion o~ ~. Cronin~ secD~ed by H~.'You~ and unanimously adopted~ petition ~aa referred to the City ~lann[~ Co,la, ion fo~ stvdy, report ~eco~e~ation to Council. ~-DE~A~ 0F FUBBIC ~F~ ~e City Han~er a~ the City Avditor hav~n~ been requested to ~rnish Council ~[th i~ormatton as to the ~ount required of the cl~y to ln~u~e the ~11 $180.~ cost-oF-livl~ sal~y ~ncrea~e to ~mployeea In the Dep~t~nt oF ~bl~c ~el~are fo~ the entire yea~ the Actl~ C~ty report varball7 ~at since the State ~elfare ~ard has rai~ed the max~m~ in certs: classifications, effFective Feb~u~y ~ ~ the additional cost oF the city ffo~ the en2ire yea~ ~ill be 'Council ~in~ off the opinfon ~a~ the e~loyees in the Department ~elfare ~hould receive the ~11 $1~0.~ cost-of-livl~ Salary increase ~o~ the entire ~ear~ and It appea~[n~ ~at ffunds are a~allable ~n the 1~ ~d~et fo~ this pu~ose. Hr. Cronin offered ~e ffollo~i~ emergency Ordin~ce; (~11~]2) AN 0~ANCE to ~end and reordain the ~ ~d~et O~d~nance. t o provide ffo~ll partic~pat~on by emplo~ee~ off the Dep~rtment of~bllc In ~e $180.00 cost-of-livl~ salary increase heretofo~ ~ranted city e~loyee~ a~ p~v~d~n~ For an emergency. (For full tex~ o~ Ordinance, see O~l~ance ~ok No. 1~ ~a~e ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the O~l~nce. ~e motion ~as seconded ~. You~ and adopted by the ffollo~ vote= A~t Hesse,. C~onin~ Hunter~ You~. a~ the Vice ~re~ident~ NAYS= ~o~ .........O. (~e ~e~ldent, Hr. H~nton~ absent) STB~ LIGHTS= ~e Acti~ City Hanage~ ~ub~ltted ~itten ~ epo~t ~om the City Hana[e~ ~l~ the ~equest that a ~esolution be adopted, authorfzl~ the l~stallation oF street ll~ts at va~lovs location~ outlined In the reportJ ~. Cron[n offered the Follo~n~ Res~lutlon= certain streets ~n the City oF Roanoke. (Fo~ Full text oF ~e~olutlon~ see O~ln~ce Book No. ~8~ ~a~e ~. Cron[n moved the adoption o~ the Resolution. ~e ~tlon ~as seconded ~ ~. ~unte~ ~ adopted by-the follo~ vote, ~. ~ou~ au~estl~ that definite need ~o~ the street li~t et ~alnut Avenue a~ JeFfferson ~treet be beffore It Is actua~Inst~led~ AYNSs Heears. Cronin, Hunterv Young, and the ¥ice President, Hr. NAY-~t None ...... O. (~e ~reaident~ ~. Ninton~ absent) ~OI8~TIO~DEPA~ OF FU~IC ~i~s ~e Actl~ City H~e~ submitted ~ltten report froa the Cit~ ~na~e~ ~sether eith a queatio~l~e from ~e of Virginia ~nicipalitiea~ aski~ whethe~ o~ not the Cl~ of Roa~ke ~anta the authority to establish an ~visory ~a~ of ~blic Welfare o~ an A~inistrative ~a~ off ~blic ~el~are l~ ~t so desires. On motion o~ ~, Cronin, seco~ed by ~, Hunter ~ unanimousl~ ad~ted~ the C~ty Clerk ~a8 l~tructed to advise the ~aSue of Virginia ~nicipalities that the C~ of Roa~ke desires ~e po~e~ to create an Adviso~ Boa~ of ~blic o~ ~an.A~lnist~ative ~a~ of Public ~elffare at its o~ option, B~-RECREATION ~T~T~ ~e request .of the ~ber of Co,arcs that the City of Roanoke contribu~$~,~ o~ $1~0~,~ toward the purchase of add~tio~l equtp~nt fo~ the Sandlot Football Pro~r~ havl~ been referred .to the C~ty Hana~e~ for study~ ~ report, the Actl~ City Hana~e~ submitted ~[tten report From the City Hena~e~, su~e~ti~ that ~e matte~ ~e held ~n abeyance until July 1, In order to dateline the city's ~Inanclal position at that time, In this co~ection, ~[ A. S. Rachal~ Jr., representt~ the Chamber Co~rce, appea~ed ~Fore Council and urged that ~diate action be t~en because savin~s ~lll be realized by purchaain~ the equipment no~, C~uncil bein~ of ~e opinion that the city should contribute $i,~0~ to the ~be~ of Co~rce For the p~chase of addit~o~l s~dlot Football equipment, ~. Hunte~ oFffered the Follo~ln~ emergency O~[nance, appropriatl~ the s~ (~113~) AN O~DINA~E to ~end a~ reo~atn Section [1~O, Dep~tment'~ of the 19~ ~d~et Ordinance, a~ prov[d~ Yor an e~r~ency, (Fo~ full text of O~nance, see O~inance Book N~, 1~, Pa~e ~. Hun2er moved the edoptio~f ~e O~inance. The motion ~as escorted ~, Cronin and adopted By the Following vote~ A~S: Hessrs, Cronin~ Hunte~, You~, a~ the Vice President, H~. ~ebber-~, NAYSt Rone ..... O, (~e President, ~. llnton~ absent) P~CHISE OF P~0~E~ ~e offer o~ ~. J, T.. Eanes to sell to the city t~e~ lots adjacent to ~asena Park ~ov ~lsO~,OO each hav~ been~ferred to ~e City Han~er for ~totiatims ~lth ~, Eanes as to the minim~ price for vhich the t~ee lots can be obtained by. the city, the Actl~ City Ha~geP submitted vvitten ~port F~m the City Hana~ev, advisin~ Council that ~. Ea~s ~tll a~ree to accept $~700.00 ffo~ the t~ee lots, ~. Hu~e~ moved that Council concu~ in the offer of ~. Eels and that the City Attorney prepare the p~ope~ O~inance for ~option by the body at its next re~ul~ meeti~, ~e motion ~s secc~ed by ~, You~ and vn~ously adopted, CURB A~ G~ CONSTRU~ION~ ~eActl~ City Han~e~ ~vbmttted ~e follod n report From the City Hana~e~, ~ith ~eference to ~rb a~ ~tter co~tructton o~ Beech, od Drive, ~. "Hoanoke, Virginia January 28, 1952 7o i'he City Council Roadoke, Virginia Residents in the second block of Beechwood Drive, S. W., have raised sufficient INlnds for curb and gutter on their street up to 73,~ per cent. Due to the fact that two corr~r lots face another street, they have been unable to secure 7S per cent of the front footage, 323 · 6~acka ~'oz' fha ~ork ara in ~y hands; and X reco~snd that ~ exception bo ~o in this ease. Roopoct~lly 8u~tted~ (Si~ned) ~th~ ~. ~o~ City Hana~e~u ~. Cronin ~ved that Co~ll co~u~ ~n ~e recordation oF the City Hanazo~. ~e ~tion was seceded by ~. Hunte~ a~ un~hou817 adopted, B~-~B~C~SIS SANATOHI~ ~e ~tl~ City HanageP 8u~ltted ~ltten report froa the Cl~ H~er, ~visl~ that he failed ~ reoo~ that the off the X-Ray a~ Laboratory ~rse at ~e ~be~culosis Sanatorl~ be increased t2,0~O.~ per ~ to $2~00.00 per ~ inthe adoption oF the 19~2 ~dget, the City ~nager pointin~ out that the salary An ~estion was l~reased to representi~ one-half oF the $180.~ cost-of-livi~ sala~ l~rease, ~ reco~e~l~ that an additional increase off $260.~ be au~orized ~ brl~ the salary up to $2,2~.~ per After a discussion off the matte~, Council i~icating a reluctance to increase the salary In question to $2~.O0 per a~ but l~dicatl~ a desire to grant the full $180,00 cost-of-livl~ salaW increase to the employee since she not gettl~ bo~d a~ lodging at the sanatorl~ as was assumed, Hr. Young offered the followl~ emergency Ordinance, providl~ For an additional increase of ~90.~ ~133~) AN 0~INA~ ~o ~e~ a~ r eorda~n Sectfon ~1, "Tuberculos~s Sanator[~~, of the 1952 ~dget O~lna~e, a~ provldl~ For an emergency. (Fo~ full text oF Ordina~e, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18~ page ~1.) ~. You~ ~ved ~e adoption of the Ordin~ce. The motion was seconded by ~. Cron[n a~ adopted by the Following vote: A~ Hessrs. Cronln, Hunter, Young, ~d the Vice President, H~. Webber-~. ~t None ....... O. (The President, ~. Hlnton, absent) U~INI~D BUSI~S~ COUNCIL~ A co~cation From the ~oanoke Ht~ater~s Coherence, offering t~ services oF the Hl~ster~s Coherence each ~ay fo~ ~he purpose oF opening th~ Council meeting with a prayer, hav~ ~en tabled ~til the present meetly, the ~tter was again before Council. The matter was left In the hands of 2he City Clerk. TR~IC-P~KS A~ PL~GROU~S: ~e offer of-~. Elbr~dge Co.er to sell to the city property located on ~e west side off ~ln Street~ S. W., between Sherwo~ Ave~e a~ ~ra~on Avenue, designated as ~ts 10 and 11~ Block ~ B~bour He~ts Hs fern use as a par~ay, at $2~0.00, plus taxes paid si~e 1926~ or to sell ~t il- separately fo~ the actual cost to h~, plus taxes pa~d al~e 1926, havl~, been deferred until the present ~eting~ ~d the City Clerk having been J~tructed to ascertain the actual cost off ~t 11, plus the ~cunt of taxes paid on 2he lot by ~. Co.er since 1926, the City Clerk reported that ~e actual cost of Lot 10 was ~00.00, plus $177.80 in taxes paid since 1926, a~ the actual cost of ~t 11 was ~1,2~.00, plus $316.37 tn t~es paid sim · 1926. . ~te~ a dlicussionot the ~sttev~ ~. Hunte~ ~oved that action on the questlc be d~fe~ed until the next re~la~ meetl~ ~Co~cll~ and that In the meantl~ the membe~ of Council inspec~ ~e l& s. ~e motion ~a~ ~eeo~ed by H~. ~oun~ ~d unanimously adopted, ~ STATE HIOHWA¥S~ Aotion on the ~ecomendetion of the City Hanage~ that a R~olqtion, requesting the Virginia Department o~ Hizhuaye to make · survey a a to the constructicnof a'by-paes route leavins U, ~, Highway Route No, 11 at a point approximately one ~lle .we~t off the ~est corporate limits of the To~n o~ co~ecti~ with Route 11 at a point approximately where Virginia State Route No, 117 co~ects with Route 11, ~rth o~ the corporate limits of Clty~ ~ adopted by Councll~ havl~ been deferr~ ffo~ fu~the~ co~lderation at the present meetins~ the matte~ was azain before ~ ~dy, . . On motion o~ ~, C~nln~ secc~ed by ~, Hunter ~ unanl~usly adopted~ action on ~e ~tte~ was ~a~n deferred until the next ~1~ meetin~ of Council, Z0~IN~BA~ LI~S~ Action on the request o~ the City ~la~l~ Co~lssion that sectional pla~ for the Fut~e ~velop~nt of a portion of U, S. High, ay Route ~o, ~$O ~d a portion oF~lrose Avers, N, ~., be adopted ~ Councll~ havin~ been de~erred Fo~ ~the~ consider~ti~ at the present ~getl~, the ~atte~ was again beFor~ the body, On ~tion of ~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Yo~ a~ unan~ously adopted~ the request vas received fo~ furthe~ consideration at ~e reeler meetl~ of Council CONgrEgATION OP CLAIMS: Hone, I~RO~CTION A~ CONSID~ATION O~ ORDI~NC~ A~ RESOL~IO~ ZONING~ Ordinate No, 113P7, rezoning propert~ located on the ~h side L~nn Avenue, S. W.~ between ~en~-~ourth S~eet ~ Ben~ Mountain Road, with that pop,ion o~ L~Avenue, S. ~., between Twenk~-~ouP~h S~ea~ ~nd Ben~ Hounkain Road~ ~d th~k portion o~ T~enk~-~i~kh S~reek, S. W., ex~en~in~ Avenue ~o ~he alley paralleli~ ~ Avenue to ~e ~rth, i~ ~ ~en ~he pre~anently v~cated, discon~l~ed ~ closed, ~o~ General Residence District Ligh~ I~ust~l~l Dietrich, h~vin~ previou~l~ been before ~ouncil ~or i~s reading, read ~nd lald ove~ was ~gain be~oPe ~he bod~ ~. Crontn o~ePln~ the followl~ ~r $t~ seco~ re~dtn~ a~ ~lnal adop~ion~ ~1, oF ~he Code o~ the Cit~ o~ Roanoke, ~ir~in$~ In relation to zoning, [Fo~ Full ~exk or O~din~ee, ~ee O~ln~nce ~ok No. 18,. Page ~. Cronin moved ~he a~op~lon o~ the Ordin~ce..~e motion ~s se~ed b~ ~S: Mes~rs. Cronin, Hunte~ Young, a~ ~he ~ice President, ~. Webbe~ ..... HAYS: None ...... O. (The Preaiden~, ~. Hin~on, ~bsen~) . $TR~S A~ ~L~S~ Ordinance No, 113~8, vacating, discontinuing a~ clos~ ~y~Aeenue~ S. ~., between ~nt Mountain Road a~ Twenty-ffou~th Street, a~ Twenty- .ffiff}h Street, S, W.~ between Lynn Avenue a~ an ~ley paralleling Ly~ Ayeme to ~orth, havi~ p~evlously been before Council fo,.Its first readied.read a~ laid )ve~, was again before th~ body, Iff this co~ectlon~ the City Attorney pointed out that the Ordinance makes lo proylsion ffo~ a pgbltc easement, but that since there ~e hO.municipal installs- ;iona~ln the streets In question, he has approved the O~lnance as ~itten; ~ereupol ~. Cronln offered ~e Followin~ Ordln~ce ffo~ its ~co~ readi~ and fill adoption~ 325 (~1112§) AN ORDINANCE vacating, diecontinuin~ and cloein~ the portion of that certain street in tho City of Roanoke, Virginia, 'known ae Lynn Avenue, S. betveen Bent Mountain goad and 24th Street, and the portion of that certain street in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, knovn aa ~Sth Street, So ¥,, bstveen Lynn Avenue :and an alley paralleling Lynn Avenue to the North', said alley extending from Bent Rountain Road to ~4th Street, S. W., in the City of goanoke, Vlrginla~ the-said streets referred to and the allay hereinafter referred to are shown on the map of the C. H. Turner lands of Roanoke in Plat Book 1, page'2?3, in the Clcrkta Office Of the Circuit Court of goanoke County, Virginia, and are also shown on the Plat of :Sections 3, ~ and 5, of the C. ]4. Turner map made by C. B, Malcolm and Son~ Stats Certified Engineers, on August 17, 19~1, for W. Jo Nelson and R. R, Nelson, a copy of ~nich plat is attached to the application to the Council of the City of Roanoke, to vacate, discontinue and close the above described streets, ra~erancc to which ia hereby made. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 18, Page 416.) N~, Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter ar,~ adopted by the following vote~ AYES~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Hr. Webber---4. BAYS~ None ........ 0, (The President, Mr. Minton, absent) SALE OF PROPE~Y: Ordinance No. 11329, providing for the sale of Lot Block ~, Section 3, Roanoke Development Company, by the City of Roanoke to Hr. Frank E. Graves, at a consideration of ~450.00 cash, having previously been before Council for Its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, H~. Cronin offering the following for its second reading and Final adoption! (~11329) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the proper city officials, for and on behalf o£ the City o£ Roanoke, to · xecute and deliver a deed conveying unto Frank E. Graves Lot ~, Block 4, Section 3, goanoke Development Company, in consideration o£ Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4S0.00) cash net to the city. · (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~17.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote~ AYES~ Messrs. Cronin, gunter, Young, and the Vice President, Hr. Webber-~. NAYS: None ........ 0. (The President~ H~.. Hinton, absent) WATER DEPARTMENT: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the ~roper Ordinance, providing For the acquisition of land as a site for the Washington Heights Elevated Tank, presented eameJ whereupon, H~. Hunter moved that ~he Ordinance be adopted as an emergency measure. The motion was seconded by HI,. Young and lost by the following vote: AYES~ Hessrs. gunter, Young, and the Vice President, gr..Webber ....... NAYS: Hr..Cronin- ......... Hr. gunter moved that the question be reconsidered. The motion was by Hr. Young and adopted by the follow~ng vote.' A!~ES~ Messrs. Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, N~. Webber ..... NAYS~ Hr. Cronln- ..... 1. Hr. gunter then moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon Its first readir~. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote~ AYES! Hees~a, gunter~ Young, and the Vice Freaident, H~. I/ebbe~ NAYS! H~, Cronin ....... 1, [~e Fresident~ N~. Nlnton~ absent) . {~ll~J~} ~ O~ANCE acceptins the option of C. C. a~ Le~la H. ~laney to C, ~. F~ls, J~.~ et. ~, {obtal~d fo~ the benefit ~f the City)~ dated June 1[, ~9~1~'~o ~on~ey.to ~e City a'portion.of t~e optio~ ~.~ ac~e hose t~act a~ ~lso ~ easement ~ve~ ~other portio~ the~eo~j d~rec~lnS ac~l~ltion, by the Ctty~ of ~ real estate conveyed by B~ M. Shel~, ~pecial Co~ssione~, to R. B, & corporation, ~ deed dated O~tobe~ 2~, 1~1~ of ~eco~ in the Cler~s Office of the Hus~ln~s ~ou~t fo~ the C~ty of Ro~oke, in ~ed .~ok ~7, ~aSe ~3~ fo~ a considers. tion ~t to exceed Seven Hu~red ~lla~s ~7~,~)J a~ direotl~ a conveyance portion off the last mentioned rea~ estate, ~hen acquired, by the City to C. a~/o~ Le~ia H. ~laney~ which Is adjacent to a part of their aFo~esaid ho~ ~, .C.C. ~ Le~la H. ~laney, In consideration of Five Hu~red Dollars ($~,00) cash, unde~ date of ~une 11, 1~1, ex~cuted an option C, ~. Francis, J~.~ et. al. (fo~ the beneffit of the City) a~eein~ ~ con~eyto the City a portion of their 6.71 acre home t~act In Fee'simple a~ also a perpetual easement over a~the~ portion thereof for the overall consideration of Six ~ousa~ Dollars ($6,~0,00) cash. Said option has from time to t line been exte~ed, the last extension e~lrl~ on the first day of Febru~y~ 1952; and ~, C. W. Francis, Jr., bid ln~ at a tax sale thereof at the direction 0f a city off~cial, the real estate described In the ~oresaid Deed Book 867~ page 363, for S~x Hu~red Thirty Dollars ($630.~)~ and had the Special Co~isstone~ convey ~e a~e to R. B. & R. Corporation; a~ W~HE~ du~i~ ~e negotiations between C. C. and ~ia H. ~alaney .officials ~ .agents of the City In the premises, It was u~erstood that In event the City should accept the option the City~ In addition to paying the overall co~lderation of Six ~ousa~ Dollars (i6,~O.~) in money contemplated, would convey unto C. C. a~/or Le~la H. ~laney, a small parcel of the real estate described In said Deed ~ok 867, page 363, that Is contiguous to a portion of their . T~ORE, 'BE IT O~M~ by the Council of the City of ~oa~ke as follows~ 1. ~at the option given by C. C. a~ ~la H. Dulaney In consideration of Five Hu~red Dol~s ($~0.00) cash, dated June 11, 1951, to C. W. Francis, Jr;, et. al. (for the benefit of the Cl~), wherein said optionors agreed to convey unto the City of Roanoke the ~nencu~bered fee s l~l~. title to ~e followl~ described real e~tate: ~INNING at a point on ~e ~rtherly outside bou~ line of the Washington Hel~ts S~d~vision, s~Id point bel~ located the following N. W. (formrly Indies Avenue), ~w 60.0 feet wide, a~ Ho~oe Street, ~w ~.0 feet wide; i.e., ~. ti~ 30~ ~'. ~3.96 feet a~ N. ~3e 30' E. 56.~6 feet; thence leavl~ the said ~El~l~ point a~ with the said outclde bou~ary line N. 62· 35~ W. 17~.71 feet to a fence post where a hickory tree original corner fo~erly stood, said point also bel~ the sou~west corner of the C. C. ~laney property; thence with the said ~laney property N. 7· 25~ E. [36.73 feet to a point on the~e with two new division lines t~u a~ across the said ~laney property S. 66e30~ E. ~1~.~ feet to a point and S. 23° 30* to the place of ~GI~IEG~ contal~ng 0.6~ acres, more or less, bel~ a southwest portion of the 6.71 acre tract of land owned by C. C. aM Ll~la ~. ~laney. All beard,s refeF to the meridian of the h'ashington Heights ~p, said map bet~ of record la Plat Book 1, page ~3, In the Clerk,s Offic~ of ~e Clr~it Court for Roanoke County. 327 :328 And also a'pe~petual easement-fOr mu~lclp~, pm-poles over~ th~ou~and~undar ~I~I~ at a point on the ~est p~operty li~ of C, C~ et ux, said point bal~ located the fol~o~ln~.fou~ (~) courses a~ distils ~m the ~thwest'co~-oF yoml~ Aveme~ N. ~. {fo~erl] l~iana Avers), ~w ~.O feet wide ~ ~oe Street, N. W.,.~w to a point~ N. ~2t ~ ~. 1~7.71 feat to a point~ a~ N. 7= ~ E. 13~.~3 feet to the actual be~l~ point~ laid point also be~ ~rth~est corer to P~cel 'A"I thence leavi~ the said besl~ln~ poin' · a~ ~lth the sa~d ~eaterl~ li~ o~ the ~aney propertz N. 7= ~ 318,67 feet to a point In the center of He~shber~e~ Road] ~ence.~lth s~ S. 82e 1~ ~. 20.O feet to a point~ thenco leav~n~ Road ~. ?e 2~ ~. 3~.]1 feet to i point in the line of P~cel "A"; the ~lth a~e N. ~* 30~ ~. 20.~ feet to the place of Ail ~a~l~s reffe~ to the meridian o~ the ~ashinEton Heights map~ said map ~i~ oF ~eco~ In Plat ~ook 1~ pa~ ~3~ in the Clerk's OFFice the Circuit Court ffo~ Ro~oke Co~ty~ It Is the intent oF ~ls description to cove~-a 20.~ffoot wide easement parallell~ the west property line o~ th~ ~l~ey p~perty, housed on the no~th by Her~hber~er ~oad ~d on the south by P~cel fo~ the overall cash consideration oF Six ~ousa~ Dollars (~,~.~), be, a~ the s~e Is hereby accepted. ~. ~at the City Attorney be, a~ he l~ hereby~ directed as (a) To cause the necessary ex~l~tion o~ title to the l~ediately abovedescribed tracts oF la, to be~de and whm mtisfied that the said C. C. Le~la H. ~laney can convey the une~umbered Fee ~ple t~tle to ~ First abovedesc~lbed tract off la~ a~ ~so a p~petual ea~e~nt over, t~ou~h a nd the second abovedescr~bed tract off la~,. unto the City of doaaoke, to prepare the requisite deed oF conveyance In the ~remises a~ deliver the s~e Fo~ execution (b) To do the necessary to obtain a deed oF bar~a~ ~ sale from ~. B. & R. Co~oration to the City oF Roa~ke conveyin~ the ~eal estate described in the affo~eaaid Deed Book 8~7, p~e ]~3. to ~e C~ty ~lth covenants oF special w~r~ty ffo~ a consideration not to exceed ~even Hundred Dollars ($700.00) cash; (c) Iff a~ ~en the City acquire~ title to the real estate described In pareErsph (b) as contemplated herein, to prepare a deed whereby the City ~ould convey unto C. C. a~ Le~la H. ~laney, w~th special warranty oF title~ For a nominal consideration, the ffollowin~ described portion oF s~[d real estate, viz* B~Ih~I~G at the ~rth~e~t corner o~ ~yom[~ Ave~ N. ~. India~ Avers), now ~0.0 Feet wide ~ Honroe Street now ~0.O Feet wide; thence w~th the north line off ~cml~ Avenue N. ~e 30, ~. fleet to a point on s~e; thence leavln~ the north line oF Avers N. ~c lot E. ~.~ feet to a point on the northerly outside bou~a~ line of the ~ashln[ton ~elEhts ~ubdivls~on; ~ence with the said northerly out~lde bou~ary line S. $2~ ~ ~. ~.~] Feet to a point~ said point ~1~o bein~ ~e inte~section off the ~est l~ne of Ho~oe Street with the said northerly boundary line; thence with the west line o~ ~onroe ~treet S. ~ ]0 ~. 27.~ feet tO the place ~INNING, ~ containing 0.~1 acre~, ~re or less. ~11 beeries refer ~ the meridian of the ~asht~ton ~el~hts off reco~d In Plat Book 1~ paEe ~]~ in ~e Clerk's Office of the Court ffo~ Roanoke Co~ty. 3. ~at upon delivery to the C~ty o~ Ro~oke off ~e deed of conveyance mentioned ~d described tn paragraph n~ered 1, approved by the City Attorney. the proper city officials be. ~ they are hereby, authorized and directed to execute a~ deliver unto C. C. a~ Lennia H. ~laney. the deed mentioned In para,apb n~ber ~ (c) supra, when app~ved by the City Atto~ney~ and also a voucher, payable to the~ order, In the ~ount o~ Fifty-five Hu~red Dollars ($~00.OO); bel~ the 2ix Thousa~ Dollar ($$0~.00) over~l cash consideration, less the Five Hu~red Dollar ($~.~) consideration paid fo~ the ~oresaid option. ~, That th~ City Auditor be, and he is hereby directed, as and when directed by the City Attorney, to ~ssua vouchers not to exceed Seven Hundred Dollars, payable as directed by the City &ttorney, for the acquisition of the real estate mentioned and described In para.apb Z (b) of this ordinance. Tho Ordinance havin~ been read, ~as laid over. GRADE CROSSI~GS: C~uncil havir~ previously received a report on Stage II of the Jefferson Street Grade Crossln~ Elimination Project, the Actin~ City )resented draft of a Resolution, formally app~ovin~ Stage II~ whereupon, H~. Hunter )£fsred the followlngl (~11337) A RESOLUTION approving the report on preliminary studies of stage II of the ~efferson Street ~rade crossing elimination as presented by Howard, Needle ~m~en and Bergendoff, coneultant engineers, ar~l expressir~ the City's wlllir~naas to ~ear ~0~ of the coat, estimated at $~0,0OO, for the preparation of detailed con- struction plans of stage II by a consultant, as requested by the Department of ~l£hways of tho Co~onwealth of Virginia by letter dated January 1~, 19~Z, on file i~ the City Clark~e office. (For full text o£ Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Papa H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion ~aa seconded by ~o Your~ and adopted by the followir~ vote: AYES: Hess:a. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Hr. ~abber-~o NAYSl None ........... 0. (The President, Mr. Minton, absent) WA?F~ DEPARTMENT: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Hesolutlon, continuing the employment of the Malcolm Plrnie Engineers for one yea~ at a consideration of $1,500.00, pre,anted same; whereupon, Mr. Hunter offered the followir~ ~esolution: (#11338) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to an~ega the services Of a consulting engineer tn connection ~lth the City's public water system; fixing the amount of compDnsation to be paid to auch engi~ er; and provlding fo~ an ems:gene (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Mr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Mr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYF~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. NAYS: None ...... O. (The President, Mr. Minton, absent) BONDS: Council havlng at ~ts regular meetin~ on Decembs~ 17, 1951, adopted Ordinance No. 11Z99, p~oviding for the issue and sale of $1,1~O,000.00 In refunding bonds, and having at Its regular meeting on January 1~, 195Z, adopted Resolution No. 113Z3, providin~ for a banklng institution In the City of New York as a place of payment,-in addition to the office of the City Treasure~, for the bonds and coupons mentioned and provided for in Ordinance No. llZ99, and for a proposa~ by the City of Roanoke to prospective purchasers of said bonds that the bonds and coupons will be paSd, at the holder's option, at such banking institution in the City of New York, the proposal to be and cormtltute part of the purchase agreement, theCity Attorney advised the body that the bond attorneys have suggested that the adoption of ~esolutlon No. llSZ3 prior to the effective date o~ Ordinance No. 11~99 might have been premature, and.the City Attorney suggested that it might be wise for Council to again adopt the resolution at this regular meeting. 329 Vhe~s~pon~ Hr. Young ~oved the adoption of Resolution No. 113~ ab this regular meeting, aa followel {~11323) A RESOLUTIOM providing for a banking institution in the City of New York as a place of payment for bonds and coupons ~entioned and provided for in an ordinance, Mo, 11299~ entiZledl 'AH ORDINAMCE to provide for the issue o~ bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of One Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars (S1,1~O,0OO) to provide funds with ~hich to retire, at maturity, One Hlllion One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,1~0,000) outstanding term bonds of the City of Roanoka~ Virginia, that become due and payable on the first day of April, 1952'~ passed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vlrginia~ on the l?th o£ December~ 1951, and for a proposal by the City o£ Roanoke to prospective purchase of said bonds that the bonds and coupons will be paid at such banking institution ir the City of New York, the proposal to be and constitute part of the purchase agreeme WHI~EAS, an ordinanc~ Ho. 11209~ entitledl AN ORDINANCE to provide for the issue of bonds of the City o£ Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of One Hlllion One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,1~0,000) to provide funds with which to retire, at msturit~, One Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,140,0OO) outatandin~ term bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, that become due and payable on t he firs day of April, 1952", passed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the l?ih day of December, 19~1, provides, in part, that City Council may, at its discretion, ~ resolution, provide a place, in addition to the office of the City Treasurer, for payment of said bonds and coupons; and I~ttEREAS, in order to attract more favorable bids From prospective ptwchasert of the bonds, mentioned and described in the ordinance, than would be possible unless the bo r~ts and coupons be made payable in the City of New York, it is deemed expedient to assure bidders therefor that the bonds and interest coupons attached thereto ~lll be payable not only at the office of the Treasurer of the City of Roanoke, but also at a banking institution In theCity of New York. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as follows: Section 1. That all bonds and interest coupons mentioned and provided for-il an. ordinance, No. 11299, entitledl ~AN ORDINANCE to provide for-the issue of bonds of the City Of Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of One Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,140,000) to provide funds with which to retire, at maturity, One Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,140,000) outstanding termbonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, that become due and payable on the first day. of April, 19~2e,paseed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the l?th d a of December, 1951, be made payable at the office of the City Treasurer of said City: or, at the holder's option, at the Manufacturers Trust Company, 55B~oad Street~ New York Clty~ Hew York. Section 2. That in the offer for sale of the 'bon~s by the City of Roanoke, such offer shall include a proposal to prospective purchasers that the bonds and coupons attached will be made payable as provided In Section 1 hereof, ~hich proposal shall be, and constitute, a part of the purchase agreement between the of Roanoke and the purchaser Or purchasers of the bonds whensold. The resolution havin/~ been read in its entl~aty~ the ~otion ess seconded by R~.o Hunter and adopted by the following voter AYESI HesS~ao Hunte~, Yo~, and the Vice President~ NAYS~ ~e C~nin ...... 1, [~e ~osident, ~, NinOn, absent) H~IONS A~ HISC~US ~ O~ ZONISD ~ ~e City Clerk b~ou~ht to .the attention oF Council that the t e~ 0F ~, R~ J, B~ge~, deceased~ as a membe~ oF. the ~d of ~nl~ A~peals e~ed Dece~e~ 31~ 19~1~ ~ere~pon, ~,. H~te~ placed In ~lnation the oF ~,. J, P, Cr~lckah~k as a me~ber o~ ~e ~ard oF Zonl~ Appe~s ffo~ a te~ off two yea~s e~l~ Demeter 31, 15~], The. ~minatl~n was seco~ed by ~, You~, There ~1~ ~o F~ther nominations~ ~, J, p, Cruicksha~ was elected a membe~ oF ~e Board o~ Zonl~ Appeals fo~ a term oF. two ye~ e~i~ December ~1, 19~], by the Followl~ voter A~: Masers, C~nin,. H~ter, You~, ~d ~e Vice P~esident, Mr, ~ebbe~-~, NAYS~ None ....... O, (~e President, ~, Minton, absent) ~ere bel~ ~ ~rthe~ busines~ Council adjourned, ~TT~$T~ APPROVED Clerk President 331 332 COUNCIL~ REGULAR Honday, February 4, The Council of the City of . Roanoke met in regular meeting ~n the Circuit Court Eoom in the Municipal BulldinE, Monday, February ~,19~ at ~00 o~clock~ the regular meetin~ hour~ with the President~ H~. Hinton~ presidin~. PEF~SENT= Nessra. Hunter~ Webber, Young, and the President, H~. AB~ENT~ l~, Cronin.. ........ 1,. OFFICEH$ ~$E~T~ H~. Arthur S. Owens~ City Hanager~ H~. James N.' Kincanon, Assistant City Attorney, and Hr. Harry R. Yatee, City Auditor. The meetinE was opened with a prayer by the Reverend J. C. ~ro~n, Pastor the Emmanuel Pilgrim Church. HINUTE~= Copy of the minutes of the regular meetin~ held on Ho.~nday~ Januar] ~, 19~, having been fuenished each member off Council, upon motion o~ seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the readinE was dispensed with and HEAHING OP CITIZENS UFO~ PUBLIC HATT£ES= ST0~H D.~INS= ~ureuent to notice of advertisement for bids for the construction of a ~-inch storm drain across the Nelson property east o£ Ninth Street, N. E., in the vicinity of the ~srican Bridge Company (formerly Virginia Bridge Compeny)~ according to plan~ and specifications o£ the city, said bide to be received by the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Honday, February ~, 19~, and to be opened before the Councll of the City of Roanoke at that hour~ the President, Hr. Hinton, asked if there ~as anyone present who did not fully understand the advertisement, if there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, if there were any questions anyone ~nld llke to aek~ and no present raising any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with openin~ of the three bide received. The bids havin~ been opened and publicly read before Council, Hr. Hunter moved that they be received and referred to a committee composed of the Cit7 the Director of P~blic Works end the City Engineer for tabulation and report later during the meeting. The motion ~a~ seconded by Hr. Yo~n6 and unanimously adopted. Later during the meeting, the co~raittee submitted its tabulation and report and it eppeavir~ from the tabulation that the bid of Hr. R. S. Hud~ins in the sum of $1~,671.00 is the lowest and best bid received for the project, Hr. Hunter offered the following Eesolutiont (#11339) A RESOLUTION acceptinC the proposal of Hr. H. S. Hudgins f or the construction of a ~2-1nch storm drain across the Nelson property east of Ninth Street, N. E.~ in the vicinity of the American Brid£e Company (formerly Virginia ~ridge Company), in the sum of $1~,671.00; authorizin~ and directtn6 the City to execute the requisite contract; and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Hr. Young and adopted by the following voter APES: Hessrs. Hunter~ Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Htntor~ NAYS: None ........ O. (Hr. Cronin absent) TAXE3= Newspaper publicity havir~ been given to the preliminary r aport whi Dr. ~lliiemH. Stauffe~ Conaultinl~ Economiat~ made to the Tax Study Committee on January 30~ 19~, in connection with his study of the tax structure'of the City of Roanoke~ Keo Edwin N. Youn~ a ca~didate for Councils appeared before the body and called particular attention to the'statement of Dr; Stauffer that there were about '~,~00 motor vehicles with Roanoke City license plates last year which were not on the city tax rollk~ ~. YounE readin~ from a section of the State Tax Code which provides that such tangible ~ersonal property as ia found not to be assessed can be assessed for a three-year period, with penalty applied, and declarin~ that some explanation should be made as to why this law has not been enforced. With further reference to the matte~ H~. Ho F. Cleaton~ Real Estate Asent appeared before Council and called particular attention to the statement of Dr, Stauffer that the City of Roanoke needs a continuin~ Board of Assessors, I~. Cleaton vo!cln~ the opinion that a continuir~ Board of Assessors will not remedy the situation as to present inequities in assessments m~d that what Roanoke needs an equitable assessment. The President, ~r. Hlnton, thanked H~. ¥our~ and Hr. Cleaton for expressin their views on the subject. PETITIONS A,~DCOIt~UNICATIONS= WATFR DEPARTHENT~ Copies of a Resolution~ requestint~ the ¥1rFinia Depavtme of Highways to surface treat ¥1r~lnia Secondary Route No. 6~§~ from U. S. Highway Route Ho, 11 to the ~lty of Roahoke~s p~operty at Carvins Cove, havln6 been forua~d to each ofthecity~s three local representatives in the legislature for conference with fleneral James A. Anderson, State Hl~hwayCommlssioner,with a view of expeditln the improvement of that portion of the highway in question~ a co~unication from the Honorable Julian H. Rutherfoord, Jr., member of the House of DeleEates; ackhowled~lr~ receipt of the Resolution and advisin~ that he is very mu~h interest in the project and will do all he can to forward it, was before Council. The commuflicatlon was filed. SMOKE CONTROL~ A co,mmunication f~om H~. Henry B. Boynton~ acceptin~ his reelection as a member'of the Advisory and Appeal ~oard to the Director of the Department of Air Pollution Control for a term of four yea~a endinE December 31, 1955, was before Council. The communication was filed. STADIUH ADVISOH~ COHliITTEE~ Communications from Hessrs. Earl A. Fitzpatrick and ClydeCocke~ acceptln6 their appointment as members of the Stadium Advisory Committee for a term of two yeaPs endin~ December 31, 1953, were before Council. ' The Communications were filed. BUDGET-RECREATION D~PAHTHE~T= Council at its last meetir~having contributed $1,000.00 to the Ch~ber of Commerce for the purchase of additional equipment for the Sandlot Football Pro~ram~ a communication from Hr. A. S. Rachel, Jr., Secretar of the Chamber of Commerce~ expressin~ appreciation for the contribution and assuring Council that the pro~r~am ~ill continue to render a real service to Hoanoke~ was before the body. The communication was filed. 333 STPJ~T LIOHTS~ Aco~unication~ rom the ¥11dwood[~ivic League, again callin~ a~tentIon, t~ the very real need for a street light at Ceylon.~t~eet ~ Kl~ Street~ N. E., a~ askl~ ~at the l~tallation of the street l~ht be facllitated~ ~ae befo~e On~tion o~ ~. Hunte~ seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ una~mo~sly ~o~ted~ the co~cation was ~effe~ed to ~e C~ty ~a~e~ fo~ study ~ ~po~t to Cou~ll. CITY C~T~ A co~lcation fro~. C. O. Ll~sey~ ~.~ Vice ~ha~r~an of the ~oa~ke Area ~an~ffactu~e~s Association, adv~si~ that at a ~e~la~ quarterly meetl~ on ~anu~y 1~, l~,the or~an~zation ~opted two ~esolutio~ the belief that the ~be~ of me~be~s on ~oanoke~s ~Council ~ould be increased fro~ ~lve to seven to meet the city's expa~ed needs~ and advisl~ that It Is the conviction o~ the assoc~ation that a ~er~nent o~ contiml~ provision fo~ real estate assessment by an ~tial authority ~s esse~tial to the adequacy of revenue for the city. a~ to ach[eve ~ accurate a~ equitable basis upon which to le~ taxes ffrom year to yea~ respectively~ was beffore Council. ~. You~ co~entl~ that he ffeels the ~oanoke A~ea Associat~on took action after he~ln~ only on~ side of the q~estion~ and that If the es~oclstion had hea~ both sides of the question, possibly its action have ~en dlFFerent~ the~nication ~as Filed. R~PO~ OF A~ ~F ~SI~ Bids hevln~ previou~l~ been c~lled ~o~ ~o purchase the Acade~ of ~sic ~ildi~ fro~ the C~ty of Roanoke, ~ ~ bids havin~ been received, the City ~ans~e~ submitted ~ltten report that he has had an e stimate ~de as to what It ~ld cost to raze the buildinE and that he ~uld like to discuss the ~tter ~th Council In executive session at the close of the present meetly. ~. Youn~ moved that C~u~ll concu~ In the request of the City ~e ~tion was seco~ed by ~. HunteP a~ un~nl~usly adopted. B~-CI~ P~SICIAN~ Counc~l~vl~ appropriated ~1,6~0.00 fop ~armaceut~ Professional Services In the 19~ BudFet, theCity HanaFer submitted wrltten~ort that a request has been made to lncrease the ~ount to $17~.00 pe~ month. On motion of ~. ~ebber, seco~ed by ~r. Youn~ a~. unanimously adopted, th~ matter was referred ~ck to the City ~sna~e~ fo~ Further neEotiations with a view off ~educl~ the ~ount o~ increase. ~AT~ DEPA~ ~e City ~ager submitted w~ltten report~ to~etheP ~lth draft of a Resolution, author~zin~ the installation of a l~-lnch wate~ main In an alley, ~d reco~ended the adoption of the measure. ~te~ a discussion off the matter with the City ~ans~e~ a~ ~. C. E. ~oore ~tnee~ In ~arge of Construction of the ~ate~ Department~ who ~as present at the meeting, ~. Hunter moved that Council concu~ In the ~eco~e~ation of the HansEe~ a~ offered th~ f~llo~ Resolution~ (~11~0) A SESOL~IOH authorizl~ the installation of a 12e ~ste~ main In an alley which Is southerly from and spprox~stely parallel to that portion of Huntl~ton Boulevard, N. E.. ~u~ing eastward From Oliver Soad to ~iteside ~ulev a~ the l~tslls2~on of a continuation of said ~ate~ ~n between ~tate High, ay Route ~11~ a~ Hollins Road, N. E., entirely within property now owned by the City of Ro~oke ~nd known ~ ~the Nlni~er tracte, (Fo~ full text of Resolution, ~ee Ord~n~ce Rook No. 18, Pa~e ltro. Huntc~ moved tho adoption of ihs Resolutions The motion vas seconded b~ ltl, o ~ebbev and adopted by the followir~ votes · . AYF~SS Hesara. Hunte~, Yebber, Yount~, and the President, 1~. Hlnton----~. NAYSt None ........ O. (lire Cronln absent) SID~VILK, CURB A~ID OlYI~'R COI~TBUCTION~ Bids for tho construction of concret sidewalk, and concrete curb and ~utter,.wlth appurtenant work thereto~ at various locations In the city, hsvln~ been referred to a committee for tabulation and report the cormittee submitted the followin~ report~ 'February 2, 19~2 He~bere of Councll~ Your committee assl£ned the task of tgbulatlng the bids on sidewalk, curb and Eutter which were opened before City Council on Ronday, January 28, submits the tabulation In a separate Your attention is invited to the fact that the specifications in compliance with State requirements specified that ~No bid w111 be considered unless the bidder has complied with the provisior~ of Title ~, Chapter ? (Section 113 through ~4o1~ of the Code of Virginia)o~ This, In leneral, mean~ that In order for a contractor to bid on york amountinE to more than ~0,000 t~.at the bidder be re~istered and licensed under the provisions o£ the law of the Comuonwealth of ¥1r~lnla. I{ has bee~ d~te~lned that the low bidder. Fhilip L. Baird, did not comply with the specifications In that he Is not currently registered and.licen~ed ss a contractor In accordance with the provisions specified. Yours very truly, ($1gne~) Arthur 5. O~ens City Hanager ($1~ned) JnOo Lo ~entworth Director of Publl~ ~orks (Sl~ned) B, flatus ~royles City ~r~Ineere Hr° Hunter voiced the opinion that the city is morally obliEated to award the.contract for tbs project to the lowest bidder complying with specifications and offered the £ollowin~ Resolution, a~ardir~ the.contract to Pioneer Con~t~uction Co~pany, Incorporated, In the sum of (#11~1) A RESOLUTION acceptln~ the proposal o£ Pioneer Construction Company Incorporated, for the conet~uction of concrete sidewalk, and concrete curb and gutter, with appurtenant ~ork thereto, at various locations in the City of Virginia, in the sum of $$1,hOO.00; authorizing and directing the City Hana~er to execute the requisite contract; and provldinE for an emerEency. (For /'ull text o£ Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Pass ~26o) HI'. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolutlono The motion ~as seconded by Hr. Youn~ and adopted by the ffollowtng votes AYES~ Hessrs. Hunter, ~ebber, Young~ and the President, Hr° NAYS: None ....... Oo (Hvo Cronin absent) ~AT~R DF~ART~iE~Ff~ Bids for the trenching, laying, backft111nC and street restoration incident to installing water malne~ fire hydrants, and all appurtenance thereto, for P~oJect No° ~ of the Vate~ Department, having been referred to a co~lttee for tabulation and report, to~ether with the estimate and ~eport submttte, by the ~ater Department, the City ~anager, the Director of Publlc Vorka and the Clty Auditor submitted a HaJority Report and Tabulation, and the Englneev in Charge of Construction of the ~ater Department and the Acting Hana~er of the ~ater Depart- ment submitted a Hlnorit~ Report and Tabulation, 335 City Manager recom~aending that a contract for the project be awarded to Hudgins In the total su~ of $73~1~S,70 becauee he. does not want to see the city in business and because Hr. Hudgins pays the city a license to do the work. Hr. Young then asked tho Enslneer in Charge of Construction of the Water Departmsnt for his rscoenaendation~ Hr, C..E..Moore replying that if Council thought well of the idea he feels it m~ght be wise to refer the estimate and report eubmitt ~d by the City of Roanoke Water Department to the City Hanager'for study as to tdlethe: or not he wishes to certify to Council, pursuant to the provisions of Section ~1 o! the City Charter, that in his opinion the cost of performing the project by the Water Department will not e~ceed its estimate of Hr. Youn~ replied that he. is convinced t~e estimate submitted by the Water Department is accurate, but that he does not consider the difference between the estimate and the bid of Hr. Hudgins big enough to Justify using city forces for the project, and offered the Fo[lowing Resolution, awarding the contract For the project to Hr. Hudginsl (~113~2) A RESOLUTION accepting the proposal of Mr. H. S. Hudgins, Roanoke~ Virginia, For the tren~hing~ laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing w~ter mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, For Project No. 2 o£ the Water Department, in the total sun o£ $73,1~S.?0; authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute the requisite contract; and providing for an emergency. (For Full text off Resolution, sea Ordinance Hook No. 1~, Page ~27.) Hr. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the Following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Mlnton---~. NAYS: None ...... O. (M~. Cronin absent) Uh~FINISHED BUSINESS: BUILDINS CODE: Draft of a proposed Television Ordinance having been reft*rte back to the City Manager for the purpose o£ having the Building Inspector revise the draft in accordance with cha-~ges suggested by Councilmen Cronin and Young, the matter was again before Council. In this connection, Hr. David Dick, Building Inspector, appeared before Council and presented proposed changes in the draft o£ the Television Ordinance. The draft of Ordinance having beau read in its entirety, including the proposed changes, Hr. Webber moved that the measure be referred to the City Attorne to put into proper form. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young .and unanimously adopted. ROANOKE OAS COMPANY: Council at its meeting on April 30, 19~1, having directed that the question of natural gas rates be placed on the agenda for further consideration at the regular meeting of the body on February ~, 1952, the matter was again before Council. The City Manager advising that he has not as yet received the necessary information flor £urther consideration o£ the question, Hr. Webber moved that the matter be held in abeyance until the City Manager presents the information. The motion was seconded by Hr. H~nteF and unanimously adopted. · -TRAFFICoPAR~S.AED PLAYGROU~DSI Action onthe offer of H~.:Nlbrid~a Conner to sell to the city property located on the vest side of ~ain Street~ S. ¥.. between Shem~ood Avers a~ B~andon ivenue~ desiznated as Lots 10 a~ 11~ Block ~, Barbo~ ~ei~hts Hap~ ~o~ use,as a p~ay~ havl~ been de~e~red until the present meetln~ in order'that the ~bers o~.Council ml~t inspect the lots~ the ~tte~ wa~ a~ain before the body. 0n motion off ~. ~ebbe~ seconded.by Hr. You~ ~d u~ni~ual7 adopted, acti ~n the matter was a~ain defferred until the next re~la~ meetin~ o~ Cou~il, STATE HIG~AYS~'Action on the question oF requeetl~ the Virginia Department ~F Highways to ~ke a survey as to the construction off a by-pass route leaving ~..S. Ht~ay Route No. 11 at a point approximately one mile west oF the west ~orpo~ate limits of the. To~n of Salem a~ co~ectt~ ~ith Route 11 at a point approximately ~here Virginia ~tate'Hl~h~ay Route No, ~17 con~cts with'Route 11~ aorth oF the corporate limits of ~oanoke Clty~ havi~ been deferred until the presen ueetin~ the matte~ was a~ln before Council. In this co~ection, the City Clerk brouFht to the attention o~ to~cil copie ~F resolutions adopted by the Council oF the To~ oF ~alem a~.the ~a~ oF ~vpervl~ oF Ros~ke County~ reque~tin~ the Virginia Department oF Hl~hway~ to make such ~te~ a discussion oF the question, Hr. ~eBber moved that the matter be referred to the City Pla~Inz. Co~Isston Fo~ study~ report a~ reco~endation to Council. ~e motion w~s seco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ una~l~ously adored. CONSID~ATION O~ C~I~ None ~AT~ D~ART~ Ordinance No. 11]]~ providing Fo~ the acquisition oF as a site For.the ~a~hl~ton Heights Elevated Ta~, havin~ p~viou~ly been beffore Council ffo~ its First readl~, read a~ laid over, wa~ s~atn before the body. In this co~ection, ~e City Hana~er advised Council that ~. and ~l~y have aFreed to e[te~ thel~ option until the transaction can be ~he~eupon~ ~. ~ebbe~ o~Fered the' ffollo~t~ O~dinance fo~ its second readfnF and Final a doption: . (~11~) AN 0~INANCE acceptl~ the option oF C, C. and Lennia H. ~laney ~o C. ~. Francis, Jr., et. al. {obtained fo~ th~ ~neFlt oF the Clty)~ dated Ju~ [~1, to convey to the City a portion oF the optio~rs~ ~.71 acre ho~ tract ~ ~1~o an easement ove~ another portion thereo~ d~ectin~ ~cquisition, by the City, ~he rea[ estate conveyed by E. ~. bhelf~ Special Co~Issione~ to R. B. ~ ~. ~orpo~a~lon, by deed dated 0ctobe~ ~ 1~1, of ~ecord ~n the Clerk's offF~ce off the ~ust~n~s Court Fo~ the City oF Roanoke, In Deed Book 8~7, p~e ~], fo~ a considera- tion not to exceed Seven Hu~ed Dollars ($700,~0); ~d directin~ a conveyance oF a ~o~tion oF the last mentioned.real estate~ ~en acquired, by the City to C. C. ~e~ta H, ~laney~ ~htch is ad,scent to apart off thei~ ~o~esaid home tract, For ~ominal co~ideration. (Fo~ Full text of Ordinance, see Ordi~nce Book No, 1~, Pa~e ~. ~ebbe~ moved the adoption oF the O~dinance; ~e motion ~as seconded by ~, You~ a~ adopted ~ the Followin~ vote, the President, H~. Hlnton, co~enti~ ;hat he Is voti~ fo~ the Ordinance because the site in question has been ~eco~e~e~ ~y ~. L. H. Howson: 337 338 AYI~Sg Hessra. Hunter, Wcbbsr~ YounSs and the President, N~, Hintono-o~o HAYS! None? ........ O, (Hr, Cronin absent) PURCHASE OF fEOFI~TY! Tho City Attorney having been requsated to prepare the proper Ordinancc~ providing for the purchase Of three lots adjacent to Wessna Park from H~. Jo T, Eanas at a total consideration o£ ~?00,O0, the Assistant City Attorney presented aamaj whercupon~ H~. Hunter movsd that tho following Ordinance be placed upon its ffirst readiUOo The motion was seconded by Pm. Webber and adopts. by the followir~ AYE. St Hessra. Hunter~ ~ebber~ ¥oun~ and the frasident, Hr. HA¥St None ..... O, (Pm, Cronin absent) (~113~3) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directinz the acquisition oF Lots 1,- ~ and ~, Block ~ accordin~ to the Hap of Wasena Corporation, in the City oF Eoanok~ for public purposes, ~'H~REAS~ it is deemed necessary by the Council of the City of Roanoke that there be acquired for public purposes certain land in the City of Roanoke knoma as Lots 1, ~ and 3~ Block 6~ accordinz to the Hap of Yasana Corporation, and WHERFAS~ J. T. Eanea, the owner thereof, has offered said lots for sale to said City at the sum of Nine Hundred and No/lOS ($900.00) Dollars per lot, a total of Twenty-seven Hundred and No/lO0 (Sa,?00.00) Dollars, and WHEItEA$~ there has already been appropriated by the Councll of the C~ y of Roanoke sufficient money for the purchase of said land. TH~BFOR~, EE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the C%ty of Roanoke that.the proper City officials be~ and they are hereby authorized and directed to acquire~ for a~d on behalf of said City, from J. T. ~anes, the owner thereof, Lots 1~ R and Block 6, acco~din~ to the Hap of Wasena Corporation, at the price of $900 per lot, a total consideration of Sa,?00~ the same to be conveyed to said City with Oeneral Warranty of Title upon such form of deed as nay be approved by the City Attorney. The Ordinance havlnZ b sen read, was laid AI~PO~Tt The City Attorney herin6 been requested to prepare the'proper measures necessary to carry out the reco~-~endations of a committee as to related work in connection with the Airport Administration Buildin~ Project, the Assistant City Attorney presented draft of sn 0rdinance~ providin~ fo~ the awa~dir~ of the contracts for the work= whereupon, Pm. Hunter offered the followinE as an emergency (~l13~h) AN ORDINANCE authorizin~ and directing tho acceptance of certain bi for certain additional Related Work pertainin~to the completion of the new Admtnist tlon Bulldln~ at Roanoke Hunicipal Airport (WocdrumPleld) subject to the final appr thereof by the Civil Aeronautics Administration; and provid[n6 for an amerEenCyo (For full teat of Ordinance,' aec Ordinance Book No. 1~, FaZe · Pm. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. YounZ and adopted by the following, vote= AYES: Hessrs. Hunter, Webber, Younz, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ....... O. (Pm. Cronin absent} The Assistant City Attorney then presented draft of an 0~dinanoe, approprlat inz.$5,000.OO for the project over and above the $90~00Oo00 previously appropriated for the proJectl whereupon, Pm. Youn~ offered the following as an emergency measure: (~l13~S) A~ ORDINANCE amendinR Ordinance Ho. 11109 making appropriations From the'General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the Fiscal year beginning January [9~2; and'providing For an emergency, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Heo Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance, The motion was seconded by ~. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minto~---~. NAYS: None ..... O. (H~. Cronin absent) AIRPORT~ The Assistant City Attorney pre'anted draft of an Ordinance, leasi lard at the Roanoke Municipal'Airport to the Federal Oovernment for the installation ~f a terminal very high Frequency ~ange station thereon as an aid to air navigationJ ~hsreupon, H~. Webber mo~ed that the Following Ordinance be placed upon its First reading. The motion was seconded by H~. Hunter and adopted by the following voter AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, H~. Mlnton---~. NAYS~ Hone ...... O. (Hr. Cronin absent) (#11]~6) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager, For and ~n behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke and the United States of America for use of certain premises, together with certain rights and privileges, at the Roanoke Municipal Airport (Woodrum Field), under certain terms and conditions. WHEREAS, the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United States Oovernment ia wlllingto install at the Roanoke Municipal Airport (Woodrum Field) a terminal very high Frequency range station as an aid to air navigation and, For the purpose of making such installation, requires that the United States of America be leased approximately 0.06 acres of land at said airport and, further, be given the right to install two (2) field detector units, along with the necessary underground cables, on adjoining land at said airport within 50 Feet of the leased premises and, also, the right to bring underground pouer and' control cables to the leased premises From the Civil Aeronautics Administration Com~unications Station at said airport by the ~ost convenient route. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council ~f the City of Roanoke that the ~lty Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City, to execute a lease to the United States of ~erica of approximately 0.06 acres sf land at the Roanoke Municipal Airport (WoodrumFteld) for the purpose of the installation by the Government on said premises'of a terminal very high Frequency rar~e station as an aid'to air navigation, upon such Farm of'lease asmay'be approved by t~e 2lty Attorney and/or'his Assistant but which said lease shall, in part, provide For 1. That the term of said lease shall comraence aa of January 1, 19~2, and ~xpire on June 30, 19~2, but that said lease may, at the option of the Government, ~e renewed from year to year at a ~ental of O~E DOLLAR (~1.00) per annum upon the ~erms and conditions specified in the original lease, provided that notice in ~Iti~ ~e given to the City Clerk thirty (30) days before the original term thereof would ~therwise expire and provided Further that no renewal thereof shall extend the ~ariod of occupancy of the premises beyond June 30, 1962. 2. That the rental shall be ONE_ DOLLAR(~I.OO) For the original term and One )ollar per annm~ thereafter if the option of renewal be exercised, payments to be sade at the end of each Oovernment fiscal year. 339 340 3. That the C~vernment shall have the right to install two {2] field detector units alor~ uith the ~ceaeary underground cables on adJ°l~lr~ land of the City, said units to be within ~O feet of the leased premises and. further~ shall have the right to brir~ under,round power and control cables to the leased premises from the Civil teronautica id~lniatration Co~unications ~tation at said airport by the most convenient route. ~. That the Coverr~ent shall have the right to erect fixtures upon the leased premises ~nd to remove them therefrom upon the termination of the lease or within ninety (90} days thereafter. The Ordinance havin~ been read. vas laid over. ~OTIONS AND NI~CELLAI~0U5 ~U~INES5I None. There bein~ no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk ' ~resident Honday, February 11, 195~;' The Council of the City of Roanoke met in rel~ular ~eetin~ in the Circuit ~ourt'Room in tho Hunicipal Building, Honday, February 11, 195~, at ~=00 o'clock, P* m,t the regular meetin~ hour, vlth the President, ~; Hinton~ 'presidio, ~R~SE~: Heas~s. C~onin, Hunte~ ~ebbe~, Youn~ and the President, ~. Mlnto~ .........2 ..... ~E~ None---O. OFPI~S ~R~: ~,' A~thu~ S. ~ens, ~lt7 ManaEe~, ~ Randolph O. Clt~ Attorne~ and H~. Hapr~'R. Yates~ Cl~y AuditoP~ The meetinE vas opened with a p~a~eP by the Reverend D. L. He~la~ PastoP of the T~lnity Lutheran Church. ~I~ Cop~ of t he nl~os of the re.lap neetint held on Mondsy, ~, 19~, haVl~ been furnished each meabeP oF Council, upon aotlon of ~. Webbe~a seconded b~ ~. Yo~E a~ unanimously adopted, the ~ea~lnE was dlspe~ed with ~d the minutes appmoved ss ~eco~ded. ~tRINO OP CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC ST~S A~ ALL.S: Council h~vin~ omitted ~he ex~ension oF Albe~ Avenue, S. ~.~ ~o Sp~i~ ~osd, F~o~ ~he 19~ bud~e~ He~s~. ~. A. Dove~ ~., and H~old Wood~, Sr., appeared before the body, advising that It ~s feared If steps are not taken to extend the street, buildings might be erected on ~he properties required for ~he ex~ension, thereby blocking any p~sstbllity of carrying ou~ the project ~n ~he future, a~ asked that further consideration be given to exte~n~ ~he street. ~er a dlscussX~n of ~he matter, ~. Hun~er moved ~ha~ the question be referred back to ~he CA~y Manager for further negotie~lo~ w~th the affected proper~ owners as ~o ~he price requested for ~he la~ necessary to exte~ ~e stree~ and to report back ~o Council at its next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Cronin a~ unanimously adopted. SALE 0F PROPERT~-STR~ ENCROAC~:Council havl~ previously advised H. J. Holdren ~hat ~he c~y has set a price of ~250.00 on a small strip of land varying ~rom ~hree feet to eight fee~, lyl~ between the Vlrg~n~ Railway r~-of-way a~ h~s property located on Fourth Street, S. E., between Highland Avenu~ a~ Albemarle Avenue, Official No. ~02191~, tn connection w~th an offer of Hr. Holdren to purchase ~he s~rip of la~ for use In bu~ldl~ a w~ehous~ on his propertY, ~. J. W. Elliott, Real' Estate Agent, appeared before the body, advising tha~ It is not particularly lmportan~ to Mr. Holdren ~hat he build a warehouse ~n his property ~ that he feels the price of ~250.00 ~s ~oo h~g~, Mr. Ell~ott s~attn that has client feels ~tween $50.00 a~ ~5.00 ~s e~ugh for ~he str~p of la~ and ~h~t ~ should be worth ~hat to th~ city ~o h~ve him build a warehouse o~ his prope~ ~er a d~scussion of ~he matter, ~. Webber moved ~hat ~. Holdren be requested ~o s~bm~t a ~lt~en offer ~o the Cl~y Manager. ~e motion was seco~ed Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. ~. Hunter then moved that when the City Ha~ger receives the written offer he transmit the s~e to the co~lttee ~ich r eco~ended the price of ~50.00 for further report a~ reco~e~at~on to Council. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Webber a~ ~lmously adopted. 341 :342 TAXE~: Judge John H. Hart~ Comiesionor of Revenue, appeared before Council in connection ~lth the preliminary report of Dr. William Ho Stauf£er, Consulting Economist, on hie study of the tax structure of the City of Roanoke, and declared that the statement of Dr. Stauffer that there were about ~,~00 motor vehicles with Roanoke City license plates last year which were not on the city tax rolls is untrue, Judge Hart suggestln~ that if Council ia willing to bear the additional expense he wlllhave the license plate records checked against the personal pronerty tax returns to prove that the statement of Dr. Stauffer le untrue. The President, Mr. Minton~ thanked Jud£e Hart for hie s~ggestion. SALE OP PROPER?YI Council having previously authorized the sale of Lot 5, Block 4, Section 3, Roanoke Development Company, to Mr[ Frank E. Graves, at a consideration of $450.00 net cash to the city, M~. E[ F. Jamisen, Real Estate A&ent representin~ Mr. Craves, appeared before the body and pointed out that the Contract of Sale signed by Mr. and Mrs. Craves designates Mr. Jmmtson as Agent for the city, Mr. Jm~lson stating that ho feels he is entitled to a commission of ~50.00 from the city for the sale of the lot. In a discussion of the matter, Mr. Jamison stated that he has been unable t¢ secure a copy of the Contract of Sale from the City Manager or the C!ty Attorney and asked that the contract be made available. Upon the request of council, the city Manager produced the Contract of Sale, the City Manager pointing out that although the contract has been signed by Mr. and Mrs. Graves, deslgnatlng Mr. Jamlson as Agent for the city, the document has not been duly signed by the City Manager. Mr. Cronin co~mented that' it is the custom for the seller to pay the real estate agent,s commission and moved that the matter be referred to the City Attorne~ for preparation of the proper etd!hence. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. Mr. Crontn then suggested that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a standard fo~of real estate contract for all purchases and sales on a net basis, but the other members of Council being of the opinion that the net price would be 4tipulated in all transactions in the future, no action was taken on the matter. COUNCIL: Er. R. O. Culbertson appeared before Council and voiced the opinlo! that it Is a waste of the texpayerst money for the city to employ outside experts since their advice is never followed, Mr. Culbertson citin~ several instances. Mr. Culbertson also criticized the wording of the ballot in the Charter Referendum on February 5, 1952, as being ambiguous. Mr. Culbertson al~o repeated a previous request that Council hold night meetings occasionally. In answer to Fa-. Culbertson's criticism as to the employment of outside experts, F~. Young pointed out that Dr. WilliamH. Stauffer, Consulting Economist~ ihas not submitted a complete report on hl~ study of the tax structure of the City o~ Roanoke and that there may be something in the complete report to warrant the expenditure of %9,000.00 for the tax study. HOUSING-STREET IMPR07EMESTS: Council havlng on several occasions considered the question of off-site work of the two housing pro,acts in Roanoke, Mr. Richard L. Beck, Executive Director of the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, end Mr. Tom Stockton Fox~ Attorney, appeared before the body and presente ~raft of an Ordinance, providingFor the repayment by the city of'lteproportional ipart o£ thc coat of the off-site York, vithout interest~ Heearao Beck and Fox askir~ that the Ordinance be adopted by Council. In. a discussion of the matter, F~. Webber pointed out that the request of Housing Authority for the adoption by Council of an Ordinance, providing for the repayment of the city.s share of the cost, has preciously been denied, Hr. Pox replying that the Houaing~Authority ia mekin~ Its present request because it feels there ought tO be ao~ethinG from the city rather than a non-action vhich rill peril' the Houain~ Authority to cross city streets, because it rants to make it clear th~ there rill be no interest charge to the city and because it Feels that such an Ordinance vould con~lrmplans on file in the office of the City Engineer. The matter havlr~ been discussed at length, H~o Hunter moved that the of Ordinance be referred to the City Attorney and the City HanaGsr for study and report at the next regular meetinG of Council. The motion vas seconded by Cronin and adopted by the relieving AYES: Hessrs. Cronln, Hunter and Youn~ ........ NAYS: Hr. ~ebber, and the Fre~ldent, H~. ~tnton ...... ~NSIONS: Hr. Edgar L. Wlnatead, City Sergeant, ~ppeared before Council and called attention to a nev~paper article that if Virginia localitieo vent their loca: Government porkers covered by Federal Social Securlt7 they should nofity the State ~etire~ent System on or before February 1~, 19~, since the General Assenbly has approved the Social Security setup as a substitute for the present retirement syste~ Fw. ~instead statin~ that he vents the employees in his office covered by the ney setup and that if the deadline is actually February 1~, 19~2, he ~ould like For Council to hold itself in readiness to take necessary action before that time, In thi~ connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council notl~ o£ a meetin~ o£ city and to~n officials in ~ichmond, Febrnsry 1~, 19~, at 10:00 o~{ a, m., For the purpose of aecurln~ information regardin~ procedures to be folloved under the ney ~oc!al security le~ialation, The City Attorney havingascsrtained that the deadline for local action is not in the l~mediate future, Hr. Cronln moved that the City Auditor and the City Attorney be desi[nated to attend the meetin~ in Hlchmor~ on February lb, 19~. The mot[on vas seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. P-~TITlO~$ AND C0~.~[UN~CATIONS: ~TH~ LIGHTS: A ~o~nlcation fro~ the Appalachian Electric rover Company, listing the location of elshteen additianal ~00 lumen street lights in, tailed durin~ the month of ~anuary, 1~5~ to[ether pith a summary o£ the installation and removal of street lights in connection Pith Step III of the underFround system, effective aa of ~anuary 1, 19~ vas before Council. Hr. Cronin moved that the co~unication he filed. The motion vas seconded by H re Hunter and unanimously adopted, L~h~KS-THAFFIC= A com~tnication from Hr. Co C. ~ush, Sro~ voicln~ the opinion that the. stone columns at the corner of Grandln Head and Windsor Avenue, S. ~., a~e a trafffic hazard to both pedestrians ~nd automobiles, and asking that the columns be remeved~ vas before Council. After a discussion of the matter, Hr. ~ebber moved that the question be tabled untlla later date. The motion vas seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. ock, 343 344 B0~DSoCITYIg~LOYEF~ A co~unlcation froaCharles LunsFo~d Sons a~ Izard~ calll~ attention to th~ ffact that the ~chedule oF bo~ coverage on va~ous city e~loyees ~i~l e~ire April ~, lq~, ~ asking that begone that date necessary correctio~ be made to the ~ fo~ renewal purposes, ~as before Council. It appea~J~ that provision ~as made fn the 19~ ~dget ffo~ a bla~et polic f~r ~1 city e~loyees, ~lth the exception og those employees ~hose bo~s are fixed by la~ on~tion of ~. Hunte~ seco~ed by ~. Cronin a~ unanimo~sly a~opted~ the ~tte~ ~as referred to the City Hanager a~ the City Audito~ CI~f ~T~ The City Clerk brought to the attention off Council the Certificate oF Canvasse~ for the ~arter Refere~; ~hereupon, ~. Cronln~ved that the follo~l~ Certificate be made a part of the Hinutes oF Council~ ~C~TIPICATE OF CANVASSERS ~a~ th~ u~ersl~ned Canvasse~ of elec~lon~ appointed by the Electorat Board oF ~e Cl~y o~ Roan~ke~ pursuant to an Ordinsnce sdopted by the Councf of the City of Hoanoke~ V~glnia~ on the 7th d ay oF Janua~y~ the ~en~e oF the qualified voter~ on the question oF endor~ ~e follo~ Ordinance~ ~A~ 03DINANCE directln~ and p~ovidin~ ~o~ the holdin~ oF an election In the C~ty of Roanoke~ Virginia, to take the sense o~ the qualified voters of the City of Roanoke on the followt~ questions: (a) Shall the C~ty~taln ~ts present tax limit In the Chariest (b} Shall theClty retain ~ts flve-membe~ ~ouncll? (c) Are you fo~ or a~ainst Council establlshl~ a Contlnulnz ~oar~ of Real Estate do hereby certify that at an electlon held on the ~th day of Februa~, 195~, votes were cast as follows: Qb~STION: {a) ~hall ~he City retain ~ts present tax limit In the Cha~ter? FOR 6672 AGAZNST Q~STION: (b) Shall the C~ty ~eta~n its f~ve-membe~ Council? FOR 3555 AGAINST ~986 Q~TION: (c) Are you for or against Council establishing Cont~nu[~ Bo~d of Real Estate Assessors~ FOR 1570 AGAINST 5965 GI~N under ou~ hands this 7th d ay of Fe%ruary, 195~. (S~gned) T. Y, Houch~ns (Stg~d) C. H. So~arda~ (Signed) H. B. Gray (Signed) Fred J. (Signed) Tom W. Fore ATT~T: (Si~ned) H. K. Mooeman 'clsy Clerk" The motion was seco~ed by H~. Webber and unanlmously adopted. REPORTS OF AIRPO~: ~e City Manage~ submitted the followl~ vepov~ with reference to formal acceptance of the AirpoPt Admlnlstvatl~n Buildlng: "Roanoke, Virginia February 11, 195~. To ~eClty Council Roanoke, I am In receipt of several letters conce~ni~ the Admtnistvatlon Building at the Roanoke Hunicipal Airport. The first Is from B. F. Pavrott ~ Co. tn which they advise us of the co~nletlon of thelv part of the cont The second letter is from Eub~nk & Caldwell, Inc., advising that the contract has been officially co~pleted. Third is a letter from Hr. N. L. Harris, Karmger of the Airport, requesting that I bring to your attention the fact that the work has been completed. I would suggest that you adopt a resolution, officially accepting, In order that we may forward it to the Civil Aeronautics Administration° Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur 2. 0wena City Manager# After a discusalon aa to conditionally accepting the building, and the City Manager explaining the reasor~ for delay on various incomplete work items, Mr. Webber offered the follcwing Resolution: (~11347) A I~SOLUTION conditionally acceptinF the new Terminal ~ulldir~ at Roanoke Municipal. Airport (~oodr~ Fleld)~ and providing fo~ an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Faga 4~?o) H~o Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The moticn waa eeconded b~ H~o Young and adopted by the following votc~ AYES~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, M~. Minton- NAYS: None ............. O. AIRF(JIT: The City Manager submitted the Following report with r ePerence to insurance on the Airport Administration Rullding; "Roanoke, Vlrginla February 11, 195R TO The City Council Gentlemen: Tho Standard Builders Risk Coverage on the Airport Adm~nlstration Buildin~ expired on February 8~ 195~; however, Mr. Pa~rott has extended it through February 11. In order that wa will be protected, I suggest that $1~0,000.00 insure be placed on this bulldlng nntll March I when the new adjusted schedulewil be in effect. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur ~. Owens City Manager" After a discussion of the matter, it bet~ suggested that the City Manager make a study of insuring the building against falling aircraft, a s well aa the amount of insurance already carried by varloue types of aircraft, Mr. Hunter moved that the City Manager be instructed to place $1~0,000.C0 insurance on the Airport Administration Building until March 1, 1952. The motion was seconded by M~ Young and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted the following_report with reference to toilets in the Airport Administration Building: "Roanoke, Virginia February 11, !952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Centlemen: Last year I brought tp your attention the f act that in the general construction of the Airport Administration Puildlng provisions were made for pay toilets. At that time, you gentlemen did not think this necessary. After visiting the airport and realizing the necessity for coin locks I would appreciate a decision by you in order that I may know what repairs make to the existing doors whereby provisions have been made for coin locks Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthu~ S..Owena City Manager" 346 On~otton of.H~o Hunter~ a econded by H~o Yebber and unanimously adopted~ th~ ~tt~r was reFer~ed to the City ~ttorney ~or p~epara~ion of ~he ~roper AIR~TI ~e City Hana~e~ ~u~ltted the follo~l~ ~epo~t ~ith reference to ~in~ the Grant A~reement fo~ related work to ~e p~o~ectl "~oanoke~ Virginia To ~e City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen= The attached resolution baa been prepared by the Legal Department and approved by ~. H. L. Har~s~ Hana~e~ of the Roanoke Hunicipal Air~ort. It Is ~lth refere~e to ~e .increased ~rant for the Airport [~provement Pro~ect a~ ~e removal of certain conditions concerninc incorporated In the original ~ant. He~pectfully ~ubnltted, (~l~ned) Arthur S. ~ens City Hanager~ ~ter a discussion of the matte~ ~. You~ stst~n~ tha~ he Is of the impression that even thou[h the Federal Goverr~nt ~ill increase it~ ~rant $~,000.00, It will not a~ree to actually ~e~ the Grant AEreement, Hr. Cron[n offered the follo~inE He~olution= (~11~) A ~SOL~ION requestl~ ~e United State~ oF~eriea, throuEh The A~fnl~trator of 6!vll Ae~onautica, to lncrease by $~,000 the maxlmm~ a~e~nt of the Federal ~rant to the City of ~oanoke made by Grant AFreement offer dated J~ne 2~, 1~1, on Project ~o. 9-~h-01~-103 and to ~e~ the ~ork description contained In the afore~aid Grant AFreement in certatn (Fo~ full text of ~esolutton, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 1~, P~Ce ~.'Cronln moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seco~ed ~. Youn~ a~ adopted by ~e followi~ vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, h'ebbev, YounE, a~ the ~resident, ~c. NAYS: None ....... AIRPORT: ~e City Hana~e~ submitted the followl~ report with reference ~ental of H~a~ No. ~ at the Roanoke HUnfc~pal Ai~ort~ "Hoanoke, Virginia February 11, To The C~ty Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: ~. Clayton Lemon% contract for the use of HanEar No. R at the Hoanoke Kunicipal Airport~ expired on DecaYer 31, 19~1; and In the interim, Lemon has continued his lease since It was uncertain what you ~entlemen e~ected to do with the related ~omk pro~ect. ~e have come.red with Hr. Lemon= ~ he Is agreeable to contlnuln~ the existi~ lease on a month-to-month basle, until ~e he.ar Is for $~00.00 per month, effective Februar~ 6, Respectfully (Si~ned) A~thuv ~. Owens Clt~ Hansce~" Co~c[1 being of the opinion that the lease should be continued on a ~nth- to-~onth basls~ Hr. Hunter ~ved that the follo~ln~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~a~ ~econded by ~. ~ebbe~ and adopted by the follo~In~ vote: A~S~ Hessra. Cronin~ Hunter~ ~ebber, You~ and the Pre~ident, ~. Hln~n- NAYS: None ...... · / (~11~/$9) AN. ORDINANCE authorizin~ and dlrectin~ the proper City officials to execute a le~se of 'Har~ar NCo'2' at Roanoke Municipal Ai~ort (~ood~Field) to Y. Clayton ~mon~ t~adl~ as Vi~nla Air~otive~ upon certain te~ a~ co~ltio ~E~, by lease dated the6th day o~ Jamary, 19~, aa renewed ~rom time to time, the City has heretofore leased the premises k~wn a~ designated as ~o. ~" at Ro~oke Municipal A~ort (Woodr~Fleld) to W. Clayton ~emon~on certai te~s and conditions contal4ed In said lease; and ~S, the aforesaid lease dated Ja~a~ 6, 19~, as renewed, expired on the ~th day of Japery, 19~2, a~ the City As wllll~ to re-lease said premises to the o~ginal tenant upon substantially the sa~e te~s a~ co~Itions as heretofore provfded In ~e aforesaid lease of Japery 6, 19~, except that said new lease shal be From month to month and that the monthly rental shall be ~2~ per month, payable ~n advance. TH~0RE, BE IT 0~AI~ by the Co~nc[1 of the C~ty of ~oa~ke that the City H~a~er be~ a~ he Is hereby~ authorized a~ directed to ente~ into a ~tten lease~ on behalf o~ said City, ~Ith ~, Clayton Lemon, tradin~ as Virginia A~r~otive leasl~ unto the said W. Clayton Lemon, tv/as, e~c., the premises known and designated as "HanFa~ No, 2" at Roanoke Hunicipal Airport (~ood~m Field) f~om mouth ~o month co~encinE as of the 6th day of February , 195~, at a rental of iR00.00 pep month, payable ~n advance, said lease to be upon such form aa Is aPproVed by the City Attorney or the Assistant C~ty Attorney and to conta[n~ 'substantially, the s~e terms a~ condttion~ as those p~vided In ~e lea~e between s~ld pa~ties dated the 6th day of February, 19~, except as herelnabo~e provided a~ except, further~ that said new lease ~hall provide for a fifteen (15) day recapture clau~e In the event of a default In the payment of any rent or of ~y condition or covenant therein contained. ~e Ordinance having been read, was laid over. PARKS A~ F~YGROU~S: The City HanaEe~ aubmftte~ the followinE report with reference to temporarily clos[nE Mill Mountain "Roanoke, February 11, To The City Council Roanoke, Gentlemen: It is our hope that a plan~lch ~e are adoptinc will meet with approval. ~e plan Is to ~store Rockled~e ~nn and tn ceneral to improve Mill Meuntain. In orde~ to accomplish our aim, It ~s our desire to clo~e the Mountain for approx~ately thirty days while ~e work Foes on. We would~ therefore, appreciate your authority to temporarily clo~e Mill ~untain from May 1 until Memorial Day. Hespectfu~y submitted, (Stfned) Arthu~ ~, ~ens ~te~ a discussion of the matter~ Council i~lcated that the p~k should nly be closed ~eriod~cally ~hen It become~ nece~a~ in csrvyins out the lmprovemen plan. ~TH~' LI6~5~ The City ~nage~ submitted' the follo~In~ report ~lth to a plan to improve street llEhtlng In the city~ ' 348 'Roanoke, Viuginia ~o ?he~lty Council in June, {9~1, I advised you that a survey wee bein~ made o£ arrest ll6hts that needed to be lnatalled] ar~! you concurred ln m~r reco~u~ndation. S~bmequeut17, the a~eZ ~am a~aute~{ a~ ] ha~e given ~ou a poution o~ · the plan to ~prove atuee~ li~tin~ In the CitT. ~e next mtepm iuclude improvements ou South Je~euson 8tree~ ~aple Avenue to HcC2an~an ~2ace, on ~aval Reserve Avenue ~rom South Ja~ette Avers, a~ on Pu~klin Roa~ ~uo~ the mouthwest~un end o~ the PUSh, lin Road viaduct ~ the lnteuse~tion o~ Route ~O and Ave~ Avenue. ~e entiue p~o6ra~ lm lncludeB in this yeau's ~ud6et a~ uequiues appuopula~lon bu~ ~atheu the adoption o~ a remolutiun, authoul~InF that they be lnsta22ed u~eu the existin~ contrast with the Ap[alqchlan Electuic Fo~erCo~panz. Re~pect~ui27 submitted,. A~teu a discussion oF the ~a~teu, a~ it appea~ln~ tha~ the three be needed undeu the impuova~en~ p2an, ~. Cron[n o~Yeued the ~o21o~i~ Resolution= (~0) A R~0~]0H 8~thoPizl~ an increase In the alze o~ ceutain ~ou~h Je~Feu~on ~tueet and Haval Reseuve Avenue, S. ~., an~ rep2eai~ Re~o2u~on ~1333 adopted on the Y~th day o~ January, ~u. Cuontn moved the adopZion oF the Re~o2ution. The ~otion v~s seco~ed ~u. ~ebber and adopte~ b7 the Follo~i~ vote= A~= ~essus. Cuoniu, Hunter, ~ebbeu, ~oun~, an~ the President, Hu. ~tnton- ~A~S= None ....... ~ou t~e ~onth oF Octobeu, ~5~, the Puuchasin~ ~epautm~n~ ~ou the ~onth oF Janu~u~, CiTY F~SICIAN= TheCity ~anaser submitte~ ~ltten ~epo~ ~uo~ ~e Gl~7 month o~ JanuauT, 2~. ~,~80 ca,es handled a~ a total cos~ o~ ~66,~2.~7, as comp~e~ ~lth ~,h37 cases ha~ed~ a tote2 cos~ o~ ~6Y~2~3.~0 ~ou the month oF ~ece~beu, The report ~s filed. D~A~ ~ PUBLIC ~E= In compliance wlth Chapter 3~, Acts of 1950, the ~ty HanaEer submitted written report coverl~ the e~e~ltures a~ activities of theDepar~ment of Public Welfare dur~ the mo~th of December, 1951. The report was filed. P~ltt~ ¥O0~H CO~ISSIO~ Council havir~ reappointed H~o Bo F. as s me.er o~ the Per~snen~ ~ou~h Co~lssion rot a ~e~m of three ~es~s December 31, 19~, the Cit~ ~na~e~ eub~ltted ~itten ~e~rt, tosethe~ ~ith · coruscation f~om H~. Fa~tt~ dated January ~, 195~, declinin~ to ~cept his reappoint~ent. On motion of H~, ~ebbe~ seconded by ~, Hunte~ a~ u~nl~usly adopted~ the n~e of Hr. Pa~rott ~as dropped ff~ the Fer~ent YouthCo~l~sion in accordanc ~ith his request. CIT~ C~{' Council havi~ from time to tl~e met In l~o~al session the purpose of studyl~ the proposed nee Clt~ ~arter, a~ ~e study havt~ been completed, the Ci[~ Attorney submitted verbal report that he turned over to the three l~ca[ representatives In ~e state legislature six copies of the dr~t of the proposed ~auter{ ~hereupon, ~, Cronin moved that It be the sense of Council that the me~bers of the city's delegation be requested to introduce a~ meek ~e passa6e of le~lslation by the General Asse~ly of ~lrfinla~ p~ovidin6 For a new ~aute~ of the City of Roanoke substantially In accordance ~lth th~ draft as submltted to the~ by the City Attorney. ~fl~ motion ~as seconded by ~. ~'ebbeu and unanimously adopted. In thi~ co~ectlon, P~. ~ebbeu moved ~hat a ne~ section drafted by the Attouney~ preservl~ the exl~tin~ retirement~ relief and pension syste~oF ~e city, be inserted in the draft of th~ pr~posed Charter In the place of Section relatin~to pensions, relief a~retluem~nt Fu~dm~ as presently d~aFted~ a~ that cop~es of the new aectlo~ be Forwarded to the Roanoke dele6atlon ~o~ this The motion ~a~ seco~ed by ~. Cronln a~ unanlmousl~ adopted. ~lth Further reference to the proposed ne~ City ~sute~, ~. Cronin that ~e Roanoke delegation ~ requested to have sufficient copies of the bill >tinted for distribution to interested parties. REPOTS OF COi~EI~S: WATER DEPART~ The co~lttee appointed to negotiate with the o~ems of small water distribution systems submitted the followl~ report with reference t o the system o~ed by ~. F. W. Thomas: ~Roanoke, Virginia ~ebruary 11, 1952 To TheCity Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen: Your comnittee, appointed to negotiate with the owners of private ware systems now operatln~~ within the corporate limits of the City, submits herewith lts progress report. We call to your attention the fact that we have held at least one conference with the owners or authorized representatives of each of the small companies; and we plan to ~ve subsequent meetings. The system now owned by Mr. P. ~. Thomas, eervln6 eighteen customers, consists of a well, p~p, and dtstributlnn system. Mr. Thomas has agreed to sell his system to the City for %800.00. We believe that fire protectic fsr the a~ea c a n he Inau~urated in one working day by the installation of ~37 feet of 6-inch main and by placing one fire hydrant et a cost of appr~ximately $1,250.00. We are attaching hereto a map of the area now being served. We would ll~e to call to ~our attention the house designated "X", located on a lot fronting on Melrose Avenue, R. ~., and set approximately 500 feet back from Melrose Avenue. This house is not accessible by roadway from Olivet Street; therefore, it may not be given full credit for fire protection. However, domestic facilities will be equal or better than that ~hich the ~ouse now enjoys. 349 · ~hie coer~lttee recommends that we be authorized to enter into a purche= agreement with Hr. Tho=as For the sum OF $800.00 and that you also authorisl the installation of the needed Fire protection Facilities mentioned and lnterconnection with the present diatribution system Just aa soon as poaeib: Respectfully submitted, (Sl'~ned) Arthur S, O~ens I$[gned~ Harry H. Yatea. (Slgned~ Ran O. Whittle' Hr. Cronin moved that the report of the committee be accepted and that the City Attorney prepare the proper Ordinance For the next regular meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. U~v!NISHED BUSIneSS: TH~FIC-PARKS A~ PLAYGROUNDS: Action on the offer of Mr. ElbrIdge Conner to sell to the city property located on the west side of Main Street, H. We, betweel Sherwood Avenue and Brandon Avenue, designated as Lots 10 and 11, Block 5, Barbour Heights Map, for use as a parkway, having b sen deferred ~ntil the present in order that the members of Council might inspect the lots, the matter was before the body. Mr. Young ~oved that the city decline to purchase the lots. The mation was seconded by Mx-. Cronin and unanimously adopted. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS: None. I~RODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS~ PURCHASF O? PROPERTY: Ordinance No. 113~3, provldtn~ For the purchase of thr lots adjacent to Wassna Park From Mr. J. T. Eanes at a total consideration of $2,700.00, ~aving previously been before Council for its First readfns, read and l~[d over, wa~ again before the body; whereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the Following for its second reading and Final adoption: (#113~3~ AN ORDINANCE authorlzln~ and dlrect!n~ the acquisition of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 6, according to the Msp of ~asena Corporation, in the City of Roanoke for ~ubl[c purposes. (For full text of Ondlnance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the 0r~inance. The motion ~aa seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cron~n, Hunter, Webber, Young, and ~he'Praaldant, Hr. Minton- NAYS: None ...... O. AIRPO~Ord!nanceNo. 113~6, leasing land at the Roanoke Mun~cipal Airport to! the Federal 6ovarnmant for the lnst~llation of a terminal vary high Frequency range stat[on that*on as an aid to air navigation, having previously been before Council For its First reading, read and laid over, was a~aln before the body; whereupon, Cronln offered the following for its second reading and Final adoption: (#113~$) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager, for and on behalf of the C~ty of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke an~ the United States of America for use of certain premises, together with certain and privileges, at the Roanoke ~ni~Ipal Airport (Woodrum Field), under certain ~erms and cond[tlens. (For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~31.) H~. Cronln moved the ~option of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by ~. Hunter and adopted by the Following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cron[n, Hunter, Webber, Y*ung, and the President, Mr. Minton-~ NAYS: None ....... O. MOTIONS ANDHISCELLA~EOU5 EUSIKESS~ LICENSE IS$£ECTION~ Council having included an ~unt of ~10,000,~ In the 19~P budeet fo~ license lnspection~ F~, Yod~ raised the question as to ~hen a License Inspector Is to ~ ~point~d, ~e City Hans~e~ replied that he Is ~aitin~ for a License In~pection Department to ~ created ~ the salary oF the License Inspecto~ Fixed before pro- ceedl~ ~lth the appointmentJ ~ereupon, ~. Youn~ ~ed that the City Attorney ~repare the ~roper Ordinance, provldins For the creatioa oF a License In~pection Department, said depart~nt to be u~er ~e ~upervl~n.o~ the City~na~e~, motion.~as seconded by ~, Cronin a~ unanimously ~opted, ~, You~also moved tha~ It ~the sense oF Council that the salary the License Inspecto~ should be Fixed at ~,~00,~0 pe~ s~um, The ~otion~ ~eco~ ~d by ~. Cronln ~d unanXmou~Xy adopted, ~OlS~TION-BOARD OF ASS~SORS: ~. Cronin b rouFht to the sttent[on of Cour and offered the follow[nE Resolution with ~eference to enablinp Fener~ authorizing the C[t~ of Roanoke to p~ovlde fop the an~al assessment and of assessments of ~eal (~11351) A RESOL~ION requesting ~he ~%y's delegation ~n ~e 1952 Ceneral Assembly ~o endeavor to remove the City of aoanoke from enabl~ general au~hor~zl~ ~he ~%y ~o provide for %he a~ual as~esszent and equalization of assessments of re~l estate. (For full ~ex~ of Resolution, see 0rd~ance ~ook No. 18, Page ~36.) ~. Cronin moved %he adoption of ~e Resolution. ~e motion was seconded ~y %he President, Mr. M~nton, ~o relinquished the Chs~r ~o ~he V~ce President, ~. Webber, a~ adopted by the follo~ nE vo%e~ A~S: Messrs. Cron~n, ~unter, Minton, Young, and %he V~ce President, WebBer .................... 5. NAYS: None ........ O. There ~ng no fur%her bus,ness, Council adjourned. AP-PROVED A~EST: Clerk President 351 352 COUNCIL, REGULAR REETII]Os Nonday, Pabru~ l§s 19~2. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipel Building, Hondays Pebruar7 18, 19~2, at 2tO0 o'clock, p. m.. the re~ularmeetin~ hours with the Preaidents Pa.. Hlnton, presiding° PRE~EhT~ Hecate. Cronin. Hunters Webber, Young, and the President, Hlnton- .................. · ABSgltT= None ..... O° OPPICEH5 PRESENTI N~o Arthur S. O~ens, City Hsnager, Hr. Handolph O° IFhitt] City Attorney, and Hr. Harry Ro Yates, City Auditor° The meeting w~s opened with a prayer by I~o Frank G. Voights Pastor of the Grandin Court Baptist Church. At this points a sound-color movie, *Dau~hter of the Sta~a*, produced for Shenandoah Valley, Incorporated, to advertise the Shenandoah Valley, was shown by Hr. Kenneth R. Hyde. HINIITESI Copy of the minutes of the regular meetin~held on Honday, Februax 11, 19~s havtr~bsen furnished each member of Council, upon motlcnc~H~. Youns, accorded by H~. ~sbber and unanimously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. REABING OF CITIZENS UPON PUI~IC HATYERSt 5TADIUH: H~. ao~er L. Amole, President of the Roanoke Touchdown Club and a member of the Stadium Advisory Co~lttees appeared before Council, pointin~ out that only $~00.00 is provided in the 19~2 budget for advertislr~ and promotion of football ~a~es at the Roanoke Hunicipal (Victory) Stadium, and asked, on behalf.of the Touchdovn Club, tha~ a sizable portion o£ the thirteen per cent o£ FrOSS ~hich the city receives through the eight per cent rental £e~ and five nsf cent tax charged for the ga~es be reinvested by the city for all fornm of pro~otions H~. Amole voictr~the opinion that one-fourth of the total ~ould not be unreaeonab] In this connections H~. ~ayne C. Hatcalf, a member of the Stadium Advisory Committee, appeared before Council, advisir~ that the StadiumAdvisor~ Committee is in eympathy with the request of the Touchdown Club, but that it is the feelin~ of committee that the city would rather set a definite £1~ure for &dvertising and promotion than have a percentage basiss and asked that an additional ~00o00 be appropriated for advertisin~ and promotion of activities at the Hunicipal Stadium° Kvo H. Carl Andre~a, a member of the Touchdown Club, who vas present a t the meeting, replied that he does not feel $1sOO0oOO is ~oin~ to be sufficient to ~o an effective Job of promottn~ and that in his opinion somethinE is ~oin~ to have to be done besides advertisin~, H~o Andrews aug~estinE that the city sponsor a bowl In a discussion of the matter, H~. Your~ voicir~ the opinion that the reque for an additional appropriation of ~00.00 is a reasonable one and that Council be foolish to decline it, Hr. Cronin stated that he is not opposed to the appropria tlon, but that it ia his understandir~ there ia a state statute prohibiting the f~om expendln~ funds for advertisin~ and promotional purposes unless the funds are matched by outside interested parties, Hvo Amole replied that the Touchdovn Club does not have any Funds to match the appropriation, but that the club wlII be givin~ its services by takin~ over the promotion of g~mee for the Stadium, ~htchs in his opinion, rill offset the funds appropriated by the city. Upon requeet, the City Attorney rendered a verbal opinion that the city has · right to make such an appropriation under the provisions of its Charter regard- less of any general law of the state. Hr. Co E. Runter~ former City Attorney, ~i~o was present, voiced the opinion that the state statute referred to by Councilman Cronin applies to general promotio schemes for such things as business and industry, not the promotion off events for suc~ places as the Stadlumo After a further discussion of the matter, Hr, Cronin insisting that the Clt Attorney study the state atatut~ for a formal opinion beffore any action is taken by Co~cl[, and the City Attorney replyin~ that due to the press o£ other matters he will be unable to present a Formal opinion until the next regular meeting of the body, Hr. Young stated that he ia satisfied with the verbal opinion of the City Attorney and the former City Attorney that the city h~s the right to make the appropriation and offered the following emergency Ordinance, providing for the additional $500,001 (~11352) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~103, eHuniclpal Stadiu and Athletic FieldS, of the 1952 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of ~rdinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. ~oung moved the adoption of the Ordinance. Th~ m~tion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote, Hr. Cronin stating that he is voting against the Ordinance because of the lack of a formal opinion From the City Attorne and that he might have voted for the ~rdinance had Council seen fit to await the formal opinion of the City Attorney. AYES~ Messrs. Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton---ii. HAYS: Hr. Cronin ......... 1. ZONINGt Hotice of public hearing on the question of rezoning ~ tract of land, consisting of approximately ~1.6 acres, located east o£ Bennington Street, S. E., between Riverside Terrace and Rutrough Road, Official No. ~50601, from Oen~ral ~osidence District to Light Industrial District, having been published in The R~anoke k~rld-News' pursuant to Article ii, Section ~3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of the hearing at 2~00 o~clock, p. m. Honday, February 18, 1952, the matter was before Council, Hr. C. E. Hunter, Attorne: representing Home Dealers, Incorporated, appearing before the body and asking that the property be rezoned, No one appearing in opposition to the rezontng, and no communications having been received on the subject, Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Planning Co~nisslon that the tract of land be r ezoned fo~ light industrial purposes and moved that the Following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Y~. R'ebber and adopted by the following' vote: ~YES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, an~ the President, Hr. Minton. HAYS~ None ........... O. (~11~5~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I~ Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Ho·note, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. WHEREAS, application has been made to the Council of the City of Roanoke to have · tractor land, consisting of approximately 21.6 acres, located east of ~ennington Street, S. E., between Riverside Terrace and R~trough Road, O~ficial Ho. ~3~0601~ rezoned £rom General Residence District to Heav~ Industrial'District, 353 ~H~, the City Planning tom. scion has recommended that the above be rezoned from General Residence District to Light Industrial District, in which recommendation the petitioner concurs, and Code of the City of Roanoke, Vlrginie~ r slating to Zoning, has been published in 'The Roanoke ¥orld-News", a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, For the time required by said section, and WHEREAS, the hearin8 ss provided For in said notice published in said newspaper was held on the 18th day of February, 1952, at ~:00 o'clock, po the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council Room in the Hunicipsl Building at which hea~lng no objections were presented by property owners and other interested parties in the affected area. TI~EFORE, BE IT OSDAINED by the Council of the City of ~oanoke that Article I, Section 1, of ~hapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, be amended and reenacted in the following particular and no other, viz: A tract of land, conelstir~ of approxLmately Pl.6 acres, located east Benningto~ Street, S. E/, between Riverside Terrace and RutroughRoad, designated on Sheet 435 of the Eoning map as Official No. 4350601, be, and is hereby char~ed from General Residence District t~ Light Industrial District, and the Hap herein referred to shall be changed in this respect. The Ordinance having been reed, was laid over. ZONING: Notice of public hearing on the' q~eetion of rezoning property located in the ~lcinity of the Virginian Railway, Roanoke River and Rlverland Official Nos. 4170101, 4170~01 and ~170202, from General Reeidenc~ District to Heavy Industrial District end Light Industrial District, having been p~blished in The Roanoke World*~ews pursuant to Article XI,' Section 43, o£ Chapter 51 of the Cod of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of the hearing at 2~O0 o'clock, p. ~ondey, February 18, 1952, the matter was before Council, Hr. Frank W. Rogers, Atto representing the American Viscose Corporation, appearing before the body and tha't the property be re~oned. No one e~p~ar[ng in opposition to the rezondng, and no co~m~unications havil been received on the subject, Hr. ~ebber moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Planning Commission that the pro~erty designated as Official Ro. 4170101 be rezoned for heavy industrial purposes and that the properti designated as Official Noe. 4170201 aM 417~02 be rezoned For light industrial purposes and moved that the following Ordinance be placed npon its Flret reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following voter AYES~ Hessrs. Crondn~ Hunt~ ~ebber, Young, and the ~resident, Mr. Hinton-5, NAYS: None ........ (~ll]~) AN ORDINANCE t~ amend end reenact Article l, Section l, of Chapter of the Code o£ the City OF Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. I~h~EA~, application has been made to the Council of the City of Roanoke to have the foi~owing prope~tlee rezoned from General Residence District to Heavy Industrial District: No. 4170101 - ~07.6~ acres between the Virginian Railway and Roanoke River. No. 4170201 - .28 acre between Roanoke River and Rlveriand Road. No. 4170~02 - i? acres south of Roanoke River end on both sides of Riveriand Road. and I/I~REAS, theCity ~lanning Connalasion has reco~ended that the p~operty designated as Official No. 4170101 be rezoned from Oeneral Reaidenoe District to Heavy Industrial Dlctrict aa requested, but that the properties designated as Official Nos. b.l?0201 and h170202 be resorted from Oeneral Residence District to Industrial District, in which recommendation the petitioner concurs, and ~HI~EAS, notice required by Article XI,' Section 4], of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relatin~ to Zoning, has been published in "The Roanoke World-Howe's · newspaper published In the City of Roanoke, for the ti~ required by acid section, and i~I~REAS, the hearing aa provided for in said notice published in said newspaper was held on the 18ih day of Poblmary, 195a, at ~=00 o~clock, p, m.s befor the Council of the City of Roanoke in tho Council toom in the Hunicipal Building, at which hearin/~ no ohJectiorm were presented by property o~ners and other interest parties In the affected area, THEHEPORE, BE IT 0RDAINI/Dby the Council of the City of Roanoke that Article Is Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanokes Virginia, relatir~ to Zonint, be amended and reenacted in the following particulars and no other, vizZ Property consisting of 207.68 acres, lyln~ between the Virginian Railway and Roanoke Hirer, designated on Sheet ~17 of the Zonin~ Hap as Official Ho. be, and is hereby changed from General Residence District to Heavy Industria1 Dlatric~, and properties consistin~ of .~ acre, lying between HoanokeHlver and RlverlandRoad, and 17 acres, lying south of Roanoke River and on both sides of Rlverland Hoad~ designated on Sheet ~17 of the Z;nlnE Hap as Official Nos. hl?O~O1 ~l?O~02;'be, and are hereby char~ed £rom ~eneral Residence District to Light Industrlul D~st;lct, and the Hap herein referred to shall be chan/~ed in these The Ordinance herini been read, was laid over. PETITIONS AFD COHNUNICATIONS~ ZONING= A communication from Mr. E. S. Crawford, a~ain askin~ t~at his pro~erty located on the south side of Melrose Avenue~ N. W., west of Pairview Cemetery~ described as Lot~ 1 and P, Harkley Hap, Official Nos. R660~17 and be rezoncd from General Residence District to Business District, was before Cour:ci On motion of Iir. Hunter, seconded by ~r. Youn~ and unanimously adopted, the communication was referred to the City Plannin~ Commi~sion for further study, report end recom~endatlon to Council. SIDEWALKs CURB ARD ~UTTFRz A petition signed by ten residents in the block of Denniston Avenue, S. ~., asking that aldewalk~ ctwb and ~uttar be constru, in ~ha blocks lookin6 toward the prompt pavinE of the street, was before Council. On motion of Mr. Hu~ter, seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously ~opted, the petition was referred to the City Mans~er 'to place in line for carrying out th, pro~ect at the proper time. SCHOOL~: A progress report from the Roanoke City School Board on the ~ork acco~plished in connection with the school improvement pro~ramdurir~ the year 1951, as well as the financial standtn~of the school bond Issue money, was before Council. 355 35'6 H~o Vebbe~ moved that the co~unication be filed. The motion was seconded by H~. ¥oun~ and unanimously adopted, STATE RIGH~/AYRt The followin~ cormunicatlon f~om'the City Pla~l~ Comiss~ ~th reference to ~e const~ction o~ a ~-pass ~oute f~ ~est oF ~oa~ke, ~as before Councll~ ~ebrua~y 1~, 19~2. The Ho~rable A. B. Hlnton~Hayovs ~d He,ers oF City Councll~ Roa~ke~ Vlr~inia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter oF February 8, 19~, reffe~rl~ to the City Pla~ln~ Co~lssion Co~ study~ ~po~t ~ rec~e~ation the question the co~truction of a by-pass route leavl~U. 5. High, ay Route No. 11 at a.point approximately one mile ~eat oF the ~est corporate limits of the To~ oF Salem ~ co~ectl~l~ Route 11 at a point approx~ately ~here Virginia State Hl~ay ~oute No. 117 connects ~lth Route 11. ~th corporate ll~t~ o~ ~anoke Cltyl It is the opinion of the Commission that In vie~ of the potential development o~ areas In the vicl~ty oF the ~.opo~ed by-pass a~ the anticipated increase In tr~fic~ the pla~ln~ of said by-pass, the ~reate~ portion of ~hich ~lll be ~lth[n the three-mile limit of Roa~ke, ~lll advisable. 'The City Pl~ni~ Co~Is~ion reco~end~ to City Council that request the Virginia ~pavtment of Hl~s to ~lve serious consideration to ~e construction of such a hISh~ay, ~d to make such surveys en~lnee~l~ ~tudies necessary In orde~ that the center line oF ~uch propose hl~ay may be determined ~d established at the earliest possible moment to facilitate the acquisition of Respectfully submitted. (Sl~ned) ~. J. HcCo~kl~ale. In a dlscu~slon oF the mattev~ Hr. ~. F. Stoke.appeared before Council spoke in favo~ of the by-pa~s~ H~. Stoke voicl~ the opinion tha~ the pro~o~ed by-pa~s ~uld relieve tr~fic con~e~tlon. Appeavl~ In opposition to the pPopo~ed by-pass~ ~a~ ~. D. ~. Hooma~ operator of a tourist co~t on ~lllim~on to~d. ~ho voiced the opinion that such a by-pass ~ould be detrimental to business establis~ent~ on ~illim~son Hoa~ cater to touPl~t trade. ~. Cronin replied ~at he feels the pvopeety In the area ~ill eventually become more valuable Cot ~ener~ ~tail use than tourist use, In ~ich event~ tourist tr~fic ~ould be a hl~ance rathe~ than an ~. ~ebbeP ~oiced the opi~n that the matte~ should be considered from a lo~ ra~e sta~po[nt ~d that In years to come the by-pass sill be a help to the city rather than a hind~a~e. At this point~ Pw. You~ voiced the opinion that In vie~ of the pe~l~ Jefferson Street G~ade Crossl~ project, no~ [~ ~t the opportune moment Co~ the City of Roanoke to officialli Join In a request to the Vlrtinla Department HIEh~ay~ to m~e a 8uvvey as to ~e co~truction o[ t~e by-ps,si ~hereupon. C~onin moved ~at the matter be t~en u~e~ advisement. ~e motion ~as seco~ed by ~. You~ ~d unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF OPPI~: STR~ LIa~S: ~e Cit~ HanaEe~ submitted ~l~te~epo~ ~lth ~he reques~ ~hat autho~l~ be g~anted to ~p~ove the s[ree~ li~h~i~ a~ v~lous loca~ions in the ~. ~unte~ moved ~ha~ Council concu~ In the ~epor~ or the Clt~ Hanage~ snd offered the follo~l~ Resolution, ~uthorizl~ the In~[alla[lon or eddi[!o~l st~ee lights in the vlcinit~ o~ Shena~o~ Ave~e ~ ~enty-~ou~th S~ee~, N. ~.~ ~a~o Aveme ~ ~bleton Aveme, 8. ~.~ ~ ~illin~on Road and Tenth (Jl13~) A-Mr-~OIIITION authorisin~ the installation or six 2.~00 lumen overhead incandescent street lights in the vicinity of Shenandoah Avenue and Twenty-fourth Street, N. W·, five 2~00 lumen overhead incandescent street lights the vicinity of I~andon Avenue and Brambleton Avenus~ B· W., and one 2~O0 lumen overhead incandescent street light in the vicinity of Wllliamson Road and Tenth Street, N. W., as set forth in a latter dated October 25, 19~1~ from the Appalachi Electric Power Company. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~i'. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Webber and adopted by the following voter' AYES! Hessrs· Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, lit. Hlnton NAYS~ None .......O· Hr. Hunter then offered the following Resolution, with reference to improv the street lighting at various locations aloe6 Tazewell Avenue, S. E., and Ninth Street, So (~113~6} A RESOLUTIO~ authorizing a~ increase in the sise o£ certain existing street lights, the installation of additional street lights and the removal of certain esisting street lights at various locations along Taze~ll Avenue,'S..E., and Ninth Street, $. Ee (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ltl-. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~· Webber and adopted by the following voter Ai~S= ~esSrSo Crontn, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, 1~. Minton NAYS= None ........ .I~EEDS: The City Manager submitted the following report, with reference to regulations governing the cutting of weeds~ "Roanoke, Virginia February 18, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, ¥irgin~a Oentlemen~ Under Chapter 7, Section 3, Roanoke City Code, there is an ordinance entitled "Weeds~ ~hich I would like to discuss with you at this time. The ordinance is inept, cannot be efficiently enforced, and the City receives criticism for its inability to cut weeds in accordance with t his ordinance. It is highly debatable as to whether or not the cost for cutting the ~eeds could be collected lftt were added to the tax ticket. It appears, in all fairness, that we should take a decisive stand ~nd either rescir~l part of the ordinance or start with an appropriation of a considerable amount of ~oney for law enforcing purposes. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager" Affter a discussion of the matter, the City Han~ger stating that he wo~ld like to see the regulations placed on a health menace basis rather than a foreign growth basis, Hr. Webber moved that the matter be taken under advisement, pending further report from theClty Manager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted· STHEET~ A~D ALI~YS: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to the extension of Alberta Avenue, S.'W., from its present termination to Spring Road~ 357 5'8 eNoanokav Virginia -February 18, 1952 ?o The City Council Noanoke~ Virginia Oentlement At our regular ~eetin~ on February 11~ you referred to ma in your File No, ~1~ a request~ and ! quota now from the lettert t .... referred back to you for further ne~otiation with effected property owners as to the price requested for the lend necessary to extend the street and to report back to Council at its next meetin~ot Obviouslym the element of time has precluded me from co~letin~ this asaign~ent~ however, registered lettera, return receipt requested, have None to every property owner; and ! trust within the next fifteen days a report will be available, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthu~ S. O~ens City Hana~er' The report ~as Filed, B~-~AT~ DEP~T~ ~e City Hanase~ submttted ~ritten report ~lth' the request that authority be ~ranted ffo~ the purchase of t~ one-half ton trucks at an estimated cost of ~,0~,~, flor use by the ~ate~ Dep~tment~ ~hereupc Hr. Hunte~ offered the Follo~ln~ e~ersency O~lnance$ (~113~7) AN ORDINAN~ to ~e~ and reordaJn '~on-Operatin~ E~enses~, off t 1~ ~ater Department B~d~et Ordin~nce, and providl~ fo~ an emer~ency.~ · {Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, ~a~e H~. Hunte~ ~ved the adoption of ~e O~dinance. ~e mot[on~ as seconded by ~. Cronin a~ adolted by the Follo~l~ vote~ A~S: Hessrs, Cronin, Hunte~ ~ebbe~ You~ and the .Fresident, NAYS: None .......... O. B~-CI~ P~SICIAN: A request that the app~priation of ~1~6~O.00 included In the 19~ budget fo~ Pha~aceutic~ Professional ~er~lces be increased to $~,100.~ haul. been referred to the City Manager for fu~theP netotiations vith s view of reduci~ the ~ount of increase, he submitted ~itten report that the part-time City Pharmacist has a~eed to an ~ount of Sl,9a0.00 pe~ a~ fo~ hi ~e request appearinE to ~ fair on the basis of the ~ount paid othe~ pharmsci~ts In ~oa~ke~ ~. Crontn offered the follo~fn~ emergency Ordlnsnce~ (~11358) ~ OEDI~CE to ~e~ a~ reo~daln Section ~58, "Citl Phystctan"~ of .the 195~ Budzet Ordin~ce, a~ providing fo~ ~ emergency. (Po~ full text of O~lnance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, PaFe ~. C~n~ved the adoption of the Omdinance. ~e motion was seconded ~. ~ebbe~ a~ adopted by the follo~l~ vote: t~S: ~essrs. Cronl~ Hunte~ ~ebbers You~ ~d the Prestdent~ N~S: None ....... LIBR~Y~ ~e matte~ of allo~i~ the G~den C1~ Council of Roa~ke to use the ~resent library bulldin~ In El=wood Park as a Galen Club Center when the bulldi~ Is vacated, until ~uch tt~e s~ the bulldl~ ts needed by the city demollshed~ havl~beenreferred to the City Hans~e~ by Council st lt~ meetl~on Jazzy ~ 19~0~ to work out s contract ~lth the Garden Club Co~cll fo~ the use of the buildin~ st a rental of $1.00 pe~ month~ he submitted written report that estimated cost of ope~atl~ the buildtn~ fo~ the last six months of 195~ is $~5~.00~ a~ that ~e Garden Club Council e~ec{s the city to app~priate sufficient fundefor the operation of the building at the proper time, the City Hanager presentingdraft of an Ordinance, authorizing him to execute n contract on the above terms and csnditiona. After a.discuasion of the question, cn motion of {ir. Hunter, seconded by {ir. Young and unanimously adopted, the question was carried over for two weeksm pending additional information from the City Auditor as to the cost of operating the building, I~{~IONS: ~hs City Auditor and the City Attorney hsvlr~ been designated to attend a meeting of city and town officials in Richmond on February 1~, *1952, for purpose of securing information regarding procedures to be followed under the new social security legislation, the City Auditor submitted verbal report that he and the City Attorney attended the meeting and that they were advised that since the wants to preserve its present pension systems, the best course to follow ~ould be ti notify the state that the City of Roanoke does not wish to participate in the new setup and then let tho city employees who are not presently in either of the city*e existing pension systems negotiate for inclusion in the Social. Security setupm at later date, by subsequent action of CouncLL Council being of the opinion that to take such a step might preclude those city employees who are not presently in either of the city's existing pension syste from being included in the SociAl Security setup~ Hr. Webber moved that the matter referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper measure, protecting those city employees who are in one of the city's pension systems and protecting thc ~e city employees who are not. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. RE, OFfS OF COMMITTEES: None. Uh3~INI~HED BUSINESS: None. cONSIDERA?10N 0P CLAIMS{ None. Ih~RODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION 0F ORDINANCES AND RESOLUT10NS: AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 11349, providing for tho rental of Hangar No. 2 at tt ~oanoke Municipal Airport to Hr. W. Clayton Lemon, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Cronln offering the following for its second reading and final adoption~ (~113~9) AN ORDINANCE authorizin~ and directing the proper City officials to elecute a lease of "Hangar No. 2" at Roanoke Municipal Airport (Moodrum Field) to W. Clayton Lemon, trading aa Virginia Airmotive, upon certain terms and conditic (For full text o£ Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 436.) HI'. Cronin ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by tho following vote: A~'~S: ~essrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the Presiden~, Hr. Hlnton-~ NAYS: None ........... O. SALE OF PROPEETY{ The City Attorney havir~ been requested to prepare the proper meastwea to provide for the payment of a commission of $50.00 to Hr. E. P. ~amison, Real ~state Agent, in connection with the sale by the city to Hr. Prank E. of Lot %, Block ~, Section 3, Roanoke Development Company, at a cash consider tion of $~50.00, presented same; whereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the following e, for the repeal of the original Ordinance authorizing the sale, as an 360 (~113~9) AN O~DI.~ANCE repaalin~ Ordinance N~o 11329~ passed by the Council of theClty of Roanoke on the ~Sth day of January~ 19~ entitled~ 'An Ordinance authorisir~ and directing the proper City o£ficials, for and on behalf of the City of ~oanokc~ to execute .and deliver a deed conveying unto Frank E. Graves Lot Block ~ Section 3~ ~oanoke Development Company~ in consideration of Four Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars (~0~00) cash net to the City'~ and providinF fo~ an (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~0o) H~. Cronin moved the adoptlon of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by I~. Hunter and a~opted by the following vote~ A~S= ~essrs, Cronin, Hunter~ ~ebber~ Young, and the Preaident~ Hr. Hlnton- NAYS$ None ....... O° Hr. Cronin then moved that the followir~ 0rdinance~ a~ain providir~ for the sale of tha property~ be placed upon its first reading, The motion was seconds by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote~ AYI~.S= Hessrs. Cronln~ Huntev~ Webber~ YounE~ and the President~ Hr. Hintor~ HAYS= None ......... Oo (~11360) AN ORDINANCE authorlzir~ and directing the proper City officials, for and on behalf of the City Of Roanoke~ to execute and deliver a deed conveyinE unto Frank E. Graves Lot 5~ Block ~ Section 3, Roanoke Development Company~ in consideration of Four Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars (~0.00) cash. %Fd~_REA~ this Council on the ~Sth day of January~ 1~5~ passed Ordinance No. 113~9, authorizir~ and dtrect~n~ the pro,ar City officials, for and on b shall o£ the City of Roanoke, to execute and delive~ a deed conveyinE unto Frank E. Cravt the aforesaid lot in consideration of Four Hundred Fifty and no/lO0 Dollars ({~0.00) cash net to the City; and WHerEAS, this Council is of the opinion that the services of B. F. Jsmison~ a local realtor, has been such as to entitle him to recelve from the City of Roanoke a co~lssion Of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) if the said Frank E. Graves pays the City of Roanoke Four Hundred Fifty and no/lO0 Dollars (~0o00} c ash for the aforesaid lot. THERI~0RE~ B~ IT OP~DAIh~D by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows~ 1. That the proper City officials be~ and they are hereby~ authorized and dtrected~ for and on behalf of the City of Boanoke~ to execute a deed~ to be approve by the Clty Attorney~ conveyir~ unto Frank E. Graves Lot Roanoke Development Com~any~ (said lot bein~ 100 feet x 25 fest)~ uith covenants of Special Narranty of tltle~ and to deliver such deed to Frank Eo Graves upon receipt of Four Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars (~450.00) cash. 2° That up0nthe receipt of the aforesaid Four Hundred Flfty a~lno/lOO Dollars (~4~0.O0} cash by the City and the delivery of the aforesaid deed to Frank E. Graves, the City Audito~ be~ and he is hereby~ dlracted to issue a warrant of the City of Roanoke in favor of Eo Fo Jamison in full and complete payment Of and for .a11. of his s.ervices in connection ~lth the aforesaid offer to purchase and contingent, sale of the aforesaid lot by the City unto Frank E. Graves. The Ordinance havln~been read~ was laid over. AIRPORT= The City Attorney havir~ been mequested to prepare the. proper 0rdinance~ authorlzinE the execution of a contract fop pay toilets in the Airport Administration BulldinE~ presented same~ whereupon~ Hr. Webber moved that the follo~ lng Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. You~ and adopted by the followin~ vote~ A~ Hsssrso Crontn~ Hunter, Yebber, Young, and the President, N~, ~lnton- ....... ~, HAYES None ........ Oo {~llJG1) IN ORDINANCE autho~lzir~ and directin~ the City Mana~er~ for and on'behalf ~f the City of Roanoke~ to execute a five°year esteem®nra co~encin~ as of the first day of Peb~uary~ 19~2~ between THE NIK-0-LOK C01~AI~Y and the City o~ Roanoks~ ~rantin~ unto The Nik-O-Lok Company the right to install seven (7) ~-cent Coin Locke and seven (?) pairs of hingess more or less~ on certain toilet fscllitie in the Raw Administration Buildin~ at ~oodru~ Field upon such terms as may be approved by the City Manager, lncludin~ however, a provision that all coins deposl' in such locks shell ~elon~ to~ and be divided between, the Co.~pany and the City in the pro~rtions of ?0~ to the City and 30~ to the Company. BE IT ORDAIIfED by the Council of the City of Hoanoke that the City Hana~er~ be,. and he is hereby, authorized and dlrected~ for end on behalf o£ the City of Roanoke~ to execute a five°year a~reement~ co~encin~ es of the first day of Februal 19~2, between The Nlk-O-Lok Cor~pany and the City of Roanoke, grsntin~ unto The Rlk-O-Lok Company the right to install seven (?) ~-cent Coin Locks ~nd seven (?) ~airs of hinges, more or less, on certain toilet facilities in the ~e~ Admlnistrat: Buildin~. et ~oodrum Field upon such terns as may be approved by tho said City Mansger~ includin~ however, a provision that all coins depoelted in such locks shsl belon~ to, and be divided between, the Company and the City in the proportions o£ ?0~ to the City and ~0~ to the Company. The Ordinance havir~ been read, ~e$ lald over. ~AT~ DEPA~T~NT: The City Attorney having been req~sted to prepare the proper Ordinsnce~ providing for the purchase of a private ~ater supply system From H~o Po ~o Thomas~ presented sa~ao After a discussion of the metter~ Council betn~ of the opinion that the phrase ~the existin~ ~ell shall not be used as a source o£ supply for any public or private ~ater system~ should be chan~ed to reed ~the extstir~ ~ell shall not be used as a source of supply for any co~r~ercial ~ater system~, and the matter having bead discussed ~lth the City Attorney, the draft vas chsn~ed accordtr~ly~ whereupon H~. Cronln offered the follo~InE as en emergency measurer (#11~) tN 0~DINANCH providln~ for the purchase of e private water supply system from Po ~o.Tho~msl provldin~ for the payment therefor~ providln~ For the connection of said system ~lth the City,s existint~ ~ater distribution systea: providin~for the installation of certain wate~ mains and a fire hydrant ~ providir for the payment therefor, and providin~ for aa emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see O~dinance Book No° 18, Page l~0o) l~° Cronln moved the adgption of the Ordinance. The motion uss seconded b~ Hr-. Hunter and ~dopted by the £ollouing vote~ AIfES~ HssSrSo Cronln, Runter~ ~ebber, Yours, and the Presldent~ Hr. Hlnton- NAYSI None ....... Oo LEGISLATI0~-BOAP~D OF ASSE~$0~S~ Council at its lest regular meeting having adopted a Resolution~ requestin~ the city's dele~ation in the 19~a General Asseabl to endeavor to remove the City of Roanoke'from enabltn~ ~eneral legislation suthorizir~ the city to provide for the annual assessment and equalization of assessments ~£ real estate, the President~ H~. Minton, brought to the attention of ed 361 362 Council.a communication from Senator Earl Ac Fitzpatrick, voicing thaopinion that the repeal of Chapter 211 of the Acts of Assembly of 19l~ as amended by Chapter of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, ia the only way in which the request contained in Resolution No. 11151 can ba accomplished~ and asking that the body by Resolution specifically request the repeal of Chapter 211~ aa amended; whereupon, }ir. Cronin offered the following Resolution~ (~11353) A RESOLUTIOM requastingthe City's delegation in the 1952 General Assembly to endeavor to have repealed Chapter 211 of the Acts of Assembly of as amended by Chapter 167 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, enabling the councils of certain cities to provide for the annual assessment and equalization of assess- ~ents of real estate, in lieu of the method prescribed by law, (For full text o~ Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 15, Page Hi'. Croninmoved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded the President, }ir. Minton, ~ho relinquished the Chair to the Vice President, Mr. Webber, and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Minton, Young, and the Vice President, NAYS~ None-G. MOTIONS AND MISCELL~E_OUS BUSIFESS~ WATE~ DEP~T~ENT~ Council hevin~ previously adopted a Resolution, requeetinE the Virginia Department of Highways to surface treat Virginia Secondary ~oute No. 648, from U. So Highway ~oute No. 11 to the City of Roenoke~s property~ frequently referred to as Carvine Cove, Mr. Young stated that he has been advised by the State HIEhwsy Department that the department took the matter up with the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors end that on January ~1, 19~P, the Board of Supervisors passed a Resolutidn, requesting the VlrFlnie Department of Highways ' not to surface treat the stretch of road, but to use such funds as would be used fo this purpose on other Secondary Highways of ~otetourt County to the greater enJo~uent Of its citisens, since the Board Of Supervisors feels the road will not acco~odate any great number of citizens, and that there are other county roads the are in greater need of repairs that will acco~-~odate and serve the [eople better. H~o Young then stated that he has been advised by theState M~Fhway Popertmel that the department has interpreted this to mean that the Board Of Supervisors Of Botetourt County thinks that the lnr~rovement of this rosd is primarily for the citizens of Noanoke to have access to end enjoy s recreation area provided by the City of Roanoke. and that the dep~tment feels ltwould help a gre~t deal if the City of ~oanoke could make-~unds available for bearinE all or at least a substantial portion of,the cost of oiling this stretch of road, which Is approximately 2.2 miles, the estimate for doing t~e work being $?,600.00 , which will give.a l~-foot surface treated highway, " In this connection, the City Manager submitted a written report, verifying the information given by MI-. Young. - After a d~ cussion of the matter, Mr. Young voiced the opinion that the matter was not properly presented to the Board of Supervisors of Botetourt County and moved that the Mayor designate a committee to appear before the Board at its next meeting on March 17, 1952, to ask for the cooperation of the Board In this matter, The motion was seconded by }tr. Webber and unanimously adopted. TRAFPICoSTRE~T IHPROVE~If~3S The President, Hr. Ninton, broul~ht to the a~tentl~n of Council's co~mrdcation from H~. N. H. Ta~r, advising that there are several bad holes In the street at ~h~Fe~o Cros81~ U~orpass a~ askin~ that ~o~l~lon be re.died. On ~tion ~ ~.'You~, seceded by ~ Cronin a~ un~i~usly adopted, the ~o~ation was refferred to the City Ha~Ee~ for attention. ' In this co~ction, ~ Cronin brou~t [o the attention o~ ~ou~ll a~ the City Hanaie~ the t~afflc haza~cre~ted by p~ki~ In ~he Sh~Fe~a Crossl~ ~e City HanaEe~ advised that he would look into th~ matter~ LICENSE IN~IONs ~e President, ~. Hlnton, ~eltnquished the Chal~ to the Vlc~ ~resident,'~. ~ebbe~, a~ voiced t~e opinion'~at since Council la creatl~ the position of License Inspect;r, the position of License In~pecto~ ~n the office of the Co~ission~r of Revere sill be duplication a~ Should be abolished. After a discussion as to ~e prope~ procedure to be followed In abolishl~ ~ositton In the office off the Co~ssioner of Revenue, ~. Hunte~ moved that matte~ be refferred to a co~lttee co~osed of the Hayo~, ~al~an, the Vi~e Hayer and the City luditor fo~ the purpose of confer~i~ ~lth the 6o~lssione~ of Revenue to aboll~hl~ the position of License Inspecto~ In his office. The motion vas seceded by H~. Youn~ a~unanl~usly adopted. T~: ~e City Clerk presented to the members of Council l~lvidual copies of the official report on the atudy of t~e Roanoke City Tax Structure, prepared for the Citizens Tax ~tudy Co~lttee by D~. ~llliaa ~. Stauffer, Consulti~ and delivered to the ~ai~an of the Cox~lttee on February 1~, The~e bei~ no ~the~ business, Council ~Journed. AP~,ROVED Clerk President C0UNCIL~ SPECIAL IO~TINO~ Tussday~ Fsbm~ary 19~ The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meeting 'in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Bulldir~ Tussday~ February lbs 19S~, at l~$00.oteloek~ noon~ for the purpose of receivin~ and openin~ bids and swa~dir~ sale of $1,1~0~00~ Refunding Bondes Serie~ 'GG't of the City of Roanoke~ Vlr~iniat dated Ma~chl~ 19S2~ with the Preeident~ F~. Hlnton, presidinzo PR£$E~T~ Hesers. Cronin, Hunters ~ebber, YounE~ and the President, Hr. Nlnt ABSENT,'None ...... 0. 0FFICE~S PRE~ENT= H~. Arthur ~. 0~ens, City Hana~er, ~. Randolph G. ~ltt] City Attorney, ~d ~. Harry R. Yates~ City Audito~.' B0h~S= It nppearl~s v~e~ the provisions o~ Ordinance Ho. 112~ adopted on ~e l~th day oF~cembe~ 19~1, that the City Clerk ~as directed to advertise flor the sale of ~1~1~0~000.00 Eefu~ ~s~ Ser[e~ .~w. of t he City of Roa~kes Vlrslnias dated N~ch 1~. 19~ the said b~ds to be presented to Council at 12~00 o~clock, noon, Tu~dny, February 19~ 19~, pursuant to advertise~ent a~due notice of sale, the sa~d advert~se~n~ re~erv~ the ri~t to the c~ty to reject ~y all bid~, a~ In a~cordance ~lth na~d Ordinance, ~vertisement ~d publicXty, the advertisement providl~ that proposal~ ~ld be r eceived ffo~ the pvrchase of all, but not any part of the bonds, Fifteen bids ~ere ~re~ented to the body. In this compaction, the P~enXdent, Hr. ~inton, ~tated that before the bids ~ere opened, Covnc~l ~culd like t0 know if any b~dder pre~ent did not full7 under- ~ta~ the propo~al~ ~hether a~one present hsd not been Elves an opport~ty ~vb=lt b ~dn~ and ~F ther~ ~ere a~ ~estlons on ~e part of those ~ho had submitted p~opo~al~ relative to te~ ~d co~ltions vpon ~hich the bids had been sub. fred. No one present ra~s[~ any question a~ to ~e advertise~nt a~ notice of sale~ the Pres~dent~ Mr. M[nton~ requested the City Clerk to proceed w~th the openin~ of the bids. ~ter the'open[nE s~ resd[~ of the bids~ on motion of ~. seconded by M~. Cronfn a~ unan[~usly adopted~ they war& ~eferred to the Aud~to~ for tabulation ~d to ~port to Council as promptly as possible. Late~ dunl~ the meetinE~ the Clty Aud[to~ submitted a ta~lat[on of the b~ds show[~ the proposal of Kldde~ Peabody a~ Company~ and Associates, with a net Interest rate to the city of 1.737~8~8 as the lowest bid; ~ereupon~ ~. Cron~n offered the followl~ e~rEency Resolution~ provid~E fo~ the sale of the $1~1~0~000.00 Re~nd~ ~nds, ~eP~es "~", of ~he City ~ Ro~oke~ VtrEln[a~ dated March 15~ 1952~ to K[dder~ Peabody a~ Co~a~ and Associates~ as the best bid tn the interest of t he City of (~113~) A R~OL~ION to sell to K~dde~ Peabody R Co.~ a~ Assoc~ates~ $~,1~0,000.00 Refundl~ Bo~s, Serles "~", of the City of Ro~oke~ V[rginia, at the bid subn~tted~ reJectl~ ~1 othe~ bids; dlrect[nE that the ce~t~fied check acco~anyl~ the successful bid ~ deposited by the C~ty Treasure~ and ~erefo~ be allowed on the purchase price of the bo~s; that the certified cashier's check of all other b~dders be forthwith returned; ~ prov[d[n~ fop an (Fo~ full text of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 18~ Page 00 The Resolution havins been read in its entirety, H~, Cronin ~oved its ad.option. The ~otion vas seconded by Hro Webbe~ a~ adopted by the ffollovl~ votes A~ ~ss~a, C~onin~ Hunte~ Vebber~ You~ a~ the Preaident~ Hr, Hlnto~ NAY~ None, ~t~ ffu~the~ reference to the matte~ H~, You~ moved ~at copies oF ~e tabulatio~ o~ bids be forwarded to each oF the bidders, ~e ~otion was seco~ed by H~, ~bbe~ and unan~ously adopted, ~ere ~l~ no Furthe~ buslness~ Council ~Jou~ned, APPROVED Clerk' ~ P~sident 365 366 COUNCIL, REGULAR HEETINO, Honday~ February 25, 1952. The Council of the City of Hoanoke met in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Bullding,-Honday~ February 2~, 19~2~ at 2100 o"clock, p. mos the regular meeting hour, with the President~ Hr. Hlnton, presiding. PRESENT! Hearts. Croninw Hunter, Wabbar~. Young, a~d the Preaident~ Hr, Nlnton- .................... ABSRNT: None ....... OFFICERS FR£$RNT: H~, Arthur ~, Owens, City Hana~er, H~o Randolph G. l~hlttle City Attorney, and Hr° Har~y R. Yatea, City Auditor. The meeting wan opened with a prayer ~y the Reverend C. H. Key~ Pastor of the Wllllamson Road Church of the Brethren. HINUTES: Copy of the minutes of the special meeting held on Tuesday, February 19, 1952, having teen furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Hunter arid unanimously adopted, the reading was dispense with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEAHING OF CI?IZENS UPON PUBtlC LIBRARY: The matter of allowing the Roanoke Council of 6arden Clubs to use the old library bulidlng in Elmwood Park as a Garden Club Center having been r eferre to the City Manager to work out a contract, and the City Hanager having advised Council that t~e Garden Club Council expects the city t o appropriate s~fficient funds for the operation of the building, and action on the matter having been deferred, pendlng lnfor~ation from the City Auditor as to the cost of operating the Building, a group of women from the Garden Club Council appeared before Council, wit ~rs. J. T. Strlckland acting as spokesman, Hrs. Strlckiand explaining the purpose the Center and statlng that the limited funds which the Garden Club Council has on bend for the Center will have to be used for necessary furniture and equipment. Also speaking on the subject, was Hrs. Laurrence S. Davis who urged that the old library building be preserved and restored through the united efforts of the cit and the Garden Club Council. At this point, upon the request of Council, the City Auditor presented fi the cost of operating the building, showing a total estimated expense of ~3,570.¢ for 1952, including an item of ~900.00 for wages, ~750.00 for repairs and an ltme $1,100.O0 for a new furnace, the City Auditor voicing the opinion that after 195~, with Janitorial aervlces being furnished by the Keeper of Elm~ood Park whose is provided for in the Public Parks budget, the annual cost of operating the b~lldlr !will be approximately ~2,~00.00. After a discussion of the matter, F~. Cronin moved that action on the quest! be deferred, pending a con~erence between the City Han~ger and the representatives ~f the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs and the submission by the City Hanager to Council of a definite budget for the operation of the Center, in order that the bod~ have before it for guidance the exact coat of operation. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimouzly~lopted. TRAILFRS: Hr. A. S. Wills, operation of a trailer camp on Willlamson appeared before Council, advisir~ that recently the License Inspector in the office the Commissioner of Revenue has started trying to collect a license tax of $7.50 from the o~ner of each trailer at his camp under the provisions of Sub-section ~ of Ordinance ~Oo 9817m Hro Villa voicin~ the opinion that it l~ impossible to collect such a license t~x and that the license tax will keep the owners of trailers from etoppin~ in Roanokem H~, Villa stating further that aa operator of the trailer camp ha has been payin~ a license tax averaging ~2o~0 for each of the ten t~ailer units in the camp under the provisions of Section ~2 of the License Tax Code and that ha is wlllin~ to pay an average of $~,00 pe~ unit if the city rill the license t~ of ~7,~0 a~ainst the o~ers of the t~allers in his ~ter ~ discussion of the matte~, ~. Cronln moved that the question be take u~er consider~tion, ~e motion ~as seceded by ~. ~ebber a~ unsnimoualy~opted, P~ITIONS A~ CO~ICATIONS~ ZONING~ A petition fromm. ~. L. Allman~ Attorney~ repre~entl~ N~. 6ars~ ask[~ that propePty located ~t the northwest corner of ~ount~ln Avenue and P~r~t Street~ ~. ~., described as part of ~t &~ Block 1, ~ection SE ]~ Offlcial Survey~ 0fflc~al No. ~0~0110~ ~ rezcned from Special ~es~dence District to Busines~ Dl~t~lct~ ~as before Council. 0n motion of H~. Hunte~ seconded by ~ Young and unan~ou~ly sdopted~ the petition ~as refe~red to the City Pla~l~ ~o~ssion for ~tudy, report a~ ~eco~e~ation to Council. TA~ A co~unlcation ~ ~. Le~ls HcNeace, D~recto~ of Act~vltles at Jefferson Senior High ~chool, adv~sl~ that the Federal 6ovev~ent has~en fit to relieve the ~econd~y s~ools of the ~ayment of FedePal A~lssions Taxe~ on school eve~t~ ~here pPocee~s ffPom s~ch activities ape used FoP the ~nef[t of the students at large a~ askl~ ~at Council give serious consideration to the reliev~ng of the secondary schools of the city of the ps~ent of the City Admissions Tax, ~uch to ~ In keepl~ ~lth' that ~h~ch ~a~ enacted by la~ by the Federal Gover~ent~ befo~e Councll~ H~. HcNeace stating that he feels such a~ls~ons taxes as the secondary ~chools pay could possibly be used to ~vester advantage in the various schools ~here such activitie~ ~e carried o~ and that he believes that requl~ seco~a~ ~chools~ ~hich ~e In themselve~ tax-~uppo~ted l~titutions, to pay s~lssions taxes Is merely taklng a~ay from the school funds ~hl~h possibly could In themselves In so~e s~all measure relieve the city's tax b~rden ~ retained by the ~chool. In ~ls ~onnectio~, the City Clerk brou~t to the attention of Council a co~un[cation from H~. ~. Albe~t CoulteP, Pr[ncipal of ~he ~llliam Flem~n~ High School~ endorsing the request of ~, HcNeace. Upon ~e request of Counctl~ the City Auditor advised the body that the city ~eceived $2,]~.~7 from this source l~st ~. Youn~ raised the question as to ~hether or ~t the Department of Activit is ~elf-susta~nl~ oP subsidized by the ~chool Boa~ and the City AuditoP replied that the ~chool ~ard contributes $~00.00 in th~ School Budget fop the ~ent~ ~e~ Field ~o~ high school athletics and $1~0~O.~ fop litera~ a~ athletic conte At this point~ ~. J. Clarke ~ray, Pre~ldent~ ~oanoke Baseball~ Incorporated ~ppeared ~ef0re Council tn co~ection ~ith the ~dy~s refusal to ~Pant the request ~ the org~zation that the c ~ty a~lssions tax co~orm ~lth ~e federal t~ la~ xe~tl~ free a~lss~on f~om t~es a~ basl~ the tax on reduced rates of a~lssion ,n the ~ounts actually paid, ~. ~ay ask[~ Council to reconside~ its action ointin~ out that It Is not ~ood ~u~lne~s to an orga~zation to hand out free passes hen ~ a~lssion$ tax has to be paid thereon. 367 On motion of N~o Wsbberm seconded by Re. Young and unanimously adopted, matters were tsbledj pending the report Of the Tax Study JUNIOR CItM/HER OP CO~CE~ A co~nicat~on ff~o~ the Ju~o~ ~be~ of Co~erce~ enclosl~ a Resolution passed ~ ~e orsanization at its re~lar on Feb~ary 19~ 1~ callins attention to the ~act that the Ku Klux Klan is atte~t~ to organize In the State of ViatiCa a~ opposinZ ~e Ku Klux Klan, ~any o~e~ Stoup ~at ~s masked~ hooded~ o~ otherwise conceall~ ~ts ffeatures ~hlle ap~eali~ to certain for~s o~ prejudices and fea~s, ~as before Council. The City Attorney pointins out that this la a matte~ fo~ the state to handl, ~. Cro~n moved ~at the co~un~cation and Besolution be Filed for the time pe~ a. determtnation as to ~hethe~ o~ not the_ General Assembly t~es any action on the q~estion. ~e motion ~as seco~ed bye' ~ebbeP and unan~ously adopted. AI~ORT-~NI0~ ~A~ OF CO~RCE~ A co~unicatton ff~om the Junio~ ~h~ber of Co~erce~ enclosln~ a Hesolutio~ passed by the or~anlzation at its ~gular meetl~ on February 19, 195~, calll~ attention to the fact that an Ex. Inet the 61vil Aeronautics Hoard has reco~ended that the ~ervice of the American Al~llnt be suspended In ~oanoke for a perl~ of three years a~ oppo~l~ the proposed ~uspension, ~as before Council. It appearl~ that the c ity is already doing eve~thin~ possible to retain the service of tho k~eric~ Airlines in Hoanoke~ on motion of ~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Young and unanimously adopted, the co~unicatlon a~ He~olutlon vere filed. ~GI~TION-BO}.RD OF ASSE~SO~5~ Council having at its last re~la~ meeting adopted a ~eaolution, vequestl~ the city's deletation In the 19~ General Assembly to e~eavor to have repealed Chapter 211 of the Acts of Assembly of 19~, as ~e~e~ by Chapte~ 167 of the Acts of Assembly of 19~6, enabll~ the councils of certain cities to p~vlde for the a~ual ~se~ment and equalization of assessments off real estate, tn lieu of the method prescribed by la~, a co~unlcation from Senator Earl A. Pltzpatrick, acknovledEing receipt of a copy of ~e ~esolution a~ advisi~ Council that he viii be glad to co~ly vlth it~ ~l~hes tn connection vlth the matter before the body. On motion of H~. Cronin, ~econded by ~. ~ebbev and unanimously adopted, co~unicatlon ~as filed. LEGIS~TION-~CO~OLIC ~AGE CO~HOL~ A post card From Hrs. T. ~oy Javrett President of the Vtrtlnis ~. C. T. U.~ cslll~ attention to proposed legislation In the 19~ General A~embly vhtch ~ould allo~ the sale of fo~ttfied vine in stores and g~ocery department~ of department ~tores~ a~ a~klng that Counctl request the cityt~ deleEation In the 19~ General Assembly to oppose the pa~sa~e of ~vch legislation, vas before the ~dy. It a~eavlnE that the proposed lesi~latlon has already been defeated, on motion of~. Hunter, ~econded bye. Cronin~d unanimously adopted, the post card flied. ~FO~S OF O~IC~S: ~T~S A~ A~SI ~e question of exte~l~ Alberta Avenue, S. ~., Its present termination to ~prt~ Road, havi~ been referred to the City Hana~er further ~Eotlatlons ~th the ~fected property o~ners as to the price requested the la~ necessary to extend ~e street a~ to report back to Councll~ he Submitted ~ltten report that the city's offe~ has been ~e~ected by'the affected p~operty [ Affter a discussion o£ the matter aa to condemning the necessary rights-o£-w~ -HI-. Hunter moved that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation o£ the proper measurer authorizing the City Hanagar to make a firm offer for the rightsoo£-way. The motion wes seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimou~ly adopted. ' P~NSION$~ The City Hanager au~m~ttted written report that Hr. C. H. Hoots, Engineer in Charge o£ Construction of the W~ter Department, has suggested that the g~atuity o£ those former city employees on the Gratuities to Forme'r Employees list be fixed at a minimum of ~1o~0 per month per year o£ £ormer service up'to a maxl~ of thirty-£1ve years, or a maximum gratuity o£ $~2.50 per month, with the proviso that in no case would the ~ount now beingpaid be reduced irrespective of the number o£ years Of actual eervica.' On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, action on the matter was deferred, pending receipt Of information from the City Auditor as to all of the pension and gratuity plans of the clty. WATER DEPARTMENT: The City Manager submitted w~ltten report that original plans called for the laying of a 12-inch water main along Fleming Avenue, N. W., from Wlllis~sou Road to Oakland Boulevard, under the water system improvement progrf but that it has been Found to be more feasible to install the main in Wentworth Avenue, and recom~ended that the city accept from Hrs. Lena H. Rlninger an easement over her property from the present termination o£ Wentworth Avenue, approximately ~30 feet east of Wllliamson Road, to a point east of McAfee Street where a new subdivision is Being developed by Hrs. Nlninger and ~ere so much o£ Wentworth Avenue as will be embraced in the pending subdevelopment plan is to become dedicated Hr. Webber moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Clty Mans and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper measure, accepting the easement, with the stipulation that if and when the undsdlce' ~ortion of Wentworth Avenue covered by the easement is dedicated for street purposes ;o further develop the Ninlnger subdivision, the owner of the subdivision will pay far that portion of the water main in the undedicated street on the basis of a 6-1n~ main. The motion was seconded by ~r. Youn~ and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTHE~T: The Clty Manager submitted written report with the recommendation that the c lty accept from the Norfolk and Western Railway Company an easement for the installation of a 12-inch water main under its tracks at the Shaffe Crossing Underpass, as well as an existing 15-inch sanitary sewer line. On motion of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the aatter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper measure. ACADE~ OF ~JSIC: Bids having ~reviously been called for on the sale of the ~cademy of Music Bulldin~, and no bids havlng beenreceived, the City Manager submitt · ritten'report, together with the following bid from Hr. R. T. Winecoff on tearing iown and dismounting the bulldlng~ Cambria, Virginia February 6, 19~2 City of Roanoke Roar~ke, Virginia Attention: Hr. Owens, M~nager Gentlemen: I, R. T. Wlnecoff, do hereby submit my bid on tearing down and dismounting the old Academy of Music building. 369 ! rill raze the bulldl~ d~vn to street level, s~l leave' the lot evel accordin~ to the lnst~dctiona o~ tho *n~lnec~s, or J~; Yent~ortho o~ my pay~ I will t~e o~ sell seats~ bu~ldinE ~aterial such as fire escapes, b~ick, lu~e~ atone, pl~bl~ pipe, flxtureno electric flxturoso wl~oeo) dooPso Zltsss a~ all ~terlalo In bu~ldl~ except the ~lle~, I uill also help lead tho bo~le~ before we tea~ do~ the bulldinE, lC th~ City elshea to k~e~ the sea~s, I value them at ~lch th~ City ~111 pay to me vhen the ~ob la ~lete. This Job ~lll be done In a vor~anllke Il H. T. ~lnecoff, ell1 pay all labor, a~ be =esponsible fo~ any accident~ ~lch =l~t occur. I v111 also car~ a $~ Pemit ~nd, a~.a Completion ~, oe any othe~ ~ ov insurance desired. Very truly (Sl~ned) H. Y. ~lnecofC H. T.. ~lnecofff~ ~ter a discussion of the matte~ ~. Hunter moved that Council concur In ~he reco~e~ation oF the ~lty Hana~er that the bid of ~. ~lnecof~ be accepted 1~ a mutually aatl~ffacto~ s~eement can be ~orked out as to ~e bond ~ to be provided by the bidde~ a~ tha~ the City Attorney prepare the ~roper measure Cot adoption by Council IF a~ vhen ~uch mn a[ree=en~ 1~ ~eached. ~e motion seco~ed by Fw.' ~ebber and unanimously adopted. ~tSHOU$~: The City Hanager ~ubaitted ~rltten report Fr~m tho Almshouse for the month of J~uary~ ~9~, ~ho~in~ a total expense of I1,~9t.9~, as coap~ed ~lth a total expense of ~a,066.~7 for the month of January. 1951. The report ~a~ fll~. DEP~T~ OP ~UBLIC ~A~ ~e City Hana~er ~bmitted ~vltten report the Department of ~b~elfare for the month of ~anuary~ 195a~ sho~ln~ 1,~7~ cases handled at a tot~ cost of ~63~103.~ as compared vith 1,395 case~ handled at a total cost of i~7.9~7.88 for the month of ~anua~ 19~1. The report ~as filed. H~FO~: The City Hana~ev submitted ~ritten reports from the Department Parks and Hecreation. ~e Depa~ment of ~blic ~orks~ the Health Department. the ~nlclpal Airport fo~ the month of ~a~avy.. 19~ and the Folice Depart~nt for the month of Nove~ber~ 1~1. ~e ~epo~ts veve filed. AIH~O~T: The City Hans~er ~ub~Itted ~ltten report, to~ethev vlth the follo~ ln~ co~lcatlo~ concernl~dm~sEes to the ~n~ay~ at ~e hoanoke Hunicipal ~Feb. 18. 1952 H~. Haston K. F~oraan City Clerk Hoa~ke~ You are sdvieed that the certification of the A~inlstrato~ off Civil Aeronautics relative to ~e request ~ubmitted by the City of ~o~oke~ Virginia. under Section 17 of the Fedev~ At~port Ac~ ~as presented to the Co,tess of the United Sta~es In accordance vl~ the statute on o~ about Feb~avy 12. 195~. ~e certification to the ConEre~s ia In the ~ount oF ~63~1~1.00~ ~hich s~repvesents the estimated cost of the necesss~ rehabilitation o~ repair oF those functional units of Hoanoke ~nlcipal Alrpoet as listed tn our letter to you of October 25, 19~1. At such tiae as the Con~res~ appropriates money p~vsuant to the certlfftcatio ~cu ~ill be notified accordingly. Sincerely {SiZ~d) Herle ~. He,hill Deputy Dlrecto~ Otfice of Airportse ~e re~o~t a~ co~unication ~ere filed. P-~.~ORTS OP CO.IT1 ,~$~ t ~ gALE OP PROPERTY-STREET ENCROACHHERTs HI'. H, J. Holdren having been requested to ~ubmit to the Clt~ Nanager, inspirit, his of~e~ fo~ the purchase a amal~ strip o~ la~ varyin~ ~rom three feet to ei~t ~eet~ lyin~ between ~e Vir~nian Railway aidl~ rlzht-of-~ay ~ his property located on Perth Street~ 5. E.. betveen Highland A~e~e a~ Albe~le Avers. 0Ffflclal No. ~0~191~ the City Hana~e~ submitted verbal report that he received a ~ltten oFffe~ of ~0.00 fro~ ~. Holdren~ a~ that aa requested by ~ouncil. he turned the offer ove~ to the co~lttee ~lch previously recovered a p~lce of $2~0.~ for the strip off the City HanaEer advisl~ that the co~ttee has Zlven ~rthe~ study to the ~tter a~ that It still ~ecc~e~s that the city set a p~lce of ~a~0.~ on ~e ~t~lp 0n motion of Hr. Hunte~ seceded by ~. ~ebbe~ a~ u~nl~usly adopted, th ~lty Clerk was Instructed to notify ~j Holdren. as ~ell as Hr. J. ~. Elliott. ~e~ Estat~ Agent. representin~ H~. Holdren. that the price of the strip of land Is .stil $~0.~ cash net to t~e city a~ that the offe~ Is ~ood fo~ sixty days. the offer elthe~ to be accepted o~ rejected within that .time. the City Clerk to explain that Council l~ of the opinion that the strip of land has a peculiar value because its f~ontage on an exl~tin~ railroad sldlnF, and fo~ this reason, feels that the price per square Foot should not be compared with the cost pe~ square foot of othe~ nearby p~operty ~ich does not Front on ~ne xistln~ siding. LICENSE INSP~CTIONI A co~lttee'hav!~ been appointed to co,er ~tth ~o~lssio~r of ~evenue as to the possibility of abollshln~ the position of ~icense Inspecto~ In his ofrce~ the co~ittee ~ubmitted the follo~ report and tion: "February 23, 19~2 city Council Roanoke Virginia , Gentlemen: We the undersigned Committee appointed to confer w,ith Judge John M. Hart, Commissioner of Rav~nue, on the question of abolishing the position of License Inspector in that office, wish to make the following report. Your Committee met with Judge Hart on Tuesday, February 19, 1952, and he ~as most cooperative and acreed to abolishing the position of License Inspecto~ in his office. Your Committee recosmaends that the proper resolution with the of Judge Hart be drawn and that the same be transmitted to th~ Compensation Board so that his position may be abolished. Respectfully submitted {Signed) ~ R. Minton Mayor (Signed) Ro~ L. Webber Vice Mayor . (Signed) Marry R. Yates City Auditor~ Mr. Cronin moved that the r aport of the committee be accepted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. Mr. ~sbber then mo~ed that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Res~lution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hun~er and unanimously adopted. UhLm!NISHED ~USIN~SS~ WATER DEP~RTNENT~ Council at its last regular m~eting having decided that the Mayor would designate a committee to appear before the Board of Supervisors of Highways.surface treat Virginia Secondary doute Ho. ~94§, f~u~Uo So Highway Route No. 11 to the City of RoanokeJa property~ frequently referred to ~a Carvina Covet the President, HI,. Minton, appointed HI-, Arthur S. Owens, City Hanager~ Hr. John Wantworth~ Director of Public Works~ and Vice Mayor Roy Lo Yebber to serve on the- committee, . ZONINao~BTBACK LINES$ Action on the request of the C~ty ~lannl~ that sectional plans ffo~ the.ffuture development of a portion off U. S. HiEh~ay Route No, ~$0 a~ a portion of Helrose Avenue~ N. ~.~ be adopted by Council, hav~nz been deferred for Further.consideration at the present meetly, the matter ~as again before the body, Hr. Webber moved that Council hold a public hearinson the question establishl~ the setback lines provided for In the sectional plans at 8:00 otclock, p. m., March 2~ 1952, a~ that the City Attorney prepare proper notice of the hear~ ~e motion was seconded by ~. Cronln and unanimously adopted. CONSOLATION OF C~I~t None. I~RODUCTION A~ CONSIDERATION OF ORDInaNCES A~ RFSOL~ION5: ZONIf~= Ordinance No. 1135], rezoning a tract of land, consistl~ of tpproximately ~1.6 acre~ located east of BenntnEton ~treet, S. E., between Rlversld ~errece and Rutrou~h Road~ Official No. ~50601, fro~ General Residence District to ~i[ht Industrial District, having prevlousl~ been before Council fo~ its first ~eadin~ read ~ l~id over, wa~ ~Eain before the body~ Mr. Cronln o~fe~ng the ~ollcwt~ for lt~ second readlnE and final ~option: (~11153) AN O~INANCE to ~e~ ~ reenact ~tlcle I, ~ection 1~ of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the Citl of Roanoke, VlrEln~a, in ~ elation to Zoni~. (For full'text of Ordinate, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18~ Page Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordin~nce. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ adopted by the following vote: A1~S: ~essrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber~ You~, end the Presldent~ ~r. Minton- NAYS~ None ........ O. ZONING= Ordinance No. 11]~, rezoni~ property con~l~ti~ of ~07.6~ acres, ~ir~ between the VlrEinlu R~ll~s~ ~ Roanoke ~lver, Official No. ~170101, from ~neral Residence District to Heavy Industrial Dtstrlet, a~ p~perties consisting ~f .~8 acre, lyin~ between Roanoke River ~M Riverland Road, and 17 acres, lying south of Roanoke River ~d on both sides of Rlverla~ Road, 0~flcial No~. ~170~01 ~nd ~17020~ lmm General Re~tdenceDist~lct ~ Ll[ht I~ustri~l District, previously been before Council fo~ its first ~eadinE~ read ~ laid over~ was before the body, ~. Cronin offering the follo~t~ for its seco~ readinE a~ final adoption~ (~11]~) AN ORDIN~CE to ~end a~ reenact ~ticle I, Section 1, of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of ~oa~ke, Virginia, In relation to Zoning. (Pot ~11 text of Ordinate see Ordinance Book No. 18, Pa~e ~. Cronln~ved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion was seconded by ~. You~ ~d adopted by the follcwi~ vote= A~S= ~ssrs. Cronin, Runte~, ~ebber, YounE, ~d the President, Mr. ~inton-~ NAYS= None ......... O. SALE OP PROFI~T~t Ordinance No, 11360, providin~ for the sale of Lot S~ Block 4, Section 3~ Roancke.~evelopment Comp·ny, by the City of Roanoke'to N~. Prank E, O~&vea~ at · cash consideration of ~0o00~ havir~ p~evlously beenb ' 'Cou~ll '~or its first readin~ read a~ laid ~ver. ~as slain ~efore the body~ Cronin offfePl~ the follo~lns ~o~ its seco~ readin~ ~ Final ~optl0n~ {~113~0) AN ~DIN~ autho~lzlrE a~ divectl~ the pvope~ City officials~ fo~ ~d on behalff o~ the City of Roanoke, to execute a~ deliver a deed conveyinS unto Fra~ E. Graves ~t ~, Block ~, iection ]~ ~o~oke Development Co. any, in consideration of Fou~ Hundred Fifty a~ no/lOC Dollars {~0.00) cash. (Fo~ full text oF O~lnance, see Ordinate Book No. 18, FaEe ~. Cronin~ved the ·doption of the O~lnance. ~e ~tion ~s seco~ed by ~. ~ebber and adopted by the follo~l~ vote~ A~S: Ecs.rs. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber, You~, and the President, ~v. Hlnto~ NAYS~ None ....... O, AIRPORT~ O~nance No. 11361~ autho~lzl~ theexec~n of a contract fop pmy toilets ~n ~e new Airport A~ln[strat~on Bu~ld~ havinz previously been before Council for its first readl~, read a~ laid over, was again before the body, Hunter ordering the following ~or Its seco~ readl~ an~ ~lnal adoption~ (~11351) AN ORDINANCE autho~lzing and directl~ the City Manager, for a~ on behalf or the City of Ro~oke, to exeucte a rive-yea~ agreement, co~encl~ as o~ the first day o~ Februa~, 1952, between T~ NIE-O-LOK CO~A~ a~ the City of ~oanoke, granting unto The Ntk-O-Lok Company the right to install seven (7) 5-cent Coin Lock~ and seven (7) pairs of hinges, more or less, on certain toilet facilities In the New Admtr~stration ~lld!ng at Woodr~Pield upon such terns as m~y be approved by the City Ha~er, including, however, a p~ovision that all coins deposite~ In such locks shall belong to, a~ be divided betwee4, the Comply ~ tht City In the proportions of 70% to the City a~ 3~ to t~e Company.' (Pot full text of Ordinance, see Omdlnance Book No. 18, Page ~.] ~. Hunter moved the adoption o~ the Ordin~ce. The motion was seco~ed ~. Cronln a~ a~p~ed by ~e followi~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, You~, ~ the President, ~r. Minton- NAYS: None .......... O. S~LS-P~S A~ PLAYGROU~S: The question of acquisition of a po~tlon the Lena H. Nininger property by ~e City of Roanoke having bee~ referred to for study, report a~ reco~e~a~lon to Council as to ~hat should ba done, the co~lttee submitted draf~ of an emergency Ordinance, acceptl~ the offer of ~s. Nlningem to sell the la~ to ~e city at ~2,600.~ per acre, the acreage included In the proposed extension of Frontier Hoad, Pre~ton Avenue a~ Trl~le Avenue being excluded from the purchase, as ~11 as the proposed extension of Mcgee S~ree~, and recovered that the Ordinance be ad~p~d; whereupon, ~. Webber offered ~he lng: (~1136S) A~ ORDI~A~ accepting the offer of Mrs. Lena M. Nintnger to a~ convey unto the City two parcels of land situated In Wllli~Plemlng Court, In ~h8 City of Roa~ke, Virginia, one parcel containing 13.060 acres, to be used fox school purposes a~ the other parcel containing 9.692 acres, to be used ~or park purposes, at ~2,6~.~ per acre; appropriating ~e necessary fu~s to acquire said land; authorizing the p~per City officials to do ~e necessary in the premlses~ a~ providing for an emergency. (Pot tull ~ext or Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~7.) 37'3 H~, Yebber moved the adoption o£ th~ Ordinance, The notion wee seconded by Ky. Young and adopted by the Following vote: AYES$ Hessre, Cronin~ 'Hu~ter~ Webber, Young, and the President~'H~, Hlnton- NAYSI None .......... O, PENSIONS1 The City Attorney havingb eon requested to prepare the prope~ Resolution, protectin/~, those city employees who are presently in one of the c!ty'a pension systems and protecting those city employees who are not, in connection with new social security legislation passed by the 19S2 General Aeeem~ly~ he presented dra[t OF a R~solution~ protecting those city employees who are presently in one of 'the city's pension system, with the explaination that such action by Council does not preclude t~ose city employees who are not in either of 'the systems from neogltating for inclusion in the Social Security setup at a later date this year, t~e social security coverage to be retroactive to January 1, 19~1, in the event such negotiations are auccess£ul, The City Attorney insisting that he does not kno~ of at, thing the city can do at this time to protect those city employees ~ho ere not in either of the ci~y*s pension systems, insofar as inclusion in the ~oclal Security setup is concerned, Hr. ~ebber offered the Following Reeolution~ (~11~$) A RE£0LUTION advising the Board of Trnstees of the ¥irFinie Retirement System that the Council of the City of Roanoke does not desire Old-Age end ~u~vivors Insurance coverage for its employees; and providing for an emergency0 (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page /~9.) Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Crontn and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ........ O. Hr. Croni~ then moved that it be the sense of Council that any city employs not now in'either of the city's pension systems be permitted to Join the Employees' Retirement System of the city of Roanoke on an equitable basis insofar as is legally possible wad that the matter be referred to the ~oard of Trustees of the' ~ployees' Retirement System to work out the details, the Board to submit a progres report to Council within two weeks. The motion was s~conded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. HOUSINC~STREET IMPROVEP~NTS: Draft of an Ordinance, providing fo~ the repayment by the city of its proportional part of the cost of off-site work of the two'housing projects in Hoanoke, w~thout interest, as prepared by the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing A~thority, havingbeenreferred to the City Attorney and the City Hanager for study and report, the City Attorney and the City Manager submitted a new draft of Ordinance. In a discuselo~ of the matter, Mr. Young raised the question as to whether or not the City Attorney considers it necessary to pass such an Ordinance or whethe the Cooperation Agreement between the city and the HousingAuthority is sufficient to cover the off-site work, the City Attorney replying that in his opinion the Housing Authority ~uuld ~ot be wise to proceed with the off-site work under the Cooperation Agreement alone. In a further discussion of the matter, in answer to questions raised by H~, Young, the City Attorney voiced the opinion t hat the city ia obligated to have a reasonable amount of work done when the HoueSng Authority wants it done, and, therefore, the Ordinance should bo adopted, the City Attorney also voicinE the ~pinlon that in the present instance the city will not be borrowir~ money since no interest charge le involved. In answer to questions raised by M~o ~untsr, the City Attorney and the Hanager stated that the description of the ~ork as contained in the new draft of Ordinance has been approved by the City Engineer. In answer to questions raised by Hr. Webber, H~. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorne and Hr. Richard Lo Beck, Executive Director, representing the Housing Authority, stated that the City Engineer has approved the width of the streets, The matter havinE been discussed at ler~th, the City Han~£er called to Councllts attention the need for an amendment to the draft of O~dlnance which ~ould specify that payments in lieu of taxes on the housing projects should start i~r~edlately after tho Housing Authority has beuun receiving its income from the first tenant. At this point, Hr. C. Fred Hat. us, Chairman of the Housing Authority, who was present at the meeting, assu~ed the members of Council that payments will to the city from the begir~inE of the first income recelved by the HousinE Authorit from the flrst tenant. On this assurance, Council decided that it would not be necessary to amend the draft o£0rdinance and the City Attornsy irdicated that this was agreeable. H~. Hunter then moved that the follow!ng Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motlon Was seconded by Hr. Crontn and adopted by the following voter AYYS: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter and Young ............... Jo 'NAYS~ Hr. Webber, and the President, H~. Hinton ...... 2o (#11367) AN OHDINANCE authorizing the City of Hoanoke Hedevelopment and Housing Authority, o~ its la~ful agents, to make improvements in portions of designated streets of the city contiguous to its Projects, numbered Va. 11-1 and Va. 11-~, upon compliance with enumerated conditions and providing for the ultlmate repayment of the City,s share of the costs thereof, without interest or financing charges, to the Authority. ~HEAS, it la contemplated in an agreement betweeu the City of Hoanoke the City of Hoanoke Hedevelopmant and Housln~ Authority that t he City may make cert improvements in its streets bounding the Authorlty~s projects and may provide certain services and facilities to such projects, and the Authority shall pay the City only such portion of the cost thereof as would be assessed against the project sites for such ~ork if such sites were privately owned; and %/HE~EAS, the City has received written notice from the Authority it to make certain improvements in and to portions of its streets bounding the projects and to furnish certain services and facilities thereto= and WHEHEAS, the City does not choose, at this time, to appropriate the money necessary to pay its portion of the costs of the requested improvements, services and faclllties~ and the aforesaid a~recmant contemplates, in such event, that the Authority may pay all of the costs of such improvements, services and facilities and deduct the City's share of such costs from payments in lieu of taxes due~ and to become due, to the City pursuant to the aforesaid agreement~ and 376 ~I~R~-~w the plans ar~i specifications of the proposed l~Provem~nts, services and facilities m~d the proportionate costs thereof to the city have bssn approved by the City EnElnes~J and ~E~ said Authority has asreed to cause such ~prove~ents~ services a~ Facilities to be made at this t~me a~ to pay the entire cost ~ereoff upon the u~er~tandl~ ho~eve~, that the City's portion of ~e cost thereo~ ~ill be repaid by the City to the Autho~lty~ ~lthout interest o~ ffinanc~n~ coati a~ ~, this Council Is ~lllin~ Fo~ said Authority ~ ente~ its said streets a~ make such l~provem~nts, servl~s and facilities at this time provided It shall initially pay the entire cost ~ereof a~ subsequently refu~ ltselff the City's portion of such costs from pa~ents In lieu of taxes due~ a~ to become due~ the City pursuant to ~e aforesaid a~reement~ wlthouts however, receivlnF any or financl~ cost= thereon. T~O~E, ~E IT O~AI~ by the Council of the Clt~ Roanoke as follows~ 1. That the City of Hoanoke ~edevelopment a~ Housing authority~ its la~ful agents a~ contractors be, a~they ~e hereby, authorized to ente~ the Clty*s streets and public ways boundi~ said Authorlty*s projects, numbered Va. 11-1 and Va. ll-R~ a~ make i~Dvovements, service~ a~ facilities thereon tn strict a~ exact accord a~ compliance with the said Autho~it~*s Project No. 1 as shown on Plan 391~, dated August R~, 19~1, constst[~ of three (3) sheets and the speciflca- tions shown thereon~ approved by H. C. ~royles~ City ~nw[neer~ and a[~o those contemplated In It~ ~roJect No. ~ as sho~n cn Plan 3913-A con~l~ti~ of nine (9) sheets, dated October 3, 19~1, a~ cha~ed a~ ~p~oved February ~O~ 1~52, bF H. C. Vroyles~ City knglneer, and Blchard L. ~eck, Executive Dl~ecto~ of said Authovity~ and the specifications attached thereto and. made a pa~t theveof~ both of ~Ich said plans and speciflcatlons ave on file In the office of the City. EnEl~e~ of the of Hoanoke, upon the. following provisos, ~htch, provisos the said Hoa~ke Redevelop- ment and Housing Autho~[ty~ a s a condition precedent to its enterin~ into the cityts aforesaid streets ~ public ways, pursuant to the authority here~E~anted~ covenant a~d a~rees to perform and be bou~ by~ a. Said Authority covenants and agrees to obtain from eve~ adJoln[~ lando~ne a le[ally bindin~ Instr~ent reliev[~ the Authority ~d the City of Hoan~ke of from any a~ all lisb~lity resultinc o~ that may result f~cn ~y change of grade mad tn ~y of the aforesaid streets ~d public ways; b. Said Authority covenants a~ agrees to require its agents and co~tvactovs perfov~[~ said work to save the City c~pletely harmless of a~ from any and all claims for injury and dm~a~e of whatever nature that may result from the makin~ of the Coresaid improvements, services ~d facilities; c. That said ~uthorlty covenants ~nd a~rees initially to pay ~e ent[~e costa the aforesaid tmpvovements~ services a~ facllities~ a~ it especially covenant~ aeries that the C~ty of Ao~oke Is to pay no interest o~ financial chares whatso its portion of the costs thereof; the improvements, sevvices and facilities as on the aforesaid plans and specifications on file in the office of the City ~inee~ a~ the total ~ount ultimately to be borne by the City of Hoanoke as follows: HORTOR SITE LINCOLN COURT SITE VA-11-1 OFF SITE WORK PROJECT VA-11-2 OFP SITE WORE ~UAI~ITY ITE~ QUANTITY Unclassified Machine (Excavation) ~,000 c.y. HOHTOR SITE PROJECT VA.o11-1 ITEH ' PavinE Curb and Gutter Sidewalk Concrete Crossings Concrete Paving 2 0 s,f. 15" Storm Drain 1§* Storm Drain 1,O2S 24' Storm Drain 1~320 L.F. Manholes 10 Catch Basins 6 PROJECT VA.-ll-1 COST OR O~P SITE WORK TO~AL CIT~*S PART Grading ~20, X~OoOO ~O,I~O.CO Paving ~1,8~9.50 ~1,859.50 Curb and Gu%ret 12.731.00 Concrete Walk 9,600.00 4,800.00 Cross-overs 336.00 168.00 Alley Pavln~ . 151.00 0 Storm Sewer 13th6~.15 13t~69o15 Totel ~10~,306.6S LIRCOL~ COURT SITE PSOJEC'P VA.-Il-2 OPP SITE Curb end 6utte~ 2,82~ Concrete Walk 4,300 Co~e t e Crossings Co.rets Pavin~ ~ s.f, ~alks Seaoved ~ Sewe~ Lu~ ~torm Drain Grading Paving Curb and' Gutter Concrete Walk Cross-overs PROJECT VA.-ll-2 COST OP OI AMOUNT CI~-~"~ $21,360.00 $21,360.( 18,900.00 18,900.( {,~15.00 3,707.! 1,720.00 860.¢ Alley Paving 126.00 0 Walks Removed ~.00 0 Sanitary Sewer 15,7~6.8~ 7,873. Storm Sewer 8~928.00 8~928. Total $7~,728.85 ~61,880.~ 2. That the ~un of $158,703.08, being the proportionate part of the cost of said Improvements, services and Facilities to be ultimately borne by the City o£ Hoanoke shall be paid by said Authority to the contractor4 perforv~InF such work, a s contemplated In the aforesaid agreement between the City and the Authority and the Authority may reimburse itself For the'principal mmount so advanced by deducting such principal a~ount F rom the annual payments to be made by said Authority to the City in lleu of taxes as ~rovided In the aforesaid agreement; provided, however, that no s~mwhatsoever shall be deducted as or For ar~y interest on financing cost. The Ordinance having b sen read, was laid over. HOTIONS A~ HISCELLAKEOUS BUSINESS: TAXES: ~he official report on the study of the Roanoke City Tax Structure, ~relared for the Citizens Tax Study Co,~ttee by Dr. Wllllm~ H. Stauffer, Conaultl~ Economist, having been submitted to the committee, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the question of having additional copies of the report made. Mr. Young pointed out that the report to be presented to Council by the Citizens Tax Study Committee mtgh~ be substantially different from the report submitted by Dr. Stauffer, which ~uld mean that Council might be more interested 1 having addltlonal copies of the commlttee*s report made than the report submitted by Dr. Stauffer, and moved that the matter be tabled for the time being. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. LEGISLATION: The President, Er. Minton, brought to the attention of Council a communication fromMr. B. P. Eoomaw, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce pointing out that a Resolution offered in the House of Representatives by Congressma Chatham of North Carolina and passed without opposition proposes to change the nmme of the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Rcb ert L. Doughton Parkway, Mr. Eoomaw advising that the Resolution has gone to the Senate for concurrence of that body and urging that Council wire Senators Harry P. Byrd and A. Willis Robertson, asking that they oppose the Resolution vigorously in the Senate. It appearlnC that the City Attorney has already Forwarded telegrams to the two Senators, the communication was filed. 377 378 ~.rOI~LATION-INFEiATIO~ The Fresidsnt~ M~o Hlnton, brought to thc attention of Council a cc~munication from ~. B. P. ~o~ Executive Dlrecto~ of the ~be~ of Commerce, pointl~ out that effo~ts a~e bel~ made In the 19~ session o~ the Oeneral Assembly ~ cha~e the Virginia ~exation lays a~ u~si~ that Council o~r cit~ officios do eve~[thl~ possible t; ~ee that the p~eaent a~exation lava ~[11 not be ~ended so as to seriously affect 'a~y future ~exation p~oceedinzs t~e City of 2oa~ke may wish to Institute, · , It appea~l~ that the city has alre~d~ done everythln~ possible In the matt~ the c~nlcation ~as filed, 5ID~, CUHB A~ 6~ CON~THU~IONI ~. Hunter brou~t to the attention of Counclla~ moved that the City H~a~er have curb a~ ~tte~ a~ a ~-~oot slde~alh constructed ~n ~e south side oF gav~l ~ese~ve Avenue, S, ~,a f~om ~efferson Street ~o P~a~lln ~oad. ~e motion vas seconded by ~. C'ronln ~ u~lmou~ly adopted. TR~IC-ST~ ~ID~NINO~ ~. Hunte~ b~o~fht to the attention of Council the b'ad traffic ~onditlon at ~t~on Avenue a~ l~l~teenth Streets ~. ~., a~ moved that the City ~a~er look into the matters alo~ vl~h the matte~ of settln~ the curb b~ck ~ ~e ~xlstln~ slde~slk, a distance of ~roximately t~9 ~eeta on both sides o~ J~ison A~enue, between Twelfth Street a~ Thirteenth ~treet. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Youn~ and unanimou~ly adopted. CITY E~LOY~S: H~. Cron[n brouFht to the attention of Council and the City ManaEem the q~estion of EPan~n~ c~ty employees the ~Eht to an%lelpate vacation leaves where their vacations are ass~Ened to ~em eaPly ~n the The matte~ was d~scussed at lenEth, but no action wms taken. ~ere bethE no furtheP bus,ness, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk P~e s Ids nt T~e Council.of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Cou~t Room ~n the Hunicipal Building, Honday, Hatch 3,.19S~, at 2tOO o'clock, the regular meetin~ hour, uith the President, Hr. Hinton, presiding, PRESE~Tt.Heccrs. Cronln, Yebber, Young, and the President, Hr. ABSENTS ~. Huntez,- .......... 1, OFFICERS ?RF~ENT~ P~o Arthur S. Owens, City Hanager, Hr. Randolph G. I/hittle City Attorney, and Hr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting uae opened with a prayer by the Reverend Everette ~/hienant, Pastor of the Ninth Street ~aptist Church. HIt/UTESt Copy of the ~lnutes o£ the regular =eetin~ held on Honday, 18, 19~2, having been ~urnishad each me~ber of Council, upon motion of seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the readingwas dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC HATTE~Sz STORH DRAINS: Pursuant to notice of advertisement £or bids for the construc lion CC a storm drain across private property to serve Derwent D~lve and the Lar~don Road area, according to plans and specifications of the city, cold bids to bo received by the City Clerk until ~:00 oeclock, po m., Honday, Hatch 3, I~S~, and to be opened before the Council of the ~lty of Roanoke at that hour, the President, H~. Hln~on, asked if there was anyone present who did not fu115 under~tand the advertisement, if there was anyone present who had been denied the ~rtvllega of bidding, If there wera any questions anyone would like to ask, and no representative present ralein~ any question, the Prestdcn~ instructed the Clerk t o proceed ~lth the openlnE of the four bids received. At this point, the City Clerk called attention to the fact that the bid of H. ~. Hudsins was handed to him in the Council Chamber at ~:0~ o'clock, p. m., but prior to the convenin~ of Council, and acked for instructions as to whether or not the bid should be opened. The remainin~ bidders indicating thel~ willingness to waive the with the exception of Pioneer Construction Company, incorporated, and the City Attorney, upon the request of Council, renderin~ a verbal opinion that the case at hand is an lr~or~ality which Council can waive if it sees fit, the Presldent, Hr. Hlnton, again instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the £our bids received. The bids having been opened and publicly read before Council, Hr° Young mcr that they be received and referred to a co~ttee co~pose~ of the Director of Publl~ Works, the City Engineer and the Assistnnt City Auditor for tabulation and report later durtn~ the ~eetin~. The motion was seconded b$ Hr. Cronln and unafl~mouely adopted. Later durin~ the meeting, the co~Ittse submitted its tabulation and report, and the bid of Pioneer Cqnst~uctlon Company, incorporated, in the sum o£ ~6,6C~.00, ap~aa~lr~ to be the low bid for the project, Hr. ¥oun~ offered the followin~ Res~lu~io~l (~1136~) A HF~OLUTZON accepting'the proposal of Pioneer Const~uctlon Compa~ Incorpor~ted, f~r the construction of a storm drain across private property to sexy, 379 380 DerYent Drive and the Langdon Road area, in the sum of ~6,60~,00~ authorlsJn~ end directing the City Hansger to ezscute the requisite contralti azd providin~ for an [Fo~ full te~ o~ Resolution~ ~ee O~n~ce.~ok ~o, 18~ F~Se ~O.) ~. ~ou~ ~oved the adoption o~ ~e ~, C~onin a~ ~dopt~d b~ the ~ollo~in~ votel A~.Hessrs, C~nin~ Webbe~ You~ a~ the Presiden~ H~. Hi~o~---~. ~AY~I ~one ...... O. (~. Hun~e~ absent) · LIB~YI Action on the matter o~ allowl~ the Roa~ke Council o~ Garden Clubs to use the old library bulldl~ in El~ood Park as a Oa~en Center hav~ ~e de~erred~ pe~i~ a co~ere~e between the Cit2 Hanager Garden Club Council a~ the submission by-~he City H~er to Council of a definite budge~ for the opera~ion o~ the Cen~er, In order tha~ the body fo~ guidance the ezact cos~ of opera, ion, a ~oup o~ women ~rom the Roa~ke Wom~s Club appea~ed before Council, with ~s. S. H. Huffs President, acti~ as spokeamans ~s. Huff askl~ that space be made available In the old library buildin~ as a meeti~ place flor the Hoa~ke ~o=an~s Club~ ~e spokesm~ fo~ the club pointl~ out that the Junior ~oman~s Club a~ ~e Thursday HorninE~stc Club are also in need of a meetin~ p~ce. At this point, the City Clerk brouFht to the attention of Council a co~nication fromm. G. V. Kromer, aski~that space be made available in the old library bulldl~ as a meetin~ place for ~uch organizations as the Spanish Wa~ Veterans, the ~ociety for the Preservation of Pioneer Relics a~ various patriotic or~anizations. In a discussion of the matter~ Hr. Cronin stated that he feels it Is the )urpose of Council for a~ of ~ese organizations to shoe In the use of the old libra~bulldl~ but that ~e city should try ~.avoid a situation where the supervision of ~e bulld[~ ~lll require a lot f~m ~e city itself, H~. Cronln voicin~ the opinion that It will be wise to turn the bulldl~ over to the G~den · Club Council as ~e organization deall~ directly ~lth the city ~ then let the Garden Club Council m~e the bulldin~ available to these othe~ o~gmi~atio~ as and when they need In this connection~ Hrs. J. T. St~lckland, representin~ ~e Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, appeared before Council a~ advised that it Is the intention of thl Garden Club Council to first ~rk out its schedule for the entl~e ~ea~ a~ then to work out a schedule for use of the buildl~ ~ other organizations at times ~hen the bulldi~ la not already In use. Upon the request of Council, the City H~age~ sub.fred the following repo~' in co.action ~tth his coherence with representatives of the Garden Club CouncIl~ "Hoanoke, Virginia H~ch 3, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Gentlemenl At our re~lar meeting on Ho~ay~ February 25~ 1952, you directed me t~ meet with the co~lttee repre~entl~ the Ro~oke ~ouncll of G~den Clubs. On Wednesday, Februa~ 27~ 19~, at 10~1~ the 01d Llb~ Building, kno~ as the Te~ Home. ~e followl~ persons were pres~ntl ~s. J~es T. 5t~lckland~ ~eeden, ~s. George Martins ~s. J. ~uis Smithey~ Ha~ld H. Sa~e~, Llbrarian~ H. H. Harvey~ Forem~ Hiss Hope Pearman~ Steno~apher~ a~ the ~lter~ ~thu~ S. ~ens. It was agreed a~ong the group that there should be a separation of recurring expenses ~om c spiral expenditures which ~uld show the actual cost of operatingthe building on an annualbeal~, Attached hereto ia · copy of the capital and recurring exper~sam each itemized, which would necessitate an appropriatlQn of $2m~$J.90 for capital {mprovements and an additional appropriation o£ $807.50 for the recurring expenses for six months in 1952~ less the last two items which obviously abc not be included in th~ 1952 expenditures. The-Roanoke Cou2cil of Garden Clubs will pay to the City ~l. OOper month for the rental of the building, which will be under their supervision Respectfully aut~ul~ted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens 'City ~!anager~ The City P~nager also submitted to the members of Council for their informs. tlon individual copies of the following 1Xst of capital and recurrlng expenses~ ~CAPITAL ( No nre c ~-'~'~ ~r~'~c o s t ) 1o Installation of Heating Unit (Oil or steam with thermatic controls)- 2. New Lavatory (Pittinge and pipe, etc.)- [ 119.00 ~. Paint Roof, 20 gal. ~ ~.50 ................. ~iP.O0 5. Labor on Roof- 90.00 ........................ ~0.00 6. Plaster (h~ere shelves moved) ................ 72.10 7. Labor'on Plastering ..................... 25.00 §. Patch, replace linoleum- .................. 9. Labor on above .... .................... 25.00 10. Painting interior of building ~0 gal. paint ~ ~3.72 .................... 1~8.00 11. Labor on above ........................ 307.00 AN~& OPENATINO COST 1. Janltress (Part Time) ..................... ~ 870.00 2° Insurance ........................... 80.00 3° Supplies- ~. l~uel- ' .......................... 150.OO ............................. 300°00 5. Electricity ........................... 175.00 6. Water ................. ~ ........ - .... ~0.00 7. Repairs ............................. 125.00 8. Wages on above ..... ' .................... 125.00 9. JULY 1, 1952, TR~0UGN DECEMBER 31, 1952 Annual Cost {9. above) ...................... $1,865.00 Less Items 7 and 8 {Not applicable flrst year) .......... 250.00 One Half Annual Cost ....................... ~ 807.50~ H~. Cronin then moved that the following Ordinance, providing for the ~xecutlon of a contract between the city and the Garden Club Council for the use of the old library building, be placed upon its first reading. The motion was sec~nde, by Hr. Young and ad~pted by the following vote, Hr. Webber not voting because he is member of the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs~ AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Young, and the President, Mr. Mtnton-~ ...... 3. NAYSs None ........ O. {Mr. Hunter absent) {#11369) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager, for and o~ shall of the City of Roanoke, to execute a contract between the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs for the rental of the old library building at a total consideration of $1.00 per month for the period beginning ~uly 1 1952, and ending ht such time as the building is needed by the City or demolished, ~nder terms and conditions contained therein. BE IT ORDAIB~Dby the Council of the Cit~ of Roanoke that the City Manager ~e, and he is hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City of ioanoke, Virginia, to execute a ~ontract between the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and uld ~ith 382 the Roanoke Codncll of Garden Clubs for the rental of the old library'building at a total coneideration~ $1.O0 per month for the pe~lod beginning July 1, 1952, and ending at such.tim? as the building is needed by the City or demolished, under term~ and conditions contained therein. The Ordinance having been ~ead, was laid over. Wlth further reference to the matter, Mr. Young moved that the City Attornel prepare the proper Ordinanoe~ approprlating'a total sum of $2,563.90 for Capital expenses and $80?°50 for recurring expenses, and present the sams to Council at its next regular meeting for adoption° The'motion was seconded by Mr. Cronln and adopted by the following vote, Mr. Webber not voting because he la a member of the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubas AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- ..... NAYSS None ........ O. (Mr. Hunter absent) STadIUm: Mr. Richard T. Edwards, Attorney, representing Mr. Curtlg Turner and 'Mr. William France, appeared before Council and presented a communication, requesting that his clients be permitted to operate stock car races at thg Roanoke ~unicipal Stadium for the spring and summer season of 1952, under certaln[erms and'conditions outlined in their proposal, Hr. Fdwards outlining in his cGmmunica- tion several features which, in his opinion, may not have been brought to the atteni of Council before. Mr. Webber moved that the matter be referred to the Stadium Advisory Commiti for study, report and recomcaendation to Council. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton ...... NAYSs Mr. Cronin ......... 1. (Mr. Hunter absent) In a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Cronln stated that he is voting "no~ because he feels the question is one for Council to decide, that it is his impression the Stadium Advisory Committee ia appointed for the purpose of promoting activities at the Stadium, not for the purpose of determining ~hat the Stadium shall be used for, and that If the Stadium Advisory Committee is going to determine what the Stadium shall be used for, the Resolution providing for the appointment of the committee should be m~ended to so provide, Mr. Cronin voicing the personal opinion that he does not feel the city c an afford to pass up the stock car races because of the pleasure they afford some citizens and because of the revenue they would bring t city. In answer to the statemen~of Mr. Cronin, Hr. Young replied that in referri~ the matter to the Stadium Advisory Committee, Council is merely being consistent PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: EAS~iENT-STREETS A~D ALLEYS: The following communication from the City ?lannlng Commission, with reference to granting an easement to the Appalachian Electric Power Company across the Muse Spring Tract and dedicating a street in connection therewith, was before Councils "February 29, 1952. The Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Hembers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: A 'Plat Show~ng the Dedication of a 50.0 Foot Street and a ~0.O Foot Public Utility Easement Across TheOlty of Roanoke, Virginia, Property Known [on ~ as the Ruse ~p~lnN Tract, Located on Rlve~la~d Road and Rt. Pleasant Bouleve So E.t dated Jern~ary 29~ 19~2, bein~ Plan No. 3910~ has been brought to the attention of the City PlanninN Commission ~o~ cons~de~ation a~ ~eco~e~a- tion to C~ty ~1, - ~e Co~lss~on has studied th~s q~est~on~ a~ u~e~sta~s that an easement throu~ said property Is desired by the A~palachian Electric ~o~any~ a~ that ~ere ~lll be no ~ed~ate need to ~rove e~ld street after ~t la dedicated, ' ~n ~[ew o~ ~hese ~acts and the locat~o~ o~ ~he tract adjacent to ~ee dea~-end a~eets, as we~ ~ the poas~t~e ~u~e use.of the ~ea by the C~t~, ~he Co~[aa~on ~ee~a ~h~p~v~s[on for sa~ ease~nt · a~ the dedication of the ~oposed street by the C~ty w~ll ~ adv~sa~le~ · heC~ty ~lann[~ Co~ss[on ~eco~e~a t~at C~ty Cou~ approve sa~ P~at, a~ that ~he matter ~e refer~ed to the C~t~ Attorne7 ~or such ~egal action aa may ~e necessary ~o p~ov~de ~or sa~d easement a~ ~he pro~se~ ~espect~y submitted, Chal~an.e ~. Cvonin ~oved tha~ Council concur in the ~eco~e~atton of the City Plannl~ Co~lsslon a~ that ~e City Attorney prepare the proper ~asure for adoptt by the body. ~e motion was s echoed by ~. Young ~d unanlmousl7 ~opted. P~CHASE O~ PROP~Y-STR~S A~ ~L~S: The followi~ co~nica~lon f rom the City Planning Comlsslon, vlth reference to the acquisition of land betveen Br~bleton Ave~e a~ S~eetbvlev Avenue~ S. ~.~ at Buckner Road~ ~s before Councl] "Feb~a~y $9~ The Honorable A. R. Hlnton, Hair, Hembers of Cit~ Councll~ Roanoke, Vlr61nia. ~e City Plannin~ Co~isston% attention has been called to ~e fact that both the City of Roa~ke a~-the public have been usi~ the vesteuly portion of ~t li Block 1~, Evevsueen DevelopmentCo. Hap~ which Is located between Br~leton Avenue, S. ~., a~ Sweetbrier Ave., S. ~., ~th the request rev a reco~endation as to ~e future use of said property. In vie~ of the fact that said lot Is zend for busi~ss pu~oses, but is lrre~l~ in shape~ ~ the ~lldable area has been reduced by the establls~ent of a ten-Coot setback line for street videnln8 on the south side off Br~leton Ave~m~ the Comission is of the opinion that ~atd portion of Lot 1, above referred to, ~lch extends ~est o~ the lnter~ectio~ of S~eetbrle~ Ave~e, S. V., ~d Buckne~ Road, Is move suitable FeY public use as an open space. ~e City Pla~l~ Con,mien recovers that City Council acquire a poutlon of said lot as l~lcated on the attached copy off ~Plat of Survey off Property of Harold E. a~ Frances B. ~Gva~e~ dated February 1~, Resp;ctfully su~itted~ (Sisned) ~. J. HcCorkl~ale, Chaiman" ~te~ a discussion with ~e City Hana~eu as to ~e price requested ~o~ a~, ~. ~ebber moved that the matter be laid on the table. ~e motion vas seconded by ~. Cronin and unan~ously adopted. ZONINO: A co~u~cation From ~oods, Re,ers, Huse ~d ~alker, Atto~neyss ~epresentin~ the Appalachian Electric Po~eu Co~any~ askin8 that properties desl6nat as 0Ffficial ~os. ~a80103~ ~2~0101~ h~OlO~, h36010a a~ 2360106 be rezoned Gene~al Residence District to Llsht I~ustulal District, ~as befo~eCouncll. On motion of Hr. You~ ~eco~ed by ~. ~ebbe~ a~ unanimously ~opted, the matte~ vas referred to the City Flai~ Comission for study~ ~ epo~t a~reco~ends tion to Council. ~IONS{ ~e follo~ co~unication from the Electoral Board, ~ lth reference to the vott~ place In ~llli~son Road Precl~t Bo. ~ vas before Council 383 'd, : -384 "Fob. ~8, 19~2 Hon. A. R, Nlntog. And Non. Nambera of City Council, Roanokew Virginia, Res Willis'eon Road ~} Precinot. Oentlemen= Onaccount of the narrow and crowded conditions of the corridors in William Fleming High School Bulldingw in which wa now hold elections, the Electoral Board has been requested by a number of citizens in that precinct to change the voting place from this location to a ~ore suitable one. We have made tentative arrangements subject to the approval of Councll~ with the Gravely ¥1rginia, Incorporated, to use their building at 3?$2 Wlllt son Road, for this purpose. Roweyer~ this arrangement ia only on an electl~ to election basis at the cost of ~20.00 per olection~ heat, ~ater~ lights, and toilet facilities to be furnished by this company. While it ia the intention of the Board to use this location as long aa same ia available, .we feel that we should have the privilege Of locating this voting station, incase of an emergency, at any suitable place frontic on either side of the Wllliamson Road, from Oakland Boulevard on t he south to Herahberger Road on the North. The Electoral Board respectfully requests and recommends that this change be made. ELECTORAL BOARD (Signed) B~rW., W. Rld~way Secretaryn Hr. Webber moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Electoral Board and offered the following emergency 0rdinance: (~11370) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section 51, Voting Place in Wllll~s~n Road Precinct No. 3, of Chapter 15 o~ the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as amended, relating to Precincts and Voting Places; and providing for an emgrgsncy. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page .Hr. Webber ~oved the adoption of the O~dinance. The motion was seconded by ~w. Cronin and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton .... RAYS: Rone ......... O. (Mr. Hunter absent) SCHOOLS-PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS~ A communication from Hr. D. E. Hcqullkin, Superintendent of Schools, advising that if the city sees fit to name the park area on the east side of Wllliamson ~oad, north of WllliamFleming High School, as recently authorized to be acquired by the city from Mrs. Lena M. Nlntnger, "Preston.Park", the Roanoke C~ty School Board will nm~e the proposed new school to be erected on the site immediately north of the park, ~Preston Park School", was before Council. On motion of Mr.' Young, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously ~/o~ted,' the matter was referred to the City Attorney to prepare the proper measure, designating the ~ark area as "P~eston Park". REPORTS O? O?PICERS: WATER DEPA~T~5/NT: Contract for supplying cast iron pipe and 'fittings to bo used in gonnection with the water system improvement program in Roanoke having been awarded to the Lynchburg Foundry Company, and the Lynchburg Foundry ComPany having advised the city that it would be necessary to advance the prices on the contract b~ approximately four per cent, effective February 1, 19~2, theClty Manager submitted written report, together with a co~unication from the Lynchburg Foundry Companyw advising that effective March 1, 1952, the prices of cast iron pl~e and fittings would be those originally quoted and applying to the original contract, the company ¸38 advising further ,that it hopes, but Cannot ~uarantsa~ that it can maintain the contract prices at the original level for the life of the contract. On motion of }il,. Young, seconded by Mr.'Cronin and unanimously sdopted~ th~ City Manager was instructed to w~lts a letter of sppreciatibn to the Lynchbu~g Foundry Company for relaxing the February increase in price. STREET ENCROACH~2/TS~ The City Manager submitted w~ltten report that the Nodgss Lumbar Corporation has requested permission to erect a temporary metal shed bulldingwhich will encroach on the setback line on the north side of Shenandoah Avenue, N. W., west of Sixth Street, the City Manager 'recommending that the ' permission be granted, with the proviso that the Building be moved back at any time the city so requires o~ sixty daysJ notice. H~. Croninmoved that Council concur in the rscom~endation of the City Manager end that the matter be referred to theClty Attorney for preparation of the proper measure, The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-WATEH DEPA~T}~NTx The City Manager submitted written report, calling attention to the fact that the rates of pay for Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors projects for the laying of mains let to contract ~nder the water extension supposed to parallel the rates o£ pay of First and Second Foreme~ of the distribution system, respectively, the City Manager pointing out that the rates of pay of the First and Second Foremen were increased in the 19~ Water Departnent Budget Ordinance from $3,600.00'~d ~3,2~0.00, respectively, to $3,?80.00 and $3,~20.00, respectively, as a result of the $1§0.00 cost-of-living salary increase ~ranted city employees, and asked that the rates of pay for the Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors be increased accordingly; whereupon, H~. Webber offered the following emergency Ordinance= (~11371) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain that portion of [he 19~2 Water Department Budget Ordinance, ~lxing the salartes and wages of persons employed in ~he Water Department, effective as Of January 1~ 195~, and providin/~ fop an (For tull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by /m. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Ninton---~. NAYS: None ...... O. (~. Hunter absent} PENSIONS: Action on the q~estion of increasing the gratuity of those former employees on the Gratuities to Eormer Employees list. having been deferred, receipt of information from the City Auditor as to all of the pension and plans of the city, the City Auditor submitted detailed information on the three systems of the city. Further action on the matter was deferred, pending a study by the marchers of Council of the information submitted by the City Auditor. REPORTS OF AIRPORT: The matter of a new airport use agreement with the almlines serving ~oancke having been referred to a co,~mittee for the purpose of conferring with resentatives of the airlines and to report, back to Council with the the committee, the ~mmittee submitted the following report: . 3'86 Nareh 3, 19~. The Honorable Council of th· City of Roanoke. Centlemen~ The undersigned, having been heretofor· appointed by Council on January ~1, 19~'ss · committee to confer with representatives of-the three airlines serving Roanoke on the dst·ils of new airport use agreements to be entered into between the City and the respective airlines, end to make appropriate recommendations to Council, reports as follows1 Flrat~ and in order to more definitely segregate and apportion the revenues and the expenses derived end incurred from the operation of the ~unicipal Airport to the several types of use or activities in which the airport is employed~ and in order to approach the problem from a more businesslike standpoint, the committee requested, and the airport manegemenl and the City Auditor~e office complied, prepared and furnished a rather exhaustive, and we believe reasonably accurate~ statement o£ past and ffutur~ operating expenses. In view of the information ay·liable to the com~uittee, it unanimously agreed, and consequently, recommends that the revenues from th? ~lrport should be considered as being derived from the following five t~l major sources, or types of activity, only the first three (3) of whlch involve or affect the commercial, scheduled airllneas . . 1. Landin~ Area - including all of the runway system, taxiwaya, re, ps, aprons and, generally speaking, all of that ·res on the runway side of the fence between the Terminal Building and the 2. Terminal Bulldln~ - Including all space and activities located and housed within the area occupied by the new Terminal ~ulldlng, ltsel: 3. Service o~ sales - lncludingthe sale of City-owned gasoline and oil, the dispensing of gas and oil owned by the 6overnment, the airlines, or other individuals and the rental of land for storage of privately-owned gasoline and oil. in addition to tile above thr~e major categories in whih the commercial scheduled airlines are directly concerned or involved, there are the . following two (2) categories of revenue and expense wlth which the schedule airlines are not concerned, namely= ~. Hangar Area - including, in general, all buildings and facilities outside ~he Terminal Building lxtnot included within the lending such as privilege fees, etc., but not directly involved in any of the other four (~) major categories. Your committee held several lengthy conferences with the representatlw of American Air Lines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., and Piedmont Inc., and at the outset, the airlines~ representatives generally agreed the. City was entitled to some Increase in rates or charges as to all services and faclllties which said airlines have heretofore received from the City; also, the airlines' representatives agreed that the negotiations could proceed along tho general llnes of establishing fair and reasonable rentals to be paid by the airlines for their exclusive occupancy of space in ~ha new Terminal Building, fair and reasonable charges to be paid by the airlines for the Cltyle dispensing o£ their o~n gasoline and oll; and, thirdly, fair and reasonable charges or fees to be paid by the airlines for their individual use of the Landing Area as above-described, in common with all other users of said Landing Area. Realizing that agreement would have to be reached as to the City's charge for each of the various uses, facilities or services, the comm~Ittee discussed the same with the airlines' representatives in the following order, namely= Terminal Building, service or sales, and landing area; understanding, of course, that tentative agreements reached as to any specific item would necessarily be contingent upon an over-all agreement · as to all of the three major items. Proceeding as outlined above, your committee negotiated with the airlines* representatives and reached tentative agreements with said 1. Termina~Bulldtn~= That the City would charge and the airlines wc~ld pay as rental on space occupiedexclusively in the Terminal Building rentals, as foil. a. On ground floor space, including alrlines~ offices, ticket booths and counters and space in the baggage room used exclusive] by the airlines, $3.00 per square foot per year rental, the City to furnish heat, water and Janitor service. b. On such storage space in the basement of the Terminal Building, used exclusively by the airlines, $1.00 per square foot per year 2o Service or Salea~ a, For gasoline o~n~d by the airlines and dispensed b7 the Citym 3~ per gallon.service charge for the first 20,0OOgallons per month and 2~ per gallon service charge for all gasoline over 20,OOOg&llone per month dispensed by theClty. b. For oil owned by the airlines and diepenaedb~ the City, 2~ per gallon service charge° c. For gasoline and oll owned and dispensed by the airlines a charge to be made on the basis of an undetermined amount per yeal per acre of ground used for storage of same and an undetermined amount per year for any gasoline tank located on such acreage. 3. Landin~ Area~ After prolonged study and negotiations, your committee settled upon and proposed to the airlinesI representatives the following schedule of dallaa~y cha~gee as beir~ fair and reasonable Actlvitus~ Fees to be pal~ by the co~ercial, scheduled airlines fgr their co~on of the landin6 area, or runway system, the same to be 1~ lieu of the charge of 10~ per thousand pounds of actual Take-off Weight in effect under Ordinance No. 11~95~ a. For aircraft such as Convaire, ~srtin ~-O-~s~ Falcons and similar type havir~ s ~roae rate capacity of approximately ~0,00( poundsl For the first ~ Take-offs per day $3°~O per Take-off; For the second .~ Take-offs per day, ~2.80 per Take-offl For all over 8 'Take-offs per day, ~2.~0 per Take-off. b° For aircraft such as Douglass DC-31s and similar true ~ aircraft of approximately aS~000 pounds gross rated capacity~ For the first ~ Take-offs per day, SR.00 per Take-offI For the second ~ Take-offs per day, ~1.?~ per Take-offl For all over 8 Take-offs per day, ~ = ,1.~0 per Take-off. In lieu of the foregoing slidlng-scsle schedule of dally ch~rEes, the co~ittee offered to the airlines to reco~end an Activity Fee of ?~ per thousand pounds pe~ plane, to be calculated daily on th~ basis of actual Take-offs at gross rated weight capacity. The airlines~ representatives would not agree to either of the above- mentioned Activity Fees but, instead, offered to pay ~a. OO each for the first ~50 landings or Take-offs of Cormai~s and Harttns, monthly, all other Take-offs or landir~s of Convalrs or Hartlns each month to be ~1.90 per plani and, in the case of DC-3~s, %1.~ per plane for the first ~50 per month, all over a~O per month to be at~l. OO per plane. Thereafter, and before th~ negotiations broke off, the airllngs~ representatives indicated that they ~ould be willing to agree to pay a flat Activity Fee of 5 3/h~ per thousand pounds gross rated ~eight capacity per plane, per Take-off° Reachln~ an impasse on the amount of the Activity Fee to be charged in lieu of the 10~ per thousand pounds rate set up in Ordinance No. 11~9~, negotiations between your committee and the airlines~ representatives broke off on February ~?th without a final, over-all asreement havir~ been reache~ Your co~nittee respectfully recommends that the followin~ be set as minimum requirements from the co~mercial, scheduled airlines= A. Teuminal Bulldlr~ ~entall 1. $3.00 per square foot per year for first floor space including space in baggage room Occupied exclusiYely by airllnes. 2. $1.00 per square f~ot per year rental for storage ·space in the basement of the Terminal Bulldl~'~upled exclusively by sfrllnf 3. City to furnish airllnesl tenants in Terminal Bulldin~with necessary heat, water and Janitor service. B. Service Char~es on Gas and 011~ 1. City to Fix service charge of ~ per gallon for first a0,000 gallons and 2~ per gallon for all over SO,000 gallons of gasoline dispermed monthly to airline owners of gasoline. 2. City to charge service charge of ~5~per gallon for all oil dispensed to airline owners of o11; ~. City to charge rental of ~/$00.00 per acre per year and $100.OO per gasoline storage tank per yea~ for airlines~ privilege of purchasin~ and dispensing of airlines~ privately owned gasoline and oil. C. Lsn~ln~ Area Activity Fee~ City to fix an Activity Fee for common use of landln~ area by co~ercial, scheduled slrlfnes of either: 1. (a) For Convairs, Hartin ~-0-~% Falcons and sir craft of similar weight, ~.?0 each for first ~ daily Take-offal 387 -388 ~,80 each for second ~ daily Take-offs, and t2,h0 each for all Take-offs over 8 per day, (b) For Doyglas DOts or aircraft ~f similar weights $2,00 each .for first ~ da~ly Takeooffa, 11,75 each for second ~ daily Take-offs and ~1,~O each for all Taka-offs over 8 per day! or, in lie~ of the shovel 2, City to fix a flat ActivitZ Fee of not less than 7~ per thousand pounds gross rated waist capacity for each Take-off of aircraft from the ~nicipal Airport, D. City should enter into not more. than a ~-year lease of space in Terminal Building; should enter into not more than a ~-year service agreement for diepenain~ all privately owned gasoline and oils same to be cancellable by either party on 60 daysS noticel and should enter into vritten agreements fixin~ Activity Fees for common use of Lsndir~ lreafor a period of not more than 5 l~are; the three respective aE~eements to be aeparate~ although possibly prepared ulcer one cover. Upon the breakin~ off of negotiations, the airllnea~ representatives were informed that the foregoin~ report would be made to-Council and that their respective co~panies ~ould be notified of any official action taken by Council, Respectfully submitteds With reservation (Signed) A. S. Ovens (5igne~) Harshall L. Harris Harshall Harris (Signed) Harry R. Yates (Signed) Ran O. Whittle (Signed) J. N. Klncanon (Signed) W. P. Hunter In a discussion of the report, the City Manager explained that his figures are lower than thos~ of the rest of the co~mlttee. After a further discussion of the matter, the City Auditor advising that the airlines want to make any agreement ~orked out retroactive to December 16, 1951, Mr. Young moved that the City Attorney prepare a Resolution for adoption by Council at its next regular meeting, making it perfectly clear to the airlines that in ~hatever compromise agreement which is finally arrived at by Council vith the airlines the rates will not be retroactive to December 16, 1951, but will be reached, and that unless and until such an agreement is reached, the city expects full payment of the rates provided for in the present Ordinance. ~he m~tion was seconded ~y Hr. Cronin and unanimously ~dopted. The question of the rental charge for space in the new 'Adu~[ntstration Build- ing was then discussed and Hr. Cronin moved that the City Auditor .ascertain the available space for rental in the new Administration Building on a square foot basil then allocate a proportionate share of the lobby to the rentors and t~en compute a square foot figure of a sum sufficient to amortise [he cost of th~ building, as well as its operating'cost, in thirty years; also, that the City Clerk secure copies of the annual statements of the airlines and anything they file With theClvil Aeronautics Administration. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSID~RATION OF CLAI~S; None. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION 0P ORDINANCES AND RESOLU~ION${ HOUSING-STREET IHPROVEMENTS: Ordinance No. 11367, providing for the repay- ment by the city of its proportional part of the cost of off-site work of the two housln~ projects in Roanoke, vithout lnterest~ havln~ previously been before Council for lie first reedin~ read and laid over, vas again before the body, H~. Webber moved that the second readl~, of [he Ordinance be deferred until the next resula~ meetir~ of Council, pendlr~ the presence of a full membership the body. The motion vas seconded by H~. Cronin and unanimously adopted. WATEH DE~ARTH~T~ The City Attorney havin~ been requested to prepare the proper ~easure, provldin~ for the acceptance off an easement from Hrs. Lena for the laylr~ of a 12-inch eater ~sin over her property from the present term~nati° of Wentvorth Avenuew approximately 430 feet east of Wlllia~on Road, to a point east of HcAfee ~tr~etw projected, ~lth the stipulation that if and vhen the undediceted portionof Wentvorth Avenue covered by the easement is dedicated for street purposes to Further develop the Nlnin~er e~bdivislon~ theo~ner of the sub- divialon~ the o~ner o£ the subdivision rill pay for that portion of the rater main in the undedicated street on the basis of a G-lnch rater main, the City Attorney presented draft of a Reeolution~ acceptin~ an easement flor the entire length o£ ~entvorth Avenue~ extended, from its present ter~lnation to Oakland Boulevard~ s~her~ upon, Hr. h'ebber offered the folloving: (#11372) A R~$0LUTION authorizin~ the proper city o£ficials, for and on behalf of the City, to accept f~om Hrs. Lena H. Nlnin~er a perpetual easement for the installation of ~ater mains vithin the planned projection of Wentvorth Avenue to Oakland Boulevard~ authorizir~ the ~aterDepartment ~ ln~tall, as a part o£ its comprehensive plan, a 1~' rater distribution main therein, provided the said Hrs. Nlnlnger rill covenant and agree to pay said Water Department the estimated cost of installing a ~, main vlthln said easement; and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text o£ Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 1§, ~aga ~.) Hr. ~ebber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion vas seconded by Hr. Youn~ and adopted by the follovin~ vote: AYES: Heser~. Cronln, rabbet, Yours, and the President, NAYS: None ........ O. (H~. Hunter absent) WAT~ D~FA~THENT: The City Attorney havinf been requested to prepare the proper meaeure~ providin~ for the acceptance of an easement from the Norfolk and ~allvay Company for the installation of a 12-inch rater main under its tracb at the Sha~fere Crossing Underpass, as yell aa an exletin~ l~-fnch sanitary se~er llne~ presented draft of a Resolution, acceptin~ the easement; vhereupon, Hr. Cront~ offered the (#11373) A BESOLUTION authorizing the proper city officials to accept from the Norfolk & ~estern Rallvay Company, for and on behalf of the CltT~ a proper for the Installation of a 1~' rater main and also makin~ provision for a :ontinuatton o£ the present 15' smelter7 seve~ line under said Hallvay Company~ ira vithin the ~haffers Crossing Underpass, upon ~uch terms and conditions an the Company may i~p0se, subject, hoverer, to th~ approval of the City HanaKer; providing for an emergency. (For full text of teeolution, see O~dlnance Book ~o. 18, PaKe Hr. Cronln moved the adoption of the He~olutlon. The motio~ vas seconded by ~ebber and adopted by the follo~ing vote: AYES: Hessre. Cronin, ~ebber, Young, and the ?resident, Hr. Hintor~ NAYS: None ........ O. (Hr. Hunte~ absent) 389 390 HOTIoNSA~DNISCELLAMEOUS PO~ICE'DEP&RTHENT! ~, P, E, Ca~te~ appeared ~ffore Council a~ complained treat~nt received ~ompolice o~lcers at the lnstl~tion of ~e City H~na~e~ a~ the Superinte~ent off Police, H~j Carte~ was requested to put hl~ c~plaint Into ~ere beinZ ~ ~the~ businees~ Council adjourned, A~ROVED Clerk Preeldent COUNCIL, RE~ULAI~ Monday, March 10, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular me~tir~ in the Circuit ~ourt Room In the Hu~cipal ~lldi~, ~nday, H~ch 10, 19~, at ~CO o'clock, p. m. the re~la~ ~eetl~ hou~ w~th the Fre~ldent, ~. Hlnton~' presidinE. PR~E~ Hessrs. Cron~n, Hunter~ ~ebber, You~, a~ the President, Hinton ....................... ABSeNTs ~one ......... ~e ~etin~ ~a~ opened ~lth a prayer by the Reverend J. Hanl7 CobB, of the St. Jm~es~ Episcopal H~ES~'Copies oF the minutes oF the re~lar meetings held on~nday~ February ~ 19~, a~ Ho~ay~ Hatch ], 19~ hav~n~ been Furnished each me~be~ oF Councll~ upon motion oF ~, ~ebber, seconded by Hr, Yov~ and u~n~mou~ly a~pted~ the read~n~ va~ dispensed ~ith a~ the mlnute~ approved as HEABI~G OF CITI~NS U~0N PUBLIC SA~ OF FROP~-S~ ~SESS~h~S~ Mr. S. R. Mason, Real Estate A~ent, representt~ Stauffer Chemical Company, Incorporated, appeared ~efo~e Council ~d made an offer of ~250.00 cash net to the city for ~t~, Block 1~, W~verly Place Ms ~rovlded interest from October 1, 193~, ~s released on Sewer Assessments '~n the ~rlncipal ~ounts of ~18.13 and $18.12, respectively, standin~ against Lots ~3 ~ respectively, Block 1~, Waverly Place Map, In the n~mes of O. R. Crowder a~ Paul Slgmon, ~espectively, ~. Ms,on pointi~ out that this Is ~he only basis on which the owners of ~ts ~3 and ~ will agree to sell thelp ad~oini~ p~operties to his client in con~unction with h~s client's proposed purchase of ~t 25 from the city. On motion of Mr. Hunter, seco~ed by ~. Webber a~ unanimously adopted, metter was referred to the City Manager, %he City Auditor and the City Attorney for study, report and reco~e~ation to Council. At ~is point, the Presldent, Mr. Minton, ~ecognized Master Sergeant D. D. Gearhart, United States Air Force, who has served In the armed forces for eighteen a~ who is home on leave. P~ITIONS A~ CO~N!CATIO~: PER~ YO~H COmmISSION: A co~unication from ~he Permanent Iouth lnvltl~ ~e members of Council to atte~ the a~uel meeting of the Permanent Youth Co--salon to ~ held In the Council Ch~nber on Monday, M~ch ~95~, et 8:~ o'clock, p. m., wes before Council. The President, ~. Minton, i~lcat~ that as many of the members of Council as could ~uld atte~ the ~eting, the co~unlcat~on was flied. STR~ LIGHTS: A co~unlcation from the Appalachian Electric Power Company, [lstl~ the location of twenty-one street llghts which were installed a~ eleven street lights ~Ich were ~emoved duri~ the month of Fe%~ry, 1952, was ~fore Council. On motion of ~. You~, seconded by ~. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the co~unlcatlon was filed. !i392' DHPA~T~NT OP PUBLIC ~LFARES A communication from Hfs, Susie Mo Slayton~ complainin~ that she has been refused aid by the Department of Public Welfare, was bafo;e Council. 0n motion of ~. You~, seco~ed by ~. Webber a~unanlmously adopted~ the matter was referr~ to the City Hanage~ ~or investigation a~ to report back to CoUncil as to his flyings. INS~A~E-WAT~ DEPA~sA co~nication From ~arles Lunsford Sons and Iza~' Insurance Agents, advisl~ that the public liability ~olicy, covert~ the Water Department of the City of Ro~oke, co~s up fo~ renewal on April 1, 19~, was before Council. After a discussion of the question, M~. Hunter ~ved that the matter be referred to the City Auditor and the City Attorney for study, r aport tion to Council as to ~ether or not the city should continue to ca~ry such type insurance, The motion was seco~ed by ~. Webbe~ a~ unanimously adopted,' W0t~ WAR II= I com~nication from the VirEinla ~orld War II Memorial Co=~iss~on~ advistn[ that when the Dedication Ceremonies for the Memorial to be e~ected in ~ic~mond are held fna yea~ or so~ the Commission would llke to have an official lls~ o~ the ~oanoke citizens who semved as volunteer ctvlltsn during Wo~ld Wa~ II~ in Order that the list may be deposited~ du~i~ the Dedication Ceremonles~ tn a permanent receptacle [n the Memorial "~h~lne of Hemory"~ before Councll, ~. Cronln mo~ed that the matter be referred to the l~cal ~a~ Hemo~tal Co:~[ttee fo~ attention. ~e motion wa~ seco~ed by H~. Hunter a~ unan!nously adopted. R~PO~T5 0F ~FFiC~S: G~ ~0SSI~S: ~e City ManaEe~ submitted the follow!ng repo~t~ with reference to the Jefferson Street G~ade C~osstn~ "Hoanoke~ Virginia Hatch 10~ 1952 To The City Council Roanokes Vir~inla Oen~lemen: I would like %o sugges~ %ha% ~ou appoint a co~%%ee to negotiate with the ~lrginia Department of Hi.ways, the United States Public Roads Administration a~ the Norfolk a~ Western Railway Company, with reference to methods of financf~, progr~, a~ other pertinent information concernl~ the grade crossing eltmi~tion at Jefferson Street In accordance with the proposed plan. Obviously our first step would be to co~em with. the Department of Highways. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ~thur S. Owens City Manazer" ~. Cron!n moved that V~ce Mayor Webbe~, the City Manager and the City Audl%o~ be appointed as members of the co~ittee. ~e motion was seconded by Hunter a~ unanimously adopted. ~. You~ then moved that Councilman Hunter be added to the co~lttee. Thl ~otion was seconded by Mr. Cronln ~d un~Imously adopted. A~TION-FIRE DEP~T~: ~e City Manager having ~en requested to submit a progress report on the status of plans for a fire station.in the Idlewild-Kenw~d Addition area, he submltted~ltten report that the Chief o~ the Fire Department has ~eco~ended a site in the vicinity of Orange Avenue a~ Vinton Ro~, N. E., the City Manager advlsl~ that he concurs tn the reco~ended location a~ potntl~ out that the estimated cost of the building Is ~12,000.00. 393 After a discussion of the matter as to designing a building that will be adaptable to uae aa a per.anent station in the futura and acquiring a site that ia also adaptable to multiple purposes, HI-. Webber moved that action on the question be deferred until next week, and that in the meanwhile, the members of Council make an inspection of the proposed site. The m~tion was seconded by H~. Young and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT-P~.~IIS AND PLAYGROUNDSt The recommendation of the City Planning Commission that a tract of land of approximately forty-six acres, located between the northeast runway and the north runway at the Hoanoke Municipal Airport, be used for recreational purposes, having been concurred in and referred to the City Manager and the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed in convert° lng the lard in question to recreational use, the City Hsnager submitted written retort that necessary steps have been taken by the Manager o£ the Airport to free the land of all lessees, and that if agreeable with the members of Council, the land will now be developed into a park Just as ra~idly as men, materials, machinery and money are available. After a discussion as to the availability of men, materials, machinery and money for the project, Mr. Cronin moved that the matter be referred to the 1953 bud et study file. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. CITY PROPERTY: ~he City Manager submitted written report that Mr. Charles S. Cooley has offered to rent from the city the five acres of land odJoinir~ the Honroe Junior High SchOol for a corn Field ~uring the sprin~ and summer of 1952 at $?.00 per acre for the~ason, the City Manager concurring in the offer of Mr. Cooley. Mr. Hunter moved that the offer be accepted and that the City Attorney prepare the proper Ordinance for adoption by Council. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Webber and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-CITY ATTORNEY: The City Manager submitted written report that the City Attorney has requested an appropriation of ~350.00 for the expense of printing b'riefs, in addition to the $150.00 already included in the 1952 budget for this purpose; whereupon, Hr. Cronin offered the following emergency Ordinance: (#113~) AN ORDINANCE to a=end and re~rdain Section ~11, "City Attorney", of the 1952 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 256.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by M~. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, W~bber, Younc, and the President, Mr. Hinton- NAYS: None ...... O. REPORTS: The City Manager submitted w~itten reports from the Department of Building an~.Plumblng Inspection, ~he Electrical Department, the Health Department, the Purchasing Department and the Department of Weights and Meausres Inspection for the month of February, 1952. ~e reports were filed. DEPAR?~ENT OP PUBLIC WELPAHE: The City Manager submitted w~Itten reports covering the expenditures ara activities of the Department of Public Welfare during the month of January, 1952, in compliance with Lhapter 371, Acts of Assembly, 1950. The reports were filed. 394 SE~AOH DISPOSAL~ The City Manager submitted the following report~ with reference to lnvltir~ the Town of ~alem and any part of Roanoke County that would be practical to Join the city's sewage disposal eystem~ · eRoanoke, Virginia Hatch 10~ 19~2 ToT he City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemenl The City of Roanoke co~pletad its newer connections at Murray's Run on Roanoke River on Saturday, March 8; and the Roanoke River is now free from ee~a~e from the Veterans Facility to Buzzard Rock Ford. ! would su£gast that you adopt a raaolution~ lnvitin~ the To~n of Salem nad any part of Roanoke County that would be practical to Join cur system at a rate a~-eeable to the Council o£ the City of Roanoke. In JudEment, this would be m~ch dore economical to the respective bodies than any attempt to construct their own plants. ~ere health measures are concerned, it appears to me we should dieresard political subdivisions and remember that we are cltizeas of the Con=nonweslth o£ Virginia; and the health of the area should be considered over any divisional lines. Hay I a~ain call to your attention the need for an ordinance which ~ould preclude and eliminate the possibility of any sewage, organic matter, rs£use~ debris of any description from entering the Roanoke River, Tinker Creek~ or any of its trihutarieao This ordinance ~ould, of course~ become effective Just as soon an we have completed the Idlewild-Ren~ood aectlon or as soon as the City has made arrar~ements for the treatin~ of sewage in the The banks adJacentto the River are bein~ cleaned aa rapidly as posslbl, and in the ensuin~ years, the ~enefita to our co.~uunity should be vast. ~espeetFully submitted, (S~gned) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" On motion of Mr. Webber, seconded Dy Mr. Hunter and unanimously a dopt~d, th City Attorney was instructed to prepare the proper Resolution, inviting the Tow~ of Salem, Roanoke County, where practical, and anyone else, where practical, to Join the city's sewage disposal system. Mr. Crontn then moved that the question ~f adopting an Ordinance to proh~bl~ dumping in Roanoke R~ver, Tinker Creek, or any of Its tributaries, be referred back to the City Manager and the City Attorney to prepare an effective measure with a time element which will enable everyone to be in a ~osition to comply with the Ordinance by the date it takes effect. The motion was seconded by Mp~ Hunter and unanimously ado~t ad. FIRE DEPART~Eh~ The City ManeEer submitted the following report, w ~o changes in the personnel of the Fire Department; "Roanoke, Virginia March 10, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I wish to report the following changes in the personnel Of the Fire Department~ Harry Pollard McKtnney employed as First Year Fireman, effective March 1, 1952. Thomas Hubert Radford transferred to Fire ~epartment From City Garage as First Year Fireman, effective March 1, 1952o Respectfully submitted, (Signed)Arthur $. Owens City Manager" The report was ~lled. LICENSE~I The C~ty Ha~sger submitted verbal report that the 19~2 Oeneral ~eeembly has fixed a flat llcense fee of $10.00 for passer, er car license plates and pointed out that Sub-section {X) of Ordinance No. ~17 stipulates that noclty License tax shall exceed the amount of license tax imposed by the state on the same motor vehicle. In a discussion of the matter, H~o Your~ observed that the city will not Eainl~ additional revenue from the lt~hte~ weight ~asse~er ca~s to offset the loss of revenue ~rom the heavie~ ~el~ht auto.biles, as Is the case ~lth the state~ a~ suggested that consideration be ~ven to ffixin~ a filet license Fee o~ ~.00 ;~.~ For c~ty automobile ta~s~ however, ~o action ~as taken on the question. ~ION~ Council havl~ ~ndicated ~ts desire that any city employee not now ~n eithe~ of the clty~ ~e~lo~ syste~ be ~e~ltted to ~ln the ~etl~ement ~ystem o~ the C~ty of ~oanoke o~ an equitable ba~ls ~nsofa~ as ~s ~oss[ble~ a~ the matter havl~ been ~eFerred to the Board of T~stees of ~loyees~ ~etireme~t System to ~ork out the details Fo~ the lncl~sion of all city ~ployees In ~e sy~te~, othe~ than ~embe~s o~ the Folice a~ ~lre~enl~ Pan, ion ~y~tem~ on aa equitable basis~ the ~oa~ to submit a pro~ress ~eport ~lthin t~o ~eeks, the City Auditor submitted verbal report that the Board Is p~ressln~ In its ~tudy, but that before sub~lttinc a definite report It ~ants to co~ev ~lth represent ;lve~ of the [lrclnia Hetlrement ~yste~ as to clarlficatlon of the status of the :on~titutlonal e~ployee~ of Hoanoke In relation to th~ ne~ ~oclal ~ecu~ity ~etup. AI~P~Tt ~e City Audito~ havl~ been requested to a~cevtain the available pace Coy rental In the ne~ Ad~in[~tration Bul~dtn~ at the Roanoke Hunictval Airport n a aquae Foot ba~ls~ then allocate a proporationate ~have of the lobby to the ~ento~s and then com~ute a square foot Fl~ve of a ~um ~uFffclent to ~ortlze the ~ost of the b~lldinc, as ~ell as lt~ operatin~ co~t~ in thirty year~ s aid ~o be established a~ the rental, charge fo~ ~pace in the ~ildt~ he ~ubmltted verb, ,aport and ral~ed the question as to char~t~rentors on the ~eco~ and third )f the bu~ldi~ the s~e rate a~ rentors on the first fl~or. H~. ~ronln ~o~ed that Council meet ~lth the co~Ittee appointed to co~e~ ~ith ~ep~ese~tatlve~ of ~e airlines ~e~vl~ Hosnoke as to a new airport use ~t 5:00 o~clcck~ p. m., Hatch 13, 19~, FoP a further consideration of the question. 'he motlcn ~as ~econded bye, Young and unanimously a~pted. ~EPO~S OF CO~ITT~S: None. U~INIS~ BUSIneSS: None. CONSID~ATION OF C~IMS: None. I~RODU~ION A~ CONSID~ATION OF O~I~ANCES A5~ RESOL~!ONS: HOUSING-STR~ I~ROV~E~S: OrdAnance No. ~1367, pro~d~ for the repa~ent y the c~ty of its proportionate part'of the cost Of off-site Work of the two housfng roJects In Roanoke, w~thout ~nterest, havi~ previously been before Council for its lrst read~ng, read a~ la~d over, was again ~ore the body, ~ Hunte~ offer~ the ollow~ng for its second read~ng and f~nal adoption: (~i1367) AN O~INAN~authorAz~the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and ousAng Authority, om ~ts law~l agents, to make ~mprove~ents ~n port~ons o~ des~gnJt ~reets of the c~ty contiguous to its Projects, n~bered Va. 11-1 and Va. 11-2, upon ~liance w~th en~erated condit~ons a~prov~d~ for the ultimate repaint of the [ty's share of the costs thereof, w~thout interest om f~nanc%ng threes, ~ the u~orlty. - (For ~11 text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Page 454.) .395 .396 H~o Runter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~. Cronin and adopted by the following AYES: ~eesrs, Cronin~ Hunter and Youn~ .......... NAYS~ M~. Webber, and the President, M~. Hinton-2. LIt~AR¥~ Ordinance No. 11369, authoriaing the City Manager to ~xecute a contract between the City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Council of Oarden Clubs for the rental Of the old llbrary building, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, M~. Cronin offering the following for its second reading and final adoption! -(~11369) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Clty Mansser, for and' on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a contract between the City of Roanoke Virginia, and the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs £or the rental of the old library bulldins at a total consideration of $1,00 per month for the period July 1, 1957, and ending at such time aa the building is needed by the City or under terms and conditions contained therein. [For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Psge Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion wes seconded by M~. Young and adopted by the Following vote, Mr. Webber not voting because he is me~ber of the Roanoke Council of ~arden Clubsz A~S~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, end the President, H~. Minton ...... NAYS: None ........... O. ACADEMY OF MUSIC: Council having previously ccncurred in the reco~mendation the City Manager that the bid of Mr. R. T. Wlnecoff on tearing down and dismounti the Academy of Music building be accepted, if a mutually satisfactory agreement. could be worked out as to the bond end insurance to be provided by the bidder, and the City Attorney having been instructed to prepare the proper measure for ~toption by Council, if and when such an agreement was reached, the City Manager presented draft of a Resolution, prepared by the City Manager, providing for the execution of contract with Mr. Winecof£. After a discussion of the matter, the City Manager, upon questionln~ by Mr. abber, advising that the conditions contained in the draft of ResolutiOn have been approved by the City Attorney, even though the draft of Resolutionhss not, Cronin offered the followtng~ (#11375) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directlnF the City Manager, on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into s contract with R. T. Winecoff, of Cambria, Virgin, s, for the raz~n~ of the Academy of Music, the fo/lowing conditions to be ~ncluded In the (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 45?.) ~h~. Cronln moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded-by ~. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AirFS: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the Presldan%, Mr. Mlnton-~ NAYS: None ........... 0. MOTIONS AND MI$CELLANEOUS BUSINESS: SIDE~;~K, CUrB Ah'D GUTTER CONSTRUCTION: The President, Mr. Minton, brouFht ~o the attention of Council and the City Manager the question of the status Of the ~dawalk, curb and gutter pro~ect on Florida Avenue, N. W., and asked the City ~o look into the matter. STREET LIGIf~SZ The President, Hr, Hlnton, brought to the attention of Counc and the City Hanager the request o£ citieens for Improved street lighting on Avenue, N, W,~ from Eleventh Street to Twenty-fourth Street~ and asked the City Haneser to look into the matter, TRAFFIC: The Preaident~ Hr, Hlnton, brought to the attention of Council and the City Hs~aEer recent accidents in the vicinity of Eureka Park caused by speeding and asked the City HanaEer to look into the matter, WATER DEPARTHENT: The Pr~sident, 1~. Hlnton, brought to the attention Council and the City Hansser the question o£ posttn~ notices at Carvina Cove as to the city's, fishln~ limits at the Cove~ Hr. Hlnto~ eu~eetl~6 that consideration should be given to hsvln~ the city,s limit Follow the state limit . The Prasldent~ Hr. Hlnton~ also su~ested that a copy. Of the rules and ceEulations ~overnir~ the uae of Carvins Cove should be issued with each atate ~lehl~ llcenseo In this connection, Hr. Ao C, O~en~ President o£ the Roanoke Valley Boat ~ho ~as present at the meetin~ stated that his orsanlzation plans to iistrlbute copies of the rules and regulation~ to persons uslr~ the Cove, The City Hana~er advised that he would look into the matters suggested by Hinton. TRAFFIC: The President, Hr. Hinton~ brou£ht to the attention of Councll and City ~ana[er the quo~tlon o£ erectin6 a atop si~n on. Haryland Avenue, No Lafayette Poulevard, and asked the City HanaEer to look Into the matter. ~AT~R DRFA~THFNTz Hr. Co Bo Cle~er appeared bs£ore Council and suc~e~ted the concession contract ~or Cemv[ns Cove be placed on a ~~year basis Instead o£ a 1-yea~ basis aa at present~ in order that the concessionaire will be JustI£1ed In ~aking substantial outlays For equip~ent~ Hr. Cle~or voiclnC the opinion that sm~e proced~me should be followed on a~ concsssion contract~ swarded by the city Fa-° Cle~er also su~ested that the concession contract for Carvln~ Cove awarded by ~ove~ber o£ the preceding yea~ in order that the concessionai: have su£ficient time to prepare £or opeFatiOno No action wa~ taken on the sucgestions of Hr. Cle~er. There being no further business~ Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk esident COUNCIL, RF~ULAR ~IRO, Hondsy, Harsh 17, 19S?. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetini~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunlcipa! l~lldin~, Honday, Hatch 17, 19S~, at ~tOO o'clock, po the regular meeting hour, with the Vice President, Mro Webber, ~E~s Hassle. Cronin~ Hunte~, You~ and the Vice President, H~. ~ebber-[ A~ The P~esident, ~. Hlnto~ ........ O~IC~S P~S~ ~. ~thu~ ~. ~ens~ City Hanazer, ~. J~es ~. Alnca~n~ Assl~t~t City Attor~y~ a~ ~. J. Robert-Thomas, Assistant City Auditor. ~e meetin~ vas opened ~lth a p~ayer by ~. ~. B. Denson, Pasto~ of the Helrose Baptist Ch~ch, HI~ES~ Copy of ~e minutes off the re~la~ meetl~ held on ~ ay~ Hatch 19~P~ having been fu~nished each me~e~ of Councll~ upon ~tion of ~. You~ seconded by ~, ~unter s~ unanimously adopted, ~e reading vas dispensed vith the ml~tes approved as recorded. HE~ING OP C~IZENS U~ON PUBLIC ~ OF PRO~Y: ~s. J. E. Stoc~au~ President, Boa~ of Dlrectors~ Youns ~omen~ ~lstian Association, togethe~ ~lth a ~roup of representatives of the Y.m.C.A., sppea~ed before Council, Hrs. Stoc~an advisln~ that the Lula K. Branch of the Y.m.C.A. has outFro~n its present quarters a~ that a cm~paign fo~ a ne~ b~anch bulldln~ has been a~ounced~ the site desired for the ne~ bulld~ bel~ the trian~lar ~trlp of city property located ~est of Peach Road, N. ~.~ between Raleigh Ave~e and O~a~e Ave~e~ Official ~o. In a Further dl~cussion o~ the mstte~ Hl~s Elizabeth' Jord~ Executive Director of ~e Lula ~illi~s ~mo~ial Eramh, e~lained that the p~opo~ed site ~or the ne~ bulldi~ has been ~osen because It Is between the ~ Ne~o high schools ~d directly across from ~ashl~ton P~k~ the ne~ buildi~ bein~ de~i~ned not only to ~erve the youn~ people of these schools but al~o to se~e as s ~ch needed c~unity cente~ ~o~ the ~s. L. C. Do~n~, ~al~an of the ~lldtn~ Co~ttee~ e~lain~ that the presen~ site of the existin~ brach bulldl~ ~lll not be used fo~ the ne~ b~nch buildl~ because the property Is considered too v~uable Fo~ othe~ purposes. Also spe~l~ on the subject, ~e~e Hiss Pave P. Coate~ Executive Directo~ of the Central Ersmh Y.m.C.A., a~ Hrs. J. G. HcConkey~ a membe~ of the Board of Dlrecto~ In this co,action, the City Hansger ~bmitted his vritten report on the mstte~, to~ether vith a co~unication from Hiss Coates~ adviai~ that ~e ~omen~s Christl~ Association desires to ac~lre the tract of la~ From the city~ alo~ vith an ad~oinl~ lot, Official No. ~31908~ ~ be ac~lred ffrom a private ~e mstte~ havin~ ~en disc~ssed at leith, a~ the City ~na~e~ the qvestton of clostn~ that portion of Raleigh Avenue, ~. W., between Peach Road ~d Orate Aveme~ in co~ection with the p~osed new b~anch ~lldl~e on motion of Hr. Cron[n, seconded by ~. You~ a~ unan~ously adopted, the City ~nager requested to dateline ~at effect the cloa[n~ of the street ~ould have back to Cocci[ at lt~ next re~la~ meetly. P~CH~E OF P~O~Y-STR~S A~ ~L~S: Council havin~ previously laid on the table the reco~e~atton of the CAty Plannl~ Co~lsalon that the city acquire 399 for public us~ aa an open space the westerly portion of Lot 1, Block 13, gvergreen Development Company~ located between Bra~bleton Avenue and Sweetbrier Avenue, ~. at Buckner Boad~ Hr. George W. 01ah, Attorney, representing Harold H. and F~ancea Le0rands, owners of the strip of land, appeared before the body and asked not l~ ia the intention of ~he city to purchase the strip of land. In this connection, the City Handier submitted hie written report on the matter, together with a co~nication From P~. Glsh~ offarir~ to sell the strip land to the city For $1,000.00 caeh~ H~. Glsh enclosing a ~etter from two real estate ap~raisers~ voicin~ the opinion that the strip of land is worth The City ~anager advisin~ that he would not recommend an expenditure of than $~0,00 for the purchase of the strip of land~ Hr. Hunter~oved that the matter be referred back to the City Hana~er to negotiate For the purchase o~ the strip of land at a price of $~0.00 cash. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimous adopted. PETITIgNS A~D COF~HUNICATION$~ TRAFFIC*CITY F~RKET= A con~mnication from H~. H. ?. Harming, cha~ging that there is discrimination l~ the em'orcement o£ parking re~ulstlons in the City Harket area, was before Council. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by H~. Hunter and unanimou~l7 adopted, the matter was refferred to the City Hanager For study, report ard reco~endation to Council. STREETS A~DAIZ~ZS= A communication from the Amerlcan Brid~e Division o£ ~nited States Steel Company, asking that Hadlson Avenue, N. E.~ be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed for a distance of q3proximately ~0 feet west From Ninth Street~ in order to permit the expansion and normal growth of t he compsny*s local plant, was before Council. On motionc~ Hr. Hunter, seconded by H~. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the ~atter wee refferred to the City PlanningCom~ssion For 2tudy, report and recommend tion to Council. PERHANEh~YOUTH C0]~ISSIOH: A co~-~Jnicatton from Hr~. Harry Lo Rosenbau~ ~halrm~n of the Per~anent Youth Commission as of Hatch lO, 1~, reviewin~ the ~ud accomplishments of the Co~miselon during her tenure o£ office, was be£o~e Co~nci On motion of Hr. Cronin, seconded by H~. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the CO~PLAIRTS= A communication £romHrs. Hannle C. Cra~Tor~, 1~1 Floyd Avenue~ ~. ~., complainin~ o£ roosters orowir~ in the vicinity of her home, was before Counc hatter was referred to the City Haneger For investigation and to report back to RE~0RTS 07 0F~ICEH~ TRA~PIC-STR~-TS AND ALLEgiS: The President, Hr. Hlnton~ having previously 3fought to the attention of Council recent accidents in the vicinity of Eureka Park caused by speeding and hav~ng asked the City Harm~er to look into.the matter, the City Hanager submitted the following report and recommendatlon= 400 'Roenoke, Vlrginie March l?, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia 6antl~men~ At om' re~vler meetIr~ o~'~y~ ~ch 10~ His ~ono~, the Hsyo~ broutht tq yo~ attention the need fo~ co~ective measures conce~nin~ a thorou~are th~u~ Eureka Pa~k. I ~t ~lth members off GUy Tr~tlc Depa~t~nt a~ ou~ Co~nications Dlvisim a~ talked ~ ~e~, re~dl~ the possibility of a pro~r~ to protect the ~ea. ~e ~lieve the only pFope~ p~otectlve devices fo~ a p~k of this type are as follo~s~ 1, T~t ~e street be barricaded at each e~. ~, ~at adequate parkl~ space be p~vided Coy perao~.visltin~ the p~k. ~. ~t signs, ~Barricade ~ead~ be placed at the vest e~ o~ the park about ~ ~eet fro~ its entrance. ~e realize that this thoroughfare lsused b~ m~y citizens comi~ from the Northvest Section; ho~eve~ In GUy Jud~ent, ~e believe the protective be~it fay exceeds the need ffo~ a thorou~hf~e~ therefore, Ye reco~e~ that It be closed. Respectfully subait t~d~ (~it~d) Arthur S. ~ens City ~nagev~ After a discussion of the question, ~. Cronin moved that the matte~ be referred to the City Fl~nlnc Co~is~lon fo~ ~tudy~ report and reco~endation to C~ncil. The motion ~as ~econded by ~. You~ a~ unanimously adopted. HOUSIEG~ The City Hana~e~ submitted ~e follo~t~ report vi~h reference to aboll~hing the Veteran~ Housinc ProJect~ "~oenoke, Virginia Hatch 17, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Plans are progressing favorably toward abolishing the Veterans Housing Project For ~hIte tenants on 5olonial Avenue. At the present time, there are forty-one families left in the Project. The houses are being sold or razed Just as rapidly as they become vacant. There are now nineteen f~lles left In the Colored Veterans Houetng ProJec.t; and I believe It would be wise to adopt a similar pro, ram for abolishing the Colored Project es that n~w being used for the hire Project. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" On motion of Mr. Crontn, seconded by Pm. Hunter and nnanimously adopted, matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution, abolish!hi the Negro Veterans ~ousing Project as of September 1, 1952. AI~PORT: Council having previously requested the Civil Aeronautics Administration to Increase by $5,000.00 the maximum amount of the Federal grant to the City of Roanoke made by the Grant Agreement offer for related work to t he Airport Administration Building project and to amend the work description contained in the Grant Agreement, the City Manager sutmitted written report that the (lvil Aeronautics Administration has agreed to increase the maximum amount of the Federal grant from $50,000.00 to $55,000.00 and has suggested that as in previous instances the Amendment should be adopted by authorizing Resolution of Council incorporating the Amendment to Grant Agreement verbatim. On motion of He. Cronln, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, ~he matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolutio . ! TRAFI~IC-STREFT WIDENIHO~ The City Hana~er havir~prsviously been requested to investigate the bad traffic condition at Ja~lson Avenue ~nd Thirteenth S. E.~ a~ look into the ~atter o~ setti~ the curb back to the existl~ sidewalk on both sides o~ J~lson Avenue, between T~elffth Street a~ Thirteenth Street~ he submitted w~ltten report that the curb can be set back ~ree feet on each side of ~he street at an estimated cost of ~,~85,~ fo~ the entire ~oJ~ct, lnclcdl~ appurtenant work thereto~ the City Hana~e~ advis~n~ that the block between Street a~ Fourteenth ~treet can also be w~dened on the same basis at an add~tional estimated cost of ~ter a d~scussion of the ~tte~ ~. C~nin voici~ the opinion t~at both blocks should ~ widened, but ~e othe~ me.ers of Council bel~ of the opinion that only the 1ROO block should be w~dened Fo~ the tl~ berne, ~. Hunte~ offered the followl~ emergency Ordl~nce, appropriatl~ ~,~.~ fo~ the proJect~ (~11376) AN~DI~NCE to ame~ and reordain Section ~75, "Street Const~cti, .of the 19~ ~d~et Ordinance, a~ p~v~dl~ fo~ an emergency, (Fo~ full text of O~ce, see Ordln~ce 2ook No. 1~, Pale ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e motion was seco~ed by H~. You~ a~ adopted by the followl~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronln~ Hunter, Youn~ a~ the V~ce President~ H~. ~ebber---J NAYS~ Hone ........ O. (~e P~esident, H~. Hinton, AI~PO~ The City Hana~er submitted written report, to~ethe~ with the follow[~ co=unicatlon from ~e Hans~e~ of the Airport concernin~ the r~ntal of Ha~a~ No. 1~ "CITY OF ROANOK.E I~EP~T~ CO~NICATION DATEt Hatch 1~ T0= A.S. ~ens, City HanaEe~ FR0~: .H.L. Harris, Airport Hana~e~ SU~: ~E~AL RATE FO~ HANGA~ NO. 1 Hangar No. 1~ which is ~w be~n~ relocated on Almport Construction Project ~o. 0-~-Ol~-lO3,.wlll be ready for occupancy on or a~ut Apr~l l~th. This ha~a~ formerly rented for ~R)5.00 per month but due to insufficient funds, was ~educed In size at Its new location by the elimlnation of all lean-to space includin~ heatinE, office and etc. Cons~derin~ this reduction In facilities, I hereby sub, est that when this structure Is ready fo~ use that a rate not to exceed ~1~.00 .pe~.month be authorized. I ~lll appreciate the proper action on matter By ~ou. ~ plannin~ includes replacln~ the omitted lean-to on HanFar No. 1 as soon as possible. ~[s construction may have to be ~upported as a budEet item. On~tion offS. Hunter~ seconded bye. You~ a~u~l~ou~ly adopted, n~tte~ ~as ~eFer~ed back to the City Hana~er Fo~ FuPthe~ report to Council as to ~hethe~ o~ ~t a lessee has ~een secured ffo~ the STR~ L[G~S: The City Hana~e~ submitted ~ltten report ~Ith ~e ~eco~end~ tion ths~ a Resolution be adopted to p~vfde Fo~ the fnst~llation o~ street li~t~ st v'a~lovs locations in theclty. Hp. Cronfn moved that Council concur In ~e recc~e~ation of the 'City Hana~e~ and offered the follo~t~ ~e~olut!on~ 402 (~11377) A RF_.5OLUTION authorlztr~ the installation of at~eet lights on certain atreeta in the City of Roanoke. (For full te~t of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 18~ Page ~8.) H~o Cronin ~ved tho adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion wes seconded Hr. ~unter and adopted by the £ollowing votes AYESt Hessrso Cr~nin, Hunter. Young, and the Vice Freeident, Hro NAY~ None .......O. (The President~ Hr. Hinton, absent) CITY PBYSICI&N~ The City Hanager submitted written report From the City Physician for the month of February, 19~, showing 8~ off,ce calls and 936 prescriptions filled, as compared with 667. office calla and 78~ prescriptions filled for the month of February,1951. The repor~ was Filed, R£P0~TS~ The City Eansger submitted written reports from the City Harket, the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Roanoke Eunicipal Air~ort for the month of February, 19~, and the Police Department for the month of December, 1951. The reports were. filed. REPORTS (~ COMi~ITTEES~ None. UNFINISH[-D BUSINESS: ANh~XATION-FIRE DEPA~TNEh~ Action on the questio~ of a fire station ~n the Idlewild-Een~od Addition area having been deferred for further consideration at th~ present meeting, the matter was again before Council. The City ~anager sdvisin~ that he is still negotiating for the purchase of a site for the fire staticn, action on the matter was again deferreduntil the next regular meeting of Council. CONSIDF/~ATION OF CLAIMS: None. INTR0~UCTION AND ~0N$IDE~ATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIOE~ CITM PROPERTY: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the prope~ Ordinance, providing for the rental of land adjoining the ~onr~e Junior High School to Hr. Charles S. Dooley, presented same. Council bein~ of the opinion that ~lr. Dooley should.not be limited to planting corn on the'land, the draft of Ordinance was changed accordingly and ~. Hunter moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: 'AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the VicePresident, Mr. Webber .... ~A¥SS ~one ......... 0. (The President, Hr. Hfnton, absent) (~11378) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Hanager to lease, for and on ~ehalf of the City, five acres of real estate ad~oining [he Honroe Junior High Sch~ to Charles S. Dooley. BE IT 0RDAINEDby the Council of the City of Roanok~ that the City Han~ger be, and he is hereby authorized to lease unto Charles S. Dooley five acres of real estate adjoining the Monroe ~unior High School upon such terms and conditions as th~ said City Hanager may consider for the best interest of the City, provided, however~ that there shall be included in said leasing agreement the following provisions, vi: 1. The land shall be used by lessee for the purposes of planting a 1952 spring crop and maturing and harvesting the same. . 2. The rent to be paid shall be $?.00 per acre for the season payable in advance. 3. Lessee shall harvest t~e crop shortly after It has matured. 4. The lessee upon harvesting the crop shall carefully clean the field and leave the same in good condition. 5. The lease shall terminate without notice by either party flftssn days after t~e 1952 crop shall have matured.' The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. SEWAGE DISPOSAl: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper Resolution, invitinE the Town o£ Salem, the County o~ Roanoke~ and interested private per~ons, firms and corporations to Join the city's seuage disposal system, )resented same; whereupon, ~r. Cronin offered the following: (~11379) A RESOLUTION inviting the Town of Salem, the County of Roanoke, Interested private persons, firms and corporations to ~egotiate wl~hthe City of Roanoke, through its City Manager, regarding the terms and c~ndltlons upon which said Town, portlons of Hoanoke County and interested persons, firms and corl may connect sanitary or Industrial sewers to the Cltyts sewer interceptor line and have the affluence from such sanltary or lr~ustrlal sewers treated by the City of Roanoke in ~ts 4aw sewage treatment plant. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 459.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motlon was seconded Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. Webber--~. NAYS: None ........ $. (The President, Mr. Minton, absent) [ AIRPORT: The City Att .... y having been requested to prepare ~[~ntRes°lutljn' notifying the alrllnes using the Roanoke Municipal Airport that any e reached for use of facilities at Woodrum Field Will not be retroactive and the collection of all su~s due the City of Roanoke by the airlines for use of facilities at the Airport under Ordinance No. 11295, presented same as an emergency measure& Council being of the opinion that the Resolution should not be'adopted as an emergency measure, the draft was chan~ed accordingly and Mr. Young offered the followlng~ (~11380) A RESOLUTION declaring it to be the present intention of this Coun [1 that any agreement that may be subsequently executed between the City of Roanoke and'any com~ercial airline for saidairline~s use of the facllit~es at the Roanoke ~un[cipal Airport (Woodrum Field) shall not be retora~tlve and directing the Manage of sald airport to forthwith collect from all co~ercial airlines presently using said airport the charges imposed by Ordinance No. 11m95. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page 460.) Mx-. Young moved the adoptlon of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and adopted by the follow~ng vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Young, and the Vice President, ~[r. Webber--4. NAYS: None ........... O. (The President, Mr. Minton, absent) Fir. Young then moved that coples of Resolution No. 11380 be forwarded to the airlines as soon as possible with the request that they now pay all sums each them may owe the City of Roanoke for use made of the facilities of the Roanoke Municipal Airport pursuant to the terms and conditions ~mposed by Ordinance No. 11295. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanlmouslya~opted. . 404 With further reference to the matter, H~. C~oninmoved that the report submitted by'the committee appointed to conifer with representatives of t~e airlines serving Roanoke as to a new airport usa agreement be filed end that Counc'il proceed to negotiate direct with the representatives of t~e airlines aa to rates and charge for the uae of fa~llities at Woodrum Pleld. The motion was seconded by ~. Your~ and unanimously adopted, HOTION$ A~D HISCELLA~OUS BUSI~F. SSI SIDE~ALKSI Hr, ¥ounF brou~t to the attention of Council and the City HanaF the hazardous condition of a grate in the sidewalk on the east aide of Pirst Street So W., between Salem Avenue and Campbell Avenue, and moved that the matter be referred to the City Hanager for attention. The motion was seconded by Fa~. Hunter and unanimously adopted° COUNCIL: Mr. Cronln brought to the attention of Council and the City Hanage that it is his understandin~ one candidate for' Council has been making political speeches at the changing of shifts in the Police Department, HI-, Cronin'quastionlng the propriety ofsuch action. The City Hanager advised that he would look into the matter. SIDE%'ALK, C{~B A~D 6~TTE~ Councl~ havln/, previously authorized the construl tion of s~dewalk~ curb and gutter on the south side of Naval Heserve Avenue~ $. W. between Jefferson Street ar~ Franklin Road. Pc. Cronln stated that it has come to his attention that bids are being, called for on the project, ~r. Cronin advlsln~ that he was under the impression the contract previously awarded for aidewalk~ curb and gutter cormtruction at various locations in the ctt~ covered the Naval Heserve Avenue project. The City Hanager explained that he felt it would expedite the project by calling for bide on a separate contract. JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC R~L~2IONS COURT~ Mr. Robert S. Guerrant, Substitute Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice, ap;eared before Council and complained that the ~2~,00 per month he receives for his services is entirely fnadequa[e in view of the nm~ber of times ha is called on to serve and asked that the compensatlo be increased accordingly, After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Young moved that the question be referred to the City Manscer for a discussion with the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice and to report back to Council. The motion was seconded by Mr, Hunter and unanimously~opted, There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, REi]ULA.R KEETINO, The Council o£ the City of Hoanoke ~et In regular ~eetir~ in the Circuit Cou~ Rood In the Municipal ~ulldlng, Horsiay, /{arch ~, 19S~, at ~00 o~clock, the regular meetin~ hours ~l~ the ~resident, ~. Hlnton~ ~E~E~ Hessrs. Hunte~ Webber, Youths' a~ the Presldent~ H~. Hinto~-~. ~SE~ ~, Cron~n ........... City Attorney. a~ ~. Harry R. Yate~, City Auditor. ~e meetin~ wa~ opened with a praye~ by the ~evere~ ~llliam Pasto~ ~f the Plfth Ave~e Presbyterian ~urch. ~I~: Copy of the mitres of the re~la~ meetinZ held on Horsy, 19~, havl~ been Furnished each member of Council, vpon motion of H~. Hunter, seconded b~ ~. ~ebber a~ unanim~usl~ adopted, the ~eadin~ wa~ dispensed with and the ml~tes approved as ~co~ded. ~RING OF CITIZENS ~ON FU}LIC SID~, CURB A~ ~t~T~ CONSTRU~ION: ~ur~uant to notice of adve~tl~eaent For bids fo~ the construction of concrete Sidewalk. a~ curb and [~tter. with appurtenant work ~ereto, on the ~outh sl~e of Haval Reserve Ave~e. S. ~.s bet~ee~ JefFerson Street a~ Pre.lin Road. accordin~ to plan~ a~ specifications of the city. said bids to be received by the City Clerk until ~:50 otclock, p. a., ~ondsy. Hatch ~, 19~, and to be opened before the Council ~f the City of ~oanoke at that hour. the President, Hr. Hlnton, asked IF there vas anyone pre~ent ~ho did not understand the advertisement, If there was ~7o~ pre~ent who had been denied the priv{lege of bidding, if there were ~y qu~tlons a~ut the advertisement anyo~ ~ould like to ask~ a~ no representative present raising any questlon~ the Presid~ lnst~cted the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the three b{ds received. The bids havlnE been opened and publicly read before Cou~ll. Mr. Hunter that they be refer~ed to the City Manager, the Director of Public Works 'the City Engineer for tabulation end report late~ durl~ the meeting, the tabulation to show ~at the savings ~uld ~ if the existl~ sidew~k~ curb a~ gu%tar In fFont the Naval Reserve Armory Is not removed. ~e motion was seco~ed unanimously adopted. Later durl~ the meetly, the co~ittee sub.tied its tabulation and re ~e bid of Phil{p L. Baird as low b{d in ~he mmount of ~12,373.~, w~th a savings of $1,682.~O If the existlnE sidewalk, c~b a~ ~tter In front of the Nays Ar~ry Is ~ re~ved, the co~lttee advising that Mr. Baird deduct the sum of $1,682.~0 from the contract price on the basis of From the contract the sidewalk, curb ~d gutter ~rk in front of the Naval Reserve but pointt~ o~lt that to leave the existing sidewalk, curb a~ gutter will tn a 10-foot offset. ~ter a discussion of the matter, Mr. ~unter voicl~ the opinion that the :ontract should be aw~ded on the basis of elimi~t2~ the sidewalk, curb and ~tte In fron~ of the Nav~Reserve Armory~ a~Mr. Webber raisl~the question as to or no~ the unit prices submitted by ~. 5alrd are lower than ~e uni~ prices {u~itted by the cont=actor for aideS.k. ~Urb ~d ~t~er const~ction at v~lous locations tn the city, on motion of Mr. Hunter, seco~ed by Mr. Xoung action on ~e q~estion was tabled until the next ~e~lar.meeting of Council 406 Iwith' a vlew of determining If it would be to the advantage of the'city to have the con~racto~ for sidewalk, curb and gutter construction at various locations in the city carry out the Naval Reserve Avenue project at unit prices included in the existing contrgct. TRAFPIC-~CHOOL~ A delegation of Parent-Teacher Association representatives appeared before'Councll~ with Dr. H. T. Penn acting as spokesman, and asked that a ~other Patrol be established to direct traffic in the vicinity of the elementary and Junior high schools in Roanoke, Dr. Penn explainir~ that the police officers now assigned to ~r~ at the various schools mornings and afternoons are ofter unabl to be present for various reasons and that m~thers and other women working under the'Police Department would always be on hand to per£ormthis specific duty. Also speaking on the subJect~ w~s Dr. Margaret Glendy, Vice President of the Central Council of the Parent-Teacher Association, who pointed out that the plan has been adcpted in other citles in Virginia and that the women receive ~50.00 per month for their services in the Mother Patrol, in addition to having thelr uniforms furnished by the city. In a discussion as to the number which will be required at each school, Mrs. Earl O. Foutz, President of the Melrose Parent-Teacher Association, stated tha the Melrose School will need at least two. After a further discussion of the matter, the City Manager stating that he is in favor of the plan, But that it is a matter of where the money is coming from to ftnanc~ t~e program, and Mr. Webber voicing the opinion that the money could com~ from school funds since the Roanoke City School Poard has indicated its approval of the plan, on motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted the matter was referred to the City Manager to determine the number needed at e~ch school and to report back to Council as to the total estimated cost of carrying our the program. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: ZONINO: Petitions signed by sixty-one property owners, asking that the are Between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, N. W., from Orar~e Ave~e to Grayson Avenue, with the exception of two lots which are already zoned for business purpos be rezoned from Ceneral ~esldence D~strict to Business District, were before Counc In this connection, Mr. Qeorge I.' Vogel, Attorney, representing the proper owners, appeared before Council and urged that favorable action he taken on the Also ~ppearing befors Council with reference to the matter, was Mr. George Lawrence, Attorney, who stated that he ls aware of the fact that the usual procedux in requests for rezoning is to refer the matter to the City Planning Comm~sslon, but that in view of the opposition to the proposed resonin~, he ls asking Council to not even refer the matter to the City Planning Commission, hut to deny the request outright. Council Iming of the opinion that the petitioners for rezoninE are entitled to a fair hearing on the matter, Mr. Webber moved that the request for rezonlng be referred to the City Plannin~ Commission for study, report and recommendation to Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~oung and unanimously sd opted. LICENSES: A communication from Mr. R. O. Culbertson, asking that the city provide a way so that the citizens who desire cmn send a check to the Commissioner of Revenue for thei~ automobile license tags and have their tags mailed to them~ was before Council. ~" After a discussion of the matter, ~essre0 Youn~ and Webber-aEatn voicin6 the opinion that city automobile license tagsshould be sold at the same place aS state automobile license tees for the conveniense of the public, Hr. Hunter moved that the communication £rom Hr. Culbertson be referred to the City Auditor to take up with the Commissioner of Revenue and the City Treasurer and to report back to Council. The ~otion was seconded by H~o YounE and unanimously adopted. POLICE DEPAHTHE~T~ A communication from Hr. R. H. Youell, Director, Divisio~ of Corrections, Department of Welfare and Institutions, together with a report on the inspection made of the police lookup of the City of Roanoke on February P6, before Council. The report containing no recommendations for the improvement of the lockup~ MI'. Moved that the communication and report be filed. The motion was seconded by Hunter and unanimously adopted. CITY JAILt A communication fro~ Mr. R. M. ~ouell~ Director, Division of Corrections, Department of Welfare and Institutions, together with s report on the inspection made of the ~ail of the City of Roano~.e on February ~6, 195~, was before Council. The report containing no reco.~r~endations for the improvement of the M~. Ynun~ mo~ed that the co~unica~lon and r~por~ be Filed. The motion was by Mm, Hunter and unanlmously adopted. ~TADIUM: The prOposal of Mr. Richard T. Edwards~ Attorney, representin~ Hr. Curtis Turner and Mr. William France, to operate stock car races mt the Roanoke Eunicipal Stadium for the sprtnE and summer season Of 19S~, h~vln~ b sen referred to the Stadium Advisory Committee for study, report and ~ecommendation to Council, a communlcatlon from Mr. Abney Boxley, Chairman o~ th, Stadium A~visoPy Co,vrulttee, sdviel~ that the advisability o£ stock car ractr~ in Victory Stadium was thorou discussed by the corrutttee and that it is the recommendation nf the committee that stock car rscin~ not be permitted in the ~tadlum~ was before the body. In this connection~ Mr. Edwards appeared before Council and stated that he wo~ld like to be heard on the matter at ~ha proper time. On motion of Mr. Webber, ~econded by M~. ~our~ and unanimously adopted, action on the matter was deferred until the next re~uls~ neetlng of Council, pendtr the p~esence of a full membership of the body. PURCHASE 0?.PROFERTY-AIRPQ{T: A communication from M~s. AurelIa Patrick ~urchette, offerln6 to sell twenty-two acres of land nd3ofnin~ the Roanoke Munlctps Airport to the City of Roanoke, was before Council. On motion of gm. Hunter, s~conded by H~. Webber and unanimously adopted, communication was referred to the City Manager for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the c lty will ever have any need for the land and to r~port back to BOARD OF ZONING APP~LS: A com~unication from the Secretary of the Board of ZonlnF Appeals, together with the Annual Report of the Board of ZoninEAppeals for 1951, was before Council, Mr. Hunter moved that the comr~unlcation and report be filed. The motion seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF OFFICR'RS: SALE OF FROPERTY~ The request of the Young Women's Christian Association that the city sell the organization the triangular tract of land located west of Peach Road, No Wo, between Raleigh.Avenue and Orange Avenue, Official No. ~031901, for use as a new Negro Pranch Y.MoCoA., having been referred to the City Manager to determine t/hat effect the closing of that portion of Raleigh Avenue~ N. Mo, between ?each Road ard Orar~e Avenue, in connection with the.proposed new branch building, would have, the City Manager submitted the following report{ "Roanoke~ Virginia March 24, 1952 TO The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen= The Board Members of the Regro Y.M.C.A, appeared before you on Mondayj March 17, with the request that you sell to the Board the property st the ~nction of Peach Road and Orange Avenue, This office promised to return this Honday with a re~ort; however, it will not be as complete as I would like it. This property was part of land purchase~ by the City under an sgreem~n with the United States Bureau.of Fublic Roads and the State Department o£ Hl[hways for street widening and new location purposes° It is called to your attention that to the rear of the property on the south side is locate. Raleigh Avenue, or old Lynchburg Turnpike, which at the present time dead ends on the western end and serves only one Family with a series of steps from the back door° The Acts of the £eneral Assembly, under Section 30]4, permits ~lties to make donations of lard to Y.M.C.A.~s, aloft, with other ln~titutlons, Although I am extremely sympathetic with the needs and the desire to do this et a mlnl~um cost, I believe that IF the propert7 is sold it ~.hould be disposed o£ at a reasonable, marketable price° I believe if the land is sold it would become the duty of the r~w buyers to pe'tition For the street closing ard the necessary arranKements for Inconvenienced property o~ners. Respectffully'submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. ~ens City Hanager" In a dl~cussion o£ the question, lt-befngpointed out that there is some doubt as to whether or not the Y.M.C.A. can obtain a legal option on the one remaining lot in the triangular tract of land, and that without the entire tract, the organization probably ~lll be unable to erect the proposed branch building on the proposed site, P~. Hunter suggested that perhaps the Y.m.C.A. might wish to acquire the city tract of l~nd located between Orange Avenue and Hart Avenue, H. ~. esst of Peach Road, as an alternate site. ~n motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, t he City Clerk was instructed to advise the Board of Directors of the Young ~omen~s Christian Association that Council ~ill look with favor upun a reasonable offer for the triangular tract of land, 8fret a legal option on the one remaining lot hes been obtained by the Y.M.C.A., on £or the city tract of land located between Orange Avenue and Hart Avenue, N. ~., east of Peach Road. TRafFIC-CITY ~-~ARE-ET: A co.~unication fro~ ~. R. T. ~anning, charging that there is discrimination in the enforcement of parking regulations in the City Market area, having been referred to the City Hana~sr For Investigation and to report back to Council, he submitted the followin~ report= "Roanoke~ Virginia March Y~, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen~ , At our meeting on March 17, you referred to me a letter ~rltten by Mr. R. T. Manning, dated March 7, in which he is critical of law enforcement around ~he City Market. Careful investigation of the charges convinced me they are unfounded and unjust. ~a attached report, signed by ~. Fred Douglas and affirmed by other reputable persons~ dispels any view that H~. Hannir~ may have concernir~ the inefficacy of law enforcement. Respectfully eubmittad. (Signed) Arthur 3. O~ens City Ha~er' ~. ~ebber~ved ~a~ t~e ~eport be Filed. ~e ~otfoa ~as seco~ed by ~. H~nter a~ unanimously ad,ted. ~NIL~ A~ D0~STIC R~LATIO~S COt~?~ ~e request of the ~ub~tltute Judge o~ the Juvenile a~ Domestic Relations Court ~o~ an increase ~n compensation having been reFer~ed to the City Hana[e~ ffo~ a d~scus~ion ~Ith the Juvenile a~ Domestic ~elatio~ Justice a~ to'report back to Councll~ he ~ub~Itted the Follo~n~ ~eport~ ~Oa~ke~ Virginia To ~e City Council Hoaaoke~ Virginia You vefe~ed to ~e a~ ou~ ~etl~ on Hatch 17~ 19~ the request o~ the Substitute Judge for the Juvenile & Domestic Helations Court, Mr. Ouerrant, fo~ an increase In the Budget for him~en he l~ substituting fo~ Judge K. A. Pate. - At a coherence with Judge Fate, he advised me that he knew nothlnF of the request: therefore, It Is my suEEestion that you table the plea and await the tine when Judge Pate makes an offlcial request.fo~ you~ conslde~a. tion In this matter. Respectfully submitted, (51~ned) Arthur S. Owe~ ~. Hunter moved that Council concur In the ~vo~t of the City HanaEe~. ~e motion ~as ~econded by Hr. ~ebbev and unanlmously adopted. ~TH~ LIGHTS: The City Hana~e~ submitted the follo~l~ report ~ith referent to modernizlr~ existing ~tree~ lights wt~ ~vdern lumlnalres: Roanok% Virginia March P~, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: We have made excellent progress l~ our l~ghtlng program in the Annexed Tostitos; a~ tn furtherance of several conferences with Appalachian Electr Power Co.any representatives, we have worked out a plan to comoletely modernize the existing street lights with ~dern lumlnalres tha~ will give be~er ligh~l~ to our residential section. ~ It is proposed that In 1952 we cha~e 129 of the lights and the remaining 587 to ~ scheduled over a period of five years which, to the best of our knowledge ~d ~elief, is spread In ratio to their replacement needs with reference to the resident[~ sections. This pe~Its an o~erly removal ~d replacement of lights In all sections of the City at the s~e time. This Is accompllshed at no cost to the City. . ~espectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City H~er" Hr. Webber moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and that the City Attorney prepare the proper Resolutlon for adoption. ~e motion was seconded by ~. H~nter and unanlmo~sly adopted. STR~ LIG~5: A co~unication from the Wildwood Civic Lea~e, asking that the installation of a street llght at Ceylon Street and Ei~ Street, N. E., be facilitated, ~avl~ been ~ferred to the City ganager for study a~ report to Council, he submitted ~ltten report, pointi~ out that authority for the street ll~t was granted u~er Resolution No~ 11377 at the last ~eting of the body. :ii41 0 Hr. Webber moved that the report be Filed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. COMPLAINTS; A co~unication from Hrs. ~annie C. Craw~ord, 1241 Floyd Avenue S. W., complaining of roosters crowing in the vicinity of hey home, having been · alerted to the City Hanager for investigation and report, he submitted written report that the roosters have been sent to the country. Hr. Webber moved that the' report be filed. %~e motion was aeco~ed by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF CO~I%~I'PES: SALE OF P~0~RTY-SE~.~R ASSESS,t~N~S~ A co.~mittee hevil~ been eppointed to ma~ a study of the offer of Hr. S. R. Mason, Heal ~state Agent, ~ep~esenting Stauffer Chemical Company, Incorporated, to purchase Lot 25, Block 1Il, Waverly Place Map, from the City of Roanoke, the committee submitted the following report~ "Roanoke, Virginia March ~, 195~ To The City Council Hoanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to a committee for report, which.is now properly executed the request of Hr. S. H. Hason that the City dispose of a lot oWned by the City, now Lot ~5, ~lock 1~, Waverly Place Map, for ~)50.OO cash net with the proviso that the City would rescind the interest on Lots ~3 and Fh, owned by O. H. Crowder and Paul H. Sigmon, which would enable Hr. Hason to consummate the sale of this and other property to the Stauffer Chemical Company, Incorporated. Your co.~nittee feels it would be f~ir to accept an offer of 1208.OO net for the property and permit Hr. Hason to negotiate directly with the other property owners with reference to sewer assessment, interest, and Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens (Signed) Harry R. Yates (Signed) Ran G. ~ittle" Mr. Webber volc~ng the opinion that such procedure would be tantamount to releasing the interest on the Sewer Assessments, Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the report of the co~ttee and that a copy of the report be forwarded to Mr. Mason. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the followlng vote: AYFS: Messrs. Hunter, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton ..... 3. NAYS: ~. Webber .........1. (Mr. Cronln absent) WATEHDEPART~NT: A co:m~ittee having been appointed to appear before the Board of ~upervisors of Botetourt County at its meeting on March 17, 1952, and ask for the cooperation of the Board in connection with the ~ity of Hoanoke's request that the Virginia Department of Highways surface treat Virginia Secondary Route No. 648, from U. S. Hi£hway Route No. 11 to the ~lty of Eoanoke~s pronerty, frequently referred to as Carvlns Cove, the co~-dttee submitted the following report: ~Roanoke, Virginia March 2~, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On March 17, 1952, in furtherance of your instructions, we appeared before the Eotetourt County Board of Supervisors and presented o~r vlea ~or their consideration to Include Route 648 between the Roanoke County' line and Cervtns Cove in their secondary highway improvement plans. · Ye vere courteously received and allowed a~ple opportunity to present our viers, vhich we did~ hovever~ the ~oard of. nupervleors felt that the City should ~ake payments to ~otetourt County For land tek,n for Carvins Cove. The ;entlemen brou;ht up the Fact that even thou;h it mi[hi not be lenal requirement it ~se a moral on~ for the City of Roanoke Your co~[ttee Felt that this vas entirely b~yond the scope of their aealznment and au~eated to the ~oa~d that such a request be ~ade directly to the EovernlnEbody of the City of Roanoke. The co~mlttee left the meetlr~vith the understandin~ that the ~oard of ~upervisora vould vrite directly to the City Council and request coneide finn for funds, After they receive a reply from City Council, they will consider thc request of the Clty to pave the road. Hespectfully submitted, {SIzned) Arthur n. O~ens (Sinned) Roy Lo ~ebber (Sinned) ~no, L. ~entworthn . Hr. ~ebber moved that Council concur in the report of the committee and the committee remain intact for any £urth~r nsEotiations to improve the of road. The ~ot[o~ ~ae ~eccnded by Hr, ~oon~ and unanir~ouely adopted. Ah~ATION-FIRE DEPA~THE~'~: Action on the question of a fire station h the Idlewlld-Ken~ood Addition area hevin~ been deferred for Further consideration at ~reaent ~eetinF, the City Hana~er advised that he has received e ~ritten offer Fron ~he]owners of a site which is under consideration as a location for the fire statl~ but[that he is unable to submit a complete report at the present In this connect[on, ~r. J. F. ~ale, Real Estate A~ent, e~peeeed before Council and polnted out that he is no lon[er representlr~ the owners of the site referred to by the City }~ans[er, but that he has a client who owns property nearby who'is ~[llir~ to sell his land to the city. Act[on on the ~atter was again deferred until tbs next reeler meetin~ Council. CON$ID~--~ATION OP CLAI~ None. INTRODUCTION AI~ CONSID~ATION O? ORDINANCES AN~ RFSOLUTIONS~ CIT~FR0?[RTY: Ordinance No. 11~78, providin~ for the rental of five acres of land adJolnln~ the Hon~oe Junlo~ High School to ~r. Charles $. Dooley, havln~ previously been before Counell for its First reading, read and laid over, ~as slain before the body, ~r. Hunter offerin~ the follc~n~ for its second readln~ and final adoption~ [#11]78) AN O~DtNANCE authorfz!n~ the City Hans[er to lease, for and on behalf of the City, five acres of real estate adloi~tr~ the Horwoe ~unior to Ch~wles n. Dooleyo (For rul[ text OF Ordinance, see O~dinance ~ook No. 18, Fa~e Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the brdina~ce. The ~otion ~as seconded ~r. loun[ and adopted by the follovtn~ vote~ A~rE$: Heeers. Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the ?resident~ Hr. RAYS: None .... L-O~ (Hr. Crontn absent~ BLr~GET-LIBRA~¥: The City Attorney havir~ been requested to prepare the proper O~dinar~e, appropriatin~ funds for capital improvements end recurrtn~ expenses, in e onnection vith use of the old library buildir~ in Elm~ond ?ark as a Garden Center, presented same~ ~hereupon, Hr. ¥ouna moved that the followin~ be placed upon its First r-ad!.~. Th~ motlon vas seconded by Yw. Hunter and sabpted by the follc~In~ vote, Hr. ~ebber not votln~ because he is a member of the Roano}e Council of 6~den Clubsl 412 AYESI Heaars. Huntsr~ Young, and the Prssidsnt~ Hr. Hinton ...... NAYSz Noneo-~ ...... O, (Hr. Cronin absent) (~11381) A~ 0.~DI~AI~CE to a~end and reo~dain Section 10~ ~Fublic Pa~ka~ the 19~ ~dFe~ O~ln~ce, Y~FASo ~s aoon ~s tho ltb~a~ Facilities p~e~entl~ conduoted In ~be old ~e~ Hoae in Elm~o~ Pa~k a~e' t~ans~erred to the ne~ ~ain library bulldi~ the facilities of ~o old b~lldl~ a~e to be ~de available to various vomen o~anizatl~ of the CltTl and ~S~ the City Hana~e~ has repo~ted that to p~o~e~ly condition ~aid old building fo~ such pu~oses will ~equire a capital outla~ of {~6].90 and an operati cost of %807.~0 from July.~. 1952~ through 9eceabeP 31~ 195~ and ~5~ It l~ estimated such transfe~ In ~e u~e of the said old bulldins may be co-pleted as of July lst~ TE~O~, BE ~ O~DAI~by the Council of the City of ~oanoke that !ectlon 10~, ~Fublic P~k~~, of the 19~ ~d~et O~Ina~e be, a~ the sa~e Is ~ended and reordained so as to e~rsce additional appropriations as 1. I~tallation of Eeatln~ Unit (011 or ~team vlth rheumatic control~) ~. ~e~ Lavatory (Pltti~s a~ pips, otc.) ................................ 119.00 3. Labo~ on abovs ......................................................... h. Paint HoofI FO ~al. at th.~0 ........................................... 9o.~ ~. Labo~ on Hoof ......................................................... hO.OO 6. Plaster (~here sholves moved) ......................................... 7. Labo~ on Plssteri~ ................................................... 8. Patch, rsplacs linoleum ............................................... ~. ~,~o~ o~,~o,, ................................. ;--:: .................. .f~.~ 10. PalnttnF fnterlo~ of bulldl~O ~al. paint at ~)./~ .................. 11. ~abor on abovs ........................................................ SIX ~0~H OP~TIN~ COST . J~nitre~s (Part ~ime) ..................................................~ . Insurance ...................................... ~ ........................ ~O.00 Supplies ............................................................... [ Fu~l ......................................, ............................ 1~0.00 El~ctrfcity ............................................................ ~ ~ater .................................................................. FO.~ The Ordinance havi~ ~en ~ad, ~a~ l~d over. ~SEiF~-ST~S AN~ AL~YS: The City Attorney havl~ been requested prepare the p~per Ordinance, Franttnf an easement to the Appalachian ElecRrIc Power Company across the ~se Spring Tract a~ dedicating a street In connection therewith, presented s~e; whereupon, F~. Hunter moved that the followi~ Ordinance be placed upon its f~rst readt~. The motion was ~econded by Mr. ~ebber a~ adopted by ~e following AES: Hessrs. Hun~er, Webber, Young, a~ the Presldent,'Mr. Min~on ..... NA~S: None ............ O. (Mr. Cronin absent) (~1138~) AN 0RDINANC~ pvo;ld[~ for the dedication of a 50-foo~ street ~0-foot public utility easement across certain property o~ ~e City of Hoa~ke, located on Rlverland Road and Mount Pleasant Boule~a~, S. E.,' k~wn as ~e "~use Spvl~ Tract'. W~.S, there has been prepared by the City Engineer as Plan No. 3910 nla% showing a proposed ~-foot at~eet a~ a 50-foot public u~ility easement acros~ :ertatn property of the City of hoanoke kn~n a~ the "Muse S~ring Tract", located on ifverland Road and Hount Fleasan% Boulevard, ~. E.; and EELS, It Ii deemed proper that ~he afore~ald plat be recorded so as to )fficially dedicate the aforesaid 50-foot street and ~e ~foot easement for public ~tilitie~; and WIt~%TA~, t~ Cit'y of Roanoke Plannin~ Comiesion has reco~er~led that the Council approve aaid plat, providinC for said street a~ public easement. TH~O~, ~E IT O~DAI~by the iouncil of the City of Roanoke, VirFlnia that the proper city offflcials be, ~ ~ey are hereby, authorized ~d directed to execu~ on behalf of the City of Roa~ke~ as o~, Flat ~o. 3910 prepared by the City ~lneeP under date of January ~9~ 19~P~ entitled 'Plat ~ho~l~ the dedication a ~O*foot street a~ a ~O-foot public utility ease~nt across the City o~ Virginia, p~perty k~ as ~e Hu~e ~prl~ Tract~ located on Rlve~la~ Road and ~unt Pleaser ~ulevar~, S. EE ~ F~THEH O~AI~ that upon the execution of the aforesaid ~lat by the proper c~ty o~ficials, a~ up:n the approval of the City of Hoanoke Pla~l~ Co'la,ion, o~ its agent, as evidenced by lt~ or his slFnature on ~aid plat, the City Clerk do ffo~th~Ith cause the ~sme to be aC~ltted to r'ecord In the Office of the Clerk of ~e Hu~tings Court of the City of Hoan~ke~ ~he Ovdina~e having been Pead~ ~a~ laid SCH00~-P~S A~ ~YG~OU~S~ ~e City Attorney ha~l~ been requested to prepare the proper He~olution~ desl~natl~ ~he p~k area on the east side oC ~lllimmson Hoad, north of ~lll~m~ Pl~[nc Hi~h School, as recently authorized to be acqulre~ by the clt~ From ~vs. Lena H. NininEep, nPreston Park~, presented ~hereupon~ F~. ~ebbeP offered the ([11~5]) ~ HESOL~ION na~ ~e 11.~1 acre~ the City Is acquirin~ H~s. Lena ~. NinlnEer in the ~llll~ Fle~ing Court ~ubd[vision for pa~k (For full text of te~olution~ ~ee Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Page H~. ~ebbeP moved the adoption of the ~e~olution. The motion ~as ~econded Hr. ~ou~ and adopted by the Following v~te~ AYFS: He~r~. H~nteP, ~ebBee, ~oun~, and the Pre:i~ent, Mr. NAYS: None ........... O. (Mp. C~onin absent) STR~ ENCROACH~I~S: The C~%~ A%torne~ havl~been vequested to prepare ~voper Resolution, Evan~lnC ~erm~ss~on to the Hod~es Lumber CorpoPation to erect a tempovaP~ metal shed buildtnE ~lch w~ll encroach on the set~ack line on the no,th s~de of S]~nandoah Avenue', N. ~., west of Sixth Street, presented s~ne; whereupon, ~P. ~ou~ offered the (~113~) A RESOLb~ION pemm~ttI~Hodges Lu~ber Covporat'ton ~ e~ect tempoma~; metal shed bufl~nE on its ~eal estate situated on the ~Pthwest corner of 6th Street and Shenando~ Avenue, N. W., w~thln two feet of the ~hena~oah Ave~e pvopevty l~ne with the u~e~sta~tnE that said corporation will ~locate structure ~n a m~v to co~l~ ~h the existinF lO-foot setback bu~ldinE llne heretofore established on the north side off $hen~do~ Ave~e w~th{n sixty d a~s afte~ receivi~ notice fro~ the C~t~ so to do. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see O~dinance ~ok No. 18, PaEe F~. ~oun~ moved the ~doption of ~e Resolution. The motion was seconded My. Hunte~ a~ adopted by the follow~ votel A~S: Messrs. Hunte~, Webber, Young, and the President, H~. NAYS: None ........ O. (F~. Cron[n absent) HOUSING: The Cit~ Attovne~ hav~ been ~equested to p~epare the Resolution, sbolfshtnE the Neg~o Vete~a~ Housi~ F~o~ee~ as of September 1, s~e; wheveupoa~ ~. HunteP ofifeved the follow~= 414 (~1135~) A RF£0LUTION diecontinuing, aa of September lat, 19~, (he operatioll of the Veterans Housing P~ect located on or nea~ Jack,on Ave~e, S. ~.~ In the Clt~ of Hoanokel providin~ fo~ p~ope~ notice of such disconti~ance to prese] oc'cupantsl providl~ that ~ unit becomin~ vacant prlo~ to April 1, 19~, be re-fen )rovtdl~ For the veaoval of said ho~sl~ units as the s~e becoae vacant~ and reque~tl~ the Cit~ of ~oanoke Redevelopaent and Housi~ Authoeity to give prefer~ei attention to applications of present occupants off the aforesaid Veterans Housl~ Pro~ect v~ may seek to bache tenants In its Crispus Attucks ieliht~ ~roJect. (For full text of ~elolvtion, see O~din~ce ~ok ~o. 1~, Pate ~6].} ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution.' ~e aotion vas ~ec~nded by ~. You~ a~ adopted by the follo~l~ votel A~S: Hessrs. Hunter, ~ebbe~ You~, a~ ~e President, Hr. Hlnton .... h. ttAYSI ~one ...... 0. (~. Croninabsent) EOTIO~S l~ MISCELLANEOUS BUSIN~SI ~AT~ DEPAq~ E~. ~ou~ ral~ed the question a~ ko the ~eason ~or the delay In carrying out the Oa~en City ~'ater P~Ject. In a discussion of the matter with the City Hanager as to the reason for the delay, Er. J. W. Cll~enpeel appe~ed before Council and urged that the water project ~ carried out as quickly a~ possible, not only from the standpoint of the need for adequate water service In the Garden City ~re~, but In order that the streets In the area c~n ~ lmp~ved after the water aains are ltld. The City Manager advised that h~ will audit s detailed report on the statu of the prolect at the next re,lit meeting of Cou~il. ZON~G-S~ACE LI~S: Ceuncil having previously fixed the ho~r of 8:00 o'clock, p. m., ~arch ~5, 19~P, for a ~blic hearl~ on the question of establlshtr setback lin~s~ In conmctton with the request of the ~lty Planning Co~Is'sion that sectional plans for ~e future development of a portion of U. S. Highway Route No. ~60 [nd a ~ortion of Eelrose Avenue, N. W., be adopted by Counc'il. the City Clerk brought to the attention of ~uncil that prope; ~t[ce of the hearl~ has not es yet been prepared a~ p~:blished in the local ~wspapers. 0n motion of ~. Webber, seconded by F~. Hunter and unanimously adopted, tf date of the hearing was postponed until 8:~ o'clock, p. m., April 79, 195~, a~ the City Attorney was l~t~cted to prep~e the prop;r notice for publication In the lo~sl newspapers, ~ere being no ~rther busi~ss, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk P~esldent COURCIL~ RE~ULAI~ )(arch ]1, 19~. The Council of the City of Roanoke ~et in regular ~eeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunlcipal Building, Honday, ~erch 31, 1952, at .2tO0 o~clock, the regular meeting hour,~th the President, Hi'. Hlnton, presiding. PR~E~T~ Hessrs. Croni~ ~unter~ Yebber, Young~ and the President~ Hinton- ............... ABSERT ~ None--O. OPP~CE~S PRESENT: .M~o Arthur S. Owens, City Hanager, Hr. Randolph O. ~littl City Attorney, and Hr. ~arry R. Yates, City Auditor. The ~eetin~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend J. Do Utt, Pastor of the E~narmel Lutheran Church. Hight Copy ct ~e nfnutea of the re~I~ ~eting h~ld on ~ay~ H~ch ~ 195E, having been furnished ea~ me~ev ct Council, upon ~tion of ~. ~ebbe~ seco~ed ~ Hr. Iou~ a~ unan~ou~y ~opted, the~adi~ ~as dispenaed ~lth a~ the ~ING OF CITI~NS ~ON PUBLIC ~S~ TRA~FIC-STR~S A~ AL~YSt ~. E. L. Hall~ 122~ J~l~on Ave~e, together ~ith a small g~VP oF property o~nera~ appeared before Council and present a petition ~1gned ~ ~proxlmatel~ fflEty residents and property o~ners ffronting on Jamlson Avenue~ S. E., ~k1~ that ln~tead oF ~lden[~ J~lson Avenue at a cost of about ~,~.00, that parking be eliminated on one side oF the street~ thereby sav~8 the City a conside~able s~ oF mo~y,a~ also statln~ that thia ~uld ~t reduce the value off ho~es In this area, ~lle the proposed ~ldenln~ ~e matte~ h~vln~ been discussed at length a~ the City HanaEer calling attention to the ~act that an advertise~nt .c~lln~ Fo~ bids for the ~ideni~ has already been released~ on motion oF ~. ~ebber, seconded b~ ~. ~o~n~ ad~ted~ the matte~ ~as referred to the City Hanager For st~dy~ re~ort ~TITIONS A~ C0~;ICATIONS~ . S~O0~: A report f~m the Roanoke ~ty School ~ard on co~leted' pro~ects ~. Cronin moved that the report be filed. The motion was ~eco~ed Eoun~ and un~fmously adopted. .~CR~TION DEPArtS; A co~nication from ~. D. C. Weddle, ~ildl~ and Plannl~ Co.tree of the Hollins Road Civic Lea~e~ ~kinE disposition had been ~de of a resolution of ~e League filed with Council Fe~ .19~0, offe~lnE the City a !o%, ~f In return the City would constvuct a suitable recreation bulldinE for thei~ a~ea, ~d requestlnE t~t some consideration .be Elven ~hel~ a~ea alo~ this line, was befoPe Council. On motion of ~. Webhem~ seco~ed by ~. ~ounE, and un~lmously adopted~ the co~nication was ~efe~red to th~ City HanaEe~ to look into the status la~ offe~ a~ to check on othe~ s~a~lsble la~s In t~s a~ea~ and to ~epo~t his fl~InEs back to Council. S?REEFSs A communication from the Wlllia~son Road Civic Leaguer asking that Tenth Street~ Ho Wo~ westward from Hunt Avenue to Lick Run, be widened and ato=m drains inatalled~ but if the City ia not in a ~osition financially at this t~e to co~ly with the request, tha~ so~ relief ~ given by havl~ the street reaurfaced~ 0n ~tion off ~. You~, seco~ed by ~. Hunter ~ u~n~ously adopted~ the matter was referred ~ the City Ha~ge~ to report hack to Council on ~at the plans are for this etreet In 19~2~ a~ to also ~tify ~e League o~ the p~posals flor T~S: A co~unication from Hiss Sadie V, Lawson, P~lncipal of ~e Lucy Addison High School~ ask$~ that the C~nctl waive the local a~lssio~ tax on all activities promoted by the school, a~ advisl~ that a favorable reaction to this request would help the school to meet some of its obligatio~, was ~fore Council. On ~tion of Hr. You~, seco~ed by Hr. ~febber and unanimously ~opted, the request w~s tabled, pendt~ the refort of the T~ Study Committee. S~AGE DISPOS~ A co~unication from ~. ~a~s I. Hoyer, ~yo~, Town of Salem, ack~wledgl~ receipt of a letter a~ resolution of Ro~oke City Council melative to use of the City's sewage Facilities, a~ stating that at such time as ~ay be convenient to the City It ~uld be lnterestl~ to learn ~at charges the Clt3 On motion of Hr. Cronin, seconded by Hr. Webber ~d unan~ously adopted, the setter was referred to the City H~na~er to ha~le prel[mtna~ negot~atio~. WAT~ D~T~: A co~unication from the Clerk of ~e ~ard of Supervisors ~f Botetourt County, Virginia, In connection with the surfacing of Seco~ary Route ~o. 6~8, from U. S. Route No. 11 to the City of Bo~oke~s p~perty frequently referr ~o as C~vfns Cove~ adv~slng t~t the ~ard feels It would be more satisfactory to ~lscuss the matter In a meeting a~ requesting ~at a t~me and place for said the request was referred to the City Hanager, who Is chair~n of the co~lttee prev~sly appointed by the Hayor to ask the cooperation of the ~ard In this matter ~O~NG~ A petition s~gned by ~. C. F. Eefauver, t~o~gh his attorney, requesti~ that ~t 1, Block 1~ Dorchester Co~t Hap, located on the southeast Residence District to B~sl~ss Dlstrict~ in order that ~ attractive brick sto~e buildi~ of Colo~ ~ch!tecture can be erected on said lot, was before Council. The petition further settl~ forth t~t ne~ly three hu~red property owners ?lled along with ~e rezoni~ request, ~. T. L. Plu~ett~ Attorney~representing ~nd refer It to the City Planning Co~[ssion For study. At this point ~. H. R. HcCoy, ~536 Rave~ood Avenue, N. W. ~ presented petition with app~x[~tely 159 sl~ers representing 96 f~llies ~esiding In the m~ediate neighborhood of ~e proposed store, registerl~ a most emphatic protest against ~e establis~ent of a~ b~s~ess or co~erciel activity on the said lot. ~ppear~ with ~. HcCoy were ~ssrs. Fr~k J. Van ~n~, R. ~. Culpepper, ~en A. ~awklns, H. H. Hobbs, Jr.~ W. C. Bri~twell and He~y A. Palmer, obJectl~ to ~y resonin~ of the lot for any type of business whatsosTer~ statlr~ they hsd purchased their ho~es In this l~uediatc area; that the p~operty la all zo~d as residence]. a~ that the ~ea ia ~ell served ~ith an ~ple ahoppl~ cente~ o~ several stores ~lthin one-half ~le~ a~ askl~ Council to deny the req~st Council bel~ o~ the opinion that once the p~perty ~ rezoned It could be used ~o~ any type o~ business ~d that the lot should ~t be rezo~d~ H~. Cronin ~ved that the ~equest ~or rezonins be de,ed. ~e ~tion ~aa seco~ed by ~ebbe~ a~ un~usly adopted. ~A~ D~RT~ ~e question o~ revision of the rules a~ ~e~lations ~gver~ the use of the Carvtns Cove ~ecreatl~al Area, h~l~ ~re~lo~ly re~erred to a co~lttee co~po~ed o~ Hr. Arthu~ ~. O~ens~ City H~ge~ 6. Whittle~ City Attorney, a~ Hr. ~ar~ R. Yates, Clt~ Avdito~ ~; ~ens submitte a p~posed draft of Ordinance In re~d to Fees a~ char~es~ and ~ules ffo~ the operation of the area. Council bel~ o~ the opl~on that since Dr. R. S. ~ens~ alon~ other~. ~ere present a~ ~ere interested In ~e .re~lations~ that copies of the p~sed draft of ~dl~nce should be made available Pot Council a~ interested person, Hr. Webber moved that the report be received and tabled for one week a~ that the City ~nager have copies ~de.for Council a~ o~ev interested p~tles prior to the ~xt meetl~ of Council. ~e ~tlon was seconded by Hr. Hunter ~d un~imously adopted. WATER DEPARTed: Council having at its meeting of H~ch 2~, 1952, l~quire. into the status of the 0arden City ~ater Project, the City HanaFer submitted ~ltten report that he will advertise for bids on this project durt~ the le~t ten days of April. ~. Young moved that the report be accepted a~ filed. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Cronin a~ ~lmously adopted. ~TION-F~E DEP~T~hT~ Action on the question of a fire station In the Idlewild~Ke~ood Addition, hav~g ~en deferred for ~rther consideration at the present me,ting, the City H~ager ~bmitted ~ltten report that he Is In receipt of a letter from Hrs. Ruby ~g~ Johnson, offeri~ the city twenty-t~ ac~es of la~, known as the Tazewell-Horgan Property, for $~0,~.~, which includes a seven-~om ~. C~nin moved ~at the City H~ager be authorized to further negotiate ~s. Johnson to aee If a ~re favorable price ml~t be obtained. The motion was seconded by ~. H~ter a~ unanl~usly adopted, With further refere~e to the matter, the City Hanager submitted ~ltten report that he is In receipt of a letter f~m ~. D. E. Nelson, represe~l~ C. A. Plaster, ~o Is offerl~ the City fifteen acres of land for $15,000.~,or twenty acres of l~d for ~18,OO0.00. ~. Webber ~ved ~at this offer be tabled until ~rther report Is received other lands In ~ls area. The motion was seco~ed by Hr. Young a~ unanimously adopted. DEPART~ 0F P~LIC ~F~: A co~nication from ~s. Susie H. Slayton,. co~laining ~at she has been reused aid by the Department of ~blic Well,e, ha~ been ~eferred to the City ~ger for investigation a~ to report back to Council, he submitted individual copies of a ~ltten report to the members of Council. 418 ~, Hunter ~toved that the report be filed, The motion pas seconded by ~,-¥ebbel- and un~nimously adopted, I~AT~ DEPAI~TN~T-S?ADIUHoFARH5 AND FLA~R~S~ ~e City H~a~e~ submitted copy o~ p~posed City adve~tise~ent fo~ bide ~o~ co.caslon p~vile~es at Victory Stadiu~ ~ashl~ton Fa~k a~ the Cad,ins Cove a~ea~a~ also copies o~ the proposed operati~ a~reement in each case~ fo~ Co,cilia approval, ifte~ a discussion of the advertisa~nt a~ the p~possl~ the City Hana~e~ advised that he ~o~d furnish copies of the propoaed.operatl~ ~reements to membera of Co~cll, ~, You~ ~ed ~at the proposed adve~tisement be approved, The motic ~as seco~ed b7 H~, Hunte~ ~d un~imously adopted, In this co~ection, the contract betveen the City of ~o~oke and ~lllie Smi~ for.concession privileges at ~ashl~ton Park~ havin~ prevlousl~ been Co~cll~ at ~lch t~e ~e City ~anaEe~ submitted.a report reco~e~l~ settlement the basis o~ 1~ 1/~ instead of the 33 1/3~ as set o~t In the contract, vhich reco~e~ation vas concurred In bi Council, ~, ~ebbe~ ~aised the question at this tl~e a~ ~ vhether ~, ~mith has made settlement vith the City, ~. ~ens advised ~at u~e~ the motion of Council ~, Smith ~as to pay In the 3~ 1/~g as set out the contract~ vith the unde~sta~l~ that he vould be reFu~ed the s~ over a~ve 1~ 1/~ of his ~ro~s recetptss a~ statl~ fu~the~ ~at ~. Smith has .been enable so fa~ to pay In this ~unt of money, ~, ~ebbe~ moved that the City At~rney prepare Fo~ the next meetl~ of Coun Resolution premitti~ settlement of ~e contract by payment of 1~ 1/~ into the ~lty fo~ the year~ 19~0 and 19~1. The motion vas seco~ed by H~, You~ and =nsnimousl7 adopted. B~-~AT~ D~AET~= The City Ha~er ~ubmitted v~itten ~eport appro~riation of $~0,000.00 to Capital ~tlay from ~evenue u~e~ ~Non-Operatin~ E~en~es~, of the 19~a ~ater Eepa~tment Bud~etl vhereupon, ~. Hunte~ offered the follo~in~ emergency Ordinance= (~11~86) AN O~DINANCE to amend and ~o~ain ~Son-~eratins Expensese the 19~ ~ater Department ~d~et 0~lnance, a~ provid~ ~ ro~ an emergency, (Fo~ full text of O~lnance, ~ee O~lnance Book No. 18, Pa~e ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordin~ce, ~e motion ~as ~econded by ~, Youn~ and adopted by the follo~ vote= A~= Hessra, Crontn, Hunte~ ~ebbe~, ~ou~, a~ the ~resldent, H~, Hlnto~ NAYS= None .............. ~-PO~ICE DEPARTed= ~e City Hana~e~ submitted v~ltten report requesti approp~lation of ~1,~0,00 to Offficer. Trainin~ u~e~ Section ~0, ~Police Department of the 19~a Bud~et~ in o~er to pe~l~ ~ ~ of the Folica Department to atte~ the P. ~. I. ~ational ~olice Acade~l vhere~pon, ~w. Cronin offered the ~mer~en~ Ordtn~ce ~ (~11~) IN O~DINAh~ to ~end and reordain Section ~0, ~Police Department )F the 19~a ~dget Ordina~e, ~d provtdtn~ For ~ emer~e~y. (Fo~ ~11 text of O~tna~e, see O~ina~e ~ok No. 18, Pass ~. Cronln moved the edoption of ~e O~in~ce. ~e motion ~as seco~ed by ~, ~ebbe~ a~ ~opted by the ffollo~l~ vote= ~S: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunte~ ~ebbe~ Young, and ~e ~esident, ~. Hlnton- N~S= Hone ....... Il R.EPO~T-~ OF INSURANCE-WATER D~ The ~tter of ~ether or ~t the c~ty should continue to car~ ~ bla~et liab~lity policy especially prepared flor the City's ~ate~ Department~ ~ving ~en referred to a co~ttee composed o~ Hr. Ha~ ~ Yates ~ity Auditor, a~ ~, Randolph 6. ~lttle, City Atrophy, ~ look into the matte~ a~ to report back to 'Council, the co~ltt~aub~tted a ~itten report atatl~ It ~efinttely of the opinion that the city should contl~e in effect au~ a policy~ ~ that the cover~e should be ~reaaed from $1~,~0.00 to ~2~,~,~ as a result of one lnJ~y a~ from $30~0~.00 to at least $50,0~.~ where more than one la lnJ~ed In a s~le accident. In a discussion off the r~ort~ the co~lttee advised that the present had ~en exte~ed fo~ a period of thirty d~a, Hr. Cronin e~resa[~ the view that the policy should embrace the entire city operations a~ ~t be limited to the Water Department. The City Attorney stated that the city In co~uctir~ its ~ate~ distr~bution system Is aeti~ In a proprietary capacity aa contrasted to a gover~ capacity, furthe~ stating that cases are gene~ly In accord that a citY, actl~ ~n a proprietary capacity, Is liable For the negligent acts of its e~loyees a~ a~ents. ~ter a Further discussion of the matter, ~. Hunter ~ved that Council In ~e extension of the policy on present coverage for thirty days and th~ It be renewed on the basis of $2~,000.~ as a result off one ~nJury a~ ~100,000.00 more th~ one pePson As injured In a ~ingle ace[dent. ~e motion was seco~ed ~y Hr. You~ a~ ~opted ~ the following vote~ A~S: Hess~s. ~u~ter, ~ebber, a~ ~oung ................ NAYS: Hr. Cronin, a~ ~e President, ~. Hlnto~ ....... ST~I~ ~e proposal of ~. Richard T. Edwards, Attorney, representing ~. Turner a~ ~. ~ill~am France, to operate stock car races at the Roa~ke Stadia, havl~ been deferred f~m the last meetl~ of Council, appeared before the ~dy, reviewing his p~vio~s requests and presented a ~etition with approximately fifty s~ers favo~ stock c~ racing, ~. Edwards ,ointi~ out that It costs the City $30,000.00 a~ually.to malnta~n the Stadium ~ the Income From Stadium events was not suffFtcient to meet thXs cost, ~. Cron~n advis~ that u~ess full use of the Stadium is made, the City subsidizing ~e few events that are staged there, he voiced the opinion that the :lty should take In $15,000.00 Iff a Full racing season Is per~tted. . ~. Webber advised that the city should derive all income possible from the ~eration of the St~ium a~ that It Is possible to m~ke the o~ematlons meet the ~enses, Hr. Webber ~rther stating ~at there la ~re agitation For races, w~ch ~lcates people ~e seeing races at other places. H~. ~unte~ advlsl~ ~at he Is against stock car racing fo~ ~e reason that ~uch races encq~age youth to speed, ~d the City Clerk call~ attention to a :o~cat~cn F~om H~. R. G. Culbertson ad~lsl~ that w~th proper retirements stock racing would no~ be obJection~, Hr. Cronin offered ~e Followi~ Resolution~ (~11388) A RESOL~ION resc~nding the heretofore exist~ policy of this prohibiting stoc~ car racl~ ~n the Stadt~ at ~er Field; a~ autho~lzing directing ~e City Mana~ to negotiate with applicants fora the use. of such tadi~ for ~uch purpose, upon such ter~ and co~[tions as the City ~nager $h~l 419 420 deem for the best interest of tho City, (For full text of Resolution, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 18, Pe~e Hr, Cronin moved the adoption of tho Resolution. The motion vas seconded by H~. Webber a~ adopted by the ffollo~i~ vote~ ~. Hinton e~lainin~ that he la votl~ fo~ ~e Resolution.on a basis ~o~ one eeasonta A~t Hess~s. Cronin~ ~ebber~ a~ ~e President~ ~. ~lnton ....... ~YS~ ~ssrs. Hunter a~ Youn~ ............ SID~E, C~B A~ G~TER CO~TRUCTIONt The question of a~di~ the ccntra fo~ the co~t~ction of side~alk,, curb a~ ~tte~ on the south side or Naval Reserve Ave~e, havln~ been tabled at the last ~eti~ of Co~cil ~lth a vlee of dete~nin If It ~ould be to ~e adv~ta~e of ~e c~ty to have the contracto~ ffo~ side~alk, curb ~ ~tter co~truction at v~lous [ocatio~ In the city carry out the Naval Reserve Ave~e p~Ject oP to a~ard ~e contract to the Ice bidder, the City ~na~e~ pointed out that the city ~uld save ~0~.~ by a~ardl~ ~e contract to the lo~ bidde~ ~. Philip L, Baird~ ~ereupon, ~. Hunter offered the follo~fn~ Resolution~ (~1118~) A H~SOL~ION co~lt~o~lly acceptl~ the proposal of Philip L. to construct a concrete side~alk, curb a~ ~tter, ~lth the appurtenant ~ork the~tc on Naval Reserve Avenue In ~e City of ~omnoke. (FoP full text of Resolutlon, see Ordin~ce ~ook No. 18, Page ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seconded by Mr. Webber a~ adopted by the following vote: A~S: Messrs. Cron[n, Hunter, Webber, Xou~, a~ the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: N~ne ....... CONSID~ATION OP C~S: No~. Ih~RODUCTION Ah~ CONSID~ATION ~ ORDINAN~S A~ RESOL~IO~:' ~-L~R;RY: Ordin~ce No. 11381, ~ndlnE and reorda~nl~ Section "Public Parks", of the 1952 ~dget Ordinate, app~prlating fu~s fo~ capital ~mprovezents and recaPPing ~xpe~es, in c~n~ction ~th the use of ~e old build;nE, having previously been before Council fop ~ts first Pemdl~, read and laid over, was sEain ~fore the body; whereupon, ~. Young offered the followi~ fo~ its second veadin~ and final adoption~ (~11381) AN ORDINATE to a~ and Feo~da~n Section 102, "Public Parks", of ~e 195Z Budget O~tnance. (Fon full text of Ordinance~ see O~t~nce ~ok No. 15, Page ~6~.) ~. You~ ~ved the adoption of the Ovdln~ce. The mo~ion was seco~ed ~. Hunte~ ~ adopted ~ the following vote, My. Webbe~ ~t vottnE because he Is a membeF of the Roa~ke Council of Garden Clubs= 'AYe: Messrs. Cvonin, Hunter, You~, ~d the President, ~. Minton---~. ~AYS= None ............ EAS~-STR~S A~ A~S: Ordinance No. 1138~, providi~ fo~ the dedicati ~f a 50-foot street a~ a ~foot ~bltc utility ease~nt across p~pe~ty k~wn~ the "Muse Sp~i~ T~act"~ havlnE previously been before Cou~il for its ~eadinE, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body; ~eveupon, ~. C~n~n offeve ~he followi~ for its seco~ vead[~ a~ final {~1138~) AN O~INANCE providing fo~ the dedication of ~ ~O-foot street ~O-foo[ public utility easement across certain p~perty of the City of Roanoke, located on Hlve~la~ Road and ~unt Pleasant Boulev~d~ S. E., k~wn as the "Muse (Fo~ full text of Ord[~nce, see Omdinance ~ok No. 18, Page ~6~.) . F~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~, Webber ard adopted by the followi~ vote~ AYES~ Hessus. Cronin, Hunter, Webbe~ Your~ ard the ~remldent~ ~, ~lnton- NAY~ None ...........~ ...... O. BUI~I~ CODEs D~aft of a p~opo~ed Television Ordl~nce ~as a~ain before Co~cll, ~d after a discussion as to ~et~ the proposed O~lnance should be adopted as an e~e~eocy measu~e~ ~, C~nln ~ved that the Ordl~nce be~ced on the a~e~a ~o~ Council's co~lderatlon at the ~xt meetly, a~ aa emergency atat!n~ that this vould ~lve the public an opportunity, to be present If there ~e any objections to the Ordinance, The ~tion ~as aeco~ed by ~. ~ebbe~ and unanimously adopted, LICENSE I~PECTION~ The question of a~llshl~ the position of Llce~e In~pecto~ l~ th~ o~fice o~ the Co~lsslo~ of Revenue ~d the creation of a City License In~pection Depa~t~ent~ hsvi~ been ~e~e~ed ~ the City Attorney to prepare the necesaa~y Resolution a~ 0rdlnance~ the City Clerk p~esented d~aft of the Resolution~ as p~epa~ed by the City Atto~ney~ sboliihl~ the position of License I~pecto~ In the office o~ the Co~lsslono~ or Revenue. H~. C~onin ~aised the question as to ~hethe~ o~ not the city has the authority to c~eate a depa~t~nt of License Inspection. The City Attorney advised that In the p~epa~atlon o~ the Resolu~lon and the O~ln~ce eskablishin~ the City License Departaent he had mace s study a~ that he is of the opinion the city has the autho~ltyl vhereupon~ ~. ~ebbe~ offered the follo~e~olutl0n~ (~11390) A RESOLVTION discontimlng the position of License In~pecto~ In o~lce o~ the Co~l~bione~ of Hevenue. (Fo~ full text or Resolutton~ see O~dlnance ~ook No. 18~ Pa~e ~. ~ebbe~ ~oved ~e adoptionof the Resolution. ~e ~otion ~ss seco~d H~. ~ou~ a~ ~opted by the follo~l~ vote~ ~. Cronln ~t votl~ stating he did not have ~u~ficient lnfopaatlon on,ich ~ A~S~ Hesa~s. Hunte~ ~ebbe~ Youn~ a~ the P~esldent~ H~. NAYS~ None ......... O. Further In this co~ectlon~ HP. You~ moved tha~ the following O~dlnsnce~ crestl~ a City Llce~e Inspection Department~ be placed upon its first ~eadt~. seconded by ~. ~ebbeP and adopted by the follo~!n~ vote~ ~. C~ontn not ~otl~ ~tating he did not have suf~lcient info,etlon on ~htch to A~ Hassle. Hunte~ ~ebbe~ Youn~ ~d the P~esldent~ ~. NAYS~ NO~ ..........~--0. (~11391) AN O~DINAN~ creating a Dep~tment of License Inspector~ the head ~f which shall be ~e License InsPecto~I providln~ fo~ ~e appointment of such [nspecto~ the salary he shall receive ~nd the duties he shall perform. BE IT OHDAIh~ by the Cocci1 of the City of Hoanoke as follows= ~ere is hereby crea~ed~ p~su~t to Section R3 of the Chartem~ an admlnist: tire Department of License l~pecto~ the head of ~1ch shall be the license Inspector. The ~ice~e lnspecto~ shall be appointed by~ serve u~er a~ at th~ ~leasure Of the City Man~e~ a~ independently of the Co=ission~r of ~evenue. He devote his full t~e to the duties of'his office and shall receive such sal~ as the Co~cll~ may~ f~ tl~ to tlme~ dete~1ne. It shall be the duty of the Inspector to e~orce the provisions of the ~arter a~ the O~1~nces of the City with ~e~d to licenses ~ license taxes~ to check any o~ all of the records 42: the Commissioner of Revenue and to examine and audit the books of all psrsons~ fl~u and corporations whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be liable to pay a license, . The Ordinance having been re~d~ was l~id over. STREETS AND ALL~S.* The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper ~easurs provldin~ for the extension of Alberta Avenue~ S. W., /'rom its present termination to -~prln~ Road, and authorisl~ the City Hanager to make bona fide offers to the property o~nsrs through ~noss lands the new street will extend, presented same; ~hereupon, H~. Hunter offered the (~11J92) A RESOL~TION providing for a new 5(~foot street to connect the westerly end of Alberta Avenue~ $. W., as it presently exiats~ with the east side of Sprln~ Road, S. W.; and authorizing the City Hanager to make bona fide offers to the property owners through ~hose lands said new street will extend. (For f~ll text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 18, Page H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Nr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES.* Messrs. Cronin,.Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, H~. Minton4 NAYS: None ............. O. AIRPORT: Council having previously requested the City Attorney to prepare the proper Resolution to increase by ~5~000.00 the maximum amount of the Federal grant to the City of Roanoke made by the Grant Agreement offered, for related work to the Airport Administration Building Project and to a~end the work description cont~ned in the Grant Agreement, the City Attorney advised that no additional Hesolution is necessary and that the original Resolution is sufficient to carry out the plans.. On motion of H~. Young, seconded by H~. Webber and unan~ously adopted~ the City Manager was instructed to proceed under the prior Resolution. STREET LIGHTS: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Resolution approving the residential lightin~ program negotiated with the Appalachia Electric Power Company by the City Manager under date of March R~, 19~, presented smsa; whereupon~ Mr. Hunter offered the Following.* (illUme) A RESOLUTION approving the residential lightin~ program negotiated with the Appalachian Bloc:tlc Power Company by the City Manager under date Of Hatch ~J$, 195:~, (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Hunter moved the adoption' of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and ~dopted by the following vote.* AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Mitten-! NAYS.' . None= ................ O. SEtH CONSTRUCTIOR~ Council havlr~ previously authorized the const~uction ~f sanitary sewers in the Hollins Road area and the eastern portion of the Wllliams¢ Road area, together with the docketing of estimated assessments therefor against effected landowners in the office of the Clerk of the Courte~ the Ci[y Clerk advisei that the construction of the sanitary sewers has now been completed; whereupon, Hr, ~oung offered the following Resolution, creating a Board to hold public hearings on the question of fixir~ the firml assessments and to make the final assessments: (~1139~} A RESOMFFION creating a BOard authorized and directed to hold publi bearings on the question of fixing final assessments, and to make the final aga~t a~ttl~ p~pert~ owners by reason o~ the co~truction o~ a~lt~y sewers authorized by Resolution ~o. 10186, adopted on the 3~ day of October, 19~, ~ provid~ fo~ an emerge~y. (Fo~ ~1 text of Resolution, see Ordinate ~ok No. 1~, Page ~. You~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and ~opted by the follo~ votel A~S= Heasra. C~n, Hunter, Webber, Y~ng, a~ t~ President, Hr. Hlnto~ NAYS~ No~--m---~; ....... H~IONS A~ HI2C~A~OUS STR~S A~ A~S= ~. T. Warren Hessick, Attorney~ representl~ Hr. E. F. Cole~ the. operator of a fruit sta~ on Fra~lin ~oad, S. W.~ re~ested that the C~ty permit the wldenl~ of Fra~lin Road at the point of the Fruit ata~ to provide parking space for three cars. ~. Hessick advised that his client, would pay the cost ~F the ten foot setbac~ lnclvdl~ curb a~ ~tter a~ the paving of ~e street, Hr. Hessick, Further stati~ that at this t~me no parking was allowed on the street at this point and that his client was suffering loss of ~s[ness to ~e extent that IF sgmeth~ng was not done he would be out of busl~ss. ~ter a d~scusaion of the request a~ the advisability of ~denin~ the street ~rom the Roa~ke River Bridge to ~a~on Road, S. W., ~. Webber moved that the request be carried over ~d tha~ the City Hanagem ascertain the cost of the street ten Feet ~rom the bridge to Breton Road, ~e motion was seconded by You~ a~ un~lmously adopted. SID~K, C~B ~ O~ CONSTR~CTIO~= The President~ H~. M[nton~ aEain brought to the attention of Council a~ the City Ha~e~ ~e question of the curb ~d ~tte~ project on Florida Avenue~ N. ~.~ the City HanaEe~ advl~l at the present t~e the property o~era have posted their ~ney on ~5~ of the property Frontage on one ~lde a~ 7~ on the other ~Ide, e~ that ~ome o~ner~ have thel~ mo~y po~ted Fo~ ma~ month~ the Cl~ Hanage~ further statln~ ~at the requirement ~as 7~ fo~ curb a~.Eutter before the city could start the ~voJect. H~, ~ebber ~ved that due to .the lon~ block on this ~treet that the City p~oceed ~lth the co~tvuction on the pre~ent pa~ents no~ posted. The moti seconded by ~. You~ ~ un~ously adopted. STH~S A~ A~S: The ~restdent~ H~. Hlnto~ brouEht to the attention of City H~tev the condition of Cove Road, ~. ~., ~d inquired ss to ~hat plan~ City has for i~p~vin~ this ~treet ~ ~e City H~er advised that a curb a~ ~utte~ project would have to be out first of ~1 a~ that he would look into ~e CO~L~hTS: Hr. ~ou~ brought to th~ attention off the City Hana~er a :omplalnt as to the unsl~tly co~ltion of a lot located on the northwest corner Ftfth ~treet a~ ~o~folk Avenue, ~. ~., ststl~ ~at the bulldl~ on the lot torn down an~ that the lot has been left covered with debris. ~he City HanaEer advised that he wo~ld look into this matter at once. Fhere ~i~ no further bustness~ Council adjourned. APPHOVED Clerk President COUNCIL, RI~O~R ~ZTINO, Nondays April 7s 19~, TheCouncil of the City of Roanoke ~et in re~ula~ meatin~ in the Circuit Court ~oom in the Hunicl~al Building, Honday, April 7, 19S~, at ~00 o~clock, p. the regular meeting hour, uith the President, /ti,. Hlnton, presidio. P~F~ Heaars. Cronin, Hunte~, Webbe~, Yo~ ~d the P~esident~ N~, . Hlnto~ ............. City Attorney~ a~ ~. J. Robert Thomas~ Assistant City Audlto~. , ~e meetl~ vas 9pened vl~ a prayer ~ the Revere~ B. A. Jenkl~ Pastor of the ~elmont Church of God. HE~I~ OP CI~II~5 UPON PUBLIC 516~51 ~. Adolph O, K~lsch, Secreta~-Treasure~ of Klrk~s before Council a~ asked that pemission be ~ranted for the erection o~ a marquee ~i~n at Elrk~s Je~eler~ 110 8outh Jefferson ~treet~ In acco~ance ~lth a sketch- as pre~ented by Hr. Krisch. On ~tion of Hr. ~ebber, seco~ed by ~. Cronin a~ unanimously adopted~ ~. lrisch ~a~ a~ked to put his request into v~ltin~ and the mstte~ vas referred to the City Plsnnl~ Co~lon fo~ study, report ~d reco~e~ation to Council. ~U~5 Ah~ ~HBATES-LICENSE: Hiss Albertlne Nelson appeared before Councll~ advisl~ that on Ja~ary 17, 19~, she vas ~equired to pay ~6~.9~, plus a fee $0.7~, a total of ~6~.~3, for a retail me'chants license to operate the ~a~lc City Eou~ehold and ~dvareCo~sny at ~917 ~llll~son fiosd~ N. ~., For the full csle~a~ ,ear of 19~, Hiss Nelson statl~ that ~ter operating the business for a very short ;lme, she sold out to a person already possessl~ the prope~ lice~e~ a nd that she feels she ~hould be refunded a poPtion of the license t~vhich she has paid to the city. Hiss Nelson vas advised that the License T~ Code of the City of ~oa~ke doe not ~e~lt the p~oration off me,chants license t~es. C~B ~ G~ CONSTFIU~IONI ~r~. G. L. ~rrell appea~ed before Council pre~ented a.petition sl~ned by t~elve property overs, asktn~ that curb a~ ~tteP be constructed on both sides of Forest P~k Bouleva~ H. ~., betveen Hoover Street and Aspen Street, for the purpose of relievin~ ~e drainage coMltion In that a~ea. On motion of Er. Crontn, ~eco~ed by ~. ~ebber ~d unanimously adopted, the ~etition ~as referred to the City Han~eP to ~rk up a project for that portion ~orest Park ~ulev~d, N. ~., betveen Hoove~ Street and Aspen ~treet, a~ to notify the ~fected property ~vners as to their p~opo~tionate part of the cost of the proJe~ Ln order that they mt~t deposit their sha~ of the cost ~lth the ZOHI~ ~. J. fi. P~alin appeared before Council ~d prezented a petitions ~skl~ that the propertie~ off J. H. F~alin, B. A. Lucas~ A~le ~ses, ~. H. Harkley ~nd g~ley ~ebater~. located on the vest side of ~llli~on fioad~ g. E.~ betveen layne StFeet a~ ~yc~ore Avenue, described as Lota 1-1~ lnclusive~ Block As Hap ~f ~llli~son Groves, be r~zo~d from ~lness District to Light IMustrial District On motion of ~. H~ter, eeco~ed by H~. Cronin a~ unanimously adopted, the ~etition va~ ~eferred to ~e City Pla~i~ Co~lssion fo~ study, report a~ reco~e~ ~lon to Council. A~E~,A~IO~FARFF~ ~ FLA~OROU~I)SI Residents of the East Cato aaction havin~ previously re~ested that co~ide~ation be siren to providin~ a public park In that area~ a~ · study havl~ been ~ade of the matte~ but no definite action taken~ O, K. ~ho~t a~ea~ed before Council a~ p~esented petitions sl~ned ~ app~xi~atel~ 1~ residents.of the ~ee~ askin~ that a park a~ play~o~ be established on the south side of Kes~le~ Ro~, N. E.~ ~t~een ~enty-fi~st ~treet a~ ~enty-~ou~th Street~ ~hich park ~d play~rou~ ~ould be co~aed~ ffo~ the ~st part, o~ the portion of lots fronti~ on the ~rth s~de of East Gate Avenue~ N. E,, ~t~een Twenty-first Street a~ T~enty-fourth Street, a~ co~ist of approximatel~ t~ee of la~, ~. Short vo~cl~ the open,on that the estimated cost to the c would be between $3,~.~ and On motion of ~. Cvonin, seconded by Hr. Young and ~anlmously adopted, the petitions were referred to the City Pl~ni~ Co~{ssion ~ the City HanaEeu for study~ report a~ ~eco~e~ation to Council, said study to include a survey of the entire area. P~SIONS~ Co~cil havi~ previously advised the ~a~ of T~stees of the V~r~inla Retirement System that the City of Ho~oke does not de,ire Old-AFc a~ Su~vlvo~s ln~ra~e coverage flor ~ts employees~ a~ Council havln~ referred to the ~ard of Trustee~ off the E~ployees~ ~etlrement Sy~te~ of the City of Hoa~ke the matter of ~orkinF o~t the details to pe~lt any c~ty e~ployee not nov In e~the~ the city's pension ~ystems to Join the ~ployees* Hetire~nt ~ystem on an equitable basis ~nsoFa~ as Is legally possible, H~. Edgar L. ~l~tead, City SerFeant, appeared before the ~dy, advl~l~ that It Is his desire to discuss ~lth Council th~ m~tter of retirement For the e~loyee~ ~n his office, but that he ~uld like fo~. Chs~le H. Smith, Dlre~or of the Virginia Retirement System, to be present at the dl~cu~sic ~th additional l~ormatlon, a~ suggested ~at the discussion be held on April ~l, ~. R. J. Watson, Clepk of Cou~ts, ud H~. C. R. Keuett, City Trea{u~e~ ~o were present at the meetl~ ~lcatl~ that ~ey would also like to ~ present at the co~erence~ ~. Hunter ~ved that the hou~ of the discussion ~ Fixed at interested parties might have an opportunity to be pre~ent. ~e motion by ~. Cronin and un~Imou~ly adopted. ~ITIONS A~ C0~CATIO~: STH~ LIG~S: A co~ntcation From.the Appalachian Electric Power Co.any, settin~ forth the location of fforty-el~ht 6000 l~en ~d twelve P~O0 l~en street ll~ts which have been l~t~led, as ~ell a~ thirty-seven P~O0 l~en street ~hJch have been re~ved, durin~ the month of H~ch, 19~; also, ~e li~htl~ chanEe~ oO ~rial Ave~e, Jefffer~on Street a~ ~alnut Ave~e v~ad~ct~, was b~rore ~n motion of Hr. Hunter, seco~ed by ~. ~ou~ ~d unanimo~sly adopted, ~e co~cation was Filed. ~NIOH ~ OP CO--CE: A co~untcatlon From the Ho~oke Junio~ a~kl~ ~at In orde~ to ~Ford fuller partfcipat~on by the three ~e~o~ schools~Ro~ a ~eparate ~tudent Gover~nt Day for each of ~e three high ~chool~ respectively~ be held~ rather th~ one St~e~ Gover~ent Day Fo~ the three high schools, collectively, as In the past, on ~lch dsy~ ~tudents ~ctually work side-by-side with members of Council and other City OFff~clals, was ~effore Council. 42'i 426 ]~, Cronln moved that Council co~cu~ in the request a~d offered the followin~ Resolution, designating the days recommer~ed by the Junio~'~be~ (~1139~) A ~OL~IO~ desl~att~ ~ay, Ap~I ~, 19~, as Jaycee ~t~dent Oover~e~t Day fo~ ~e~ferson ~en[o~ High S.chool] ~nday~ April ~ 19~, as ~aycee ~tudent Gover~nt Day ffo~ Lucy Addison ~e~io~ High ~chool= ~o~ay~ ~ay aa Jaycee Student Goverr~ent Day flor ~lll~Fleml~ ~e~o~ HIEh ~chool~ a~ pe~[ss[on to the ~oanoke ~un~o~ ~Ber of ~o~erce to ~ork ~th the C[t7 ~n the culmination of pla~ Fo~ these eve~ts, (For full test off ~esolution, see O~l~nce ~ok No. 18, Fa~e ~, Cron~n ~ved the ~option of the ~eolutio~. ~ motion ~as seco~ed by ~. ~ou~ ~d adopted b7 ~e Follo~in~ vote= A~= ~essrs. Cron[~ ~u~ter, ~ebber, You~, a~ the ~res[dent, NAYS= Hone ...... S~I~: ~e ~tadium Advisory Co~lttee ~n a communication dated-~a~0~ 1~, hav[~ recovered that ~tock car racl~ ~ot be pe~ltted at the ~oanoke ~lc~pal ~tad~um~ the C~ty Clerk Brought to the attention of Council a co~nicat~ from the ~tadium Advisory Co~lttee u~er date of ~arch ~, 19~,~co~e~ln~ that the present asphalt t~ack In the Stadi~ Be ~emoved a~ a c~nde~ ru~l~ track co~st~cted In its place, It appearA~ that Council at its meeting on March 31, 1957, by a majority vote, ~reed to permit stock car racl~ at the Stadl~for a trial period of one season, ~r. Cron~n moved ~at the co~n~catlon from the Stad~Adv~sory Co~tttee be filed. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~r. Webber ~ adopted by the following vote~ A~: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter~ Webber, a~ the President, ~. NAYS: ~. Young ......... 1. With further refere~e to the matter, ~. Webber pointed out that the City Manager has previously sub,fred an estimate on the cost of construct[ng an official cinder track tn Wasena Park ~ moved that the question of co~tructing an official cinder track In Wasena Park be referred to the City M~ager for consideration as a project durl~ 1953, the Stadi~Adv~sory Co~lttee to be so advised. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Crontn a~ adopted by the followl~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, and the President, Mr. ~nt~n---~, NAYS: Mr. You~ ......... 1. ST~M: A co~unicat~on from Mr. Wayne C.' Metcalf, revering his reslgnatic ~s a member of the Stadl~ Advisory Co~lttee because of ill health, w~s before Coun, ~. Young moved that the resAg~tion ~ accepted, wl~ regret,~ that the setter of appo~ntl~ a successor to Mr. ~etcalf be deferred until the next regular ueeting of Council. The motion was seco~ed by Mr. Hunter a~ unan~ously adopted, R~ORT~ OF 0FFIC~S: S~E OF PROPER~: Council havin~ previously advised the Board of Directors mf the Young Women's C~lstian Association that the city ~uld look with favor upo~ reasonable offer for its tria~lar tract of la~ located west of Peach Road, N. W ~tween Raleigh Avenue ~d Orange Ave~e, Official No. 2031901, for use as a new ~egro Branch Y.W.C.A., ~ter a leg~ option on the adJolnl~ lot, 0ffAcl~ ~0319~, had been obtained by the Y.W.C.A., the City Manager submitted written repot that the leg~ option has been sec~ed by the Y.W.C.A. and has been turned over to . After a discussion of the matter, theClty ~anager advising ~he~ l~ is his understanding the Young Women, s Christian Association still prefers the triangular tract of land west of Peach Road, N. W.~ between Raleigh Avenue and"Orar~ Avenus~ to the city tract of land located between Orange Avenue and Hart Avenue~ N, east of Peach Road, previously suggested by Council as an alternate site in the ~vent the legal option could not be obtained on the John Martin property, OFficial No. 203190~, and the question as to what weald constitute a reasonable offer for the triangular tract of land bein~ r~lsed, Mr. gunter moved that the matter be referred to the City Ranager, the City Attorney and the City Auditor to ascertain the original cost of the triangular trac~ of land to the city and to ascertain or not It will be possible to put the proposed new N~gro ~ranch Y.W.C.A. on the' triangUlar tract of land in view of the proposed setback line on Orange Avenue and the existing setback line on Peach Road. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. TR~FPIC-STREET WIDENING= Council having previously authorized the widening Ja~lson Avenue, S. E., between Twelffth Street and Thirteenth Street, three Feet each side, at an estimated cost of $~,500.00, with a view of remedyin~ the traffi condition in that area, and residents and property owners in the neighborhood asked that parking on one side of the street be eliminated instead so as not to the value of homes in the block, which request was referred to the City for mtudy, report and recommendation, the City Manager submitted written report, together with the following recommendations= a. That parking be restricted ~o one hour from 9~00 Al< to 6:00 PM, both ~ldes of the following streetel Jamison Avenue from 12th Street to l~th Street, S. E. 13th Street, S. E., from Dale Avenue to a point 20elect This measure will break up all day.parking, causing regular par~ers to move out of the. congested area, providing more room for customers and persons on business, leaving also room for vehicles to pass. b. That parking be eliminated on one side of the same streets during the ~oura of peak demand, or from ~:00 PM to 6=00 PM. as follows: Jamison Avenue, south side from 12th Street to l~th Street. This side was chosen to preserve a maxl~m of parking. 13th ~treet, S. E., east side from Dale Avenue to a point 200 feet south of Jamison Avenue. . This side was chosen for maximum convenience durin~ the rush period. That the bus stops at the intersection of Jm~lson Avenue and 13th Street revised so ~s to provide for a minimum length of seventy-five feet. This measure will insure the necessary space required for city b~ses to pull full into the curb while loading and unloading thus allowing other d. That consideration be given to the ultimate necessity for off-street ~arking facilities in this business center. In this connection, MI-. W. $. Plymale appeared before Council and asked city widen Jamison Avenue, S. E., between Ninth Street and Fourteenth Street, l'ive feet on each side, in conformity with existing setback lines, end that Virginia ~tate Highway Route Ho. 2~ be relocated beginning at Tazewell Avenue and Ninth ~treet ~. E., so as to follow Ninth ~treet to ~amison Avenue and thence on Jamison Avenue Thirteenth Street, rather thm~ followingTazewell Avenue to Thirteenth Street and on Thirteenth Street to J~mison Avenue, as at present, Mr. Plymala voicing opinion that ~amison Avenue will eventually have to be widened anyway and that lden one block three feet on each side as a temporary measure would be a waste of ency. 428 ~. U. L. Ferdue appeared before Council and asked that the twelve hundred ~lock of Jamlso~ Ave~e be widened three fe~t on each side as originally proposed. lit. C. A, ~owman and ]ir. E. A. Buck appeared before Council and su£gested ~h~ta one hour parking limit might correct t'~e ~ltuation, '' Hr, Cronin suggested that esteblishlnl~ bus stops at the bs~innin~ of the ~locks in the area rather thee at the end of the blocks might correct the situation. The matter having been discussed at length, and the City ltanagcr suggestint~ ~hat the question o£ working 'out a reasonable solution to the traffic problem be [eft in his hands for a trial period of' thirty days, Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the suggestion of the City Hanagero The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. TR~VPIcoSTREET I~IDENING: Hr. T. l~arren Heesick, Attorney, representing Hr. ~. P. Cole, the operator of a fruit stand at 19151 Franklin i~oad, $. W., having ~equeated the c lty to permit Hr. Cole to widen the street in front of his stand ;o provide parking space for three care, in that no parkir~ is allowed at this p~int ~t the present time, and the City Hanager having be~n requested to ascertain the :oat of widening Franklin Road ten Feet from the itoanoke River ~rtdFe to ~randon venua, under existing setback lines, he' sulxnitted ~ltten report that the cost of 'the project ~uld be $?,69~.35. In this connection, H~o George ~. Lawson, Jr., owner of property at Franklir [Gad and Brandon Aven~a, So i/., appeared before Council In opposition to the propose ~ldenlng, H~. Lawson proteatl~ that the proposed widening ~ould create a short turn 'or vehicles trying to enter the filling station on his property, located at another ~lte on Franklin ~oad, at the doanoke River Bridge, Afft~r a discussion of the matter, Hr. h'ebber moved that the request of Hr. !essick be denied. The motion was seconded by Hr, Cronln and unanimously adopted. Hr. Cronin then moved that the estimate submitted by the City Hanager be flla~ ~a motion was seconded by 1~. I/ebber and unanimously adopted. l~Ith further reference to the matter, }ir. Crontn =owed that the City I~anager le requested to negotiate with the o~raers of unacqutred land in the vicinity of 'rs-nklin Road and Brandon Avenue, S. t~., required to widen the street under existing ~etback lines, with.a view of determining ~hether or not the city can acquire the ,and at little or no cost. The motion was seconded by }ir. ¥ounE and unanimously ~dopted. ~TR~'~'~TS AND ALLEYS: A communication from the i/lllianson iload Civic LeaEve, ~sking .that Tenth 5treat Extension at least be resurfaced, havin~ been referred to ;he City Hanager for a report as to what the plarm ara for this street in 195~ ~e submitted the following reportl "Roanoke, Virginia April ?, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke~ Virginia Gentlemen= You received a petltlon from citizens on Tenth Street concerning the possibility of widening or paving this street. The petition stg~adthe fact that I had advised them of drainage difficulties.aa well as lack of f~nds to complete the work. Thc,/further stated that I thought the drainage proble~ could be conquered to the west but would be diffic~lt to solve to the east ans asked your consideration to do one-half the work. We have.incorporated in the 1952 Budget sufficient funds to pave Tenth Street at Its present width; and I am so advising the petitioners. Any additional work will require an additional appropriation and would cause a delay in the general work, Respa ctfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens M~. Webber moved that the report be filed. The motion was ssconde~ by Your~ and unanimously adopted. BUD~EToR~REA?ION DEPABT~NT: The City HanaEer submitted written report with the request ~hat $300.00 be transferred rrna Be~airs in the Hunicipal Stadium and Athletic Field budget to Equipment end Improvement~ in the Public Parks budget, in order to provide for the purchase of a ~ood planer. Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the request of the City Hansger and o£fered the followir~ emergency Ordinances {~113~6) AN ORDINANCE to emend and reord~ln Sectlon [1C~, 'Public Parks~ and Section ~10], "Hu~lcipal Stadium and Athletic Fiel~~, of the 19~ ~udget Ordinance, and provldin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 18, Page ~?1o) H~. Hunter~oved the adottion o£ the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronln and adopted by the following votel AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Youn~, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ......... O. BUD~ET-WATEH DEP~-RTMF_NT: The City Hanager submitted ~'~ltten report, togethe with the followir~ communication from the Manager of the Water Department concernl~ the return to work of Mrs. Janie L. Hlner, a retired employee of the kater "April ~, 1952 Hr. Arthur S. Owens City Manager gnat, ks, Virginia Dear Hr. Owens: ~lth reference to your memo of April ~, 1~52, concerning Mrs. Jsnle L. Hlner who was directed to return to work April.l, 195~, by the Pension Board, Hrs. Hiner's physicia~ has advised the writer by letter that d~e to illness Mrs. Hlner won't be able to return until April 7, 1~5~. To return Mrs. Hlner to her old position will necessitate the dtsmls: of one employee, salary ~1,980.00, and the demotion of another from to the $1,980.00 pSaition. The present employees are continui~ on at thelr present rate. However, the day Hrs. ~iner returns the above trans- action will have to take place un, ess by action of Council you can create a temporary position of Collector($2,?60.CO) in which I can place Hrs. Hlner Fo~ 30 or 60 days to see if she can perform the work and also give to the two girls involved in the dismissal and demotion tlme to find other employment if they so desire. I definitely recommend this co,tree as I Feel it ~nfair to these girls who through no fault of their own must be demoted or dismissed. Yours truly, (Signed) ~. H. Nuston 6. H. Huston .Council being of the opinion that authority should be granted for the employment of a temporary Collector for a period cf thirty days at a salary of ~30.qO per month, ~/r. Crontn offered the following Hesolution: (~11397) A BESOLUTION authorizing the City Hanager to employ a temporary 6ollector in the Water Department for a period of thirty d aye at a salary not to exceed ~30.00 per mont~. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Hesoluticn. ~he motion was seconded Mr. Hunter and adopted by the £ollowtng vote: AYES~ Hessrs. Cron!n, Hunter, Webber, Young, end the President, Mr. ~lnton- NAYS: None ........ . .... 430 AL~ROUSEs The City Hanag~r sutxaitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of February, 1952, showing a total expense of~1,396,~1, es compared with a total expense of $2,907.09 for the month of February, 1951. The report was filed. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC W~I~A~E: The City Manager submitted writ{eh report from the Department of Public'Welfare for the month of February, 195~, showing 1,~89 cases handled at a total cost of ~6~,373.37, as compared with 1,~77 cases handled at a total cost of ~60,398.9~ for the month of February, 1~51. The report was filed. DEPART~NT OF PUPL~C WELFAB~ TheClty Hana~er submitted written report, covering the expenditures and activities ~f the Department of Public Welfare during the month ~f February, 1952, in compliance with Chapter 371, Acts of Assembly, 1950. The report was filed, ~EPORTS: TheClty Manager submitted ~ltten reports from the City Market for the month o£ March, 1952~ theDepartmen~ of Building and Plumbing Inspection for the month of March, 1952; the Department of Public Wor~s for the month of February, 1952; the Electrical Department for the month of M~rch, 1952; the Police Department for the month of January, 1952; and the Purchasing Department for the month of March, 1952. The reports were filed. POLICE DEP~TM~NT: The City Manager submitted written report on the employ- ment of Herbert Eans£ield Moody, Jr., as First Year Patrolman in the Police Department, effective April 1, 19~2. Ahe report ~as flied. RF~O~TS OF COI~.{ITTEES: GRADE CROSSINGS: A cor~aittee having been appointed to negotiate with the ~lrglnia Department of Highways, the United States Public Roads Administration and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company as to the best method of financing the Jefferson Street Grade Crossing Project, the committee submitted the following report: "Roanoke, Virginia April 7, 1952 To TheClty Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: At the invitation of the State Department of Highways, theCouncll of the City of Roanoke appointed a cormuittee consisting of Mr. Harry R. Yates, Mr. W. P. Hunter, Mr. Roy ~. Webber, and Mr. Arthur S. Owens, who wore authorized to negotiate with the ~tate Department of Highways, the Bureau of Public Roads, and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company with reference to financing the proposed Jefferson Street Urade Crossing Elimlnation.. The committee appointed by Council met with State Department of Highways officials in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, April 1, at 2:00 P.H. The meeting was attended by Hr. Burton Marye, Mr. Frank Smith, an assistant from Hr. Smith's office, and Hr. Walter L, Young, who revresented the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Hr. C. S.. Hullen, Chief ~ngineev, attended the conference briefly but was not present when the general discussions took place. The committee feels we made good progress on the proposed financing and soggest that we acquaint Council informally with the progress we have made up to the present time. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens (Signed) Roy L. Webber (Signed) ~. P. Hunter (Signed) Harry R. Yates" N~. Young moved that the report be filed and that Council meet with the comittee~ infformally~ at ?$00 o~clock~ p. m., Tuesday, April 8~ 19~, flor the purpose of receivinS information as to the progress made by the co~ittee. 1~ne mation was seceded by H~. Cronin a~ unanimously adopted. C~V'I~ COVE~ Action on a proposed Ordl~nce, establish~n~ a schedule char~es For boatl~ on the Carvins Cove Reservoir a~ establish~n~ rules re~lations fo~ the use of the C~vins Cove Recreational ~ea, havl~ been deferred until the present ~eeti~, In o~e~ that ~rthe~ ~tudy might be ~iven to the d~aft of Ordinsnce~ the matter ~as before Council, a large deleEation of citize~ appearln~ before the ~dy fo~ a discussion of the proposed rules a~ re~latio~. In a discussion of sub-eection (~) u~e~ Section III, relating to Plshing, ~. ~ebber moved that fishing al~o ~ prohibited f~m boatlnE docks. ~e ~tlon seconded by Hr. You~ a~ un~l~usly ~opted. In this connection, ~. Bart Galbral~ a~ D~. ~lchard ~. ~ens, J~., vho pve~ent at the meetly, urged that If fishing la to be p~hibited From boattn~ docks, that a fl~hin~ pier be constructed at the Cove fey the benefit of the chlldren vho rant to On motion of Hr. Hvnte~, ~eco~ed by Hr. ~ebber and unanlmou~ly adopted, matte~ vas referred to the City HanaFer to look into. In a discu~sion of sub-~ectlon (3) u~e~ 5ection IV, velatl~ to ~oating, the questlo~ as to the size of motors to ~ used on boat~ at the Cove ~as given consideration, and afte~ a la,thy discussion of the matter, H~. Virgil L. Frantz, H~. A. C. ~en s~ ~. ~. E. Covl~ton enterl~ into the discussion, ~. ~ved that boats fourteen feet and ove~ be limited to a ~O-cublc l~h displace~ent a lO-H. P. moto~l that ~ats tvelve feet and vnde~ fourteen Feet be limited to a 15*cubic inch displacement or a 7~-H. P. motor~ ~d that all boats under t~elve feet be ll~ted to a l~cubic inch displacement or a ~-li. P. motor~ the leith of the ~at to be determined by the measurement of the ~hale length of the boat. The motion ~as seconded bye. Cronln ~ un~Imously adopted. In a discussion of sub-section (9) u~e~ Section IV, relatln~ to ~atin~, H~. Cronln. mo~ed ~at all persons, ~hen boati~ on the Carvin~ Cove Hese~voiv, except ~hen en~a~ed in fl~hin~, ~ ~equired to~eae a Fastened life Jacket of a t~pe appeoved by the Inspecting offlce~. The motion ~a~ seceded by Hr. [ou~ a~ unanimously adopted. H~. Crontn moved t~t all moto~ boat~ u~i~ Cavvln~ Cove ~e~e~vol~ be equipped ~tth a standa~ fire extin~t~he~. The motion vas ~e~nded'by H~. ~ebbe~ and un~imou~ly adopted. Hr. Cronin moved that no person be a11o~ed to ca~ tn any boat usl~ C~vi~ Cove He~evvolv~ except tn Fixed ov statlona~y fuel ta~s~ more than five Fallons of fuel at any time, such fuel to be In one contalne~. The motion ~as seceded by ~. Yo~ a~ unanimously adopted. Hr. Cronln moved that the ~xtmmm penalty fo~ violation of the ~ules a~d regulation~ be established as $~O.00. ~e motion ~as seceded by Hr. Hunted and ~e proposed d~aft of Omdin~ce havi~ been discussed fo~ moee than rye and a number of ch~e~ haul, been made thereln~ ~eve~yone present havlnE been given an opportuni~ to be heard on the matte~ Hr. ~ebber moved that ~e City 432 Hanagel' have the draft of Ordinance r~-tr~ltteu, lncludlllg changes approved ht the present meeting~ and ariel· approval of the p~posed O~in~ce~ as r~vised, by the City Attorney~ to p~esent s~ to Co--il at its next ~gula~ ~etin~ as ~ emerge~y meas~e, The ~otion ~as seconded by H~, ~ou~ a~ un~l~usly adopted, ~SID~ATION O~ CLAIHS~ I~RODU~ION A~ CONSIDE~TION 0F 0~!~N~ A~ RE~L~IONS~ LICE~S~ Ordinance No~ 11391~ creati~ a Depa~t~nt of License Inspection~ having previously been before Council fo~ its first readlng~ ~ad a~ laid ove~ vas again before the body, In this co.action, Judge John H, Hart, Coaais~lone~ of Revere, appeared before Council a~ asked ~at fln~ action on the Ordin~ce be deferred ~ntil he ha had ~ opportunity to discuss the matter ~lth Council; ~ereupon, ~. You~ ~ved that the ~eco~.readlnz of ~e Ordln~ce be deferred until the next ~lar meetl~ of ~e ~dy. ~e motion ~aa seco~ed by ~. Cronin a~ unanimously adopted, ~UILDI~O CODE: ~e City Attorney havl~ presented d~aft of a p~po~ed Television 0~lnance at the last re~lar ~eetl~ of Council, ~ action on [he Ord[n~ce havl~ been deferred until ~e present ~eeting~ In orde~ that any interet citizen might h~ve ~n op~ort~lty to be heard on the m~tt~r~ the question va~ before the No one ap~earl~ befor~ Council In connection vith the pro~o~ed Ordtnance~ Pm. C~onln offered the followi~ as an emerEe~y measure~ (~11398) AN ORDI~AN~ go~ernt~ the Installation, cleevance~ hel~t~ zo~lnE reRulrementu~ matevial~ hardware a~ equtFment to be used In ~e constvuet- tlon~ repair and maintenance of Televisions A H~ F H~ Recelvinc a~ Transmltt~nr Antennas~ peovldlng that the s~e be protected f~om ll~htnlngl vequfrl~ observa~lo or hules ~ ReEulattons lawfull~ p~omul&ated b~ the Civil Aeronautics deflnt~ certain terms used In the Ordtn~ceI adoptl~ the Rational ~lectrtcal Cod 1951 Issue~ as apart of ~e Ordfn~ce; requi~l~ pe~lts fo~ the erection of such antares a~ lmposi~ the fees thevefovl authorizi~ the inspection of ante~as and ~e ~e~val of unsafe.ones; provtdl~ penalties fo~ non-compliance with a~ the citation of the Ord~nancel a~ provldl~ for ~ emevEencye (Fo~ full text of O~lnance~ see O~di~nce Book No. 18~ Pa~e ~71.) ~. C~nin moved the adoption of the O~ina~e. The motion was seconded ~. Hunter and adopted by the followinE A~: Hess~s. Cron[n~ Hunte~ ~ebbev~ Youn&~ a~ the P~esldent~ H~. Hi,ton- NAYS: None ......... O. ~5 Ah~ ~AT~5-P~S A}~ ~LAYGROU~S~ Council havfn~ previously ~equet H~. ~1111e O. Smith to pay the city the full amount due Under the provisions of his contract fo~ concession ~ivtleEes at ~'ash!nEton Park du~Ing the yea~s 1950 an~ 19~1~ with the understa~l~ that he would be ~efu~ed ~e s~ over a~ above pe~ cent of his E~oss recelpta~ and upon receipt of t~o~ma~lon from the HanaFe~ that Fw. ~ml~ Is financially u~ble to pay the 33 1/3 pe~ cent of ~ecetpts ~equi~ed b~ his cont~act~ havtnE instructed the 61fy Attorney to p~epa~e the p~ope~ He~olutfon, pe~ltti~ settlement of the contvact by payment of 1~ pe~ cent of the ~oss ~ecelpts~ theCl~y Atto~ne~ p~esented s~e: whereupo~ Hr. Webbe~ offe~ed the followingl n; (~11399} A P-~OLU~ION authorizing the Clty Audlto~ to settle the 61t~c claims aEainst Wlllle O, Sm~thm the holdcP of two concessionaire contrac~ one datel the second day of Narchm 1950~ and the othe~ dated tho fourtesnth day o£ Pebruary~ 1951~ grantin~ certain concession p~lvllegea ~n ~ashin£ton Park for na~d years~ by pe~lttlng said ~ncessXonaire to Fu~dlsch~e ~n oBl~Eatlo~ to the CXty re~ultin~ From his havl~ executed ea~ of the aFore~ntlon~ contracts by payl~ only 1~ of all ~rosn receipts ~eceived~ an such concess~onaire~ du~l~ the years (Fo~ full text of Eesolution, see O~d~na~e ~ok No, 1~, Page ~77.} ~, ~eB~er moved the adoption of the Re~olut~on. The motlo~ ~a~ by ~, You~ and adopted By the following vote~ AYe: Hessrs. CPonin~ Hunter~ ~ebber~ You~ and the President, ~. Minton- NA~S: None ....... O, EUI~ING CO~E~ ~e Prestden~ ~. Htnton~ ~eltnqu~shed the Chat~ to the ~ice Pres~dent~ H~. Webbe~ and ~ved that the following O~dlnance~ establtsh~ sa~et~ re~lat~ons For passe.er ele;ato=s~ placed upon its first ~ead~ng, The motion ~as seco~e~ b7 Hr. ~ou~ a~ s~opted b~ the ~ollow~ vote: A~= Hes~s. C~on~n~ Hunter~ H~nton~ Y~ a~ the Vice President~ Webbe~ .............. NAYS= (~11~) AN O~DIRANCE to ~e~ the oFr~cSal ~nE Code oF the C~ Roa~ke by edd~ a ~w section the~to~ ~ Section 170 (a) requ~n~ a ea~ doo~ o~ ~ate %o be p~ov~ded at each entrance to poTe~ passenger elevato~ ca~s~ requtP~ all such cay doors ov Eates %o be provided with ca~ dooD o~ Cate electric contact co~lyl~ with the Aze~lcan Standard Safet~ Code for Elevators, ~b-wa~te~s Escalators, ~th Edition, published In 1937; ~equirt~ all such doors a~ Eates to be maintained In satisfacto~ co~ltion and In c~pliance with the aforesaid Safe~y CodeJ ~equi~lnE cay doo~s o~ Eatea on elevato~ cars ~n motion to be closedJ and pe~lttl~ exlat~E elevatov caps not co~ormlnE to the p~vistons of this section p~esentl~ in use ~o be continued ~n use fo~ six%~ days. BE IT ~DAI~ by the Co.oil of the City of Roanoke that the official ~lld~nE Code of the CltF of Roanoke be, and the s~e ts hereby, ~e~ed by addl~ new section thereto, said new section beinE 170 {a) and ~ead~ as follows: Sec%ion 170 (a) - A ca~ dooP ov Este shall be pPovided at each entrance %o po~e~ passenfe~ elevato~ cars. Su~ doo~ o~ Eate ~en closed shall Eua~d the full openinf~ and each doo~ oD ~ate shall be p~vided wl~ a cay dooP oP Eate elect~ia contaet~mplyl~ with the ~eric~ Sta~ard Safety C~e fop Elevatovs~ ~-wa~tevs and Eacalators~ ~th Edition, published in 1937. All ca~ doo~s ov Eates a~ appurtenances aha11 be maintained in satisfaetom7 condition end in compliance with the abovementioned S~e~ Code; a~ ~h~l b~ closed befoPe the elevator Is put motioned sh~l not be opened until the car has ~lly stopFed; p~ovided~ howeve~ that existin& elevators that do not compl~ with the above ~equi~ements may be In use fo~ a period of s~xty da~s, The ~dl~nce ha~i~b een ~ad~ was laid In this co--etlon, H~. CPonln moved that ~e G~ty HanaEe~ and the ~lld~nE Inspecto~ look into the matter of safety ~e~latio~ for frei~t elevators. The motion was seco~ed by ~. gou~ a~ un~lmousl~ adopted, MOTIONS AND MISCE~LAt~OUS ~USINESS~ HEALTH DEPARTHEI~T~ Mr, C~onin brought to the,attention o£ Council and moved that the body re£er'to the City Manager and the Com~iselone~ of Health the matte~ o£ submittin~ l'eco~endatIons for adequate regulations to safeguard the public-In the matter o~ meat lnspection~ the meat to be inspected by a representative of the Federal Government o~ a licensed veterinarian in the -~tate of ¥ir~lnie, The motion ~es seconded by H~o ¥oun~ and unanimously adopted, 'ihere bein~ no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVFD Clerk f ~resldent COUNCILs REGULAR ]4~TIN~ Honday, April 14, 19~2o ~he Council o~ the City o~ Roanoke ~et tn regula~ mee~lnE In the Circuit Court Room In the ~unicipal l~uildinE~ ~4ondey~ April ~ 1952~ ~ 2~ o~el0ck, PR~E~ ~ss~s. C~onin~ Runte~ Vebbe~ ~ou~ a~ ~e ~esiden~ i~= None ....... O. O~IC~S P~E~= H~. &~thu~ S, ~ens~ Cl~ Hana~e~ H~. Ra~olph k~lttle~ Cit~ Attorney~ ~ H~. Harry R. Yates~ City ~e ~ee~i~ ~as ope~d ~lth a praye~ by Rabbi Be~o H. ~allach o~ the Temple ~aauel Co~regation. HI~= Copy off the minutes oF the re~lar meeting held on Honday~ 31~ 19~2~ havt~ been ~rnished each me~e~ oF Councll~ upon ~tion oF ~. Cronln~ seco~ed by ~. ~ebbe~ a~ unanimously adopted, the ~eading ess dispensed ~lth REARING 0~ CITIZENS UFON ~UBLIC STRE~ I~ROV~S= ~urau~t to ~tice oF advertisement ffo~ b[d~ Fo~ pavl~ oF streets at various locations In the City oF ~oa~ke, according to the ~lr~ln[a Department off Hi~ays specifications (dated Janu~y 1, 19~7)~ In accordance ~1~ plus ~d specifications Furnished ~ the City oF ~oa~ke~ said bids to be ~ceived by the City Clerk until 2=~ o~clock~ p. m.~ ~ay~ April 1~ 19~2~ a~ to be opened ~Fore the Council of the City oF ~oanoke at that hou~ the Fresident~ ~. Hlnton, asked 1~ there ~as a~one p~esent ~ho did ~t fully u~erst~ ~e ~dve~tlsement, ~ff the~e ~as anyone pre~ent ~ho had been denied the p~lvllege oF biddl~, Iff the~e ~ere ~ que~tlo~ anyone ~ould like to ask~ a~ ~ ~epresentat~ve p~esent rai~ng any question, ~e Pre~dent instructed the Clerk to p~oceed ~lth the openl~oF the t~o b~ds received. ~e bids ~vl~ been ope~d ~ publicly read before Councll~ ~. Cronin moved that they ~ refe~d to the D1recto~ of Fubllc Vorks, the C~ty the Assistant City A~ltor For tabulation and ~epo~t later du~n~ ~e meeting. The motion ~as seconded by ~. ~ou~ a~ un~ously adopted. Late~ du~lng the ~etl~ the co~lttee su~itted its t~atlon ~d report a~ Vl~ginl~ Asphalt Pav~ Comp~y~ ~orpo~ated, appearl~ to be the lo~ bidde~ In the ~o~t off ~8~8~.00~ ~. Cronin offered the Following Resolution= (~1~01) A R~OL~ION accept~ the pro~s~ of Vlrsi~a Asphalt ~aving Comp~y~ Inco~po~ated~ flor pavl~ off streets at va~ous locations ~o~oke, acco~dl~ to the Virginia Department off Ulgh~ays speclfficatlo~ (dated J~ua~y 1~ ~9~7)~ ~o~ ~68~800.00; au~orizlng and dlrectl~ the City H~er to execute the requisite contract; ~ p~vidl~ ffo~ an emergency. (Fo~ ~11 text of Reaolution~ see Ordinance ~ok ~o. 18~ ~age ~. C~nln moved the adoption oF ~e Resolution. ~e motion ~a~ seconded by ~. ~ebbe~ ~ adopted ~ the ~ollo~n~ vote= A~: Hessrs. Cro~n, ~unte~, Vebbe~ You~, a~ the President, H~. Hlnto~ STREET WIDHNI~t Pursuant' to notice of advertisement for bids for the widening of Jameson &vel,as S. E.~ between ~elfth Street a~ Th~teenth Street, ~r~e fee~ on each ~lde, with app~tenant work thereto,-in acco~da~e a~ specl~lcatl~s flurried by ~e C~ty o~ ~oke, said bids to be received the City Clerk until 2~ o'clock, p. m., Horsy, Ap~l 1~, 19~, a~ to be ope~d before the Council of the C~ of ~oa~ke at that hour, the matte~ ~as before Counc ~n this co~ection, the City Han~er advised ~at In view Council at ~ts last re~l~ meeting, lnstructl~ the C~ty H~Ze~ to expedient ~th ~fic conditions In the vicinity off J~lson Avers a~ Thirteenth S. E., ffo~ a t~lal period o~ t~rty days~ ~e ~tice o~ advertise~nt Fo~ bids has bee~ ~lthdra~,' before Council a~ presented a a~le Ja~ of discolored ~ate~ t~en ~om the hot ~ater p~pes In hie home~ ~. ~o~an atat~s ~at the ~te~ bacons discolored upon excessive heati~ ~ t~t this co~ltion exists In ~st off the area ~a~ his 0n motion of ~. Webber~ seco~ed by Hr. Youn~ a~ un~lmously adopted, the ~tte~ was referred to ~e Clt~ Ha~er for necessary action by ~. Halcolm Consultl~ Che~st. P~ITIONS A~ CO~NICATIONS~ S~ OF PROP~-S~ ASS~SH~TS~ Council, ~ a majority vote, having previ~sly concurred in the reco~e~ation of a co~ittee that ~e city sell Lot 2~, Block 1~, Waverly Place Hap, to the Sta~fer Chemical Co~a~. Incorporateds at a price of $208.~ c4sh net to the city, a~ that the purchaser negotiate direct with owners of adjacent lots also desired by the co. any as to sewer assessmen~s~ interest, a~ othe~ s~es co~itions, a comunication from H~. S. R. ~son~ Real Estate Agent, representing Stauffer Che~cal Company, Incorporated, offerl~ to p~chase ~t 25, for ~e sum of ~2~.00 cash. was ~fore the body. In a discussion of the ~tter, ~. Webber reiterated that in his opinion to sell the lot rom $2~.00 ln4tead of ~250.00 as originally offered by Hr. Mason Is tant~ount to releasing the interest on seweP assessments t~ding against the adjacent lots desired by the Stauffe~ Chemic~ Co~a~, Incorporated, a~ moved the the offe~ of i208.O0 be rejected. The ~tion fal~ed fo~ lack of a second, H~. You~ pointing out that Council Is morally obligated to accept the offer by virtue' of its previous concurrence the re~rt of the co~lttee, a~ ~. Hunter moved that the follow[~ Ordt~nce, p~vidlng for the sale of the lot, ~ placed upon l~s firs~ readl~. ~e motion was seconded by Hr. Young a~ adopted by the follow~g vote~ ~S: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, You~, and the President, ~. NAYS: ~. Webber .........1. (~11~02) AN O~IN~ authorizing the a~e'of'certain land In the city of Roanoke to Stauffer Chemical Co. any, a co~porations upon certain te~ a~ condtt ion~. W~, Sta~fer ~emtcal Co. any, throu~ its re~ estate agent, has offered ~ purchase fr~ the City of ~a~ke ~t a%. Section ~, accordl~ to the Hap of Waverly Place, In said city, at a purchase price of ~208;00, cash, net to the City, conveyance of said l~d to be ~de on beh~f of t~e City with Special of title; and k'dEREAS, this Council deems the aforesaid offer to be fair and reasonable ard properto be accepted, - T~ER~FORE. BE I? O~DAI~]~D by ~e Co~ll o~ the City o~ Ro~oke that the aforesaid offe~ o~ ~tau~fe~ Chemical Co~any~ a con,ration, to purchase ~t Section 1~. accordi~ to the Hap o~ ~ave~ly Place ffo~ the sum o~ $~.00 eaah~ net to the City be~ a~ ~t ~s he~eby~ accepted a~ ~e prope~ City o~Ficiala a~e hereby authorized a~ directed ~ execute a~ deliver~ upon pa~ent off the price ~oresaid~ a deed conveyl~ to St~fffer ~emical Comply. a co~o~ation, the ~oresaid land~ said deed to be upon such fo~ aa le prepared and approved by the City At~rney o~ ~e Asaist~t City Attor~y~ said convey~ce~ ho~eve~ to be ~de ~ith Special ~arranty. of title on ~h~ off said CitT. The Ordinance h~vi~ been ~ead~ ~as laid over. RE~RTS OP OPPIC~S~ S~AGE DISP~AL~ ~e Clt7 ~nage~ submitted ~Pl~ten ~po~t thab the between ~e Cl~Z o~.Roanoke a~ t~e Central ContPactl~ Comp~z ~equl~es the contPacto~ to Pesto~e t~e elope between t~e NoPFolk ~ ~ea~e~n Rsll~ Com~n~ ~acka ~d Roanoke ~lve~ oveP the lnte~cep~ ae~e~ ~lne between F~lin ~oad and ~'ase~ to its o~1El~ condition~ but that ~e ease~en~ ~anted the Clt7 o~ b7 the ~o~olk ~ ~este~n Rail.s7 Co.pan7 ~equi~es a ~e substantial ~lll the contPacto~ ts able ~o haul In Fo~ d~p~nE due ~o t~e a~e~e o~ a~ ~oad~az~ the City ~anaEe~ suggesting that he be g~anted the authority to have the slope replaced In the ~st e~editiou~ ~n~ and to the best interest of the city. Council bel~ oF'the opinion ~at the ~estton at ha~ Is an a~inistratiw one. the matte~ ~as left In the ha~s of the City A~P0~ The ~tter of rentin~ H~av No. I at the Hoa~ke H~lcipal Air hav~ been referred back to the City Hsns~er ~o~ ~eport as to vhethev or not a prospective lessee has been secured, the City Ha~Ee~ aubmitted.~ltten report that H~. J. E. Ovens. operato~ oF the Dixie Aviation Hepal~ ~ervice. la ~1111nS to ~ent the bulldinE on a ~nth-to-~nth basis at a r ent~ of $1~.00 per month. Affte~ a discussion as to the rent to be cha~ed~ ~. goun~ moved that the matter aEain be referred back ~ the City ~er to ne~otiate fo~ a rental fee of ~1~0.00 per month. The ~tion va~ seco~ed by ~. C~onin a~ ~animously AIH~T: The City Ha~e~ su~ltted vritten ~eport that It ~111 be to remove the exist~ traffic control to~e~ at the Roanoke Hunicipal Airart and presented dr~t of a Heaolution~ providl~ fo~ the tva~fev of the to~eP ~ the City of Hoa~ke ~m the Pede~al Gover~ent; ~hereupon. ~. ~ebbe~ offfered the follo~1~ (~llh0]) A ~ESO~ION authorizl~ a~ directin~ the City Hana~er~ a~ on beh~ of the Clty~ to execute ~e ~equired a~reement acceptl~ the to the City oF H~anoke of a ~ood ff~e structures five-stovles hl~ designated as the te~ora~y traffic control ~ve~ ~or ~ood~ Field from the Civil Aeronautic A~lnistration~ Dep~tment of Come,ce. UnltedStates Gover~ent~ pursuit to Pro Jet ~o. 9-~-O12-10~ provldl~ ~o~ ~elated ~ork to the ne~ ~anoke Air,vt Teml~l~ and p~ovtdin~ for an emergency. (Fo~ full text of Hesolution. see 0~l~nce ~ok No. 18~ Pa~e 438 !~o Habber moved tho adoption of the Resolution. Tho motion wa8 seconded H~o Hunter and adopted by the following ~te~ A~E~z l~asre. Cronin. Hunter, Hobber, Youns, and tho President, ]~. Minton- RAYSt l~one ......... O° In tibia connection, the City Hanager was requested to look Into tho queetio: of finding another location for the tower. LX~ARYt The City Hana~er submitted written report that the Roanoke l~Jbllc Llbrar~ Board has asked that th~ title of 'Librarian# be changed to #Director~, the change in title to have no effect on the salary for the position° Hr. Your~ moved that Council concur in the request o~ the Libral'y Roard. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hobber and unanimously adopted, HA?ER DEPARTMEI~T: The. City Manager submitted the follo3~lng report with reference to turning the temporary pumping station on the property of the Airlee Court Baptist Church over to the church~ ~Roenoke; Virginia -April 1~, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen: He expect to be~ln the operation of the Delray P~mping gtation in approximately t~o weeks~ end I would appreciate your authority to per. it the Air-Lee Court Baptist Church to gain possession and use a bulldlr~ on the church property ~lch was used by the City in an emergency° It ia my underatandin~ the church plans to usa it for ~oy ~cout · Activities and other purposes: and since it will be of no benefit to the City, I recommend ~ be authorized to dispose of lt. Respectfully submitted,' (glgned) Arthur g. O~ns City Manager* Hr. Crontn moved that the City Manager be authorized to abandon the temporary bulldir~. The motion wes seconded by Hr. Youn~ and un~ously adopted. SXD~K, C~ A~ G~T~ CONSTRUCTION: The City Hanage~ sub. trod ~itten repor~ on the status of aides.k, curb and ~utter The ~ort ~as R~0RTS OF COMH~TE~ None. U~INIS~ WA~ DEPArtS: D~t of a p~posed O~t~nce, establishl~ a schedule of charges for ~atl~ on the Ca,Ins Co~e Reservoir ~d establishing ~les a~ re~latlo~ for the use of the Carvi~ Cove Recreational Area, havl~ been refer~ed back to the City Han~er for revision, in accolade with eh~ges approved at ~he las~ regular meeti~ of Co~cll, the City Manager submitted a new draf~ of O~lnanc as prepped ~ the City Attorncy~ In a discussion of the ~t~er, ~. 6eorge B. Je~ings appe~ed ~fore the ~body, askl~ ~a~ a 25-H. P. ~tor ~ a~owed on boats at the Cove, provided the boat Is ~ operated In a d~gerous ~. A. C. ~en, who was present at the mee~l~, replied that the Roanoke Valley ~at Club feels a 20-cubic inch displacemen~ motor will best solve ~e ~l~h further reference to the ma~te~ ~. S. W. Akers appeared before Co~c ~ presented a petition signed by aix~-two citizens, opposing the wea~l~ of fastened life Jackets by adults w~n boati~ at the Cove a~ opposin~ the e~uippi~ of all boats using the Cove with s~d~d fire extin~lshers, ~. Akers e~laining that these t~ items will be ~ite an e~e~e to s~e ~at owners. At this point, the City Clerk brought to tho attention of Council a coe~aunication from Fa.. H. ~. Fa~/bault~ Bedford, Virginia, exPrsssin6 the opinion that the maximum horsepower of motors on boats at the Cove should be limited, but that this should be dotelm~ined by the lnspectll~ of Flcers~ taking into such Facts as length, width~ Freeboard~ construction, material, and~ most important of all, the seaworthiness of the craft. After a Further discussion of the matter, HI-. Webber moved that a public hea~lr~ on the question be held at 8500 o'clock, p. m.~ Tuesday~ April ~9, 195~ with a view of takir~ Final action on the proposed Ordinance et that time. The moti secor~led by Mr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. CONSIDERATION OF CL~IHS: None. INTRODUCTION A~D COI~IDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONSI LICEN~: Ordinance No. 11391, creating a Department of License Inspection, having prevtc~asly been be.~ore Council for its first reading~ ~esd and laid ovcr~ again before the bod~. ~n this connection, Judge John M. Hart, Commissioner o£ Revenue, appeared before Council and presented a communication, pointl~ out that under the law he cannot permit an outsider to check certain records in his office, With further rs£erence to the matter, Judge Hart presented a communication ~rom H~. C. ~. Horrissett, State Tax Co~issione~, pointin~ out that ~henevor a =l.ty establishes a city license inspection office separate a~d apart from the uffice of the Commissioner of Revenue, the city is required to bear the entire cost and the state does not participate therein. In a discussion of the matter~ K~. Cronin voiced tho opinion that Judge Hart done a good Job as Commissioner Of Revenue and protested that the proposed }rdlnanee~ if adopted~ ~uld have the effect of ccnsurir~ the office of tho ~ommtss~oner of Revenua~ HI-. Cronin pointll~ out that. the city has the benefit ?f state services which would have to be performed by the city if an independent llicense inspection office is established and atatin~ that If additional license inspection personnel is needed it should be added to the of£~ce of the Co~misaloner ~f l~evenue rather than establl~hing an independent Office. Hr. Young replied that ho Intended no affront to the Commissioner of l~svenuc in considcrin~ the creaticn of a license inspection department independent of his but that it is his belief two inspectors working independently of each other posslbly turn up more revenue than two lnspectors-workir~ together~ and that if, after a year's time~ the revenue c~11ected does nut Justify the continuance of city license inspection department, it is hfs intention to Vote to abolish the ~artment o After a furtl~er discussion of the matter, tho City Auditor pointin~ out that present License Inspector in the office of the Commissioner of Revenue is doing excellent Job, Mr. Webber moved that Ordinance No. 11391 be laid on the table for days. Thc motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following AYFS: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber and Young ......... NAY& The President, ~. Minton- .......... 1o 4 4.0 BUILDING C0~EI Ordinance No. 11[~00, establishing safety regulattms ae to doors and gates on passenger elevators; having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, H~. Cronin of lcfii the following for its second reading and final adoption* (~11~00) AN 0RDI~ANCE to amend the official Building Code of the City of Roanoke by adding a new section thereto, being Section 170 (a) requiring a car door or gate to be provided at each entrance to power passenger elevator ca~s; requiring all such car doors or gates to be provided with car door or gate electric contact complying .~lth tho American Standard Safety Code for Elevators6 Dumb-waiters and Escalators, ~th Edition, published in 1937~ requiring all such doors and gates to be maintained in satisfactory condition and In campliance with the aforesaid Safety Code} requiring car doors or gates on elevator care In motion to be closed; and ~ermitting existing elevator cars not conforming to the provisions of this section presently in use to be continued in use for sixtydays. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~??.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and adopted by the following voter AI~: Hessr~. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, ar~t the President, Hr. Minton- NAYS: None ........... O. AIRPORT: Council at an informal meeting on April 8, 1952, having come to an agreement with Piedmont Aviation, Incorporated, as to the basic terms and conditlonl to be included in a contract with the airlines, the City Attorney presented the proper Ordinance}whereupon, Mr. Hunter moved that the following 0x. dinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and adopted by the following vote.' AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ........... O. (~11~0~) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager to enter into a lease, an airport use agreement and a service a~reement, relative to the use and occupancy of certain facilities at Roanoke Municipal Airport (Woodrum Field with Piedmont Aviation, Inc., upon certain terms and conditions. WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the new Terminal Building under constructi at the Roanoke Municipal Airport (~oodrum Field) will be opened and ready for occupancy within the near future, and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 11295, adopted by the City Council on the 10th day ~f December, 1951, established a schedule of rates and cha~ges for the use by commercia air carriers of passengers, etc., of certain of the facilities at said airport, but provided that the charges therein established might, by authorization and.approval of the Council, be fixed by contract at rates other than those prescribed by said ordinance with respect to comercial air carriers which maintains stabltshed offices in the new Terminal Building, and W~EAS, a committee heretofore appointed by Council for the purpose of negotiating with certain commercial airlines with a view toward entering into new mecommendations to Council relating to rents and charges proposed to be recovered by the City for the use of its airport facilities, and I~EAS, Piedmont Aviation, Inc., has conducted certaln negotiatim · with the aforesaid committee and with the Council, acting as a committee, ~lch have ~eeulted in an agreement aa to the basic terms and conditions of the proposed new airport use a~rse~sntt the lsasir~ oF space in the new Ten~in&l Buildin~ and the City's ch~so For its se~vicins o~ the aircraft o~ said Al~line~ which said basi~ t~ and condit~ons a~e as ~eco~e~ed by the co~lttee he.to,ore appointed by Cou~II~ as said co~lttee~s report ~e been ~ended~ T~0BE, ~O~DAIL~by the Council o~ the City off Roanoke that ~e C~ty Hana~e~ be, a~.he Is hereby, authorized a~ directed ffo~ and on behalf off ~e Clty~ aa follows{ 1. To enter into a lease a~reement vith Pte~ont Aviation, Inc.~ providtnE for the leaal~ to said Al~ll~ of su~ space In the ney Teminal ~lldin~ as may ~tually a~reed upon by the City's Airport HanaFev a~ said Airline, the said lea~e to be upon such terms a~ condl~lona as are at,roved by the City Hana~e~ and upon such fo~ Of lease as Is prepared a~ apFvoved by the City Attorney ov the Ass City Attorney but which ~aid lease shall'provide~ inter alia, as follows; a. ~ental shall be at the following rates= $3.~ per square foot per for space occupied exclusively by said Airline on the grou~ floor level In said Te~l~l ~llding; $~.00 per aquae foot per annum for space on the seco~ floor of sa~d bu~ld~; and ~1.00 per aquae foot pe~ a~ fo~ space In the bas. of said building. b, The te~ of said lease shall co~ence at such t~me as the new Terminal ~llding shall be ope~d for use and occupancy and shall terminate on 31, 1957, but may be terminated at an earlier date upon such prov~sio~ as are approved by ~e C~ty Hanager a~ ~de a part of said lease; c. The City shall furnish to the Airline durinE ~e term of said lease~ without additional charge, heat, ~ter a~ Janitor service reasonably necessary for the operations co~ucted ~ the A~rline on the leased pre~ses; and 2. To enter into ~ airport use agreement with Piedmont Aviation, Inc., providing for said Airliners co~on use, ~th others so au~orized, of the public ~landi~ areas of the ai~ort, upon such terms ~ co~lt~on~ as are approved by the C~ty ~anager a~ upon such form of agreement as Is prepared and approved by the City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney but ~ch said a~reement shall contain, inter al~a, the followlng provis~s= a. ~a~ in lieu of the rates and ch~ges established by ~d~nance No. 11295, said Airline will pay the following daily char~es: For each of ~e first ~ daily take-oFfs of aircraft of the Airline, a charge of 7~ for each 1,~O pou~s of sta~ard gross weight; for e~ch of the next ~ daily take-offs, a charge of 6~ for each 1~0~ pou~s; a~ for each additional take-off over 8 per day, a charge of 5~ for each 1,O00 pou~s, provided, however, that for the purpose of co~ut~ the char6e for each take-off made p~suant to said a~re~ent, It to be agreed that the standard gross weight of an aircr~t k~wn as the DC-3 or of a s~[l~ t~e, shall be taken in all cases to ~ ~5~000 pou~s; aircraft kno~ as Convatrs and as H~tin ~-O-~'s shall ~ taken In each case to have a sta~ard gross wel~t of ~O,000 pounds= a~ t~es of a~craft other ~an DC-~s Convairs or Hartin ~-~'s shall ~ t~en ~ have such sta~a~d ' gross we~t as Is established or determined as said aircr~t's sta~d gross weight by the Civil Ae~nautics Authority. b. ~at the term of said airport use agreement shall be five (5) years retroactive ~ the first day of April, 195~ but ~y be made terminable at an earlier date upon such conditions as are approved by the City ~anager; ~d 3. To enter into a service agreement wl~ said Airline providl~ for the City's dispe~lng of said Alrline~s privately owned gasoline a~ oil, said to be upon such terms a~ condit~o~ es are app~ved by the City Hanage~ ~d upon such fo~ as ~a p~pared ~d approved by the City Attor~y or the Assistant C~ty Attorney, but which said agreement shall provide, inter ~la, as follows~ 442 a. TheCity shall be paid a service charge or 3~ per gallon for the first 20,000 gallons-and 2~ per gallon for all over ~O, O00gallona of gasoline dispensed monthlyl and a service charge of ~5~psr gallon for oil so dispensed by said Cityi b. Said service agreement to be for a term of Flys [~) years but to be cancellable by either party on sixty dayse notice to the o%hsre The Ordnance having been reed, was laid over. MOTIONS AND MISCELEAXE~JS BUSIHE$St STREET EXTEHSIONt ~r. Cronin brought to the attention off Council and asked the City ~an~sr to look into the matter oF providing adequate space flor vehicles to turn around at the present termination o£ Alberta Avenue, S. W., pending a determination oF ~e question of extending Alberta Avenue to Sprin~ ~oad. There being no flutter business, Cou~il adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, REGULAR HEETINGv Monday, April 21, 19~P. 443 The Council of the Clty of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Building, Monday, April 21, 19~2, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour, wi~h the President, Mr. M!~ton, presiding. PBEiEh~: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, and the President,' Mr. Hlnton .... ABSEI~T: Messrs. Cronin and Young ...... OFFICERS PRE~ENT: Hr. Arthur ~. O~ens, City Manager, and Mr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend R. E~ A. Hiller, Pastor of the Ghent'Prath~en Church. MI,~dTF~: Copy of the minutes o£ the regular meeting'held on Monday, April 7, having been Furnished each member of CounCil, upon motion o~ Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded, JUNIOR CHA.~BER OP COMMERCE-STUDENT G0W..RNMENT DAY: Council, at the request ~he'Junior Chamber of Commerce, having designated April 21, 19~2, as Student Day for Jefferson Senior High School, the President, Mr. Minton, welcomed serving as Mayor, Councilmen, City Manager, City Auditor and City Clerk, as other students who were present, and each student sat beside the respective ~fficial he or she represented during the Council meeting. H~ARING OF CITIZF~S UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: STADIUM-WASHIngTON P~RK-CARVINS CO~E: Pursuant to notlce of advertisement ~tds for the privilege of operating concessions at Victory Stadium, Washington Park ' Carvins Cove, said bids to be received ~y the City Clerk until 2:00 o~clock, ~. m., Monday, April 21, 19~2, and to be opened before the Council of the City of ~oanoke at that hour, the President, Hr. Rlnton, asked if there was anyone present did not £ully understand the advertisement, if there was anyone preeent who ~ad been denied the privilege of bidding, if there were any questions anyone ~uld like to ask, and no representative present raising any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the one bid received For Victory Stadium, the fou~ bids received For'Washington Park and the one bid received for The bids having been opened and publicly read be£ore Council, Mr. W~bber the Following ~eaolution: (~11~0~) A RESOLUTION referring bids fo~ the privilege of operating =onceasions at Victory Stadium, Washington Park and Carvins Cove to a commttte~ :omposed of Mr. Har~y R. Yates,Clty Auditor, Mr. Arthur S. ~wens, City ~anager, and Randolph G. ~lttle,Clty Attorney, For study and report to Council. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Mr. Webbe~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hunter and adopt ed by the Following vote: AYF~: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, and the President, Mr. Mlnton .... NAYS: None ..... O. (He~srs. Cronin and Young absent) ~THEETS A~) ALLEYSI Messrao E. D. Coffey, Lo H. Blankenship and O. L. ~ee appeared before Council and presented a petition signed by thirty-four residents of B~ownlee Avenue, S. E., calling attention to the most undesirable condition of ~rownlee Avenue, as well aa the absence of street lights, and asking that the street be paved and lighted ~maediatelyo On motion of N.~. Webber, seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred t~ the City Manager for study and report to Council; 'PETITIONS AND COMHUHICATIONS~ STREETS AND ALLEYS~ The following communication from'the City Planning Com~lssion, with reference to permanently vacating, dl~contlnuing and closing Madison Average, N. E., west of Ninth Street, was before Councll~ The Honorable A. H. Minton, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Roar~ke, Virginia. Gentlemen~ In reply to your letter of March 20, 1952, referring to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommendation, a co~unication from the American Bridge Division of the United States Steel Company asking that Madison Avenue, N° E., be permanently vacated, discontinued a~l closed for a distance of approximately 650 feet west from 9th Street, N. ~. Upon consideration of the facts involved in this matter, the Commissio finds that the City has no easements in the immediate vicinity which will be affected by the proposed closing~ that said portion of street serves only the interests of the American Bridge ~lvision, and that the proposed closing will result in better utilization of the property in question For industrial uses. Contacts have been made with the Engineer!ng Officials of the Norfolk and Western Railway as to whether its interests will be adversely affected by the prorosed street closing, but it is understood that they have been cooperatin~ with the petitioners in the matter. The City Planning Commission recommends to City Council that the request of the petitioners to ~ermanently vacate, discontir~e and close that portion of Madison Ave., ~. E., which is located west of 9th Street, N. E., be granted on condition that the necessary petition is filed by the a~fected property owners as required by the State law, and provided that no objections are raised by the Norfolk and Western Railway. ~. 'A'he Co~mission further recommends that the question of closing said street be referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) W. J. HcCorkindale, Jr. thairmano' On motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded bi Mr. Webber and unanimously ~dopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed. REPORTS OF O?FICB'R$: NOne° REPORTS O? COMMITTEES: None. UNFINISHED B~$I NES$~ PEN$IOh~: Council having previously advised the Board of Trustees of the ~irglnia Retirement System that the City of Hoanoke does notdesire O[d-Age and ~urvivors Insistence coverage for its employees, and Council having re~erred to the Board of T~ustees of the 'E~ployees' Retirement System of the City of Roanoke the matter of ~orklng out the de'ails to permit any city employee not now in either of the city's pension systems to Join the Employees' Retirement System on an equl~a basis Insof~ as is legally possible, and Hr. Edgar L. Wlnstead,' City Sergeant, having asked that the body discuss with Hr. Charles H. ~mit~, Director of the 7irgt~ Retirement System, the matter of retirement for the employees in the office of the City Sergeant, Hr. ~mith appeared before Council for a discussion of the matter° 445 In a discussion of the mattorw Hr, Sm[th poi~ted out that any city employee who ia eligible For the cityts pension system is not eligible fo~ Social Securlty coverage and that ~he only way the constitutional employees wh~ are Presently eligible for the Employeaa~ Retirement ~yatem of the City of Roanoke can be covered bY the Social Security setup ie to amend the cityta aytam eo aa to exclude those employees, and then ~ollowed a discussion aa to the status of the officers. ~r. R. J. ~steon~ Clerk o£ the Courts, who ~aa present at the ~eattng, stat~ that he ~ould pref~to be included In the E~ployeeat Retirement System if such an a~end~ent ~o the aystemw' permitting hi~ to be Included, ~uld also permit him to remain In office after reaching the age of sixty-Five or at least until ~e £~nishea his present ter~ of office. H~o Co Re Kennett, City Treasurer, concurred in the re~a~ks made by Hr. ~atson, H~. Kennett stating further that IF eome'provieto~ la not made In the Employees! Retirement System for the constitutional u~£1cers, he feels the officers should be ~lvea the right to a~pl7 for Social ~ecurit~ coverage by the repeal Reeolut~on~ advising the ~oard of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement ~ystem that theCity of Roanoke does not desire Old-Age and ~urvivora insurance coverage For Its e~ployees. I~. ~Inatead rem~cled Council that tho~e clty employees ~ho would ordina be eligible fo~ Social ~ec~rity coverage due to the Fact that they are not ell for either of the city's pension ~ystem~ are precluded from the Social Security setup by virtue of adoption of the Resolution, advising the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System that the City of Roanoke does not de,ire Old-Age and Survivors Insurance coverage For its e~ployee~ F~. WIr~tead atatI~r that he is not thtnkln~ of his position tnt he matter, but o~ that of the e~ployees in his of Flce~ four or ~h~n are past the age liait of the E~ployees~ Retirement ~ystem~ and that since it appears that Social Security coverage will beet solve the In ht~ office, it ia his desire that some satia£actory plan be ~orked out th~ e~ployees tn his office can be inclnded under the &octal ~ecurtty setup. ~L~o C° ~o Cuddy~ Co,~ur~ealth Attorney, who was present at the meettn&~ stated that he ~culd llke to be included in the Employees~ Retirement &ystem IF it be a~ranged, with Full coverage For himself ~nd the t~o employees in his office who are already in the sy~temo The matter having been discussed at length, and ~r. ~ith potnttn~ out that har~ has been done by the adoption of Re~olutlon ~o. ll]C& since It can still be repealed anytime between now and the end of the 7ea~, Further consideration of the question ~as de£erred~ pending receipt of the report of the Board of Trustees of the gmployeese Retirement System° CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS: fence IBTRODUCTION AND CORSI~ATION OF ORDINANCES A~ SAI~ O~ PROFIr~T¥: Ordinance Roe 11~O?~ providing For the sale of Lot Block l~w ~averly Place ~ap, to t~e Stauf£e~ ~hemlcnl Company, Incorporated, having previously been before Council £or Its first reading, read and laid over, ~as before the body. F~o ~ebber moved that the second reading o£ the Ordinance be deferred until the next reguls~ meeting, in orde~ that a full membership of ~ouncl! might be pre,eh :he ~otion was seconded by ~ro ~unte~ and unanimously 446 AIRPOETI O~dinance No, 11~04~ providin8 for the execution of a coht~act vii Piedmont Aviation, Incorporated, haulr~ ~revloualy been before Council fo~ its fl~at readi~ read and laid over~ ~aa again before the b~y~ ~. ~unte~ o~fe~ln~ the Fo[lo, inS fo~ its second readinZ a~ final (~11~0~) AN O~IN~ authoPlzl~ and directin~ the City H~a~eP to enter into a lease, an airport use a~reement a~ a service ~ree~ent~ ~elative to the use ~d occupancy of certain facilities at Roa~ke ~nicipal Airport (~oodrum Fiel~ vith Fle~ont Aviatlon~ I~.~ upon certain te~s and co~ltions. (Po~ full text of O~in~ce, see 0rdins~e ~ook No. 18, Pa~e ~. Hunt~ moved the adoption of. the 0rdi~nce, The notion va~ aeco~ed bi ~. ~ebber a~ adopted by the ffollo~g votei A~S: Heas~s. ~unteP, ~ebber, and the President, H~. Hlnton .... NAYS~ None ..... O~ (Hessrs, Cronin and You~ absent) MOTIONS ~D MISCP~US BUSI~S~ TAXICAb: The City Clerk brought to the attention oF Council that the body might wish to increase the minimum amount oF l~ab~ltty insurance policies o~ bonds filed with the City Clerk by owners of taxicabs sl~e the m~nl~m amount was established some years ago, the C~ty Clerk pointt~ out that the exlstl~ policies o~ bonds should ~ app~ved by Council tn accordance with requirements oF the City Code. On motion of ~. Hunte~, ~eco~ed by ~. Webber and unanimously adopted, th two m~tters were referred to the C~ty Mane[er, the Cft~ Attorney a~ ~e City Audit fop study, report s~ recc~e~ation to Council as to how much insurance the of taxicabs shall be required to carry on each vehicle operated and as to approval of the exfst~ polic~e~ o~ bonds. At this point, Mr. Hunte~ ~ved that the meetl~ be ~dJourned until 8:00 o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, April ~, 195Z, fo~ the purpose of E~v~nE f~ther consideration to the Jefferso~treet Grade Crossing Project and that ~e Ch~bep of Cor~uerce~ as well as the public, be lnvl~ed to be present at the meetlr~o . The mot! was seconded by M~. %/ebber and unanimously adopted, APPROVED ' Clerk President COUNCIL, ADJOURNFD R~GULAR Tuesday, April ~2, 19~2o The Council of the City of Roanoke met in an adjourned resula~ meetl~ in Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Tuesday, April 22, 19~, at 8{00 olclock, po mo, for the purpose of ~lvi~ ~urther consideration to the Jeffferson Street Grade CPos~l~ FroJect~ the Fresident~ ~, H~nton, preaidi~, O~l~S PR~H~ ~, Arthur S. ~ens, City Man.er. ~d Mr. Har~ R. Yatesv City Auditor, ORADE CROWINGS: A co~lttee havl~ been appointed to ~gottate with the {lrginia Department of Highways, ~e United States Public Roads Administration a~ the Norfolk a~Western Railway Co~y as to ~e best method of Flnancl~ the Jefferson Street Grade Crossing Project, and Co.oil having held an info.al :o~ere~e with the co~Ittee for ~e pu~ose.of receiving information as to the made by the co~lttee, the President, ~r. Minton, stated that the purpose uf the present meeting la to give further consideration to ~e Jefferson Street ~rade Crossing Project. In a discussion of the matter, It was brought out that It looks as l~ the uity's share of the cost of the p~posed $2,500,0~.00 two-pro.ed viaduct Is goi~ to be approximately ~7~,~O.~ a~ that some method of fina~Ing the city's shoe ~f the cost of the project must ~ decided upon before the city can enter into a temporary agree~nt with the state for ~e const~ctton of the project. A discussion as to issuing bo~s In an ~ount not to exceed ~700,000.~, said bo~s to be paid oF~.over a peri~ of twenty years~ then followed, Hr. Minton the opinion that the project should be financed over a much shorter period uf time and paidfor out of the General~of the city byc aueful management, saving the treme~ous ~ount of interest which would be ent ailed by a bond ~. Youn~ repl~ed that At Is his u~erstandi~ the city's share of ~e cost the project has robe available before the city can enter into the t~porary const~ction agreement, ~. Young explaining, however, that the city will probably be called upon to make a~ pa~ent under the contract before the end of 195h and ~hat he feels the bonds~ If authorized~ should ~t be sold unless ~d until it ~ecomes ~cessary, and even then, o~y in such an ~ount as is necess~, ~. Young the opinion that the city's share of ~e cost of the project will ~t exceed ~650,~.~. A discussion was then held as to appropriating $3C0,~0.~ from the Oener~ and authorizing a bo~ issue In ~ ~ount not to exceed $350,000.O0, said bo~s ~o be sold o~y as a~ ~en needed for the project, ~..Hunter pointl~ out that the :ity ts going to be faced with hea~operating e~enses next year a~voicing the ~lnton that a bo~ issue In the entire a~unt of the city's shoe of the cost of project Is going to be necess~y. Hr. Cronln concurred wi~ ~r. Hunter, calli~ attention to ~e condition of streets In Roa~ke and voicing ~e opinion that this one problem will soon use operati~ su~lus the city may have. 44? 448 H~o Youn~ replied that in his opinion an extensive street progr~ will be least two yelre off a~ter the co~Pletion of the vate~ system lmp~vement p~o~, In ~lch tim he feels a sufficient ~ount ~ould be accu~lated to t aka c~e oF the lnte~veninK street proF~, ~h~ch rill of necessity be off a limited nature, a ~ the appropr~ation o~ ~e entire ~unt o~ the cl~s shoe off the cost off ~e viaduct project too~ ~. Youn~ concludinK t~t a bond ~ssue In an ~ount not to exceed $~0~O.~, sal~ bo~s to ~ paid offf over a period oF ten years, s~ the appropr~a t~gn oF S]~0.~ f~m the Gener~ ~ should be a satisffacto~ method off FlhtC2 the project ffo~ the tl~e .At this point~ Hr. B. F. Hoomav~ Executive D~recto~ oF the ~be~ oF Co,er ~ho ~a5 present at the meetin~ Itated that 'the Ch~ber oF C~erce Feels the viaduc Is a ~ch ~eded pro~ect and t~t the or~l~ation ho~es the city e~ Fiance ~ro~ect from its operatl~ s~plus, vith any balance to be ff~nanced by a bond issue. ~. B. B. ~arden, ~ovas also present at the m~etSn~, e~reased the opinSo~ that a S~OO~0.~ bo~ isle ~ould be deFested, but that If the amount oF the bond issue can ~ reduced~ it might go ove~. ~e matter hav~ been discussed at leith, ~ Hessrs. Cronin a~ Hunte~ l~lcating ~eir wlllt~ness to co,ur in a bond issue fo~ ~3~0~000.00~ Hr. Hunte~ ~ffe~ed the follow~ emergency Ord~nance~ (~11~06) AN 0RDINAN~ to p~vide for the issue of bo~s ~t to exceed ~ree tu~red Fifty Thousand Dollars (~3~0,0~} to defray the Cltyts shoe of the cost of permanent public ~mp~veme~ts~ to-w[t~ scqu~s[tion of sites fo~ approaches to the construction of~ a new g~ade sep~ation v~aduct designed to ~eplace ~e Jefferson Street Erade crossin~ ove~ ~e NoPfolk & Western Rallroad~ on U. 11~ in ~e City of Ro~oke~ a~ providl~ for an e~rffency. (Fo~ full text of O~[nance~ see O~nance Rook No. 18~ Pa~e The Ordinance hav~ng been read In its entirety~ Hr. Huntem moved ~ts adopt~o ~e motion was seconded by ~. Young and adopted by the followt~ votes ~ES: Hessrs. Cron~n, Hunter~ You~ ~d the President, Hp. NAYS~ None ......... O. (~. Webbe~ absent) ~. Youn~ then offered the follow~ e~rge~y Ordinance~ prov[d~g for the holdin[ of an election on the question= (~11~07) AN 0~INANCE direct[~ and p~v~dl~ fo~ the holdl~ of an election tn the City of Ro~oke, Vl~ginia~ to dateline whethe~ the freehold voters of City of Roa~ke will approve an ordinance~ No. 11~06~ duly adopted by .the Council of theCity.of Roanoke on Apr~l ~nd~ 19~; and providin~ fop an emergency. - (Fo~ ~11 text of O~lna~e, see Ordinance~ok No. 18~ Pa~e ~e Ordinate havi~ been read In its ent~ty, Hp. You~ moved ~ts The motion was seco~ed by ~. Hunter ~ adopted by the follow~ng votet A~S= ~essrs. C~nin~ Hunte~, Young~ a~ the President~ ~. NAYS= None ......... 0. (Hr. Webbe~ absent) At th~s point~ Hp. You~ read the follow~ng prepped statement concerning cond[tio~ to ~ included in a contract between the City of Ro~oke a~ ~e a~ Western RAilway Company~ "Roa~ke~ April 8, 1952 Upon the ~ersta~ that ~e ~o=onwealth of V~rginia ~s contribute the m~n~m~ s~ of $1,066,5~ t~d the tot~ cost of the Jefferson a~ ~a~ol~h Street bridges ~n ~e ~ty of Ro~oke, as propose~ ~n Messrs. Howard, ~eedles, T~en a ~ergendoff's ~eport on Prelimin~ Studies - S~aSe. Il (1951) for State Project 1680-03 and Federal Project AE~SH-FAP 140 (~)~ tho Norfolk and ~/oetern l~allway Co.any MIl1 pay to tho fit7 one-half o~ t~ cost tO the City of this project subject to the following co~ltlo~t '(a) ~y a~ ~1 contracts ov agree~nta between the City a~ the 8tate~ or between the City a~ any othe~ p~ty) ~lati~ to the p~Ject sh~l be approved by the Ralluay (b) ~e pressed pedestrian u~eFpass at Joffferacn Stree~ ~1 bo considered a part o~ the overall project a~ the cost the~oF ah~l be borne equally by the Cl~ ~d the Rail.s7 (e) Upon the opentnS o~ ~e Jefferson Street bnld~o t~ t~fic tho existing svade crosal~ ove~ the Railway Co~yts t~acks at Jefferson Street shall be p~an~ntly closed by the City unde~ ~roceedi~s to be conducted to the approv~ of the Railway (d) ~y excess property ac~lved w~th o~ charged ~proJect shall be sold ~l~ reaao~ble dispatch at the best price obtainable o~ ~f retained by ~e City, s~ll ~ appraised by a board of three co.stent, n~npartisan appraisers, and one-half of the sale price or the appraised v~ve~ as the case may be, shall ~ paid to the (e) Properties needed in co~ection ~lth the construction project shall be purchased by ~e City oaly ~lth the approval of the Comply; (f) An appropriate contract em~dyl~ the above conditio~ coverl~ details ~n connection ~[~ the co~truction ~roJect shall be prepared to the approval of the Railway Company a~ executed by the City a~ the Railway Co.any.e On ~ot~on of ~. Cronln, seceded by Hr. Hunter a~ adopted, Hr. ~ou~ the state.hr ~a~ referred to ~e City Attorney Fo~ p~paration of Resolution. , 'l'here ~1~ no further business, Council adJour~d. APPROVED Clerk President 449 450 REGULAR The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular ~eetingin the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal l~uildin~ Nondsy, April 28, 19~2~ at 2~'00 o~clock~ p, the regular ~ectinghour, with the President, N~. Ninton, prssidtngo PRF~ENT~ Hessrs, Crests, Hunter, Webber, Young, arfl the President, Nintor~ .............. AB~ENT~ Done ..... OP~ICI~S l~ES~NTi Hr. Arthur 5. Ovens, City Nanagerm H~o Randolph Go Whittl City Attorney, and /~. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetln~ vas opened with a prayer by 1~. A. L. Je~esm Pastor of the First Paptist Church, Colored. NINUTF~ Copies of the minutes of the regular meetings held on April 14, 19S2, and April 21, 19S2, as well as the adjourned regular meeting held on April 19~2, having been furnished each member of Council, vpon ~otion of Hr. Crests, seconded by }ir. ~oung and unanimously adopted, the reading vas dispensed with and the minutes approved es recorded. JUNIOR CHAHI~R OP COHIiXRCE-STUDENT 60VER/iHENT DAY~ Counclle at the request of the Junior Chsnbsr of Co.arcs, having designated April PS, 19~P, as Student Government Day for Lucy Addison Senior High School, the President,- H~o Hinton, welcomed students serving as Hayer, Councilmen, City Hansger and City Clerk, es well as other students who were present~ and dtwing the meeting each student sat beside the respective official he represented. HEARIN~ OP CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC HATTERS~ WATER DEPART/~NT~ Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids on the ~ashington ~eighte elevated steel tank and the Grandin Court steel standpipe~ the Garden City Reservoir, and altitude valves~ in accordance with plans and speciflcat furnished by the Water Department of the City of Rosnoke~ said bids to be received by the City Clerk until 2~00 o'clock, po m°, Honday, April 28, 19~2m and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Hr. Hlnton, asked if there was anyone present ~o didnot fully understand the advertisement, if there vas anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, if there were any questions anyone w~ld like to ask. and no representatiw present raising any question, the President instructed the' Clerk to proceed with the opening of the Four bids received on Contract ~E~, covertn~ the elevated steel tank and the standpipe, the three bids received on Contract ~F~, covering the reservoir, and the two bids received on Contract ~G'~ covering the altitude valves. The bids having been opened and publicly read b eforeCouncll, ~r. Youn~ moved that they be referred to Hr° Donald Ho Hax~ell of the firm of Alvord, Burdick and Horses. ConsultingEngineere. H~. Jo Robert Thomas~ Assistant City Auditor, and Hr. Charles Eo Hoers, Engineer in Charge of Construction of the ~ater Department for tabulation and report later dtwir~ the meeting. The motion vas seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. Later during the meetlng~ the co.tree submitted its tabulation and report~] and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company appearing to be the lev bidder on the elevated steel tank and the standpipe in the lump sum of S110,300.O0, HI.. Hunter offered the · 45: {~11~08) A RF~0LUTI0~ acceptins the proposal o~ ~hicaRo B~ld~a & Iron ~gmpan~ 1700 ~elnut St~eet~ ~lladelphia~ Pe~sylv~ia~ to furnish ~ erect on fou~ations contacted by othe~e~ at Ro~oke, Vl~gl~a~ the Yashl~ton elevated steel ta~ a~ ~e Gra~ln Cou~t steel ata~pipe~ ~1 In accord~ce with pi~ a~ specificatio~ as set out unde~ Contract 'R'~ In ~e 1~ ~ o~ $110~3~,00~ au~oPlzl~ a~ di~ectin~ the City Hanase~ to execute the ~equlaite cont~t~ a~ providl~ fo~ an ~e~ency, (Fo~ ffull text off Resolution, see ~dl~e ~ok No, 18, Pa~e ~, H~te~ moved ~e adoption o~ the Resolution, ~e ~t~on ~s seco~e~ H~, C~nin a~ adopted by the fol~o~ln~ vote~ A~St ~ss~s, C~onin~ ~unter~ ~ebbe~ Youn~ a~ the Prealdent~ ~. Hln~n N~S~ ~one .......... O. ~. J. E. Je~eZl sppe~l~ to be the Zo~ bidde~ on ~e re~er;ofr In s~ o~ ~66~37.~, ~. Cronin of;areal the ~ollo~inE (fll~) A R~0LWI0~ accept~ns t~e proposal o~ ~. J, E. Je~ell~ ~oute Salem~ Vlr;lnia~ ~o ~h all la~ a~ ~terl~s, ezcep~ as maz ~ de~nitel~ specie,ed to t~e control, ~ conatruc~ co~le~e~ ~ead7 ~or use~ the G~den Cl~ rel~orced concrete ~eaervoir a~ app~e~nces~ ~ in soco~d~ce ~i~ pl~s apeci;[ca~ions as set ou~ u~e~ Con~ract ~"~ In ~he lu~ s~ o~ ~66.~7.00; author i~ a~ di~ec~ln; ~e C~t7 Ha~Eer ~o execute t~e requisite contract; a~ ~o~ an eme~EencT. (Fo~ ~ tez~ o; Resolution, see Ordinance book ~o. ~8~ Ta;e ~. C~nin ~ved tbs ~option~ ~he Resolution. ~e motion ~aa seco~ed ;AZS= Eons ...... O. ~ol~d Co~ Znco~po~ted, ~pearlnS to be ~he ~o~ bidder on the ~-inch ~tude v~ves ~n ~he lu~ a~ o~ ~09.00~ Hr. H~e~ o~;e~ed t~e ;ollo~l~ Resolution= ~6 Cen~e~ Avenue~ ~. ~** Ro~oke~ Vl~;~n~as ;or ~ou~ ~" altitude va~ves~ ~ In acco~ce ~Lth pZ~s and speci;~ca~lone as ae~ ou~ un, er Con~ac~ "G"~ In ~he s~ o~ ~ZO9.~; au~o~l=;~ a~ direetin; t~e tit7 ~n~er to execute ~he requ~sl~ (Fo~ ~ull ~ex~ o~ Resolutions see 0rdaide ~ok ~o. ~8~ Fa;e ~. Eun~er ~ved the adoption o~ t~e ~eeolu~lon. The mo~on ~as ~eco~ed ~e C~on~n a~ a~op~ed b7 the ;ollo~n; Davis Ha~ac~n; Compa~ ~pe~ to be ~e ~o~ bldde~ on the one a~tltude v~ve In ~e l~p a~ o~ ~ls600.O0~ ~. Hun~e~ o~ered the Resolution= (~) A R~OLWZON steapsin; ~he proposa~ o; Davis 92~ ~hi~ ~reqt, ~ve~l7 Ellls~ Ca~o~a, ~o~ one ~6e altitude valve, a~Z In s~ o~ t~600.~; au~ho~lz~n; ~ direc~ln; the Cit7 Ha~;e~ ~o execute ~e COn~aot;. ~ p~ovid~ ;o~ an ~er;enc~. (Fo~ ~ text o~ Resolu~ion~ see O~din~ce ~ok No. ~8~ Pa;e 452 Hr, Hunter moved tho adoption oF the Resolution. Tee ~otion wac seconded H~. Cronin and adopted by the folloe~ ~ote~ A~t ~8srs. ~n~ ~nter~ Vobber~ Y~ a~ the Prosidont~ Hr, Hlnton ~k~st ~one ....... O. ~AT~ DEP~t Co~eil havl~ ~pointed a co~lttee to negotiate with th o~e~a o~ exlsti~ s~l water distribution ayste~ located In Ro~oke a~ attest to obtain ~ltten o~e~a whereby the Clty.o~ Roa~ke may ~chaae au~ off s aid systems ~ It ~ desire~ ~. C. E. H~e~ Atto~ney~ appe~ed ~fo~ ~e body~ advial~ that the o~era of ~e ~stems have made thel~ offe~ to the citys but that the offers have ~t been accepted ~d the ~tte~ has dressed alo~ du~l~ which tl~ the offffers have elthe~ been vithd~a~ o~ have been remitted because o~ the time element~ ~. Hunte~ atatl~ that there seems to .~ a difference of opinion as to ~at the owners o~ ~e syate~ conslde~ the systems ~rth to them a~ what the city feels the ayste~ are worth to ~e city~ a~ asked that the co~lttee be lnst~cted to make ~ oFffer, fo~ a~ on beh~ of ~e city~ on the basis of the city feels the systems are worth to the clty~ In o~de~ that the owners of the systems might have somethi~ ~re defflnite to work on In their efforts to ~esch a sstl~factory settlement. On motion of H~. ~ebbe~, seco~ed by H~. ~ou~ and unanlmcusly adopted, the matte~ was reffer~d to the comittee For further neEotiatio~ with ~e owners of th. systems in accord~ce with ffl~ures p~evlously suspected by Council. actin~ as a co~lttee. TR~IC~ A ~roup of representatives F~om the Disabled ~e~lcan Veteran, th Veterans of Porel~n ~a~s a~ ~e ~ic~ ~lon appe~ed before Council ~ asked that vete~a~ ~o are ~puteea o~ p~apleElcs be ~r~ted speci~ pa~kl~ privileges Spe~l~ on the subject, were H~. I~vin L. H~nln~ and H~. F~ J. ~o~ley H~. ~o~ley listl~ spaces at the end of bus stops in ~e do~to~ a~ea. loadins a~ ~oadln~ zones~ taxi st~ds~, and restricted areas In the vicinity of the ba~s and theatres, as suE~ested parkl~ spaces ffo~ the vetera~ ~th vetera~ pointl~ out that this procedure ts Followed In othe~ cities fo~ the convenience of the ~utees o~ parapleslcs desl~i~ to transact business in the do, town ~ea o~ atten~ On motion of H~. Hunte~ seconded by ~. C~onin and unan~ou~ly adopted~ the matte~ ~as ~efferred to the City Hana~e~ to.'see ~hat can ~ ~orked o~t a~ to report beck to ZONIN6~ ~s. Brownie ~. ~nice appea~ed ~ffore Council and presented a petition, askl~ t~t property located on the north aide of J~lson Ave~e~ between ~elfth Street a~ ~l~teenth Street~ descP~bed as ~ts ~1-~. :lnclusive~ 5lock 10~ O~ Ridge La~ Co,any H~ be ~ezo~d ffro~ Gener~ ~es~dence District to LusinessDlstrict. In o~e~ that she ml~t erect a b~an~ ba~ hulldin~ at ~lson Avenue~ ~. E.~ a~ use the re~lnl~ three lots as an off-street perkins lot to serve the business people of that section. ~. Cron~n ~ved that the City Clerk ~blish prope~ ~tice off a public ~e~ln~ on the qu~stion, said he~ln~ to ~ held at ]t~ o~clock, p. m., ~nday~ ~y 1~, 1~, a~ that ~n ~e meant~e, the matte~ ~ refe~ed to the City ~o~Ission fo~ study, ~eport ~d reco~e~ation to Council. It beln~ u~e~stood that ~s. ~nice ~11 also ~ply to the Bo~d off- Zon[~ Appeals ffo~ a non-co~o~ln~ perm should ~he so desire. The motion ~as seco~ed by ~. ~ebber and unanimously adopted ': I SEVE~ CON~TRUCTION~ Council having previously authorized the con~truction if ia~ta~7 sswe~a on both sides of Bev, Il Lane, B. ¥., north of L~ambleton &venue a~ certain po~tio~ o~ ~e ~est side of ~ersl~e~ Ro~ 5. ~., ~th o~ ~ble~: Avenue~ 5.-V.~ in Blocks 1 ~ ~ Foist Hill Su~v~s~on N~, ~. Robert N. o~e~ of ~t llA~ Block ~, Forest Hill Sub,vis,on ~ap~ appe~ed ~effore the co~la~n~ that the seve~ does ~t serve his property~ ~ asked that the estimate sewer aasess~nt against the lot be waived. Xn ~ls co~ection, ~e City Clerk e~la~d that the o~lginal estimated sewer assessment ~n the tot~ ~nt of $227.~ sta~s aga~t all o~ ~t 11, Block 2, Forest Hill Subdiv~sXon ~p, in the n~e of E. B. Fish. m, but that s~nce ~e t~e the ~tal ~ount was assessed against the entire lot, ~e property has been subdivided into Lot llA and ~t lib, and that It la his u~ersta~ng that althou~ the sewer serves ~t lib, there Is so~ question as'to ~ether or not It will serve ~t llA, due to the topogr~hy of the On ~tion of ~. You~, seco~ed by ~r. Cronin a~ un~l~usly ~opted, action on the matter'was,held ~n abey~ce~ pe~ the Fill hearing on the questio ~AGE DISPOSALs Co~cil havl~ invited the To~n of Salem, the County off Ro~oke, a~ interested private persons, F~s a~ corporat~o~ to ~gotiate with the City off Roanoke, though ~ts City ~nager, ~gardl~ the ter~ and conditions upon ~lch said Town, portions off Ro~oke County ~d interested person, interceptor line a~ have the afFlue~e from such sanita~ or industrial sewers treated By the C~ty of ~oanoke In its new sewage treat~nt plant, ~. ~. Carl Po~exter appea~ed beffore the body a~ presented a co~unication signed by ~. D. H. ~ore, ~al~ of the South Salem Citizen' Eea~e, advising that a group the entire Built-up area sou~ of the Town of Salem a~ of Roa~ke River, askl~ that ~e Council of the City of Roa~ke adopt a Resolution to the effect tha IF, as and ~en South Salem ~s lncor~rated, t~ body will, In ffulflllment off a "gentle~n's a~eement", ~lly cooperate with South Salem ~n the prep~ation ~d and co~ltions to be mutu~ly agreed upon. In a discussion o~ the matter, ~r. Poindexter stated that the citizens of ~outh Salem are convinced that the fl~re off three cents pe~ thousand g~lo~ which has been suggested by Ro~oke's City Manger In preltml~ry negotiations as a cost Fl~re Is ff~ less than Sou~ Salem would have to pay ~e To~ of Salem If B~em decXdes to build its o~ pl~t and South Salem Is forc~ to m~e use ~F the facll~ties, ~. Poi~exter co~ludl~ that the ~ltizens off South Salem have no objection to a lo~-term contract with ~e City of Roanoke containing an ' In a ~r~e~ discussion off the matter, ~. Cronin asked the City that If ~y ~oup Xn the-co~nty c~e to h~ now to negotiate a contract, would he entertain a period of years In the proposed contract. The City Manage~ replied that he w~ld. 'the opinion that ~e City Man~e~ has the aut~r~ty to negotiate a contract for a ~e~lod of years, up to a m~ of t~en~-seven, for Council's app~val, no action was t~en by the ~dy. .453 454 PETITIONS Am COffHUHICATIONSt TRAFF~CI The report of tho Off-Bt~eet Pa~kinf Conm~tteo dated 5eptembe~ 19~1o havl~ been refer~ed to the City PIe~I~ C~lsslon fo~ stud~ report ~oeo~o~ation ~ C~ncilo ~e ffollo~ Fepo~t from the C~ty Pl~l~ Co~lsolon~ w~th refere~o ~ the matte~ was before the ~e Ho~ablo A, R, Hlnton~ ~yo~o a~ Hem~ra of Cl~ ~uncil, City of Ro~ke~ ~ ~entlement In acco~ance with 2our letter o~ Sep~embe~ 7, 19~1~ requesting that the City ~ni~ Co~lssion ~e a s~udy, ~por~ ~ reco~ation Council in ~g~d to the Report of ~e O~-Street P~kinS Comittee~ ~e Comission has given careful ~ serious co~lderation to this ~Repor~t, In its e~eavo~ to m~e a ~orou~ study of the ~estion of o~f-stree~ parkl~, the Co~lssion ~s ob~al~d information ~rom other cities as ~ their e~e~le~es In solvi~ the problem, a~ has co.erred with Council's Of~-Stree~ Parkl~ Co~lttee, local p~king ~rchan~s ~d ~sl~ss ~n o~ Roa~ke, ~1 o~ ~lch ~oupa are vitally interested, ~e Co~lss~on~has also discussed the matter with ~itney, dis~rict representative, located In Rlc~nd, Va., o~ Na~io~l ~arages, In~,, with headqu~ters In De~rol~, Hi~., which corporation operates various t~es o~ garages ~d parking lo~s ~hrou~ou~ the coun~r2. ~e Repor~ of the Of~-S~ree~ Parki~ ~o~lt~ee, the conferences held ~rom time ~o t~e, ~ the ~terial obtal~d ~m v~ious sources, have bee mos~ helpful ~o the Co~lssioa In ~o~ula~i~ ~ opinion In ~e ma~ter. As a ~sul~ o~ ~he Co. saXon's ~lndi~s, i~ brl~s ~o 2our attention ~he ~ollo~ facts ~hich should have ~ ~ortan~ bearing on the question before ~lnal ac~ioa is taken by Council~ 1~ Repor~ of Council's Off-S~ree~ P~kl~ Co~ittee: ~ls Repor~ was submitted ~ollowing ex~nsive s~udiea a~ surveys conducted by Council's O~f-Stree~ Parking Coat,tee ~ s similar Co~tee ~rom the Ch~e~ o~ Co~erce, ~he ideas of ~lch have been consolidated. ~ese deserve a ~ea~ de~ o~ credl~ for the vol~e o~ work done~ the f~l~s o~ which have helped the Planning Co~ission treme~ously ~n its studies. ~e Repor~ of the Off-~ree~ Pa~l~ Co~ittee recovered ~h~ acquisition o~ nine areas for o~-s~ree~ parkl~. ~e s~a~ed further: ~These areas ~lll acco~date approxima~ely round level and all cos~$ involved ~lll be approxima~ely ~000,000.00, which should be ~lnanced by sel~-liquida~l~ bo~s and we reco~e~ ~his ~ be authorized by referend~ a~ that bonds be issued from ~lme to ~lme aa needed on a pro~essive bas~s.' ~e Co~lssion, however, c~o~ reco~e~ ~he ~op~ion Report for ~he following reaso~t ~rac~ o~ la~ In o~ section of ~he c~y ~hich ~ould even~u~ly become valuable for busl~ss a~ industrial b. I~ Is ~he opinion of the Co~ssion tha~ concentrated parkl~ ~acll~es will bes~ serve the ~eds of the citizens. ~ The acquisition o~ said areas rec~e~ed ~11 provide for an addit~onal ne~ gain of o~y approx~a~ely 1,~00 ~kl~ spacss over and above ~hose now available tn ~he existing co~erc~al parkl~ lots in ~e s~e loca~to The Co~lssion~s opinion la tha~ ~he $~000,~0.00 ~or said areas and ~he preparation of ~hem for use for grouP.level p~king la excessive fo~ the additional parkl~ spaces ~hich will be provided~ d. I~ la ~he Co~lssion's co~ered opinion ~a~ a ~nd issue of ~O,000,~ ~or off-s~ree~ be approved by freeholders for econ~lc reasons both locally a~ na~lona~y, ~p Showl~ ~ls~ Co~erc~al ~d Private Parkl~ ~o~own ~ea~ ~ia map was p~epared by the Plannl~ E~ineer ~or the Dep~ ~n~ o~ ~bl~c Works ~rom surveys made and l~orma~lon subm~t the ~hief Co~ca~lo~ OffAce~ o~ the Police Dep~men~ ~ s~wa the percentage o~ use o~ existing co~ercial p~king lo~s which varies f~m less than ~9% to 90%. I~ also shows the percentage of use of parking meters ~ich The Com~taelon~s opinionj cftc~ studyinE this particulc~ informer lonj let a, That there are-now exiatl~ in the do~ntown a~ea a n~ber of co~ercial parking Iota w~ch are ~t used to capacity~ a~ that they w~ll ~t be fXlled until ~ch t~e as C~ty Cou~ll removes p~k~ng meters a~ prohib~ta parkin~ on certain streets. b. ~at tho City c~t Justl~ u~ert~inf ~ oFF*st~et p~kt~ p~oJect at ~e e~enso of ~e citizens at when exlstin~ c~rcl~ pa~kl~ lots are ~t Filled. Coherence with Pa~kl~ ~t ~e Co~losion discussed w~th several locel operators of co~erclal parkl~ lots ~e question o~ oF~-street to ~et thel~ views. ~e concensus of opinion o~ tho operators a. ~at additio~l parkln~ facilities ~o~ the City o~ Roanok b. ~at parkl~ lot operators ~ill not p~ovlde ffo~ addlt~o~ Facilities as lo~ as the~e lo a possibility off the City u~ert~lnS an off-street p~k~n~ project. c. ~at p~kin~ habits of the public are important factors In atte~tt~ to solve the p~blem, a~ that the public ~st.be educated to use off-street parkl~ facilities i~ traffic co~lt~o~ are to i~rove. ~a~ the City cannot ~fo~ to t~e care of the ~l-day parker on tho public streets. d. ~at parkin[ meters should be eliminated on certain to pe~lt the .bette~ ~low off e. ~at the Zon~n~ Ordl~ce should be ~ended to require off-street parkin~ in c onnection with ne~ struct~es. Coherence with ~. C. ~tne[~ District ~epresentative off 1he Co~ss~on co,erred ~lth ~. ~. C. ~ltney as ~ the experie~es off ~e ~ation~ Garages. Inc.. In co~ctton their mana~l~ o~ off-street parkin~ Fac~lities) and ffo~ l~or~ation es to ~e most 8attsFacto~ type of ~t~ctv~ For oFff-street parking, best locations In relation to concentrated busl~ss centers, size of s~tes selected, and the cost a~ method of operatlon~ parkinE Fees char~ed, vol~e of turn-ove~ pe~ day. ~ount of revenue, etc. The l~omtion he ~resented l~lc~ted his o~lnicn to be as ffollows~ a. ~at the r~p-type~ ope~deck (~ltiple-Floo~) ~a~e the most satisfacto~y t~e of st~ctv~e ~or efficient operation. b. ~at people ~11 walk o~y approx~ately one and one-halff blocks to p~k~ ~d that any Sa~aEes const~cted should be located ~lth that In mind. c. That such ~a~es ~ill afffect the vol~e off traffic In th~ ~ed~ate vicinity, but that this ~n be properly he,led t~oush cooperation with ~e t~Flc officers ' the ~ollce Depar~ent. d. ~at pa~l~ ffacll~ties should be p~vided to take ca~e no~ ~y-to*d~ needso ~d not For peak loads on ~aturds a~ durln~ holiday ~l~ss seasons. e. ~at ~e best size o~ lots ffo~ s~ch st~ctures t8 1~0 Coherence ~lth ~s[ne~8 Hen ~ ~rch~ts~ The Co~lssion, upon learnin~ that individuals had t~lcated an interact In ffin~n~ off-street p~k~n~ ffacJlities, invited representatives o~ the o~oke Hatchets Association 2o the[~ vle~s on the subject. AS a result.of this the ffollo~l~ points ~e~e brou~t out by the march.ts ~d busine~s a. That parkl~ lot operator~ should ~blicize the off thef~ lots so that the public ~lll ~ke ~rsater use the~, p~tlcularly lna~ch as s~veys have 8ho~ ~at they a~ ~t filled to c~acity. b. ~at parkin~ ~ould be p~h~bited p~ticularly on C~pbell Avenue ~d Jefffe~son Street to pe~it tvo-~ay tr~ff~c~ ~11 ~rove traffic co~itio~ conslderably. 456 on ~het s~lc~ to~ne~s providing desirable ~rch~dles and off-street parkin~ space, and that ~re adequate p~ki~ facilities a~e p~lded In ~a~ke to l~uce out-of-to~ ~oppe~e~ the aerO.ts ~ill loss buei~se and:the a~t~o~ t~es paid by the~ to t~ Clt~ ~lll be reduced. d. ~t the m~h~ts e~ld l~ke to solve the p~oblea~ ~e ~lli~ to do thei~ part, ~t that they the~el~es ca~t u~e~take the p~oJect o~ pro~ldl~ ffo~ off-street p~kl~ facilities, ' e, ~at It Is thel~ ~estion that the C~ty acquire site o~ sites and build one o~ ~re parkl~ that the City lease ~e prope~t~ to a co~o~ation set up by certain ~ts a~ p~per~ o~e~s~ ~hich co~oratl~ sill ~ar~tee to the City a rental suf~lcien to p~ the bo~ interest a~ b~d ~tization ~lthin reasonable leith off time~ ~d that s~d co~poration e~loy a specialist to operate said ~a~a~e 6. S~[ of Co~asion~s Yiews~ In view of all ~e ~o~tion atud~ed and the ffacts brought out above, ~t ~a ~eeo~asion~a considered Judgement~ a. ~at addit~onal ofF-street p~king facilities are highly des~rable~ p~t~cularly In the congested retail area, a~ that a min~ ~ncrease of approxXmately 500 parking spaces sh~ld he provided. b. ~at the practic~ solution o~ the ofF-street parking problem appe~s-~ be the const~ction o~ one or ~re open-deck, ~lt~ple-floor garages, of the r~ t~e~ properly placed ~n the do~to~-~ea to serve the greates ~ber of ~cple. c. That providing ~or off-street parkl~ facllit~es la ~t necessarily, un.er present-day condit~o~, a ~unicipal function t~ ~ u~ertaken at the e~ense of all citizens. It la ~e ~o~ssion's opinion that such proposed project l~ possible, should be fin~ced by private capita. d. ~at C~ty Cc~c~l should e~ress a wXlll~ness to prohlb~ p~kl~ on certain streets as an incentive to private ~nterests to ~ncrease exist~ p~k~ facll~ties and provide For addit~onal off-street p~kt~. e. That additAonal p~k~ng space w~ll be available u~erneat the bridge when the City so.ires property for the approa to the Jeffferson Street grade-crossing. CO~IS~[ON'~ RE~ATION TO CITY COUNCIL~ ~e C~ty Pl~l~ Co~lss~on reco~ends t~t CXty Council weigh all the facts brou~t out by the v~lous groups .interested In the quest~ of providl~ flor offf-street p~king ~actl~ttes; that It state its position In regard to prohibitl~ parking on certainstreeta in the downto~ ~ea to remove any thought of City competition, give such assistance as can he assured to private capit~ In the fo~ation of a corporation to provide for any additional off-street p~king ~acll~tiea. Respectfully submitted, (B~gned) W. ~. ~Cork~ale. ~. You~ moved that the mat[er be taken u~er advisement For one week, order that the members off Council might study the re.rt. ~e motion was seco~ed by Mr. Webber and u~l~usly adopted. T~IC-~T~S A~ ALL.S: ~e reco~e~ation of the C~ty ~anager that ~ortion of Carroll Ave~e. ~. W., ruing th~u~ Eureka P~k, be per~nently vacate ~lscont~nued and closed, havl~ beenreferred to the City Pla~l~ Co~lssion for ~tudy, report ~d reco~e~atAon to Council, the followi~ re~rt from the City Pla~l~ Co~ss~on, with reference to the matter, was before the b~y~ ~April 25, 1952. ~e Honorable A. ~. Mln~n, Mayor. a~ Membe~ of City Co~cX1, City of ~anoke, Virginia. 6entlemen~ I~ reply to your letter o~ ~arch 20. 1952, referrl~ to the C~ty Pla~lng Co~ssion for study, report ~ recordation, a c~ of theClty Man. er recovering that that portion of Carroll Ave~ue~ N. W., ru~l~ though Eureka Park be pe~ently vacated, diacont~ued ~ closed~ Upon investigation of this matter~ ln~or~ation obtained f~om the Planning Engineer of the Department of Public ¥orke indicates that the driveway through Eureka Fark was saver dedicated as a public street, and .it does not appeal, on tho official City maps as such, It is the opinion o~ the Commission that the closing of said driveway Is an administrative matter which should be handled by the Director of ' Parks and Recreation and the City HanaEsr. ThsCommlesion.suggsete, however~ that the question of whether said driveway is an official street be referred to the City Attorney for an opinion, Respectfully sulxait t ed, (Si~ed) W, Jo HcCorkindsle, Jr, On motion of H~.- Young, seconded by 'I~o Crania and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for an opinion as to whether or not the city 'has the right to close tho d~lveway without notice to the public, ZONII~: A petition signed by twenty-one property owners in the Garden City ares, askin~ the city to consider thc r~ceeeity for rezonin~ ~he property along Garden City Boulevard, So Eo~ or portions thereof~ and the property on streets i~mediately adjacent thereto, for llEht industrial and business uses, havin~ been referred [o the City Planning ~o~niesion for study, report ard reco.~uuendation to Council, the follo~lng report from the City ?lannir~ Co~.~lssion, with reference to matter, was before the body~ The Eonorable A. R. ~lnton, ~ayor, and Hembers of City Council~ City of ~anoke, Virginia. Gentlemen~ In reply to your lette~ of January Il, 19~, referring to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommaendation, a petition signe~ by a number of property owners in the Garden City area, asking that propertJ be rezoned for Business and Light Industrial uses~ Members' of the Colmuission have made an inspection o£ 'the properties in that section, including the existing business and industrial uses~ which It is the Co~mmission~s opinion that the Garden City area is so situate~ that it is best adapted as u residential section with sufficient properties The City Planning Commission race,ends that the Following properties be rezoned from a General Residence District to a Business District: Sheet No. Garden City Farm Hap, Pt. Lots ~3 & 2~, Of. No. 1~00101- 6. Russe] ltopw, ood Heap, · Sheet No. Melcher Map, Sheet No. 430:. W. Pt. Lot lb, Of. No. ~00201 - W. R. Nichols. Pt. Lot 13, Of. No. ~00206 (rezone for a depth of - W. R. Nichols. Pt. Lot 13, Of. No. ~00~07 (rezone for a depth of 135.6') - H. H. ~lankenshlp Heirs. BI. 2, Pt. Lot ~o. ~300709 (rezone for a depth of 1~0 feet) - Chas. N. and Edith M. Young. Bi. 2, Lot No. ~300?06 - Lucy T. Combs. BI. 2, Lot No. 4300?12 - S. T. Combs. Bi. 2, Lot No.. ~300711 - J. O. Plunkett, Jr. H. L. Garnand Hap, BI. 2, Lot No. ~380617 (rezone for a depth of 1~6.1') - H. N. and Ethel G. McNeil. Garden City Map, Lot No. ~§0616 (rezone for depth of 126.1') - N. H. and Ethel. G. McNeil. - " " " ~ot No. 238061~ - Calvert and Delores Conner. J. ~. Garnand Map, B1. 2, Lots 1, 2 & 3, Of. No. ~380607 - C. M. and ClaraM. Guilllams. Garden City Map, Lot No. ~380~22 - Sterling A. and Jennie L. HcGregor. " " " Lot No. ~380523 - Hargaret Helen Wysong. " " " Lot No. ~380521 Vernon N. Oarnand. 45? '458 Sheet ~o. ~'61 John Oarnand Hap, Pt. Let 2, Of. No. ~60~0~ - Elmer E; ~ate ~d Wife, Sheet No. Ke~auver L~d ~ap, ~t No. ~0~ - Claude T. . ~aloney. · . m ~t No, ~J6010~ - L, A, a~ J~ice Oarn~, ~e City ~annins Co~lssion recovers that the following properties be rezoned ffrom a Oene~al Residence District to a Li~t IMustrial District Sheet So. .Rive~ Hap, Lot So. ~2~010] - Plttman and Elsie ~dley. Riverdale Hap, ~t No, ~2~010~ H~old S. Shoealter and O. Bathos, It is ~e Co~ission's opinion that the requests of property o~nerm, ~Mse n~es appeared on the petition, should be defliedr R. W. Dalton Hazel L. Thomaeon J. H. Thomason N. B. Webb & Sons Wade H. Header (barber shop in residence) (lumber yard) Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. HcCorkindale, Jr, Chair~a~.n In this connection, Mr. J. W. Cllngenpeel and Hr. R. W. Dalton appeared before Council for a discussion of the matter. Council belngc~ the opinion that a public hearing should be held on all of the properties requested'tn be rezoned, Mr. Hunter moved that the City Clerk publiel proper notice of the public hearing, said hearing.to be held at Wednesday, May 21, 1952. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopt ZONING: The request of Woods, Rogers, Muse and Walker, Attorneys, represent- lng the Appalachian Electric Power Company, that certain properties located on Rlverland Road, $. E., in the vicinity of Garden City Boulevard, and on the west side of Hollins Road, N. E., north of h~iteside Street, be rezoned from General Residence District to Light Industrial District, having beenr eferred to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommendation to Council, the following report from ~he City Planning Commission, with reference to the matter, was before the body= 'April 2~, 1952. The ~onorable A. R. Minton, Mayer, and .- -Hemberm of. City Council, . City of Roanoke, Virginia. · Gentlemen:. In reply to your letter o~ Hatch 6, 1952, referring to the City Planning. Com~aission for studym~ report and recommendation, a communication from Woods, Rogers, Euse an~ Walker,. Attorneys, representing the Appalachi~ Electric Power Company, asking that ~e following properties be rezoned froz a Ceneral Residence District to a Light Industrial Dlstrict~ No. ~250101, No. ~250102, No. ~360102, No. ~36010~ and No. 3280103: The several properties'of the A. E. P~ Co~, which are located on the north and south sides of Riverland Road, are now being used for Light Industrial purposes, and the existing use is in keeping with other lndustri~ uses in the immediate vicinity. It is the. Com-mission's opinion that the location of said properties is such that they are more adapted for IndustrlS than Residential purposes, and should bo rezoned. The City Planning Commission recommends that the following properties be rezoned from a General Residence District to a Light Industrial District: Lot Re. ~250101 ' ~t Re. ~2~0102 .Lot ~o. (tract of 0.082 acres) .Lot Ho. ~3r'6''OTO~ . Lot h36OlO6 In resard ~o the reques~ that the tract of land located located on the ~est side of ~ollins Road~ deaiRnated as 0f, L'ot No. 328010~ also be rezone to a Light Industrial District, the Comieelon desires to ~ake a f~the~ study off this and 'adjacent properties in the nea~ ~ture, ~d ~ill ~bmit its ~epo~t at a late~ date, Respectfully aubmitted~ (Sl~ned) ~, J, ~Corkl~ale~ ~, Hunter ~ved that the Clty Clerk publish prope~ ~tice off a public hearl~ on the question off ~zonin8 the properties on Bive~la~ Road~ S, E,~ said he.ins to ~ held at 8{~ o~clock, p, m., ~ednesday, ~y 21, 1~. The motion ~as seco~ed b~ ~, Cronin ~ u~mously '~opted, ZO~INOt A co~cation From O. C, lddl~s a~ ~lllie R, Iddin8s~ aski~ that property located at the ~utheast corner oF H~tl~ton ~ulev~d a~ ~lteside Street~ N, E.~ described as ~t ~, Block 9~ Huntington C~rt ~p~ OfFicial ~28010~ be rezoned ffrom Oeneral ResldenceDlstuict to Ll~t I~ustrl~ District Bea~ Industrial District, ~am before Council, ~. Cronln moved that the City Clerk publl~ ~uopeu notice oF a public heaul~ on the request flor rezonins, said hearing to be held at 8~ o~clock~ ~ednesday, Hay ~1, 19~ ~ that In the meantime, the ~tteu be referred to the Clt~ Planni~ Co~smion flor stud~, report and ~co~endation ~ Council, motion Mas seconded b~ Hr. ~ebbeP a~ unanimously adopted, BUILDI~S{ A petition signed by thirty citizens of the City oF Roa~ke~ requestin8 the ~mov~ oF the old bulldinss located at 61~-61~ ~a~e Avenue, because ~ey ~e a public nuisance a~ a ffl~e hazard~ was before Council, 0n motion of ~. C~n[n, seco~ed by ~. ~ebber a~ un~ously adopted~ the ' petition was refferred to the City Ha~ger, RE~RTS OP AI~0~x ~e Fedeu~ Ooveu~ent havi~ t~fferued to the City of Ro~oke the temporary traffic ~ntrol to~e~ at the Roanoke ~unlcipal Airport, In o~der that the tower ~6ht be removed, a~ ~e City ~nase~ having been requested to look into t he question off -ffindin6 a~eu location flor the to.er, he submitted ~ltten report the bulldin8 Is ~t youth the cost oF uelocatl~ on ~e airport propert~ ou other city property a~ made verbal ~co~ndation that the 'structure be taken do~n ~Ith existi~ la~c. On motion oF ~,' Hunter~ ~eco~ed ~ ~, ~ebbe~ and unan~usly adopted, Cou concurred In the ~eco~ation off the City Han~e~, ~NATIOHS-~TISI~{ The City ~ger su~ttkd the ~ollo~ln8 report ~lth reference to placl~ a plaque on a television met to be donated to the City off ~a~ke{ "Roanoke. Virginia , April ~8, 1Q~ To ~e City Council Roa~ke, Vlusinia Gentlemen{ ~e Ced~ o~ ~banon Club off Roanoke, Vlr6lnia, has agreed ve~ kindly to 81ye a television met to Rockle~e l~ on ~ill ~untain. ~ey are ue~estl~ ps.salon to place a m~ll plaque on the set~ sl6nifyl~ ~ho its donors are, This seems to be a small request flop ~uch a ma~nificen~ ~est~e; therefore, I t~ust It ~ill be your pleasure to ~ant pe~lssion For this to ~ done. ~espectfully submitted, {SIE~d) ~thu~ ~. ~ens Cl~y Ha~e~e 459 Council bsin~ of the 0Pi. nion that the plaque in question does not co~o Under the category of advertising, and that, 'consequently, the ~ranting of for the plaque is an administrative matter~ on mOtion of H~, ]foung~ seconded by Mr, Cronin and unanimously adopted~ thc grantin~ of permission for the plaque was .eft in the hands of the City Manazer to carry out, PARKS AND FLAYGROOI~DSt The City Hanager subaitted w~ltten report wlth the recommendation that he be authorised to advertise for bids flor concessions on Mill Hountain~ tfmich would be restricted to Rockladga Inn~ for the .sale only of sandwiches, packaged foods, soft drinks~ and comparable other items, Afftar a discussion o£ the matter as to groups, having the right to have thai food prepared elsewhere and carry it to the park, and Mr, Webber suggesting that the City Manager give consideration to having concessionaires osberve .regular hours in the operation of concessions on city property, Hr, Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the CityHanager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, POLICE DEPARTMENT-FIRE DEPARTmenT: The City Manager eu~xaitted the following report on changes lntha personnel of the Police Department and Fire Department.' =Roanoke~ Virginia -April 25, To The City Council Roanoke, ¥1rginia 6entlemen: I wish to report the following changes in the personnel of the Police Department and the Fire Department' POLICE ~EPAR?~EhT E. E. ~ouston retired, e£fec~lve April 18. 195~o M. B. Anderson retired, effective April 23, V. E. Manning resigned, effective April 30, FIRE DEPART~NT ~enton L. ~rubaker retires, effective ~ay 10, Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" The r~port was f~led. A~MSHOUSE: The City Manager submitted u~ttten report from the Almshouse for the month of March, 19~2, showing a total expense of $2,529.§1, as compared with a total expense of $1,97~.58 for the month of March, 19~1. The report was filed. DEPART~h'f OF PUBLIC WELFARE: The City Manager submitted written report from the Department of Public Welfare for the month of March, 19~2, showing cases handled at a total cost of ~6~,236.19, es compared with 1,~2 cases handled at a total cost of ~60,730.96 for the month of March, 1951. ~he report was filed. CITY PHYSICIAN.' The City Manager submitted written report from the City Physician for the month of March, 1952, showing 768 office calls and 1,O03 prescrip- tions filled, as compared with ?06 office calls and ?~6 prescriptions filled for the month of March, 1951. The report was filed. REFO~T-~I The City ~anager sub~titted uritten reports f~ the ~ealth Depart~e the Hu~ipal Airart a~ the Depart~nt of'~ei~t~ a~ ~asu~s for the mon~ o~ ~rc~ 19~2J also, the Police DePartment for the ~nth oF Febrva~, ~e ~epo~ts ~er~ filed. DEPA~ O~ ~BLIC WE~ The Cl~.~ger su~ltted ~ltten report, coverl~ the expe~ltures a~ activities o~ the Depart~nt oF ~ublic Welffare during the month off ~rch, 19~, in ~ll~ce with Chapter ]71, Acts oF Asse~12, 19~0. ~e ~e~rt was filed. B~-P~S ~ PLA~ROU~S~ Council having previously expressed its intent t~ ~propriate a s~ oF approximately $2,880.00, as fu~s are needed~ to at~f operate the Hunicipal Children's Zoo on the top o~ Hill ~ta[n, ~hich project being sponsored by the Clvitan'Club oF Roanoke, t~e C~ty ~nager su~ltted ~ltten report that he plans to open the zoo on Hay 30, 19~2, and recovered the app~opria- tion of $2,880.00 for the operation oF ~e zoo In 19~2. ~. Cronin moved that Co,oil concur Jn the reco~e~ation oF the City Manager and offered the following emergency Ordl~nce~ (~11~12) A~ ORDINATE to a~ ~d ~o~ain Section ~100, "RecreatXon Dep~tment~, oF ~e 19~2 Budget Ordinance, a~ providing flor an e~rgencye (For ~11 text .oF Ordnance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 18, Page Hr. Cron~n moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Hunter and adopted ~ the follo~i~ votes A~ Heesrs. C~nin, Hunter, Webber, Yo~g~ and the President, ~r. ~to~ NAYS: None ............ O. STRUT LIGHT: ~e City H~er su~itted ~rAtten report with the reco~e~a- tlon that a 6000 l~en street light be installed at W~lll~son Road a~ Wentworth ~. Cro~n moved tha~ Council concur in the reco~e~ation of ~e City ~an~er a~ offered the following Resolution~ (~11~13) A RESOLUTION suthorizl~ the installation of o~ 6000 lumen overhe~ incandescent street 'light at the intersection of Wllliam~on Road ~d Wentworth Avers, N. W. (Fo~ f~l text oF Resolution, see Ordinance ~k No. 18, Page ~. Cronin moved the adoption oF the Resolutton. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Young ~d adopted by the Following vote~ A~S: Hessrs. Cronin, H~ter, Webber, Young, and the Pres[dent~ NAYS: None---~ ..... O. BR~6~: ~e City ~nager submitted the followi~ report wXth~Ference to the Vlnton Bridge on Dale Avenue, S. E. ~ "Roanoke. Virginia April 28, 19~2 To TheClty Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemens The State Department o£ Highways advised us, and [ in turn have acquainted you with the fact that they have reserved ~12,500.00 For the · Vinton Hridge on Dale Avenue, $. E. To bring you up to date, the State Department of Highways has approprJ this amount of money to.¥inton, also. They in turn will match each o£ tho~e funds, making the Fund available ~50,000.00. 461 [on ed I conferred with Hr. Guy L. Gearheart, Torn Hanager of Vinton, who advised me .that hie council felt they should include this in their budget for the comin~ yaa~, which ia adopted in October of each celenda~ yea~. I wc~ld augseet that you advise the State Department 'of Highways that you will consider including this in the 19~3.budget. At that time, if you sea fitr the City would be abl~ to meat the co~mittmante of Yinton and the State Department of Highways, Respect fuily submit ted, (Signed) A~thur S. Owens City ~aneger' On motion of Hr. Webberr seconded by Re. Youn/~ and unanimously adoptedr the matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution. I/EEDS: Council havir~ taken under advisement a'previously submitted recommendation of the City Hana~er that a pa~t of Section 3r Chapter 70r of the Roar~ke City Code, relating to ~/eeds, be rescind.ed, pending further report of the City Hanager, he suhnitted the following: "Roanoke, Virginia To The City Council Roancke, Virginia Gentlemen: I recommend that you delete the second p~agraph in the %/ced Ordinance ~hich.is in Chapter ?Or Section ~ Hoanoke City ~odeo In my Judgment, this is an i.~practical and unenforceable section of the ordinance. If the administrative service of the Cit][ is required to enforce this section, a revolving fund of not 1ese than ~2~000oO0 should be a~proprlated to begin ~lth. Even under those conditions, I consider it impractlca/~ therefore, I make the foregoin~ reco~endation. Heepectfully aubmlttedr ($1~ned) Arthur 5. Owens City Hanagel-~ After a diecu~elon as to the re-wording of the sectionr Hr. Crontn moved that the City Attorney prepare the p~oper amendment to the section along lines suggested by Councilo The motton~aa seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. CITY ~LANNING COI/HISSION-' The City Hanager submitted ~ltten report that added reep~neibllitiee have made it impractical for Hr. dames Ao Ttwnar t o continue as a member of the City ?1arming Commission and he has tendered hie resl~nation~ effective ae of ~nne 1, 195~o On motion of Hr. Cvonin, aeconded by Hr. ~ounF and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to forward to Hr. Turner a letter~ erpreesin~ the appreciation of Council for hie services to the city and cxpr®sain~ the re,ret of the body at the inability of ~ro Turner to serve any longero PAHI~5 AID FLAYGHOU1/DS: The question o£ constructing an official cinder in %/asena ~rk having been referred to the City Hanager for consideration as a project during 1~]r he submitted the fol10~ing rel~rt~ 'Hoanokes ¥ir~lnia To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ You referred to me on Honday, March 2~, 1952, a request concerning a cinder track in Wasena Park. The park~ during the past yearr has ~ndergone several changes, A drive and other improvements have been added. To place a cinder track in the Park would be ~rposaible; therefore, we recommend that no coneiderati be ~iven to its construction. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. ~wens Clty Hana~cr~ On motion of ~o Hunter, seconded by ~o Wobbe~ and unanimously sdopted~ City Hans&er was requested to look into the question of constructin& an official cinder track in Preston Park. SIDE~ALK~ CUHB AI~DOUTT~t A petition signed by t~elvo p~operty o~nera~ askinS that curb and ~utter be constructed on both sides of Forest Park Boulavard~ No Wo, between Hoover Street and Aspen Streot~ for the purpose of ralievin8 the drainage condition in that area~ havin& been referred to the City Hans&er to work 'up a project for that portion of Forest Park Boulev~u-d, ~o ¥., between Hoover Stree! and Aspen Street~ and to notify the affected property otmera as to their part of the coat of the project, in a'der that they miEht deposit their cost ~lth the city~ the City Hans[er submitted the following reportt · 'Roanoke~ Virsinia To The City Council ~oanoke~ Vlr~lnla · Gentleman~ You referred to me~ at the regular meetin~ on April 7, 1~2, the request of P~so G. ~o Burrell end others that curb and gutter be constr~cte~ on the east and ~set aides of Forest Park Boulevard between Hoover Street Aspen Street. We find no record of this request in our files; ho~ever~ we made a and would like to reco~merd the 1. Curb and ~utter cannot be constructed on the ~eat side due to the fact that a storm ch~ainmust be installed first° ~. The cost of constructin~ curb and ~utter on the east side from Alder Street to As~en Street will be ~1,~01.~0o The cost on the 3° ~at assessr~nts be sent to the property o~tnera on t ha east side. ~. That if and whenthe assessments a~e filed with the City Clerk this request ~ill be put in line, followln~ those projects on ~hich deposits have already been made, Respectfully s~bmitted, (Sl~ned) Arthur S. O~er~ City Hana~er~ The report ~as flied° ~ATE~ DEPAH?HEh~ The matter of con~tructinE a fishlnE pl&r at Carvins Cove For the benefit off children who ~ant to £iah hsvin~ been referred to the City Hana~er to look into, he submitted the followln~ report~ ~Hoanoke. ¥1rFlnia To The City Council Hoanoke, Vlrsinia Gentlemen{ At our regular meetin& on Hond~y, April ?~ 19~2. you asked that secure for you the cost of constructtn~ at Carvlns Cove a fishing, pier for children; and I am relatlns to you the following information.' 2~O Board Pt. 1~ x lO~ ~ou~h Oak - 18 pcs. ~ x 8~ x 10~ Rough O~k- - 15o92 pcs° a~ x ~' Used Pipe . 72.80 ~abor Total $137,12 ~a have in the L~udget this year ~R~hO0.O0 for improvements at Catv[ns Cove; and I believe the ~oat of thla fishfng ple~ can be included in t ha of buildlng new docks this year° Incidentally, ~e plan to begin work on the docks just as soon aa time ~111 per~lto · Bespectfully submitted, (Si, Arthur S. Owens 463 464 The report was fllede PURCHASE OF PHOPE~TY-AIRPOR~ · co~nication from ~e. Aurelia Patrick Rurchette, offering to sell twenty-two acres of la~ adJoinl~ the Roanoke ~nic~pa~ Airport to ~e~C~ty of ~oke, ha~beenreferred t~ ~e C~ty ~anage~ ffo~ the put'se of asce~tain~ ~ether or not the city w~ll ever have any ~ed for the 1~ a~ to ~port back to Co~cll, he submitted the following repo~t~ 'Roanoke. Virginia .April 28, 19~2 TO ~eCity Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlement At ~e ~1~ meetl~ one.ay, ~rch 2~, you referred to me the offer off Hfs, Aurel~a Patrick ~chette off Ro~a, North C~olina~ to sell to the City off Roanoke 22 acres oF l~d offf the east e~ at the ~nicipal Airport, I ~ attaching here~ a report f~m Hr. Harshall L. Harris, Manager of the Airport, signify~ng that ~e will not need the property for Airart development, a~, also, a report fr~ ~r. Rex ~T. Mitchell, J~,~ l~lcating that the l~d ~s not ~eded for park pu~oses. I am, thereffore, reco~e~A that we advA~e Hrs. ~rchette that we have no need flop this property. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur ~. ~ens City H~ager~ ~. You~ moved that Council co~u~ In the r eco~e~ation of the City Han~er. The motion was seconded by ~. Webber ~d un~lmously adopted, AN~XATION-RECREATION DEP~E~: A co~nication ~om ~. Dj C. Weddle, Chairman of the ~lld~nz a~ Pl~nl~ Co~lttee of the Hollins Road Civic Lea~e, Incorporated, asking fo~ ~ormation as.to.the status off the ~equest of the Holl~ns Road Civic Lea~e in regard to fur~shing suitable recreational ffacllities a~ a ~lace flor ~nXty centered act~vities In the Hollins Road sect~on,.havl~ been ~eferred to the City ~nager to look ln~ t~ present status of ~e matter with ,egard to a site ffo~ the proposed recreational facilities a~ to report back Council with h~s findings, he submitted written report~ ~gether with the Following co~unicat[on from the City Plying Co~lsslon, the City Manager expressing the opinion ~at It Is doubt~l that there Is any availabl~ property An the ~ea ~ch co~d be used fo~ parks, but that It ~t be sagacious to ask the City Pla~l~ Co. salon for a reco~e~atlont CITY OF ROANOKE Interdepartment Co~nicatton TO: ~. Arthur S. ~ens, City M~ager. FROM: City Planning Co.lesion. In reply to your recent co~Xcation In raged to t he status of the Rropos~ made by the ~ll~ns Road C~vlc Lea~e to g[ve the City some property on Holll~ Road: It la[~u~ersta~l~ that t~s mattem was referred to a Co~lttee composed of O. ~. Hhu~, of the Civic Lea~e, W. Cha1~of the City Pi~ Co~sslon, and yourself~ that you l~pected the p~perty In question, as well as otherpropertles that nel~borho~, a~ that the opinion of the Co.tree was that the property offered to the C~ty was not suitable for recreatlo~l On Mar~h 31, 19~0, City Councll referred ~ the Pla~ng ~ard for study a~ report to Council the question of sult~le recreation ~acllitiea a~ a place for co~unl~ centered activities In the Holllns Road section. ~e Cl~y Pla~lng Co~Isslon has ~de studies ~ reco~e~atlo~ In regard ~o acqulrl~ property ~n ~e WillY.son Road area, but has not made reco~e~attons ~n regard to other areas, I believe It Is the feell~ of ~e Co~ss~on that if money Is avatla~ for acquisltlon of la~, the Co~lssion will be g~d to m~e f~ther This mattar will bo brought to the Comission~s attention again for such action aa it deems advisable. (Signed) Nits S, Seymou~ HI.s, P. L, Seymour Secretary.* On motion of HI-. Cronint seconded by ~. Hunter a~ unanimously adopted, th~ ~tter ess a~ain refferred to the City Pla~ln~ Co. salon ~o~ study, report ~ reco~e~ation ~ S~S A~ ~St A petition signed by thirty*rout residents of Ave~e, S. E,, askl~ that ~e street be paved a~ ll~ted i~ediately, hav~ beefl ~efferred to the City Ha~er fo~ s~dy ~d report to Council, he su~ltted the ~oll~ln~ re.ri In resa~ to that portion of the ~equeat relatin8 to street 'Ho~oke. Yir8inia To The City Co~c~l Roanoke, You referred to me at the meetin~ on April ~1~ 19~, the request that ~ro~ee Avenue,' S. E., be paved a~ llFhted. Bro~nlee Avers runs no.th a~ south from Be~ln~ton Street, the second street from ~e b~ldEe ove~ Buzzard Rock Ford. ~e street has had a ~ater line installed In It ~lthin the last six ~eeksJ ~erefore, It Is ~ather rough. However, ~ e~ect durinf the s~e~ months to ~carl~ the street ~d put It In better shape. In cup Jud~ent, ~t ~ould be unwise to pave the street until adequate curb and ~tter is lns~ lled on both sides of the street~ the property o~2 paying the~ ~h~e of ~e cost. ~e ~s~e~t that they be advised this Fact ~lth the thou[hi that the Clty~ In late~ year~ could pave the street ~f and ~en ~nds are available. Hespectfully submitted, (Slgned)ArthurS. Owe~ The report was filed. B~-J~ENILE A~DOM~TIC RELATIONS CO~: ~. Robert S. Guerrant havl~ prevlo~ly appe~ed before Cocci1 and asked fo~ an increase in the co~ensation he receives as Substitute Judgeof the Juvenile a~ Domestic Relatlons C~rt, a~ Council havi~wncurred in the subsequent suggestion o~ the City Manage~ that the request of ~, 6uerrant be tabled until such time as the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice ~kes an official request for the body's consideration, the City Han~er sub. tied ~ltten report, voicing the opinion ~ ~y increase In budgeta~ sallies should await ~dge~ study In the fall of the ye~. On motion of Mr. You~, aeco~ed ~ ~. Webber a~ un~ously adopted, the matter was referred to the 1953 budget study file. ~H~ E~ENSION: ~e City H~ager having been requested to look into the matter of providl~ adequate space for vehicles to turn ~ou~ at the present termination of Alberta Avenue, S. W., pendi~ a dete~lnatlon of ~e question of extendi~ Alberta Avers-to Spring Road, he su~ttted ~lhten report that the existing width of the street makes .it l~ossible to construct a turnarou~ at the present time. ACte~ a discussion of ~e matte~ action on the question ~as defev~ed~ pend~ a Furthe~ study by the City Hana~e~.as to nece~a~ space to provide the ~ATEH D~T~t ~e City H~a~e~ ~ub~ltted ~itten ~eport that It has bee~ the p~actice of ~e ~ater Depa~t~nt to ~e~ the ~ount currently In effect at the t~e of ~e actu~ refu~ rathe~ th~ the exact ~ount set Forth In the ~ith an applicant ffo~ extension of ~ate~ins under Rule ~I-A of the Rules ~d 465 .4.66 Regulations of the Water Dapartment~ and asked that the Rule be clarified by adding the words! 'These refunds shill aplly to all existing agreamente now in In ~ disCUssion of the matter, the City ltanager pointed out that the amount of refund was originally $50°00, that it was then increased' to t6S,OO and late~ it was increased to $?~oOO, but that the question has been raised ~e to whether or not it is the intention of the Rule that any applicant entering into an agreement for extension of water mains on the basis of one of the lesser a~ounta of refund is entitled to any subsequent increase in the amount of refund° Council being of the opinion that it is the intention of the Rule that am applicant shall be refunded the exact amount set forth in the agreement~ and the City Auditor pointing out that if such is the case the excessive l~efunds made by the Water Department will have to be ratified at some future date, ;ir° Cronin moved that the Rule be clarified by an amendment to be prepared by the City Attorney, stipulating that the Water Department shall make refunds on the basis of the amount named in the agreement ~hich was made et the time the water main wee laid, and no more. The motion wes seconded by I~ro Young and unanimouslyatopted. STREET IMPROVFJ~NTS-$TRI~ET LIGHTS~ The City Hanagsr submitted the following report with reference to a petition, a~klng that sidewalk, curb and gutter be constructed ~n the 2~00 block of Averett Street, H. W., that the street be paved and that a street light be installed in the vicinity~ "Rosnoke~ Virginia April 25, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ At our meeting on ~arch ~, 1952, you asked that I make a survey of Averett Street, N. W. I have had our Engineering Department to make a careful ~nalysls of this street in furtherance of the request of the residents for sidewalk, curb end gutter. ~r. John L. Wentworth, Director of Public Works, end ~r. Hildebrand, Planning Engineer, viewed this street on April Il. They rotund that there is a very low place in this block; therefore, sidewalk~ curb and gutter cannot be constructed until a storm ~rain is installed. ! suggest the property owners be advised that this cannot be accomplished until the drain is installed. Respectfully submitted, (Singed) ArthurS. Owens City Hanager~ On motion of Hr. Cronin, seconded by ~r. Hunter and.unanlmously ~o~ ed, the matter was referred to the 1953 budget study £11e. CRADE C~OSSINGS~ The-City ~anager submitted written report that the Vlrgln~ Department of Highways has recommended awarding of the contract for detall surveys and the preparation of right-of-way and construction plans for the work on the Jefferson Street 6rede Crossing Elimination project to Fay, Spof£ord and Thorr~lke, Consulting Engineers, lnthe total sum of ~5~,000.00, end has requested Council's concurrence In the award, the City ~anager pointing nut that the city's share of the cost will be $10,800.00 instead of $10,000.00 as previously estimated. On motion of ~r. Cron~n, seconded by ~r. ~ebber and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resoluti~ BUDOET-S~A6E DI~P0$AL: The City ~anager suhmitted written report, together with draft of a proposed budget for the operation of the Sewage Disposal Plant from July 1, 1952, through December 31, In a discussion o£ the matter, it was pointed out that no provision is made in the draft o£ budget £or sendin~ the operator to another city to study operations' o£ sewage treatment facilities, nor the cost of a truck, but the City Hanascr indicated he would work out these itemsJ whereupon, at the suggestion o£ the City Hanager, ~, Webber moved that the draft of the proposed budget bo tabled £or further consideration at a later date. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young ami unardmously adopted. WATER DE~ART/~/~T~ Council at its ~eeti~ on Januar~ 21, 19~, havin~ adopts the report of a cogmittee appointed to prepare plans and specifications for main extensions, in connection with preparation of detail plans £or P~oJsct 3, covering the Oardsn City area, the City Hanager submitted verbal report, together with draft o£ a Resolution, amending and reenacting Rule 27~ relating to Pressure at Hater, oE the Rules and Regulations of the ~ater Department, in accordance with the report o~ the committee{ whereupon, H~. Crontn offered the (~ll~lh) A RESOLUTION to amend and reenact Section No. ~?, relating to Pressure st' gs~er, designated as' Rule ~?. of. a Resolution adopted by the Council o£ the City o£ Roanoke, ¥irginia, on the llth day o£ July, 193§, No. ~6~7, entitled, "A Resolution adoptin6 Rules end Regulations f~r the ~perstton of the ~ate~ ~epartment Of the City of goanoke, and adopting a rate schedule for the fu~nishing '(Fo~ full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the gesolution. The motion was seconded H~. Young and adopted by the follow/rig vote{ AYF~{ Hessrs. CPonin, gunter, ~ebber~ Young, and ~he President, Hr. Hinton- RAYS~ None ....... Oo REPORTS OF COH~ITTE~: STADIUH-~ASHINOTON PARN-C~RVINS COVE:Bids for the privilege of operating concessions at Victory Stadium, ~eshlngton Park and Ca~vins Cove having been referred tu a committee for study and report to Council, the committee submltted the followi~6 report and recommendatlons{ "Roanoke Virginia To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen= You refe~ed to the below-s~gned'committee the bids W~lch were Opened on Honday, April 21, 1952; and we wish to reco~mlend the 1. That the bid received from Rt. C., B. Thornton for the concessions at Victory Stadium at 1E} per cent gross be accepted. 2. That the one bid received on concessions st Carvins Cove, submitted by H~o C. B. Clever, at 10 per cent be accepted. 3.That the hid of 10 per cent for concessions at Washington P~k from J. M. Honsour, including the swimming pool, be accepted. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens (Signed) Harry R. Yates (Signed) Ran G. ~Ittle~ With reference to the concession for the swiping pool in Washln~ton Park, the City ~a~ager recommended that a provision be included in the contract whereby the City Hana~er, in his disc~etion, can close the swim. lng pool at any ~lme~ 467 'z168 0nm°tion of ~ro Cronln, secor~lcd by ~ro Hunter and unanimously adopted, the City Attorney wac instructed to prepare the necessary Ordinances and contracts and to present sa~e to C~ncil at its next ~laP ~eetl~ Fop ~option ~ respectlvely~ the contract fo~ the concession FoP the s~i~ns pool In ~ashl~ton Park ~ provide that the City Hana~eP~ In h~a discretion~ c~ close the MAT~ DE,ARTSCi The co~lttee ~polnted to negotiate fou the l~rovement of Vlrslnia ~eco~y Route No. 6~8~ from U, ~. Hishway Route ~o. 11 to the City Roa~ke~a propeutys frequently referred to as C~vlns Cove~ by the Virginia Depautm of Hl~ays, submitted the FollovlnS repout{ SHoanokea Virginia April 25, 19~ TO The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Sentle~en~ On April IS, 1952, at 11:]0 A. H., your committee mst with the fcllowi representatives from Botetourt County~ ~r. Philip Kohen, Hr. ~r. Po Wo Stoutamire, and Hr. Ro Do Stoner. At that time, these gentlemen advised us that they could not recommend to the StateDepartmsnt of Highways that Route ~$~8 be paved from the Roanoke County Line to Carvtna Cove, a distance of some 2.~miles. At the suggestion of Hr. Webber, the representatives of Botetourt County a~reed to adopt a resolution a~ forward It to the State Department of Highways whereby they ~uld e~orse a~ rec~e~ that this road be paved~ provided It would ~t be char~ed to ~otetourt County's allotted fu~s u~er the State Depart~nt of ~lghways Secondary ~o~d System. It ~s our understanding that the resolution ~s to be ~opted et their next re~ler meeting; therefo~ we ~e enclosin~ ~erw~th a p~posed, resolut~on~Ich we hops they will adopt. This resolution was agreed upon et the recent meeting ~n the City ~ana~er~s 0ff~ce ~n Roanoke on April 15, 1952. ~espectfully ~Bmitted~ (Signed)Arthur S. Owe~ {Signed) ~oy L. Webber (Signed) Jno. L. Wentworth" The report was f~led. resignation as a member of the Stadl~ Advizo~ Co. Itt.e, M~. You~ moved that Mr. C. E. Cuddy be appointed as a nember of the Stadl~ Advlso~ Co~lttee to fill the une~l~d term of Mr. Metcalf ending Decenber 31, 1952. The motion was seconde by Hv. Cron~n a~ unanimously adopted. CONSOLATION OP C~I~: None. I~RODUCTION A~ CONSIDE~TION OF ORDINANC~ A~ R~SOL~IO~: S~E OF ~O~R~: O~Inance No.. 11~02. authorizing ~e sale of Section 1~, Way.fly Place Hap, to Stauffer Chancel Co.any, Incorporated, for mum of $~8~00 cash, net to the city, having p~vlously been b afore Council for its first reading~ ~ead ~d laid ove~, was again before the ~dy~ Mr. Xo~g offering the following for its seco~ readt~ a~ fin~ adoption: (~11~02} AN ORDINM;CE authorizing the sale of certain l~d in the city of Roa~ke to Stauffe~ 6hemlc~ Co.any. a corporation~ upon certain terms and (For full text of Ordin~ce. see Ordin~ceBook No. 18. Page ~. You~ moved the adoption of ~e Ordi~e. The motion was seco~ed H~. Hu4te~ ~ adopted by the following vote: A¥1~ HeaarSo Cronin, Hunter, YouthS, and the President, Hr. Hinton--~. NAYS~ Pa.° Webber ..... 1. HOTI01~A~DHI~CELLAKEOUS ZONING-SETBACK LIIft~Si Council havir~previously fixed the hour of 8sOO o~cl, p. m~, April Pg, 19S~, for a public hearinZ on the question o£ ostabllshir~ setback lines,.ln connection with tho request of the City Plannin~ ¢o~leaicn that se~tio~a: ~lsns for the £uturedevelcp~ent o£ a portion of U. So ~l[h~ay Bouts No. ~60 ands ~ortion of Helrosa Avenue, No W., be adopted by Council, and the City Attorney hevin~been instructed to p~epare the proper n~tlce for publication in the local newspapers, the City Attorney advised that ho has ~ade a at~dy o£ the proper proced to be followed on the matter ard that the first step to'be taken by the body is the adoption o£ the sectional plans by official Re~olut~on, indicating a desire to establish the setback lines sometime in the ~uture~ th; City Attorney pointi~4~ out that a duly advertised public hearing is not necessary until such tl~e as the body is ready to actually establish the setback lines. Council bainE of the opinion that at least an informal public hearlr~ shoul. be held on the question~ since property o~a~.ere have indicated a desire to be heard on the matter, Hr. ¥onn~ ~oved that the hearin ~ay ~0, 19~2o ~he ~otion~ae seconded by Hr. Cronin'endunanimously adopted, 6AH~A6E Hr~/OVAL~ Hr. Yo~r~ brouEht to the attention o£ Council and the City Hana~er the steadily increasln~ amount o£ [arba~e to be collected in ~oanoke, as contrasted ~lth the nation~l trend toward a decrease~ end asked t~e City Hanover to look into the matter, STOR~ DRAINS~ ~o ~oung brouEht to the attention cf Council and the City Hanager the complaint of H~so Paul Booker, ~15 Huntin[ton kouleverd, No Eo~ as to drainage conditions in that area, and moved that the City Hana~er ~ake an estimate of the cost to correct the situation. The motion unanimously adopted, There beir~ofur{her business~ Council adjourned, APPROVED ATTEST: 469 4.zo Tuesday, April ?he Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meetin~ in the Circuit !Court Room in the Municipal Rullding. Tuesday, April ~9, 19S~, at 8=0Oolclockj p, m.~ for the purpose of givir~ further consideration to the drear'of a prop~ed' Ordinance, establishing a schedule of charges for boating on the Carvins Cove Reservoir and establishing rules' and regulations for the use of the Carvine Cove Recreational Area, the President, Hr. Minton, presidio4. PRESE.Ur~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber, ~oung, and the President, Mr. Minton- ................... 5. ABSENT= None ...... O. OFFICERS PRESENT: ~r. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Mr. Randolph G. Whittl City Attorney, and ~r. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. WATER DEP~THE~T: The President, Rt. Minton, stated that the special meetin of Council is being held for the p~rpose of giving further consideration to the draft of a proposed Ordinance, establishing a schedule of charges for boating on the Carvins Cove Reservoir and establishing rules and regulatlons for the use of th Carvins Cove Recreational Area. In this connection, the City Clerk read a communication from D~. U. W. Maeste, opposing larger motors for boats on the Carvlns Cove Lake, Dr. Massis express og the opinion that the size of m~tors should be decreased instead and 1Lm/ted to five horsepower. The City Clerk also read a comaunlcation from Mr. F. E[ Stafford, voicing the opinion that the motors should be limited to five horsepower, that races should be prohib[te~, especially on holidays, and that the regulations cited in his letter which regulations are included in t he Federal Motor Boat Law, effective April 25, 1950, are suff~cient and safe. The City Clerk then read a communication from ~r. H. D.'Ouy, Jr., that the concessionaire ~t Carvlns Cove or some authorized person be allowed to opex rental boats at a reasonable rate for the convenience of the public and that the resent motor limitations be retained. In a discussion of the matter, Mr. C. H. Wlckham appeared before Council resented petitions signed by approximately 136 citizens, voicing the opinion that the present ?{ H. P. limit on boat motors is reasonable and opposing the wearing of fastened life Jackets when boating at the Cove, as well as the equipping of boats with standard fire extinguishers. Mr. George C. Davis, a member of the Izaak Walton League, appeared before Council and presented a Resolution adopted by the organization, opposing any !ncreas in the size of motors. Mr. W. Courtney King appeared before Council and presented a petition signed six merchants who sell outboard motors, askin~ that the body adopt the previous of the Roanoke Valley Boat Club that the maximum size motors allowed be 20-cubic inch displacement for boats fourteen feet and longer, and IS-cubic £nch displacement for all boats less than fourteen feet in length. Speakir~ in opposition to an~ increase in the else of motors, were H~o Roy E. Husselman, H~. Robert J. Powell, President, Blue Ridge Fish and Game Associatio~ H~o R. ~. I~vi~, ~. O. H. DeVau~n~ ~. ~helby V. Ake~s~ ~. P. A. Schuyler~ ~. B. S. Nln~e~ H~. R. H. ~o~s and H~. R, R, Snedesa~. ~. E. F. Ha~tin~ ~. A. C. ~en~ ~epresentl~ the Ro~oke Valley Boat Club~ Speakl~ In opposltl~n to the life Jackets a~ Fire extl~i~ers, ~ere Ake~a, ~. Tho~s, H~. R. E. Covington, Hr. ~a~lea G. ~teele~ J~.~ and H~. Snedegar Speakl~ In favo~ of the life Jackets and fire exti~ulshers~ Galbralth and H~. Oven. ~. Donald H. Polled appeared before Council a~ voiced the opinion that the flsherme~ and boater~ at Ca,vine Cove should come to some mutual In order that b~th groups might en~oy the lake. Hr. }ollard stattn~ that he feels that as lo~ as ~e boats are operated s~ely the hor~epo~e~ of the moto~ does make ~ch difffe~ence. ~. Covington voiced the opinion that the beats should be operated In a safe ~nne~ regardless of the hor~epo~ee of the moto~ a~ suggested that they be regulated by speed rest~lctio~. ~. Steele voiced the opinion that the cubic inch displacement best method of re~latin~ boats at theCove. The matte~ havl~been discussed For mo~e than t~o hours, a~ everyone present hsvln~ been ~lven an opportunity to be heard on the question, the proposed Ordinance ~as t~en u~e~ advisement Fo~ final a ctlon as soon a~ possible s~ Councl adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST~ : Clerk President 471 .47.2 COUNCIL, Hondsy, Nay The Council of t~e City o~ Roanoke mt in re~mlar meetin~ in the CircUit Court Room In th.s Hunicipal ~ullding, Horsy, Hay ~, 19~2, at the regular meeti~ hour, ~lth the Pres~dent~ ~. Hlnton, presiding.' PR~R~ ~as~a. Cronin~ HunteP, Webbep, You~, a~ the President, .~. ~lnton ................... ~:. ~o~ ......... O~IC~S ~: ~. ~thur ~. Owe~, City ~ager, ~. R~olph O. ~lttle City Attorney, ~ ~. ~ar~ R. Yates, City ~ditor. The meeting ~as opened with a prayer by the Revere~ F. O. Cosby, III~ Factor of the Nort~lnster Presbyterian ~urch, ~NIOR C~ ~ CO~Cg-ST~ G0~ DAY{ Cou~il~ at the request of the 3uniou Ch~ber oF Co~erce, having designated ~y ~, 19~2, am ~tudent Oover~ent Day For ~i111~ Fl~l~ Senior High School, the ~e~dent, Hr. Minton, eelcomed students serving as ~ayor, Councilmen, City ~nageu, City Attorney and City Clerk, as well ~ other students ~hu were present, a~ durl~ a portion off the meetly'each student sat be~tde the respective of~Ic/al he or ~he repremented. ~INO 0P CITIZ~ U~ON ~UBLIC STR~S ~ A~S: The request of the ~erican Bridge Division oF the ~nlted Statea SteelCo~any that ~adison Avers, N. ~., be pe~anently vacated~ ~lscontlnued a~ closed For a dista~e of approximately 650 fleet ~est From ~lnth Stueet~ having ~en ~fferred to ~e City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed, ~. George S. Shackel~ord, Jr., Attorney, appe~ed before Co~c~ presented a written I~tr~ent a~ dr~t oF Ordinance, providl~ ~or the closi~ off the street, as prepared by ~r. Shackelford a~ ~proved by the CI~ Attorney; ~hereupon~ Hr. Cronln moved t~t ~e ~ollowi~ 0rdin~ce be placed upon its ffl~st readt~. ~e motion ~am meco~ed by ~r. You~ and adopted ~ the Following vote~ A~S: ~essrs. Cronln, Hunte~ ~ebbeu, You~, a~ the ~restdent, ~. NAYS: None ......... O. ({1~1~) A~ ~D~ANC~ vacatl~ aba~onl~ and closi~ that portion (also kno~ as Houston) Avers, which exte~s From the Street, N. E., In a westerly direction ~o~ a distance oF approximately 6~h ~eet~ and which lies wholly ~lthln the re~ estate o~ed ~ United States Steel Comply, in the Ci~ oF Roanoke~ Virginia, ~d w~ch Is so~etlme~ hereinafter referred to 'that portion off ~adis~ Avers", ~, United States Steel Comply, a Mew Jersey Corporation, ham presents to the Council off ~e City oF Roa~ke an Iustr~ent In ~ltl~ In compll~ce v/th ~ection 1~-766.1 of ~e Code oF Virginia off 19~0, for the purpose oF efffectl~ the vacatiou~ aba~o~ent ~ clo~lng off that portion o~ Madison Avenue, a~d ~S, U~lted ~tates Steel Company Is the o~er of a~ the l~d abutti~ that portion of ~dlson Avenue, ~d ~, such vacation, aba~o~ent a~ clo~1~ ~ould ~t abridge o~ destroy o~ the rights or pulvlleges of other property owners, ~r owners abuttl~ on portion off Madison Avers, a~ I/HE~FAS, no inconvenience to the public tould, or could, result from permanently vacatin~, ahandonin~ and closl~ that portion o~ ~adison ~ve~e, ~ there ~e no sewe~ lines~ sto~ d~ains~ ~ate~ ~lns o~ othe~ ~un~cipal l~tallations ~w located 'in that ~o~tion of ~d~on Avenue, a~ ~ the ~quest o~ United ~tates ~teel Co~y'fo~ the vacation~ aba~o~nt a~'clos~ o~ that portion o~ ~adison Ave~e was ~ly ~de to~ a~ has considered a~ approved by the City Planni~ Comission at a ~eti~ held on the ~th of'N~ch, 19~, ~hl~ ~p~val has been officially t~ansmi~ted to T~0RE, ~ ~ 0~DAI~ by the Council of the City o~ Ro~oke; Vlr~lnia, that it does officially ~prove a~ effect th~ vacation, aba~o~ent a~ closi~ off, a~ does hereby ~elease a~ renounce all rl~t, title, a~ interest oF ~e City o~ Ro~oke, Vlr~lnia, a~ the public~ In a~ to~ ~at po~t~on o~ Hadison {also k~wn as ~uston) Aveme, in the City of Ro~oke~ Vlrginia~ ~lch lies within the ~u~ary off the real estate, which was conveyed by Virgins Brid~e a~ I~on Company, a Virginia Corporation, to Y~r~lnia ~ldEe Co~a~, a New Co~o~ation, by deed dated Jazzy ~1, 1~3~ ~d of record tn the Clerk s Orifice oF the Hustles Co~t oF the City of Ro~oke, V~rginia, In ~ed ~ok ~10 at page ~, attached to a~ a pa~t ~lch said deed Is a plat made by C. B. Halcolm~ S.C.E., ~o~ othe~ ~lngs, the location of the said portion o~ Hadison ~also known as Houston) Avenue, reference to the 2aid ~p ~d deed ~s hereby e~essly made. Bel~ that portion o~ Hadison {also known aa Houston) Avenue. ~lch exte~s from the west side of ~th Street, N. ~ In a ~e~te~ly direction For a distance oF approximately Feet to a point ~thin but ~a~ the ~e~te~ly ~u~ry line oF the · ald parcel oF real estate~ and ~%[ch Is herein sometimes referred to as ~that portion oF Hadl~on BE ~ ~ 0~AI~ that the City En~lnee~ be, a~ he Is hereby directed to m~k eFermanently Vacated~ Ab~doned a~ Closede that portion of Hadison.Ave~e on all maps ~ plats on file In the 0ffFlce of the City En~inee~ off the City Ho~oke~ Virginia, on ~ch that portion oF Hadison Avenue is ~o~ a~ to make reference thereon ~ the ~ok a~ Fa~e oF Resolutions a~ ~d[n~ce~ oF the Council off the City off Hoanoke~ Vlv~lnia, ~e~ein thl= Ordinance sh~l be spread, and to the Deed ~ok ~d PaEe In the Clerk*s Off,ice of the Hustings Court of the City 8oa~ke~ Virginia, ~herein the said ~itten I~tr~ent~ sl~ned by United States Stee Company~ a~ a copy off this orde~ are spread oF record. BE IT ~ 0RDAI~ that the Clerk be, a~ he Is hereby directed to dell~ to the Clerk of the Hustles Co~t oF the City off Roanoke, Virginia, a copy of this 0rdin~ce~ In order that he ~y make proper notatio~ o~ ~e vacation~ aba~o~ent and closin~ of that portion off Hadison Avenue on all map~ o~ plats off record In his orifice upon ~hich the s~e Is sho~n; a~ pa=ticularly on the plat Filed ~lth deed recorded In Deed ~ok ~10 at pase ~ ~ ~H 0~AI~ that the Clerk oF this Council sh~l delive~ to United States Steel Company such cevtlffied copies of this 0rdi~nce as may be requested by The 0~[nance havl~ been read~ ~as laid P~I~ION3 ~ C0.~NICATION3~ ~IOR CH~ 0P C0~C~S~E~ G0~ DAY~ A co~unic~tion from the ffive s~dents ~o served as ~yo~ a~ Coumllmen on April ~1, 1~, ~lch observed as ~tudent 6ove~ent Day ffo~ Jefferson ~enior High School at the ~equest oF the Junlo~ ~e~ off Co~evce, e~ressin~ thel~ app~eclation fo~ the opportunit 473 to observe firsthand the workings of tho municipal ~o?.ern~ent and advising that they feel t~ey were greatly benefited by seelng how their City Government ia run, was before Council. On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by ]~. Webber and unanimOusly adopted, communication was filed. SCI[OOL~t A communication from the Roanoke City School Board, submitting a progress report on the school building and improvement program as of March 31, was before Council. Hr. Cronin moved that the communication be filed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, CURB AI<D GUTTER-sTREETs A~D AL~S: A communication from the Garden City Civic League, asking that in order to expedite ~mprovement of Garden City Boulevard= S. E., From Yellow Hountain Road to Rlvarland Road, Council authorize the installa- tion of curb and gutter for the property owners ~ho will give the neceseal-y land to provide a ~O-foot street, and that tho Garden City Civic League be furnished with a list of the propertyowners on Garden City ~oulevard, ~en its request is approved so that authorized persons from the Civic League may contact the property owners, was before the body, On motion of Hr. Cronln, seconded by ~r. Young and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Manager for a survey and estimate of cost on the basis of a$0-foot street. ZONING-SETBACK LINE-St A Joint communication from Hr. Fred B. Moore and Hr. G. E. Simmons, asking that a setback line of twenty feet be established on each side of the Municipal Airport Road, from Hershberger Road to the Airport, was befor Council. On motion of Hr. Webber, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Planning Commission for study, report and tion to Council, REPORTS OF STREET LIGHTS: The request of citizens for improved street lighting on Melrose Avenue, N. W., from Eleventh Street to Twenty-fourth Street, havin~ been referred to the City Manager -for study, he submitted written report with the recommendation that street lightln~ improvements be authorized aa aet out in a communication from the Appalachian Electric Power Company. Hr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and offered the Following Resolution! (~11~16) A RESOLU?ION authorising the replacement of eleven existing 2500 lumen street lights with 6000 lumen units and the installation of two additional 6000 lumen unite on Melrose Avenue, N. W., between Eleventh Street and Street~ also, authorizing the replacement of one existing 2500 lumen street light with a 6000 lumen unit and the installation of two additional 2500 lumen units on Twenty-fourth Street, N. W., between Melrose Avenue and ~henandoah Avenue. (l~or ~ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following voter AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ......... 475: m m BtTDGE~-PAPJ(S AI~ PLA¥6ROURD~Yhc City Han~ger submitted m. itten ~epo~t ~t H~..Vl~6il B. ~oll~n~'~im~ o~ ~he Children's Zoo Stee~i~ Co~ttee~ has su~itted a check in the ~ount o~ ~6~.~, .representing a pOrt'on o~ the con~lbu- tio~ made toward the zoo project on the top.o~ Hill Mo~tain~ as sponsored by the Civlt~ Club o~ Ro~oke~ with the ~equest tha~ the ~un~ be app~p~lated to General ~ o~ the city and used ~o~ la~ to speed completion o~ the p~Ject In orde~ to ~et th~ openl~ d~e o~ Hay ~ ~. ~ebbe~ ~ved t~t the check ~or ~6~.~ be accepted a~ o~ered the follo~l~ e~er~e~y O~din~ce~ app~op~iating a like ~ount f~ the General Fu~ to the ~biic Farks budEetg (~11~17) AN ORDINANC~ to ~e~ a~ race,in 6action ~102, e~bllc Parks~ o~ ~he 19~2 ~et O~di~ce, ~d p~ovldi~ ~or an e~rgenc~. (Fo~ full tex~ o~ ~d~ce~ see Ord~n~nc~ No. 18~ P~e ~. Ye~be~ moved the ~option o~ ~e ~ln~ce. The motion w~ seconded by ~. You~ a~ ~opted by the ~ollo~l~ vote~ A~: Hessrs. C~onin~ Hun~e~e ~ebbe~e You~ a~ ~e Fresldent, M~. H~nton- NAYSI Hone ....... A~TXON-PIRE D~T~= Action on the question or acqui~in~ a ~lte For Fire station In the ldle~ld-Ke~ood Addition area havl~ been defferred fop ~rther c~ideration, pe~l~ ~ditio~l ne~otiations by the City ~n~Fe~ ~i~ the Taze~ell Heirs, ~ith a ~lee of ascertaining ~hethe~ or not a more Favorable price be obtained ffo~ their pro~erty, he submitted ~ritten ~po~t that the hel~s still not sell the tract oF land flop less than ~0,~0.00 and that they have Elven the city a ~O-day option on the p~operty. ~. ~ebber moved that Council delay ~y action on the matte~ until ~y ~e motion ~as seconded by H~. You~ a~ unanimously adopted. ~lth f~the~ reference to the matter, ~. Hunte~ moved that the ques~lo~ of of the site fo~ a ff~re station ~d ffo~ recreational purposes be refer~ed ~ the City Pl~n~ Co~ission ffo~ study, report a~ reco~e~ation, In co~ection ~ith it~ study oF a suitable site flop a park and playg~u~ ~n that area. The motio: · econded ~ ~. ~ebbe~ ~ un~imousl7 adopted. INS~CE= ~e City Hana~e~ havl~ previously been instructed to place ~.~ ~rth off insurance on the Health Cente~ until such time as It Za dateline ~at effffect the Health Cente~, the ne~ ~bllc Libbey and the Airport B~lldi~ ~lll have on the c ltyts $~ur~ce ~ate ~en the three ~truc[urea have been ~mpleted and are occupied, he submitted ~ritten ethe~ ~$th the Following co~nicatlon ff~m H~. Reginald ~. ~ood, Chal~an lnsu~ce Advisory Co~itteet H~. R. B. ~ss~ City Purchasi~ ~sent City of Roanoke, Vl~ginl a Re: City of Eo~oke Fire Insurance In order that a decision ml~t be reached as to the prope~ ~thod oF the 19~a renewal oF the City fl~e lnAur~e, to~ethe~ ~ith special ~:~ nsider tion for the Ai~ort tainist~ation ~lldin~, ieslth Cente~ a~ ney Library ~ulldin[A the matter hal been ~lvea ~e delibe~ation In an effFor~ to offe~ the prope~ reco~endatton, 1476 I have had tho Virginia Insurance Ratin~ Bureau,to make t~o rates, one excluding the above buildings ie ,31~? annually o~ ,7893 ro~ t~oe ye~s. three years. Si~e we use the three yeah'rate you can lee t~t there a diffe~e o~ app~xi~tely 1.~ pe~ ~10~, lns~e In the t~ rates, It la ~o'ssible to give ~ ack,ate est~ate o~ cost because there ~ill be a return preml~ on the policies e~lng In 19~ ~d 19~ predicated on ~hich o~ the a~ve rates we use at this tl~. ~e ~ate that ~11 be used In such case has not been predicated by the ~reau because certain rule ch~es efffective the first p~t o~ 19~2 will not ~ply on all o~ the individual ~lldl~s making up the schedule of p~perties. ~e approxiaate difference In coat this year to include the three ~ild~ngs u~e~ the bluet contract-~lll be $~7~.OO additional premix. ~is comparX~ ~e buildings being l~luded u~er the 90% blanket coverage which ia actually 1~ coverage on the individual buildings aa co~ared to o~ value insuring ~e bulld~s specific~ly usl~ 30% co-~urance. Since there Is approxl~tely $1,O3~O.00 total value for the three ~lld contents you can see ~at the-approximate ~7~.OO pe~i~ will cover additional p~tectton. I am stro~ly r. ecm~ t~t the City include these three buildings the bla~et schedule because of the overall complete protection provided t~ou~ .this bla~et covera~. IF I ~ght assist In giving a further explanation please let me Yours very ~ly, T~ INSTANCE ~VI~RY CO~I~ (S~g~d) Reginald H. Wood Reginald H. ~'ood, ~al~an" At the suggestion of ~e City Manager, Mr. You~ moved that the matter be tabled until such tl~ as M~. Wood can be present for a discussion of the question. ~e motion was seceded by Hr. Webber a~ unanimously adopted. AIRP~T: ~e City Manager submitted ~ltten report with the reco~e~atton that he be ~uthorlzed to enter l~o a contract with the Dep~tment of Civil Aeronautics A~lnistratl~, coverX~ he~t, Janitor service, water a~ sanitar services Fo~ the airport traFff~c control an~ co~unications quarters in the new Administration BulldA~ at ~e Ro~oke Municipal Airport, the monthly rate to be On motion of ~. Cronln, seconded by 14r. Hunter a~ un~lmously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation off the proper measure. AI~PORT~ ~e City ~nager submitted ~ltten report ~lth the reco~e~ation that he be aut~rlzed to ente~ into a contract with the Civil Aeronautics t~on, covering rental of space in'the new A~[nistration ~llding at the Ro~oke Airport for ~ts District Office of Aviation ~ety, at a monthly On motion of H~. Hunter, seceded 'b~ Mr. Cronin a~ unanl~usly adopted, the was referred to the City Attorney For preparation of ~e proper measure. AIRPORT: ~e question of restaur~t facilities in the new Administration ~ild~ at the Ro~ok~ Municipal ~lr~rt having been referred to ~e City ~nager 'a~ the Ha~ger of the Airport For the purpose off ascertaining a satisfactory method equippi~ and operati~ the restaurant, ~ncluding basic equipment ~lch should be i~talled by ~e city, and the City Han~er havl~ submitted a list of ~e equipment should be Inst~led by the city in a total esti~ted a~t off $1~720.00, the ~tter having been tabled by Council, the City H~age~ submitted ~lt~en report that Mrs. ~ls H. Short, operator of the restaur~t In the present A~lniatration ~lldl~, has su~ltted a satisffacto~ proposal For operation of a restaurant In the A~lnistration ~lldlng, provided the city will proceed with ~e installation at least a p~t of the equipment In an estim~ted' ~ount of 477 A~ts~ a discussion of the matter, Hr. J. R. Thomas, a representative of ~erican Airlines, Incorporated, who ~as present at the ~eti~, su~6estins that the ~lty have a survey ~de ~ ~e operators o~ a chain restau~ant~ on ~tion o~ ~. ~unte~ 8eco~ed by Hr, You~ a~ un~lmously adopted~ the question vas laid ~ntil the City Ha~se~ has had an oppo~tunit7 to sather F~rthe~ l~or~ation as to ~he survey. SCHWa-RECREATION D~RT~ The City Ha~e~ su~itted ~ltten ~port ~hat ~e Ro~oke City gchool ~a~ has u~e~ consideration the closl~ of the Rlve~ ~chool at a savl~ o~ ~p~mately $8~0.~ a~ally, a~ that since the bu[ldl~ is In excellent shape, he ~ould like fo~ co~lderation to be ~lven to convertin~ ~he school into a co~nity center Fo~ the people of the Rlve~ale ~ea at an annual cost. of t6,600.00~ thereby saving the bulldlnE F~m deterioration [nactlvity. In this co~ection. H~. ~enton O. Dlll~d~ Attorney. appeared before Co.oil e~ presented petitions el~ned by approximately 317 citizen~ of the Rlverdale ~ppoei~ any consideration of cloa~n~ the Rlverdale ~e~l~, also epe~n~ on the sub~ect, a~ H~. Cronin voictn~ the opinion that It bette~ fo~ small children to ~ttend school near their homes than to be transporte~ y' b~ to ~ther school, even thov~h that school mi~t be a lar~e~ and more ~odern chool, on motion of P~. Hunter, eeco~ed by ~. Cronln e~ ~nanimounly adopted, tb~ SCH~-ST~ IMPROV~S~ The City ManaEe~ ~ubmitted ~rltten report that :erinte~ent off Schools has asked that the city i~rove the ~ai~sy From Frmklin oad to Stephenson Avers and T~en~-ai~th Street, S. ~.. as a satiaFacto~ a~ Irect route fo~ chlldre~ In the Frs~lin Hei~ht~ Apart=ants ~ surro~ln~ nei~hbo he~e~ eliminatin~ the ~cess[ty for the operation of a school bus f~ that sectior o the Crystal S~ri~ School at a $ubst~tial ~avin~. the City Han~e~ ~eco~endin~ hat the request be ~ant~d. ~. ~ebbe~ moved that Cou~tl concur In the ~co~nd~tion of the City he motion ~as ~eco~ed by Hr. Youn~ and una~lmou3~y adopted. CI~ E~S: The City Hans~e~ su~itted the follo~i~ report ~ith referenc vacation leave FoP city e~loyees~ May ~, 19~2 To The City Co~c~l Ro~oke, Gentle.n: At ~ ~cent discussion with the Snpe~lnte~ent of Police and his Lleute~ts the question was presented co~erning the hardship of ~e Vscmtio: Ordinance on the p~t of the Police Depar~ent. ~ I would l~ke to discuss th~s with you gentlemen. I would like to reco~e~ that this o~lnance be ~ed to permit the Police ~d/o~ Firemen to t~e their v.cstion a~time during the c~e~ar ye~. subject to ~e approval of their respective Dep~tment ~emds and the City Manger. ~th a proviso that In the event any ~ployee left the City any u~rned vacation would be deducted from the fu~s due them. Respect~lly submitted, (Si~ed) ~thu~ S. O~ns City On motion of ~. Webber. seco~ed by M~. Hunter a~ un~lmously adopted, the atter was referred to the C~ Attorney fo~ p~eparation of ~e p~pe~ Or,in.ce. POLICE DEPA~TNE~T-FIRE DEPArTMENTs The City Nan~e~ aub~tted the follo~ report on ~a~es ~n the p~so~el oF the ~ollce Dep~tment a~ ~e F~e Dep~t~entl To ~e C~ty Cou~l Ro~oke, V~inia Gentle.ertl I wish to report the follo~l~ cha~es in the personnel oF ~e Folice Dep~t~nt ~d the Fire Dep~tment$ POLICE DEPART~hT Willi~ ~ard Richa~son resigned~ effective Hay 1~ 1~. Edged Aleza~eP ~omp~on transferred ~rom ~ltation Department to Fire Department as First Ye~ Prlvate~ e~Fective Hay 1, RespectFully ~ubmitted~ (Signed)Arthur S. City Han~eP~ The re~rt ~aa fil~, S~ 0N PROFE~ The request of the You~ ~omen~s ~vistian Associat~n that the City of Ro~oke sell the Y.m.C.A. ~e tvts~laP tract off la~ located ~e~t off Peach ~oad, between Ralel~ Avenue a~ ~a~e Avenue~ OFfficial No. asce~tain the o~lgln~l cost oF ~e t~an~lar trac~ oF lan~ to the city a~ to ascertain ~hethe~ o~ not It ~ill ~ possible to put the proposed ne~ branch bulld~ on the p~posed ~te, in vie~ oF ~e proposed setback line on Orange Ave~e and the existing setback line on Peach ~osd~ ~e co~lttee su~ltted ~ritten report that base on the price asked ~o~ adJo~ln~ prcperty~ the city-o~ed 1~?0] square Feet ~o~d Slue a fibre oF $~,18~.81~ but that it Is the opinion oF the co~lttee a 80 ~ee~ by 100 Feet c~t ~ located ~Ithin necessary setback lines. ~ter a d~cu~sion of ~e q~e2~[on, on ~tto~ of H~. ~ebbeP~ seconded by · ~. ~unter a~ unan~ou~ly a~pted, the matte~ ~as ~Ferred back to the City Hanager to d~scus~ ~1th interested parties. TR~IC~ The repo~ oF ~e OfF-Street P~kin~ Co~lttee 'dated Septembep 19~1, having been referred to the City Pl~nl~ Co~lsslon For study~ report reco~e~ation~ and Council having taken the subsequent report oF ~e City Pla~ln~ Co~ls~on under advisement, ~i~. E~n~t L. Llght~ Chairman oF the 0fF-~tr~et Pa~k[ng ~o~[ttee, appeared ~fo~e the body and asked that ~tead oF taking ~tion on the ~eport of the City Pla~l~ Co~i~sion, a ne~ co~lt~ee be appointed ov the existi~ ~o~ittee be authorized to m~e a study of the p~blem ~th the idea off seel~ Just ~hat c~ be ~ovked out to solve th~ pPoblem ffrom the sta~point oF pPlvate l~ustry and cooperation off the clty. In a d~scusalon oF the ~tte~ Hr. Ll~t emphasized that somethl~ ~st be ~one to solve.the problem and that ~F the city ~lll go m ~urthe~ in providl~ ~dditlo~l curb parking In the do~to~n area, as ~ell as eliminate s~e oF the prese ~rb p~ki~ In the business section, he Feels private enterprise ~lll then take ~are oF the matter~ ~. Light explaint~ that p~lvate busi~ss can~s go into ~o~e~itton ~lth the c~ ~ that eithe~ the c~ty ~t make adequate provision to ~et the parkin~ problem o~ get out a~ allo~ private l~ust~ to do the In · further discussion of the x~stter~ the City: Hensgsr ·sked ~. L'lght i~ tho o2e-~Ay traffic syltOm.6n Ca~bol! AvenUe has eveP h~t his buol~sas ,~. Lt~t ~oplYA~. ~n the negative, · ' The aatte~.ha~en discus~ed at;leith, ~.,Youn~ saved that the Off'St~eet P&~S Co~tt~e' ~ requested to raa~e its Job'a~ eec ~at c~ be done th~u~ ~vate l~ust~ to,p~ide ~re parkinz ap·cea In do~to~ Roanoke.. ~e ~tion - ~as seco~ed by.~, :Hunte~ ~d ~nimously adored, ~AT~.DE~I'C~ncil hav~'t~en u~r ~v~sement ffo~ F~nal action as ~o6n as possible the d~t o~,a proposed O~e, e stablish~'a sC~dule o~ ~h~ses ffo~'boatin~ on the;C~vln~ Cove ~eservoir ~d e~tsbll~hin~ ~les a~ re~latlS~ for[the use of the.C~vlns Cove Recreatlonal'~ea, ~e'matter ~ before ~e In this co~ection, ~. ~. Co~tney Ki~ appe·red.beFore C~ll a~ asked that F~nal action on th~ question of the ~ze oF moors Be deferred ~til a scienti~ic ~tudy has been mede oF the ~tter, Hr. Eln~ e~ressing co~ldence that there Is a reasonable solution to ~e problem If the matter Is ~one into sclentific~ ~ter a la.thy discvssion oF the matte~, the d~t oF Ordin~e ~as chan~e~ to limit the m~im~ size oF motors to 7~ horse~e~, as provided by the pre~ent ~ulea ~d regulatio~, a~ to establish a max[~ speed limit oF FiFteen miles per ~e draft o~ Ordinance was further cha~ed by delet[r~ ~herefrom the requlr~ merit that all motor boats be equ~ed with a standard u~er~lters approved fire ext~lsher. The dr~t of Ordinance was also changed by deleting therefrom the p~viston that when boati~ on the reservoir all perso~ shall at all times wear an approved liffe preserver unless e~aged In ~te~ sever~ other chan~es In the dr~t of Ordinance, Mr. Hunter offered the following: ~11~18) ~ ORDINANCE deslgnatl~ certain port~ons oF ~e C~rvins Cove area as a recreational ~ea;def[n[~ certain terms used In the ordln~ce; establish: rules a~ regulations governing the recreational use o~ the area; est~blish~ Fees ~or the privilege oF docking boats on the reservoir; [mpos~ penalties for the off the ter~ of the ordin~ce; providing for the citation thereof; a~ providing ~For ~11 .text oF OrdAn~ce, see O~lna~e ~ook No. 18, Page ~9~.) Mr. Hunter ~ved the adoption of the Ordnance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young ~d adopted by the Following v~te~ A~S: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, You~, and the President, ~r. M~nton- N~: No~ ................ O. AIRP~T~ Council havAng previously decided to negotiate d~rect with the ,epresentatives of the airlines serving Roa~ke as to rates and charges For the ~ae of fac~lities at the Roanoke ~n~cipal Airport, a~ the b~y havl~ come to a mutually satisfactory agreement wX~ Ple~ont Aviation, IDcorporated, and having authorized the execution of the proof contract accord~ly, ~. J. R. ~oma~, representative oF ~eric~ Airlines, Incorporated, appe~ed before Council a~ stat that a contract sl~l~ to the one with PXe~nt Airlines will be sat.~s~actc~ to ~e ~erXcan AlrlXnes, but that his co, any feels a compromise should be ~rked out whereby the contract w~ll be ret~active to so~ date between December 15, 1951, a~ 47.0 480 In this connection, thc City Attornsy brought to the attention of Council draft of an Ordinance, provldin6 for a contract retroactive toMay 1, 19S~o ' In a discussion of the ~atter~ ~, Cronin pointed out that the city hgs already ~de a contract ~lth Fle~ont Al~ll~s ~lthout a retroactive clause other than to the ffl~st o~ ~e ~nth ~ ~hich the contract was approved, a~ asked H~. Thomas l~ a contract dated the s~e day as the contract ~l~ ~le~ont Aviatlon~ Incorporated, would be satisfactory~ ~. ~o~s replyins ~at it eoul~ whereupon, H~. H~ter ~ved that the d~t of .O~l~ce be ch~Eed to provide that the contract shall be effective as o~ April 1, 1~. ~e motion ~as seco~ed by ~r. Cronin a~ lost by the ffollo~lnE vote~ A~ Hess~s. C~onin a~ Hunte~ ......... NAY~ Hess:s. Webber~ You~ and the Fresident~ ~. Hinton .... ~. ~ebber then ~ved that th~ ffollowing O~i-nance~ providl~ for a contract retro~ctive to Hay 1, 1~, be placed upon its First ~eadin~, ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Cronin and adopted by the follo~n~ vote~ A~ Hess~s. Cronln, H~nter~ ~ebbe~ You~, a~ the Fresident, Hr. NAY$~ None ........... O. (~11~19) AN ~DIN~ a~thorizin~ and directin~ the City Hans~e~ to enter into a lease~ ~ a[r[.o~t use a~reement and a service a~ee~n2~ relative to the and occupancy of certain ffacllities at Ro~oke Hunictpal Alr~rt~ (~oo~um Field)~ ~lth ~eric~ Alrline~, I~.~ upon ce:taints:ms and ~S, It Is conte~lated that the new Te~lnal ~ildl~ ~nde~ constructio ~t the ~oanoke ~nicipal Airport, (~ood~m Field), ~ill be opened a~ ~ady ~ccup~ncy ~lthln the ~ ~t~e~ and ~, O~din~ce No. 11~9~, adopted by ~e City Co,oil on the loth day December~ 1~1~ established a schedule of ~tes ~d charEes For the use by air carriers of passen~ers~ etc., of certain of the facilities at said Airport, but provided that the ch~es therein established might, by authorization a~ appro~l of the Council, be fixed by contract at rates other than those prescribed by said ordinance w[th respect to co~erclal air carriers which ma!nta!n established offices tn the new Terminal ~ildi~. TH~0~, BE IT OBDAI~ by the Cou~ 11 of the City of Ho~oke that the C1~ H~a~er be, and he Is hereby~ au~orlzed and directed for and on ~half of the City, as follows~ 1. To enter into a lease ~reenent with ~erican Alrll~s~ Inc. ~ provld~E fo~ the lessl~ to said Airline of such space tn the new Te~lnal Buildln~ as may be mutually a~reed upm by the City's Airport HansEs: ~ said Airline, the said lease to be upon such te~s and conditions as a~ ~p~ved by the City Manager and upon such form of lease ~ Is prepped ~d sprayed by the City Attorney or the Assist~t City Attorney but ~lch said lease ~all provide, ~nter alia~ as follo~s~ a. Hental shell be at the follow~g rates: SJ.O0 per square foot pe~ For space occupied exclusively by said Al~llne on the ~round floo~ level In said Terminal ~llding: $~.00 per square foot per ~n~ for space on the second floo said bulldln~; s~ ~1.~ per square foot per a~ for space In the basement of said bulld[n~ b. fha te~ of said lease sh~l co=shoe at such t~e as the new ~lldi~ shall be opened for use a~ occup~cy ~d sh~l terminate on March 31, may be te~lnated at ~ es:lisP date upon such provisions as are approved by ~lty Hana~er a~ made a part of said lease; a~ c, Thc City shall furnish to thc'Alrlin~ dtu~ing thc term of said lesser without additional chaise~ heat~ water and J~lto~ service ~e~son~bly ~c~ssary fo~ the ~pe~tion co~ucted by the ~l~line on the le~sed p~lses~ ~ 2~ ~o ente~ into sn ~l~po~t u~e a~ree~nt ~lth ~e~ican Ai~lines~ p~ovidl~ fo~ s~id Ai~line~s co~n use~ ~ith oth~s ~o autho~ized~ of the public landin~ ~eas oF the Airpo;ts upon Such te~ and co~ition2 as ~e' app~ved by the City Han~e~ a~ upon such fo~ oF ~reeaent as Is ~epa~d ~d approved by the C~t Attorney or ~saistant City Atto~ney'but which said agreement ah~ll contain~ inte~ ~la~ the tollo~l~ provlalonss a. T~t~ in lieu oF the rates'end char~es established by Ordin~ce No. [1~9~ said Airline will pay the follo~int delly charEes~ Fo~ each oF the first ~ d~ly a~rivals of aircraft of the Alrllne~ a charse of 7~ ffo~ each 1~0 pou~s of standa~ ~rosa ~el~htJ for each of the next ~ daily arrivals a ch~e of ~ fo~ each 1~0~ pou~sl and fo~ each addltio~l arrivals ~over ~ per d~ a charge o~ ~ For each 1~000 pounds, p~vided, ho~eve~, that flor the p~r~ose o~ computinE the charge flop each aF~[v~ ~de pursuant to said .~reement~ It to be a~ree that ~e sta~ard ~ro~s ~ei~ht oF an aircraft known as ~e DC-~ or of a a~llar t~e shall be taken ~n all cases to be ~000 pounds~ known as Convair~ a~ as HaPtin ~Oh~s ~hall be taken In each case to a ata~d ~ross ~elcht of ~0,000 pounds~ and types of aircraft othe~ than DC-]~s, Convaira or Hartin ~C~ts shall be taken to have such sta~ard ~ross ~el~ht as la established or determined as said aivcraft~ standard Sro~a ~el~t by the Civil Aeronautic~ Authority. b. ~at the term of said airport u~e a~reement shall be retroactive to ~he first day of Hay, 19~2, and te~lnable on H~ch 31, 1~57, but may be ~de ter~In~ it an ea~lte~ data upon such co~[tions as ~e approved by the City Hana~er; and ]. To enter [n[o a ~ervice a~reement ~lth said A[vllne pvovidin~ ffo~ the lispen~InE oF said Al~l~ne~ privately o~ed Sasoll~e and oil, said ~eem~nt [o be ~pon '~uch ter~s a~ conditions a~ are approved by the City Hana~e~ a~ upm such for ~s i~ prepared ~d ~ro~ed by the C~ty Attorney or the As~i~t~t City Attorney~ ~t ihlch said ~ree~ent shall p~ovide~ inter alia~ as a. The City sh~l be paid a service chavse of ~ pe~ ~allon for the ~O,000~ ~allon~ a~ 2~ per Eallcn Coy all ove~ ~O,0~ ~allon~ o~ ~asoll~ dispen~ed ~onthly; ~ a service cha~e oF ~ per gallon For oil ~o dispensed by said City; b. Said ~e~v[ce aE~ee~nt to be for a te~ of yeav~ co~nclng Hay 1, :9~, a~ ter~natl~ Hatch ~1, 1~7, but to be cancelable by e[the~ party on sixty [$0) day~ notice to the other p~ty. The Ordinance havln~ been ~ad~ ~as laid In a further discussion of the matter, the question as to a co~t~act ~lth !astern Air Llnea~ Incorporated, ~ discussed, E~. Youn~ pointl~ out that apparent~ :he Eastern Ale Lines orsa~zation has made no effort to ne~otlate direct ~ith ,o~ a contract. ~. ~omas replied tha~ he is unof~lcially repre~entins Eastern Ai~ Lines, Incorporated, a~ a~u~ed Counctl that the company is anxiou~ to ~ea~ an aEreement mt that the co~y ha~ Fo~ It l~po~ible to ne~otlate for a contract aa'yet due ;o the p~e~ure oF othe~ ~. C~onin moved that the City Clerk notify Eastern Ai~ Llnes~ Incorporated, :hat t~ l~ the ~e~e of Council that ~n th~ absence oF a co~tract fo~ the u~e of fac~ ~t ~e Roanoke M~cipal Alr~rt [hat the Eastern A[~ Lines vacate the premises at ;he close of business on June 30, 195Z. The motion failed fo~ lack of a second, Litles 481 482 Hr. Cronin then moved that Council instruct the City Attorney to proceed ts expeditiously aa possible to collect all delinquent land~n~ ar~ other service fees owed by Eastern Air Linear Illcorporated, and to proceed to take all necessary steps for the protection of the citySe interest by w~lt o£ attachment or other possible methods, The motion was seconded by Hr, Youn~ and lost by the voter AYES~ Hessrs. Cron!n and ¥oung---~ ..... NAYSt Hessrso Hunter, Webber, and the President, H~. Mlnt?n ..... The discussion was closed with H~. Thomas assuring Council that the contract with American Alrllnse~ Incorporated, will be satisfactory to his compsny, that his company will ~ake necessary arrar~ements to pay delinquent fees as soon as possible and that he is confident Eastern Air Lines, Incorporated, will make the necessary arrar~ements to negotiate for a contract as soon as possible, At this point, Hr. Cronln was excused from further attendance of the meetin CONSID~ATION OF CLAIMS: None, INTRODUCTION AND CO.'{SIDERATION OF ORDINANCES A~DRESOLUTION2~ AIRPORT~ The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council draft of an Ordinance prepsred by the City Attorney, leasing space In the new Administration ~ulldir~ at the Roanoke Huniclpsl Airport to the Fedsral ~overnm~nt, for usa as ~lrport traffic control end communications quarters; ~srsupon, H~. Hunter moved ~hat the following Ordinance be placed upon Its first re~dlng. The ~otion was seco ~y Mr. Webber and ~dopted by the followin~ vote~ AYES= Hessrs. Hunte~, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton NAYS= None ...... O. (Mr. Cronln absent) [~11~0) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Clt~ Mans~er to · xecute · lease to the UnltedStates of Amarlca of certain space in the new Terminal Rulldln st Roanoke Municipal Airport (Woodrum Field} upon certsin tar~s an~ conditions. ~E IT ORDAINED bY the Council of the City of Roanoks that the City HanaFer Oe~ and hs is hareby~ authorized and directed, for and on behalf of said City, to ~xecute a lease to the UnitsdStetas of America of the following described premises ~ltuate In the new Ternlnal Bulldln~ at Roanoke Hunicipal Airport [Woodrum Field)= An airport traffic control tower room on ths fourth floor ~ontalnlng approximstely R56 equate feet; a room oo~rlslng the west snd of the third floor contain~ng approximately 333 square feet; a room oomprisin~ ths east end of the thlnd floor conteinlng ~pproximately 180 square fes~ and the ad,scent [west} storage roo~ containing spp~oxinatel~ ?? square feet; the L shaped roon at the southwsst corner of the second floor contalnln~ approxi~ately ~C~ squsmo fset~ a room in the basement ad,scent (north} to the field lightln~ equipment ~oom containing spproxim~tely 126 square feet; a total of spp~ozim~tely 1380 square feet of floor space all situate In the new Terminal ~ullding~ Roanoke. Hunlcipal Alrport~ Roanoke, which said lease shall contain, tnter alis~ the followtnE provisions= 1o Thst the term of said lease shall commence as of January 1, 1952, nnd i end on December 31~ 195~ to be renewabla~ at the option of the Dovernment~ from year to year, upon thtrty {30} deys~ ~ltten notice prior tn the expiration of any one term; provide~, howavsr~ that no renewal thereof shall extend the period of occ~ pancy beyond December 31. ~. That the aforesaid Fremtses shall be made available to the Government by the City wtthou~ charge therefor, pursuant to the Federal Airport Act~ as amended, (60 Stat. 170}; and ed 3o That the aforesaid 1sase shall be substantially upon such fopm of lease as is knc~n es U'o So Standard Form No, 2 (l~evised Hay 6~ 193S)~ with such modificat thereof as may be approved by the City Attorney or the Assistant City Attorney and aEreed upon by the City The Ordinance having been reads was laid over. BSIDGES`* The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Hesolutions advisinE the ¥1r~lnia State Department of Highways that the City of Roanoke will consider lncludin~ in its 19~3 budget the city% ~hm-e of the cost For the ¥inton Bridge on Dale Avenue, S° Ecs presented aa~e~ whereupon, Rte Young offered the (~llh21) A RESOLUTION. advising the virginia State Department o~ Highways that it is the present intention of this Council, if it is then feasible to do so, to include in the 19S] budget funds with which to defray the City's share of the cost of the proposed new brld~e over Tinker Creek at the ter~tinus of Dale Avenue~ S, E. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, PaEe H~o YounE moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr.. Hunter and adopted by the follo~inE vote-* A~: Hessra. Hunter, I/ebber~ Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton--~. RAYS`* None ........ O. (Hr. Cronin.absent) 1/V-EDS: The City Attorney havin/~.been requested to prepare an amendment to Section 3s Chapter 70, o£ the Hoanoke City Code, relatin/~ to ~'eeds, alonE lines p. reviously suEEested by Council, presented sa~e; whereupon, HI-. I/ebber moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~as seconded by H~. ~oung ard adopted by the following vote`* AYES~ Hessrs. Hunter, I/ebber, lfoun~s and the President, Hr. Hlnton-oo~, NAYS.* None ...... O. (Hr. Cronin absent) (#11/$~2) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain ~=ectlon 3 of Chapter?O ~eeds~ of the Code of the Cityof Hoanoke as amended, by Ordinance 11o. 9~9~ adopted by the Council of the City of Hoanoke on the a3rd day o£ AuEUSt, 19~§, and providtn~ for cutting of weeds and other foreign Erowth on vacant real estate in the City of Roanoke at the owner's sole expenses makir~ a violation thereof a misdemeanor and prescribir~ penalties therefor; authorizir~ the City HanaEer, upon vlolatl~n, in hie discretion, with or without prior notice to the owner, to cause such weeds and other foreign Ero~th to be cu~ and rescued and provldfn~ that the cost and experts thereof be charEeable to and paid by the owner of such real · state and collected by the City.of.R°an°ke as taxes and levies are collected. BE IT OHDAIEED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: 1. That Section 3 of Chapter ?0 'l/eeds~ of the Code of the City of Roanoke, as amended by Ordinance 1/o. 9~98 adopted by the Council ot' the City Of Hoanoke on the ~.3rd day of AuEust, 19~8, and provldin/~ for the cuttir~ o£ weeds and other foreign Erowth on vacant real estate in the City of Roanoke at the owner's sole expanse, makin/~ a ¥1olation thereof a misdemeanor and prescribing penalties therefo: authorlzinE the City RanaEers upon violation~ in his discretion, with or without )riot notice to the owners to cause such weeds and other £orelEn Erowth to be cut and removed and providinE that th.e coat and expense t~.ereof be chargeable to and paid by the ovner off such real estate and collected by the City of Hoanoke as taxes and levies are collected, be, and the same is hereby amended and reordalned to read as follows.* 484 Sec. 3 Weeds. ~etween May fifteenth and ~une fifteenth ar~ between August first and September first~ of each year~ every owner of vacant real estate situated in the Cl! of Roanoke shall, at his sole expenae~ cause to be cut therefrom all grass, weedl and foreign growth. Any such.owner who~shall violate the provisions of this sectior shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor~ and upon a conviction therefor shall be fined not less than two dollars and fifty cents nor more than fifty dollars for each o£fense] and each day that such grass, weeds and other foreign growth shall remain uncut.after the period within which they.are hereunder required to be cut shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense under this section, The Ordinance having been read, was laid over, WAT.~DEPART~h~: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare an amendment to the Rules and Regulations of the Water Department, stipulatir~ that the Water Department shall make refunds on the basis of the amount named in the agreement which was made at the time the water main was laid, and no more, vnder Rule 21-A~ relating to the extension of water mains, he submitted a communication fro~ Mm. C. E. Moore, Englneer in Charge(~ Construction of the Water Department, reviewing the history of the increase In the amount of refund from $50.00 to and then from ~6~.00 to $?~.00, Mr. Moore a~vis~ng that it was clearly understood Co,~ncll at the time the increase from ~50o00 to ~65.00 was made that the increase to apply to all contracts then in existence. Mr. Young moved that action on the question be deferred for one week and the the City Clerk Furnish members of Council with a copy of the com~unlcation from F~. Moore in the meantime. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopts GRADE CRO$$INOS: The City Attorney herin? been requested to prepare a Resolution, concurring in the awardtn~ of a contract for detail surveys and the preparation of right-of-way and construction plans for the work on theJef£erson Street Grade Crossing Elimination Project to Fay, Spofford and Thorndtke, Consultin~ In the total sum of $5~,000.00, presented same; whereupon, Mr. Hunter offered the following: (~11~23) A RESOLUTION concurring in the reccm~endation of the Virginia State )artment of Highways that the contract for the making of detailed surveys and the mration of right of way and construction plans for the work on the proposed new separation viaduct designed to replace the existin~ Jefferson Street grade :rossin~ over the Norfolk & Western Ratlroad, on U. S. Route 11, in the City of (Fed. ProJ. ~E-S];-FAP 1~0 (2)) be awarded to Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, ~onsulting Engineers, Boston, Massachusetts, for the lump s~ of ~5~,000.00. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page ~97.) Mr. Hunter m~ved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b~ Webber and adopted by the following vote= AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Mfnton---~. NAYS: None .......... O. (Mr. Cronin absent) PARKS AND PL~.YGROUNDS: Council having previously concurred in the tion of a committee that the bid of ten per cent for concessions at Washington Park, including the swiping pool, be accepted, and the City Attorney having been requeste, to prepare the proper Ordinance, he presented same. In this connection, · group of representatives From the Parent-Teacher Association of the Gllmer $chool appeared before Council, with H~. Ire J. Womack actin~ aa spokesman, H~[ Wo~ack obJectins to placi~ the operation of the swimlns pool under a conceesionaire~ etatin£ that the operation of a free ewimmir~ pool at ~sshir~ton Park last summer kept children from awiminS elsewhere in polluted and aekin6 that the awlmmln~ pool be open to the children free of charge again this The. City Attorney herinS prepared the contract for the concessions at Waehinston Farkand presented it along with the draft of Ordinance, the City Hanager read the Followin~ paragraph from the contractl This a~reement gives the Concessionaire no right whatsoever to make any charge to those usir~ the ewimminS pool. However, it is contemplated that. the City Hsneger shall experiments during the period embraced in this contracto regardin~ the best use to be made thereof For both the City and its citizens. Acco~dingly, the City Harmger msy, in his discretion and upon such ter~e and condition~ as he deems fair to and protective of the Cltys grant unto the Concessionaire the privilege of making reasonable charges to those choosing to use the swJ~r~pool durin~ certain hours on des!~nated days. It le distinctly under and agreed~ however, that the City Hanager may st any time, in his solo dlscretien, and w~thout assl~ning uny cause, reason or Justification therefor, clo~e said ~. Wo~sck replied that the provision in the contract seems to be a fair With Further reference to the matter, Hr. Irvin A. Harvey~ Attorney] repre- senting Hr. Rufus %~nite and Hr. ~ack D. Barlow, Jr., Ne~ro bidders on the conceeslo~ at Weshin~ton Park, appeared before Council and objected to a~ardir~ of the contract to a ~h!te pereon~ ~M. Harvey statirF that either of his clients is wlllin~ to ~ake the same hid as the one svb.~tted by Er, Joseph ~. Honsou~. Hr. Harvey wa~ Ir~ormad that the City Charter requires Council to award co~tract to tho be~t responsible bidder and that unless the ~ucccssF~l bidder is Inclined to'forfeit his bid or assign the contract to someone else through approprl~ action by Council, there is nothing the body can do. Later durir~ the meeting, Hr. O. J. Walpert, Attorney, to~ether with Honso~r, appeared'before Council, Hr. Wal~ert ststtn~ that his client desires to obtain the contract for the concessions at ~ashin~ton F~kj that he has conducted a grocery business in the Negro section of Roanoke practically all of his life and gotten alor~wlth the Ne~oes durinE all o£ that time~ Hr. %alpert stating that his client has even built an auditorium for the use of the colored citizens of Hosnoke. With reference to operation of the swtmmlr~ pool, Hr. W~lpert stated that Negro children will be ~lven free use of the pool between the hours of lOIO0 o~clcc~ m., and 2:C0 o~clock, p. m., daily. The contract as prepared by the City Attorney was then read by the City Clerk in its entirety~ whereupon~ Hr. Hunter offered the following emergency (#11~?~) AN OHDINANCE authorizir~ and directir~, the City Hansger, for e~d on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into a contract wi[h Joseph H. Monsou~ granttn~ certain concession rights and privileges to be exercised at Washington (For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordina~ce Book No. 18, Page Hr. ~unter moved'the sdoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. ~'ebber and adopted by th~ followir~ vote= AYES~ HeesrSo Hunter, Webber, ~our~, e_nd the President, Hr. Htnton--.~-~o NAYS: None ........... Os {Hr. Cronln absent) STADIUH; Council having previously concurred in the recommendation of a committee that the. bid recelvsd from Hr. Co R. Thorntonj Jr.~ For the concessions et Victory Stadiu~ at l~per cent gross be accepted~ ard the City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance~ presented aamej together with the Council dispensed with the reading of the contract and Mr. Young offered Following emergency Ordinancel (~11~25) AH ORDIH~CE authorizing ard directing the City Man~ger~ For and ~n behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into a contract with C. ~. Thornton, Jr.~ granting certain concession rights and privileges to be exercised in the Roanoke ~un~cipal (Victory) Stadium and Athletic Grounds in Maher Field. (For full text of Ordinance,see Ordinance Rook Ho. 18, Page ~99°) Hr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Webber and adopted by the Following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Mlntcn---~. NAYS: None ......... O. (Mr. Cronln absent) WATER DEPART~NT: Council having previously concurred In the recommendation of a commaittee that the bid received on concessions at Carvlns Cove, submitted by Hr. C. B. Cle mmer, at ten per cent, be accepted, and the City Attorney having be en requeste~ to prepare the proper Ordinance, presented sa~e, together with the contrac Council dispensed with the reading of'the contract and Hr. Webber offered following emergency Ordlnancet (#11~26) AR ORDINANCE authorizing and dlrect!ng the City Manager, for ar~ behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter lntoa contract with C. B. Clemmer granting certain concession rights and privileges to be exercised In the Carvlns cOVe area. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 18, Page %00,) Hr. Webber m~ved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Hunter and adopted by the Fo~lowln£ vote~ AY~: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton---~. HAYS: None ...... O. (Er. Cronin absent) S~]~R CONSTRUCTION: Council having previously authorized the construction of sanitary sewers tn portions of Sections 1 and 2 of the Oakdale Subdivision, and, als a portion of Airlee Court, 'together with t he docketing of estimated assessments egai ~fFected landowners In the office of the Clerk of the Hustings Court, the City Clerk ~dvised that the construction of the sanitary sewers has now been completed; whereup¢ ~r. Hunter offered the Following Resolution, creating a Board to hold public ~n the question of fixing the final asseesment~ and to ma~e the Final assessments: (#11~7) A RESOLUTION creating a Board authorized and directed to hold publI~ ~.earlngs on the question of Fixing final assessments, and to make the final assessments against abutting property owners b7 reason of the construction of :anXtar~ se~ers authorized by Resolution No. 10~0, ~/opted on the 13th day of March: .950, and providLng For an emergenc~. {Fo~ full text of 'Resolution, see Ordinance dook No. 19, Page 1~ Hr. Hunter moved the ~doptlon of the Resolution. The motion w as ~econded M~. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AYES= Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Yours, and the President, 'Mr. Minton .... ~. NAYS: None ........ O. (Mr. Cronin abseng) ~[',~t~ CON~RU~ION~ Council havinz previously authorized the construction of s~n~tary ~ewsrs to serva properties on both ~tde~ of Se~ell Lane~ ~. ~.~ no~th of Br~bleton Avenue, and ce~tal~ port~o~ of the ~est side o~ Pe~sl~e~ Road~ ~rth from B~bleton Avenue~ 5. W., In Elocks 1 a~ 2~ Porest Hill H~,' togethe~ with'the docketing of satiated assessments against ~fected In the office o~ the Clerk of the Hustles Court, the City Clerk advised that the construction o~ ~e sanitary sewers has now been completedl ~ereupon~ Hr. You~ orffered ihs ~ollo~I~ Resolution, c~eatln~ a ~a~d to hol~ public hearl~s on the uestion of Fixing the F~al assessments a~ to ~ke the ~i~l assessments~ '(~ll;~PS) A ~E$0L~ION creating a ~oa~ authorized and d~rected to hold puBl] on the question of fixing final assessments~ a~ to make the final assess- ments against a~tting proper~o~ers by reason of the co~truct[on of sanitary authorised By Resolution No. 1111~, adopted'on the llth day of June, 1951, providing for ~ emergency. (For full text of ~esolution, see 0rdln~ce ~ok No. 1~, Page 1.). ~. Young moved the adoption of ~e ~esolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted By the follow~ vote~ AYe= Hessrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton .... NAYS: None ........ O. (Hr. ~ron[n absent) S~ C01~T~U~tON: ~ouncil hav~g appointed a ~oard composed of the Direct( of the Dep~tment of ~blic Works, the City Englneer, the Clty ~nager a~ the City Clerk to m~e final assessments agal~t abutti~ property owners for the of san[ta~ sewers in the Hollins ~oad ~ea a~ the eastern portion of ~e Road area, the City Clerk re.fred that a hear[~ was held By the Board on April ~, 195~, and that It ts the reco=e~ation of ~e ~ard that the charges as fixed against the abutt~g properties'at that time be docketed in t he office of the Clerk of the Hustings Co~t. ~. Webber moved that Council'concur in the reco~e~tion and offered the foll~w[nE Resolution: (~11~9) A R~SOL~iON ~endl~ the estimated ~ounts of assessments against certain abuttl~ la~ow~rs for senltery sewers so as to cha~e the estimated a~unt~ to sh~w the ~ounts finally assessed against each la~ow~r, respectively, pursuant to Eesolution No. 1139~, adopted ~n Hatch 31, 1952; approving the final ~sessments; provldi~ for ~e docketing o~ ~e final assessments tn ~he ~lerk's Office of the Hu~tlngs Court of th~ C~ty of ~o~oke; and provldl~ for an emerge~y. (For full test of ~esolutton, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~.) '~. Webber moved the adoption of the ~esolutton. ~e motion w~s seconded Young a~ adopted by ~e fo~lowing vote: A~S= Hessrs.Hunter, Webber, You~, and the President, ~. H~nton---~. NAYS: None ............ O. (Hr. Cronin absent) H~IONS A~ HISC~L~0US EUSI~S~ None. There belng no further business, Cou~il adjourned. APPROVED Fresicent COUNCIL, REGULAR li'tTIhll.~ Honday~ Hay 1~-, 195~. The Council of the City of Roanoke mat in reLrula~ ~esting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal mllding, Monday, N~ 1~, ~95~, at ~00 o'clock, p. the regular m~atin; hour, with the President, Mr, Nlnton, presiding, PRF.~NT{ Mcssrs. Cronin, Runter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mu. AE. SEI~T= None .... O. OFFICERS FRE~ENT~ M~. A~thur S. Owens, City ManaEer, Hr, Randolph G. Whittl City Attorney, and Mr, Barry R.~stes~ City Auditor, The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend CareyR, Moser, Pastor off Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, MINUTE~t Copy of the minutes of the regular meatin~ held on Monday, April ~8, 195~, hsvin~ been furnished each me~ber of Council, upon motion of M~. ~unter~ seconded ~y'Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and At this point, the President, ar, Minton, reco;nized and welcomed the mem~ere of the ~inth Grade Social Science Close of Lucy Addieon Senior ~l~h School who were present to observe the proceedln~s of Council.' HEARING O? CITIZENS UPON P~LIC NATTERS~ PA~K$ AND fLAYGROUND$: Pureuant to notice of advertisement for bide for the prlvlleEe of operatinE cenc~aelons at Rockled[e Inn on Mill Rountain under certal~ tenae and conditions, said bids to be received by the City Clerk until P:OO o~cloeh p. ~., ~ond~y, May 1~, 195P, and to be opened be£ore the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the matter was before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk advised Council that ha has received no bide and the body proceeded to other bueineee. SCHOOLS-RECREATION DEPARTPfENT: Council havinE at its laet meetln~ taken consideration flor further diecuaalon at a later date the question of convertir~the Rlverdale School into a co.unity center for the people of the Riverdale area, in the event the Roanoke City School Board ahould decide to close the school, Rte Earl M. ~arth, Preeident of the Rlverdale Civic Lea[ua, appeared before the body in opposition to any coneideration of closinE the echool. 1~o Harth wee advised that the matter is still pendir~, ~JNIO~ CHAttiER OF CO[~CE-PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS~ A Stoup of repreeantativa from the Roanoke ~uniorCh~ber of Co~erce appeared before Council, ~lth ~r. Eo Cackson Tice, Preeident, actinE aa spokesman, M~. Tlce advisi~ that the Board of Directors off the Roanoke ~unior Ch~ber of Commerce has approved a pro,eot for the tnetallation and operation of a miniature train in the ~uniclpal Children's Zoo area on tho top of ~lll Mountain and that the Board would lika to ascertain ~hether or not Council ~uld be in favor of ouch a project before submitting the proposal to the vote of the full me~berehip of the Junior Chamber of Co~r~erce. In a discussion of the matter, M~. Tlce pointed out that the train will approximately $9,100.00, and that the coot of laying the track, constructinE a tunnel smd other miacellaneous items is estimated at approximately $~,O00. C0, Mr. Tice atatin~ that the tentative propsal calla for the Junior Chamber of Co~erce to receive one hunctved per cent Of the gross receipts derived from the Operation of the train for a period Of approximately two years, or until the cost of the project has been amortized, at which tine the Junior Chamber of Co~aerce ia to receive eighty per cent of the gross receipte, to b~. used toward the or~anization*a public a~l~i~ pool proJect~ a~ ~e c~ty Is to receive twenty pe~ cent of the ~ross receipts until September, 19~7, ~te~ ~lch the entire layout will be tur~d to the city without charge, In a further discussion of ~e matte~ ~r, Tlce as~u~ed Council that the organization would c~ry adequate insurance on the p~Ject, ~. Tlce gtatln~, that It Is planed to charge children nine cents o~ ten cents a~ to char~e ~ult3 fourteen cents pe~ Also speakl~ on ~e subject, ~as ~. Jack B, Coulter, ~restdent-elect the ~o~oke ~unlor Ch~r of Co~erce, ~. Coulter po~ntin~ out that the plan has worked successfully In othe~ cities ~ u~i~ that Council iive its unofficial approval to the propo~al at the present ~etlng of the bo~y. At this point, the City Hana~er reviewed the history of his negotiations ~lth representatives of the Board of Directors of the Remake Junior Co~erce In ~eFa~d to ~e project a~ stated that he i~ highly enthusiastic a~ut the proposal. The member~ of Council verbally l~lcated that they ave in favor o~ the proposal, ~t pointed out that the plan l~ too incomplete fo~ definite action by the ~dy at this t~el whereupon, ~r.'~ebbev ~ved that the matter be ~efevred to the Cl~ Manager for further ne~otiations ~ith representative~ of the Junlo~ Chm~be of Co~evce. The motion was seceded by Mr. C~nin and unant~usly adopted. ~ITIONS A~CO~UNICATIO~: A~-PENSION$~ A com~unicatlon from Mr. H~ry H. Yates, Secretly-Treasure: of the ~loyeest Retirement System of the City of He.eke, to~ethe~ with a report on the audit of the system fo~ ~e cale~a~ year 1951, as ~de by Ke~ett Certified ~blic Accountants, was bero~e Cou~ll. H~. Webbe~ moved that the ~port be ~cefved a~ filed with the records Council. ~e motion wa~ seceded by ~. lou~ a~ unan~ously adopted. D~INq~ T~: A co~nication from M~. W. D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax Collector, advising that property described as ~t ~1, Gale and A~rews Map~ sta~ins tn ~e ~e of Jacob Lj Reid, Is delinquent fey taxes in the~ount of ~16.53, a~ askins that the City Attomsy be au{hovlzed a~ directed~ institute a~ conduct a suit In equity for the purpose of e~orcing ~e city's llen for the delinquent taxes aEal~t the property, vas before Cou~ll. On motion of My. C~onfn, seceded by Mr. Xou~ and unanl~usly adcpted, the matte~ was referred to the City Attorney ~o~ advice to Co~ctl as to ~ethe~ or ~t the suit should be brouEht. STH~ LIG~S: A c o~nication from the Appalschi~lectric Power Company~ listl~ ~e locations of ~lrty-aeven 60~ l~en and fifteen ~00 l~en street lights ~tch ~e~ installed, as well as thirty-one ~500 l~en street ll~ts which we~e re~ved, du~ing the ~nth of April, 19~, was before Council. ~. Cronin moved that the co~nication be filed. ~e motion vas eeconded Mr. Hunter a~vn~lmously ~cpted. 489 ZONI~z A co~z~unicetion from Hro C.~ F. KeFauvo~s askin~ that p~ope~ty located at the northeast corner oFWhitesida 5treet a~ Hunt~ton ~uleva~, described as the eastern po~t~on o~ ~t ~0, a~ all o~ ~t ~1, ~lock ~, Huntington Court ~ap~ OFficial No. ~181021, be rezoned ~rcm 6enerel Residers D~st~lct to ~ea~ I~ust~lal Dlst~lct~ ~a~ ~Fore Council. On motion of ~. Young, seconded by Hr. ~ebber a~ unsn~ously adopted, the m~tter was referred to the City Plannl~ Co. lesion fo~ 5tudy~ report a~ ~ecom~e~a tion to Council. ~ORTS OF O~IC~St STO~ DR~t The complaint of ~rs. Paul ~oker, ~1~ ~untinFton ~ulevard, N. E., as to drainage co~ltions In that area, havin~ been referred to the City Hanage~ to make an estl~te of the cost to correct the s~tuation, he submitted the gollo~ln~ "Roanoke, Virslnia To ~e City 6ouncil Roa~ke, Vir6inia Gentlemen{ At the request of Councilm~ ~ou~ concurred in by the remainln6 the rater oituation un ~unti~ton~ulevard near House ~o. Although thi~ ~hould be part of a maste~ plan loc drainage in the Ellli~son Road area, the a~esate co~t of ~hich varies F~m half to four aillion dollus, ~e have analysed tMs one area and ~lievs that ~lth proper easenents the rater could b e carried to Tinker The cost Is esti~ated at $~,000.00, Respectfully submitted, (~i6ned) Arthur S. O~en~ ~. You~moved that the matter be referred to the 19~3 bud6et study file. ~e motion was seconded by ~r. Webber and unanimously adopted. ~NICIPAL ~UI~I~: The Uity ~anager ~bmitted the followin~ re~rt with reference to air couditlonl~ the court rooms in the ~nicipal Buildi~{ "Ro~oke, Vir61nia ~ay ~, 1952 To ~e City Council Roanoke,Virginia Oentle~n~ In last year~s budget study, we discussed at leith the possibility o~ air conditioning the different Court Rooms. I have had the Purchasl~ Agent to secure the costs for the Court Rooms; a~ I would like to discuss them with you at this t~e. I see ~ solution to the problem other th~ to do one Room at a time over a period of the next three ye~s. If Council Is agreeable to the proposal I ~h~l make, I suggest we do Hustles Court Room in 195~, and dela the others until later years. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ArthurS. Uwens City ~a~ger" ~ter a discussion as to the various proposals submitted by the City Hanager a~ Council bel~'0f the opinion that the City Hanager should proceed with advertis- l~ for bids on air conditioning the Hustles Co~t ~d J~ry Room, lncludl~ a water tower, but that the water tower should be of sufficient capacity to ultimately the Law a~ Chancery Court ~d J~y Room, Hr. ~ou~ moved that the City Hanage: be instructed to prepare specifications a~ask flor bids on air co~ltioning the Hustings Court and Jury Room~ with a water tower of auf£1cient capacity to serve both the ~uatinga Court and Jury Hoom and the Law and Chancery Court and Jury ~oom. motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. STREET IMPROVEMEF~S: The City Manager su~mitted written report that it will be necessary to purchase a portion of Lots '8-9-10~ Lemon Dell Map~ from HrSo Ruth Keesler~ in order to complete the improvement of Ross Lsne~ S.W.j batt~een ~ramblston Avenue and Parsing, er Road, the City Manager recommending that the strip of land be purchased by the city at a price of %IjlO0,O0, in accordance with an appraisal report from three appraisers. After a discussion of the matter, ~tr. Young moved that action on the questio be~ deferred for one week~ in.order that the members of Council ml£ht make a personal inspection of the property. The motion ~aa eeconded by Mr. Webbel- and unanimously adopted. POLICE DEPART~[E~: The City ~ana~er submitted the following report with to changes in the personnel of the Folice Department: 'Roanoke, Virginia May 12, 1952 To The City Councll Roanoke, Gentlemen: I wish to report the following changes in the personnel of the Police Department: Stuart A. Bruce retires, effective May31, 1952. Lawrence E.' Cooper resigned, effective May 15, 1952. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. ~wens City ~anager" The report was filed. INSURAECE-~TADIU~: The City Manager submitted written report with the recommendation that the entire Roanoke Municipal Stadium be insured for an amount between ~00,000.00 and $500,000.00. Hr. Young moved that the matter be tabled until such time as Mr. Reginald M. Wood, Chairman of the Insurance Advisory Committee, can be present for a discussion of the question. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. BUD6ET~BUILDING INSPECTOR: The City Manager submitted written report with the recommendation that a petty cash fund of ~25.00 be authorized for the of Building and Plumbing Inspection. Mr.. Crenin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and offered the Following emergency Ordinance. (~11~30) AN ORDINANCE to amend ard reordain Section #113, "Refunds Rebates", of the 1952 B~dget Orcktr. ence, and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of. Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 19, Page 19.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: . AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton. NAYS: ~one ....... O. BUDOET-DEPA.~TME,~T OF PUBLIC ~ORKS: The City Manager submitted written repot with the recommendation that authority be granted for the purchase of a 6-foot !492 attaclu~nt for an old International Harveoter Tractor from tho unexpended funds in the Equipment Account of the Street Construction budgst~ at a coot of approximately Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Kanager and offered the following Heoolution: (~11~31) A NE.5OLUTION authorizing the purchaoe of one 6-foot mower attachmer For'an International Iisi'rester Tractor from the unexpended funds in the Equipment Account under Section ~75, 'Street Con0tr~ctlon', of the 195~ Budget Ordinanceo a t coot of approximately $~O0.(~0, and providin~ for an emerl~encyo (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book 1/o. 19, Pa~e H~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the follo~ins votes AYESt HessrSo Cronin, Hunter~ Webber, Young., and the President~ H~. Minton- NAYS: None ........ O. BUDGET-PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS: The City Nanager submitted written report with the recomendation that $2,000.00 be transferred from the Repairo Account to the Equipment and Improvemento Account in the Public Parks budget, to provide additional ll[htln~ for the ball field at Wasena Park. Hi-. Yount~ moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manage and offered the followini emergency Ordinances (//llh3~.) AN O~DINANCE to amend and reordain Section #10~, "Public Parks", )f the 1952 BudEet Ordins'nce, and provtdin~ for an emerFency. (For full t~xt of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. ~9, Page Re.) H~. Youn~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ir. Webber and adopted by the f. ollowlr~ vote: AYES: Nessre. Cronin, Hunters Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ...... REPORTS OF COHHITT~: None. UN?INISHED BUSINESS: ANh~iATION-SEWERS: At the request of Mr. Webber, Council went into an execut session, and after the executive session, ~. Youn~ offered the followin~ Resolution with reference to sewer cha~ges made by the City of Eoanoke aEsinob residents of the annexed Wllliamson Road Sanitary District durtnC 19~9 and 1950: (#1]/$33) A RESOLUTION d{rectin~ the City Attorney to withdraw his notice of intention to apply for a rehea~lnE before the Supreme Court oF Appeals Of. Virginia ~f the case City of Roanoke v. F. Merk Fisher, et al. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PeEe ~0. ) }iv. Your~ moved the adoption Of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by {r. Cronin and adopted by the followinE vote, }{~, ~ebber not voting beoause he is ,esident of the Williamson Road Sanitary District and has paid the sewer charges: AYES; Messrs. Cronin, YounE, and the President, Mr. Minton ....... NAYS: ~[v. HunteI~- .... , ...... CONSIDERATION OP CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCTION Ahq] CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS~ STREETS AND ALL~S: Ordinance No. 11~15, vacatin~, abandonin6 and closioE [adtson Avenue, N. E., for a distance of approximately 6~ feet from the west side |loth Street, having previously been before Council for its first readinc, read and .aid over, was aEatn before the body, M~. Cron~n offerin~ the followtn~ for its hecend reading and final adoption: 493 (~lllilS) iN OI~DINANC~ vaeatir~,~ aba~dontr~ and closin~ that po~bion Hadlaon (also kno~ as Ho~ton) Avenue, which extends ~rom the west aide of Street, ~, E,, ~ a westerly dl~ection for a distance of approximately 6~ feet, which li~s wholly within the real estate owed by United States ~teel Company~ City 'Of Roa~ke~ Vl~lnl~, and which la s~ti~s hereinafte~ ~efe~red to as portion of Hadlson Avenu~~. {Pop ~11 tex~ or Ordl~e~ s~e O~l~e ~ok No. 1~ P~o ~, Cronin moved the adoption of ~e Ordl~nce. The motion was seconded by ~, Ysbbe~ and adopted by the follo~g l~ Nasals, Cronin~ Huntev~ ~'ebbe~v ~ou~ and ~e Presldent~ Hr, ~lnto~ N4YS~ None ....... O, AIRP~T{ Ordinance Ho, 11~19, providl~ for { contract between the City of Roanoke a~ ~erican Airlines~ Inco~orated, foe the use of facilitie~ at the Roa~ke Hunicipal Airport, havin~ p~viously been before Council fo~ its first read[~, read and laid over, was ~ain'befo~e ~e body, Hr. Cvonin offevl~ the followln~ f~ its seco~ read~ and final ~opticn= (~1~19) AN ~D!~NCE authorlzt~ a~ directinE the City ~ana~ev to enter into a lease~ an airport use a[reement a~ a service agree~nt~ relative to the a nd occupancy of certain facilities at Roanoke Hunlcipal Airport, (Wo~ Pield), with k~e~Ican Al~lines~ I~c., upon cevtal~ ter~ a~'condltlons, (For ~11 text of Ordinance, see Ordtn~ce ~ok No. 19~ Pa[e H~. Cronln ~ved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~s seceded by ~. Hunter a~ adopted by the following vote= A~S= Messrs. C~nin~ Hunter~ ~ebber, Young, ~ ~e President, H~. NAYS: None ....... O. In this co~ectlon, the City CI~ havi~ been i~t~cted to secure copies of the annual state,nfs of the airlines sevvi~ Hoa~ke .and anythl~ they file the Civil Aeronautics AC~inistvation, he b~ouFht to the attention of Council a co=unication from the ~lvil Ae~oaautics Administration, tolethe~ with the fl~ncia data repasted. No action vas taken on the l~ormatlon from the Civil Aeronautics ~lntstv AIHPO~i O~dina~e ~o. ll~RO, leasin~ certain space In ~e new Te~lnal ~ildin~ at the Roanoke ~unicipal Airport to ~e Federal Gove~en~ fern ~e airport t~aftlc control and co~unlcat!ons quarters, havi~ prevlousl~ been before Council fo~ its first readin~ read and laid over, vas s~ain before the body, ~. Hunter offe~l~ the followimE for its second ~eadin~ ~d final adoptlont (ill~O) AN O~IN~ authorlz[~ and di~ecti~ the City Hanaie~ to execute a least to the United States of ~e~lca of ce~ta~ spac~ in the new Te~lnal ~ildinE at Roanoke H~lcipal Albert (~o~m Field) upon certain te~s and condi tions, (Fo= full text of O~din~ce, see ~di~nce ~ok No. 19, Pa~e ~. Hunte~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion va~ sec~'~ed by ~. C~nin and ~dopted by ~e followl~ vote~ A~I Hessrs. C~nin, Hu~te~s WebbeD, You~, end ~e President, H~. Hlnton- NAYS: None ......... O. HEALTH DEPARTNI~T~ Ordinance No, ll~P~ smendin~ and reordaining Section ~haptar 70w o~ the City Code~ relatl~ to ~eeds, ~o~ ll~s previoual~ a~Ssested ~y Cou~ll~ havl~ previously been befo~ the body fo~ its fl~st reading, read and laid ove~, was again before ~e body, ~. Cro~n o'f~erl~ ~e ~ollo~ fo~ its second readin~ ~ ~lnal adopti~ (~11~2) AN O~IN~ to ~e~ and reordain ~ection ] off Chapte~ ~O "~eeds' o~ the Code off the City of Roa~ke as ~e~ed by O~dina~e No. 9~9~ adopted by the Co~ll of (he City oC ~oa~ke on t~ ~]rd day of A~st, 1~, a~ providi~ the cuttin~ of ~eeds and othe~ foreign Sro~th on vacant real estate In t~e City of Roa~ke at the o~e~*s sole e~ense~ ~kin~ a violat~on thereof a miide~ea~ an~ ~rescrlb[nE penalties the~eforl au~orizin~ ~e City Heifer, Upon violstion~ In his tiecretion, ~lth o~ ~lt~ut prior not,ce to the o~ner, t~ cause such ~eede and other fore~n Ero~th to ~ cut and removed a~ p~v~din~ thet the cost a~ expels the~of be chargeable to end paid by the o~er of such real estate a~ collected by ~e City of ~oenoke as taxes and levies are collected. (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see Ordt~nce ~k No. 1~, Fa~e M~. C~onln norad the ad.lion of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Y~ and adopted by the follo~g vote~ AYF~: Hessr~. ~onln, HunteP~ ~'ebbeP~ You~, and the Fresldent~ Hr. Hlnton* NAYS: ~one ........... O. AIBFORT~ ~ City Attorney ~ving ~en ~quested to prepare ~e p~peP measure, pr~v~dt~ for a co~tract ~lth the Fede~ Gover~ent, cover~ heat, service~ ~ateP ~ sanitary ~acllit[es ~o~ the airport traffic control a~d co--un,cs tion~ quarter~ in the ne~ Te~[nal ~lldi~ at the Roa~ke ~uniclpal Airport, at a monthly rate of $151.7~, pre~ented smsa; ~hereupcn, Hr. Cronin o~ffered the Besolution$ (~11~) A ~SOL~ION authorizing the C~ty Hana~er, flop and on behalf of the ~Clty of Roanoke, ~ make a ~ltten proposal to ~e Civil Aeronautics A~inistratlon (Depart~nt of Co.arcs) ~he~by the City of ~oanoke covenants a~ a~ree~, t~ accept to furnish heat, Janitor service a~ supplies, water and sanitary facilities fop the ~oenoke, Vl~gi~, ~unlclpal A~port (Woodrun Field) Traffic Control ~nd Comunlcatt uarters for ~161.~6 p~r calendar month duri~ the period of time covered by the xistt~ lease (Contract Cica 10589} between ~e City of ~oanoke a~ the C~v~l' Aeronautics A~lnistration; and prov[dl~ fop ~ emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~1.) Hr. CPonin moved the adopt[on of the Resolution. The motl~ ~s seco~ed by ~. Webber ~ adopted by th~ following vote~ A~S: ~ssrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, a~ ~e resident, ~. in~n-5~ NAYS~ None ........ O. AX~P0~ ~e City A~orney havXn~ been ~equested ko p~epa~e ~he measure, provXdX~ fo~ rental of space X~ the new Te~al ~Xldi~ a~ ~he ~unXuXpal Airport to ~e ~XvX1 Ae~on~u~Xes A~Xn~stratlon fo~ X~s DXS~1U~ Office of~ Aviation Safety~ a~ a monthly rate of $1~6.66~ presented sa~ whe~e~on, ~. Hunker~ moved ~at the followl~ Ordinance be placed upon i~s first ~eadln~. The motion .as e ded ~H~ C,ontn a2 adopted by the ~ollo'~in~ vote· .... ~ A~: ~ssrs. Cronin, Hunte~, Webber, Young, a~ the P;esldent, ~. ~Inton- 495 {~llltOS) Al/ 0~DINANCE authorizi~ and directing the City Manager, for and on behalf of the City of Ros~ke, to enter into a lease agreement leasing unto the District Office o~ Aviation Safety- Civil Aeronautics A~lnlstrat[on app~ximately the aecon~ floo~ In the City's New Airport Te~lnsl f;om ~ea~ to ~e~, co~nci~ the new te~lnsl bulldi~ la open for first ~c~a~y. BE IT 0RDAI~ ~ the Co~cll of t~ City of Ho~oke that the City Hana~e~ b~ a~ he Is heveby~ authorized a~ directed, fo~ and on beh~f of the City of Roanoke, to enter ln~ a lease aEveement leas[~ unto the ~ls[rict Office of Aviation S~ety - Civil Ae~nautica A~lniatratl~n, approxi~tely ~0 square feet of space~ all contained in one Office and desiEnated as Ho. ~1, on the seco~ flood In the C~ty*~ Ne~ Alr~rt Ter3~al, upon such te~s a~ conditions as ~hall be mutually aEreed upvn between the proposed lessee a~d the City ~a~ev lncltg however, the 1. Lessee sh~l pay unto the City ~1~6.~5 per ~nth monthly as a~ for rent ~. ~e lease shall ~un f~m year to year, co~e~i~ as of the first day of occupancy. ~. Either part~ may ter~i~te the lease at any time upon ilvin~ the other party thirty da~ ~ritten notice of its intention so to resinate. ~. ~e City ~hall furnish heat, llFhtz, ~anl~r service and supplies. The Ordin~ce having ~en read, ~as laid over, CITY ~: ~e City Attorney havl~ been requested ~ prepare ~ ame~ent to Section 1], Chapte~7~ of the City 6~e, ~o~ l~ne~ reconveyed by the City HanaEer unde~ date of Ha7 ~, 19~2, ~lth re~ar~ to vacations fo~ city employees, p~e~ented sa~; ~ereupon~ ~. ~'ebber offered the follo~l~ 0~l~nCe: {~11~5) AN OHDINAN~ to ~end and ~-ordal~ Section 1~, ~hapte~ 7 of the City Code, as ~ended, ~latinf to vacationz~ ~ick leave and milit~y leave offFlcera and employees of the City of Hoanoke~ Vlr~inia] a~ p~vid~ for an (For full text of O~inance, see ~dinance Book ~o. 19, PaEe ~. ~ebbev ~ved the adoption of the Ordinance, ~e motion ~s ~eco~ed b ~. You~ a~ ~dopted by the follo~l~ vote= A~S= Hessv~. Cvonin~ Hu~ter~ ~ebber, ~ou~ a~ the President, ~r. Hlnton- ~A~S= ~0n.: ..... :--0. GRADE CROSSING5= The City Attorney haveng been requested to prepare proper measure as to co~ltlons to be'included tn a contract between the City Ho~oke and the ~orffolk and ~e~tevn Railway Company In co~ectton ~ith the Street G~ade CrozsinE Elimination FroJect, presented s~e; ~upon~ H~. noved that the ffollo~[~ O~din~e be placed upon lt~ First readl~. The ~tion ~as ~eco~ed b7 H~. ~ebber a~ ~opted by the follo~ln~ vote= A~: Res~r~. Cronin, Hu~te~ ~ebber, a~ the Fre~ldent, H~. Htntcn .... NAYS: None .......... O. (~. Youn~ not votin~) '(~11~37) AN OHDIN~ authoviz[~ and d~recting the proper City offic~als, for ~ on behalf of the City of Ro~oke, to ente~ into a ~ltten contract vith the ~Fo~k & ~estern Ha[l~ay Company, embodyinE the p~Ivile[e~ and oblfEations of said pa~t[es in co~ection ~lth ~e ~oposed ne~ grade ~eparation v~aduct de~i~d replace the e~l~tlng Jefferson Street grade c~slng over the Norfolk & ~este~n iall~oa/~ on O. ~. Route 11, In the City of Roa~ke:(Fed, ProJ. ~*SN-FAP 1~O (P) ncy. 496 ~IEREAS, heretofore from tim to t~me this Council has passed resolutions dealin~ with the proposed new grade separation viaduct designed to replace' the existing Jefferson Street grade crossing over the Norfolk & Western Railroad, on Uo S. Route 11, in the City of Roanoke (Fed, ProJo AE-SN*FAP 140 (~)), the last of Said'resolutions bein~ No. ll~], adopted on the Sth day of Ha~, 19S2, in the reco~e~detion of the Virginia Stat'e Department of HiEh~ays that the contra¢ for making detailed surveys ~nd preparation of right of way and construction plans the work on the laid proposed new ~rade separation viaduct be awarded to l~ay~ -~pofford & Thorndlke~ Con~ultir~ Er~ineers~ ~oston, Hassachusetts, for the lmup sum of $~,000.00, ~0% or $10,800,CO thereof to be borne by the City of Roanoke, ~HEREA$~ all actiorm heretofore taken by this Council in the pram!sea here been contingent upon its understanding that the minh~um sum of ~1~0~,~00o00 shall be contributed by the Co~uonw~alth of Virginia to partially defray the coat of said project, and that the additional cost thereof shall be borne equally by the City off Roanoke and the Norfolk & Weetern Railway Co~pany~ and ~HFHEAS, this Council deer~'lt ~dvisable, at this tt~e, for the ~lty and the NorPolk & Western :lallway Company to enter into e formal contract em~odying each party's privileges and obligations in regard to the construction of'the aforesaid project. THeREFOr, BE IT OHDAIK~D by the Council of the City of Hoaooke aa follows= That the proper City officials be, and they are hereby, authoriz~d and directed, for and on behalf ~f the City of Roanoke, to enter into a written contract with the Norfolk & Western Railway Company embodying the privileges and obligations of said parties in connection with the proposed new grade separation viaduct designed to replace the existing Jefferson Street grade crossin~ over the Norfolk & Western Railroad, on U. S. Route 11, in the City of Roanoke (Fed. ProJ. AE-SN-FAP 140 (2)), upon such form as may be approved by the C~_ty Attorney and an authorized member of the Railway Company's Legal Department, embodying such terms and conditions as may be approved by the City Manager and an authorized official of the Railway Company, including, however, the following= (a) Any and all proposed contracts, obligations or agreements between the City and the State, or between the City and any other party, relating to the proposed new grade separation viaduct designed to replace the existing Jefferson Street grade crossing over the Norfolk & Western Railroad, on'U. S. Route 11, in the City of Roanoke (Fed. ProJ AE-SN-FA~ lbo (2)), s~all, prior to execution by the City, be approved by the Railway Company. (b) The proposed pedestrian underpass at Jefferson Street, shall constitute an integral p~rt of the over-all project and the cost thereof shall be borne equally by the City and the Railway Company. (~) Upon the opening of the new grade separation viaduct to traffic existing grade crossing over the Railway Company's tracks at Jefferson Street shall b~ permanently closed by the City under proceedings t~ be mutually conducted by the Cl~y and the Railway Company and to the approval ~f the Railway Company. (d) Any excess real estate acquired with or charged to project funds shall be sold with reasonable dispatch at the best price obtainable therefor, or, if retained by the City, shall be appraised by three competent non-partisan apprais an~ one-half of the net sale price or the appraised value, as the case may be, shal be paid to the Railway Company. {e) Real estate needed in connection with the ovel~-sll project shell be acquired by the City only with the approval of.the Railway Co~ny, The Ordinance havl~ been ~ead~ was laid ove~, In ~ls co~ection~ H~. ~e~e~ po%nted out that the pedestrian u~erpass ~ot i~l~ed in t~ ~a to be contributed by the state, but that the cost of ~e edestrian u~e~pass is to bo~ by the city a~ ~e Norfolk a~ Western Railway the C~ty Ha~e~ replyi~ that the estimated cost off the pedestrian u~e~pa ia $130,~.~, thereby asking a gra~ total o~ approximately $~,6]0,~O.~ ~or the overall project. WAT~ D~A~ ~e City Attorney having been requested to prepare an ~ent to the dules and Regulatl~s of the Water Dep~tment, stipulating that the Depart~nt sh~l m~e reF~ds on the basis of t~ ~ount n~med in the was ~de at the time ~e water main was laid, ~d ~ ~re, u~er Rule 21-A, to the exte~ion off water ~ins, and action on the question havl~ been for o~e week, upon receipt of a latter off explanation f~m Mr. C. E. Hoore, lneer In ~arge of Construction of the Water Department, the CityMana~er advised Council tMt Mr. Moore would like to appe~ before the body. Council being of ~e opinion ~at ~. Moore should be given ~ opportunity to present his s~lanatlon In person, the City ~anager was Instructed to Invite Moore to appear before the body at its next regular ~eti~ for a discussion of the A~FO~T: Cou~il havin~ previously requested ~e City Attorney to prepare the proper, Resolution, lnco~oratin~ verbatim the ~e~nt to Grant ~eement~ lncreasi~ ~ $5,0~.~ the m~im~ a~t of the Federal grant to the City of Ro~oke made by the Grant Agree~nt offer for related work ~ ~e Airport Admlnist tion Building project and ~e~l~ the work descript~n contained In the Grant A~eement, as suggested by the Civil Aeronautics A~mlnistration, and the City Attorney having advised Council that Resolution No. 11348, adopted on Febru~y 11, 1952, Is sufficient, ~d that no additional Resolution Is necessary, the City presented draft of a Resolution, incorporating verbatim the ~e~ment to Grant Agreement, ~th the advice that the Feder~ Go~r~nt is insisting upon the of suuh a Resolution; whereupon, Hr. Cro~n offered the (~11h38) A R~OL~ION adopting a~ approvl~ the execution of ~ ~en~ent to Grant Agreement relatl~ to P~Ject No. 9-~-012-103~ Ro~oke Mu~cipal (k'oo~ Airport, Roanoke, Vlrginia~ ~tween the United States of ~erica - A~lniatra of Civil Aeronautics a~ the City of Roanoke, Virgins, accepted by the City of Roa~ke, Vlrgi~a, on the 25th day of Ju~e, 1951; a~ provld~g for an e~rgency, (For full text of Resolution, see O~in~ce ~ok No. 19, Page ~. Cronin ~ved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Hunter and adopted by the following vote: A~: Messrs. Cronln, ~nter, Webber, You~, and ~e President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: ~one ....... O. MOTIONS ~ MISCEL~R~US BUSI~: P~KS ~ P~YGROU~8: ~r, Cronin brought to the attention of Cou~ll a~ City Manger ~at It is his u~erst~ding one of the local garden clubs la planting flowers ~d s~ubs arou~ the base of ~e Mill Mountain Star as a pro Jeer, but that there Is no water available at the base of the star for the flowers a~ s~bs. -..498 The Clty Nanager advised that he would look into the matter of extending water servlce to the base of tho star, : STREET IRPROVEMENTSt Hr. Cronin brought to the attention off Councll and the Clty Hanagsr the condition of Crockett Avenues R, W, . The City Hanager advised that ho would look into the matter, There being no Further buslnesa~ Council adjourned, APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, REGULAR'MEETlY, Monday, Hay 19, 1952. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit ~ourt Room in the Municipal E~lldlng~ Monday, May 19~ 19~2, at 2~00 o~clock~ p. m.~ the regular ~etl~ hour~ w~th the President, ~r. Mln~n, presiding, PRESE~ Messrs. Cron~n, Hunter, Webber, Young, an~ ~he President~ linton ....................... ABSE~: None ......... OFfICeS ~ESE~ Mr. Arthur ~. Owens,City Manage~, Mr. Randolph O. ~lttle ~ty Attorney, ~d ~m. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. ~e meeting was opened w[~ a prayer by Mr. Richard T. Edwards, ~ayo~ and C~noilm~. ~E~: Copy of the minutes of the regula~ meeting held on Mo~ay, May 1~2, having been ~rnished each member of Council, upon motion.off ~r. Webber, seconded by Mr. Young a~d un~lmously adopted, ~e read~ was dispensed with and the m~nutea approved as recorded. ~ING 0~ CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC HUNIC~AL RUINING: The fity Manager having previously been l~tructed to prepare specifications and ask for bids on air condit bni~ the Hustl~s Court a~ Jury Room, wlth a wa~er tower of sufficient capacity to serve both the Hustles Court a~ Jury Hoom ~ the Law a~ Chance~ Court a~ Jury Room, a co~ittee from the Ro~oke Bar Association appreared before Council, with My. ~tchard T. Edwards acti~ as spokesman, and presented the follow~ Resolution: "A RESOLUTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD 0P DIRECTORS OM ROA~0KE BAR ASSO- CIATION H~ ON MAY 15, 1952. Present: Walter W. Wood, President, Richard P. Pence, John H. Thornton, Jr., Paul H. Johnson, Morton Honeyman, William R. Hopkins, Holman Willis RESOLUTION QHEREAS, the members of this board ara advised that Council of the City Of Roanoke has recently considered and authorized the installation of alr-conditionln~ equipment In the space Occupied in the Municipal ~ufldtng, Roanoke, Virginia, by the Hustings Court as a courtroom: and WKEREA.~, the members of the board unanimously approve the foregoing action of the City Councll, but, at the same time, are of opinion that the space in the Municipal Building occupied by the Court of Law and Chancery aa a courtroom should also be air-conditioned inasmuch as the location of said courtroom on the west side of the Municipal Building makes said room excessively hot in the stum~erti,e an/ street noises, when its windows are necessarily opened, make the .conduct of business in said courtroom extremely difficult and, at times, almost lmposslble~ and k]~EREAS, At is b~lteved that the air-conditioning o£ both courtrooms, if undertaken at the same time, ~ould result in a smaller total outlay of fu nd s · HOW, THErEfORE, ~ IT RESOLVED that Richard T. Edwards, ss cha!rman, Wllllam B. Hopkins, Leonard G. Muse, Richard F. Pence and Walter W. Wood be, and they are hereby, named and appointed a committee to appea~ before Councl: : Of the City of Roanoke at lts next regular mcetlng and, on behalf of the entire assoclatlon, request that said Councll, by appropriate action, direct that the courtroom of the Court of Law and Chancery be alr-condit!oned at ' the s~-~e tlme that the air-conditioning of the courtroom of the Hustings Court ls accomplished. A TRUE COPY, TESTE: (Slgned} J. N. Ktncanon Secr. etary" In a discussion of the matter, Mr. Edwards suggested that consideration also be g~ven to air conditioning th~ Clrcuit Court Room at the same time that the Hustings Court Room is air conditi ned, but emphasized the importance of conditionin~ the Law and Chancery Court Room at the sa~a th~s that the ~ourt Room iS air conditioned. Concurrir~ in the ranmrks made by HI.. Edwards~ was ~. Richard F. Fenca~ a member of the comittSeo In a further dlscueelon of the queation~ H~. Young pointed out that CouncilI: for air conditionin~ only one cou~t room at this time is due to the lack of and that it was felt at the time the decision was ~ada that it would be more ant to air condition the Hustings Cou~t Room first; ~sreupsnm H~. Edearda asked that the city st least secure eettmates on the cost to air condition both cour at the ea~s time, Mr. Edwards ¥oicir~ the opinion that there will be little difference. H~. Ede~da was in, or,ed that estimates have already been received by the ~urchaeir~ Agent ~d that there aee~ to Be right ~ch diffffere~e, H~. Youn~ citi~ f~res Fro~ a tabulation sheet presented to Council by ~e City HanaEer at its last regular meeting. Affter a ~rther dl~cussion of the ~tter. ~. Edwards urSinE ~t Council bid~ on al~ conditioni~ both c~rt room~ to .ascertain the actual diffFerence In cost, ~. C~n~n ~ved that ~e City H~e~ ask flor alter~te bids on air coMltioni~ both ~e Hu~tin~3 Court ~d Jury Room and the Law and Chancery Court a~ Jury Room as one p~Ject, with a water tower of s~ficient capacity tos eryc both courts, or air co~it~on~ ~e Law a~ Chance~ Court and Jury ~oom separatel; said court to ~e served by the water tower included ~n the Husti~s Court project, ~e motion was seco~ed by Mr. Hunter a~ unanimously adopted, AIRPORT: Co~nc[1 having previously dec~ded to negotiate direct ~th the representatives of the airlines serving Roanoke as to ~tes and charges for the of facilities et the Ro~oke Municipal Airart, a~ the body havi~ come ~utu~ly satisfactory agreement ~th Piedmont Av~ation, Incorporated, a s well as ~er~can Alrlin~s, Inco~orated, a~ having au~or~zed ~e execution of the contracts accordingly, ~. W. L. Robertson, Roanoke Manager for ~astern Air L~nes, Inco~orated, ~peared before Cou~ll and stated that a contract similar to the with Piedmont Airlines a~ A~rican Airlines will Be satisfacto~ to Eastern Air Lines. In this co~ection, the C~ty Attorney brou~t to the attention of Counc~l draft of an Ordtn~ce, p~v[dl~ for a contract retroactive to May 1, 195~, ~. ~unter moved that the Ord[n~ce be placed upon its first reading ss ~ltten. ~e motion was seco~ed b; ~. Cronin. ~. Young voiced the opinion that the contracts with the respective airlines ~h0uld be dated In accorda~e with the order tn which ~n agreement was reached and moved tha~ the date of the contract ~e changed to May 15, 195~. ~e motion was seco~ed By ~. Webber a~ adopted By ~e follo~ng vote, ~. Robertson e~resstng desl~ to have the contract dated May 1, 1952, from a ~okkeep~ standpoint~ A~: Messrs. Webber~ Young, ~d the President, ~*r. Minton ...... 3. ~YS: Messrs. Cronln, a~ ~unter ......... ~. ~unter then moved that the following Ordnance, as ~e~ed~ Be placed upon its first reedi~. The ~tion was seco~ed By Mr. C~nln a~ a~pted by the followl~ vote~ A~S: Messrs. ~ronln, ~unter, Webbe~, Young, a~ the President, Mr. M~nton- NAYS: None .............. 0. (~11~39) AN ORDINANCE authoriilng and directin~ tho City Hanager to enter into.a leases an airport use agreement and a service agreements relative to the uae and occupancy of certain facilities at Roanoke Hunicip&l Alr~ort, (Voodru~Pield)m with Eeetern Air Llnesm Inc.s upon certain tens and conditions. ~E~EAS~ it is ~onte~plated that the new Te~l~l ~lldin~ u~e~ const~ctio~ at the Ro~oke Hunicipal Airport, (~oodr~ Field)~ ~lll be opened ~d ready ~o~ occupa~y~thin.t~ near ~uture, a~ ~EAS, O~ln~nce ~o. 11~9~, adopted by the City Council on t~e 10th day Decembe~ 19~1, eetabli~hed a ~chedule o~ ~ates and char~ee ~o~ the uee by co~ercia] al~ carriers of passe.ers, etc.~ of certain o~ the Facilities at said Atr~ort, but that the charges therein eatabll~ed might, by au~orlzation and approval the Council, ~ fixed ~ contract at rates other th~ those prescribed by said with respect to co~rcial air carriers ~Ich maintain establi~ed offices in the new Terminal 3u[ldin8. T~REFOR~, BE IT ORDAIN~ by the Cou~ll of the City of Roa~ke that the Cit~ ~ana~er be, and he Is hereby, authorized and directed for and on behalf of the City, as follows{ I. To ente~ into a lease a~reement with Eastern Alu Lines, lnc.~ fo~ the leas~ to said Airline of such space In the new Te~l~l Buildin~ as may agreed upon by the City's Airport HanaEer and said Airline, and, fu~ther~ approximatel~ 100 square feet of space In the Clt~a Remote Control Radio Tranamttte: Building on Hill ~unta[n, the said lease to be upon such te~s a~ conditions as approved by the City Manager a~ upon such fo~ of lease as Is prepared approved by the City Attorney or ~e Assistant City Attorney but which said leas~ provide, lnte~ alia, as follows{ a. Rental shall be at the followin6 rates{ $3.00 per square foot per for space occup[ed exclusively by said Airline on the ground fl~or level In said Terminal Buildl~; ~R.CO pea square foot pea annum For space on the seco~ floo of said building; $1.~pe~ aquae foot per annum fo~ space In the ba=e~nt of said bulldfn6, a~ $1.80 pe~ square foot pea a~for space in the Re.re Control Radio Tuansmltte~ ~lldi~ on Hill Mountain; b. The te~ the lease of space in the ~w Terminal Budding shall as of ~uch t~ as the new Te~nal ~lldin8 shall be ope~d for use and occupancy and shall terminate on March 31, 19~7, but may be te~lnated at an earlier date upon such conditions as are approved by the City HanaEe~ and made a part of ssi, lease; the te~ of the lease of space In the Remote Control Radio Tu~ltter Buildt shall co~ence as of Hay 15. 19~, a~ shall terminate on ~arch 31, 19~7, except, however, that the lease of space In said Radio Transmitter BuildtnF may be resinate by the At.line at any tl~e on ~Irty (30) days' notice to the Cit~ p~lou to the datl of actual term~tton; and c. lhe City sh~l ~u~sh to the Airline durl~ the terms of said leas without addition~ charge, heat, water a~ ]~itor service reasonably necessary the operations co~ucted by the Airline on the leased premises In the new Terminal ~ulldln6, and 2. To enter into an airport use a~reement with Eastern Air Line, Inc.~ providl~ for said Aluline~s co~ use, with others so authorized~ of the public la~l~ areas of the Airport. upon such terms a~ conditions as are approved by the City Manager and upon such form of agreement as ia prepared and approved by the City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney but which said agreement shall contain~ inter alia, the following provisions: a. That, in lieu of the rates and charges established by Ordinance No. 11295, said Airline will pay the followir~ daily charges: For each of the first .4 daily arrivals of aircraft of the Airline, a charge of ?~ for each 1,0~0 pour~ls of Standard gross weight; flor each of the next 4 daily arrlvals a charge o£ $~ £or each 1,000 pounds; and for each additional arrival over 8 per day, a charge o£ ~ for each 1,OOO pour~s, provided, however, that £o1~ the purpose o£ com~utin~ the charge for each a~rlval made pursuant to said agreement, it to be agreed that the standard gross weight of an aircraft known as the DC-3 or of a similar type shall be taken in all cases to be 25,000 pounds; aircraft known aa Convairs and as ~artin 40~ge shall be taken in each case to have a standard gross weight o£ 40,000 pounds; and types of aircraft other than DC-31s, Convairs or ~artin ~$O~e shall be taken to have such standard gross weight as is established or determined as said aircraft~s standard gross weight by the Civil Aeronautics Author lty. b. Fhat the term of said airport use agreement shall be retroactive to the l~th day of May, 1952, and terminable on march ~[, 1957, but m~y be made terminable at an earlier date upon such conditions as are approved by the City Manager ~ and 3. To enter into a service agreement with s~ld Airline providing for the City's dlspen~ln~ o£ said Alrlinegs privately owned gasoline and oil, said agreement to be upon such terms a~d conditions as are approved by the Clty Manager and upon form as is prepared and approved by the City Attorney or the Assistant City Attorney but ~hlch said agreement shall provide, inter alia, as follows~ a. The Clty shall be paid a service charge of 3~ per gallon for the £1rst 20,000 gallons and 2~ per gallon for all over 20,000 gallons of gasoline dispensed monthly; and a service charge of 25~ per gallon For oil so dispensed by saidCity; b. Said service agreement to be for a term of years cc~aencing May 15, 19~2, and terminating March 31, 19~7, but to be cancelable by either party on sixty (60) days~ notice to the other party. The Ordinance hav~ng been read, was laid over. ~ONING: Notice of a public hea~l~ on the question of rezon~ng from 6eneral Residence District to Business District propenty located on the north side of ~amison Avenue, S. R., between Twelfth Street and Thirteenth Street, ~escrlbed as Lots 21-2~, inclusive, Block 10, Oak Ridge Land Company Map, having been published in The Roanoke World-News pursuant to Article XI, ~ection 43, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the t~me of the h~aring at 3:00 o'clock, p. m. Monday, May 19, 1952, the matter was before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the following communication from the City Planning Commission: "May 17, 1952. The Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Boanoke, ¥1rgfr~a. ~entlemen: In reply to your letter of May 2, 1952, referrlr~ to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommendation to City Council the question of rezoning Lots 21-2~, inclusive, Block 10, Oak Ridge Land Company located on the north side o£ Jamison Avenue, S. -~., between 12th and 13th Streets. from a General Residence District to a Business District: The City Plannlng Commission has ins[acted the properties ~n question, and noted existing conditions in the ~mmedlate neighborhood, and calls Council's attention to ~e following £acts~ 1. There are only two out of twelve lots on the north side o£ Jamison Avenue, between 12th and 13th Streets, which are zoned and used for Business purposes. Besidences occupy the other ten lotse '5 2. Several properties located on Jamieon Avenue immediately east of 13th Street ara zoned for Business purposes, which could be used for business if there is eu~£1ciant need for expansion to serve the lmadiate neighborhood. 3. Jamieon Avenue, which is only fifty feet wide, now carries a heavy volume of trafFlc~ and parking permitted !n connection with existin bueinesses in the vicinity Of 13th Street adds to the congestion. ~. It is the fealin~ of the Commission that the properties ln question should not be rezoned until adequate assurance can be given that any businesses established on said properties ~uld provide for off-street parking spaces, ~. IF it ie the purpose of the applicant to uae said properties for off-street parking, it is suggested that au application for a non-conforming permit be filed with the Board of Zoning Appeals The City Planning Co~n~lssion~ in view of its study made by personal inspection of the properties in said neighborhood, and Its observation of existing traffic problems, reco.~ende to City Council that the req~at of the petitioner for the rezoninF o£ said properties For L~airees purposes be denied. Respectfully submitted, (Signed)W° J. HcCorkindale, Jr. Chairman" At this point, Hfs. ~rownie ~. Eunice, ~ho has secured an option on the lotej appeared before Council and advised that it is her desire that the lots be rezoned For business purposes rather than to apply to thc Board off Zoning Appeals for a non-con£orming petit. AFter a discussion o£ the matterwith Pi~s. Evnice~ and no one appearir~ before Council to be heard in connection with the request For rezoning, Hr. ~unter moved that the question be tabled until June ~ I~SP. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. ~lth Further re~erence to t~e matter~ Hr. Cronin moved that Councl! refer to the City Plannir~ Com~leslon and the City Eana~er For study a possible Ordinance ~htch ~nld sat up requirements for off-street parklr~ Facilities in connection wit~ the conatrnctton o£ build,riga For both business and m~ltiple d~ellln~ uae. The motion was seco~ed by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. FETITIO~ AND C0~JNICATIONS: WATI~ DE?A~TF~AT~ A co~unicatfon from ~. L. T. Richardson, Co-Executor of the Estate of Paul G. Haah~ deceased~ advisir~ that the E=tate owns the water distribution system in the North Hills ~ubdlvislon of ~oanoke (ounty, edjolnir~ the Sunnybrook Subdlvision~ but that there are times when the system ia not-adequate to Furnish water for the residents of the subdivision, and asking that as a temporary arrar~ement the system be connected to the city's system on Boxley Road, was before Council. In this connection, H~. ~tchardson appeared before Counci[ For a discussion of the matter, H~. Richardson advisin~ that he understands it ls possible that the connection will reduce the pressure in the Sunnyb~ook area durin~ times of maximum demand and that when this occur~ the Water Dep artuuent will discontfnue service to the North Hills a~ea, but that he is wlllinF to accept this condition. In a further discussion of the matterj Hr. G. H. Ruston, Acting Aanager of the Water Department, appeared before Council, Hr. ~uatou pointlng out that there twenty-slx dwelllr~s in the North Hills Subdivision at the present time, with a potential total of 1~0, and that under Rule 36 of the ~ules and Regulations of the ~ater Deoartment it would cost between $3~000.00 ar~ ~O~OO0. CO to adequately servethe area, K~. Euaton explaining that at the present time the city has r~ large water mains near enough to connect with the North Hills distribution system. A~ter a further' discussion of the matter, H~. Webber moved that the question be referred to the City Hanager £o~ at~y, r~o~t a~ ~eco~ation to Co~cil. The motion ~as seconded by H~. You~ a~ ~na~usly a~pted, ~TR~S A~ A~S~ The follo~i~ petition slzned by ~oods, R$~e~s~ Huse ~d ~al~e~, Attorneys, representin~ Herm~ T~pete~ ~uel Albert Tro~pete~ a~ Cica La~ay~ askl~ that a l~-foot alley located ~rth of Russell Avenue~ ~. ~,, between RolFe ~treet a~ A~la~n (ffo~erly H~pton) Street, be pe~anently vacated~ discontinued ~d closed, ~as before C~ncll~ COUNCIL FOR T~ C~ ROANO~E~ IN RE~ APPLICATION TO THE C~NCIL FO~ T~ CI~ OF ROANO~, VIR6INIA, TO VACATE A C~TAIN l~-P~ AL~ LYIN6 NO~H O~ A~P~L TO STR~ A~ ON THE E~T ~ H~ON P~ION TO T~E COUNCIL ~R THE CI~ OP RO.~NO~ VIRGINIA~ Y~r petitio~rs~ 'Her~n Tro~eter~ Sm~el Albert Tro~eteP a~ Clara Landay~ respectfully represent that~ (1) ~e plat of Section ~, ~oanok~ Development Company, dated 18~1, and recorded In the Clerk~ Of F~ce of the Circuit Court of County, ViPg~nia, In Plat ~ok 1~ Pa~e $1~ reveale a certain l~-Foot alley~ ~e fully described below, traversing Block 3, acco~tn~ to that map, from ~o[ffe Street on the ~e~t ~ H~ton Street on the east, (2) ~ls l~-foot ~ley Is housed o~ the north by the un. letted portion of Block ] a~ on ~e south by Lore 17-]2 (inclusive), Block ~ according to ~e afore~aid map of Section ~, Ro~oke Development Company. (~) Roth of ~ese p~cel~ ~hich co~titute all the p~operty a~ttin~ upon the afforesaid alley are o~ned ~n Fee simple by yo~r ~titMners ~ho ~ere conveyed the s~ by deed ffrom Fra~ E. Grave~ et al, t/a Eastern Packing Co~y, dated November ~ 19~1, .and recorded In the Clerk~ Office of the Hu~ting~ CouP~ For the City of ~oa~e~ Vlrgl~a~ In Deed ~ok 870, P~e 397. (~} ~he zole cred~to~ ~vln~ a lien upen the~e ~utt~ pvo~evt~z i~ C. Hay S~lth, beneficiary u~ev ~ purchase ~oney deed of t~unt gvon Herman Tro~ete~ et al.. dated ~ove~bev ~3. ~95~, and recorded In Clerk's Office last mentioned in Deed Book 870, PaEe ~01. (5) Althou~ the pvo~rties ~n Block 3, Section 3, Roanoke Development Co~a~, have been continually coveyed with referrer to ~e above mentioned 15-foot alley sinc~ ~e plattinE of ~e subdivision more than a half see, this alley appears neve~ to have existed in fact and the bou~a~y embracing Lots 17-3~, Block 3, the 15-foot alley ~d the unplatted portion of Block 3 fo~s o~ contl~ou~ unit upon which ~e laver b~lck structure Eenerally ~own as ~e Morice Twine ~lld~E has been situate for m~y year (6) It Is the desi~ of y~r ~titioners as the owners of all propertie abuttinE this 15-foot ~ley ~t ~uch alley be permanently vacated and to that effect a~ in puvsu~ce of Section 1~766.1, Code of Virgins (1950 Supp.) you~ petitioners have executed and ack~led~ed an ~reement dated January ~3~ 195Z, decla~ thel~ desire that t~s ~ley be vacated. (7) Prank E. Graves as a lien creditor ~d as such ~ "owner" of the abuttl~ properties within the definition set forth In Section 15-766.~, Code of Virginia (1950 Supp.) has executed and acknowledEed an a[reement dated March 1, 195~, evidenc~nE his co~ent to the declaration of vagatim of the ~ley as set forth in the aEree~nt of your pettt~ns, a~ proposed vacation has likewise been su~itted to and approved by the Roanoke City PlanninE Co~lssion, pursuant to Section 1~909~ Code of VirFlnia (195~ {8) Such vacation ~11 neither abridge nor de~troy any of the ~i~hts o~ p~iv~le~es of o~e~ property o~evs with~ the bounds of the area sho~ on the aforesaid plat of Sect~on 3, Ro~oke Development Compaq. {9) The app~val of this vacation ~st be obtained by this Council the EoverntnE body of the City In which the alley to be vacated Is now located. ~d~ORE your pet[tions pray that~ (a) ~ls coumil my officially express it~ approval of the of ~e herein~ter described alley wholly situate in the City of Roanoke, ~GI~iNG at a point 6n the westerly side of Hampton Street 105 feet northerly from the northwesterly corner of H~ton Street and Rueeell Btreet,.being the same beginnin~ point.se that :set forth in the description of tParcel Mo. 1~ in the conveyance from Frank E. 0raves et ale t/a Eastern Packing Company to Herman ?rompeter st al., dated November P3, 19~1, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke in Deed Book 870, PaBe 397J thence with the southerly line of the .. unplatted portion of Block 3, according to the~ap Of Section ], ~oa.r~.ks De~el?pm~t Company, N. 6~® 24* W. 400 feet to a point xn ~ne aas~erAy Alne of nolle 5treetj thence with the easterly line of Rolls Street S. 21· 16~ W. 1~ feet to a point, the ~or~.hwee~er[y corner of Lot 17, Block 3, according to the ma~ of ectlon ~, noanoke Development Company; thence with the northerly · line of Lots 17-32 (inclusive), Block 3, S. 68· ~$* E. 200 feet to a point in the westerly line of Hampton Street; thence with the westerly line of Hampton Street R. 2la 16t E. 15 feet to.the place of BEGINNING, (b) Ail right, title and interest of the City of Roanoke and public in this alley may be released, (c) The City Engineer may be directed to mark vacated the above described alley on all maps and plate on file in his office and the Clerk of the Hustings Court be likewise directed to make a proper notation on all maps and plats in his office on which the alley may be shown. (d) A certified copy of the appropriate ordinance which may be enacted by this council may be delivered to your petitioners for recordation together with the agreement of vacation. Respectfully, Woods, Hogers, Muse & Walker 30Z-319 Boxley Building Roanoke, Virginia Attorneys for Petitioners" HERMAN TROMPETER, SkMUFL ALBERT TROM- PETFR Ah~ CLARA LANDAY By (Si~ned) Woods~ Ro~ers; Muse & Walke~ Of Counsel In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the following communication frauthe City Planning Co~tssion: "February 1~, 195P. ~he Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. The City Planning Co.~ission has been informed by Robert S. Irons, attorney for Herman Trompeter, Samuel Albert Trompeter and Clara Landay, that they will file a petition with City Council for the closing of a 15-foot alley running east and west between Rolfe and Ashlewn Streets, S. W., which divides two tracts of land owned by them, described as Lots 17-32, inc., Block 3, and the unplatted portion of Block 3, Section 3, Roangke Development Company, located north of Russell Avenue. The Co~mtssion has considered their request that a recommendation be made to CityCouncil in regard to the proposed vacation of said alley. It is the Commission's understanding that said alley has never been opened, and it feels that its location in a Heavy Industrial District is such that it serves no real purpose in the immediate neighborhood; that there are no public utilities e~lsttn~ or planned in the alley, and that neither the interests of property owners nor the City wlll be adversely affected by said closing. It is recommended to City council that said alley be closed, vacate¢ and discontinued on condition that the necessary petition is filed by th~ affected property owners as required by the State Law, and that the question .be referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W.J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman." With further reference to the matter, Hr. Robert S. Irons, Attorney, appeared before Council and presented draft of an Ordinance, providing for the :losing of the alley, Mr. Irons advising that the draft of Ordinance has been approw by the City Attorney's assistant. In a discussion of the Ordinance, Hr. Webber raised the question as to ~hether or ~t the measure should contain a public easement clause, After a further discussion of the matter, Hr. Crordnmoved that the Following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by /r. Hunter and adopted by the following vote~ Alit Maaara. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton-~ NA~t None ........ Oo (~ll~O) AN ORDINANCE approving the vacation of a l~oot alleF in the City of Roanoke, Yl~la~ lyl~ ~r~ of and p~allel to Russell Ave~e~ S. W.~ a~ housed on t~ west by ko{fa Street ~ on ~e east by Aahla~ (for~rly H~pton) Street. ~R~S, tn pursuance of the provisions o~ Section 1~-766.1, Code o~ Virgl~ (19~O 5upp.) Herman Tro~eteP, S~uel Albert Tro~eteP and Clara La.ay have execute* and acknowledged an lnst~ent dated Janu~y ~), 19~, recltin~ that the plat off Section 3, Roanoke Development Company. reveals a certain l~foot ~ley ~re Fully described hereinafter traversl~ Block ~ accordin~ to that map, a~ ~rthe~ fac!tin that He~ Tro~eteP. S~uel Al.~ert Tro~ete~ and Clara La.ay have become the oF all p~rty abutting upon this alley ~ that It t~ the de.ire of the~e t~ee )artier as abutting land o~.lers that t~a alley be permanently vacated, ~R~S, Frank E. Grave~ has executed a~ ~kno~ledged an l~trument dated fetch 1, 19~, recitl~ that he i~ the ~olc lien credito~ unde~ a deed of trust affecting the pro~rty ~utti~ on this alley and that he Joln~ In the request of Her~ Tro~eteP~ ~el Albert TrompeteP and Clara Landay that this alley be permanently vacated, and ~5. the ~roposed vacation oF this alley has been ~ubmittod to a~ spprc by the Roanoke City Planning Co.mission in accord vlth ~e provi$1o~of Section 1~-909. Code of ~lrginia (19~O), a~ ~E~F~, the Vacation of this alley ~ill neither abridge nor destroy a~ of the rights or privileges of other pr~ert7 owners within the bouts of the area sho~m on the aforesaid plat of Section 3, Roanoke Development Company, a~ ~EAS, the abutting la.owners have dully presented the foregoing matters by petition to this council tha~ the vacation may be approved by ~e council as the ~overnln~ body oF the City In which the hereinafter described alley is now located. THE~FORE, BE IT O~R~by the Council of the City of Roanoke that this ~ody officially expresses its apparel of the vacation of the here~naFte~ described alley ~holly situate In the C~ty of Roanoke, Virgtnla~ ~GIENING at a point on ~e ~esterly side of H~pton Street 105 feet northerly from the northwesterly corner of Ha~ton Street a~ Russell Street, bei~ the s~e begi~l~ point as that set forth In the description of "Parcel No. 1" In the conveyance f~m Frank E. Graves et al. t/a Eastern Packing Company to He.an T~eter et al., dated November 23, 1951, and recorded ~ the Clerk's Office of ~e Hustles Court rom the City of Roanoke tn Deed rook 870, Page 397; thence with the southerly line of the unplatt~d portfon of Block 3, according to the map of Section 3, Roanoke Development Comply, N. ~ ~ W. ~ feet to a point in the easterly line of Rolfe Street; thence with the easterly line of Rolfe Street S. 21~ 16' W. 15 feet to a point, the northwesterly corner of Lot 1~, Bl~ck 3, acco~ing to ~e ~p oF Section 3, Roanoke Development Co.any; thence w[th the northerly of Lots 1~-32 (inclusive), Block 3, S. 68e 4h' E. ~ feet to a point in the westerly line of Ha~n Street; thence w~th the westerly line of H~pton Street N. ~e 16' E. 15 feet to the place of B~I~I~ a~ that all right, '~ltle and interest oF the City of Roanoke a~ the public in the above descried alley Is hereby released insofar as t~s Co~c[l Is e~owered so to do. BE ~ ~Th~R 0~AIR~ that the City Engi~er be directed to mark "Permanent Vacated, Discontinued ~d Closed" the above described alley on all maps ~d plats ffle in h~a office upon which this alley may be shown with appropriate references to the ~ok and p~e of resolutlo~ a~ o~lna~es of and for this Councll'~erein ~la ordl~ce shall be spread and to the book a~ p~e of ~e deed ~ok In the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Cour~ for this City, uhere the instrument execu(ed and acknowledged by the abuttin~ landowners shall be filed for record, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of this Council deliver to the Clerk of the Hustir~s Court for the City 'of Roanokem Virginia, a copy of this ordinance in order that said Clerk may make proper n~tation on all mspe or plats recorded in his office upon which are shown the said d/eyl and further the Clerk of this Council deliver to Herman Tromt~eterm Samuel Albert Trompeter and Clara Landay, the abutting landowners, a certified copy of this ordinance to be attached to the m. itten instru- ment signed by said property owners and filed for record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, The Ordinance havir~ been read, wa.~ laid over. Hr. Webber then moved that Council refer to the City HanaFer for study, report and recom_~endation .at the next reFular meeting of Council the question as to whether or not th6 city should retainpubliq easement rights to the alley. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. SE~ AS$£$SM~NT: A communication from ~[~. H. Cletus ~r(~les, City EnEtneer~ advisirc, that there is an erroneous Sewer Assessment standtn~ a/~alnst property described as Acreace, Kefauver Lands, Official ~o. /~36010~, in the n~me of L. A. Oarnar~i, was before Council, Mr. Br~les advislr~ that the property vas assessed in the ~ount o£ $1/~6.~9 on the basis of a front footage of 1~6 feet, but that when Rlverland Road, S. E., was widened, before it c~-~e into the city, approximately tweHty feet of the Garnand property was taken by tho ¥1r/~Inia State Department of Highways, arid, therefore, the property should be assessed on the basis of a front footage of 1~6 feet in the s.-~ount of At the suggestion of the City Clerk, on motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney study, report and recommendation as to the propel; procedure to be followed in remedylr~ the situation. ZONI.~3'- A communication from Hr. K. A. Pate, Attorney, representin~ Arthur I~. Troxell, et al, asking that properties located between -~henandoah Avenue and Salem Turnpike, 1/. 1/., 'in the vicinity of the Fairvlew Cemetery, Official Nos. 26~0]02, ~6~0~0~, 2&~0305, ~tO~07, a6~0311, ~6~031a and ~6~0313, be rezoned from General Residence District to Light Industrial District, was before Council. In this connection, 1~. Pate a~peared before Council to explal~ the reason for the request to rezone the properties and asked that' a public hinting on the mattel' be held as soon as practicable; ~hereupon, F~. lf. ebber moved that the City Clerk publish proper ngtice of a public hearir~ on the request for rezontn~, s aid hearing to be held at 3:00 o~clock~ p. m., Monday, June 16, 19~), and that in the meantime, the matter be referred to the City Planning Commission fo~ study, repol't and reco.'az, endation to Council. The motion was seconded b! ~I~. Younc and adopted. PI~0CLM-iATIONS: A communication from H~. Eliot H. Stark, representing the Educational Institutions Fubllcity Service, askin~ the Hayer and City Council to Proclaim Sandlot l~'lndow Repair Guarantee Registration Day to the end that the home owders shall be protected, the Police Department freed of nuisanc'e calls and the youth of Hoanoke relieved of character-destroyir~ guilt feelin~s, was before Counci On motion of F~, Cronin, seconded by F~, Your end unanimously adopted, City Clerk uss instructed to advise ~. Stark that the Council of the City of RoanO~ does not choose ~ issue such a Frocl~tion since the t~e o~ project In question la not a nor~l ~tion oF Hunicipal Oover~nt, R~P~TS OP INCI~ATOR~ The City Hana~e~ su~ltted the follo~lnS report ~lth r efe~e~e to ~rk on the City 'Ro~oke, Hay 19, 1~ To The City Roanoke~ Virginia Gentlemen~ On Ho~ay~ Hay 1~ ou~ lncinerato~ broke do~n ~d ~cesaitated l~ediate action In order ~ have it operatin~ a~ain ~ soon as possible. ~r Furchasl~F A~ent Peceived bfds ff~ ~. ~. Deeds fn the ~unt $3,18~.~ a~ from J. J. ~wer In the m~unt of $3,7~.91 to repair d~cts a~ combustion We awaked the bid tc Hr. Deeds;and the work has started. I would appreciate y~r affirml~ this action ~lch would be In co~o~lty with Section ~1, P~agraph 2, of the ~arter of the City of ~espectffully ~bmitted, (Slg~d) ~thvr S. Owens City Hanagere Hr. Hunter~ved that Cou~l co~[rm the actt~ tb~ City Ha~Eer. The motion was seconded by ~. ~ebber and ~nan~mo~s~y adopted. I~ITATIOES: ~e City Hanager submitted written report that ~. J~es Michael, Jr.~ ~ecutive Secretly of the University of Virginia Institute off ~bl~c Affairs, has invited ~he City of ~oanoke to be represented at the n~teenth Annual Sessto~the Institute of F~bl[c Affairs to be held at the University of from June ~6, 19~, through July 2, 1952, the City Han~er ~eco~endin~ that the city be represented at the session. After a d~scuss[on of the matter~ ~r. Cron~n moved that the co~ntcatlon from ~r. H~chael be forwarded to the Roanoke C~ty School Board For the purpose ascertaining whether or not ~e ~chool Board c~res to send a delegate from The motion was seco~ed by ~r. Yov~ a~ ~nanimo~sly adopted. CITY H~ANG~: The City He~ger s~bmitted written report that he expects to ~ away f~m the city from June ~9, 1952, through July 5, 195~, for a portion of his vacation. The Peport ~as filed, T~[C-STR~ NID~NIN~: The C[ky H~a~e~ submitted the Following report ~i~ reference to kr~ffFlc co~ltio~ on J~lso~ Avenue~ S. E.~ bek~een ~el~th Stree a~ Fourteenth Street~ "Roanoke, Virginia Hay 19, 19~R To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You authorized me to experiment with traffic improvements on Jamison Avenue, S. E., between 12th Street and lhth Street; and Hay 16 terminated one month of such experiments. Hr. J. D. Sink, Communications Officer, and Lieutenant R. H. Harris, Traffic Department, advised me that they have surveyed the numerous busines~ houses and residences informally and found the present plan to be acceptable - Ye ~ill make one charge in the plan to ~hich I see no objection, This sill be to have the signs read ONE HOUR PARKING AT ALL TINES. This is in lieu of our present algn~, ONE HOUR PARKIng--9 A.N. to 6 P,N, Our supply of the first signs mentioned was deplatedl and we used elistin~ ones in an emergency° ! believe the exietl~ plan is agreeable to all end I propose to continue this plan on an experimental basis, Respectfully sulmitted, (gigned) ArthUrSo Owens City Manager' The report was filed, STRW~T EXTFNSION~ Council having previously adopted a Resolution, providing for a new SO-foot street to connect the westerly end of Alberta Avenue, S, W°, as it presently exists, with the east side of Sprin~ Noad, So Wo, and aut~orlzing the City Manager to make bona fide offers to the property o~ners through whose lands said ~ew street will extend, he submitted the followir~ report~ "Roanoke, Vlrginis May 19, To The City Council Moenoke, Vlrginia Gentlemen: On March ]1, 19S~, you adopted Resolution No. 11]~?, authorizin~ and directin~ the City Hanager t o make offers to the property owners on Alberta Avenue for the lend ~ecess~y to extend this strset to Spring Road. In ~urthera~ee of this direction, a copy o£ t~e resolution, ~Ith the respective offers, was sent to the M~s° ¥1rginla Rollay ?ollard - - - ~. B. ¥. ~eWeeee ......... Hrs. Clifton H. Duncan ...... Hr. Harry Spencaley ........ 60°D0 Hr. P. F. Spren~er ......... 60.00 Mr. Joh~W. Melton ......... Hr. DeWeese and Mrs. Pollard have, by letter, rejected our offers; and I have received'no information concerning our of£er from the others~ however, I have been advised informally that all the property o~ners rejected the offer. Mr. Melton advised me by letter today (May 19, of hie rejection o£ the offer. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" On.motion of Mr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Cronln and unsnlmou~ly adopted, was referred to the City ~ttorney as to the proper procedure to be followed to condemn the necessary parcels of land for extension of the street. BUDGET-PASK~ AND PLIYCROUNDH: The City Manager submitted written report the request that authority be granted for.the purchase'of an.automatic counting turnstile for the entrance into the Municipal Chlldren'i Zoo on the top of Mill Mountain from funds in the Public Parks budget at an estimated cost o£ ~500.00. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Webber moved that the question be placed'on the agenda for next week. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted ver~al report that the Federal Gore Is withholding payment of Federal funds toward the cost of the new Administration Bulldl~ at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, pending final acceptance o£ the project, and as a result, the city is unable t~ pay B. P. Parrott and Company, Incorporated, Contractors for the project, the balance due them under their contract, the City Manager asking that necessary steps be ~aken toward the'releasing of a portion o£ the money due the contractors if such action does not impair the city's rights. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Cronln moved that the q~estlon be referred to the City Manager and the City Attorney for investigation, report ;1'1 and reco~mendation to Council. The motion was eeconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimeuel adopted. .... TRAFPIC-STREETS AI~D AILEYS~ The question of closin~ that portion of C~roll Avenue~ N. ~., ru~ln~ th~u~ ~reka Park, havin~ been ~ferred to ~e City Attor~ fo~ an opinion as ~ ~hethe~ o~ not the city hae the ~l~t to close the drive, ay ~lthout notice to the public, the City Attorney submitted the follovin~ opinionl TO T~ COUECIL OP T~C~Y OP Gentlemen: You have requested an opinion from ~ aa to ~ethe~ o~ ~t the City has the ~l~t to clo~e the ~lve~ay thresh ~reka P~k ~lthout letal procedure. The City purchased the 1~.9 acres con~tituti~ ~reka Park on ~ove~er 7th,' 1921, for 'Fublic park purposes' for the sum of $37,%00.~ (See Deed ~ok 36~, page 1~). ~e area was conveyed as acreage a~ by a mete and bound description. The deed conveying the property to the City imposes only t~ conditions on the grantee, vlz~ ~that 16th Street, near the point of the beglnnt~ of the abovedescrlbed tract of la~, shall be left open for pvblic use as a street' a~ ~at 'the City *m will open up a~ extend ~e alley from Eureka Circle East t~ou~ to Eureka Circle Cente~ for the use a~ benefit of Lore 1, 2, 3, ~, % a~ 6, In ~ectlon ~, shown on the map of the Eureka Land Comr~ny, Inc.' ~ ~ ~vlsed ~ the Depar~ent that the City has complied wi~ both of these conditions. ~e drive In questlo~ la shown on ~ official City map and the Clty Clerk. advises that ~ mention of its havlng been established Is found the records of his oeflce. Mr. Hildebrand, the Pla~lng E~lneer, advises that It has long be~n an a~lnlstrative practice to build a~ maintain such drives a~ also wal~ays In parks by usl~ excess materials left ove~ from other authorized projects, ~ that this p~bably ~as done In this lnst~ce. Cou~llman Hunter says that It Is his recollection that the drive vas opened In 1923. The rule ~'Vlrglnla see~ to be that prescriptive ri~ts c~not be acqu~ed against a municipality In such instances. Accordingly, I conclude that unless It could be proved that prescriptive ~Ights to use this drive- ~ay had been acquired prior to the acquisition of the park by the City, the City ha~ the legal right to close the drive without fo~al legal action. (1) I underst~ that my asstgm~ent goes further than reaching the above conclusion; a~ that you also wish to know whether C~i1 shmld direct that the drive be closed or ~hether the City Manager has a~inistrative authority to close lt. My answer to t~t question depends on ~at is meant by 'closing the drive'. Section 3 of Chapter ~0 of the Ro~oke City Code provides that the public parks of ~e City shall be unde~ the supervision a~ management of the City Manager. U~oubtedly that section gives the Manager theManager ~e ~thorlty to bar the drive to vehicul~ traffic. However, the Engineering Dep~tment advises me that It would cost ~2,000.00 to duplicate' the base and s~Face of the present drive. In opinion the section d~s ~t contemplate that the City Manager may destroy so valuable an asset without your approval. Respectfully submltted~ G. ~ittle Surety. Prince Wllll~ Co. v. Mabel, ~. ~ebber moved ~at the matter be laid on the table for two weeks in order to ascertain whether o~ ~ there Is any objection from residents In the ~fected ~ea to the closing of the driveway. ~e motion was seconded by M~. Young and un~Imously ad,ted. REFORTS O~ COF~ITTE~: ~one. INStANt: Council havi~ previously deferred action on the question of lncludl~ the He~th Center, the new Public Llbr~y ~d the Albert A~lnistratlon Bulldl~ in the city's blanket schedule fo~ fire i~urance, a s well as the question of placing between ~,~O.00 ~d ~500,000.~ lnsur~ce on the entire Ro~oke Municipal St~i~, peking a discussion with Mr. Reginald ~. Wood, ~airaan of Insurance Advisory Co~ittee, ~, Wood speared before the b~y and referred the members of COUncil to his letter under date of April ~5, 1952, Hr. Wood pointing out that the present lnstu~ance premitm psld by the city ia ~proximtely ~1~000,00~ but that the new pre~lu~, under a revised rata, ~lll be a~rox~tely ~lth the Health Ce~te~, the ~ ~bl~c Llbr~y a~ the Airart A~inist~ation BulldJ~ included In the blanket In a discussion oF ln~u~lnE the ~t~lum~ ~, ~o~ pointed out that the dan~e oF Fire co~s ff~m ~me oF the contents u~e~ the stands at the 5tadl~ a~ It sure,ted that the City H~a~e~ take proper precautio~y ~asures to lessen this ~e matte~ havin~ been discussed at len~h, ~. Y~n~ moved that concur in the reco~e~at ion of the Insurance ~v~o~y Co~lttee t~t the Health Cente~ the ne~ ~blic Library a~ the At~o~t Administration Butldl~ as thel~ content~, val~ed at a total oF ~1,0]~,000,00, be included In the c~tyts bla~et policy For F~re ~urance at an additional annual p~e~i~oF ~7~,~, coverl~ ~,000,00 additional protection. ~e motion ~as aeco~ed by H~. ~ebbe~ a~ unanimov~ly ~opted. No action ~as t~ken on ~e question oF ln~ the Roanoke Hunicip~ ~TR~ IH~R~E~S~ Action on the question of acqvlr[~ a port,on ~ts 8-~-10, LeHonDell ~ap, from Hrs. ~uth E, gessler, In orde~ to complete the improvement o~ ~o~ Lane~ ~, ~.~ bet~ee~ Br~bleton Ave~o and Fers[nge~ Road~ been deferred For one ~ek~ ~n orde~ that the me~e~s oF.Cou~cil might make a personal inspection of the property, the matter ~a~ a~ain before the body, It appe~ln~ ~at the me~er~ oF Co.oil h~ve not as yet had an opport~nit~ to ~ake a personal l~pectlon oF th~ p~operty, H~. Cron~n moved the2 the matte~ be placed on the a~e~a Fo~ ~xt ~eek, The ~tfon ~as seconded by ~. You~ ~nanimo~ ly a~pted. WAT~ D~A~T~ The C~ty Attorney hav[n~ been requested to prep~e ~endment to the Rule~ a~ Re~ul~tio~ of the ~ater ~epartm~nt~ sttpulattn~ that the ~ste~ Department shall make refund~ on the basis oF the ~o~nt named la the agreement which was ~de at ~e time the water ~tn was lald, and no more, u~er ~ule RI-A, relating to the extension of water mains, and action on the question havl~ been deferred, pending the appe~ance of ~r. C. E. Hoore, Engineer In Ch~ge of Construction of the Water Department, ~fore Council for an expl~ation of the original ~ntent of the Rule~ Hr. ~oore appe~ed before the b~y and read the following p~pared star.ant= "Hay 16, 195~ Roanoke City Cocci1 Roa~ke, V~rginia Gentlemen: My appearance before you today Is presumably the result of a letter of mine to the City Attorney of A~ll 30th. In that letter I referred to stories In ~th Roanoke newspapers that a statement had been ~de before the Council at its r e~ler meett~ April ~Sth that certain refu~s made to those who had paid the cost of main extensions had been l~roperly ~de. The newspaper further reported that you gentle~n directed a clarification or an ~e~nt to the present rule providin~ for refunds so that hereafter all refunds ~de should be accolade with the or~gin~ contract. Inas~ch as the request for these reruns a~ the appurte~nt papers were made u~er ~ direction a~ carried ~ approval, to now state that ~ose reruns were improperly made is a reflection on my ~gement. I ~ not advised ~o ~de the ch~ge or why, I can o~y state that received ~ direct [nqui~ concerning the ~arges, nor was I advised that i4 the charges would be made, It was, therefore~ with soma astonishment I learned of them through the dally newspapers, The f~cts ere that in February of 1~48 I recommended to the that alnca the rates for metered service hsd been increased that it be proper to increase the re£unda made to those who had paid the cost of speculative maln extensions; and, ~urther, refunds in the added amount chou] apply to existing contracts but that the existing contracts in all other respects should remaln the This matter was presented to the Council on Hatch 2?, 1~8, by the City Hanager in a very brlef way, Re then called upon me to explain the matter further to that Council, The explanation then made was entirely oral, but the proposal met with the approval of a majority of the Council, and it was stated at that meeting th~ all that was necessary 'o place the proposal in effect was to change a. nd re-enact Rules 21 and 21-A. Those composing Council at that time were quite familiar with Water Department affairs, as the Carvins Cove Project had beez only recently co.~leted, ac that today I deem it necessary, First, to briefl set out the situation as it existed on March22, 1948, '~he City acquired ownership and co~enced the operation of the Water Department in 1938. At that time it continued in effect the rates that had been authorized by the State Corporation Cor~ulssion to b e charged by private corporation. It also temporarily continued in full effect the then existing rules and regulations. As a part of those rules and regulations, wl~lch were also approved by the Co,lesion, the cost of mains of a speculative usage were instal led at the cost of the developer and refunds wer. e made in the amount of per consumer that was subsequently attached to those mains. The City shortly thereafter materially revised its rules and r egulatlo~ as a whole, but Incorporated in these new rules and regulative the sa.~e provisions concerning the extension of mains into undeveloped territory ar~l the refunds to be made for subsequent consumers attached. The a~unt of $50.00 had been adjudged by the ~tate Corporation sion aa being the proper amount of money to be invested in dlmtribution maim per consumer. The $~0o00 had no connection between the size of the main, the length of the maln, nor the cost of the main on a footage basis. I~; was solely the proper amount of money to be invested because Of the lncr~ income From a single average consumer. These circumstances were thoroughly urderstood by the Council at that time; and it was, therefore, only necessary to say that since the rates for metered service had recently been increased approximately 30% that it now proper to increase the amounts.refundable for new consumers by a llke percentage, n~-~ely from $50.00 to It was further pointed out that concurrently with this chan~e that the Water Department should be authorized to expend its own funds where single new consumer was involved, ss dletll~guished from a developer, from the-~50.00 previously authorized to a like amount of ~65.00. And, ~urther, that lnasmuch as the entire principle o£ refunds was based on dollar incomz the increase in the amount refundable per consumer should q~ply to existing contracts, but that the existing contracts in all other respects should remain the The provisions referred to were, first, that no refunds would be due until the new conmumcrs had been continuous users for a period of one year; second, that in no event would the total refunds exceed the original amount paid for the main; and third, that in no case would the liability to refund for new consumersattached extend beyond a period o£ ten years after the date of the contract. Therefore, to increase amounts refunded under then exlstin~ contracts from $%0.00 to ~65.00, at best, wo~ld merely hasten the day in which the developer might receive the refund of the entire amount expended by him, in view of the increased revenue, was perfectly fair and pro[er. This proposal met with the ready acquiesence of the Council, and motion was duly made to amer~l Rules 21 and 21-A in accordance with the re commie nd at ions. I did not prepare the amendment, but I do now state to this Council that in Aprll certain consumers had completed one year~s usage, who were attached to ma[nm laid under refunding agreements. These sFreements, of course, had to be entered into on a date prior to April 1947, as all have Frovlded the one year grace period following the installation of the connection. The refunds requested in April 1948 were, therefore, made out in the ~65.OO amount and paid without question, as matters were then fresh in the minds of all parties. The ¥65.00 s~ount was subsequently authorized to be increased to - but on this occasion I made nO sppearance before the Counuil, but do at that time that the member of Council introducing the matter, Hr. Edwards if my memory serves me correctly, merely explained he thought the too low, that it should be $?~.OO, and the Department of its own funds shoul spend a like amount to secure a new consumer, As a result of.this opinion, it was voted to again a~end Rules 21 and ~I-A~ and the a~e procedure was entered into as took place on March 1948. The brief report that ca~e to ma may be properly stated by this, IAI1 . future refunds ara to be increased from the $6~.OO heretofore paid to ~75.O( and a like increase for Department funds for one consumer ia also authorize~ I~ therefore, now eut~tit to you gentlemen that under these circumstar~ your Water Departaent Manager and your City Auditor were actin~ entirely within the scope of their authority, and the varioue refunde, first in the a~ount of k6~.OO and subsequently in the amount of ~?~,00, aa they have beez made up to this timer we~eproper, In cloei,g I would sisq31y eay again that the Justification of making any refund arises entirely out of the fact that before refunds are made the Department has secured a new consumer and an increased revenue, ami the anount refunded to him, certally in the amount of ~65.O0, must be considere~ proper as it had been approved b7 entirely competent and disinterested bodlE in principle; buti of course, as to the increase from ~6~.00 to $?5,00, I was not advised of what calculations or computations were made that would lead to the opinion that the last increase to $75.00 ehould be made. I appreciate the opportunity to make my position clear, Very truly yours, (Signed) Charles E. Moore Engineer in Charge of Constructio~ After a lengthy discussion of ~he matter, and members of Council indicating they have no criticism of the past practice of the Water Department in making the refunds, and Mr. Moore urging that any change in the amount of refund be made applicable to existing contracts, Council reiterated its stand that future refunds be made on the basis of the exact amount set forth in the agreements with applicant.. and Mr. CronIn offered the following Resolution: (#11[~$1) A RE$OE~TION declaring it to be the sense of this Council that the is no criticism of the manner in which refunds have been handled by the Water Department of the City of Roanoke under Bule 21-A of the Rules and ~egulationa of the Water Department, governing the extension of water mains; approving payments ~h have been previously made as water refunds;and stipulatin~ that future refunds be mede pursuant to the exact amount set forth in the agreements with applicants, and no morel (For full t~ of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 2?.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYE-S: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and ~he President, Mr. Mintor~- ~AYS: None ........ O. CONSIDERATION OP C~.AI~S: None. I~RODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE~ A~ RESOLUTIONS: AIRP0~?: Ordinance No. 11[135, leasing space in the new Adminis~ration Build at the Roanoke Municipal Airport ~o ~he Civil Aeronautics Admlnistratic~ for its District Office of Aviation Safety, at a monthly rate of ~1~6.66, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was againbefore the body, Mr. Cron~n offering the follow~ng for its second reading and final adoption.' (#11~35) AN 0RD~NANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager, ~or and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, ~ enter into a lease agreement leasing un~o the District Office o~ Avlat~on Safety-Civil Aeronautics Ad~Inietration approximately 880 square feet of space, all contained in one of£iee and designated as No. 21, on the second floor in the City~m New A~rpor~ Terminal fro~ year to year, eo~enc~ng ~hen the new terminal bulld~ng is open for first occupancy. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 25.) Hr. Cronin m~ved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion vas ascended H~o ltunter, ard adopted by the followinE vote! A~S~ HssSrSo Croni~, Hunter, Webber, Yours, and the President, H~° Nlnton-I NA¥SI None ....... GRADE CRO$$INC-~I Ordinance No. 11~]?~ providin~ for a contract between the City of Hoanoke and'the Norfolk and ~feetern Railway Company in connection with the Jefferson -~trest Grade Crossing Elimination Project, havir~ previously been before Council for its first reading, reed and laid over, vas again before the body, Cronln offerlnE the f~llowir~ for its second readin/~ and final adoptions '(/~11~37) iN ORDINANCE authorizin~ and directin~ t~a proper City Officiala, for and'on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into a written contract with the No~folk & ~/este~n Nallway Coml~any, enbodyir~ the privileges and obligations of seld pa~ties in connection vith the proposed new grade separation viaduct designed to replace the existing Je££erson Street t~rade crossin~ over the Norfolk & };astern Railroad, on U. S. Route 11, in the City of Roanoke (Fed. ProJ, AE-AN-lPAP lbO (For full text of Ordlnanca~ see Ordinance Book lion 19~ Pete Hi-. Cronfn r~ eyed the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as .~ecor~ed Hr. k'ebber and ado[ted by the following votes AYES: Mossreo Cronln, Hunter, Webber, and the Pre~!dent, Mr. Minton--~. NAYS: None ......... O. (Mr. ¥oun~ not MOTIONS ~ND MISCELLANEOUS ~USIk~SS: None. There belnE no further busin~ea, Council adjourned. APPROVED COUNCIL~ -~I~CIAL ~ETIEO~ Tussdey, Hay P0, 195~. The Council of the City o£ Roanoke mat in special meetir~ in the Circuit Court Room in th~ Hunicipal Bulldi~, Tuesdays Hay RO, 19~2, at 8t00 otclock, p, m. For the purpose of holding a public hea~irgo in connection with the request of tho Clt~ PlanninE Co.lesion that sectional plans for the future development of a portion of Uo S. Highway ~oute No. ~60 ant a portion of Helrose Avenue, R. designated ss Part I of the Haster Plan for the City of Roanoke~ be adopted by Council, the Vice President, Hr. ~ebber, presiding° PRESENT= Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter~ Your~ and the Vice President~ ~ebber ................................ ABSE~= The l~esident~ Hr. Hinton- .... OFFICERS PI~F~E~T= Hr. Arthur S. O~ens. City Hanager, and ~r. Ja~ee Elncanon, Assistant City Attorr~yo ZONIN6oSETBACK ~I~St The City Plannir~ Cor~uission having previously requested that sectional plar~ For th~ Future development of a portion of U. High.ay Route ROe ~0 and a portion of Heiress Avenue, R. ~., designated as Part of the Heater Plan For the City of ~oanoke~ be adopted by Council, the Vice Preeident~.H~. ~ebber~ stated that the purpos~ of the present meetinS ts to hold a public hearin~ in connection ~lth the request of the City Plannir~ Co~nn~esiOno At the request of the Vice Presldent~ H~o ~ebber~ the City Hana~er read the entire report and reco~endation of the City Planning Co.lesion dated Rovember ~0~ 1~1, with reference to the eub]ect~ the Vice President pointin~ out that the purpose of the sectional plans is For lord-range planning of traffic movement east and west throuEhthe city~ that the area in question is the First in a series studies to be made by the Cit7 Plannin~ Commission and ~hat the matter of establish setback lines is the First step to be considered For the Future development of a hi~h~ay. In this connection, a small delegation of citizens appeared before Council For a disc~ssion of ~akln~ that portion of Helrose Avenue, N. ~., between Eleventh Street and Salem Turnpike a pa~t o£ the Heater Plan. Hr. A. ~. Lilly, 1~30 Helrose Avenue, N. ~o, advised that his property is only 130 Feet deep and that if another ~0 Feet is required as a setback building line~ in addition to the right*of-way line, his property will not be of e snfFicien depth For residential or business purposes, Hr. Lilly voicin~ the opinion that east and ~est traffFlc should not be routed on Helrose Avenue, N. ~., betveen Eleventh Street and Salem Turnpike~ because of the d~n~er to school children attendin~ Helrese School. In a Further dl~cussion of the matter, the Reverend De~ey O. Hlller~ Pastor of the First ~esleyan Hethodist Church, 1~01 Helrose Avenne~ Re ~.~ advised that hie Church Board has given consideration to the p~oposed approv~ of ~art 1 of the Heater Plan end that the Board is certainly in Favor of long-range planning~ but that the Board Feels Council should ~lve the question serious consideration before routing traffFlc over Helrose Avenue, Re ~o~ between Eleventh Street and Salem T~rnpike, because to so route the traffic ~ill, in the opinion of the Board, increa the parking problem For church members attending services, disturb church services From the standpoint of the noise of heavy truck traffic a~d increase the dan~er to those attendin~ church services and to the school children attending Helro~e l? H~, A, F, Yazne~ 1715 Orsr~e Avenue, N, tl,~ objected to establiehir~ a truck route on either Helrosa Avenue or Orar~e Avenus~ H~. ~a~ne~ voicin~ ~e opinio that ~e cit~ ~ould take steps to re-~oute all throu~ traffic ~ou~ the city to the ~th ~hich ~uld be less expensive, ~. C, K, Ba~n~ 720 ~olFth Street, N, ~,~ ~alsed ~o question as to ~ether o~ mt tho cutot~ou~ fro~ Helroso Avenue a~ ~lrteonth 8treet~ N, V,~ ~ Orange Avers and Eleventh Streeto H, ~. ~ Is to ~ l~luded In the Haste~ Fl~ a~ was l~o~ed by H~, J, R. Hildebra~ City ~la~l~ ~El~e~, ~o was present at the meetly, ~at this section has been o~ltted F~m the reco~ation of ~e City Plannin~ Co~lss~n, ~, L. E, ~ltenack~ 71~ ~lrteenth Street, N. ~., orated that he has no objection to the adoption oF the sectional plans l~ the cut-through has been omitted Everyone present havl~ been ~lven an opportunity to be heard on the ~atter Council, sifter a brief discussion of the question~ deferred action on the adoption o~ the sectional plus until a late~ date, APPROVED Clerk ~e~ldent COUNCIL, SPECIAL Wednesday, Hay ~1~' 'Thc Council of the City of Roanoke mst in special ~ectin~ in the Circuit Court ROOM in the Hunicipal Building~ Wednesdey~ Hay 21, 19~ at 8~00 o~clock~ po ~or t~e purpose ~ holdin6 public hearl.~s on certain requests for rezonin6~ the Fresident~ ~. Hlnton~ presidio. ~R~E~ ~ss~s. C~onln~ Eunter, ~ebbe~ You~ a~ the President~ Nlnton .......................... A~E~ None ............ O. O~IC~ PR~Tt ~. Arthu~ S. O~ens~ City Hansger. ZONI~ Notice oF a public he~i~ on the question of rezoni~ ff~a ResidenCe District to Light I~ust~isl District certain t~acts o~ed by the Appalachian ~ectrlc Po~er Co~a~ located between Hlverla~ ~oad ~d Roanoke lust ~est of the intersection of Hlverla~ Road and Garden City Boulevard, S. opposite la~s of the American Viscose Corporation, described as Official Nos. ~0101, ~010a and lncludin~ 0.~2 acrs qultclaimed by the City of Roanoke to the Appalachian Electmlc Power Co.any as of February 9~ 1950~ also. ceetain tracts owns by the Appalachian Elect;lc P~er Co. any. located on the south side of Hlvevla~ Road. S. E., Just west of its lnte~section with 6~den Clt~ ~ulevard, opposite the la~ described above, designated as Official No~. ~36010~ and ~360106, havln~ been published ln~e Roanoke Weald-News pursuant to ~ticle XI~ Section h3, of Chapte~ of the Code of the City of Roa~ke~ settin~ the time of the hearl~ at 8:00 o~clock D. m.~ Wednesday~ Hay ~1. 195~s the mstte~ vas before Council. In ~is connection, ~. Robert S. Irons~ Attorney. ~epresentin~ the Appslac] .n Electric Fowe~ Co~y~ appeared ~fove Council in behalf of the request fo~ rezontn Also speakin~ on the subJect~ was ~. V. H. Gavna~. o~e~ of p~operty on Garden City ~uleva~d~ S. E.~'who advised that the citizens of the Garden City aves have ~ objection to the ~oposed rezonfn~. ~e~yone present havinE been ~lven an OppOrtunity to be heard on the matter~ and the City Pl~ninc Comission havin~ previously ee~e~ed that the req~ st be Evanted. Pw. Webbe~ moved that Council concu~ In the ~eco=e~atlon of the City Pla~i~ Co.lesion a~ that the prope~ Ordl~nce be prepared fo~ the next reeler meetin~ of the body. The motion ~as seconded bye. You~ ~d unanimously a~pted. ZONING: Notice of a public hearln~ on the question of rezonin~ properties located on Oarden City ~ulevard, S. E., or In the vlc~iti thereof, havl~been published In The Ho~oke ~orld-News pursuant to Article XI, Section h3. of Chapte~ 51 0f ~e Code of the Cl~ of Hoa~ke, settl~ ~e time of ~e he~tn~ at 8:00 p. m.~ Wednesday. Hay al, 19~R, ~e matte~ ~s before Council. In this co~ection~ Hr. V. H. Garna~ and ~. E. K. 5h~ate appeared before Council fo~ a discussion of the matte~, Hessrs. Garna~ a~ Shoats advisin~ that there is ~ objection from the citiznes of the Garden City a~ea to the peoposed At ~ls point~ the City Clerk called attention to the previous ~co~e~atio of the City Plannl~ Co.lesion that property at.ding in the n~e of ~azel L. Thomason. described as Kefauve~ L~d Hap. Officia ~os. ~3t0~0~ a~ ~]tO~l~, not be =ezoned f~om General Residence District to ~slness Dlst~ict. ,19 H~o Hunter moved that Council concur in the r~commendation of the City Plan~lnS commission and that the request of Hazel L, Thomason ~or the rezonln~ o£ he~ property be denied. ~e motion ~aa saco~ed by ~. Cronin I~ u~n~ously adop~ ~e Cit[ Clerk then called attention to ~e previous reco~endation of the City Pla~n~ Co~lss[on that property atandi~ ~n the n~e described as Kef surer La~ Hap, O~elal Nos, ~360~O~ and ~360~O6, ~t be rezo~d from General ~esidence Dlst~ct to ~s~ness Dist~lc~, ~'. Hunte~ ~ved t~t Co.oil concu~ In the reco~en~ation o~ the City Pla~l~ Co~lesion a~ t~t the request of J. H. ~homason Fo~ the rezonl~ off his pro~rty be den~ed. The motion ~as seconded by ~. Cronin a~ u~nimously adopted, The City Clerk a~so called attention to the precious reco~endation of the Clt~ ~l~nl~ Co~lsa~on t~ pro~rty st~lnZ In the name off ~ade H. Heado~ Official NOS, 2~0606, 23~0608, 2380609, ~380610 a~ 2380611, not ~ rezoned from 6e~ral Residence District to Business D~str~ct, the City Clerk advising that the p~perty of Mr. Meador was not included tn the ~tice ofpublic hearing upon advice f~m ~. Meador ~at he did not care to have his property rezoned. ~. Hunter moved that Council concur In the' ~co~endation of the City Pla~ Co~[sslon and that the original request of Wade H. Meador for the rezoniz of his property Be den~ed. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Cronin and unan~usly adopted. With ~rther refere~e to ~e matter of rezo~ng, the City Clerk called attention to ~e previous reco~endat[on o~ the City Pla~lng Co,lesion that pro~ located on the east side of Ventnor Street, S. E., between Mabry Ave~e and Blanton Avenue, described as ~ts 1, 2 and 3, Block 2, Mountain View Heights Map, 0ffic~al Nos. ~390901, ~390902 a~ ~390903, standing ~n the ~me of R. W. Dalton, ~t be rezoned ~m 6eneral Res~de~eDlstr~ct ~o Business District, the C~ty Clerk presenti Dalton. advisl~ he has been granted a non-co~o~i~ co~nicat ~n from that pe~tt by the Board of Zoning Appeals for the operation of a b~ber shop On his property and that he does not desire to h4ve his property rezoned. ~r. Cron~n moved ~at Council ~ncur In the ~co~e~ation of the City Pla~lng Co~ss~n and that the origi~l request of R. W. Dalton for the rezoning ~f his property ~ denied. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Young and unanimously ado~ ed. ~n a further d~scussion of the matter of rezoni~, the City Clerk called attention to ~e previous reco~endation of the City Planing Co~ission that property located on the west side of Moran Street, S.E., between Blanton Ave~e ~d Hlllview Ave~e, described as Lots 10 and 11, Bl~ck ~, Mountain V~ew Heights Map, Official Nos. ~391010 and ~391011, not ~ rezoned f~m General Residence District to ~slness District. In thXs co~ctio~, ~. N. B. Webb, Sr., owner of the property, appe~ed before Cou~l, advia~g that It ~s his desire to enlarge the present lumber ya~ on h[s property, ~. Webb pointing out that he started his l~ber bus~ss at its ~resent location in 1929 before ~y dwellings were ever ~lt In the A~ed~ate area. At this point, Mr. J. R. ~lldebrand, City Planning E~lneer, ~o was present ~t the'meetly, e~lained ~at a ~s~ss District still would not pe~lt an [ncrea in the size of the lumber yar~; ~e~upon, ~. C~nin ~ved that Mr. Webb be to withdraw hie original requeet~ in order to apply for the rezontn~ off his property from General Residence District to Light Industrial District. The ~otion wac second by Hr. Webber and unanimously acbptcd. Evel'yone present bar. been given an opportunity to be heard on the queetio of rssoning properties located on Garden City Boulavard~ S. E.~ or in the vicinity theraof~ and the City Plannin~ Comicelon herinZ previously re:emended that some of the pr~pertiec be resorted as requeeted~ Hro Cronin moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Planning Commission and that the proper O~dinance be ~repa~ed for the next regular ~eeting of the body. The motion wes seconded by Webber and unanimouely adopted. ZO~NGI Notice o~ a public hearing on the question of rezoning f~om ~esidence ~letrict to Heavy Industrial District property located at tho northeast corner of Huntin~ton Boulevard andWhitesida Street, N. Re, described es Lot Block 9, Huntington Court Hap, Official Roe ~8010~, havin~ been p,~blished in The Roanoke World°News pursuant to Article XI~ Section ~], o£ Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, ssttin~ the tl~e o£ the heerin~ at 8~00 o~clock, p. Wednesday, Hay ~1, 1~, the matter was before Council. In this connection~ the City Clerk brought to the attention o£ Council the following co~nunication From the City ~lennir~ Co~ulssion~ The Honorable AG H. Hlnt~n, Hayer, end Hembers of City Councll~ Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen~ In connection with your letter o£ Hay ~, 195~, requestir~ the City Plannir~ Cor~Ission to au~mlt a reco~uendation to Council on the question of rezoning from General Residence District to Heavy Industrial District the property of Oo C. IddinEs, located on the northeast'corner o£ Huntington Boulevard and ~iteside Street, N. E.= The City Plannir~ Comiselon plans to make sn inspection of this proper along with the properties of the Appalachian Electric Power Company end Hr° C. F. Eefauver, adJolnin~ thereto, and s~gests that Council ~lthhold any final action on the request of O. C. Iddln~s until the Cor~uisslonts report is ready. l~eseure of other matters has prevented the Con~ission from makinF its report on this question at this tim. Very truly you~s~ (Signed) Nits S. Seymour Hrs. Fo L. Seymour, Secretary°" . After a discussion Of the matter, Hr° Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney~ representi H~. Iddir~s, H~. Robert S. Irons, Attorney, representing the Appalachian Electric Power Company, Hr. C. F. Kefauver and a Eroup of affected property o~ners being present at the mastic, aM Hr. Fox etatin~ that his client would have no objection continuing the present hearir~ until the City Planning Co~n~lselon has had an opportu to co.plate its study of the request of the Appalachian Electric PowerCompany and Hr. Kefauver, Hr. Webber moved that the present public hearing be continued until such tl~e as a public hearlr~ is held on the adjoining properties. The motion was seconded by Hr. ¥oun~ and unanimously adopted. There beln~ no further business~ Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk President o 21ty ¸22 COUNCIL, REGULAR HI~TINO~ Monday, Hay 26, 195~. The Council of the City of Roanoke met tn regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunl~lp~l Building, Handay, May 26, 1952, at 2~00 o'clock, p. the regular meeting hour~ with the President, Hr. Minton, presiding. PRESENT~ Messrs. Crordn, Hunte~, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Mlntor~ .................... ABSENTi None ........ O. OFFICER5 PRE.SEh~ Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Hdnsger, Mr. James N. Klncanon, iAsslstant City Attorney, and M~. J. Nobsrt Thomas, Assistant City Auditor. The meting vas opened with a prayer by the Reverend Louis P. Hoffman, Paste of the Pelmont Presbyterian Church. MINUTF~I Copy of the minutes of t~e regular meeting held on ~onday, ~ay 1952, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of ~m. Cronln, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the reading, was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. REARING OF CITIZENS U}ON FUBLIC MATTERSI AIRPORT: Pursuant to a Request for Quotation issued by tho Purchasing Agent aviation ~asol!ne to sold to the City o£ Roanoke and delivered to the Roanoke Municipal Airport for resale by the city, including the furnishing of equipment for the storage and handling of the gasoline, said bids to be received by the Agent until 2:00 o~clock, p. m., Monday, May 26, 1952, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Hr. Minton, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully understand the Request for Quotation, if there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, if there a~y questions anyone would like to ask, and no representative present raising any qu~stion, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the two bids received. The bids ha¥1ngbeen opened and publicly read before Council, Mr. Marshall Harris, Manager of the Airport, and Mr. H. B. Moss, Purchasing Agent, ~o were present et the meeting, explained the various systems for the storage and handling of the gasolines After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Cronin protesting that there is no competition in the bids since both bidders quoted exactly the same price for the gasoline, and the representatives of the two companies aubmltting bids pointing out that there ia a great deal of competition in the equipment to be f~rniahed and the system to be used for tho storage and handling of the gasoline, }ir. Webber offered following Reaolutfonl (~114~2) A RF~OLUTION referring bids on aviation gasoline to be sold to the City of Roanoke and delivered to the Roanoke Municipal Airport, including the furnishing of equipment for the storage and handling of the gasoline, to a committee composed of F~. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Mr. Marshall L. Harris, Manager of the Airport, and Mr. R. B. Moss, Purchasing Agent, for study and report to the Counc of the City of Roanoke at its next regular meeting on F~nday, June 2, 1952. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Hr; Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded by Pr. Hunter and adopted b~ the following votes AYESI Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Mlnton----h. I~AYS: Hr. Cronin ................. l, WAT~ DEP~.RT~Eh~ft Pursuant to notice of advertis~ent for bide for the trenching, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 3 of the Water Department, along certain public streets necessary to effect a connection withthe Grandin Court Tank, the new (;arden City Reservoir and intermediate points, to plans and specifications furnished by the Water Department, said bids to be received by the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, Hay 26, 1952, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Hr. Minton, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully understand the advertisement, if there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, if there were any questions about the advertisement anyone would like to ask, and no representative present raising any question, the President instructed Clerk to proceed with the opening of the five bids received. With further referenee to the matter, the City Clerk Brought to the atter.~ti of Council an estimate of the cost of the Water Department perform!r~ the work, together with a report on the availability of equipm~ent therefor, as submitted by the WAter Department pursuant to the provisions of Resolut ion No. 11276, adopted on No'~ember 5, 1951; whereupon, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the sealed esti=ate and rqoort. The bids and estimate and report submitted by the Water Department having been opened and publiclyread beforeCouncll, Hr. Hunter offered the following Resolution: (#11~3) A RESOLUTION referring bids and the estimate and report submitted by the Water Department of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, pursuant to the provlsio~ of Resolution No. 11276, adopted on November 5, 1951, for the trenching, laying, backflllir~ and street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrmnt: and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 3 of the Water Department, to a co.~lttee composed of Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Hr. C. E. Moore, Engineer In Charge of Construction of the Water Depart~ment, and Mr. John L. Wentworth, Director of Public Works, for tabulation and report to the Council of the City of Roanoke at its next regular meeting on Monday, June 2, 1952. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 30.) · Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ¥~r. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton- NAYS: None .............. O. ZONING-STREETS AND ALLEYS: Mr. C. E. Trout, Treasurer o~ the Ninth Street Church of the Prethren, 1103 Ninth Street, S. E., appeared before Council and presented a co~r~nicatlon, advisir~ that the church desires to expaad its present building by constructing an addition to the rear of the exlstlng structure, but 2hat in order to carmy out the expansion program, it will Be necessary to relccate the alley in the rear of the church whlch runs at an oblique angle with the llne of the church Building into Montrose Avenue so as to make the alley parallel with the church bulldlng and at a right angle with Montrose Avenue, Mr. Trout pointing out that the church o~na the property on Both aides of the alley and that no one will be inconvenienced by the relocation of aa.e. In a further discussion of the matter, Hr. Trout stated that if Oouncil see~ fit to relocate t~e al ley, the abandoned, portion should be rszoned aa Special Residence District the same as the lot on which the present church building Is located. On motion of {(r. Young, seconded By Nr, Webber and unanimouslyalopted, the matter was referred to the City Planning ¢om~ulesion for study, report ar~ recor~uer~a tion to Council, BISES1 {irs. Bessie Howell, 816-A Riverlsnd Road, B. E., appeared before Council and presented a petition signed by fourteen citizens, advising that the bus stop in front of the apartment building at [16-818 Rlverland Road, .e. E,, was moved to another location a few weeks ago, and asking that theoriginsl bus stop be reinstated. On motion of lit. Bunter, seconded by {ir. Cronln and unanlrm~usly adopted, the matter was referred to the City Hana6er for attention and to report back to Council as t~ action taken as soon es possible. PETITIONS AbEl COFL~UNICATIOh~.' ZONING: A coa~unicatlon from lit. R. T. Edwards, Attorney, representing Lewis W. Wills and H~rie S. Wills, asking that property located on the southwest corner of Melrose Avenue and West Side Boulevard, Ii. W., described as Lots 9 and lOw Block Washington Heights Hap, be rezoned from Special Residence District to Business Dlstr before Council. In this connection, Hr. Edwards appeared before Council and explained the for the request for rezonlng. On motion of tir. Cron!n, seconded by Hr. }:eb~er and unanimously ado.~ted, the matter was referred to the City Pl~mnir~ Co~Ission for study, report and reco_m~enda tion to Council. ZON!.q3: A cor~aunicatton from itt. N. B. k'ebb,, askin2 that proyerty located the west side of Moran 5treat, $. E., between Blanton Avenue and Htllvtew Avenue. described as Lots 10 and 11, Block /4, ~ountaln View Heights }(ap, Official Nos. h391010 end 1S391011, be rezoned from General ResidenceDistrlct to Light Industrial District, in order that he might expand his present lu~mber business, was before Council. After a discussloo es to Hr. Webb epplyin~ to the Board of Zoning Appeals fo~ a non-confor.r~Ing pe~It, and Co'until being of the opinion that it would be to the better advantage of Hr. %/ebber to have the property rezoned, If possible, Hr. Cronin moved that the City Clerk publish the proper notice of a public he.ring on the uest for rezoning to be held at 3100 o'clock, p. m., Hor~a~, June 16, 195~-, and that in the mesntlme, the matter bareferred to the City Planning Cou~ulesi~n for study, report and recom-~endatlon to Council. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. ~CH00LS; A progress report from the Roanoke City School Board on the school and improvement program as of April 30, 1952, was beforeCouncll. Hr. Crontn moved that the report be filed. The motion ~aa seconded by Hr. ar~t unanlmously ~dopted. TRAFFIC-GRADE CROSSIRGS~ A co~unication from H~o Ho F. Stoke~ voicing the opinion that Council will greatly strengthen the chances of the bond issue for the Jefferson Street Grade Crossir~ Elimination FroJect being passed if the body will demonstrate a capacity For clearing up the parking situation which no~ strar~lee motor traffic in the downtown eection,.wss before ¢cuncll, R~. Young moved that the co~unication be filed. The motion was seconded by H~o Cronin ard unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF OFFICERS~ WATEH DEPARTHENT: A co~munication from Hr. Lo To Richardson, Co-Executor the Estate of Paul O. Hash, deceased, asking that as a temporary arrangement the water distribution system in the North Hills Subdivision of Roanoke County, adJoinin the Sunnybrook Subdivision, be connection ~lth the cityte system on Boxley Road~ having Been referred to the City Hana~er for study, report and recam~endation, he submitted the Follouln~ reportl Roanoke City Council Roanoke, ~lrginia Gentlemen: At regular Councll Heating of ~ay 19, lq~2~ you referred to me L. T. Richardson% request For ~n e~ergency connection between the City Vater Department,s 2w main and the privately o~nsd main of North Hills water system at Roxley Head and Chester Drive in Roanoke County, The ~ater Department*s files reveal that ae far back as November 19~8 a proposal was made to Hr. Paul Go Hash, the developer, aa to what would be necessary bo serve this area with City water° The North Hills water problem is not new by any means, The nearest polnb of adequate City ~ater is at the Ho11Ina Pu~ptr~ Station on Virginia Highway ~01 near U, So No, 11, a distance of some 3000 feet From North Rilleo Any connection with the existtr~2~ ~aln adJace to Rorth Hills ~ould r~t give North Hills adequate water but would drop the pressure and impair the ~ater ~ervfce to Sunnybrook, no~ served by the City ~ater Department, WaterDepartment Rule 36, enacted last August 19~1, provides for City water into area beyond the co~porate limits. One development has recently taken advantaEe of this rule. Any action that violates this ~ule ~uld be unfair to the develope~ who has recently conpleted ~ork under this rule. The Water Department nowhaa an old existing contract~ ~here water is sold through a master meter, which is hlfhly undesirable {area east of ¥inton). Considering all of these facts and the probability that the connection would be of no material value to North Hills and would adversely affect the City's service into Sunnybrook~ it is ~y recenr:endation that the request be denied. However, should North Hills desire to obtain City water unde~ Rule 36, the City Water Department will be glad to assist in the proper Respectfully yours, (Slgned) Arthur S. ~wens City Hanager# H~. Hunter moved that Council concur in the reco~endatlon of the City ~anager. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. WATEH DEPARTHEliT: The request of Hr. C. E. Hunter~ Attorney, that the city make an offer to the Owners of certain existlnC small ~ater dlatPlbution systems located in the City of Roanoke, on the basis of ~at the city feels the systems are ~orth to the city, havin~ ~een referred to the City Manager, the City Attorney and the City Auditor for fumther negotiations with the owners o£ the systems in accordam with figures previously suggested by Council actinC as a cor~lttee, the Clty Hanazer submitted the followln~ rsport~. .26 'Roanoke, ¥1rslnl& Hey 26, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, ¥1rginie Gentle~en~ Your committee, consisting of H~. Yatea, Hr, Whittle, and me, submitted an offer to the el~t small water companies For the purchase of their ayatemes and I have ~eceived a written~ply from two of them, rejecting the offer, and a subsequent telephone call From Hr. Walter Wood et which time ha advised me that he and Hr. Charles Pox, Jr,, were representing the small water companies and would like a conference with your com~Ittee next week. We ~lll keep you advised of our progress, Respectfully ~ubmitted~ (Signed) Arthur S. O~ene City Manager" The report ~ae Filed. SALE 0~ PROPERTY= The question of a site For the proposed new Negro ~rench Y.~.C.Ao havin[ previously been referred back to the City Hana~er to discuss with interested parties, he submitted the Follo~ln~ report= ~Roenoke, Virginia Hay 26, To The City Council Roanoke, Vlr~lttta Gentlemen: The e~taahed letter from Mr. B. N. Eubank, of EUBA~ & CAI~4L, INC., assures the City that the proposed building For the Negro Branch of the Y.W.C.A. can be located at the corner of Orange Avenue and Peach Road. The bulldlng will co~ply with exlstlngset-back lines and with the provisions set up in the Building Code. It is my reco~endatlon that Council dl~pose of this property on a square Foot basis, the same that is being paid For adjacent property by the Y.W.C.A. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. City Manager" In a discussion of the matter, it was pointed out based on the ~ount ~dJaeent property the total price of the city tract of lend would be After a further discussion of the matter es to the price to be asked for the ~ract of l~nd, end Council being of the opinion that only the aree within the setback lines should be sold, Mr. Webber moved that the recommendation of the C~ty ~e tabled end that the City Clerk refer the ~oard of Directors of the Christian Association to a communication under date of March 2?, 1952, advising the Board of Directors that Council will look with favor ~pon a reasonable ~ffer for the tract of lan~. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT: The City Manager submltted the following report with reference to IncorporatinE a portion of the Alr~ort Road in Roanoke County's Secondary Road "Roanoke, Virginia May ~$, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virglnia Gentlemen: At a conference with the A~inietrators of Roaroke Valley on May 23, 19~2, M~. Paul Matthews, Executive Officer of Roanoke County, suggested that we petition the State to incorporate our Airport entrance road From Route to the A~rport Building in Roanoke C~unty's Secondary Road System which is under the State Department of Highways System. Thee ~uld relieve the City o£ the removal of snow and the maintenance of th~s roads therefore, I bring the matter to you for your consideration. Respectfully submitted, (S~gned) ArthurS. Owens City Manager" . . . After a discuesion of the matter, Council Indicated its reluctance to make euch a request a~ Mr. Cronln moved that the report of the City Manager be Filed. The motion was seconded by Hr. ~unter end unanimously adopted, BUDGEToBMOKE CONTROL: The Clty Manager aubmltted wrltten rcport that the Director of the Department of Air Pollution Control has requested permission to attend the annual convention of the Air Pollution and Bmoke Prevention Association of America in Cleveland, Ohio, June 9-1~, 1952, and recommended that an additional ~80,00 ba appropriated to the Travel Expanse account In the Air Pollution Control budget in order to perm/t the Director to attend the convention. After a dlscuseion of the matter, Mr. Webber moved that action en the reques be deferred until the next regular meeting of Councll, in order that the City Manage might ascertain whether or not there are available funds in the Air Pollution Contra budget for transfer to the Travel Expense account. The motion was seconded by Young and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-CITY SERGEANT: The City Manager submitted written report, pointing out that the 19~2 Legislature passed a bill %~ich will be effective July 1, 1952, permitting an increase in the salary of the City Sergeant to a maximum of ~8,500.00 per year, and that the City Sergeant has asked that Council adopt the proper Ordinance increasing his salary to ~8,500.00 per annum, effective July 1, 1952, sub to the approval of the State Compensetlon Board. After a discussion of the matter as to whether Council should lncreaee the salary, subject ~ the approval of the ComFensatlon Board, or whether the Compensati Board should increase the salary, subject to.the aplrov~ of Council, Mr. Young m~ved that the Clty Manager inform the City Sergeant that Council Feels he should apply to the State Compensation Board for whate~er salary increase he feels he is entitled and that Council will bear its share of whatever increase the ComFensatlon Boa_-d allows up to the maximum o£ $2,000.00. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and ad opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton .... NAYS: Mr. Webber ............. 1. LIBRARY: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to the conp~etlon of the new Roanoke Public Library Building in El~wood Park: "Roanoke, Virginia May 26, 1952 To The Clty Council Roanoke, ~irglnia Hr. Randolph Frantz, of the firm of Frantz & Addkison, Architects, Charles Hurt, Chairman of the Library Board, Mr. John L. Wentworth, Director of Public Works, Mr. Marry R. Yatea, Assistant City Manage~, Mr. R. B. Mesa, Purchasing Agent, and I made a tour of our new Library ~ildinF on F~!day, May 23, 19~2. The attached letter from Mr. Prantz, which I would like to re advises that the Library Az appreciably completed. I wc~ld suggest that you gentle=an make an of£iclal inspection of the Library either Tuesday, May 27, or Wednesday, May 2~, and officially accept the hulldlng if you so desire. In furtherance of the geneml program of the Llbrary, plans are befn~ made to have the formal dedication on Saturday, June 28, at ~4~tch time the contractor will officially turn the keys over to the City durlng appropriate ceremonies. Dr. Jones, Chairman of the Library Dedication Committee, has requested $225.00 to take ~are of the dedication expenses. This amount could be transferred from the Library Account, "Books," on page 6~ of the Budget without havlng an addltlonal approprlation. Respectfully submitted (Signed} Arthur S. O~ans City Manager" ct 27 '¸28 Y~. Webber moved that Council inspect the new b~ldtng at 2~00 o~clock~ Wednesday~ May 28, 19~2, ~e motion was seco~ed by ~, You~ a~ ~usly With refference, to the dedication expenses, C~ncil being of the opinion that the ~o~t of ~P~.~ should be appropriated to the necessary accounts rather than transferred from ~e ~oks account, ~. Cronin offered the following e~rgency Ordin~ce~ (~11~) AM ORDINAN~ to ~e~ a~ reclaim Section ~10~ 'Public Library'~ of the 19~2 ~udget 0rdin~ce$ a~ p~vlding fo~ an emergency. (For ~11 text of Ordinance, see O~inance Book No. 19, Page ~. C~nin moved the adoption off the O~inance. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Hunter.a~ adopted by the ffollcwing vote: A~ Messrs. Cronln, Hunter~ Webbe~, Young, and the President, NA~ None .................... S~AGE DISPOSAL: The Clty Manager submitted the following report with refers to training of perso~el for ~e Sewa~ Dtspos~ Pl~t~ "Roanoke, Virginia May 26, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Qentlemen: At Gary, Indiana. therehas been completed and in operation for sometLme an activated sludge sewage disposal plant comparable to ours here in the City of Roanoke. I think it important that I send at least two men there for a week's training and observation. I would suggest that you authorize from the Bond Fund an expend!tuts of ~350.00 for travel and trainlng~. Respectfully submitted, (S~gned) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Mr. Webber moved that Council concur tn the report o£ the City Manager and offered the followingHesolutlon: (~11~5~ A RFSOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to send two men for a ~eek's training and observation of the sewage disposal plant at 6ary, Indiana, at a ~ost not to exceed $3~0.00, said expense to be paid from the Sewage Treatment Accoun {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Mr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded bp ~. Cronln and adopted by the follo~ ng vote: At~S: Messrs. Cron!n, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Mlnton-~ NAYS: None ........... O. DELINQLrENT TAX~$: The Cltry Attorney submitted the following report with refe to delinquent taxes against property described as Lot 21, Gale and Andrews Map, standing in ~he name of Jacob L. Reid: "May ?~, 1952 TO THE COUNCIE OF THE CITY OF ROAN0~, Gentlemen: At youP meeting of May 12th, 1952, you requested me to look into and advise you whether or not a suit In equity should be instituted and conduct~ to enforce the City's lien against Lot 21, G and A for delinquent taxes in the amount of $216.72, as recommended by the Delinquent Tax Collector. I am pleased to advise that I contacted the owner of the premises in question and obtained from him his check to the order of the City covering the full amount off the aforesaid delinquent taxes, which check, I have, in turn, delive~ed to the Delinquent Tax Collector. Accordingly, it will be unnecessary to institute such suit. Respectfully~ (Signed) RanG. Whittle City Attorney" }~, Ct'chin moved that the report 'be ~ lled, The motion was seconded by }ir, Young and 'unanimously adopted, REPORTS OF CO}t~ITTEE~: None, UPINISh~D BU.~I NBS: ANNEXATION-FIRE DF, PARTMENT: Action on the question of acquiring a site for a fire station in the Idlewild-KenWood Addition area having been deferred until the present meetly, g, and the question of acquiring property from the Tasewell Morga* Heirs for the fire station and for recreational purposes having been referred to tht City Planning Commission for study, report and recomm, endatlon at the present meetin in connect[on with the Commission's study of a suitable site for a park and playgro in that area, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a cor~nu~ication from the City Planning Co,~aisslon, advising that it hca not had sufficient t Ime to make a thorough study of the matter, but that a report will be. made in the near futt Mm. Young moved that action on the question 'again be deferred until such time as the City Planning ¢omaiss!on submits l'ts report. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. STREET IMPROYE~h'~$: Action on the question of acquiring a portion of Lots 8-9-10, LeMon Dell Map, from Mrs. Ruth E. Kessler, in order t o cc.~.plete the Improve- ment of Ross Lane, S. W., from Pra..nbleton Avenue to Persin/'er Road, having been deferred for one week, in order that the members of Council mlzht make a personal inspection of the property, the matter w~s again before the body. It appearir~ that the members of Council have not as yet had an oplortunity' to make a personal lns~ection of the property, Mr. Webber moved that action on the mmtter be deferred until the next regular meeting of Council and that the members ct the body male a personal inspection of the property on Wednesday, May 28, 1952, afte they have inspected the new Roanoke Public Library Building. The motion was second by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-PARKS AND PLAYGHOUNDS: Action on the request of the City Manager tha authority be granted for the purchase of'an automatic counting turnstile for the entrance into the Municipal Children's Zoo on the top of Mill Mountain from funds in the PUbltc Parks budget at an estimated cost of ~500.00 havtn~ been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was a~aln before Council: ~hereupon, Mr. Webber offered the following Resolution: (#11.~46) A R~=$OLUTION authorizlnE the City Manager to purchase an automatic countlnfl turnstile for the entrance to the Municipal Children's Zoo on the top of Mill Mountain at a cost of apsroximately ~500.00 from the unexpended balance of the item of ~,~00.00 for "Toilet and Storage Room-Mill Mountain" in the Equipment and Improvements Account undem Section ~102, "Public Parks", of the 1952 Budget Ordinanc (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 32. } 'Mr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by[ }ir. Hunter and adopted by the followlnE vote: P AYe: Messrs. C~ontn, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the resident, lit. Minton. Si NAYS: None ......... 0. ZONING-SETBACK LIKES: The City Planning Com. a[sslon having previously request that sectional plans for the future development of a portion of U. S. Highway Route No. 460 and a port,on of Melrose Avenue, N. W., designated as Part 1 of the Master Plan for the City of Roanoke, be adopted by Council, and Council having held a pub!l heal-ins on the question at 8tOO otclock, p. m., Tuesday, Hay Pg~ 1952~ in order tha~ any interested citizen mlzht have an oppo~tu~ty to be heaven the matter~ the question vas a~ain before the ~dyJ ~hereupon, ~. ~ebbe~ o~Fe~ed the Follo~ n~ Resolution~ (~11~7) A RESOLUTIO~ approvin~ P~T 1 of the Haste~ ~lan ffo~ the City of Ro~oke~ adopted by the City ~la~ing Comi~sfon by frs Re~olutlon No. 1, passed the FOth day of Hovember~ l~lJ directl~ the City Clerk to place the n~e~ of this re~olution and ~e date oF ~t~ passage on the orlzlnal tracing of ~A~ 1 oF ~aid Haste~ ~lan a~ a~test ~d file the s~e; and p~vidln~ ffo~ au emergency. (For full text of Resolution. see Ordin~ce B~k No. 1~, FaSe ~. ~ebber moved the adopt[on off the ~esolutlon. ~e m~tion ~a~ ~eco~ed H~, Cronin and adopted by the ~ollo~ng vote~ AYES: Hessr~. Cron[n, Hunter, ~ebber, Ycun~ a~ the ~e~ldent~ H~. Hinton-~ NAYS: None ............ O. CONSID~ATiON OF CLAI~= No~. I~RODU~ION A~ CONS~ATION OF O~I~NCES A~ RESOLUTIO~ AIRPO~: O~lnance No. 11~39, providing for a contract ~th Eastern A~P Line Incorporated, fop use of f~l~ties at the Ro~oke Mun[cApal A~rp~t~ having prevlou been before Co~c~l for its fimst read~n~ read and laid over~ was again before body, ~. Cron~n off erinE the ~ollow~n~ for Ate seco~ readl~ and final (~11~39) AN 0~INANCE authorizing and directing the City M~a~er to enter and occup~cy of certain facilities a~ Boanoke Municipal A~rport, (Wood~m Field), w~th Eastern A~P L[aes, Inc. ~ upon cePta~n % arms ~d (Fo~ ~11 text of Ordinate, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Page 28.} Fm. CPonin moved the adoption ot the O~d[nance. The mo~[on was seconded ~. Hunter a~ adopted by the follow[~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cron~n, Hunter, Webbe~, ~oun~, and ~e Pres[den%~ Mr. NAYS: None ....... STREETS AND ALLEYS: 15-foot alley lying north Street to Ashlat~n (formerly for its first reading, read In this connect[on, Ordinance No. 11440, vacating, discontinuing sr~ closfr of and parallel to Russell Avenue~ S. W., from Rolls Hmmpton) Street, having previously been before Council and laid over, was again before the body. Council having referred to the City Mmnsger for study, report and reco~endation the question as to whether or not the city should retain public easement rights to the alley, the City Manager submitted verbal report that he does not feel the city should relinquish easement rlghts to ~he alley. The Assfstant City Attorney volc[ng the opinion that if Ordin~nce No. 11440 is to be amended to contain a public easement clause, the written Instrument should be changed ~ccordingly before final passage of the Ordinance, and Mr. John H. Jr., Attorney, representing Herman Trompeter, Sm~uel Albert Trompeter and Clara Landay, who was present at the meeting, indicating that h~s clients are willing to [make this change, Mr. Cronin moved that action on the matter be deferred until the next regular meeting of Council, in order that the easement clause can be included in Ordinance No. 11440 and the written Instrument. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. STREET EXTEN$10N: The Clty Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper 0rdinance~ providing for the condemnation of necessary parcels of land for the extension of Alberta Avenue, S. W.~f~om its present terminus to Spring Road, presented aame~ whereupon, Mr. Hunter moved that the followir~ Ordinance be placed upon itc first reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted' by the following voteZ AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Yebber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYSz N~nc ............ Oo (#ll~8) AN ORDINANCE pr~vl~Ang for the extension of Alberta Avenue, S. W., to connect wAth the east side'of Spring Road, $. W.; and authorl~ng and directing the acquisltior%by condemnation proceedings, of certain lands situate in the City Roanoke necessary therefor. WHEREAS, Alberta Avenue, $. W., as it now exists ia a dead-end street and Council of the City of Roanoke deems it advisable to extend Alberta Avenue in a westerly direction so as to connect with the east side of Spring Road, $. W., ther providing a 50-foot wide public street, ar~ WH~R~A~, for the purpose of establishing said new street, certain lan~s are wanted and are needed and will have to be acquired by the City from certain of the o~nsrs of property between the present westerly end~f Alberta A~enue and the east side of Spring Road, and WHEREAS, Resolution No. i1392, adopted by the Council of the City o~ Roanok on the 31st day of March, 1952, authorized and directed the City Man,~er to make bo fide offers of purchase to certain landowners for the purpose of ac~uirlng the land necessary for the aforesaid street extension, pursuant to which re=olutXon the City Manager did make offers tn writing to the property owners hereinafter ns~ed in an effort to acquire from the respective property o~ners the lands necessary for the aforesaid public purpose, and ~R~AS, the property owners hereinafter mentioned have severally rejected the City's respective offers to purchase the respective parcels of land necessary for the aforesatd purpose and it appears that it is impossible to s~ree with the respective landowners on a price or terms for ~he purchase of the lands hereinafter described end that the City, through its agents and offlclals, has made bona f~de, but ineffectual, efforts to acquire sa~d lands by purchase. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDA~E~by the Councll of the C~ty of Roanoke that, in order to provide for th~ extension of Alberta Avenue, S. W., to the e~st side of Spring Road, S. W., as a public street of sa~d City° the proper City officials are hereby authorize~ and directed, for and on behalf of said City, to acquire the fee simple title, by condemnation proceedings to be instituted and conducted in the of the City of Roanoke, to the following described parcels of land situate in said C~ty f rom the owners whose names are set out beside the respective parcels of 'land, to-wit: 1. FROH JOHN W. ~LTON - 3,500 square feet of land through a portion of Lot 11 and through Lots 12, 13 and 1~, Block 1, according to the Washington & Lee Map, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke in Deed Book 592, page 398; 2. FROM P. F..$PRENGER - 3,000 square feet of land through Lots 15, 16 and 17, Block 1, of the aforesaid map; 3. FROM RAR.qt° SPENCELEY - 3,000 square feet of lend through Lots 18, 19 and 20, Block 1, of the aforesaid map; ~. FROM CLIFTON H. DUNCAN - 3,700 square feet of land through Lots 21, ~2, 23 and a portion of Lot 2~, Block 1, of the aforesaid map; 5. FROM Bo ¥o De~SE - 3,?0~ square feet of land thmouzh a portion of Lot ~ and through Lots 2S, 26 and 27, Block 1, Of the aforesaid map~ $. FBOH ¥IBGINIA Ro POLLA~iD - 12~618 square f~et of land, being the northerl portion of Lot 50, all of Lot ~1 and the southerly portion of LOt ~lock 2~ accordln~ to the aforesaid map~ the exact location of the aforesaid parcels o£ lend being aa sho~n on Plan No. prepared by H. C. Eroyles~ City Engineer. under date of March 20, 1951, as the same ia on file in the Office of the City Engineer. The Ordinance having been read~ was laid over. SE%'E.~ ASS£S$}~NT: A co~unication from Mr. Ho Cletus Broyles, City Englneer~ advisin~ that there ia an erroneous Sewer Assessment standing ~ain~t property described as Acreage, Kefeuvsr Lands~ Official No, h3601~, in the name of Lo Oarnand~ having been referred to the City Attorney for study, report and recov~enda- tion as to the proper procedure to be followed in remedyinE the situation, he pre,anted draft of Reaolutlon~ whereupon, Hr. Young offered the followir~: {/11h~9) A H~SOLUTION autho~lzin~ the City Clerk upon receipt of with interest from October 1st, 19~1, to mark released a £1nsl sewer assessment in the ~ount of }1~6.29 against Lot No. h36010~ Eefauver Lands, in the nmae of L. Garnand~ as recorded in Judgment Lien Docket 16, page 91 in the Clerk's Office of the NustlngsCourt o£ the City of Hoanoke, Vlr~inia. {For full text of Eesolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19~ Pa~e Hr. Young moved tho adoption of the He~olution. The motion wes seconded by F~r° Cronln ar~ adopted by the follc~Ir~ vote: AYES: lleasrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~sbber, ~oun~, and the President, Mr. ~inton-~ NAYS: None ............ Oo AIRPORT: The question of releasing & portion of the money due 5° F. Perrott end Company, Incorporated, Contractors for the new Administration Building ~t the Municipal Airport, to thc company, pendin~ final payment of Federal funds toward the cost o£ the project, ha¥1n~ been referred to the City ManaEe~ and the Attorney for investigation, report and recom~endatfon, the City Attorney submit of a Resolution, providing fop payment b~ the city of a portion of the ~oney the contractors; whereupon, Mr. Cronin offered the (#11~50) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Auditor forthwith to pay B. P. Perrott R Co., Inc., ~1~,000.00 to apply on said COnFany,s bill City for constructlnE the Adnlntstratfon ~uildin~ et the Roanoke Municipal .crt (Woodr~ Field); and provldfn~ for an emergency° (For ~ull text of Hesolutlon, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Hro CronIn moved the adoption of the Hesolution. The notion wes seconded ;y Hr. Hunter and adopted b~ the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crontn, Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. Mlnton-5 NAYS: None ........... O. ZONI}~: Council havin~ at a public hearing on May P1, 19~, directed the laration of an Ordinance, provldin~ for the rezonlng of certain tracts owned by Appalachian Electric Power Company on Blverland Road, S. E., Xn the vicinity )f Garden Clty Boulevard, from General Residence District to Light Industrial Dlstr City Clerk presented ss~ue; whereupon, Mr. Young ~oYsd that the follo~r~ Ordina: placed upon its first re adlnEo The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber and adopted the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronfn, Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ....... O. {~11~1) AN O]~DINANCE to a~end and reenact Article I, Section 1~ of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Rear. ks. Virginia. in relatlon to ~ontn~. WHEREAS~ application has been made to the C~ncJl of the City of Roanoke to have rezoned.fro~ General Residence D~at~lct to Light Industrial District certain tracts o~d by the Appalachian Electric ~o~er Co. any located between Road a~ Roanoke River~ Just ~est of the intersection of Blverland Road a~ Garden City Boulev~d, S, E,~ opposite la~s of the ~erlcan Viscose Corporation, describe, as O;;icial ~o;. ~O101, ~010~ a~ includinS O.~P acre q~ltcla~med by the City off Roanoke to the Appalachian Electric Fo~er Co~y as of Febr~a~ ~ 1~0; certain tracts o~ed by the Appalachian Electric Po~er Co. any, located on tbs south aide of Rlverland Road, S. E.~ Just ~est of its lnter~ection ~Ith G~den Clty~ Boulevard~ opposite the land described above, designated as Oftlcial Nos. ~3~010~ ~EHE~ the City ~lannia~ Co~is~on has race.ended that the above propevt be rezoned From Ge~ral Residence District to LIEht Indu~trial District, as request~ and ~H~HE~, notice required by Article XI, Section h3, of Chapter ~1 Code of the C~ty of Roanoke, Vlrginia~ relatinF to Zoni~, ha~ been published 'The Hoanoke~orld-Ne~s~ a newspaper published In ~e City of Hoanoke, Fey the time required by ~aid ~ection, ~'d~S, the hearln~ as p~vlded fo~ In said ~tice published In ~a[d ne~pape~ ~as held on the ~lst day of Hay, 1952. at 8~00 o'clock, p. ~., ~fore the Council of the City of Roanoke In the Council ~oom in the Euniclpal ~uildi~. at ~h~ heavln~ no obJect[on~ ~ere pve~ent~d by property o~ers a~ other interested partial In the affected TH~ORE~ BE IT O~AI~ by the Co~cil of the City of Hoanoke t~t Avtlclf I~ Section 1, of Chapte~ ~1 of ~e Code of the City of Ho~cke, Vlvilnla~ relatint to Zonln~, be ~ended and re~cted ~the Follc~irC pavticular~ a~ no other, viz: ~ropertie~ con~lstin~ of ~.81 acre~ and ].07 aeves~ a~ ~ell as 0.~ acre q~[tcl~imed by the City of ~oanoke to the APpalachian Electric Po~er Co.any Feb~y ~. 19~0, located between Blue.land Road and Roanoke ~ive~, Just ~est Inter~ection of ~ive~l~d Head a~ Garden City Boulevard, ~. E., opposite lands the ~evlcan Viscose ~o~povati0n~ designated o~ ~heet ~F~ of the Zonln~ Hap 0fficial No~. ~0101 a~ ~01~ al~o, properties cons!~t[~ of ~.P~8 ac~e~ 0,~]0 acre, located on the south ~ide of Hive~land Road, S. E., Just ~st of Its ~nter~ectlon ~Ith Garden City Boulev~d, opposite the land de~crlbed above, de~i~nat on Sheet h~6 of the Zonin~ Hap a~ Offlclal No~. h35010~ a~ ~010~, be. a~ are hereby changed fro~ General Residence Distrlc~ to LiEht I~ustrtal Di~trlct a~ the Sheets of the Zonln~ H~ herein referred to ~hall be cha~ed In these re~pects. '~e Ordinance havl~ ~en read~ ~a~ laid 'ZONII~: Council havl~ at a public hea~ on F~y ~1, 1952. directed the preparation of an Ordinance, p~ovidfn~ fo~ the rezoni~ of certain properties on G~den City Boulevard. S. E., ov in the vic~lty ~ereof, a~ more Fully set out in a ~eco~e~atlon of the City Plannin~ Comis~ion d~ted April ~, 19~2. the City Clerk presented ~e; ~hereupon~ Hr. Cron!n moved that the follo~E Ordinance be placed u~on it~ flr~t reading. ~e motion ~as seceded by ~w. Hunter a~ adopted b~ the follo~Ing vote~ ch ed AYE~ Messes, Cronin~ Hunters Webbe~ ¥ounE, and the President, Hr. Mintc~l- NA~; None ........ (~1~2) A~ ORDI~A~C; to a=er~ and Pee~et ~ttc~e ~a ~eetton ~ ~ 51 of the Code of the City oF Ro~oke~ Virgl~a~ In relation to ~REAS, appl~cation has been m~de to the Council oF the City oF ~oa~ke Fo~ the rezon~ o~ certain propertlee located on Galen City ~ulevard, S. E,~ In ~e v~clnity thereo~ and ~ the C~ty ?lannl~ Co~is~on has ~eco~e~ed the ~ezonin~ o~ ce~ta~ p~rties aa hereina~ter more Fully set ~t, a~ ~, ~tice requ~ed by ~ticle XI, Section ~], oF ~apte~ ~1 oF the Code of the City of ~oa~ke, Vlr;lnl~, relatin~ to Zoning, ~s ~en published In ~The RoscOe ~o~ld-Ne~s'~ a ne~;pape~ published In the C~ty oF Bo~noke~ for the time required by said section, and ~E~S, the he~l~ provided for In ss~d notice publi;hed in sa~d held on the ~lst day oF Hsy~ 19~. at 8~60 o~clock, p. m., ~Fore the of the Clt~ o~ Roanok~ in the Council Room ~n the Eunicipal ~uildi~ at ~ch obJect~o~ ~e~e presented by property o~ners and other interested ~rties ~n the aFFected area, T~REFO~, BE IT O~AI~D by the Councilor the City oF Ro~ke that Article l~ ~ectlon 1~ of Chapter ~1 oF the C~e of the City of Roanoke, Vi~inia, relatin~ to Zo~ing~ be ~.ended and reenscted In the follo~[~ pert~culars a~ no other, (1) P~pertieg located on G~den City Boulevard, S. E., de~cribed as Follo~ Garden City F~m Hap, Pt. ~ts ~ ~d ~, OfFicial No. ~00101. ~op~ood Hap, ~, Pt. Lot 1~, OFFicial ~o. ~00~01. ~opWo~ Hap, Pt. ~t ]3, Official No. ~O0~O~ (rezone for a depth of Hopwood Map, Pt. Lot 13, Officl~ No. ~400POy (rezone for e depth of 135.6'). Melcher Hap, Block P, Officl~ No. ~3~709 (rezone for e depth of ~0 feet}. Melcher Hap, Block 2, Official No. 4300706. Helcher Hap, Block 2, 0fficl~ No. 430071~ Helcher H~, Block 2, Official No. 4300711~ H, L. Garnand Map, Block P~ Official No, ~380617.{rezone for a depth of ~den City Hap, Official No. ~380616 (rezone for a deoth of G~den ¢l~y MS, Official No. ~380615 (rezone for a de~th of 131.1'). J. L. Garnand Map. Block 2. ~ts ~, 2 and 3, Official No~ ~380607. Galen City Map, Offfcl~ No. G~den ¢lty Hap, Official No. ~3805~3. Garden City Hap, Official No. ~05P1. John Garn~dMap'n~n Pt. ~t ~, Official No. Eefauver M~, Official No. ~3605~. Kefauver Le~ Map, Official No, ~360104. be, ~d are hereby changed from Ge~ral ~estdence District to ~siness D~strtct, ~he' Sheets of ~he Zoning Map herein referred ~o shall be changed in these respects. (~) Property located between Riverland Road and Roanoke Rlwer, In the of the lnter~ection 6f Rlverland Road ~d G~den City Boulevard, S. E., designated on Sheet 425 of the Zoning Hap as Official Nos. 4~50103 a~ ~250104, be, and la heresy ch~ed fr~ Ge~ral Residence District to Light Industrial Distr~c~, and Sheet of the Zoning H~p here~ referred 'to sha~l be ch~ged In t his r espect~ ~e Ordinance havl~ been read, was laid over. C~Y ~L0~: Hr. Hunter brought to the attention of Council that He,rial Day a~ ~he Forth of July fall on Friday th~s year ~d offered ~he following Resolution, providf~ for the closing of all Municipal Depar~ents the ~1 day of ~aturday, Hay 31, 1952, and Sat~day, July 5, 1952: (~iI~S]) A R£~0LUTION authoriztn~ and directing that all ~unicipal Depart=e~ in the. City of Roanoke ~ closed on Saturday, Hay 31, 19~2, and on Baturd~, July 19S2, subject to reouirements for the preservation o£ public health and satiety. '(For t'all text o£ Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page HI.. Hunter moved the adoption of ~e Resolution. The motion was seconded by H1.. ~ebbersn~ adopted by the follo~r~vote~ AY~$~ Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber~ Yours, and the President, Hr. Hintcn- NA~S~ None ......... CITY CODE: Hr. Cronln brought to the attention, of Cou~ll recent deaths of children duc to suffocation in abandoned ice boxes, Hr. Cronin voicir~ the opinion that ice boxes~ refrigerators, etc., should not Be abandoned in easy access of children unless the doors have ~een first removed, and moved that Cou~ell refer to the City Attorney for prepsratlon and p~sentatton to the Body at its next regular moetin~ an ame~ment to the City Code. makln~ it unlawful to leave out-of-doors, in access of children, any refrigerator, box or other container generally considered tc be airtight~ without first removing the doors thereof. The motlon was accorded By ~r. ~'ebBer and unanimously a~ptsdo SElF, S= H~. Youn~brought to the attention of Council that both the Hustings Court and the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virgins have held that the sewer charges lmposed by the City of Roanoke upon residents of the ~nexed Wtlliamscn Road ~anlta~ District are invalid, Mr. Youn~voiclngthe oplnlon that if all of the citizens of Roanoke are to be treated alike the sewer ch~gas should be rsfunded, and moved that Council instruct the City Attorney to prep~e the necessary 0rdlnanee for the ~xt regular meeting of the body, for conslderatlon, providing for proper refunds to be made to each and every citlzen who has paid any sewer charge which the Court says ha~ been illegally collected by the city. The motion was seconded by }~. Cron~n and adopted by the follow~ng vote~ AYES: ~essrs. Crontn, Hu~sr, Young, and the ?resident, Mr. ~IAYS~ None ........ Oo {Mr. k'ebber not voting) CITY CHARTE~: The City Clerk raised the question as to whether or not It the desire of Council to have prlnted egples of the new Clty Charter. The City Clerk was instructed to have the Purchasing Agent secure quotations on printing 1,000 copies of the Charter. There being no further business, Counc!l ad~our~d. A ? P R 0 V F D Clerk President :35 COUNCIL, REGULAR H~ETINO, Honday, June 9, 19~. The'Council o£ the City of Roanoke met in re,ruler meetin~ in the Circuit lourt Room in the Hunlcipal EulldinF~ Holiday, June ~ 19~ at ~sCO otclock~ p. the re~la~ ~etin~ hour~ with the President, H~. Hlnton, p~estdl~. ~ES~i Mess~s. Crontn~ Hunte~i Webbe~, Young, a~ the' President, M~. Mlnto~ ..................... A~SE~ None ........0. OPPIC~S PHESE~ ~. Avthu~ S. ~ens~ City Hans~er~ ~. H~dolph ~. City Attorne~ a~ Hr. Har~ R. Yate~ City Auditor. The ~e~l~as ope~d ~lth a praye~ by the He~erend E. H.Fox~ Pasto~ of the 6ardenClty Ch~ch of the Nazarene. HI,ESr Copy of the ~Inutes of the re~la~ meetln~ held on ~ay~ Hay 195P~ havi~ been ~vnlshed each me,bec of Council ~ uIon aotion of Hr. Hunte~ ~eco~ed by Hr. ~ebbe~ and un~lmou~ly adopted~ the readin~ ~as dispe~ed with and the ~inute~ approved a~ recorded. ~AHI~a OP CITIZENS UP0~ PUBLIC ~TTEHS~ ~NICIPAL BUI~I~G: Pursuit to notice for bld~ oa air co~ltionlnc the Hu~ttn~s Court a~ Ju~ H~oa and the La~ and Chancery C~uvt a~ Jury Hoom~ accordance ~lth plans n~ ~peclflcation~ ~atd bids to be received b~ the ~vcha~lni lcent until 2~0 o~clock~ p. m.~ ~nday~ June ~ 19~P~ ~d to be opened before the C~uncil of the City of Hoanoke at that houv~ the President, ~. Hinton~ a~ked there ~a~ anyone present ~ did ~t fully understand the ~equest For quotation Issued by the ~rchasinc A~ent~ If there ~a~ anyone pre~ent ~5o had bee~ denied the prlvileEe of blddln~ If there ~ere any questlon5 anyono muld llke to ask~ and no repre~entative present ratsi~ any questi~n~ the President lnst~ct~d the Clerk Jroceed ~Ith the oRentnE of the el~t bld~ received. .. The bld~ havln~ been opened a~publtcly ~ead before Councll~ ~. Youn~ ~oved that they be referred to Er. J. Hobert Thoaas~ Assistant City Au~ltov~ E. L. ~rlndel Ele~trlcal Insp~ctor~ ~r. H. B. l~s~ Puvcha~tn[ AFent~ and~. George H. Dy~l~ Ta~ayev~ fo~ ~abulatlon a~ repor~ later duvfn~ th~ meeting. ~otlon ~a~ ~econded by ~. Cronfn a~ un~l~ou~ly adopted. Later duvl~ the mee~!~E~ the cO~ittee s~bmitted a written tabulation and repcrt~ ~ho~l~ the co~btned bid of Johnston-~est Electric Co,oration In the s~a of ~6~9~9.16 ss lo~ bidl vhereupon~ ~v. Youn~ offered the follo~tn~ He~olutlonl (~11~) I HESOLUTION acceptln~ the pFopo~al or ~ohns~on-Ve~ Electric Corporation. Hoan~ke~ ~ir~fnla~ for air condltlonl~ the Hu~ttnFs Court and Jury Hoo~ ~d the La~ a~ Chanc~ Court a~ Jury Hooa~ tn accovd~ce with plans a~ ~pectflcattons~ In the tot~ ~ of f6,959.18; authovtzl~ and directl~ the Purcha~t~A~ent to Issue a purchase order for ~e ~rnlsht~and installation of th equipment; a~ provtdi~ fo~ an e~e~ency. (For ~11 text of Resolutlon~ see 0~dlnance ~ook No. 19, Pa~e ~0.) M~. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Cronin and adopted by the followi~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, ~d ~e President, Mr. N~$= None .............. 0. There appearinE to be no funds available In the budFet for the pro~eet, ~oun~ offePed the follow!nE emergency Ordfn~ce, ~D~opriatlnE $7~000.~ for the equipment= {~ll~S~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~1~. "City Hall', of th, '19~? B~dset Ordinance, and providin~ for an emergency, (For full teat of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page My. ¥oun~ moved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was~econded by Hr. Cronin and a~opted by the followl~ voter A~$: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter~ Webber, Young, ~d the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: No~ ...........O. SA~ OP ~O~E~ Council at ~ts last re~la~ meet1~ havinE referred the ~oard oT D~ectors o~ the You~ Wo~n*s Ehrls%~an Association to a co~un[cation of the City Clerk unde~ date of ~a~ch PT~ 19~P~ adv~sinE the ~ard of Directors that the Council of the C~ty of ~oanoke w111 look wl~ favor upon a ~easonab[o offe fo~ the t~an~l~ tract of land located between Orange Ave~ and H~lei~h Ave~e~ N. W.~ west of Teach Hoad, Offlclal No. 2031901~ fo~ use as a s~te for the new NeE~ B~anch Y.W.C.A.~ and Council hav~ decided that only that part of the t~lan~la~ Zract of la~ wlthln setback llne~ ~hould be sold~ ~f ~d when an offe~ ~s m~de~ a ~oup of representatlves of the Youn~ ~omen~s Christ[an Association appeared before ~e body~ with ~[ss Faye Coates~ Executive Dtrecto~ fo~ the Board of Dl~ectors~ acti~ as spokesman. In this con~ct[on, the City ~ana~e~ su~ltted w~lt~n ~eport~ to,ether ~lth a co,un,cation f~um Miss Coates~ adv~s~n~ that the You~ ~omen~s Christian A~socla tion has a~Fead~ purchased p~ope~ty adjacent to the city tract of land fPom John Martin and offeri~ to purchase that part of the tr[an~lar t~act of land ~tth[n setback lines at a price of ~P,~O0.O0. ~. C~o~[n moved that the ofCcP be accepted, that the City ~ana[e~ ha~e survey made fo~ a p~opeP metes a~bounds description and that the City Attorney p~epa~e the p~ope~ Ord[~nce~ p~vtdinE fo~ the sale of the tpact of land, fo~ presentation to Counell at Its next peEul~ meeting. The motion was seconded STR~S Zh~ ~LL~YS: ;~. John L. Hart, Attorney, representl~ Jonathan Harry K~stler, Eill~e Mae Klstler, Elmo E. Ellis and Margaret O. Ellis, appeared before Council and presented the following oet~tlon, asking that Twenty-fifth Street, S. be permanently vacated, dXscoat~nu,d and closed from the south s~de o~ ~anford Avon 1~0.O3 feet to the north s~de of the f~rst 15-foot alley south of San~ord Avenue: "TO: T~ COUNCIL FOR THM C!~ OM ROAN0~, VIRGINIA: IN RE: Clos~mg of PSth Btmeet, S. W., f~m the South side of Sanford Ave~e 140.03 feet to the No~th side of thm fXrst 15-foot alley Sou~ of Z~ford Avenue. Your Petitioners respeotfully represent~ 1. That they are the sole owners of p~operty abutting on both sides of 25th Street, S. W., between the South s~de of Sa~ord Avenue and the North side of a 1~ foot alley South of Sanford Avenue (a total dist~ce o~ 140.03 feet); Jonath~ Har~ KXstle~ ~d L~ll~e Mae Klstler, husband and wife, hawing acquired the property adjoining the West side of the sa~d portAon of 25th Street, S. W., from John Custe~ Turner by deed dated August 13th, 1945 ar~ reco~ed In ~e Clerk's 0ff~ce of ~e Hustings Court for the CAty of Roa~ke, V~rg~n~m, ~n Deed Book 714, p~e 369; and Elmo E. Ellis ~d Margaret O. Ellis, hushed and wife, hawing acquired the property the East a~de of the sa~d port,on of ~th Street, S. W., f~m H. R. Brugh ~d ~e~trude D. Brugh, husband and w~fe, by deed dated Beptembem lmt, 1951 and reco~ed in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed ~ok 864, page 65. 2. ~at-there ~e no other o~ers of property ~n the subdiv~s~on shown on the 'Plat of C. M. Tutor~, whose r~ghts o~ privileges will be abridged by ~he vacation of saAd ~Sth Street, S. W., from the South side of Sa~ord Avenue 140.O3 ~eet ~ the North s~de of the first 15 foot ~ley South of Sa~ord Avenue. 3, llaat no inconvenience to the public will result from permanently vacating, discontinuing and closin~ the aforeseid pa~t of ~Sth Street, ~. That said por~ion of ~Sth Street, S. W., has never been opened or use~ by the publ$o. ~. That the Roangke Planning Comiselon approved the cloeir~ of the afforesaid part of 2~ Street, S. W., a~ conveyed its approval to ~e C~ncll of the City of Roanoke, Vlrginia~ by letter dated J~ry l~th, 6. ~at the~ Is attached to this petition a ~ltten lnstr~nt sig~d a~ acknowledged In accedence wl~ the p~vlsions of Section 1~-756.1 of tb Code of Virginia of 1950 as ~ended, ~lch l~t~ment sets Forth that your petitlo~ra are the sole a~ttlng p~perty owners on ~at part of 2~th Street, 5. W., ff~m the South side of Sanford Avers 1~0.0~ feet ~ the North side of the first 1~ foot alley South 0f Sa~ord Avenue, and that the; aires to vacate the said p~t of ~th ~treet, S. ~. NO~ TH~O~ you~ petitioners request that the ~aid a~reement vacatin~ ~e part of ~th Street, S. ~., F~m the So~th side of Sanfo~ Avenue 1~0.O~ Feet to the North side of the first 1~ foot alley South Sanford Avers be a~oved by a ~rope~ ordinance. (Sl~ned) ~onathan Har~ ~onath~ Har~ Elstlev (Sl~ned) Llllie Has Llllie ~ae {~i[ned) Elmo E. Ellis Elmo E. Ellis ($t~d) ~a~aret O. Ellis In this coactlon, the City Clerk ~led attention to a reco~ae~atlon of the City Plmunf~ Co--lesion under date of ~anua~ 1~, 19~, concerning the verbal request of ~s. Kistler that the street be closed, In con,unction with the clo~i~ of ~e balance of ~enty-rifth Street, north of Ly~ A~enue~ 5. ~., the CityPlanni~ Co~[s$lon advis~g that it could see no objection to closing that portion of the street as re~ested by ~ra. Ktstler upon ~e ~llin~ of the proper ~tlt~on ss required by law. ~. Hart then presented draft of an Ordi~nce, providing fop the closing the street, as appmved by the City Attorney~ whereupon, Hr. Cron~moved that the followf~ Ordinance be placed upon its first readi~. The motion was seconded by ~. Hunter and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYF~: ~essrs. Cronin~ Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. ~nton- HAYS~ None ........ O. (~112~6) AN ORDIN~CE vacating, discontinuing and closl~ ~th Street, from the south side of ~anford Avenue 1~0.03 Feet to the north side of ~e First l~-foot alley sou~ of S~ford Avenue. W~S, ~onath~ Harry Kistler a~ Lillie ~ae KXstler~ husband ~ wife, and Elmo E. Ellf~ ~d ~argaret O. Ellis, husbs~ ~d ~ife, have presented to Counci: a ~itten i~t~ment si~ned a~ acknowledted tn accordance with ~e provisions Section 1~-766.1 of the Code of Virginia of 19~0 as mme~ed, which instr~ent sets forth the fact that they are the sole ewers or ab,~ttln~ property on'~th 5. ~., from the south side of 5a~ord Avenue 1~ .0~ feet to the ~nth side of the first l~-foot alley s~th of ~anford Avenue, the ~aid Kistlers herinF acquired the property shuttle.the said part of ~th Street, 5. ~., on the west side, by deed dated August 13, 19~, recorded fn ~e Clerk's OFFice of the Hus~f~s Courter the City,of Ro~oke, Virginia, in Deed ~ok ?1~, p~e 369, ~d the said EllI~~ having ac~ired the property abutti~ the said p~t of P~th ~treet, S. ~., on the east by deed dated ~eptember 1, 19~1, recorded in ~e afordsaid Clerk's Office In Deed Book 86~, pa~e ~, ~ich inerrant Is fop the purpgs~ of per~nently vacati~, di~cont!nui~ a~ closing ~th 5treet~ 5. ~.~ From the south side of 5a~ord Avenue 1~0.03 Feet to t~ ~rth side of a l~-root slley south of 5anford Argue, a~ '~ERE~S, there are no other property owners in the vicinity ~hose rights or privileges will be abridged by tho vacation of said pa~t of ~Sth Street, So ~o, ~h'~EAS. no lnconvenie~o to the'~bllc ~11i r~sult From per~nently vacati] discontinuin~ and clos~n~ the aforesaid part o~ ~Sth Street0 S, ~.. ~nd ~So the City Pla~l~ Co.too[on considered ~ a~proved ~o closin~ of said pa~t of ~Sth Street0 S. ~.,~ transmitte~ its approval to the Council by letter dated Janua~ lb, 19~2, and ~EAS. u~e~ the p~oelslon~ of Section 15-7~.1 oF the Code oF Ylv~lnia o~ 19~O as ~e~ed, the said part oF 25th Street, S. ~., as sho~n on ~e plat of C. H. Turne~, may be peri.anti7 vacated~ dl~conti~ed a~ closed by the fo~ race. of ~aid ~rltten instrument provided It ha~ been ~voved by the gove~nln~ body of the City In ~ich said part of ~th S~reot, S, ~., Is located, and W~EA5, It fur~er appears to Council that Jonathan itarry Elstler and Llllie ~ae Klstler, husba~ a~ ~fe, a~ Elmo E. Ellis and ~ar6aret O. Ellis, husb~ a~ ~fe, o~ers of ~1 the la~ abuttt~ said part of 25th Street, S. W., have requested that ~e aforesaid part of YSth Street, 5. W., be vacated, ~ have agreet to bear ~d defray the costs of expenses incident to this proceeding. T~POR~, BE IT 0~AII~ by the Council of ~e City of Roanoke, Virginia, that it officially e~resses its approval of the closing of ~Sth Street, S. ~., from the south side of Sa~o;d Avenue lb0.03 feet to the north side of the first 15-foot alley south of Sa~o~ Avers as shu~ on the C. H. Turner Plat, which plat ts recorded In Plat Rook 1, page ~73, of the records of the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Roanoke~ Virginia, and that all right, title a~ interest of the City of Roanoke and the ~bl!c be hereby released insofar as the Council ts empowered so to do, the City of Roanoke, however, reserving unto itself a public easement to said part of 25th Street, S. W., for ~ewer lines, sto~drains and water mai~, 'and the rt~t of ingress and e~res~ for the maintenance, repair a~ construction of ~y property now or hereafter used for such easement ~d all other~ntcipal installations now located tn said part of 25th Street, S. W. ~ ~ FURTH~ 0~AIS~ that the City Engineer be, ~d he is hereby directed to m~k 'Permanently Vacated, Discontinued and Closed" tha~ part of 2Sth Street, S. ~., f~m the s~th aide of Sa~ord Avenue lhO.O3 feet to the north side of the first 15-foot alley south of Sa~ord Avenue on all maps and plats on file In the office of the said City E~l~er of the City of Roanoke on which maps and plsts ssi part of Y5th Street, 5. ~., is sho~, referring to the ~ok a~ page of resolutions and ordir~nces of the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, wherein this ordina ce shall be spread and referrln~ to the Deed ~ok a~ page tn the Clerk's Office of th Hustings Court for the City of Ro~oke, Virginia, where the ~itten instrument si~ned by the abutting property o~mers ts filed for racom. BE ~ FURT~R ORDAI~ that the Clerk of this Council deliver to the Clerk of the Hustles Court for the City of Ro~oke, Virginia, a copy of this ordinance In order that said Clerk may make proper notation on all maps or plats recorded In his office upon which are ~own the said part of ~Sth Street,S. ~., and that furthe the Clerk of this C~ncll deliver to Jonathan Harry Klstler and Llllie ~ae Kistler, hueba~ and wife, and Ei~ E. Ellis a~ H~garet 0' Ellis, husba~.and wife, the · abutting property owners, a certified copy of ~!s ordinance to be attached to the ~ltten instrument signed by said property o~ers and filed for record in the Clerk Office of the Hustles Court for ~e City of Roanoke, Vlrglnie. The Ordinance having been re.~d, was laid over. A~FXATIOP~SYREET O?ENIN0~ Council having under date of Hay 9, 19~9~ rererre to the City HanaEev a ~tition slEned ~p~o~evty o~ers In the Rlverd~e section~ as~i~ that Marvin Street, S. E., be opened between Edserton Aveme a~ Rlve~dale Road, H~. C. ~. No~, representl~ t~ Rlve~ale Baptist ~urch located at 162h ~erton Avenue, S. E., appeared before the body a~ advised that o~y part of the street has ~en open~ so fa~ H~. Wood asking that the openin~ of the street be collated. On motion of Hr. You~, ~eco~ed by ~. ~'ebbe~ s~ unanimously adopted, the matter ~as refer~d to ~e City Hana~er for investigation and ~povt to Council. WAT~ ~PA~T~-S~ CONSTRUCTION~ M~. Fred 6. Mcgee ~ M~. ~. B. Ha~bour appeared before Council a~ asked that sewe~ a~ water fac~lities be exte~ed ~o their p~perty on the west sSde cf U. S. H~ghway R~te No. P20, ~ust outside of the south co. orate limits of Roanoke. On motioa of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Cronin and un~tmously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Hanager for study, report and reco~e~ation to Counc l 1 · STR[~ ~D ~S: A petitlon si~ed by twelve property o~ers~ asking that the alley between aenw~d ~oulevard and Clinton Avenue~ S. E., be opened from Greenbrier Avenue to Ver~n Street~ was before Council. On ~tfon of Mr. Cro~n, seconded'by Mr. Ya~n~ and ~nanimously adopted, the ~atter was referred to the Clty ~ana~er for investigation ~d report ~o Council. ZONINC: A co~unlcatlon from ~[r. ~:. O, P~rsons, asklr~ that pronerty located on the north side of Cleveland Avenue, S. W., between Thirteenth Street ~ Street, described as Lots 11-18~ inclusive, ~ection ~, ~:est E~ and River View as well as the abandoned portion of Fifteenth Street ~est of ~t 18, ~Ich has reverted to the o~er of Lot 18, be rezo~d from 6eneral Residence District to Li~t Industmial D~strict, was befo~ Council. On motion of ~r. ~ebber, seconded by Er. Bunter ~d unanimously adopted, the matter ~as referred to the City Planing 6omission for study, report e~ reco~end~ tion to Council. CITY ~AIL: The City Clerk ~o~ht to the attention of Council a from the Imeo~ation Services Section of the Dep~tment of ~elfare a~ Institutions with regard to the wi~hes of Council concerning quarterly reports on co~ltments to c~nty and city Jail~ a~ city Jail f~, as well as a yearly sugary, ~ieh th Dep~tment of ~'elfare end Institutions has been forwarding to ~e body~ the que~t~onnaire reading as "We find the quarterly Jail Reports useful and would llke to continue receivi them. We have little use for the Reports, Sem~-~nu~ or yearly reports would ~erve our purposes. Dlsconti~e sending the Reports.~ After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Yo~ moved that the City Clerk the Department of ~elf~e and I~titutio~ that Co~cil w~ld like to receive the re~rts seml-annu~ly since the city u~es the reports to compare its position with other localities. The motion ~as seconded by ~. Webber a~ un~imously a~opted. SCHOOLSoRECREATI~N DEPARTHENTS Council having previously taken u~der conelde ;ion for f~rther discussion at a later date the question OF converting the Riverdala School into a co~x~unity center For the people of the Rlverdale area, in the event the Roanoke City School Board should decide to close the school, a communication Fro the Rlverdale Civic League, opposing any c~nsideration of closing the school, was before the body. Hr. ~ebber moved that the communication be Filed. The motion was seconded by Hr, ~oung and unanimously adopted. ZONING~ Councll havinF previously referred to the City Planning Commission and the City Manager For study a possible Ordinance which would set up requirements For off-street parking £acllitiea in connection with the construction of buildings for both business and multiple dwelling use, the followln~ co~unlcation~rom the City Planning Commiss!on, with reference to the matter, was before the body~ "May 29, 1952. The Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Members of City Council, City of Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: in reply to your letter of ~ay 22, 1952, requesting the City Planning Com~lssfon 'to submit at least a progress report to Council at its meeting on June 2, 1052t, in connectloa with its study OF a pocalble Ordinance ~hich would set up requirements For off-street parking Facilities in connection with Lhe construction of buildings For both business end multiple dwelling use: Since the Commission has held only its regular-scheduled meeting of May 2?th in the interim, which was an inspection trip previously planted in connection ~ith several requests made by Council For recommiendations, your i~edlate request has not yet been considered by it. Council's attention is respectfully called to the Followln8 Facts; 1. ~he Planning Co.~ratsslon Ordinance requires that at least one !! regular meeting be held each month. The Commission has regularly scheduled twice each ~onth, with special meetings From time to time, and has already held sixteenoFFicial m~ettng~ during 1952. It ia Felt that all o£ these r~etlngs have been worth while, and that Council Fully appreciates the Fact that . the Co~lsalon is try!nc to take care of ~he numerous requests referred to it by Council FoP recommendation, ~hich leaves little time For the task of preparing a Master Plan FoP the City of Re anoke. ~. A ~olnt recommendation was made by the original Planning Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals on May ~6, 1949, Following annexation, 'that serfoua consideration be given at a very early date to amending the Zoning Ordinance to provide For off-street parkir~ Facilities along the general lines aa suggested in the attached memorandu~ entitled "Oaf-Street Parking (Proposed Amendment to Zonlng Ordinance)"., Council took no action on the ~eco~endatlon. A preliminary draft has been drawn up FoP study by the (over a per~od o£ time) of a pro~oaed revised Zoning Ordinar~e would incorporate several changes in llne with present-day trends in the modernization of buIldi~a and machinery ~er industrial aa well as provisions For off-street parklng Facilities, etc. Thi; proposed revislon~ however, will require considerable study before it is ready For Council's action. Its completion at an early date is essential For the better planning of the C~ty of Roanoke, but ti time required by the Co~lsslon in cnmmidePtng numerous requests property owners does not permit it to undertake the more important task of preparing a Master Plan, a part of which is the Zone Plan For the City. The Commission would like to expedite all matters referred to it For study sn~ recommendation, many of which require ground inspections and co~ aidereble thought. However, the Commission Feels the Importance of devoting more time to the study of proposals initiated by it in the preparation of a Master Plan. There is n question as to how his can best be done under the present setup as provided by the Budget for the Planning Commission. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. HcCorklndale, Jr. Chair~uan." 42 Hr. Cronin moved that the Joint recommendation of the orislnal ~lannir~ Board and the ~oard of Zoning Appeals be referred to the City Attorney for the preparation of an Ordinance e~bodying the recommendations after a conference with the Chairman of 'the present City Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, Hr. Webber then moved that the City Clerk notify the City Planning Commissio that Ccuncilta request for the study of a possible Ordinance by the ~ity Planning Co~lasion and the City Manager ia withdrawn, that Council appreciates the untiring efforts of the Planning Commission and desires to cooperate with the Commission to the fullest extant, but that sometimes Council is handicapped by the fact that the citizens making rezonlr~ requests have limited options on the property which they desire to have rezoned, thereby making time o£ essence. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~eung and unanimously adapted. Later durin~ the meeting, the City Manager submitted verbal report that he has written to several cities for the purpose of obtainlr~ model Ordln~ncea, as wel! what the experience of these cities has been, and that he intends to turn all information received over to the City Attorney for his guidance in preparing an Ordinance for Roanoke. ZONING: The followtn~ com~~unlcation f rom the City Planning Cor~mission, with reference to a request for the rezoning of properties located on the west side of Willia..~.on Road, N. E., between ~ayne Street and Sycm~ore Avenue, was before Council "May 29, 1952. The Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Me.~berm of City Council, City of Roanoke, 71rginta. Gentle~en: In reply to your letter Of April 11, 19~, re,erring to the City PlanntnE Commlss!on for study, report and reco~er~ation, a p~tttlon ~sk~nE that the properties of J. H. Fraltn, H. A. Luaus, Annie ~ses, H. H. ~iarkley and Harley Webster, located on the west side of Williamson Road, N. E., between Wayne Street and Sycamore Avenue, described as Lots 1-1~, inclusive, Block A, Map of Wllllamson Groves, be rezoned from a Business District to a Light Industrial District: Info~mation furnished by Mr. J. H. Fralln, one of the petitioners, as to the proposed use of his property, has been considered, but after an inspection of the properties in question, the Co~Iss!on.ls of the op~nion that a Light Industrial District should not be created on ~tlllamson Road et this time. The City Plann!ng Con, lesion recon~ends that City Council deny the request to rezone said properties from a Business District to a Light Industrial District. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. llcCorkindale, Jr. In this connection, Messrs. John Strickler ar~ T. L. Plunkett, Jr., Attorn,y together with M~. J. H. Fraltn, appeared before Council and asked that the pro~ertt~ already being used for industrial purposes and that to leave the area owned by the petitioners zoned as a Business District would be inconsistent with the balance of After a further discussion of the matter, Mr. ~febber moved thmt the City Clerk pu~lish proper notice of a public hearin~ on the request for rezonfn~ to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., June 30, 195~. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and unanimously, adopted. ZONI~0~ Several requests for rezoning properties in the vicinity o£ HuntinEton Boulevard, N. E.,.between I/hlteside Street and Hollina Road, having been referred to the City PlanninE Co~'~iaalon for study, report and reco~endetion~ the followln~ co~r~unication ffrom the City PlmnninE Co-~lasion, with reference to propert of the Appalachian Electric Power Company, was before Councllt .M~y ~9. 19~2, The Honorable Aa R. Hlnton, Hayer, and Me.bars of City Councll~ City of Roanoke, VirElnia, Gentle~en~ in connection.~ith the City Planning Cad. lea!ants letter to you under date of April P~. 1~, in reply to your letter o£ March ~, 1~, referring to the Co:~ulsalon for study, report and reco~mendation, a co,~unlcation tho Attorneys representing the Appalchian Electric Power Co~nany, asking that several tracts of la~d, and in ~articular 0£. Lot No. located on the west aide of Hollin~ icad, north of Huntington Boulevard~ be resorted From a General Heaidence District t~ a Light Industrial Elatrlct The Co~nlaalon has inspected the property in question, together with two adjacent properties belongir~ to Oo Co Idd!ngs and Co Fo Eefau~er° Aa a result o£ the ¢o:~missionts preliminary study o£ the existlr~ conditlor~ at the intersection o£ Holllns Head and Huntington ~oulevavd, it ia Celt that a further study should be made of the need for the w[denlng of existin~ streets at that point, or for the extension of proposed streets, prior to the rezonir~ of said pr~pertyo The Co.lesion recor,~.end$ that [he request of the petitioner to rezone Of. Lot No. ~8010] be denied at this tim pending furthc~ ~tudles of the l~msdiate neighborhood° In vle~ of the understandinE that the Appalachian Electric ?o~er has no l~ediate plans for Further expansion of its facilities on said propel at this time, the electric sub-station hein~ a conforming use pen~itted in a General Residence District, it is believed that no hardship will result to the petitioner to deny said request. Respeet£ully submitted, (signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. With furthe~ reference to rezon~n~ the area ~n question, the £ollow!ng co~unication from the C~ty Plannlnc~ Commission, with reference to the request of :4r. 0. C. Iddfngs, was before Council: "May ~9, The Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayor, and Members of City Council, City of ~oanoke, Gentlemen: in connection with the City Plann!nE Co~r~tssion~s letter of May 19, 19~ to City Council, in reEard to your request o£ May 3, 195~, for a report snd recommendation on the question of rezontr~ from a General Residence District to a Hea~$ Industrial District the property of O. C. IddinEa, located on the northeast corner of Huntington ~oulevard and Whiteside Street, a. E.~ described as Lot ~, Block 9, Huntin~ton Court Map, Official No. It is understood that file petitioner has no i~lmedlate plans for the use of said property,for industrial uses. After inapectinE the property in question, toEether with adjacent p~opertfes, the Co~isalon feels that there is no necessity for the rezonir~ said property~ and recor~aends.to City Council that the request ke denied pendtn~ further studies to be m~de by the Commission of that sectlbn. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkir~ale, Jr. Chairman." The followln~ com~munication frDm the City FlannlnE Commission, with reference to the request of Mr. C. F. Ke£auver, was also before Council: "Nay ~9, 195~. The Honorable A. R. Minton, ilayor, and Mashers of City Council, City of Roanoke, ¥irfinAa. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of May 1~, 1~?. referringt~ f~ Ci~y Planning Commission for study, report and recommanoation, a co~nxea~xon 1rom Mr. C. Fo Eefauvar. askin~that property located on the ~rtheaet corner of l~hiteaida Street ar~iunti~ton Boulevard, ~. E.~,deacrlbed as the e~stern portion of Lot 20 and all off Lot 21, Block 9~ Huntin~ton Cou~t Hap~ No. 31610~1~ be rezoned f~m General ResidenceDlstr~ct to ~eavy I~ustrial Dlstrict~ ~e request o~ ~e petitione~ ~as considered ~hen said property l~pected alons ~lth ~e p~opertJes oF the Appalachian Electric Fo~e~ Company a~ Hr. O. C, Idd~s. ~e'Clty Plannl~ Co~lsslon rec~ends that the request to rezone said property ~ denied pe~l~ ~rthe~ atudies ~ be made by the Co~lszion of that section. He~pect~lly sub~tted~ (Signed) ~. J, EcCorkindale. In this co~ect[on~ Hr. Robert ~. I~ns. AttoPn~y. represent[~ the Appalachian Electric Fo~eP Company~ and HP. Charlea D. Fox. Jr., Attorney~ represent tng ~r. Idd~n~. appeared befoPe Council a~ asked that action on the requests For rezoning be held in abeyance, pending ~rthe~ studies to be made by the CltyFlannlng Co~ission. At this point, the City Clerk advised ~ouncll that Mr. Kefauveu has also asked that action on the matte~ be held In abeyance, pending further studies to be ~de by the City Pl~nlng Co~lssion. After a discussion of the matter, Mu. Hunter moved that action on the ueques for rezon~ng be h~ld In abeyance, pe~nE further studle~ to be made by the City Fla~ Co~i~ion. The ~tlon wa~ seconded by Mr. You~ and unanimoum!y adopted. ZONING: The follow~ng co~unication ~om the City Flann{~ Co~lsston, ~Ith reference to a request for the rezoni~ o~ property located on the northwest corne~ >f Mountain Avenue and First Street, ~. E., was before Council= "May Pg, 19~. ~e Honorable A. R. Minton, Mayo~, and Membe:s of City Council, City of Roa~ke, Virginia. Oentlemen: In Feply to your lette~ of February 29, 19~2, referring to the City Planning Co~fsmton for study, report a~ reco~e~ation a copy of a petttic from M~. W. L. Allman, Attorney, ~epresentt~ ~r. R. M. Ga~st~ sski~ that property located on the northwest corner of Mountain A~enue a~ 1st Street, S. E., described as part of Lot 6, Block 1, Section SE 3~ Official Survey, 0fflcial No. h0~0110, be rezoned from a Speclal Residence District to a Business District: ~e Co~tssicn has ~de an inspection of the property in question, as well as other properties tn the lm~dlate vici~ty, and Is of the opinion that said property is located in a built-up residential neighborhood of substantial homes.which will continue to ~e used as such, a~wlll be suitab fo~.some time fo~ the uses pe~tted in a Special Residence Distulct. ~e City Planning Co~Ission sees no necessity at this time for the rezoning of said property to a Business District, a~ recommends to City Council that the request of the petitlcneu be denied. For your further lnfo~ation, a copy of a lette~ from M~. Chas. Talbott Ycu~, Attorney for several p~perty overs in the ~diate neighborhood Respectfully aubmitted, (Signed) ~. J. McCoukindale, J~. Chai~" The City Clerk advisi~ Council that Mr. Allman has Info.ed him his client does not wish to presu the hatter any ~er, M~. C~onln moved that Council concur in the reco~endatton of ~e City Pla~lng Co~tssion and that the request for rezonlng be 'denied. ~e motion was secured by Mr. Young a~ un~lmously adopted. R~0RTS OF OFFI~S: G~DE CR0~INGS: The City Manager 'submitted written report, together with the foltow~g co~unlcatfon f~cm the Vf~gfnta State Department of Highways In onnection w~th the Jefferson ~treet Grade ~ross~g Elim~tion Mr.A.S. Owens, City Manager Roanoke, Virginia Dear Hr. Owens~ 'May 26, 1952 Route No. 11 Project No. 1680-O3 · Pod. ProJ. AE-$N-PAP 1~0 {2) Prelimir~ry Study - Roanoke - PAP ~02 Proposed Grade Separation, Norfolk & Western Railroad on Jefferson Street in Roanoke I ~m pleased to advise that the Bureau of [ublic Roads has concurred in the award of survey and plan work to Fay, Spofford and Thorndike, Enginee on Hay 22, 1952. The contract calls for work to be started on these plans by June 6, 1952, and to be eomplatad by December 6, 1952. Upon your advice as to the result of the referendum to be held in Roanoke on June loth, it is my suggestion that if your funds are approved that representatives from this office ar~i the Right of Way Division promptly see you in regard to forwarding the right of way acquis!ticn prior to the development of definite right of way plans. You can not enter negotiations for right of way acquisitions until the project is formally programmed and approved by the Eureau of Fublic Roads, which will be undertaken as soon aa your financial participation is known. Where from the preliminary studies it is known that an entire build!nE .mst be removed, it is very reasonable that notice might be given by the City to allow business firms to start acquiring new locations. Actual negotiations could be ~ntered into after approval by the ~ureau of ~ubltc Roadse Sincerely yours, (Signed) W. P. Smith, ~. F. Smith, Urban Engineer" A-he'report and comcnunlcation were filed. PARKS Ak~ PLAYCROUh~$: The City Manager submitted the follo~!n~ report w~th reference to operation cC Rockledge Inn on Mill Mountain: "Roanoke, Virginia · June 2, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On April 28, 1952, I recom~ended to you that we a~vertise for bids on concessions at Rockledge Inn; and subsequently, on F~y 12, we were to have opened the bids publicly in the Council Chamber. However, there were no bidders. I would appreciate your authority to operate the Inn for the balance of the year under any plan which will be for the best interest of the City in conformity with existing policies for parks and public property. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" After a discussion of the matter, it appearing ~hat the City Manager has a prospectlv~ operator of the inn at ten per cent of gross receipts, Mr. Webber moved that the question be referred to the City Attorney ~or preparation of the proper contract, and an Ordinance authorizing the execution of the contract, to be presente to Council at lts next regular maettng. The motlon was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted~ TRAMMIC: The question of granting special parklr~ privileges to veterans who are amputees or paraplegics hav~ng been referred to the City Manager to ace ~hat be worked out and to report back to Counctl, he submitted the following report: "Roanoke, Wirginla June 2, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On Aprll 28, 1952, you authorized the City Manager ~wo=k~out a parking plan for the paraplegics ~ho drive ears In.he C~y oz ~oano~e~ We would appreciate your confirming our plan which ia as follows! (a) Ca~da will be issued in numerical order on an annual basis to be placed on the visors of cars. (b) These cars, as IonS as they ars operated by paraplegics, shall be permitted to use any parking meter. {c) All loading zones will be reserved For paraplegics after 6~00 P. M. each night. 1f you will confir~ this proposal, we will place it in operation immediately. Respect£ully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager# Mr. Young moved that Council ap;rove the plan su~mitted by the City Hanager and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper a~endment to the Traffic Code. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and unanimousl adopted. LIBRARY: Cot~ncil having decided to inspect the new Roanoke Publlc Library ~ulid~ng in Elmwood Park on hay 28, 1952, with a view of officially accepting same, the City Manager subr~ttted written report, together wlth draft of a Resolutlor conditionally accepting tb~ building, as approved by the City Attorney; whereupon, Mr. Webber offered the Following: (~11457) A RESOL~FPION conditionally accepting the new Roanoke Public £uildlng;and provldLng for an emergency. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordlr~nce Rook No. 19, Pa~e 41.) Mr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. CrouCh, Hunter, Webber, Youn&, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ........ O. STR~-~ LIGHTS: The City Manager submitted w~ftten report with the request [that authority be granted for the installation and replacement of street lights as set out in his report. Hr. Cronin moved that Councll concur in the request of the City Manager and offered the following Resolutlon: (#11~58) A RESOLUTION authorizing the installation of one 6000 lumen street liCht on Jefferson Street, north of Naval Reserve Avenue, ~. W., and one 2500 lumen street light on Albemarle Avenue, S. E., between 3rd Street ar~i 3~ Street~ and authorizing the ~eplacc=ent of one exlstlng 7500 lumen street light with a 6000 lumen unit on Naval Reserve Aver~Ae, S. W., east of Franklin Road. (For ~ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 42.) Mr. Cronln moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mottonwas seconded Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, YourS, and the President, ~r. M~nton-5 NAYS[ None .......... WATER DEPART~h~: Council under date of December 26. 19~1, by Ordinance No. 11293, having approved the plan prepared by the Water Department For the acquisition of the Garden City Reservoir site from FrankS. Cooper et ux, and the right-of-way easement thereto, For its distribution main, through the land of the said Frank Cooper and the land of ~. R. Hughes, the City Hanager submitted written report, together with a con, unicef 1 on from Hr. Charles E. ~ore, Engineer in Charge of Construction of the ~ater Department, advising that at the 21me the plan was prepare by the Water Department It was his understanding the ingress road for the construct of the reservoir would approach the site from the west, but that Dro Cooper arrarge, with the contractor for the opening of the construction road from the east, Hr. Hoots stating that he now finds it considerably more feasible and ultimately desirable from the city's standpoint to install the pipe line to the reservoir alor the construction road rather %ban along the easement initially proposed from the reservoir site diagonally across the Appalachian Electric Power C~mpsny's easement to the easterly side thereof ar~ thence along the easterly side of the easement to Yellow Hountain Road, but that Dr. Cooper now prefers an easement entirely along the western side of the AppalachianElectric Power Company's easement in consideratt of an additional payment to him of ~500.00, Hr. Moore voicing the opinion that the granting of a right-of-way for the pipe line alonE the construction road, which is also to be the way of ingress and egress subject to future relocation by Dr. Cooper as a permanent pipe line easement would be well worth an additional ~500.00. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Webber moved that the question be tabled, pending nreparation of plats by the City Manager showing the locations of the various easements and preparation of information as to the difference in cost. Fha motion was seconded by Mr. YouR and unanimously'adopted. ~UDGET-AIR POLLUTION CON"IROL: Council herinE previously deferred action on s budget amendment to per,it the Director of the Department of Air Pollutlon Cont ro to attend the amnual convention of the Ai~ Pollution and Snoke Prevention Associatic of America in Cleveland, Ohio, June 9-12, 1952, in order that the City Man, gar mIchi ascertain whether or not funds are available for transfer in the Air Pollution Control budget, he submitted written report with the request that ~0.00 be transfe from the Stationery and Office Supplies account and that ~0.00 be transferred fron the Supplies account to the Travel Expense account. Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request of the City Manager and offered the follow!rig emergency Ordinance: (#11~59) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln Section #53,"Air Pollutlon Control"~' of the 1952 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emercency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~3.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoptlo~ of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, end the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None .......... O. ALP~HOUSE: The City Manager submitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of April, 1952, showing a total expense of $1,427.07, as compared with a total expense of $1,627.~8 for the month of April, 1951. The report was filed. CITY PHYSICIAN: The City Manager submitted written report from the City Physician for the month of April, 1952, showing 635 office calls and 638 prescrlpttc filled, a~ compared with 675 office calls and 673 prescriptions filled for the month of April, 1951. The report was filed. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: The City Hanager submitted written report fro~ the Department of Public Welfare for the month of April, 1957, showing 1,~91 cases handled at a total cost of $64,091.17, as compared with 1,~85 cases handled at a total cost of ~68,~27.11 for the month of April, 1951. The report was filed. sd DEPANT~NT OF PU~IC WELFARE: The City Manager aubedtted a special report covering the expenditures and activities of the Department of Public Welfare during the mont~ of April, 1952, in compliance with Chapter 371, Acts of Assembly, The report was filed. REPORTS: The City Manager submitted written reports from the Burrell Hemori Hospital for the months of March and April, 1952; the City Market for' the month of April, 1952; the Department of Air Pollution Control for the months of January, February, March and April, 19~2; the Department of Building and Plumbing Inspection for the month of April, 19521 the Department of Parks and Recreation for the month of April, 1952; the Department of Public Works for the months of Hatch and April, 1952; the Electrical Department for the month of May, 1952; the Health Department for the month of April, 19521 the Roanoke Municipal Airport for the month of AprIl~ 1952; the Police Department for the month of March, 1952; the Purchasing. Department for the mo~th of April, 1952; and the Department of Weights and Measures for the month of April, 1952. Mr. Young moved that the reports be filed. The motion was seconded by I':r. Webber and unanimously adopted. APPOIN~fMENTS_P~LICE DEP~-qTI~L~-' The City Manager submitted written report that he has appointed Frank It. Webb as Acting Superintendent of Police of the Ctty Roanoke, Virginia, effective June 1, 195P, The report was filed. ZONI'iG-SETBACK LINF~: The City Marmger submitted verbal report that Lee Motor Sales, 2110 Wllllemson Road, N. E., has requested permission to erect a terlporary aluminum awning which will encroach on the setback line lnf rent of the property, in order to shelter its cars and provide better lighting at nights the City Manager reco~.nding that t~e permission be granted. Mr. Cronln moved that Council concur in the recor~endatlon of the City and that the matter be r alerted to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Webber a~d unanimously adopted. ~ATFR DEPART}~NT: The request of Hr. C. E. Hunter, Attorney, that the city make an offer to the owners of caffeine xisttng small water distribution systems located in the City of Roanoke, on the basis of what the city feels the systems worth to the city, having been referred tothe City Manager, the City Attorney and the City Auditor for further negotiations with the owners of the systems in ,dance with figures previously suggested by Councl~ actlnt~' as a come, artec, the City Manager submitted verbal report that the co~fttee has continued its negotietlo since the last meeting o~ Council and is ready to meet with the attorneys representl~ the small water co~panies anyti-~e this week. REPORTS O? COMMITTEES-' AIRPORTs Council havln~ previously referred bids on aviation gasoline to be sold to the City of Roanoke and delivered to the Roanoke Municipal Atrport~ the ~urnlshing of equipment for the storage and handling of the gasoline~ to a committee for studF and report, the co.~utttee submitted the following reports "May 28, Roanoke City Councll Hunic fpal Building Roanoke, Virginia ~UB~ECT: GA$0LI~E P0R RE~ALE AT THE MURIC!PA~. AIRf0RT. Gentlemen: On May 26, 19~2, Council opened sealed bids for'supplying aviation gasoline to the Municipal Airport, for resale by the City. These proposals were submitted according to a bid request by the CityPurchasing Agent and include specifications ~or fuel dispenming equipment to be installed and maintained by the company awarded the bid. A committee was appointed to study the bids and make a report to. Council at the next regular session. After careful considerationc~ the two proposals received. ~oth of which quot exactly the same price for the three grades of fuel mentioned in the request your committee decided upon the Ur~erground ~ System as the best solution for handlir~ gasoline d~llveries lntop~ at Woodrum Pleld, This system Is sufficiently flexible for our present requirements and can be expanded to comply with future growth and development as provided for on the Airport Master Plan. Esso Standard O11Compan[ was the only bidder to include the Hydrant System in their proposals Respectfully submitted by your committee. (Signed) A. S. O~ens (Signed) H. B. Moss (Signed} M. L. Harris' ift~r a discussion of the matter, Council being of the opinion that all bidd should be given an opportunity to bid on the aviation gasoline on the basis of an Underground Hydrant System and that the contract should be for a period of five years, with the city reserving the privilege to renew the contract at the end of the time, and a representative of the tull Oil Corporation, who was present ~ the stating that his company is in a position to bid on the Underground Hydrant System, Mr. Cronln offered the following. Resolution: (#ill&60) A RESOLb~ION rejecting all bids submitted on aviation gasoline to t sold to the City of Roanoke and delivered to the Roanoke Munlclpal Airport, lncludlr the furnishing of equipment rom the storage and handling of the gasoline; directing the Purchasing Agent to request new quotations on aviation gasoline to be ~old to the City of Roanoke end delivered to the Roanoke Euniclpal Airport, including the furnlshtn~ of equipment for the storage and handling of the gasoline, on the basis of an Underground Hydrant System and on the basis of a 5-year contract, with the city reserving the privllefle to renew the contract at the end of five years, said bids to be submitted to the Purchasing Agent until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, June 1952, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that time; and for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~3.) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton-5. RAYS: None ........... O. WATER DEPAnTMENT: Council havlngprevlously referred bids for ti~e trenching, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing water mains, Fire and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 3 of the Water Department, along certain public streets necessary to effect a connection with the Graudin Court ~ank, the new Garden City Reservoir and intermedlat e points, to a comralttee for ~abulatfon and report, the co~lttee sulmaitted the following report: "Hay 28, 1952 Hoaroke City Council Hoanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Your committee for the tabulation of bids for Project 3 submits herewith Its tabulation showing the Water Department estimate, bids of W. N. Jackson, M. S. Hudgins, Corer Conct~uctlon Company, Howard Construct Cora. any and Draper Construction Company. '49 The bids~ submitted in the order of the lowest to the hl~hest as shown by the taBulstion~ Hudgins . $ Diaper 92,131,~0 Jackson HOward 111m161.2~ Ail bidders listed their state license numbermand all bids ware accompanied by acceptable bid bond, Hone of the four local contractors submitted the require brochure. The Howard Construction Co~sny of Greensboro complied with this requireaent. Hessra. Jackson, Coffer, and Howard recognized the increased linear Feet of 12w main contained in the subsequent addendum ~hlch was mailed to a] registered bidders on the s~e date, but neither Hudgins nor Dmper took note of this addendum. The specificatic~ns~ hovever~ state that the unit price should prevail ~nd quantities were approximate. Hence, for couplets co~parative purposes, the bid of ~. $. ItudFlns should be lrcreased by q~9.CO to e 6rand total of ~87,~8~o~0 and that OF ~raper Construction Co.~oany to 19~,1~6.?~. Thes~ corrections do not chanEe the order of bid prices. In the bid of H. ~. HudElns~ the specified construction period was r~t accepted, bt~t ~10 days was inserted instead of the 13~ days eat out in the specifications, HudElns further specified that the construction period was not to co:~ence until :uly l~th. Ail other bidders accepted the 1~ ~orkin8 day construction period. Your attention te further directed to the totals shown in the tabulatfoi of Hudgins end Draper ~hereln Draper Is lo~ for the trenchir~, leytn~ end bsckfllll~, ~nd to pavement restoration where HudElns Is lcd, u difference of a~proxtmately $11,000°00 In the romar cass and ~17,000.~O in the latter Bespectfully euh~ltted~ (Si;ned) Charles B. ~oore Si;ned) ~no. ~. ~ent~rth" In this connection, Hr. C. B. Hunter, Attorney, represent[nE the Draper Construction C:~.any, appeared before Council sn~ voiced the opinion that Eud;lns is not the lo,est responsible Bidder for the project because };ro Hudgins ~Id not meet specifications, Er. Hunter expressing the op~n[on that the contract For the project sho~d be s~arded to the Draper Construction Company. ~r° Eo Claude Pace, ~r., repreeentlnE the firm of ~r° Ho 5. BudEins~ appaare, before Council and voiced the opinion that if the Hudgir~ hld ts lrre~'~lar then the Draper bid is irregular also, ~r. Face stating that his fir~ has been a~arded contras by others under sinilar circumstances and that the completion d ate of the pro,est char~ed fro= l~ days to ?~0 days because his firm does n~t feel the pro,est can be co.~oleted in 135 days. ~fter a dl~susstcn of the ~atte~, ~r° Bunter su~geat!n~that conslderetfon be given to accepting the e stimate oF the ~ater Dep~rtment in the total ~ount of -6~,8~6.75, and ~ro Cron[n protestin; that if the ~ater Department does the uork the city ~fll have nothlnE to f~ll back on if anything ;oas uron~, end Cotmcil bein~ oF the opinion that all bids submitted should Be re~ected ar~ the ~ork readvertised, offered the £ollo~in~ ~esolntion= (~11~$1) A H¥$OL~TION re~cctin~ all bids submitted for t~e trenchinF, laying; ~ackfilllng and street restoration incident to installin~ ~ater main=, fire hydrants, all appurtenances thereto, for Fro Jest No. ~ of the ~ster Department, alone certain public street; necessary to effect s connection ~Ith the Grandin Court Tank, the ne~ Garden City ~eservoir and intermediate points; direct[r~ the Furchasing to readvertise for blds ou FroJect ~o° ~ said bids to be submitted to the City Clerk until 2=00 o~clock, p. m., ~orx~ay, ~une 16~ 19~2, and to be opened before the Council of the City of ~o~"nke et that tl~e; andprovidin~ fo~ an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 19, H~. gunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was' eecon/ed by Hr. Webbar and adopted by the following vote~ A~S~ Hess~s, Cronln~ Hunter~ Webbev~ You~. a~ the Presldent~ H~, Hlnton~, NAYS~ None .......... O, At this point, Hr, You~ c~led attention to the fact that the wateu system l~rove~nb progr~ ffov ~e Garden City area ~ould not have been co~p~ted d~lng the ~u~eu months regardless and asked P~, C, E, ~ore, E~ln~v In ~arEe of 6onst~ction of the ~'ater Department, who was present at the meeting, what his are to alleviate the co~ltlon In the Garden City area during khe ~e~ month~, In the event o~ an e~rge~y, ~, Hoor~ replied that It ~111 t~e ~0 feet of ~ater main, plu~ a booster pump, to alleviate the co~itlcn ~ the event of an e~erEe~y, a~ that the ma~n may have to be laid on top of the E~o~d, but that it is hl~ fervent hope such a $ituatl~ will ~t arise this sum~er. U~INI~H~ ~USI EFtS: STRE~ IMPROV~'.rN~S: Action on the question of acquiring a port~on of Lots ~-9-10, LeMon Dell ~{ap, from nra. Ruth E, ~ssler, In order to complete the improve- ~ent 'of Ro~s Lane, 5. W., between Erambleton Avenue a~ Pevs~nger Road, hav~ng been deferred for one week, In order that the ~embers of Council m~ght ~ke a personal lnspect~oH of the property, the matter was again before the body. After a discu=slon of the matte~, ~.~. Hunter moved that the city o~fer Kessle~ the sum of $1,1C0.00 for the land In ~uestion. T~e motion was seconded Mr. Cronin a~ los~ by the followir~ vote; A~S: Messvs. Cro~n a~ gunter ....... ~---?. NAYS: Messrs. Webber, Younc~ and the President, Mr. Minton ..... 3. TRAFFIC-STRUTS ~ ALL. S: Action~ the question of closlnC that portion of Carroll Avenue, N. W., turing ~rou~ Eureka Park, hav~ been deferred until the present meetf~, In orde~ %o ascer~In whether ~not %here Is a~ objection from 'esidents In the affected area %o the closl~ of the drive~ay, the ma~ter was s~ain befove Co~c il. No one appear~ before Council In co~ectlon with the matter, a~ the City Attorney having previously ~dvlsed the body that the City Manager has the a~Inistra- tire authority to bar the drive to vehfcul~ traffic, Mr. Xou~ moved that the matte of barricading each end of that portion of C~voll Avenue, N. W.~ ruling though Eureka Park, ~ referred %o the City Manager to car~ out. The motion was seco~ed Dy Mr. Webbed and adopted by the followi~ vote, Mr. Hunter point,nE out that other 9arks in %he city have d~tveways running thro~h them: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, ~ebber, Young, a~ the President, mr. NAYS= Mr. gunter ........... ZONING: Ackion on ~he request of Krs. ~vo~le W. Eunice that pro~vty locate the north side of Jameson Avenue, S. E., between Twelfth Street and Thirteenth ~tveet, described as Lots Pl-P~, inclusive, Block 10, Oak Hidge La~ Co~y M~, ~e rezoned from Ge~ral Residence Dlstrtc~ to Business District, havinE been deferred ~ntll the present ~etl~, the matter was again before Council. ~e City Clerk advising Council that he has been l~ormed by Mrs. Eunlce ~hat her option on the p~operty has ~un out, Hr. Cronln ~ved that Council co.ur In ~he previous ~eco=endation of the City PlinthE ~lsslon that the request, fop ~ezoni~ be denied. The motion was seconded by M~. Hunter and un~mously adopted. 51 ¸52 AHN~IATION-PIRE DEPA~THENT~ Action on the question o~ acquirin~ a site for a fl~e station in the Idlewlld-Ean~ood Addition area havin~ ~en deferred~ pend~ receipt of a report ~m ~e City ~l~nl~ Core,salon oa the qveation property fr~ ~e Taze~ell Hor~ Heirs Fo~ ~e f~re station a~ fo~ recreational p~Foses, ~e Follcvln; co~unlcation f~om the City Pla~lnE Co~lssion, ~lth reference to the matter, ~aa ~fore ~ay 29, The ~o~rahle A. ~. ~lnton, ~ayor, and Members of C~ty Cou~ll, C~ty of Roanoke, V~rglnia. 6entlemen: In reply to your letter of ~ay 9, 1952, referring to the C~y Pla~[r~ Co~lssicn for study, report and reco~e~ation the ~estion of the acqu~s~tion hy the City of the property of ~e Tazewell ~rgan Heirs, which ~s located on Vlnton Road between Wayland Street and Carv~n Street, tn the Not.east section: An ~nspection of said property has been ~de by the Co~lss~on, a feels that It Xs ~e most suitable area available ~n the Northeast section for ~ture development by the City to serve the interests of the citizens. ~e City Platting Co~m[ssion reco~ends that City Council acquire said tr~c~ of 22 acres, designated as Offlc~al No. 3330~O2, as ~11 as the adJoin~n8 tract of 2.33 acres, Of. No. 3330~O3, for Mu~clpal purposes. Respect~lly submitted, (Signed) W. J. acCorkl~ale, Jr. Chair~n." Mr. Youn~ ~ved that actlonon the matter again be deferred until the next regular meeting of CouncX1. ~e ~tlon was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. CONSIDERATION OF CLAI~: None. INTRODUCTION A~ CONS~TION O~ ORDINANCES A~ RESOL~IONS: STR~S Ah~ ~YS: O~Anance No. 11~0, vac~t~, dlscont~nutng and a 15-foot alley lylng north of and parallel to Hussell Avenue, S. W., from Rolfe Street to Ashla~ (formerly Ha~ton)Street, hav~ng previously been befo~ Council for its f~r~t reading, re~ ar~ laid over, a~ act[~ the seco~ readi~ of the Ordinate hav~g been deferred until the present meeting, In o~er ~at a public easemeat clause might be l~luded in ~e Ordinance and the written Instrument referr to In the Ordinate, the ~tter was ~a[n befo~ the body. in this connection, ~r. Robert S. Irons, Attor~y, representing Her~n Trompeter, Samuel Albert Trompeter a~ Clara L~day, appeared before Council, advisi that he has re-written Ordi~nce No. 11~0 so ~ to include a public easement clause but that it will entel1 some difficulty to get the written Instrm~ent changed Assistant C~ty A~orney has w[thdra~ his previous recommendation that this be do~, The City Attorney voic~n~ the opAn!on that the public easement clause In the Ordinance will adequately protect the city's ~nteres~ Mr. Crontn ~ved that O~[na~e No. 11~0 ~ amazed to Anclude the public easement clause. ~e seco~ed ~ ~ir. Webber and un~Imously adopted. Mr. Cron[n then offered the followt~ Ordinate, as ~ended, for 12s readf~ ~d final adoption: (~11~0) AN ~DINAN~ approvt~ the vacation of a 15-foot ~ lay in the City of Rom~oke, Virginia, lying north of and parallel to Russell Ave~e, S. ~., and bou~ed on the west by Rolfe Street and on the east by Ashlawn (for~rly H~pto~ S~reet, (For ~11 text of Ordin~ce, see Ordinate Book No. 19, Page 35.) Hr. Cron~n luoved tho adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr, h'ebber and adopted by the £ollo~lng votel A~ Hess~s. Crontn~ Hunte~ Webber~ You~ and the Pvesident~ ~r. NAYS~ None ......... O, STHE~ ~ENSlON~ Ordinate ~o. 11~ providinE for the co~e~tion of necessary parcels of. la~ for the extension of Alberta Ave~e, S. ~'., fr~ its present terminus to 5pri~ Ro~, havinr previously been before C~ncil fo~ its Fl~st readl~, read a~ laid ove~ vas again before the body, Hr. Cuo~n offeul~ t follo~lng~ (~11~8) AN O~IN~ICE providin~ For the extension of Alberta Avenue, S. to connect ~lth the east side of ~prl~ Road, S. ~.; a~ au~orizlng ~ directtn~ the acquisition, by co~emnation puoceedl~s, of certain la~s ~ltuate In the City of Roanoke ~ce~sary therefor. (For full text of O~ln~ce, see Ordin~ce Book No. 1~ Fa~e ~. C~onln moved the adoption of the O~i~ce. ~ motion ~as ~eco~ed by Hr, You~ and adopted by the Follo~i~ A~S: Messrs. Cronfn, Hunter, Webbev~ Young, and tho P~eslden%, lit. M~nto~ NAYS: N~ ........... O. ZONIlS: O~d~ce No. 11~51, vezontnE f~om General Residence District to Light industrial District cevtain t~acta owned by the Appalachian Electric Fowe~ o~y on Hive~la~ ~oad, 5. E., in the vicinity of Garden City Boul~vard~ been ~fo~e Council ~oP its first readinF, ~ad and lald overs was before the body, }iv. C~onin offe~InF the following: (~llhS1)AN O~I~i~CE to amend and ~ee~ct Av~icle I, Section 1, of Chapter of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Vl~clnia~ In relation ~ Zoning. (FoP full text of O~din~ce, see Omdin~ce ~ook No. 19, Page Mr. Cmonin ~ved the adoption of ~e Opdin~ce. The motion was seco~ed by F~. Hunte~ a~ adopted by the followlnE votel A~S: Messrs. C~onin~ Hunte~, ~Webbe~, Young, and the P~eslden%, Mr. NAYS= None ....... 0. ZONING: O~dinance No. 11~5~ , vezonin/ properties located on Garden City ~uleva~d, 5. E., o~ in the vicinity thereof, havin~ previously been ~fove Council fop its first veadi~, ~ead a~ laid over, was ~aln before the bodys Mr. CPonin offemi~ the followlnE: (~11~5~) AN O~IN~CE to ame~ a~ reenact A.ticle I, Section 1, of Chaptem of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Vi~clnlas in melation to Zoning. (For full text of Omdin~ce, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 39.) ~. Cronln moved the adoption of the 0rdinance. The motion was ~conded You~ and ~opted by the follow~E vote~ A~S= Messrs. C~onin, Hunter, Webber, You~, ~d the President, ~,p. }lin~n- NAYS: None .......... 0. S~S: ~e City Attorney havlnE ~en t~t~ucted %o prepare the necessary pvovfdinE for pvo~ refunds to be made to eaoh and every citizen in a~exed Willi~on Road Sani~y District who has paid ~y sewe~ ch~ge which Co. vt says has been illegally collected by the city, he presented s~ne; whereupo] You~ zoved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first ~eadt~. The was seqonded ~ t~F. Cronln a~ adopted by the followtnE vote: AYF~t ~esare. Cronin, Hunter, Young, and the President) {~. .~AY-qt None- ........ O, {Hr. b%bber not votl~) ($11h62) AN ORDINANCE authoulaing and directing the re~ of certain sewe~ chau8es ~re~fore collected by the City pur=uant to O~lnance No. ~Th~ upon certain ter~ a~ conditions, a~ app~priatl~ the sum of $3~,~.~ from the ~Ge~r~ ~ of. the City for t~ purpose of mak~ said ~RFAS, Ordl~nce No. ~7~, heretofore passed b~ ~e Cou~il of th~ City of Roamke on Decem~r 31, l~ha~ ratlfied~ continued and l~osed eevtain se~er charges in the city o~ Ro~oke effective from January 1, l~hq, until said oudi~nce vas ~repesled ss of ~ce~ber 31, lq~O, a~ ~R~AS, In a suit recently conducted in the courts of ~ls Commonwealth for the Fu~ose of deter~Ini~ ~e validit~ of ~dl~nce No. 97~ the ~upreme Court of Appeals of Vlrclnia has held that ~aid ordin~ce ~as invalid for the reason that the City did.mthave the po~eu to provide for the se~er charces Fixed by said o~lna; 'E~ER~AS, numeuous pev~ons have heretoffore paid to the City the se~e~ cha~aes attempted to be fixed by said Ordiname ~o. ~Th~, said payments havln~ been made by aald per~o~s to the City prlou to the time that ~aid o~Ina~e ~as held by the to be invalid a~ Council deems It fair and p~oper to provide lev the ~Fu~ of ~11 ~uch char~es imposed and collected pursue2 to said o~dlnance, [he total of the char~es actually paid pursuant to said ovdl~nce amounting to the ~um of THER~'0R~, B~ I~ ORDA!~ by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City Auditov be, and he ta hereby authorized and directed to refund to each per,on ~o has heretofore paid to the City se~er chavces incurred pursuant to Ordinance ~Th~, fro~ January l, 19~, to the da~e off this ovdfnance the a~unt or m~ount9 so paid. provide.d, ho~ever~ that ~uch re~ shall be made by said Auditor o~1y upon the presentation by said persons of the Cityts official receipt, o~ receipts, fo~ said sewe~ chs~Ees oP upon pmesentation to said Audito~ of satlsfactopy evidence sufficient to entitle said ~sons to such ~e~nd and p~vtded, furthe~ that no sh~l be made by the City Auditor after Decem~r 31, 1952, pursuant to the authority of this o~inmnce, ~d BE ~ F~TH~ OHDA~h~ that thePe be, and the~e is hereby~ app~opm2ated the of $39,~5.~5 f~oa the OenePal Fund of the City fo~ the purpose o~ makinF the reD, nde hereby provided. The Or--ce havi~ been ~ead, was laid ove~. CI~ CODE: ~e City Attorney hav2nF ~en ~equested to p~epar, an smen~ent the City Cod~, makinE it unlawful to leave out-of-dooPs, in access of children, ~efriEe~atom. box o~ othe~ containe~ Eener~ly considered to be aimtight~ Yiust ~emovt~ ~e doo~s, thereof, he subleted sa~; whereupon, ~. C~onin offered follow~g emerEency {~11~63) ~ O~INAN~ to ~end Chaptem 70, Miscellaneous Offenses, of the ]ode of the City of Roa~ke, by sddlnE t~reto a ~w section to be numbemed Sec. to certain ~efrlEerato~s~ boxes a~ othe~ conta1~rs Ee~u~ly co~tdered be slutl~t left unatte~ed outside of any house o~ bulld~g; makinE a )f this o~ln~ce a ~isdemeano~ ~d provldinS pe~lties thsPefo~; ~d prov{di~ fo~ (Pop full text of 0rdtn~ce, see Ordln~ce Book No. 19, PaEe h~.) ~. Cron[n moved ~e adoption of the O~ina~e. The mutton was seconded b~ ~ebbeP s~ adopted by the follow~E vote{ A~E$~ Hesers. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Yours, and the President, Hr. Hin~ NAY$~ None ......... O, HOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSI}~SS~ C0UNCIL~ At the request of Councilman Cronin, the City Clerk read the folios co~uunication from H~o Cronin, euhuitted hie rasl£nation ae a Cou~ilman o£ the of Noanoke effective as of June 30, 1952~ #June 2, 1952 City Council Roanoke, Virginia 6entlemen~ In t~s difficult period of ~unicipal finance It behoove~ esch membe~ of Council to obtain all the knowledge a~ experience ~ossible to cope ~lth bu~Eetavy matter~. ~e t~e between the date ne~ Councl~en t~e their seats a~ mid-Octo~ ~hen the budget must be con~ldered~ Is ~1 too short to prepare fey the ta~k ~lth thie thouEht In ml~I Feel that I can best ~erve by steppl~asld and~ IF It should be the ~i~h of Council to ~o ~po~nt, m~e possible a couple of ~nth~ additional expe~lence fey one of the ~uccessful Councll~ani candidates. TherefoPe I herewith sub. it my Pesl~nat[on ~ a Councilnan of the City o~ H~an~ke effective a~ of ~une ~0, Sincerely, {5lt~d) Dan Cron~n~ In a discussion of the matter, Hr. Cronin voiced the ho~e that the other me.bars of Council ~1 see Fit to accept hi~ re~l~nation. ~. Hunter stated that he feels Councilmen ~hould serve the Full ter~ ~hlch the citizen~ have elected the~ unless It ~ impossible FoP them to do ~. WebbeP pointed out that municipal records ~ill be available to ~e successful Co~cilmanlc ca~ldates and that they ~lll have the privilege of attendin all Council meeti~ ~rom the time of their election to the time they t~e thei~ sea on Council, Hr. ~ebbe~ volc ~ t~ opinion that the members off Council need Cronln*~ ~[~dom a~ e~er[ence. The Preside~, Hr. Hlnt~n, a~ ~r. [ou~ also e~res~ed the hope that Cron[n ~uld vecon~ide~ his action s~ serve out hf~ ~11 term. ~ter a Further di~cus~on~ the matter, a~the me~er~ of Councll indicatinf t~t ~fnce ~e restcnation has come as a complete surprise to them they ~ld like more 2ime to think the matter over, Hv. ~ounc moved t~t the lette~ of resIEnation be tabled until the next regular meeti~ of Council. The motion seceded by Hr. Hunte~ and unanimously adopted. There bein~ no Fuvthe~ business, ~. Youn~ moved that pursuit to the provisions of Section 10 of the City Chartev~ Council meet in regular ~e~ion every other ~eek du~ln~ the months of ~une, July and Au~t~ and that the present ~eeti~ be adJouP~d ~ith t~ under~ta~i~ that the ~xt re~l~ ~eetln~ of the body ~11 be held on ~une 16, 1~2. The ~tion ~as ~econded by ~. ~ebber and unan[~u~ly adopted. APPHOVED Cl~k President ¸56 · Nor, day, June The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular ~eeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Building, Mondays June 16~ the regular meeting hour~ with the Presidents Mr. Minton, presiding. PP~h'h~i MessrSo Cronin, Hunter, ~ebbsr, Younl~, and the Presidents Hr. Minton- ..................... ABSFh~ None ........ O. OFPICEI~S PRF. tENT~ Hr. Arthur S. Owens~ City Manager, Hr. Randolph 6. ~nittl~ City Attorney~ and Mr. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Re N. Redford, Pastor of Belmont Christian Chttrch. MINUTF~: Copies of the minutes of the special meetings on Ray ~0-~1~ 19~2, and the regular meetings on May ~6-June ~, 19~s having been furnished each member of Councll~ upon motion of Mr,~ebber, seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopte the reading was dispensed with and.the minutes approved as recorded. At this point, the President, Mr. Minton, recognized Messrs. John B. Waldrol end Robert W. Woody, Councilmen-elect, who were present during part of the Council meeting. HEARING OF CITIZgN$ UPON PUBLIC MATTERS; AIRPORT: Pursuant to a new Request for Quotation lssued by the Purchasln~ A£ent on aviation gasoline to be sold to the City Of Roanoke and delivered to the Roan:kc Municipal Airport for resale by the cltys including the furnishing of equipment for the storage and haDdling of the gasoline, as a result of previous bids hevingbeen rejected, said bids to be received by the P~rchastng Agent until 2100 o~clock, p. m., Monday, June 16, 1952, end to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Mr..Minton, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully understand the Request for ~uotatlon, if there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of blddi*~, if there were any questions anyone would like to asks arid no representative present raising any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the two bids received, The bids having been opened and publicly read before Council, and the Purchasing Agent havi~been directed to request the new quotations on the basis of an Underground gydr~t System and on the basis of a 5-year contract, with the city reserving the privilege to renew the contract ab the end of five was brought to the attention of the body that the Gulf Oil Corporation has the opinion that the Installation of the equip~nt OUtlined in the specifications not be economically sound to elther the city require a-longer perlod then five or ten years for a supplier to s~ortize the installation costs of such equlpment~ ~nich might, in turn, tend to tie the har~s of succeeding City Councils in negotiatln~for the best posslble deal in years to and, consequently, the Gulf Oil Corporation has re-entered its bid dated May ~6, based on the Pit System, as amore logical apfroach to the city's re-fueling ,! In a further discussion of the matter, it beir~ pointed out that the Gulf Oil Corporation has race.ended'that should the city decide to proceed with the Urstarground Hydrant System, the equipment be installed ard owned by the city~ ~hich ~uld enable the city to negotiate For aviation gaeoline supply without entering into a lor~ tem equipment lease, Hr. Cronin raised the question aa to the advisabi of placing tho sale of aviation gasoline at the Airport on a concession basis to an company who wants to sell aviation gisoline at the Airport in cormiderstion of payment to the city of a percentage of each gallon sold, Messrs. Webber and Young questioning the effect this method would have considering the contracts the city has entered into ~rlth airlines using the Airport. After a further discussion of the matter, Fw. Hunter moved that the bids be ~eferred to the City Manager, the Purchasing Agent and the Manager of the Alrpol for study, report and reco~erdation later during tP~ meeting as to the best procedure to be followed from the standpoint of the city's interests, after a conference with representatives of the two oil companies submitting bids and taking into consideration the suggestion of M~. Cronln. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. Later during the meeting, the co~r~Ittee submitted the followlr~ report and reco,~ndatlon: "June 16, 19~P To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia REPORT ON BIDS TO SUPPLY GASOLINE TO WOODRUM F!~ULD. BIDDERS GULP OIL CONPANY ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY Gentlemen: We have conferred on this matter and listened to the blddtngoil company representatives es requested. After the general session, your committee met privately and decided this recommendation. Our con~Ideration of the pro[osals submitted reveals that only one company bid on the hydrant refueling system as requested by Council at its June 2nd meeting, this was the Esso Standard Oil Company. Considering thls single bid we therefore recommend that the hydrant system be approved and the bid of the Esso Standard Oil Company be accepted in basis structure. We suggest however that the City Attorney's oefice review and approve, with changes to conform to the request for bids where necesear~ the bid as submitted and having, arreed on conformity, advise Council in etd that the contract may be executed immediately. (Signed)Aj S. Owens (Signed) R. B. Moss (Signed) M. L. Harris" After a brief explanation o£ the report by Mr. Marshall L. Harris, Manager of the Airport, who was present at the meeting, Mr. Mebber moved that the report of the co~mittee be tabled and that the matter be referred back to the committee fo: a definite recom~aendation as to terms and conditions to be contained in the contract the City Attorney to be added to the committee. The motion ~as seconded by Hunter and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTed: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for new bide for the trenching, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing water mains, flre hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 3 of the Water D~partment, along certain public streets necessary to effect a connection with the Grendin Court Tank, the new Garden City Reservoir and intermediate points, lty accordin~ to plans and specifications furnished by the Water Department, as a resul' of previous bids having been rejected, said bids to be received by the City Clerk until 2~00 olclock, p. m., Honday, June 16, 19~2~ and to be opened before the Counc of the Clty of Hoar~oke at that hour~ the President, Hr, Hinton~ asked if there anyone present trna did not fully understard the advertlss~nt~ if there ~ae anyone present who had been denied the privilege of blddir~ if there were any questions anyone would like to aek~ and no representative present raising any queetion~ the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the four bide receivei With further reference to the matter, the City Clerk b taught to t he attenti¢ of Council an e etlmate of the cost of the Water Department performlr~, the work~ together with a re~ort on the availability o£ equipment therefor~ as submitted by the Water Department pursuant to the provisions of Hesolutlon No. 11776, adopted on November ~, 19~1; whereupon, the President Instructed the Clerk to proceed ~lth the opening of the sealed estimate and report. The bids a~d estimate etd report submitted by the Water Department having been opened ar~ publicly read before Councll~ Hro Youn~ moved that they be referred to the City Hanager, the Engineer In Charge o£ Construction of the Water Department and the Planning Engineer for study, tabulation and report later during the meeting. The motion was secor~ed by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. Later durin~ the ~eetinc, the co.'=~ittee submitted the following report on the bids: "June 16, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Your co~ittee to tabulate bids for Project No. 3, received, opened and read on June 16, 1952, reports as follows~ Four bids were received. All bidders submitted Contractors License No., statement of qualifications and accepted the 135 days construction period. One bidder failed to present either a certified check or bid bond. One bidder had an error in extension which did not affect the grand tot al. One bidder had an error in extension which did affect the grand total. The order of total bids is as follows= H. S. Hudgins $88,1B6.85 Howard Construction Co. 98,390.00 Wiley N. Jackson Cofer Construction Co. 118,230.~5 The bid of ~. S. Hudgins ia the lowest and conforms to all requtrement~ in the call. Hespectfully (Signed) Charles E. Eoore (Signed) J. R. Hildebrand (Signed) A. S. Owens" The bid of ~. S. Hudgins in the total sum of ~88,186.85 appearing to b e the best bid received for the project, Hr. YounE offered the following Resolution= (#11~6~) A RESOLUTION accepting the proposal of Hr. H. S. Hudgins, Roanoke, Virginia, for the trenching, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 3 of the Water Department, along certain public streets necessary to effect a 59 connection with the Orandin Court Tank, the new Garden City Reservoir and intermedl~ points, in tho total sum of S88,1§6.6~j authorizing and directin~ the City Manager to execute the requisite contract; and providing for an emergency. (Fo~ Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~8.) M~o Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded l(r. Cronin and adopted by the Following vote= AYES~ Masers. Cronin, Hun~er,Webber, Yours, and the President, H~. Mlnton-~, NAYS= None ........ O. ZONING= Notice of a public hearing on the question of rezonin6 from General Residence District to Light Industrial District properties located between Shanando: Avenue and Salem Turnpike, N. W., in the vicinity of the Fairview Cemetery, Nos. 26/$O304, 26~0305, 26~O306, 26~0307, 2&~0311, ~6~0312 and 26~031], hsvir~ been published in The Roanoke World-News pursuant to Article Xl~ Section ~3~ of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Noanoke~ settiag the tim~ of the hea~r~ at 3=00 o~c1~ p. m.~ Monday, June 16, 1~2~ the matter was before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk brou[~nt to the attention o£ Council the £ollowlnB co.~unlcation from the City Planning Commission~ "June 11, 19~. The Honorable A. R. Hinton, ~ayor, and ~embers of City Council, Roanoke, ~irginia. ~en%lemen~ In connection with your letter of May 23, 1952, advising the City Planning Commission of a public hearing to be conducted on Monday, June 16, 1952, on the question of rezon[ng from a General Residence District to a Llt~ht Industrial District properties located between Shenandoah Avenue and Salem TUrnpike, N. W., Official Nos. 26~030~, 2640305, 2640306, 264030?, 2640311, 26~0312 and 2640313: Several members of the Commission inspected the properties in question on June 10th, but a quorum not being present because of conflicting engagements of other members, no official action could be taken, and the Co~ssion is not in a position to meke a recommendation to Council prior to the public hearing. The members of the Com~lssion who inspected the properties in question felt, however, that before said area is rezoned proposed streets should be provided by the several owners to connect with existing streets in order to serve the areabetter if and when it is developed for industrial purposes. The attorney for the petitioners has been advised of the Co~tssion~s feelln~ in regard to the said proposed streets, with the suggestl:n that owners of said properties submit a plan to it for consideration. ~n thls, it is felt that Councll will ~ant to defer action on the petltlonera~ request until said plan is approved, particularly Mn ce it is understood that there are no prospective buyers for said properties at this time. Respectfully su~mitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorklndale, Jr. Chalrm~n." At this point, Mr. K. A. Pate. Attorney, representing Mr. Arthur M. Troxell appeared before Council and presented a communication, advising that the petitioner for rezon!ng will donate to the city sufficient land to make suitable streets through their properties, ¥~. Pate stating that the owners are cooperating with the Department of Public Works and with the City Planning_ Com~atssion in ~rking out the details c~ the streets and will execute deeds as soon as the plans are completed and approved. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Young moved that Council receive the co."~uunicatlon from Mr. Pate and forward it to the City Planning Commission for consideration, further action on the question to be deferred until final approval has been given to the plans by the City Planning Cor~ission. The motion was second by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. 6O ZONING~ Notice of a public hea~ln~ on the question of rezonlr~ from General Residence District to Light Irxlustrial District properties located on the west aide )f Horan Street,S,. No, between Blanton Avenue and Hlllviev Avenue, described aa ~ots 10 anct 11, Block 4~ Hountaln ¥1sv Heights Hsp~ havir~ beeapublished ihT he ioenoke World-Nays pursuant to Article XI~ Section 43~ of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke~ settin~ the time of the hesrin~ at 3100 o~clock, p. mo~ ~onday~ Yuna 1~, 1~ the matter vas before Council. Inthie connection, the C'lty Clerk brought to the attention of Council the :ollowlr~ communication From the City Plannin~ Comissionl 'June 11, The Honorable A, H, Hinton, Hayor~ and Hembers of City Council, Roar~ke~ Virginia, Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of Hay 29, 195~, advising the City Planning Co.~ulssion of the public hearing to be conducted on ltonday, June 16th, on the question of rezonlng from General Residence District to a Light Industrial District properties o~ned by No B. ~ebb~ described as Lots 10 and 11, Block 4, Hountain Vier Heights Hap~ and referring the request for rezonin~ to the Co~lsslon for study~ report and reco~endationl A regular meeting of the Co~llssion scheduled For June 10th vas attends, by only three members because of confllctlr~ er~a~emsnts~ and since a quorum vas not present, no official action could be taken on your request for a Councll*s attention is called, ho~eve~, to the Fact that prior to its reco~mendation in regard to the rezoninCof certain properties in the Garden City Area~ the Core, lesion had i r~pected the property in question and took into cor~lderation the fact that the use of the property for a lumber yard has existed over a period of years, and can be continued as a non-confo lng use ~o long as per~anent structures are not built. It was the Co:~missior Feelin~ that a Light Industrial District should not be created at that location because of the proximity of residences in the lrr~ediate nell and the reco~endation msde~ in the Commisslon~s letter of April the request be denied. Respectfully submitted, ($1[ned) ~. J. HcCorklrrtale, Jr. Chai rmano ~ After a discussion of the matter, members of Council co.~mentlr~; that apparently the City Plannir~ Comisslon did not take into con~ideration the Fact that the lm~ber yard was in existence before any residences ~ere erected in the eurroundin~ area, Hr. ~ebber moved that the follovirl~ Ordinance~ providir~ for the rezoning~ be placed upon its First reading. The motion was seconded by 1{~o Cronln and adopted by the folloving vote: ATg$: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton-~, NAYS: None .......... O. (~114~5) AN OHDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter of the Code of the .City of Roanoke~ Virfinia~ In relation to Zonir~o ITHI.~I~EAS, application has been made to the Council of the City of Hoanoke to have property located on the west side of Horan Street, SONG, betveen Blanton Avsnu and H!llvie~ Avenue, described as Lots l0 and 11, Block 4, Hountain rezoned from General Besidence District to Light Industrial District, and ~EItEAS, notice required by Article XI, gectlon 4], of Chapter 51 of t he Code of the City of ~oanoke~ ¥1rglnia~ reletin~ to Zoning, has been published in ~The Hoanoke ~orldoNe~s~ a nevspaper published in the City of ~oanoke, For the time required by said section, and ~/i~EAS, the hea~lr~ as provided for in said notice published in the said nevspaper ~as given on the 16th d~y OF June, 19~2, at IlO0 o'clock, po m., before the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council ~oo2 in th; Hunicipal ~utldir~, at ~bich hearin~ no objections were presented by property ownsra and other interested parties in the affected area, ard I~HEREAS, this Council, after conslderir~ the application for rezoning, is of the opinion that the above property should be rezoned as requested. THEREPORE, BE I? ORDAI~D by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Articl~ l, Section 1, of Chapter Fl of the Code of the City of P~anoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, be amended and reenacted in the Following particular and no other, viz~ Property located on the west side of Moran Street~ S. E., between Blanton Average and Hlllview Avernie, describ~d as Lots 10 and 11, Slack Heights Map, designated on Sheet 439 of the Zoning Map as Official Nos. ~391010 and 4391011, be, and is hereby chansed from General Residence District to'Light Industrl District, and the Hap herein referred to shall be changed in this respect. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. ZONINO: Council at its last regular.meeting having denied the request of Hr. W. L. Allman, Attorney, representing Hr. S. M. Oarst, that property located at the northwest corner of Mountain A~enue and Plrst Street, S. E., described as part of Lot 6, Block 1, Section SE 3, Official Survey, Official No. 4020110, be rezoned From Special.Residence District to Business District, Mr. Sidney P. Parham, Jr., Attorney, representing ~w. 6arst, appeared before the body ard presented the following co.~.unicationl "June 13, 1952 The Honorable A. R. Minton, Hayer, and Members Of City Council, City of Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: At your last meeting on June 2, 19.52_, you denied my petition requestlni that my property located on the northwest corner of Mountain Avenue and Pirat Street, S. E., official No. 4020110, be rezoned from a ~peclal Residence District to a Business DistrAct. In view Of subsequent develop- ments, I respectfully request that the matter be reconsidered at your meeting.to be held on Monday, June 16, 1952. Article II, Section 3 of the city zoning ordinance sets forth the use regulations applicable in a General Residence District. These uses are also permitted uses in a Special Residence District. (Article III, Section 11 Subsection (g) of Article II, Section 3 parfaits *railroad, railway, or bus passenger stations' in a residential area. Subsection (J) of the same section permits: 'Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to any of-the above permitted uses, and not detrimental to a residential district.' Subsequent to the filing of my original petition, Atlantic Greyhound Corporation offered to purchase this property, provided it might be used fop a bus passenger station and the incidental business uses customary in bus passenger stations such as a restaurant, newsstand and the like. Helylr on the above quoted sections of the zoning ordinance, I concluded that these uses were permiasable In a Special Residence District. Therefore, I did not appear before council tn support of my petition for rezonlng and, in effect, abandoned it. Since your last meeting I have been lnfor~ed by counsel for Atlantic Greyhound Corporation that, in their opinion, the quoted language from Subsection (J) wlth regard to accessory uses is not clear, and that it is pooslble that the proposed accessory uses might be considered as *detriments to a residential district.! Therefore, I respectfully request that oouncil adopt a resolution that the proposed incidental uses are accessory uses permitted by Snbsectio~ (J) and are 'pot detrimental to a residential netghborhood.~ In the event council be not so advised, then I request that my petition to rezone the property for business uses be reinstated and referred to the City Planning Commission for further study and recommendation. Respectfully, (Signed) R. M. Oarst" After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Cronin moved that Council proceed with the next order of business. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adop~ed. ,). RADIOSoPAP~S AND FLAYGROUNDB~ A ~roup of representatives of Radio Hoencke~ Incorporated~ appeared before Council, ~th Hr, Leo F, Henebryj l~reaidentj aetin~ es apokecman~ and presented a com~mnication= askir~ that the body ~ant the c~pany per~lcelon to locate a cuitable rover and anterma on that part of Hill Hountain ~lch tho city purchased from the former Roanoke ~ater Company in a suitable spot agreeable to the clty~ in connection vith the company's proposed television broadcaatir~ station, In a ~urther discussion of the matter~ Mr. Henebry stated that any suitable spot on the top of H~ll ~untain rill be satisfactory to his company and asked that a committee be appointed to ~o into the queetion of location, the rental fee to be charged For the use of the land~ e to, O~motion of Hro Your~ seconded by Hr. Bunter and unanimously adopted~ the matter vas referred to Vice ~yor ~ebber~ the City Hana~er and the City Attorney for lnveatl~ation and report to Council. PETITIO~ ABD (~UNICATI~N5~ STR_~.~T LIGh-f$= A co~-~unication f~o~ the Appalachian Electric Po~er Company~ setting forth the locations of eighteen ~00 ltnuen and rye $O00 lumen street lights which ~ere installed durin~ the month of Hay, 19~, vas before Council. H~o Hunter moved that the comnunlcation be filed. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. ~ebber and unardmously adopted. ZONIN6: A cor~nunication from Hr. S. J. Hoses, asking that property located at the northvest corner Of Patterson Avenue ar~ Eleventh Street~ S. ~o, described as Lot 1, Block ag, P. Horer Hap, be rezoned from Special Residence District to Business Dtstrict~ in order that the rear of the property may be used for a used lotj vas before Councllo On motion of Hr. Young~ seconded by H~. ~ebber and unardmously adopted, the vas referred to the'City ?lanning Comission for atndy, report and ~ndation to Councllo PENSIONS: The follo~ln~ com~unication from the Board of Trustees o£ the Employees~ Hetirement System, vtth reference to lncludtr~ additions1 city employees in the Employees~ Hetireaent System, vas before Council~ '~une 1~, 1952 City Council Hoancke Virginia Gentlemen~ On Hatch ~, 1952~ under £11e No. ~ag, you referred to the Board of Trueteea of the Employees~ Hetirement System that it vas the eense of Council that any city employee not nov in either o£ the city's pension systems be permitted to Join the Employeee~ Hetirement System on an equltabl beale ir~ofa~ as it is legally possible, and for the Board to york out the detallso At a zeetin~ of the Board of T~astees. held on ~une 11~ 19~ it vas the consensus of the Board that an amendment can be made to thc Employees~ Hetir merit System Ordinance No. 10~?; that is, that each person be pex-mitted to co~e into thie system by payinE all accumulated contributions from ~uly 1, 19~6, vtth interest thereon at ~g~ compounded annuallyo Attached hereto ia an opinion by the City Attorney statin~ that it is lees1 for the city to pay contributions on the state's portion of salarlea. paid to constitutional officers and their employees. Also attached hereto is an enalysis by Hr. 6corse Bo Buck, our Consult! Actuary, statin~ that to cover the 9~ employees net nov in any system vould raise the city's rate of contribution from 9o~ to 9.57~ and that the cost ~uld be Bespectfully submitted E~LOYEES~ RETI~F~!ENT SYSTEM (Signed) Harry ~. Yates Ha~r~ ~. ~a~es Secretary-Treasurer" I; On motion of H~o Hunter, seconded by Hr. Youn~ and unanimously adopted, consideration of the matter was deferred until 8200 o%lock, po m°, Tuesday, June 24, 1952. ELECTIONS-COUNCIL~ The City Clark brouEht to the attention of Council copy of the abstract of votes cast at the General Electionon Tuesday, June 105 1952; whereupon, Hr° Webber moved that the following certificate be filed ar~ made a part o£ the official records o£ Counell~ 'We~ the undersigned Commissioners of Election for the City of Hoanoke at the General Election held for the City of Hoaneke, on Tueeday~ June 10, 1952, having met in the Office of the Clerk of the Hustings Court for said City, pursuant to law being duly sworn and having canvassed the returns fro the voting precincts of said City, as made by the Judges and Clerks of said General Election. hereby certify that the followin~ named persons received the number of votes herein set forth for office of City Councilman or Commie aioner: FOR HUGHES T. ANG~LL, FOR PAUL S. JOHNSON, FOR JOHN B. WALDROP, FOR ROBERT W. WOODY, FOR ERNEST LI~H~, FOR BENTON O. DILLARD, were cast THIRT~ FOUR HUNENED FORTY SEVE~, were cast TH!RTY NIN~ HUNDRED A~ SEVFN (3907) were cast FORTY THREE HUh~RED EIGHTY SI~, (~386)Vo~ were cast FIFI"f TWO HUh~ED AND FIVE, (520~)Vot were cast OWE ............... (---1)Vo~ were cast OWE ............... ~...1)Vot IN TH~. CLERK'S OFFICE O? THE HUSTINOS COURT 0F TH-E CIT~ OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA ~Uh~ 12th, 1952. We, the undersigned Commissioners of the General Election held in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on Tuesday, the Tenth day of June, 1952, do certify the above is true and correct abstract of the votes cast at said election as certified by the Juices and Clerks o£ the various precincts of said City, and do therefore, determine and declare that, ........... JOHN B. WALDROP and ROBERT W. WOODY .......... received the highest number of votes cast in the said City of Roanoke, 71rginla, for Member of the City Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia. Given under our hands this 12th day of June, 1952. (Signed) H. B. Gray ) (Signed) Tom W. Fore ) CO~ISSIONERS (Sig~ed) ~. Mclndoe ) 0P (Signed) C. H. So.,nuardahl) ELECTIONS ATTEST: (Signed) H. Allen Gibbons) (Si~ned) R. J. Watson CLERK OF HUSTINGS COURT: I, R. J. WATSON, Clerk of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke do hereby certify that the foregoin~ ia a true and correct copy of the abstract of votes cast at the General Election above n~med~ as certified, signed and attested according to law. Given under my hand this 12th day of June, 1952. (Si~ned) S. J. Watson Clerk of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, ¥1rginia.~ The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. In t~ls connection, Mr. Webber moved that the two CounciLmen-elect be invite to sit in on all future meetings of Council prior to the date they officially take office on September 1, 1952. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously iadopted. ELECTIONS-GRADE CROSSINGS: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Counc! the Certificate of Canvassers for the Bond Issue Election on Tuesday, June 10, 1952, in connection with the' Jefferson Street Grade Crossing Eli~1nation Project; whereup¢ Hr. Hunter moved that the following certificate be filed and made a part ~f the official r~cords of Council: es .63 64 'CERTI~ICA?E OF Ye, the.undersigned Canvassers oF election, appointed by the Electoral Board o~ the Cl~ o~ ~oa~ke,p~suant ~ an 0rdl~e adopted by ~e Councl~ of the City off Roa~ke~ ViatiCa, on the ~ day oF April, 19~ to take th sense oF the freehold voters of the City on the que~tlon off e~arsin~ ~An 0~lna~e directinz and provid~ for ~e holdin~ off an election in the City oF ~a~ke~ ~ir~i~a~ ~ dete~ine ~ether the freehold voters of ~e City o~ ~o~oke ~ill ~p~ove an o~lna~e~ No. 11~0~ dui adopted by the Council oF the City oF Roanoke on April ~, do hereby certtffy that at ~ election he~d on the 10th day oF June~ ~TION~ Sh~l Ordin~ce No. 11~0~, adopted by the Cov~il of the Cl~ oF Ro~oke on April ~2~ 19~2~ entitled ~An O~i~e to provide fo~ the issue of bonds ~t to exceed ~ee Hundred Fifty Dollars (~0) ~o defray the City's shoe oF ~e cost o~ ~r~anent public ~prove~nts~ to-~lt~ acquisition oF sites ~o~ approaches to replace the existing JefFerson ~t~eet ~rade crossing o~e~ the NorFolk and ~e~tern R~llroad~ on U. S, Route 11~ In the City o~ Ro~noke~ and provldl~ for an e~rgency,' be ~proved~ FOR 3623 GIV~ under our ha~s this 12~ day of June, 195~ (Signed) H. B. Gray (~lgned) ~. Mc~oe (SI~ed) TomW. Fore (S~gned} C. H. ~om~ard~l (Si~ed) M. K. Moor=an ~ity Clerk" ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. You~ and unanimously adopted. In t~s co~ctlon, Mr. You~ brought to ~e attention oF C~ncil draft a Resolution, providing for ~e execution of a preliminary construction agreement between the City of Ro~oke a~ the Co~onwealth oF Virginia, Virginia State D~partment of H~ghways, ~r. Young pointing out three additions to the proposed agreement over and Sore the orlg~l dr~t oF agree~nt prepared ~ the V~rg~nia State Department of Highways a~ tra~tted to the City Mamger u~er da~e oF April 4, 1952. At t~s point, the City Manger submitted written report, toge~er wl~ the orig[n~ draft of agreement a~ letter of tra~mittal From the Virginia State Depart ment of High~ys, ~ referred to by Hr. You~, the City Manager e~laining ~hat he has ~en withholdl~ his report, pe~t~ the outcome of ~e bond issue elect~on. Hr. Y~ then offfered the following ResolutAon ~ter pointing out that the agreement has to be signed ~fore July 1, 1952: (~11~) A RES~IOH authorl~ng and directing the proper City o~ficials, for and on behalf of the C[ty of Hoa~ke, to execute a prel~[~ry construction a~ee~nt between the City o~ Roanoke and the Co~o~ealth oF Virginia, Virginia State Depar~ent of Highways, p~vid[~ fo~ the construction of the proposed new grade separation project, incl~lng ~e p~estrian underpass, as set forth in the Howard, Needles, T~n & Berge~off (Co~lting E~l~ ~rs) report on prellmln~y studies - Stage II (1951) for State ProJ~t 1680-03 and Feder~ P~Ject ~-~H-FAP desired to repl~e the ex, sting (JeFfers~ Street) grade cross~ over the Norfolk ~ Western Railroad, on U. S. Route 11, in the City off Roanoke; a~ p~wldt~ for an (For full text of Resolution, see ~dfnance Book No. 19, Page ~. Young ~ved the adoption oF ~e Resolut~m. The ~t[on ~s seco~ed by ~. Cro~n and ~opted by the follo~ng vote: AI~: HesSrso Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President,. Hr. Hin~n- NAYS, N~ne ............ 0. ELECTIONS: The City Clerk brought to the attention o£ Covncil a communicatt from lit° W, I/. Rldgwaym Secretary of the Electoral Board, advising that the Judgeo and Clerks ~o served in the election on June 10, 1952, are very much displeased wit,h the established rate of pay of $?.SO per day since the election was a dual elec Hr. Rldgway pointing out that the Judges ar~l Clerks were on duty approximately fl£teen hours which, at the present rate of pay, is 50~ per hourm and that the Electoral Board recommerds that their pay be. supplemented $2.50 per day to make a total of $10,00 for the election of Juno 10~ 1952, and also for tho two elections which will be held during the remaining part of the year. A~ter a discussion of the matter, Fa,. Cronln voicing the opinto~ that Judges and Clerks of elections held in the City of Roanoke should bo paid Si. SO per hour for each hour the pollo are officially open, and the other membero of Council being of the opinion that $10.00 per day would be sufficient, Hr. Hunter offered the following Resolution: (#11~67) A R~SOLUTION provldtr~ for a supl, lementary compenoation of each for each dayts cervices rendered by Judgeo and Clerko of the electiono.held or to be held in the City of Roanoke on June 10, 1952, July 15, 1952, and November 3, 19S~. (For /'ull text of Resolution, ~ee Ordinance Hook No. 19, Page 51,) Hr. Hunter roved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber ard adopted by the following vote.* AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton- RAYS: None ........ It appearing that the supplementary compensation will necessitate an appropriation of {1,200.00, }ir. Hunter offered the following emergency Ordinance: {/~11~65) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section #2?, "Cost of Elcct{.ons of the 19~2 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For £ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, Page 51.) Hr. Hunter moved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was secor~ed by Mr. Webber and adopted by the following vote.* AYES: Heesrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Your~c, and the President, Hr. H~nton- NAYS: None- ........... 0. TRAFFIC.' A comunication from Hrs. Dennis U. Austin, 19Sl Grandln Road, S. W., complaining ogainst excessive noise emanating from the horns on automobiles since a traffic signal has been installed at the intersection of 6randin Road and Brandon Avenue, g. W., was before Council, Mrs. Austin complaini~g that the traf£i, light is left on forever, therey causing noises throughout the entire day and night., and ouggesting that the light be turned off during off-hours at night and in the day; also, that tho length of the changing o£ the lights be lessened, Mrs, Austin suggesting ~urther that consideration might also be given to erecting a sign denoting a residential section and asking for no horn-blowing. On motion of 1/r.~debber, seconded by }Yr. Young and unanlmously adopted, the communication was referred to the City Hanager for his attention. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: BUDGET-COMPENSAT10N BOA.RD: The City Hanager having previously brought to the attention of Council a request o£ the City Sergeant that bio salary be increased [on, ,65 fro= ~6,~00,00 per annum to ~,~00,00 per annun, effective July 1, 19~?, as · result of legislation enacted by the 19~2 Legislature, and the City Hanager having been instructed to informs the City Sergeant that Council feels he should apply to the State Compensation Board for whatever salary increase he Feels he ia entitled to a~d that Council will bear its share of whateeer increase the Compensation Board allows up to the maximum of $2,0OO.OO, the City Hanager eutx~itted writte~report, together with a com~unicatlon from the Compensation Board, addressed to the City Sergeant, suggesting that he have Covncil race.end to the Compensation Board its wishes in regard to the salary increase. In this connection, the City Hanager brought to the attention of Council a communication fron the Commonwealth Attorney, asking that hfs salary be increased from ~8,000,00 per annum to ~8,800.00 per annum, effective July 1, 1957, as a resul of legislation enacted by the 1955 Legislature. After a discusaicn of the matter, ~. Cronin reiteratin~ that in hie opialol the increase should be granted by the Cc~Fensation Board, not Council, Hr, ~.ebber moved that the question be carried over and placed on the agenda for the regular meeting of June 30~ 19~o The motion ~as seconded by ~ro YounF and unanimously adopted. SE~&6F DISP0-~AL: The City Harmger cubmltted m'Itten report, together ~,lth draft of an Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney, concerning charges for the scientific treatment and disposal of sewa~eo After a discussion of the Ordinance, ~embers of Council beir~ of the opin~o that the penalty of ~ive per centum for failure to pay the charges by a certain time, as provided for in 5action 3, and that the fine a~a!nst any per~on failing, refush~ or ne~lecttnE, to pay the charges at a11, as provided for in Section 10~ should be eliminated from the draft, the Preoident, Hr. Hlnton, relinquished the Chair and mo-~ed that the ~,ords "if such Fertodic charges be not paid on the final day fixed Fey the payr~ent thereof, a penalty of Five pe~' centun ~hsll be adlied thereto ~nd collected~ .and the ~ords rand if not paid ~lthin fifteen days thereafter a penalty of five per centum shall be added thereto and collected~ he stricken from -~ectfon ]o The r~otion was seconded by F.r. YounE and adopted by the follo~ing vote: AYES: Hsssrs. Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton, Youn/~, and the Vice President, Hr. ~ebber .................... 5o NAYS: Hone ........ Oo ~ith further re£erenc~ to the matter, Hr, H~_nton moved that Section 10 be a~ended by eliminating the x'ords ~any person failing, refusing o~ neglecting to pay the charge~ hereby imposed, and"; also~ by reducing the minimum fine a~ainst the seller from ~,~.00 to $2o~0o The motion ~a~ seconded by Hr° Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: HessrsoCrordn~ Hunter, Htnton, Young, and the Vice Yresldent, Hr. ~febber .................. ~. NAYS: None ....... 0° Hr° Cron~n then offered the foltct~tn~ emergency Ordinance, as amended: (#11~69) AN OHDINANCE lmposln~ charges for the ~cientific treatment and disposal o£ aewace; fixlnE the a~unt of such chives; provldl~ for the collection thereof; prescrlbin~ pe~lties fen ~e violatlon of t~s ordinances defining certai~ ter~ used; and providing for an ~rgency. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~ce Book Ko. 19, Pa~e ~.) Hr,Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance, The ~tion wae seconded by Hr, Hlnton and adopted by the followir~ v~te~ AYESt Messrs, Cronin, Hunter, Hlnton~ Y~ a~ the V~ce ~resident, ~ebber ................. NA~SI None .... O. At th~s point, the Presl~nt, ~r. H~nton, resu~d the Chair. SEWAGE DISPOS~ The question of adoption of ~ Ordinance to prohibit d~pl~ In Roanoke River, Tl~er Creek, or ~y o~ its trl~utaries, havl~ been referred bac~ to the City Manager a~ the City Attorney to prep~e an effective ~asure with a t~me ele~nt which will enable everyone to be ~n a position to comply w~th the ~dtnance by the date It takes effect, the City Manager su~tted written re~rt, together with draft of the Ordinance; whereupon, Mr. Cron~n moved that ~e Be placed upon its first read[~. The motion was seconded ~ Mr. Hunter a~ ado by the follow~vote~ A~S~ Messrs. Cronin, Runter, Webber, and the President, ~. NAYS: None ........ O. (Mr. You~ ~t voting) (~11~70) AN ONDINA~E making It a m~sdemeanor to discharge into any stre~ ~lowi~ w[thln the City noxious or deleterl~s substances; permitting perso~ disch~ging such substa~es into such stre~ pursuit ~o authority from the State WaterControl ~ard to continue such d~scharge until July 1st, 1953; and p~vidir~ penalties for violatton~ this ~ IT ORDAI~ by ~e Co~cil of the City of Roa~ke as follows: It shall~a mlsdemea~r for any person, firm o~ corporation to discharge into any stream flowl~ within the City sewage, l~ustrial was~es, or any noxious or deleterious substances ~lch a~ detrimental to the public he~th, or to ~imal or aquatic life, or to ~e users of the waters of any su~ stre~for domestic [ndustri~ cons~ption or for recreation, or to deposit any of such substances on sufficiently ~ the ba~s of any such stre~ In a ~er that will allow any porti of such substances subsequently to seep or be wa~ed into any such strew; provided however, that ~y person, ~ or corporation dischargl~, prior to the effective date of ~ls ord[n~ce, sew~e, industrial or other wastes into a~ such strew, pursuant to a cert~lcate issued by the State Water Control ~ard authoriz~ such discharge, may so continue ~ch d~scharge until such certificate As revoked by said Board, or until the f~rst day of July, 1953. Each vXolationof, or noncompliance with. any of the provisions of this ordin~ce and each day's cont~uance thereof shall be a~ constitute a sep~ate offense a~ shall subject any per. n, fl~ cor~rat~on ~llty thereof, upon conviction therefor, to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hu~ dollars. ~e Ordin~ce havl~been read, was laid over. B~G~-S~AOE DISPOSAL: Dr~t of a p~posed budget for the operation of the Sewage Dlspos~ Plant from July 1, 195~, throu~ December 31, 1952, having been tabled for consideration at a later date, the C~ty Man.er su~ltted the following "Roanoke, Virginia June 16, 1952 To The City C~ncil Roanoke, 6entlemen: I ~ attaching hereto a p~posed 1952 Budget, from July 1, 1952, to December 31, 1952, ~d a projected 1953 B~get and Estimated Income In co~ection with the Sewage Disposal Plante I think you appreciate the fact that it will take eighteen months to two years for us to adjust the plant operation to the flows and other mechanical variations;therefore, it will be operated on an experimental basis~ certainly for the first year and a hallo Respectfully submitt ed ~ (Signed) A. S. Owens City I~anager'- After a. discussion of the matter, ~r. Crontn offered the following e.merfenc Ordinancel (~11~?1) AN ORDINANCE m~king appropriationS from the Sewage Treatment Fund for the City of Roanoke for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1952, and ending December 31, 1952, and providing for an emergency. (For ~11 text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following votel AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ........ ANNE~XATION-PARKS AND PLAYGROU~D.2: Petitions signed by approximately residents of the East Gate section, asking that a park and playground be establishe on the south side of Kessler Hoed, N. E., between T~enty-first gtreet and T~enty- fourth Street, having been referred to the City Planning Commission and the City Manager for atndy, report and recommendation, the City Manager submitted written report that since no provision was made in ·the 19~2 budget for Funds for such a playground, it is his suggestion that Council consider the matter in its 1~53 budget study. Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the suggestion of the City }~anager and that the matter be referred to the 1953 budget study file. ~e motim was seconded by ~[r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. STREW-TS A~ ~LI~Y$: A petition signed by twelve property owners, asking that the alley between l~enwood Boulevard and Clinton Avenue, S. E., be opened from Greenbrier Avenue to Vernon Street, havtn~ been referred to the City Manager for investigation and report, he submitted the follow, nE report: "Roanoke, Virginia June 16, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me at our meeting on June 2 a request that the alley between Kenwood Boulevard and Clinton Avenue, S. E., f rom Greenbrier Avenue to Vernon Street be opened. We have constantly had requests to open this alley; but due to the contour of the land and the apparent dan~er if the alley was opened, we have consistently refused to open it; and we have tried, on several to explain to the property owners the dangers involved and the cost of doing such a Job. I sincerely regret that I cannot reco~aend that this alley be opened. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) A. S. Owens City Manager" Mr. Young moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager.. The ~as seconded by Nr. Webber and unanimously adopted. A.~XATIOE-STRE~TS A~ ~LLE-~.~: The request of Mr. C. B. Wood, representing Riverdale Baptist Church, 1624 Edgerton Avenue, $. E., end property owners on Street, S. E., that the opening of Marvin Street, .~.E., between Edgerton ~lverdale Road, be completed, having been referred to the City Manager for invest and report, he submitted the following report: 'Boa toke, Virginia ?o 21~e City Cour~il Roanoke, Oentle~nl You refferred to ~ at ou~ ~etin~ on ~une P~ 1~ the question off open~ Halrin ~treet~ S, E, ~ a~ ~ou ~o referred to ~ a statement made by Hr, ~ood ~at Co~cll had directed this s~eet ~o Be opened~ I cannot locate in ~y records a directive to open thie street{ however, I. do fl~ that the pipe has been o~eued for the openl~ of the street and that it Is expected auou~ June 1~. ~e street ~lll, therefore, be ope~d mortise between no~ ~d the ~lust of RespectFully su~ltted, (Sldned) A. S. ~ens City Hanage~~ ~. C~nin moved ~hat Council concur In the re.ut of the City Hana~eu. ~e motion ~as seconded by ~. Hunter and un.irefully ~opted. S~O0~{ The City Hanageu mu~ltted the Follo~ ~ uepo~t~ ~lth reFere~e to request oF the Roanoke City 2~oo~ Bo~d For the l~prove~ent oF Flffth Street, directly In ff~n~ oF the ne~ Lucy Addison Hl~ Schooll "Roa~ke ~ Virginia To ~e City Council ~o~oke, Vir6i~a Gentlemen~ The a~tsched let%eP f~o~ M~. D. E. McQu[lk~n, Supe~[nte~ent of Schools, Is In regard to the streets ad3acent to the new Addison High School, I h~ve had ~e necess~y maps p~epsred, show~ the ~ade, etc. The est~ted cost of c~plet~ the ~ork Is ~19,0~.CO. Since this was not ~luded In the budget ~o~ 195~, I suggested to McQu~lk[n ~t I present the ma%~eF to you with %he ~ou[ht ~a~ you could considem ~t ~n the 1953 budget, which I so recommend. Respectfully =ubm~tted~ (Signed) A. $. ~ens City HanaEep" ~. Cronln moved that Council concu~ in the ~co~e~a21on of the City Hana~e~ and that the ~tter be reCerred to the 1~ budget etudy file. The ~as seconded by Er. Hunter a~ unanimously adopted. S~AGE DISPel{ The City l~nage~ su~itted written repout that E. a~ Ffotze~, Contractors fo~ the Secede Dispos~ Plant, have asked that Council autho~l~ a reduction In the sum retalned by ~e city until completion oF their contract from ten pe~ cent to five ~ ~ cenZ of the ~o~t e~ned upon the contract, tn of the contractors advanci~ a credit to the city upon the contract in the ~= kT~O.~, ~ City Hanage~ advise8 that the requeat has bemapproved by the Cl~y Auditor's office a~ ~e Legal Deparh~ent a~ ~at It Is his reco~e~ation that fu~s be released. ~. C~nin moved that Council concur ~ ~he reco~endation of the City M~ager ~d that %he City Attorney pr~are %he p~per Resolution for ~optlon at the ~xt re~lar mee~g of %he b~y. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Young a~ ~dop%ed by ~he follow~g ~te: AYES: Hessrs. Cronln, Runter, Young, a~ %he President, Mr. NAYS~ ~. %'e~ber ......... 1. WAT~ D~-S~RS: The request of Hr. Fred G. McGee a~ Hr. W. ~arbour that sewer and water facilities 5e ex%e~ed to %~Ir property on ~he west side of U. S. H~%~y Route No. 220, ~ust outside of %he south corporate l~mits of '69 Roanoke, having been referred to the Clty ~na~er flor study, report and reco~enda- tion, he eubmitt~d the ffollowl~ report{ "~oanoke~ To ~e C~ty C~ncil Roa~ke, Oent leman{ 'At your re~lar meeting on ~c6ee appeared before you ~d requested that sewer and water lines Be exte~ed to the a~th of the C~ty ~yond the City Limits. ~ou eu~ested to these gentlemen that they ~le directly wl~ the C~ty ~an~er'a o~Fice this request w~ch ~hey have done. I ~ attaching hereto their letter, FI~, In raged to the request for water, I w~ld l~ke to assure you that we ~e entirely converser wit~ t~s problem. On ~y ~8, 195~, we ~ote ~. ~c~ee, quoting the c~dltions u~er which the City ~uld exte~ water l~nes. In co~ection ~th th~s, I ~ presenting to you a let~er~ dated ~une 5, from ~. O. ~. ~uston, ~an~er of the Water Depart~nt, in w~ch he quotes ~om you~ ordinance, ~ule 36, ~ar~raph 6. [ w~ll re~d ~r. ~uston~s letter to you. Any dev~tion from these rules, w~th whl~ you require other people to ~mply, ap~e~s to me ~ be ~ncorreet; therefo~ ~ cannot reco~end the extension of water lines unless there Is compliance w~th the existing ~e attached map clearly defies the 21ty Limits and ~ows that In ord~ to extend ~e sewer ~rom our e~lstln~ mazola we ~uld go to the center of Fra~ltn Bosd; and ~e balance of ~e way would ~ in the County. The cost of ~at p~t within ~e Consistent with exist~g resol~tions by Council c~not ~co~end the extension of sewers beyo~ City Limits. Respectfully s~bmitted, Ci~ ~lanager~ After a dlscus~ton of ~e matter, ~r. Webber moved that a copy of the repcr~ of the City ~ansger.be.forwarded to the petitioners a~ that t~e City ~nager hold their written request In abeyance ~ntil such tl~ es they indicate ~ether or not ~ Is their lntentlo~ ~o abide by the ex~stl~ ~les and r e~lations of ~e city. The m~tlon wes seconded by ~r. You~ a~ unanimously adopted. B~G~-BUI~I~ INSPECTOR: The City ~anager submitted ~itten report w~t~ the recom~end~tion that ~500.00 be tra~ferred From the Wages account In the City Hall budget to the Extra Employees account in the Building and Plumbing Inspection b~dget, In connection with prep~ati~ of the p~sed new Bu[ldi~ Code. ~r. ~ronin moved that Co~ncll concur In the reco~endation of the City ~er a~ offered the followl~ emergency Ordina~e~ (~11~72) AN ORDINATE to ~end ~ reordetn Section ~1~, "C~ Hall", and Section ~3, "Building a~ Plumbing Ins~ction prov[din~ for ~ emergency. (For full text of ~din~ce, see O~lnance Book No. 19, Page 55.) ~r. ~ntn moved the adoption of the Ordin~ce. ~e ~tfon was seconded by ~. Webber e~ a~pted by the follow~g vote~ A~ ~essrs. Cronin~ Hunter, Webber, Yo~, ~d the President, ~. ~lnto~ NAYS: None ............ B~-DE~T~ OF PU~IC ~: The City ~ge~ submitted ~ltten ~pout ~lth the reco~e~ation that $~00,~ be tra~ferred from the Food Supplies account In the Almshouse budget to ~e D~ N~sery accost In the Depar~nt of Publl~ k'elff~e ~dget, ~ p~ovide for e~lo~tn6 the stairway In the Northeast Hur~e~ School, ~r. Cronln ~rote~ted asaln~t t~ki~ a~ ~s ou~ of the Food Supplies acco In ~e Al~ou~e budget ~d moved ~at the $~,00 be aFproprtated l~tead of tuans- ferred. The motion failed for lack of a second. Hr. Webber then moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Cit'. Hanager and offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~11~73) AN ORDIHAECE to a~end and reordain Section ~57, 'Depert-ent off ~ublic Walfaree~ and Section ~60~ 'Alm~hcuse'~ of the 19~ Budget O~in~ce, a~ providt~ Fo~ an e~rgencye (Fo~ ~11 text of Ordi~nce~ aec O~tn~ceBook No. 19, H~. ~ebber moved the adoption oF the 0rdina~e. ~e ~tion ~as seconded by H~. Young and adopted by the follo~ n& vote~ A~I Hessrs. Hunter, ~ebber, You~, ~d the Pregnant, H~. B~G~-POLI~ DEP~T~I The City HanaEe~ submitted ~ritten~port the reco~endstion that ~urficient Funds be mede available In ~e ~ollce Dep~rL~en budget to e~loy a Clerk-Stenogmphe~ at a s~y off ~?~1~.00 pe~ an~m~ July 1, 19~?, in order to release Fo~ police ~ork t~o ex~rienced police ~ho a~e dol~ clerical ~o~k In the Tr~flc Division, the City ~an~e~ pointing out that the fu~s can be transferred fro~ the position oF one oF the Ftr~t Yeer ~atrolmen ~ch has ~t been filled. ~. C~nin moved thet Council concur In the recommendation of the City ~nager a~ offfered the Follo~ ng emergency (~ll~T~) AN O~INAN~ to amend a~ reo~dafn ~ection ~0, of the 19~ ~dEet 0rd~ance, and provXdXng fo~ an e~rgency. (rot full text of Ordin~ce, see Ordl~nce ~ok No. 19, Page 56.) ~. Cronin noved the adoption of the Ordln~ce. ~e ~tlon was s eco~ed by Mr. Hunte~ a~ adopted by the following vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, You~, and the President, NAYS: N, ne ........ O. B~: ~e City Mana~r su~ltted ~ltten re~rt with the reco~ndation that $180.45 be transferred ~om the Repairs account to the Furniture a~ Equl~ent account in the City Hall budget~ to provide fo~ ~e purchase of three Electric Exhaust F~s fo~ the office of ~e Co~Iss[oner of Revenue, the of Public Works and the Civil a~ Police ~o~t, respectively, at a cost of Mr. C~n~n moved that Council concur In the reco=en~tfon of the City Manage~ and o~ered ~e follo~ng emergency O~lnance: ($11~75) AN ORDNANCE to amend and reordain Section [1P, "(Ity H~l", of the 195~ Budget Ordtn~e, and prov~ng for ~ emergency. (For full ~ext of ~d~ance, see O~lna=e Book No. 19, Page Mr. Cron~n moved ~e adoption of the Ord[~nce. ~e motion was seconded ~. Webbe~ and adopted by the follow~g vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, You~, and the President, ~. Mlnto~ NAYS: None ....... O. ~-~LE A~ DOM~TIC RE~TI~S CO~T: The City Man~ger su~ltted ~[tten report that the Judge of the Juvenile ~d Do~stic Relations Co~t has asked ~at $3~.~ be transferred fr~ ~e Psychiat~lc Ex,Instils account to the ~rn[tu~e and Equipment account In the Juvenile a~ Domestic Relat[o~ budget, to provide for the purchase of an ai~ cond~tion~ unit fo~ the court .71 In this connection) ~r. Rsymond P. -~tultz, Clerk of the ~uvenlle a~l Do~st~ Relatto~ Co~t~ a~peared beffo~e C~ll and explal~d that since the court Is locat a t~ck ~avking lot It Is believed ~at IF the court eoom Is air conditioned ~11 eliminate some of the noise created by the large tractoP t~ck~ baikl~ In a~ been ~cessary to hold up a he~lng ~le ~e trucks are parkl~ because of the ~ter a discussion of the matter~ ~r. Webber ~ved that Council concur In the request ~d offe~ed ~e following e~r~ncy (~11~76) AN O~IN~CE to amend a~ reo~ain ~ection ~15~ eJuvenlle md Do~tlc Relations C~rt', of the 1952 ~dget Ordi~nce, and provl~ for an (For ~11 text of ~dina~e, see O~ln~ce Book No. 19, Page 57.) Hr. Webber moved ~e adoption of t~ Ordinance. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~r. You~ a~ adopted by the follo~ ~te~ A~ Hessrs, C~nin, Hunter~ ~ebber, You~, and the President, Hr. H~nton- NAYS: None ......... O. B~-COI~I~SION~ OF RE'~: The ~lty ~[anager su~Itted ~ltten report that the License Inspector has ~quested that his automobile allowance be increased from ~5.00 per month to ~75.00 per month, effective July 1, 1952. After a discussion of the matter, C~nc[1 bel~ of the opinion that the eutomobile allowance ehould ~ increased from ~25.~ p~ month to ~35.00 per month, Hr. Cronin. offered the following e~r~e~y ~dlnance, appropriatl~ the total s~ of ~60.00: (~11h77) AN ORDINANCE to amend a~ reordain Section ~6~ "Com[ssloner of Revenue", of the 1952 Budget Ordinance~ ~ p~vtding for ~ e~rgency. (For full text of Ordi~nce, see O~inance Book No. 19, Pa~e 55.) ~[r. Cronin moved ~e adoption of ~r. Hunter a~ a~pted by the follow~g vote: A~: Hessrs. C~nin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and ~e President, Er. H~nto~ NAYS: None .......... O. B~G~-COIfP~NS~ION B~.~: The City ~fnnager submitted verbal report that Compenmtion Board has agreed to ellow up to {~0.00 per person for constitutional employees attendl~ ~e Local Government Officials' Coherence at the Untversite of Virginia, tharlottesville, Virginia, June 25-28, 1952, onthe s~e basis that office expense is ~ared~ and that the City Treas~er desires to send one per~on from his office, the Clerk of ~o~ts desires to ~end tMee, the Co~o~ealth desires to send two a~ the City SerEe~t desires to se~ ~ree. Cou~ll being of t~ opinion that ~e co~titutional e~loyeea should ~e allowed ~ attend the co~erence~ Hr. Crontn offered the following e~rgency Ord!nmnce, ~propriatl~ the total sum of (~11~78) AN O~INANCE to ~e~ a~ reordain Section ~8, eClty Treasurer", Section ~2~, eClerk of C~rts', Section ~23, "Co~o~ealth'~ Attor~y~, and 12~,"Clty Sergeante, of the 1952 Budget Ordi~nce, and provid~g for an emergency. (For full text of Ordi~me, ~e Ordin~ce lock No. 19, Page 58.) ~.~ronin moved the adoption of the 0rdin~ce. The motion was seceded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by ~e following vote~ · AYES~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber~ ¥oung~ and the President~ Hr. Hinton- · NAY.~ None ......... O, AIRPORT: The question of restaurant facilities in the new A~inlstration Bulldln~ at' the Roanoke Hunicipal Airart havl~ been laid over ~til the City Hana~e~ has had ~ oppo~tunity to Eathe~ further l~or~'tion' as to a survey of the city's needs by the operators of a chain reata~ant~ ~e City Hs~e~ submitted ~Tltten report that ~e restaurant ~preaentatives feel Roa~ke la not yet enough to ~ustl~ thel~ t~e of l~tallation, but ~at they ~ve approved a plan fo~ the ~nimm~ cost of equippin~ a restaurant In the new Airport A~Inistration Bulldl~ at an estimated cost of ~,30~.~, the City Han~e~ pointin~ out that the proposed plan Is a~so a~eeable to Hrs. Lois H. Short ~o proposes to operate ~e restaurant in the new building. ~te~ a dl=cussion ot [he matter, members of C~ncil lndicatln~ ~eir desiz that conslderatlon be given ~ ~e purchase of a new refrigerator instead of =econd-ha~ one~ I~. C~ntn mved that Council concu~ in ~e report of the City lisna~er ~ offered the followlnF ~e~olutiont (~11~79) A ~E~OL~ION ~thorlzi~ the City Han~Ee~ to purchase equipment for the restaurant In the ~ Airport A~lnistration Bulling at a cost of ~a,305.00, and dt~ctin~ him to report to Council at Its meetl~ on June 30, 19~, actual co~t ~ereof, along ~ith his reco~e~ation as to the transfer of fu~s to cover said cost~ tn order that said tra~fe~ may be made by Co~cil. (For full text of Eesolutton, =ee ~dlnsme hook No. 19, P~e ~. Cmonl~ moved the adoption of the Resolutlon. The mtlon was seconded by Hr. Hunter a~ ~opted by the followi~ A~I Mess~s.Cronin, Hunte~ ~'ebbe~, ~oun~, a~ the P~esident, H~. Hinto~. N~S: No~ ........O. O~CE H0~S-C~Y [~S: ~e City Hana~e~ ~bmftted ~itten ~ together with a petition signed b~l?? city e~loyees, addressed to Councll ~ the City HanaEe~, asking that consideration be ~iven to allow!np the city employees a five-day ~rk ~ek, ~th the understating that if the City ~an~ae~ deems It ~cess~y to keep certain offices open on Saturday~ that he be allowed to this, ~lving compe~atory ti~ off to ~ose workln~ on ~te~ a di=cussion of the matte~, me=be~s of Co.oil lndlcat!nE that they a~e In favo~ of ~tl~ city e~loyees a five-day work week, but pointing out that there are a lot of a~les to be c~sfdered In t~inE ~uch action~ and the City Rana~e~ statln~ that he ts not In favor of closl~ municipal offices on Saturday~ Hr. yo~ moved that the matter be ~efe~red backto the City Hana~e~ to ~mrk out th~ details and ~ report back to Council. The motion was ~ec:nded by Hr. C~onin unanimously adopted. AI~P~T~ The City Hsns~er submitted verbal report, tone.er ~lth the follcw~t co~nlcation f~aa the HanaEer of the Airport, the Director of Public Works and the City E~i~e~ concernl~ the execution of a p~ect application fo~ l~p~ovem~nts at the Roanoke Hunlctpal Ai~ort~ "Jun~ 16, City Manager Roan~e, Virginia in ~e 1952 b~ge~, ~he~ fa an A~em of ~,0~ for runway f~rove~en~s. Also, ~here Is an add~lo~ ~9,000 carrXe~ over from ~he 1951 budge~ ear. rEed for ~'ay improvements. ~kfng a ~o~al of $13,~ avaiIable airpor~ f~ds. ;ely Ye were advised by Senator Earl A. Fitzpatrick on June 1]~ 19~, that the State Corporation Commission~ through its. Department of Aeronautica~ will make a grant of ~2~000 to the City of [{oanoke for airport L~provement. e this year. The State (}rent amount will be paid in two lnstallmente~ by June 30 and ~!~,~00 Octcber Plans and specifications have been mrked up for a project matching the City and State funds with an equal amount of federal funds making a total project of ~76,000. This project Includes the followinE workt Sealing of · portion o£ the east-west ~ur~ay, r amoral end relocation of Hangar Roe additional concrete apron In front' o£ the Administration Building, paving Between new location of Hangars No. I and No. ~, and extension to access The preliminary plans and specifications have been reviewed and approved by fAA, and it ie the opinion of the undersigned that the work included in project Is urgently needed to make the new and relocated facilities fully It is imperative that City Cooncil take necessary action authorizing the City Hanager to execute the necessary project application end grant a~reemer on the pert of the City not later than J. une 30, Yours very trulys (Signed) Harebell l~. Harris Airport Hanagel~ (Signed) Jno Lo ~entworth Director of Fubltc~.'orks (Signed) H. flatus ~ro~lea City Engineer~ After a lengthy discussion of the matter.with ~r. Harris and ;{r. ~r~yles, who were present at the meeting, Er. Webber protesting that funds have been appropri- ated for the sealing of the runways and that now all of the needed sealing of both runways should be carried out before new Improvements are mede, l~r. Hunter voiced the opinion that the city will be getting needed improvements under the proposed project at. a cost of only ~13,000.00 to the city and moved that a Resolution be adopted, authorizing the City F. aneger to execute the project application.end grant agreement. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and lost by the follou[ ng vote: AYES: ~eser~. Cronin and Hunter ........ NAYS: I~essrs. Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton .... ~ATF~ DEPAtrffMENT: Council under date of December P6, 19~1, by 0rdine~ce No. 11293, having approved the plan prepared by the Water Depamt,.~ent for the ecqu~sit~o~ of the G~rden City Reservoir site from Frank S. Cooper et ux, and the right-of-way easement thereto, for its distribution main, through the land of the said Frank Cooper and the land of F. B. Hughes, and actionon the question of relocating the right-of-way through the land of Dr. Cooper, in consideration of an additional payment of ~500.00, having been tabled, pending preparation of plats by the City Hanager showing the locations of the various easements and preparation of lnformati es to the difference in cost, the City Manager submitted verbal report, together with the plats which were explained by Hr. C. E. Hoers, Engineer ~n Charge of Construction of the k'ater Department, who was present et the meeting, Hr. l~oore advisIr~ that .Dr. Cooper has already executed a deed of easement, gr~ntin~ a rift-of-way along the construction road, end voicing the opinion that the relocation of the right-of-way has saved the city between $1,~00.00 and $),000.00 on the Garden City ~ater Improvement Progran contract. Council being of the opinion that the deed of easer~nt should be accepted and that authority for the payment to Dr. Cooper of an additional %500.00 should be granted~ Er. Cronln offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~11~0) AN ORDINANCE providing for the acquisition of e perpetual easement for a rlght-of-way for a certain weter~pe line from the new Garden City Reservoir to Yellow ~antaln Road; directing the payment therefor; ~ending Ordinance No. 11293 heretofore adopted on the ~6th day of December, 1951~ approving the plan prepared by the Water Department for the acquis~ion of the Oarden City Reservoir site from F~ank S. Cooper, et ux, and the right-of-way ~assment thereto for its distribution main through certain landj and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance look No. 19, Page Hr. Cron!n moved the a~option of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~/r. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: Hessrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. }{inton-~ NAYS: None .......... Co SIDe=WALE ASSESSMENT: The City Attorney submitted the following report and recom~endation, with regard to releasing a sidewalk assessment against Lot 15, Section 3, Woodland Park: "June 14, 1952 TO Th~ COUNCIL 0P THE_ CITY 07 ROANOKE: 6entlemen: Quite sometime a~o, there was referred to me for legal opinion the request of Dodson ~ Pence, attorneys, on behalf of their clients, Theodore J. Shulkcun, Jr., and Juanita S. Shulkcum, his wife, of /Ir6 Tazewell Avenue S. E., for the release of a sidewalk assessment against Lot 15, Block 3, '~odland Park Addition, in the principal s-'~ount of $34.82 with accrued Inte excess of The records and evidence show that Lots 15 and 16 were originally conveyed to HI-. Shulkcum's father and mother by deed dated November 1~, 1911, from Highland Company, Incorporated, a corporation that has been defunct for many years, Mr. Shulkcum, SI-., had an attorney examine the title to this property, and this attorney, Frank It. Bart, Esquire, reported no sidewalk assessments against the property as of the date of his abstract, November 21, 1911. On the strength of the public record, }ir. Shulkcum, Sr., bought the property without allowing, of course, for any sidewalk assessment In the price he paid to the Highland Co,~pany. Notice was given to the Highland Company on October 19, 1911, that an assessnent for the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of 6th Street (now ~th Street) would be made, and that the Highland Company's apportioned share ~uld amount fo ~72'32. But at the time of Mr. Shulkcum Sr.'s purchas there was nothing on the public records to put him on notice of such an assessment. The City Clerk's office carried the assessment a~ainst Lot 15 in the name of Highland Land Company, Incorporated, until 19~46, a period of 35 years. It is my uptnion that the City should be estupped to assert any right this assess~nt against the Shulkcums because prior tu their purchase they were never put on notice of the assessment and they relied un the public records in the beginning as they had a right to du. Any claim the city might have fur this assessment ~uld be against the Highland ~and Company, ~ Ineorpora%ed, which, u£ course, is no longer in existence. ! ~eco~mend, therefure, that this assessment end the accrued interest thereon be released Ed that Cc~ncil adopt the accompanying resulut~en directing the City Clerk to vacate the assessment and interest. Hespectfully submitted, (Signed~ Ran G. Euittle City Attorney" Hr. Hunter~ved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Attorney and offered the following Resolution: (#11481) A RESOLUH~0N directing the City ~lerk to mark released of record a eidewalk assessment against Lot 1~, Section ~, Woodland Park, in the amount $S4.82. with interest frum March l, 192S. (Fur full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 60. M~. Hunter maved the adoption uf the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Crontn and adopted by the folluwl~g wute: AYES: Messrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Mthton-5. NAYS: N~ne ......... 0. st REPORTS 0P C(~HITTEF~: None. Ulfl~ IMISIiED SU~IKE~SI A~TION-PI~ DEPA~S Action on the question of ac~irl~ a site for a Fire station In ~e Idle~lld-Ken~od ~ditlon ~ea hav~8 ~en deferred until the present ~e~lng, the ~t~er was again before c°U~ll. On motion of ~r. Hun~e~, aeco~ed by ~r. Webber a~ unan~usly ~ted, City Manager was instructed to negotiate with the Tazeweli Morgan Melts fo~ an extension of the option on their property lyl~ south of Vlnton Ro~, east Wayland Street and ~st of Carv[n Street, In the Northeast sectl~. CO~CIL{ Action on the resig~tion of ~. Cronin a~ a Councilman of the City 0f Roa~ke effective as of June 30, 1952, havl~ been deferred until the ~eeti~. ~e matter ~as ~aln befo~ Council. Hr. Webber stated that he hates to see Hr. Cro~n leave Council, but that apparently that ts his desl~, and ~fered the Followi~ Resolution{ (~11h82) A ~OLUTION accepting the resignation of Councl~ D~lel Cronin from membership on this Council and e~uessl~ the appreciation of his Fellow c~ncllmen For his F~thful and efficient services ~ the City of Roanoke ~lle a mem~r of this Council. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordin~ce Boo~ N~. 19, Page 61.) ~. Webbe~ moved the ~option of the Resolution. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~fr. Young and ~opted by the follo~In~ votei A~S: Messrs. Hunter, k'ebbeu, You~, and the President,Mr. NAYS: None ....... O. (A"r. C~nin not voting) CONSIDERATION OF C~I~I~ I~0DU~ION AR~ CONSIDERATION OF ~DI~A~fCF~ A~ STR~S AND A~S: O~ance No. 11h56, vacating, discontinuing ~d Twenty-fifth Street, S. ~,, From the south side of Sa~ord Avenue lhO.O3 feet the north side of fha First l~foot alley s~th of Sa~o~ A~nue, havi~ been before Council For its first reading, re~ and laid ove~, was againbefore the body, Hr. Cronin offering ~e follo~ln8 Fo~ its second reading and finA ado (~llh~6) AN O~INANCE vacating, discontinuing ~ closing 25th Street, f~m the s~th side of Sanfo~ Avenue 1~0.03 Feet to ~e nor~ side of the First 15-foot ~ley sou~ of Sa~o~ AVenue. (For full text of Ordinate, see ~dina~e ~ok No. 19, Page ~. ~ronln ~ved the ~optlon of ~e Ordinance. ~e motion was seconded by 2~.Huntem a~ adopted by the follo~ vote: A~S: Messrs. C~ntn, Hu~ter, Webbem, Young, and the Presideni, ~r. M~nto~- NAYS: NOne ...... S~S: Ordinance No. 11~62~ p~viding for proper re.rids to be made to ~ sach and every citizen in the a~exed ~illia~on Road Sanlt~y District who has pat any sewer charge which the Cmrt says has been illegally collected ~the city, havin~ previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over~ again ~fore the ~dy, ~. You~ offerl~ the follovl~ for its second reading a~ Final adoptionl (~11h62) AN O~IN~CE authorizing ~d directl~ the refu~ of certain sewer charges heretofore collected by the City pursuant to Ordinance No. 97~%, upon certa~ terms a~ co~itio~, a~ appropriating the s~ of $39,2h5.25 From the Oeneral of the City for the put.se of ~kin~ said ~s. (For Full ~xt of Ordinance, see ~dtn~ce Book N~. 19, Page bT.) .! H~. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion vas seconded by Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote-. AYES-. Hesars. Crontn~ Hunter, Yotulg, and the President, Hr. Hinton ..... RA~S: No_'ne ....... O. (Hr. Webber not voting) -~ALE OF P~OPF. RTY,, The City AttoFney having been instructed to prepare the proper Ordinance, providfmg for the sale of the trian~ul~r tract of lard located · between Orange Avenue and Ralel[~n Avenue, N. W., west of Peach Road, Offlcial 2031901~ to the Young Women*sghriatian Association, for use as a site for a new Negro Branch Y.W.C.A., at a price of ~2~500.00, presented same; whereupon, Mr. Hunter moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The marion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following votes AYES-' Hessrs. CronXn. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton- NAYS: None ....... O, (~11~83) AN 0RDI.';ANCE authorizing and directing the sale of certain land to the Lula Williams Memorial Branch of the Young Woments Chrlstian Association certain terms and conditions. k~EREAS, the Lula Williams Memorial Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association has offered to purchase from the City of Roanoke the greater portion of a certain lot or parcel of land situate on the south side of Orange Avenue, N. west of Peach Road, N. W., for a consideration of ~2,500.C0, cash; ar~l WHEREAS, Council of tbs City of Roaroke deems it advisable to accept the aforesaid offer and to direct tbs sale and conveyance of said land to said purchasex THE,~E°0HE, BE IT ORDAICED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the offer of the Luls Williams Memorial ~ranch of the Young Women'sChristian Associatiox to purchase, for a consideration of %2,500.00, cash, from the City the greater port~ of that certain lot or p~rcel of land situate on the south side of Orange Avenue, N. W., west of Peach Road, N. W., and shown on the City's Tax Appraisal }lap as Lot No. 2031901 and shown in greater detail on Plan No. 39/~1 on flle in the office Of the City Erkelneer as 0.29 acre of land, more or less, be, and the said offer is hereby, accepted. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the proper City Officials be, and they are hereby, ~uthorlzed and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City, a deed of conveyance to the Lula Williams Memorial Brs~ch of the Young Women's Christian Association, or '%o such persons as may properly hold the title to real estate of sa! assocation, said deed to be upon such form, ~e is prepared ar~i approved by the City Attorney, and to convey said land with Special Warranty of title on behalf of said City. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, ~pon the payment to the City of the purchase price aforesaid, the City Attorney be, and he is hereby authorized and directed, to deliver the aforesaid deed of conveyance to the purchaser of said property. The Ordinates havin~ been read, was laid over. PARKS AE~ PLAYOROUNDS: The I, ttorney having been instructed to prepare the proper Ordinance, authorizing the execution of a contract for operation of Rockledge Inn on Hill Hountaln for the balance of the year, presented same; ~hereupon, Mr. Cronln offered the followlr~ emergency Ordinance: (#11~8~) AN 0RDIN~-~CE authorizing and directlnE the City Manager, for and on behalf'of the City, to enter into a contract with R. C. Saunders granting certain ¸?7 concession ri~thta and privileges to be exercised within Rodkled~a Inn on Hill Hountain £or the balance of the calendar ~ear, in the manner and for the' considerate hereinafter stated, CFor i'ull text of Ordinar~a, see Ordinance Hook Ho. 19', Page 61.) Hr. Cronln moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ' The motion was seconded by ~. Webber and adopted by the follo~ng votel AYES; Hessrso Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton-! HAYSI None ....... In this connection, the City Mana£er advlsed Council that he has been charging a rental fee for the use of Ro6kledge Inn, but there is some doubt in his mind as to whether or not he has the authority to do this. · Council being of the oplnion that rental of the building in question is an administrative matter, the rental of RockledFe Inn ~ae left in the hands of the T~_vFIC: The City Attorney having been instructed to prepare the proper amendment to the Traffic Code, granting special psrkir~ privileges to veterans ~ho are a~putees or paraplegics, presented same; whore~pon~ M~. Cronin offered the · Following emergency Ordinance~ (#11~85) AN ORDINANCE amendinF the Traffic Code of the City of Roanoke By · addlr~ a new section thereto granting unto paraplegics and desc.~ibed amputees certain park/nC privileges, said section to he designated as Section 39 Cb): and providir~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, eec Ordinance Nook Ko. 19, ~age H~. Cronln moved the adoption of the Ordir. ance. The motion ~s seconded b~ Hr. Young and adopted by the followfng vote; AYES: ]fessr~o Cronin, Hunter, h'ebber, Yours, and the Preetdent, Hr. Hinton- NAYS: None ....... ZONING-SETBACK LI~S: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare pro,er measure, granting permission to Lee ~otor Sales, 2110 ~tlllamson Road, N.E. · to erect a te~.porm7 aluminum awrdng which w111 encroach ~n the setback llne in property, presented same; ~hereupon, Hr. Young moved that th'e £ollo~Ing the Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion wac seconded by Hr. ~'ebber end adopted by the follo~ ng vote; AYES: Hessrs, Cronin, Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton- N~-YS: None ....... O. {#11~86) AN ORDINANCE authorlzinc the erection of a temporary aluminum awnln~ to extend over a certain setback line heretofore established on property known es No. PllO ¥:illiamson Road, H. E., subject to certain terms and condftio~s. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 9871 heretofore passed on the ~6th day of February, 19~9, established a setback line on both stdo~ o£ h'llltamson Road from the old cor~ ate limits to' the new corporate limits, said setback line extending parallel to and ~0.0 feet on each side of the ~resent established center line of Wflltamson Hoed so as to provide for a 100-foot wide street and provided that no bulldlnc thereafter [erected on any lot abutting said street should extend over the setback line as · established by said ordlnance~ end · kTiF~EAS, Co H.?ayne, trading a~ Lee Hotor -~ales, represents himself to be the preterit lessee of the property knoum a~ No. ~110 Willt~son Road, N. E., and applied to Council for per~ffmion to erect a te,~.pora~'y alumlnum a~n!n~ on said lot the purpose of sheltering and dieplayir~ automobiles but the said ewnlnE, if erected l~ould e,xtarsi approximately ~,0 fleet over the aforesaid newly established setback line; and I/tt~RF. A5~ said applicant has ~reed that If the aforesaid permission be granted him~ he will, at arty later date upon the req,,irement of the Clty~ remove said temporary aluminum avnin~ at his own e~en~e; that the p~posed av~ ~lll be of a ~orary, ~ ~t a ~er~nent~ natural that under the required to remove ~1 ~t~ct~es fro~ ~ald pro~erty at the temln~tion of said leaseI that said lease Is ffo~ a period of three pe~ltted to be built, will be 2ub~tantially erected ~t to det~t f~m the Ee~ral appesr~ce of tbs neighborhood. T~O~, BE ~ O~DAI}~ by the Cou~tl Payne~ prop~ieto~ of ~e }Ioto~ 5~le~, be, and he is hereby, au~crized ~d to erect a te~or~y all,hum avnl~ on the p~perty knovn as No. ~110 ~tlli~on ~oad~ N. E.~ ~or the purpose of ~helte~lng a~ dl~playin~ automobiles Fo~ sale~ subject, h~evev, to the fo110~ expres~ co~ltion~ a~ Pe~trictio~ 1. That no part of the aforesaid tempov~y al~in~ a~ni~ shall b e erected or i~talled ~tthtn ~.O fleet of the p~sent established center llne of ~1111am~n Roadl a~ ~, That~ hereafter~ upon the request ov demand of the City~ the permittee~ or any other person holdlnc under said pernittee~ ~ill at ~ expense to the City re~ve o~ relocate said al~inum a~tng so a~ ~t to thereafter exte~ closem than ~0.0 feet to the afloresald center line of ~'1111am~on Road; and 3, That the afore~aid te=porary alumln~ a~nin~, If erected on the property above-de~cribed, ~111 be of ~ound construction and of such appearance as not to detract flrom ~e appearance of the nel~borhood. BE ~ FL~TH~H OHDAIN~ that no rights or interests sh~l pass to or be vesta In the pemittee or In any other person ~ virtue of ~is ordinance a~ that the smme may ~ revoked In its entirety at any later date by the Council of ~e City of Hoanoke. ~e O~in~ce hav[n~ been read~ wasla[d over. AIRPORT= The City Clerk brought to the attention of C~ncll draft of an Ord~ce prepared by the City Attorney, with regard to.nra1 of space to the Federal Government for the ai~ort traffic control and co=unlcations quarters at the Hoe~ke Municipal Airport; whereupon, Mr. Hunter moved that the followln~ 0rdlna be placed upon its first readf~. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Cronln a~ adored by the followi~ vote: A~S: Hessrs. Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Yo~, and ~e President, Mr. Hindu-5. NAY5= None ....... O. (~11~87) AN O~IN~CE ~oriz~g and directin~ the City ~ana~er to execute lease to the United States of ~erica of certain space In the new Te~nal ~ulld at Roa~ke Eunicipal Airport (Wood~m Field) upon certain te~ and conditions, and repeall~ ~dlnance No. 11~20 heretofore adopted on the ~th day of Hay , 1952~ au~or~zi~ the execution of a lease to said United States of ~erica upo~ other certain te~ ~ conditions. ~E~, Council of ~e City of Ho~ke heretofore, by ~dlna~e No. 11h~0, adopted on the 12th day of Hay, 19~2, authorized and directed the City HanaEer to execute~ for and on behalf of ~e City, a lease of ~e premises hereinafter describe 79 to the United States Government for a term co~uencing as of Januar~ 1, 195~, and terminatin~ on DecaYer ~1, 19~ the aaid lease to be ~ne~able at the of the ~over~en~ from year to year upon certain notice but to exte~ In no event beyo~ Dece~e~ 31, 1962, ~d ~ERE~, Co~c]l Is now advised that the Gover~ent oF the United 5tares of ~erica, ~ucti~ all its ~siness onafiscal year baals from July 1st to June ~0th, annually, c~not en~e~ into a lease of property except fo~ perils at the e~ off ~ts said ffiscal year a~ It l~ necesss~y~ there~ove~ that Council authorize ~e execution oF a lea~e oF the prem/se~ hereln~tev described upon te~ acceptable to said Gover~ent. T~H~H~ ~ IT O~AI~ by the Council of the City of Hoanoke ~t City Hana~ev be~ and he Is hereby~ authorized and directed~ flop ~ on behalf said City~ to execute a lease to the United States oF ~erica of the follo~l~ de~cribed pre~lses ~ltuate in the ne~Te~lnal Bulldl~ at Roa~ke ~nicipal'Aiv~ort (~oodv~ Field) ~ An al~ort traffic control to.er room on the F~rth Floo~ cont~nl~ a~prox~ately 256 ~quare Feet; a room co~prlslnC the west end of the third floor containl~ approximately 333square feet; a room co~rlst~ the east end of the third floor containing approximately 180 square feet, and the adjacent (west) storage room containing approximately 77 square feet; the "L' shaped room at the southwes~ corer of the second floor contalnin~ approximately ~08 oquare feet; a room in the base~ent adjacent (north) to ~e field lighting room containing approximately 1~6 square feet; a total of ~350 square feet of f~oor space a~l situate in the new Ter~inal Building, Roanoke Euntclpal Airport, Roanoke, which said lease shell contain, inter alia, the followl~ provls~ons: 1. ~hat the te~ of said lease shall commence as or July 1, 1952, and end on June 30, 1953, to be renewable, at the opti:n of the Gover~ent, from year year, upon thirty (30) days' ~Itten notice prior to hhe expiration of mny one provided, however, that n~ ~new~ thereof shall ex:end the period of occupanc~ June 30s 1962; ~. ~hat the aforesaid premises sh~l be made available to the ~overm~ent the City without charge therefor, pursuit to the Federal Airport A~t, as amended, (60 Stat. 170);and 3. ~hat the ~oresaid lease shall be aubstantlally upon such fo~ of lease aa is kno~ as U. S. Standard Form No. 2 (Revised May 6, 1935), with such modiftcat~ thereof ~ may be ~proved by the City AtLor~y or the Assistant City Attorney and agreed upon by the City ~iana&er. EE IT FURT~ 0~AII~ that ~dtn~ce No. 1~20, heretofore adopted on the l~h day of i'~ay, 1952~ au~ovizing and directi~ the execution of a lease to the United S~ates of ~erica of the ~oresald p~e~ses upon other cer~ain te~s conditions be, ~ ~e s~e Is hereby repealed. ~he Ordina~e ~vi~ been~ad, was lald over. ARMORY-MILITL~y C0~IPAN~S: ~. Yo~g ~ou~t to the a~ten~on of Co~cil the need for a Natio~l Guard A~o~ in the City of Ro~ke and offered the followl~ Resolutton~ (~11~8~) A RESOLUT2ON advising the Gover~r a~ Adjutant Oe~r~ of Vlrginis of this Council's ~esent interest in causing a Natt~al Qua~ A~ory to be erected In the Clty of Roa~ke; advtsi~ said officials t~t the City has available appvoxL~ately $237,000.00 for ~ch project and requestln~ said officials ~d to use ,~hei. r er~eavora to have any now or subsequently available Federal and/or Stat ?unds allocated to the City o£ Hoanoke flor the erection of such National Ouard (For l~ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page }ir. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seceded by Hr. Cronin a~ adopted by ~e follqwing votel A~5~ ~essrs.. C~nln, Hunter, Webber, You~, and the President~ Hr. Hinton-I NAY3~ E~ ne-, ...... O, . In this con~ction~ a group of representatives of the Natimal Guard Units in Ho~oke appeared befo~ Cou~ll. with HaJo~ David L. Silver, Jr., Instructor~ actin~ as spokes~ HaJo~ Silve~ pointl~ out the need for a National 6uavd A~ry in the City of Hoa~ke a~ e~ressing appreciation for the action taken by Council. H~I9~5 A~D HISC~L~S C IT~ CH~T~I The City Clerk havl~ been lmtructed to have the ~rchasin~ Agent secure estimates on the cost of havt~ 1~O00 copies of the new City ~arte~ prlnted~ h~ submitted a list of the estimate~ for print!nE the Charte~ In booklet form as secured by the ~rchasln~ Acent. The lowest estL~ate appea~l~ to be %396.~ H~. Croniq moeed that the City Cleck have 1~000 copies of the City,hatter pvinted~ 100 of the c~les to be permanently ~und, at a total estimated cost of ~..CO. ~e motion was seconded by ~. You~ and unanimously adopted. In this co~ctfon, the City Clerk brought to the attention pf Couactl that It will be necessary to index the ~arter~fore ~e p~Intinc c~ be completed and that he ~ould like to have le~al a=~l=ta~e in l~exln~ the Charter. In a di~cusslon of the ~ttev, the City Attorney voiced the opl~on outside attorney ~hould b e employed to l~ex the Ch~te~l ~:ereupon~ ~. Hunter offered the follo~ Hesolution: (~11~69) A HESOL~ION autho~lzi~ a~ directl~ ~e City Attorney to a competent attorney to index the new City Cha~te~. (Fo~ full text of Hesolution, see Ordln~ce Book Ilo. 19, PaEe l~. Hun2e~ ~ved the ~option of the Hesolutlon. The motion ~s seconded b~ Hr. Cronin ~d adopted by the followl~ vote= NAYS: tl0ne ........ O. ZONII:G: Council at lt~ last meetl~ havi~ referred to the Clti Pla~l~ Co~[ssion for stndy~ report and veco~e~at[on a co~unlcation from I.Ir. ~'. O. between Thirteenth 2t~eet and Fffteen~ ~t~eet~ described as ~ts 11-18~ Inclusives Section R2~ West End a~ Elve~ liew Hap~ as well as the aba~oned portion of Ftfteer Street we~t of ~t 18~ ~ich has reverted to the o~e~ of Lot 18~ be rezoned from ~e~ Heside~e District to Ll~t I~ust~lal District, the City Clerk b fought to the attention of Council that lit. P~sons has advised him that it is u~gent the matte~ a~ has asked that a public he~i~ on ~e request fo~ rezonfng be held on July lb, 1952. ~ter a disc,s!on of the matte~, and ~e City Clerk ad,islE Council that the City Pla~ln~ Comission has l~icated it will have its ~ort ready Before the above date, ~. H~t~moved that the City Clerk publlsh the proper ~tice of a 81 ~te l~ublic hearin~ on the request for rezonir~ to be held at 2Z00 o~clock~ Honday, July 1~ 1952, The motion was s~conded by H~, Cronin and unanimously adopt d, APPOI~TMEh~SZ The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a list of pending vacancies on the Library Board. the ~chool Board and the Board of Trustees o£ the E~ployassI R~tirement System of the City of Roanoke as of June 30~' The matter was taken under consideration, WATER DEPA~THENT~ The co==:lttee appointed to negotiate for the l~provement of Virginia Secondary Route No, 6~8~ fro=* U. S. High.ay Routs No. 11 to the City of Roanoke~s preoperty~ frequently referred to as Carvins Covo, by the ¥1r~lnia Department o£ High.aye, having previously advised Council that' the Board of .Supervisors had agreed to adopt a resolution and forward it to the -~tete Department ~hereby the Board ~uld endorse and recom-~end that the road be paved~ provided it ~ould not Be chsr~ed to Botetourt County's allotted £~nde vnder the State Department of ~h~ys ~econd~y Road 5y~tem~ ~, Youn~ stated that it hi~ u~er~t~din~ ~e ~ard off ~upervl~or~ of Botetourt County has no~ declined to ~dop2 ~uch a re~olutlon, ~t that the Dep~t~ent of Hlgh-~ay~ h~ agreed to ~o ahead ~[th th~ project If ~e City of Ro~oke ~lll ~ o~-hal~ of ~e co~t In an no~ to exceed ~,O00,fO, a~ moved that the matter be referred to the above co~Itte for stud~ ~epo~t and reco~ne~at~o~ to Council. The motion w~ ~eco~ed by Cron[n and un~[mousl~ adopted,. Thepe being no ~theP bus~ss~ C~nc[1 ad~ouP~d unt~l June 30, 19~, subject to call, APPROVED ATTEST= Clerk President COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING, Thursday, June 19, 1952. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meetin/, in the office of '~he'Cl~y Attorney in the Municipal Pulldin/,, Thuraday, June 19, 1957, at 3:00 otclo~ p. n.~ fo~ the ~u~o~e of Conside~l~ a revised p~oJect fo~ lmp~ove~ent~ at the Roa~e Hunicipal Airport, the President, fir. Hlnton, presidio. P~S~ Hessvs. Hunter~ Webbe~ You~, a~ the President, ~. ABSE~: ~. Croni~ ......... 1. O~ICERS PR~E~: ~. Ar~ur S. ~ens, Cfty Manager, and ~. Randolph ~. Whittle, ~lty Attorney. AIRPO~: Council at its last ~e~lar meeting on June 16, 195~, havl~ by a majority vote turned down a Resolution to authorize a~ direct the Clty Mar~Eer execute a~ submit a project application for lmp~vements at the Roanoke ~nlclpal Ai~o~t and to execute and accept any Eman% offe~ that mtFh% be made pursuant to the project application, because the proposed ~voJect failed to include sealin~ a 9o~tion o~ the north-south ~nway, the P~esident, M~. Minton, stated that the meett~ of the body has been called fop the pu~se of conside~InC a Pevlsed In this connection, ~. Webber stated that It Is his u~e~stand~nF the Civil Ae~onauttc~ Administration has aFreed to a ~evtsion ~n the proposed p~oJect include all that portion of the east-west ~d no,th-south ~nwsys, with the exception of the port,on of the runways which was d~a~ed du~ing %fomld 1%'a~ II.and which will be ~estoved at the expense of the federal government, }~. ~ebbev point!nE out that the p~oposed p~oJec% has now been revised accovdl~ly a~ offe~inC the following (~11~90) A RFSOL~ION authorizing and directing ~e City Manager to execute a~ submit a project application fey additional projects for $38,~0.00 Feder~ Aid fop ~e ~emoval and relocation of HmngaP ~, sealing a per%ion of the East-%'est and a portion of the North-South ru~ays, construction of an ~dditional concrete apron in f~nt of the Administration ~uild[nF, pav[~ between Hangars ~1 a~ ~2, a~ construction of an access ~oad at the Ro~oke Mun[cipal Airport (Wood~m Field); authoviz[n~ a~ directlag the City Manager to execute a~ accept any E~ant offe~ may be made pursuant to the aforesaid project application~ upon app~val tkemeof by the City Atrophy; a~ p~ovidi~ fop a~ emerFency. (Fo~ ~11 text of Resolution, see O~dlnance Book No. 19, Pa~e 6~.) Mr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded ~. Hunte~ and adopted by the follow[~ vote= A~S: Mess~s. Hunte~, Webber, Young, ~d the President, M~. Ntnt~n---~. NAYS: None ........ O. (M~. Cronln absent) With further vefe~nce to ~e matter, the City Clerk presented a from ~. Cronln, who was absent f~m the meetl~ account of illness, advisinc that has read a copy of the above Resolution and ~ncuvs in its passage. There belnE no furthe~ business, C~ncil adjourned. AP F ROVED Clerk F~esldent 83 :y Resolutian: COUNCIL, R~G~LAR ~INO~ )~o~ay~ Ju~e 30, 19~2, The Council of the City of Roanoke m~t in reEula~ meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Bulldin~, Honday~ June 30, 1952, at 2~00 o~clock~ p. the re~ula~ meeting hour, with the President, H~o Nlnton, presidir~. FRESENT: Heasreo Cronin, Hunter, Webber, yours, and the President, AB~E~T ~ None ..... O. OFFICERS I~ESEh~.' Hr, Randolph Go ~'nl~tle, City Attorney, and Hr, Natty R, Yetis, City Auditor and Acting City Hanager, The ~eeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend 'Jo Landon Haddex, Pastor of Villa Heights Baptist Church. MINUTES~ Copy of the minutes of the reEular meetinE held on Monday, June 1952, havin~ been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispen~ed with and the minutes approved aa recorded. COUNCIL: Hr. Cronln havin~ previously submitted his resignation as a Councilman of the City of Roanoke effective as o£ ~une 30, 1952, the President, M~. Minton, presented him with a silver tray from his fellow Councilmen, the City Manage the City Attorney, the City Auditor and the City Clerk, in appreciation Of hie BEAIHNG OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: ZONING: Notice of a public hearln~ on the question of rezoninE from Business District to LIiht Induetrlal District properties located on the west side o£ Willimon Road, N. E., between Wayne Street and Sycamore Avenue, described as Lots 1-12, inclusive, Block A, Map of Wllliamson G~oves, herinE been published in Uae Roanoke World-News pursuant to Article XI, Section ~3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of the hearin~ at 2:00 o*clock~ p. m., Mond June 30, 195Z, the matter was before Council, Mr. T. L. ~lunkett, Jr., Attorney appearing before the body and urtinE that the properties be rezoned as requested by his clients, Hr. Plunkett voicir~ the opinion that the lots are not suitable for any other than for llEht industrial purposes. In a discussion of the mar'tar, Hr. R. G. Culbertson appeared before Council, advisinE that it is hie understandfnE H~. H. A. Lucae and Mr. J. H. Fralin, owners of Lots 6-9, lncluslve, desire to erect a buildin~, on the lots for the purpose of potato chips and pop corn products, Hr. Culbertaon resisterin~ obJecti¢ to the possibility of excessive smoke emanating from the bulldlnE in the manufactu~t~ )f the products and also voicing the opinion that t~ucks' backing out of the property Illl tie up trafflc, Hr. Culberteon stating that althouEh he is not opposed to devel( of the area for light industrial ptwposee in due time, it is his belief'that ec~e relief'from the traffic situation in that vicinity Is afforded, Council concur in the previous recommendation of the City Planning Commission that a 5lEht Industrial District not be created on Wllliamson Road at this time. In this connection, Mr. Pralin, who was present at the meeting, replied that manufacturers o£ the products plan to use Ess, thereby eliminating the smoke and that the trucks will load and unload at the rear o£ the bulldlnt~ there! the traffic problem. After a further discussion of the matterm H~. Young pointing out that the only .reason given by tho City Planning Commission for recommending that the request for rezoning be denied is that there is no need for a Light Industrial District in that aA'es at this time, and H~. Young voicing the opinion that the petitic~ers for rezoning have proved that there ia a need for the resonlng, which, to nme extentt overcomes the only objection the City. Planning Com~lselon has, ~r. Webber moved that the following O~dinance, providing for the rozoning, be placed upon its first rcadlr The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin end adopted by the following vote! A~E3~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the l~eaident, Hr. Hint~n- N~YS: Bone ........ 0. (~11491) AB ORDINANCE to emend and reenact Article I, -~sction 1m of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, ¥~rginie, in relation to Zoning. WHEREA~t application hes been made to the Council of the City of Roanoke to hove properties located on the west side of Wllliam~on Road, No E., between Wayne -~trest and Sycamoro Avenue, described es Lots 1-12. inclusive, Block A, Map of Willi~on Droves, rezoned from Rusiness Dietrict to Light Industrial District, and W~F~, notic$ required by Article II. -~sction 43. of Chapter ~1 of the Cod~ of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, has been published in eThe Roanoke Igorld-Nsws', a nawspapor published In the ~lty o~ Roanoke, for the required by said section, and ~S, the hea~ing as provided for in ssid notice published in said newspaper was gi~n on the 30th day of ~uno, 19~. at 2;00 o'clock, po m., be£ore the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council Room In th~ Municipal Building, at which hearing property owners and other Interested parties in the a~fected a~eae were given ~n opportunity to bo heard, and W~R'~RF~S, this Council, a~ter considering evidence ~ubmittad, is of the opinion that the above properties should be rezoned ~ requested. TflEP~I~ORE , B~ IT O~DAIlf~D by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Article I~ Section 1, of Chapter ~1 of the Code off the City of Roanoke, ¥irginia, relatlng to Zoning, be a~endsd and reenacted in the ffollowing particular and no other~ via; Pr~perties located on the west eide of Wlllia~son Road, N. Eo. between Wayne ~treet and ~ycs~uore Avenue, described aa Lots 1-1~, inclusive, Block A, Map of Wllli~on Groves, designated on -~heet 307 of the ~oning Map as 0f£~cial Nos. ]070~0] 3070~0~, 3070~0]. ~070404, ]070~0~ and ~070~05, be, and ara hereby ch~an~ed from Rusiness District to Light Ir~ustrial District, ~d the M~p here~n referred to shall be cha~ed in ~ia res~ct, ~e Ordin~ce hav~ been read, w~ lald over. S~ N~: ~. ~rPAs L. HasinteP, Attorney, appe~ed beffore Council ~resented a co~nication, fo~ ~d on beh~F of his clients. Roa~ke Scrap Iron a~ Mtal Comply, Inco~orated, ~. Berbert Ku~shan a~ ~. Louis. J. T~k, askl~ that the portion of Rent Mountain Road, S.W., ~tween Fra~lin Road and Colonial Avenue, be designated as a continuat~on of Broadway. In a discussion of the ~tter, ~. Haalnter e~lained that he Is asking that the portion of Bent Hount~n Road in question be ren~ed because as the street presently ~d it is co, using not o~y to stra~ers, but also to local citizens, view of the fact t~t Colonial Aveme intervenes between that portion off Rent ~untaJ Road which is In the.city ~ the remainder off Rent Mountain R~d ~hich ~s In the County. On motion of Hr. Youn~ secorded by H~. ~ebber and unanimously adopted~ the ~atter vas referred to the Nn~lneer[nR Department for lnveatigationm report and reco~endaticn to Council. SEW~S~ H~o No Kyle Farmer appearod before Council and asked that he he permitted to connect with the existinR city seYer line runnin~ through his property located on the north side of Salem Turnpikem No Wo, lmediately east of Peters Creel within the city limite~ Official No° 27~0101, in order to serve the dwellinR on the re~ain[nR portion of his property located on the north side of Salem Turnpike (Virginia Route No° 1~31)~ ~ediately adjacent to the west corporate liedts of Roanoke, in the county~ Hr. Farmer pointing out that the. corporation line rune throu hie pro~erty and that the dwell[ns ia located on that pa~t of his property which ia in the county. On motion of Hr. Hunter~ seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, Hr. Farmer was asked to put hie request in writing and the matter was referred to the City Manager for investigation, report and reco~uendetion to Council° COHPLAI~TS-RECREATION DEPA~TH~-* A deleRation of citizens and property off the Srandin Court section appeared before Council, with Hr. Arthu~ E° Smith, Attorney, acting as spokesman, and presented a petition signed by thirty-nine persons, obJectin6 to the proposed enlargement of the Grandin Court Co=reunify Center on the Zrounds that the lot is not la.ge enou6h to accommodate a larger building and because it is their understandin~ that such an extension to the exietir~ building is intended for the uae of soclel gatherings such as club meetings and dances, the petitioners also objecting to the existence of aJuke box in the present bulldi~ because the sound is entirely too loud and obJectinE to use of the center as a place for holdin~ carnivals, shows or other diaturba~cee of the peace of the neighborhood~ the petitioners recommending that the center be restricted to use only as a play,foul was intended when .the grounds were first placed under the supervision o~ the Department of Parks and Recreation, and that all facilities thereon be closed at o~clock, p. m., Hr. Smith concluding that it is the feeling of the petitioners ~.hat the city should be lnformed of their attitude towered the proposed expansion program before it takes any definite steps toward the enlargement of the con.unity With further reference to the matter, HI-. S. J. Elliott appeared before Coun end prea.ented a petition signed by ninety-one citisens and property owners of the Grendin Cou~t aection~ askln6 that the co.unity center be left open until 10:00 o~c ). m., each night, for the use of young people, the petitioners agreeir~ that baseba] should be restricted on the playground until a high fence can be built. On motion of Hr. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the were referred to the Clt~y Hsnager to take up with the Department of Parks Recreation and to report back to Council. COUNCIL: Hr. R. G. Culberteon appeared before Council and suggested that the Room be air conditioned, Hr. Culbertson commentin~ that if the members of do not owe it to themselves to air condition the Council Room they owe it to citizens. No action was taken on the matter, but later durl~ the meeting, when Hr. s~ain raised the question, Hr. Hunter voiced the opinion that the city ha spent all the money it can afford for one yesm to air condition the Hustings and Ju~y Room and the Law and Chancery Court and Jury Room. il l! ?RAI~FIC$ }l~. R. G. Culbertann appeared before' Council and complained that trucks are not obssrvin~ the truck routes in the city. No action was taken on the matter, TRAFFXC-OARBA6~ COLLECTI0~z Pr. A. F. Wagner appeared before Council and co~"pialned of gsA*bags collection tr~cks on downtown streets at a time when traffic ia extremely heavy. No action was taken on the ~atter. WATER DEP~TI~Eh'f--~I~AGE DISP01L~L= A delegation of property owners in the South Roanoke section appeared before C~uncll, with Mr. lt. F. ~mith acting aa spokesman, and presented a petition signed by sixty-one persona, objecting to being called upon to install, at their expense, pressure reduction valves, in order that certain outlying areas and other properties on elevations considerably higher than theirs might be served without any cost to the recipients by increased water preeaur under the water system l~t~rovement program, the petitioners asking that the valves b installed at the expense of the city. Also speaking on the subject, were Pr. L. E. Ward, Jr., Mr. M. Carl Andrews, Pr. R. E. Hughes ~nd Pr. W. H. Hurts, the petitioners voicing the opinion that the city should give the property owners the same consideration as private utilities do in improving service to consumers without penalizing any particular After a discussion between the petitioners amxl the members of Council as to amount of pressure which would be satisfactory to the petitioners, and the petitioners indicating that they are satisfied with the present water pressure for their properties, and Hr. Webber pointing out that an increase in the present pressu will give the property o~ners additional fire protection, the President, Mr. Minton, and Mr. Young pointed out that the situation in question will apply not only to property owners in South Roanoke, but to property owners in other sections of the and that they feel since these property owners are already paying sufficient money t amortize the cost o£ the water system improvement program they should not be penaliz by having to pay for pressure reducing valves~ ~aereupon, Mr. Cr0nin asked if the petitioners ~uld be willing for the city to furnish the valve at its expense, with the property owner carrying out the actual installation of' the valve at the property owner's expense, in order to relieve the city of any responsibility from faulty plumbing which might incorrectly be blamed on the valves. Pr. Smith replied with the suggestion that the city l'urnish and install the valves at its entire expense upon a signed agreement from the property owner~ absolving the city o£ all liability and making tho property owner responsible for The matter having been discussed at some length, and Pr. O. H. Ruston~ Acting Manager of the Water Department, who was present at the meeting, having informed Council that a number of properties throughout the city will' be faced with the same problem if it is desired to retain the present pressure for the properties in question, Mr. Webber moved that the problem be taken under advisement for further consideration. The motion was seconded ~y Pr. Young and unanimously adopted At this point, Mr. Young called attention to the fact that at its last regular meeting Council decided to apply an additional charge of forty p$r cent to water bills, effective July 1, 19~2, to cover the cost of operating the sewage treatment system and to cover the cost o£ paying off the principal and interest on Y, d .8.¸8 the sewage treatment bonde, I/r. Young pointing out that the c. ity. imposes · similar charge on other utilities in Roanoke ~hich is collected as a tax and as such ia deductible on income tax returnal therefore~, he wonders if the forty per cent on water bills would not also be deductible on income tax returns if. it were termed tax rather than a charge for water service, Hr. Young voicing the opinion that citizens of Roar~ke would save at least $100,000.00 a year if the, charge can be established as a deductible tax. Hr. Young then moved that the City Attorney and the City Auditor be I instructed to investigate the matter to the fullest extent and to report back to Council at its next regular meetlng aa to what can be done to accomplish this change. The motion uae seconded By Hr. Webber and unanimously ndopted. PETITIO1/5 AND COMHUBICATIOE~ ZOEIR6; A petition signed by the Trustees of Fairview I/ethodiat Church, asking that properties located on the south side of Virginia Avenue, R. W., between Adams 5treat and West Side Boulevard, described as Lots 4-9, inclusive, Section Washington Iieights I/ap, be rezoned from General Residence District to Busineae District, and that properties located on the north side of Helreee Avenue, N. ~., between Adams Street and West Side Boulevard, described as the eastern one-half of Lot 12, andall of Lots 1]-15, Inclusive, Section 23, Wazhington Half. btm I/ap, Be rezoned from Special Residence Dlatrict to Business District, was before Council, In this connection, Hr. ti. C. East appeared before Council and explained that the lots were originally purchased by the church for the purpose of erecting thereon a church edifice and parsonage, and that a parsonage has Been erected on part of the land, but that the church has decided that it is not feasible to erect a church edifice upon the remaining land and has purchased fourteen other lots in another section of Washington Heights upon which it proposes to build a new church, He. East pointing out that the church feels it can obtatna far Better price in the sale of the lots originally purchased if they are rezoned for business purposes. On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the City Planning Comission For investigation, report and recommendation to Council. ZONIN6--~ETBACE LIKE: The following communication from the City Planning Commission, with reference to establishing a setback line on the Municipal Airport Road, was before Council: ~he Honorable A. Re Hlnton, Hayor~ and I/embers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of Hay 9, 1952, referring to the City Planning Cozauission for study, report and recommendation, a Joint communication from Fred B. Hoers and O. E. -~lmmons asking that a setback line of twenty feet be established on each side of the I/unicipal Airport Eoad (Va. Rt. No. 118), from Hershberger Road to the north City Limite~ The Commiaslon has inspected the road in question, which is now only forty feet wide, and has noted the existing traffic conditions in the lm..~edlate vicinity. In a previous study made Of highway widths with officia of the State Department of Highways, it was felt that Rt, 118 should have a wider right-of-way, aM the highway officials reccamnendsd that the future width of said road should be eighty feet from Herahberser Road to Va. Rt. No 117. It ia the opinion of the Commission that the potential development of the area north of Iiershberger Road in the vicinity of Rt. Re. 118 will a road of a greater width, and that a setback line for future street widenln should be established. The City Plannir~ Comission recommends that City Council establish a setback line of twenty feet on thc east side of Rto ~o. 118 from its intersection wlth Herehberger Road to the Noeth City ~.~lte for future s tree widenin~. Counc~lta attention is called to the fact that there is now · lot at the intersection of Wlllta~son Road, Hershberser Road and Rt. No. 118, which was sored for ~uainess by the County, ~hich will be affected by the establie ment of ar~ setback line. The City ~lannir~ Comiss4on' la advising the Administrative Officer Of Roanoke County of its recon~endatlon in regard to the establishment Of & setback line on the east side of Rto 118, and suggesting that the County give consideration to the establiah~ent of a sl~lar setback line on the west aide opposite property in the City Ll~lts~ a~d on both sides from the north City Limits to Va. Rt. 117~ to provide for · ~uture width of eighty feet, ~lch ~lll conform to the recoamendation of the State Highway Departme Respectfully SUbmit t ed~ (Signed) W, J. HcCorkirdale~ Jr, Chairman, On ~otion of Mr, Hunter, seconded by 9. Youn~ and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to publish proper notice of a public h~srlr~ on the mstter to be held at 2:00 o~clock, po mo, Jnly ~8, ZONIRG~ The followl~ co~nlcation f~m the City Planing Co~ssion, with reference to rezo~ the ·rea between Tenth Street a~ Eleventh Street, N. W., a~ between Orate Avenue ~d Grayson Avenue, from a Gener~ ~eside~e District to a ~sl~ss District, wl~ the exception of two lots that ~e ~ready zoned for buaines was ~fore Councll~ ~J~e 18, 1952. The Ho~rable A. R. Hln~n, Hayor~ and Members of City Council, Roa~ke~ Virginia. Gentle~n~ In reply to your letter off H~ch 27, 19~, referring to ~e City Planing Co~lssion for study~ ~port a~ meco~e~ation, a ~tltlon si[ned by approx~tel~ sixty-one property owners, making that the area between 10t a~ llth 8tmeets~ N. W., from Om~ge Avers to Gmayson Avenue. be rezo~d from a General Residers District to a Business Di~trict, wl~ the exception of two lots that are ~ready zoned flor He. ers of ~e Co.lesion have inspected the properties In ~e ·rea designated, which Is built up with homes ~ the exception of approximatel~ three vacant lots and one ~n-conCo~l~ use which ha~ existed over a period ~e Co.lesion Feels that the vacant p~perttes on loth Street ~e not s~Flciently large enoch to pe~[t the creation off a Business District whic would be an ~v~t~e to the owners of residential p~pert~es In t~t sectio a~ that any rezo~n~ ~lll result la the depreciat[on~ residential ~alues ~e City Pla~l~ Co~lssl~ ~ec~ends to City C~nc~l that the reqves of the petitione~a to ~ezone said properties to a Business District be denie Fo~ y~ ~fo~ation, please note ~e attached lette~ From fo~ proper ow~s reslsterln~ objections ~ the request a~ askin~ that thet~ n~es be withd~awn f~m ~e petition request[~ sa~ rezonln~. Respectfully sub~tted, In ~ls co~ection, ~e Cl~Clerk b~u~ht to ~e attention off Council a co~nication ff~m ~. a~ ~s. J. E. Echols. 101~ Staunton Avenue, N. ~., very defflnitel~ opposi~ the p~sed ~lth ~ther reference to the matter, ~. Georse I. Vosel, Attorney, repre~entl~ the petitlo~rs ffo~ rezon[~, appe~ed before Council a~ pointed out that as l~icated by the ~e~ of property o~rs si~nt~ the petition the majority of the property o~era ~n the ~ffected ·re· ~t the rezontn~, ~. Vo~el ur~l~ that ,90 Aleo speakln~ in favo~ of the rszonlnE, woe P.~. J. L. Fowell ~d~o urged that th~ ~d~nce~ p~v~ fo~ the rezon~, ~ adopted as coon ~ possible. ~ter a fu~the~ discus~n o~ the question, Counc~l bel~ oF the opl~on th~ a ~bl~c hear~ should be hold on the ~tte~ beffore ~ decision ~s made~ ~. ~ved that the ~ Clerk'publieh p~ope~' ~tice o~ a public hea~ on the fo~ rezo~ to be held at ]~ o'clock, p. m., Jul~ ~8, 1~. ~e ~tion va* seco~ed by ~. You~ ~ u~n~ously adopted. 516NS: ~e follo~l~ co~nicatlon frqa the City Pla~i~ Comission, vith re~erence to ~e erection of a marquee sign at 110 South Jefffer=o~treet, vas Councll~ ~e ~onorable A. R. Hi~ton~ ~yor~ a~ He. ers oF City Council, ~anoke, Vlrzlnia. Gentlenen: In reply to your letter off April 10, 19~, re~errinE to the City Pla~i~ Co.leSion flor study, report ~d reco~e~ation, a co~unication from Adolph O. Krisch~ Secretary-Treasurer of Klrkts Jewelers, askl~ that permission be s~ted for t~ erection of a marquee sign at 110 South The Co~ss[cn's Jud~ent ~s that business eatablis~ents In general do not need marq~ea, a~ that a m~quee sign of ~e size proposed, p~ticularly the heist, la contr~ to the purpose a~ ~ntent of the Sign Ord~a~e. The Clt~ Pla~[ng Co~lssicn reco~ends to C~ty C~ncll that the reques for ~prov~ of said m~quee s~ Be de.ed. ~espectfully submitted, (S~ned~ ~. ~. ~cCork~ndale, ~. ~unter moved ~at Council concur In ~e ~co~e~ation of the City Pla~ing Co~Isslon ~ offered the ffollowlng ~esolution~ (~ll~ga) A ~ESOL~ION dlrectl~ the Bulldi~ Inspector to decline to issue a pemit to Klrk's Jewelers for the erection of a marquee sl~ at 110 South Jeffersc 3freer on the basis of a sketch dated April 7, (For full text of Eesolution, see ~dln~ce Book 19, ~age ~. Bunter moved the adoption of ~e Eesolution. The motion was seco~ed by ~. ~ou~ e~ adopted by the follow~g vote~ A~Sz Hessrs. Cronin, Bunter, ~ebber, You~, a~ the President, ~r. ~ln~n- NAYS~ None ........... ST~S A~ A~: A co~lcation from ~. De.itt Lynch, 91~ Fairffax Ave~ N, Y., asking that the alley et the rear of his ~rope~ty be surfaced so that he can use ~s garage, was before Co.oil. On motion of ~. Yo~, seconded by ~. Bunter a~ un~ously adopted, ~e co~nicaticn was referred to the City ~a~r for investigation and report to Count ST~S ~D AL~: A petition signed by fifty-five residents of Melcher Street, ~. E., askl~ that the street be h~dsurfaced because of the unbearable dust On motion of ~. Hunter~ seco~ed ~y ~r. ~ebber and unanimously ~opted~ the petition was referred' to the City ~anager flor study.a~ report to Council, With further ~fe~e to the d~ty condition off various streets In ~oanoke~ ~. Hunter mo~ed that the ~tter of surface-treatl~ Cliff,on ~treet~ N. W., a~ the northern portion o~ Forest P~k Boulev~d, N. W., be referred to ~e City ~anager for study a~ report to Co~cll. ~e motion was aeco~ed by ~. You~ and un~oul adopted. gE~A~E DISPOSAL~ A cceraunicatlon from Delegate Ernest~obertaon, 5ale~, Virginia, raising the question as to why the Clty of Roanoke is so Interested In cleaning up thc flyer west of Soanoke by offering to take care of the sewage and waste of the county and the To~m of galem while it has a portion of the clty in the Idlewlld-Kenwood Addltio~ area that cannot now be served by the new Roanoke Clty sewage tl'estment system, was before Council, H~. Robertson voicing tho oplnlon that the city should take ca~e of its own problem before undertaking to take care off the problem of the county and 3slam. H~. Young prsdlcted that the City of Roanoke will take care OF the sewage problem in the Idlewlld-Renwood Addition area long before Roanoke County and the Town of Salem will take care of their proble~ and moved that the com~unication be filed. The motion was seconded by Hr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, Mr. Wsbber comzuentinE that It ls his understanding a number of the people in the Idlewlldo Kenwood Addition area have septlc tanks, therefore, they are not dumping sewage into Glade Creek. Hr. Webber~ · statement was confirmed by the Acting City Manager. AIRPORTt Council having previously advised the Office of the Airports, Civil Aeronautics Administration, of the body's concurrence in the proposed recommendation of the Office of the Airports that the City of Roanoke be paid {63,161.00, in lleu of the city's claim of $72,196.64 for damages result! ng to the Roanoke Municipal Airport, ar~ its facilities, as the direct result of governmental activities conducted at said Airport during World War II, a telegram from the Civil Aeronautics Administration, advising that P~blic Law 3?5, approved June 5, 1952, appropriated ~63,161.00 for repair of the Roanoke Runlcipal Airport under Section 17 of the Federal Airport Act, was before Council. In this connection, Council at a special meeting on June 19, 1952, having authorized and directed the City Hanager to execute and submit a project application for additional improvements at the Roanoke Hunicipal Airport in a total estimated amount of $76,000.00, and to execute and accept any grant offer .that might be made pursuant to the project application, the Acting City Hanager submitted a wrltten report of the City Manager, together with the following co~unication from the Civil Aeronautics Administrat lont 'June 27, 195~ Hr. Arthur S. Owens City Hanager Clty of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Dear Hr. ~wens: Transmitted herewith are the original and Five [~) copies off the proposed Grant Agreement prepared in response to your Project Application dated June 20, 1952, In the ~ount of $38,000, Federal Funds. This proposed Grant Agreement contemplates that the City of Roanoke will do the work outlined in the Project Application and in addition, proceed with at least those portions of w~rk on the N/S and E/Wrunways covered by the Section 17 Claim, for ~hlch Congress has appropriated $63,161.37. In doing this work, the City of Roanoke will have to expend ~4,836.24, based on the estimate of cost for rehabilitating thses two rurm~ays. Toe myer this expenditure, the sum of $5,776.61 may be obtained from the Section 17 Claim money upon application and proof that the City spent ~16,50~.60 on sealing paved surfaces in the year 1946. We assume your Council wlll find nocbJectio~ to this slight modification as we understand you have beensdvised that your Sectlon 17 Claim has been approved, and it being known that y~ur Council is concerned about having the ~un~ays sealed. It ia requested that the 6rant Agreement be accepted in the usual manner pursuant to a Resolution embodying Part One of the Grant Agreement, pages 1 through 4,verbatim and the Schedule of Haximum Space Requirements, following page 4. Upon acceptance of the Grant, it is requested that the original or ribbon copy and four {4) copies of the Grant Agreement, together with three (3) copies of the enablingResolution be returned to this office. We have made up a form of resolution which follows the outline of prior city resoluo tion$ for the assistance of your Attorney. It is of paramount importance that action on this matte~ be taken before the smd o~ our fiscal 7ea~ which ends ~dnight June 30th. I am a~ran~lng fc~ ~. 2c~eibe~ to acco~a] ~ to ~o~oke on ~e 30th at ~lch t~e ~e vould be zlad to attest e~la~tion the Council dee~ S~ncerel~ (Sl~ed) J, H, He~e~een J, H. Here~een D~at~lct A~rpor t At ~ia point, ~. Herendeen a~ ~. R~ph W. Sc~e[ber~ representatives the CiVIl Aero~autica A~ietration, appea~d before Co~c[l ~o~ a discussion the matter, alo~ with ~. ~rsh~l L. Harris, ~nager off the Airport, a~ ~. Cletus ~oylea, City ~e~. Zn a discussion of the matter, ~. Herendeem e~la~ned that t~ city Is be1; called upon to ~ a percent~e oF the cost oF rehab~litatlng ~e d~aged ru~ays u~er ~e Section 17 Claim because the C~vll Aeronautics A~lnistration feels a ~ort[on of the d~age ~ the ru~ays resulted From civllim activities at the {oa~ke ~nlctp~ Al~ort dur~ World W~ II. ~. Herendeen e~lained further that the total addXhional cost to the city as ~ts percentage of rehabilitation ~rk on the entire ru~ay-taxlway system at the Airport, ~hich includes t~ee run~ays and t~ taxXways, ~111 be $2,077.95 of which may be obtained from the Section 17 Claim mo~y because of the seal~g ~f paved surfaces ~n the year 19~6, a~ that s~ce the Sectlon 17 Claim Project an~ Federal Pro~ect No. ~ are more or less comF~n projects, In that the run~ays ~111 have to be repaired before they can be sealed, and since the c~ty w~ll ultimately have to appropriate the entire $9,851.~0 In o~e~ to receive the ~63,161.37, It ~s his suggestion that the entXre $9,881.~0 be appropriated at one t1~ · In a FurYher discussion of the ~tter, Hr. ~ebber raised the question as ~at the cXty ~uld have ~ do to make the Al~o~t suitable to acco~odate ~et propelled planes and la~ge ~-moto~ed pla~s as an emergency landl~ field a~ also raised the question as to the possibility of the Airport ever Beln; used as a refuell~ station for such planes, ~. Herendeen replying that there Is ~t ~ch posstb[llty oF ~e Roa~ke Euntcipal Airport ever bel~ used as an emergency or a refueling statlo~ flor such planes u~ess the runways are exte~ed ~n accordance ~ith the orLglnal Master Plan~ as ~me~ed, a~ that even iF the ~n~ys are exte~ed It Is his opinion there ts still Very little likelihood ~at the Roanoke Municipal Airport ~111 ever be used as ~n emergency l~dtng field or a refuell~ station fo~ such plies due ~o ~e mountainous terrain s~round[~ ~e Airport. ~e matter having been discussed at g~eat leith, and Mm. Here~een assu~tn the President, Mr. MXnton, that 1F ~e bXda on the York for the projects exceed the ~o~t of funds appropriated, the clty ~11 not be obligated to proceed with the fork, ~. Hunter offfered t~ followi~ ResoluY~on prepared by the City Attorney; (~11~93) A ~SOL~ION adopti~ a~ approving the execution of ~greement to be submitted to the Ad~nlstrato~ of Civil Aeronautics, U. S. Departmen~ ~F Co~erce, to pbta~n Federal Aid In the development of Roanoke M~lcipal Airport (Woodr~ Field); a~ provldt~ for ~ e~rgency. {For ~11 text oF Resolution, see Ordinate Book No. 19, Page 69.) Mr. Hunter moved the adoption of ~e Resolution. The motion was seconded ~. Cronin and adopted By ~e Following vote: ~d AY~--~: Hecate. C~onin, Hunter~ Wsbber~ Your~ and the Freeident, {(r. Htnton- N~S: None ......... O. ~o Cronin then off'red the follo~n~ e~e~y Ordinance, ~,0~0.~ fro~ ~epal~s to Federal ~]ect ~o. ~, and ap~ro~latin~ $~,0~.00 to Federal FroJect No. ~, ~epreaenti~ state fu~s. to be added to the $9~.~ fo~ ~n~ay imP~ve~nts c~ried over from the 19~1 budset, ~n the Hunicipal Airport budgetl also, appropriatl~ S73,0~2,~7 to Repairs, includi~ the ~ectio~ 17 Claim of $6],1~1.37 ~d ~e $a,077,9~ refund ffo~ ~s spent by the city fo~ seall~ ~nvays In {{llhgh) AN O~I~HCE to ~ a~ reordain Section {1~0, "~nlclpal of the 1952 ~dset Ordina~e, and providl~ for an emeusency. {ioc full text of Ordinance, see 0~in~ce Book ~o. 19, ~aEe ~. Cronin ~ved ~e adoption of ~e Ordinance. ~e ~tion ~as seco~ed by Hr. Hunte~ and adopted by the following vote~ A~ Hessus. C~in, Hunter, ~ebber~ YounE, and the ~resident~ H~[ Hinto~- ~PORTS OF OFFICES: AN~TIO~FIRE D~T~ ~e City Hana~er havl~ ~en instructed to negotiate with the Tazewell Ho~an Heirs Fo~ the extension of ~option on property lying sout~ of Vlnton Road, N. E., east of ~ayland Street and ~est of Cavvln Street, ~ co~ection wi~ Cou~ll~s study of t~ question of ac~lrin8 a site for a fl~e station In the Idlew~ld-Kenwood Addition area~ the Actin~ City ~na8e~ submitted ~ritten report of the City H~ager, advisin~ that one of ~e heir not Indica~ed whether o~ ~t she Is agreeable to the extension of the ~ption~ has even.thou~ the re~ainir~ heirs have indicated their ~llll~ness to exte~ the optic and, therefore, the option expired on June FB, ~. ~'ebbev moved that ~e report of the City Hanaser be filed. Th~ motion ~as seco~ed by H~. You~ a~ unanimously ~opted. BUSES: A petition aisnedby fourteen citizens, advislnF that the bus stop In front of the apartment buildin~ at ~16-81B Rlvevland Road, S. E., has been moved to anothe~ locat~on~ and askin~ thatthe original bus stop ~ reinstated, having been referred ~.the City Han~er ffo~ attention and report, the Actin8 City submitted ~ltten report of the City Han~e~, togethe~ with the follo~In8 co~nica- tion from the Police Depa~t~nt, the City Hanaseu conc~rin8 In the r~ort ff~on the Police Depart~nt: "CITY OF ROANOKE I~DEP~T~NT CO~ICATION DATE: ~une 19, T0: ~. Arthur S. ~ens, City Hanaceu FROH:Sst, J. H. Jones, Traffic B~eau Dear ~e have carefully ~-lnvesti~ated the bus stop at Riveula~ Road a~ ~ri~ose' Street, S. E., ~l~ ~as moved ff~om In Front of 816 Rlverla~ Road as a s~ety meas~e. The Follce Department a~ S~ety Hoto~ Transit Company are In acco~ that ~e ~s stop should remain at ~e new location. On J~e 17th, ~1 bus d~lveus cove~ln~ this route repo~ted a total off 10 passe~e~s on a~ offf at ~ls stop du~InE an lB hou~ period. ~e bus stop ~a~ moved 100 feet to the ~est of the old location; therefore, it is impractical to have ~ bus stops Very t~ly {Si8ned) S~t. J. R. Jones 93 ¸94 ~l~. H~nter moved that Council concur in'the report and ~ecomendation. The ~aa seconded by ~, Young and unani~ousl~ adopted, STREET LIg~TS~ The Acting City ~anaEer submitted ~ltten report of the City ~oge~her ~lth the £ollowlr~ co~unication from tho Appalachian Electric Co~ar~, recomendins improvements to the ll~htin~ on certain bridges, the 21ay Hanager concurrir~ the reco~endationl 'Jur~ 18, 1952 H~, Arthur S. O~ens) City Hanager City of Roanoke Roanoke, Dear Sirs As requested in your letter of April 2§, 19~, ~e would like to make the folloeing recommendations to improve tho lighting on the bridges referre* tot let Street Brfd~s a, Replace present 2500 lumen overhead incandescent lights ~ith 6000 lumen ones - ?o~e N~. 2~-3&~8 at t~holesale Row' (face light with bridge) ~o]~]9 at south end of bridgo b. Install additional ~0~0 lumen overhead lncar~escent light - Polo No. ~-(Ne~) at north end o£ brldgo Cost oF operation~ (~roposed) o ~OOO's $2.50 ' ~?.50 p~r mo~th o~ $~0,C0 per (Present) ~ ~ Net increase billing . ~th Street Rrid~e a, Replace present ~500 lumen overhead incandescent light with 6000 lumen one - Pole No, 2~o2671 - Corner of Salem Ave, and 5th Street, S, (center suspension) b, Install additional ~5~O lumen overhead incandescent lights - P~le N~, SSh-s6?? o At south approach to bridge ~5~-~678 At south end of bridge " ~ 2~4-252~ At north end of bridge Cost o£ operation: (Proposed) ~ - 60002500,s ~ ~$2'5051.6~ s~.95~2'50 per~ m~nth ~r59.h0530'00 p~r y~ar Net billing Ir~rease f . " $5~,O0 " loth Street Brld~e a, Inst~ll additional 2500 lumen overhead Incandescent lights - C & P pole No, 127 - At south approach to bridge On bridge - #6 bay of south span " " ] #6 bay o£ south span bay of north span " " - #2 bay of north span New pole - At north end of bridge adjacent to concrete retaining wall (east side), Note: Present two lights and equipment will have to be removed by Norfolk and ~estern Railway Company (pressnt operator), Cost of operation: {Proposed) 6 - 2500'a ~ $1,65 = .$9,90 per month or $118,80 per Fear Norwich (Brid~e Street) Bridge a, Install additional 2500 lumen overhead incandescent lights - Tower #253-1755 - North of VlrginianRR Crossing Tower #253-1756 - South of VlrginianRR Crossing Cost of ~peration: {Proposed) 2 - 2500's @ $1,65 = ~3,30 per month or $39,60 per Fear ,! Recap of increase in billing: let Street Bridge - $4.20 per month or ~50.~0 per year 5th Street Bridge 5.80 per month or 69.40 per year 10th Street Bridge - 9.90 per month or 118.80 per year Norwich Bridge - 3.30 per month or~ per year Total - ~per month or~lno~u per year Very truly yours, (Signed) W. P. Booker District Manager Y;m. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation and offered the following Resolution: (~11495) A BESOLUTIOB authorizing the replacement of certain exiatir~ overhead I~candescent s~reet lights and the installation of additional street light: on the First Street Brldge,' the Fifth Street Bridge, the Tenth Street ~r~dge and the Norwich Bridge, as set forth In a letter dated June 18, 1952. from the A~palach: Electric Power Company. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordlnemce Book No. 19, Page 72.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS: None ...... O. With further reference to improved street lighting, the ActinK City Managex submitted written report of the City Manager, together ~Ith the following co.~untca- tlon From the Appalachian Electric Power Company, recor~.endlng a change in street lighting in front of the old library bulldin~ In Elmwood Park: "June 24, 1952 Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager Clty of Roanoke Roanoke, Vlrglnia Dear Sir: Now that our new public library is in operation, we ~ould like to recon~end a change in street lighting In Front of the old library building. As you will note, there are ~ - 2500 lumen lights now in service on the steel flag pole. We believe that adequate lighting £ro~ the roadway to the old bulldlng can be satisfactorily accomplished in the following Install 1 - 2500 l~en light on the north slde of the roadway 100 Ft. west of the rear of the old library building and 1 - 2500 lumen unit on the south side of the roadway 100 ft. west of the other llght. In addition to the discontinuance of tho 4 - 2500 lumen lights on the flag pole, t~o spans of ccnductor and one pole will be discontinued. In this suggestion, it will be necessary to install poles to support the two proposed lights and run a 3-conductor between the poles. We do not believe that this installation will be noticeable From Jefferson Street. The coat of ope~atlon of this proposal Is as follows: (Proposed) ~ - ~500's ~ $1.S5: $~.~0 p ..... th or $~.eO per year (Present)~ 2500,e~ Sl.65 $6.6Oper month or ~79.20 per year Savlngs An billing~3.30 per month o~ ~39.60 per year Very truly yours, (Signed) W. P. Booker District Manager" In this connection, the Acting Clty Manager submitted wrltten report of the City Man~ger, recommending that slx more lights be Installed on Mill Mountain An the picnic areas to be controlled by individual switch, which lights could be dtscontin~ed during the winter months, the City Manager advising that the llghts could be 2500 lumen units or less, whichever the Appalachian Electric Power Co~pany deems necessary and satisfactory. Hr. Cmonin moved that Council concur in both reports of the City Manager and offered the following Resolutionl (~11~95) A RESO~UTIOH[ authorizing the rem;vel of four 2~00 lumen street lights and the installation cf tho 2500 lumen atreot lights in the vicinity of the ne~ Roanoke Public Library Building in Elm~ood Park~ as sst forth in s letter dated June ~, 1952, from the Appalachian Electric Power Companys and authorizing the installation of slx 2500 lumen, or less, lights, whichever the Power Company deems necessary a~d satisfactory, on Mill ~ountain in the picnic arass~ said lights on Mill Mountain to be controlled by individual switch. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Rook No, 19, page ?3.) Hr. Croninmoved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Cronin~ Hunter, ~ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. RAYS: R one ..... O. SIDE~ALK~ CURB Ah~GUTTERI A petition signed by t~elve property o~ners~ askir~ that curb and gutter be construction on both sides of Forest Park Boulevard~ ~. ~., between Hoover Street and Aspen Street, having been referred to the City Manager, and the City Hanaser having reported that estimates were being made up for the east aide of Forest Park Boulevard, No ~.~ between Alder Street and Aspen Street, the Acting Cl~y Manager subaltted the follo~ing wrltten~eport of the City "Roanoke, Virginia June 30, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia. Gentle~en: On April 7, 1952, Mrs° O. L. Burrell, 1135 Forest Park Boulevard, N. W., appeared before you and advised you that you had authorized that sidewalk~ curb and gutter be installed in her block. A check of the records did not disclose such a dtrectivel so I subsequently had the a~ea surveyed and estl~atee made up and sent to the property oWners, advising them of your willingness, under existing ordlnanc~ to pay one half the cost of sidewalk, curb and gutter if the property will pay the other half. Through June 25, 1952, no one had made any payment at all on the assessment. This is for your information. I respectfully request that a copy of this report be sent to Mrs. Burrell. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur $. Owens City Manager~ Hr..Crontn moved that Council concur in the request of the City ~anager and that a copy of the report be forwarded to Mrs. Burrell, The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unaa!mously adopted. AIRPORT: The-Astir~ City HanaEer-submitted the following written report of the City Manager, with reference to equipping the restaurant in the new Airport A&~lnlstration Building: "Roanoke, Virginia June 30, 19~2 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemenl R _ A~ th[ ragu}ar meeting on Monday, June 16, you authorized me, by esolutxon mo. 11479, to purchase equipment for the restaurant in the new Airport Administration Building at a cost of approximately $2,305.00, and to report to you the actual cost thereof, along with ray recommendation as to the transfer of fumia to cover this cost. Your,dY/sad me~ infor~elly~ of you~ desire to have a nev~ rahher than second hand, electric refrigerator and stove, I ~ould like to reco~end the 1, 81nco Resolution No. 11~7~ used th~ ~ork~ ~approxiaately~, I like to re,est that ~e appropriation ~ ~,~ ltoml~ed In the sheet except t~e $2~,~ ffo~ ~ electric refrlzeratcr should be ~ncreased not to exceed ~, ~e ffu~s should be tra~fferred as follo~s~ On paFe ~9 off ~e ~d~e In Account 1~0, Hunicl~al Alr~ort~ transfer ~,~ From Repairs; In furt~rance of y~r actio~ on Thursday, June 19~ ~en you adopted a p~Ject fo~ lmp~vements to the Airport, I ~ sure that s~nce ~e have used only tSO0,00 ~n this accent, ~e c~ transfer the t~a~,~ ~l~out l~pairi~ or alterl~ any of the existin~ p~posals one Mae, I ~co~end that this be acco~lished. This ~ill permit us to ~o ~ead ~lth the Airport Restaurant and p~vlde the minim~ require~nts as 7ou a~thorized, Respectfully ~ubmitt ed, It appeari~ that Sh~OCO,~ has been tra~Ferred out of the Repairs account in ~he H~1cipal Airport budget to Federal ~Ject No. h~ Hr, ~ebber offered the ffollo~l~ emergency ~din~ce, transfferul~ the $~,~,00 f~m ~e License lns~ection budget ~ (~11h97) AN ORDINAN~ to ame~ and reo~ain Section ~7-A, "License Inspecti~ a~.Secti;n $1S0, "Municipal Alrport", of the Ig~s tudEet 0r~nmnc;i and fo~ an emergency, (For ~11 text of 0~ln~ce, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, P~Ee'73.) ~. Webber moved the adoption of the O~lnsnce. The motion was seco~ed by ~. YounE and adopted by ~e followlnE vote: A~S= Hessrs, Cronln, Hunter, Webber, Young, ~d the President, Mr. Minton- NAYS= No~ ........ 0. B~G~-DEPART~hT OF PUBLIC ~E= The Acting City Mm~Ee~ submitted the following ~tten report of the C~t[ Ms~Eer, with reference to the proposed new h~d~et of ~e Department of ~blic Welf~e: "Roanoke, Virginia June 30, 1952 To The City Council Hcanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I requested Hr. John R. Fallwell, Director of Public Welfare, to s end you copies of the proposed budget for 1952-1953, which set forth the minimum requirements for the Department of Public Welfare and the State of Virginia. I have asked Hr. Fallwell to be present to explain in detail to you ~hat this program is and to be prepared to answer any questions concerning the minimum increases as prescribed by the State. This office offers no reco~endation. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager~ In this connection, Hr. J. H. Fallwell, Directo~ of the Department of Publ~ appeared before Council and explained that the total increase of ~82,010.00~ )f ~hich the city's part is $17,281.16 and the state and federal government's part is $6~,?~8.84, is'brought about by the increased standard budget figures issued by State Department of Public Welfare and the raising of Aid to Dependent Children 6enerai Relief categories from eighty per cent to ninety per cent. ifter.a discussion of thc matter, it being pointed out that the fiEurea cited by N~, Fall~ell cover oniy the first six months of the period embraced by the proposed neubudEet~ ardH~, Fallwell statin~ that he feels the city has at least reached a'max~ in cass load~ H~. ~ebber ~ved that ~urthe~ co~ld~ation oF the q~estion be deferred until 8=00 o~clock, p. m., July ~ 19~2. ~e motion ~as seco~ by H~. Youn~ a~ un~ously adopted, ~0USI~G- POLI~ ~T~ The Actl~ City ~ana~e~ au~ltted the ~ltten report of the Cl~ Hana~e~, ~[th ~eference to the e~ployment of an at the Veterans Bo~sin~ P~oJect as Clerk-~tenoEr~h~r in the ~oll~e Dep~taentl '~oanok~, Vl~slnia Ju~ 30, To The Cit~ Council Ro~oke, Vlrzlnia Gentlemen: 0n June ~0, 19~, ~e ~11 discontinue the Veterans Housing P~oJect, ~lch Is described on Pa~e 7] of the Budget, Account ~e have an efficient and capable e~loyee there In the person of vas $1,290.00, or $2,580,~ per year. Hrs. Le~ls ~lll be automatically dropped f~a ou~ payroll a~ of ~une 30. 0n ~une 16~ 19~a~ ~ou adopted a r~come~stlon I made tha~ a Clerk- ~teno~raphev be e~ployed In the Police Depa~t~nt a~.a salary o~ ! ~ould like yes,ch to have Hrs. Le~is transferred to this posltlon~ ~hich Is the o~y one no~ available In the City Gover~ent~ at a salary $a,~80.00. ~i~ Is the am~nt she Is ~v receiving and Is consistent ~lth o~e~ sala~les for posltion~ of like nat~e. This ~111 necessitate ~endl~ O~di~nce No. llhT~, makins the ~ount therein $a,~80.~ per year l~te~ of $2,100.~ per year. I trust It ~11 be yo~ pleasure to concur In thl~ reco~endatio~, Respectfully ~ubmitted~ (Zl~ned) ~thur.S. ~ena City Hana~ev~ ~. ~ebber moved that the report be tabled until the next ~e~lav meeti~ o~ Council fo~ a dlscu~ion ~ith the City Ha~ger. The motion vas ~econded by Croni~ a~ unanlmou51y adop~d. ~ith reference to the Veterans Hou~in~ Pro~ect, ~. Cvonln voiced the oplni, that the bul~ ln~s at the project should be demolished and ~emoved vith city forces a~ e~editlou~ly as possible a~ offered the follo~i~ Resolution: (II1~9~) ~ ~ESOL~ION authorlzint a~ directi~ the City Hanagev to proceed as expeditiou~ly as possible to demoll~ a~ r~ove ~ith city forces the buildl~s at the Veter~ Housi~ P~o~ect located on the Alehouse Fa~ salvaElng any of v~ue to ~e city~ a~ p~ovtdin~ for an e~r~ency. (For Full text oF Re~olution, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 19, Pate ~. Cronin moved ~e adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion ~s ~econded bi ~. Eunte~ and adopted by the follo~ln~ vote: A~S: Hessva. Cronfn~ Hunte~ ~ebber, Youn~ and the P~e~tdents Hr. Htn2on- NAYSt None ........ O. CI~E~LO~-O~ICE HO~: The matte~ of allo~In~ the city ~vloyees a fl{~-day ~vk ~eek herinS been referred to ~e City Ha~e~ to ~rk out the ~etalls a~ to report back to Councll~ the tctln~ City Ha~er ~ubmitted the follo~InE ~ltten vepo~ of the City Hana~e~: ~oanoke, June 30, 1952 To ~e ~i~ Council Hoanoke, Gentle,eh: On June 16, 19~ you referred to ~ In your Pile ~1~0-18~, a lette~ co~e~ninE e five-day York reek for ou~ City ~loyees. I ~ss directed to *~rk out the details and to ~po~t back to gouncil,. Letters wsre sent to various persons in the City Oovermentj and in addition~ · conference was held with staff menbers under tho City Ha~ge~t8 supervision, ~. C. E. ~ddy~ Co~ealth~s ittor~y~ Ho~able K. A, Pate~ Judse~ ' Juvenile ~ Domestic Relatio~ C~rt~ ~. J~es A. ~tro~s Deputy~ Co~lsslone~ oF Revenuers 0~fice~ signified by lette~ t~t ~e~e vas no la~ to prohibit ~el~ closl~ on Saturdays, ~. E. L. ~lnsteads City Ser~e~t~ advises that his office ca~ot close u~e~ State La~. No replies ve~e ~ceived ff~m the T~eaau~ or Clerk of Courtaj ho~eve~ ~e Clerk Co.ts advises me there la no la~ p~mittinz hl~ to close on Saturdays. C~nsln~ the ~k hours of o~ e~loyees Is ~t a co.lex ~neuve~I but any attest at unifo~lty may be extremely costly Iff exiati~ services ~e to be ~ntl~ed, It appears to ~ t~t the c~ oF ~ repo;t should he centered prina~lly around the ~nicipal Bulldl~, its adjacent ~ildl~s, a~ othe~ · lmilar buildings ~lch could be closed on Saturdays, At the presen2 time. Ye ~e vorkl~ fo~ty-o~ hou~s~ from 8s]O to ~OO du~l~ the reek a~ From 8s~O to 121~ on Saturdays, mkt~ fo~ty-one hours. ~ls could be cha~ed to forty hours, a reduction of on~ hour, by ~orkins From 8~1~ to ~1~ du~l~ reek days. The opinion as to ~k hours durln~'~e dsytl~ are v~ledJ and o~er to ~it one hour For lunch and reasonably concur ~lth the ~ny · u~esttons ~lven, It appesrs ~ls pl~ v~ld be mo~e serviceable to the public ~an ~y other plan. The propos~ involves only salaried eaployees ~ho, ~en called upon to ~rk overtime~ receive no com~e~atory tima off ~ additional As previously stated, chsn~i~ the m rk hours Is not difficult for ou~ salaried personnel~ but any attest to sake it unifor~ rill s~ rocket coats considerably; a~ Is ~erefo~, brin~ this to you~ attention ffo~ youl consideration. Respectfully su~ltted~ (5l~ned) ~thu~ S. O~ns City Ha~ger" In this connection, Mr. H. G. Culbertson appeared before Council a~ obJect~ to all M~nicipal Departments bel~ closed on Saturdays, w~th the exception oF those depart~nts which are prohibited f~m doth[ so by law. ~te~ a d~scussion of the mattem, C~ncil lndtcati~ its desire for consideration to be given to the hourly workers of the city, ~ well ~ the salarte~ e~loyees, Mr. Webber moved ~at action on the question be deferred until the next re~lar meeti~ of the body for a discussion ~th the C~ty Ha~ger. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Hunter a~ un~l~usly adopted. FRANCHISES-ROANO~ GAS COMPAh~: The Acting City H~ager submitted written report off the City Manager, pointi~ out that the Roanoke Gas Company franchise e~lres on June 30, 1952, and ~at at ~e present time a co~ittee headed by Mayor A.R. Min~n Is negotia~t~ with the co~y towed a new franchise, the City Manage~ asking that a Resolution be adopted, ~thorizing h~ to continue the operation of the Fr~chtse with ~e Roanoke Gas Conpany under the ex,sting conditions of the contract ~[le negotiatlo~ are in progress For a new franchise. C~ncil ~i~ oF ~e opinion that the franchise should be extended For o~y a period of sixty days, ~. Hunter offered th~ follow~g Resolution: (~11~99) A ~SOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to continue the operat[o~ off the franchise with the Roanoke Gas Co. any u~er the existing c~lt[ons of the contract for a period of sixty days. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see ~dl~ce Rook No. 19, Page 7~.) ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seco~ed by Hr. Cronin a~ adopted by the ffollow~ vote: A~ Hessrs. C~nin, Hun~er. Webber, You~, ~d the President, ~. M~nton- N~S: None ......... O. · 99. loo ~OUSE: The Acting City Hana~er submitted written report from the Al.~shouse ~or the ~nth of Hay~ 19~ sho~ing a ~tal e~en~e o~ ~1~710.07~ co~pared ~ith a ~t~ e~ense of $~020.~O fo~ the ~nth of H~ ~e ~po~t ~as C~ F~5ICI~ The.ActinE City H~aEe~ submitted ~ltten report from the Clty ~ysic~ for the ~nth~ Hay, 1~, showing $~ orifice calls ~es~riptions f~lled, as coca, ed with $~3 orifice calls a~ ~2 prescriptions for the month off Hay, The r~ort was filed. DEP~R~E~ ~ ~LIC ~ARE~ ~e Actl~ City HanaEer submitted written report fro~ the Dep~tment of ~blic ~el~e For the month oF Hay, 1,2~ cases hs~led at a'total cost oF $~0,729.1~, as c~psred with 1,~81 cases handled at a tot~ coat of $~,1~.~ Fo~ the month of Hay, 1~1.' ~e r~ort ~as DE~A~T~ OF FUBLIC ~LF~E: The Acrid.City ~an~er 5ub~tted ~ltten fro~ the Department of Fublic ~elF~e, cove~l~ the expenditures ~d activities th~ depar~ent durt~ the ~nth oF Hay, 19~, in co~ltance with Chapter ~71, Acts oF Assembly, 19~0, The re~rt was Filed, B~0~TS: The Actl~ City ~anaEer submitted ~Itten ~po~ts from the City ~arket, the Pep~tment o~ Building ~nd ~lumb~ng Inspection, the Depsrt=ent off s~ ~ecrestton, the ~ealth Dep~t~ent, the ~niclpal Airport, the ~chas~nE ~e~t and the Pep~rtment oF WeiEhts and ~essures ~o~ the month oF ~ay~ 19~P, The reports were filed. P~ A~ P~YGROU~S-~NIOR ~B~ 0P COF~: Council havl~ prev~sly indicated ~ts unofflclal approv~ of a tentative propos~ o~ the Board of Directors ~of ~e Roanoke Junior Chamber of Co~erce for the installation a~ operatlon o~ a ~niature train in the Municipal ~lldre~'s Zoo area on ~he top of ~1il ~untaln and havln~ ~erred the mat~er to the City Man.er for further negot~ations with Junior ~beP of Co~erce represent~tives, In order ~hat Council might give its official approval to ~he completed plan, ~he Acting City Manger su~Itted report of the City Ma~ger~ together with draft of a Resolutlon prepped by the Junior ~ber of Co~erce, ~prov~ng the installation ~d operation of the trafn and ~prov~ng the terms and condltl~s of ~he operation of ~e tra~ by ~he organlzatione ~. Cronin ~ved ~ha~ action on the matter be deferred until the next re~l~ meetir~ of Council ~or a discussion w~th the City Hanager. The motion ~as se~nded by ~. Hunter ~d unanimously adopted. ~R FIEf: The Act~n~ City ~nager submitted the followl~ written report of the City M~ager, with reference to rental of the baseball field at M~er Field by Roa~ke Baseb~l, Incorporated~ "Roanoke, Virginia June 30, 1952 To The City Council Hoanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: The contract with Roanoke Baseball, Incorporated, for ~2,000.00 per year rental is due in its entirety on July 1. .Up to the present time, we have received $500.00 payment on the contract. 14~ office has received a ncu contract fro~ the baseball operators for considcrationJ and wl~tla thie negotiation le perdir~ the additional r entg have not been paid, It is ~ suggestion ~at I be authorized to hold In abeya~e col~ection~ fo~ a period until July 1~ ~le the ne~ contract Is be~S Re~ect~lly sub~ltted~ (~i~ned) Ar~ ~. O~ens C~ty Hanage~' ~. Hunter ~ved that ~tion on the matter be deferred un~il the next ~la~ ~eting o~ Co~cil for a discuss~on ~ith the City Ha~ger. The motion vas seconded by HV. Webber a~ un~tmously adopted~ AIRPOrt Cou~ll having prevl~sly conc~red In the rec~e~atlo~ o~ the City Hanager tha~ ~e te~or~y traffic control tower at the Roa~ke Municipal Alrpo: be take~.do~ with exis~l~ labor, the ~c~ng City Managem submitted ~he following ~itten ~port o~ the Ci~ Hanage~: ~Ro~oke, Virginia June 30, To ~e Cl~y Cou~ll Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen: ~r forces are no~ equipped to renove the Operations Tower at the Airport. The a~tached letter from ~. John E. Ad~s ~s self-explana~ory. I rsco~e~ that I ~ authorized ~o pe~l~ the razing o~ this tower, aubJec~ ~o proper bond ~lch will save the City harmless ~ron any da~a~es, said con~ract to ~ ~proved by the Legal Depart~nt. Respectfully sub~t ted (Signed) ~ S. Owens Cl~y Manager" 0n no,ion of ~. Webber, seco~ed by ~. Hun~er a~ unanimously adopted, the ma~ter was re~err~ ~o ~he Cl~y A~torney for prep~ation o~ the prier measure. BU~-COUECIL: ~e C~y Auditor brought ~o the attention o~ Council that ~ w~ll be necessa~ to ~ncrease ~he s~ar~es of the Councilmen a~ the accordance w~h ~e prov~s~s of the new ~lty Charter. Action on ~e ~ter was de~erred un, il the ~xt reeler ~e~Ing of Council. S~AGE DI~POS~: ~e City Attorney having be~n requested ~ prep~e ~he Resolution, au~rizir~ a'fur~her reduction of the ~ain~e provided for In the con~ac~ be~en the City of Roanoke and E. a~ E. J. Pfo~zer for the construction o~ the Sewage ~rea~ment Plan~, p~s~nted s~e; whereupon, ~. C~nln o~fered ~he ~ollowtng emergency Resolution: (~11500) A ~SOL~ION au~horizi~ a further reduction of the reta~nage provided for In ~he contract, of Novembe~ 6th, 1950, between the ~1~y o~ Roanoke a~ E. a~ E. J. Pfo~zer, ~om ~he cons~ct~on of the City's Sewa~ Trea~men~ Plan~ (For ~11 ~xt of Resolution, see ~d~n~ce Rook ~o. 19, Page ~,) ~. Cronin ~ved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion was seco~ed b~ Hr. Hunter and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: ~S: ~ssrs. Cro~n, Hunter, Young, a~ the President, Mr. N~S: Mr. Webber ......... 1. At this point, Mr. you~ was excused from further a~te~a~e o~ the meeting. R~ORTS 0F W~ DEP~T~: It having previ~sly been brought to ~e at~ention of Council ~hat ~e Dep~ment of Hi.ways of ~he State of Vlrgl~a has agreed to proce wl~h ~he l~rove~n~ of Virginia Seco~ary Route No. 6~8, f~m U. ~. Hi.way Route 101 102 11 to the City of Roanoksta property, fraquently referred to aa Ca~vins Cove, t~ the City of Roanoke will bear one*half off the cost in an amount not to exceed 0~.~ a~ ~e ~atte~ havin~ been ~fferred to the Carvl~ Co~e Roa~ Co~lttee study,~'report a~ reco~ation, the comittee su~itted the Follo~l~ report~ Ju~ 30, 19~ To ~e City CounclX Ro~oke ~ Vl~inin Oentle~enl You referred to a co~lttee~ composed of ~. ~ebber, ~, ~ent~th~ E~. ~ens~ for study a~ ~co~endation the ~e~tlon of the possibility pav~ ~e road to C~v~ns Cove fro~ Route 11 into the Rec~eational ~e co~lttee has ~t~ a~ ~e believe we have a reco~endatlon ~lch practl~l, In Accent 7~ ~Street Construction)~ Item ~, Con~raetors~ there is a s~ In the ~unt of ~8~,0~,~. At the present time, ~,000,~ this ~ount Is u~er contract, ~e reco~end ~at ~O00.00 of this ~ be set aside or appropriated IMlvidu~17 to *Carvlns Cove Road Construction Prozr~u a~ that ~e advise the State Hl~ay Dep~tment of Hl~ays of you~ ~lllln~sss If you see fit to do so, ~ match this ~nd and have the area ~aved. ~e have taken the liberty of havln~ the atta~ed resolution prepared In ~hl~ ~e trust Council ~111 conc~. Iff you do concur, It ~111 necessitat~ the transfe~ of ~000,00 to the Fund es reconveyed In the Respectfully submitted, {Sl~ned) A. S. O~ens City HnnaEer (SIEned) Roy L. Counc (Sl~ned) Jno. L. ~ent~rth Dlrecto~ of ~bllc Works" ~. E~ter moved that actlon on the matte~ be defe~d until the next cellar meetln~ of Council. The ~tion ~as ,scored by ~. Cronln and adopted, B~-C0!~ENSATION BOA~: A~on on ~he q~.s~on of ~nc~eas~n~ the City SerE, ant and the Co~onweal~ Attorney, as a remlt of leElslation reacted by the 195~ LeElslat~e, hmv~ been deferred until the present meetl~ the was aEa~n before On motion of ~. Hunte~, seco~ed by Mr. Webbe~ and un~lmously adopted, the mstte~ was ~atn deferred until the next reeler meettng of Council, COXS~ATION OF ~AI~: None. I~EODU~ION ~ CONS~ATION OF ORDINA}~C~ A~ NES~UTIONS: ZONINg: Ordinary, No. 11~6~, rezont~ property located on the West side of S. E., between Blan~n Avenue and Hillvlew Ave~e, descrlbed ns Lots 10 a~ 11, Block ~, Mountain ~iew EelEhts Map, from Oeneral Residence District to Industrl~ D~st~lct, hnvln~ prevlousl7 been ~fore Council for lts first read a~ laid over, 'was amain before the body, ~. Cronin offerl~ fo~ its second read~g ~d fill adoptlon~ (~11~6~) ~ ~DINA~CE ~ ~end and ree~ct Article I, Section 1~ of Chapter the Code of the Clt7 of Roanoke, V~rElnla, In relation to ZonlnE; (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinnnce ~ok No. 19, Fa~e ~. Cronln moved the adoption of the O~[nance. ~e motion was ,scored by k'ebbe~ a~ adopted b~ the Follower vote: A~: Hearts. Cronfn, Eunte~, Webbe~, a~ the Presldent~ ~. N~S~ None ..........O. {M~. You~ absent) S~AGE DISPOS~: Ordin~ce No. 1~70, proh[bitl~ d~t~ in Roanoke River, ~i~er Creek, or a~y of [ts trlbutnrles, hsvl~ prevl~sly been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was Main before the body. H~. Cronin moved that the '~ccond readir~ of the Ordinance be deferred until the r~xt regular meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. SALE OF PROP~T~: Ordlnar, ce Ho. 11[~3, providing for the sale o£ the trian~u tract of land located between Orange Avenue and Raleigh Avenue. M. W., west of'Pe~ch Road, Official MOo 2031901, to the Your~ Women's Christian Association, for use a site for · new l/sEro Branch Y.I/.CoA.~ at a price of $~,~00,00~ having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body~ Hr° Crcnin'olTering the follouing for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~11~83) AN 0RDINA~C~- authorizing and direc{lng t~e sale of certain land to the Lula ~illiaas lie~orlal Br~nch of the Young l~omen~s Christian Association upon certain ter~s and conditions. '(F~r full text of 0rdinence~ see Ordinance Book l~oo lq, Pegs 66.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion vas seconded by Er. Hunter and adopted by the follovin£ vote: AYES: l~essrs. Cronin, Hunter, ~.ebber, end the President, Hr. RIYal None ......... 0. (~r. Young absent) ZONING-SETBACK LII~ES: Ordinance No. 1111~6~ grantin~ pemission to Lee Hotor ~aiee~ ~110 lglllia:~$on ~oad, N. E.~ to erect a teaporary almalnu~ e~ning ~htch yell encroach on the setback line tn front of the property, having previously been befor~ toenail for its first reading, read end laid over, ~as again before the body~ Hr. CronY's offering the following for its ~econd reading end flnal adoption*. (#11/$56) AN ORDIN.~CE authorizing the erection of a ter~pora~y alm-~Inu~ avnt~ to exte~ over a certain setback line heretofore established on property known as No. 7110 l~llliaason .Road, H. E.~ subject to certain ~er:ue and conditions. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 67.) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the ~rdinance. The motion vas seconded by Hr, ~ebber and adopted by the follol~lng vote: AYv~5: Heesrs, Cronin, Runter~ ~/ebber, and the President, }ir. t~Inton---~. HAYS: None ........ 0. {ltl-, Your~ absent) AIR~0R?: Ordinance No. 111$87, providlnE for the rental of space to the Pederal goverra~ent for the air~ort traffic control and co..-:r, unicatfons quarters at the Roanoke l~uniclpml Airport, having previously been before Council for its first readir~ read and laid over, was again before the body~ Hr,: Cronln of£e~in~ the following for its second reading and final adoption: (itll~6?) AR 0RDIF. AI~CE authorizin~ end directinE the City Itanager to execute a lease to the United States of America of certain space in the ne~ Terminal Euildl~ at Roanoke Huniclpal Airport (~'ood~um Pleld) upon certain terms ani conditions, and repealing Ordinance ~o. 11~0~ heretoforo adopted on the l?th day of Hay~ authorizing the execution of a lease to said United States of l.~erica upon other certain te~s and conditions, (For ffull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 65°) Hr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance° The faction ~es seconded by Hr° Hunter and ~topted by the following vote: AY~I }~eeerso Cronin, Hunter, l~ebber, end the President, Hr. Htnton-~o RAYS: ItOne ....... 0. (Hr. Young absent) 103 .___. .____: I04 MOTION~ AID MISCELLA]/EOUS PEN$1ON.~ I~ appearing that the te~ off ~. H. Cletus Broyles as a me.er of the ~a~ of Trusteeo of the ~ployeesJ Retiremnt System of the City of ~oa~ko e~irea aso~ J~e 30, 19~, the President, ~. Hlnton, called ffo~ no~l~tio~ to ~ill ~e pendi~ vacancy] whe~e~on~ ~. Hunte~ placed In ~mina~lon the n~e off Hr. H. Cletus Br~les. T~ noml~tion was aero. ed by ~. Cronin~ and there being no furthe~ nom~t~ons, ~. H. Cletus ~oyles was reelected a me~e~ of the of Trustees o~ ~e ~ployees* Retlr~ent System of ~e CSty of Roa~ke ffo~ a of fo~ years begl~ing'July 1~ 19~2~ by the follo~in~ vote= A~ Messrs. Cronin, Hunter, Webber, a~ the ~esident, Hr. Hlnton--~. NAYS= None ....... O. (~. Young absent) The City Clerk was lnst~cted to ffo~d ~. Broyles a certificate of his ,select,on LIBR~Y ~A~= It appearing that the ter~ of D~. A. P. Jones, ~. C. D. [urt ~d Hm. 'Fr~ W. Rogers as members of the ~ard of Directors of the Roanoke ~blic Library expire as of June 30, 19~2, the President, Hr. Minton, called for ~omlnatio~ to fill the pendl~ vacancies~ whereupon, Hr. Cronin placed In nom[natio~ ~he nm~es of Dr. A. P. Jones, Hr. C. D. Hurt a~ Hr. Fra~ W. Rogers to succeed ~he=selves. ~e nominations were seco~ed by ~. Hunte~, and there bel~ no further ~ominations, Dm. A, P. Jones, ~. C. D. Hurt a~ ~. Frank W. Rogers were reelected ~e~ers of the ~d of Directors ,of the Roa~ke Public Llbr~y for a term of three ears beg[nn[~ July 1, 1952, by the follow~ vote: AYe: Hess~s. Cronin, Hunter, ~'ebbem, a~ the President, ~. NAi~= None ....... O. (~. You~ absent) The City Clerk was lr~t~cted to forward Dr. Jones, ~. Hurt and ~. Rogers ,rtificates of their r~ction. ~e~e beinZ ~ further bu~i~ss, Council adJour~d un, il 2:00 o'clock, p. ,~ay, July'l~, 19~2, subject ~ call. APPROVED C1 ~k P~es ldent COMRCI~'., HEOULAR Hondey ~ July The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit ~ourt Room in the ~unicipal Building, F~rday, July 14, 19~2, at 2zOO o*clock, the regular meeting hour, with the Preeident, Hro Minton, preeiding. PRESghTz Heesrs. Munter, Webber, You~, a~ the President, ~. Hlnton---~. ~E~$ None ........... O. (~. Cronin resl~ed) O~ICERS P~E~I ~. ~thur ~. ~ens, City Hanager, Hr. J~es N. Klr~anon, ~ssistant City Attorney, a~ Hr. Harry R. Yates,Clty Auditor. The ~etl~ was opened with a prayer by Hr. Yer~n V. Jennlngs, Hl~sterial Student ~d Pastor o~ Pleasant Hill Baptist~urch. ~I~: Copies oF the minute~ off ~e specl~ ~etl~ held on Thursday, June ~9, 1~, ~d the re~lar meetl~ ~ld on ~nday, June 30, 19~2, havl~ been fur~s~ ach member of Council, upon ~tion of ~. Webber, seco~ed by P~. Hunter and :nanimously adopted, the reading was diapered wl~ ~d the minutes app~ved as H~RIEG OF CITIZ~S UPON ~BLIC ZONIRG: Notice of a public hear~ on the ~est[on of rezon[r~ F~m 6e~ral District to Li~t I~ustri~ District property located on the north side o~ Ave~e, S. W., between Thirteenth Street and Fifteenth Street, described ~ts 11-18, inclusive, Section 22,West E~ a~ River View Map, as well as the abandoned port,on of Fifteenth Street west of Lot 18, ~lch has reverted to the owner of ~t 18, having been publi~ed In ~e Roanoke k'orld-Newa pursuit to Article XI, ~ectlon 43, of ~apter 51 of the C~e of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of th~ at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, July 1~, 1952, the matte~ was beforeCouncil. In this co~ectIon, ~. W. O. Parson, owner of the property, appeared befo~ a~ advised the ~dy that the prospective p~aser of a portion of gone ~ead and purchased otheP property fo~ the ~ose of erecting a warehouse to ~e time re.ired to rezone the property of ~. P~sons, but that he st~ll desires to have his property ~zoned for light industrial pu~oses with a view erecting a Wa~house the~on h~self and renting the building out. With further reference to the matter, the City Clerk presented the ~o=unication f~om the City Pl~nl~ Co~lssion: "June 18, 19~. The Honorable A. R. Hin~n, Mayor, a~ He. ers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen= In reply ~ your lette~ of June 9, 19~2, referring to the City Pla~i~ Co~ission for study, report a~ reco=endation, a co=unication from W. O. P~sons, aski~ that property located on the north side of Clevela~ Ave~e S. W., between 13th Street a~ 15th Street, described as Lots 11-18, Section 22, West End and River View Hap, as well as the aba~oned portion of 15th Street ~st of ~t 18, be rezo~d from a 6ener~ ResidenceDlstrict to Ll~t Industrial District: He. ers of ~e Co=lesion have inspected the property In question, a portion~ which has been used for Light Industrial purposes over a p~lod of ye~s. ~e p~perty In ~estXon ~a housed on the south by an ~ea zoned as Hea~ Industri~, a~ on the north by C~pbell Ave~e, classified as a 6e~ral Residence District, whi~ ~s on a considerably higher elevation than said pro~er~. 105 106 It ia the opinion of the Co~alasion~ in view of tho oxistl~ conditio~ in the ~mediata noi~hborhood, that said property is suitable only for industrial purposes, and that the resoning of it ~dll not adversely effect the adJoinin~ residential properties, ThsClty Plannir~ Comiselon recommends that the request of the petitiol to rezone said property f~om a General ReeidenceDletrict to a Light Industr~ Dlstrlct bo granted, .. l~espect~ully sub~tted, ($1~ned) i/. J. HcCorkindale, Jr. Chairman. m No one appearin~ in Opposition to the request for rezoning~ ar~t no co~unic~ tione havin~ been received in opposition to the request~ Hr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the racom~endation of the City Plannin~ Comission and that the followin~ Ordinance~ providing for the rezonin£~ be placed upon its first readln~. The motion vas seconded by Hr. Youn~ and adopted by the following votes AYES; Hessrs. Hunter~ l~ebber~ Young, and the Preaident~ Hr. Hlnton---/$. NAYS: l~one ............ 0. (~11~01) IR ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I~ Section 1~ o£ Chapter ~1 of the Code o£ the City of Roaneke~ Vlrginia~ in relation to Zoning. ~ttEREAS, application has been made to the Council of theClty of Roanoke to have property located on the north side of Cleveland A~enue, S.W., between Thirteent Street and Fifteenth Street, described as Lots 11-18, inclusive, Section P~ ~/est End and RlverVlew Hap~ as well as the abandoned portion of Pi£teenth Street west of Lot 18~ which has reverted to the owner of Lot 18, resorted from General Residence District to Light Industrial District, and I~HI~EAS, the City Plermin~ Co~tsslon has reco~ended that the above propert be resorted from General Residence District to Light Industrial District as requested and I~Itl'~EAS, notice required by A~ticle XI, Section ~, o£ Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Vlrginie~ relating to Eonlng~ has been published in ~The Roanoke~/orld-Newse~ a newspaper published In the City off Roanoke~ for tho time required by said section, and I~ttl~F~, the hearing as provided £or in said notice published in the said newspaper was ~lven on the llSth day of July, 19~, at a:00 o~clock~ p. m., before the Council of the City o£ Roanoke In the Council Room in the Euniclpal at which hearing noobJections were presented by property owners end other intereste~ parties in the affected area, and Ii~[EI~EAS, this Council, afte~ considerin~ the application For rezonin~, is o£ the opinion that the above property should b~ rezoned es requested. TItEaEPOP~E~ BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Article I, Section 1, of Chapter ~l of the Code of the City of Roanoke, VlrFlnia, relating to Zoning, be a~ended and reenacted in the followin~ particular and ne other~ viz~ Property located on the no~th side of Cleveland Avernie~ S. ~/., between Thirteenth Street and Fifteenth Street, described as Lots 11-18~ lnclusive~ Section a~, l~est End and Rlver~'lew Hap, as well as the abandoned portion o£ Fifteenth Street west of Lot 18~ which has reverted to the o~ner o£ Lot 16~ designated on ghost o£ the Z;nln~ Hap as Official t~o. 12a0~, be, and Is hereby changed £~om General Residence District to Lt[aht Industrial District, and the Hap herein refer~ed to shal~ be changed in this respect. The Ordinance havln~ been read~ ~es laid over. SCHOOL~oR~CP~ATION DEPARTHI~T= N~. C. B. ~ood ~peared before Cou~ll a~ on ~h~ of the clt~ze~ of ~e R~ve~e area ~d ~de a list plea that the ~verdal~ School, ~ch the ~oa~ke C~ty S~ool Bo~d ~onte~latea closl~ be kept No action ~as taken on the matte~. I~U~TtlB-C~ OP C0~= ~. B. P. ~o~a~ ~xecutive Dlrecto~ of the ~be~ of Coerce, appe~ed before Council a~ introduced ~. Paul ~. fo~e~ Assistant I~ust~lal ~a~e~ of ~e Cheer off Co~erce of Atlantis Georgia, ~o has ~ived in ~oa~ke to assume his ney duties as ~ana~er of the Die,sion off the ~o~oke ~be~ off Co~erce.' The Preal~nt~ H~. Nlnton~ for a~ on beh~f of the m~mbers of Councll~ ~TR~ LIG~S= A co~nication from th~ Appal~chian Electric Po~e~ Compa~ settin~ forth the locations of tvelve 6~0 l~en street lIE~ts vhich vere installed a~ ~ne'a~® lu~n street light v~ch vas removed during the month of ~une, ~..Y~n~ moved that the comunicatlon be ff~l~. The moti~ vas seconded by ~. Hunter ~d una~usl7 ~opted. ~CH~LS= A coruscation from H~. ~oy H. Smith~ ~alr~n of ~e Ro~oke City School ~oa~, re~rtl~ on the ~chool bulldin~ a~ impro~'ement pro,ram, which includes the completed projects a~ pro,tess of work u~er construction as of Hay 1957, ~as before Co.oil. ~, Hunter moved that the co=nication be received and filed. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webbe~ and unanimo~ly adopted, A~S-SCE~= A comunication from ~r. J. S. HcDonald, C~rk of the City School Bo~d~ to~ethe~ vith copy of a report on the audit of the accounts financial reco~s of the School Board of the Clt7 of ~oa~ke for the year ended December 31~ 19~1~ was before Co.oil. H~. Webber ~ved that the c=unicatlon ~d report be filed vith the reco~s of Co.oil. The ~tion ~s seconded by H~. Hunter ~d una~ousl7 adopted. ~T~~ ~ES= The question of rena~r~ Bent ~ountaln Road, S. ~.~ between F~a~lin ~o~d ~d Colonial Avenue~ and desl~nating ~e street as a continuation of B~oadwa7~ hav~E been ~ efe~red to ~e E~inee~l~ Depa~ent fo~ lnvestitation, report and reco~ndation, the follo~i~ co~nication f~om the Director of ~ubllc Clt7 Council I am ~ubaittin~ .U ~eport on the proposed cha~e in t~ n=e of Bent Ho~tain Road {between ~a~lin Road ~d Coloni~ Avers) to Bmoadvay as ~equested la lout lette~ dated J~7 ~. B~oadway~ In'foot width thorou[~e coactln~ ~Clan~an ~treet ~d Fra~lin ~o~ in South ~a~ke~ la ~11 paved ~d Is ~ l~ort~nt p~t business ~d litht IMustrl~ area. There Il also a ~rade c~ossi~ on the Wlnston*S~em Division of the No~folk and ~estern ~allva7, A~ n~e cha~e lly 107' 108 In favo~ of the chan~e, one itel le the extension of Broadway ae ehomt on the ~ohn Nolen plan of 1928. Another £&cto~ Is that In recent ye~s has been the policy o~ C~il to give ~e a~ n~e to streets ~h nat~al co~lnuatio~. Othe~ a~nts in ffa~o~ of the cha~e ~e the t~ isolated sectlo~ of Bent Hountain Road as they no~ exist a~ as set in the ~titionera~ lette~. In vie~ of the facts act out above~ ~th ffo~ a~ ~alnat~ my ~co~ndation Is to concu~ In the ~equest. Very t~ly (~l~ned) Jno. L. ~entvo~th Dl~ecto~ of ~bllc ~orkse ~ You~ moved that Co--il conc~ In the reco~e~ation of ~e Dlrecto~ of Public ~orks and that the follo~l~ O~lna~e, ~n~lnZ the street, be placed upon its first readl~. The motion vas aeco~ed ~ ~. Hunte~ a~ adopted by the fol lo'inE votes ~: Hessrs. Hunte~, ~'ebbe~, You~, and ~o ~resident, Hr. NAYS~ None ........... {~11~02) AH O~I~CE directin~ ~e chan~e of n~e o~ ~nt Hountain Road~ S. ~[. ~t~een Pre.lin Road and Colonial Av~ue~ to ~e na~ of ~roadvay~ directi~ the desl~ation of the ~e ns~e on present and ~t~e plats Filed Dependent of ~blic ~'orksl and directins ~at ~treet signs no~ ~d hereafte~ erectl ~hall co.om accordinsly. ~E IT O~AI~ by the Council of ~e City of Roanoke that the follo~n~ street in the City of ~oa~ke~ no~ designated on plat~ filed In the Dep~tment Public ~orks ~d by ~t~eet ai~ns~ be hereafter desl~ted by the ne~ ~e as opposite the old n~e, as Present N~e ~catio~ New N~e Bent Hountain Road, S.W. Between Fva~lin Hoad a~ Broadway~ Colonial AVenue~ 5. W. BE IT F~TI~ O~AI~ by the Coup[1 of the City of Ho~oke tha~ the Director of ~bltc Works be~ and he Is hereby directed to designate the new n~e of the said street herein provided fo~ on p~sent and future pla~s filed In his office a~ that street si~ now a~ he=e~ter erected sh~l co~o~m acco~din~ly. The O~tn~ce havin~ been read~ ~as laid over. HOUSING-~5 ~D ~S: The followi~ con.ca,ion f~m ~he City Plannl~ Com~ssion~ with reference to the dedicat~n of a strip of la~ ~on~ the edge of Washi~ton Park fo~ street purposes~ was before Councll~ ~e Honorable A. H. Hinton~ Hayov~ and Hero. rs of Cl~ Council, Hoanoke~ Gentlemen= ~e City Fl~i~ Co~lssion~s attention has been c~led to the Pact that In the development of ~e Negro Housln~ ~roJect in the Li~oln section~ the bulldinEs of ~lch have been located acco~din~ to a plan the ~el~atton of streets ~pro~d ~eviously by C~ncll~ the present of a portion of ~ell Street is less th~ fifty feet, due, apparently~ discrepancies In the o=l~l~l la~ comp~y~s surveys. in orde~ to provide fo~ a ~ifty-foot street ~o adequately serve that sectlon~ ~o~ with other streets to be dedicated by the Hoanoke Hedevelopme: a~ Housl~ Authority upon co~letion of the Ne~o Housl~ PvoJect~ Co~ssion feels that the additional ~i~t-of-wa~ which Is necessav~ can best be provided fo~ by the City dedlcatl~ a s~11 s~lp of land alon~ WashinEtor P~k which ~11 no~ adversely affect the use of the ~e City Pl~n~ Co~ssion recovers that City C~ll dedicate a strip, of l~d~ v~y~ from 22 to ~ 5 feet In wid~h~ alo~ ~he edge of Washin~ton P~k~ ~o provide for a 5~foot =l~t-of-w~ on ~re11 Street accomd~ce with Preliml~y Pi~ No. 39~ attached he~e~ a~ subject t o a detailed survey to be made by the Cl~ EnEl~ev~s Office. The Co~ssion f~the~ ~co~s that thi~ question be vefev~ed to the City Attorney fo~ such action as may ~ necessary ~o ~rovide fo~ the p~pev dedication of said street accordinE to the pvoced~e required by ~he State Hespect~lly submit ted~ {Si~ed) W. J. HcCorkl~e, ~al~an · '~In this connection~ HI-. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, and.Hr. Richard T. Beck, Executive Director of the City of Roanoke l~edevalopment and Housing Authority, appeared before Council and explained the h~story of the discovery of the present width of Burrell Street, H~. Beck pointing out that the cost Of developing the street is already taken care of in an Ordinance previously adopted by the body and that the only other expense, that of moving the park fence back, will be borne entirely by the Housing Authority. Hr. ¥oun~ moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Flannl: Comm~tselon and that the matter bereferred to the City Attorney for proper procedure. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following votez AYES.' Hessrs. gunter, Webber and Young .......... NAYS: The President, Hr. Minton- ........ 1o SALE OI~ PROPERTY: The following communication from the Delinquent Tax Collector, with reference to the sale of property located on the south side of Winchester Avenue, S. W., west of Eleventh Street, described as Lot 6, Section 10, 'July 14, City Council Hunicipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Re: Lot 6, Section 10, .~'asena I attach herewith, for approval by Council, an offer of ~500.00, from W. P..Bowltng for the above described lot. This lot was acquired by the City December 7, 1949, at a cost of By Ordinance ~10~60 dated April 5, 19~0, Council approved the sale of this property to J. B.Gregory for $~50~00, but Hr. Oregory later withdrew hi A committee composed of Hr. Arthur S. Owens, Hr. Harry B. Yates, and Hr. Rar~/olph 6. ~aittle, inspected this lot and reco~er~ that the City (Slgned)W. D. Equi, Jr. Delinquent ?axCollector~ In this connection, the Assistant City Attorney presented draft of an Ordinance, acceptin~ the offer of $500.00, subject to certain terms and conditions. question as to whether or not it ~ould be better to have Hr. Gregory write Council a letter, withdrawing his offer. The Assistant City Attorney replied that such a letter ~uld not be sufficie since Hr. Gregory has vested rights and that in his opinion the terms and conditions contained in the draft of Ordinance will provide the only way of satisfactorily handling the matter. After a further discussion of the matter, Hr. Hunter moved that the offer $500°00 be accepted, subject to the terms and conditions, and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote, Hr. Young and the President, Hr. Minton, comraenti that they would vote for the Ordinance with the understanding that the city will receive the entire $500.00 and that Hr. Cregory will at no time receive any part of it~ o 110 AY~$t Hesers, Hunter, I~ebber, YeUn~, and the president, . N~St No~ ................O, (~ll~O]) AN O~IH~ acceptl~ an offe~ for the pur~ase of ~t &, Section 10~ accordin~ ~ the ~ap o~ ~ase~ La~ Comp~y~ from th~ City of Ro~ke, upon ta[n ter~ ~ comities] a~ autho~=l~ a~ dl~ectin~ the execution of a deed of conFey~ce thereto. ~, ~. F. ~ll~ a~ent, ~epreaent~n~ an undisclosed p~[~ipal~ has offfered to purchase f~m the C~ty o~ ~oanoke, fo~ $~,00 cash, net to th~ C~ty, certain real estate o~ned by said City k~n ~ ~t ~ ~ection ~ap off ~asena Land Comply] a~ ~S, the City ~o~c~l has heretofore by Ord~n~ce No. 1~0 adopted on April ~, 19~0, authorized the sale.of said property to o~ J. B. GreEory, upon certs terms ~d ccndZt~ons provided For In said o~[~e] a~ ~E~, the saZd J. B. Gregory has Failed or refu~ed to exercise his prlvlleges of acquir~ said lot pursuant to the aforesaid OrdZ~nce has paid ~ said City no ~art of the ~urcha~e price there~n prov[ded a~ has lndtcat hie desire to ~thdra~ his prior offer for t~ purchase of said lot; ~E~, Council for ~e Clty of Roanoke ha~ heretofore ~ferred the matter to a co~ittee ~ho ha~ reported to Council that the offer of ~lin~, a~ent, ~$ a fal~ a~ reasonable offer, and has recovered that said latter of Fe~ be accepted. TH~O~E, BE IT O~DAI~ by the C~ncll of the C~ty written offer of %f. P. Bowll~, agent, actl~ for an undisclo~ed principal, under d~te of July 8, 1952, for the purchase of certain real estate owned by the City of Roanoke a~ known ss ~t 6, Section 10, sccordinE to the Map Co. any, for ~e s~ of $500.00 cash,'net to ~e C~ty, Be, and the s~? is hereby, accepted, sub~ect to the following ter~, co~ttions and p~visl~3 1. That in any conveyance of the ~oresaid lot p~usnt to the ~rovisim~ this ordnance, J. B.Gre~o~ and h~s wife, If he be ~rrZed, shal~ be requlred to Join In the execution of ~e Clty*~ deed conveyi~ said lot for the purpose releasl~ ~y rlEht, title or interest which the said J. B. Grego~ may have claim to have in said lot by reason of Ordin~ce No. 10~60, aforesaid; ~. ~t the proper City officials, wh6 are hereby e~ressly authorized directed so to do, for 8~ on behalf of the City, execute s deed conveyin~ the aforesaid land to W. P. BowlinE, aEe~, oP to such person, firm said W. P. Dowli~, ~ent, may direct, said deed to be upon such form ss Is prepared by the City Attorney o~ the Assist~nt City Attorney and to be wl~ ~pecial Warranty of title on ~h~f of said City; and 3. ~at the ~oresaid deed, ~en executed~ beh~f of said City and by the ~o~essid J. B. Gre~ry, et al, shall be delivered on behalf of s~d City upon pa~ent thereto of the s~ of $500.00 c~sh, net to the City. BE IT ~TH~ ORDAI~ that, u~ess the said W. P. Bowll~, aEent, undisclosed principal shall have paid the' City the purchase p~lce herel~ve provided on o~ before the let d~y o~ October, 1952, a~ accepted the Clty*s deed of conveyance as llke~[se Zs hereZns~ve provided, this ordtn~ce shall be of n o fo~ce a~ effect a~ ~ rIEht, title or interest shall be de~med to have vested ~e said W. P. BowlinE, a~en%, oP In his u~lsclosed p~inc~p~ by The Ordinance havl~ been read, was l~d over. HEPO~T-~ OF OFFICERS~ THAFPICI The City Hanager submitted the £ollowl~ report on proposed traffic changeel mRoanoke w To ~e City Council Roanoke~ Gentle~nt I ~ p~esentl~ ~ ~ou ffo~ ~ou~ consideration certain traffic chan~es In the fity of ~oa~ke ~lch ~111 co~or~ ~lth tr~flc ~h~ the ne~ viaduct ove~ Jefferson Street Is co~pleted, ~e survey covers s period oF ~ome ten months, I ~uld sub,est that you study the p~oposals ~ at a l~te~ date let ~ a~a~e to have me~e~s of the Police and TrafFic Depart~nta present to a~e~ the m~ technical que~tions ~hich you ~lll ~t to ask. Res~ctFully sub~t ted, (Sl~ned) A~thu~ S. ~e~ Hr. Youn~ moved ~at Council concur ~ the su~e~tion o~ the City Hanase~ a~ that the traffic pl~ be t~en u~e~ advisement ffo~ considet~tion at a letter The motion ~as eeconded by ~. Hunter a~ un~tmou~ly adopted. S~RSt The City Hana[e~ ~ub~tted the Follo~n~ ~epo~t, ~lth ~ffe~nce to the l~t~lation oF ~ita~y se~e~s In the Idle~lld-Kenvood Addition area~ e~oanoke, Virginia July lb, 195~ ~oanoke, Gentlemen~ ~r contract ~th Hr. W~ley N. Jackson for l~i~ water ~ns In the Idlew~ld-Eenwood Section was co~leted on June 30; therefore, we a~e In a posit~on to install sanita~ ~ewers ~n ~e area. satisfacto~ and efficient ~nner In which to lnst~l sewers in this section. ~ e~ect to present to you on July 28 a p~s~ which I you will approve a~ ~thorlze the advertising for bids l~ediately thereafter~ Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ~th~ S. Owe~ City H~er~ In a discussion of the ~tter, ~. Hunter asked the City H~ager If his proposal to be submitted at the next re~lar ~etl~ of Council would con, sin l~o~at~on as to the ~mber of septic ta~s In the Idlewtld-Eenwood Addition area, the City Ha~ger replying that It will and estt~tlng verbally that cf ~he 156 house~ In the area, 89 have septic ta~s; whereupon, ~. Hunter moved that the propos~ of the City H~ager be placed on the age.s for presentation at the next re~lar meetin of Co~cil cn July 28, 1952. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Webber and unanimously adopted. In this co~ectton, Hr. Webber havi~ previously stated that It is his u~erstandl~ a n~er of the people In the Idle~ld-Eenwood Addition area have septic t~ks, a~, therefore, ~e not ~mp~ng sewage into Glade Creek, ~. Webber ~de the following stat~ent~ ~GE~N 0F T~ ~0ANOKE CI~ CO~CIL: ~t our last ~etl~ of June 30, 1952, I made a state, hr In reference to septic ~s ~n the Idlewlld Co~un~ty. I ~eceived two calls f~m citizens of the Co~nity In ~eference to the statement. Hy remarks were based on a stat~ent by a citizen ~o c~led upon me at my home ~e Sudsy previous to our meetl~ of Honday, June 30. He called upon me to discuss ~e possibl p~chase of the Taz Horg~ p~perty for park purposes. ,111 112 In discussi~ the mattc~, ! asked him the que~tion! e~hich Is the more l~portant~ the purchase off thc park o~ correctin~ the se~e~e d~sposal the ~ea1~ He l~omed ~l ~t a ~he~ o~ people ~n the a~ea had septic t~ks a~ that se~e~e vas ~t be~8 e~tied into ~at the p~k ~as the ~at ~o~tant p~oJect. ~ re~ks ~ere in reference ~ septic t~s a~ mt the overall se~e~e p~ble~ that ye k~ exists In the I made t~e' statement to i~om ou~ citize~ that the Idle~ld Co~nity concer~d about the e~ptyin~ o~ this ra~ se~e~a~e ~nto /)lade Creek a~ that they ~ere attempt~ to co~ect the co~ltion by lnstalll~ septic tanks until ~e C~t~ could i~tall a sewerage line ~d pumpl~ station In thel~ co~ty, ~e state.hr ~as made In the interest o~ ~e Idle~lld Co~nity ~d not ~l~ the intent ~ emb~rass anyone o~ erroneously advertise the ~-HOSPIT~I2ATION: ~e City ~a~er submitted the follo~l~ report~ ~l~ reference to the status of the Hosp~talizat~n bud~et$ ~Ro~oke~ Virginia July 1~, 1~ ~o ~'he City There was an appropriat~on of ~O.CO in the current budEet in A~co~t ~1, HOS~IT~IZATION, PaLe ~. At the e~lration had e~e~ed a total o~ $31,~01.17, ~l~ Is slightly over the ~0 pe~ cent which should be e~e~ed as of this Hospital~zation has been on an emergency basis For the entire year l~2J and we ~ill contl~e to m~e eve~ effort to stay ~lthin appropr~ation. Home,er, I thou~t It advis~ble to keep you l~o~ed of the tre~. Respectfully ~ubmitted~ (~l~ed) A~thur S. City Hana~e~~ The re~rt was filed. BUILDI~ CODE: ~e City Ha~ger submitted the following report~ with referen~ to the proposed new Bulldl~ Code~ "Roanoke, Virginia July 14, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia ~entlemen: We expect to present to you at an early meeting in September the new Building Code~ on whlch we trust It will your pleasure to hold public hearings lmnedtately thereafter. Copies of the proposed Code will be placed In your hands a~ple time in advance of the official presentation to Council. Respectfully submitted, (S~gned) Arthu~ S. Owens City Manager" After a discussion of the matter, the City Hanager advising that he w~uld like to have Mr. James K. Evans, Building Code Engineer ofT he National Board of Fire Underwriters, prese4t at one of the public hearings to answer questions, Mr. Hunter moved that a public hearing on the proposed new Building Code be held sometime between September 10-20, ~952.. The m~tlon was seconded by Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. LICENSES: The City Nanager submitted written report, together with the following communication from Mr. A. J. Barnett concerning that part of the License Tax Code ~bich does not allow the purchaser of licenses to transfer the c~vera~e to another location when change Is made in the middle of ~he year~ "2253 Shenandoah Ave., N. W. Roanoke, Virginia July 3, 1952 Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager City of Roanoke Roanoke~ Virginia Dear Sir~ There is a feature In the City of Hoanoke's laws ~verning City Merchants, License which, under certainolrcu~stances, is very burdensome and seemingly unfair. The feature to which I refer is that part that does not allow the purchaser of licensee to transfer the coverage to another location when change ia made In the middle of the year. For example, on January .lo 1952, ! was required to buy licenses for the operation of my service s~ation at 2401 Shenandoah Ave., N. W.e for the entire year at a cost of ~73~.00, I paid for one-half of the year~s fee in the amount of $367.00, with the rema~ning one-half coming due on July 1. Due to conditions beyond my control, I had to close my station on June 2?th. I rented a similar place of business across the street. ~hen I explained my situation to the Comlssionerls office, I was told that I had to pay the remaining one-half yearts licenses a~ounting to $36?.00 on 2401 Shenandoa~ Ave., even though I couldn*t operate it after June 2?. Furthermore, I couldnlt transfer these licenses to the location across the street at 2253 Shenandoah, and, to add insult to injury, I was told that l.had to buy new licenses for the newly acquired location. I was also told that I could sell my licensee to a successor at the old location, but these were purchased on the basis of 1951 eales, which were unusually heavy, and even if a successor took the place over, he ~uld not have to buy my licenses. He would certain apply for beginner~e licenses which would cost him only a fraction of what I had to pay. I am Just being forced to buy licenses for tw~ places for the last half of the year and can only operate one of them. The deputy in the Co~uissioner's Office admitted that the treatment wasn't fair, but stated that it was the law. If this is the law, then it certainly should be changed and m~de flexible enough to protect the struggling small business man ~en he is forced into a squeeze pla7 such as described above. The heavy license fee is burdensome enou~h~+ best without imposing this obvious inequity. You are earnestly requested to present this matter before City Council in the interest of the small business man. Very truly yours, (Signed) A. J. Barnett~ 'The City Hanager suggestir~ that the com~unication be placed in the files for study when the 1953 licensir~ is considered, Fr. Webber moved that the matter be referred to the 1953 License Tax Code study. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. BUILDI}.~ CODE-ELEVATORS: The City Manager submitted the following report, with reference to requiring car doors or gates at entrances to power passenger "Roanoke, Virginia July 1~, 1952 To the City Council Roanoke, Virginia 6entlemen~ On April Ii4, 1952, you adopted Ordinance No. 11~00 tn regard to elevators. I have been advised by the Building Inspector that due to the steel strike several business houses are unable to get the necessary material for improvements to their elevators; therefore, they are unable to comply w~th the ordinance. I would suggest that the enforcement of this ordinance be held in abeyance, in fairness to these business houses until they can make necessar corrections, for a period of four to six months from this date. Respectfully submitted, (Signed} Arthur S. Owens City Manager" In this connection, the City Manager also presented draft of an Ordinance prepared by the Assistant City Attorney, providing that existing elevators that do not comply wlth the requirements of Section 170 (a) of the Building Code may be continued in nee not later than January 1, 1953. In a discussion of the matter, Councilman-elect Eobert W. ~oody, who was present at the meeting, stated that there Is some confusion as to the definition of a. passenger elevator as defined from a freight elevator and asked that Section 170 (a) be clarified in this respect. Mr. Young replied that according to the American Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumb-waiters and Escalators, a freight elevator becomes a passenger 1'13 elevator when it carries any persona other thin those persons required to handle the freight thereon, in addition to.the Hr. Webber then offered the following emergency Ordinance aa prepared by the Aeelatant'~lty Attorncyt (~115~4) AR OP~DIRARCE to a~end and re-enact 8action 170' {a) of the 0ffic[al Building Code of the City of Roancke~ aa amended by Ordinance No, 11400, relating to car doors or gates at antrancee to power passer, er elevator cara~ and providing for an emergency, (For full text of Ordinance; aaa Ordinance Book Nco 19, Pass Hr. Webber.moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~. Hunter and adopted by the following votes AYES.* Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hlnton---~. NAYS-* None ...... ~0. With ~rther reference to the matter~ Hr. Young moved that the City Attorr~y be instructed to prep~e a further a~lendment to Section l?0.(a) o£ the Bulldin~ Code, defining a passenger elevator as defined from a freight elevator, in accordanc ~Ith the definition set forth in the ~erican Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumb-waitere and Escalators, and to present same to Council at its r~xt regular meet for adoption. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. KEALTH DEPA~TMEKI.* The City Hanager submitted the £ollowtn~ report, with reference to a Heat Ordinance for the City of Roanoke.* ~Roancke, July 1/4, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On April 7, 19~, you referred to the City Manager and the Health Department for investigation and report, for ou~ views, reco~endations, and proposale the question of a meat ordinance. After several co~.~erences with State re~resentatlves~ local meat distributors, and other interested persons, the ordinance has been complete< and is now in the Legal Department for Final approval. It ~ill be presented to you vevy shortly. Respectfully s~lbr~t t ed, (Si~ned) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager~ The report was filed. BUDGET-STORM DRAINS: The City Manager submitted writte~ report that in order to continue the reasonably efficient method of remo¢ing drain water from the Williamson Ro~d area it will be necessary to appropriate $300.00 to pay for Water Department personr~l who assist in this work. Mr. Webber moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and offered the following emergency Ordinance-* (/;11505) AR ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section #?2, "Maintenance of Sewers and Drains~, of the 1952 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance,,see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 7?.) Mr. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Fa~. Minton .... NAYS: None ........... 0. RF~ORTS~ The City Manager submitted written reports from the City Market, ~he Department of Building and Plumbing Insl~ection, the Department of Public Works~ the Electrical Department, the Health Depar~ent, the Police Depart~nt ~d the Purchasing Depart~nt, all of the reports bel~ ~o~ the ~nth of June, 19~2, with th~ ~xception of the report of the Department off ~b~ic Wor~ fo~ the month of May~ a~ the report of the Police Department For the month of April, 1952. The re~rts ~e~ Filed. POLICE DEP~T~T-FIRE D~ART~NT~ The City Manager submitted the follow~ ~eport on cha~ges In the perso~el of the Police Department a~ the F~re Dep~t~nt~ "Roa~ke, Virginia To ~e City Cou~il Ro ~qoke, Virginia Oentle~n{ I wish to report the follow~g changes In ~e perso~el of the Police Dep~t~nt and the Fire Depart~nt= POLICE Thu~an Wayne Dooley employed as First Year Patrolman, effective ~uly 16, 19~ FIRE DEP~T~ ~es W.. Nichols retired, effective ~uly 1, 1952. Albert Jordan Cr~tz transFer~d From City Shed to Fire Department as First Year Private, effffective July 1, 1952. Respect~lly submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owe~ City The re~rt ~as Filed. PARKS ~.ND P~YGROU~S: The City Manager submitted v~rbal report that ~ersg~ visited the ~ildren~s 2oo on Mill Mountain from July h-13, 1952; that the oncession on Mill ~untain has br~t In ~35h.33 For.the s~e period; that 8,5~ ~erao~ have viewed the city throu~ the telescopes on Mill Mountain since May %, 19] mhd that 16,0lb cars have visited Mill Mountain so far this season. C~B A~ G~-STR~ ~DENING: The City Manager submitted verb~ ~port ~hat It ~ill be necessary to ex~rcise options on properties located on the south side )f Florida Avenue, N. W., between Wellsley Street and Aspen Street, no2 later than Yuly 23, 1952, and su~ltted drafts of Ordinates prepared by the Assistant City kttorney;whereupon, ~. Hunter offered the Following emergency Ordinance~ accepting ~tion F~m J~es A. Crouch and Hazel 'K, Crouchl ({11506) ~ ORDZNAN~ autho~lz~g the acquisition of certain la~ on the )u~ side of Florida Avenue, N. W., between Wellsley Street, N. W., a~ Aspen Stree i. W.; and providi~ for an emerge~y. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Page ~. Hunte~ moved the adoption of ~e Ordin~ce. ~e motion ~as seconded by ~. ~ou~ ~ adopted by the following vote{ A~S: Messrs. Hunter, Webbem, Young, ~ ~e President, ~. Minton ...... NAYS: No~ ............ O. Mr. Yo~g then offfered ~e followl~ e~rge~y Ordinance, accepting ~ >tion from J~es R. Vass a~ Virginia H. Vass: ({11507) ~ ORDIN~ ~thorlz~g the acquisition of certain la~ on the ,uth side off Florida Avenue, N. ~., between Wellsley Street, N. W., ~ Aspen Street {. W;; a~ p~vidl~ flor an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 78.) 115 M~o Youn~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance, The motion was seconded by Hr, 'Webber and adopted by the followins vote~ AYF~ HeserSo Huntar~ l/ebber~ Youns, and the Preeident~ H~. Hlnton ...... NAYS,* Nbne ....... O. RE~ORTS OI~ CO~I?TEES~ N, ne, UNFI RISHED ]~JSINF~SS ~ BUDGET-DEPAHTHENT OF PUBLIC ~/~LI~ARE~ Council at its last regular ~eeting on June 30, 195~-, havin~ deferred consideration of the proposed new budget of the Departz~ent of PUblic Welfare, c alllng for a total increase of $1~4,0~O,00~ of which the city*a share would be $]4,562,3]~ until July 2, 195~, and at the informal meetin on July 2, 19S2, havinB told the Director of the Department of Public Welfare that h would have to revise h~a proposed new budget to eliminate any total increase before Council would approve aa~e, Hr. J. H. Fallwell, Director of Public Welfare, appeared before the body and presented the revised estimate, showing a ~rand total of ~/~,0~0.00; whereupon, Hr. YourS. offered the following Resolution.* (#11505) A RESOM~TIOR approvin~ for sub~lssion to the State Department of Fublic Welfare the revised twelve ~onths~ estimate o£ expenditures for the Departmen! of Public Welfare o£ the City of Roanoke for the period fro~ July 1, 19~, through June 30, 1953, ehowin~ a total for aesietances amountlnF to ~?63,ChO°OO, as pre,enrac to the Council of the City of Roanoke at its tabular meetin~ on Honda~, July 1~, authorizin~ the City Manager to certify ~aid approval to the proper autho~lties; and ~rovidl~F for an emerEencyo (For full text of Re~olution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PaEe 79.) Hr. Youn~ moved the adoption o£ the Resolution, The motion wae seconded by ir. ~ebber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: MeesrSo Bunter, ~/ebber, Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton ..... RAYS: None ........... It appearir~ that approval of the revised at, cunts for aeei~tances totaltnf~ ~763,6h0o00, the es.~e total aa carried in the 195~ Budget, necessitates an amendment ;o all of the categorical lte~ in the Welfare De.~art~ent budFet, with the exception ~f the Emergency Relief item in the amount o~ ~1~,000.(}0, Hr. Youn~ offered the 'ollo~rlnc e~erEency Ordinance: (#11509) AN ORDINANCE to s~end and reordain Section ~57, ~Department o£ Publi felfave~, o£ the 19~ Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency° (For full text of Ordinance, see O~dinance Book Ro. 19, Page H~o Youn~ moved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~° Bunter and adopted by the following vote: PXES: Hesers. Hunter, Webber, YounF~, and. the President, Hr. Hinton .... RAYS: ~.~ne ...... O.. B~GET-ROUSII~oPOLICB DE?ARTHF~NT: Council havir~ previously authorized the mployment of a Clerk-Stenosrapher by the Police Department at a salary of er annu.~, effective July 1, 1952, and action on a subsequent reque~tof the City [anager that the Clerk at the Veterans Housing Project.be transferred to the position n the Police Department at her former salary o£ ~2,~50.(~O per annum, as a result of he discontinu~nce of the Veterans Rousing Project on June 30, 195~, having been abled fo~ a dtscueelon with the City Manager, the matter was again b afore the body. In a d'lscusslon of the matter, the City ~anager pointed out that the Clerk at the Veterans Housing Project has been with the city ~1' several years ~nd is an efficient and capable employee~ the Clty Manager explaining further that the positio in the Police Department is the only Job the city has open at the present time anti hat he would hate to lose the services of the experienced employee who will not :onsent to continue ~orking for the city at a lower rate of pay. After a further discussion of the matter, Councilmen Hunter and Webber raising the question as to whether or not the present stenographic and clerical employees in the Police Department would resent a newcomer receiving an equal or nlm equaI salary, and the City Manager assurlng Council that such ~Duld not be the case, HI.. Hunter offered the following emergency Ordinance* (~11510} AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~0, 'Police Department' of the 1952 ~udget Ordinance, as s~ended by Ordinance No. 11~?~, adopted on June 16, 1952, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, sea Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 80.) Hr. Hunter .moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~lr. Young, and adopted by the following voter AYES: Messrs. Hunter, k'ebber, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ....... O. CITY ~PLOYEF~-OFFICE HOURS: Action on the question of allowing the city employees a five-day work week havinC been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council. Hr. Webber moved that the matter be referred to 1953 budget study. The m~tion was seconded by Hr. ~foung and unanlm~usly adopted. JUNIOR CHM!F/~ OF O~MM-~RCE-PARES A~D PLAYCROU,~DS~ Council havin~, previously indicated its unofficial approval of a tentative proposal of the Board of Directors cf the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Co,~merce for the installation and operation of a ~lnlature train in the ~unicipal Children's Zoo area on the top of Hill Hountain~ and having referred the matter to the City Manager for further negotiations ~ th Yunier Chmmber of Co.,~erce representatives, in order that Council might give its official approval to the completed plan, and the City ltanager having presented draft of a Resolution prepared by the Junior Chs~ber of Commerce, avprovlng the lnstallatil and operation of the train under certain terms and conditions, and action on the Resolution having been deferred until the present meeting for a further discussion, the matter was be,ore the body. In this connection, Hr. Jack B. Coulter, ?resident of the Roanoke Junior ~hamber of Co.~r~erce, appeared berate Council and advised the body that the terms and conditions contained in ~he draft of Hesolutton have been approved by the full membership of the Junior Chmmber of Commerce, Hr. Coulter pointing out that the Resolution provides that the Junior Ch~ber of Commerce shall retain one hundred per cent of the net income dervled from the operation of the, train until it is paid for, instead of one hundred per cent of the gross receipts as originally proposed; that after the cost of the project has been s-~ortized, the Junior Chamber of Commerce is to receive eighty per cent and the City of Hoanoke is to receive twenty per cent of th~ net tncmme for a period of four years, instead of from gross receipts until September, 1957, as orl. ginally proposed; that in addition, the Junior Chamber of is toreceive fifty per cent and the City of Roanoke is to receive fifty per cent of et 117 118 the net Income flor a period of t~o years after the period of flour yea~e has elapsed~ after ~hich the entire layout will be turned over to the c~t7 ~[thout charge as O~lginall~ proposed, In a ~u~the~ disc~alon of the Re~olution~ ~. Cmlte~ pointed out that the measure provides that the Roanoke Junio~ ~be~ of Coerce shall have the option o~ removl~ the train to ~othe~ city pa~k at ~ts discretion. ~e matter of providing adequate public liability imu~ance ~as also discuss as ~as the ~e~tion of operatin~ e~e~es. The matte~ havin~ ~en discussed at length, ~. ~unte~ moved that the question be refferred to ~e City Attor~y For preparation of the p~ope~ said measure to provide ~at the ope~ati~ expe~es of th~ train ~h~l be under the supervision of ~e City HsnaEe~, that the amount of public liability lnsur~ce shall be sub,eot to the approval of prope~ city offflcials a~ that ~moval of ~e train to ~other city p~k ~all ~ ~ubJect to~e approval of City Council. The motion seconded by ~. You~ a~ unanimously adopted. ~ER FIELD: Council at its last regular meet[~ havin~ deferred action on s su~[e~tion of the City Hana~er that he be authorized to hold In a~eyance collectto of rental Fee~ due the Cit7 of ~oanoke by ~o~oke Faseball, Incorpo~ated~ For u~e of the ball park at Hahe~ Field, ~hlle a ne~ contract 15 bei~ dra~n, the natte~ s~ain before the body. At the su~gestlon of the City E~a~er, Council ~ent into an executive sessio for a discussion of the financial status of Roanoke ~aseball, Incorporated. ~te~ the executive session, ~. Hunte~ com~enti~ that Eoanoke Baseball, I~o~rated, was fnst~men~l in fo~mulatl~ the terms and co~Itio~s tn the o~Igin~ contract and ~at h~ feels the orfanization ~hould live up to the oplglnal cont~act~ Hr. Webbe~ voiced the opinion that the "new blood" in the ball club ~ould enable ~o work out its financial p~oble~ and moved that Council proceed with othe~ busines~ ~h~ motion was seconded by ~. Hunte~ and unanl~usly adopted. B~-COUNClL= Action on the question of increasing tho salaries of the gou~ilmen ~d the Mayo~, tn accolade with ~e provisions of the new City ha~n~ been deleted u~til the p~esent meeting~ the matte~ was ~ainb efo~e Council. In a discussion of ~e mattem, E~. Youn~ stated that since he Is opposed any increase In the salaries of Cou~ilmen he ~uld not conscientiously ~ote fern the ~sent increase. The Assist~t City Atto~nei pointed out ~at the sal~y increases ~stabli~ed by the State Legislature, ~ot City C~ncil~ as a ~esult of an ~o the new City Charte~ ~te~ i~ left the hands of Council ~d went to the State hegislatu~e, a~ that the sal~y increases ara The matte~ ha~ing ~en disc~ed at le~th~ ~. Hunte~ voiced ~e opinion that Council should co~ly with the City ~rte~ and moved ~at an Ordin~ces fo= an spprop~latlon of ~0.~ to take ca~e of the sala~ increases fo~ the balance 0f the yea~, be adopted. The motion failed fo~ lack of a second. MAT~ D~A~E~: It having previously been b~ou~t to the attention of ;hat the Department of Highways of the State of Virginia has agreed to ppoceed with ;he inp~ove~nt of ~l~glnia Seco~y R~te No. 6~, f~m U. S. Hlgh~ay Eoute No. 11 ;o the City of Revokers prope~ty~ frequently referred to ~ Ca~vl~ Cove, If the Il City of Roanoke will bear one-half of the cost In an amount not to exceed ~000.00 and the matter having been referred to the CarvinaCove Road Committee for etudy~ report and recommer~lation, and the committee having recom~uended that ~4,000.00 be transferred from the Contractors account in the -~treet Construction budget for this ~rpose and that the Virginia State Department of Highways be advised of the cltyls willingness to bear one-half of the cost of l~proving the road in an amount not to exceed ~4,000.00, and action on the report of the committee having been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Hunter voiced the opinion that the funds In the Street Construction budget are needed for Improving streets within the city more than they are needed for improving Carvins Cove Road and m~ved that action on the question agaln be deferred until the next regular m~eting of Council. The motion we seconded by Mr. Your~ and unanimously adopted, Btq)GEToCOMPENSATION BOARD: Action on the question of increasing the salarle., of the Ctty Sergeant and the Com-~:onwealth Attorney, as a result o£ legislation enacted by the 19~2 Legislature, having been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council. After a discussion of the mattel-, Hr. Young moved that the City Clerk be instructed to advise the State Compensation Board that it is the feeling of Council that the ealarles In question should be fixed by the Compensation Board and Council advised as to what the State Com~ensatlon Board feels the salaries should be. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter. After a further dlscuasion of the matter, Mr. Webber volclng the opinion that the salaries in question should be fixed by Council, M~. Young withdrew his motion, w~th the consent of Mr. ~unter, and moved that the matter be considered in 1953 budget study. The mDtlon was seconded bY Mx-. Webber and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTMENT: The reqt~st Of certain propery owners in the South Roanoke section that t~e city furnish and install necessary water pressure reductio: valves in thelm homes at its expense having bean considered at the last regular meeting of Council, and the matter ha~l'n~b sen taken under advisement fop further consideration, the question was again before Council. In a discussion of the ~atter, Mr. Young voiced the opinkn that the city should Furnish and lrmtall the valves es requested. MI-. Hunter stated that he feels the city should furnish the valves, but that the property owaers should install them. At this point, the City Clerk broufht to the attention of Council copy of the follo~ing co.~munication from three of the affected property owners, addressed to the City Manager: "Roanoke, Va. - June 25, Mr. Arthur Owens, Manager of the City of Roanoke, Virginia We the undersigned property owners ha~fng receXved notices from the Manager of the Roanoke City Water Department regarding additional water pres requesting that we take the necessary steps to install so called reducir~ valves to control added water pressure to be applied by said Water Departmen at a future date. The pressure we now have is more than adequate fox- our present needs. Therefore, this extra pressure ~ould serve us of no good purpose, and we have not requested any change. 119 120 Durir~ the past several years before the City took over tho Water Department an extra service charge was collected from us for the so called high rater pressure, , We, the undersigned, do not think that we ~hould be required, to assume 'the cost of installing the pressure valves referred to above, in order that the City can serve added patrons at no additional cost to them whatsoever. It is our earnest conviction that this cost should be borne by the City by virtue of the fact that the proposed change In service ~uld only benefit the customers in the newly annexed areas, new sub-divisions and homes that have been constructed on high elevations located in the southern part of the City, at the expense of the property owners being affected, who have not complained, but are satisfied with the service they are now receiving, In principle~ this matter borders on the red water condition that exist~ in the North-West section some time ago which, we understand was corrected at the expense of the City. We respectfully request that before this proposed charge la put into effect, we be given ample time to file an injunction pendin~ a hearinF in court regarding who shall be responsible for any and all damages resulting therefrom to the property owners affected, attributable to the above faf errs, to causes, and also whether the City or property owner shall bear the expens, of lnstallln~ the so-called reducing valves referred to in a recent form letter from th~ Roanoke City Water Department, May we hear from you regard!n~ this matter, at an early date, consisten at y~ur convenience? Yours very t~uly, (Signed) C. D. Maupin (Signed) E. T. Anderson (Signed) W. H. Hurts" After a Further discussion of t~e matter, Mr. Young voiced the opinion that Council should not take any action on the question until it has an estimate o£ the !cost from the Water Department and moved that the City Manager be Instructed to request the Water Department to furnish Council with an estimate of the cost of furr~shlng and Installing water pressure reduction valves for all consumers ~o have ,ressure in excess of what the Water Department considers to be safe. The motion ;as seconded by ~r. Hunter and un~nlmously adopted. CONSIDERATION OF CLAI~: None. I~RODUCTION ~D CONSIDE,~ATION OF ORDINANCES /d;D RESOLUTIONS: SEWAGE DISPO~AL: Ordinarce No. 11~70, prohibiting dumping in Roar~ke I~lvsr, Tinker Creek, or shy of its trlbut aries, having previously been before Councll, read and laid over, was again before the body. ~. Young moved that the second reading of the Ordinance be deferred until the next regular m~etlng of Cou'ncil. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and ans nimou sly adopted. ZONING: Ordinance No. 11~91, resorting properties located on the west side of Wllllm~on Road, N. E,, between Wayne Street and Sycs,,aore Avenue, described ss Lots 1-12, inclusive, Block A, Map of Willfamson Croves, iron Business District to Light Industrial District, having previously been bsfor~ Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Webber offerlng the following for its secondreading and finml adoption: (~11~91) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section l, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 75.) Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion wee seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the Following vote: AYES: Messrs, Hunter, Webber, Young, end the Preeid~nt, Mr. Minton ..... NAYS: None ....... 121 AIRPORT~ The City Attorney havin~ been requested to prepare the proper Rezolution~ providinF for the demolishinE of the temporary traffic control tower at the Roanoke }~unicipal Ai~t~ presented sa~l whereupon~ H~. ~ebbe~ o~ered t~ follo~n~s (~11~11) I R~O~TION autho~lzl~ a~ directinE the City Ha~Eer, for a~ behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into a contract with John E. Ada~ the razing of the old ~erationa Tove~ at Roa~ke ~unicip~ Airport, (~dr~ Field upon certain ter~ and co~itionsI and providlnE fo~ ~ emergency. (For full text o~ Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PaEe ~. ~ebber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was s eco~ed ~. Ycu~ and adopted by the followln~ votel AYe: Hessrs. Hunte~, ~'ebber~ You~, and the Fresident, ~r. NAY~ None ........ AI~ORT~ ~e Assistant City Attorney presented draft of an ~dinsnce~ p~vi~ng fo~ the 'o~eration of the ~wAlrport Traffic Control To,er at the Roanoke Eunicipal Alrportl~hereupon, H~. Eunter moved that the rollovln~ Ordl~nce be placed its first readl~. ~e motion ~as ~econded by Er. ~'ebbe~ and ~opted by the follo~ n~ votel A~: ~ssr~. Hunter, Webber, Youn~, a~ the President, ~r, N~S~ None ......... (~11~1~) AN O~I~NCE authorl~ a~ dlrecti~ the proper City officials to execute~ for a~ on beh~f of the City, sn a~ree~nt ~lth tho Unlt~d States of ~e~tca ffo~ the operation by ~e Government of the Airport Trifle Contel Tcwe~ at Ro~oke Hunicip~ Airport (~'ood~m Field), In acco~ce ~ standards establl2hed by ~e Fede~l Oover~ent, ~ithout ~y rental therefor. BE IT O~AI~ by the Co~acil of the City of Roanoke that the City and the City Clerk~ be~ ~d they are hereby~ eulogized a~ directed to execute, fo~ on behalf of the City, an a~ree~nt with the UnttedStates of America, acting by ~rou~h the Ci~i Aeronautics Admi~stration~ for the operation by the ~e Al~o~t Traffic Control Tower at Roa~ke ~unicipal Airport (~food~m Field), accorda~e with the stewards established by the Federal Goverm~nt, ~thout any ~ent ~r~e the~for, from July 1, 19~, thro~h June ~0, 19~ a~ auto=atical!~ thereafte~ at the option of the Gover~nt, from year to year, but In no event to beyond June 30, 196~. ~e Ordinance havi~ been read~ was laid ove~. AI~PO~: The Assistan~ City Attorney presented draft of an Ordfn~ce, space In the new A~tnistration Buildl~ at the Roanoke ~nlcipal Airport to the States Weathe~ Buresu~ and p~vl~nE fop facilities and services to be by ~e city; ~ereupon, ~. Webber moved that the followl~ Ordinance be upon its first readinE. The ~tion was seco~ed by Mr. Hunte~ ~d ~opted by :he follow~E vote~ A~S: Messrs. Hunter, ~eb%er, YounE, and the President, Mr. Htnton .... N~S= None .......... O. (~11513) AN O~IN~ authorizlnE a~ dlrectinE .~e proper Ct~ officials to ~xecute, fo~ a~ on ~half of the City, a lease with ~e United States of America to the Oo;er~ent certain space In the new Administration Butldi~ at the Municipal Airport (Woo~m Field), fo~ the tern beginnl~ July 1, 195~, a~ 122 endlr~ June 30, 1953, (renewable at the option of the OoTernment f~.o~ yes~ to But ~t beyo~ June ~0, 19~2) at a rental of O~ Dolla~ {$1.00) per a~um a~ Eight Hundred Seventy-Five. Dollars a~ ES~ty-Elght Cents {~87~.~8) ~r 2ear fo~ facllitLe a~ services, provided the Co.tess m~ea appropriations the~For. ~ ~ O~lI~ ~ the Co~cil of th~ City of Ro~ke that the City a~ the City Clerk be, and they a~e hereby~autho~lzed a~ directed to execute~ on hehal~ of the Clty~ a leaae~ on U. S. ~t~a~ Form ~o. 2, w~th the U~ted State of ~erlca, leasl~ ~ the Oo~e~ent the folloel~ space ~n the ne~ A~lalstratlon Building at.the Roa~ke ~nicipal Airport ~Wood~ Field~ Two office roo~ ~conta~ning app~ximately 70~ s~are ffeet~, storage closet under stairway (app~ximately ~ square feet~ l~lat~on room ~app~xi~tely ~7 square feet~ on the second floo~; one room ~approxl~ 72 equate feet~ for hell~ storage on the first floor; all space locate, In ~e A~lniat~atlon Bulldl~ roof space thereon (approx~ately square feet of space) for ~he exposes of l~st~ntal equipment; app~xi~tely 100 aquae feet of g~und spaoe flor cell[nE light project, a~ cellometer p~Jector located a~ut 1,0~ feet ~rtheast of the cellometer detector on the ~of, with cable connections thereto; ready and convenient access at all times to all space~ for the te~ begt~tn~ July 1, 1952, a~ endl~ June 30, 1953, renewable, at the option of the 6over~ent, from year to year, but not beyond June 30, 1962, at the rental of One Doll~ {$1.~ per annum and Et[hr Hu~red Se'~e~ty-Five Dollars a~ Eighty-Eight Cents [$~,75.88) per ye~ for the following faoillties and se~vices to be p~o~ided ~ the City; viz., Heat Hot a~ cold water ~an~tor supplies, Includin~ light bulbs Ja~tor service, as specified~ Daily: ~ty waste paper baskets ~weep a~ Weekly: Wash, wax, polish floors Clean h'ood~ork ~d widow Frame Honthly~ Wash all ~indo~s Cle~ venet~ blinds Wash pipes ~d radiators Clean electric fixtures, ~vided the Co.tess makes app~priations therefor, a~ upon ~ch o~eP %e~ n~ be a[reed upon between the City H~age~ and the Gove~en%. Xhe Omd[n~ce havl~ been read, ~s laid over. AIRPORT: The Assistant City Attorney presen%ed dr~t of an Ordinance, leasin ~pace In the old Cannaday House at the Roanoke Hunicipal Airport as Headquarters ~he Civ~ Aeronautics Administration, s Airway ~{alntenance Technlcl~; whereupon, {unter =oved that the follow[~ Ord[~ce be placed upon its f~rst read[~. ~otion was seconded by M~. Webber ~d adopted by the fo~o~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Hunter, Webbe~, Young, ~ the President. M~. Hlnton---~. NAYS: None ...... (~1151~) AN O~I~ANCE autho~lzlng a~ d~rectlng the proof City officials to ~xecute, for ~d on behalf of the City, a lease with the U~ted States of America, [easi~ to the Gover~ent ce~tain space In the old Ca~aday House at the ~a~ke ~untcipal Ai~ort (Modem F~eld), for the %ers begl~ng July 1, 1952, ~d endUE ~une 30, 1953, (renewable at the option of the 6over~ent f~ year to yea~, ~t not ~eyo~ June 30, 1957) at a rent~ of Fifty Dollars ($50.~) ~ month, to De used ~xclusively aa and for Headquarters space f~r the CA~il Ae~onautics A~inXstrat[on~s ~lrway Maintenance Technician. BE IT O~DAI~ by the Co--il of the City of Roanoke that the City Manager ~ ~e City Clerk be, a~ they are hereby, authorized a~ directed, to execute, for md on behalf of the City, a lease, on U. S. Sta~ard Fo~ No. 2, with the United States 'of. America~ leasing to the Gocernment the follow~ng space in the old Cannada House at Roanoke Municipal Airport (~ood~um Field); viz.~ ~o adJoinin~ a~ co~cting r~ms, one approximately 18 feet by 16 feet, and the other ~proximately 15 feet by 1~ feet, a total floo~ space of approxl~tely ~ square feet~ situate~ ~n the southeast co.er of the grou~ floo~ of ~e said Cannaday House~ ~o~ the ter~ b~i~ln~ July 1, 1~, and e~in~ June 30, 1~3, renewable, at the option of the Go.errant, F~m ~e~ to ~ea~ but not beyo~ June ~0~ 1~7, at a ~onthly ~ental of Fifty Dollars ($~0.~); the City to furnish - Heat Access to ~ate~ ~d toilet facilities a~ Free parkl~ fo~ the Air.ay Hainten~ce Technicians official vehicle adjacent to the said Ca~aday House. a~ upon such other ter~ as ~y be a[reed upon bet~en the C~ty Hana~e~ an~ the The O~dinance ha~ns been read~ ~ laid over. S~R CO~ST~U~ION~ Council ha~In~ appointed a Board co~po~ed of the Dtrecto~ of the Dep~rt~nt of Public ~orks, the City E~lnee~. the City Hanage~ ~nd City Clerk to m~e fln~l assessments aEslnst abuttlnE p~operty o~ers fo~ construction of sanita~ sewers to serve properties on both sides of Spwell L~e, S. W.~. no.th of Pr~bleton Avenue, ~d certmln portions of the west side of Road, S.W., north from ~r~bleton Avers, S. W., ~n Blocks 1 a~ ?, Forest Hill Su~ivision Map. the City Clerk re~rted ~st a hearl~ was held by the Board on July R, 195~ and that It Is the recom~endatfon of the Bomrd that ~e charges fixed a~atnst the a~tt[ng pro~tles st that t~me be docketed In the office of the Clerk of the Hustings Court. Mr. Webbe~ moved that Council co.uP In the reco~endation and offered the following Resolut Ion: (~11515) A RESO~TION ~endln~ the est[mated ~ounts of assessments agm~nst ce~taln abutting la~ow~s fop sanitary sewers so ss to cha~e the satiated ~ount~ to show the amounts finally assessed against each la. owner, re~pectively~ pursuit to Resolutfon No. 11~8, adopted on ~[ay 5, 195~; spprovl~ the flnal assessments; provt~ng for the docket~g of ~e final ssses~ents tn the Clerk's Office of the ~ustt~s C~rt of the City of Roanoke; a~ provldi~ fop an emergency. {Fo~ ~11 text of Re~olu~lon, see ~dinsnce Book No. 19, Pa~e M~. Webbe~ moved the ~optlon of the Resolution. ~e motlon was seconded by ~. Hunter mhd adopted by the follow[~ vote= AYES: Messrs. Hunter, ~'ebbeP. Young, s~ the President. ~. NAYS: No~ ...... S~ CONSTRUCTION: Councll havinE appointed a Board co~osed of the Dlrect~ of ~e Department of Public ~'orks, the City E~1~e~, the C~ty Manage~ a~ the C/fy Clerk to make final asses~ent= agal~t abutting property ow~rs fo~ the constructtor of ssnlts~ sewers to serve pr0Perttes in portions of Sect/o~ i a~ R of the Oakdale Subdivision, a~, ~so a portio~ of Alrlee Co~t, the City Clerk reported that a hea~l~ was held by the ~ard on July R. 195Z, a~ ~at It Is the recom~endation the ~srd that the charges as flxed sEa[~t the abutting properties at that time be docketed In the off/ce of the Clerk of the HustlnEs Co~t. Mr. Hunter moved that C~nc/1 concur In the reco=~endation ~d offered the followl~ Resolutlon~ '123 124 {~11~16] A RE$OLU?IOH amending the estimated amounts of assessments against certain abutting landowners for sanitary sewers aa as to change the estimated amount to show the amounts finally assessed against each landowner, respectivsly~ pursuant to Rasc'~'tion Rs. I1~27~ adopted on May S, 19~2~ approvin~ the final assessments; providing for the docketing of the final assessments in the Clerkes Office of tho ~ustings Court of the City o£ Roanoke; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No, 19, Page 83.} Mr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted By the follo~ln~ vote~ A!mE-~1 ~sssrs. Hunter, Webber, Young~ and tho President, Hr. ~Inton--o~ NAY$~ Hone ...... Os CiTY ATTORNEY~ Mr. Webber brought to the attention of Council draft of emergency Ordinance, requiring the presenting of factual ~nformation to the City Attorney in the prspa~atlon o£ legal opinions and documents° Afte~ a discussion Of the matter, the President, Mr. ~{ln~on, vo~c~.ng the opinion that the emergency clause should ho stricken from the Ordinance, Rt. Webber moved that the followir~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The not!on was seconded by ~4~. Young and a~opted by the followin~ vote= AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: Hone ......... O. (#11517) AN 0.~DINANCE requiring all department heeds and other employees, boards and com~Issions, entitled to receive such ~ervioo, upon requestin~ the ~ity Attorne~ to render arf/ legal opinion or to prepare any ordinance, ~solu~on, con,res Or other written doc=~ent, to submit, in writing over his' mlgnature~ alon~ with the request for the preparation of such legal opinion or other such document,' fac%ual information as will enable the City Attorney to prepare the leg~l opine_on or otheP such requested document ~lthout having to resort to other sources to obtain any such factual tnf.~rmation; and d~roctlng that the City Attorney may decline to prepare any such requested legal opinion or othe~ such document until so supplied such factual ~nformation. ~E IT O~DAtNF~ by the Council of the City of Hoanoke as follows: All department heads and all employees, boards and commissions, entitled to receive such service, upon requestin~ the City Attorney to render any legal opinion ~r to prepare any ordinance, resolution, contract, or other ~Titten document, shall ~ubmit, in wrltin~ over his signature, a~ong ~lth the request for the preparation of .-'uch legal opinion or other such document, such full and complete factual informatio~ as will enable the City Attorney to prepare, or uause to be prepared, the legal spin! ~r other such document requested without hav~ng to resort to other sources to obtain mny necesss_-y factual information° The City Attorney, and all ass~sta.~ts to the TIty Attorney, may decline to prepare any such raq-~ssted leHal opiniou or other such iocument until ~o supplied all necessary factual informat~on. The OPd~na~ce havln~ been read~ was laid OVer. MOTIONS AND MI$CELLA~EOU~ BUS~NESS: LEAGUE 07 VIRGINIA }~U.~ICIPALIT~ES: The City Clerk brought to the attention ~f Council an announcement of the Annual Convention of the League of ~unieipalities to be held at the Chmmberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort, ~eptember 1~-16, 1952, inclusive. After a discussion of the matter, tho City Clerk ~as instructed to make reservations fOrauchmembara of Council as plan to sttendtha convention. SCHOOL BOARDt It vas brought to the attention o£ Council that the nsu City Cha~ter p~ovides that the City of Roanoke shall not be subdivided into school districtss but for the purpose of the election and qualification of school trustees shall bo considered as one district, snd thatseven members shall bo elected and shall serve the city at larsel Mhereupon, the President~ Mr. Minton, called for nominations to fill tlwee existing vacancies on the School Boa~d. Mr. Young placed in nomination the na~e of Mr. LeRoy Ho Smith to succeed hi,self, and there heine no ~urtheP nominations, P~. LeRoy H. Smith vas reelected as a School Trustee for the City of Noanoke for a te~u of three years endir~ June 30, 19SS, by the folio.inN vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber~ Young, and the Presidents NAYS: None ......... O, ~/'. Hunter then placed in nomination thc n~e of Mr. H. Quentin Hits to succeed hi.self, ~ there heinE no further nominatlona, Mr. R. Quentin Hits was reelected as a School Trustee for the City of Roanoke for s term of three years ending June 30, 19S~, by the folloulng votes AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Yours, and the President, NAYS: None ........ O. At th~s point, Nr. Webber moved that the nominations be closed. The mot!on was seconded by l~r. Young and unanimously adopted. Mt. Webber then moved that the appointment of the seventh school trustee provided for in the newClty Charter be deferred until the next regular meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Youn~ and unanimously adopted. With further reference to the matter, the City Clerk was instructed to forward Messrs. Smith and Hire certificates of their reelection. TRAFFIC: The Preeident, Mr. Minton, brought to the attention of Council the question of the need for a traffic signal at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Ninth Street, N. E., and asked the City Manager to ascertain the need for the traff signal and the cost thereof. There being no further business, Council adjourned until July 28, 1952, sub to call. APPROVED ATTFST: Clerk President ,125 126 COUNCIL~ RI~ULAR HEETIR(~, The Council of the City OF Roanoke met in regular meeting in tho Iiustlnse ~ourt Room in the Hunicipal Bulldin~, Honday~ July 28, 195~, at 2*.00 o~clock, po the reEular meetin~ hour, with the P~esident, H~o Nlntone presidin~, PRF~I/ItTt Hesars. Hunter, Yebber, Young, and the Preaident~ H~. ltlnton-oo~. A[LSENTt No~{o ................... O. (ar, Cronin resigned) OFFICERS pI~SE1/Tt Hr. Arthur $. Ovens, City Hanager, H~. Randolph O. ~/hittle, City Attorney 'and H~. Harry N. Yates, City Auditor. The meetir~ vas opened vith a prayer by the Reverend Luther J. Derby, Pastor of South Roanoke Hethodist Church. HINUTE5.* Copy of the minutes of the resular meetlr~ held on Honday, July 1952 , hasle6 been ftwnlshed each member of Council, up'on motion of H~. Young, aeco~ by Hr. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the readin~ vas dispensed vith and the minute-' approved as recorded. COUNCILx There appearin~ tobo a vacancy on Council due to the resignation Councilman Daniel J. Cronin, effective as of June 30, 1952, and It appearing that the Cit~ Cha~ter requires that vacancies on Council shall be filled vithin thirty daysf for the unexpired term, by a majority vote of the remain'ins members, the President, Hr. Hintonf called for nominations to fill the existin~ vacancy. Hr. Young placed in nomina'tion the na~e of Fa-° Robert 1/. ~/oody, Councilman- ;leer, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hr. Cronin. The nomination ~as seconded by Hr. 1/ebber. In th'is connection, the President, Hr. Htnton, advised Council that he has .eceived a co~uunicatlon from Hr. John Bo I/aldrop, Councilman-elect, expressing the .elieF that since Hr; I/cody secured the numerical count by a substantial majority th! to administer better ~overr~uent and spread the responsibility vested in the members ~F the body Hr. l~oody dlould be seated on Council as soon as expedient rather than ~aiting to seat both of the t~o Councilmen-elect on September 1, There beln~ no furthe~ nominations,' Hr. Robert ~.. ~/oody vas elected a member of Council to fill the vacancy caused by the resl~nation of Hr. Daniel J. Crontn ~ose term expires on August ~1, 19~, by the Folle~ini vote*. AYES: Hessr~. Hunter, ~ebber, Young, ami the President, Pa-. NAY-~: N~ne ....... Os Hr. ~.oody vas then handed a duly executed certificate of his election by the :lty Clerk~ and a~ter quallFytnE before the Jud[e of the Husttnss Court pursuant to ~he provisions 0£ the City Charter, Hr. Woody took his seat on Council. At this point~ the ~resldent~ Hr. Hinton, relinquished the Chair to the Vice ?resident, N~. I/ebber, and vas te.~poravlly excused from the meeting to keep another appolntnent. I~AHI!]5 OF CITIZENS UPON ~UBLIC HATTERS.' ZONIEG~ Notice o£ a public hearing on the question of rezoning From General ~esldenco District to Business District that area betveen Tenth Street and Eleventh 5treat, N. ~/., f~om OranEe Avenue to Grayson Avenue, vlth the exception of tvs lots rhich already are zoned as Business District, havin~ been published in The Hoanoke ed W~rldoNaws pursuant to A~ticle XI~ Section ]s), of Chspter ~1 of the Code of the Clt1 of Rosnoke~ aettin6 the time of the hearin6 at 2~00 o~clock, p. mo, Monday, guly ~8~ 19~ the matter was before Council, In this connection~ H~o George Io Vozel~ Attorney, repreeentin6 }(r, go Lo Fowell and H~. blair Ao l~lley~ appeared before Council, H~o ¥oBel atetir~ that he fe it ia inevitable that the area in question ~rlll eventually be developed aa n'bnainea district and that it ia h~a opinion the entire section should be resoned for businea ,urposes at one time instead o£ step by step. In.a further discussion of the matter, ]<r. 6norse P. Lawrence~ Attorney~ .epreaenting I~o and Mrs. Horton Cooper, Mrs. Bherman ~/, Reed and H~a. Thomas ~ohnson, appeared before Council, Mr. La~rence pointinE out that bls clients purchased their respective properties with the idea then of kespir~ them residential pulToaea the rest of their llvea alnca there is a trer~ toward the expansion of the Negro residential section northward from Tenth Street and Orao~e Avenoe, N. %~., but that if the area in question is resoned for business purposes~ it will ruin the chances of the Negroes to uae the immediate vicinity for reatdence~ H~. Lawrence voicinE the opinion that it will be to the best interest of all concern to deny the request for rezoningo At this point~ Hr. Benton O. Dillard, Attorney, appeared before Council presented petitions sl6ned by fifty-one citizens in the affected area, lncludin~ a number of thc el~ners of the orlElnal petit~one requeatir~ the rezon!n~, opposir~ the proposed rezonin6, ](r; Dillard statin6 that Mr. L. H. Tuck, Sr., 1011 Rugby Boulevard, R. %~., obtained the fifty-one si&matures in a limited time and could have obtained more had he been able to contact the rest of the affected property owners, Hr. Dillard statin~ further that most of the orl~ns/ petitlorers for rezon~ng misunderstood the meanin6 of the petition which they si~ned and that since they have been enlightened they wish to oppose the proposed rssonir~° Speaking in opposition to the proposed re~onin~, were H~. Cooper, owner of properties at 101~ and 10~1 Orange Avenue, N. %~., Mrs. Cooper~ co-owner of pro~ert7 at 10~10rar~e Avenue, N. W., Firs. Reed, 1009 Orar~e Avenue, N. Wo, H~. Tuck, Mr° F. E. Strauss~ Jr.~ 1]01 Tenth Street, N. W., Dr. L. E. Paxton, who does nob live in the affected area, but who is interested in the question from the standpoint of the NeEro racs~ Mrs. L. J. Gladysh, 130~ Tenth Street, N. W., Mr. W. R. Bailey, 101~.Rugby Boulevard, N. W., Hrs. Johnson, 9~? Orange Avenue, N. %~., Hr. James C. Caldwell, 930 Hanover Avenue, N. W., Hr. J. E. Lazenby, 1036 Grayso3 Avenue, N. W., Hr. A° A. Ma~qer, 101~ Orayson Avenue, No W., and Rrs. Rosa N. Hoots, 103~ Busby Boulevard, N. W., the Negro and white citizens alike contending that the proposed rezoning will depreciate the value of their properties and create a traffic hazard. At this point, Hr. Blair A. Riley, owner of property located at the southwe= corne~ of G~yson Avenue ~d Tenth Street~ N. W., described as Lot 11~ Block 8~ Rushy La~ Corporation Hap~ apFeared befo~ C~ncil ~d stated ~at he orisinally Intended apply~ fo~ a ~n*co~o~l~ pe~lt to o~erate a business establis~ent on h~s p~pert7, but was l~ormed t~t the e~ct~on of a ~ bulldl~ would In all probability c~l fo~ the rezo~ of the lot, ~. H[ley statl~ that ~. J. L. Powell~ owner of pro~rty adJo~nin~ his p~perty, l~ated at the ~thwest corne~ of ~usby Boulevard ~d Ten~ Street, N. W., described as Lots ~0 and ~1, Block 8~ 127 ,lc Ruzby Land Corporation Hap~ v&ntod to.erect a dz~2g store on hie lots, sow since it I;ea thel,P Impression, ~hat It would ~ ~ces~a~ to have a large a~ea Involved ~e rezon~ ~o~d be ~mitted, they proceeded to obtain the sl~t~ee of all th~ p~ope~ty o~ra In the a~a ~eq~ated to be rezoned, fo~ the sole purpose of erectins business eatabl!a~enta on the three lots belo~i~,to ~. Riley a~ ~, Poeell, Concwl~ In the ~e~rks ~e by ~, Rll~l, ~ ~, Pov~ll wheezed that Council ~e~ne t~ area ~ o~ltinllly ~equeated. Also apeakl~ In favo~ of the pressed rezont~ yore ~. R. B, Overstreet~ 1~1 H~over Avenue, ~, ~., a~ H~. F. K, Hedges) 10~ H~ove~ Avenue, H. ~., ~es pointl~ out that eom of ~o su~o~in~ ~eaa havo already boon rezoned ~o~ business pu~oses a~ ~at If the ~est o~ ~o a~ea la to eventuall7 bo rozo~d ffo~ business p~poses ~so, Council ~ould ~et it o~er with once ~d fo~ all. In ~nclusions ~, 7o~el stated that the NeEro cttlze~ on Orate Avers have expressed their desl~ ~o~ decent hems, Free from the enviro~ent a~ co~ltlo~ a.~l~8o district ~lll bri~, ~. Vo~el co~entin~ t~t he could thl~ of no ~se tr~flc heza~ than the one v~ch exists on Or~te Avers aa one of the main thorou~fares t~ou~ the city. At this point, ~,Htnton ~eturned to the ~etl~, Everyone pre~ent havl~ ~en ~lven an opportunity to be heard on the ~atte~ and It ap~arl~ that tho City Pl~ni~ Co~l~lon has prevlou~ly ~eco~e~ed that the request for rezo~ be de~ed~ ~. Youn~ moved that Council concu~ In the reco~endation of th~ City Pls~in~ Co~insio~ and that the request fop rezoni~ be denied, ~e ~tton vas seceded by ~. Eunter and un~cusly adopted, At this point; the Vice President) ~r. ~ebber, relinquished the ~air to the President, H~, Hints. ZONIN~-~BTB~C~ LI~I Notice of a public hesrl~ on tho question off establi ln~ · ~O-ffoot setback line on the east side of ~niclp~ Albert ~oed (~lr~inia ~o. 118), f~ Her~hber~er Road ~ the north co.orate liaits, exte~i~ forty feet from the present ~sta~tshed center line of the street, havl~ bean published ~8 ~oanoke ~o~ld-Ne~o pursuit to A~ticle Xlo ~ectlon ~]s o~ ~epter ~1 of ~e of the ~lty of ~oa~ke, ~etti~ the tl~ of the heurl~ at 3:~ oSclock, P. ~o~ay, ~uly ~8, 19~, the ~tte~ ~as before Council. In t~s co~ctlon, ~, ~, G, at.ickier, Atto~ey, representl~ ~. D, CPal~ and ~. ~. ~ore, o~ner~ of pro~rty described as Lots 1-~ lnclusives Block 1, Alrlee 6ardens; a subdivision of acre.s k~ as Official No, ~191101 ap~e~ed before Co~cil, advisln~ t~t his clients have ~ objection to a setback line) that ~ey ~lll eve~ to ~ far as to donate ~e l~foot strip of land fo~ 8treat Mldentn~ purposes, but that ~ey a~e opposed to a ~foot setback line. EFe~o~ preson~ hsvl~ been ~lven ~ o~portuntty to be heard on the It appeari~ tha~ the Cl~ PlanS Comission has ~=e~ed ~at a ~foot setback line be established md has outlasted that the count~ tl~e consideration to the establis~ent of a slmllar setback line on the west side~ opposite ~e pr~erty In th~ city limits, aM on both sides f~m the northcity 1Mt~ to ~iinia ~oute 117~ to provide fo~ a furze width of el~ty feet~ ~, Webber ~ved that Council In the reco~ndation of the City Pla~ln~ Comisslon ad that the followl~ o~in~ce be placed u~on its first re~t, The ~tion vas seconded by ~. Woody a~ adopted by the follo~l~ vote: and AY~Z Nesers, Hunters Webber, i~oody, Young, and the President, Itt, Hinton-S, NAYS! None ......... (~11~18) AN ORDINANCE establishing a 20-foot setback line on the east side of Hunicipal Airport Road (¥1rginia Route Nco 118), from Hershberger Road to the north corporate limits, extending forty feat from the present established center line of the street. I/ItI~EA~, application has been made to the Council of the City of Roanoke to have a 2C-foot setback line established on both sides of Huniclpal Airport Road ('tirsinia Route No. 118), from Hershberger Road to the north corporate limits, extending forty feet from the present established center line of the street, to provide for an 80-foot street, and I~HEREA5, the City Planning Commission has recomaended that a ~O-foot setback line be established on the east side of Hunicipel Airport Road (Virginia Route No. 118), from Rershberger Road to the north corporate limits, extending fort_~ feet from the present established center line of the street, and has suggested that the county give consideration to the cstablislz~ent of · similar setback line on the vest aide, Opposite the property in the corporate limits, and on both sides from the north corporate limits to Virginia Route Ho. 117, to provide f~r a future vldth of eighty Feet, and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing on the question of establishing · 20-fcc setback line on the east side of Municipal Airport Road (Virginia Route Ho. 118), fi'om lterahborger Road to the north corporate limits, extending forty feet from the present established center line of the street, as required by Article XI, of Chapter ~l o~ the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, has been pnblished in *The Roanoke World-Hera*, a neuspaper published in the City Roanoke, for the time required by said section, and WHERRA-~, the hearing as provided for in said notice published In the said nevspaper vas slvenon the ~Sth day of July, 19~2., at 3.'00 o'clock, po m., before the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council Roo~ in th; Huntcipal Building, at ~ich hearing all interested parties ~e~e given an opportunity to be heard, and WHEREAS, this Council, after hearing all evidence submitted, is of th~ opinion that the ~O-foot setback line should be established on the east side of Hundcipal Airport Road (Virginia Route Ho. 118), fron Hershberger Road to the north corporate limits, THEREFORiE, BE 1T ORDA!I~D by the Council of the City of Roanoke that a ~O-foot setback line be, and the same is hereby'established on the east side of Municipal Airport Road {Virginia Route Ho. 118), from Rershberger Road to the north corporate limits, extending forty fleet from the present established center line of the street. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that no building hereafter erected on any of said lots abutting on said street shall extend over the setback line as established by the provisions of this Ordinance. The 0rdinmce having been read, was laid over. SCRO0~-RECREATION DEPARTMENT: Council having previously taken under consideration for further ~iscussion at a later date petitions signed by approxlmat~ 317 citizens of the Rlverdale area, opposing any consideration of closing the 129 '130 ~lverdale School, a group of citizens appea~ed before the body and advised that they gould like' to know something deflr~te as to whether or not the school will be kept Speakir~ on the subject, were ~. C, Bo Wood, Fa-° Benton O. Dillard, Attorns', and Fa.. ]~° B° Baldwin, M~° Dlllard remlnd~nS Council that under the provisions of the City Charter the Body is vested with the responsibility of all city property, includin~ the school buildings° In a discussion of the matter, ]~, Hunter pointed Out that the city has spent quite a sum of money for the improvement of facilities ssrvin6 the school and that he cannot understand ~hy the buildin~ should Be abandoned aftel, such 'acllitiea have been made available at considerable expense. At this point, the City ]<answer estimated that the city has spent spproxlmat, ~?0,000°00 for the extension o£ a water main, street improvements and other facllitle to seres the school, the City Xanage~- remind[nE Council that at one time he had suggested that consideration be given to convertLnS the school into a commur~ty =enter for the people of the Rlverdala area~ but that he has now come to the conclus~ ;hat It would not be Feasible to use the school aa a community center since it is not centrally located. After a further discussion of the question, Mr. Youn6 stating that he feels the matter should Be handled by the Roanoke City $chool Board and that he would like to see the petitioners take the subject up with the School Board, M~. Hunter moved that the petltions originally presented to Council be referred to the School Board° The motion was seconded b7 M~. Youn6 and unanimously adopted. ?}{AFFIC-ADVERTISIh~: M~. Peter Wreden and M~. Chester D. Palmer, ;fading as the Ad-Mater Company, Incorporated, appeared before Council and presented ~ proposal for placing on the perkins meters In the City o£ Roanoke a ~tal frame for the purpose of creatinE advertising space, Messrs. ~;reden and Palmer statin~ ~hat for the first year on a tra~l basis they would like to use SOO of the city's ~0 parklnS meters at a rate of $1.6S per space, with 33 1/3 per cent of the net ~rofits ~e~.ertlr~ to the city, the clty~s estimated share for the first year beln~ In a further discussion of the proposal, Messrs. Wred6n and Falmer pointed ~ut that a sharp lnecrasse In profits Is expected durlnE the second year over the ~lrst year which would give the city an estimated amount of $6~696.00, and that over ~ period o£ five years, the period of the proposed contract, the city should receive ~pproxlmately ~,30,99~4.00, Messrs. Wreden and Palmer erplalnln~ that any unoccupied spaces will be donated to the city roi' the postinE of notices or to worthy causes. After a turther discussion o£ the matter, the City Manager pointing out that he has received numerous requests for the use of Earbaga carm, etc., for advertisir~ space, and that he has turned down such requests on the grounds that he does not £eel the city should be in the advertising business, and because he feels that such advertlsinE will not beautify the city streets, M~. Youn6 moved that the question be ;akan under advisement until the next regular' meetin6 of Council, in ondsr that the ~embers of the body mlEht have an opportunity to be thinkln~ about the proposal. The sotion was seconded By M~. Hunter and unanimously acbpted. PETITIONS AND COM~NICATIONS: BusF~: Council having prevlously denled the request of fotu'teen citizens ~hat the bus stop In front o£ the apartment bulldir~ at 816-818 Rlverlsnd Road~ :1 ~aich has been rece:~tly discontinued, be reinstated, a communication from }ire. Bessie Itowell~ 6160&. Rlverland Road, So E,, asking that the city provide co~e kind of walk-way from the formal· bus atop to the new bus atop at Rlverland Road ~d Pr!au'oas Avenue, S. E.~ and have a place filled in at the new bus atop large enough for people to stand without being forced to stand on the highway, for tho satiety of bus patrons) vas before the body. On motion of ]l~. Hunter, seconded by H~. ~ebber and unanimously adopted, thc comunicatinn wes referred to the City Hansgel, to ascertain if it will bo necessary to provide the walk-way and to fill in a place large enough for people to etard. STREET IHPBOVI'2tEt~TS~ A com~unication from H~. L. O. Burton, g626 Oregon Avenuo~ B. I~., askl~R that Oregon Avenuef S.I~., from Oullfford Avenue to Oak Street; Oak Streot~ R. V., fr~ Oregon Avenue to I/oodlaun AvenueI and Hontgomer7 Avenue, S. I~., from Oak Street to l/oodlewn Avenue, be reaurfaced, was before Council. On motion of Hr. ~oody, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the co~unication was referred to the City Hanager for atudy~ report and recommendation to Council. ZONING-STRI'~S AlfD ALLEYS: The request of the Ninth Street Church of the Brethren that the alley in the rear of the church ~lch rune at an oblique angle with the line of the church bulldin~ into Hontroae Avenue be relocated so aa to make the alley parallel with the church building end at a right angle with Hontroae Avenue, and that the portion of the alley to be abandoned be rezoned as Special Residence District the ss.me as the lot on which the present church bulldir~ is !scared, in order to provide for an addition to the rear of the present church building in connection ~ith the proposed expar~ion program of the chtwch; hevins been referred to the City Plannln~ Comminsion for study, report and recommendation, the following com~untcation from the City Planning Commission, with reference to the relocation of the alley~ was before Councll~ "July 11, The Honorable A. R. Itintono Hayer, and Hembers of City Con.ncll, Roanoke, Virginia, Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of Hay 29, 1952, referring to the City ?lannin~ Commlaslon for study, report and recommendation, a communication from the Ninth Street Church of the ~rethren, 1103 9th Street, S. E., asking that the alley at the rear of the Church which runs at an oblique angle with the line of the Church building into Hontrose Avenue be relocated so as to make the alley parallel with the Church building end at a right angle with ~ontr. It is understood that the Church is contemplating the cormtructinn of an addition to the rear o£ its building, and that the purpose o£ the propoa~ relocation of said alley ia to provide additional apace to per. it the Church to confonu to all o£ the requirements of the Zontn~ Ordinance ln~e construc tiaa o£ said addition. It is the Commissionta opinion, after studying the ffact~ in this case, that the proposed relocation of aald alley as requested, and aa shown on the Preliminary Plan No. 39~6 attached hereto, will not change the use o£ the alley, and ulll in no way affect property owners in the l~mediate vicinity. The City Planning Comminalon recommends that the request o£ the petitio to relocate said alley be granted on condition that the proper application be filed with City Council according to the pruvialonu o£ the State law; that the Church will dedicate a fifteen-froot strip of land for said relocati~ and that the City o£ Roanoke retain an easement For the existing se~er ard for public utilities. The Commission further recommends that this question be referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be Followed according to the State law flor the closin~ end opening o£ alleys. 131 It ia underatood that the Church ~dll be reaponaible for the proper opening, gradir~ and aur£acing of the proposed relocation of ~e alley, Reapect~lly submitt ed~ ~lth ~u~the~ ~e~e~ence to the ~stte~, the ~ollo~lng co~nic~tlon ~o~ p~oposed to be a~ndoned~ ~as be~o~ Councll~ Gen~le~en~ Co~lssion ~o~ ~ud~ ~epo~t a~ eeco~endation~ t~e ~eq~s~ o~ the classl~lcstlon aa the p~pe~t~ on ~hl~h the Ch~ch Is co~c~td. Resldenco Dls~lc~ to co~c~ ~tth the Zone Plan o~ tha~ l~ed~ate ~espect~ll~ aub~ltted~ (Signed) W, J. ~cCorkindale, ~ter a discussion of the matter, members of Co~cll statl~ that It Is under~tandln~ there 1~ ~o~ objection from ~fected property o~ne~ to the ~ropo~ed relocation of the alley, ~hich ~eans that a public hearing should be held Final action on the que~tlon, and It appear1~ that the p~per application the relocation oF the alley has not as yet been f/led accord~ to the provtsion~ oF · tate law~ ~r, ~oody moved that action on bo~ ~e request for ~e relocation oF alley a~ the request for the rezonl~ off that portion oF the alley p~oposed to aba~oned be held In abeya~e For ~e ttme bel~ a~ that the City Clerk :oples oF the reports of the City Pl~nln~ Co~sslon to ~e Ninth ~treet Church of Bremen ~lth the sug~estion that the petitioner follo~ the proper procedure to state law for ~e closl~ and o~nt~ of alleys, ~e motion ~es ~r, ~ebbe~ a~ un~usly adopted, ZONI}~ A co~nlcat~on From ~, Earl A. Pltzpatrlck~ repre~enti~ ~, John A. ~ll~on, a~kln~ that ~e lot lo~ated at the point ~here ~alem Turnpike Intersects ~lth ~lrose Avenue ~t T~en~-second Street, N, ~., de,ct[bed as a po~t[on~ Block L~d Co.any ~ap, Official ~o. ~J07~ be rezoned from Special He~ldence District to B~ness D[strlct, ~a~ befo~ C~ncll, On mot/on of ~. You~, seco~ed by Hr. Hunter a~ un~lmously adopted~ the ~as mefe~red to ~e City Pla~[ng Co~ssion fo~ st~y~ repoPt ~ reco~e~ :ion to Co~cll. ~PORTS ~ ~FIC~S: BUI~I~ CODE: Cou~ll hav~ng pre~iousl2 ~e~lded ~ha~ a puhl~ hea~ng on proposed new Bu~ld~ Code wo~ he held someone ~e~ween ~ep~ember 1~20, 1952, orde~ ~ha~ Mr. J~s K. Evans, Bu~l~l~ C~e Engineer of ~e ~a~lonal ~ard of ~ire U~e~r~ers, could be presen~ ~ a~wer ~ues~ons, ~he CA~y ~nage~ subml~e~ ~lttsn report that ha has been advised H~, Evans will bo able to be in Roanoke on September 19, 19~, ard su~ested that the ~blic hearins ~ set fo~ that'date, In a discussion of the matter~ ~. You~ pointed out that ~less copies the p~posed ne~Bu~ l~ Code a~e ~e available to arch~tects~ ~zineers a~ interested parties ~n sufficient tl~ fo~ s~dy~ th~ sill have no questions to ask a~ there sill b~ ~ point In holdinE the ~bl~c he.InS; ~ereupon, the City replied that he ~ld see to It that copies of the proposed draft ~e ~de avallabl~ to l~erested p~ties In a~le ti~e before the ~blic ~. ~ebber then moved that the public hea~l~ on the p~sed new Bulldl~ Code be held at 8s00 o~clock~ p. m.~ Septembe~ 19, 19~. The motion was seconded by ~. ~oody a~ unan~ously adopted. ~CH~I The Clty Han~er ~ltted ~r~tten~ort, to,ether w~th ~e ffollo~l~ co~unlcat~on from the Superintendent of Schools co~ernin~ the of a 6-inch water ~[n to serve the ~w Preston Park Element~y School~ "July 21, Mr. Arthur S. Owens City Ma~ger Ro~ke, De~ Mr. Owe~ The School ~a~ respectfully requests City Cou~l to provide the six-inch water main from W~lll~on Road flor two blocks to a point on Preston Ave~e, opposite the new Prea~n Park ~ementary School. tot~ d~st~ce ~s 1,~0 feet. SXnce the school's requ~ment ~uld be ~t by a less expe~lve t~ee-inch ma~n, ~d s~ce o~y a little ~re th~ one-fourth of the pipe cost would seem to be the nor~l shoe to be ch~ged against ~e school property--the rem~lni~ portion being a p~per charge against the private properties In the First block ~d against the City park frontage opposite the school ~n the second block--we ~uld ~rthe~ request that only this approximate one-Fourth cost be assessed agal~t School Bo~d. A ffa~able decision ~n this matter on the p~t of Council ~uld be apprecXated. ~e prov~sion of a ~ater ma~n on th~s A~enue is necessa~ to the c~pletion of this school building, which co=pletion is contemplated by ~e first of 1953. We tha~ you for your consideration of t~s ~tem. Signed, ~uperlnt e~ent~ In a discussion of the ~tter, the City Manager ~ported'that he h~ adv~seg the S~ool ~ard that under existt~ r~es and re~latlons of the Water Department the wate~ ma~n will be ~natalled under the u~al condXtions, but that the School ~a~ has asked him to bring the ~estion to ~e attention of Council for a possible exception to the ~les and regulatio~, the C~ty Manager statin~ that he does not reco~end that an exception ~ made. ~. Hunte~ moved that Council concur In the report of the City M~ager that the School ~d be requested to co~ly with ~e exXsti~ rules ~d re~latlons of the Water Department In the installation of the water ~tn. The mo~ion was seco~ by ~. Young and u~ously ~opted. W~th ff~ther ~fere~e to t~ new Preston Park Elementa~ School, the City Man.er su~itted written report, together with the following co~nication from the ~uperinte~ent off Schools concernl~ the c~pletion of a portion of Preston Avenue, N. W., a~ the A~rove~nt of a portion of McA~ee Street, N. W., ~ well as the l~tallatXon of a sewer line, at the city's e~e~e, to serve the school: led 133 134 Y,~, Arthur B, Ovens City Maneger Roanoke, Virginia Deer ~. ~enal ~ .cho~l build~ p~oEr~ in the City poaee a ~e~ of p~Jects City l~ve~nt, a~ the School ~ ap~ec~ate, the ~ple~[d cooperation ~lven It ~ ~ou a~ by C[tZ C~l ~n its ~ldl~ One othe~ ~tem ~hl~ ~e'~at b~ to ~ou~ attentioe~ possibly fo~ inclusion ~n the 19~ Bud~et~ Ia ~e completion of Preston Ave~e from ~lll~a~ ~o~ to~ee ~t~eat, a~ also the ~mp~ement oF ~Afee Street ~lch ~11 be used a. a se~ce ~pproach fo~ delive~ o~ coal, cafeteria supplies, etc. The installation of a ae~er l~no Fo~ co~ect~on to the ~ull~l~ ~ also esse~t~el before ~e ~[ldl~ c~ be occupied, a~ least ~a service s~ld be provided ~s ffall. These ~mprov~enta, as ~ou c~ readily reall=e, are q~te necessary for the operation oF the ~reston ~ark ~e~t~y ~chool a~ flor ~e ~cco~odatio] of the patro~ oF ~la school. ~e th~ ~ou ffo~ ~our co~lderation off these ~po~tant items. Sl~d~ ~uper~nte~ent" I~ a d~cuss~on of the matter, the Clt7 ~ana~e~ recc~nded that the ccmplet of a p~t~o~ oF Presto~ A~enue, N. ~., be co~ldered In 19~ b~d~et study, ~d that the ~chool Bo~ ~e requested to pay o~-half oF the tot~ coat oF lnat~llin~ the ae~er 1~, In accordance ~th the ex~atl~ polic~ o~ the city. ~. Yo~ ~ved that Council cor~ur ~n the ~eco~e~dat~on oF the Cit7 The motion ~as aeco~ed By ~. ~oody a~ un~ously adopted. ~TA~ ~IG~AY~ ~IT~IN CItY LI~T~= Council hav[n~ previousl7 e~ressed a ~lll[~ness to coo~er&te ~lth the ~oanoke Cowry Au~o~ities e~ the Co~on~ealth of Vlr~lni~ Depar~nt of ~i~h~ays l~ ~eir ~oint efforts to ~lde~ershber~e~ (Vlr~lnia ~oute ~o. ~), insofar as It ma7 ~ reasonable for Council so to do, from the st~dpo~nt oF co~enle~e, the City ~a~er su~ltted ~ritten report~ statl~ that he h~s advised the Virginia ~tate De~rt~nt o~ ~l~ay~ that he feels ~ure Co~l ~ld ~ a~ree to ~a7 ~y ~rt oF the right-oF-way co~t con~de~at~on ~s ~ven to the addition of the u~al $~.00 pe~ mile ~ainten~ce fc~ the city o~ that part of'the highly ~lth~n clt7 l~mits, a~ that the ~tate ~l~ay Depart~nt has l~o~ed him that the county ~s p~ep~red to negotiate For ~t-of-~Z outside of the c~ty l~[t~, ~t that the c~ty is requested to acquire the sectlon of ~l~t-of-~ay ~l~ln the city l~mits, It be~ aEreed t~t ~lnce of the p~e~t Is ~n the ~u~ty. the city ~lll ~t be asked to participate l~ the actual con~t~ctlon cost oF the project, ~ch, of course, mea~ that the co~ty ~[11 likewise be re3po~tble ffo~ the ~l~ten~c~ aFte~ construction ~lth ~o pa~e~ts off any nature to the ctt~ ~r ~uch ma[nten~ce. ~te~ a discussion o~ ~o matte~ as to Co~tl~s policy concerntn~ such p~posal, ~. ~ebbe~ ~ved that tho City Ha~Eo~ a~certain from the ~lP~Inla State Depart=ent of Ht~h~ay~ the section of el[ht-of-~ay ~lthin the city l~lts requ~ed tn co~ectlon ~tth the p~posed wtdenin~ of HeP~h~r~eP Road, a~ upon receipt ~uch i~o~atlon, to canvass the o~ers of the required la~ as to ~elr to donate said ~l~hts-oF-~ay. ~e motion ~az seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ unanimously adopted. TB~IC: The City Ha~e~ submitted the follo~g report, ~Ith reference to the installation of a traffic ll~t at O~e Avenue ~d Ninth Btreet, N. mRoaroko, Virginia July PS, To The Cit~ Council Roanoke, ¥1rginia Oentle~n~ The Council, at its regular ~etinS on ~ Jul~ 1~ ~efe~ed light a~ O~e Avenue a~gth ~tree~ N. E~ The e~lp~n~ ~or this ll~ la on orderJ ~d we have been ~viaed tha~ the material will be delivered during ~he mon~ of August~ Therefore, the installation a~uld be c~pleted by ~e middle o~ September~ We were able ~o do this ~i~ some eztra equi~en~ a~ material was available. The l~e~l~y of ~. S~s departmen~ aided ~eatly in providl~ a li~ ~or this loca~lon~ Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ~ur S. ~ens City H~ager' The report was Filed. In this co~ection, ~. Huate~ voiced the opinion that consideration should be given to the l~tallation of a traffic light at the ~ntersection of Wlllia~n ~oad a~ Hershberger Road, NJ W. ~e City Manager repl~ that he hopes F~a For a trafffic ll~t at this location will be included in the 19~3 budget. ~TION-FIRE DEP~T~T: The City M~agem havl~ been ~st~cted to negotiate with the Tazewell Morgan Heirs fo~ ~e extension of ~ option on their property lying south of Vlnton ~o~, N. E., east of Wayland Street and west of Carv~ Street, ~n co~ection~th Council's stu~ of the ~eatlon of acquiring a site foma fire station in the Idle~ild-Eenwood Addition ares, a~ the City Hanager havi~ previously reported that the option expired on June 28, 19~2, due to his inability to obtain ~e consent of one of the heirs, the City Han~ge~ su~[tted written report that he has now obtained the cogent to the exte~lon from all the heirs ~ich extends the option unt[l October 28, 1952. On motion of ~. Young, seco~ed by Hr. Hunte~'~nd u~lmously adopted, the report was filed a~ the City Clerk was lmt~cted to place the ma2ter on the age~ For further consideration by Co~cil at its ~eting on October 13, 19~2. A~IT-C~ ~S~: ~e City H~ager su~tted ~ltten report, together with the re~rt of the Auditor of Public Accounts on an audit of the accounts a~ records of Co~onwe~th Reveres ha~led ~ the City Treaau~r durl~ the fiscal year e~ed June 30, 19~1. ~. You~ moved that the report of the City H~ager a~ the report on the audit be accepted and fll~ ~lth the official ~cords of Council. ~e motion was seco~ed by Hr. Webber a~ unanl~usly adopted. ~TH D~T~: Council havi~ been adTlsed at its last re~lar meetl~ by the City Ma~ger that he would ~es~nt a p~o~sed Meat 0~lnance for the City Roanoke to the ~dy ve~ ~ortly, the City Manager su~ltted the Following report~ "Roa~ke, Virginia ~uly 28, To The City Cou~ll Ro amoke, Virginia Gentlemen2 0n ~ay, April 7, 1952, you directed that the City ~ger ~d the Heal~ Department m~e a s~vey a~ study regarding the ~ed flor a Heat ~din~ce for t~ proof contel, ~nimum requirements, and other facts concerning the preparation, sale, etc., of meat In the City of Roanoke. 135 136 1~, Dudley and hie Staff have met with State Department of Heal.th represcntativee~ representatives from the Virginia Department o~ ~culture ~r~s local meat dist~lbuto~s~ ~c~nts f~o~ ~lde ~d o~ side the Clty~ ~d also ~i~ o~e~ ~ndlviduals a~ S~ups Ea~ of ~ou sentl~en ha~e received a copy of this ~dl~eJ a~ I. ~ therefor, p~senti~ It to ~ou officially tod~ fo~ ~ateve~ action 2ou de~ ~vllable. Respoct~lly ou~itted~ ~. ~ebb~ved that action on the pr~osed Heat ~dlnance be defferred flor co~lderation In co~ection elth 1~ budget study. ~e motion ~as seco~ed by Hr. Yo~ and un~X~ously adopted, STR~ IHFRO~S~ ~e City Ha~e~ nu~ltted the follo~i~ report, ~ reference to nurfface-treating ClXffton Street~ N, W,, and ~e northern portion Forest ~ark Boulevard~ N. "Roanoke, Vlrgir~a July 28, 19~2 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: At our meeting on June 30~ you referred to me the request of Councilman Wo P. Runter that we surface-treat Clifton Street, N. W.~ and also t he upper end of Forest Park Boulevard, I have been advised by the Director of Public Works that the upper end of Forest Park Boulevard has not been opened by the City and~ therefore, cannot be paved. If, after water line installation~ the property owners on Clifton Street, ~ho have been previously advised, will pay for curb and gutter~ the City could then pave that street. Respectfully submitted, (Signed] Arthur S, Owens City Heneger~ After a discussion of the report, Mr. Hunter stetin~ that he hsd in mind the surface-treating of that existing portion of Forest Park Boulevard, N. W., in the vicinity of Aspen Street, and the City Hanager replyin6 that he w~uld look into the matter, the report was filed. STREET LMPROVEF~NTS: ~he City Haneger submitted the following report, with reference to the hardsurfactng of Helcher Street~ S.E.~ WRcanoke, Vlrgir~ta To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia GentlemenZ At our meeting on Honday, June 30, 19~, you ~eferred to me in your File ~51~ a petition signed by rtfty-ffive residents of ~elchev Street, S. E., asking that their street be hardsurfaced. Water mains ~11 soon be constrUcted on Helchsr Street; therefore, we do not consider it wise to pave the street at this time. After the water line has been installed, if the property owners will pay one half the cost of curb and gutter, the City, in its general program~ could then pave Helcher Street. Incidentally, the Director of Public Works has had some temporary work done on this street. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Hr. Young moved that Council concur in the report of the City Hanager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. ALLEY II~PR0¥EHE~FS: The City Nanager subaitted the followir~ report, with reference to eurfacing an alley at the.rear o£ 918 Fairfax Avenue, N, W,t "Roanoke, VlrElnia July 26, 19~2 To The City ¢~neil Roanoke, ¥irtinla Oentlemn~ On June 30~ 19~, you referred to me ln your File ~14, a letter from Hr. DsWitt Lynch, 918 Fairfax Avenue, No ~°, in which he requested that the alley at the rear of hie property be surfaced, ~lthour limited funds and the great number of streets we have~ I cannot reco~e~t the paving of elleya~ however, we have ~lven the situation temporary relief. Respectfully eubmitted~ (Si~ned) Arthur $. Owerm City Hanager~ Hr° ~oo~y~oved that Council concur in the report of the City Hanager° The motion wes eecor~ed by Hr. gunter and unanimously adopted. ANh~EXATION-gE~ER COB~TRUCTION: The City Hansger submitted the followir~ report, with reference to a sewer system plan f~r the IdlewlldoEen~od Addition 'Roanoke, Virginia July ~, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ I advised you on July 1~, at our regular meeting, that I would have prepared and available for your scrutiny and consideration a sewer system plan for the Idlewlld-Kenwood area° I also advised you that this work could not be started until after June 30, 19~, when our water distribution system ~ae co~pleted. ~e have gone much in detail concerning this proposal~ and in ou~ Jud~ent, the long-ranse benefits to the City of Roanoke are Invaluable. Haps are available; and I would reco~end that authorization be made for the advertise~nt of bids on the ~ork. Respectfully sub. it:ed, ($igned).Arthur S. Ower~ City Hanager~ In this connection , the City Manager also euhuitted the f011owlng com-uunication from the City Engineer: CITY OF ROANOKE lh~ERDEPARTF~NT CO~D~UNICATION DATE: July ~, 19~2 TO: H~. A. ~. Owens, City Hanager FROM: Hr. H. C. Broylea, City Engineer Attached is a plan duowing the proposed location of sewers to serve the Idlewlld-Eenwocd section, which sewers will be entirely within the corporat~ limits of the City of Roanoke. The estimated cost of this project is approximately $4P~500. Th!s includes ~ trunk line along that part of 6lade Creek within the City which ~ounta to $~,000. The location of the proposed sewer line is through unsewered territol-y within the City and offers to be of extreme val~e for £urthe~ sewer extensions serving adjoining a~d adjacent streets. It is estimated that at least $7~O0 will be returned to the City as the property owners' proportlonml part aa sewer assessment, leaving a net total of $3~,000 for this project. This location will involve at least t~, possibly three, pumping stations, but it ia considered that under the circumstances and in view of the benefits derived in opening up the large new area fo~ development that the obJectiom ara £~ outweighed. 1 37 138 & trunk line alon~ the north bank of Glade Creek, with a siphon across Tlnke Creek into the City system, will cost in estimated a~unt of ~' this line be constructed, only that 10ortion o~ Idle~lld and Zenwood which nor have sewers will be served, l£ the proposed sewer line es outlined on tho plan lo constructed, this area plus · lares additional area will be aerved, plus an opportunity to serve an oven lersor area in subsequent projects. As there is ample money in the 19~ budget to take care of this project, ~t is recommended that Council be requested to authorize this construction. (Sl~ned) H. Cletue Rrcyles City APl'ROVED.' (Signed) Jno~ L. Wentworth Director of Public Worksu After e lengthy discussion of the question, Hr. Webber moved that the mattel be referred to the City Attorney for the preparation of a Resolution creatir~ · Board to hold ~ublic hearings on a portion of the proposed sanitary sewers, ar~ to report on that part of the project vh~c h the City Hansger could proceed immediately to advertise for bids on without holding a public hea~lng, in accordance w~th the · lin submitted by the Clty. Han~Ger. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody end tnanlmously adopted. $~ CONSTRUCTION: The request of ~r, E. Kyle Farmer that he be permitted to connect with the existing city se~er line running through his property located on the north side of Sa/em Turnpike, H. V., immediately east of ~etere Creek, within the city limits, Official No, 27~0101, in order reserve the dwelling on the remaining portion of his property located on the north side of Salem Turnpike (~ir~Inia Route No. 1~31), Immediately adjacent to the west corporate limlts of Roanoke, having been referred to the City ~snager for investigation, report and recommendation, the City ~an~ger submitted the followlr~ report; "Roanoke, Vlrsin~a July ~8, 19~ To The City Council ~oanoke, Virginia GentleF~n: On June 30, 1952, you referred to me a request from Hr. E. Kyle Farmer who is a County resident, that he be permitted to secure sewer connections on the Clty of Roanoke's system. We cannot reco~end that this be accomplished due to the fact that my office, in conformity with CltyCouncil~s policy and resolution, has constantly turned down similar requests; therefore, the beginning of any exceptions would have to he a policy matter. Respectfully submit ted ~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager" Hr. I{unter moved that Council concur in the report of the.City H~neger and that the request of Hr. Far,er be denied. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. REFI/KD$ AI~ REP. ATES-HOU$ING: ~he City Hanager submitted written report on the request made.by Hrs. Susie O. Horton~ through Hr. John D. Cart, that the City of Roanoke refund her $339.67, representing a portion of the taxes she ~ald for the year 19~1 upon the real estate acquired Iran her by the City of Roanohe ~edevelo~.ment and Housing Authority On January 6, 1951. After a lengthy discussion of the question, the Cl~y Attorney reconnuend~r~ ~hat the refund be mede, Hr. ~ebber voiced the opinion that the refund is a matter ~etween Mrs. Herren and the Housin~ Authority and moved that the request for a refu ~e denied. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and lost by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Webber'and Y~ur~ ....... ~AYS= Nessre, Hunters Woody, and the President, Hr, Mintcn*--3. H~o Hunter then ~ved ~a~ Council co~u~ In the ~eco~e~atlon of Atrophy n~ th~ the ~tte~ be ~eferred to the Clt~ Attorney fo~ prepa=ntion of' a~ ~ted by the ~ollo~n~ votez A~Z Hess~s, Hunte~, ~oody, a~ the Fresident, H~, H~nton .... '~YSt Messrs. Webber ~ You~ ...... ~-$TR~S A~ ~S~ Council havi~ prevfously aw~ded a contract for the pavl~ oF streets a~ v~oua locations In the City o~ Roanoke to Ylrgin~a Aspha] Paving Company, Inco~ora~ed, In t~ lump s~ of ~68,8~.00, the Cit2Han~e~ submttt ~itten ~eport that the contractor is willi~ ~ continua the contract for addition work at unit prices set out In said con~rac~ In a ~otal ~ount of $17,000~000 the City Manager rec~nding tha~ the con~rac~ be extended accordS~ly. ~er a discussion of ~e matter, ~. Y~ voiced the opin~on that the c~t 'should no~ s~ ~y sav~s It can realize from such projects, u~esa neceas~y, a~ ~ved t~t the City Hanazer end the turk of ~e c~ntractor at the co~letion the present contract. The ~tion was seconded ~ Hr. Woody and unanimously adopted. B~-RECR~TION ~PARTME~: The C~ty Hanager submitted written report, giv~ stat~stic~ data on the operation oF ~acllities on Mill Mountain, a~ Council that In order to adequately operate the Municipal Children's Zoo for balance off the season a~ ~ co~lete construction of the Zoo It w~ll be necessary to ~prop~late at least $1,900~00, the City H~er ps,stag out that acco~lng to the statistics pre~ented the additional app~pr~ation ~lll be more th~ Justified, Council being oF the opinion that ~,0~.00 should ~ appropriated for the operation a~ completion of the Zoo~ ~. Hunter offered the Follcwl~ emergency Ordinance, approprlat[~ ~8~.~ For ~tra Help and $1,2~.00 for Supplies In Recreation Deponent budge2~ (~11519) AN ORDIN~ to m~e~ and reo~ain Section ~iCO, "Recreation Dep~tment~, oF ~e 1~2 B~get Ord~n~ce, a~ provld~g For ~ emergency. (For full text off Ordin~ce, see Ord~n~ce Book No. 19, Page 90.) ~. Hunter ~ved the ad~tion of the O~i~ce. The ~tfon ~as seconded by Mr. Y~u~ ~ ~opted by ~e ffollowl~ vote: A~ Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Wo~y, You~, a~ the President, Mr. Minton5, N~S: None ....... O. B~-C~ H~L: ~e C~ty Manager sub.:ted writtenreport, e~la~n~ng that several mun~cipal depa~ments have been mrking u~er extreme difficulty durl~ the u~sually h~t suer weather due to the lack of ~a~ tn the departments, and recovered that $3~.00 ~ tra~erred from Repairs to the $180.~5 in the Furnit~e and Equipment account oF ~e City Hall budget, previously transferred rom the purp~ off purchas~ ~ee electric e~aust f~s, in order that five or six additional fans ml~t be purchased. Hr. Webber ~ved that Council concur In the ~co~ndatlon of the City Manager and offered ~e follow~ng e~rgency (~11520) AN ORDINATE to ~end a~ reordain Section ~12, ~Clty Hall", of the 1952-~udget ~dl~nce, a~ provid~g flor an emerge~y. [~o~ full text of Ordln~ce, see Ord~ce Book No. 19. Page 139 ,140 H~. Ysbbe~ .eyed the ~ioptlon o£ the Ordinance, The ~otion was seconded b~ ~v. ~unte~ and adopted by the ~ollo~ vote~ A~ ~ss~s, Hunte~, ~eb~r~ ~oody~ Young, a~ the President, ~. Hlnto~ N~S~ Nora ........O. will ~ 'necessary to appropraite ~0.~ ~ Capital ~tlay ~rom Revere '~on-~e~ti~ Expenses~ of the ~ater Depart~nt budget a~ ~ec~nded that the ~pprop~lati~n be made. ~, ~oody ~ved that Council ~o~ur ~ the ~co~e~ation of the City a~ offered ~e follo~i~ e~ersency (~11~21) A~ O~I~CE to ~e~ a~ reo~atn ~on-Operatin~ Expenses' of the 19~ Yater Dep~taent ~dtet 0~dimnce~ a~ p~vidl~ fo~ an e~r~ency. (Fo~ ~11 text of Ordinance, aee O~l~nce ~ok ~o, 19~ Pate 91.) ~. ~oody moved the adoption of ~e Ordin~ce. The ~tion ~as aeco~ed by ~, You~ a~ a~opted by the follo~ln~ votel A~5: Hessrs, Hunter~ ~ebber~ W°ody~ You~ ~d the President~ ~. Hlnton-~, ~AYB: ~o~ .......... O. PEnSIOn: The na~ter of ~it~ln~ nil city e~p~oyees ~o par~icipate in the '~ployeen~ Ee~tre~en~ Syn~e= o~ t~e City of Roanoke on an e~l~abl~ basts ns In ~eE~lly posnible havi~ been referred to the ~ard o~ Tr~ee~ of ~he consideration o~ ~e s~b~eq~en~ report of ~he ~a~d o~ Trustees ~svin~ be~n and C~ncil ~t the l~o~ meetl~ havin~ directed ~ha~ each of th~ city employe~ ~t ~11~ covered by the ~ployee~~ Retl~emen~ ~ystem be polled as to ~e~he~ o~ no~ they de.ire full coverage, the Clt~ Audito~ ~ubmitted a tabulatlon~ sho'~in~ the renu of ~e poll, the CityAudito~ pointing out that thirty-rc~ of the eaployees in quss~ desire to be ffull~ covered by the system and forty-fl~e of the enplo~ee~ do not to Join said sy~te~. After a discussion of ~e matte~, the City Audito~ pointln~ out that the fu~nishin~ of full covera[e to a smaller n~ber of city e~loyee~ than con~e~lated'vlll chile the annual cost to the city, H~. You~ ~ved tha~ consideration of ~e question be defferred until 8~ o~clock, p. m., lu~ust ~, In o~de~ to a~certal~ the revised a~ual cost ~the city. The ~tion vas seconded 'by ~. ~oody ~d unanimou~ly adopted. R~TS OP A~PO~T: ~e question of a~ardin~ s ~ contract on aviation Sssoline to be sold to ~e Ci~ of Roanoke s~ delivered to the Roanok~ Hunlcipal Airport, Includir the furnl~ht~ off e~fpment fo~ the ~tora~e a~ ha~lt~ of the ~asoline~ to Esso ~t~ard 011 Co~y. havl~ been ~rer~d back ~ a cc~itte~ ro~ s deFtnite reco~ndation as to te~s ~d co~lttons to be contained in the ne~ cont~act~ the co~Ittee sub. tied the follo~ July ~8, To The CltyCouncil Roa~ke~ Virginia Gentlemen: On ~nday, J~ne 16, 19~2, CltyCouncil epened bids for the storage and ha~ltng of gasoline at Wood~m Field. Roanoke's ~unicipal Albert. In yom Lte [on File ~9~ you appointed aCo~ittse, composed o~ the City Kana~er, the Purchaair~ A~ent and the Hanager oF tho Ai~t~ to ~dy these bids. At a aubae~ent ~e~lng ~. Ra~olph O. ~lttlo, City Attorney~ vas added to ~ls Co. tree. ~e Co~ttee has met with representatives of the Gulf Oil Co~y the Esso Sta~d Oil Co.any on several occaalonsJ ~d we ~e of the opinl~ that the City should centime its ex,sting contract with the Ea~ Standard Oil Compa~ fo~ the present time. TheComittee race.ends to the CityCouncil that we e~ress to the Esso Standard 0~1 Co~y representatives, ~. Lacony, ~, Divers a~ ~. HayFor( I~ to the Gulf Oil Company representatives, ~. H~sh a~ Hr. ~, · appreciation for their most cooperative ~d excellent assistance in us pertl~nt ~or~tion ~hich helped us to make this decision. Res~ctfully submit~ed, (~igned) ~thu~ 5. ~e~ [Signed) H~shall L. Harris" ~. Webber moved that the report be accepted. ~e ~tion was seconded by Hunter and un~lmously adopted. TAX~-S~A~ DISPOS~= ~e City Auditor and the City Attorney su~itted t~ ffollowlng report, with reference to classifying sewage treat~nt charges as a tax~ WJuly 22,19~2 TO ~E ~UNCIL OF T~ CI~ OF You requested ~e undersig~d to investigate the p~pos~ oF the sewage treatment o~lnance ~d dateline If the ch~ges imposed the scientific treat~nt a~ disposal of sewage ~t be collected as taxes rather th~ service charges, as no~ p~vlded, and thereby becone deductible lte~ on the Federal income returns of l~lvldual citizen. Section 1~-73~.1 of the Code of Virginia, in addition to other powers co.erred by law, ~rants unto the governing body off any count, city town authority to establt~, etc., sew~e disposal systems ~d sets Forth the ~ncident~ powers co.erred upon such govern[~ bodies ~n co~ection therewith. P~agraph (7), as contained In said section, reada~ "{7) To fix. charge and collect Fees, rents om other ch~ges the usa a~ services oF the sewage disposal system." The f~rst sentence In t~ seco~ paragraph of the Follow~g section reads~ in p~t. as Follows: ~Such Fees. rents a~ ~arges. bei~ In ~e ~ature of use or service ch~s~ shall, as nearly as the gover~ ~dy ~[[ de~ practicable~a~.equitable, be uniform fforthe.s~e type, claas'a~ ~un2 of ~se or service of the sewage disposal system. ~e And the last sentence off that paragraph reads= "The ~venue dePlved f~m any or ~1 off such Fees, rents, and ch~es ~s hereby declared to be revenue of such sewage d~sposal system,e (U~erscorlng supplied)¥ ~e a~ve statements t~en From the statuto~ law of the Co~o~ealth l~icate ~ ua a deflate legislative dete~l~tion that ~1 charges imposed flor the ~se ~d service of sewage dispos~ systems ~e to be regarded Since, An our opinion. ~e law tn Virginia as stated above la clear, ~t becomes ~ecessary to deter~ne the position in ~[ch ~ opposite . conclusion~y have placed ~e city. I~ such 'charges~ could lawfully be i~osed as 't~es~, cle~ly no such taxes could~ u~er existi~ law, be exacted from the Feder~ or f~m ~e State Oover~ent fo~ tbs use oF the syst~. ~en too ~e fee ~mposed, be ~t actually a ~e ~charge~ or a Is p~perly deductible b7 all business concerns as an expense item. ~ereFo] If the proposal could be effectuated it ~uld cause the city to lose mater~a] revere ~ile ~nef~ting only small Individual users w~se respective additional charges should not be u~uly hlEher; but. nevertheless, ~ose tax human a~ general l~ving costs ~is Co~[ttee, a~d we are sure Council, would. If poss~bl~ like to see reduced. Respect~lly su~ltted, (Signed) Harry R. Yates C~ty Auditor (Signed) Ran G. ~n~ttle City Attorney" 14'1 142 Af~e~ a discussion off the report, Hr. Hunter moved that the' m~atter be place~ on the agenda for further consideration'at the next'regular meeting of Council. motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. WATER DE2ARTHENT{ It having previo~sly been brought to the attention of Council that t~e Departmen~ of Highways of the State of Virginia has agreed to proceed with the improvement of Virginia Secondary Route No. 6~{)~ from U. Route No. If to the City of Roanoke~s property,f~equently referred to as Carvins Cove, if the City of Roanoke will bear one-half o£ the cost in an amount not to exceed S~,O00.00, and the matter having been referred to the Carvins Cove Road Committee for study, report and recom~endation, and tho committee having recommaende that {~,O00.00 be set aside in the Contractors account in the Street Construction budget for this purpose and that the Virginia State Department of Hlgi~ways be salvia{ of the city's willingness to bear one-half of the cost of improving the road in an remount not to exceed {~,000.00, and action on the report of the committee having been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Young pointing ou2 that the city will probably never be able to have the road improved at as little expense to the city again, Mr. Webber offered the following Resolution, advising the Virginia State Department of Highways of the city's willingness to bear one-half of the coat of improving theroad in an a~ount not to exceed {~,000.00-- {~11522) A RESOLUTION advising tM Virginia State Department of Highways that the City of Roanoke, Virginia, will set aside a su~ not to exceed for paving Carvins Cove Road, from Route 11 to the city's recreational area at Carvtns Cove, and providing for anemergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Hr. Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motic~ was ~econded Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote, Mr. Hunter commenting that he hopes the city will see fit to also improve more of the streets within the city ~hlch ara badly in need of pavtn~, and the President, Mr. Minton, stating that he feels that there are streets within the city ~hich need improving more than the Carvins Cove Road and that in his opinion action on the inproving of the Carvins Cove Road could be deferred for another ShY'ar: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody and Young- .......... HAYS{ The President, Mr.. Minton ........... 1. ¥~'. Webber then offfered the followin~ emergency O~dinance, setting aside aQ,O00.O0 in the Contractors account in the Street Construction budget as the citym, maxlnr~m part of the cost of improving the road{ (~11~23) Al{ ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section {~?~, "Street Constructi¢ of the 1952 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book l{o. 19, Page Hr. Webber ~m~ved the' adoption of the 0rdin~nce. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and adopted by the following vote{ AYES.' Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody and Young .......... l{AYS: The President, Mr. Minton ........ TRAFFIC: The proposed 19~2 Street Traffic Plan for the City of Roanoke, as prepared by the Police Dep~tment~ havir~ been taken under advisenent for considers. tion at a later date, the matter was again before Councll, H~. Youn6 moved that the ~lan be referred ~ the City Plannin~ Commission · for etudy~ report and recommendation to Councll, The motion was seconded by Webber and unanimously adopted, COI~SIDERATION OF CLA2r~s~ None, 1NTRODUCTION Aha) C0~IDE~ATION OF 0~DIKAECES AND RESOLUTIONS: SE~AO£ DISPOSAL: Ordinance No. 11~70~ prohibitin~ dumping in Roanoke Rlver~ .Tinker Creek, or ar~ of its tributariss, havin~ previously been before Council for its first reading~ read and laid over~ was agalnbefore the body, Hr. Webber moved that the second readir~ of the Ordinance be deferred until the regular meeting of Council on January 5, 19~3. The motion was seconded by Hr, : Young and unanimously adopted, ZONING: Ordinsnce No. 11501~ resoning property located on the north aide of 'Cleveland Avenue, S. W., between Thirteenth Street and Fifteenth Street, described as Lots 11-18, inclusive, Section ~, West End and River View Map, as well as the abandoned portion of Fifteenth Street ~est of Lot 18, which has reverted to the owner of Lot 18, f~om General Residence District to LiF~ht Industrial District, havl~ previously been before Council for lts first resding~ read and laid over~ was again before the body, ~.r. Hunter offering the followin/~ for its second reading and final adoption: (#11501) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article l~ Section 1, of Chapter .51 of the Code of the Clty of Roanoke, VLegir~a, in relation to Zoning. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page H~. Bunter moved the adoptlon of the Ordinance. The motion was =econded by Hr. Youn6 and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, ~'ebber, %/cod~, Young, and the President, Hr. Hinton-- NAYS: N~ne ....... O. STREE~ NA~S: Ordinance No. 11~02, changing the name of Bent Mountain Road, S. W., between Franklin Road and Colonial Avenue, to the name of Broadway, S. having previously been before Council for its first readirE, read and laid over, ! was acain before the body, H~. Young offering the following for its second readlnE and final adoption: (tll~0?) AN ORDINANCE directir~ the chan~e of name of Bent Mountain Road, So W., between Pranklin Road and Colonial Avenue, to the name of Broadway~ S. %/°; i directing the designation of the new name on present and future plats filed in the Department of Public Works; and directing that street signs no~ and hereafter erected shall couforn accordingly. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Hr. Young moved the adoption of the O~dinance. The motion was seconded by .Hr. Woody and adopted by the followint vote: AYES:Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, Your~ and the President, Fa-. Hinton--- NAYS~ None ........ SALE 0F PROPERTy: Ordinance No. 11~0], providing for the sale of Lot Section 10, Wasena Land Company Hap, under certain terms and corditions~ having previously been before Ccuncll for its first readirc~ read and laid over, was 143 144 again before the body~ H~. Woody offering the following for its second reading and final adopt lon~ (~11~0]) AN 0RDI .~CE accepting an offer For the purchase of Lot 6, Section 10, according to the Hap of Wasena Land Company, ~om the City of Roanoke, upon certain terms and conditionsJ and authorizing and directing the execution of a deed of conveyance thereto. (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see 0rdSnance Book Re. 19, Page Hr. Woody moved the adoption of the 0rdJna nco. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber~ ~*oody, Young, and the President, Hr. Mlnton-~. NAYS: None-. .... AIRP(IRT: Ordinance No. 11~12, providing for the operation of the new Traffic Control Tower at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, havir~ previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Webber offering the following for its second reading and final adoptions (~11~12) AN O~DINANCE authorizing and directing the proper City officials to execute, for and on behalf of the City, an agreement with the United States of America for the operation by the Government of the Airport Traffic Control Tower at Roanoke Municipal Airport (Woodrum Field), in accordance with standards established by the Fede~l 6overr~ent, without any rental therefor, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Hook No. 19, Page 87.) Mr. Webber moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The mot[on was seconded by Hr. Hunter ~d adopted by the following vote: AYES.'. Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Minton-%, NAYS: None ........ 0. AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 11513, leasing space in the new Administration Building at the Roanoke Municipal Airport to the United States Weather [ureau, and providing for facilities ancl services to be furnished by the city, having previc~sly been before Conrail For its first reading, read and laid .c~er, was again before the body, ~. Hunter offering the following for its second reading and final ado~t ions (~11513) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the proper City officials to execute, for and on behalf of the City, a lease with the United States of America leasing to the Government certain space in the new Administration B~llding at the Roanoke Municipal Airport (~'oodrum Field), for the term beginning July 1, 19~2, and ending June 30, 1953, (renewable at the option of the 6overnment from year to year, but not. beyond June 30, 1962) at a rental of One Dollar ($1.00) per annum and Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents ($87%.88) per year for facllitie and services, provided the Congress makes appropriations therefore (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance. Book No. 19, Page Hr. Hunter =eyed the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the f~llowing vote: AYE2: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Mlntor~--~, NAYS: None ............ O. AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 1151~, leasing space in the old Cannaday House at the Roar~ke Municipal Airport as Headquarters for the Civil Aeronautics Adm~nistration's Airway Maintenance Technician, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Young offering the Following for its second reading and final adoption: .! (~11~1[~) AN OR~)HAHCE authorial~ and directlns the proper City officials t¢ execute, for an~ on behalf of the City, a lease with the United States oF ~e~lca lessl~ to the Ooverment certain space ~n ~e old Cannaday House It the Roa~ke ~nicipll Airport (~ood~ P~eld), fo~ the term begi~ln~ July 1, 19~, a~ June 30~ 19~3~ (renewable at ~e option of the Oover~ent fro~ ye~ to yea~ but not beyo~ June 30~ 19~7) at a rental of Fifty Doll.s (~,~) ~ month~ to used exclusively as and ffo~ Headqu~ters space fo~ the Civil Aeronautics A~iniatra- ttont s Al~ay Hainte~ce Tec~tcl~. (For ~11 te~t of Ordl~nce, see ~diname ~ok ~. 19~ Page ~. You~ moved the adoption of ~e O~lnance. ~e ~tlon was seco~ed by ~. Woody and adopted by ~e ffollowing vote~ A~: Hessrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, yo~, and the P~sident, Hr. NA~: None ........ O. CI~ ATTORh~ Ordin~ce No. 11517, requiring ~e presenttr~ of Factual ~o~tion to ~e City Attorney In the preparatlon of legal opinions and documents having previously been before Council For its first reading, read and laid over, agaln before the ~. In a discussion oF the O~l~nce, ~e City Attorney advised that since the measure was placed upon its first ~ding he has discussed the matter with the City Manger and that he now feels the ~ntent oF the 0rdlr~nce can be ~orked out w~thout 'the adoption oF the measure, the City Attorney asking that the Ordinance be tabled lndeffinitely. In a discussion of the ~tter, ~. Webber ~ced the opinion that the 0rdina~e Is a good one ~Ich will expedite the operatio~ of v~ious municipal ructions and offered ~e follow~ measure flor its second readi~ a~ final adoption: (~1151~) AN 0RDI~NCE requir~ng ~1 depart~nt heads and other e~loyees, boards and co~issions, entitled to receive such service, upon requesting the City Attorney to render any legal opinion or to prep~e any ordinate, r esolution, contra or other ~ltten docent, to submit, In writing over h~s sig~ture, alo~ ~th the request for ~e prep~ation oF such legal opinion or other such doc~ent, factual info.at,on as will enable the City Attorney to prepare ~e legal opinion or other such ~quested document without having to ~sort to other sources to obtain any such factual l~ormation; and directing that the City Attorney ~y decline to prepar any such requested legal op~nio~ or otheP such doc~enZ until so ~pplied such factual lnfo~ation. (Fo~ ~11 text oF Ord~ce, see Ordt~e Book No. 19, Page 89.) ~. Webber ~ved the adopt[m~ the Ordt~nce. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. Woody a~ adopted by the followi~ vote: ~S: Mess~s. Hunter, Webbem, Woody, You~, a~ the President, Mr. Minton-5. HOU3~-STR~S A~ ~L~S~ ~e matter oF ded[catlng a str~p oF la~ ~ong the edge oF Washington Park Fom street purposes, to be k~wn as a part oF B~rell Street, N. W.~ hav~g been referred to the City Attorney for proper procedure, C~ty Attorney submitted dr~t of an e~rgency ~d~nance, providl~ fo~ the dedicati~ ~ereupon, ~. W~dy offered the followi~: 145 146 (~11~} AM O~DINA~CN dedicating a certain strip o£ land on the east side Washington Park for street pu~ses, ~ be known as a part oF ~rell Street, p~v~d~ fo~ the ~oco~at~on of a ~ sh~ the 1~d so dodicated~ a~ (Fo~ full~xt of Ordnance, see Ord~n~ce ~ok No. 19~ Y~e ~. Voody ~ved* the ~doptlon of the ~dina~e. ~e motio~ ~as seconded by ~. You~ ~d ~opted by the ffollo~l~ votel ~E~ Hessrs. Hunte~ Webbe~, W~dy ~ Y~ng ........ NAYS: The President, ~. Minton ...... 1. BUI~I~ CODE~ The Cl~y A~rney havl~ been requested to prepare ~ ' ~e~nt to the Bulldl~ Code, deffXnl~ passe.er elevators as d~ffffering from freight elevators, presented s~e~ ~ereupon, M~. ~unter offered the ~ollo~lng e~rgency Ordinate ~ (~11~2~) AN 0~INANCE to ~nd the official Building C~e oF the City Ro~oke by the addition of a new section to be n~bered as Section 163, defining elevators, ho~stways a~ du~,~aitera; a~ provl~ng for an e~ergency. (For ~Ii text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok ~o. 1~, Page 9~.) ~. H~ter moved the adoption of ~e ~dinance. ~e motion was s~conded By ~. Webber a~ adopted By the following vote~ A~2 Messrs. Hunter, Webber, W~ody, You~, and the President, M~. NAYS: None .......... ~NIOR CHA~ER 0F C0~CE-PA~ A~ P~YGROU~S: The C~ty Attorney having been ~equested to prepare an Ordinan~e, authorlzl~ the Roanoke ~unXor Chamber Co~e~ce to install and operate a mXniat~e train Xn the Municipal ~ildren's Zoo the C~ty Attorney pointing ou~ tha~ the draf~ of Ordinance ~s been signed In a discussion of ~e Ordinance, Mr. You~ voiced ~be opinion ~at ~ assura~e ths~ the Norfolk a~ Western Railway Comply would help In ~he construc a~ Westemn Railway Conpany that It ~11 help in the const~ctlon of a tubal" be deleted from ~e ~dinance. ~e ~t!on was seco~ed by ~. ~oody and unanimously Mm. Woody then moved t~t the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The ~t[on was seconded by ~. Webber ~d adopted by ~he ffollo~Ing vote: ~: Messrs. Hunter~ Webbe~, Woody, You~, ~d the President, ~. NAYS: None .......... (~11~26) ~ ORDINANCE au~orizl~ the Roanoke ~unior ~er oF Commerce to ~lnstall a~ operate a miniature train In ~e ~lldren's Zoo area on Mill ~AS, this Council, on ~ay 12th, I~%2, t~ormally approved the then tentative p~pos~ of the Ro~oke Junior Ch~ber of Co~rce to install a~ operate a minlatu~e train in the Children's Zoo ~ea on Mill Mountain, and ~EAS, the said Roa~ke J~[o~ ~ber of Co~erce has purchase a Rensaelaer Miniat~e Train at a coat of $9~61.3~ l~ludi~ ffreight; has purchase 1,0~ feet of track at a cost of $1,000.00; has spent ~220.00 fo~ railroad ties; has obtained the promise of a gift of ?~ tons of ~allaat from %~o ¥. Roxley & Cor~pan~ assist~ee In t~ T~P~E, BE ~ ~DAI~ by the Cou~ll of the City of ~oa~ke aa follo~s~ 1. That the ~anoke Junio~ Chamber of Co~rce be~ a~ It is hereby, au~orized to l~tsll and operate a miniatu~ train In the ~ildren~s Zoo a~ea on ~lll ~untaln on apreciae location to be app~ved by th~ City N~a~e~ and upon the te~ ~d co~ltions herel~fte~ set 2. ~at the a~d Roanoke J~lo~ ~be~ of Co--rcs ia hereby authorized to m~e a~ collect reasonable char~es ff~m those electl~ to ~lde upon said miniature t~in and retain all of the net lnco~ so received, deteml~d after, the' deduction of all necessa~ e~enses incurred In the ope~ation of the proJect~ until such time as the o~l~l~ actual cost of the train a~ of the installation of the track and t~nel~ not to exceed $1].~.~ shall ha~e been so earned a~ refu~ed to 3. That after the o~lslnsl actual investment of the said Roa~ke Junlo~ Chm~be~ of Co~rce or $1],~00.00, vhicheve~ Is ~aller, has been so earned and refunded t~ It from the net Income derived from the operation of said train~ the future ne~ l~come defied from the operation thereof~ after the deduction of all ~ecessa~y expenses incurred l~ the operation of the p~oJects all of which expenses shall be spp~ved by the City HsnaEe~, ~all, for a period of Four ye~s, be divide~ on ~e basis of ~0~ of said net income to the Roanoke Junior Ch~be~ of Co~erce the remaint~ ~0~ thereof to the city off ~oa~ke; and thereafter, fop a period t~o years, such net income ~all be equ~ly divided between the said Roanoke Junior ~ambeP of Co~erce and the city of Roanokel a~ l~dlately thereafte~ and for no additional consideration, the said ~oa~ke Junio~ ~beP of Com~e~ce shall delive~ ~e said train, t~ack~ tubal a~ all accessories used In co~ection unto the city of Roa~ke and vacant the title to all thereof to be free ~om the claims of all persons whosoever. ~. That the said Roa~ke Junto~ Chm~be~ of Co~erce~ so lo~ as it ret~ ns ay fl~nclal interest In the project pursuant to the terms of ~is o~lnance, cooperation with the city Dep~tment of Parks a~ ~ecreation. shall have the responsibility ~d authority for deter~nin~ the hours of the train's operation, duration'of lt~ sea~on, the price of the train Fare~ the prcmotion~ features therec and all ie~ral detMls of the operation of the pro~ect. ~. That the Roa~ke Juror ~be~ of Co~rce sh~l obtain al1 protective insu~nce tn co.action with the p~Ject as may be prescribed by the Cltl HanaE~l the cost of the premiss thereo~ to be considered a~ necess~ operatl~ . 6. That If afte~ a fair trial the o~ration of the p~oJect should p~ve to be unprofit~ble on ~111 Hountain the Roanoke. Junio~ ~ber of Co~erce shall, at discretio~ and e~ense~ have the option to cause the tpain~ track a~ all app~tena~ thereto to be moved to and operated In such othe~ city park as may then be approved by the Co~ll of the City of Roanoke. A~, in ~ch event, all of the terms and co~ttions of this ordi~nce ~hall cont~ue and be of the s~e force and effect as If said projected originally been placed and operated in the park to ~ich tt may be Peeved puP~ant he.to. 147 148 ?, That before this ordinance shall become effective the said Roar~k® Junior Chamber of Commerce shall evidence its a~raement to be bound by the terms and condition~ hereof by causins its signature and seal to be affixed to the origin, hereof by its proper officers, $1zned and sealed in compliance with paragraph ? of this ordinance, This 28th day of July, ROA}fOXE JUNIOR CHAH~H~ 0P CO~tERCE, By {Sizned) Jack Bo Coulter President ATTEST~ {Si~ned} Wo Ho Hitchum ~he O~dinance having been readw was laid over, HOTIONS AND HISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL BOARD: Council at its last regular, meeting havin~ deferred the appointment of a seventh school trustee provided for in the ne~ City Charier until the present meeting, the President, Hr. Hintc~, called for nominations, In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council four ~etitlone, a co~unication from the ~llli~son Road Woman*e Club~ a co~au~icstion from the Valley Junior ~oman% Club~ a post card £rom Hr. and Hrs. Steven Holpe and Nr ~o Evelyn ~orvelle and a post card from Hr. and Hfs. Eo L. Hack, Jr., aekinE that the Willl~on Road section be represented on the School Board and suggesting of persons f~o~ the ~llliam~on Road section For con~lderation in makln~ the appoint~ent° H~. Hunter placed in nomination the nscue of the Reverend Gordon Lo Eel}rw Pastor of Belr~ont Baptist Church, as a School Trustee for the City of Roanoke. The noalnation vas seconded by l~. Woody, Fa-° ¥oun~moved that the nominations be clo~edo The motion vas seconded by Fw. Webber and unanimously adoptedl l.laereupon, the Heverand Gordon L. Aaller elected as s School Trustee for the City of Roanoke for a t er=of tkree years endln June 30, 19~ by the follo~ing vote~ AYES: Hes~r~. Hunter, ~ebber, ~oody, Young, and the President, Er. Hinton-~ NAYS: None ......... O. The City Clerk ~as instructed to forward Hr. holler a cartificat of his CIT~ HARKET~ The President, Hr. Hlnton, brought to the attention oF Council and the City Hanager tho condition of the entrance doors at the City Harket Bulldin Hr. Hunte~ norad that Council refer to the City Hanager For Investigation the possibility of placing a different ty~e door on the City Harket ~utldtr~ than type no~ used. The motion ~as seconded by ~tv. YounE and unanimously adopted. CI~[HARI~T: The President, F~o Hlnton, brou£ht to the attention o£ Council and the City ~anager that the coolers and the re£riEeration system in the City Harket Bufldln[ should bechecked, Hr° H~nton pointln~ out that the coolers ~hould be recaulked and sealedo Hr. ~oody moved that the matter be referred to the City Hanager. The mot ~ae seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. COUNCIL-HUS?ING3 CO~TI Cour~il havin6 been ~'anted permission by ~e Judse off the Hustles Co~t to hold its present session in the air conditioned C~rt Roo~, due to the umsusll~ hot suer ~eather, the President, Hr. Hln~n~ asked the City Clerk to fo~d a co~nScation to Judse Dl~k A. Kuyk~ 'conveyl~ the aince~ thins ~d ap~reciation of ~e members of'Cou~il fo~ Jud&e Kuykea ki~ consideration ~d ~ou~t~ul~as. ~AT~ DEP~T~t ~. You~ bro~t to t~ attention o~ Council ~e statue off the ~ater Syste~ I~prove~ent Fro~r~, ~. Youns statl~ t~t he Is disappointed In the pro.ess m~de so Fa~, a~ moved t~t the City Ha~er be req~sted to the ~ate~ Depart~nt to speed up the preparation oF plans a~ ~ve~tis~nS ~o~ bids In co~ection with th~,proEr~. ~e ~tion ~as seconded by ~. ~oody a~ unan~ousl adopted. Thera ~n~ ~ ffurthe~ business~ Council adjourned until ~CO o~clock, A~st 11, 1~, svbJect to call. APPROVED ATTF~T ~ ,_ _ ~ Clerk '' P~e s~aent 149 150 C0~gCI L; REGULAR Nonday, August 11, 195~, · he Cc~ncll.o£ the City of Roanoke ~et in re~ula~ meetir~ in the Circuit Court Room in the ltunicipal Bulldl~, ~, i~ust 11, 19~2, at 2~ o'clock~ p. m., the re~lar meetl~ ~u~, ~lth the P~esident, ~. Hinton, preside. P~SE~ ~ess~a. Hunte~, ~ebber~ ~oody~ You~, a~ the Presldent~ Hlnton ................... A~E~ None ..... O. O~IC~ ~R~E~ ~r. ~thur ~. O~ens, City ~an~er, ~r. ~andolph O. ~ittle City Attorney~ a~ ~. H~ry R. Yates~ City Auditor. The ~eetl~ vas opened ~ith a p~ayer by the ~everend ~acob J. H. Pastor or ~el~se Ave~e Christian Ch~ch. NI~: Copy of the minutes of the regular meetin~ held on ~onday~ ~uly ~8, 19~, hnvin~ b~en ~rnished each member of Council~ upon ~tion of ~r. Hunter, sec~ed by ~r. ~ebber a~ un~lmously ~opted, the readln~ van dispen~ed vith the minutes approved as recorded. ~Ilt~ OF C~IZE~S UPON ~UBLIC ~NIL~ D~B~IO~ HO~: ~rsuant to notice of advertisement for bids on repairs and alterations at ~e ~uvenile Detention Home, accordin~ to plans and specifications f~nished by the city, said bids to be ~eceived by the ~chastn~ ~ent until a:OO o~clock~ p. m., ~onday, August 11, 19~, and tb be opened before Council at that hour, the ~res~dent, ~. ~lnton, asked If there was a~one present ~o did ~t fully understa~the advertisement, if there was anyone present~o had been denied the privilege of bidding, ~f there were any questions about the adverti~ ment a~one would like to ask, a~ ~ representative present raisi~ ~y question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the one received. The b~d having ~en opened and publicly read before Council, ~r. R. B. ~osa Purchasing Agent, and Mr. H. Ctetus ~yles, City E~lneer, w~ were present at the meetly, expl~ned the work ~ncluded In ~e proposed project. .After a discussion of the bid, a~ it appearinE that the amount of is hi,er than the estimated cost of the pro,act, and Council bel~ of the opinion that a co~ittee should make a study of the matter es to whether or not any of the work included tn the project can be curtailed, ~. Hunter offered the followi~ Besolutton: (~115~7) A RFSOLL~ION referring the bid of J. R. Campbell for repairs and alterat~o~ at the Juvenile Detention ~o~e to a co~lttee co~osed of ~r. Arthur ~ens, City Manager, ~r. John L. Wentwor~, Director of Public Works, ~d ~r. H. Cletus Broyles~ City E~tneer, for study a~ report to the Council of the City of Roanoke at its next re~lar ~et~ on ~o~ay, Au~st 25, 1952. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. ~9, Page ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b7 ~r. Woody a~ adopted by the following vote: A~: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, You~, a~ the President, ~r. NAYS: None ............ O. WATER DEPABT~NT-~E~AOE DISPOSAL~ Council havir~ previously established · charge of forty per cent of the proper ~unt of thei~ periodic vate~ bills upon re~l~ cons~e~s of ~ate~ f~om the ~ater Depart~nt fo~ the scientific treatment a~ disposal oF seva~e~ ~. John H. ~ornton~ J~.~ Attorney~ repreaentl~ ~. ~aneas President of Ideal Lau~ ~d Dry Cleaners~ I~orpo~ated~ appeared Cou~ll~ to~ethe~ ~lth representatives of other lau~ries in the citys ~. Thornton pointl~ out that the nature of the lau~y ~sineea natu~l~ re,ires the use very ~reat ~ount of vate~ a~ that the laundr~en feel they should ~ ~lven some consideratio~ on a alidl~ scale baals to afford them relief f~m the excessive char~es ~l~ they ~e bel~ called on to pay. In a discussion of the matter~ Hr. Vincent S. ~eeler~ Hansge~ of Past Sevvlce Laundry ~d Cleanly. stated that the lau~rymen contacted the l~lvidual member~ of a p~evious Council prlo~ to the adoption of ~e SevaEe Treatment Ordin~ce and vere assured that sons consideration ~uld be given to large users of rater In th~ passage of a Se~a~e Treatment ChavSe Ordin~ce~ H~. out that a large per centase of the ~ate~ used In his business Is fo~ rinsing a~ should not ~ee~ treat~nt. In a f~thev discussion oF the matter. Hr. H. S[erli~ ~eld. Vice Pre~ident ~f Crystal ~pvl~ Lau~ry Comp~y~ Inco~orated. pointed out that the ~a~h from his plant empties into a stor~ drain. ~1~o ape~ln~ on the sub~ect~ ~re ~. ~. Price Fields, repre~enti~ De 5uxe Laundry and D~ Cieaners~ ~. Charles ~. ~llcoI~ Sec~eta~-Treasurer of Laundry and Clea~r~, Incorporated, a~ H~. E. ~. Speck, Secretary-Treasurer ~a~lc City Launderers and Cleaners, Incorporated, ~ter a furtheP discussion of the matter, ~r. ~ebber polntl~ out that the lsundr~en can charge the additional ~ounts aFaln~t operational costs, a~ Fields replyl~ that the lau~te~ are limited in vhat they can charge thelr customers and that an~ay It ~ould not be feasible to increase lau~ry rate~ from the zta~point of outside co~etltion, ~. Youn~ moved that the matte~ be to the City Hana~e~ for an Investigation of a scale of char~es for the ~clentlflc treatment.and dt~posal of se~s~e to all users, ls~e and ~zsll, in an attempt to dateline if ~e flat charge of forty ~r cent Is fal~ to all, ~d that the City Hana~e~ contact AlvoPd, B~dick and Hovzon~ Conzultln~ E~IneePs, fop their ~eco~e~ation on ~e subJect~ as veil as other cities, ~Ith a vier of ascertainln~ ~hat procedure they follo~ In lmpo~ln~ seva~e treatment char~es a~ ~hethep or not they m~e any reduction In rates to any claes of user. The mo~ion ~as seco~ed by ~. Hunte~ a~ unanimously adopted. 5~,~ AS5~5S~I ~s. G. H. Clatterbuck~ 3~0 Huntington Boulevard~ N. appeared be~o~e Council~ advls~ that a sewer line has been Installed In Road~ N. E.~ between Wentworth Avenue ~d ~untington Boulev~d~ ~ ~at the s~de of he~ property abuttl~ the west side of OllveF Roads described asAc~ea~es Hunti~ton Court ~aps Off,cia1 No. 31~0320~ has been assessed in ~e amount of $~9~.67~.~ra. Clatterbuck stati~ that her property fronts on Huntington ~oulevard~ that the dwelll~ at the front of the property is already served by'a sewer line Huntington ~ulevsrd a~ ~at there w111 no~ be any need fo~ the sewe~ line in Oliver Road since she will neve~ sub,vide the side o~ re~ of the 't~act of 152 In a discussion of the ~atter, the City Hanager and the City Clerk, who members of the Board who fixed tho aseesementeo explained that the Board reduced the original assessment from $914.39 to $592.6?0 a reduction of 190 feet in foota~e~ on the ba~18 of the front of the property boin~ served by the existing sewer line in Huntington Boulevard, but that the Board felt then and still feels that the rear Of th~ property can eventually be served by the sewer line in Oliver Road; therefore, assessment of $592.67 ia Fair and Just. Hr. Woody moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Board that the request of HFS. Clatterbuck be denied, The motion was seconded by Hunter and unanimously adopted. RESOLUTIONS OF COHY~RDA?IOR: J~. John B, Waldropo Councilman-elect, appeare before Council, pointlr~ out that the Town of Salem is holding a Sesquicentennial Celebration this week, and suggested that a suitable co.~uendation bo drawn up For presentation to the Town of Salem, com~onding them For their success during the past 150 years; whereupon, ]~. ~oody offered the Followin~ Res~lution~ (~115~8) A RESOLUTION expressing Felicitations to the prople of the Town of Salem on tho OCCaSion of said To~nta Sesquicentennial celebration. (For Full text of Re~olution, see Ordinance Book No. 19~ PaEe Hr. Woody moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the Follouing AYES: Hesara. Hunter, ~ebber, Woody, ~oun~, and the President, Hr. Hlnton*5o HAYS: Hone ......... O. DEPARTI~NT OF PUBLIC ~f~LFARE: Hr. Charles Lee Dlckereon~ relief cllento appeared before Council and complained that his allotment of $50.00 per month is itnsuFFicient to meet hie daily needs. In this connection, Hr. ~. R. Fallwell, Director of the Department of Public ~elFaro, who was present at the meeting, explained that $~O.OO pe~ month ia the maximum amount the state and federal goverr~ent ~lll match, but that the city can supplement the a~ount ~tth local funds. On motion of Hr. ~ebber, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Hanager and the Director of ~ublic Welfare. PETITIONS Ah~ CO~2~UNICATIONS: BUDGET-DRPARTH~NT OF PARES AND ~CREATION: The followin~ communication From Hr. Paul H. Coffey~ President.of the Recreation Association of Roanoke, was before 'August 7, To thaCity Councll Rosncke~ Virginia Gentlemen: The National Recreation Congress meets this yea~ in Seattlev Washingto~ from Surxlay, September ~8 to ~aturday, October 4, Hrs. Ha~garet Smlth and Hrs. Fanta-Boon of our recreation staff have been requested by Hiss Harion Preece, District National Hecreation Association Representstive~ and Hr. Thomss.E. Rivers of the Executive Director's OFfice together with Hr. Robert R. Gambler who ia in charge of Service to States, to participate in the program of the Con~Pess. It seems likely that there will be no other representation from the State of Virginia. Hrs. Smith has been asked to deal with the topic ~Reereatton in Parks and Forests - National, State and Local~ on Thursday~ October 2~ ~30 to ~00 p. m. Also, both Hrs. Smith and Hrs. Boon have been asked to as discussion leaders in other phases of the program. The Rational Recreation Association especially requests our staff leaders to have a display at this Congress dealing with the Hill Hountain Children's Zoo. It has been our zood fortune in the department to have obtained some .national recognition with this project that we have Just started on Hill Hountain~ and the National Recreation Congress wiah~a us to explain in detail the operation of this project. · Therefore, Zantleman~ tho Advisory Board of the Recreation Association of the City of Roanoke respectfully requests you to appropriate sufficient funds to cover the necessary expenses of these two representatives to this Con~sss in -~eattls, if you deem it wise. And furthermore, gentlem~n, we have a Poard Hember o£ our Association who ia very desirous of attending this Congress along with Rrs. Smith amd Hrs. ~oon, and who ia perfectly willing to spend up to ~200.OOc~ her own money for expenses, but feels that aha cannot spend beyond this a~ount. An your Judgment, you think it wise to supplement this Board Hemberga expenses in the amount of ~1~0.00, it meets with the approval of the Advisory Board of the Recreation Association of Roanoke. Gentlemen, we are making this request of you because we have mo money in our Association to meet such expenses, but feel that, through the diltger work of the Department of Parks and Recreation, it has attained quite an honor to be asked to participate in this program. Respectfully yours ~ (Signed) Paul H. Coffey Paul H. Coffey, President Recreation Association Roanoke" In this co~sction, Hr. Coffey appeared before Council for a discussion of the matter, Hr. Coffey stating that the Recreation Association of Roanoke is particularly anxious for the two staff members of the Department of Parks and Recreation to attend the national meeting at a total cost of ~/lth further reference to 'the ~atter, the City Clerk brought to the attentio of Council a co~;uunication l~m )ir. B. F. Hoomaw, Executive Director of the Chamber of Concretes, advisir~ that it is the reco~uendaticn of the Chsnber'e Public Recreation Cor~uittee that sufficient funds be appropriated to send to the national meeting such representatives as the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation might suggest, After a lengthy discussion of the matter, the City Hanager pointir~ out that there sue no funds left in the Travel Expense account of the Recreation Department bu,4get and that he cat, lot recc,'m-mend an additional appropriation, and members of Council bein~ of the opinion that it might be arranged For representatives to attend one of the national meetings held closer to Roanoke, Hr. Woody moved that the toques be denied, but that consideration be given to sendin~ representatives to the nations meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, next yesu, when the 19~] budget is studied. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. STRE]~ L~PROV~EIFfS.- A petition signed by ~3 residents on Rosewood ~ircle, $o E., asking that the street be pe~muane~tly repaired i~uuediately, that adequate water and sewer facilities be made available in the area a~d that street llEhts be installed in the area, was before Council. On motion of ~. Hunter, seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted, th petition was referred to the City Hanager for study, report and reco=,~endation to Cou nc il. SCHOOLS-. A co=nication from l~r. LeRoy E. Smith, Chairman of the Roanoke City School Board, reportin6 on the school buiidir~ ~d improvement program as of June 30, 19~, was before Council. }Yr. '~ebber moved that the communication be filed and ~ade a part of the official records of Council. The motion was seconded by {~o Young and unanimously adopt · d. 153 154 BUIX~I~-COH~ENSA?ION BOARD~ Cour~ll haVlnE previously refer~d the request of the City Sergean~ that his aala~ be increased fro~ $6,~.~ per a~ to ~,~.OO per a~, ef~ective July 1, 19~2, a~ ~e reques~ of the Co~e~th Attorney that his salary be l~reaaed f~ ~.~ per a~ to ~8~8~.~ ~, eclectics July 1~ 1~ as a ~es~t oF le~lalation e~cted ~ ~e Legislature. to the 19~] budget study, copies of co~nicatio~ ~rom the State Compensation ~ard~ advisl~ that the Co~ensation Bo~d ha8 ~nc~eased the o~ the City Sergeant to $7,~00.OO ~ a~ ~d the s~a~ oF the Co~on~ealth Attorney to S8,~OO.00 pe~ a~, effective J~y 1, 19~, subject to the concur~e~e of the Co~cil o~ t~e City off Roanoke, ~ere before ~. You~ ~ved that the C~ty Attormy prepa~ the proper ffo~ the t~o sal~ increases, effective Jul~ 1~ 19~, ~d appropr~atin~ the cltyts ~are of said sala~ ~nc~eaaes. ~e motion ~aa seco~ed ~ ~. ~ebbe~ a~ unanimous adopted. POLICE DEPOSit A co,unica:ion f~m Hr. R. H. Youell, Director oF the Division oF Corrections oF the State Department oF Welf~e and Institutions, together ~th a report on the police loc~p oF ~e City of Roanoke ~hich ~aa inspect on July 22, 19~2, was before Co~cll. Hr. Hunter moved that the co~un~cation and report be Filed. ~e motion seconded b~ ~ W~ody a~ un~i~usly adopted, C[~ JAIL: A co~cation from Hr. R. H. Youell, Director oF the Division of Corrections ~ the State Depart~nt of Welfare a~ Institutions, together with a report on the Jail of the City of Roanoke ~ch was inspected on July 2~, 1952, before Council, ~. Youell co~enting t~t co~itiona found a~ the Jal~ at the ~rmpection are deser~i~ oF co~e~ation and that congratulations are very ~ch In order ~ the a~nlstration ~d staff. ~. Yo~g moved that the co~unicatio~ and report be filed. The motion secor~ed by ~r. ~ebber and un~lmously adopted. PENSIONS: A co,unica:ion from Hr. Har~ R. Yate~, Secreta~-TreasureP of 'the ~oard of T~stees of the ~loyees' Retfre~nt System oF the City oF advis~g that the actuarial rear: oF ~. George B. Buck, Consulting Actuary, ~the cale~ar year 1951, has been transmitted to ~e ~ard of Trustees and Is available to Council, ~s before the ~dy. ~. Woody moved' ~at the co~un~cation be Filed. The motion was seconded by ~. Hunter and un~imously adopted. ~PORT~ OF WA~ DEPArtS: The City Manager having been requested to lnst~ct the Depart~nt to speed up the preparation of plans and advertising for bids codec:ion with the Wate~ System Improvement Progr~ , he submitted written together ~th a lengthy co~cation from ~. C. E. ~o~, E~ineer In ~arge Construction off the Water Department, giving a s~ oF p~t events a~ ~ status oF plans for the progr~. ~ this co~ection, Hr. Moore ~ Hr. G. H. Ruston, Acting M~ager oF the Depart~nt, ~peared before Co~cil for a d~cussion off the ~tter. ~ter a discussion of the ~tte~, ~. Moo~ explaining that the arterial do not le~ themselves to ~lng split up to several contractors, but ~at the completion of Project 4, it will be possible to have ready plans for distributi, mains in groups so that York may be properly undertaken in the several sections of the city aimultaneo~ely~ ~. Young moved that the report and communication be filed The motion was seconded by ~ro Webber and unanimously adopted, CITY FROPERTYi The City Manager submitted written report with the r~queat that he be authorized to rent out city property located at ~30 Carver Avenue, N. for $35.00 per m~ntho Hr. Webber moved that Council concur in the request of the City Hanager and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, WATER DEPART~t The City Manager having been instructed to request the Water Department to furnish Council with an estimate of the cost of furnishing and excess of whet the Water Department considers to be safe, he submitted written report, together with a communication From the Acting Manager of the Water Departmez setting forth the desired information. In this connection, ~r. C. E. Moore, Engineer in Charge of Construction the Water Department, and Mr. O. H. Ruston, Acting Manager of the Water Department, appeared before Cotmcil for a discussion of the matter. After a diecu.~sion of the matter, Kr. Young stating that residents in the South Roanoke section have gotten the impression that water pressure in excess of eighty-five pounds is unsafe from letters sent out by the Water Department, when, in reality, there seems to be some q~estlon es to what pressure is considered safe, Mr. Webber voiced the opinion that the citizens have become unduly alermed about possible effects from · boost in water pressure, but that some definite decision should be made by Council one way or the other as to what its policy will be in the matter, end moved that the body meet in informal session at 8:00 o'clock, p. August 20, 1952, with a view of reaching a definite decision at that time. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanir, ously adopted. CITY MARKET: The City Hanager having been requested to check the coolers and the refrigeration system in the City Market Building, he submitted the followin eRoanoke, Virginia August 11, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen~ You authorized me at our meeting on July 28 to investigate the ice boxes in the Market Bulldlng; and from July 29 through August ~, subsequent checks were made of the twenty stalls. 0sly three boxes showed any excesse: Two were two degrees over; and one was four degrees over. This could have been caused by the need for defrosting, large quentitit of meat may have been placed in the boxes, or other normal adjustments may have caused the variance in the temperature of the boxes. Hr. J. F. Douglas, Clerk of the Market, and Dr. J. N. Dudley~ Co~lesioner of Health, have surveyed the system as to safety and health; and we can assure you'that the ice boxes are in excellent condition, Respect/'ully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" The report was filed, 155 156 DEFART~I/T 0I~ FUBLIC ld'~ILFARE: 'l'h~ City Hana~ar sub~ttted the follo~l~ report~ wl~ ~ffe~e~e to rlsl~ hospltailaation costs fo~ ~lgent patient~ "Roa~ke, Yirginia~ To ~e City C~ncil Ro~oke~ Virginia Gentle=en= 0n July 1~, I adv{sed you that ou~ hospitalizatioo fo~ i~l~en~ patients .has exceeded its six-~a~s approp~lation. this accountJ and the ~ollowin~ lette~ causes us ~the~ concernt H~. ~thu~ ~. ~ens City Hana~e~ Hunicip al Bulld~ Roa~ke, Dead ~. ~ens: I would like to call to you~ attention, with ~e idea perhaps you ml~t wish to l~o~ Council, ~at the cost for hospitalization of l~l~ent City patients ~s conttnul~ to increase. We ama havl~ to renew ~th a local hospit~ as of A~ust 1 a ~w contract at a rate of $16.~ per day. As I have pr6viously info,ed ~ou, hospitaltz~tion throughout this entire yea~ ha~ ~en on an emergency bs~ls. At the end of ~e first six ~nths, we were tn ~ red approx~ate~ ~,~0. I ~ sure that you are aw~e as to what ~he= rates and contlnu~nE on an emergency basis ~ans. In re~d to hl~he~ rates~ ~t slmply means w~th ~e ~e ~o~t of money we can do less and le~s hospitalize 2~on~ ~d secondly~ by keepln~ ou~ hospitalization on a~ ~r~ than they ~uld have cost had we been able to do the turk on an elective basis. Because this situation Is f~au~ht wl~ a ~eat deal of d~e~ to the health of ou~ l~tEent patients, I feel that you and Council should be l~o~d of the situation. Respectfully ~ou~s, (S~ned) J. H. Fallwell Dl~ctor of ~Ubllc Welfare~ I ~ passl~ It on to ~ou Fo~ you~ i~ormation. (S[~ned) ~thu~ S. ~ens City ~nager" ~e report was fil~. ST~ I~BOV~E~S: The City Hanager su~itted the followi~ report, with reference to ~e lmp~vement of portions of Oregon Ave~e, Oak Street ~d Hontgomery tn ~e southwest section of the city~ "~oa~ke, Virginia Au~st 11, 1952 To ~e City Cou~ll ~o~oke, Virginia Gentlemen: You received, at ~e July ~8 meet[nc, a letter requesting that we resurface Ore,on Aveme, S. W., from Gul~o~ A~e~e to Oak Street; O~ S. W., from Oak Street to Wc~la~n Ave~e. No ~s were included in ~e 195~ Budget for surfacl~ any of ~ese streets; and Hontgomery Avenue ~st ~ve curb a~ ~tter installed before pe~ent pavement can be placed on the street. Hay I request that you consider these matters in your 1953 ~udget deliberations. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. ~ens City Han~er~ ~. ~ebber moved that Council concur In the re~rt of ~e City Hanager ~ that ~e matter ~ referred to 1953 budget study. The motion was seco~ed by ~. ~'o~y a~ un~Imously ~opted. TR~.VFIC= The City Manager submitted the following report, with reference to comprehensive parking survey of the central business district of Roanske~ egoanoke, Virginia August 11, 1952 To TheClty Council Roanoke~ Virginia Oentlemen$ The following letter from the Acting ~uperintendsnt Of Police is in reference to the need for a parking survey in the City~ 'July 2~, 1952 ~r. Arthur 8. Owens City Manager Roanoke, Virginia ! am requesting that the present traffic survey which is currently being conducted by the Virginia Department of Highways be amended to include a comprehensive parking survey of the central business district of Roanoke. It is appropriate that such a study be conducted at thts time while trained personnel and supervision for this project are available. It is estimated that th~a amendment to the present project will cost approximately ~12,000 with the State of ~lrgin~a paying sevent~-five per cent of the cost. It is h~ghly desirable that the sum of ~3,000 be made available so that this work can be accomplished. The results of this survey will be h~ghly bene£1cial to the City of Roanoke and will be of material assistance in solving our parking problems for the ne~t ten years~ Very truly yours, (~lgned) Frank H. Webb Captain Frank H. Webb Acting Superintendent of Police. I have brought this to your attention on several occasions previously; but at those times, we did not have funds available for such a survey. · The results of this survey would prove conclusively the location of parking lots, the habits of people, and other per~L~ent In~ormation. At a conference wit~ the State Department of Hlghway~s representative, Mr. Wllkerson, ! requested that he make a careful analysis of what the cost would be to have such a survey. Then I had the Acting Superintendent of Police to write me his viewm o~ this problem. X ~m bringing the matter to your attention at this time Because, with the construction of the viaduct in the offing, I felt I would be remiss in my responsibility ~o you if I did not lnform you of the value of the information which could be gathered at this time. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur $. Owens City Manager" Mr. Webber pointed out that a study of the parking situation is being made by the Off-Street Parking Committee, that a traffic survey has been made in connec- tion with the proposed Jeffersom ~treet ~rade Crossing El~mfnation Project, that the City Manager has Just recently submitted the results of a study made by the Police Department, and that other surveys have been made, Mr. Webber moving that the report of the Cl~y Manager be filed for further consideration. The mo~ion was secor by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. ALMSHOUSE: The City Manager submitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of June, 1952, showing a total expense of $1,892.~, as compared with a to'al expense of $1,?~.O8 for the month of June, 1951. The report was f~led. CITY pH~YSICIAN: The City Manager submitted w~ltten report from the City P~ysician for the month of June, 195~j showing 61~ office calls and 633 prescript ~ r filled, as compared with 58~ office calls and 625 prescriptions filled for the month of June, 19~1. The report was filed~ 157 led 158 P~P0~T.~: Th~ City HanaEer submitted mitten reports Prom the City Harket for the month of July~ 1952J tho Depart~nt of Bulldin~ a~ Fl~bl~ Inspection [fo~ the ~nth of July, 19~2~ the Depart~nt of Parks a~ Recreation ffo~ the ~nth of Ju~, 1952~ the Depart~nt of hblic ~orks ffo~ t~ ~nth of June, 19~I the Electrical Depar~ent for the month of July~ 19~I the Hunicip~ Al~rt ffo~ the ~onth of ~une~ 19~21 ~e Folice Department foe ~e month of Hay~ 19~I a~ the ~c~sin~ Dependent fo~ the ~nth of July~ 19~. ~. Hunter ~ved ~at the reports be filed. The motion vas seconded ~ ' Hr. ~oody a~ unanl~usly adopted. 5T~I~ Council, by a majority vote, havln~ previously authorized the City Hana~er to neEotiate and contract, flor a~ on ~half of the citT~ wi~ applicants for the use or the Hoanoke Eunicipal 5tadl~ for stock ca~ vacins~ upon such ter~s a~ co~ltions as he dee~d for the best lnte~st of the city~ the City Hanager submitted ~itten report that the contract he has executed ~lth ~llll~ ~. Fm~e and Curtis T~ne~ expl~s aa o~ Septe~er ~, 19~, a~ ~at the operators have asked fo~ September ~, 1~, as a rain date, In ~e event the race scheduled For Septe~be~ 19~, 1~ rained ou~, the City ~ana~e~ volcln~ th~ opinion t~st the request appears fair a~ equitable and reco~endin~ that he be authorized to extend the contract throu~ Septembe~ ~, 19~. ~. ~ebbe~ moved that the City ~ana~er allo~ ~he alternate date of September 19~a, tn the event the race .scheduled for Septembe~ 3, 19~, Is rained out. ~e vas seconded by ~. Hunte~, ~ho co~ented that he is still opposed to ~tock raci~, but that he feel~ it only Fal~ to gr~t the ope~ator~ a ~atn date, and adopted ~ ~e following vote: A~S: Hassle. Hunte~ ~ebbe~ a~ the President, Er. Hinto~ .... 3. HA~S: Hasbro. ~o~y and Youn~ .......... ~. In this co~ection, Hr. ~ebber pointed out that the city has received quite a bit of reven~:e From th~ stock ca~ races ~hlch ~a~ not t~en into account vhen the [9~ budget ~as adopted, ~. ~ebbe~ volct~ the opinion that ~e ~ve~e derived the stock c~ races could be used to erec2 a foot brid~e across the Roanoke ~[ver Fram ~outh Roa~ke Park, ~d ~ved that the City H~ager be authorized to for bide lam the construction of ~e pedestrian b~ld~e. In a discussion or the ~tte~, ~. Youn~ stated that ~ one time there ~s a need for the foot brid~e In his opinion, ~t that sl~e the u~erpsss into Roanoke P~k l~ bein~ constructed he Feels ~e foot bridle ~111 not be needed~ Young s~ggestfn~ that action on the question of const~uctin~ the pedestrian be deferred In o~der that the effect of the u~erpass might be datelined its co~pletlon. ~, ~ebber ~eplied that his idea In sug~esti~ the construction of the foot ~as ~lth a vle~ of p~ovldfn~ a mea~ of dlspersl~ the c~o~'ds at the Stadium rapidly ~te~ the ending of any event ~lch ~ght be held the~e, N~. YounS that there Is a need fo~ more adequate facilities to disperse the crovds, votcln~ the opinion that ~dditlonal exits ~ld solve th~ problem rather th~ construction of the foot bridge. The motion failed fo~ lack of a second. WAT~ DE}'ARTH~: The City ~ger submitted the followl~ repo~t, with ~eference to razin~ a dwell~g on prope~ at ~lteslde Avenue and Holll~ Road, N. "R'oanoke m Virginia A~ust llm ?o The City Council Roanoke~ Virginia Ge'nt le~en~ ~hen the City p~rchased the Willtamon Road Water Co.any, ~e acquired certain l~s at ~lteside Avenue and Hollins Road, S. E., on ~ich ~aa located a frame building o~ considerable age ~d needi~ vas~ repairs. recommend that I be au~orlzed to raze tMs bulldl~, eithe~ by usir~ City forces or ~ contract, ~Ichevev Is the moa~ adv~tageous to the City. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. City Ha~ger~ ~. Webber =~ved thatCou~ll concur in ~e reco~e~ation of ~e Cl~y ~anager that he be authorized to raze ~e building, either by usin~ city forces or by contract, whichever is the ~st advantageous to t~ city. ~e motion was seconde by Mc. You~ and un~l~usly ad.ted. A~-CIVIL A~ POLICE C~RT: ~e City Hanager submitted written report, together with ~e report o~ the A~itor of Public Accounts o~ an audit o~ the accounts and records of the Civil and Police Co~t (now known as the Hunicipal Court', For ~e calend~ 2ear Hr. Woody moved tha~ the reports be filed. The motion was seconded by ~. Runter ~ unanl~usly adopted. STR~ E~NSION: ~e City Hanagem su~ltted the follo~in~ report, reference to the extension of Alb'erta Avenue, S. W.. from its present termination to Spring Roadl "Roanoke, ~irgl nlm Au~a~ 11, 19~2 To ~o Cl~y Cou~ll Ro~oke, Gentlemen: Earlier this year you directed that we begin co~e~ation proceedings to acquire property fr~ o~ers on Alberta Avenue. ~. Paul Spre~er and several of ~e owners took ~he initiative ~d asked that I m~t with them to discuss the possibility of changing the pro~sed plans. Feeli~ tha~ it w~ld be co~isten~ with your policies, I met with t~e property o~ers; a~ the2 advised me tha~ If o~ engineers would turk ou~ a slight cuvve In the ~ad a~ the foot of ~e hill, ~1 of th~ ~oul~ donate ~he necessa~ pro~r~y. I have worked out such a plan, ~co~o~ty with ~at I believe to be the plan of the property o~ers, which is agreeable to the Engineering Depart~nt~ ~d I reco~e~ that I ~ authorized to attest to secure this pmoperty, holding In abeya~e any condemnation procee41~s. Respectfully sub~t ted, (Signed) Arthur S. ~ens ~. Runter moved that Cou~il concur In the ~co~enda~ton of the Cl~y H~ger. ~e ~tion was seco~ed by Mr. Woody and un~i~ously adopted. GR~E CROSSI~S~ The City Hanager submitted verbal re~rt, togathem dr~ of a Resolution prepared by the Cl~y A~torney, providing for the appointment of an appraiser to represen~ the city In co~c~lon with the Jefferson Street Grade Crossl~ El~tnatlon Project; ~ereupon, M~. Young offered the (~11529) A R~O~ION appolntl~ a co~lttee to secure a competent real estate ~praiser to represen~ the City in appraising all real estate necessary to be acquired for the rl~ of way of ~e p~posed new ~ade separation viaduct designed to roplgce the existl~ Jefferson Street grade c~sslng over the Norfolk 159 160 Western Railroad, on U. B. Route 11, in the City of Roanoke (Fed. ProJ, AE-SH-FAP 140 (2)), or that may be affected by the construction thereof~ and provid~g for {For full text of Resolution~ see O~dinance Book No, 19, Faze 97.) H~. Young moved the adoption of tha Resolution. The motion vas seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYILS: Messrs. Hunter~ Webber, ~oody, Young, and the Freeident, Hr. Minton--! NAYS: None ...... O, In this connection, the City Manager submitted the rollowir~ report, with reference to the appointment of the sppraiserl "Roanoke, Virginia August 11, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ The committee appointed by Council, composed by Hro Harry R. Yates, Hr. Bandolph G. Whittle, and Hr, Arthur So O~ene, has met with Mr. David Etheridge, St., local realtor, and has secured his services on behalf of the City to m~e an ap~raisal of ~e approx~ately forty-three pieces of proper~y needed ffo~ the viaduct. ~. Etherdl~e expect~ to start ~ork l~dla~ly on the appraisals. ~e vould appreciate you~ co~l~in~ the actions of the Co~lttee. Re~ectfully su~ltted, {Signed) At.ur S. Owe~ {Signed) HarsH. Yates {Signed) Ran ~. ~lttl*" ~. ~oody moved that Council co~lrm the actio~ of ~e co~lttee. The ~otion was eeconded by M~. ~ebber a~ un~lmously adopted. With further reference to the Jefferson Street Grade Crossl~ Elimlnatlon Project, the City Manager su~itted written re~rt with ~e request that $1~.00 be appropriated to the Police Department budget, In order that M~. J, D. Slnk~ Chief Co~unlcations Officers, mi~t be sent to Norwalk, Co~ecticut, to make proper and study the automatic s~gnal~ program which the City of Roa~ke plans to install on the Jefferson Street viaduct. After a discussion of the matter, ~. Hunter moved that the $100.00 be appropriated as requested. ~e ~tion was seconded by ~. ~oody a~ lost by the following vote, ~e other ~mbers of Council indicating ~at the City Manager could to Norw~k for the desired AYe: Messrs. Hunter and Wo~y ....... N~S: Messrs. Webber, Young, a~ the President, ~. Minton .... 3. POLI~ DEPArtS: ~e City Manager su~tted the following report ~har~es In the Police Department perso~el: "Roanoke, Virginia August 11, 1952 To TheCi~Cou~l Roa~ke, Virginia Gentlemen: I wl~ to report the following perso~el changes: POLICE Z. G. Huffman retired, effective July 31, 1952. Coy ~den Stagey e~loyed as First Year Patrolman, effective Au~st 16, 1952. Respect~lly submitted, (Sig~d) Arthur S. Owens City ~nager" The report was filed. RE~ORTS 01~ ¢OF~ITTEES: None, US'FINISHED · T~IC-~V~TISI~ Action on the proposal of ~, Pete~ Wreden ~ ~, ~ester D, P~me~ Jr,, tradl~ as the Ad-Mete~ Com~a~ Inco~orated~ for placl~ on the parkin~ meters In the City of Roanoke a two-sided metal fr~e Fo~ the of 'creating adve~tiein~ space, with 33 1/~ pe~ cent of the ~t profits revertin~ to the city, having been deferred until the present meetin~ Messes, W~eden and Pa~er again a~pe~ed before Council for a discussion of ~e matte~, I~ t~s co~ectl~n~ H~. Pa~ presented a tria~la~ metal park-ad which he ~d Mr, ~reden now p~ose ~ place on the parkinZ meters instead of the metal fra~, with ~0 per cent of the ~t profits ~evertl~ to the city, M~, Palmer statin~ that the ne~ proposal ~ould ~ve the city more revenue than the p~oposal. In a ~rther discussion of the matter, Mr. P~mer advised Cou~il that Virsinia Beach la ~w experlmentin~ with t~ ~rk-ads a~ that they are bei~ u~ed in other cities, Hr. Palmer ursi~ t~t a ~e~ of the Fixtures be placed on parkln6 m~ter~ to 8et public reaction before any definite decision Is ~de, it be{n8 u~erstood that after a ~hort period of tim~, If the public indicates it~ dislike of the ads, the Flxt~es ~ill be removed and th~ project aba~oned, At this point, the City Clerk brou~t to the attention of Council a cc~unication C~om H~. ~. F. Hoo~a~, ~xecutlve ~ivecto~ of the ~be~ of Co~erce~ ~dvl~ln6 that upon ~e reco~endation of the ~amber~s City Eeautlflcation Co~ltte~ It Is the ~ug6estion of the ~oard of Directors that pavkin~ meters not be used for advertisl~ ~. ~ebber asked the City Attorney If the city could leE~ly per. it such adverti~l~ on public property~ the City Atto~ey replyi~ that the Si~n Ovdlnance ~uld have to be a~ended to pe~tt advertisin~ on p~ki~ meters; ~hereupon, Falmer ~tated that ~e~lts have been lss~ed for a n~er of ~i~ns In the Clty Hosnoke ~hlhh are ~t inco~or~ty ~[th the Sign Ordinance, the City HanaEe~, upon questtonin~ by ~. ~ebber~ ~vlsint that as far as' he kno~s the 5i~n Ordin~ce ~eing cozpl[ed ~ith one h~red per cent, but ~at he ~111 look In ~e matter. Th~ matter havin~ been discussed at length, H~. ~o~y a~ittin~ that the p~po~ition l~ a ~o~er~l advertiatn~ sche~, but that In his opinion the city 'ought to be concerned ~[th beautifyln~ its streets rather ~an clutterl~ the~ up a~ that the use of public property for private adverti~f~ ~uld be e~tabltsht~ a bad policy, Mr. Hunter moved that the proposal submitted by Me~s~s. ~'reden and Palme~ ~ rejected. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. TA~-E~AGE DISPOSe: Action on ~e report of a co~lttee, ~th ~eference to classifyi~ sewage treatment cha~ges as a tax, havi~ been defevred until the present meeting, the ~tte~ was ~atn before Council. Hr. Young mo~ed that the report of the committee again be c~ried over unti the ~xt re~lav meeting of Council. ~e motion was seconded by Mr. ~'ebber a~ unaniuously adop ~d. CONS~TION 0M C~I~: No~. I~SODU~ION A~ CONS~TION 0F ORDINAN~ A~ R~0L~IONS: ~0~ING-S~BA~ LI~S: Ordinance No. 11~18, establl~lng a 20-foot setback ll~ on the east side o~ Municipal Airart Road {Vleg[nia Route No. 118), from 162 ~erehberger Road to the north corporate 21mits, ~avlnE previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, vas again before the body, In this connection. P~. Hilton B. Rile~. ovne~ of ~ta 10 a~ 11. Block Ai~le~ Cou~ Ha~. sppea~ed be~o~ council a~ presented a petition signed b~ six property ovne~a In the affected area, obJectl~ to the pro~sed setback line~ Riley stating that he la opposed to the proposed setback ll~ because he vould to move his house back a~ because the houses erected ~te~ the establ~shl~ of the setback ll~ ~[1 be ~urther back fr~ the street than the present houses~ thereby creatin~ an lrre~ls~ line. After a discu~sion of the m~tte~, Hr, ~ebber v~iced the opinion that ~O-foot ~etback line should ~t Be established until the city finds out ~at the county inters to do ~lth the vest side of the street a~ ~ved that action on seco~ resdl~ of the Ordinance be deferred un, il the next ~e~la~ ~etl~ff Counc[ In orde~ that the city mi[hr a~certain vhat ~e county plus to do, ~e motion vas seco~ed by Hr. You~ and ~nanl~ously .uthorizfn~ ~e ~oan~ke ~unior ~ber of Co~rce to initsll a~ operate a ~iniature train In the Children's Zoo area on ~11 ~u~tain ~pon certain terms :~ndttlon~, ha~l~ preciously been before Council fo~ its first resdin~ read lald o~r, was again ~fore the In this co~ectlon, the City Clerk ~vised Council that he has contacted Mr. ~ack B. Coulter, President of the Junior ~ber of Co~erce, and that Mr. Coulter 7as agreed to ~e deletion of ~e words ~has received ass~ces from the Norfolk and Western ~allway Company that It will help In the const~cti~n of a tunnel"; ~. Hunter offered the following Ordln~ce for its seco~ readi~ and fin~ adoption: (~11526) AN O~DINA~E authorizing the Roa~ke Junior Chamber of Co~erce ~o install and operate a miniat~e train in the Children's Zoo area on ~lll ~untain certain terms a~ conditions. (For full tex~ of O~lna~e, see Ordin~ce Book No. 19, Page 9~.) Mr. H~nter moved ~e adoption of the Ordi~nce. The motion was seconded by Youn~ ~ ~opted by the followl~ A~: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woo~, You~, a~ the President, Mr. Minto~-5, ~AYS: None ...... O. ~h~TION-5~ CONSTRUCTION: The matter of constructing sanitary sewers Idlewild-EenW°od Addition ~ea havi~ been referred to the City Attorney for p~peratio~f A Resolution creatl~ a Board to hold public hearings on a prrtl~ the p~posed sa~t~y sewers, a~ to ~eport on that part of the project which Ct~ Manager can proceed l~ediately to advertise for bids wf~out holding a public In accordance with a p~ su~Itted by the City Manager, the City Attorney dr~t of a Resolution, providtn~ for the creation of the Bo~d; whereupon, Woody offere~ the following~ (~11530) A R~OLUTION creating a co~lttee before ~om a~uttl~ landow~rs certain po~tio~ of Baldwin Avenue, Tuck Street, Blbb ~treet, Carvin Street, Holt Street, Clyde Street, ~r~t Avenue and the north side of Glade Creek, In ~e North section of the City of Roanoke, may appe~ and be hea~ tn favor of or against the proposed construction of sanitary sewers in and alert, said portions of said streets and other p~operty, the cost of which, ~en the sa~ ~hsll have been escsrtair~d by said co~lttse, is to be assessed o~ appo~lo~d between the City and said abut~l~ landowners ~s provided by lawJ providins ~o~ ~tice to ~uch (~o~ ~11 tex~ o~ Re~olu~on~ see Ordin~ce Book ~o. ~. ~oody ~oved ~e adoption o~ ~he Resolution. ~e ~otl~ wes seconded by ~. ~ebbe~ and adopted ~ the Follo~n~ vote~ AY~ Hessrs. Hunter, Webber, Wo~y~ You~, a~ ~he Presiden~ H~. ~ln~o~ NAYS: ~one ..... O. ~S A~ REBATF~-HOUSING: Council, by a maJorl~2 ~te, havl~ requested the Cl~y A~torney to prepare an O~ln~ce, provid~ng ~or a re.nd o~ $339.67 ~o ~s. Susie O. Hot,on, represen~Xng taxes she arduously paid ~or ~he year 1951 upon the real es~a~e acquired ~r~ her by ~e City of Roanoke Redevelopmen~ and Housi~ Authority, he presented sa~. In a discussion of the Ordinance, Messrs. Webber and You~ reiterated that accordl~ to ~e law Hrs. Horton should h~dle the matter ~lth ~e Housl~ Authority not Council, or that she should seek relief ~ough the courts, ~t Council. The City Attorney replied that In the present l~tance ~s. Horton has the right to seek relief either t~ou~ the courts or through Co~cll. ~tev a f~thec discussion o~ the matte~, ~. Webber volc~ the opinton that the Ordln~ce should at least include an accurate descrlptlon of the p~perty involved instead of bel~ designated as ~Lansdo~e Park", Hr. Hu~tee moved that the followi~ Ordi~ce, providl~ fo~ the ~u~, be placed upon its first reading. ~e motion was seconded by Hr. ~oody and adopted by the followln~ vote: A~S: Messrs, Hunter, Woody, and the President, ~. Minton--3. NAYS: Messrs. Webber and Ysung ........ (~11531) AN OBDI~N~ appropriating ~339.67 fro,~ the Gener~ ~nd with ~hlch to re~u~ to (Mrs.) Susie G. Horton 19~1 real estate taxes erroneously paid on real estate ~w generally k~wn as ~L~sdowne Park". ~S, (Hrs.) Susie G. Horton, t~o~h her attorney, John D. Cart, hemetof ~lled ~th the City ~na~er hem cla~ f~r a ~fu~ of 1951 real estate taxes she :onte~s she erroneously paid on real estate located In the City of Roanoke a~ now ;e~rally k~ as "~ansdowne P~k", ~d k~E~, the C~ Attorney ~n a written op~nion dated July ~Sth, 1952, now on file In the office of the City Clerk, advised the City Manger that In his judgme Mrs. Hor~n's claim Is walid~ and the City M~ager has, ~erefore, recovered that the Council appropriate, from the General Fund, $339.67 for the purpose of ~k~ s~ch refund. TH~0RE,' BE IT ORDAIh~ by the Council of the C~ty of Ro~oke as follows: 1. That there Is hereby appropriated fr~ the General Fund $339.67 for the purpose of re~ng'unto (~s.) Susie G. Horton 1951 real estate taxes she erroneously pa~d on Roanoke real estate ~w generally known as "Lan~downe P~k". 2. That ~e p~per CXty offic~als be, a~ they are hereby, directed to ~ssue a voucher payable to the o~er of (Mrs.) Susie G. Horton $339.67, thereby re~nding the aforesaid taxes. The Ordinate hawing been read, was laid over. 163 164 ~t0?I0~ Alll) HI.~CELLANEOUS BU$Ih~r~Sgz ~NIC~ ~UILDIN0~ ~. Hunte~ b~u~t to the attention of Cou~l that p~lo~ to 19~, ~ile he vas servl~ as City H~a~e~ he told Council they should basin the prep~ation of plus Fo~ ~e expa~ion o~ the Huniclpal ~lld~z~ ~t thai the ~ ~aa ~ol~ on then ~ so no action vas t~en on the matter~ ~. Hunte~ stati that'late~ on he told Council they ~hould start In 19~0 ~d still ~ action vas taken, ~. ~unte~ co~n~l~ ~t the present Hunicipal Bulldl~ Is ~v burstin~ at the se~s and that some action should be taken toyed th~ e~ansion of ~e building, In'a furthe~ discussion of the matter~ Hr. Hunte~ pointed out that It ~11 aka approximstely~ yea~ to prepare prelimin~y plus ~o~ the proposed bulldl~ and s~F~ested that the City HanaFe~ contact the architectur~ fir~s of Smithey and Boynton~ E~bank and Cald~ell~ Inco~orated, ~ 5tone and Tho~paon~ ~lth a view of sscertalnln~ whether or ~t they will a~ree to fo~ an association fo~ the ~urpos of prepsri~ the p~liminary plans a~ w[~ a view of a~reelnE on a fee to be chsr~e~ fo~ the work, H~. Hunter pointlnE out that It will ~t be necessary for the city to pay anything for the plans at the present time, ~t that the payment of the fee coul, be arranged for after the first of the year, Hr. Hunter expla~l~ furt~r that the cost of [he detailed plans can be applied against the over~l project, In addition to the prellmin~y plus, which overall pro~ect In his opinion will cost somewhere between ~1,750,000.'~ and ~2,~0,000.00 on the basis of an air corAitioned building. After a ~rther discussion of the matter, It ~I~ ~ointed out that the pro,eot ~uld have to be fin~ced by a bo~ issue, and Hr. ~fehber stating that he doe not feel the city can absorb ~eh more ~nded debt right now, the question was taken consideration. CI~ FEOF~TY-~T~A~ HOUSIt~ PR0,~CTI ~. Hunter brought to the attention of Council th~ fact that a portion of the Veterans Housing Project lyl~ between the northerly side of Colonial Avenue~ 5, W., a~ Flshburn P~k, west of 0verl~d Ro~, has been developed ~th streets, sewer ~d water lines, Hr. H~nter voicin~ opinion that the developed area should not be allowed to revert ~ farm 1~ should be subdivided ~ sold fo~ residential purposes, the ~msinder of the to be inco~orated as a' p~t of Flshb~n Park. ~ter a disc~sion of the matter~ ~r. ~nter su~eating that a snbdivlsion be prepared for recordation, Nr. ~oody ~ved that action on ~e question be deferred until the next ~lar meet~g of Council end ~at the City Hana~er present ~e ~dy at that time maps sho~ng sewer and ~ter lines in the above area. ~e ~s seco~ed by ~. ~oung a~ anxiously a~pted. ST~ I}IPROV~S: Fw. Hunter brought ~ the attention of Council a~ the :lty Hanager the c~dltion of Avenel Avenue, 5. ~., ~om 6ra~ln Road to Carter Hoad. ~e City H~eger advised that he ~ look into ~e matter. STRH~ I~EO~S: The President, ~. }!lnton, brought to the attention ~f Council an~ ~e City Hanager the conditl~ of ~lnth Street, N. E., In the ~f ~dison Avenue. The Cl~ Ha~ger advised that he ~uld lock into the ~tter. STR~ WIDENI~-PAR~ AND FLAYGROU~5: The President, N~. Hintcn, brou~t ~e attention of C~ncll a~ the City ~ager the need for widentn[ ~e roadway into So~th ~oa~ke P~k From Fr~ln ~oad, Just south of Franklin Ro~ tlver Eriflge. The City ~er advised that he would look into the matter. BUDOEToSTREET3 AND ~.~Ll~f.~t Council havin~ previouely awarded a contract foz, tho paving of streets at varlo~e locations In tho City of /~oanoke to Ifirginla AsphaI~ Paving Company, Incorporated, in the ltmp sum of ~/)~800,O0~ and the City Hanager havin~ advised the body that the contractor le willing to continue the contract fop additional ~ork et unit prices set out in said contract in a total amount of $i?,000,00~ the ~lty Kana~er recon~ending that the contract bo extended accordingly~ and Council having directed that the City ManageP end the work of the contracto~ at the completion of the present contract, H~. Ycur~ brought to the attention of tho body that it is hie understanding in a cor.~erence with .the contractor that if tho work of the cc~tractor is ended at the co~pletion of the present contract sO~e of streets which are already covered with binder course pavement will not be surfaced with fine top course pavement, Mr. Youn~ statlr~ that although he is opposed to the expenditure of funds for edditionml street work, ho feels that those areas now with binder cotwse pavement ehould be surfaced with fine top couree pavement, in accordance with the original intent of the contract, and that the portion of Albemarle Avenue originally included in the program, which does not require binder course pavement~ ~hould be surfaced with fine top course pavement as orlNinally contemplated, Mr. Young offering the follo~dng Resolution: (#11532) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager to extend the existin~, contract between the City of Roanoke and Virginia Asphalt Paving ~onpany, Incorporated, for pav!n~ of streets at various locations in the City of ~oanoke, to the extent that all of the areas now covered with binder course pavement Oe surfaced with fine top course pavement, and to the extent that the portion of ~lbemarle Avenue originally included in the progr~, which does not require binder ;ourse pavement, be surfaced with fine top course pavement as orlginally contemplated the prices to be the prices in the contract, ar~ providing for an emergency, (~or full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 99.} Mr. Youn~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mOtion was seconded by {r. Woqdy and a~opted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~lnton--5, NAYS: None ...... O. There being no further business~ Council adjourned until ~:OO o'clock, p. m., ~ugust 25, 1952, APPROVED Clerk President 165 166 C~NCIL, REGULAR ~onday, August 2~, The Councll o~ the City o~ Roanoke met tn regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~uniclpal BuildinF, ~nd~, Au~st ~, 1952, at ~t~ o'clock, the re~la~ ~etl~ hour, ~ith the President, H~. Hinton, ~eaidtn~, PR~E~3 Hess~a. Hunte~, ~ebbe~, ~oo~, Yo~, and the President, Hinton ...................... ~SEh~ ~ ~one ........ O, ~lty Attor~y, and ~. Ha~ ~, ~ate~, C~ty Auditor. The ~etl~ ~a~ opened ~l~ a praye~ by the Reve~ ~lchard H. Beasley, Reeto~ of St. John*~ Episcopal MI~: Copy of ~e m~nutes of the re~la~ meetl~ held on Honday, August 11, 19~, hav~ been ~rnlshed each me~er of Council, upon ~tion of ~r. Woody~ seco~ed by ~. Hunte~ ~d unan~mousl~ a~pted, ~e readin~ was dispensed with and ~he ~nutes approved as recorded. COUNCIL: ~t eppe~r~n~ that the ~ of ~. W. P. Hunte~ as a Councllm~n of the ~ty of Roa~ke expires on Au[ust 31, 19~, the President, ~r. ~nton, read Re~olutlon of Appreciation fo~ ~he services rendered by ~. Hunte~ a~ ~. h'ebbe~ ~ffered t~ followin~ Resolution for adoption= (~11~33) A R~OLUTION expreselnF, unto Willies P. Bunter, the ~ratltude of th~s Council, and ~at of the people of the City of Roanoke, fo~ the many me~Ito~lou =ontrJbutlons he made to t~ progress a~ welfare of hlsClty while serving as its Mayor and as a member of its Governl~ Body. (Fo~ full test of Resolution, see O~ln~ce Book No. 19, Page HP. W~bber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded ~. You~ a~ adopted by the followi~ vote: A~: Hessrs. Webber, Woody, You~, a~ the President, Hr. NAYS: None ........... O. (~. Hunte~ not voting) The President, HP. Hfnton, then presented ~. Huntep with ~ engraved silver ray from h[s fello~ Councilmen, the City Hanager, the City Attorney, the C1t~ a~ ~e Cit~ Clerk. H~. Hunte~ expressed his appreciation fo~ the Resolution and tray, It has indeed been a p~iv[le~e and an hono~ to serve on Council, as well as ple~s~e to serve with the members of the body, H~. HunteP also e~ess[~ his ~atltude for the full coope~ation he has received f~m city officials du~l~ of office. ~ARING OF CITIZENS UPON P~LIC A~ORT= Pursuant to ~tlces of advertlse~nt Fop bids on dts~ntllng ~ a~ reassembling s~e at a new location at the Roanoke Hunictpal AlrpoPt, ~lth appurtenant ~o~k the~eto= on pavln~ at the ~w location of Han~ars No. 1 ~lt~lnous se~ coat on the east-west and north-south runways= ~d on repairs to the ~ast-west runway, apply~ bit~i~us base course and bituminous surface course to :ert~in ~rtlons of the runny system at the Airport a~ applylnF bttumi~us seal 167 to certain portian~ of the ~rr~ay system, according to plans and specifications furnished by the city, said bids to be received by the City Clerk untll 2lO0oJcloc] p. m., Hof~dey, Au~st 2~, 19~2, ~ to be opened be~ore Cancel at that hou~, the ~resldent, Hr, Hin~n, asked if there vas anyone pre~ent ~ho did not fully understa~ the notices of advertlse~nt, If there ~as anTone present ~ho had been denied the ~rlvlleEe of biddl~ IF there ~e~ any questfons anyone ~ouldlike to ask, and no representative present ral~lng any question, ~e President lnat~cted the Clerk to p~ceed ~lth the opening of the t~o bids received on ~roposal No. 1. a~ the three bids received on Froposal No. ~, cf the first project, In co~ectlon ~lth the Administration Bulldin~ ~roJect, as ~ell as the t~o bids ~ecelved on the seco~ p~Je~t, coverl~ rehabilitation ~ff the ru~ay system at the Airport. ~e bids havlnE been opened a~ publicly read before Council, the City Clerk pointed out that he has also ~eceived one bid on pavl~ additional concrete apron unde~ Proposal No. 2 of the first p~Ject~ ~hereupon~ H~. Hunter hayed that all of the bids be refe~r~ to the City Hana~e~, the Asslst~t City Avdlto~ ~d the City E~in~r fo~ ta~lation and report late~ du~ing the meetly. ~e motion ~as escaped by H~. ~oody a~ un~lmo~sly adopted. Late~ durl~ the ~etin~, the co~tttee submitted its ta~lation a~ repo~t the co~lttee ~dvlsl~ that the one bid on pavlnF addltJon~ concrete ap~n 15 not a co.plate bid ~d, therefore. ~as not co~ldered. It appes~ln~ from the tabulation that the bid of J. E. Jewell Construction Comply on Pro.esl No. 1, o~ the first project, ~s low bid In the total a~ount of (~1153~) A ~ESOL~ION acceptin~ the bid submitted ~y J. E. Jewell Construction Company, of Salem, Virginia, for dismantling Hangar No. 2 and re-assembling at new locatAon, with appurtenant work thereto, at Ro~oke Municipal Ai~ort (Wo~r~Field), subject to the approval of said accept~ce by the Civil Aeronautics Admlnistrat~on: au~orXz~n8 the City Manager to execute, the requ~site contract between the City of Boa~ke a~ J. E. Jewell Construction Company, if a~ when the s~e has been approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administration; and provXd[ng for an emergency. {For full ~xt of Resolution, see Ord[~nce Hook No. 19, Page 101.) Mr. Webber ~ved the adoption oF ~e Re~lut[on. ~e ~tlon was seco~ed by ~. You~ a~ ~opted by the follow[~ vote: A~: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Wo~2, Younz, a~ the President, ~. Minton-5 RAYS: None ...... 0. With ~r~er re~erence to the f~st project, It appearing from the tabulati~ that the bid of M. S. Hudgins on Proposal No. 2 thereof ~s low bid In the total ~unt oF $38,1~3.50, ~. Webber offered the follow~ Resolution: (~11535) A ~F~OL~XON acceptl~ the bad submitted by M. S. Hudgins, contractor, of Roanoke, VArg~nia, for (1.) pavl~ at new locaticn of Hangars No. 1 and No. 2, (2.) pav[nE access road, (3.) paving co.fete apron and (~.} bituminous seal coat on east-west and north-south r~ways, at Ro~oke Municipal A~rport (Woodr~Fleld), subject to the approval oF said acceptance of bid by the Civil Aeronautics A~ln[stration: au~or~zXng ~e City Man~e~ to execute the requisite 168 has been approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administretionl and p~ovidin~. For (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Non 19~ Pa~s 10~.) .- H~o Webber moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the following votei AYESI Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, Young, amd the Preeident, Hr. Hlnton-~. NAY5~ None ....... O. In a discussion of the second project, Hr. H. Cletue ~royles, CityHngineer, who was present at the meeting, pointed out that the low bid of ¥1r~lnia Asphalt Paving Company, Incorporated, in the total amount of ~,690.?0 is well within the estimated cost.of rehabllitatinF the rurs4ay system at the Airport, Hr. Broyles stetin~ that since sufficient funds are available and an additional twenty-five per cent of the total m~ount of the successful bid ia provided for~ it is his su~Fest!on that a heavier coetin~ be applied to the runways. After · discussion o' the matter, Council bein~ of the opinion that the bid of VirFlnia Asphalt ?evin~ Company, Incorporated, should be accepted as submitted, and that late~ on the contract can be .modif~ed if and when the Civil Aeronautics Administration apFrovee the additional work at the unit price~ set out in the (#11~36) A RE~OLUT!ON acceptin~ the bid submitted by Virginia Asphalt Pa~in~ Co., lnc., of Roanoke, ¥irginia, for (1.) repairs to east-west runway, epplyir~bituminous base course and bituminous surface course to certain portions of the runway system and (3.) applyinF bituminous seal coat thereto, at Roanoke Hunicip~ Airport (Woodr=~ Field), subject to the approval Of said acceptance of bid by the Civil Aeronautics Adminietration; authorlzinc the City ~anaEer to execute the requfe contract between the City of Hoanoke and Vtrtinia Aepahlt Pavtn~ Co., Inc., 1£ and when the same has been approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administration; and (For £ull text of ~esolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PaEe 103.) AYES~ Hessrs. Hunter, Webber, Wood-y, Young, and the President, H~. Hinton-5o NAYS: Nons ........... D~PAHTK~NT OF PUBLIC ~=A~E: Hr. Julian C. Nobertson appeared before Council for and on behalf of H~o Co H. Taylor, 16~ Centre A~enue, N. W., I~. Roberteon complainin~ that the monthly allotment Hr. Taylor has been receiving from the ,ertment of Fublic Welfare wee discontinued three months Also speakir~ on behal£ of Hm. Taylor, was Hmo ~. D. Dew, Hr. Dew stattn~ that the monthly allotment of ~9°00 was dtscontlnusd on the ~rounds that Kc. Taylor transferred his property to someone else, Hr. Dew advisinF Council that H~o Taylor has never owned any property and has never cloned anythinE for the transfer of arty In a further diecussion of the matter~ Hr. Dew complained againet the lack a "fair heaving" before the 5rate Department of l~ublic Welfare, Hr. Dew chargin~ the hearin~ was anything but fair~ and concluded with the plea that somet~n~ ~t this polnt~ Hr, J. H, PalM ell~ Director of the Department of Public Welfare, who was present at the meeting, explained to Council that accordins to the records In the office of the Clerk of the Courts ll~. Taylor has transferred property to someone else and that until the property in question is transferred back to the way it was, Hr, ?aylorts check will not be restored, Hr. Pallwell i pointin~ out that the transfer ess made without the consent of the local Board, With further reference to welfare matters, I~o Dee complained that Hr. Andrea J. Hoore~ who has applied for public assistance, has not been £ranted an allotment, Hr. Dee statln~ that Hr. liners Is also in desperate straits, Hr, Dee having talked at ~reat len~th~ ~-, Webber m~ved that the two cases be referred to the City Han~cr for a he arin~ and to report beck to Council. The motiom ~as seconded by Hr. YounC and unanimously adopted. SCHOOLS-STH~T I~OVE~.~TS: Council havin~ proviously referred the request of the Hoanoke City Soho01 Board that Fifth Street, N. W., be l~roved directly in front of the nee Lucy Addison High School~ to 195~ budget study~ members of the School Baaed appeared before the bod~, with Hr. LeHoy H. Smith, Chairman, actin~ as spokesman, Hr. Smith voiclr~ the opinion that it is important to furnish a ~ood approach to such a fine buildinE and raistn~ the question as to whether or not some~hin~ can be done to hupro~e the street du~ln~ the current year before the school opens. In a discussion of the hatter, Mr. Webber suFFested that the construction of sidee~lk~ curb and Futte~ on the ~est side of Fifth Street, N. ~., from OranFe A~enue to a point past the school buildlnF, on the basis of the city bearing, one- half of the cost and the School Board bea~inF one-half of the cost~ ~hould solve problem for the time bein6o Hr. Smith a~reed with Hr. ~ebber and stated that the School Board would be wlllinF to pay its one-half of the cost. At this poi~t~ Hr, Hunter voiced the opinion that if sidewalk~ curb and ~uttev ia to be constructed on the west side of the street, it should also be constructed on the east side at the smne time, the fits Hana~er replyin~ that due to the ~radiruproblcm it will.not be feasible to construct sidewalk, curb and Futter on the east side until the street is paved. Hessrs. Hunter and Woody then voiced the opinion that the city should pave the ~treet and construct sidewalk~ curb and L~utter on both sides all at one time durin~ the fall season.inasmuch as the entire project is ~oin~ to have to be done eventually anyway. After a furthe~ discussion of the matte~ Hr. Webber reiterated that in his opinion the construction of sidewalk, curb and ~utter on the west side ia all that is necessar~ for the time be!nE and moved that this part of the project be carried out im~d~ately by the City Hana~er. The motion was secor~ed by ~. Youn? and lost by the folloe~n~ vote~ AY~S: Hessrs. Webber ar~ Your~ ........ NAYS: Hessrs. Hunter, Woody, and the President, Hr. Hr. Woody then moved that the question of carl-ylnF out the entire project be refe~re~ to the City .Hana~er for study~ report and reco~nendatinn to Council as to the best procedure to he followed. The motion cas seconded by Hr. Hunter and adopted ~y the followin~ vote= 169 AYES{ Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, and the President, HA-. Minton---h. NAYSt RI'. Young ......... 1. PURCHASE (~ PROPERTY-PARKS AND PLAYOROUNIX~-' Mr. Lewis O, t~rown, Rr,,, appeared before Council and presented a communication from Mr. Lewis O. Brown, Jr., owner of property at Franklin Road and Avenham Avenue, S. W., Official Ro. 1300116, asking £or help and suggestions aa to how he can improve the property to make it pay a return, comply with all restrictions and at the same time be acceptable to the Neighbors in Prospect Hills, In a discussion of the .~atter, Hr. Broom estimated the value of the propertl at {20,000.00 and stated that his son would be willing to sell the acreage to the city for one-half that amount for park purposes, with the understanding that he woul reserve the right to buy the property back at 410,0OO.OO in the event the city shoul discontinue use of the land for park purposes. After a further discussion of the matter, Hr. Webber moved that the question be placed on the agenda for further consideration at the next regular meeting of Council on September 8, 1952. The motion was seconded by Hr. ¥ourka and unanimously adopted. PETITIONS A.'~ COMMUNICATIONS: STRF~T LIGHTS: A petition algned by eleven citizens, asking that a street light be installed at Oreenla~n Avenue and Epperley Avenue, N. W., was before Council On motion of Mr. Webber, seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted, the )etition was referred to the City Manager for study, report and recommendation to :ouncll. STORM gRAINS: A com~uunication from Mr. H. G. Cahoon, 3408 Valley View Avenue, N. W., askir~ that the dralnaFe condition in front of his home be remedied, On motion of MI'. Hunter, seconded by. Hr. Woody and unanimously adopted, the comaunication was referred to the City Manager for investigation. COMPLAINTS-NUISANCES: A co.~unicatiun from Mr. P. H. Trout, co.~platning against the nuisance caused by starlings and asking that positive action be taken by Council to abate the nuisance, was before the body. After a discussion o£ the matter, the City Manager advising Council that he has been making a study of the question, but that so far he has been unable to find a solution to the problem, Mr. Young moved that the com~unication be filed. The motion was seconded by Mm. Webber and unanimously adopted. STREET LIGHTS: A communication from the Appalachian Electric Power Company, listing the locations of twelve 2500 lumen street lights and two 6000 lumen street lights which have been installed, and fourteen 2500 lumen street lights which have been removed, including eleven street lights at the Veterans Housin~ Project on Colonial Avenue, S. W., durin/~ the month of July, 1952, was before Council. Mr. Hunter moved that the co~muntcation be filed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. WATE~ J)EPARTMENT.' Council having previously advised the Virginia State Department of Highways that the City of Roanoke would set aside a sum not to exceed ~h,OOO.O0 for the improvement of Virginia Secondary Route No. 648, from U. S. Highway Route Mo. 11 to the City of Roanoke's property, frequently referred to as Carvins Cove, a comauunicatton from the State Highway Department, expressing apprecia For the action taken by Ccmncil and advisi~ 'that the action will be of great value t~ the High, ay Department in further negotiations with the Board' of Supervisors o~ ~otstourt County in consummating the project, was before the body. Mr. Woody moved that the co~unicatlon be Filed. The motion was seconded by by Hr. ¥ounE and unanimously adopt ed, SCHOOL BOARD: A com~unicatlon £rom the Reverend Gordon L. Keller, Pastor of 0elmont Baptist Church, acceptin~ his appoint~ent as a School Trustee of the City ~f Roanoke, was before Council. Mr. Young moved that the co~unication be Filed. The motion was seconded by Hr. Webber and unanimously adopted. RESOLUTIONS OF CO~94FNDATION~ Council havinF previously expressed felicitatio: to the people Of the To~n of Salem on the occasion of the Townta Sesquicentennial celebration~ a cormuunicaticn from Mayor James Io Moyer, expressing Salemvs pleasure for the thoughtfulness displayed in the action taken by the Council of the City of ~oanoke and adding the personal belie£ that the progress and municipal position of the Town in its one hundred fiftieth year is marked by the interest, assistance and usefulness or its fine neighbor to the east, was before the body. Mr. Woody moved that the communication be filed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimouely adopted. STATE CORPO~ATION COI~ISSION: A coamunlcatlon £roa Hr. Harry R. Yet*s, City Auditor. together with a comparative stat*men[ of tax on property of Public Service Corporations levied on assessed values made by the State Corporation Cox~ission for the years 19~1 and 19~P. was before Council, the City Auditor polntlnF out that the assessed values show an overall increase of $?~P,93~.00 and an increase In levy of ~3~.~99.68, the levy being SP,1PG.90 over the 19~ budget revenue estimate. After a discussion of various items in the comparative statement with the City Auditor, Hr. ~ebber moved that the coramunlcatlon and statement be Filed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. REPORTS 07 OFPICf~S~ TRAFFIC-SCHOOL~ The question o£ establtshlnF a Mother Patrol to direct traffic in the vicinity of the elementary and Junior high schools in Roanoke having been referred to the City Manager to dateline the number needed at each school and to report back to Council as to the total estlm~ted cost of cat,yinF out the program the City Manager submitted the following report: "Hoanoke, Virginia August ~5, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On March ?~, 195P, you referred to me for study the proposal of members of the Parent-Teacher Association concerning Mother Patrol for schools in the City of Roanoke. ! have made a very careful analysis of what other cities are doing in regard to this matter and have for the records a copy of this report which is being handed to you. I think it would be nice to have such patrols if funds permitted the expenditure; but I must call to your attention the fact that during the past thirteen years, the Safety Patrol of the City of Roanoke has handled the crossings in a most commendable menr~r without a fatality. This is a record within itself; and I think, in spite of the merits of the creation of a Mother Patrol, that it mlFht harm the excellent work that is being accomplished in this field plus the fact that it .may deter future youth from 172 comir~ Into the program. One has but te look around in the City of thio patrol, It hca served as an excellent method OF providing leoderohipo reeponoibllityI and thoee pertinent thfngo ~ich we all know are so important to oucceoo in later life, AlthoUgh I recognize the merlto of thio proposal and hove weighed it most carefully, I do not Feel I can reco.~nend that we begin the Hother Fatrol at thio time,' Respectfully oubmitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~eno City Mar~ger' In a discussion of the matteps the City Hana~ep pointed out that It Is stl~ated t~enty-~our ~omen School Traffic 6ua~da ~111 be ~eded to carry out the pl~ beclnnlnF vlkh the f~ll te~ o~ the ~chools, ~lch ~ould ~ce~sltat8 outlay ot ~5~7~0.00 Fo~ sals~les and unl~o~s fo~ the bal~ce of th~ ye~. Afte~ a fu~the~ dl~cu~a~on o~ the ~atte~ ~e City HanaFe~ co~en~lnF tha~ If ~uch fu~ are to be arp~op~ated he ~ould prefee that the fu~s be u~ed to~a~ e~ploy~nt o~ five addttlonal police ofClce~ ~. Hun~ ~ved that the ~vitten IN~U~A~E-A~O~T: C~ncil haole- pvevlou~l~ suFFeated tha~ the City a ~tudy o~ insue~ the Airport A~inl~t~ation BulldinF aFalnst fa111nF aircraft Au~st 25, 1952 To The City Council Roa~ke, Virginia sec~ed proper in~ormat~on to ~e effect that It would cost approximately $1,5OO.00 for three years' coverage eot 1~ per cent damage to our %uildl~ At the present time, there is $780.00 In this account; ~herefore. we need an additional appropriation of ~TPO.00. If a plane of s~fictent size should hit the struct~e, ~ am satisfied that I think this Is an expe~iture on wSlch we could save money so I cannot Very truly yours, (Signed) Arthur S. Owe~ City Manager" motion wa~ seco~ed by Mr, Woody and unanimously ~opted. AUDIT-~VE3ILE A~ DOMESTIC RELATI0~iS CO~T: The City Manager submitted of the accounte and records of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Roanoke for the calendar year 1951. Mr. Woody moved that the two reports be filed. The motion was seco~ed by SA~ OF PROPPRTY-~'AGE DISPOSAL: The City Manager submitted the following "Ho~oke, Virginia August ~5, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia The attached letter from Mr. Robert E. ~urphy. 316 Clayton A~enue, N. Is an offer.for.the cit3-owned property oo Carver Ave~e adJacen~ to the 173 I do not feel that I can recommend tho sale of this property at this time For two reasons. 1. I am always dubious about disposing of City property anyway. 2. I think we should have at least a yearls experience on the operatio~ of the new plant prior to doing anything with the existing plant. ! have advised Mr, Murphy of thisl but he felt you should consider this o'ffsr; therefore~ I am bringing it to you for disposal. Hespectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" After a discussion of the offer of ~3~000.00, Mr. Woody moved that Council in the report of the City Manager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. FRANCHISE-ROANOKF GAS C0~PANY: The-City Manager submitted the Following report, with reference to extending the franchise of the 'Roanoke Oas Company: "Roanoke, Virginia August ~5, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You authorized on June 30, 195~ that the exi~tln~ Franchise of the Roanoke Gas Company be exter~ied until August 31, 195~. Bonarable A. B. Minton, Mayor, is chair~uan of the co~lttee appointed to study this franchi~ I feel that, although Mayor Minton has had several meetings with the Oas Company and with his own committee, haste in khis matter may be unwise; therefore, I ~ taking the liberty of reco~endlnF to you gentlemen t hat you extend this franchise until March 1, 1~53, This will allow ~ple time for studying the proposals in the franchise without conflicting with t he heavey duties which will be Imposed upon us between now and the end o~ the year due to budget study, licenses, and other important items° Respectfully sutruitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" After a discussion of the matter, Council beln? of the opinion that the franchise should be extended through October 31, 1952, Mr. Young offered the following Resolution: (#11537) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to continue the operatlo~ of the franchise with the Roanoke Oas Company under the existing conditions of the contract through October 31, 195R, and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Resolutton~ see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, Page 1C~.) M~. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by and adopted by the following vote{ AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, YourF, and the President, Mr. Minton-5. NAYS: None ............. O. STREET LIGHTS: The City Manager submitted verbal report on various street lights which are needed throughout the city, the City Manager reco~endinF that the street lights.be installed. Mr. Hunter moved that-Council concur in the r eco~endation o£ the City Manager and offered the followin~ Resolutlon: (#11538) A RESOLUTION authorizing the installation of street lights on certain streets in ihs City of Roanoke, and aukhorlzing the removal of one ~500 lumen overhead incandescent street light located on the south side of Orange Avenue N. W., at its intersection with Fifth Street. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 10~.) 174 Hr. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and adopted by the Followlr~ vote~ 'A~ES~ ~eaere. ~untar, ~ebber, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr, NAYS~ None ............ Oo CI?M P~$;CIA~: The City Hanager submitted written neport F~om the City Physician For t~e month of July, 1952, showlr~ 6~ office calls e~d 612 ~ Filled, as compared with 60! office calls and ~21 prescriptions Filled For the o£ July, 1951. ?~e report ~as Filed. DEPART~ O~ ~UBLIC ~FL?ARE: The City Manager su~tuitted ~rlt~en report. Fro~ the Department of Public ~elFsre For the month of Junes 1~5~, showing 1,~5~ handled at a total co~t of ~0,~9.]~, as compared ~Ith 1,~5~ cases handled at a total cost o£ ~6~,6~O.]~ For the ~onth of June, 1~1; also, written report For the ~onth OF July, 19~2, showing 1,~ cases har~dled at a total cost of compared with 1,207 cases h~ndled at a total cost of ~5],~6.?~ For the month of July, 1~1. The re~rts were filed. DEPART~ 0F PUBLIC ~ARE: The City Manager submitted special written report, covert~- the ~xpend[tures and activities of the Depart~nt of Public Welfare during the ~nth of June, 1952, In compliance with Chapter 371, Acts of Assembly, ~9~0. ~e report was f~led. REPORTS: The City Manager sub~tted written ~portm f~m the Department of Air Pollution Control for the monks of May. June a~ July. 1952; the Roanoke Munic~pal Airport for the month of July. 1952; the Heal~ Depart~nt for ~he ~onth of July, 1952; the Department of ~blic Works for the month of J~ly. ~952; and the Department o~ Weights a~ Measures for the month of July, 195~. The re~rts were filed. POLICE DEPARTed-FIRE DEPART;~NT: The City Manger ~bmitted the follc~ng report on cha~es in the ~rsom~el of the Police Department and the Fire Department: eRoanoke, Virginia Au~st 25, 1952. To The City Council. Ho~ke, Virginia 6entlemen: I wish to report the following cha~es In ~he personnel of t he Police Department sad the Fire Depart~nt: POLICE DEP~TMF~ Wocdrow ~llson ~a[tcr, resigned effective August 31, 1952. F~E DEP~T~ Warren Ear.st Hawley. ~ployed effective Au~st 16. ~9~2. Alvis Sharon Kelley, tra~ferred f~m Bridge RepaAr Department to Fire Department effective August 16. 1952. Res~ctfully su~ltted, (Signed) ~thur S. ~e~ City ~anager" The report was filed. ~N~LE D~ION HO~: The bl~ for repairs a~ alterations a~ the Juv~nii, Detention ~ome having been refermed to a co~[ttee for study a~ report, the committee sub.fred the followi~ re~rt: "Noanoke~ Virginia Au&met 1~, To The City Council Noanoke~ Virginia Gentlemen~ Council ReaolutionNo, 11527 referred to thie committee for atudy and report the bid of Jo Re Caapbell & Sene for repairs and alterationa at the Juvenile Detention Home, It is the recor~uendation o£ thie co~lttee, after careful conaideration of all factore involved, that the bid o£ Jo No C~epbell & Sor~ be rejected, Thla wac the only bid received, and it is cor~ldered that it would be to the advaataFe of the City to call for new bide on thin work, Heapectfully cubmitted, {SIFned) Arthur S. O~ena City Hana~er {Sl~ned) Jno Lo ~entworth Director of ?ublic ~orka {$1Fned) H, Cletue Broylea City Engineer~ H~, ~oody moved that Council concur in the reco~endatlon of 'the co.~m[ttee and o~fered the Followln~ Reaolutton: {#11~) A R~SOLUTION reJectinF the bid submitted for repaira and alteration at the Juvenile Detention Ho~e; dlrectin~ the Purcha~lnF A~c~t to readvertlae for bida on the proJect~ and provldln~ for aa emerFency. {For full text of Heaolut[on, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 19, Pare Mr, ~oody moved the a~option of the Hesolution. The motion w~a ~econded by H,. Hunter and adopted, by the follo~ln~ vote: AYES: Meesra, Hunter, Webber, Woody, Young, and the ?reaident, Hr. NAYS: None ......... O. ~UILDING CODE: Council under date of June 10, 19~6, having concurred in the recommendation o~ the City Manager that a committee compoaed of Mr. L. P. Architect, Mr. Frank F. Stone, Architect, and Mr. S. A. Barbour, Contractor, be made a permanent eo~nlttee to draft a Bulldtng Code for ~he City of Re,toke baaed on the Bulldlr~ Code recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwritera, a co~mP/nication from Mr. Parbour, Chalr~an of the Build!nK Code Committee, together with a draft of the proposed Official ~uilding Code for the City of Roanoke, was before the body, Council having acheduled a public hearing on the proposed Building Code for 8:00 o%cloek, p. m., September 19, 1952, Mr. Young moved that the draft be received and f~led for consideration at that time. The motion was aeconded by'Mr. Webber and unanimously adopted. TRAFFIC: Councll having previously appointed a Traffic Code Advisory Co~mittee to act in an advlsory capacity in connection with a complete study of the t~aFflc aituation in the City of Roanoke and all laws end Ordinances in relation thereto w!th a view of makln~ necessary amendments and chan~es 'In order to provide up-to-date Traffic Code for the Clty of Roanoke, the eo~ittee submitted the follow report: "Soanoke~ To The Clt~ Council Roanoke, Gentlemen: Au~uat R0, 1951, the Council of the City of Roanoke adopted, !n File Resolution No. 11183, a copy of which is attached hereto, appointed a known as the Traffic Code Adviaory Committee. 175 176 The members of the Co~lttee ~et on several occasions and have secured a considerable a~ount of inffor~atio~ concernir~ traffic, which will he available to the Council members if they desl~ to see We have attempted to crystallize our views with reffere~e to securl~ l~ormation and s~estions that will be helpful to CouncllJ however, the Co~fttee Felt it the pert of wisdom to wait ~ntil aFte~ the ~ene~al Assembly had concluded its session before the report was made. We also wanted to allow a reasonable time prior to the reco~,e~ation of ~e ~ep~t~nt co~ern~n~ any p~o~sed traffic cha~es. ~e ~ersta~ such plan Is now bel~ studied by the Police Department a~ will be subsequently presented to the governing body. Your co~lttee ~elieves that the gollowl~ ln~ormation might be help~ so we are presentl~ It to y~ for pe~sal: 1. It la suggested that the C~ty secu~ eit~ ffrom ex~ ting personal or when,budgetary Funds are available employ an additio~l pe~son as E~lnee~ to ~ke necess~y studies and reco~atio~ concernl~ traffic the City of Ro~oke; a~ ~t Is oum belief that such ~ e~loyee Is now available In ~e Police Depar~ent, One co~ltteem~ made the statement; a~ ~e quote~ ~There Is a te~ency For any group o~ co~lttee, appointed to study a particulam problen, to make recom~ndatlons lnvolvl~ additio~l personnel, entailing additior~a[ expenditures of the City's To the bemt of my v~er~tanding, it Is extremely dlfffficult to balance today's budget~ and Fo~ ~ls reason, I think ou~ Group should con~lne ourselves to developing a~ recom~ending waym of doin~ a better Job with ~at we have.~ The reminder of the co~lttee concurs in this excellent vie 2. ~e believe it ~ould he wise For City Council to consider securing a model traffic o~Inance and adJusti~ ~ to t~e needs of the C~ty of ~. ~t Is sugFe~t~d that the School Eoa~d ~ke necessary fo~ ~e ~moval of parkinF nea~ schools and that these reco~.mendattons be incorporated In a~ oPdinance and adopted by the City Council of ~oanoke. ~. ~e co~Ittee ~aspectfully ~eco~e~s ~e ~optlon of the State Survey on speed ~ich would all,ate certain speed zone~ in the City fo~ 3~ miles pep hou~ which Is ~ltted u~e~ State Law. (The City did not concuP.} ~.~en budgetary funds are avallable~ we believe It ~uld be ~i~e to traffic l~ghts~ fu~s fo~ maintenance, and a pro~r~ for traffic s~gnals which should be set up over a period of several years. 6. The co~ tree ~ave much thouEht to ~e considemt[on of a separate traffic court to provide adequate perso~el ~d space If avallable~ however~ the co~fttee felt that the existing plan. under the capable supervision of Judge ~arles~ ~s bet~ operated efftciently ~d effectively. The creation of additional Courts ~uld mean added funds ~d personnel; and the committee doubts ~eriously that It could improve ~e ex~stl~ 7. The co~ittee fel~ that~ ~n ~e~ral. It ~uld be excellent ~F the Clty had additional traffic office~s to assist ~n policln~ the,Ctty~ however realizing that Funds were sho~t, ~ did not feel at liberty to r eeo=end expenditure at the present tlme. 8. The majority of the co~tttee felt that Co,nell should conslde~ the possibility of employl~ a few women as tra~flc offlce~s or patrol mothers to sssfst In pollc~n~. We~d again like to quote rye of the comlttee members, one ~ho says; ~If men are not available as policemen, then I would see no objection to e~loyln~ a fe~ ~nen to ~rfo~m such work as checktn~ psrkln~ meters ~d pollcin~ traffic in ~chool zones.~ A second members of t~e committee felt ss follo~s, and I ~ote: ~The safety patrols throughout the sc~ols ~e dofn~ a t~emendously F~ne and efficient ~ob; and we do not believe the City should be burde~d with approximately ~1~,000.00 a~dftfoaal poltctn~ whe~ the Job is betnF done In ~uch a capable 9. The eo~lttee felt, slthouFh we did not tht~ It wes ou~ pre~oFatlve that all perso~ ~o d~lve should be required to take a drivfn~ test st least once every three years. In ~e event of ~ ~cldent, lnvolvln~ proper dsr~e In ~e ~ount of $~O. O0 o~ ove~ o~ lnju~ to anyone, the drlver shoul be requlred to take an examination l~edlst~y. These vle~ may be In coMllct with exfstl~ ~tste Laws~ and we ps~s the~ on to you for conslderat 10. We suF~est fur~er lntensiflcatlon of traffic safety as ~co~ended by the ~atlonal Safety Council on a survey et Roanoke, ~lrginla, end the adoption of es much of the proposal ss 1~ p~actfcal ~d Feasible with funds Section 10 of the ~port Is available fo~ mewbers of Council st Respectfully su~Itted, TRAGIC CODE ADVISORY CO~ITT~" On ~tlon of Rt. Woody, seceded by R~. Hunte~ and unanlzousty adopted, the orr ~a~ referred to the City PlannlnF Co=Isslon ~o~ co~lde~stlon in co~ectton 1t~ ~udy of the p~Fosed 195~ Street Traffic ~l~n fo~ the Clty of Roanoke, a s UN]PlNISHED BUSIN'ESSi WATER DEPARTHENT~ Council having met in-informal session at 8{00 o~clocks p. m., August ~0, 19~, with a view of for~nulatlnF a policy as to ~e installation statement as to ~at he feels the policy of the body should be, In a discussion o~ the proposed policy, Hr. Woody concurred with ~. provided a range In the p~ssure considered ~ ~ sate is included In the policy H~.~ebbe~que~tio~d the u~e of tee term W~atisfactory" ~ate~ pre~sure In the policy a~ H~. YounF cha~ed the ~ord to 'safe'~ H~.~ebbe~ contendl~ that each get the money ~ furnish and install the valve~, It bel~ his opinion that boo~te~ rate~ ~ould have to be restored to off,et the expen:e of furnishfnF ~d in~tallln! ~e valves. affected b7 the ~ater pressure reduction valve question got a reduction in their valve~, o~ at least the cost of lnstalll~ the valves. H~. YounF replied that the pre~ent question Is one of oblIFation, a~ that if the city is obligated, the obli~atlon ~hould be fulfilled all the ~y o~ not at all. Also enterin! into the dllcu~sion~ ~ere tr. C. $. ~oo~e, ~n~l~r In Charge of Construction of ~e ~ater Department, a~ Hr. John B.~aldrop, Ccuncllman-elect~ In a further dl~cu~sion of the ~atte~, the President, ~. Hinton, relinquish d the Chat~ to the Vice P~esident, H~. ~ebbe~, ~d voiced the opinion that ~ce a not be caIled upon to bear the cost of the ~ducttcn valves. The President, ~. Hinton, havlnF resumed the Chair, and the aatter having been discus~ed at lentth as to ~e policy to be followed b7 Council ~ith reFa~d to the vate~ pres~u~ redu~tlon valves, Hr. YounF voiced the opinion that the lo.er level~ ~hould not be penalized for ~omethin~ that ~ill not benefit them In the slightest aM moved that the follo~tnt policy and instruction to ~e City Attorney be adopted by the body= 1. ~e Cltyacknovled~e~ lt~ obligation to continue to ~vovlde ~afe ~ate~ a. The Ctt7 ~ould ~t o~n o~ maintain any equipment located on privately o~d property a~ i~ Is desirable and lofIcsl that any device u~ed to 3. The Clti ~111 purchase and in~tall ~uitable pressure reducint valves excess of the vanFe of 100 to 110 lbs. pe~ sq. in. provided the property o~a~l ~ill accept ~uch valves a~ a~ree to aaintain and replace them ~. The Cat7 ~ill refund to each vate~ u~e~ entitled to ~uch a valve, and has already Installed a satlsfactou one at hl~ o~n expense, an amount 178 5. The City Attorney shall confer with the Water Department and draft adequate rules to cover and submit to Council at its next regular meetin~ on September 6th, Hr. Webber voiced the opinion that the matter is a problem for Howson, CoosultlnF Engineer, to solve, ar~ offered a substitute motion thst Hr. Rovaon be invited to meet vlth Council For a discussion of the queetion~ vhereupoo, Hr. Young vlthdrev h~a original motion end seconded the motion oF Hr. Webber, ~ich motion vas. unanimously adopted. TAXES-SEWAaE DIiFOSALI Action on the report of a committee, with reference to classifying sewage treatment charges as a tax, having been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council. In this connection, Hr. Young stated that he still feels the charge should be classlfled as a tax, but since the co~mlttee has reported that all charges imposed for the use and service of sewaFe disposal systems are to be regarded as use or service charges and not as taxes, he is asking that the matter be dropped fro~ the aFenda. CONSIDE~ATION OF CLAIHSt None. I;~RODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AIfD RFSOLUTIONS: ZONI~G-~ETBACE LINF~: Ordinance No. 11518, establishing a 2e-foot setback llne on the east side of Hunicipal Airport Road (Virginia Route No..liS), from .!Hershberger Road to the north corporate limlts, having previously been before Counci for its first reading, read and laid over, and action on the second readlnF of the Ordinance having ~een deferred, in order that the city might ascertain what the county plans to do with the west side of the street, the matter was again before the body. in this connection, Hr. Hilton H. Riley appeared before Council for a decisionon the matter,whereupon, the City Clerk advised the body that the Secretary of the City Planning Coaaisslon has ~ltten to Mr. Paul B. Hatthews~ Executive 0fficer of Roanoke County, for the desired lnformatipn, but that she hss received no reply to her communication, the City Clerk stating that he telephoned Mr. Matthews Just prior to the Council meeting and that Mr. Matthews assured him the county will cooperate with the city with regard to the establlsh~n~ of the setback lines, but that definite action on the question cannot be taken by the Foard of Supervisors of Roanoke County until it holds its next meeting. 0n motion of Mr. Webber, seconded by Mr, Young and unanimously adopteds action on the second reading of the Ordinance was deferred until such time as the city hears from the county. REFUNDS AND REBATES-HOUSING: 0rdin~nce No. 11531, providing for a refund of $339.67 to Mrs. Susie G. Herren, representing taxes she erroneously paid for the year 1951 upon the real estate acquired from her by the City of Roanoke Redevelopmen and HoustnC Authority, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Hunter offering the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~11531) AN O.~DINANCE appropriating $339.67 from the General Fund with which to refund to (Mrs.} Susie G. Rotten 1951 real estate taxes erroneously paid [on real estate now generally known as "Lansdowae (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 1OO.) Mr. Hunter moved ~he adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr.Woody and adopted by the following vote~ 179 AYBs Haasra. Hunter~ Woody, and the President, Hr. Hlnton .... NAYS~ Hesers, Webber and Young ........ BUDOET-COMPENSATION BOARDs Council having requested the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance, Increasing the salary of the City Sergeant fr~m per annum to $?,500.00 per annuL, effective July 1, 1952, and appropriating the city's share of the salary increase, he presented s~me; whereupon, Hr. Woody offered the £ollowings . (~11~40) AN ORDINANCE increasing the annual salary of the City Sergeant of the City of Roanoke from ~6,~00.00 to ~?,~OO,C~ per annum~ effective July 1, 195~ appropriating the City's share of such salary increaae~ and providing for an emerger~y. (For Full textc~ Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 107.) Hr. Woody moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was secor~ed by Hr. Young and adopted by the following votes AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, YounF, and the President, NAYS: None ....... BUDGET-COMPENSATION BOARD: Council having requested the City Attorney t o prepare an Ordinance, increasing the salary of the Commonwealth Attorney from $8,000.00 per annum to $8,~00o00 per annum, effective July 1, 1952, and approprlati~ the city's ~,hare of the salary increase, he presented sane! whereupon, M~. Webber offered the £ollowlngs (#llS~l) AN ORDINANCE increasing the annual salary o£ the Attorney for the Commonwealth of Roanoke City from ~8,OOOo00 to ~8,80Oo00 per annum, effective July 1 1952; appropriating the City's share of such salary Increase, and providing for an emergency. (For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 107°) Mr. Webbermoved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted b! the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ......... Oo CITY PROPEHTY: Council having requested the fityAttorncy to prepare an Ordiaance,-providing for the r on,al of city-owned property at 3~O Carver Avenue, N. W., for $3~.00 per month, he presented s~e~ whereupon, Mr. ~oun~ mo~ed that the Follow!ng O~d~nance be placed upon its ~Irst reading. The motion ~as seconded by Mr. Woody and adopted by the Followin~ votes AYES: Messrs. Hunter, Webber, Woody, Young, and the President, ~. Mlnton-~. NAYS: None .......... Oo (#115~2) AN ORDINANCE authorlsin~ the City Hanager to rent the residence owned by the City at No. 330 Carver Avenue, N. W. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City Hanager be, and he is hereby, authorized, Fo~ and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, t o lease From month-to-month the residence owned by the City at No. 330 Carver Avenue, N. W., to a suitable tenant at the rental of ~35oOOpe~ month, payable in advance. The Omdtnance having been read, was laid over. MOTIONS Ab~ MISCELLANEOUS BUS~N~$: None. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPRO~FD ATTEST: · / 180 ¢OU~/ClL~ OROANZZA?ION Hondayf September 1~ · The Council of the City of Roanoke met in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Pulldingf Honday~ September 1, 19S~., at ]:CO o~clock~ .p.m., for organization~ purauant to Section 10 of the City Charter. PRPSE.NT.' Hessrs. A.R. Mintons John B.Waldrop~ Roy L,Webbel% Robert Woody, and Walter L. Young .......... ABSENT: None ............... -0. OFFICES P/~ESE.tT; Hr. Arthur S, Owens, City Manager, and W.hittle, City Attorney. At the request of Mr, Minton, the City Clerk served as temporary .Chairman of the meeting. QUALIFICATION O~ :~MPERS: The City Clerk reported that Certificates of qualification of the members o.~ Council beginning new terms; viz, Messrs. John Waldrop and Robert W. Woody, have been filed with the Clerk of the Courts, and that they have taken the oath of office as prescribed by law. ELECTION O~ ?RF~ID~NT: The te~rorary Chairman stated that the first ordel- of business is the election of a President of Council and F.x-off~cio Mayor; whereun( Mr. Minton placed in nomination the name of Roy L. %'ebber as ~resident of Council and Ex-officio ;iayor for a term of two years beginning September 1~ 19S~, and endln August 31, 19~. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Mr. Young moved that the nominations be closed. The motion was seconded by Hr. Weldrop and unanimously adopted;whereupon, Hr. Hoy L. ~'ebber was elected President of Council and Ex-officio .Mayor for a term of two years beginning September 1, 1952, and ending August 31, 19~h, by the following vote.' AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, ~'oody and Youn~ NAYS: None ........ O. (Hr. Webber not voting) At this point, Hr. Minton, the retirin~ President, stated that it has been honor and a privilege to have had the opportunity to serve as President of £ouncil and Ex-officio Mayor and expressed his appreciation for the consideration shown him during that time. The President of Council havlnc been elected, the temporary Chairma.~ turned the Chair over to the President, Mr. Webber, who expressed his appreciation for the honor bestowed upon him and pledEed hi.self to perform his duties to the best of his sbllity. EL=-C?ION OF VICE-PRESIDENT: The President, Mr. Webber, stated that the next order of business is the election of a Vice-President of Council; ~hereupon, Mr. Young placed in nomination the name of Robert W. Woody as Vice-President of Council for a term of two years beginning September 1, 195~, and ending August 31, 195~. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Waldrop. gr. ~lnton moved that the nominations be closed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted;whereupon, Hr, Hobart W. Woody was elected Vice-President of Council for a term of two years beginning September 1, 195), and efidtng August 31, 19~4, by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber--~. NAYS: None ...... O. (Hr. Woody not voting) ' EL~C?IOR O? OPPICER5: It vas brouFht to the attention of' Council that the t~rms of the appointive officers expire on September JO, 195~; viz, the City Auditor the CityClerk, the City Attorney and a Municipal Judge, ~w, Waldrop moved that tho election of the appointive o~ficera be deferred until the ~e[ruler meetin~ of Council on September 1~, 19~. The motion was eecondeg by Pr, Woody arid unanimously adopted, The purpose of the orEanizatlon meetinE havin~ been f~lfllled~ Mro Paul S. Johnson, Democratic nominee tho was defeated by Mi-, %'aldrop in the general election appeered beforeCouncll and con~l-atulated the entire membership and the city for hsvinF such fine ~entlemen on the ~overninF body, Mr, Johnson particularly con~ratulatinF Mr. Waldrop as the fil~st Republican to serve on the Council of the City of Roanoke in approximately thirty years, There beinF no further business, Council adjourned, APPROVED ATT~S,T Cb l'k ' President ,181 182 .COUNCIL, REGULAR Monday, September 8, TheCouncil of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Building, Monday, September ~t 19S~, at ~:00 n'clock, p, m., the regular meeting hour, with the Preside~t, Mr. Webber, presiding. PRESENT: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, and ~he President, Mr. Webber---]. ' ABSENT: Messrs. Woody and Young ............ 2. OFP~C~S P~ESF~: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, ~d Mr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened wlth n prayer by the Reverend Bo F. LUcas, Assistant Pastor of First ~apttst Church. MINUTES: Copies of the minute~ of the regular meeting held on Monday, August 25, 1952, and the organization meeting held on Monday, September 1, 195~, ha~ng been furnished each member o£ Council, upon m~tion Of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr, Waldrop and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. REA~iNG OP CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC JU¥~NILE DETF~TIOM RO~: Council havlr~ at its last regular meettnff the bid previously received for repairs and alterations at the Juvenile Detention Home, and having dlrected the Purchasing Agent to readvertisa for bids on the proJe pursuant to notice of advertlse~ent for new bids on repalr~ and alterations st the Juvenile Detention Rome, accordinf to plans and specifications furnished by the tit said bids to be received by the Purchasing A~ent until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday,! September 8, 19S2, and to be opened ~efore Council at t hat hour, the President, Webber, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully underatmnd the adve,tise nent, iv there w~s anyone present who had been denied the privilege of blddfnc, if there were any questions about the advertisement anyone ~ uld like to ask, and no representative present raisinE any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the two bids received. The bids hav~ng been opened and publicly read before Council, Mr. Minton Offered the followinF Resolution: (#115~3) A RFSOLUTION referring bids for re, alps and alterations at the Juvenile Detention Rome to a comr~lttee composed of Mr. Arthur S. Owen~, City Manage; Mr. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor, and Mr. H. Cletus 5royles, City Engineer, for study and report to the Council of the City of Roanoke at its next regular m~eting on Monday, September 15, 1952. (For full text of ~esolutlon, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, Page 108.) M~. M~nton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Mr. Waldrop and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Mlnton, Waldrop, and the President, Mr. Webber ..... 3. NAYS: None ......... O. (Messrs. W~ody and Young absent) WATER DEPARTP~NT-SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Council havlng previously established a charge of forty per cent of the proper amount of their ~eriodie water bills upon regular consumers of water fro~ the Water Department for the scientific treatment end disposal of sewage, s delegation of representatives from the Lewis-~ale the Jefferson Hospital, the ~henandoah Hospital and the Memorial and Crirpled 183 Children's Hospital appeared before the body with Mr. 5. O. Aldhizer, Administrator, LewlsoOale Hospital, acting as spokesman, Mr. Aldhizer stating that according to the national average of $11.9~ water cost per bed per year, the local average of without the sewage charge, was already too high, and that the new average cost of $30ol] makes the difference even higher, Mr. Ald~lzer presenting additional compare tire figures and concluding that there should be some relief given large users of water in the Sewage Treatment Charge Ordinance. On motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted~ the matter was taken under consideration until the next regular meeting of Council when a full me~bershlF of the body is expected to be present. AIRPORT: Hr. Walter H. Scott, Attorney, representing Dixie Aviation Repair Service, renters of Hangar No. I at the Hoar~ke Municipal Airrort, appeared before Council and presented a communication, Mr. Scott pointing out that when the hangar was relocated to make way for the new Airport AdministrationBuilding a lean-to was not rebuilt because of lack of funds and that now the Civil Aeronautics Administrat! has directed that certain improvements be made to the buildlng or that the business being conducted therein be closed, Mr. Scott stating that his cllents are doing repair work for the three co~ercial airlines serving Roanoke as well as for prlvat~ plane owners and that they have purchased conslderable equipment with the expectatt~ of continuing such activity, Mr. Scott advising further that his clients are willt~ to complete the hangar according to original plans at an estimated cost of $9,6P8'.00, except that an oil air furnace is to be installed instead of the old furnace which was in the building before it was relocated, if the city will either reimburse then for the amount expended on the improvements after the first of the year or a.~ortlze the m~ount so ex~ended on the basis of their monthly rent. In a discussion of the proposal, the City Manager stated that the occupant~ of Hangar No. I a~reed to rent the building'in its original condition and that in his opinion any Improvements to said building which they desire should be made by them until such time as the city voluntarily improves the building. After a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Scott stating that it is necessary that the building be improved by October 1, 195P, and suggesting that a co~r~ittee be appointed to consider the proposal of his clients, M~. Minton moved that the proposal be referred to the City Manager, the Manager of the Airport and the City Engineer for study, report and recommendation to Council at its next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. STR.~ET IMPROVEV~,NTS: A group of citizens appeared before Council with Mr. William P. Swartz, Jr., acting as spokesman, and presented a petition signed by seven property owners, asking the city to grade Sewell Larm and Sewell Lane Extension, S. W., apply a top course of gravel and treat same with asphalt or asphalt top to such an extent that the dust will be allayed in dry weather and water ~ill not drain on private property hl wet weather or stand in the street. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Swartz pointing out that it is not feasible to widen the street to a width of fifty feet for its entire length in conforr~ity with City requirements, but' that the petitioners would like for the street to be graded and paved anyway, Mr. Minton moved that the petition be re forte to the City Manager for study, report and recommendation to Council at its next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. 184 appea~ed beeore Council and pr~ented a ©ommunicatlon~ advising that the would lika to rent Haher Field for the period of August ~-~9~ 1953~ inclusive, for th~ purpose of holdin~ its argus1 fair~ on the same terms a~d conditions as contained in the contract for 1952. On ~otion o£ Mr. Minton, ~eeonded by Hr. ~aldrop and unanimously adopte~ · action on the request ~aa deferred until tho r~xt regular ~eeting of Council vhen s full ~emberahip o£ the body is expected to be pre~ento FETITIONS AND ¢OM~UHICATIONS: STREET IMi~OVFM~.NTS: A co-~munlcation from Mr. R. p. Ellett, asking that ~ashin~ton Avenue, ~o ~o~ be paved fro~ Franklin Road to Fifth Street, under the arrest pavln! proFrm~, ~aa before Council, It apl:earing that since the ~riting of the co.mm, unicatlo~, ~a$hIngton Avenue, So ~°, has been paved fro~ Third Street to Fifth Street, MPa Minton moved that th~ con. un/cation be filed. The ~otinn was seconded by Hr. ~aldrop and ~doptedo 2T0~M ~RAI~S: A petltl~n aIcr~d by five residents and property o~ners on the east ~lde of Sixth Street, S. Es, askln~ that a storm drain be installed in the alley at the rear of their prop~rt~ between Hountaln Avenue and Highland Avenue, in order that they m~Fht drain their basements, ~as before Council, the pet[tloner~ explalnlnF that the exlst~- ~tor~ drain in Sixth Street l~ above their basements° On motion of ~r. ~aldrop, seconded bf Mr. Hlnton and unanimously adopted, petition was referred to the City Hanager° SCHOOLS: A coe~untcation Fro~ Mr. LeHoy H. Smith, Chairman of the Roanoke City School Board, setting forth a report on the school buildlnF and improvement program, lncludinF the completed projects and progress o~ ~ork under construction aa of July 31, 19~, was before Councils Mr° Minton ~ved that the co~.~unfcatlon be flledo The motion was ~econded by ~r. ~aldrop and unanimously adopted. OAR~AGF ~OLL~CTION-SW~'ACF DISPOSAL: A co~unicatlon fro~ Er° Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, suggesting that the Jud~ants for costs in the ~lllta~son ~oad garbai co11~ctlon charge ca~e and the Wlllfa~son Rg~td sewer charge case be marked satl~fied in order to terminate the matter, was before Council. On motion of ~r. Minton, seconded by Er. Waldrop and unani~ouslv ~dopted, th matter wa~ referred to the City Attorney and the City ~anager for study, report and recom~er~ation to Council. ARM0~Y-MILITARY COMPANIF£: Council havln~ previously advised the ~overnor ar Adjutant General of Virginia of its interest in causing a NatlonaI Guard Armory to he erected in the City of Roanoke and having requested the two of~ic~als to u se the! endeavors to have any now or subsequently available federal and/or state funds allocated to Roanoke for the erection of the Ar=off, a co~unfcatfon from F~. Carter O. Lo~ance~ Executive Secretary for the 6overnor, addressed to Senator Earl A. Fitzpatrick, advising that he is sure the 6overnor and the Adjutant fieneral of Virginia will be glad t o hear from any of the city o7ficlals when the a~,ount of the Virginia allocation is ascertained, was before the body. On motion of Hr. Waldrop, accorded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted, action on the matter was deferred until ~ke next regular meetinF of Council, REPORTS O? OFPICERS~ SEWAGE DISPOSAL{ The City Ranager submitted the followln{, report with reference- to the dumping of sewage from septic tanks into the city*s sewage treatment syete~: 'Roanoke, Vlr~inla - September 8, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke,Virginia Oentle~ni On August ~?, 19~Y, at h:30 P. H., I received comulalnts coocerninF odors on Hearthstone Road arxt Maitland Avenue, N. We Having nd reason to believe that citizens in this area ~hould be inconvenienced and being disturbed about the complaint, I had detectives to cover the area during that afternoon; and Detective Britt questioned a driver of the Roanoke Extenuinating Company with reference to dumping raw sewage in our existing Our cn~l~'~ers report this is a costly practice to the City and must be deterred at once. Incidentally, this is contrary to Chapter P8 of the Roanoke City Code which provides a penalty Of ~nO.O0 For ~_nyon~ interferin~ Realizing your desire to cooperate with all concerned, I permitted this to be continued pending further investigation; and I ~m reco~endln~ that you adopt on ordinance, incorporating the following Facts{ (1) Sewage must be dumped at the 2ewage Treatment Plant. (~) The dumplnF should be under the supervision of our 2uperlntendent. (~) Dumping should be done at times, places, and conditions which the ih} A Fee of {P.50 to ~$.00 For each ~00 gallons shall be charged. (~) Fersonsor corl~orations uslnF our Disposal Plunt ~hould be required to place reasonable bond. (6) Each person or coruoration pumping septic tanks into our ~ewage Disposal Plant should have a Fer~It from the City ~anager.s office which would include such lnfomation as tz-uck license number, co~porstion name, and other pertinent facts. (?) Include also a certificate, certified by the Health Department that the equipment is standard. Hay I cell to your attention the imperativeness of an ordinance of this type; and I trust the foregolnF explanation, concernin~ my reasons, will bring out forcefully the need For the ordinance. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur $. Owens City E~nager" In this connection, Hr. Renl~r E. Glasgow, representing ~anitsry ~ervIce, Incorporated, appeared before Council and advised the body that ninety per cent of the sewage which he has been dumping from septic tanks into the city's sanitary sewer system is from septic tanks within the city, ~r. Glasgow stating that a very real problem exists and that he is willing to cooperate with the city in arriving, at a satisfactory solution. After a discussion of the matter, ~r. W-~ldrop moved that the report of the ~tty Hanager be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Ordtnan the City Manager, in the ~anttme, to per, nit the dumpln~ of sewage from septic tarl~ into the city's sewage treatment system at his discretion. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~Inton and unanimously adopted. 5TRB'~T LIGHTS{ The City Ranager submitted written report with the recox~end~ tlon that street lights be installed at the locations set out in the report. Mr. Rioter moved that Council concur in the recou~,.endation of the City Manager and offered the followir~ Resolution: 185 186 {#liS) A RF~OLUTION authorizing the installation of street lights on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (For full text o£ Resolution, sas Ordinance Book No. 19, Page H~. Hlnton ~Oved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion ~as ~eco~ed by H~. ~aldrop a~ adopted by the follo~lns vote~ A~ Hessrs. H~nton, Wald~p~ and the President, Hr. Webber---3, NAYS~ None ..... O. (Messrs. Woody a~ You~ absent) SCH~LS-STR~ I~PROV~S= The question o~ lmp~vl~ P~fth Street, N. directly In f~nt of the new Lucy Addison Hl~ School, and co~t~cting sidewalk, curb and gutter on ~th sides of the street north f~m Orange Avenue, having been referred to the City Manager for a study as to how much, If any, of this ~rk should be do~e at the present time, and for report and reco~e~ation as to the best procedure to be followed, he su~ltted the following re~rt~ eRoancke, Virginia . September 8, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia 6entlemen: You referred to me at our regular meeting on August 25, 19~2, t he request of the Roa~keCitySchool Board In regard to improving 5th Street, N. W., directly In fvon~ o~ the new Lucy Addison High School. We have made a careful study oe the area and have made temrorary repairs on this street which, f~ our Judgment, with some slight maintenance can be continued until the spri~ of next year. In my previous report to you, I called attention to the fact that eventually curb and gutter will have to ~ placed on the east a~ west sides o~ 5th Street, a sidewalk will have to be l~talled on the west side, the street crown will have to be lowered, plus the further descending sewer and water mains. The paving would, incidentally, follow of necessity. The cost oe this work w~ld be between ~15,0OO.~ a~ ~20,O00.OO, depe~Ing on how Far the street was graded and corrected to a~ heyo~ the school property. Incidentally, this is a job which would be difficult to do l~ stages. We believe the temporary measures which have been accomplished plus normal matnten~ce could be acceptable until next year at which time we would suggest that this Job be done by contract on a public bid. Respectfully submitted, (Signed)Arthur S. Owens City Manager" In this co~ectlon, ~. LeRoy H. Smith, Chairman o~ the Roanoke C~ty School Board, arpeared before Council and pointed out that school children have always been encouraged to walk on the sidewalk, rather than in the street, tn going to ia~ from school, and that to ask the students atte~l~Lucy Addison Hi. School 'to walk in the street will he inconsistent wi~ for~r policy, Mr. Smith voicing the opinion that at least ~e sidewalk should be constructed on ~e we~t side of the street. The City Manager replled that It will not be feasible to cer~ ou~ the entlr project In stages and pointed ou~ that traffic Is not heston the portion of Fifth Street in question. After a f~ther discussion o~ the matter, ~r. Minton ~ved that Council ~n the report of the City Manager. Th~ motion was seco~ed by Mr. W~ldr~ and unanimously adopted. DONATIONS-PA~KS AND PLAYG~OU~S~ The City Hanager submitted ~itten report that Mr. Charles E. Kepley has given to the City o~ Roa~ke 5.73 acres of land Hill Mountain For park purposes, the blueprint of which has already ~en recorded, a~ pointed out that the la~ should ~ officially accepted by Council. On motion of Hr, Hlnton~ seconded by Hr, Yaldrop ard unsnl~usly adopted~ ti matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper measure~ .lng the land for tark purposes, but without any other restrictions. WATER DEPAR?HENT$ The City Hanager submitted the following report with reference to the completion of the Delray Street'Pumping Station{ #Roanoke~ Virginia September 8, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen{ J, H, Turner & Company~ Contractors, have appreciably completed Contract A, Delray Street Pumping Station, which was a bid of ~]1,9~0,00. There is now due Hr. Turner 16,676,11, which completes all of the work with the exception of testing out the pressure control elements. We believe this should be deferred until the installation of the altitude valve on the reservoir, which is in the offing. I would recommend to you that we pay to Hr. Turner all mone~ due under the contract except ~2~0.00, pending the final approval of the Engineer in Charge of ~ater Cor~truetiono Respectfully ~ubmitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens City Hanager" In this connection, Hr. C. Eo ~oore, Engineer in Charge o~ Construction of the ~ater Department, appeared before Council and voiced the oplnlcn that the sum cf ~YSO. OO is adequate to protect the city, pending final approcal of the project, I~. Minton moved that Council concur In the recc.~mendatfon of the City ~anaFer and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper meastwe,.formally acceptinC the Delray Street ?umpinF Station and the withholding of }Y~O.¢C from the contractor for the time being, pending the testln~ of tt;e pressure control element. The ~otion ~as seconded by Hr. Waldrop SEWAGE DISFOSAL~ A request of the various laundries in Roanoke that they be given special con~fderation ~Ith reference to charges fo~ the ~cientlfic treatment and disposal of sewage having been referred to the City ~an~ger for an investigatiol of a scale of charges for the scientific treatment and disposal of se~a?e to all users~ large and small, in an attempt to determi~ if the flat charge of forty per cent of water bills is fair to all, and to contact Alvord, Burdlck and Ro~son, Consulting En6ineers, for their recoxmendation on the subject, as well as other cities, with a vte~ of ascertaininF what procedure they follo~ in i~posin~ treatment charses and ~hether or not they make any reduction in rates to any class of user, the City Hanager submitted wrlttmreport, together with information on se~e~ charges in Virginia cities and to~ns, as well as the follo~ir~F cor~luntcatton from Hr. L. R. Rowson{ "August 1~, 19~a Hr. Arthur S. Owens City Hanager Roanoke, Virginia I am in receipt of your letter of August 13 with respect to the request of a Croup oF laundry operators that the charge for seweraFe service ~mountir to ~0 per cent of the cost of water used be g~venspecial consideration in their case, and asking my advice with respect to policies for similar service elsewhere, .187 188 I know oF no city that Elves any special consideration oF this type, I do not sea how special consideration could be given without it be discriminatory to others and result In almost unlimited appeals From other Eroupe, UniForm application oF · percentage to the water hill reflects all oF the credits For larger use which the water rates themselves reflect, Sub~ect only to correction For City water purchased and not returned to I trust this answers your Inquiry, ALVO~D, EURDICK & HO~SO~ (Signed) By Lo R. Howson~ In a discussion oF the matter, the City HanaFer reca~mende~ that the above InFormation be tabled For study when. the request made by local hospitals earlier durlr~ the moetin~ is considered. Hr. Waldrop moved that Council'coacur in th~ reco~mendation oF the City ManaFer. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hinton and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPA~T.V~NT: The City Manager havtnF been requested to invite Houson, ConsultlnF Bn~tneer, to meet wi~h Council For a discussion of the water p~e~aure reduc tlon valve que~tion, the City Man~ger submitted written report, "August ~?, 19~ Roanoke, Virginia Hr. ~oore has ~u~t dlscusscd ~lth ~c over the telephone the ~atter pressures resultinF fro~ the consolidatlon oF pumping areas and the the entire policy with relation to water pressures an~ responslb~llties therefor. UnFortunately my schedule Is so tt~ht in the i~mediate Future pavt o£ September. I, theveCore, thouFht It desirable to wvtte you tn the interlm. region have large por~torm OF their area with water pressures well above 100 lbs. and frequently up to as much as 1~0 1be. The responsibility For adequate water pressure may be one for the utility but the rempcnslbllit~ of provldlngfacilltles whtch will take the water pressure that is provldsd at which a man buflds his house nor does it dictate the topography adjacent to him which in turn defines the economic and practicable means o£ service. That responsibility la initially and I think should always remain the as I know~ that the city or the water utilit~ ~oaa not provide a~y reducing mechanisms for Indlvldual con~ers nor does it assume responaibil~ ~o~ any £acllitles provided by the cormumer and on his premises. That is The only variation am I mee it would he that in the event that a be advised of the impending change so that iC they have any weak Facilities Prlov to hearing from Hr. Moore in my loafer range planning I had oF October. I hope this will suffice CoP the interim. Very trul~ ALVO.RD, EUt~DICK & H0~SON (Signed) B~ L. H. Howson" After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Valdrop commenting tbet he feels the solving of the problem is an administrative matter and not a matter to be held in abeyance for conference with an expert, Hr. Minton ~ved that further considera- tion of the question be deferred until the next regular meeting of Council when a full membership of the body is expected to be present. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, AIRPORT~ The City Manager euSmltted written report that since bids have been accepted concerning the relocation of Hangar No. 2 at the Roanake Municipal Airport, he would like t~ set up a rental plan prior to its relocation, the City Manager presenting the following communication from the Manager of the Airport with the recommendation that the terms and conditions be approved by Council; "CITY OF ROANOKE Interdepartment Co~unlcation DATE: September P, 1952 TO~ Ap S. Owens, City Manager FROH: M. L. Harris, Airport Mansger SUBJECT: New Lease for Hangar No. 2 Your note o~ August 23rd requesting a~dit~onal Information on releasing Hangar No. 2 at Woodrum Field is acknowledged. The following conditions of lease are suFgested in order that you cas clear this matter thru Council on September 8, thus preventing the difficulty experienced in leasing Hangar No. 1. 1- The present rental rate is $200.00 per month -- I suggest the new rate not exceed $225.00 per month on a five (5) year contract· ~- The condlt!?ns of the new lease should be identical to the pre,eat lease with the exception of the paragraph providing that only C.A·A. Approved Overhaul & Repair Stations be perraltted to function at Woodrum Field. Ail aircraft mechar, ics are licensed and their it is not necessary to have further approval on the building. 3- I suggest you appoint a contract committee of Mr. Klncanon and mysel~ to take over i~edtately upon Council approval· ~- This lease should contain a privilege whereby Hr. Lemon is allowed two (P) months of rent free operation in order to pay him for his heating plant which is being reinstalled in Hangar No. P and will become the property of the City. Signed: Harrise Hr. Minton moved that Council concur in the recor~aendation of the City Hanager and that the City Attorney prepare the proper measure for a doption by Council· The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously ~dcpted. AUDITS-CLFRK O? COURTS: The City Eanager submitted written report, to?ether with a communication from ,~[r. J. Gordon Bennett, Auditor of Fubltc Accounts, and his report on an audit of the accounts and records of the Clerk of the Hustings Court, Court of Law and Chancery, and Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke for the calendar yes~ 1951. Mr. Minton moved that the co.~r~unicatlon and reports be Filed· The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. A~SHOUSE: The City Manager submitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of July, 1952, showing a total expense of ~2,~.01, as compared with a total exper~e of $1,711.69 for the month of July, 1951. Hr. ~aldrop moved that the report be filed· The motion was seconded by ~r Minton and unanimously adopted. · H~PORTS: The City Manager submitted written reports from the City Market, Department of Building and Plumbing Inspection and the Electrical Department for the month of August, 195~, and the Police Departr~nt for the month of June, 195Po Hr. Minton ,moved that the reports be filed. The motion was seconded by Mr Wsldrop and unanimously ~dopted. 189 .190 AIBFOR?-* The City Hsnager submitted verbal report, together with draft of an Ordinance, authorizlr~ and directing the City Hanager to enter into a lease wit~ American Airlinea~ Incorporated, relative to t~ use a~ occupancy oF certain space In the Re.re Control R~dio Transmitte~ Building on Hill ~untatn upon certain te~a a~ co~ltions. At the ~uggest~on of the City Ha~ger, ~. Hlnton m~ved that the O~inance be tabled, ~e rotten ~as ~ec~nded by ~. ~a~rop a~ ~nl~usly adopted. B~-STR~S A~ A~S~ The City Hanage~ su~ltted verbal ~epo~t ~lth re~erence to additional street ~ork dom by Virginia Asphalt Pavl~ Co~y~ Incorporated, upon unoffficlal ~utho~$zatlon by Council, ~e City Ha~age~ p~sentin the following co~unicatlon From the City ~C ITY OF ROANOEE Inte~depa~t~ent Co~unlc at ton DATE: Septe~be~ 8, 1~ TO~ H~. A. ~. ~ens, City FROM: Hr. H, C. Broyles, City Engineer The additional black top work unofficially authorized by C~t:f Council amounted to 1,P30 tons. At t~e unit price of $5.60 per ton, this ~mounts to an additional cost of ~6,888. The extra work mu~or~zed e~bled the City to pave the follo,~ing stree Haide~ Lane S. W., From Wasena Avenue to Gra~ln Road; Wash~ton Avenue, S. ~., F~m Th[rd Street to F~fth Street; Oregon Ave~e fr~m Guilford Avenue to Oak Street; a~ Lynchburg Avenue at the P~th Street intersection and east al~st one block. An appropriation In the mmount of $6,888 should be made by City Council to extend Virginia Asphalt Paving Co~y.s contract to cover thls work. (S~gned) H. ~. Proyles" It appearing that no appropriation ~s necessary, Hr. Minton ~oved that the City Attorney prepare the proper measure, exte~tng the ~tract of Virginia Asphalt Pavln~ Company, Incorporated, for t~ pmvf~ of streets at various loca~ons In the City of Roanoke, to cover the above work. and to p~sent same to Council at Its next regular meeting for adoption. ~e motion wes seco~ed by Mr. ~'aldrop unanimously ~ooted. AIRP~T: Council at its last re~lar meeting hav~ng awarded ~ contract for rehabtlitati~ the ru~ay system et the ~oanoke Municipal Airart Asphalt Paving Co. any, Inco~orated, with ~e understa~l~ that if ~e C[vll Ae~naut~cs Adm~n~stration approved the addittonml work of applying a heavier coating to the ru~ays, ~e contract would ~ modifled accordingly, the City Man~ger submitted verbal report, together with the following co~unlcatlon from the City Engineer: "CITY. OF ROANOKE Interdepartment Co~un~c~t ion DATE: Septezber h, 1952 TO: Mr. A. S. O~ens FROM: Mr. H. C. Broylea As Der ~nstruct~ons by C~ty Council, I have th~s date been able ~o talk with Mr. J. W. Mort, JP., D~str~e% A~rport E~neer, CAA ~n ~sh~ngton, D. perts~n~n~ to the ezte~on of the con~raet price u~er Claim 17 for additional rehabilitation work on the runway system at WooJ~m F~eld. Mr. Mort gave me ~erbal app~val which will l~ter be confirmed by letter that the ~ntr,~t could be e~e~ed to the extent by which ~e C~t7 has m~de ~ts app~pr~at~on. The total project was based on ~e follow~ng breakdown of costs: City's Share ~ 9,E81.~0 U. S, 5hare Haking the total project under Claim 17 This represents an increase of ~1S,83].3~ over the contract price submitted by Virginia Asphalt Pavin~ Company, Inc.~ low bidder of ~hS,690.70o This addition will alloy us to apply a greater thickness of paving o~er those areas which are to be rehabilitated ar~iwhich are nov trouble areas. It is the feeling of thia m'lter that in the near £uture the entire run~ay system will have to be lu~pvoved in a simllau ~a~e~ In ovde~ to adequately ~ithmta~ the heavier alu traffic we'are n~ encounte~lns. At that the areae which we are now l~rovi~ can be omitted, thus aFfectl~ a materl~ saving. I~ Is ~eco~aended that the contract o~ ViuEinia Asphalt Pavl~ Co~any~ Inc. be exte~d to the total amount of ~61~h. O2, ~lch ~111 ~t require further app~pulation on the part of the City. Virginia Asphalt Pavln~ Company have been contacted In this ~atteu, a~ the~ agree to the extension oF ~eiu contract to the ~l~v~s l~Icated above. (Slsned) H. C. Hr. Hlnton moved that the City Attorney prepare the p~oFe~ ~easu~ adoption at the next ~ e~lau ~eeti~ of Council. The ~tlon ~as ~econded by Valdrop a~ unanimously ~opted. REPORTS O= COF~I~EF5: ~one. U~INISIiFD PUSIh~SS: PURCHASE OP FgOFERTY-PA~<S AND [LAYG~OUN~S: The oFfeP oF M~. Lewis O. B~o~, J~., to sell to the city acreage at F~anklin Road and Ave~ Avenue, S. W., No. 13~116, at a pytce of ~10~O00.00, fop pa~k purposes~ hav{n~ been placed on the 8Fenda fo~ fuPtheP conside~atlon at the p~esent ~etinE~ the ~atte~ was aFain beYoPe the body. 'In this connection~ the City Cleuk b~ou~t to the attention oC Council co~un[catluns FPom D~. aD~ M~s. Cb,Plea A. You~ J~., a~ MPa. D. blac~ell ~uown u~Eln~ the city to take advantaFe oF ~e of FeP since the use o~ th~ 1~ fop purposes will assu~e an attractive entrance to %he city and will pmovide 8 uec~eat] a~ea fop the vast nu~beP of childuen in that par~icula~ 8Pea who a~e too lap away f~ South Rou~ke Pauk to make use oF lt. On motion of MP. M[ntun, seconded by MP. Walduop and unanimously adopted~ action on the matteP was defePred until the next Pe~la~ ~eettn~ oF Counell ~en ~ full membeush2p of the ~dy Is expected to be puesen%. CONSID~ATION OF CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCT/ON AND COHS]D~ATION OP O~D{NANGES AS~ RFSOLUT/ONS: CITY PRO~R~: Oudlnunce No. ll~h9, p~ovidfn~ fo~ the ~ental of city-owned pPoDert~ at 330 Ca~ve~ Avenue, N. W., fo~ ~35.00 pep month, havlr~ p~evIously been before Council fop its first ueadlnF, Pead and la~d oveP, was s~aln before %he hod M~. M~nton offering the followlnF fop ~ts seco~ ~eadin~ ~ final adoption: (~115~) AN O~INANCE authoPizt~ the City Ma~FeP to ~ eh% the ~esidence owned b~ the Clt~ ~ No. 330 Ca,yep Avenue, N. W. (Fop ~11 text of 0~2~ce, see O~fnance ~ok No. 19, Pa~e ~. M2nton ~oved ~e adoption of the O~dtna~e. The motion was seconded Mu. WaldPop a~ adopted by the followi~ vote: A~S: Mess~a. M2nton, WaldPop, and tke Pue~lden~, M~. Webbe~ .... 3. NAYS: Nnne ..... O. (Messps. Woody and Y~n~ abaent) MOTIONS A~ MISUELLA~OUS BUSIS~SS: TRAGIC: The ~ity Clerk b~ouEht to the ~ttention oY Council a ~eheduled fop Wednesday, Septem~em 10, 195~, at 7:30 o~clock, p. m., In the 1'91 iai 192 Auditorium ~F the Health Center, ~hich will be a Joint meetir~oF the City Plsnnirk~ Co.~lssion, City Council. and representatives of several organizatlons~ For the purpose o~ an lr~or~al discussion o£ the proposed 19~2 Street TraFfic Plan ~t vas indicated that a~ many of the me~ber~ oF Cou~ll as could convenient1 do so ~ould at~ent the l~o~al ~etin~. ~-GR~E CHO~I~St ~. Hinton b~u~ht to the attentio~ ~tudy du~lnF the cominF ~eek the question o~ settl~ aside additional fund~ this yeav~ au~lu~ to~a~d ~e city*~ ~have o~ the cos~ oF the Jefferson Street aEe~a for fuvthe~ consideration at the ~xt reFulav ~ee~l~ of Council ~h~ a full ~e~ber~hlp of the bodF'i~ expected to be ~here be ~ no Cu~thev ~u$t~ Cou~il adjourned. Clerk P~e~ldent 193 COUNCIL, REGULAR Honday, Eeptember 1~, 1952o The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Hgom'in the Municipal Buildlr~, Hondsy, September 15, 195P, at P:OO o'clock, po m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, Hr. Webber, presiding. PRF~SENT= Hessrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber ...................... ABSENT: None ........ O. OrPICERS PR ESEh~: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, ard Mr. Randolph Whittle, City Attorney. The m~eting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend J. E. Stockman, Pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. MI'~UTES: Copy of the ~Inutes o~ the regulsr meetfr~ held on Monday, Septembt 8~ 195), having been furnished each member o~ Council, upon ~otion o~ Mr. Minton, seconded b~ ~r. Woody and unanimously acopted, the reading was dtzpensed with a~ the minutes approved as recorded. HEARILG OF CITIZENS U~ON Pt~LIC MATTERS= STR.~-ETS AR~ ALL~YS: Mr. Richard T. Edwards, Attorney, representing Frank G. Payne, Jr., Myra S. Payne and George Taylor, appeared before Council and presented the following petition, asking that a PO-~oot rlght-oC-way extending from Hershb. Road to ~yomlng Avenue, N. W., in the vicinity of Van Puren Street~ b e perr%anently vacated, discontinued and closed= "VIRGINIA: PE~ORM THE COUNCIL O? THE CITY 07 BOANOKE IN RE: APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY O? HOANOKE, VIRGINIA, TO V~CATE, DISCONT1NU? AND CLOSE a 20 foot right o~ way bounded on the North by the Eershberger Road, on the South by a Paper Street designated as Wyoming Avenue and Block 2, Washington Heights, on the West by 1.33 acre lot designated on the Land Book as Tax No. 2770~05, and on the East b~ 0.8 acre tract designated on the Land Book as Tax No. 2770501, being a right of way twenty (20) feet wide 480.95 feet long on the westerly side and ~97.67 on its easterly side, and betnE approximately 300 feet ~est of Gilbert Drive. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 15-766 of the Code Of Virginia, 1950, as amended, your petitioners respectfully request that that portion of a PO foot right of way bounded on the North by the Mershberger Road, on the South by a Paper Street designated as Wyo~lng Avenue and Block M, Washington Heights, on the West by a 1.33 acre tract designated on the Land ~ook with No. 7770~0~, and on the East by 0.8 acre tract designated on the Land Book wlth Tax No. 2770501, be~n~ a right of w,y twenty (~0) feet wide ~80.95 feet long on the westerly side and ~97.67 on its easterly side, and being approximately300 feet West of Gilbert Drive, be vacated, discontinued and closed. Your petitioners allege %hat they are the owners of the real estate that lies on either side of the said street bounded by Hershberger Road and Wyoming Avenue, viz., that Fvank G. Payne, Jr., and Myra S. Payne are the owners oC 1.33 acre tract lying on the West and that George Taylor Is the owner of the 0.8 acre tract lying on the East side of the Street. Your petitioners further allege that no inconvenience to the public would result from the formal vacattfig, dlecontinui~g and closing of the s~id right of way or street that is proposed to be vacated, discontinued and closed, and that the rights o~ no other partles will be abridged or destroyed by reasons of tho closing.tHer~of in that this street has not been used as a street for years.. Your petitioners herewith file an affidavit showing that proper legal notice of thls application to Council has been duly and legally posted as required by law. Your petitioners, therefore, request= That not leas thmu three, nor more than five, viewers be a[pointed to view the above described land, and report in writing as required by the Statute of Virginia for such cases made and provided. 194 That if and when the aforee&id right of way is vacatedj discontinued and closed, the order providing therefor shall direct the proper person to mark upon any and all plate of record in the Clerkta Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, ¥irginia, ehowing the said right of way, as provided by the Statute of the State of Virginia for such cases made and provided, (Signed) Frank G. Payne~ Jr. Frank Go Payne, ~'--~ {Signed) Hyra $. Paine Myra So Payne (Signed) 6eorge Taylor George Taylor" Counoil being of the opinicn that the vie~evs'~hould be appointed ss requested, Hr. Young offered the following Resolution: (#115h5) A RgSOLUT!ON providing fo~ the appointment of flve freeholders, any three o' ~ho~ may act, as viewers in connectio~ ~ith the petition of Fran~ Payns, Jr., ~yra So Fayne and George Taylo~ to permanently vacate, discontinue and close a ~O-foot right-of-way bounded on the North by the Rershberger Road, on the South by a Paper Street designated as Wyo~IngA~enue and Block ~, WashlnFton HeIphts, on the ~est by a 1.33 acrelot designated on the Land }~ook as Tax No. )770~05, and on the East by sn 0.8 acre tract designated on the Land Rook as Tax No. ~770501, and being approximately 300 feet West of Gilbert Drive° (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pace 109.) Mr. Young moved the adoFtlon of the Resolution. The ~otton was seconded by Mr. M!nten and adopted b~ the follow!ng vote, Mr. Waldro? not voting due to the fact AYES: Messrs. Mihtcn, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber .... N~.YS: None ........... O. (Mr. Waldroo not votinE) clcslnC the r;ght*of-way he referred to the City Planning to.~nission for study, adopted, M~. Waldrop not votin~o AN~__XATION-IEF~O'JF~!ENTS: Mr. J. W. ClfnEenpeel, a member of the Garden City Civic Lea~.~Tue, appeared before Council an~ presented the following requests for improvements In the Garden City area: "September 15, ReGuests for imD~ovements in Garden Cft~ Streets in Garden City need!nE attention: Gearhart Road, 2. E. Victory Road,. S. E. Moran Street,S. E. TtptonAvenue, S. E. 2prln~vale Street, S. E. Melther 2treat, Imlay Avenue, 2.E. Streets needin& lights: Gearhart Road, 2. E. Troxell Road and Mabry Avenue, S. E. Ventnor Road, 2. E. Ray Road, S. E. Ethel Road, S. E. Tlpton Avenue, S. E.- Springvals Street, S.E. Yellow Mountain Road, S. E. New Sprtn~ Branch Road, S. E. Drain stopped-up at Garden Cit~ RoulavaPd and Ray Road, S. ¥,%y was the water pro,act for the Garden City area stopped? J. W. Clingenpeel Garden City Civic League" H~. Hlnton ~oved that the requests be re£er~ed to the City Hanager for his ~ttention. The m~tion was seconded by H~. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, PETITIONS AND CO~NICATIO~S~ STRE~ LIGHTS~ A co~u~lcation f~om the Appalachian Electric Po~e~ Co~any~ ~ettl~ forth the locatio~ o~ t~elve ~500 lumen a~ elehteen $000 lumen ~ treat li~t~ ~lch ~ere installed duv[~ the month of A~ust, 1~5~ as ~ell as the locatl( o~ nineteen ~5~ lumen ~tv~et ll~ht~ ~hich ~ere ~moved, ~as before Council, The co~unlcatton ~as filed, STADI~ The follo~t~ co~unication ~o~ He~vs, Bill France ~d ~uvnev~ ~lth ~ePence to the vegetal o~ thele aFPee~nt ~oP stock cap vaci~ at Hoa~ke Hunlcipal Stadiu~ ~ before Councll~ "Septe~er 1~, 1952 To The Honorable MenEerz of City Council Roanoke, Re: Stock Car Hacl~ Gentlemen; We wish to thank the C~ty Council of Romnoke, ~lrEtn~a, for the privilege of using the St~lum for the su~er season oe 1952 for stock car You may be interested In knowing that stock car racing ~a~d directly ~nto the City Treasury ~15,300.O0 In ren%~l, amusenent tax and concession rights. We are a~v~sed by Mr. Rex M~tchell, the recreation director, that this more than D~id the cost of maintenance. W~th %he success~l football se~on ~h~ch we ~ntlc~pate %o 5e had ~n th- St~um ~h~s should prove ~ More than 5~,000 ~eople pa~d ad~{sslon ~o the stock car races dur~n~ th~s su~er season ~n the St:diu~ and w~th the children, who were admitted f~ee, we estimated that 7~,000 people enjoyed ~hls recreation We attempted to co~ply In eve~ detail with Our Lease Agreem-nt and we hope we 3ust~fied the confidence the City C~]ncil placed in At the request of Mr. Rex Mitchell, we are leavin~ the metal fence which has been placed on %he open e~s of the Stadium. We a~e now ~n ~ Dosition to ~move the corners of the track and replace the sod as we promised you we ~uld do. Howe~e~, i~ ractn~ Is to be had next year ~1500.~ in replacl~ the corners next year. In order ~ comply with our agree~nt and to keep the Stadium In the excellent condition In which you have placed ~t, we would like to know Council desires %o have raci~ theater of 1953, and we hereby narc application ~o renew our ~reement with the City either on ~he ter~s under which we operated durinc 195P, or such other termm as Council may see fit We wish t o state in conclusion that Mr. Arthur Owens, City Manager, Mr. Rex Mitchell, Recreation Director, hsve been most cooperative and all ~e C~ty employees connected with the raclnF a~ all the other e~ployees corrected d~rec%ly or indirectly with some phase oe racing have ~iven us noise, there have b~en no co~pleints. We have attemnted to kee~ the noise at a m~ntmun and will do so ~n ~e futp~e lC ~e are ~llowed the' pr~vile~e operati~ In the Stadium In 1953. Respectfully su~[tted, BILL V:ANCE A~ CURTIS TUR~R BY: (oigned) Curtis Turner" In this connection, Dr. Henry Lee appeared before Council and ~ade the following statement on ~hslf of the Executive Co~Ittee of the Staff of and CripDled Children's Hospital: "I have been instructed by the Executive Co~%ttee of [he Medical Staff of Memorial and Crippled Children's Hospital to appear before Council and express ~e views of the Staff relative to the continuance of stock car rac~nF in Victory Stadium In 1953. The Staff of Eemorial a~ Crippled Children's Hospital requests Council to foPbld stock car racinE In Victory Stadium. Experience ~owa the patients are made quite u~appy and comnlatn b~tterly of the noise o~ the races. The Staff of Ee~or~al a~ Crippled Children's Hospital feels the best interest of the patients and city would ~ less objectionable. ,195 196 It is also the belief of the Staff that the welfare of the patients in Hemorial and Crippled Chlldren*s Hospital ~hould be the first cor~lderation and that the revenue which accrue~ to the city should be of minor.sl~nificar {n dstermlninF whether or not stock car races will be permitted in Victory StadiU~o" With further reference to the matter, a ~roup of members of the Roanoke Touchdown Club appeared before Councll~ with Hr. Roper Lo A~ole, President~ actin~ as spokesman, and presented the followin~ Hesolution: 'City Council 'City of Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Whersas~ the contract between the City of Roanok~ and promotors of stock car racln~ at Victory Stadium specifically required promotors to remove the paved track at corners of the football field before steer of the 19~2 football season, and Whereas, the track has not been removed, but the suzEsstlon has been made to cover the track with straw or to effect some other substitute for actual removal of the paving, and Wherea~, this pavlnF constitutes a serious hazard to the llfe and limb o" hizh school and college boys usln/- the fl.ld, and %%cress, the City Itself will be liable in case of ~nJury of players com!nF in contact with the ha~d surface. 5e It Resolved, that the Roanoke Touchdown Club respectfully requests and urges City Councll to call fo~ fulfillment of the contract with the purpose of brlnTinF about removal of the dar~K~rous sections of pavfnz before the Jefferson HIEh-Byrd HiFh and ~I-Wi111a~ and Hary Fames this comlnF weekend. Roanoke Touchdown Club (~iFned) Hoper L. A~ole, President" After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Richard T. Edwards, Attorney, represe~ imf Messrs. France and Turner, who was present at the meeti~F, stated that h view of the objections of the Memorial and Crippled Children's Hospital, it is the desir( of his clients to withdraw their application for the renewal of their sFreement and to proceed with the ~ulfillment of the present aFreement. In view of the wlthdrawal of the appllcatio.n for the renewal of the aFreement, %he City ManaFer announced that he would ~ee to it that the corner_CoP the track are removed at once, the City Manager advisinF Council that it was at his suEfestlon that the coPners of the tracks were not removed at the termination of th~ extstinE agreement because he felt that it would be best to ascertain whethe~ or not stock car rac[n~ was to be permitted next season before taking any definite action toward removtn~ the corne~s. BEPO,gTS OF 0=~ICERS: BU~3ET-LIBRARY: The City ManaEer submitted'written revolt th,t it will be necessary to transfer ~100.00 from the Incidentals account to the Postage account in t he P~blic Library budFet: whereupon, M~. Youm& offered the followlnF emerfency O~dlnance: (#115~6) AN O~DINANCE to amend and reoedain Section ~105, "Public Library", of the 195R~uduet Ordinance, and previdin~ for an emerFency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PaEe 110.) Mm. YounF moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. WaldPop and adopted by the followlng vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, YounK, and the President, Mr. ~ebBer- NAYS: None ......... O. B%q~GET-STNEET REPAI~S-RRIDGE 9EPAI~S: The City ManaFer submi[ted written reEort that it will be necessary to transfe~ $1,500oOOfrom the Gontractors account to the Supplies account in the Street Repairs budget a~i to transfer $300.00 from the Materials account to the Supplies account in the Bridge Repairs budget; whereupo Mr. Young offered the following emergency Ordinance~ (#11~47) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~76~ "Street and Section #78, ~Bridge Repairs", of the 1959 Budget Ordinance, and providing for (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, Page 110.) Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and a~orted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young. and the President, Mr. Vebher-5 NAYS: None ........... O. B~0~T-DnPART~.E~ O? PUPLIC ~L~A~: ~he City Manager submitted ~ritten report that it will b e necessary to appropriate ~00.OO to the Stationery and Office ~upplies account o" the ~epa~t~=nt o? Public Welfare budget, the City Hanager polnti out that the State will reimburse ~200.00 of the ~mount to the city; wher~u~on~ Mr. Minton o~rersd the following emergency 0rdlnance: (#115~5) AN ORDINANCE to ~end and reordatn Section ~57, ~Department Welfare~, o~ the 195P Budget Ordinance, and provtdirg ~or an emergency. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, s,e Ordlnance Book No. 19, Page 111.) by Mr. Valdrop and aao~ted by the follow!nF vote: AYES: ;4essr~. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, ~ro Webber- NAYS: ~one .......... 0. £UBSET-HEA~TH DFPA~E~: The C~ty ~Dn~er submitted written report that the State Health Department ha~ agreed ~o pay the salar!es o? a~ add!tional Cler~ ~nd an add~tion~l X-ray Technician i~ the local Heelth Department and reco~ended that the ~lcrk ~e employed at a salary of ~P,PPO.OO per annu~ and that the X-ray ~ech~icl be employed at a salar~ of ~,760.00 ~er ~num, effective October 1, 1952, cont!n~en~ upon the State rei~ur~ing the total amount oC the salaries for the positions to the city. Hr. ~lnton moved that Council concur in ~he recommendation of the City Manager and offered the following emergency Ordinance, spproprlatfr~ a total sum of ~1,?h5.00 for the salaries for the t~:o positlcns durin~ the last three ~onths of this year: (#115h9) AN ORDINANCE to a~end and reordain Section #~0, "H~lth Department" of the 1952 Budget Ordinance, and ~rovfd!ng for an emerce~cy. (For full text of Ordinance, ~ee Ordl~ance Book No. 1~, Page 111.) Hr. Minton ~oved the adoption of the Ordln~nce. The motion was ~econded by Mr. Young and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~eb~,er-5 NAYS: None .......... S?RFET I~RO¥~NTS: A petition signed by seven property owners, a skinF the city to grade Sewell Lane and Sewell Lane Extension~ S. W.,.apply a top course of gravel and treat same with asphalt or asphalt top to such an extent that the dust will be allayed in dry weather and water will net drain a~private property in wet weather or stand in the street, hav~rc been referred to the City Manager ~or ~tudy, report and reco~endation, the City Manager submitted the follow!ng report: 197 198 "~oanoke, Virginia ~epte~ber 15, 1952 To The City Council Roa~oke~ Virginia You referred to ma at our regular meatin~ on Honday, September §~ a request From Hr. Wlllis~ P, Swartz, Jr., and others that we improve Sewell Lane~ So W, · As you probably know~ this ia the orIFtnal piece of property owned by 1~o Ernest Fiehbuvn, On several dlfee~nt occasions, groups of o~nePs and cltlrens have appeared before Council, ~questl~ that and/o~ ~ateP lines be exte~ed to this property at the Clty*~ ho~eve~ I have constantly and [e~slstently objected to such a p~oJect. . ~ls specific piece of p~pe~ty runs ~om B~ambleton Avenue over into Lake~ood Colony. ~e bPl~ to your attention Five important facto~s~ 1. All the property o~nePs ~111 not ~lve to the City the land to make th~s a ~O-foot street, ~Ich vould be ~. If we lo~ev th~ cro~n oF the ~treet as ~quested, It ~ould cost app,oximately ~1,~OO.00 and still ~ould ~t provide Fo~ any ]. If ~e street was paved, as requested, ~lthout being ~[dened~ then ~e ~ould find that we had the. s~e amo~t o~ drain ~ateP ~h~ch be Impou~ed at ~ome lo~ point In the area, ~. ~e could temporarily Fill the holes in the street ~lth asphalt; but ~at woulo w~sh out f~m tf~e to time. 5. The property ow~vs thenselves, since this Is almost a private d~ive to their own sat~sfaction. without follow:nF the usual policies ~d D~Fr&ns o~ the Clty Government o~ nosnoPe. It ~s m~ auF~estlon that, tC the p~operty o~,~evs will not the land fop w~den~D~ ~:Pposesp ~e ~o ahead w~th the tempo~aP~ procedure filling the holes w~th as~al% Pnd nalnta~n~nF the p~oTePty until pl~n= Respectfull~ subn~tted, (S~ned) Arthur S. Owens G~ty Man~fe~" Mr. Waldrop moved that Council concur ~n the report of the City ManaFer. The mot~Dn uss seco~ed by ~-. M~nton an~ una~mously adopted. STR~ I~P~OV~E~S-STR~ LIGHTS: A petition s~fned by twenty-three resfdents on Rosewood C~rcle, S. E., asR~n~ that the street be ~rmanently repaired t~edfately, tha~ adequate water and sewer facil~ties be m~de available in the ~rea and that street l~Fhts be fnst~lled in the s~a, havfn~ been referred to the Cfty Manager for study, report a~ reco~e~at~on, the City Man~er sub~ttted the following report: "Roanoke, Vtrclnta September 15, 195P TO The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: 'Xhe followlnF letter f~on our EnFineerlng Department is in furtherpnce of your directive to work out some planof relief for the r~sldents Of Rosewood Circle, S. E.: 'CITY OF ROAEOKF Inte~epaPtment Communicat ~on DATE: Septenber 8, 195P TO: Mr. A. S. Owe~, C~tF Manager FRCM: ~. H. C. Rroyles, C~ty Eng~er Refere~e Is made to a com~lalnt made by citizens living on Rosewood Circle, S. E., which was made to Ctty Council In the form of a metitto vequestln~ and demandi~ i~ediate a~ per.rent ~epafvs on the' above street. This matter was turned over to Hr. McQuire approximately two weeks ago for corrective action, a~d I have been informed by him that the street has been patched and repaired and in some cases shoulders filled in to eliminate the hazardous condition, A portion of Roeewood Circle is to be torn up by the installation of new water lines, and it is impractical, at this time, to do very per~snent etreet improvement. The repairs, however, that have been made renders thl~ street as ~d IF mt bette~ than the othe~ ~treets In the ~eneral locality. As mentioned In the petition, ~e~e are ~ome residents living on the · outh end o~ Rose.od Circle that do not have ~e~e~ facilitie~. this ~as somewhat of an l~olated ca~e a~ at the tl~e~ o~ly three four houses ~ere involved, It ~a~ not considered to ~ included tn the ove~-all se~e~ pro~ect ~hlch covered Garden City a~ the ~lverdale ~e ~e no~ pve~a~lnF a se~er ~roflle and estl~te fo~ the~e hou~e~ that have not been ~erved ~hlch ~lll be ~u~mitted late~. (Sl~ned) H. C. B~yles As ~oon a~ the l~o~ati n mentioned ~n t h~ last paragraph Is avallablt It ~lll be p~sented to you fo~ di~posltion. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthu~ S. ~ens City Manager" The report ~as filed. STORM DRAINS: A petlt~on ml~ned by Five residents a~ p~perty owners on the east side of Sixth Street, 5. E., askinF that a sto~ drain be installed In the alley at the ~ar of their p~o~erty between Mountain Avenue and Highland Avenue, having been referred to the City Manager for study, report and recommendation, the City Manager submi*ted the following report: "Ro~oke, Virginia, Septenbem 15, 1952 To The City Co.oil Roa~ke, Virginia Oentle~en: You referred to ne at our ~etinC on Monday,September 8[ 1952, a petition, requesttrC that a sto~ drain be installed In ~e alley east Sixth Street, S.E., between Htghlan~ Avenue a~ Mountain Avenue. An Investication ~ade ~the Directo~ of ~blfc Works and ~e on Wednesday,September 10 broucht Forth the followt~: ~erea~ a drain 'is ~ed~ here, as w~ll am In many other sections of the City, the benefit to the ge~ral public would be ~gltFible because the water sweeps on to only a few pieces of p~perty. In oum Jud~ent, this Is only. a ~rio~lc occueance ~d cannot ~ of a very seal.is nature. To run a drain to a point of co~ectlon, which is so~e 800 feet away, ~uld cost possibly ~15, O00.OO.. We do not feel ~e can Justify such an extend!tufa at ~is tl~e because many other sections of the City need drains much I since~ely re,vet that I nust r~co~e~ that this request be denied. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. Owens City ManaFer" Mr. Young mored ~at Council concum In ~e reco~endation of the City Manager and that the request be denied. The motion was seconded by Er. ~oody and unanl~usly adopted. DEPARTM~ OF PUBLIC ~L~: The welfare cases of Mr. C. H. Taylom and M~. A~rew J. ~ove havinF been referred to the City Manager for a he~rir~ a~ to report back to Council, the City Hanager submitted written ~port, toFether with communica- tions ~rom the Directom o~ the Depart~nt of Public Welfare, setting forth the facts in the case~ and advisI~ that the State Board will hold a hearing on the two cases Septem~em 5, 1952. The report and com~unications were filed. 199: 200 ~UDGET-DEPAST~ENT OF PUBLIC WELFA~E~ The C~ty ~a~ge~ au~tted wrltten re~rt, to~ether ~ith ~e following c~nication from the Directo~ of the Departme~ of [Bblic Welfare concerning an increase In four of the relief categoriesl 'September 9, 19~ ~. Arthur S. O~ens City Ha~er ~oa~oke, Dear ~r. ~ens~ Attached la a ~hotostat~c copy of a letter received f~m the ~tate ~e~artme of Public Welfare on September 5. In substance, th~s letter simply means that the Federal maximum ~or four of our relief categories from $3 per person in the case of Aid to Depe~ent Children to ~5 ~n the case of Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Perm~ntly a~ Totally Disabled and Aid to the BliP. Ail of the additional money is Being ~rn[shed By the Federal Government In accordance w~th an ~t passed by Co.tess earlier th~s 2ear at the same time ~hat ~oc[al Security benefits were increased. In orde to put Lhese changes into effect In all of the categories, it ~ill be nece~s~ For Council to raise our overall budget by ~1~,90~$ and at the a~me time increase our reimbursement fro~ the ~tate and Federal Ooverr~ent by ~ like ~ount. (The Auditor's Office and our bookkeeper wor~ed out these ~otals ~rom the lnForm2t[on furnished by th~ State Denartment.) will give back, dollar fop dollar, the amount we spent or ~4,90~. ~e reimbursement Is accomplished by lower~ Lhe City's percentage of part~c~ps rich, as shown ~n the lower table of the photostatic letter. I sincerely hope you will reco~end for Council's favorable consideration these changes. ~'he~e people are desperately in need. Ab3ut ~11,~1~ of the total mm:unt, involved will go ~o Aid to Depe~ent Children, who are now receiving only 80 per cent of a minimum need budget. Mr. ~wens,.we ran never hope to get a~thing like ~e worth of our ~ducational dollar, our health doll~, or reduce the delinquency a~crlme rate in society unless we can give these unfortunate people the m~n[mum of subsistence. desire to spend public money beyond the barest minimum necessary ~o melntalr public health and decency, not only for the s~ke of the Fe*Fle Involved but also for the sake of society at large. Our legislature, through its kept at the s~llest point possible compatible ~th ~he need involved. Since th~s does not cost ~he City any additional money and since ~he money Is badly needed, would you please request Council to make the necessary chen~e~. We would llke to put these cha~e~ into effect October 1 and have delayed our Board meetin~ until Council could have time to consider the Of the total of ~1~,90~, the breakdown is as Colloids for the last three months of this year: 116 cases Old A~e Assistance ~ ~5 ..............~ 1,7~O.OO !O0 cases Aid to the Permanently & Totally Disabled ~ ~5 ......................1,500.C0 Aid to Depe~ent Children, 3P5 care- takers ~ ~3 .................................... Aid to Depe~ent Children, 921 children ~ $3 ...........................................~,~89.00 Total Aid to Dependent Children ......................... $ ll,Pl~.O0 30 A~d to the Blind cases ~ ~5 .................. 250.00 ~es~ectfully yours, (Sicned) J. H. Fallwell Director of Public Well,e" After a df~cusslon of the matter with Mr. J. H. F~llwell, Dfreetor or fubl~{ Welfare, who was present mt the meett~, and lhe C~ty Msn~ger reco~endlnF thatthe tee reco~me~ation cC fha City Man~er and offered the follow~ emergency O~n~nce (~11550) AN ORDINANCE to ~end end reorda~m Section ~57, "Department of Public Welfare", of ~e 1952 ~ud~et Ordfnmnce, a~ provldlnM ~or an emergency. (For full text of 0rdina~ce, see 0rd~n~nce Book No. 19, Pa~e M~. Woody moved the adoption cC the Ordinance. The motion was seco~ed by }ir. Mlnton and ed~ted by the following vote: AYFS: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President~ Mr. Webber-S NA¥S~ None ....... O. STREET LIGIFFS: The City Manager submitted written repoct with the recomnerda tion that street lights be installed at the locations set forth ia two co~raunication 'fro~ th~.Appalachian Electric Power Company. Mr. Woody moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and offered the following Nesolution~ (~11S51) A RESOLUTION authorizing the installation of street lights on certain strceta in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, Page 112.) Mr. Woody moved t h~ adoption of the Nesolutlon. The motion was seconded ~y Mr. Waldrop and adopted by the following votes AYFS: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, You~, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. CITY ~LANNI~G CO:!~ISSIOB: The City Manager submitted the followlnE report on appolmtments to the City Plann! a~ Co~mfsaIon: "Roanoke, ~lrginla September 15, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I have ap~o!~ted the ~ollowtn~ per~ons to serve on the Plannin~ ~r. Ja~es ~reekell to fill the unexpired ter~ o~ Mr. Ja~es A. ~urnero Mr. John Bo ~aldrop to s~¢ceed Kro ~o Po Hunter° Respectfully sub~!tted, {~lgned) Arthur $o Owens City M~na~er~ The r~port w~ filed. k~IGHTS AND ~FASUR~$: Th~ C~ty Manager submitted written report fr~m the Department of Weights and ~ea~ures for the ~onth o? ~n~n~t~ 1~o The report was filed. CI.?Y FHYSICIAN: The C~ty ~an~ger submitted wr!~t~n report fro~ the City Physician for the month of August, 195~, showing 610 o"flce calls and 412 prescrlp- ttons filled as'compared wlth. 699 office calls and 678 prescr!pt~ons filled for the month of A~Fust, 1951. The r~ opt was flle~. AIRP0~T: The City Manager submitted written report on the operation Of the Municfpai Airport for the month of AuFust, 1952. The report was filed, REPORTS OP COMMITTFES: JUVWNILE DETENTION HOr.-E.: Bids for r epairs and alterations at the Juvenile committee submitted the following report: "September 11, 1952 City Council Roanoke, VlrFlnia Gentlemen: Your c~vm~lttee, appointed to consider the bids for repairs and alterations Of the Juvenile Detention Home, submits the followlnm report and reco.~m, enda. 201 .202 Two bide were received For the work - 1. C. A. Harris $ 6,2~9,80 2. S. Lewis Lionberger 10,262.O0 The bid of C. A. Harris did not have the specified 5 per cent bidderts bond or certified check~ however, upon notifying Hr. Harris of this omission in his bid, ha l~ediately submitted an affidavit to the effect that the omission of the 5 per cent certified check was en oversight a~d aloft, with the affidavit submitted a certified check in the amount of Your co~mittee reco~r~ends that the contract be awarded to C. Ao Harris and that the acceptance of the bid in its total ~ount will require an app~opristion of ~1,2~9.80. If Council does not desire to make this additional appropriation, the committee reco~-~da that the item Of painttn! be reduced eo that the total bid will not exceed the $~,0OO available in the budget for this work. Your attention is called to the Fact that the lump sum bid For psintin~ in the m~ount of ~1,~00.]0 is considered unusually ~ood, and if this work was to be done by our fity forces, it is doubtful if we could accom~lisb the work at a better figure. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager (Signed) J. Robert Thomas Asst. City Auditor (Signed) H. Cletus Br-~yles City Engineer" After a discussion of the matter, Council beta8 of the opinion that the proposal of C° A. Harris in the total sum of ~6,2~9.80 should be acce~ted, Mr. Waldr~p offered the followln~ (#11552) A RESOLUTION accept[n& the proposal of C. A. Harris for repairs and alterations at the Juvenile De~ention Home in the total sum of authorizing and directing the City M~nagcr to execute the requ~sitecontract; and provld~nE for an emergency. (For full text of He~olution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 113.) Mr. Waldro? moved the adomtfon of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Youn~ and adopted b~ the £ollowin~ vote: A.v~.S: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Your~T~, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ........... O. Mr. Waldrop then offered the follo~*ing emergency Ordinance, appropriating the additional sum of ~1,P~9.80 to cover the project: (#11553) AN 0~D!NANCE to amend and reordatn Section #63, "Juvenile Detenti¢ Home", o~ the 19~2 Budget Ordinance, and prov!dinz for an e~ergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ll~.) Mr. Waldro~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded iby Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the'President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None .............. O. AIRP0,~T: The proposal of Mr. Walter.H. Scott, Attorney, representin~ Dixie Aviation ~epatr Service, for the maktn~ of improvements to Hangar No. 1 at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, having been referred to the City Manauer, the Manager of the Airport and the City Engineer for stud~ report and recom_mendation, the co.-~nlttee submitted the ~ollow~n~ report: "September 1~, 1952 A. S. Owens, City Manager Munlctpal Building Roanoke, Virginia On Thursday, September llth, Mr. H. C. ~royles, City Engineer, and I discussed the proposed improvements to Han~ar No. 1 with Mr. J. E. Owens and Mr. Robert Huffman, operators of Dixie Aviation Hepalr Service. This project as presented'by Dixie Aviation included restoring Hangar No, 1, according to the Roar~ke Er~lneerlng Department plans, at their cost and amortized over a period of years by reduced rental; We wish to report'the followin~ as the best possible arrangement toward securing this badly needed improvement ard facility to a well. rounded airport service. The Dixie Aviation Repair Service agrees to the following~ lo To restore Hangar No, I accol~ting to a~roved plans end epeciflcatie on a bid basis, and deed aa~e to the City, ?, When the improvements ere co~lete this company will agree to new rental of't~Y~oOO ~onthly. (They are now paying $1~0,00 monthly), ], Of the new rental rate~ they will pay ~100oOO per month cash to the airport a~d apply {lu~oOO aonthly on the cost of construction, plus interest, the construction is not to exceed ~10,000o~0, o, ~, It is understood that the City reserves the r Ight~ pay off this cost at any time and upon doir~ $o, Dixie Aviation will pay per munch cash rental to the Airport, ~, A lease will be prepared to cover the conditions as set forth above It is furthe~ recox~ended that Mr° ~o C. Lemon be permitted to continue operat!ng bls business in Hangar Ho° Y, when relocated, et ~ ?00,OO per month, on a five (5) year lease, The difference in rent between itanpar No, 1 and Hangar No. Y we believe Justified by two conditions. (1) The extra set of full opcninF doors on Hangar No° 1 ~ake this building ~ore accessable and consequently more valuable aa a shop. (Y) The special conditi-na allowed and thc method of payment} as well es loss to the City loc a few years, merits the additic charge of ~Y~.OO per month, which provides an advantare to the renter in that the debt i~ paid off fa~te~ on a fixed payment basis. Respectfully submitted, (sl~ned) M. L. Harris M~ ~. Harris, Mansger Roanoke Municipal Airport Roanoke, Virginia (Sf~ned) H. C. Broyles H. G. Broyles, ~ity nnglneer Municipal Muitdtng Roanoke, Virginia" APFROVFD PY: DIXI~ AVIATION R~FAIP SFRVI (Signed) Robert Huffnan (Signed) J. E. Owens Not approved in tote (Signed) Arthur S. Owens In a discussion o~ the report, the City Manager advised that he does not agree with the Full contents thereof because he still feels that if the tenants desire any f~provements to the building before the city is ready to improve they should m~ke the tmnrovements at their own expense; otherwise, the city could be rece!vlnF rent from a tenant who ~uld be willinU to accept the build;nF as is. At this point, the City Clerk brought to th, attention of Council co~unica- tions fro~ Neal Flying School, Incorporated, Piedmont Airlines, Weisse Flying Servi( 5eckley Flytn~ School, Dr. Joe N. Jarrett, Mr. Charles O. Tare, Jr., Man~ger o~ the Greenbrier Alr~ort, Mr. U. M. Hickman, Manager of the Clifton Forge Airport, Mr. Frank K. Thomas~ Mr. Edward S. Marshall, Aviation Pield Engineer, American ~ercury insurance Company, and Mr. E. Howard Gri~mett~ protestinF that the closinF Of the repair shop will force then to look elsewhere for maintenance worP and urginF that a satisfactory solution be worked out to the problem. In thi~ connection, the President, Mr. Webber, pointed out that most of the con~unications are fro~ out-of-town operators. In a further discussion Of thc matter, Mr. Scott, who was present at the meeting, reminded the City Manager that the present tenants of Han~ar No. 1 were ~omlsed a cozpletedbuildinE when they first agreed to rent the hanEar after lts relocation. With further reference to the matter, Council at its last regular meetin~ ha;Ing instructed the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance, providing for the rental 203 204 o£ HanFgr ~o, ~ at the Roanoke Municipal Airport to Mr, ~. Clayton Lemon at a sum o£ ~tPS,CO per ~nth, Mr, Scott called attention to the recommendation of the committee that tho han~ar be rented to Mr, Lemon for ~PO0, O0 per month~ Mr, Scott stating that his clients will not do anythins to put Mr, Lemon out o£ husiness~ but that if Mr, Lemon should not desire to remain in Hangar No, 2 at a rental of $~2S,00 per month, his clients will agree to pay the said am~unt of ~P~oOO per month for the hanger, Mr~ Scott advising that it is his understsndln~ Hr, Le~on will move out o£ Sangar No. 2 before he will pey.$~.O0 per month £6r it er~ that he is unwilling to rent Ranger No. 1 at any price, In a still further discu~sion o£ the matter, M~. Scott pointg~ out that Han~er No.'l in 1ts original condition, or Han~ep No. 2 in its present condition, wlll he acceptable to the Civil Aeronautics Administration, with possibly a few m!nor l~provements, Hr. Scott ~tatin~ that his clients, who were also present at i'the meeting, are still wlll~nF to improve Hangar No. 1 on the basis of the plan outlined in the r~oort of the cor~mlttee, or on the basis of amortizing the cost at the total rental rate of ~25.00 per month. The matter havln~ been discussed at great length, Mr. Scott reading a com~unlcat!on from the Civil Aeronautics Administration setting forth the i~proveo ments which will have to be made to Hangar No. 1 if it is to be used as a repair station, and the Auggestion being made that Hangar No. 2 be rented ~o Dixie Aviat~c Repair Service for $225.00 per month and that Hangar No. 1 be rented For so~e other ~rFose which will not require any improvements, Mr. Woody offered the following Resolution: (#1155~) A RESOL'~TION authorfzlng the City Managem ~o rent Han~ar No. 1 and Rang~r No. P at the Roano!e Municipal Airoort (Woodrum Field) to the best advanta?e of the city, satd hangars to be rented in their present cond~tlon, unless, in the renting of said hangars, the Civil Aeronautics Administration should req~tre m~nor improvements thereto, in which event, the C!ty Manager shall report back to the Council of the City of Roanoke as to said fmprovenents, together with the cost thereof, for approval of the body. (~'or full text of Resolution, see 0~dinance Book No. 19, Page 11~.) Mr. Woody moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, M~. Webbero5 NAYS: None .......... O. GARPAGE COLLEtTION-SE~fAGE DISPOSAL: A communication from M~. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorney, suggesting that the judgments for costs in the Willla-mon Road garbage collection oharge case and the Wllltamson Road sewer cha.ge case be marked satisfied, in order to terminate the ~atter, having been referred to the City Attorney and the City Manager for study, report and recommendation, they submitted the *ollow~ng report: "September ll, 1952 To the Honorable Council o£ the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: At your meeting of September 8th, you referred to the undersigned for tnvestfg~tion and reco.~mendation, the request of Tom S. Fox, attorney, made by letter of September ~, 1952, on Pile in the City Clerk's office, that the Judgment for costa in the two caseat via: Harold ~. Hill, et al, Va City of Hosnoket in favor of the City, in the sum of ~55.30, and Hark Fisher, et al, Va City of Hoanoka, in favor of the plaintiffs, in the sum of ~8Oo75, be each marked taatiafied of record~ far the sole considera- tion of the resrective marking of each'Judgment ~satiafied~, As Hr° Fox states in his letter the parties who sued the City in each action are the same. Accord ini, ly, the City has a final Judgment against these twelve (12).citizens for ~55.30; ~hereas~ they have a final Judgment against the City for ~80.75 - a difference, in favor of the City, of TO comply with Mr. Fox~s request would not be incons~tent with Council's prior action in directing a refund of sewer charges imposed and paid by a large number of citizens residing in what was previously known as the Wlllla~on Road Sanitary District No. 1. Accordlncly, your co~.~Ittee suggests the passage of the attached resolutiono Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens ~liy Man, gar (Signed) Ran G. ~lttle Mr.'Waldrop moved that Council concur in the report of the co-~nlttee and offered the following Resolution: (#11555) A RFSOLL~ION conditionally directing the City Attorney ~o cause to be marked 'satisfied of record~ the City's ~udgment against Harold W. Hill, et al, for f~55.30. (For full te~t of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ea. 19, Page 115.) Mr. Waldrop moved the adoptlcn of the Resolution. ~he not,on was seconded by Mr. Waody and aaopted by the following vote: AYFS: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody and YounC ......... NAYS: None ...... O. (The President, Mr. Webber, not voting) UN=iNISHED BUSINESS: WATFR DEPAR~!~NT-S~/Af;? D/S~0$AL: Actl-n on the request of various hosn~tal~ and laundries in Roanoke that they be given sDecial consideration withreCerence to until'the present meet~nK, the matter was again before Council. Th, City Clerk advising Council that representatives of the hospitals have informed hi~ of their inability to be present at the meeting due to ~nother engagement, Mr. Young moved that action on the mat~er be deferred until the next regular meeting of the body. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. MOtHeR FIELD: Action on the request of Mr. J. H. Fallwetl, President, Roanoke Fair, Incorporated, that the organiz~tion be permitted to rent Meber Field for the period of August Ph-?9, 1953, lrcluslve, for the purpose of holding its Mr. F~llwell appearing before the body ar~ asking for a decision on the matter. Mr. Waldrop lndfcat[r~ a desire to study the terms and conditions ;n the 195P contract before reach!nc a decision on the request, on motion of Mr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Ycu'ng and unanimously adcpted, action on ~he matter was mcafn deferred until the next regular meeting of Council. ARMORY-MILITARY COMPANqES: Council h~vln~ previously advised the Governor and Adjutant ~eneral Of Virginia of its interest' in cmustng a National Guard Armory to be erected in the City Of Roanoke and having requested the two officials to use , their endeavors to have' any now or subsequently available federal and/or state funds ,205 206 allocated to Roanoke for theerection of the Armory, and the body havir~ been advieed that ~hen the ~ount of the Virginia allocation le ascertained, the 6overnor and the Adjutant Oenerel of Virginia will be glad to hear representatives of the City of Roanoke, before any representations are made to the federal authorltiea, the matter was again before Council for further consideration, After a discueelon of the matter, H~. Minton moved that a co.-~lttee of Hayor Roy L. Webber, Councilman Walter L, ¥cunF, H~o Arthur So O~ene, City Manager, Mr. Ho Cletua ~royles,.Clty Engineer, and the Commanding Officer of the local National Gu~d Unit~ ~ appointed, ~lth Hayov Webber se~vln~ ss Chalrman~ for the purpose of seeki~ the allocation of ~nd; to~a~ th~ erection of the and that the City Attorney pr~par~ the pvope~ He~olutlon, ~vovldin~ fo~ the appoint· ment of the co~[ttee, and pre~ent sa=e to Council at its next regular meettnF adoption. The motion wa~ seconded by H~. Wo~y and unanl~usly adopted. WATEH DEPARTMENT: Action on the water pressure reduction valve question having been deferred until the present meetinE~ the matter was 8Fain be"ore Council MP. YounF stated that it is h's undePsta~[n~ additional infovmat~onon the subject will soon be made available and moved that actlon~ the matter 8Fain be defeP~d until the ~nFoPmat~on Is m-ce~ved. Th. motion was seconded by H~. In this connection, the President, Mr. Webber, asa:ed the C~ty Attor~e7 fop an opinion ~n Council's study of the question as to whether the city can use bond the consumer; whethe~ the city can use mone~ f~om the General Fund fop this ~URC~ASW OW P~OFERTY-PA~ES AND PLAYGROU~S: Action on the offe~ of NP. Lewi! O. ~own, Jr., to sell to the city acveaEe at F~anklln Road and Avenham Avenue, S. W Official No. 1300116, at a price of flO,000.CO fop ~arF purposes, hav~nC been On motion of Mr. Wald~op, seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously ~opted, th zattem was meFeP~ed %o 1953 budFet study. In this connection, Mr. Younc moved that the C[ty ManaFeP ascertain whether om not the city [s oblicated to build a bPidFe fPo~ Franklin Road over to the tn questton~ and lC so, the cost the~eof. The motion was seconded by Mr. and unan~eusly adopted. With further Pefevence to the matteP, i% w,is also suKFested that the C~ty Manager ascertain the last price paid fop the p~ope~ty in question and the cost converttnF the land ~nto a park. BLdG.-GRADE C~OSSI1~S: Mm. Minton having pPeviously b~ouFht to the atten~ic of Council fop study duP[nc the com~nK week the question of sett[nF aside additional funds from th~s year's surplus toward the city's ~e of the co~t of the Street Grade Cross,nc Elimination Project, the matter was again before the body, Mr. Minton sugEesting that ~lO0,O~.O0 be appropriated to the ~300,000.00 pveviously appropriated. There bei~ some question as to whether the $300,0~.C0 has eveP been actually apmvopPiated f~om the General Fund, act[on on the matter was deferred until the next ve~la~ meetfnC of Council, in ovdeP to dete~ne the present status of the approp~iat~on. In this connection, Hr. YounF asked the City Manscer to sub. it a report at the next retmlar meeting o£ Council on the pvo~ress made by the three appraisers for the JeF£er~on Street Grade C~ossinF Ell~lnation Pro~ect. CO.~IDE~ATION O~ CLAI~ None. IN~RODUCIlON ARD CONSID~ATION OP O~DI~ANCF~ A~D ~SOL~IONS: S~AGE DISPOSe: The City Attorney havl~ been ~quemted to prepare an 0rdinmme, e~tabll~hlnF regulatlon~ for the du~plr~ o~ veCu~e f~ septic t~kz the city~m mewaFe treatment plant, the matter was aFatn before Council. ~he City Attorney advlzed Council that ~e City HanageP ha~ info.ed him that he dealers to obtain quite a number o~ additional facts ~fo~ much an O~Inanc Is prepared and that he ~111 obtain such addltlonal facts and lnCor~at~on In ~e future, the City Attorney stat1~F that he w111 prepare the Ordinance upon furtheP advice ~o~ the City ManaFeP. D3~ATIO~S-PARKS A~ tLAYGROU~DS: The City Attorney havlnF been ~eque~ted to )repare the pvopeP Hesolutlon, accepti~ 5.73 acres of 1~ on Mill Hountatn t~. (haoles E. Keple7 fo~ park purposes, the ~atte~ wa~ aFaln beCore Councll. ~he City Attorney advl~ed Council that so Fs~ a~ he know~ It has always been custo~ Co~ such F1fts of land to be e ~lde~ed by a deed of bargain and zale~ therefore, he has p~pared such s dee~ and ~alled ~e to ~r. Eepley for execution a~ return to him, the City Attorney ztatin~ thnt i~ ~nd when this t~ done he pvonptly p~epare the p~o~e~ Hesolutlon accept~- the WAT~B D~PA~T~NT: The City Attorney havl~ been requested to prepare the meope~ ~esolutlon, formally accepttnF the Delra7 Street Pu~plnF 5ration and autho~iz inF the City Au~ito~ to ~ay the contracto~ all $u~ due Co~ the const~uctfon theveo~ except ~250.O0, p~ezented ~ane: whereupon, HP. Yoody o~Fe~ed the Following: (~11556) A B~SOL~ION formally acceptlnF the Del~2y Street Pu~pln~ Station, and autho~tzinF the City Audlto~ to pay the contractor all 3u~s due ~o~ the const~u, tfon the~eo~ except (Fo~ ~ull text of Hesolut~on, see Ordinance Book ~o. 1~, Pace 11~.) ~. Woody moved the adoption o5 the Resolution. ~he ~otlon was seconded by Mr. ~ldPop and adopted by the Collow~nF vote: A~S: ~e~svs. Minton, Wald~p, ~oody, YounF, ~nd the Prezf~ent, ~. NAYS: ~one ....... O. STR~ IHPHO~H~S: ~he City Attorney havtnC been ~equested to prepare the prope~ Resolution, a~rovl~ the extension oC the contract between Vir~nla Asphalt ~av;nF Co.any, Inco~vated, ~d the City oC Hoanoke, Vlrcinla, ~o~ khe pavin~ ce~tatn streets, ~re$ented same; whereupon, Hr..Youn~ offered the (~11557) A RESOLUTION approv~nc ~e extension of the contract o? A=~tl PPnd. 195~, between Vtv~tnta Asphalt Pavln~ Co~pany, Inc., a~ the City ~or the pavtn certain streets. (~o~ Cull text of Hesolutlon, see Ordinance, Book No. 19, Pa~e 116.) ~. YounC moved the adoption o~ the Hesolutfon. The ~ot~on was seconded by M~. Minton and a~opted by the ~ollo~in~ vote: AYES: Hessr~. Hlnton, Wald~p, W~ody, YounF, an~ the P~est~ent, H~. ~ebbe~-~ NAYS: None ........... O. AIH~ORT: The (ity Attorney havin~ been ~equested to prepare the ~e~olution, extendlnF the contPact o~ the Vl~lnia Asphalt PavlnE Co~any~ Inco~po~a so am to pe~lt addltlonal rehabilitation ~o~k on the ru~ay system at the Roanoke Munlctpal At.orr, the m2tte~ was aFain before Council. ed, 207 2O8 The City Attorney advised Council that the Civil Aeronautics Administration has recorr~ended that the contract for the overall pro~ect be executed in its origins form and that tho proposed increase of SlS,887o3~ over thc contract price submitted by the e~cceesful bidder be later effected slnply by a change order which the City Bngineer will bring to the attention of the body at the proper time° 5~ CONSTRI~CTION~ Council havln~ previously authorized the construction of ~anitary se~e~s In portions of Alrlee Court a~d Al~lee Court An~x{ ~lson Street, betveen Fu~ate ~osd and Liberty ~oadl a~ portions of S~eetb~le~ Avenue~ Hollo~ell Avenue ~ $trothe~ ~oad and Creston Ave~e~ ~o~ethe~ ~lth t he docketl~ of estimated asse=~ments agalnst affected landowners In the office of ~e Clerk of ~e Hustings Court, the City Clerk advised that the construction of the sanitary sewers has ~w been completed; ~ereupon, Mr. You~ offered the followln& Re~olution, creati~ a Board to hold public h~rin~s on the question o* field-.the final assessments and to make the final assessments: (~11~58) A RESOLUTION creating a Board authorized and directed to hold Dublic hear~s on the question of Flxi~ final assessments, and to make the final ~ssessaents against abutting property owners by reason of ~e construction of ~anitary sewers authorized by Resolution No. 1073~, adopted on ~e 28~ day of August, 1950, a nd provldin~ for an e~r8ency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 117.} Mr. Yo~:n~ moveu the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minim and adopted by the follo~n~ vote2 AYES: Messrs. Minton, Wald~p, Woody, Y~n~, a~ the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ....... O. S~R CONSTRUCTION: Council having previously authorized the construction of sanitary sewers in portions of the Bluefleld Heights area and in the southeast portion of Forest Hill Subdivision, together with the docketing of estimated assessments a~alnst affected landowners in ~e office of.the Clerk of ~e Hustings C~rt, the.City 61erk advised that the const~ction of the =anitary sewers has now been co~letedl whereupon, Mr. M~nton offered the following Resolution, creating a Board to hold nublie hearlr~s on the question of fixing the final assessments and ~ make the final assessments: (~11559) A ~ESOL~ION creating a Board authorized a~ directed to hold ~ubllc hearings on the question of fixing final assessments, and to make ~e final tssess~ents against abutt!n8 property owners by reason of the construction of santta~ sewers authorized by Resolution No. 10576, adopted on the 29th d ay of May, 1950, and providing for an e~rgency. (For ~11 text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Page 118.) Mr. Minton mved the ~optloa of the Re~lution. The motion was seconded bi Mr. ~aldrop and adopted by the followt~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, You~, and the President, ~. Vebber-5 NAYS: Nor~ .......... O. MOTIONS A}~ MISCELLA~OUS BUSI~SS: ST~I~: M~. Waldron brou~t to the attention of Council the need for additional facilities in co.action with football gmmes to be held at the Roa~ke Municipal Stadium and asked the City Manager to outline his plans for these addition facilities; whereupon, the City Manager submitted verbal report thab he plans to erect temporary quarters at the southern end of each of the stands at the Stadium in the next few days it an estimated cost of $150.00 each, so that they can be used by the teams forhalftl~e se~slms, ~nd that next year he plans to erect )armament dressing rooms with showers, lavatories, ets., at the same location under ;he atgnds at an eatimat~d cost of $1,R~.O,00 each, In a further discussion of football games at the Stadium, the City Manager also submitted verbal report that ha plans to Install a pedestrian exit on Naval Reserve A~enue and one on Jefferson Street in the next few days. Mr. Waldrop moved that Council concur In the ve/bal report of the City Manager and that the matter of erecting permanent dressing rooms under the stands at the Stadium be referred to 1953 budget study. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. CITY ATT0~N"---'f: it apFearin~ that the tern of Mr. Ranuolph O. Whittle as Attorney expires on September 30, 1957, the President, Mr. ~ebber, called for nominations; whereupon, Mr. Youn~ placed in nomin~tion the name of Randolph G. to succeed himself. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Mr. M~nton moved that the nominations be closed. The m~tlon was seconded by Mr. ~aldrop and unanimously adopted: whereupon, Mr. Randolph G. ~%lttle was reelectel as City Attorney for a term of two years beginning October 1, 195~, hy the following vote: AY~S: Messrs. Minton, ~aldrop~ Weody, Young, and the t'resldent, lit. ~ebb~r-5 NAYS: None .......... O. CITY AtDITOR: It aDpe~rfn? that the term of Mr. Harry H. Yates as City Auditor e rglres on September 30, 195P, the President, Mr. ~ebber, called for nomlnat whereupon, Mr. Minton placed in nomination the na~e of Harry H. Yates to succeed hi,self. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Waldrop. Mr. ~cody moved that the nom! nations be closed. The motion was seconded by :ir. Young and unanimousl~ adopted; whereupon, Mr. Harry R. Yates was reel-sCad as City Auditor for a term of two years beginning October 1, 195), by the follow~ ng vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldror, ~oody, Youn?. and the President, Mr. %'ebber-5 NAYS: None ....... O. CITY CLFRK: It appearinK that the term of Mr. M. K. ;{oorman as C~ty Clerk expires on September 30, 195~, the President, Mr. Webber, called for nominations; whereupcn~ Mr. Woody placed in nomination the name of M. K. Moorman to succeed himse The nomination was seconded by Mr. Waldrop. Mr. Minton moved that the nominations be closed. The motion was seconded by ~k~. Youn& and unanimously adopted; whereupon, Mr. M. K. l~oorman was ree~ cted as City Clerk for a term of two years beginning October 1, 1957, by the Collowln~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody~ Yours, and the President, Hr. Webber- NAYS: None ........... O. MUNICIPAL JUDGE: It appearing that the new City Charter provides that the court presided over by the Civil and Police Justice and the Assistant Civil and ~ollce Justice shall be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Roanoke, and that the two officials shall be the Chief Ifunicipal JudEa and a Municipal Judge, respectively, until the expiration oe their present term of office, it was brouFht to the attention of Council that the term of Judge Robert L. Cuarles as a Municipal Judge expires on September 30, 1952; whereupon, the Presi~ent, Mr. '~febber, called for nomtnatt~ns. 209 210 Hr. Waldrop placed in nominstion the name of Robert L. quarles to mucceed himself. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Minton. Mr. ~oody moved that the nominations be cle~ed, The motion ~ssseconded by Hr. YounE ar~t unanimously'~optedl whel-eupon~ Judge Robert L. Quarles was ree~cted as a Munielpal JudFe to serve on the Munic%pal Cou~t of the City of Roanoke for a term of four years be~lnnln~ October 1~ 19~j by the followIn~ votel AYF$: Messrs. Mlnton~ Waldrop~ ~oody~ YounF, and the Presldent~ Mr. ~'ebber-! NAYS: None--~ ..... There be ln~ no further busin~s~, Council adjourned, AP~ROVFD Clerk President ,! COUNCIL, SPECIAL F3~ETINGs Friday, Septeafoer 19, 19~o The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special ~eetinF in the Circuit curt Room in the Municipal Building, Friday, September 19, 195~, at 8:00 o'clock, · m., for the purpose of conducting a public hearlrg on the proposed Official ]uild!ng Code for the City of Roanoke,with the President, Mr. Webber, presiding. PRFSFRT: Messrs. Wsldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber ..... ABSFNT: F~. Minton ............. 1. OFFICERS PRESENT: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager. ~UI[DINO CODE: At the request of the President, Er. %febber, the City Clerk stated that the sneclel meeting, of Council is belnF held for the purpose o£ cor~uct!l a public hearlnF on the proposed Official Building Code for the CIVof Roanoke; ~hereupon, each section of the proposed draft was taken up individually. In a discussion of Section h04, relating to area restrictions, Mr. John 5hope, Architectural Engineer of the National Luzber Manufacturers ASsociation, ~ashington D. C., appeared before Council and presented a ~rttten proposal for the revision of Section 402-1, paragraphs {b), (c) and (d) of the proTosed Code (see copy in the office of the City Clerk), Mr. Shops also presenting a chart shorting comparisons of area limits for one-story buildings as pernitted by the four standard Bu!ld~ng Codes; viz, the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the Huildinf Co~*erence of A~erlca, the Southern Standard Bulld~n~ Code and the F~clfic Co~t Uniform Building Code. In a discussion o? the matter, Mr. Shops stated that the area limits of the Fire Underwriters Code will m~ke building more exnensive, Mr. Shops volctnF the ouinion that per~itting greater area limits will not affect the Natinnal Board of Fire Underwriters ratin~ for the City of Roanoke, that although it is the general belief that where a Building Code is a~opted there is a reduction In fire insurance rates, this is act ~ener~lly the case, Mr. Shope explanin& that other factors such as water supply, Fire Departments, Police Eei~ar%~ents and the structural condition of an existing building set the rates· In conclusion, Mr. Shops voiced the opinion that before adoptl~f a new Building Code for the City of Roanoke, the' city should consider not only its own requirezents, but also the 5utldin~ Codes in effect in neighborin? cities, Mr. Shops stating that he feels the owners and builders In Roanoke should not be denied the privileges which they might enjoy if they ~ere located in a nearby coz~unity '~here other accepted standards prevail, Mr. Shope callir~ attention to the fact that Lynehburg and Martinsville have less restrictions in their Bu~ldlng Codes than nroposed in the Roanoke Buildt~ Code% In a discussion of Section 60~, relatin? to interior stsirwaye, ~r. To~ ~tockton Fox, Attorney, representing a group of Roanoke builders and suppliers of building material who have built seventy-five per cent of the ho~es in the city since World ~r II, appeared before Council and raised a question as to Sub-section lC, relatlnf to headroom, which section*was created by kmendment No. 16, Mr. Fox pointing out that the pro~osed section requires that a stairway shall have headroom clearance of not less than six feet eight Inches measured vertically from the neares nosing to the nearest soffit, which, in the opinion of his clients, f$ excessive and 211' viii uork a hardship on any builder, Hr. Pox suggesting that the city should ~ollow the National ~ulldir~ Code. At this point, Hr. David Dick, Building Inspector, who was present at the meeting, explalned that the proposed section applies to only main stairways and required exit stairways, not to basement or attic stairways, Hr. Dick raising the question es to what the builders feel is a reasonable helFht. Hr, Fox replied that he feels six feet two inches is a reasonable helght~ but Er. W. A. I~gram, who was presont at the meeting, voiced the opinion that a height of six feet six inches should be sufficient and would not work any hardship on the builders, In a discussion of Section 61P, ~elatinF to ~eans of egress in dwellings, es created by Amendment Ko. 17, Mr. Fox stated that his clients feel the requirement in paragraph (b) of SUb-Section 1 are too strict in ~egard to winding stairways, ~;~. Fox polntln~ out that the section requires that the tread shall be no less than six inches wide at any point, ~%ich ~kes it difficult to build that type Of stai~wa In a discussion of Section 917, relating to wood structural ~embers, Hr. Fo~ voiced the opinion that paragraph (c) of Sub-section 9, relatlr~ to protection af-ainst termites, as created by tmendment No. ~1, setting forth the a~ount of square feet of oren!r~s in foundation walls, is excessive, Pro Fox stating that his clients feel the Bu~ldlng Code should follow the requirements set out in Section 301-E, $ub-section {a) of the F.H.A. Code. The BuildinF Inspector replied that the require~ents were t~en from Apgondi (G) of the National Building Code and that it ~s his ur~erstandlng they are recon~en b; the DoD ~tment of Agriculture. Ina discussion of Section 1~0~, Mr. l-Iurray K. Coulter, representing the that althou~ bls co.~nIttee is in favor Of adoptlonof the proposed Building Code, it feels th.~t further study should be ~iven to Sub-section 7, velatlng to open air parking garages, as covered by Amendment No. ?3, M~. Coulter calling pagt~cular !attention to paragraph (h) whl~ requires that open air parking garaues of non- ~u~Festing that the paragraph be ~ended so as to apply to only public open air Concurring in the remarks ~ado by Mr. Coulter, was Mr. A. S. Rachal, Jr., At this point, the Building Inspector asked M~. Ja~es K. Evans, Building ~ode Er~ineer for the National Board of Fire Underwriters, to e wplstn the section, Evans outlining in detail the intent of the section snd statfng~ that the provfsf will not apply to private parking sheds. In a furthe~ discussion o~ Sectf~n 1~0~, Mr. Fox questioned the necessity of the required separation of privete garages fro~ other parts of a residence under paragraphs (b) and (c) of Sub-section P, relating to garages not exceeding six hundrt square feet in area, Mr. Fox pointing out that the insurance rating bureaus do not consider the sep~ation in establishing rates. Mr. Evans replied that the separation is not so much for fire protection, ~tth Mr. E~ans that this is a necessary precaution. t! 2'13 In a discussion of Section 150~, relating to plumbing, HI-. Julian Palmore, representing t~e Sanitary Engineering Service, Atlanta, Georgia, suggested that h vitrified clay pipe be allowed for house sewer connecting lines between the house and street, I~. Fox and his clients agreeing with Hr. Palmore that the request is a reasonable one. The Bulldi~ Inspector replied that the request of Hr. Palmore ie.a pluabing code reqdlrement and pointed out that no changes to the plu~binF code are being considered at this.time. In a dlscusalon of Article III, relating to safety to life requirements for heretofore erected bulldlngs, Hessrso Fox ar~t Shope pointed out that the provisions in this irtlcle are covered by state laWo There being no further quertlons on.the sections of the proposed Building Code already reviewed by (ouncll, the body discussed the first part of the Code sect by section, and in a discussion of Section 101, Buildtn~Officlal, Hr. Fox stated that under Sub-section h, relatlnF to inspections, as covered by A~endment NO. >, it is the feellrC of his clients that a ti~e ll~It ~houldbe set for the Building Inspector to make such inspections after notification, Hr. Fox sugFestinE that a limit of twenty-four hours from the tiaa of the official notice be established° In a discuss:on of Section 10~, relating to application for permit, Hr° Coulter ~tated that the Chamber of Cox~erce Fire Prevention Co,.-~aittee f~els the su~ervlsion reqalred in paragraph (c) of 2ub-sectlon 3, ~elatina to plans and specifications, as covered by Amendment Noo h, nIFht be done efficiently by persons other than licensed architects or enclneers. Hr. Fox sta~ed that there is no basis For the req:trement that certain cor~tructton work be so supervised, }Ir. Fox pointinF out that such supervision is not required in the National Board of Fire Under~riters Code, Er. Pox stating furthe that the requirements that plans and apec!flcatlons be dra~n by a licensed architect engineer will also work a hardship on nany persons buildinF residences and that hi feels the sedtion.~hould be given further consideration. In this connection, Hr. Robert S. Ouerrant, Atto~ representtnF a number of the architects in the city, reulied that it is difficult for the ButldtnF Inspector to check plans dra~n by incompetent persons and voiced the opinion that a should be incorporated in the Building Code to prohibit incompetent drawing plans and sellinl them to the general public, in order to protect the safety and welfare. In a further discussion of the matter, F~. Ingram stated that to put an addf- ;ional cost for an architect to draw plans and then to supervise the wor[ will cause extreme hardship on builders and individual builders, Mr. Ingram protesting that can see no reason to place a hardshlpon builders oe small homes, it being pointed lut that the additional cost will have to be passed on to the buyer of such homes, Ingr~ concluding that since at the present time there is a charge of approximat~ .y ~100.00 for inspection fees for Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Admlnlst~ :ion approved dwellings he can see no reason for the average house builder to be put an additional cost of ~400.00 to $~00.00 or more. At this point, Mr. L. P. Smfthey, Architect, member of the firm of Smithey m~ Boynton, and a membe~ of the 5utlding Code Committee, advised that the state · equirements for architects, engineers and l~nd surveyers are so stringent that a .214 certified as an architect, Hr, Smithey pointing out that the work in question is bein~ taken away £rom young architects by persons who are not qualified md statin8 that in his opinion such a provision in the Building Code should be required and chould be enforced. Hr. Robert L, ~rown, Architect, stated that in his opinion plans and specifications have a definite place in building and pointed out that a number of standard plans do not meet approvml and do not fit into all areas. someone sign a set of plans that he has used time end tine again, causing additlona] costs to the builder and to the buyer, and reminded Council that the small buildln Mr. Jack B. Coulter, Attorney, representing Wells and Meagher, Architects and E~Fineers,.atated that it is to the public interest and safety to require that plans a~ stecifications be drawn by certified architects or engineers in the construction of public buildings and sizable buildings, Mr. Coulter conceding that Speaking in opposition to the proposed requirements, wes Mr. Elbert H. Wald In concludtn~ the discussion on Section lO~, Er. YourF asked ~r. ~ncram licensed architects, Mr. In~r&n replying that certainly all public buildings should In a discussion of Section 108, ~oard of Appeal, Mr. Fox questioned Sub-sect build]n~ field; viz, an architect, ~n engineer, a residential buildln~ contractor, ~co~ercfal bu21ding contractor and a building supply firm executive. le would like to say that he f eels an insurance agent should serve on the Board. Er taynle stating further that the insurance agents feels the National BulldlnE Code [n future years it m{Fht cause confusion of appolntnents, and that in reEard to the pt feel thls requirement should be included. Wlth further reference to Section ~Ch, relatinE to area restrictions, the 5utldInE Inspector asked ~r. Evans to explain to Mr. Shope the reasons for arriving at the llmitatlons set out in the proposed section~ ~4/-. ,Evans e~platninF that thc )n the distance that a strea~ of water can be thrown under ordinary fire cor~ttlons. Everyone present 'havir~ been given an opportunity to be heard, and no furthel questions being raised by the approximately seventy persons who were present at the hearing, and the President, Hr. Webber, having expressed the appreciation Of Council to the members of the Building Code Committee; viz, Hr. Stuart A. Barbour~ Chairman, Mr; John H. Thompson and Hr. S~Ithey, tho were preeent at the meeting~ as well as Hr. Evans~ Hr. Young moved that the proposed Official Building Code for the City of Roanoke be referred back to the Building Code Committee for further study, report and reca~mendation to Council, the co=~lttee in its study to take into full consider tion the comments and suggestions made at the present meeting. The motion w as seco~ by Hr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTr£T: Clerk President 215 '216 COUNflL, REGULAR ME-,h-TING, Monday, September ~, 19~?. Th? Council.of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in %he Munlcipal Building, Monday~ September ~, 1959, at ?~O0. o~cleck, p. m., the regular meeting hour, with t he President, Mr. Webber, presiding. PRESENT: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webbe~- .................... 5. APS~h~$ None ...... O. 0FMIC~S PRESENT: Mr. Arthur $. 0wens~ City Manager, Mr. Randolph O..~,lttle City Attorney,and Mi-. Har.vy R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was oper~d with n prayer by Rabbi Tobias Rothenberg of the Peth Israel Synagogue. hWARIN60~ CITIZENS UFON ~UPLIC ~TTERS: DELINQt7NT. TAX COLLECTOR: Mr. William D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax Collector h~vtnc Seen charged w~th possessin~ chances in a lottery under Section of the City Code, ar~ havlnF been given a fine of ~lOO.CO~ toEether with a 30-day ~usnended sentence, in Municipal Court, under date of September 16, 1957, a dele~atl of approximately fifty citizens appeared before Council, w!th ¥~. Joseph W. Murphy acting as spokesm~n, and presented petitions signed by epprox!mately 1,O00 citizens, expressing resentment In the treatment afforded ¥~. Equ! for the mere Dossesslon of s~eep stake tickets and objecting to the embarrassment and h~lllatton to which the Delinquent Tax Collector has been subject, the petitioners advising that they have been led to believe that even his Job might be Jeopardized because of the inc~dent and irformlr~/ the body that they feel the city can Ill afford to dispense with the services of such a man of proven ability and integrity. In a further dt~cusslon of the matter, Mr. Murphy stated that he feels Er. Equ! has been severely and unjustly treated by police oeftcers, the local press and the radio for a matter illegal in Its status, but insignificant in its nature, and in which many citizens are, or have been, partlc:pants. At this point, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council several co~un~catfens from citizens of Roanoke; viz, Er. Paul H. Starkey, ~r. J. G. Bull~nEton, Mr. W. P. McPhilaay, Sr., Hr. Harold F. Dill, Mr. Arthur L. Mr. A. O. Krlsch, Mr. Sam J. Krlsch, ~rs. Cather!ne S. Murphy and Mr. Frank R. Angell, protesting that the volume and tone of publicity given t he matter is completely out of proportion t o the Petty nature of the offense with which Mr. Equi was accused and urging that the Del!nquent Tax Collector be gi;en fair conafderatfol Anon~ other cittzeas speaking on the subject, were }ir. H~rold F. Dfll~ Mr. D. M. Etheridge, Sr., Mr. Joseph D. Hebert, Mr. Hu~hes T. Angell, Mr. Howard F. Stanton, Mr. John L. Thompson, Mr. T. D. Keeney and Mr. John W. O'Brien, the citizens voicln~ the opinion that gm. Equ! has already been punished enough for his misdeed and that as lonc as he is rendering efficient and trustworthy service to the city as Delinquent Tax Collector the indiscretion should have no be~rln~ on the status of his 3Oho Everyone present haling been ~lven an op~ortunlty to be heard on the subJec~ gm. Young moved that thc matter be considered in executive session at the end of the meetlnE. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted. Later durin~ the meetingm after the executive session, ~o Young moved that the matter be taken under consideration for one week and ~leced on the e~enda for the next regular meetl~ Of Council. The motion was eecot~led by Mr, Minton end unanimously adopted, BUDGET-COYRI~SIONE~ O~ REVEN%~ Judge John M. Hert~ Com"lissioner of Revenue~ appeared before Council, advisin~ that In the past it has been his practice to at his expense, the annual meeting of the Co~Issionere of Revenue in the ~tate of ~lrglnia which is held in Richmond each year, Judge Hart stating that he also plans to attend-the meeting this year at hie expense~ but that he w~uld like for the License Inspector and a Deputy in his offlc~ to attend the ~eetlng on October 10-11m 1952, at the expense of the city, with the understanding that if he cannot attend the martin/, the First Penury in his office will attend the meeting in his place, als. at the e×Dense of the city. It appearing that the estimated cost of the trip ia %~CoO0 ~er person, and Council b elng of the opinion that the request of the Commissioner of Revenue should be gr~nted, Mr. Younp offered the followiv~ emergency Ordinance, provid/nE for a total ap~ropriatfon of ~lP0.O0 fro~ the License Inspection budget to the budKet of the Co~r~tssioner of Revenue: (#11560)'AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln Section #6, 'Co~~~issloner of Revenue", and Section #7-A, "License Insvection", of the 195P Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e 118.) Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and adoDted by the following vote: AYES: MesSrs. Minton, Waldrop, Wvody, Young, and the President, ~r. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. TRAWPIC-TA~ICAPS: Rt. Donald E. Palmer appeared before Council and com~lainel that instead of parVing in the taxi zone allotted to khem in the 100 Block o£ First Street, N. ~., the operators of taxicabs are using the 1-hour parking zone on the east side of the street, thereby creating a shortage of available parking space for other motorists, Rt. Palmer asking that the taxicabs be restricted to the taxi zone. On motion of Mr. Yours, seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously ~ dopted, the matter was referred to the City Manager for stud~ and report to Council. PWTITIf~NS AND CO~MUNICATIONS: SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION: A co~unication from ¥~. James Leonard, ~6l~ Arena1 Avenue, ~. W., asking that the city repair the damage caused to his property by the construction of a sidewalk in front of his home at the earllest possible moment, and that the city also re-Evade his front lawn, was befome Councll. The City Manager advising Council that he hopes to car~y out the request of Mr. Leonard by October 15, 19~P, on motion of Mr. Waldrop, seconded by Mr. Young and unanlmously adopted, the matter was referred to the C~ty ManaKer to take of es soon as possible. PAEKS Ak~ PLAYGROUNDS: The City ¥1anning Co~missfon having previously been requested to submit to Council a report and reco~endation as to a site for a park and playground in the Washing. ton Heights section, and the City Plannlng Con~Ission having advised the body that the Co~ission has ~ade preliminary inspections of 218 several properties~ but has not completed Its study, copy of a communlcationerOm the Washington Heights Civic League, addressed to the City HanaEer, again requestin~ that eo..~thlnF be do~ to p~vide playhouse for the ~s~hl~ton HeiSts a~ea a~ a~kln~ that funds ~ Included In the 19~3 budget for such facilities, ~a~ ~fore C~ll, On ~otlon oF ~. Hlnton, ~eco~ed by H~, ~oody and unanimously adopted, ~e matter ~as re~erred to 1~5~ budFet ~tudy, In thl~ co~ection, H~. You~ moved that the City Fl~ninF Com~lsslon be requested to ~ubmlt its report and reco~endation to Co~cil ~Deceabe~ 1, 195~ If possible. ~e motion w a~ ~eco~ed by Hr. ~ald~p and unanlmou~ly adopted. ~CHASE OF FHOFEHTY: A com~unication f~ ~. ~llliam A. D~ve~, 511 Gil~el A~nue, N. E., oFFev[n~ to ~ell his property to the city fo~ ~,500,~0, was before Cou~[1, M~. Diver~ c~mmentl~ that the clty ~i~ht w~nt the property In the event It ~hould eve~ desire to e ~pand the City Incinerato~. On ~otion of H~. ~lnton, ~econded by Hr. ~aldrop a~ unanimously adopted, the co.un,cation ~as refer~d to ~e City Hana~e~ foe study ~d report to Council a~ to whethe~ or n~t the city has a~ need fo~ the property In que~tion. PA~:S ~D PLAYGROUN~S: Council having p~vlously made provision for additlor llghtl~ for the ball field at Wasena Park, s co~n~catlon from Mr. A. B. Doyle, e~pressInf disappointment at the fact that the lights have not as yet been Installed was beCo~ Counc ~1, Mr. Doyle askinc ~at more llchts and.more playgrounds be 'urnlshed In a rapidly growlng clty. After a dlscumslon of ~e matter, Council beI~ advlmed that the lights for ~he b~ll field at Wasena Park have already been purchased a~ wlll be installed In the very future, on motion of Mr. Wo~y, seconded by Mr. Youn~ and unanimously adopt the request for more lights and more playgrounds was referred to the C~ty Nan'~er for studf, report mhd reco~endatto~ to Co'~cil. INVITATIONS: A communication from the Roanoke Junior fha=bet of Co~erce, extendlnr to the mmmbers of Co~]ncll m cordial fnvft~tlon to attend the Jaycee Annual Youth Night to be held at Maher Field at 7:00 o'clock, p. m., September 27, 19~°, '~a before Council. The members oC Co~ncll indicating their intentlons of attendin~ the program, if convenient, the co~unlcatlon ~s filed. REPO?TS O= 0MFICEHS: SEWAGE DISFOSAL: The C~ty Man,for submitted written ~port, together with draft of a H=solutlon in regard to prohiblt~nc the pollution of rtvers and streams within the ccnftnes oC the City of Roanoke, ~e Clty Manager askfn~ that the Resolution be adopted; ~ereupon, Mr. Wo~:dy offered the following: (~11561) A RESOL~ION directing the Clty Manager to apFear before the State Water Control Board at its next meeting and inform sald Board of ~e actlnns taken by the Ctty of Roanoke in its endeavors to clean the Roanoke Rlver; a~ further dlrecti~ the smld City Manager to request said Board to promptly take such actions as will ~ause other counties, towns, industries, organlzatlons a~ persons situated on and wl~hln the watershed of said flyer, especially those so situated to the west of the Clty of Roanoke, to dls~ttnue discharglng in~o said river, sewage, tndustrI~ waste, or any noxious or deleterious substances whlch are detrimental to the ~ublfc health, or to animal or aquatic llfe, or to the users of the waters %hereof~ for domestic or lndustrt~l consu~tlon or for recreation. (For ~1! text of Re~lution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 119. }~. Woody moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion wes seconded by Mr, Waldrop and adopted by the following vote{ AYES~ ~essrs, Minton, ~aldrop, Woody~ Young, and the President, ~r. Webber-! NAYS: None ...... O. GRADE CROSSINGS: Council having asked the City Msn~£er for a report o n the progress r~ade by the three appraisers for the Jefferson Street OradeCrosm! ng Elimination Project, the Clty. M~nager sub~%tted wrtttea report cont~Inlng the desired information. The report was filed. SID~AL~:, CURB A!~ CUTTER: The City Man~er submitted written report, together with draet of an Ordinance, provldlnf for the acquisition of e lC-foot ~Id, strip of land on the north side of Westover Avenue, S, ~., east of FauquIer Street in exchange for sidewalk, curb and putter, the Citf ~nager reco~endinF that the Ord{nance be adopted; ~hereupon, Mr. W~ody offered t~le £ollowinF as an (#11~62) All ORDINANCE author!zing and airecting the acquisition by the of Roanule, for public purposes, a 10-foot wide strip of land on the north side of (For full text of Ordinance, mee Ordinance Book N~. 19, Page Mr. t'~ody ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion wa~ scm nded by Mr. Walduo~ and adopted by the followlnF wte: NAYS~ Ncne ........ O. BUDGET-STATF HIG~fA]fS ~I?HIN CITY LIMITS: The City Manager submitted ~r. itte report that it ~lll be necessary to appro~rlate.~39,ah3.6h, representing the balanc~ due bf the City of Roanoke on itu share of the cost for the construction of U. Htgh~ay Route No. 460 (~elro~e Avenue), from the Old Country Club Road to the west (#11563) AN ORDiNANC= to amend and reorda~n Section #113, "Refunds and Rebates", of the 1957 Budget Ordinance, and providinC for an emergency. (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Fate M~. Minton moved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by Mr. Younc and adonted b? the followf~ vote: AYES: ~e~srs. )!icton, Waldrop, Woody, Youths, mud the President, Mr. ~febber-. 3A¥S: None ........... O. HFAL?H DEPART[~: The C!ty Manager submitted ~mftten report from the Healt} Department for the month of Aucust, 195P. The report was Filed. RECRFATION DEPA~TNFNT: The City Manager submitted written report from the Department of Parks and Recreation for the month of July, 195~; also, a report for the month o£ August, 1952. The reports were filed. POLICE DEFART.~LEhT: The City Manager submitted written report from the Pollc~ Department. for the mo~th of July, 1952. The report was filed. 219 220 PURC~ASIN~ DEPAST~T: The City Hanage~ submitted written report £ro~ the Purchaeir~ Department for the ~onth of August, 19~Po The report ~raa filed, BL~EToCENTRAL REGISTRAR: The City HanaEe~ submitted verbal report that ~he Central ~e~lstra~ ha~ a~ked that ~17~.00 be appropriated fop extra help In ~e of F~ce due to the Fact t;2t re~l~trations have been more numerous than e~ected~ City ~anaFe~ ~co~.~e~ln~ ~at the request be Franted, Council belnF of the opinion that ~0.~ ~hould be ~de available Fop extra hel~ so that the office of the Central ~e~l~traP can ~ln open on tho ~aturday afternoon~ of ~epte~her ~7, 19~, s~ October ~, 19~P, and the members oC the bod~ al~o betnF of the opinion that the ~0,00 ahould be transferred from the License tn~Fection budget rather than.~ppPop~lsted fro~ the Gemeral Fund, E~. Wald~p the Follo~[~ emergency (~ll~$~)AN O~DI~AXCE to mmend ~d ~eorda~n Section ~6, nCentral and Section ~7-A, 'License lnspectio~~, o~ the 1~ PudFet Ordinance, a~ for an (FoP full text of Ordinance, ~ee Ordln~nce Book No. 19, Page ~. Waldrop ~oved the adoption of the Ordinaace. The motion ~as ~econded by ~. Woody and adopted by the follo~ln~ vote~ AYES: ~e~sr~, Einton, WaldPop~ ~oody, Young, and the President, NAYS: None ....... O~ TRAGIC: The C~ty ~ian~er subnitted verbal report, toFether with c op~es of the Annual Inventory of Traffic Safety Activities for the C~ty of Ro~noke~ fop the c~le~r year 19~, .s ~epared by ~e Nat~on~! Safety Council. The report on ~h~ ~n~entory w~s f~led. R~O~S OF COMMITTEES: None. UNFINISH~ RUSIR~: RAHER WIGS: Action on %he request of Mr. J. H. Fallwell, President, Roanoke ~Fa~r, Incorporated, that the organization be permitted to rent Maher F~eld for ~he per~od of AuFust 2~-29, 1953, ~nclus~e, for ~he pu~ose of hold~nF ~ts on the s~e ~e~s ~d co~t~ons as cont~ned ~n the contract rot 19~2~ hmv~nu been deferred until the present neet~n~, the ma~tem was ~g~n before Council. Mr. Youn~ mo~ed tha~ the request be F~nted and that %he follow~nF 0rd~n~nce be plsced upon ~ts f~rst rema~nF. The motion was seco~ed by Mr. Waldrop and sdoFted by the follow~n~ vote: A~S: Messrs. M~n~on, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ......... O. {~11~65) AN ORDINANCE suthor~z~nF ~nd d~rect~nF the C~ty M~naEer~ for ~nd on ~h~lf of the C~ty of Roanoke, t o enter ~n%o s contract w~th ~e American LeK~on Pos% No. 3, owner of the Roanoke Fa~, Incorpor~ted~ fop the use of Maher F~eld 8nd that port~on of ~he spsce under %he s~nds of the Roanoke Run~c~pal S~sd~ not des~Fn~%ed by the C~ty M~n.ger for municipal pu~oses, fop ~e per~od from August P~, 1953, %hrouFh August 29, 1953, ~lus~ve, at s ~ent~l of ~1,500.00; slso, for the use of the Stadium for the s~ ps~od ~t a rental of 8~ of the Urosm derived from the u~e of s~me, w~th a ~aranteed z~n~m of ~50.00 per d~y. BE IT ORDAIN~ by ~he Council of the C~%y of Roanoke that %he C~%y Roanoke Fair, Incorporated, for the use of Maher Fleld and that portlQn of the space under the steads of the Roanoke Hunicipal Stadium not designated by the City Manager for municipal purposes~ for the period from August ~, 1953, through August !29, 1953, Inclusive, at a rental of ~1,~00,00: also, for the use of the Stadium for the sL~e period at a rental of 8~ of the gross receipts derived from the use of same, with a fuaranteed minimum of $~O.OO par day. The Ordinance having bee~read~ was laid c~er. ~ATER DEPAaT~W.%T-S.~3~!~ E DIS~0SAL: Action on the toques{ of various hopaltals and laundries in Roanoke that they be 61yen special conside~atlon with reference to charges fey t~e scientific treatment and disposal of ~ewsge havlnF been deferred until the present meeting, the zatter was again before Council, In this connection, Hr. Leonard O.'Eu~e, Attorney, representing Ideal Laundavy and D~y Cleaners, Incorporated, Mr. J. T. Ear~s, Sr., President of the Company, Mr. W. H. HoobleP,.Adnlnistrator at the Memorial and Crippled Childrents Hospital~ ar~ M~. W. J. Lees, representinc the Jefferson Hospital, appeared before Council and urged that their request be ~ranted, Er. ~4us~ reminding the body that much of the water f~¢m the laundries does not need tre:tting. After a discussion of the Ratter, Council being of the opinion that the plat should continue in ope~ation for a period of from six to twelve months befor~ any de~ls~on is Fmde as to whether or not the present rate can b~ lowered, and that if the rate is lowered, it should be lowered on an equal basis fo~ all consumers, gr. Hi nton moved that the request of the hospitals and laundries be denied and that after tko sewace treatment system has been in operation for twelve months a study be made of the sewage treatment charge by Council as to ~ethe~ or not the char6e can be reduced, such reduction to be on an equal basts to all users, large and small. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~{oody and unanimously adopted. PL~CHASF 0~ P~3FFRTY-PAi~[$ /~D ?LAYOROU~C$: Council having referred the offe of Mr. Lewis O. Frown, Jr., to sell to the city acreage at Franklin Road and Avenham Avenue, $. W., Official No. 1300116, at a prise of 210,000.00, for park purpose~, to 1953 budget study, and havfnE requested, among other things, informa- tion as to v/rather or not the city is obligated to build a brid~e from Fra~211n Road to the pro[~rty in question; also, the last price paid for the property, the City Attorney submitted the following report: "September YY, 195~ TO THE COUNCIL OF TRW CITY 0= ROAN©KE: Oentlemen: At your re[ular martin? of th~ ibth you referred to me fop inv~stigati¢ and report the oblIFatlon of the City, if any, to build a bridge from Franklin Road over a large uncovered ditch to Lot No. 1300116 of the Official Tax Map presented owned by Lewis O. brown, Jr., and further to advise you as to the assessed value, etc., of this lot. I find no obligation in any deed whereby the City'aEreed to construct such a bridge. A careful search by an employee in the City Clerk's office discloses no record on file there whereby the City agreed to construct such a ~ridgeo I art out below a letter ~r~ltten by the present City Manager to I~. Pearl C. Clay on January 30th, 1928. It is the Clty Manager's belief that this letter forms the basis for Mr. Lewis O. Brown Sr.~s thinkinK that the City may have aEreed to build such a bridge. A readln~ of it clearly shows no such an undertaklnE therein by the City and I doubt lC the letter could constitute a covenant runnir~ with land and enforceable by Clay~s ~Whlle your and Mrs. Clap's deed of January 19, 19~5, conveyinz unto the City 0.~3 acres, more or less, and brink that portion of your property required for street widening and improvement as shown on Virginia Department of Highways Plan for Project 1067 M-l-l18 AR1, recites only a $Y,0C0.00 cash co~Ideratlon it is, nevertheless, the City's understanding and agreement that: 221 222 1, A break will be made in the center division of the HIFhway to permit South bound traffic to enter the Year aide of your property{ and 2. NO draina6e ~ater will be turned into your property · xcept by a closed culvert carryin~ ~ater past it,j Incidentally, the Er~tneerin~ ~epartmant lnfo~e me that the drainage ditch in question ia located entirely within the Franklin Road riFht of way owned by the City, Under date of Novembe~ 18th, 1~4~, Hr. Clay and his ~lfe conveyed a o~e-haif undivided interest in this .99 acre tract to ~o Lewia O. Brown, Jr., for ~?0Oo00 cash and subse~ently by deed dated April ?th, 1~0, they conveyed their remainin6 one-half undivided interest in the tract to Hr. Brown ~or ~500.00 making a total consideration received for the fee s lmpl~ interest of ~3,~00.OO cash. The Federal stamps attached to the deed tndlcat that sum to be the true consideration passing for the property. By deed dated January 19th, 19h5, the Clays conveyed a .P3 acre tract, which then constituted a portion of said lot, to the City for street widenl~ purposes for the sum of On March 13th, 1926, the Clays entered into a written contract by which they agreed to sell this real estate, then conzistin6 of 1.BP acres and being the .23 acre tract sold the City for street wldeninz pu~pozee and the.99 acre tract presently owned by Brown, to W. Po Landreth. and C. M. T~singer. The property was then zoned for business and all parties to contract knew that the proposed purchasers intended to erect a buildtnE thereon for the storafe of ice cream and frozen fruits. After the date of the contract, and before the transaction was consu,~nated, the City of Roanok zoned the property from a business to a reslcentlal area. The purchasers the~ abandoned the proposition and Clay sued for specific performance in the local Law ar*/ Chancery Court. Judge Fellers decided Inlayer of the vu~chasers, an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court of Apueals of VtrFinla ~:hlch court, under date of J~nuary lP, 1%5, affirmed Judce FellersJ decisio Bee 187 Va. 169. It follows that except for the vezon!nz the Clara ~ould ha received ~,0~0.00 fop the property ~,hereas, they received o:~ly I, of course, have no special knowledge as to the value of real estate, but I take this re~ort to be in line with my assIfnzent. The property is presently assessed' for tax purposes at Res~ect£ully, (SiFned) Ran G. Z~itt]e City Attorney" After a discussion of the matter, the City ManageP com~entlnF that he feels the propert~ is worthless for park purposes because children cannot play in a park that is so close to the hiFh~ay and that the only thine the property could be used fo~ by the city would be for beautification purposes, the report of the City Attorne was filed for further discussion when the question is considered in 1953 budget study. BL~GET-GBADE CRO£SING$: The sucgestlon of Mr. Minton that $100,O00.00 be appropriated to the ~300,OOO.OO previously appropriated toward the city's share of the cost of the Jefferson Street Grade Cross,nc Elimination Fro~ect having been :arried over from the last reEular ~,e,tinF of Council, in o~deP to ascertain ~ether or mt the $300,000.00 has ever been actually appropriated "rom the General iFund, the ma%tar ~as again before the body, the City Auditor advfslnE that the %300,000.00 has never been appropriated. In a discussion of the matter, Mr. Minton reminded Council that it is the intention of the body to finance the city!s entire share of the cost of the pro,est from the General Fund, if at all'posslble,so that none of the bonds approved in the $350,000.00 bond issue will have to be ~ ld, Mr. Minton co~mentt~ that he can see no better time than the uresent to start setttn~ the money, aside. Mr. Young stated that he is in favor of appropriatin~ as much money from th, General Fund as is posslble for the project, but that he would like the advice of the City Auditor on the matte~-. The City Auditor pointed out that the city started the present year with a ~605,0CO.00 surplus, but that its previous commitment to ap~ropriate ~300,000.00 toward the city's share of t he cost of the Jefferson Street Grade Crossin~ tien ~oJect reducee the surplus to ~SO~O00oO0~ the City A~ditor voicin~ the opinion that the city will be in a better position at the end of the yesr~ alta, ascertaininF actual operation~l costa for this year and estimated oper~tional co,ts ~o~ next ~ea~, to determine ~hethe~ o~ ~t ~t ca~ afford to appropriate the add,tie al ~lO0,O00.CO. Rt. Youn~ re~11~ that acc~rdtn~ to flrmnc[~ repo~t~ the city 1~ in a better financial position this year th~ It w~s last year, end that In view of the fact that the city e~ed last year with a surplus, he feels ~re It will do the same thls.year~ Hr..YouaF polnti~ out that the City Auditor could be Investing the fu~s to ~e best ~aterest of the city until they a re needed for the project. Mr. Wald~p agreed with Mr. Youn~ that It would be wise for the City Auditor to invest the funds In order to earn lnterest on ~ane until such tine as thet ~e needed. The President, Hr. Webber, and Mr. Wo~y voiced the opln!onthat the clty should wait until the end of the year before decldi~ ~ether or not to anpropriate the additional $100,O00.OO, and proceed w~th the arproprlat~on of ~3OO,0CO.O0 for the time being, Mr. ~ebber point!~ out the need for o~er civic l~provements such as parks a~ playrrou~s, street pavin~, e to. The hatter hav~nF been d~scussed at length, Mr. ~nton moved that the C~ty Attorney prepare the proper Ordinance, appro~rlatin~ I~00,0C0.C0 fr~a the General Fund, said a~unt to be ~aid into ~e I~provenent Fun~ and earmarked for the Jeffer Street Grade CrcssfnC Elinlnatlon Project, mhd authorizing the City Auditor to [nvest said amount to the best interest of the city, for ~sentatton to Council at its next regular ~eetinF. The ~otlon was seconded by Mr. ~ounc and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, W~ldrop and Young ...... 3. NAYS: Mr. ~;oody~ and the President, ~Ir. Yebber--P. CO:'~IDERATION 0F CLAIY~: N~. I~RODUCTION AND.CONSIDERATION OF O~IN~SiCES AND H~EOLUTISNS: ARRO~Y: The City Attorney havl~ been ~quested ~ prepare the ~roper Resolution, providl~ for the appo~ntnent of a co~ttee to seek ~nds toward the construction of an Armory in the City of Roanoke, presented same; whereupon, Mr. M~nton o"fered the following: (~11566) A RESOLUTION arpofntin~ a National Guard Armory SteerlnF Conm~ttee to e~eavor to obtain an aRocation of Federal and/or State funds to the City of Roanoke to be used toward the construction of an Armory. (For full text of Resolut!on, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e 1~.) ~. M~nton moveC the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded b Mr. Waldrop and adopted by the followin~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, i~. ~ebher- NAYS: None .......... 0. SCH00~: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council draft of a Resolution, approving an a~plicatlon of the Roanoke City School ~oard to the State Poard of Education of Vir~tnia for the pu~ose of securl~ State School Co~tructic Fu~s in the ~mount of ~605,000.~ for the construction of O~e new Lucy Addison High Sc~ol, as approved by the City Attorney; ~ereupon, F~. Woody offered the followi~: 223 224 (~11~67) A P.ESOLU?ION approvlr~ an application of the Roanoke City School Board to the State Board of Education of Virginia for the purpose of securir~ State £chool Conatruction Funda in the amount of ~60~OGOoO0 for the con~truction of the ne~ Lucy Addison High School in the City of Roanoke; advising the State Board of Education of Virginia that this Council has provided sufficient funds through cash appropriations to co,~plete said project; f-rantIr~ peralaalon to the ~o~loke City School Board tome the same to co.~plete the project for the purpose designated !n tn application: author!z!ntr and dlrectlr~ the Cit7 Clerk to forthwith tran~mlt certlfle~ copiea of thia resolution to interested parties; and providing for an emergency. (FOr full text of Reaolution, aec Ordinance Peek No. 19, Page lPS.) H~. Woody mo~ed the adoption of the'Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Youn~ and adopted by the follo~ln~ vote~ AYES: He~rs. ~lnton, Waldro~ Woody, Young, and the Presldent, Hr. ~ebber-~ NAYS: None ..... 0. MOTIONS AND :~ISCFLL~i~OU$ ~USI}~SS: INDUSTRIES: Mr. ~aldrop brought to the attention Of Council the matter of attractinF new businesses and industries to Roar~ke, Mr. Waldrop co~entin~ that he does not feel the city is dolnF its share alonf this time and that he feels a representative should be appointed from Council to assist In attrastinF new business and industries to the city. In a discusstQn of the matter, Mr. YounF explained to Er. ~aldrop that Council does everything it possibly can to cooperate with industrial representatives but that much of the behind-the-scenes actl¥ity is not known about because no publicity is ~Iven such actlvity at tho request of the representatives. After a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Youn~ explainlnF that the usual procedure is for the city to wait to be contactad by industrial representative and Mr. Waldrop voictn? the opinion that the city shouli do the contactlnF instead Of waitIr~ to be contacted, the question was ordered placed on the a~enda for the next reFular neetin~ of Council. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk M President COUNCIL, REGULAR Xonda~ September 29, 19~2. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room In the /~nicipal Bulldin~, Monday, September 29, 19~2, at 2~O0 o~clock, p~ m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, M~.Webber, presiding. PRESENT~ Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber ................ ~ .... ABSE~TI None ....... 0, OFFICERS PRE~ENT= M~o Randolph Oo Whittle, City Attorney, and Er. Harry Yates, City Aud. itor. The meeting ~as opened with a prayer by the Reverend Wllll~ Moore, Pastor of the Morning Star Eaptlet Church. MINUTE~= Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Mondiy, Septemb~ 15, 199, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Er. Young, seconded by Hr. Woody and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the m~nutes approved as recorded, HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC F~TTE~= None. PETI?IONS AND COMMUNICATIONS= WATER DEPARTHE.~F-HEALTH DEPARTMENT= The matter of addir~ sodium fluoride to the Roanoke water supply with a view of reducing dental cavities having been to a committee composed of the Com~=lssioner of Health, the Manager of the Water Department and Dr. James E. John, repreaentativ~ of the Roanoke Dental Society, and Council under date of December ~, 19~9, havlng concurred in the recommendation of committee that the City of Roanoke wait several years until the procedure of adding sodittmfluorlde to city water supplies is out of the experimental stage before it is adopted in Roinoke, a communication from Mrs° Flora B. Friend, urging that the city study the results of water fluoridation before allowing it to take place in Roanoke before the body, Ers. Friend advising that abe has heard of other cities which have had cause to regret such action. On motion of Mr. ~lnton, seconded byEs. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, com~unication was referred to the Commissioner of Health for consider~tion in connection with the study being made o£ the matter. ZONING= A com~unication from Er. Ralph A. Glasgow, asking that property between Orange Avenue and Raleigh Avenue, N. E., west of Second Street, Official Hoe 2020~25 and 2020~33, be rezoned from a General Residence District to a Business was before Council. On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Er. Minton and unanimously adopted, the com~mnication was referred to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommendation to Council. ~ONING: The following communication from the City Planning Commission, with to a request for the rezoning of property located on the southwest corner 3f Melrose Avenue and West Side Boulevard, N. W., was before Coun~ll= "~eptember 26, The Honorable R. L. Webber, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen= In reply to your letter of May 29, 1952, referring to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommendatic~ a con~uunication from R. ?. 225 Edwards, Attorney for Lewis W, Wills and Marie 8. Willsm that p~operty located on the southwest corner of Helrose Avenue and West Side ~ulevard N. W., delo~lbed as ~ta 9 a~ 10, Block ~6, Waahl~n HeiSts ~p, be ~ezo~d f~ 8pecl~ Residence District to ~aineas Diat~lctt ~e p~perty In question has been l~pected by sever~ me,era o~ the Co~salon, a~ In vle~ of the fact that a Busl~sa District has already been established on ~e north a~ ~e south aides of Helrose Avenue lmediately across the at~eet from the petitionerat property, the Comiasio~ la of ~e opinion that the property is ~re ~ultable fo~ ~uslneas than ~es~dontial pu~osos. '' ~e C~ty ~a~lng Co~lssion reco~ends ~ City Co~c~l that ~e to ~zone ~ts 9 a~ 10~ Block ~6~ ~ashin~ton ~elghts Hap, ffrom a Residence District to a Business Dlstr~ct be ~ranted. ~espect~lly sub~tted~ (Signed) Nits Z. ~s. F. L. Se~u~m Secretsry.' In this co~ection. ~. Richard T. ~ards, Attor~y, appeared before Council a~ ~ked that a public hea~l~ be held on the matter. ~. ~aldrop moved that Council concur In the request off H~. ~a~s and that the City Clerk publish p~pe~ notice oF a p~blic hearin~ to be held on the reqvest For rezonl~, said he~ to be held at 2~00 o~clock, p. ~.. ~ay, Octobe~ ~O~ 19~. The motion was seco~ed by HP. Hinton aM unanl~usly adopted. ~ONING= The ~ollo~InE co~nication f~m the Clt~ Planing Co~lsslon. with reference to a request fop the ~ezonln~ of p~o~rty located at the northwest corner oF Patted=on Avenue a~ Eleventh ~treet~ S. W.~ was before coumll~ ~September ~6, 195~* The Honorable E. ~. Webber, ~ayor, and ~o~noke, V~rginia. ~entlemen~ In repll t* yoMr letter ef ~nne 23, 1952, ~e~errl~ ~o the ~lty Pla~ Ec~es, ~k~ng ~at p~oper~ lecated on ~e northwest ccrne~ ~ Patterson Ave~e and llth Street, S. W., ~escr~bed as ~ot 1, Block 29, F, Eorer Nap~ be ~ezo~ f~em Specl~ Res~de~e ~st~lct t~ a B~slness Dls~r~ct, In order that the ~ar of said p~per~y may be ~ed fo~ a ~sed-car The ~o~lssion ~s o~ the opinion ~t ~here ~s no necesa~y at time for creat~ an additienal B~s~ness ~lst~lct In the ~diate hood cf the property In qnes~ion, ~d ~at the rezon~ of · s~Mle lot w~l~ be contrary ~o the best Interests ef p~perty c~ers In the ~e~late sect~. · he ~tl Planing ~e~ssicn ~ecc~ends tc ~ ~o~ncil ~het the reqMest cf the ~et~tloner ~ rezone said lot be a ~s~ness ~ls~lct be den~ed. Respect~lly submitted, (81g~d) Nits S. Se~our ~s. F. L. Se~u~ Secret~y.-- ~. ~aldrop moved that Council co,ur ~ the reco~endat~on of ~e Pl~nl~ Co~lssion and that ~e ~quest for ~ezo~ be denied. The motion was eeconded by Mr. M~nton ~ un~ously adopted. ZONING: A co~n~cation from ~. Wlll~ F. ~nday, askl~ ~at property located onthe north side of Orate Ave~e~ N. W., between Tenth Street a~ Eleventh Street, described as p~t of Lot 11, Block 13~ ~lrose La~ ~o~a~ Map~ 0ffic~al No. 212031~, be rezo~d from a ~e~ral Reside~e Dlst~ct to a ~st~ss D~strict~ was before Council. On motion of ~. Minton~ seconded by ~. Woody a~ una~usly ~opted, the co~lcation ~s ~efe~ed to the City Plann~g Co~Issio~ fo~ s~dy~ ~e~rt and reco~endation to Council. REPORTS OF ~I~PICER-~ B~ET-PARII.~ A~) P~.AYOROU~DSt The Acting City Manager sut~aitted tho followir report frcm the City Hsnagar, with reference to the operation of the Huntcipal Children's Zoo on the top of Hill Hountain~ "Roanoke', ~lrgin~a September To The Cit~ Council Roanoke, Virginia ~sntlemenl X am attachinghereto for your perusal a financial atatement of the .Chlldrents Zoo which ~a in operation f~om July ~ through September 1%. This le an incomplete report~ bvt I thought it would be appropriate to bring it to your attention in order that I may explain wh~ it ia necessary to ask for an appropriation at this time. It was necessary for ua to keep Playleaders and also other personnel on the Hountain which caused us to scrimp e ceaewhat on our other accountal and I am respectfully aekin~ that the following be accomplished: 1. Transfer $2,~00.00 from Equipment and Improvements, Public Parka, Account 102, to Playleaders [$2,000,00) and Rentals, ($500.C0) in Account 100, Recreation Department, 2. An appropriation of $3,000.00 for Wages in Public Parks, Account This was necessitated by the fact that wa were able to use the Wage fund and other accounts for improvements to the lavatories and other work on the Hountain and did not spend the entire appropriatla for new lavatory facilities. X truer it will be yodr pleaetwe to'mak~ these amendments in order that we may operate this department in an efficient manner for the balance o£ the year, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) A. S. Owens City Hanager" After a discussion of setting up a specific account for the operation o£ the zoo In the 1953 budget, Hr. Woody moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and offered the following emergency Ordinances (~1~568) AR OBDIRANCE to amend and reordain Section #100, "Recreation Department", and Section #102, "Public Parks", of the 19~2 Budget Ordinance, and providing for' an emergency. (For lull text of O~dinance, see Ordinance Book Ro. 19, Page 124.) Hr. Woody moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and adopted by the followdng vote: AYF~: Messrs. Hlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Rt. Webber- RAYS: No4e .......... STATE HIGI~/AY~WITHIR CIVIl LIMITS: Council having previously expressed a willin~nees to cooperate~dth the Roanoke County Authorltiea and the Commaonwealth of ~lrglnia Department of Highways in their Joint efforts to widen Hershberger Road (Virginia Route No. 62~), insofar as it may bar easonable for Council e onveniently so to do, and the Department of Highways having requested the city to acquire the section of right-o~-way ~thin the city limits, aa Its part in the overall project, and Council having asked the City Hanager to canvass the owners of the section of right-of-way within the city limits as to their wlilingneas to donate said rights- of-way, the Acting City Manager submitted the following report ~rom the City Hanagez "Roanoke, Virginia September 29, 19~2 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen2 The following report from our Director of Public Works and our City Engineer concerns Improvements to Rershberger Road. You directed me to secure this information as quickly as poesibl~ 227 228 li'r~P&HTHEhT CO~ICATION DA?Rs 8epte~er 19, 19~2 TO: ~. A. ~. ~e~ City ~0~: ~0 H, C. ~ylo8~ City ~i~e~ As ~ lnst~ctlo~ fr~ you a~ directive f~om City C~noil, ~8 a bre~do~ off cost involved on ~e pa~t o~ the City o~ Roanoke aecur~ ri~ts-o~-~ay In co~ction w~th wida~n~ and l~ovl~ berSe~ Ro~. In sener~ this Involves the ae~lsition off 10 feet la~ on ~e south eld* o~ He~shbe~se~ Road and lyl~ within the co~ora~ l~ts of the C~ty oF Ro~oke. A ca~e~l app~als~ of the property involved ,as ~de ~lth a co~etent ~eal estate man. represent- ~ ~e t~e a~e~$es lnvolved~ aa ~ell as representatives ~m the Department oF H~ay~ Ro~oke County~ a~ the City off Roa~ke. 1. Cost of rl~t of ~ay, includin~ d~a~e, to residue 2. La~ a~ mate~i~ to re,ye fences~ hedses~ d~lvevays, a~ etc. ~kin~ a ~otal of At the present t~e, in the ri~t-of-~ay accost in the 1~2 buret u~e~ ~treet Co~t~ction~ the~e r~ains ~ u~xpe~ed ~ount off t~,7~.~. For the ~lzht-oF-~ay cost involved In this project, an additional ~p~p~lation of $~,~O.~0 will be required. Havin~ ~o~ked closel~ ~lth the o~er t~ a~encte= involved project, I ~ sure that lC the City does not ~o alons ~ith obtainl~ the ~lEht of ~ay that ~e entire p~Ject ~lll be k~lled. ~la m~es the $eco~ t~e t~t funds have been approp~leted for this Job~ a~ the p~Ject Is not carried ~rou~h to ~mpletion at this time, It felt ~at it ~lll be ma~ years before fu~s ~lll be appropriated You~ attention Is called to the fact that the estimated cost of construction Is ~proxl~tely $80,000. a~ ~e county l~ e~ected to ~pe~ ff~m ~10.O00 to $1~,000 For ~t off ray on the county side. Should ~e City a~ex In the ne~ furze, o~ even dist~t Future, ~ts ~d Is ~t constpucted at ~ls t~e. the entire cost ~lll have to be bo~ne by the City off Roanoke~ as this road is not lnthe primary system and Sta~e a~ Federal funds ~111 not be available to us fo~ such a p~oJect. He~shberger Ro~ Is a most lmpo~t~t a~ter~al street ove~ which most of the t~afE[c Is from the C[t~. T~s street ~111 bec~ a ma~o~ co~ectlon between ~oute 11 and Rou~e ~60 west a~ w[11 serve to It Is stro~ly ~eco~ended~ regardless of technicalitles as ~o Is supposed to do what~ ~at the City go ~or~ with the otheP two asencles Involved tn order that t~s project might be acco~llshed. (Si&ned) H. Cletus Broyles App~ved (GlEned) Jno, L. Wentworth Dl~ecto~ of Public Although I appreciate the thoughts set forth in the last paragraph of redou~ to the City by the ~denl~ of this ~oad. I conair* It to be the obligation oF the County ~d the ~tate rathe~ th~ the City. I ~ passin8 this alon& to you fo~ your co~lderation. Respect~lly ~itted~ (Si&ned) A. 5. Owens City Hana&e~~ In this co~ection, ~. H. Cletus B~yles~ City E~tnee~ appeared before Co.ct1 and presented a list of the property o~era who have a&~ed to donate of-way, as ~ell as a list of ~e property ow~rs who have ~e~sed, ~. You~ pointed out ~at t~ of the p~o~ty owners w~ have refused to donate rights-of-wayI viz~ Hessrs. Pr~k O. P~ne, J~., ~d Oeor&e Taylor, ~e askt~ the city to close a ~O-foot ~l&ht-of-way dividing their properties from Hevshber&er Road to ~yomin& Ay*me, tn the vicinity of Van ~en Street, ~. You~ volcl~ the opinion ~at lC the ct~ la willing to closs the ~-foot vhich me~s that each of ~e pro~rty ow~vs will receive an addition~ lO-foot strip of la~ on the side oF thei~ p~operties, then the propev~ o~ers should be wlllin~ to donate the city a strip of land fr~ the f~nt of th*tv properties. After a l~rths~ discussion of the matter, ltl-, Ntnton voicing the opinion that if Herahberger Road and Cove Road sro improved, the city will have a fine entrance to its northwest aoction, Hr. Woody moved that action on tho question bo deferred until the neat regular meetir~ of Council ffo~ a discussion vith ~o City ~anase~ a~ that in ~e meade, the City E~l~er contact Messes, Payne ~d Taylor ~lth a vise off ascertainl~ ~he~er o~ ~t t~ey will a~ree to donate land from the ~ont off thei~ properties on He~$hber~a~ Road In co~lde~ation of the city clos[~ the ~O-foot r~ht-off-~ay between their prope~ties, The motion ~as seco~ed by H~. ~ald~p a~ un~l~ousl7 adopted, AN~TIO~I~OV~S= ~a requests off the O~den City Civic ~a~ue certain ~p~ovements in the 6arden City area. havin~been~eferred to the City Han~e~ fo~ his attention, ~e Actin~ Clt~ Hana~er aubnitted the Follo~nS report from ~he City ~nager~ "Ro~oke, Vl~ginia Sept e~er 2~, To The City Ro~oke, Geatlemen: ~. ~oseph W. C1i~enpeel appeared ~fore you on ~o~ay, Se~ember 15, and requested a series of Xmprovements ~n 6arden City. He listed e~ght streets which need attention and ~ne streets on ~ch he felt street lights s~uld be i~talled. In add[tion, he co~ented that a drain stopped up at ~den City Boulev~d a~ Ray Road, causing a bad condition. He also wanted to know ~y the water project for the Galen City area was stopped. I would like to ~ke ~e ~ollowX~ report: · 0ff the e~t streets ment~o~d By Mr. Cl~ngenpeel, Victor Moran Street, Tlpton Ave~e, ~prl~vale Street, I~ Avenue, {All Southeasi are scheduled For the installation of water mains~ therefore, any lmprovemen ~de would have to be of a te~ora~ nat~e. Davenport Ave~e, 6earhart Road, ~ Melcher Street, acco~l~ to pla~, do not receive water lines we will go ~ead wl~ some ~mprovements on them. In Fact, ~ have ~en advised by ~e Director of Public Works that lmp~vements will he made to those streets pr~om ~ ~e wXnter season. W~th reference to street l~ghts, Mr. Wentworth, ~. Rule a~ I check on ~ese requests once a month. ~ese particular locations will be checked between Octo~ 1~ a~ October 2~. I~ money Is available and IF In this co~Xttee's Judgment the l~ghts will be for the beneFXt off the general publi you ~y be assured we will reco~e~ their lnatallatione The drain at Garden City ~ulevard and Ray Road will be ditched to a low point~ however, to attest to drain this entire area would necessitate piping the water to ~arna~ Creek at a cost of some $10,0~. This Is ~t included In the budge~ nor do I reco~ it at ~is time. WXth reference to the question of stopping the water project flor the 6arden CXty area, this, of course, Is ruling accordi~ to plan. The contractor Had 13~ days from July 1~ In which to co~lete the p~Jec~. He was one-third complete on September 1~; a~ he e~ects to return to the Garden City area ab~t October 15. We hope, b~ring u~sual weather co~ltiona or other u~oreseen circumstances, that the work w~ll be co~lete~ ab~t the end of the year. ~ls Is entirely ~n co~o~lty ~th ~e p~posal of the C~ty and the contractor's plan. I trust this Is the desired ~o~ation, . Respectfully ~ttted, [Slgned~ A. S. ~e~ City Manger~ ~. Young ~ved that the report be accepted and filed. The motion was seco~ed by Mr. M~nton and unanimously ad.ted. ~ P~ASE OF PROPE~Y-P~ ~D PLAYOR~: Council haling previously ~eferr~ to 19~3 ~dget study the offer of ~. Lewis O. Brown, Jr., to sell to the city ~creage at Fra~lin Road ~d Ave~ Ave~e, ~. W., Official No. 1300116, at a pric~ of.$10,O00.O0, flor park pu~oses, ~ it havl~ been ~ested that the City Ma~ge~ ascertain the cost of converting ~e la~ in~ a park, the Acting City Man.er submitted the follow~ report ff~m the CXty ~anager~ 229 230 "Roanoke, Virginia September 29, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, .Virginia Oentlemen~ You asked that I report on the cost of arranging for a pa~k a~ otho~ ~ocolsa~ l~yoments to ~o property It ~e J~otion o~ Road a~ Avo~ Avenue. This o~Flco does ~t believe ~is property vould be valuable aa a City P~k due to tho Fact that Math a main street on one aide a~ a hi~w~ on tho othe~ ~lldron o~ othe~ per~ ~ould fl~ It d~erousJ however, I do believe it ~uld be possible to uso the property ~o~ beautificat~on pu~ose8. To house ~e d~aln f~om the point vhere ~t termites on tho road to the e~ of the property v~ld cost a~ut ~9~.~* ~the~, Ye ~uld have to clea~ ~e area a~ do the necessary beautification york vhich cert~nly ~uld cost not less than ~18 la Fo~ you~ info~mation. I ca~ot reco~ that ~e purchase this property or even plea to make any l~rovement8 on it at this time, Respect~lly su~ttted, (SIs~d) A. S. ~ens City Hanase~u ~. Hlnton moved ~at C~cil co,ur in the repo~t off the cat7 H~a[e~ that said repo~t be fll~ for further consideration vhen the mstte~ Is discussed In 19~] budfet study. ~e ~tion vas seceded ~ H~. ~o~ and una~ously ~opted. CI~ ~O~='~e Actl~ City Ha~er su~ttted ~ltten report F~a the City H~e~ that ~s. Leste~ T. Hutson has asked to lease space at ~3 Seco~ Stree ~. ~., and the storage room presently used by the lessee ia the bulldin~ at Ch~ch Avenue, S. ~., at a total consideration of $100.~ per month, for the calendar ~ea~ ~ter a discussion as to plan~ fo~ razin~ t~ buildl~s In question, Hlnt~ moved ~st action on the matter be deferred until the ~xt ~e~la~ meetl~ Council For a dl~cusalon ~lth the City H~s~e~, ~e motion ~as seceded by Hr. Youn ~d vnanimcu~l7 adoptedo B~oJ~E~LE iUD ~TIC ~IO~S CO~T: ~e Actl~ City Hanager submit ed the following report ~om the City Man~e~, with reference to the aala~ of ~e Substitute Judge in the prolo~ed absence of ~e Judge of the Juv~lle and Domestic Relations Co~t~ "Roanoke, Virginia September 29, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen= I have been informed by ~r. C. E, Cuddy, Co~onwealth's Attorney, that Judge K..A. Pate, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, will be absent for sometime because of illness. Since there is ~ provision in the ~udget for a Substitute Judge, other than $300.00 for Extra Judge, and since it ~ill be necessary for ~. Robert Spessard, recently appointed Substitute Judse, to be on the Job full time, I have been requested to a mk that you make a ~3C~.00 per month approprlatior pending Judge Pate's return. I recom~er~ that this be effective as of September 22. Respectfully submitted, (Signed} A. 5. Owens City Manager" In th~s connection, Mr. Raymond P. Stultz, Clerk, appeared before Council and aske~ that a total appropriation of $1,200.00 be made in the Salad, Extra Judge account, which includes the $300,OO already in the account, so that the Substitute Judge can be paid on the basis of $300.00 per month for the balance of the year, if Afte~ a discussion of the ~attar, Council being o£ the opinion that the Substitute Judge should be paid on the basis of ~300.00 per r~nth for a period of one ~onth for the tf~e being, and that if. after that tl~ew the Judge OF the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court is still unable to per£orm hie regular duties~ further consideration ~ill be given to the question, R~o Wald~op o££ered the following emergency Ordinance, app~op~iatir~ the s~ o~ $3CO.~ wl~ the unde~sta~ 1~ that the Substitut:e Judge shall be paid on the basis o~ ~300.~ per ~onth only long as ~ Juvmlle md Domstic Relations Justice is absent~ but i~ no event for ~eriod lonse~ than one ~onth ~glnnin~ ~ith ~eptember ~2. (~11~69) A~ ORDI~ to a~ and ~eordain Section ~1~ ~Juvenlle Relations Cou~t'~ of the 19~ ~d~et ~dlnance, and provl~ fo~ e~er~ency. {Po~.~ull text of Ordina~e~ see O~l~e Book No. 19~ Page ~. ~d~op moved the adoption of the 0rdina~e. The motion ess seco~ed by Hr. ~oody a~ ~dopted by the Following vote~ A~: Hese~s. Hintcn, ~a~r~p~ ~oody, You~, and ~e President, H~. ~ebber~ NAYS~ No~ ..... B~G~-~NIC~P~ ~AGE~ The ~ting City Hanagep ~ubmitted ve~b~ report the due to seveP~ accidents involvl~ city vehicles, ~e Hep~rs by Other~ account the Hunicipal ~ale budget Is e~auated, the Acting City H~agev advising that it w 11 t~ke $1,800.00 to operate this account For ~e balance of the ye~; where~on, ~oody offered ~e follo~lr~ e~rsency OPd~ce~ (~11570) ~ 0~DINA~E to'~end ~d reordain Section ~1]0~ ~nicl~al Garage~ of ~e 1952 B~get 0rdin~ce, a~ providing For ~ emergency. (FoP Full text of O~lnance, ~ee 0Pdinance Book No. 19, Page ~. ~oody moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion wa~ seco~ed by Hr. You~ a~ adopted by the Following vote~ ~ Hessrs. Htnton~ ~ald~p, ~oody~ Yo~, ~d the Fresident~ HD. ~ebber- NAYS~ None ..... B~-C~Y CHaRTer Council having previously authorized a~ directed the City Attorney to employ a competen~ attorney to index the new City Ch~ter, the City Attorney ~ported that ~e Job has been collated ~d that ~e attorney's fee fop his services ia $1~O.OOJ ~hereupon, ~. You~ offfePed the following ~er~ency Ordln~ce, appropriating the (t11~71) AN ~DINAN~ to amend ~d reordain Section ~1, ~City C~ncll~, of the 19~2 ~dget O~l~nce~ a~ provl~ng fo~ ~ e~rgency. (For full text of Ordeals, see Ordlna~e ~ok No. ~9, P~e 1~.) ~. YounE ~ved the adoption of ~e O~lnance. The ~tionv aa ~ scored by ~. ~ald~p and seco~ed by the follc~l~ vote: A~: Hessrs. Hlnton, Waldrop, ~oody~ You~, ~d the President, ~. ~ebber-5 N~S~ None ........... PE~IO~ The matter of pe~ltting all city employees not already pa~ticipat~ In some othe~ pe~lon system of ~e city ~ p~ticipate In the Employeest Retirement of the City off Roanoke on an equitable basis lnsof~ as la legally possible been given ffurthe~ co~lderat[on at ~ l~o~al meetl~ of Council on Au~st ~, 1952, ~e City Attorney submitted ~e follo~l~ report: 231 232 "September ~9, TO Tm~ COUNCIL OF ~ C~Y OP Oe~le~n~ ~t you~ eo~ere~e ~etl~ held on the e~enl~ of A~uat ~ In the La~ & ~ance~ Cou~t Roo~ to cons~de~ ~e~ln~ t~ ~lo~eea~ Retirement ~yste~ O~ln~ce~ I understood ~ asai~nt to be ts To ~end the ordinate In ~e follo~n~ 1, To ~11o~ essist~ts, deputies and e~ployee~ In ~e co~titut~onal offices ~ho a~e ~ partially co~ered to the extent thel~ sala~ Is paid by the City ~d ~ho may not ~t Full cove~e to be alloeed to ~ln In t he ~stem on ~e p~tially cove~d 2. To ~1o~ the ~lvl~s described In 1 supra ~ maytdesire to bache eligible for ~ocial 3acuity to ~thd~a~ f~m ~e City s Syste~, ~, ~o pemit constftutfonal of Flce~s to beco~ me~e~s oF .the System, ~. To extend the ~e l~t ~o~ ~tirement lndef~nitel~ fo~ elected to the con~titut~onal offices by the people o~ the City. ~, To allo~ a period off five ~e~a ~ln~hich e~lo~ees electl~ to become members oF the Syst~ ~ay pay their back contribut~ons, I ~y add that I have had Hessrs, Yates and ~o~as both ~ad this letter and ~ey both a~ree ~at t~ above Is ~el~ u~ersta~l~ also off ~ assis~nt, I e~lose each oF you herewith a copy o~ a proposed o~lnanc ~at I ho~ embodies ~e svzsested ~e~ents, A~ain I may ~d that both Hessrs, Yates ~d Tho~s have c~eFully ~ead the e~osed ordinate ~d In their cpinlon the ~e~ents embody the ch~es de,ired, As you ~ad the ordinate you ~11 note ~t all addltio~ are Indicate by u~ersco~l~, Further, for ~o~ co~venie~e In atudy[n~ lt~ I had my ~ecret~y ~nclude all ~ords deleted a~ I then hsd these ~o~ds ~rked ~n red l~, Accord~nEly, you are In a position to ~ the o~d~nc~ ~s ~eads at this tt~e and ~so as 2t ~111 ex,st should you pass It as draffted. For ~ture convenience in amazing the o~i~nce I added a new section, being Section 15 prov~ding ffo~ its citation. Hy ~tes oF the coherence ~eti~ ~rther disclose that 2ou suggested I m~e ~a ordinate effective as offJan~y 1, 1953. I did not do because it Is my ~erstandl~ that the Sergeant a~ his.deputies all to go under Social ~ecurity ~st be a~ltted to such coverage on or ~efore December 31st, 1953. ~le I have ~de no p~ticular s~dy oF this ques~on ~. Wlnstead u~erstands ~at stat~ent to be correct. Respectfully, (Signed) ~ G. ~ittle City At torney~ F~ther action on the matter was deleted until the members of Council have ~ad an oppomtun[ty to study the p~oposed Ordlr~nce. R~T~ OF CO~T~S: W~ DEP~E~: Council having appointed a co~lttee to negotiate w~th the ~w~rs of existing small water diatributlon systems located in Roanoke ~d attempt ~o obtain ~ltten offers ~ereby the City of Roanoke ~y purchase such of said systems as it may desl~, the co~Xttee su~ltted verbal report ~at It has obtaine~ a verbal offfer ~om the Washington Hel~ts Water Co.any of $22,~O.00 fo~ its ~nt[re water d~str[bution system, except t~ee well pumps, three water tanks and accessories thereto, the co~tttee reco~endl~ ~t ~e o~er be accepted a~ that ~he system be tr~sFerred unto ~e city as of ~dnl~t September 30, ~. Minton ~ved that Council concur In the verbal ~port and reco~e~at[o~ mf the co. tree and that the Cit2 Attorney have the Washington ~tghts Wate~ ~o~y execute a ~[tten co~lmtion cf its verbal offer, after which, the City ~ttorney shall prepare the proper Ordinance, providl~ fo~ the purchase of the ~ater distri~tlonsystem, a~ present a~e to Co~cil at ~ts ~xt re~lar meetl~ fora adoption. ~e motion was seco~ed by Hr. Woody and unani~ualy adopted. D~IEQ~ TAX C0~CT~ Mr, ~11~ D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax · ~ving been charged ~lth possessing chances In a lottery u~er Section 8, ~apter of the City Codes and havl~g been given a fine of $100,00, together with a 30-day auspended sentence, in Municipal Court, and Council at its last ragula~ meatir~ having taken under consideration the request of citizens that the body l. stain Hr. Equl aa Delinquent Tax Collector despite his misdeed, the matter vas again before Council, In this connection, the City Clerk b fought to the attention of Council twenty-nine additional com~unications in behalf of the Delinquent Tax Collector, A~ter two ler~thy executive sessions, Hr, Woody moved t~at the Delinquent Tax Collector be retained in office end that the City Attornay prepare a letter of reprimand to be Forwarded to Mr. gqui, aald latter to be ~ade a part of tha records of Council, The motion vas seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. Mr. Minton then ~oved that the office oF Delinquent Tax Collector be abolished as of midnight, December 31, 19S2. The motion vas seconded b~ Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, INDUSTRIES: Council at its last regular meeting having deferred action on the suggestion of Hr. Waldrop that In the matter of attracting new busim sses and industries, to Roanoke the city should do the contacting instead of waiting to be contacted, the .matter vas again before Council, Hr. Waldrop moving that a represen- t'stirs from Council be appointed to assist in attracting nay businesses srd industries to the city. The motionvas seconded by Mr. Minton. In a discussion of the matter, Mr. 1/oody voiced the opinion that such a function vould automatically come under the Jurisdiction of the Mayor and that if Council appoints anyone it ~hould be the Mayor. Mr. Young concurred with Hr, ¥oody; ~hereupon, the President, Mr. Webber, relinquished the Chair to the Vice President, Hr. Woody, and stated that although he Is villing to do his best in attracting nov businesses and industries to Roanoke, end has beerl doing so, the duties of the Mayor are extremely heavy and demanding, consequently, he feels so:~eone other than the Mayor should be appointed to represent Council In this respect. After a discuss[on of the question of designating the Hayor to represent Council, Kr. Young moved that the original motion of Hr. I/aldrop be amended t~ provide that the Mayor be appointed to rel~essnt Council in attracting ney businesse and industries to the city. The motionves seconded by Hr. Hinton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrao Minton, Waldr~p, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. Woody--Z. NAYS: None ....... Oo (Hr. Webber not voting) The motion of Fir. Waldl~ps as a~ended, was than adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Young, and the Vice President, Mr. ~oody-~. NAYS: None--v ..... 0. (Hr. Webber not voting) With further reference to the matter, the President, Mr, Webber, having ~es~med the Chair, Hr. Waldrop brought to the attention of Council that the Chamber ~f Commerce is preparing for distribution an Industrial ~rie£ and moved that Hr. ~aul W. Miller, .Manager of the Industrial Department of the Chamber of Commerce, be requested to present to Council for approval at its next regular meeting draft ~f a letter which is to be included in ~he front of the brief. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted. 233 234 CONSIDERATIOI~ OP CLAIF2, t INTRODUCTION A~D CONSIDEI~ATION OF O~INA~ES A~ R~OL~IO~ ~ P~ ~i~nce No. 11~6~ provldl~ fo~ the ~ental of H~e~ Field te Roanoke Fal~ Inco~orated~ ~o~ the ~lod of August ~-29~ 1~3~ i~lusive, for the purpose o~ holdl~ its ~al ffai~ on the s~e term a~ conditio~ as. contal~ In the contract fo~ 19~ havinz p~viously been before Co--il fo~ its first re~l~ ~ead ~d laid ove~ was asain before the body~ ~. Hinton offered the ffollowl~ fo~ its seco~ readi~ a~ ffinal adopt[ont (~11~) AN O~I~N~ authorizl~ and directinE the City HanaEe~, for on behalf oF the City o~ Ro~oke~ to ente~ into a contract eith the ~lcan LeElon Fo~t No. 3~ o~e~ of the Roanoke Fair, Incorporated~ for the use off Hahe~ F~eld a~ ~at port,on of the space u~e~ the sta~s of the ~oanoke ~nicipal Stad: ~t desl~ted by the City H~a~e~ Fo~ municipal pu~oses~ fo~ the period From August ~, 1~], through Au~st ~, 19~], inclusive, at a rental oF $1,~00.~ also ffo~ ~e use oF the 3tadl~ For the s~e period at a ~ental o~ 6~ o~ the receipts derived f~o~ the use oF ~e. with a ~u~anteed minl~m off S~0.00 per day. (Fo~ ~11 text off Ordinance, see O~n~ce Book ~o. 19~ ~aEe Hr. Hlnton moved the adoption off ~e Ordeals. ~e mot~onwas seconded ~. Youn~ and ~opted by the follo~l~ v~te~ A~S~ ~essrs. Hinton~ Waldrop, ~oody, You~, ~d the Freside~t, ~. ~ebber~ ~YS~ Rone ...... O, B~-O~E ~ROSSINGS= The C~t~ Atto~ne~ hav~n~ been ~equested to the p~ope~ O~d~ce~ app~p~atinE ~00~0.O0 from the Gene~al ~ sa~d ~o~t to be p~d into the ~provement Fund and e~arked fo~ ~e Jefferson Street Cross~ El~Ination ProJect~ and ~o~lzin~ ~e Ctt~ Auditor to invest said ~ount to the ~at interest of ~e cit~, he presented s~e$ ~e~eupon, ~. Hlnton moved ~at the followl~ 0~ln~ce be placed upon its first readt~. ~e ~tion was seco~ed by Hr. Youn6 a~ adopted by the followtn~ vote~ A~S: Messrs. H~nton, W~d~op, and Yo~ ..... N~S: ~. Wood~ ~d the President~ ~. Webber .... (~11~7~) AN O~I~NCE approp~l~tin~ ~,~0.00 f~m the General Fu~ to the ~provement F~d to be specifically used for partially defrayl~ the C~t~s sha~e of the cost of the Jefferson Street srade cm ssi~ el~inat[on project auth~lzin~ the Cl~ A~ltor to invest said s~ in United States Gover~nt secu~t BE IT O~AI~ by ~e Council of the C[~of Roa~ke as follo~s~ 1. That $~00,000.00 ~. and said sum Is hereby, appropriated from the General Fu~ to the ~p~ovement F~d to be specificall~ used fo~ partially defrayi~ the C~t~s shoe of the cost of ~e Jeffferson ~t~eet ~rade crossl~ all.nation p~Ject. 2. That ~e City Audito~ be, and he Is hereby~ ~ut~ized a~ directed to invest the ~00~O~.00 herei~bove so appropriated ~n such United States Gove~ent securities as he shall deem advisable but, nevertheless, in such securities as be readily co.vetted into money~ from t~me to time, as needed fo~ the p~pose said s~ ~s he~e~ appropriated. The Ordinance havins been~ad~ ~s laid over. ~NATIONS-P~ ~ P~YGROU~S= ~e Clt~ Attorney herinS b sen requested t( p~epare the prope~ Resolution, acceptl~ ~.73 acres of la~ on ~lll ~untain ~. ~les E. Keple~ fop park p~oses, he presented s~ej ~ereupon, ~. ~o~y offe~ed the ffollo~ln~ ; " ,! |~11~;?.1) A RL~OLYflOR accepttn8 from Charles IL l[epley · conveyance of ~.73 aere. s o~ la~ ·dJacent to the ~lll ~untain ~ark to be used fo~ pa~k purposes. (Poe full text off Resolution. see Ordinate ~ok No. 19~ Page ~. ~oody ~ved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~tion ~as seco~ed ~. ~aldrop ~d ad,ted by the follo~i~ votel ~S~ Heists. Nlnton, ~ald~p~ ~oody~ You~, a~ the President~ ~. ~ebbe~- ~81 No~ ..... O. O~g CODE-~A~I ~he City Auditor b~u~t tO the attention o~ Council th·t it has been datelined n tax ~ate of ~2.7~ ~ill provide fop the payment of p=lnctpa! ~d inte=es~ on outntnndi~ non-revenue ~s of the city nex~ yea~ the City Audito~ pointin8 out th·t pursuit to the law it ~11 be neeeasary to reduce the present tax rate o~.T~ ~ ~2*T~l ~eupon~ H~. Hlnton moved tha~ the follo~l~ 0rdi~ce~ as prepared by the City Atto~ey~ be placed upon its first ~endl~. The motion was seco~ed by ~. ~d~op and ~opted b7 the follo~l~ votel A~St Hes~a. Nin~ ~ald~op, ~o~y~ goun&, and the Presidents ~. {~11~7~) AN ORDIHA~ to ame~ ~d ~eo~dain Section 1 o~ Chapte~ 17 o~ the ~de oF ~e City o~ ~oanoke~ as ame~ed on the 8th day o~ Octo~ 19~1~ (O~lnance No. 11~27)~ establisht~ and levyi~ the anna1 t~ ~ate on all real estate inprove~ents therm n~ upon all ta~tble pe~aonal p~operty ~d upon all naehinery a~ tools~ t~ludin& machine~ a~ t~ls used In ~a~actu~lns and ~ntn~ In the City not exempt f~o~ tax·tion by law. ~E~ a ~enty-~ou~ cent increase tn the tax ~ate authorized in Section subsection (1) of ~e City ~a~tev on all real estate and improvements ~ereons upon all t~&tble pev~on~ property ~ upon all ~achine~ a ~ tools l~luding machinery a~ tools used in m~ufactu~l~ and mtnln~ busines~e~ In the City ~t exempt f~on taxation by law~ Is necessary ~o provide fo~ ~e p~ent oC the p~l~lpal and interest on outsta~tn& mn-~eve~e ~s of the City~ issued a~ ~p~ved by the votes o~ the Creeholde~s. T~RE~ BE IT ~DAI~ by the Cou~l oF the Cit~ of Roa~ke that Section 1~ of ~ap~er 17~ o~ the Code of the City of Roanoke~ as ~e~ed on the day o~ 0c~obe~ 10~1~ {O~lnance ~o. 11227)~ be ~e~ed a~ =eo~dained to p~ovide ~u~: to Section 2~ subsection (1)~ and Section ~7 of the ~avte~ the'Cl~y of Ho~oke~ com~enci~ with the 19~3 t~ year~ the~e ~ha11 ~ levied upon all real estate ~d t~p~0ve~nts the~eon~ upon all ta~lble ~vsonal ar~ upon all machinery a~ tooln~ includin& nachine~ and tools used In ~anufactuvt~ a~ mini~ businesses~ In the Ct~7 ~t e~e~p~ from taxation by law~ a tax of t~o for the ~uppo~t o~ the ci~ ~ove~ent~ the ps~en~ o~ p~incival and interest upon the city deb~ ~uppo~t of a.public lib~a~ the payment oC pensions to Co,edemata soldievs~ sailors a~ marines a~ thel~ ~ldow~ fo~ school pu~oses~ ~d othe~ ~nt~ipal e~enses. The O~dtna~e havin~ been ~ead~ was laid ~IONS A~ NISC~OUS BUSI~SS~ No~. ~ere bei~ ~ fu~the~ business~ Cou~ll adjourned. APPROVED Clerk ' Pre~lflent 235 236 COUNCIL, RZGULA~ Hondey, October 6, 19~2. - The Council oF the City oF Roanoke met in ~e~ular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Boom in the Hunicipal Building, Hor~iay, Octobel· 6, 19~2, at 2~00 o~clock, po m,, the regular meeting hour~ ~l~ the ~esident~ ~r. ~ebbe~ p~esid~n~. ~RESE~t ~essrs. Htnton~ ~ald~p~ Voody~ Young, ~ the ~esident, ~. Webber ......................... ~ ~one .......... O. 0PPiC~ PR~= ~. Arth~ ~. ~ens, Ol~ ~anager, Mu. R~olph O. ~lttl~ City Attor~y, a~ Mr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opener with aprayeu b2 the Reveren~ R. E. Bennett, Pastor o~ ~elmo~t Chriatl~ ~ch. HI~= Copies o~ the minutes of ~e specl~ meetl~ held on September 19, 19~2, ~d the regular ~e~lng ~1~ on Sept~ber 22, 19~2, havl~ been ~rnished each member o~ Council, upon ~tion of Mr. Woody, seconded. by Mr. Young a~ un~lmoua]y ad.ted, the readln8 was diapered with ~d the mt~tes approved as ~INO OF CITIZEN~ UPON ~B~C ~TR~TS A~ AL~: ~. Kossen Grego~, A~torney, representl~ E. P. Gregor~ a~ Elizabeth C. Grego~, appe~ed before Council and presented the petition, asking that }{ark Street, ~. E.{ the lO-~oot alley east of ~rk Street a~ the 10-foot alle7 east of Ban~ Street,S. E., between Bue~ Vista Avenue a~ the rlght-of-~ay of ~e Virginia Railway Comyany, be prema~ently vacated, discontinu and closed: "IN T~ COUNCIL FOR ~ CI~ ~ROANOKE, VIRGINIA IN ~: APPLICATION TO ~E COUNCIL FOR T~ CI~ OF ROA~KE, TO VACATE M~ ST~ AND TWO C~TAIN ~ ~RE[N~ PARTICUlaRLY DESCRIBe. P~ITION TO T~ COUNCIL FOR T~ CI~ OF RO~0KE, ViRGIN{A= Your petitioners, E. P. Grego~ a~ Elizabeth C. Grego~, respectfully represen~ (1) That map of S~vey No. 3, Rlver~n~ Develop~nt Corporation dated July 28, 192~, a~ recorBe~ In the Clerk's Office o~ the H~ttngs Co~ for the City of Roa~ke In Deed Hook ~0, Page 66, ~veals a certain street k~wn and destg~ted aa ]<ark ~treet a~ two certain 10 ~oot a~eys more fully described ~low~ traversing Blocks 10 and 11 accordin~ to that map. (2) ~t all the p~perty a~ttlng M~k Stree~ and the a~oreaald alleys ~e o~eB in fee simple ~ your petitio~rs, E. P. Gre8o~ and Elizabeth Oregon, w~ acquired s~e by deeds dated ~ar~ h, 19~6, ~ recorded Roa~ke City Deed Book 611, P~e 377 a~ April 30, 19h2, a~ retched RoanokeClty Deed ~ok 6~, Page 126. (3) It is the desire of your petitioners as the o~ers of ~1 propertie abutting the said ~ark S~raet a~ the two sai~ alleys, that su~ a~reet a~ alleys be permanently vacated a~ to tha~ e~ec~ and In puusu~ce of Section 15-766.2, Code of Virginia (~9~ Suppl~ent) your pe~lt~ nets have executed and acknowledEe~ agre~ents ~ated ~uly lb, 1952, decl~ their desire that the street a~ two ~leys be vacated. (h) Such vacation will ~lther abridge ~r destroy a~ o~ the rifts or privllege~ of other property owners ~thin the bouts of ~e area on the aForeaal~ map o~ S~vey Mo. 3, Rive~on~ Development Co~poration.- (5) ~e approv~ of this vacation ~st be obt~ne~ by this Council as the governing body of the city in whl~ the aforesaid M~k ~treet and two alleys to be vacateB are ~w located. (6) ~ORE your peti~ione~ pray that= (a) This council ~y officially e~ress its approval o~ the waca~lo of the hereinafter described ~ark St~ee~ ~d t~o alleys wholly situate City of Roanoke, Vlrgl~a= 1o Ail of Hark Street aa shown on the map of Survey No. ], Rlvarmont Development Corporation dated July 28, 192~, and records* in the Clerk*a Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke in Deed Book ~00~ pa~e 66, 2. BEGIRHI~ at a point on the southerly side of Buena Vista Boulevard, said point bainZ on the northwest corner of Lot 1s Saotion llJ thence in a northwesterly direction alon~ Buena Vista Boulevard, 10,1] feet to the northeasterly corner of Lot 11, Section 111 thence south 46 dess. 50* west 133.~ feat to a point on the divid!n~ line between Lota 9 and 10; thence south 70 debs, 1~* west 113 feat to the southeasterly corne~ of LOt 7~ thence in an easterly direction to the westerly corner of Lot ~ thence north 70 ds~so 1~* east 103.49 reetl thence r~rth ~8 de~e. ~0' east 137,91 feet to the place of BEGINNINGs and bain8 the alle runnin8 through Section 11 as shown on Survey Nu~be~ 3, Blvermont Development Corporation, dated July 28, 192~, recorded in Roanoke City Deed Book ~00, Pale 66° 3, BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Buena Vista Boulevard, said point bainZ on the northwest corner of LOt 20, · Section 101 theme in a nortlweaterly direction alor~ Buena Vista Boulevard l0 feet to the northeasterly corner or Lot ~1, Section 1 thence south 34 debs. 16t west 11~ feet to a point; thence south ~ degs. 1~$' east 10 feat to the southwesterly corner of Lot SO, Section 101 thence along the westerly line or Lot 20, Section 10 to the place or BEGIHHIHG, and bein~ the alley runnin~ throu£h Section lO as shown on Survey Re. ], Rlvermont Development Corpora tlon dated July 28, 192~, recorded in the Roanoke City Deed Book ~00, pa~e 66. (b) Ail ~lEht, title and interest or the City or Roanoke and the public in.the aforedescrlbed Hark Street ani two allays may be released. (c) The City Er~lneer may be directed to mark vacated the above described Hark Street and two alleys on all maps and plats on File in his orifice and the Clerk of the Bustin~s Court be likewise directed to make a proper notation on all maps and plats in his office on which the said Hark Street and two alleys may be shoml. (d) A certified copy Of the appropriate ordinanccs which may be enacted by this council may be delivered to your petitioners For recordatic to~ether with the a~reements of vacation. ~espoctrully, E. P. GREGORY AND Woodrum and Staples ELIZABETH C. GREGORY ?03 Zhenandoah Bulldin~ Roanoke, Virginia BY: ~i~ned) Eossen Sre~ory Counsel Attorneys for Petitloners~ In this cor~ectlon, the C~ty Clerk bronght to the attention of Council the followin~ cor~unication from the City Planning Com~[ssion~ ~September 26, 195~. The ~onorable R. L. Webber, Mayor, and ~embers of Cit[ Council, ~o anoke, Virginia. 6entle~n: In connection with the petition of B. ?. Gregory and Elizabeth C. Gregory that Hark Street, S. E., as shown on the map of Survey ~o. 3, Rivermcnt Development Corporation, and an alley 137.91 Feet in length located in Block 11, and an alley 115 feet in length located in Block 10, Rlvermont Development Hap, be permanently vacated~ The City ~lanning Co,~mission has discussed this request with the Attorney for the petitioners, and the reasons therefor, and an inspection of said Street and alleys, which are unopened, has been made, The Co~n~lesion is of the opinion that said Street and alleys do not serve the public, and that their locations are s~ch that it will be to the City's interest if they are permanently closed. The City Planning Com~lssion reco~men~e to City Council that Hark Street ar~ the two said alleys be permanently vacated in accordance with the requirements of the State law, and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Nlta S. Seymour Hrs. ~. L. Seymonr, Secretary.e 237 .238 With further reference to the matter, ~. Gregory presented the written instruments ~nd dr'alta of Ordinances, providing for the closing of the street and' alleys, ~r. Gregory advising Cou'ncil that they have been approved by the City Attorney. At this point, the President, Mr. t~ebber~ raised the question as to whether or not the 0rdinanc~ should contain an easement clause, the City Manager replying that there are no utilities in the street or alleys proposed to be closed and that e~nce the ~e titioners have agreed to donate land for the widening of Band Street, the widening of that street will solve my drainage problem which might exist. In a further discussion of lns~rting an easement clause in the Ordinances, ~r. Gregory assured Council that his clients will grant the ~lty proper easements after the street and alleys have Been officially closed and the land in question is subdivided, After a further discuaston of the matter, the City Attorney voicing the opinion thst it is not necessary for the Ordinances to contain sn easement clause, H~. Minton moved that the following Ordinance, provid~r~ for the closing of Ha~k Street, be placed upon Its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. ~/oody and adopted by the follo~in£ vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody. Young, s_nd the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: ~'one ....... (#11575) Alt O.qDINANCE vacating, discontinuing and closing Mark Street, $. aa shown on~urvey No. 3, Rivermont.Development Corporation, bounded on the north by Buena Vista Avenue and on the south by the right-of-way of The Virginian Railway Company. ~EAS, E. P. Gregory has presented to Council a written instrument signed and acknowledged in accordance with the provisions of Section 15-766.1, Code of Virginia, 1950, which instrument sets forth the fact that he is the sole abutting property owner to Mark Street, S. E., having acquired said property by deed dated March ~, 1936, and of record in the Clerk's OFfice of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke in Deed Book 611, pge ]??, for the purpose of permanently vacating, discontinuing and closing the following described Mark Street~ All of Mark Street, as shown on the map of Survey No. 3, Blvermont Development Corporation, dated July 28, 1925, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke in Deed Book page 66. and ~EAS, there are no other property owners in the vicinity ~ose rights or privileges will be abridged by the vacation o£ said Hark Street, and ~iEREAS, no inconvenience to the public would result f~m per~aanently vacatirg, discontinuing and closing said Mark Street, and ~.~IEREA-g, the proposed vacatlon of Mark Street has been submitted to and approved by the Roanoke City Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Section 15-909, Code of Virginia, [1950), and ~EP[EA$, under the provisions of Section 15-766ol, Code of VlrHlnia, said Mark Street may be permanently vacated, discontin~ed and closed by the filing for record of said ~ltten instrument, provided ~t has been approved by the governin, body of the city in which the average or street to be vacated ls located, WHEREAS, it Burther appears to Cmncil that E. P. Gregory, owner of all the land abutting said Mark Street, has requested that hhis street be vacated. THEREFOBE, BE IT OP~AIN~D by the Council of the City of Boanoke that it officially expresses its approval of the closir~ of that certain Hark Street, S, shown on the Hap of Survey NCo 3~ Blvermont Development Corporstion~ deted July 192~ and recorded in the Clerk's Office of tho Hustings Court £o~ the City of Roanoke in Deed Book ~00~ page 66; and that all right, title and interest of the City Of Roanoke and the public in and to said street described herein be hereby insofar aa the Council is empowered so to do. BE I? PU~THER ORDAINED that the City Engineer be, and he hereby is~ directed ko ms~k 'per~anently vacated, discontir~ed and closedw the above described Hark Street on all maps and plats on File in his office and upon which this street may be shown, with appropriate references to the book and page of resolutions end dinancea of this Council wherein this ordinance shall be spread, and to the book and page of the deed book in the Clerkts Office of the Bustings Court for this City where the lnetrument executed and acknowledged b~ the abutting land owner shall be filed for record. BE IT FURTBER ORDA[I~D that the Clerk of this Council deliver to the Clerk of the Hustings Co~u-t for the City of Roanoke~ Virginia, a copy of this ordinance in order that aald Clerk may make pro,er ~otation on a~l maps or plats recorded in his offlca upon ~lch are shown the said street; and fnrther, t~e Clerk of this Council deliver to E. P. Gregory~ the abutting land owner, a certified copy of this ordinance to be attached to tbe written instrument signed by said property owner and filed for record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke. The Ordinance havin~ been read, was lald over. g~. Woody then moved that the following Ordlr~nce, providing for the closln~ of the alley east of Hark Street, be placed upon its first reading. The motion w~s seconded by ~o Waldrop and adopted by the following vote; AYES; Heesrs. Hinton, Waldrop, Woody~ Young, and the President, Hr. Webber~ NAYS: None ........... (~115~6) AN ORDINANCE vacating, discontinuing and closing a lO-foot alley in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, lying east of and parallel to Hark Street, and bounded on the north by Buena Vista Boulevard and on the south by the right-cf-~ay of The Virginian Railway Company, traversing Section 11 of Survey Nt~mber 3, Rlvermont Development Corporet!on~ dated July ~8, 1925, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke in Deed Book 5Cf, p a~e W~EREAS, E. P. GreBory has presented to Council a wrltten Instrument signed and acknowledged in accordance with the provisions of Section 1~-~66.1, Code. of Virginia, 1950~ which Instrument sets forth the fact that he is the sole abutting property owner upon this alley, having acquired sald property bydeed dated Harch~ 1936, and of record in the Clerk's Office of the ~ustings Court for the City of Rosmoke in Deed Book 611, paBe 3??, for the purpose of per~ar~ntly vacating, discontinuing and cloeing the followir~ described alley: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Buena Vista Boulevard, said point being on the northwest corner of Lot 1, Section Il;thence in a northwesterly direction along Buena Vista Boulevard, 10.33 Feet to the northeasterly corner o£ Lot 11, Section 11; thence south ~8 dogs. 50' west 133o[~ Feet to a point on the dividing line between Lots 9 and 10; thence south 70 debs, 1~~ west 113 feet to the ~outheasterly corner of Lot ?; thence in an easterly direction to the westerly corner of Lot 5; thence north ?0 dogs. 1~' east 103.~9 Feet; thence north ~8 de~s. ~O ' east 137.91 feet to the place of BEGINNING, and being the alley running through Section 11 as shown on Survey Number 3, Rlvermont Development Corporation, dated July ~8~ 19~5, recorded in Roanoke City Deed Book 500~ Page 239 240 ~/~Pc~A~ there are no other property owners in the vicinity whose.rights or privileges will be abridged by the vacation of said alley, end tIHEREA~ no inconvenience to the public would result from permanently vacating, discontinuir~ and closing said alley, and ~EAR, the proposed vacation of the hereinabove described alley has been submitted to and approved by the Roanoke City Planning Comiselon in accordance the provisions of Section 1~-909, Code of Virginia, 19~0, and ~EAS, under the provisions of Section 1~-766,1, Code of Virginia, 19~0, said alley may be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed by the filing for record Of said written lnstrument~ provided it has been approved by the governin~ body of the city in which the alley to be vacated is located, and ~/EREAS, it £urther appears to Council that E. P. Oregory~ owner of all the land abutting said alley, has requested that this alley be vacated, THEREFORE, BE IT 0SDAIHED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that it officially expresses its approval of the closir~ of that hereinabove described alle as shown on the ]/ap of Survey Ho. 3, Rlver~nt Development Corporation, dated July 28, 1925~ and recorded ~n the Clerk's Office of the Bustings Court for the City of Boanoke in Deed Book 500, page 66; and that all right, title and interest of the City cf Roanoke and the public in and to said alley described herein be hereby released insofar aa the Council ia er:powered ac to do. ~E l? FURTHER ORDAI~ that the City Engineer be, and he hereby is, to mark 'permanently vacated, discontinued ar~ closede the above described alley on all maps and plats on file in his office and upon which this alley may be ~hown, with ap[ropriate references to the book and page of resolutions and ordinances of this Council wherein this ordinance shall be spread, and to the book and page of deed ~ook in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for this City where the instrument executed and acknowledged by the abutting land owner shall be filed for record. ~ IT FURTHEH ORDAIh~D that the Clerk of this Council deliver to the Clerk of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, a copy of this ordinance in order that said Clerk may mak? proper notation on all maps or plats recorded in his office upon which are shown the said alley; and further, the Clerk of this Council deliver to E. P. Gregory, the abutting land owner, a certified copy of this ordinance to be attached to the written instrument signed by said property owner end filed for record in the Clerk's Office of the Bustings Court for the City of The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. Hr. Young moved that the following Ordinance, providing for the closing of the alley east of Band Street, be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Waldrop and adopted by the following vote: AISES: Besets. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber- HAYS.' Hone ........ O. {t11577) ~,~ ORDINANCE vacating, discontinuing and closing a lO-foot alley in the Cl~y of Boanoke, Virginia, lying east of and parallel to Band Street, and bounded on the north by Buena Vista Boulevard traversin~ Section 10, Survey Humber Rlvermont Development Corporation, dated July ~', 1925, and recorded in the Office of the Hustings Cotwt for the City 'of Roanoke in Deed Book 500, pnge 66. 24 i Wl/EREAS~ Elizabeth C. OregorThas presented to Council a w~lttsn instmment signed and aclmowledged in accordance with the provisions of ~ectlon lSo?~.I, Code of ¥1r~lnia~ 19~O~ which instrument sets forth the fact that she is the sole abuttl~ prope-ty owner upon this alley, hewing acquired said property by deed dated April 3C 19~ and of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Co~wt for the City of Boanoke in Deed Book 6TS, page 1~6, for the purpose of permanently vacating, discontlnuln6 and closlnB the followin~deecribed alleys BE_GINNING at a point on the southerly side of Buena Vista Boulevard, - said point be~-ng on the northwest corner of Lot 20~ Section lOJ thence In a northwesterly direction alon~ Buena Vista Boulevard 10 feet to the northeasterly corner of Lot 91, Section 1OJ thence south 34 degso 1~~ west 11~ feet to a pointp thence south 5~ degso ~$t east 10 feet to the southwesterly corner of ~ot ~O~ Section lOl thence alonB the westerly line of Lot 20~ Section lO to the place of BEGINNING, ar~ beln~ the alley through Section 10 ae shown on Survey ~o. 3~ Blvermont Development Corpora- tlon dated July 28~ 19~, recorded in the Roanoke City Deed Book ~00, page ~. and ~HE~EA~ there are no other property owners in the vicinity whose rights or rlvlleges will be abridged by the vacation of said alley, end %~AS~ no inconvenience to the public ~ould result f rom permanently 'acatin~, disccntinulr~ and closing said alley, and %/REHEAS, the proposed vacation of the herelnabove described alley has been submitted to and ap~oved b~ the Roanoke CIt~ Planning Co.lesion in accordance the provisions of Section 15-90~ Code of ii,finis~ 19~0~ and ~ unde~ the 9~ovlsion~ of Section 15-7~6.1~ Cod~ of V~vEinia~ s aid alley may be permanently ~acated~ discontinued ~d closed by the fllir~ of said w~tten l~t=~ent~ p~o~lded It has been approved b~ ~he ~ovevnl~body of the citi In which the a11e~ to be vacated Is located, a~ ~AS~ It ~the~ appe~s t o Council tha~ Elizabeth C. Gre~o~y~ ow~v of all the land a~tti~ s~d alley~ has requested that thi~ ~ley be vacated. TH~EFOHE, ~ IT O~DAi~ by the Council o~ the Clt~ of Hoanoke tha~ officially expresses its approval of the closi~ of ~.e hereinabove described alley as shown on the map of Sudsy No. ~ Hivermont Develop~nt Corpo~ation, dated July ~8, 1925, a~ recorded In the Clerk's Office of the Hustles Cou~t fo~ the City of Hoanoke in Deed Book 5~, p~e 66; and that all r~ht, title and interest of the Clt~ o~ Roanoke a~ the public in a~ to said alley herelnabove described be hereby insofar as the Council Is empowered so to BE IT ~THEH O~A~ that ~e CityE~i~er be, ~d he hereby ts, directed ~o mark "pendently vacated, discont~nued and closed" the above described alle~ on all maps and plats on file In his office and upon which this alley may be shown~ with appropriate references to the book ~d page of resolutions and o~tnances of this Council wherein this ordi~nce shall ~ spread, and to the book and pa~e of th~ deed ~ok ~n ~e Clerk's Off,ce of the Husti~s Court for this City ~ere the lnstr~ent executed and acknowledged by the ebuttin~ la~ o~e~ shall be filed fo~ BE IT Ft~H~ O~AI~ t~t the Clerk of this Council deliver to the Clerk of ~e Hustings Court for the City of Hoanoke~ Vlroinia, a copy of this o~tnance order that said Clerk may ~ke prier notation on all maps o: plats recorded In his office upon ~lch are shown the s a~d alley; a~ further, the Clerk of this Council deliver to Elizabeth C. Oregon, the abuttin~ land owner, a certified copy of this 242 ordl~ncc to be attached to the mitten instrument slzncd by said property owner ar~ filed for record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Cou~t for the Cityof Roanoke, The Ordinance havin~been read, was laid over, WATER DRPARTREHTz Council having previously taken under consideration the question of furniehir~ and installing water pressure reduction valves in high water pressure areas, a committee from the Raleigh Cou~t Civic League appeared the body, with Hr. R, Ho Thomas, Jr°, President, acti~ am spokesman, Mr. Thomas advising that the Civic League feels the city should bear the coat of ~urnimhtnz :end lnstalling the valves'and, also, that remedial action shsuld bm taken with regard to the areas where the wateF pressure is too low. Ina further discussion of the mette~, H~. Thomas brouFht to the attention of Council a co~unication from ~r,'~ulien H, Hayer, ~1~] Mount Vernon Road, So ~., advising that he has already had to install a water pressure reduction valve in his ho~e and asking that he be reimbursed the ~]0oCO it coat him to install the apparatus. Muo Thomas also presented a cou~munication rrm Mr. P, R, Trout, suggesting a solution to the problem. With further reference to the matter, Hr. Randolph $11mons, Y~i~ Laburnum Avenue, $o ~o, advised Uouncil that the water pressure in his ho~e ia too lo~ end asked that some relief be given. Also speakir~ on the, subject, were ~ir° V° Ho Dandrldge, 160~ ?eralr~er Road~ $° ~., and Mr. M. C. Decker, ~07 Do~ood Lane, $. W°, HesSrSo Dandridge andDecker outlinin6 the trouble they have experienced since tho water pressure in their area has been incceaaed an~ aakln~ ~ether or not it would ~e £easibl~ to connect their :ropertiaa bask onto the former ~ater line in that area ~hich is ~till in exlatenceo AFter a further discussion of the ~atter, Er. John L. Thomuson, ~ho was p~ese~ at the meeting, volcir~ the opiniun that tho city has a moral obligation to the cons~s ~ho are affected by the furnishin~ of adequate water service to consumers ~ho live at hi,her elevations and in outlyir~ a~eaa, Mro Young pointed out that Council ia awsltin8 further inffor~ation before reachln~a decision on the question and moved that the request of the Ralei~l Court Civic League he taken ur~ier ~on~idaration. The motion was seconded by ~r° Woody and unanimously adopted. In this conr~ction, i~ answer to a qu~stiun ffrom ~r. ~alduop, the Ulty ~ana{ advised Uo~cll that the desired 2~oumation s~uld be available ~ithiu the next ten da~s. ~tth still F~theu reference to the matte~, ~r. ~inton called attsntion to the question of allo~in8 consults on lo.sc levels ~ho ~e affFected by the fuculshi~ of adequate ~ater ~ervice to cun~umer~ on hl6heu levels In the high ~ater pressure a~eas to co.act back o~to the old ~ate~ lines as a te~o~a~y e~ediency until the p~ob[em c~ be ~olved a~ moved the2 the Uit~ ~aFe~ be instructed to ascertain Mhether o~ not these co~m~rs can be given such temporary relief.. The motion ~as secured by ~r. ~alduop and unan~oumly adopted. PET~ IONS A~ ST~ [~FRO'~{ENTS-STR~ LIONS: A petition sl6~d by t~enty-three resider on Roaewo0d Circle, S. ~., asking that the ~treet be per~mqently repaired that adequate ~ateu a~ se~er facilities be made available in ~e ~ea and that street lights be installed in the area, having been refferred to the City Manager f~r study, report and recommendation, and the City Manager having reported that in connection with the request that the street be permanently repaired immediately repairs have been made which renders Nosewood Circle as good if not better than the other streets in the general locality, a communication from Et. Col. Hendricks, challenging the veraclty Of the report in that the temporary measures taken have been demolished by the rains and the streets is in the came horrible condition it was in Before the temporary measures were taken~ was before Councll, Colonel Hendricks advising the body that he understands it will take time to have a paved street and that he is willing to wait, but that in the meantl~e it is imperative that some permanent repairs be made to the street Im~adiately. On motion of Mr. Waldrop, seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted~ the n~tter was referred back to the City Manager for further study as to what can be done to remedy the situation. REPORTS OF OFFICERS~ LIBRARY: The Acting City Manager brought to the att enrich of Council a co~unication fromM rs. R. C. Stephenson~ Corresponding Secretary of the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs, exp~essing appreciation for lts cooperation in helping the organization ~ith the Garden Center in the former Roanoke Public Library Build in El.~r~ood Park. The co~unicat~on was filed. B?DGET-CITY FARM: The Actlng City Manager brought to the attention of Council a request from the Dlrecton of the Departnent of Publlc Welfare that be transferred from the Livestock and Poultry account to the Supplies account !n the City Far. budget. After a d~scussion of the matter, the City Manager, who was also present at the meeting, reco~mendlr~ that the transfer be made, Mr. Waldrop offered the followir~ emergency Ordinance: (~11578) ~ O~DINANCE to amend and reordaln Section #124, "City Farm", of the 19~2 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ne. 19, Page Mm. Waldrep moved the adopt Ion of the Ordinance. The motlon was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Mlntun, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ....... O. ALMSHOUSE= The Acting City Manager submitted written I~port from the Almsho for the month of August, 1952, showing, a total expense of ~2,758.?~ as compared with a total expense of $1,?01.36 fop the month of August, 1951. The report was Filed. REP0.RT$: The Acting City Manager submltted written reports from the Burrell Memorial Hospital for the ~onthe of July and August, 1952; the City Market for the month off September~ 19~2; the Department of Bulldlng and Plumbing Inspection for the month of September, t952; the Departnent of Publlc Works for the month of August, 1952~ and the Electrical Department for the month of September, 1952, The reports were filed. DEP~T~NT OF PUBLIC WELFAR. E: The Actin~ City Manager submitted written reports covering the expenditures and activities of the Department of Public Welfare during the month of July, 1952, in compliance wl~h Chapter 371, Acts of Assembly, 19S0. 243 244 The reports were filed. AIRPORTI The City Attorney having previously been requested to prepare:the ~roper Resolution, extending th~ contract of the Virginia Asphalt Paving Co. any, Incorporated, so aa to permit additional rehabilitation work on the rurmay system at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, and the City Attorney having advised Council that the Civil Aeronautics Administration has recommended that the proposed increase of ~1~,833.3P over the contract price submitted by the successful bidder bo later effected simply by a change order~ the Acting City Manager submitted the following [communication rrm the City Engineer: 'CITY OF ROANOEE IEUERDEP~TF/~!~ COMMUNICATION DATE: October 6, 1952 TO: Mr. A. S. Owens, City Manager FROM: Mr. H. C. Broyles, City Engineer This is to advice you that Mr. J. W.'Mott, District Airport Engineer C.A.A. in Washington, D. C., advised us by telephone this date that the extension of the contract under Claim 17 in the s=ount of ~15,833.37 has been approved. It ia recom~nended that in order not to Further delay this project tbs City Council authorize an extension of Virginia Asphalt Paving Company's contract in the amount of $15,833.32, subject to of£1c!al approval of C.a.A. ~hlch will be forthcoming this week, The c:ntractor has his equlpnent on the Job and is working on thlc project. It is imperative that we have a definite decision lm~ediat~ as this materially effects the thickness of the pavement that is being put down. (Signed) R. C. Broyles~ AFter a discussion o£ the matter, ~. H. Cletus Broyles, City Engineer, was present at the meetin~-, acking that the contract be extended as originally requected, and Council being of the opinion that the proper Re~clutlon, providing for tbs extenmion of the contract, should be prepared by the City Attorney and read before the body before its adoption, the City Attorney advised Council that sir~e time is of essence the Resolution would be prepared and presented to the body for adoption before the end of the present meeting. Later during the meeting, the City Attorney presented the Resolution; whereopon,.Mr. Woody offered the following: (~11579) A RESOLUTION extendin~ the contract of September llth, 1952, between the City of Roanoke and Virginia Asphalt Paving Company, Inc., for rehabllltatlon of portions of run, ay syztem between Station 21 $ CO and Station 39 4 ~8.~ of the N.E.-S.W. (Thlrd) rurmay, Statio~ 1 ~ 01 and 7 4 00 of the north- south rurmey, and Station 1 ; 60 and Station ~ 4 10 of the east-west runway, in the amount of $1~,833.32, subject to official approval of the Civil Aeronautics At~lnistratton; and providing for an emergency, (For full text of Resolution, see Ordlnance Book No. 19, Page 1PS.~ F~'. Woody moved the edoptloa of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~t-. Waldrop ~nd adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Mlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber NAYS: None ...... 0. AIR~ORTc Council having previously awarded a contract to M. S. Hudgins for certain work at the Roanoke Municipal A'rport, including the applying of a seal coat to th~ east-west and north-south runways, the Acting City Manager submitte the following communication frc~ the City Engineer and the Director of the Departmer of Public Works: ~ClTY OP ROAI~E IITTERD£FARTHE~I~ DATE~ Octobe~ ~ ~0~ ~. H. C. ~royles 'U~e~ F~Ject No. $-~-01~-~0~, the~ ~s a total of $~6,O~ set up ~n the ~ro~ect which ~ncludes seal~n~ of the eastwest a~ northsouth addit~onal concrete apron, add~tionel access road~ and dis~ntl~ ~d reassenbll~ of Ha~ar ~o. ~. This p~Ject la b~ken do~ into two ccntracta--one la wl~ ~. E. Jewell fern removal of ~e h~s, and the other ~s with M. S. H~ns fo~ the ~rk ~nt~oned above. The two contractc amount to $67,1~8.~O. ~s will leave a balance~ which ~s ~w set up undem the head~n~ of ~ont~nEenc~es, of t8,871.~. Since we received a ve~ favorable b~d on sealing (.09} pe~ square yard)~ Xt ~s deemed ~ise to extend the p~Ject ~n order that our complete runway a~ taxiw~ system can ~ adequately protected by cealing. This will include seal~ng of that pomtion of the northeast-southwest ru~ay not included under Claim 17, sealing of the cast tax,way, ~d the sealing of ~e taxi.ay p~allel to the north-south ru~ay between Stations 1% 4 ~ a~ 25 4 00. ~I, viii ~nvolve 7~,000 addltio~l square 2ards of seall~ ar~ w~ll ~ount to ap~roxlmately ~6,300 add~tional cost. Th~s will leave $2~1.~O for adm[n~stratio~, e~lneer~, and contingencXes which we feel w~ll be adequate fo~ th$s part$cul~ project. ~[s matter has been discussed with C.A.A. officials, a~ I was l~ormed by Mr. Ralph W. Schreiber that the necessary change in ~e scope of the Grant Agreement ~st be executed by the City Manager on the part of the C~ty of Ro~oke, whAch papers are beX~g prepared and w~ll be sent to us as soon as executed by C.A.A. As time $s somewhat the essence of this particular project, in view of taking advantage of pretty fall ~eather, ~t ~s reco~ended that ~ction be taken by CXty Co~cil to app~ve the extension of M. S. Hudglns~ contract in the amount of ~6,300, total of the sealing as referred to herein, ~d further to aut~rize the City Manager to execute the propem legal tnst~ments on the part of the C~ty necessary to exte~ the scope of the work In the Gr~t Agreement w$th the Feder~ Oover~ent. (~Igned) H. Cletus Broyles (Signed) Jno. h. Wentworth" In a discuss~on of the matter, it was pointed out that the Federal Gover~e~ matches only ~s actually spent and that any curt~ilment of the above project mean a fifty per cent savi~s to the city. In a f~therd[scuss[on of the matter, Mr. Wald~cp asked the C~ty Manager whether or not any of the ~'25,000.00 allocated to the City of Roanoke by the state will have to be returned to the state If the entire $76,f00.00 set up for the overall project is not spent. The C~ty M~ager voicing the opinion ~at the city w~ll not have to return any of the $25,0CO.~ to the state, no action wa~ taken on the matter. R~ORTS OF COM~S: None. U~INI~ BUSIES: STATE HIGHWAYS ~THIN CITY LIMITS: Council havl~ previou~ly deferred actto: on the question of acquiring the section of r~t-of-way within ~e c[ty limits as the city's p~t of the overall project of widenlng~ lmprov[~ Hershberger Road (Virginia Route No. 625), In order that the matter might be discussed with the City M~nager, ~e question was again before the ~dy~ ~e City Ma~[er requesting an executive session to discuss ~e matter. ~ter the executive seas[on, Mr. Minton moved that the ~tter be ret~rred the CXty M~ager a~ the City Attorney for the preparation of the prope~ ~asures, either accept~donations of the rl~xts-of-way or providing fo~ the appointment of appraisers to appraXse the rights-of-way, whichever is necesmary ~n each instanc~ It be$ng suggested that at the s~e tl~ the City Manager and the City Attorney loo~ into ~e feasibility of proceedi~on the bas$s of a w~dth of seventy feet for that 245 246 part o£ Hershbergsr Road between Wllll~son Road and Cove Road if the state and county are wllllnE. The motion ~aa eeconded by Hr, ~aldrop end unanimously adopted CITY PROP~-~T¥) Council having deferred action on the question of leasing to H~So Leater To Hutaon space at 3~3 Second Street, 6o W., ard the ~to~a~e ~om p~emently used by the lessee ~ the bulldl~'at'~O~-~O~ Chur~ Avenue, S. ~., at a total considerationoF ~100,OO pe~ ~nth, for the c~lenda~'year 1~], For a discussion ~lth the City Han~er~ the matter ~as a~ain before the body, ~e City HanaEer adviei~ that he ~ees no need the city ~lll have For ~e property until the p~es~nt Huniclpal Butld~ la exFa~ed, Hr. ~oody mo~ed that thefollo~l~ Ordinance be placed upon its F~r~t readinE. The.motion was seconded by Hr. Hinton and adopted by the Followin~ vote~ A~S: He~sr~. H~nton, ~aldrop, ~oody, Young, a~ the ~resldent, RAYS: None ............. O. ($11580) AN O~IR~CE authorXzlng and direct~ the City Manager, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke, ~Irg~nla, and Mrs. Le~ter T. Hutson, ~r~d[~ as Hut~on C~gar Company, for the rent~ of space presently occupied by the lessee In the buildi~ ~w designated as 323 Second Street, S. W., a~ the stor~e room presently used by the lessee ~n the build now designated as 203-205 Church Avenue, S. W., at a total considerat~on of $100.00 per ~onth, for period beE[nning January 1, 19~3, and end~g December 31, 1953, under te~s a~ co~t]ons contained therein. BE IT OHDAIR~ by the Council of the City o~ Roanoke that the CEty Manager be, and he As hereby authorized a~dArected, For and on behalf Roa~ke, to ewecute a lease between the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and Mrs. Lester T. Hutson, trading am Hutson Cigar Com~y, for the rental off space presently occupied by the lessee In ~e bu[ld~ now designated as 323 Second Street,S. W., a~ the stor~e room presently used by the lemsee In the buildl~ ~w designated as 203-205 Ch,~ch Avenue, S. W., at a total consideration of ~100.~ pem month, for period begln~ng ~anuary 1, 1953, and end[n~ December ]1, 1953, u~er te~s an~ conditions conatl~d therein. The Ordinance having ~en rc~, was lald ove~. In this connection, it was brou~t to ~e attention of Council that the leases of Henry C. G[lem ~d Henry E. Riley on adJo[n[~ city p~operty w~ll also expire as o~ December 31, 1952, the City Man~ger recommending ~at the leasea be renewed for the c~e~a~ ye~m 1953 at the present rental fee. Mm. Wallop moved that Co--il concur in the reco~endation of the City Manazer a~ [~t the following Ordinance, renewing the lease of Henry C. Giles, he placed upon its f~rs~ reading. The motion was seco~ed by Mr. Youn~ and adopted [by the Follow[~ vote: A~S: ~essrm. ~inton, ~]d~p, ~oody, Young, and the PresI~e~2, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. (gi1581] ~ ORDIIiANCE authorizing and dlrectl~ the City on behalf or the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke, ~lrilnis, and Hen~ C. Giles, roy ~e vent~ of space p~esently occupied by ~he lessee in the building ~w deslgr2ted as 321 Second Street, S. W.~ at a total consideration of $37.50 per ~nth, fop period beiinnln[ Ja~ary 1, 1953, a~ ending December 31, 1953~ ~er te~s ~d co~ltton~ contained BE I? ONDAIh~EDby thc Co--il of the City of Roanoke that the City bew and ho is hereby aut~oriacd ar~l directedw for and on behalf of tho City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Ro~noke~ Virginia, and Henry C, Giles, for the r entel of space presently occupied by the lesaee in the building now designated as 3~i Second ~treet~ ~, ~,, at a toter con~deratlon o~ ~3~,~0 month~ ~or p~lod be~l~nE J~ua~ 1, 1~3, and e~i~ Decembe~ 31, 19~3~ u~e~ te~ a~ conditions cont~ned therein. The ~din~nce havin~ been ~ad~ was laid ~. You~ moved that the following Ordlnance, renewl~ the lease of He~y ~. Riley, be placed upon Its fl=st reading. The ~tion was seconded by ~. and adopted by the followl~ vote~ A~S: Hessrs. Hlnton~ Waldrop~ Woody, You~, ~ the Pre~ldent~ ~. NAYS: No~ ......... O, (~ll~SP) AN 0~INANCE au~oPizinE and dlrectlnE the C[ty HanaEe~, for and on tehmlf of the City of ~oanoke~ to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke~ V~rElnia~ ~d Henry L. Riley, fop the =ental of space p~esently occupied by the lessee ~n the bu~ldinE ~ designated as ROT Church Avenue, S. W., and the storage ~oom p~esently used by the lessee In the bulldin~ ~w designated as RO3-P05 Chumch Ave~e~ S. W.~ at a total cons~dePat~on of ~SR.~0 pep nonth, fop ~PIod beElnn~n Janu~y'l, 1953, and ending December 31, 1953~ under te~ and cond~tions conta~ne there~n. BE IT 0RDAI~ by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City be~ and he ls hereby authoP~zed a~ directed, rom ~d on behalf of the City of Ro~oke~ to execute a lease between the C~ty of Roanoke~ ~lPEtn~a, and HenPy L. Rlley~ fop the Pental of space presently occupied by the lessee ~n the bu~ldinK designated as ~07 Church Avenue~ S. W., and the stor~e ~oon pPesently used by lessee in the butldf~ ~w designated as ~03-~0~ Church Ave~e, ~. W., at a consideration of ~8~.50 peP~nth, fop p~P~od beEinnfnE January 1, 1953, and ending Decem~P 31~ 1953~ unde~ ter~ and co~ft~ons contained the~e~n. The 0=dtnance havlnE been ~ead, was la~d over. CONS~ATION OF C~IF~: None. I~RODU~ION A~ CONSIDERATION 0F 0RDINANC~ A~ ~ESOLUTIONS: BU~-GR~E CROSS.CS: 0rd~na~e No. 11~7~ sppPoD~lmtl~ ~00~0~.00 the Gene~al~ to the ImpPovement Fu~ to be used towaPd the city's sha~e of the cost of ~e Jeffe=son Street Grade Cross,nE Elim~t~on P~o~ect a~ mutho~Izl~ the City Aud~toP to invest sa~d sum, hav~E p~evio~ly been before Councll fop its first rea~l~ mead and laid oveP~ was again befoPe the body~ H~. YounE of~eP~n~ the followlnE fop its second readinE s~ final ~optfon: (~1157~} AN 0~IN~CE app~opP!at inE ~00~000.00 f~om the General ~nd to the I~rpve~nt Fund to be specifically used for pa~t~ly defPayinE the City's share of the cost of the Jefferson Street Erode crosslnF elim~natfon pro~ect and au~oPlz~ the City Aud~to~ to ~nvest sa~d sum in United States (Fo~ full text of 0~tns~e, see Ordl~e Book No. 19~ Page 1~6.} ~. You~moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~tion was seconded MP. Minton s~ adopted by the followinE vote: A~= HessPs. Minton, Wallop and YounE ....... NAYS: MP. Woody, a~ the President, MP. 247 248 CITY CODi{-TAXESt Ordinance Nos 1157~, decrees!nE the city,s tax rets From $2.?~ to $2.7~, co~uenciu~ ~lth the 1953 tax year, having previou-~ly been before Council for its first reading~ read and laid over~ was again before the body~ Your~ offering the followir~;for its second readin6 and final adoptions . (~11~?}{) AN ORDINANCE to amend and l'eordain -~ection 1 of Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, as amended on the 6th day of Octobel,, 1921, (Ordinance No. 112~?), establishing and levying the annual tax rate on all real estate and l~.provementa thereon, upon all tsz~ible pereonal property and upon all machinery and tools, including machinery a~d tools used in manu~acturing and mJnl~ businesse: in the City not exempt from taxation by law. (For full telt of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 127o) HCa Youn~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The mot!o~ was seconded by FLu. ~oody and adopted by the following vote.* AYES: {~essrao Hlnton, 1~aldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~'ebber- NAk'.~: None ........ HATER DEFA.RTHENT.* The City Attorney having~ been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance~ providing for the purchase o£ a ~ater supply distribution system from the t~ashin~ton Rel6hts ]~ater Co,~pany, presented s~e~ whereupon, Hr° Yarn offered the £ollowin~ as an emer6ency measure; (~11~]) AN 0RDINAHC~ approving and providing for the purchase of a private water supply dl~tribution system from J. Arthur Dens-cote and Fattest S. partnsr~, tradin~ and doin~ business as Washiz~ton Heights 1~ater Company; providlna; for the payment therefor; and providing for an e-~rgencyo [For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, Pa~e 1~. Young moved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. ~.oody and adopted by the £ollo~ing vote** AYES: Heqsrs, Tiinton, Waldrop, Im'oody, Younf~, and the President, '~. Webber- NAYS! None ....... D~INQUEL~ T~I COLL~TOR: ~e City Attorney havln6 been requested to a l~tte~ of reprimand to be islanded to ~u. ]illl~ D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax Collector, as a result of Hr. Equi heine charged with poetess!n8 chances lotte~, said letter to be made a part of the recaps of Council, the City Attorney presented a Resolution ~nstead; whereupon, ~. ~oody offered the rollowtn~ {~115~) A RESOL~ION severely rebukin8 ~illiam D. Equi, Jr., the Delinquent Tax Collector for the City, for his recent lndeco~us conduct in unlawfully possessing chances In an Irish Sweepstake Race. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, ~aae Hr. ~o~y moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. You~ and adopted by the Following vote: A~S~ He~srs. Minton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, a~ ~e President, Hr. N~St None ..... The City Attorney herin8 also been requested to p~epare the p~ore~ Ordinanc aboll~htn~ the office of Delinquent Tax Collector as of midnight, Decem~r ~1, presented smsa; whereupon, Hr. YounK moved that the Follovi~ Ordinance be placed upon its First reading, ~e motion ~as ~eco~ed ~ ~. Minton a~ adopted by the follo~ing vote{ AYESI Hessrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody~ Yours, and the President, Er. ~sbbero Nt~S~ None ......... O. (~1158S) AN O~DINA~CE abolishing the position of Delinquent Tax Collector for the City of Roanoke as of midnight December 31, 19S~o WI~FREAS~ in the Judgment of this Council the Delinquent Tax Department could render the City more efficient service if it was.removed from the general supervision of this body and placed under the direct supervislon of some City official, or be combined with some other department or office, and WHEREAS, this body has not presently determined the. City official under who~e direct supervision said department should be placed, or the department or office with'which it should be combined, but proposes to do so in connection with its 19~3 budget studies. THEreFORE, BE IT ORDAI.~D by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the position of Delinquent Tax Collector for the City of Roanoke be, and the same is hereby, abolished as Of midnight December 31, 1952. The Ordinance having been read, was lald over. MOTIONS AND MISCELLAh~0US BUSINESS: STRF~'T IMPROVE}~h~S: Mr. Minton brought to the attention of Connctl a petition signed by fifty-eight property owner~ on Cove Road, N. W., between Lafayet Boulevard and Hershberger Road, agreeing to donate to the city sufficient land not to exceed tea feet on each side of Cove Road for the ~Idenl~g and Improvement of th~ street and the com~tructlon of sldeualk, curb and gutter on both sides thereof at the city's expense. In a discussion of the matter, ~r. Minton pointed out that the petition has been signed by all of the property owner: in the affected area with the exceptlcn of one property owner who is ill. After a fnrther discussion of the matter, Mr. Minton moved that the question be referred to 19~3 budget study. The notion was seconded by Er. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. STREET IMPR0~J~I~EI~S: Mr. Young brought to the attention of Council the question of widening Bullltt Avenue, S. W., ten feet on the south side from Jefferson Street to First Street, Mr. ¥~ung pointing out that for many years there has been agitation to widen thia portion of Bullltt Avenue and that it has recently came to his attention that the builder~ of a parking garage In the block between Bullltt Avenue and Day Aeenue are willing to donate ten feet of their land abutting Bul]itt Averiie for street widening purposes in order to speed the movement of traffic to and from the parking garage, but that the city may experience difficulty in acquirir~ the balance of the land required to widen the street. In this connection, Mr. Waldrop ad~ieed Council that it is his understar~In a building on Second Street, S. W., between ~ranklin Ro~d and Day Avenue, with a parking lot at the rear, is to be vacated in the near future, and asked that consideration also be given to extending Eullltt Avenue from First Street to Secor~ Street, Hr. Waldrop stating that he is aware of the existence of a building on the we~t side of First Street at Its interjection with Bullttt Avenue, but that he feeli the proposed street can be curved to the north o£ the building. 249 250 .After a discussion of both suggestions, thc Acting City Haneger sulxaittir~ an estimate in the total a~ount of ~],1~6o?~ for the cgnetruction work .involved in the widenin~ of the existin~ portion of Eullitt Avenue~ Fa% Your~ ~ved that City Hana8e~ ascertain and.present to Council the estimated co~t or property other than the pro~rt7 to be donated for the ~ldentns of the extattn& portion of Bullitt Avenue, &, ~,, ten feet on the sout~ sidel alee, the estimated coat of extendtns ~llitt Avenue, S, ~,, from Fl~at 8treet to Second ~t~eet, i~ludl~ the rurchase of necessary~perty, The ~otton ~as secor~ed bye. ~oody a~ unanimously adopted, TR~IC: ~r. ~ald~op b~u~ht to tho attention o~ Council and ~e City Hana~er recent ca~ualtie~ auffe~d by ~olice officers in chael~ ~peeders sug&eared that the police officers get the license nu~era OF the offerers instead. ~he City HanaEer ~plied that ~e police officers are encou~a&ed to ~the procedure ~uggested by ~, ~ald~p, but that he will look into the matte~ There betn~ no further bq~iness, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, REGULAR I~J~ETIRG, Honds7, October 13, 195~o Th~ Council of the C~ty off Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Building, Honday, October 23, 195~, at ~lO0 oIclockw p. the regular meeting hour, with the [resident, Hro Webber, presiding. PRE~ERT: Hsasra. Nlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. ~ebber ...................... 5. ABSENT: Hone ........ O0 OFI~ICERS PRESENT: !~. Arthur B. Owens, City Manager, I~. Randolph O. Whittlt City Attorney, and Hr. Harry R. Yat~s, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Joseph C. Brown, Pastor of the Pilgrim Emmanuel Church. MINOTE$~ Copies of the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 29, 19~2, and the regular meeting held on October 6, 1952, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unsnimousl adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARIH~ OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: WATER DEP~RTM~NT: Pursuant to notice of advertise~ent for bids for the trenching, laying, backflllingand street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, for Pro~ect No. ~ of the Water Department, along certain public streets at va~ous locations in the city, according to plans and specifications furnished by the Water Department, said bids to be received by the City Clerk until 2:O0 o'clock, p. m., Monday, October 13, 19~2, and to be opened before the Council of the City o£ Roanoke at that hour, the President, Mr. Webber, a~ked if there was anyone present ~d~o did not fully understand the advertisement, if there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, or if there were any questions anyone would like to ask, and no representat present raising any question, the President asked the City Clerk to proceed with the opening of the three bids received. ' With further reference to the matter, the City Clerk brought to the attentic of Council a~estimate of the cost of the Water Department performing the work, together wlth a report on the availability of equipment therefor, as submitted by the Water Department pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 11276, adopted on November 5, 1951; ~ereupon, the President instructed the City Clerk to proceed with the opening of the sealed estimate and report. The bids and estimate and report submitted by the Water Department having been opened and publicly read before Council, Mr. Young offered the following Re~olution: (~11586) A HESOLOTION referring bids and the estimate and report submitted by the Water Department of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, pursuant to the provisions cf Resolution No. 11276, adopted on November %, 1951, for the trenching, laying, ' backfilling and street restoration incident to installing water mains, Fire hydrants aM all appurtenances thereto, for Pro~ect No. ~ o£ the Water Department, along certain public streets at various locations in the city, to a come, lites composed of Mr. C. E. Moore, Engineer in Charge of Construction o£ the Water Department, Mr. H. Cletus Broyles, City Engineer, and Hr. J. Hobert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor, 252 for tabulation and report to the Council of the City of Roanoke at its next re~ula~ me~tln~ on Honday, October 20, (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Rook No. 19, Page Mr. Youns m~oved thc adoptlon of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Woody and adppted by the follou!ng vote= A~St Hesere. Hlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the. President, Hr, Webber-~ RAYS~ Norm ........... O. AS~XATIOR-II4PROV~qE~T$! A group of representatives from the Roanoke Civic League appeared before Council, elth ~. Reuben E. Leuson acting as spokesman, and presented a petition signed BY twenty-three citisens and residents of the Lincoln Court ~ection, again asking that the area be furnished with sewer facllitiet etreet i~provements snd street lights. In a discussion of the ~atter, l{r. Lawson pointed out that all of the above Improvements have been provided in the area co~prlsing the housin~ project, but the! the streets leading to the project are in terrible condition and have no street lights on them, Hr. Lawson pointing out that there ia no bus service in the area either. Also speaking on the subject, ~as H~. E. S. Brown, ~. Brown pointing out that the people in the Lincoln Court section have been very patient ~hile other annexed areas have been receivingimprovenents, but that the time has now coma ~hen so~ethlng m~st be done to remedy the existir~ conditions in the area. After a further discussion of the ~atter, Hr. Young moved that the City Haunter submit to Council for consideration in 19~3 budget study his reco~mendation es to sewer facilities, street improvements and ~treet lights in the Lincoln Court section. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~oody and unanimously adopted. PETITIONS A~D C0~.rUNICATION~: STREET LIGHTS: A cor~unlcation fro~ the Appalachian Electric Po~er Company, setting forth the locations of ten street lights ~ich ~ere installed during the i~onth of Septe~er, 19~, was before Council. The cox~uunicatiou ~as filed. STREET ~IDENING: A co~muntcation from Dr. E. ~. Gill, calling attention to the desirability of widening Day Avenue, ~. W., or establishing setback lines on both sides of the street from Franklin Road to Jefferson Street, as a result of the ~arkir~ ~arage soon to be erected on the northwest corner of Day Avenue and ~effers~ ~treet, vas beforeCouncll, Dr. Gill pointing out that Day Avenue no~ is entirely too narrow to carry the present traffic, much less the lncrealed load that will be brought about as a result of the new garage, and voicing the opinion that if the does not widen the street now, it will never do In this connection~ a ~roup of property owners on Day Avenue appeared before Council in opposition to widening the street, ~rs. F. H. Kulp~ 1~10 Third Street, $o W., owner of property described as Lots ~ and 6, Block ~,. Official Survey SW 2, located at the northeast corner of Day Avers and Third Street~ So We, etating that she is un~illl~ to sell part of her property for street widening purposes because it will damage the remainder of the property, H~s. Eulp voicir~ the opinion that to proh!bit parking on both sides of the street will serve the ss~e purpose as. widenin the street. ; Also epeakir~ in op~osition to widenin~ the street, was H~s, R, B. Masonv 5a~ Block ~ Official Survey ~ ~, a~ ~s, Caudie A, Hackler~ c~e~ of property described as Lot 7~ Block ~, Official ~urvey 5~ 2~ located on the ~th side of Day Ave~e, S, W., between ~ird Street ~ Pr~klin ~o~, both Hrs. ~eels~n ~ ~s. Hackle~ bel~ p~sent at the . At this point, Hr. You~ asked the property ow~ra IF they would object to the removal oF parking on both sides of Day Aveme, the property o~ers ~epl~lng that they are not prepped to a~er ~at question at ~ls Mlth Further reffe~e~e to the matter, ~, John D. Cope~aver~ o~eu off property described as part o~ ~ts 9 a~ 10, Block 9~ Official ~urvey S~ P~ located at the southveat corner o~ Day Avenue a~ First Street, S. ~., appeared before Counc~ a~ uuced t~t Day Avenue be ~ldened ffive Feet on each side~ ou ~bateveu Footase Is necessary to provide For a ~foot street, For a distance oF at least t~o blocks From Jefffferson Street to ~econd Street, Hr. Copenhaveu statin8 that he Is ~llling to donate Five Feet off his p~perty flor street purposes and that It Is his u~er- sta~ln6 Hr. Robert L. Brown, owner off propert~ described as Lot 7~ Block 9~ 0FFlcia~ Survey S~ ~ Hr. C. B. Halcolm, o~neu oF p~perty described as Lots 11-12-1]~ Block ~ffficial Survey S~ 2~ ~d Hr, Abner Murray, o~ner of property de,ct!bed a~ Lot Block 6, Official Survey S~ ~, located on the north side of Day Avenue, S. ~., ~et~een Pirst Street a~ Seco~ Street, a~ also ~llli~ ~ donate property On motion of ~. ~oody, seco~ed by Hr. You~ and unanimously adopted, the question oF wlde~n6 Day Avmue~ ~. ~., between JeFFeusonStreet and Pra~lin Road~ to a 50-foot street, was ~eferred to ~e City Pla~tng Co~lsslon fo~ study, .~eport a~ reco~e~ation to Council. The City Clerk then brough~ to the attention of Council the seco~ pert of ~r. Glll's co~nicatioa, calling attention to the desirability of extending Seco~ ~treet, S. W., from Day Ave~e to Elm Ave~e, Dr. ~il1 po~ntl~ out that the questt~ ~as been before Co,oil on~nerous occasions, but ~at no action h~s ever Been ~en on the matter. On motion of ~r. Waldrop~ seco~ed by Hr. ~nton and unanimously adop~ed~ ~he question of extending Second Street, S. W., f~m D~y Avenue to Elm Ave~e, was :eferred to the City Pla~lng Co~sston for s~dy, reoprt a~ reco~me~at~on to ~ounc~l. ~ORTS OF SALE OF PROPERS: The C~ty Manager submitted written report, together with an offer fromm. Wllli~ S. Hubard, Attorney, for the purchase of c~ty property ~ocated on the east side of ~dd~ng Street, S. ~., between Sher~od Avenue e~ ~lndsor Ave~e, Official No. ~0919, at a consideration of ~800.00 cash. The C~ty Manager edvisinE that since submitting the offer, Hr. ~uba~ has 7ou~ he will be unable to sec~e p~per easement for a sewer to serve the property; ~erefore, he Is not desirous of buying the la~ a~has asked that ~he offer be ~lled, ~r. Hinton moved that Council concur ~n the request. The motion was seconded ~ Hr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. P~ A~ PLAYGRO~S: ~e request of ~r.. A. B. Doyle that more lights ~d ~re playg~unds be furnl~ed ~n Roanoke having ~en referred to the City ~nager 253 254 for~ studyj, report and recommerdation, the City Hanagar submitted w~ltten report with the verbal recommendation that the question be ~eFe~ to 19~ budget ~. Younz ~v~d that Cou~ll co~u~ In ~e. reco~e~t~on o~ ~ City Haneda a~ that the question o~ providin~ more l~ghts and more playFrou~s~ In connection ~l~ the city's softball p~o~am, be referred to 19~3 budget study. The ~tion ~as seco~ed by ~. ~oody and un~sly ad.ted. ~C~E OP PRO~OT~-I~CI~ATOR~ A co~unicetion from ~. ~llll~ I. Dive~ ~11 Gll~ Avenue, N. E., offferln~ to sell his property to the city for havin~ been referred, to the City Han~er fo~ study ~d report as ~ vhethe~ o~ ~t the city has any need for the property in co.action ~lth the City Incl~ation~ the City H~e~ aub~tted the follo~ln~ repo~t~ 'Roanoke, Virginia October 13, lqSP To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: }~. Wlllia~ A. Divers, 511 Ollmer Avenue, R. R., presented a letter to the Mayor. which vas subsequently given to Council, in which he advised ns of his willingness to sell to the City his property.adjoining the Incinerator for ~5,500.00. You referred the matter to me for study and I can see no reason why the City would ever need this property in the foreseeable f~ture; therefore, I do not recommend that we purchase it. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Hr. Woody moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and that the offer be rejected. The motion was seconded by Hr. Minton a nd unanimously adopted. STREET LIGHTS: The City Manager submitted the followinF report with referen¢ to improved street lighting in the city: "Roanoke, Virginia October 13, 19~P To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ There were several areas in the City which needed improved lighting; and I requested the Appalachian Electric Power Company, in conjunction with our own offices, to make a survey of these areas. The sections were Salem Avenue, S. W., from 2nd Street t o 5th Street where the new bus terminal will be located; Pnd Street, S. W., and Wholesale Row; Tazewell Avenue, S. E., and Dale Avenue, S. E. The latter two have bee requested by City Council. The study has been completed; and the annual increase to the CITY will be approximately ~400.00. Funds are in the Budget for these improve- ments; and no appropriatio~ will be necessary. This is, of course, covered in our contract with Appalachian; and necessitates resolutions from City Council authorizing the installation. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Mr. Minton moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and ~ffered the following ~esolutlon covering street light improvements on Salem Avenue. Second Street and Norfolk Avenue: (#11587) A RESOLUTION authorizing the installation, replacement and removal street lights on ~alem Avenue, S. W., between Second Street and Pifth gtreet; Second Street~ S. Wo~ between Salem Avenue and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company grade croaaing~ and on Norfolk Avenue~ S. Wo~ east of Second Street. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordlr~noe Book No. 19, Page 13§.) ]~. Minton moved the adoption of the Resolution° The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and adopted by the Followin~ vote= AYF~= MeeerSo Mlnton~ Waldrop~ Woody, Young, and the President, Mr° Webber- NAYS= None ............ O, ~. YounE then offered the following Resolution covering street light improvements on Tazewell Avenue and Dale Avenue: (~11588) A RE~OLUTIOR authorizing the installation and replacement of street lights on Tazewell Avenue~ S. B., between Tenth Street and Thirteenth Street and on Dale Avenue, S. E°~ between Thirteenth Street and the east corporate limits at Tlr~ker Creek. (For full text of Besolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 139.) Mrs Young moved the adoption of the Besolution. The notion was seconded by Mr. Woody and adopted by the following vote= AYES: Messrs. Mlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ....... O. AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted the-following report with reference to the operation of the reetaurant in the Old Adminlstratlon Bu!ldtr~ at the Roanoke Municipal Airport: "Roanoke, Virginia October 13~ 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, ¥1rglnia Gentle~en= On December ~l, 19~1, after we had advertised for someone to operate ~he restaurant at the Airport, Mrs. C. M. Short agreed to do It for 5 per Mr. Harris, the Audlting Department, .r~ I have discussed whether or not It was Council's Intention that Mrs. Short should pay the $100.00 operating fee in lieu of a license. My own memory and Impression is that, in good faith, we were glad to et someone to operate at any price: and It was not my intention that the 100.00 should be lnclud~ es a cost. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" After a discussion of the matter, the City Manager pointing out that the rental paid to the city by Mrs. Short so far this year has far exceeded expecta- tions, Mr. Minton moved that the City Manager furnish Council with a list of the fixed base operators paylng the privilege fee at the next regular meeting, of the body and that further consideration of the question be deferred until that time. The mJtlon was seconde~ by Mr. ~aldrop and unanimously adopted. EASEMENT-WATER DEPARTMEBT: The Clty Manager submftted the following report with reference to obtaining an easement along the proposed extension of 5randview Avem]e, N. W., from the Watts Estate: "Roanoke, Virginia October 13, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Mr. Howson~s report cells for a 12-1nch main In Grandvlew Avenue from Oakland Boulevard north to connect with our existing line running south. The Watts Estate, through Hr. Englleh Showalter, A&~lnistrator, has agreed to give the Clty an easement along th~s proposed street with the reasonable assurance that proper dedication of a streem would be made by the heirs at a later date. 25.5 256 The condition was that the City w~uld open the street, grade it, and place rock on it in order that traffic could use the street as a thoroughfal · ! recommend that Council accept thie easement and have the City Attorney to draw the necesea~y legal papers. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager~ Hr. Minton moved that Council concur in the recommer~ation of the City Manager and that the City Attorney prepare the proper Ordinance for adoption at the next regular meeting of the body. The motion wac seconded by Hr. Young and unanimot adopted. STREET IMPRO'~E~NTS: The City Manager having been requested to ascertain the estimated coat o£ acquiring property other than property to bo donated for the widerflng of Bullltt Avenue, S. W., ten feet on the south side From Jefferson Street to First Street, he submitted the following report: 'Roanoke, Virginia October 13, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: The following letter from Mr. Eugene Carbaugh, Jr., President of MERCHARTS PARE. lNG COMPANY, INC., is in furtherance of Mr. Youn~e suggestle: to me that I confer with Mr, Carbaugh about the possibility of securing land to widen Bullitt Avenue: ~October 8, 1952 Arthur~ O~ens, City Manager Municipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Dear Sir: This is to confirm the verbal agreement made by Hr. Eugene Carbaugh, Jr., with respect to giving to the City a lO-foot strip along the south side of Bullitt Avenue on the property which he has contracted to purchase. The Merchants PaCking ~ompany, Inc., has be~n organized, and Mr. Carbaugh has assigned his contracts for the purchase of this land to this Company. If the purchase of the.property on the south side o£ Bullitt Avenue (approximately 150 feet) is consummated in behalf of the Merchants Parking Company, Inc., it will convey to the City a 10-foot strip along the south side of Bullitt Avenue for the purpose only of widening this street, all qf it to be used for street purposes, with adequate cross-overs. This offer is conditioned upon the following: 1. That Bullitt Average will be widened 10 feet on the south side throu[h the block, that is, from Jefferson Street to First Street, 2. That all of the land for the widen!nfl of this street will be acquired or proceedings instituted for its acquisition and a definite co:amttment made by the City for the street widenfngwithin sixty days from this date. Very truly yours, ~rRCHANTS PARKING COMPANY, INC. (Signed) By E~ene Carbau~h President' Mr. Carbau~h was most cooperative; however, No. 2 in the conditions is so=ething which I thin, should be brought to Council's attention because there is a time limit on the donation; and such action would have to be authorized by Council rather than by the City Manager's office. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens City Manager" ,ly In this connection, a petition signed hy approximately seventy Business establishments, ~oat o£ whom have subscribed to preferred stock in the parking garage, urging that Bullitt Avenue ~e widened ~n the south size as proposed, was Brought to the attention of Council. After a dis~usalon Of the matter, Hro Young voicing the opinion that the Herchants Parking Company, Incorporated~ will not insist on a definite co~ltment by the city ~or the street widenir~ project within sixty days, the report of the City Hena£er and the petition were filed, the City Hans[er edvisln~ Council that he hopes to present the report on the estimated cost of acquiring necessary propert~ at the ~ext regular meeting of the body.. RUEOET-COEI~N~ATION BO~D~ The City Hanager submitted the following report with reference tot he salaries and expenses of tho constitutional officers for the calender year 1~53~ · ~Roanoke~ Virginia October 13, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemenl ~e have r eceived notice fro~ the Co.~peneation Board that they will meet on October 23, 19~2, in Richmond for the purpose of fixing the salary and expenses of the Commonwealth's Attorney, Com:uissloner of Revenue, City Sergeant, and City Treasurer of the City of Roenoke for the year beginnin~ Januar7 1, 1953, and ending December 31, 1953. May ! suggest that you Sdviee the Compensation Board that you request additlonal time for the City of Roanoke due to the fact that we have not started on OUr Budget. Respectfully ~ubmitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager~ Hr. Waldrop moved that Council concur in the report of th~ City ManaKer and that the Compensation Bosrd be advised accordln~ly.' The motion was seconded b~ Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-CITY DRUGGIST: The City Manager submitted the following report with ,efe~ence to payment of a substitute City Druggist in the absence of the City Druggist: "Roanoke, Virginia October 13, 19~2 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ The foll~wing letter from H~. Claude ~. Dlckerson, our DruFEt~t~ was received in my office du~lng last week~ mhd I ~ould like to b~ln~ it to you for your attention~ *October Hoaneke City Council, Muntcipal.~uildin~, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen~ This letter l~ in request for payment for the amount of eighty dollars (~80.00) to Hr. W. I. Be~er for hie salary as substitute city druggist for my vacation period. Hy position as city druggist began on or about JanuarT, 195~ as pen agreement reached between myaelf~ H~. Ran ~%lttle~ City Attorne~ H~. Har~y Yates, City Auditor, and Hr. Arthur Owens, City Hana~er, and City Council. it is.hoped this request will have your tmediate attentton.~ Very truly yours, {Signed) Claude W. Dlckerson Claude W. Dlckerson~ 257 258 In order that the available facts will be currect for Council, you will recall that Dr. Bsa=er, our very efficient and faithful Druggiat, retired sc required under the ordinancel and the City secured the dual servlcc of Dr. Beamer and Mr. Dlckerson. In securing this cervice, no condition was suggested or mentioned concerning vacation pay; therefore, without your autherlty ~y proper ordinance or resolution we are unable to comply with Mr. Dickersonts requests. i Respectfully submitted~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager~ In this connection, Mr, Dickerson appeared before Council and voiced the opinion that the request should be granted.. After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Young moved that the City Attorney prepare the proper Ordinance, providing for payment of whatever amount the City Auditor says is due the substitute City Druggist for services rendered during the absence of the City Druggist. The ~tion was seconded by Rt. Waldrop and unanimous] adopted. BUDgET-LIBRARY: The City Manager submitted written report that it will be necessary to transfer $200.00 f~m the Electrlcltyaccount to the Fuel account in the Public Library budget because of the delayed move into the new Library Buildings; whereupon, ~r. Woody offered the Following emergency Ordinance: (#11589) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln Section #104, "Public Library", of the 1952 ludget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No, 19, Page 1~0.) Pw. Moody moved the sdoptlon of the Ordinance. The motion was seo,nded hy ir. Young- and adopted by the following vote: Ai~FS: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber-5 NAYS: Mane ............. O. BUDGET-HEALTH DEPA~f}~NT: The City Manager submitted the follcwin~ report with reference to covering the floors of two rooms in ~he Health Center Basement ~ith asphalt tile: "Roanoke, Virginia October 13, 1952 To The City Council Bo~u,~oke, Virginia Gentlemen= In our Health Department Budget, Account 50, Page 37, Line 12, there is $1,000.00 fo~ Building Maintenance. As you gentlemen re,all, we did not complete the Health Center due to curtailment cf funds. You have pe~ltted the State Alcoholic Studies Office to locate in the basement which was incomplete; and they have been paying us $50.00 per month for the last six months for the use of two ro~me. They are now us to complete the floors in their offices. The cost will be approximately }250.00 to $300.001 and I recommend the I be authorized to use from Building Maintenance ~300.OO for the in the Health Center. Respectfully submitted, ~Slgned) Arthur S. O~ens · City Manager" Mr. Young moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City offered the following emergem~y Ordinance: (#11590) AN ORDINANCE to ~end and reordain Section #50, "Health Department" the 1952 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Mo. 19, Page 1~0.) Hr, Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance, The motion wee seconded by H~o Hinton and adopted by the ffollowin~ vote{ AYES{ Masers, Minton, ~sldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr, Webber° NAY~ Nor~ ....... O. PRNSIONS{ The City Marmg~r submitted the followi~ report with reference to requested chan~es in the Employeeal Retire~nt System of the City of Roanoke{ ~Roanoka~ Virginia October 13, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: The following letter was presented to me by a Committee of City ~ployees who represented approximately ~OOme.~bers of the Fension System: ~TO ~E CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF THROUGH THE CiTY MANAGER~.. kRTHUR $. OWENS We, the undersigned employees of the city of Roanake~ and members of Roarnke Clt~ ~plo~asa Retirement S~stem- do hereby respectfully submit th~ ~etition to The Clt~ Council 6f the city of ~oanoke and request that steps be taken to provide the following amendments to the Employees Retirement 1. Retirement at twenty five (~5) years service, with a mtnlmum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars per month - or retirement at thirty (30) years service, with the Fension equal to one haiti of average earnir~s for hlFhest five (5) years earn~n~s~ instead of on last flys (5) years earninE~ as pension is now Z. Full benefits for member aa lon~ as member lives, and one half benefits for spouse as lon~ as spouse~ematns unmmvrted and/or in case of death of both p=rents, balance of member,s annuity to surviving deper~ent children.~ Since this ~atteP involves ~olicy, amen~vmnt to an ordinance, and, in my Judgment, considerable added cost, i would suggest that it be referred to the Pension Board for study and ~eport. Nespectfully submitted, (~lgned) Arthur S. Owens City ManaFer" After a discussion of the matter, Fm. Waldrop moved that Council concur in the recomnendatlon of the City Manager and that the question be referred to the Board of Trustees of the Employees, Retirement System for study, report and recom~endation to Council. The motion was seconded by M~. Young and unanimously adopted. LICEN~ESz A communication from M~. R. O. Culbertson, asking that the city provide a way ~o that the citizens who desire can send a check to th~ .Commissioner of Revenue for their w/tomoblle license tags and have their tags mailed to [hem, having been referred to the City Auditor to tske up with the Co~lssloner of Revenue and the City Treasure~, the City Auditor submitted the followinF "Octobe~ 13, To The Council of the City of Roanoke Roanoke, Vlrglnia . Gentlemen: On March ~?, 195~, under file No. 3~, you referred to the undersigned a communication from Mr. R. G. Culbertson, asking that the Council of the City of Roanoke p~ovide a way so that the citizen~ of Roanoke who desire ~ay send a check ~o the Co~lssioner of Revenue for their city ~ultomoblte licens tags and have thel~ tees mailed to them, and askin~ that this matteP be taken up with the Co~tssioner of Revenue and the City ~easu~er and t o report back to Council. l~urin~ the study, the following facts were b~ought out: i. That over fifty per cent now pay in cash. 259 2. That city automobile licenses are sold on & weight basis ard the owner would have to ~ail in his state license card. In a great number of Instances, the addresses are lncom'act. In ~alling In checks, ·grest number of errors would be made in computing thc tax and It ~uld require a telephone call or letter to correct same. 3. That a new type of envelope for all licenses would b e required, at additional coat. It would cost five cents per tagto mail arid it ia felt that It would require addltion~l help. We do ~ot feel that the present system can be l~proved and therefore do not recommend the chan~s. RSSl~CtfUlly submitted .{Signed) Harry H. Yatss &pproved~ City Auditor (Signed) Co R. Kermett City Treasurer ($1~ned) Jas. A. Deputy, Commissioner of Revenue" After s discussion of the matter, various members of Council voicin~ the opinion that the question of aellin~ city tags at the local branch of the State Division of Motor Vehicles should be given further consideration at tho proper tima~ Mr. Woody moved that Council concur in the report submitted by the City Auditor. The motion was seconded by Hi-. Your~ and unsnim~usly adopted. REPORTS OF CO~MITTEES~ RADIOS-PAMKS A~ PLAYGROUNDS: The committee appointed to consider the request of Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, for permission to' place a television antem~ and tower on Mtll Mountain, submitted the FollowL~g report: "Hoanoke, Virginia October 10, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You appointed a com~aittee, composed of Honorable Roy L. Webber, Mayor Mr. Arthur S, Owens, City Manager, and Mr. RanG. ~hittle, City Attorney, to study a proposal made in a letter, dated June 16, from Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, There was included in the letter a request by this Corpo~a- tion for permission to place a television antenna and tower atop Mill Mountain. The committee has been 'on the spot' and has had several conferences with representatives of the Corporation as well as members of the City staff We would recommend the following: 1. Permission be granted to Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, to use a space of 70 feet by 80 feet atop Mill Mountain. 2. The rental to be ~1,000.00 per year for use of land as described in No. i. 3. Consistent with exlatir~ City ordinances, no advertising can be placed on the tower; however, the committee recommends that on or near the building, appropriate identification markers be perv~ltted. ~. The City grant a ten-year lease, subject to renegotiatlon at the t~me o£ expiration. The Corporation reserves the right to remove its tower and e~lpment from the mountain at any time. 5. The plans, work and design, general structure, and other and building needs be approved by the City Engineer and theBullding 6. The location of maid tower to be approved by the City ~anagar. 7. In furtherance of a verbal conference with representatives of Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, the City expresses the wish that there be placed at an appropriate point near the television antenna a Children's Television Theatre. ~he type, operation, and general plans to be approved by the City Manager at a subsequent conference with representatives of Radio Roanoke, Incorporated. 8. Any alteration or change in the existing police radio system of the City of Roanoke caused by the construction and Inmtallation of the tower shall be borne by Radio Eoanoke, Incorporated. In the event it is to relocate any other equipment, facility or CITY function or property of any nature, this is to be accomplished by Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, at cost to the City and the relocation or reconstruction of same to be by the City Manager Respectfully submitted, tSlgned) A. $- Owens Roy L. Webber" In a diecuselcn of the matter, Mr. Youn~ m~ved that the following condition be addedt ego The erection of the tower and the protective lighting ehall be in accordance vith regulations of the C,A.A. now in effect.' The raotion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. 'After a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Prank E. Koehler~ Oeneral Manager of Radio Station ~OV, who was present at the maetlr~, advieing Council that }Ir. Leo F. lienebry~ President of Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, has ~lready agreed to the terms amc conditions in the report of the comriittee and that he is sure Mr. ltenebr, y will' agree to the additional condition, Mr. Minton moved the{ the body iconeur in th~ report of the co~lttee, aa well as the additional conditlon~ and thai the City Attorney prepare the proper Ordinance for adoption at the next re~ular ~eting of Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, UN~I NISHBD BUSI~SS~ AN1FE~ATION-FIRE DFPARTME~: The Tazewell Morgan Heirs having extended until October ~8, 195Y, the option on their property lying south of Vlntcn Road, N. E., east of Wayland Street and west of C~rvtn Street, in connection with Council's study of the queetion of acquisir~ a site for a fire station in the Idlewlld-Kenwood Addition area, the matter was again before the body. In a discussion of the matter, Mr. Minton voiced the opinim~ that the matter should be considered in budget study, Fr. Young stating that he is willin~ to defer action on the purchase of the property until that time, provided another extension of the option can be obtained, but that in the event the heirs are unwilling to grant such an extension, he feels the property should be purchased by the city before the expiration of the present option. Mr. Minton then moved that the matter be referred to 1953 budget study and that the City Manager negotiate with the Tazewell Morgan Heirs for another extensio~ of the option. The motion was seconded by )Ir. Young and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT: Council, at the suggestion of the City Manager, havlr~ previously tabled draft of an Ordinance, authorizing and directing the City Manager to enter into a lease with American Airlines, Incorporated, relative to the use and occupanc of certain space in the Remote Control Radio Transmitter Building on Mill Mountain upon certain terms and conditions, be submitted written report with the recommenda- tion that the Ordinance be adopted. ~r. Minton moved that Council concur in the reco,'mnendation of the City Manager and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was secor~ed by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber-5 NAYS: ~one ......... O. · (#11591) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing thegity Manager to enter into a lease with American Airlines, Inc., relative to the use and occupancy of certain space in the Remote Control Radio Transmitter Building on Mill Mountain up--~ certain terms and conditions. WHEREAS, American Airlines, Inc., deslresto lease certain space in the City' Remote Control Radio Transmitter Building for a term of years, and W}tEREAS', Council is agreeable to the lease of certain space in said bulldin to said air'line upon the ~ eras and condltione hereinafter provided. 261 TH~I~FORE, BE IT ORDAIRED by the Council of the City of Roanoke ee follows! 1. That the City Manager be, and ha ia hereby~ authorized and directed, for' and on behalf of the City. to enter into a lease agreement with Amerlcan Airlines. Inc., leasing to said airline 100.~ square feet of floor apace in the City's Remote Control Radio Transmitter Building on Mill Hountain, in the City of Roanoke, upon such form of lease aa 'ia prepared and approved by the City Attorney or the Assistant City Attorney. said lease to be upon such terms, conditions and provisions aa may lbs required by the 61ty Manager but to provide, inter alia. for the following: a, That the t arm of said lease shall commence as of September 1, 19~2. end shall terminate, without notice to eithsr party, onM arch ]1. 19~?I b, That rental at the r ate of Fifteen Dollars (~1~o00} per month shall be retained; c, That the exactl~cation of the aforesaid 100.0 square feet of floor space shall be designated by the Airport Manager and agreed to by said airline; and d. Said lease shall be Subject to the s~.me cancellation and termtnatlo~ provisions as a re applicable to said airlinels lease of certain office space and ibagBage room ssacs in the City,s new Terminal Building at Woodrum Field, as the same ere incorporated in that certain Airport Use A~reement entered into between said parties under date of ~une '16, 1952, The Ordinance having been read, wes lied over~ CONSIDERATION 0P CLAIHBI None, I~BODUCTION AND CONSIDERATI0~ OF ORDINA~C~ AND RE£OLUTIORS: STREETS AND ;~LLEYS= Ordinance No. ll~?~, vacating, discontinuing end clost~ Mark Street, S. E., having previously been before ~ouncil for its first reading, read a~ laiv over, was eS~ n before the body, Mr. Young offering the £ollowtng for its second reading and final adoption: (#11~7~) AR 0NDINA-~CE vacatin~, dtaconttnuln~ and closing Mark Street, S. ~ shown on Survey No. 3, Rivermont Development Co,potation, bounded on the north by 'Buena Vista Avenue and o~ the south by the rl~ht-o£-~a¥ of The Virginia Railway ¢o~pany. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 131.) Mm. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinar~e. The motion wes seconded by H~. Woody and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Masers, Minton, Wald~o[:, Woody, YoUng, and the President, Mr. ~ebber- RAYS: Rone ........ O. STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 11576, vacatin~, diacontinuir~ and cloain a 10-foot ~lley east of Mark Street, S. E., hsvlng previously bean before Council its first reading, read and laid over, was ~Eain before the body, M~. Woody offeriDE the following for its second readinE and final adoptio~: (~11576) AN OBDINANCE vacating, discontinuin~ and closing a lO-foot alley in the City of Roanoke, ¥1rElnia, lying east of and parallel to Mark Street, and bounded on the north by Buena Vista Boulevard end on the south by the right-of-way of The Virginian Railway Company, traversing Section 11' of Survey Number 3, Development Corporation, dated July ~8, 19P~, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke in Deed Book ~00, page 66° (For full text of Ordinance, see 0~dinance Book No. 19, Page 132.) Hr. Woody mOved the adoption of the Ordinance, The motion was seconded by Hr. Wsldrop and adopted by the following votes AYES: Masers. Hlnton~ ~aldrop,~oody~ Young, and the Prasident~ Mr. ~ebber-5. NAYS~ None ...... STREET5 AKD ALLEYS~ Ordinance No. 11577, vacating~ discontinuing and closin a lO-foot alley east of Rand Street, its first reading~ read end laid over, ~as again before the body, Hr. Nlnton offerin the following for Its second reading and final adoption: {~11577) AN O~DINANCE vacating, discontinuing and closing a 10-foot alley in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, lying east of and parallel to Band Street, and bounded on the north by Buena Vista Boulevard traversing Section lO, Survey Number Rlvermont Development Corporation, dated July 28, 1925, and recorded ln the Clerkts Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke in Deed Book 500, page 66. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book NO. 19, Page 13~.) Hr. Minton moved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion wee seconded by Hr. Waldrop and adopted by the follo~ ng votes AYF~ Messreo Minton, ~aldrop~ Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAY. S: None ........ Oo CITY PROPERTY: Ordinance No. 11580, leasing property at 3?3 Second Street, S. W., and storage space, to Mrs. Lester T. Butson, at a total consideration of $100o00 per month, for the calendar year 1953, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read end 1eld over, wes again before the body, H~. Waldrop. offering the following for its second reading and final adoption= (#11580) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager, for and or behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke, ¥1rgi and H~s. Lester T. Hutson, trading as Huteon Cigar Company, for the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee in the building now designated as 3~3 Second Street S. w., and the storage roo~ presently used by the lessee in the bul]dln~now designl as 203-205 .Church Avenue~ S.W., at a total consideration of ~100.00 per month, for )eriod beginning January 1, 1953, and erdtng December 31, 1953, under terms and conditions contained therein. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19,. Page 135.) H~. Waldr~p moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded b H~. Minton and adopted by the followL~g vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, ~. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. CITY PROP~TY: Ordinance No. 11581, leasing property at 321 Second Street, S. W.~ to Henry C. Giles, at a total consideration of $37.50 per month, for the calendar year 1953, having prevlously been before Councll for its first reading, read and laid over~ was again before the body, ~. Young offerin~ the following for its second reading and flnal adoption: (#11~1} AN ORDINANCE authorizing and direct~ng the City Manager, for and )n behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and Henry.C. Giles, for the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee in the building now designated as 371 Second Street, S. Q., at a total consideration of ~37.50 per month, for period beginning January 1, 1953, and endfnI December 31, 1953, under ter~ and conditions contained therein. (For ffull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 136.) 263 ;ed 264 Nr. Youn~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was secor~ied by Mr. M~nton and adopted by the follouing votoI AYF~ ~essrs. Nlnton, ~ald~op, ~o~y, .You~ and the P~esident~ ~. ~ebber- NA~ None ......... O, : CI~ PR0~s Ordinance No, 11~2, leasin~ property at ~07 Church 5. ~., a~ storage space, to He~ L. Rlley~ .at a total consideration of per ~nth, For the calendar year 19~], havln~ previously been before Council its first reading, ~ad a~ laid over, was again before the ~dy, ~. Woody offeri~ the following for its seco~ readl~ ~ final adoption{ (~11~2) AM O~INANCE au~orizlng a~ directl~ the Ci~Ha~ger, for and on b~half of the City of Roa~ke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and He~y L. Riley, for the rental of space presently occupied by the lessee In the building now desig~ted as 207 ~ch Ave~e, S. W., a~ the storage room presently used by the lessee in the bulldln~ ~w designated as 203-205 Church Ave~e, S. W., at a total consideration of }~2.50 per month, for period beginning January 1, 1953, a~ e~l~ DecaYer 31, 1953, under ter~ ~d conditions co~atned therein. (For full text of O~in~ce, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Page 136.) ~. ~oody moved ~e adoption of the Ordin~ce. The ~otion was seconded by ~. Waldr~ and adopted ~ ~e ~ollowl~ vote{ A~S: Messrs. Minton, Walduop, Woody, Young, ~d the President, Mr. }fe~er- NAYS: None ..... O. DELIN~E~ TAX COLLECTORr Ordinance No. 1158~, abolishl~ the position Delinquent Tax Collector aa of Dece~eu 31, 1952, having previously been ~fore Council for its first reading, read a~ laid ove~, was again before the body, Minton offerl~ the followi~ For its seco~ reading and Final adoption: (~11~5) AN O~INANCE abolishing the position of Delin~ent Tax Collector for the City of Roanoke as oC millet December 31, 1952. (For full ~ext of Ordinance, see 0rdina~e ~ok go. 19, Page 137.) ~. Minton moved the adoption of ~e 0rdin~ce. ~e motion was seconded by ~r. Woody ~d adopted by the followi~ vote~ AYe: Messrs. Minton, W~d~p, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- N~S: None .........O. STATE-HIG~S WITHIN C~ LIMITS: ~e City Attorney having ~en ~quested p~pare ~e proper measures, either acceptl~ donatio~ of rights-of-way or providt: for the appointment of appraisers to appraise rights-of-way , ~ichever Is necessary in co~ection with the acquisition of the section off right-of-w~ within the city limits s.s the city's ~rt of the overall pro~ect of widening and improving Hershberg, Road (VirgUle Route No. 625), he presenied draft of an Ordln~ce; ~hereupon, Minton offered the follow[~ as an.emergency meas~e: (~11~92) AN 0RDINAN~ aut~ulzl~ the City Man.er to ac[apt deeds giving an, :onveying unto the City portions of land required for the proposed wldeni~ of the [ershberger Road ~in the Clty{ directing the City Manage~ to employ a real estate mgotiator to ac~lue options from o~ers of such portions of said right ofway as we unwilll~ to give the s~e to the City for ~e sale thereof to the Cltyl autho~lm ~ng ~e City Manager subsequently ~ e~loy appraisers to ~ceutaln the fair value :! ?f any lends, within seid right of ray, that the City may be Forced to acquire by emtnent domain! directing the City Hanager to subsequently report p~ogress~ in the premises, to this body~ ard providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pege itl.) H~. Hlnton~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. Woody.and adopted by the following votes · AYES: Hesers. Hlnton, Waldrop~ Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Vebber- NAYSt None ...... O, HO~I)NS A~D HI$CELLA~/~JS ~Uglf~SS: STR~E~IDE~NG~ Hr. ~'oody brought to the attention o£ Council ~or study ar consideration the ~atter o~ setting aside a de~lnlte sum tn the budget each year ~or street widening purposes, ~lth the understanding tha~ any a~ount ~ot expended during · given year ~ould be re-appropriated to the account the £ollowin~ year. No action ~s taken ~n the ~sttero STREET IHP~O~EH~rs~ Hr. Hinton brought to the attention o~ Council and the City Hansger the condition o£ Underhlll Avenue, So E., in the vl~nity of 8~nnin~tor Street, near the Sewage Dispel3! Plank. The City Hanager advised that he ~ould ~ook into the ~attero TRAFFIC~ H~oHlnton brought to the attention o£ Counci! and the City Han~ger co~plsinte received inl~gard t o a ne~ trs££1c ex~erinent in the downtown business section t~hereby pedestrians ~ay crees the street either horizontally or dla~onally et a given algnal, H~o Hlnton voicin~ the opinion that the pedestrians are not Fiver ~u££1cient t~a to cross the street intereectioneo The City Hanager expleined the plan and pointed out that it ~orks succees£u] in other cities, the City Hanager voicing the opinion ~hat ~ith ~ ~o~er perlod o£ education the ~len ~lll ~ork ~uccese£ully in Roanoke. T,~A~IC: Hr. Valdrop brought ~o the at~en~ion o~ Council and the City Hanag~ the exl~tlng tra££1c congestion in the City Harket area on Pl~t Street, ~o E., b~t~een Church Avenue and Taze~ell Avenue, e iCe The'City Haneger advised that he ~ould look into the ~attero ~here belr~no £urthar businese~ Council adjourned. APPROVFD Clerk President ,265 266 COUNCIL, REOULAR HEETINO~ Hondey. October 20~ 19~2. The. Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit ~ourt Room in the ]~nicipal Building, Honday, October 20, 19~2, at 2s00 olclock, ~. m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, H~. Webber, presiding, PRESEMT: Hecars. Minton, Waldrop~ Woody, Young, and tho. President, Webber .................. ABSENT: None---O. OFFICERS PRESENT.. Hr. Arthur g. Owens, City Manager, Hr. Randolph O. Whittle City Attorney, and Hr. Harry E. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend E. A. Plunkett, Pastor of Pairview Hethodist Church. Hlhl~IT~.. Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Ronday, October 13, 19~2, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Hlnton and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and ;he minutes approved as recorded. At this point, the President, Hr° Webber, recognized and welconed the 3rovistonal members of the ~uninr League of Roanoke ~ho were presented to observe ~he proceedings of Council. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC NATTERS-* ZONING~ Notice of a public hearing on the question of rezoning from Special ~esidence DistrAct to Business District property located on the southwest corner of ~elrose Avenue and West Side Boulevard, N. W., described as Lots 9 and 10, Block 26, ~ashington Heights Hap, having been published in The Roanoke World-News pursuant ko Article XI, Section [S3, of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting ~he time of the hearing at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Rondel, October 20, 19~2, the matter was before Councils In this connection, Hr. Richard T. Edwards, Attorney, representing Lewis ~lllc and Naris $. Wills, owners of the property, appeared before Council and asked ;hat the property be rezoned in accordance with the recon~nendation of the City ~1 arming Commission. After a discussion of the matter, no one appearing in opposition to the )roposed rezoning and no co~nunication having been received on the subject, Hr. (inton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Planning Commtssl¢ lnd that the following Ordinance, providing for the rezoning, be placed upon its ~'lrst reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Woody and adopted by the following ~ote, Hr. Waldrop not voting due to the fact that he was absent from the room at ime the question was presented~ and, therefore, was not familiar with the subject.. AYES.' Hessrs. Hinton, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber---~o NAYS: Nons ......... O. (Mr. Waldrop not voting) (~11~93) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter ,~ of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to ~.oning. WB~REAS, application has been made to the Council of the City of Roanoke to lave property located on the southwest corner of Helrose Avenue and West Side ~oulevard, N. W., described as Lots 9 and 10, Block 26, Washington Heights Hap, ~ezoned from Special Residenoe District to Business District, and I! -! : WHEREAS~ th~ City Plennin~ Comm~slion has recommended that the above proper! be resoned from Bpec~al Residence District to Business Dlat~fct al ~equeated, ~R~ notice requ~ed ~ ~ticle XI, Section ~3~ o~ ~te~ ~1 o~ the Code of the City of Ro~ke~ Yir~inia~ ~elatl~ to Zonin~ has been published in ~The Boa~ke ~o~ld-Ne~s~ a m~spape~ publishcd ~n ~e Clt~ of Ro~oke~ fo~ the t~e real.ed by said section~ a~ , . ~ ~e hea~l~ as p~vided fo~ In said ~tice publi~ed In the said ne~spa~r ~as ~lven on the 20th day of October~ 19~2~ at ~00 otclock, p. ~.~ befor the Co~cil of the City of Roa~ke In the Council ~oo~ In the Hunicipal ~lldi~ at ~ch hea~l~ ~ objections ~ere p~sented by p~ope~t~ o~ers a~ otheP lnte~est~ p~t~ea ~n ~e ~fected ~ea~ a~ ~, this C~ncil, a~ter co~ldering the application for rezoni~, of the opinion that the above property sh~ld be rezoned as requested, T~F~E, ~ ~ ~DAI~ by ~e Council of ~e City of Roa~ke that X, Section l, of Chapter ~l of the Code of the City of Roa~ke, Virsinia, to Zoni~, be ~ended a~ reenacted In the folloel~ p~ticula~ a~ no other, P~pe~ty located on the southwest corner of Helrose Avenue a~ ~est Side Boulevard, N. ~., described as ~ts ~ a~ 10, Block ~6, ~aahl~ton HelFht~ Hap, designated on Sheet 276 of the Zonin~ H~ as 0f~icl~ Nos, 2761909 ~ 2761910, be, a~ Zs hereby c~ed ~rom Special Residence District to Bus,ness District, and the Hap herein referred to shall be ~a~ed.in this respect. ~e O~in~ce havl~ been read, ~as laid over. T~S: ~, Arnold ~chlossber8 appeared ~fore Council a~ presented a co~nicat~on, advl~ln~ that the Roa~ke ~apte~ of the Hental Hygiene Society Virginia ~9 sponsorl~ a play, *Hy N~e is Le~on** ~hich Is to be given the evenl~ of Nove~e~ ~, 19~2, at the ~oodro~ ~llson Junio~ Hl~ S~ool, ~, SchlossberS atat~n~ that an ~ssion fee of fifty cents is to be ch~ed fo~ the sole ~ose qf defrayin~ the expense of b~i~l~ the play to Roanoke a~ that Is not a ~ney ~l~ vent~e, but, ~ather, a method of illustratin~ ~e ~reventive factors ~hich can be utilized In avoidi~ mental ~d emot~o~l disobeys lo.ever, the ~estion has been raised as to ~hether or ~t the pl~ is subject to ~e city a~misalon~ tax ~d rather than have any doubt he ~ould like fo~ t~e body to adopt a Resolution speciflc~ly exemptl~ the play from the tax, ~, Schlossbe~8 insistl~ that In his opinion the p~duction tec~lc~ly Is not a play because ~a ~ot fop the purpose of entePtal~ent ~ ~sement. ~ter a discussion of the matte~, HP. ~aldrop moved that action on the ~equest ~ deferred until the next re~la~ meetin~ of Council a~ ~at the City Attorney present a ~FZtten opinion at that time as to ~hether o~ ~t the play question is subJe~t to the clt~ a&lssions t~, .~e motion ~as seco~ed by ~. · ou~ ~ un~l~ously adopted, AIRPORT~ Th~ City H~ase~ hav~ previo~ly been authorized to rent No. 1 ~ Ha~ No. 2 at the Ro~ke Hunicipal Al~ort (~oodr~ Fleld].to the best advantase of the c~y, said h~ars to be ~nted in thel~ p~eeent co.trion, in the rentin~ of aald ha~s, the Civil Ae~nautics A~inist~ation should ~no~ i~rovement~ thereto, Zn ~hich event, the City H~a~e~ shall report back to Council as to s~d l~rovementa, to~ethe~ ~tth the cost thereof, ffo~ approval of the body, Hessr~. J, E, ~en~ ~'~obert F. H~, tradZn~ as Dixie Aviation '267 268 Se~vice~ occupants of lian~a~ No. 1, appeared befo~s Council, ]t~. Ruffian atati~ that he ~ h~s p~tner ~e ~t ~nterented In ~e ~ent~ o~ H~ ~, ~, ~1 pre~iously ltlted to the body at ltl ~etl~ on 8eptembe~ 1~ 19~,. In that It has been fou~ ~e buildi~ Is ~t adaptable ~o~ use as a repal~ ~op ~l~out a lot ch~es ~n the plane ~hich ~o~d be ve~ t~e~a~e to t~ city~ but that they are vlllin~ to ~ent Ha~a~ No. 1~ wis lse~ fo~ ~lve yea~a~ ~ ith option to renev~ at $118,1~ pe~ ~n~, since ~e ~lldl~ la o~y a atonce hans~ ~d the p~o~sed ~ent~l Fee. Is based on ~e ~ental ~ato fo~ ~e quonset huts at ~e il~o~t~ bel~ understood that ~e occupants rill bear ~e expense off a~ l~prove~nta cha~ee vhich ~t be made, a~ that upon ~mination of the lease~ the at~ctu~al l~rovements, If any~ ~lll become ~e property of the cit~. ~ter a discussion oF the matter, N~. Hlnton aakl~ the operators of the Dixie Aviati~ Repal~ Service Iff they ~ould acquiesce to the p~posed lease contalnl~ a provision ~hereby they ~ould a~ree to restore Ha~ar No. 1 to its orlslnal condition at thel~ e~ense, and the operators replyl~ that they a~e fo~ ~ch a p~visl0n to be included In the lease~ the City Hanaser l~o~ed Council ~at due to the pre~su~ off other matters he Is not rea~ to submit his report at this time, ~t ~at he ~111 attempt to report on the question at the next ~etin[ of the bo~; ~hereupon, It ~as ordered that the item be placed on next P~S ~ P~YGROU~S: ~. Robert I. Se~t~ Chairm~n of the Willl~son Road Comnity Cente~ Co~ittee~ appeared before Council a~ presented the follo~lnt com~ication, ~ ~eference to the erection of a co~nity cente~ In Preston Park: "Octobe~ 20, Cl~ of Roanoke Ros~ke ~ Virginia G~ntlemen~ ~e, oF the ~llli~son ~oad Co~nity Cente~ Co~lttee, are vePy proudj ~ell as deeply co~clous of the requ~ements of ou~ Star City, One of the most lmport~ needs of ou~ co. unity is s co~ty cente~. To th~ Ye hereby offer fo~ your consideration a plan for a proposed co~nity It Is hoped that Council-- 1. ~ill fl~ It possible to allocate a portion of the a~ea no~ k~vn as P~eston Pa~k fo~ the location of the proposed co.unity cente~. ~. ~111 m~e up the deficit, ~ any develops, to cove~ the cosh of the bul~i~, afte~ all efforts have been ~ployed to raise the entire ~ese pla~, of course,. ~e preliml~ a~ are subject to chan~e as more definite needs are determined. It Is hoped ~at the follov~ ~ods of fln~c~ ~lll ~ employed to 1. Donatio~ f~m service clubs a~ other 2. Volunts~ subsc~ptions by f~llies, at $1.O0 ~e~ share. ~. Sale of memori~ plaques.. You~ cooperation a~ assista~e is sincerely solicited In provid~ the cfr of Ro~oke vlth a bulldl~ fop vhich ye all my be proud. Ve~ t~uly RO~T I, ~E~j ~airman' After a discussion of ~e matter, ~. ~e~t dlspl~lng the proposed plans ~e c~lty center, ~. ~nton ~ved that ~e ma~ter be.referred to the City H~ager a~ the Cl~ Pi~ Co~lasion ~or s~dy, ~port ~d reco~e~ation to Council. ~e motion ~s seco~ed ~ ~. Waldrop ~d un~ously adopted. STBm-~T IHPROVEHI.~TSZ Hr. W. T. Hylton appealed.before Council and asked ~hat th& city plans to do'about t~ co~ltion off ~lll~ Ro~. ~. E.. ~te~ ~e wate~ ~in to be 'l~talled u~e~ ~e water system ~rovement program ia laid in the stree Hr.~Hylton pointing out ~at ~t o~y is the street In bad co~ition, but ~t is too Concurrlns In the r~arks ~de ~ Hr. H~lton~ ~e~ ~, ~, C, Brovn ~Reverend J. Veldon ~ere. ~aa~ oF the ~untain Vier ~urch o~ the Brethren on Hollins Road. . . At this point~' t~ City ~n~e~ advised Co.oil t~t afte~ the ~ate~ rain Is laid. he hopes to put a seal coat on ~e street. ~t ~at It ~lll be up t0 Council to decide ~e~e~ o~ ~t suf~lcient fu~a a~e available to w~den the street. ~te~ a discussion of the ~atte~. ~. ~o~y moved that the ~est~on of i~rovl~ a~ ~ldenin~ Holll~ Head. N. E.. be refferred to 19~3 budget study and that the City Ha~ger audit his reco~ndation to Council fey consideration at that t~me. ~e ~tion ~as seceded by ~. Hinton and unanimously adopted. COUNCILt ~. R. 0. Culbe~tson appeaved~before Council ~d ~epeated his request ~at the body hold at least o~ night meetin~ a ~nth. No action ~as taken on the matte~. TR~[C: ~. R. ~. Culbevtson appe~ed before Cou~il a~ complained bitter: agal~t the ne~ tr~fic experiment In the do~nto~ ~zi~ss section ~hereby ~edeat~ians may ~alk ~n a~ direction at street intersections upon a g~ven ~e ~es~dent. H~. ~ebbev. pointed out to H~. Culbertson that this la an ~lnist~ative matte~ a~ su~Eested that ~ confe~ ~lth theClty Hanage~ fo~ e~lanation of the experiment. ~ LICE~S~t Cou~ll havin~ previously concurred ~n the ~co~e~ation of a co~ttee that the request of Hr. ~. G. Culbertson that the city-p~vide a ~ay that ~e citizens ~ho desire can se~ a check to the Co~sstone~ of Revenue fey th~ auto~b~le license ta~a and have their taEs m~led to them. be de,ed. H~. appeared barfers the body a~ refuted the reasons g~ven by the co~ttee Fo~ its reco~e~ation. ~. Culbertson statl~ that an automobile o~e~ In seeing In his state license card ~ould ce~ta~y be sure that the ca~ cav~led his correct add.ess the~on; that he has had an automobile tag mailed to him a~ that the co~t thereof ~as fo~ cents ~tead of ~e f~ve cents reported by the co~ltteeJ that he ca~ot see ~here extra help ~ould be required for th~s pu~ose; ~ that he ~othe~ co~lttee should be appointed to conside~ bls request. In a dl~cussion of the matte~. ~. Youn~ pointed out that the inclusion a state license card ~lth the city automobile l~cense taE ~ould put It tn cateEo~ of first class m~l. a~. ~ereffore. the ma~li~ cost of s~e ~ould be seven cents~ t~ee cents fo~ the card ~ ffou~ cents flor ~e tag. ~te~ a furthe~ discu~sion of ~e matter. ~. Culbe~teon-stated that he ~ould be ~illlng to bea~ the cost of m~linE his city t~ ~ hl~. but that he opposed to the ~u~gestion of p~chasl~ city tags at the local b~nch off ~e State D~vl~on off Ho~r Ve~cles. a~ expressed the hope that ff~thev conside~ation ~ill be g~ven to his re,est by ~xt year. No action ~as taken on the matte~. 269 270 I~ATER D~PART~IIFt N~. Cecil Blas~ona, 8ta~ke~ V~rg~nia~ appe~ed befo~ Counc~l~ ~la[n~ t~t he l~ bulldin~ a houle on h~l property located on the salt I~de o~ ~eteen~ ~treet~ i, g.~ between ~unset Avenue ~ Var~ll Avenue~ describ aa ~t 3~ Block 11~ East Oats ~ap~ Official ,o. J22070J~ a~ that the deed to his property ass~es the ~rn[shl~ o~ water to t~ la~ ~ a ~te~ co~pa~ whic~ hal li~e go~ out of exllte~e~ but ~at the ~ate~ ~pa~t~nt of ~e City of has l~or~d him the city Is ~de~ no obligation to furnish wate~ to his.p~perty a~ that un~ exis~ln~ ~les a~ re~ations it sill coat h~ at leas~ S16~.~ to obtain ~ater, ~. 81~ona etatl~ that he la fl~nc~ly ~able to pay this ~unt In a lu~ sum a~ asking ~at he be a~fforded soae relie~ f~m the situation, .~te~ a discussion o~ the matte~, the Ci~ ~age~ po~ntl~ out that Sl~ns will be entitled to · $~e~ refund forgery con~me~ ~ho hooks on to the ~ater main servl~ his p~perty, ~, Waldrop.~ved that ~e matter be referred to the C~ty ~a~ger to see IF there la ~ything he can do to affford Mr. ~[~ons some relief. ~e motion was seconded by ~r. NinOn ~ un~l~usly ad,ted, B~-CI~ T~t ~. C.R. Xe~tt,City Treasurer~ appeared before Council and pPesented.a co~u~cation, advlsl~ that It will be necessary i$3~.00 to be ~de aeatlable In the ~tra.~loyeea account of his budget for the prep~ation of the voting list ~lch has to be gotten out.soon after the First the year, ~. Kennett pointl~ out that this work gets heavier a~ heavier a~ that hSs ~ar forces are u~ble to do the Job. ~ter a discussion of the matter, ~. ~e~ett pointl~ out that the unexpended b~ance In the sala~ of ~e outside collector In his office will more ~an offset the ~o~t to ~ used fop extra e~loyees, ~. ~oody offered the following'emergency O~inance, appropriatt~'$aOO.~.as ~e clty~s two-thirds ol the ~quested $3~.O0, s~b~ect to the Co~e~atio~Bo~d agreel~ to bear the remal~ i~ $100.~ (~11~9~) AN ~DI~CE to amend a~ reordai~ Section ~8, 'City of the 19~2 Budget Ordinance, and p~ovidl~ for ~ emerge~y. (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see O~l~nce Book No. 19, Page 123.) ~. ~o~y ~ved the a~ption of the O~ln~ce. ~e motion ~as seconded by ~. Young and adopted ~ the followin~ vote~ A~: Messrs. Minton,' Wald~p, Wo~y, You~, a~ the President, ~. Webbe~ NAYSt None ........ P~ITIONS ZONI~: A co~nication ff~m ~. John h. H~t, Attorney, representl~ Hary Prices XeFauve~, asking ~at property located on the south side of Ora~e Avers, N. E., between Os~rne Street a~ Vlnton Ro~, Official No. 3330~O1, be rezoned f~m Ge~ral Residence District to ~sinesa District or hight I~ustrial Dlstrlct~ ~as ~Fore Council, On ~otion of ~. Hlnton~ seconded by ~, Youn~ a~ u~ously adopted~ the comunication ~as referred to the C~ty Pl~ntn~ Co~ssio~ flor atudy~ report and =eco~e~ation ~ Co--il, Z0~NG= A co~lcation from H~. G, J. Malpe~t~ Attor~y~ =epresentl~ Lexte B, Holyfield a~ Less H. Holyfield, askinE that prope=ty located on the north off Br~bleton Ave~e~ S, ~,, between A~hby Street ~ Hsd Hock Hoad~ described ~ts 7-9~ inclusive, Block 5~ Eve~ee Development Comply ~p~ ~ rezon~ from 6eneval Hesidence District to Business District, ~s before O~ ~tion of H~. Woody~ seconded by H~o Waldrop a'nd unanimously adopted, the comu~ication wee ~efer~4 to the City Pl~nl~ Co.saXon fo~ study, ~e~t HOUSI~Z ~o City Clerk b~u~t to the attention oF C~ncil a co~nication ~or date o~ Octobor~ 19~2s al~d ~ H~or Roy L. Wobber~ ~vlaln~ of tho re~point~nt o~ H~. C. Fred H~s aa a Comissione~ oF the C~ty o~ Ro~ke ~edevelop~nt and H~si~ Authority fo~ a pe~lod o~ Fou~ ye~s e~ln~ Au~st The c~unication ~ss fil~. REPORTS 0~ ~IC~St AIRFORT~ ~e City H~Se~ su~ltted the followt~ repo~t ~lth reference to payment oF the ~ntractor ~o~ the new A~lnist~ation ~ildi~ at the Roanoke ~nicipal Ai~port~ ~Roanoke~ Virginia Octobe~ ~0, To ~e City Co~il Roa~ke~ Gentle~ent B. P, Parrott & Co.~ ~.~ entered l~to a contract vl~ the City Roanoke Fo~ the const~ction o~ ~e Alr~rt A~lnist~ation ~lldin~; on Feb~ary 11~ 19~ the butldin~ ~as accepted ~lth several exceptions. The co~ltions oF accept~ce by Council have all been cleared ~l~ the exception off a ffe~ mtno~ items; a~ al~ou~h~ to the best kno~ledse and belief~ ~e have co.lied ~ith ~1 Civil Ae~nautics t~on ~e~lations, have sub~equentl~ ~ritten the Res~onal Offff~ce, ~lred them, too~ the bala~e oF ou~ ffunds Is not available. Hr. Farrottts contract ~ ~l~ the City oF Roanoke~ a~ It appears to me ~at ~t l~ an-in~ustice to the Co.any ffo~ us to hold up their pend~n~ the outcome oF the Civil Ae~nautics Administration approve. Hay I respectffull~ reco~e~ your co~side~ation to releasinS a portion or all off these (~lEned) A~thurS. ~ens City Ha~er" In a discussion of the matte~ the City Ha~;e~ advised Council that the =ount of $17,69~,97 ~s due the contraetoP and that he feels at least of that ~o~t shoed be released wl~out delay, Afte~ a ~rther discussion of ~e matte~ ~e City Attorney voicing the opinion ~at since the contract of B, F, Par~tt a~ Company~ Inco~orated~ ~s with the cia7 the entt~e ~ount due the cont=acto~ can be pa~d without awaltin~ of ~e Civ~l Ae~o~utics A~intst~atton~ H~. Minton moved that the matte~ be refe~ to the C~ty Atrophy fo~ p~epa~at~on of the prope~ Resolution, focally acceptl~ the buildi~on the par~ of ~e c~ty a~d~recting the,City Audito~ to pa7 the contractor the full ~ount of ~17~69~.97. ~e motion was seconded by H~. You~ a~ unani~usly adopted, AIRPO~: ~e Cat7 ~na&e~ submitted written ~epo~t that Hrs. C. H. Short has off~ciall~ advised h~m that ~e w~ll not operate.the Airport Restaurant ~n the old A~inist~at~on ~lldl~ at the Roanoke Hubcaps1 At~o~t afte~ Novembe~ 15~ 19~ The re~t was fllede ~TR~ I~ROV~S: ~e City Hanage~ havln& been requested to ascertain the estimated cost of acqu$~ p~ope~ty othe~ than p~ope=ty to be donat~a fo~ the w~de~ of ~llitt Ave~ea S. W.~ ten feet on the south side f~om JeffePson Street to F~st StDeet~ he submitted ~tten report ~ 8ave an off-the-reco~ accoun~ of p~ress made to date, 271 272 ~RAFFIC-TAXIC&I~I H~. Donald .B. Pal~er havin~ com~14ined to Council that instead of parking in the taxi zone allotted to them in the 100 block of First Street, N. Wo, tho operators of taxicabs are using the 1-hour parking zone on the east aide of the street, thereby creating · chortage of available parking space for other motorists, and the request of H~. Palmer that the taxicabs be restricted to the taxi zone having been referred to the City Manager for study and report, he submitted ~ritten report, together with the following com~unication from the Acting Superintendent of Police= "Octob~ 16, 1952 }~.r,. A~thur S. O~ens City Manager Roanoke, Virginia Xn repl~ to the attached letter ! wish to advise that X contacted Eagen~ Callcway.who operates the Day and Night Taxi Cabs. ~e stated that. Donald Palmer parked his car in the taxi stand one night and was unable to tell the exact date° When asked to move h~e car Palmer stated that they were parking their cabs in a one-hour zone and this was the reason he parked his car in the taxi stand. Cniloway further stated it seemed Palmer was angry with Caldwell who operates the other cabs on ~enry Street° Calloway alee stated he thought Palmer was given a ticket but when checking on this we find that he was not given a ticket° Sergeant Lemon interviewed ~. C. Caldwall who stated that Palmer was angry with him because he came up and looked for a parking space and found one of Caldwell'e cabs parked in the one-hour zone and since he could not find any other place to park he parked on the taxi stand where he was asked to move° ! have l~structed the officers to be on the look-out £nr any of these cabs that might be parked illegally and give tickets if any of them are found to be parked illegally. Very truly yours, (Slgned~ Frank H. Webb CaptainFrank H. Webb Acting Superintendent of Police" The report and co~munication were filed. ~ITY PHYSICIAN: The City ~anager submitted written report from the City Physie~an for the month of September, 1952, showing 593 office calls and 6~3 prescriptions filled, as compared with 719 office calls and 628 prescriptions ~ille~ for the month of September, 1951. The report was filed. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ~LFARE: The Clty.~ansger submitted written report ~rom the Department of Public Welfare for the month of September, 1952, showing 1,~67 cases handled at a total cost of ~66,028.0~, as compared with 1,~53 cases handled at a total cost of $61,678.22 for the month of September, 1951. The report was filed. REPORTS: The City Manager submitted written reports from the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Health Department, the Roanoke MuDlcipal Airport and the Purchasing Department for the month of September, 1952o The reports were filed° gEWAGE DISPO~%L: The City Manager submitted the following report with reference to a further reduction of the retainage provided for in the contract between the City of Roanoke and E. and E. J. Pfotzer for the construction of the Sewage Treatment Plant~ .eRoanoke, Vlrgird, a, October 20, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ We are now retaining under the E. & E. J. Pfotaer contract $76,626.15, whXc~ is 5Per cent of a total bid of $1,532,523.0~. Mr. Pfotser has eeeueed f~oA the American Surety Compan~ their ~p~v~.of his Perforce Bo~ to reduce ~e ~lding. f~m ~ per cent to 2 pe~ cent~ a~ he has subsequently u~ltten ~ off,ce a lette~ ~equistin~ that the a~ be ~eduCed to 2 per cent or app~x~tel2 ~ter a visit ~ the pl~t on ~lday with ~. Howaon ~ afte~ a aubae~ent co~e~nce with ~e E~lneerlng Department a~ ~. Fred ~ell, 8upe~lnte~ent, ~e believe that ~7~*~ to $8~0,CO ~uld be I~ficient ~ co~lete ~1 the vo~k at the plant. ~e ~eco~ that ~e fu~a be released aa requested ~ubJect to the approval o~ the CI~ Attorney's ~e rill receive ~.60 fo~ ou~ a~eelns to the ~duction, - Rea~ct~lly ~ltteds {51~d) ~thur S. ~ena City Heizer" ~. ~o~y moved that Council concu~ In the ~co~endatton of the City Hanazt a~ that the matteP be ~efer~d to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution. ~e ~tion vas seco~ed by ~. YounZ a~ adopted by the follo~l~ vote', A~S= Hesars. Hlnton~ ~ald~p~ ~o~y a~ Y~nS ......... NAYS= The President~ ~, ~ebbe~ ....... WATER DEP~T~: The City Han~e~ ~itted vritten report, to~ethe~ ~lth the .follo~ln~ co~unication ~m L7nchburs Fou~ Company, a~ounci~ an increase In p~lces~ effffective Novembe~ 1~, 19~, for the remai~e~ of its contract, core,inZ cast iron pipe~ specials o~ ~lttin~s Fo~ the vate~ ~yst~ lmp~ve~nt proEr~= "October 13, ~. Arthur S, ~ens, City Han~e~ City of Foa~ke Roanoke ~ Virslnia Dea~ ~, ~e ~ l~reased costs of ra~ mate~l~s (piS iron a~ scrap l~n) and to 8ub3tantial increases In va~e rates It Is necessary fo~ us to advance price; applyl~ to Cast Iron Pipe a~ Flttl~s on you~ contact dated April 9, 19~1 Efffective thirty days ff~m today (Nove~e~ 1~, 19~) p~lces fo~ the re~al~e of this contract ~111 be as CAST ~OH - C~ LI~ (~C~T ~ ~ Ciasa 1~O~ 5uper-deLavaud PI~, 1~0~ l~ths, Fed. Spec. W-P-2~I, Type I. I 1.~8 8' ditto 2.~8 ~t. 1~~ Claes ~50 Stdzd. Hech. Jr. Flpe, 18~~ lgths. ~.~ 1~~ B~ ~5e Be~, Short ~dy 30.86 ea. 1~" All Bell Tees, Short ~dy 58.93 ea. 12e Class D. Plu~s (Not Lined) 6.05 sa. 8m ditto ~.90 12~ Class 250 Stdzd. Hech. Jt. 90· Ell ~.Sh es. 12e Class 250 3tdzd, Hech. Jt. ~5· Be~ 39,06 12' Class 250 Stdzd. Hech. Jr. ~ 1/~· Be~ 39.7~ sa. 12= Class 250 5tdzd. Hech. Jt. 11 1~~ Be~ 39.7h ea. (The above are the only ~pes off fittings that we show as being unshipped.) These prices also re~lect freight rate increases ~l~ were effective Janu~ 1, 1952 (6~) a~ July 10, 1952 (9~) ~ ~e therefore delivered Roa~ke All other ter~ off this contract a~e unchanged a~ stl]l effective. ~lle we ~egret the necessity ~r t~s action we feel sure ~at you will ffind the above ffi~res to be substantially ~er today's m~ket. ~lll you please ac~owledge receipt of this lette~, Yours ve~ ~ly, L~C~G FOU~HY CO~ (Sl~ned) ~. H. Odo~ Sales H~erm ~te~ a discussion of ~e ~tter, the City ~nager c~li~ attention to a co~nication from ~. ~arles E. ~ore, E~lneer in ~arge of Construction of the ~ater Department, advlsl~ t~t ~e total l~rease will be appvoxl~tely a~ It appearing that ~e contract provides ~o~ ~e increase, Hr. Young moved that 273 ,274 Council accept same, ,without opposition, but that at the ammo time, in view of the fact that the city iS now in a poeition to better determine what its actual needs will be for the uater system l~pr~va~ent'progra~ than it was when the original estimates were.mede~ the City Hana~sr have the astJJsates reviewed with a view of determining Just how ~u~h o~ the pip~ an~ fittings ~lll bo needed so that if all 'of the material ia. not needed the estimates can be revised accordingly, The motion ~as seconded.by H~o Hlnton and unanimously adopted, I/AT£R DEPAgTHENTz.Council having taken the water pres*uts reduction valve question under consideration, pendin6 the receipt of additional information, the City Hanager submitted the followin~ report~ "Roanoke, Virginia .October ~0~ To The City Council Rosnoke~ ~lrginia Gentlemen~ You requested on July 1/4, 19~2, that I make an analysis of the pressure valves needed in the City and to give you a subsequent report, The attached letter from Hr. Ch&vlee Eo Hoore~ Engineer in Chars* ~f Construction, and from Hr. Lo CONSULTIN~ ENGII~ERS, explains in detail Thureday, October 16o The crux of the verbal report and the ~rittenrepor is that-there should be lr~talled one or more reslonal zone valves so that the pressure could be controlled in areas rather than in individual ho~es or on private pro~erty° Since page four of Hr. Ho~sonVa report infers that we ehould return to the booster service cost, I invite your attention to thie *action and respectfully suggest that photostatic copies be mailed you for your cubs*quant study, Respectfully eubmitted~ {~ltned) Arthur S. O~ens City In this connection, the City Hanager read the followini comunication from Charles E. ~oore, Engineer in Charge of Construction of the ~ater Department: ~October Hr'° Arthur S. Owens, City Hans~er · Hunic[pal Bu[ldin~ Hoanoke~ Virginia De'ar Hr. I submit hereuith report and solution of l'ncrea~in/~ the pressure dffferential between the SouthRoanoke' area, ref~rred to as the Clermont Tank level, and the western section of ~alel~h gourt, referred to as the 1]th Street Booster level, Hro Louis Ro Ho~aon, our consultin~ engineer~ presented to the Council at a special meeting Thursday.might, October 16th~ a plan callinF for the installation of maste~ pressure reducing valves~ o~e eat to be located in the South Roanoke area near Yellow Hountain Road and Jefferson Street extended~ and the othe~ at or near the intersection of Orandin Road and Carter Road, explalnin~ full~ his reasonin~, roughly estimating the cost in the near neighborhood of $5,000, and reportir~ that manufacturers advised approximately thirty days delivery of the necessary valves after the' receipt of the ordevo Briefly, each unit will consist of an §, and 3~ pressure reducing val~ a ~e or ~= curse relief valve and a recording pressure smug* attached at or near the reducing valve and on the low side thereof° The Council informally accepted this plan, expressing the opinion no further action was necessary a~l requesting Hr° Howeon to prepare the necessary design details, the construction ~ork to be done by the Departme: On the occasion o£ my trip to Chicago on September ~Sth, Rvo Howson ~ade a me~orandu~ of the problem containing a solution thereto, which ~as the basis o£ his advice to Council in the above mentioned meeting° He has authorized me to attach a copy of that memorandum to this r~port, I earnestly racom*nd to you the formal acceptance of his recom~endao tions aa c?ntainsd in this memorandum and as presented to Council last night, Very truly youra~ (5i~ned) Charles E. Hoot* · Er~lneer in Charge o£ Consto~ The City Manager then read the following memorandu~ from Mr. L, R. Howson, Cnn'suiting Engineer, ae attached to the cont~unication from Hr, Hoofer ~P~MOI~ANDUM I~oARDING HISH PRI~SSUR]~ A~F_A8 IN ROANOK~ · Alvor~, Burdick & Movaon September 25, 1952 L, Ro H. Under consideration at present time are tw$ principal areas, namely, the area now served by the 13th Street booster atatlon west of Chesterfield -qtreet, and the gouth Roanoke area now served by Clermont tank. There ia a small area along a 12 inch line laid in Pereinger.Road and serving nine houses, which are now on low pressure taken from a section of the 12 inch main, which will eventually be used as the connecting line between the Crystal Springs Booster Station and Grandin Court tanks. There are but nine houses in this region. Their present pressures are from 42 to 48 pounds. When transferred to high pressure, that le the (~randin Court elevation, they will have maximum pressure of from 125 to 132.pound. e. The 13th Street and South Roanoke areas now have booate~ pressure of approximately 40 pounds and 50 pounds'respectively, The resulting pressure on the consumers in those areas now varies from 15 pounds to 90 pounds per square inch. If the 13th Street area was to be transferred to the Grandin Court elevations without a pressure reducing valve, the pressure would be raised by 45 pounds, and the resulting pressures Would accordingly be fro~ 60 to 125 pounds, with possibly a few exceptions up to 135 pounis. In the South Roanoke area the increased pressure f~om the Garden Springs reservoir without a pressure reducing valve would be 35 pounds hight than at present, with pressures 'raised to a range of 50 pounds on the high ground and 125 pounds on the low ground, with occasional exceptions up to 13~ pounds. ' While it ia believed that pressure within the ranges above indicated would be safe for residential use, the question has been raised aa to the effect upon the satisfaction with which they will operate. To obviate thee, objections and to mere or less make it practicable to make the variations in such steps and to whatever degree may be ultimately desired, up to the use of tull pressure, it ia recommended that each of these two areas be provided with master pressure regulators controlling the pressure within the entire districts ia conjunction with the surge relief valves and recordi pressure gauges, all to be installed in vaults. The 13th Street vault would be located at or near the intersection of Grandin Road and Carter Road. The South Roanoke installation would be mar the intersection of Yellow Mountain Road and Jefferson Street extended. The installation in e'ach case should consist of the followingt il) A three inch pressure reducing valve of the Golden-Anderson t~pe, designed to reduce the pressure from the high service level by any amount desired up to approximately 40 lbs, This valve would take care of all normal conditions and variations in use. ~nen during unusual drafts, such as for fire, large quantities of water are required, the eight inch pressure reducing valve ~ould open and with the differential exietin~ between the high level and the lower level would turnlsh the water requlred for such emergency uses at the controlled pressure for ~hich it is set. (R) On the low pressure side of the relief valve there should be installed a flour inch or larger surge relief valve which would open automatically and discharge to waste if, through any surge possible resulting from the quick closing o£ a hydrant or otherwise, the pressure should reach a level above that desired on the low pressure side of the pressure control valves. (3) In order that the City might have a continuing record of the effectiveness wlth which these control valves are worklng, we suggest that in the vault in which t~e valves serving the respective areas are located, there be installed a recording pressure gauge. Initially we suggest that in each of these two districts the pressure be raised by 10 pounds over that which has been in effect. After a suitable period of operation, assuming satisfactory results, it is suggested that an additional raise of 5 to 10 pounds be taken and possible successive increase up to the full pressure of the Grandin Road--Yellow Hountain Road reservoirs providing the experience in increasing the pressures has been satisfactory. The ultimate setting of the pressure control valve, if their use is continue can thus be determined by trial. Whatever setting is finally adopted, the areas will have the advantage at all t~mes of improved fire protection, improved pressure for those at the higher elevations of the district, and It is believed satisfactory pressure for those on lowest ground and now having highest pressures. The-net effect of Increasing the pressure 20 pounds would be for the consumers who now have 20 pounds pressure to get about 40 per cent more water through the existing fixtures, while for the consumers who now have 100 pcunde and whose pressure would be increased to 120 pounds, the quantit~ of Flow would be increased by 10 per cent. 275 276 In the avant of cucceaa~ull% lncreasin6 the p~essu~es to the maxl~,- poseibl~ service to oven higher areas may be obtained ~lthout redesign~ ~e~eal should ~t be ~u~ u~ise to take ~11 .~vanta~e o~ the Ora~ Cou~t-~0arden'Clty level.~ redeal~ oF t~ p~sent plans u~ld p~bably be It developl t~t the fo~ differential law ato~ rates at Roa~ke of yoa~ ~o. ~o8~r ~in~ involves coat flop a Few ~l~ la thus chafed by all. In this partic~a~ caas~'~ ~oatln~ p~easure cost la rouF~ly computed as folloesz Pu~p irLe onlyl ?00 x 200 x 2~ 33~000 x 3 Cost of Boostir~ Pressure ~ 1-~ = ~.6~ per ~ = 1-~ per 1,0~ gala. Fixed ~n~es on Reservoirs Ova~ln Ct. Sta~plpe $ 36,760 Oavden City Resev~ol~ 66,~37 GraVen Ct. Elev. Ta~ ~0~0 Foundatio~ 10~ ~O · P~pinE a~ Valves {s~ $z7~,coo) C~atal Sp~l~s ~oste~ ~ta. (Delray Station) $ ~0,~0 12a-~ipe lines (not char&ed to H.S.) A~al Cost oF S~th Side ~o~ter ~ater Fixed C~r&ea ~ 6~ on ~.~ 13.~0( Total A~ual Cost ~ate~ Sold est ~ ]~ .x ~19 ~ : 16~ ~ Cost/1,~ gala = 9~ Say 1~/1,~ gals A ch~ge oF approx~tely 10 cents per 1.000 gallo~ would appear to be equitable flor booster service 'at Roanoke. Iff. due to the coati.ed tende~y to occupy elevatlons~ Boosting to a still higher pressure required, that will obviously involve still another charge. This added cos~ of boostt~ Is co.only ~ecognized, as Illustrated by Clevela~ suburban rates, where so~ of the water Is p~ped five tl~s, a~ ea~ pressure dlstrlct carries a surcharge above the next lower p~ess~e,w ~. Woody moved t~at Co~cll conc~ In that p~t of the memora~f~om ~owson relating to the reducln~ val~e~ ~d ~at the part of the memora~ ~ela~ ng to booster service char~es be taken u~er consideration until the next re~la~ meeting of the body. The motion was,seceded by ~. Young e~ unani~usly adopted. POLICE DEPArtS-FIRE ~PART~ The C~ty Hanager submitted the report on cha~es in ~e personal of the Follce Department a~ Fi~ Department; 'Hoanoke~ ~irginia 0cto~r SO, 1952 To The City Co--il Hoanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I ~1~ to ~epo~t th~ f~llo~ ~es In ~e ~rso~el of the Police ~d FlreDep~t~nts: POLICE John Dempsey Rice resigned, effective October 11, 1952o FIHE DEPAR~.....=._...__..._.._~ Paulus Winter Hoots employed as Plre Yea~ Private, effective October 16 ' George Hobert Webb employed as First Year Private, effective October 16 Respectfully submitted, (Signed~ Arthur ~. ~ens City Manger ~ The report was filed. BUDOEToELECTION~ The City Ranager su~lttsd the followlr~report with reference to the appointment of extra clerks in ~proxl~tely [~enty-five of the city's votl~ precincts for ~e ~ene~al ~lection to be held on Nove~e~ ~ "Roanoke, Virginia October 20. 19~2 To The ~lty C~il Roanoke~ Virginia 6entlement ~e follo~ln~ lette~ ~aa preaent~ to me on Sat~day by ~. T. ~yer~ ~airm, Roanoke iity Electoral 'October 18, Hon. Roy L. ~ebber, Hayo~ ~ ~embers of Council Roa~ke, Virginia ~ticipatl~ a max~.tu~out oF voters on election day~ November ~th the Blectoral Board deems It advisable to appoint an a~slstant to the re~lar staff o~ Judges ~ clerks, In approximately t~enty-flve the l~se precincts. ~e appointee ~111 serve In ~re or less u~fficl~ capacity, but ~e believe this a~a~e~ent ~tll greately e~edlte the votl~. Approximately $~0.~111 be needed to defray th~ cost o~ this extra help. Home,er, th~ ~u~t i~ already In o~ budget a~ ep~opriation ~11 ~t be necessary. ~s lette~ ~ to ~quest that the City Auditor be authorized to pay this bill ~hen It Is pre~ented. Yours very (SiEned) T. Ho~d Roanoke City Electoral Boardt The City Auditor advises me that there are auff~clent ~s In Accounl ~, Page ~, ~ORAL BOA~, ~Ithout ~ additlon~ app~priation; but due to the la~ and as an ~ded p~cautlon, ~e p~ffer to have you~ ~p~roval t~s expenditure. ~espect~ully su~ltted~ (Signed) ~thu~ S. City Hanage~" ~. ~oo~ moved 'that Co~cll concu~ in the report and offered the Resolvtion~ (~11~9~) A'RBSOLUTION autho~z~g the Electoral Boa~ oF ~e City oF to ~pol~t extra clerks in ~pproxlmatel~ t~enty-fflve oF the city's votlnF precincts for the General Election to be held on November ~, 19~, and p~vldfn~ Fo~ an (Fo~ ff~l text oF ~esolution, see O~dln~nc~ Book No. 19, Page ~, ~oody ~ved the adoption ~F ~e Resolution. The motion ~ ~econded by H~. You~ a~ a~pted by ~e Follo~tn~ vote~ A~: Hassle. H[nton, ~al~op~ ~oody~ Yo~ns~ ~d the ~esident~ ~. ~ebber- N~S~ None ............. ~lth Fu~t~ reffe~ence to the election~ ~. ~aldro~ b~ought to~e attentlo off Council the question of seeing ~at the state ~prohlb[ting partls~ c~v~ers at the polls ffrom com~tth~n flirty feet of ~e voting place Is ~e City Attorney replied ~at since the ~tter Is covered by state la~ ~t Is no problem oF Council. REPO~S OF 277 278 ."Oetobel` 1~, 19~ Roanoke C~ty Council Roanoke ~ Vil`sin~a Oentlement ]foUl` comittee to report on the bide for l~l`oJect ~ received by you on October 13, 19~, .audits ~e folloei~t-- Bide ~ere ~ecel~ed F~om ~. ~. Jack, on Co~a~ CoFe~ Construction Ail b~dde~s co.lied ~ith the c~l fo~ bido. except aa to Bulletin No. 1. O~y ~. N. Jackson Company ackno~ledsed its receipt. Cofe~ Const~ction C~p~y has~ by lette~, authorized ack~ledzinZ the ~eceipt oF ~lletin No. 1 as re.ired, A latte~ ~as attached to the bid of H. ~. Hu~l~ offferl~ ~eduction ~n his bid oF $17~O.~ in ~e event the tot~ ti~ be extended ~m 130 to ~ days, ~e exte~lo~ in all three bido have been checked ~ fou~ to be Ther~ Is attac~d hereto a tabulation oF the bido ~d estimate of the ~ater Depa~t~nt. The tabulation sho~s t~t ~e CoFe~ Const~ction Co. any Respect~lly su~itted~ (~l~ned) J: Robert ~omas (S~sned) H. Cletus ~. You~ ~ved that Council concu~ In the report o~ the co~ittee and o[Fered the Follo~lnS Resol~tion= {~11~) A R~OLUTION acceptin~ the proposal oF Co~e~ Co~truction Company, Incorporated~ Ro~oke~ Vlrsln~a, ~o~ the tren~l~ laying, backFlllin~ and street restoration incident to l~talli~ ~ater mai~, fire hydr~ts~ a~ all appurtenance~ thereto, ffo~ P~ct No. ~ oF the ~ate~ Depar~ent, ~o~ certain public streets directl~ ~e Cl~ Han~er to execute the requisite cont~acttand providin~ fo~ an (Fo= ~11 text oF Hesolut[on~ see Ordin~ce ~ok N~. 19, ~a~e ~. You~ moved the ~option oF the Resolution. ~e motion ~as seconded by ~. ~'ood~ a~ adopted by ~ follo~l~ vote: AYe5: ~essrs. Hlnton~ ~aldrop~ ~oody. Young, and ~e President~ ~. ~ebber-5 AIRPO~I Council hav~s deferred action on the re.est of khe City HanaEe~ that Hrs. ~. H. Short no't ~ charEed ~e $100.O privllese Fee fo~ operation of the testament In ~e Old A~inia't~ation Bulldl~ at the Roanoke ~lcipal Airports a~ the City Hana~er havl~ ~en ~equested to f~nish the ~dy a list of the f~xed base operators at the Airport ~o ave payl~ the prtvllete fee, the matte~ asain before Council. ~e City Hanaser advisin~ Co~cil that he is not p~epared to audit his report at this ttme~ a ctlon on the ~tte~ vas deferred until the next ve~l~ of the bo~y. ~TION-PIRE D~TH~I ~e matter off aequl~lnZ ~e Taze~ell Hoyden Heir property lyl~ south oF Vlnton Hoad~ N. E., east oF ~ayla~' Street a~ Street, as a site flor a Fire station In ~e Idle~lld-Ke~ood Addition ~ea~ havln~ been Pe~erred to 1953 budget study, and the City H~aEer havlnsb een requested to negotiate vith the Tazevell Hor~ He~a For an exte~lon of ~e cityt~ option on their p~operty, ~e matter vas a~ain before Council. The City Manager advised Council that he has begun negotiatio~a for the extension of the option and will have · definite report at the next regular meeting of the body, . CONSIDERATION OP CLAIHS: None, · INTRODUCTION AItD CONSIDEI~A?ION OP O~DINA~CF.5 Alfl) AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 11~91~ authorieing and .directin~ the City Nan·gar to enter into a lease with A~erican Airlines~ Incorporated, relative to the uae and occupancy o£ certain apace in the Remote Control Radio Trans~ttter Bulldtn~ on Noun·sin upon certain ter~s and conditions~ having p~evlously been before Council for its first readin~ read and laid ovel.~ wes again before the body, Itc, Hinton offering the following for its second .reading and final adoption: (~11~91) AN ORDIlt~NCE authorizing and directin~ the City Hen·gar to enter into · lease with American Airlines, Inc.~ relative to the use and occupancy certain space in the Renote Control Radio Transit·er Building on Hill Hountein upon certain terms and conditions, (For full text of O~dinence, see Ordinance Book Ho. 19~ Page Hr, Hlnton moved the adoption of the Ordinance, The notion wes seconded by Hr° Waidrop and adopted by the following vote: AYES.' HesSrSo Hlnton, Waldrop~ Woody~ Young, and the Presldent~ H~o Webber- NAYS: None ........... O. EAS~.u--r--h~-WATER DEPARTHF2~: The City Attorney havir~ been requested to prep~ the propel' Ordinance, providin~ for the ·cceptance of an easen~nt along the propose~ exter~lon of Grandview Avenue, No Wo~ From the Watts Estate, presented esme~ where~ Hr° Youn~ moved th·t the followln~ Ordinance be pl·ced upon its fire· reedingo The notion was seconded by H~° Hinton end adopted by the followlnE vote: AY--~: Heesrs° Hlnton, .Waldrop,Woody, Youn6, and the ?resident, H~. %febber-~, NAY-~: Hone ......... (~11~?) AN O~DINANCE expressln6 this Council's willingness to accept the donation o£ a strip of lend located in the northeast portion of the ~atts Estate~, For street end municipal purposes, upon conditions herein enumerated. W~J~AS~ Grandvtew Avenue, as presently developed, enters the northeasterly ~ortiou of the lands of the late Jo Allen Watts both from the north and f~om the ~outh but does not continue through said lands, and WHEI~A~ in the Judgment o£ the City and ·leo in the Judgment of the heirs of the late Jo Allen W·tts, mid street should be Joined within and continued through the ·foreseid l·nds, and · WH~REAS~ as · part of the City's present water extension program, it necese·ry to ins·ell · l~-lnch ne~n through said land in the immediate future, and : WHEREAS, English ~howalter, Esquire, Adminlstrator~ dob,n.~ c.t°a., of Allen Watts, end also the attorney for said decedent~s heirs-at-law, has informed the City Attorney, by letter date October 2, 1~-, on File in the office of the City Clerk~ that ell of the heirs of the late J. Allen Watts are a~reeable to do2atlng to the City the requisite right-of-way to continue Grandview Avenue throuEh sa~d lands, upon the conditions hereinafter ern~merated, but because of the advanced age of one of the heirs, it is not convenient to deliver · proper deed for said rlEht-of-way at this tine, nevertheless, that such deed will subsequently be execute. and delivered to the City and, pendin~ the delivery tl~eof~ that the City may ~roceed to Install the water main thr~h said lands within the proposed right-of-we: 279 :280 N~f, TH~P~FOP~, ]~ IT ORDAIN]D by the Cou~il of the City o~ Roanoke as ~ollo~ ~ 1. ~at ~e p~por City officials be, ~ t~y ~o hereby, ~o~lzed a~ directed subse~ently to accept a deed, upon fo~ approved ~ the City Atto~y~ ~oa the ~is of ~e late ~. Allen ~atts Slvl~ and conveyl~ ~to ~e City, street and ~niclpal p~poses~ a strip o~ la~.located in t~ ~rtheaste~ly portion oF the '~atts Estate~ between the present te~lni of G~a~view Avenue~ bel~ feet In eidth fo~ a pa~t oF its length a~ JO.O feet In width for ~e balance oF len~th~ a~ as shown on SPlan oF a ~. Co~ecti~ Street~ O~a~view Av~ue~ ~akins a T~ou~way fr~ He~shberse~ Road to Oa~ Blvd.~ prepared In the Orifice off the City ~l~er, u~e~ date of Janua~ 18~ 2. ~t the City ~lll s~e at ~ts o~ expe~e, ~lthin a reasonable ~ter lezal title to the aforementio~d la~ shall have been so transffe~red to reasonable l~rov~ents to said strip oF 1~ In o~er that it may be used ~, ~hat affter the receipt off the aforementioned deed ~d uponthe completior oF the present ~ater develop~nt pro~ect In ~aid area and, accordl~ly, upon the easement subsequently mentioned bein~ off ~ ff~ther value to ~e Clt~, the City oFric~als are hereby authorized ~d directed, fo~ and on behalf off the to execute and deliver to the heirs off the late J. Allen h'atts, or their assigns, proper in, truant releas~ unto said heirs~ o~ their ass~, the City's present ~ater rl~t ear.ant extendin~ From the top of Rou~ Hill In a southeasterly direction to Hlllc~est Avenue. ~e 0rdina~e havinz~en read, ~as laid over. B~G~-C[~ DRUGGI~T~ The Clt~ Attorney havi~ been requested to prepare th~ proper Ordnance, p~ovidl~ for the payment of ~0.00 to a substitute Clt~ In the ~bsence of the City D~gist ~hlle on vacation, presented s~e~ ~hereupon, ~ldrop offered the Follo~l~ as an e~r~ency ~asure~ (~11~98) AN ORDINANCE ~e~i~ ~ection ~8 ~Cit~ ~lcian~, of the Budget Ordinance~ ~ a~ed, to the sole extent that the appropriation therein $2,000.O0; a~ providi~ for m e~r~ency. (For full text of O~din~ce, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~. ~aldrop moved the ~option of the Ordl~nce. ~e motion ~as seceded by Hr. ~oody a~ adopted by the follo~ln~ vote-' A~S~ ~essrs. Hinton, ~aldrop, Woody, Young, and ~e President, ~r. ~ebbe~ H~S: None ............ H~IOS-P~ES A~ FL~GROU~S= The ~Zty Attorney having been requested to pre,are the proper.Ord~n~ce, grantl~ pem~ss~on to Radio Roanoke, Inco~o~ated, ~oody ~ved that the follo~in~ O~dinance be placed upon its first ~adl~. ~e moil ~as seceded by ~. ~inton a~ adopted by the follo~l~ vote= A~S= ~essrs. ~nton, ~ald~p, ~oody, Young, ~ the President, ~. ~ebber- {~11~99) AN OHDI~N~ grantin~ unto ~adlo Hoanoke, Incorporated, to use ~ area 70~ x 80* on~ ~ near the top off, ~11 ~ountaln, For the erection aRCh the ter~ and co~ltio~ herein set forth. ~HEHFAS~ Radio Roanoks~ Inco~poratsd~ has heretofore formally petitioned :his Council to grant it the privilege of erectin~ and operatin~ a television antam and tower on, and n~ar the top of, Hill Hountain and within the Hill Hountain Park area, and ~EI~EA~, the aforesaid petition was referred to e committee of this Council composed of its Ha~or, its City Rana~er and its City Attorney, for investigation~ report and reco~endation~ end ~/EREAS. the aforesaid committee~ after careful investigation, filed ~l'ltten report and recommendation, hearin~ date October loth, 1952, with this body at its regular meeting of October 1]th last and therein recommended that the petiti of said corporation be ~ranted upon certain terms and conditions enumerated therein and 1/ttEHEAS, this body, at said meeting, accepted, ratified and approved said report and recommendation with a slight addendum to the effect that the erection maintenance of the tower and the protective lighting shall c~mply with the rules and re~ulations of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. THEREFORE, ~E IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City o£ Roanoke as follows~ That Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, be, and it is hereby, granted authority to erect a television antenna and tower and requisite accessories thereto on a ~0 site on, and near the top of, Hill Hountain, within the Hill Hountain Park area, an~ lawfully operate the same for a period of ten (10) years from the effective date of this ordinance upon the terms and conditions herein set £ortht 1o ~aid corporation shall pay unto the City a rental off ONE THOU$[ND ($1,000.00) per year, co~encir~ as of the effective date of this ordinance, for the ~se of said land in equal monthly installments, in advance, and on and before the 10th day of each calendar month. 2. No advertising, except that resulting from the operation of said corporation's radio and television business, shall be permitted on or within said land or upon or within any tower, building or accessory erected thereon; provided, however~ that said corporation may place an appropriate small identification sign~ to be approved by the ~lty Hanager, on said premises. 3. ~lthin a reasonable time prior to the expiration of the term herein authorized, the City, upon the request of the corporation, will consider, through renegotiations, extending the term upon conditions fair to both parties. The icorporation shall have the right to ~emove its tower and equipment from the area at any time at its complete cost and upon so doing, and further upon restoring the area in a manr~r acceptable to the City Hanager, shall no longer be r squired to pay the rent herein contemplated. Upon the expiration of the period embraced in this ordinance, Or any lawful extension thereof, the corporation shall remove the television antenna and tower and all accessories, includin~ buildings erected on said site, and restore it to its present natural condition;provided, however, that upon abandonment of the site by the corporation, or upon the expiration Of the ten year term herein contemplated, or any la~rful extension thereof, the City may, at its election, require the corporation to leave any buildings erected thereon for the use of and to be the property of the City and at no cost to the City. ~. That the outer architectural design of any buildings erected on said site shall be approved by the City Hanager and the plans, work, design, general 281 2S2 structure and e~lneering details of all of the television antenna and tower and accessories shall.confor~ to applicable law and be approved by the City ~n~lnesr and the City ~uilding Inspector, S, That the precise location of the ?0t x 80t tract and the location of the tower thereon shall be approved by the City Hana~er, 6, That Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, shall erect at an appropriate point near the television antenna, a Chlldren*s Television Theatre of a type to be approv, by the City Manager and subsequently sh~ll operate the same at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner and under the continuing approval of the City Manager, ?. In the event it should be necessary to relocate any existing equipment~ facilities or property of any nature~ in order to effectuate the desires and purpos, of Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, in the premises, then and in such events, said corporation shall pay the entire costs in connection with such removals and relocatJ 8. The erection of the tower, protective lighting and the maintenance therec shall be in strict accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Aeronautic Administration, 9. That prior to the effective date of this ordinance the proFer officials o£ Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, shall sign. the original thereof as evidence of its acceptance of the privileges her~ln conferred and its agreement to co.~ply with all conditions herein imposed, Signed in accordance with and for the ~urposes stated in paragraph 9, supra. RADIO ROANOh~,, INCORP0~ATED, (Signed) By Leo F. Henebr[ President ATTEST~ (Signed) Ernest W. Mitchell The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. S-~R CONSTRUCTION: Council having appointed a Board composed of the Director of the Department of Public Works, the City Engineer, the City Manager and the City Clerk to make final as. sessments against abutting property owners for the construction of sanltary sawers in portions of the Bluefield Heights area and in the southeast portion of the Forest Hill Subdivision, the City Clerk reported that a hearing wa.s held by the Board on October 16, 19~2, and that it is the re¢om~endat~ of the Board that the charges, as fixed against the abutting, property owners at that time be docketed in the office of the Clerk of the Hustings Court. In this connection, Mr. J. E. Fogle appeared before Council in opposition tc the proposed Final assessments against property located on the north side of Coloni~ A-~enue, S. W., east of Persinger Road, described as ~ots 3-t-S, Fogle Map, standing in the name of Alfred H. Ash, et als, in the amount of $6~,0~ each, as well as the assessment against Lot 6, in the amount of $6~.10, ~r. Fogle pointing out that at the time the p~blic hearing on the proposed estimated assessments was held on May ~ 19~0, before the Council of the City of Roanoke acting aa a Board, he told Council that the property in question was already served by a sewer line running to the Veterans Ho.using Project and that if the property in question was to be assessed under the proposed project, then the properties on the south side of Colonial Avenue should also be assessed, but that the city has gone ahead and laid laterals to the above property without laying laterals to some of the surrounding properties. At this point, Hr. lt. Cletue Broylee, City F~lneer, appeared before Council and presented · map showing the properties in question, Hr. Broyles pointing out that tho abo~e property has already been subdivided and that another one of the pieces of land in the vicinity to which · lateral was laid, standing lnthe names of Walter W. and Duvahl D. Ridg~ay, Official No. 128011/$, is ready for subdivision, H~. Broylee explalnir~ that tho properties to which laterals were not laid are not suitable for subdivision purposes. After · further discussion of the matter, Mr. Young raising the question as to ~hether Or not a subdivider can be required to furnish sewer facilities to his property at the time tho land ia subdivided or whether he has the right to defer the l'urnishlng o~ the sewer facilities until such thee as he is ready to have the sewers installed, Its. Woody moved that Council concur in the recom~uendation of the Board as to the overall project and offered the following Resolution~ (t11600) A RESOLUTION amending the estimated amounts of assessments against certain abutting landowners for sanitary sewers es as to change the estimated amounts to shaw the a~ounts finally assessed against each landowner, respectively, pursuant to Resolution No. 11559, ·dopted on September 15, 1952; approving the final assessmentsl providing for the docketing of the final ·8sessments in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook Mo. 19, Page 1~5. ) Hr. Woody moved the adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Er. Webber-! NAYS: None ............ O. Mr. Minton then moved th·t the question of the assessments against Lots ]-II-~-6, FeEls Map,. be referred back to the Board for reconsideration. The motion was seconded by Er. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. SEWER CONSTRUCTION; Council having appointed a Board composed of the Direct. of the Department of Public Works, the City Engineer, the City Manager and the City Clerk to make final assessments against abutting property owners for the constructic of.sanitary sewers in portions of Alrlee Court and Alrlee Court Annex; along Edison Street, between Fug~te Road and Liberty Road; and along portions of Sweetbrier Aven~ Hell,well Avenue, Strother Road and Creston Avenue, the City Clerk reported that a hearing was held by the Board on October 16, 1952, and that it is the recommendatior of the Board that the charges as fixed against the abutting property owners at that tl~e be docketed in the office ~f the Clerk of the Hustings Court. Hr. Young moved that Council concur in the reccumendation of the Board and offered the following Eesolution~ (~11601) A RESOLUTION amending the estimated amounts o£ assessments against certain ~uttir~ landowners for sanitary sewers es as to cha~ge the estimated amounts to show the amounts finally assessed against each landowner, respectively, pursuant to Resolution No. 115~8, adopted on September 15, 1952; approving the fina~ assessments; providing for the docketing of the final assessments in the Clerkts Office c~ the Iiustings Court of the City of Roanoke; and providing for an emergency. (For ~ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by H~. Woody and adopted by theag~ollowing vote~ :283 284 A~St Hessrso Htnton~ Wsldrop~ Wood~, YounS~ sod the President, HVo Webber°, N&YS~ ~one ...... ~0. HOTIS~ A~ ~SC~US BUSIeSt Nom. ~ere being no fur~er business, Co~l adJouEed. APPROVED ATTar Clerk President COUNCIL. REGULAR Monday, October P?, The Council of the Cit~ of Roanoke met in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Hurdcipal ~ulldin~, .Honday, 0ctobel' 27~ 195P, at 2tOO o~clock, p. m., the re~lar meeti~ ho~ ~lth the President, Hr. ~ebber~ presidio. ~E~l Hesa~s. Hlnton, ~aldrop, ~oody, Yo~E~ a~ the President, ~ebber .................. ~ ........... A~c No~ ................ O. 0~IC~S PSES~: ~. Arthur S. ~e~ City M~a~e~ ~. Ra~olph O. ~lttl~ . C~ty Attorney. a~ ~. Ha~ry ~. Yates~ City The meetl~ ~as opened ~t~ a praye~ by ~. A~t[ur S. ~en8, City ~I~ A~ ~TIC ~TIONS C0~Tt Council havl~ previously p~ovided fo~ the pa~ent off the Substitute Judge o~ the ~uve~le a~ ~mestic Relatio~ Cou~t on the ba~ls of $]~.~ pe~ month Fo~ a ~riod of ~l~ty day~ dv~[ng the absence ~e Juvenile ~d Do~tic Relations Justice d~e to ~llne~s, JudEe ~. A. Pate, Juvenile a~ Domestic Relation~ Justice,a~ea~ed before the body ~d e~re~sed his appreciation ~or t~ action o~ Codicil. J~d~e Pate statl~ that he ~lll return to hie duties on Tuesday~ 0c~ber ~8, The ~resident, H~. ~ebbe~, ~o~ a~ on behalf of the ~mber~ of Council, expressSd the pleases of the body at the ability of Judge ~ate to retvrn to his duties. S~ iSSES2~St H~. H. H. H~cock, ~18 P~ate Road, N. E.. appeared befo: Council, advising that a Se~er Assesment In the amount of ~18~.~O, ~lth interest from lu6ust 1, 19~2, st~d~ a6ainst his p~perty described as ~t 20, Block Liberty L~d Co.any Hap, Hr. Rancock statin6 that ~e property in questlonwas 'already served by a se~eF before It ~a~ a~xed~ a~, thereffore, the a~ve ~n ~h~s co.ceYlon, the C~t~ ~le~k b~u~h~ to the a~ent~on of ~ounc~l co~un~ca~on f~om the ~t~E~e~ a~v~s~ that ~t Is felt s~nee the ~as se~ed b~ the s~a~ ~st~c~ l~s a~ the ~e ~ a~ve assessment was plac~d a~a~ns~ ~t the assessmen~ should be In a fur~he~ discussion 8f the matte~, ~. H~cock also called a~ten~on a Sewe~ Assessmen~ ~n the ~oun~ of $18~.~0~ w~th ~nte~est f~m Au~st 1~ stand~n~ a~a~nst h~s p~erty described as ~t Ri~ Block 3~ L~be~ty La~ Co.any Hap, ~. Hancock statl~ that, at his request, a lateral vas ~t laid to the above lot because of possible d~ase to the d~lveway exte~l~ acros~ said lot to the house on Lot a0, ~. Ha~ock statin6 ~rtheu that since ~t ~1 Is an integral part of ~e l~n for the house on Lut a0, he does not Feel ~e lot ~ill ever be use~ for bulldin8 purposes~ and, therefore, the Sewe~ Assessment standi~ agai~t the lot should be released sl~ce the sewer will neve~ be needed. At ~ls point, the City Clerk ~ the City Ha~ge~. members Of a ~ard created to hold public heavies ~ the above se~e~ project, stated that It vas the feell~ of the ~ard at the tl~ the assessment ~a~ Fixed that even thou~ B~cock has ~ intention of bulldin8 on the lot It c~ be developed by some futu~ :285 286 owner, at ~hich tl~e the o~ner will be entitled to the lateral from the main sewer line in order to be served by the main line, and, therefore, the Board fixed the assessment against tho property. After a further discussion of the ~atter, lt~, Hlnton moved that Council den: the request of Hr, Hancock that the -~ewer Assessment standin~ against Lot ~1 be released, but t~a t Council concur in the request of Hi., ~ancock as to the releasing of the 5ewer Assessment atan~ln~ against Lot POw and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution. The ~tion was eecondei by Hr. Haldrop and unanimously adopted. LICER-~ES= Hr. Horton ltoneyman, Attorney, repraeentir~ the United Cooperage Corporation, appeared before Council and advised that since 19~ hie client has been operatir~ under a wholeaaler*a licenser both in the city and In the state, but that now the new License Inspector has informed hie client that any person dealln$ in the purchasing, barterlr~ or exchanging of sly kind of ~econd*hand barrel should pay a llcense tax of $~0o00, plus fifty cents on each $100.00 of the gross receipts of such business, under Section ~ of tho License Tax Code of t~.e City of Roar~ke, Hr. Honeyman protesting that his client ia a wholesaler and asking that Section Pa be deleted from the License Tax Code, After a discussion of the ~atter, Hr. l~aldrop moved that the question of deletin~ Section ~a from the License Tax Code of the Cit~ of Roanoke be referred to the City Hana~er, the City Attorney, the City Auditor and the License Inspector for study, report and reco~endation to Council. The motion wac seconded by HI-. H[nton and unanimously adopted. PE~ITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: IK{ITATIONS-' A co.~unicatlon fl'om Hr. Leo P. Henebry, advising ihat the Roanoke Herchant~ s Aasociatlon ia planning a very auspicious Christmas Parade for Tuesday, Rove,~ber a~, 19~a, at ?:30 o~clock, p. m., to officially open the Christmm shoppir~ season in Roanoke, and that the merchants would like For the ~ayor, the members of Council and the City Han~er to be In the first c~ in the p~ade which ~lll in effect make the Council of the City of Roanoke a committee ~elcomin~ the openin6 o£ the Christmas season, was before the body. On motion of M~. Young, seconded b y M~. Woody and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the communication and to accept the invitation on behalf of the members of Council. ~UDGET-COMPENSATION EOAHD: Council having previously requested the Compensa- tion Board to grant the City of Roanoke additional time in which to submit ~oint reco~i~endations for the fixation of salaries and expenses in the offices of the constitutional officers for the calendar year 1953, a communication from the Compensation ~oard, advising that it is extending the time for filing of 1953 bud,s! rsquests by the oonstitutional officers of ~oanoke comin~ under its Jurisdiction to such time as Council may have completed its study of these requests, was before the body. The communication was filed. LICENSES: Council having previously had under ooneideration the questic~ of mailing city automobile license tags to the purchasers thereof, as well as the question of sellin~ city tags at the local branch of the State Division of Motor Vehicles, the following communication from the Commissioner of Revenue, with re£arsr to both questions~ was before the body~ 'October ~nd, TO TH~ HONOHABLE MAYOR~ A~D ~4EH~I~S O~ T~ CI~ COU~CIL~ ROA~ VIROIN~, It has coma to ~ attention tMou~ ~e ~it{ ~reem thst It im City ~to~ Vehicle ta~s, I do not object to yo~ adoptl~ eithe~ ~tho~ but I el~ to c~l ~ou~ attention to certain objections to eithe~ Fl~stt ~e su~sestion ~at the City ta~s be mall~ to the auto I suppose that this occurs affte~ he has paid ~e p~lce o~ the ta~ to the ~eas~er, I am l~o~ed t~t It ~ld cost $~.~ a thous~ fop such marlin, Hy ~on~ belie~ ~s that it ~ld entail upon me extra ~ u~eessa~ cork a~ ~d ~ke it almost ~oss~ble ffo~ ~ to balance ~lth 5eco~ ~e suS~estion that so~ o~ ~e t~s be sold by the state aZe~y a~ part ~ my of film, I have m objection to the State dol~ the cork of selll~ city ta~s provided that all of t~. t~s be sold at the He.quarters o~ the Division o~ ~to~ Vehicles. It ~o~d be l~ractical to have so~ o~ t~ ta~s sold In my office ~d s~ else~ere, It ~ld cause ~eat co~usion In my bal~cl~ ~lth the T~eas~er, daily, The Treasurer chares ~ vie~s In this, ~e T~eas~s o~fice ~d ~ office are Just across ~e hall-~ay ffrom each other, ~en I sell a City t~ the purchase~ soes l~digtel~ across the hall ~d pays ~e T~easure~. If he doe~ not do so ~ere Is a bre~ In the ta~bers a~ the Treasu~e~ corns to my o~fice to see ~hat has ~ne ~ron~, '~l~ Is ve~ l~portant, I~ the t~s a~e sold at the Division of ~to~ Vehicle headquarters, this ~uld be Impossible ~d the Treasure~ would ~ve~ kno~ who has p~chssed t~s unt{l the report to him was made the followi~ da~, ~e~ are ~ny people w~ buy the a~e tas ~er yea~ afte~ ~ea~. It ~s to the benefit of the Police Depar~ent ~is office that ~is be continued. I~ the ts~s were divided end some sent to ~e D~vision of Eo~ Vehicles for s~e a~ some re~l~d In ~ of Cice, this practice could ~t be contl~ed without causin~ considerable inco~e~ lence, You can see ho~ impossible tt ~ould be fo~ me to balance with T~easurer u~ess I sold all the ta~s. - I ~ bo~ed fo~ the faithful ps,romance of ~ duty. How ~ou could bo~ the State men fo~ the pe~fo~a~e of a purely City ~mtion Is fo~ yo~ to dec,de. ~e~e a~e a ~e~ of ~easo~s wh~ ~t ~a ~ch mo~e conven~en~ For o~dina~ citizens to come to ~e ~nicipal Bulld!n~ rather than to the Headquarters of the Division of Hotor Vehicles fo~ Cit~ ta~s, but ~lch w~ll not u~ert~e to Yours very t~ly, (Sl~ned) John H. Hart Co~ssio~ of the ~evenue~ In this co~ection~ the City Clerk bro~ht to the attention of Council a coruscation ~om ~s. ~a~ E.~obertson, Troutv~lle, ViatiCa, su~estln~ cf selll~ city a~ state ta~s. In a discussion of the matte~ of ~ellin~ city ta~s at the local br~h of the State Division of Hoto~ Vehicles, ~. Youn6 stated ~a~ it ts h~s the 195~ M~lslature ~ended the Code of ~lr~l~a to authorize ~e ~lvisio~ of Motor Vehicles~ upon w~tten request of the ~ove~ body of a c~t~ to sell city taEs, ~d that ~e Division of Hoto~ Vehicles Is re~y, wlllin~ a~ able to coopers' with the City of Roanske by enterln~ into a contract with the prope~ authorities of the city to issue city ta~s at the Roanoke branch office, usin~ perso~el of the Division of Hoto~ Vehicles fo~ this p~se~ not only for the renewal period of one ~nth, but for ~e entire t~elve m~nths. Afte~ a ~rther discussion o~ the matte~, H~. Youn~ stated that he doss ~t know what th~ cost to ~e city fo~ the services of the Division of ~to~ Vehicles Ill be, but ~at It ~s his hope the cit~ will see its way clea~ to ente~ into such a contract at the p~per time~ a~ moved that Council ~ke the ~est~on u~e~ advisement Fo~ definite action at a later date..~e ~tion was seco~ed b~ Wo~y a~ un~i~usly ad.ted. ST~ ~D~NG: The ~ollowin~ co~unication fro~ the City Co=~sslo~ ~ reference to the widenl~ of Day Ave~e~ was before Councll~ 287 288 "October ~, The ~ono~able R. L. ~ebheP, ~syor, and Hembera of Cit~Councll, Roanoke, 0entlemen{ : In reply to your letter of October 16, 19~-, referring to the City Plannir~ Comlsslon for etudy~ report and recommendation the question of widenl~ Day Avenue~ ~. W,, between ~efferson Street and Franklin Road, to a 50ofoot street{. The Com~iesion feels that the~e will be an increased amount of traffic on Day Aven~e es a result of the construction of the proposed psrkin~ garage, md that an. additional width would be desirable. ~t is understood that the owner of said p~opoeed Sarage has knowledge of theproposal that Day Avenue bo widened, a~i that he has lrxlicated a wlllin~ness to have said bulldins constructed on the proposed new line of the street. The City ~lannin~ Commission recommends to CltyCouneil that Day Avenue be widened twenty-five Feet Fro~ the center line fl'om Jefferson Street to Franklin Road, 6. W. Respectfully submitted, (Sl~ned) W.. J. ~c¢orkindale, Jr. Chairman.w After a discussion of the matte~, the City Attorney statin~ that it is not necessar~ to establish a setback line if t~s city proceeds with the acquisit~n of necessary l~nd to widen the street, Hr. Youn~ voiced the opinion that it is important that the first block be widened without delay, particularly on the north side, end moved that the City Haneger submit to Council septets estimates for the widenin6 of the north side and the south side of Day Avenue, S. W., f~om Jefferson Street to ~lrstStreet, as soon as possible. The motion was seconded by Hr. ~oody end unanimously adopted. ZONING= The followin~ co.~nunication from the City ?1arming Commission, with reference t~ the rezonlng of the lot locate~ at the point Where Salem Turnpike intersects with Helrose AvOnue et Twenty-second Street, N. W., was before Council~ The Honorable H. L. Webber, Hayor~ and Hembers of City Council, Hoenoke, Virginia. Oentlemen: in reply to your letter of July 31, 195~, referring to the City Plann~: Co~nission For study, report and recommendation e communication from A. Fltzpatrlch, Attorney, representir~.. John A. Wilson, asking that the lot located at the point where S~lem Turnpike intersects with ~elrose Avenue at ~2ndStreet, N. W., described as a portion of ~lock 9~, ~elrose Land ~ap, Official No. 23~2307, be rezoned From e Special Residence District to a l~siness Dlstrict~ The property in question has been inspected, and the petitioner end attorney have appeared before the Comm~ssion on two different occasions to explain their reasons For the request. The Commission Feels that the property should not he rezoned for the following reasons~ 1. The lot in question ia an irregular-shaped corner lot located et an intersection which is heavily travelled, and the operation of a business use thereon will create an additional traffic hasard. ~. ~he ~mmediete neighborhood is residential in character, and any business use muld tend to depreciate the val~e of nearby homes. 3. There is an existing Business District located between 23rd. Street and La£ayette Boulevard, ~. ~., all of which is not built up for bus,ness uses, and the rezoning of said lot ~uld result in ~spot,~ zoning, contrary to the best interests of property owners in-the immediate vicinity. The City Planning Commission recommends ~o CityCouncil that the request to re~one said property to a Business District be denied. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. ~. ~cCorkindale, Jr. The City Clerk advising that the petitioner has requested that action on the matter be deferred until the next regula~ meeting of Council, in order that the ipetitioner might appear beffore thc body, the question was carried over. ZONINO~ Council having previously referred to the City Planning Co~ieelon a coemmnication ffrom ~. X. A. Pate, Attorney, representing Hr. Arthur N. Troxell, el als sdvlsing that the ~etitioners' for the rezoning of certain properties locate( betueen Shenandoah Avenue and Sale.--. Turnpike, 1~. I~., in the vicinity of the Fairvis~ Cemetery, will donate suitable streets through their properties, and further action on the request for rezoning having been deferred by the body until final approval h~ been given to a plan for the proposed streets by the City Planning Co~desion, thc following com~unication from the City Planning Comission, with reference to the matter, was before Councll~ 'October P3, 19S2. The Honorable R. L. Webber, Hayor, and ](embers of CityCouncil, Roanoke, ¥1r~lnia. In reply to your letter of Hay 23, 1952., referring to the City Plannini Comm~tesion for study, report and recommeodation a communication from K. A. Pate, Attorney for Arthur M. Troxell, et als, asking that properties locate, between Shenandoah Avenue and Sales Turnpike, H. W., be rezoned from a General Residence District to a Light Industrial District, said~ropertiee designated as Lots No. 2~4030~_ Ho. 26~030~, Ho. 26~0306, No. 26/4030?, No. 2~0311, No. 26~031~ and Ho. 26~0313: The properties In question have been inspected, and several conference held with the attorney and the petitioners in an endeavor to work out a proposed street plan which will best serve the properties and the l~ediate vicinity when they are developed. The Comission has been informed that the owner of Official Lots No. ~6~030~, No. 2~030~, snd No. 26~0306 desires to withdraw the request that her properties be resorted, and these lots are excluded From the Commaission'.. The Comission is of the opinion that the location of said properties in the immediate vicinity of land classified both as Light and Heavy Industrial Districts makes them more suitable for industrial than residentl~ purposes, and that the resorting of said properties will result in the natur~ extension of the existing Industrial Districts in that section. It is felt, however, that the rezoning of said properties, and their subsequent use for industrial purposes, will result in increased traffic problems at that point which will require wider streets, and that any provisic~ made for wider streets will mutually benefit the petitioners ss well as the City at large. The City Planning Commission recommends to City Council that Lots No. 26~0307, No. 2~40311, No. 26~0~12 and No. 26~O313 be resoned from a General Residence District to c Light Ir~ustrial District subject to the recordatlor of an officially approved subdivision plat of said properties, said plat showing: 1. The dedication of a 60-foot street running north and south from Salem Turnpik6 to Shenandoah Avenue, N. %/. 2. The dedication of a 2~-foot strip of land along the west side of Lot No. 26~0307 to provide for a 50-foot street. 3. The dedication of sufficient land s~ cng said properties on the south side of Salem Turnpike and on the north side of Shenandoah Avenue to provide for a future right-of-way forty feet from the Respectfully submitted, (S~gned) W. J. McCorklndale, Jr. . Chairman.e In this connection, Hr. Pate appeared before Council and advised that the petitioners are in accord with the report of the City Planning Commission, except for the third item requiring the dedication of sufficient land along their propertt, on the south side of Salem Turnpike and on the north side of ~henandoah Avenue to provide for a future right-of-way forty feet from the center, Mr. Pate stating that the petitioners feel it is unfair to ask them to donate land for a~ 80~foot street on Salem Turnpike and Shenandoah Avenue. 289 290 Aftez- · discussion of the matter, Hr, Waldrop voiced the opinion that Council should hear the explanation of the City Engineer before taking any action on the request for l. azoning ·rd moved that the question be deferred until' the next regular meetir~ of the body. ~ha motion was seconded by Hr. Hlnton · nd unanimous] adopted, TRAFFICt The proposed 1952 Street Traffic Plan for Roancke~ Virginia, as ~repared by the Police Department, having been referred to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommendation, the following communication the City Planning Commission, with reference to the setter, was before Council: 'October ~, 1952o The Honorable Ro L, Webber, Hayor~ and Hembers of City Council, Roar~ka, Virginia, . Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of July 31, 1952, referring to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recommendation, a copy of the proposed ~1952 Street Traffic Plan for Roanoke, Virginial{ Careful deliberation ham been given to this report, and an opportunity given to representatives of several interested groups, including City Council, to express their views on the proposed plan following detailed explanations of the reasons for each reco:~endation. In view of the purpose of the proposed plan, primarily to relieve congestion and expedite the movement of traffic in the central district of Roanoke and on the ma)or traffic, arteries connecting thereto, and, second·rS to provide for increased pedestrian safety, the Commission Feels that a mos comprehensive study has been given to its preparation, and those responsibl. for its completion are to be highly commended, The Commission, as well as the citizens of Roanoke, realizes that the most urgent need today is the solution of its traffic problem. Because of its peculiar topography and bulltoup~ narrow streets, there is no perfect solution to Roanoke~s traffic problem. The adoption of any plan will necessarily inconvenience some individuals or firms, but it ia firmly believed that the overall benefits to be derived will far outweigh obJectla of those who may not have considered the best interests of all concerned. Adoption of the new traffic plan prior to the construction of the Jefferson Street vi·duct is essential to insure a smooth transition for traffic when the viaduct is placed in operation, The City Planning Commission recommends to City Council that it adopt inits entiret~r the '1952 Street Tr·fflc Plan for Roanoke, VirginiaI, the effective date to be January 1, 1953. In connectionwith the adoption of said Plan, the Commission suggests that Council give consideration as quickly as possible to making improve- ments necessary to let Street, ~. l/., in order that it may carry its share of the future traffic load. It is the Commission's considered Jud~uent that if a mingle change is made in the proposed Plan,. its effectiveness will he destroyed. If Council deems it expedient to wavy from the recc~umendatiaua of the Plan, the Commission respectfully suggests that it be given the privilege of making · further study of such proposed variation before final action is taken by Counc il. Respectfully s~bmitted, · (Signed) W. J. HcCorkindale, Jr. In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a cou~untcation f~om Hr. ~{orton Honeys·n, Attorney, advising that he represents a group of individuals who desire to oppose a portion of the t~affic plan relating to Franklin Road and that he would like an opportunity to be beard on the matter; a co~r~u~lcation from Hr. ~. T. Engleby, Jr., Attorney, representing a ntuuber of the businesses loc·ted west of Fifth Street, S. il., on Salem Avenue, advising that his clients would like an opportunity to be heard in opposition to the proposed change in traffic regulations on Salem Avenue; and · communication f~om Hr. John K. k'ebb, Jr., opposing the proposed changing of Jefferson Street from · two- directional street to the proposed one-wa~ street north bound from Haple Avenue to Salem Avenue. Afte~ a discussion of the matter, ~Lr. Woody moved that Council meet in info'real session at ?~30 otclock, p. ~., November 4, 19~2, for a study of the proposedplan, with a' view of fixir~ a date for a public hearing on the question, If it is decided to hold a [ublic hea~lng. The ~tton was seconded by ~. Wald~p a~ uniquely adop~d. R~O~S OP O~IC~8: AIRF~Ts Co,oil havl~ prevlo~ly eulogized the City Hasg~ to rent ~, 1 at the Roanoke Hunicip~ Airport to the beet advantage of the citl~ hs submitt the follo~l~ reports 'Ro~oke ~ Virginia Octobe~ ~7~ 19~2 To The ~it~Council Roanoke, ~ir~lnit I ~ould recom~ that ~e lease to Dille Aviation Repal~ Se~vice~ J, E. O~e~ a~ ~. P. Huffman, H~ ~1 unde~ the follo~int coMitb~ 1, ~ase ~o~ five ye~s ~lth option to re~ for five ], All lmprov~ment~ to be dedicated to t~ City o~ ~oanoke. ~. Ail plans, constmction~ a~ ~ene~sl pro,ram to be approved by the Airport ~am~e~ and the City En~imer, ~. Prior to the e~lration of the fl~t yel~ of occupancy, there shall be lnst~led internal partitions~ insulated ceilin~ la shop area and heatin~ pl~t, 6, By ~e e~lration of ~e second yea~ of occup~cy, there ~hsll be installed toilets and septic 7. ~ the e~ of ~e third ye~ of occ~ancy, a co~lete han~ lean-t ·hall be erected a~ othe~ a[~ lte~s ~hlch are to be app~ved ~ plans a~ sFeclflcatlo~ of ~e City ~lneer a~ the Al~port 8. Ail parents prescribed by the City of Ro~oke shall be paid In addition to this lease. 9. ~e lessee shall co~ly with ~1 rules a~ re~latlons, ordin~ces, etc., pro~lgated by the City of Roanoke and generil operational plus ~ controls prescribed by the Airport Ran~er. 10. The contract to take effect upon passage of ~e ordinance. Respect~lly submitted, (51gnarl) A~ur ~. ~ens City ~. Nlnton ~ved that Council concur In the reco~e~ation of the City Hanager ~d that ~e matter be referred to the CltyAttorney for preparation of the proper O~l~nce. ~e motion was ~co~ed by ~r. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT~ Council having previously authorized the City Hana~er to ~nt H~ngar ~o. ~ at the Roa~ke ~unlclpel Airport to the best advantage of the city, he audited ~ltten report~ toge~er wl~ dr~t of an Ordln~ce, providing the rental of the he,ar, ~ ~e rec~e~ation that ~e Ordinance be adopted. ~. Woody ~ved that Council conc~ In the ~eco~e~atlon of the City ~ager and t~t the followl~ Ordinance ~ placed upon its first reading. ~e motion was aeco~ed by ~. W~d~p ~ adopted by the following vote~ AYe: Hessrs. Minton, Wal~op,Wo~y, Young, a~ the President, Hr. ~ebber- NA~; None ........... (~11602) AN O~INAN~ au~orlzlng and dlrectl~ ~e proper City officials to execute a lease of CHanger ~o. 2' at Ro~ke ~nlctpal Alr~rt, (Wood~m Pleld) to ~. Clayton Le~n, t~adi~ as Virginia Alr~tlve, upon certain ter~ and co~ltio 29t 292 i~n~ for several years p&st, ~ar~ar No. 2e at Roanoke Hunioipal Airpor (Woodrum Field), has been leased to ~. Cla~on Le~n tra~in~ es Vlrslnia upon terms ~ conditio~ provided In the leases heretofore entered into betveen the parties. ~ ~E~ said leaaeeta ~at ~cen~ lease has te~i~ted a~ "H~ ~o~ is bei~ o~ ahortl~ uill be; r~oved to · ney location e~ ~oodr~ Field anticipated that the said eH~Sar No. ~" ~ill be available ~o~ occupancz on or abou the lat day off J~ua~, 19~3, n~ ~AS~ In the r~oval and relocation of ea~d ha~ it has been a~reed ~at the C~ty may pe~anently ~nstall ins aid relocated ha~a~ a certain heat~ ~l~t heretofore o~ by the said lessee a~ used by sa~d lessee ~n his occupancy of the ~oresaid premises, u~on the ~ent ~tallation of whic~ the said heat~ ~l~t ~11 Becks the ~ro~erty of sa~d City. T~O~, BE ~ O~AI~ by the Cm~ll off the C~ty of Roanoke that the C~ty ~ana~e~ be, and he ~s hereby, authorized a~ directed to enter into 'a ~tten lease, fo~ a~ on Behal~ of sa~d City, w~th ~. Clayton Lemon tradl~ as A~ot~ve lea~ln~ unto the said ~. Clayton ~n tradin~ as V~ln~a' A~ot~ve aforesaid, 'the ~rem~se~ known a~ des~ated as ~an~a~ No. ~ at ~a~ke ~un~ctpa] Airport, (Wood~ F~eld~, ffo~ a te~ off five ~) ye~3 co~enc~ o~ the date said premises a~e ff~rst available flor use a~ occup~cy subsequent to tha removal thereo to a ne~ location at ~oodr~ Field, sa~d lease to be upon su~ form as l~ prepared and approved by the City Attorney o~ the A~l~t~t City Attorney a~ upon 5uch te~s and co~ditions a~ are prescribed bi the City Hana~er to provide, however, ffo~ the Following: 1. ~hat ~e rental ~r said premises ~hall be fixed at the rate of per month, payable In advance; 2. ~at the lessee's ~nthly rental for the first two (2) months of the te~ of said lease shall b~ ~aived a~ abated by the ~Ity in ~ll comp~ation to said lessee for ~e 61ty's pe~anent acquisition of that certain heatl~ plant he~tofore owed ~ said lessee a~ used by him in his use ~d occupancy of the aforesaid premises on their old location; 3. That ~e lease sh~l not ~e assigned ~r the premises sublet In whole o~ ~n part nor ~1 any alteration or additions to the premises be made by the ' ~ssee w[~out the written cogent of the lessor first obtained, ~. That ~e lessee shall abide by a~ co~orm with all of ~e rules re~lations of the lessor pertainl~ to the operation of its said airport ~ ~ch now In force or which ~y hereafter ~ pro~lgated. ~e 0rdl~ce hav~ Been read, was laid over. AIBPORT: The City ~anager su~mitted the follow[~ report~ with reference to U-~r~ve-lt service at ~e ~w A~lnistration Building at the ~oanoke Airport~ "Roanoke, Virginia October 27, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I w~uld recommend that we be authorized to enter into an agreement with the U-Drlve-It, Hertz Licensee, for service at the new Airport Administration Building under the following ~onditions~ lo A fiveoyeaP lease with Fen°satiation at the expiration of the five 2° 8pace to ~e assigned by the Airport Manager, ]o confo~ with rule8 and regulations prescribed by the Airport Managel ~o Offlce space available at regula~ rate of ~S.O0 per square foot° ~, Adequate insurance whlch would be consistent with a committee report c~ncsrning protection of From $2~0OO.00 to SSOoO00,OO for liability and $~000,00 for property damage, 6° Other conditions to protect the City's interest as prescribed by the Clty Attorney and tho Airport Manager. ?, The Company to pay to the C~ty ~ per cent of the gross or $50.00 per montho which aver lo the greater. 8. The $100.00 Fee in lieu of license shall be incorporated In contrac Respectffully submitted, (Signed} Arthur S. Owens City Manager~ A~ter a discussion of the matter, Mr. Waldrop questioning the amount of insurance For property damage, and the City Manager voicing tho opinion that the city is adequately protected, ~r. Woody moved that Council concur in the report o£ the City ]4an~ger and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparat adopted. AI.~POR?: The City Manager submitted the followin~ report, with reference to furnishing heat, Janitor service and supplies, water and sanitary facilities for the Traffic Control and Com~unlcatione Quarters at the Roanoke Municipal Airport: "Roanoke, ¥1rginia -October 27, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia On May 12, 1952,~ you adopted. Resolution ~11~3~ in which you authorized biddin~ on certain facilities and Janitor services For the combined traffic and radio departments of the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the Airport Administration Bulldin~. You authorized the acceptance of a bid in the amount o£ $161.?$ per month; however, a resurvey of the cost of operations has altered this figure to $155.~8 which we have detailed for that our records may be clear. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur $. Owens City Ranager" Mr. Young moved that Council concur in the report o£ the City Manager and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney fo~ preparation of the proper Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted, AIRPORT: The City Manager sub~nitted the following ~report, with reference to Insuring the plate glass in the new Administration Building at ~he Roanoke Municlpa] Airport.' "Roanoke, Virginia October 27, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You are aware of the fact that in the new Airport Administration Building there is a considerable amount of plate glass; and the cost of insuring this plate glass is quite high. '293 294 ~ ! have had the Insurance Advisory Coel~lttee to ~a~o a survey of tho coat vhich would ~o~t to ~39~.79 po~ yea~. This ~uld ~ ~o ~ml~ on ~e fLfteen l~go solex o~-qu~to~ inch plate vl~ovs a~ fou~ solex one-~arte~ ln~ plate doo~s on the al~l~e side of the build,ns a~ the f~ plain one-qua~te~ inch plates In ~e doo~s o~ the auto.chile aide the buildl~, ~e~e a~e ~so t~elve double glazed units In ~he control ~lnce I feel that the risk off great d~ge Aa negligible; I ~ u~illi to re~ome~ t~t we secure th~s l~ur~ce. I~ Council decides.to insure the glad, It will ~ssltate an app~prAation of $]~.~. Respect~l~y su~mitted, {Signed) A~thur S. ~ens City Hanager~ ~. Wo~y moved that Council concur In the ~co~endation o~ the City Manager that the plate glass not be l~ured. ~e ~tion ~s seconded b7 Hr. Minton a~ u~l~usly ad,ted. AIRF~T= The City Hanage~ au~itted the Following report, with reference to the ~rchase of lobby furniture for ~e new A~lnlstration Building at the ~oanoke Hun~c lp ~ Airport = "Ro~oke, Virginia October 2~, To The City Co~cil Roa~ke, The following letteP ~rom the Hanager of the Ai~ort a~ the A~chttect for ~e ~w A~inistration Bulld[~ Is ~th referees to the purchase of furniture for the lobby F~om other t~n the low bidder= 'October 18, .1952 A. ~. ~ens, City R. B. Moss, ~rchasing ~ent ~nicipal Building Ro~oke, Virgins Gentlemen: Upon receipt of the tabulation of bids on lobby furniture for the ~w Airport Te~lnal buildt~ from the City ~rchasin~ Agentl the ~llding ~chitect, Hr. B. N. ~b~, Mr. Oar~ Clay ~ I made a c~e~l study a~ s~vey of ~1 items incl~ed, upon ~lch ye ~lsh to ~port as The Molls Line as bid by Ste~ of Roa~ke ~as un~imously selected as the best ~rnitu~e for ~e new te~ln~ lobby for the following the Molls furnit~e will.provide ease of cle~t~ a~ ell~nate the debmis trap caused by fixed ~d Joined This Is extremely l~o~tan~ where the public use over a 2~ h~r day period. 2. The welded ~ou~t l~n fr~es will prevent lossening ventilation and fur~er provide greater s~ety ~u.better stability of design. 3. Bette~ ~ouping a~ thus more Flexibility can be acco~lishedI an ltem~ g~eat lmport~ce where tr~Fic flo~s directly thru the lobby which must also provide seating for the public. ~. Co~o~ity to bulldl~ style, colo~ scheme a~ over all intentio~l design c~ be ~re likely supplied by the Molls u~ts, wi~ lucre additions easily fitting the scheme without dati~ the older pieces. In general ~e believe our selection to be the ove~ all be~t For the buildi~ ~nvolved ~d the addition~ cost neEll~ible flor the adventa~e~ gained. (Signed} M. L. Harris (Si~ed) B. N. ~ba~ M. L. Harris, Airport M~ager B.N. ~b~ Eu~ank & CaXdwell~ I co.ur In ~la reeo~ation in cc~o~Ity w~h my coherence wl~h ~hese gentlemen; a~ X believe it Is for the best interest of ~he City buy ~om next ~o ~he lowest.bidder, Respect~lly (Sig~ Art~r ~. ~ens Cl~y Manager" In this connection, H~, R, B, Hoss~ Purchasing A~ent, appeared before Council and read the specifications for the furniture, Affter a discussion of the matter, H~, Waldrop moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Manager that fils Hollo furniture be purchased and that the question be referred to the City Attorney For preparation of tho [roper Resolution, The motion failed For lack of a second, ~o Woody then ~oved that the City Hanger have the PurchaeinE Agent re-advertise for bids on the basis of more definite specifications ~l~lch will be to the best interest of the city. The motion was seconded by Hr, YounZ and unanl~o adopted, GRADE C~OSSIN6S: The City Hanover outfitted the following report, w lth reference to the appointment of a negotiator in connection with the Jefferson Street GradeCrossl~ Ellmir~tion Projects "Roanoke, Virginia ~October 2?, 195~ To The CltyCouncll Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen,* ! would like to reco~end that you authorize ~e to cor~er with the Norfolk and Western Railway Company and the State Department of Highways with referees to ~ec~rl~ a ne~ot~ato~ Fo~ acquirl~ the property neces~ar fo~ the v~aduct, It ~s my reco~endation that a Fee of ~0,~ pe~ day be set a~ ~at the ne~otiato~ be appointed after the aFore~ntioned co~e~nce, Respect~ll~ su~ttted, (S[~ned) A~u~ ~. ~ens City ~ter a discussion of the matter~ Hr, ~oody moved that the question be referred to the City Attorney flor p~p~at~on of the pro~e~ Resolution, the employ~nt of the neEotiator, subject to ~e approval of the ~crFolk' Railway Company a~ the State Hl~h~y Department. ~e motion ~as ~e~nded by Youn~ end ~sn~ously ~ted. ~AT~ D~A~: Council at its last meetl~ havl~ accepted, opposit~on, ~ ~ncrease ~n prices~ effffective Novem~r 1~, 19~, Fo~ the remainde~ the contract of the Lynchbu~g Fou~ Co~y, covering ca~t l~n pipe, specials fittings for the ~at~ system ~mprovement proart, but hav[~ asked ~e City ~anage: to review origln~ estimates wl~ a view of determlni~ ~ethe~ o~ nat all off the pipe a~ fittings will be needed~ he submitted wm~tten ~epovt that ~e E~tnee~ Charge of Construction of ~e Wate~ De~Ptment see~ to thi~ the city ~11 need mo: pipe a~ fittings th~ o~l~l~lly estimated. The C~ty HanaEe~ edvisi~ t~t he hopes to submit a more definite report on the matte~ wi~ln two weeks~ the report was filed. ~S A~ P~YGHOU~5: Council at ~ts 1~ ~e~ meetin~ havin~ referred to the City Hana~e~ ~5 the City Planni~ Co~lssion fo~ s~dy~ ve~rt and recommendation the proposal of the Wllliams~ Hoad Co,unity Cente~ Co~lttee fo~ the erection of a co~nl~y center in Preston P~k~ ~e City Hsn~e~ su~ltted the followi~ repo~ ~ 295 sly 296 · . · "Roanoke,. Virginia October 2?, 19~2 To The City Cotmcll' Roanoke, Virginia . 6entle~en~ You referred to me at our last meeting for study:a~ report the propos~ o~ the ~llll~son Road Civic ~a~e ffo~ ~e correction off a Co~tty Cente~ on the ~lli~ Freston Park la~. ~ recreation budget fo~ the yea~ 19~2 ~s up to the m~l~; a~ ~y additio~l fac~lit~ in 19~3 ~ld, In all probabili.t~ have to ~ provided ~lth additional fo~ asintenance a~ operation. IF this bulldi~ should be collated, Council vould have to ~ke that into consideration. I.thl~ it is a ma~ni[lcent seethe by these citizens to.cant to const~ct a bulldl~ a~ ~lve it to the City. I ~ould reco~e~ that accept the. bulldi~, brl~l~ to ~e attention off the C~vlc ~a~e a~ all ou~ citizens that every capital l~ve~ent added to the City ~st be provided ~ith subsequent ~nd, to operate efficiently. Respect~lly submitted, (Sl~ned) ~thu~ S. ~ens City Hana~ePe ~ter a discussion of the ~tte~. ~. Youn~ moved that Council concu~ reco~endation of the Ci~ Hana~er that l~ a~ ~hen the ~illia~on Road Com~nity Center Comities raises suffficient Funds ffo~ ~e co~nity center the city allo~ the bulldin~ to be erected ~ Freston Fark. ~e motion ~as ~eco~ed by Voody a~ un~l~u~l~ adopted. In this co~ection, the City Clerk br~ht to the attention oF Council co~unication From the City ~l~l~ Co~ls~lon. advi,[~ that it ha, ~t as yet had an opportunity to study ~he p~Ject. ~t that the report oF the Cobol,sion ~lll ~e submitted as soon as the study has been completed. The co~unication ~as Filed. ~'lth fu~the~ reference to ~reston Fa~k. the City Ha~er outlined a proposal to develop the pa~k ~ith the e~l~nation that the plan may have to be altered some~st at a later date. ~. ~oody moved that the matte~ be reflexed ~ 1~] budget study, a~ that in~ ~e m~ant~ the City Plann$~ .Co~is~Son ~ requested to make a study off the propos~ For re,ri and reco~e~at$on to Council at that time. The motion seco~ed ~ ~. You~ a~ un~imousl~ adopted. ~S~-~AT~ DEPARtEd: ~e City H~er au~ltted ~[tten ~po~t that it l~ desirable to exte~ a ~-~nch ~ater main ffrom Al~o~t Road to Hearthstone ~oad, N. V.~ ~o~ a 20-Foot easement desl~ted as Nel~ Road~ to serve the subdivis[on of land owned by Hessrs. J. D. Craig and J. E. ~more $n Ai~lee Gardens and presented draft of a He~lution~ authorizlnE the l~tallation of the water main ~te~ a discussion of the matte~, action on the Resolution ~s defe~red~ pending ~ecelpt of ~ditlonal l~o~ation. ~HOUSE: The City Ha2a~er su~ltted written ~p0rt fwm the Almshouse the month of Septembe~ 19~, s~wing a total expense of $1,668.09, as co~ared witk a total expense of $1~552.R9 for the mon~ of September~ 19~1. ~e reDort was filed. D~AR~ OP ~BLIC ~E: The City Ha~ger ~ubm[tted ~itten report From the Department of Public Welfare, covering its e~e~l~es ~d activities du~l~ th~ ~nth of September, 195~, in ~ll~ce with ~apter 371, Acts of Assembly~ 1950. ~e report was filed. DEPARTMENT 0. P Pt'BLIC WORF~z The City Manager submitted written report from the Department of Puhl~.c ~orke for the month of September, 1952o The. report was Fi. led, POLICE DEPARTM~NTt The City Hanager suhaitted written report from the Police Department for the month of AuEust, 1952, ~he report was filed. Eq~DGET-ELECTION-~.* The City Manager submitted w~ltten report, together with the following communication from the Central ReEletrar, requesting an additional appropriation for extra helpw the City Manager concurring in the requeet~ 'Oct. 23, 19~2 }ir. Arthur S. OWens, City Manager, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Mr. Owens: On September 19, I wrote you a letter asking that ~175.OO he appropriat to this office for extra help due to the heavy registrations at that time. City Council very kindly appropriated $250.00 for ~hich 'I a~ most grateful. However, the registrations were even heavier than we anticipated and it was necessary to employ a typist in addition to Mrs. P~ll, who works in this office from time to time. . It is necessary for me to ask For another app~opriation of $100°00~ which I Feel sure will carry us through this year. You~ consideration of this ~atter will be appreciated. Sincerely, {Signed) Hazeltine Settle . Central Registrar" On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by P~. Minton 'and unanimously adopted, action on the request was deferred until the next regular meeting of Council, pendix receipt of additional information. BUDGET-ELVCTIONS: The City Manager submitted the Following report, with reference to an additional appropraitlon to the Cost of Elections budget: "Roanoke, Virginia October 2?, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: i have been advised by the Auditir~ Depart~nt that on PeFe 25, Account 2?, of the Budset, COST 0F ELECTIONS, the statue of the account is as follows: COST OP ELECTIONS Judges and clerks $1,8~1.10 Wages 55.00 Printing Tickets - 351.00 $ 351.00 Printing Voting List 3,953.03 ~,000.00 Miscellaneous Expense - 177.3~ 750.00 Expenses of Absentee Voting 336.37 Rent of Voting Places 20.00 150.00 Furniture and Equipment - 93~.0~ 1000.00 It will take an appropriation 0f ~6,2%1.00 to complete the Election Cost which I recommend. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" It appearing that the expenditures were in accordance with state law, Mr° Woody moved that ,Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and offered the following emergency Ordinance~ 297 298 (lllGO~) AN OBDINANC~ to mad and' z~ordain Sectioa ~27~ 'Cost of Slect~na" o~ the 1~ ~d~et O~lna~e~ ~d p~vidi~ ~o~ an e~gency. (Fo~ ~11 ~xt of O~ln~e, see 0rdi~e Book No, 19~ Fage 1~.) ~. Woody ~oved the adoption off the O~ln~ce. The motion ~s aeco~ed by ~. Yo~g ~d a~pted by the follo~ng votet ~{ Hesars. Hinton, Wald~p~ ~o~y. You~, a~ the President, Hr, ~ebber-~ N~S~ No~ .........0, C~Y ~ ~e City Ha~8e~ ~ltted the ~ollo~l~ report on cha~es in the peuso~el off the City Oover~nt{ WRoanoke, Virsinia October ~?, 19~2 To The CityCouncil Roanoke, Vlrsinia Gentlemen: I would like to report the following chan~es in personnel{ l, ~ am appointln~ Captain Frank H, Webb~ now serving as Acting Superintendent of Police, to the position of ~uperintendent of ?olicew effective.November 1, 2. ~ am appointing J. Vo Brown as Assistant Fire Chief~ effective 3, H~. Ja~es ,N, Ne~uuan, Public Health E~lneer, Is leaving the e=ploy oF the Clt~ as oF November 1, Respectffully sub~tted~ (Signed) A~thuu S. ~ena Clt~ The re.ut wa~ filed, ~NICIP~OA~AGE: The City Hanaser ~ubmitted the ffollo~l~ report, ~ith reference to awarding a contract Fo~ automotive gasoline to be ffuunished the City of Roanoke{ To The City Council Roanoke, VirGinia Gentlemen2 ~r ~Pch~si~ Agent~ ~. R. B. ~ss~ has p~ope~ly advevkised bids fo~ the ~upplyl~ of automotive ~asoline fo~ the City of ~oanoke fo~ the period be~l~ln~ Royster lst~ i~ and endi~ Octobe~ 31st~ Attached hereto Is a tabulation of ~e seven (7) bids received. As f~om the tabulation the ~re 0~1 Co~a~ made the lo~e$~ bid~ aa follo~s~ Re~la~ gasoline .1~3~ fo~ delive~ to the City Garage High Test gasoline .16~ for delive~ to the Cl~y Re~ls~ gasoline fo~ ~e ~ate~ Dep~t~nt .1~6~ fo~ delivery to the Natev Depar~ent Hl~ Tes~ ~asoline fo~ the Fire Depa~tmenk .166~/ for delive~ to ~e Fire Dep~tment~ All prices subject to discount o~ 1~ 10th p~oxl~o~ The ~rchasl~ Agent a~ ~ both Peco~end the acceptance of . aforementioned ~re 0il ~o~sny~ bids ~ that ~e ~chasin~ ~ent be .directed to execute~ fop a~ on-behal~ o~ the City~ the u~usl con~act. City ~ager" ~. ~oody moved that Council co~u~ In the reco~endatlon of the City Hana;e~ a~ that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation the p~per Re~olution. The motion ~a8 seco~ed b~ ~, Youn; ~ unanimously adopte~ REP0~TS 0F C0~I~: S~ CONSTRUCTION: ~e request oF H~. J, g, Fo;le that Se~e~ Assessments stand[n; s;ai~t property located on the north side of Colonial Avers, S, ~,, east of PePsinser Road, described as ~ta ]-~-~, Fosle Hap, ata~t~ in the n~e of Alfred R. Ash~ et als, in the amount of ~6~.05 each, aa well aa the Sewer Assessmen~ atendin8' against Lot 6, in the a~tount of $~4.10; be released, in that he feels he ~hould not be required to bear the cost of the laterals to the above property until he is ready to have said latera~ installed, having been referred back to tho Board created to make the final assessments against the p~opsrty owners for reconeideratio the ~oard submitted the following report! "October P~, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentle~en~ In furtherance of your directive, we again reviewed Bluefield Heights Sewer FroJect and visited the property on Tvesday~ October We had photographs taken of the project and have designated them A~ B, and Co~ for explanatory purposes° (A) This picture ~ae taken lookin~ north from a point deel~ated on the map as Lot F-lo These lots have been subdivided, laterals laid, and they are ready for sale. They a~e given on ~. Fo~le~s map. · (B) This is a picture of Hr. Ridge~ay~a property, looking south and to the west, which sho~s that this is ready for subdivision; and since the laterals have been installed, we are of the opinion that it will not be lon~ before they ~lll be disposed of for building purposes. When this picture was taken, we were to the east of the Junction of Peretn~er Road and Colonial Avenue. (C) This picture was taken from the same spot~ looking north on the east sideof the road which is known as the Halson property and which, in our Judgment, would be need for l~uetrial purposes and not reasonably subject to the sewer The Co~uittee feels with tho ln~or~etion ~e'have available, the that ~e can reco~end no change From our original ~osition. We would like to call to your attention the fact that in any sewer project invariably the benefits to all must be considered; and the economics of securir~ se~er laterals in a proJec% is invariably much lower for the entire group of property o~nera than it would be fo~ a few° Respectfully submitted, (Signed) H. Cletus Broylea (~tgned) Arthur $. Oweno (Si~ned) Jno. L. Wentworth (Signed) H. E. Hoox~uan In this connection, H~. Fogle appeared before Council and pleaded that he be treated like other property owners in the vicinity who have laterals Installed to their properties ar~ pay for then as and ~hen they want them, Hr. Fogle contendl3 that his pro~srty ~ill have to be filled in before It can be built upon, even if it has been subdivided. After ~ discussion o£ the matter, Hr. Young moved that Council concur in the report ~£ the co~lttee and that the request of Hr. Fo~le be derLted. The motion ~ae seconded by Hr. ~oody and ttnanlmously adopted. ]~. Fogle then raised the question as to by.hat method the amounts of the assessments standing against the above properties were arrived at. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr. Yoody and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the Board.for report to ~ouncll. IN$~ANCE-TAXICABS~ The question of increasing the minimum a~ount of liabll: insurance policies filed with the City Clerk by owners of taxicabs, as well as the question of approving existing insurance policies, having been referred to a co~uitt for study, report and rec~endatton, the co~lttee submitted the followir~ report~ e~oanoke, Virginia October ~?, 1952 To The City Council ~oar~ke, Virginia Gentlemen: On April ~, 195~, in File #58-4?, you appointed a co~mittee of the undersigned to study, report and recommend to Council as to how much ~y 2'99 insurance the o~ners of. taxicabs Should be required to ca~y on each vehicle operated and aa to approval of existing insurance policies. AttentiOn' ~s c~led to'~h~pter 3], Section 18, ~ the Code o~ the C~ty o~ Roa~ke~ and In the opinion off ~e co~ttee~ the instance Is as re~l~d unde~ this section o~ the We reco~e~ that you refe~ ou~ ~port to the City Attorney with i~tructions fo~ hi~ to have this section ~nded ~ereby the liability could be not less th~ $~0~,00 fo~ one lnJu~ P~ leas than ~o~ each accident in vhich more than one pe~eon ia injured a~ $~.0~,~ fo~ p~pe~ty d~ze. Respect~lly submitted, (SIEned) A. 5. ~ens (Signed) R~ G. ~ittle C'ity At~rney (Sl~ed) Har~ R. Yates City Auditor" ~. Hlnton m~ved that Councl~ ccncu~ tn the reco~e~atiou of the committee and that the matter he reFer~ed to the City Attorney for.preparation of the proper Ordl~e. ~e ~tion was seco~ed bye. ~ou~ a~ un~i~ously ~opted. U~INIS~ BUSIES ~ T~S~ The req~st of H~. A~nold Schlossbe~ that Council adopt a exemptl~ ~e play~ shy N~e Is Lesion', ~hich l~ be~n~.sponsored by the ~oanoke ~apter of the Henta~ Hy~ie~ Society o~ VlrSlnie ~d ~hich Is to be ~tven the evenin~ off November ~, 19~P, at the ~o~ro~ ~llson Junio~ High School, from the cit~ admlss[on$ tax, hav~n~ been referred to the City Attorney Fo~ an opinion as to ~hether o~ not the play Is sub~ect to the cit~ ~ls~!ons tax~ he submitted the Following report ~ TO T~ C0U~CIL OF T~ CI~ 0F Gentlemen~ Arnold ~chlo~sber~ E~quire, ap~e~ed before you at ~ou~ la$t meetl~ and indicated a doubt as to ~e ~licaBllity of the so-called ~Isslon ta~ o~dinance to per~on~ ~ho ~ay p~ ~ ad~ls~lon cha~ to stten~ a drastic p~esentation entitled thy N~e is ~ston~, ~lch the ~oa~ke thapte~ of ~e Hental Hygiene Society of Virginia proposes to present at the ~oodro~ ~llson Junior Hl~ School Auditorl~ next month. In event Council should be of the opinion that the a~ve ordinance ~as applicable In ~e ~reml~e~, he hoped that ~e ~cessa~ action be taken to remedy the ~ltu~tion. You referred the quest[on to ne fo~ a ~ritten opinion. , I ~ indebted to Doctor ~ilbe~t J. Rich, Pre~ident of the Roanoke explanation of ~e nature and purpose of the proposed presentation~ ~e task of the Society Is one of ~ucation off ~e p~blic In the methods of preventin~ ment~ ~d e~otional diso~ders and of ~rovidtn~ ~ub~ect is ~uch more abstract th~n Is the p~evention of ~uch physical to use educational devices off a diffferent sort In o~der to m~e this otherwise abstract subject be more re~ ~ llvlnt to the public, Only In this ~ay can our educational effort~ hope to achieve any ~The perfforma~e ~hl~ ~e are ~esentl~ e~ly .~xt month l~ Just such ~ educational device. Dr~tization of the material Is one o~ the ~ays of m~inE.lt ~ncrete ~d vivid. ~e a~e arr~l~ flor this drastic pre~entation ~holly as a me~s of educatl~ ~e people ~u~e~nt. ~e pu~ose off It Is ~holly educatio~l a~ ~t In ~y A casu~ ~adl~ of the ovdi~nce, ~ch Is Fou~ on paze 91 of the License Tax Code, might i~icate ~at lt~ ~o~e Is to lnpo~e an admission t~ o~y on persons pa~lns an a~lssion c~r~e to a place of ~sement met leads one.to a different conclusion. ~hs ordinance defines certain ~ords and phrases and provides when such words and phrases are used in the ordinance theyahall, for the purposes of the ordinance, have the meanir~ aa therein defined. It than ~artially defines ~plsca of a~u~em~nt'or entertaln~entt as ~Any place in the City of Roanoke ~nerein or uherest any of the followin~ are located, conducted~ perfor~d~ exhibited or operated and for whlch an admission charge is ~adsl~a show or an exhibition of any kind ~ a theatrical t~e or a performance similar thereto; a lecture, talk .~ or say other public a~use~ent~ performance or sxhibitlon,~ It seems perfectly clear to me~ therefore~ that in construin~ the ~place of a~usement or entertainment~ for the purpose of Interpreting the ordinance one mast apply the above definition rather then the usual, ordinary and.more limited acceptation of the.meaning of the ter~s, Doctor Rich writes that tThe sub~sct is ~uch more abstract than is the prevention of such physical diseases as cancer, tuberculosis or polio,~ I infer from that statement that the Doctor is under the impression that if an enhtnent specialist should hold a'public lecttu-e on the prevention or cure of such a disease and charge an admission that those payin~ such admission charge would not be required to pay the ad~lssion t ax. ! do not understand this to be the intent of the ordinance, The ordinance is aimed not only at amusement and entertainment but primarily at tho admission char~s, In rendsring opinions as City Attorney I sm never hound by the interpretation placed on ordinances by ad~dnistrative of£1ciele~ however, you may he interested to know that this opinion has been shown such officials in the Co~isslener o£ Revenuers office and they agree with yconclusion. I say this For the following reason~ If such was not the ntention of the enactin~ Council you have bu~ to direct me to a~end the ordinance so as to put the question at rest, I hold that those payin~ the price charged to attend the public . presentation of ~Hy Na~e is Legion~ are required~ by the ordinance, to also pay the admission tax thereon. Respectfully submitted~ (81~ned) Ran G. ~lttle City Attorney~ In this comnection, Itc, $chlossberg appeared before Council and voiced the opinion that the City Admissions T~ Ordinance should be amended to exempt certain types of events st which ad~u~s$1on charges are made which are not for the purpose of entertalmlent or amusement, A£te~ a further discussion of the matter, P[~. ~chlossber~ askln~ that, pendin~ such s study* CoUncil pro. ed with the adoption o£ a Re~olution,exemptlng the above play From the city 'ad~lssion~ tax, and Council being o£ the opinion that to ~rant the request of H~. SchlossberE ~ould be establishing a precedent for !similar events, Hi-. ~oody moved that the request be denied, T~e motion was seccnde~ by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, ~ATER DE~A~T~E~ Council at lta last regular meetinE having concurred in that pe~t of s m~morsndum from Hr, L, Rs Howsc~, Con~ultin~ Em~l~ee~, relating to master pressure reducinE valves, and havin~ taken under consideration that part of the memorandum re~atin~ to booster service charges, the matter was a~sin before the body. On motion of Hr. Youn~ seconded by H~, ~oody and unanimously adopted~ action on the question o£ booster service charges was deferred until the next re.ilar meetin~ of Council, With further refferencs to the water pressure reduction valve question, Hz-, Youn~ brought to the attention of Council the question of extremely high ~ater ~ressure for nine homes in the Persinge~ Road section and moved that the City ~anager be lnstl, ucted to have the ~ate~ Department study what can be done to relieve the situation. The motionwas seconded by Hr, ~aldrop 'and unanimously adopted, 302 AIRPORTI Council having deferred action'on the'request of the City Nanager that H~e. C. N. Short not be chtrged the $100.00 privilege: fee for operation of the restaurant in the 01d Administration Bulldln~ at the Roan°ke Hunicipal Airport, and the City Manager having been requested to furnia~ the body a lief'of the fixed base operators at the Airport who are paying the privilege fee~ he submitted the Ii After a discussion of the matter, Council being of the opinion that Mrs. Short should not be required to pay the privilege fee, Mr. Woody moved that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the prope~Reeolution. The motion vas seconded by Hr. Minton and unanimously adopted. ANNEXATION-FIRE DEPARTHENT= The matter of acquiring the Tazowell Morgan property lyir~ south of Vlnton Road, N. E., east of Wayland Street and vest of Carvin Street, as a site for a fire station In the Idlewlld-KenwoodAddltlonarea~ having been referred'to 1953 budget study, and the City Manager having been to negotiate with tho ?azewell Morgan Heirs for an extension of the city's option on their property, he submitted written report that the option has been extended to December 31. The report vas filed. ~ON$1DERATI0~ OF CLAI~: None. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: ZONING: Ordinance No. 11593, rezoning property located on the southwest corner of Melrose Avenue and West Side Boulevard, N. W., described as Lots 9 and Block 2~, Washington Heights Hap, from ~peclal Residence District to Buslnese Dlstr! having previously been before Council for its first reading, read a~d laid over, again before the body, M~. Minton offering the following for Its second reading and final adoption: (~11593) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51 o£ the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, In relation to Zoning. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 150.) H~. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by 1~. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, W~ldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ........ O. EASEMENT-WATER DEPARTMENT: Ordinance No. 11597, providing for the acceptanc of an easement alon~ the proposed extension of Orandview Avenue, N. W., from the Watts Estate, ha¢ing previously been before Council for Its First reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Hr. Young offering the following for Its second reading and final adoption= (~11597) AN 0RDINA~E expressing this Council's willingness to accept the donation of a strip of l~nd located in the northeast portion of the "Watts Estate", for street and municipal purposes, upon conditions herein enumerated. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 151.) Hr, Young moved the sdoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Woody and adopted by the following vote= AYES= Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS= Nons ......... 0. RADIOS-PARi~ A~D PLAYGROUNDS: Ordinance No. 1159~, granting permission to Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, to place a television antenna and tower on Mill liountain~ having previously been before Council for its first ~,eadi~, read and laid over, was again before ~ha body, liP, Woody offerin~ the .following for its second reading and final adoption~ aa concurred in by representatives of Radio Roanoke, Incorporatedt {~11599) AH OP. DIHA~CE grantiag unto Radio Roanoke, Incorporated~ peraiselon to uae an area ?0~ x 80~ on, and near the top oft Hill Hountain~ for the erection and opera,ion of a television antenna and rover and requisite accessories thereon, upon the terms and conditions herein set forth. (For ~ull text of O~dlnance, see Ordinance Book }/oo 19, Page 1~o~ H~o Woody moved the adoption of the Ordinance. .~-s motion vas seconded by H~o Waldrop and adopted bY the follo~lnl~ vote; AYES: HeeerSo Hlnton~ Waldrop, Woody, Youn~ and the President, Hr. Webber- HAYS: }/one ........... AIR?O~?: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Resolution, formally acceptin~ the neu Administration Bulldin~ at the Roanoke ~nicipal Airport from B. F. Pa~rott and Co~psny, Incorporated, on the part of the city, and directln~ the City Auditor to pay unto ~aid contractor the full ~mount due pursuant to the contract, pre~ented In this co~ection~ the City Hsnsger pre~ented ~ritten repo~t that he has been advised by the Civil Aeronautics A~inistratlon that final payment on the pro~ect by the Pederal Gover~ent ~lll be made In approximately one reek. ~. Hlnton moved that the repo~t be Filed and offered the follc~ n~ ~esolutionl (~116~) A ~50L~IOH formally scceptin~ the ne~ Administration at Roa~ke Hu~cipal Albert (~ood~m Field) From ~e contractor, B. F. Parrott Co., Inc.; directi~ the City Audito~ to p~ unto s~d contractor the Full ~ount due pursuant to the contract; a~ providl~ fo~ ~ emergency. (Per full text of Resolution, see Ordin~ce ~ok No. 19, Pa~e ~. Hlnton moved the adoption of the ~olution. ~e ration ~as seconded Hr. ~oody and adopted by the follo~l~ vote~ A~: Hes~s. Hinton~ ~ald~p~ ~oody~ You~, ~d ~e President, H~. ~ebbe~- HAY5~ Hone ...... O. S~AGE DISPOS~ The City Attor~y h~vin~ been requested to p~pare the proper Resolution, authoriz[~ a ffurthe~ reduction of the ~etaina~e provided In the contract of Nove~er 6, 19~0, bet~'een the City of ~o~oke ~nd E. a~ E. P~otze~ ro~ the const~ction off the cl~s Se~e Treatment Plan2, presented ~ereupon, H~. Young offered the (~1160~) A RESOL~ION authoriz~g a Further reduction of the retaina~e pmvided-fo~ in the contract, of Novea~r 6, 19~0, between the Cit~ of Roanoke and E. a~ B. J. Ffotzer, for the con~tructlon of the City~ ~e~age Treatment (Fo~ full text of ~esolutton, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e ~. You~ moved the adoption of the Re~olutIon. The motion vas seconded b Hr. Hinton a~ ~opted by the Follo~t~ vote: A~ Hessrs. Hinton, ~aldrop, ~o~y a~ Yo~ ....... NAYSt ~e President, ~. ~'ebber ........ H~IO~ ~ HISCELLA~OU5 BUSIeSt ~E$O~TIONS OP S~AT~: ~. ~oody bro~t to ~e attention of Council the death of Judse Thurston L~tz ~eiste~, Jua~e off ~e T~entieth Judicial Circuit 303 So4 Court, on Octobe. r 2%, 19S2, and moved that the City Attorney prepare an appropriate Resolution of Sympathy. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adop! STREET IHPROVI~ENTS: The City Manager havin~ been requested to ascertain estimated cost of acquiring property other than property to b$ donated for the widening of Bullitt Avenue, ~. l~., tan feet on the south side from Jefferson Street to First Street, Hr. Young stated that it is hie understanding one of the property owner~ on Bull.itt Avenue is ccnfAned to his home in Westport, Connecticut, and m~ved that the City Manager be authorized to go to Connecticut to negotiate with property Owner for the acquisition of hie land. Thc motion was seconded by Hr. Woody and unanimously adopted. There being no further bualrmss, Council adJotwned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, RF~ULAH Honday, Rovember ], 1952o The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~nicipal Bullding~ Hor~ay~ November 3, 19~, at 2=00 o~clock~ p. m., the regular meeting hou~ ~lth ~e President, ~. ~ebbev~ pre3idl~, P~E~= Hesse,. Hlnton~ ~aldrop, ~o~y, YounF, a~ the President, ~. Webber ..................... 5. ~S~ None ....... O. O~C~S P~ ~. A~ur S. ~ens~ C~ty Ma~ger~ a~ ~. Harry ~. Y~tes~ City A~ditor. The meett~ was opened with a prayer by the Hevere~ D. N. HcGrady, Pastor of 6~den City Baptist Chur~. HI,ES= Copy of the minutes of the regular meeti~held on Honday, October 20~ 19~, having been furnished each ~ber of Council, upon ~tion of Hr. Woody, seconded.by ~. Young and u~nt~usly adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the m~tes approved as re~orded. H~ARI~ OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC EATT~S= ZONING: Action on the request of Hr. K. A. Pate, Attorney, representt~ AmOur M. Troxell, et al, that certain propert ~ s located between Shenando~ Ave~e amd Salem Turnpike, N. W., in the v[clnity of the Falrview Cemetery, be rezoned from General ~esldence District to Light Industrial District, bavlng been deferred until the pre~ent meeting, in order that the City E~lneer might explain to Council a proposed street plan ~com~ended by the City Planning Commission in conjunction with the pro,sad rezonlng, Er. H. Cletus Broyles, City Engineer, appeared before the body for the purpose of exvlaining the plan. In a discussion' of the matter, ~r. Broyles explained that ~he reco~e~atio~ of the City Plannln~ Co~ission thatthe properties be rezoned subject to the Detitloners. dedicating sufficient land alo~ said properties on the south side of Salem Turnpike a~ on the north side of Shenando~ Ave~e to provide for a future right-of-way forty feet from the center ts based upon the reco~e~ation of the Dep~rtment of Hlphways of the State of Virginia that ~alem Turnpike a~ 2henando~ Ave~e be made 80-foot streets. With further reference to the matter, I~. Walter H. Scott, Attorney, representing ~rs. ~trdie T. Hller,'et al, owners of One of the pieces of property ~n question, appe~ed before Council and objected to the dedication of fifteen feet alone the north side of the property and ~e dedication of fifteen feet along %he south side of the property for street purposes, Pm. Scott suggesting that considera- tion be given to the dedication of a ~-foot strip of land ~om each of the ~'o slde~ and that the city establish setback lines for the ~mainl~ ten feet. Also appeari~ before Co~cll with reference to the matter, was ~r. Pate, the attorney advising that Hr. Troxell Is also opposed to the dedication of fifteen feet of 1~ for street pu~oses. After a ~rth~r discussion of the matter, the two attorneys stating that their clients are wllll~ {o dedicate sufficient la~ for a 60-foot street and a 50-foot street runnl~ ~rth a~ s~th In acco~ce ~i~h the reco~e~ation of the City Plannl~ Co=ission dated October ~3, 1952, a~ that ~ey ~11 'dedicate a 3O5 306 strip of land on the north aide arden the south aide of their properties for street purposes If adjacent property owners will do likewise, Hr. Nlnton moved that the attorneys be requested to put their proposal in twiting and that the question be referre~ back to the City Plannin~ Commission for further study, ~eport and reco~endation to Council, The ~tion was secorded by Hr. ~'oody and unanimously adopted. P~TITIONS AItDC OIOIlINICATIONSS CITY FEOP~TY-V~T~RANS H~JSIKG PROJECT~ Council having previously referred to the City Manager a suggestion that a portion of the Veterans Houei~ProJect lyin~be%ween the northerly side of Colonial Avenue, So W,, and Fishburn Park, west of Overland Bead, ~hich has Been developed with streets, sever and water llnes~ be subdivided and sold for residential purposes, and that the remainder of the area be incorporated as a part of Flshburn Park~ a co~unlcation from Mr, Paul ~. Coffey~ President of the Recreation Association of Roanoke, edvl~ ng that it is the recex~endstion of the Executive ~card of the Association that a nine hole municipal course be developed on the area, was befoI~ the body, In this connection, ~, Co£ffey and ~r, Rex T. Hitchell, Jr., Director cC ~artme~t of' Parks and Recreation, appeared before Council and voiced the opinion t~at a municipal ~olf course ~uld be a step forward in broadening the city~ recreational facilities. On action of ~P. Minton, seconded by ltl-. Waldr~p and unanimously adopted, the ~atter was referred to the City Hanager and the City Plann!n~ Co~lssien fop study, report and recommendation to Council, the City ~ansger to submit ~n estimate of the cast of a nine hole golf c mrse or an eighteen hole golf ccu~seo STR~'T LIGHTS: lpetition sifnsd by nineteen citizens, askin~ that a street ll~t be installed at ~ellsley Street and Barnhart Avenue, N. ~., was before Council On ~otlon of Hr. Einton, Seconded by Mr. ~aldrop and unanimously adopted~ the petition was referred to the City Hanager for study, report and reco~endetion io Gounci!o AD~ERTISI}~: A cor~munlcation from General Outdoo~ Advertising Company, Incorporated, together with a pamphlet showln£ the amount of effort which has been put forth by the Nat!onal Association in behalf of all the citizens of the local com~unlties throughout the nation for civic betterment, was before Council. The co~mication and pa=phlet were filed. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: ACZ~]f OF MUSIC: The City Manager submitted the followln~,report, with reference to extendtng the contract for the razing of the Academy of Mumic: "Hoanoke, Virginia November 3, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen: I would appreciate your adopting the attached resolution, drawn by the Legal Department, which extends the period for the completion of the razlng of the Academy of Music Building by five months. The National Surety Corporation and Mr. R. T. WInacoff both have requested that said extension be granted; and I respectfUlly recommend your consideration toward the a~option of the resolution. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens City Manager~ H~. You~ mo~ed that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Reneger and offered the following Reeolution~ (~11606) A RESOLUTION autP~rizing and directin~ the City Mans~er~ flor and on behalf of the City of Roanoke~ to enter into an ~reement in writing with Wlnecoff, et al, extending the time heretofore provided for the razlr~ of the Academy of Huaic Bulldin~$ ~nd providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, eec Ordinance Book No. 19v Page Mrt Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion wac seconded by Mr. Hlnton and adopted by the £ollouln~vote~ AYES~ Messrs. Hlnton~ Waldrop~ Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NA~S: None ........... ZONINGo~ETBACK LINE~: Action on the second .reading of Ordinance No. 11~1~, establishing a ?O-foot setback line on the east side of Municipal Airport Road (~lrginla Route No. 11~)~ from Herehberger Road to the r~rth corporate limited. ha~ln~ p.reviously been deferred until such time as the city hears from the county aa to what it plane to do with the west side of the street, the City Manager eubmttt ~rltten ~eport that Hrs. Ethel P. Garwood, owner of a trian~gular plot of land locate at the Junction of Hershberger Road, Municipal Airport Road and ~llllamson Road, described ae Block l, Alrl~e Court Map~ Official Nq. YlgOgPY, has agreed to cell her property to the clt? for ig,~CO.CO, and has given thc city a 60-day option on the tract. lit. Minton moved that the offer be taken under consideration in connection with the question of the proposed ~etbeck linc. The motion wac seconded by Hr. ~oody and unanimously adopted. WATF~ DEPARTMEh~: The City Manager submitted the follovlng report, ~ith reference to the Crystal Sprin~ Pumping Station: To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: WRoanoke, Vi?ginla November 3, 1952 I wc~ld appreciate your adopting a resolution accepting the Crystal Spring Pumping Station which has been completed and is ready for operation; however, I recommaend that you instruct the City Auditor to hold $250.00 from the contract until the altltude valve has been installed and tested. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens Clty Manager" Fa-. Wald~op moved that Council concur In the recommendation of the City Eanager end that the matter be referred to thc City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. Minton and unanimously adopted. BLrDGET-WATER DEPAqTM~NT: The City Manager eubmltted ~tttenreport with the recom~nendatlon that ~30,000.OO be appropriated to Capital OUtlay from Revenue under Non-operating Expenses of the Water Department budget to cover the furnlshir~ of water service to eddltlonal ccnst~ers. After a dlscumsion of the matter, ~. Young ~oved that action on. the questlo be deferred until the next regular meetin~ of Council, in order that the City Mana~e~ ~l£ht furnieh detailed lnfor~netion aet o the projects covered by the additional appropriation. The motion wac seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimouely adopted. 307 308 BUDOET-MUNICIPAL COU~T, The City ~anager submitted wrltten report that one of the employees .in the office of the Ch~eff ~nicipal Judge of th~ ~nic~al Court ~s absent fro~ duty accent of lllnegs a~ that ~t ~11 be ~cessary t o appropriate $2~.~ fo~ extra help ~n that offXce; ~ereupon, Mm. Minton offered the follow~g emergency O~a~e~ {~11607] A~ ~D~ to a~e~ a~ r~rdain Section ~13, 'Civil a~ Police Court', o~ the 19~2 Budget O~nance, a~ prov~d~ for an ~ergency. ~For full text of Ordnance, see O~lna~e ~ok No. 19, Page 1~9.] ~. H~n~n moved the adoption of ~e Ordinance. The m~tion was seconded by Mm. You~ a~ adopted by the follow,nE vote: A~S~ ~essrs. Mln~n, Waldrop, Wo~y, You~, ~d the President, Mr. Webber- N~S= None .......... ~EPO~TS OF CO~{~T~S~ ~ CONSTRU~ION: Cou~ll having referr~ ~ the Boa~ crested to make final Sewem Assessment~ against abutting property owners the request of Mr. Fogle that he be info.ed as to by what meted the amounts of the Sewer Assessments stand[nE against property located on the north s~de Of Colon~ Avers, S. of Perstnge~ Road, described as ~ts 3-~-5, Fogle Map, In the n~me of Alfred R. Ash et als, ~d In the amount of ~6~.0% ea~, as well as the Se~er Assessment standing ago!net Lot 6, in the amour of ~6~.10, were arr~ved at, the C~ty Manager the follow~ report: "Roanoke, Virginia November 3, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, V[rginla Gentlemen: At our meeting on October ~7, I advised you I would investigate the claim of Mr. J. E. FuEls that the City has erred in its estimate of sewer I requested our Auditing Department to analyze and check the figures of the Co~ttee and Engineering Department; and I have been advised by them that our figures are correct and, if anything, maybe slightly low. The trunk llne that was ex%ended to the Veterans Facility has no relation whatsoever to this project; and our costs are correct. Respectfully submitted, (Sicned) Arthur S. Owens City Hanager~ Hr. Young moved that Council approve the charges ss fixe~ by the Board. The motion was seconded by Hr. ~oody apd unani:aously adopted. Uh~INISHEDBUSIh~E~SS: ~ONI~: Further consideration of the request of Mr. Earl A. Fitzpstrlck, Attorney, representlnf Hr. John A. Wilson, that the lot locate~ at the point where Salem Turnpike intersects ~lth helrose Avenue &t Twenty-second Street, N. W., dascrlbed as a portion of Block 99, }~elrose Land Conpan~Map, Official No. P3~30?, he rezoned from ~pec[sl Residence District to Bus[ness D[strlct, having hess until the present meeting, Mr. Fitzpatrick, together with Mr. ~llson, appeared befo Council, Mr. Fitzpatrick point,nE out that a~ apartment b~[ld~ng on the prop. arty would create a traffic hszard at the Intersection end voleing the opinion that a small business establishment on the property would he to the best interest of all After a discussion of the matter with Mr. Fitzpatrick as to a suitable data for a public hearing on the question, Hr. Woody moved that the City Clerk publish ~roper notice of a public hearing to ba held at 2;00 olcleek, p, m., Monday, ]ecember 22, 19~2. The.motion was seconded by Hr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. EASEH~'f-WATER D~PARTH~NT~ Council having at ite laet meeting deferred action on the request of the City Hanager that a Resolution be adopted, authorifl nE the installation of a 6-inch water main from Airport Road to Hearthstone Road, N..W, along a 20-foot easement designated as Nelms Road, to serve the subdivision of land owned by Messrs. J. D. Craig and J. E. F~uore in Alrlee.Gardens, pendir~ receipt of additional infor~ation, the matter was spain before the body. In this connection, the City. Manager submitted the following report; "Roar eke, Virginia November 3, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: At our meeting on October P?, you asked for more ir. formation on the ~roposed easement on Nelms Road. Under our existing ordinances, the City cannot lay mains in easements without your authority but rather it must install mains in streets. We already have e 2-inch main In this easement; end the contractor ia willing to pay for a 6-inch main et no cost to the C~ty. · Obviously, the only cost of any description to the City would be the ~?~.00 per customer credit which would amount to between $1,000.00 and ~1,100.00 when connections are made. Since this ia an apparent advantage to the City, I would recommend that you adopt the resolution for the Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" After a discusslon of the matter with Mr. 6. R. Huston, ActinF Manager of 'the ~ater Department, who was present at the meetlng, Hr. Woody moved that Council concur in the recommendation of theCity Manager and o~fered the following Resolntto (#11608) A RESOLUTION authoriztn~ the installation of a 6" water main in a FO-foot easement, called Nelma Road, running northeasterly from Airport Road to Hearthstone Road, N. W., the northwest boundary of the easement hairy'the City of Roanoke corporate line. said easement being within the corporate limits of the City of Roanoke. (For full 'text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 159.) Hr. Woody moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber- NAYS: None ........ O. BUDGET-lENT'HAL REGISTRAR; Council having at its last regular meeting deferr action on the red, est of the City H~nager that ~1OO.00 be appropriated to e xtra halI in the office of the Central Registrar, pending ~eceipt of additional information, the City Manager submitted written report, together with a written report from the Central Registrar, explalnlr~ that it has been necessary to e,~ploy 'additional help ' to take care of the work in the office through the elecbionon November h, 1957, and that the balance of the requested appropriation is for the purpose of meeting any emergency which might arise in the office between now and the end of the year, requiring the Central Registrar to be absent from he~ duties. 309 310 Hr.Young moved that Council concur in the recomendation of the City the follo~ln~ emergency Ordlnencet {~ll$09).AR ORDINANCE' to ~end and reordain 2ectinn the 19~2 Budget Ordinance, and providing fop an emergency. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 16Oo} Hr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The marion was seconded by and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrao Hlnton, ~'aldvop~ 1/oody, Young, end the President, Hr. Webbar-S NAYSt None ......... O, WA?F~ DEPA~TH~T: Council at its last l'e~ular meeting having taken under :onslderation that part o£ a memorandum from H~o Lo R. Howson~ Consulting Eng!neer~ ~elatin~ to booster service charges, the nattel, w~s spain before the body. No action was taken on the matteD. CO~;~IDE.~ATION OF CLAIfLSI Ronco INTRODUCTION AND CONSID--r~.ATION OF ORDINANCES ~.ND RF~OLUT!OI~$: AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 1160~ providing for the rental of Hangar No° P at Roanoke Hunlcipal Airport, having pre~lmaly bean before Council /'or its First read and laid over, was spain before the ~dy, Hr. Minton offering the for its second reading and final adoption: (#1160~) AR (~,DIRANCE authorizing and directing the proper City officials to !xecute a lan'se o£ "/~an~ar Ko. p. at Roanoke HuntciFal Airport, {Wood~um Fleld), to Clayton Lemon~ trading as Virginia Alrmottve~ upon certain terms and conditions. (For full text of Ordinance, See Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e 157.) Mr. Hinton moved the adoption of tbs Ordinance. The motion was Seconded by Waldrop and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, !~'aldrop, Woody~ Young, and th~ ~resldent, fL~. ~ebber-5, RAYS: None ........... O. AIRF0~T: The Clt~ AttoPney havln~ been requested to prepar~ the proper ,~Imnce, providing Pot the rental of Ha~ar No. 1 at the Roanoke ~nicipal Airport In ~ d~scuss~n of ~he O~d~nsnce, the P~es~den~, MP. f~e-~ea~ lease, with ~e option %o ~new fop an additional hands of several future Councils as to ~e ~eat~ ~ate of $118.15 pe~ '~onth fop buildf~, the City Managep replyl~ that ~t will t~e the lessee ten years ~e cos~ of Smproveme'nts to be made to the hanEaP; whePeupon, Mp. Woody the followl~ O~din~ce b~ placed upon its first Pead~n~. The mo~t 9n was aecond Mr. Wlld~p and ad.ted by the followl~ A~S: Messrs. Minton, Wald~op, Wo~y, ~d Young--' ....... N~S: The Prea!den~. ~. Webbe. ......... (~11610) AN O~DINA}~E aut4or~z~nE and directl~ the Cfty ~nager, for a~ on of the City of Roanoke, ~o execute a lease between ~he Ci~y of Roanoke and E. ~ens and R. P. Huffm~ pa~rs %radt~ as Dixie Aviation Repair SePvlce~ fop rental of HsnEar No. 1 at the Roanoke Mun~cfp~ AIPport ePiod of five (5) years heisting as of the effective date of ~fs ordinance, with option to Penew fop an ~ditfonal five-yeam term for ~e~n%al and upon ~he ~o~lt~ons herein enu~Patede BE IT O~DAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City be, and he ia herebym authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City of Roanokem to execute a lease between the Cl~of Roanoke and J. E. Owens end R. F. Huffman, pertnere trading as the Dixie Aviation Repair ~ervice~ for a period of fly{ (~) years from t~e effective date of this ordinance, with the option to renew £or an additional five-year period ~pon such te*~n{ and conditions as the City He'agar may deem expedient lncludin6, however, the followings I. The lease shall contain recitals to tee effect that the lessees under- stand and seres that said Hanger No. 1 Is not In such present condition es to meet the requirements of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, nor is It in such present condition that lessees can satisfactorily ccnduct their proposed business in itl that if it was in such present condition a~ to meet therequirements of the Civil Aeronautics Admlnlstretion or that lessees could satisfactorily conduct their prcp. c~ business in it, a fair rental for said hangar ~uld be ~P~,00 per month and lessee~ would be wlllin& to pay such rental for it; that the City ls unwilling, at this time, to make necessary l~prove~ents to said han£er so that it would now meet the requirements of the Civil Aeronautics Administration and now he in such condition that lessees could satisfactorily conduct their pro~osed business in it, that within the first four years of lessees~ occupancy said lessees aFree, at their entire s~ense and pursuant to plar~ and spec!float!one to be approved by the City Er~lneer and the Airport Hanager, to make requisite lmpro;ements to said hsnEaP so t~at It will, when s aid improvements are completed, co,~pletely confor~ to t he requirements, rules and regulations of the 61vi1 Aeronautics Administration and co~,titute ~ co~apletely adequate place In which said lessees may conduct their proposed business; that said lessees shall make the aforesaid Improvements to said hsn~far in th9 followinE sta~es: A - Durtr~ the first year of occupancy, less-es will - - 1. Construct an 8" cinder block partition, 63 feet wide and 1~ feet high across the hanEar 3~ feet east of the west opening and tie sam, lnto the existlnE walls. This partition wall will have an 10~-~" x 10~-~" spentn6 In the center which will be fitted with a lintel wood frame sliding door {C. B. lintel and doom wlth hardware to be available f rom materlal salvaEed from former hangar location). .~o Construct a wood frame ceiling from the wall described in ~ 1 to the west h~nga~ openir~E~ complete with l/P" minimum insulation board and a 3" minimum rook'wool cover. This ceilin~ area will have at least two electrical liKhting fixtures of approved type. 3o Install in the area crested by ~1 & ~ above, an oil fired forced aI~ heatir~plant of ~IR thousand B.T.U. capacity and arranFe same for future connection to the proposed leanto area. This furnace will be connected to a buried.500 Eallon fuel oil tank available from the City and located at the airport. B - Durin~ the second year of Occupancy, lessees will - - 1. Erect that portion of the 1-ants necessary to install a finished office space and two co~lete toilets which will be connected to a complete septic disposal system for ~ewage. The leento will have 8" cinder block walls painted on both sides, ~" concrete floors with a steel trowel finish, steel and wood or wood frame celltnE with built ~ asphalt and felt or sheet metal roof, interior cellini to be 1/2" mintm'um insulated board and further insulated as desired by the lessees. Thls area to be heated from the furnace installed under A-3 and electrically equipped as shown on the plans. C - L'urinE the third year of occupancy, lessees will - - 1. Complete the remair~ng outside walls, floor and roof of the planne~ leanto area, flnlsh all outside construction and do as much inside as possible to make the enclosed area useful. All electrical and plumhinF connections are to he roughed in ss shown and provisior made to tie this ataEe of construction into the final completed buildings 312 D - Durln~ the fourth year of occupancy, lessees will - - 1. Co.plate all Items of, construction as ehown on the a~proved plans and specifications not covered in Sections A - B - C of this description and present ea~e for final inspection and acceptance by the City of Roanoke, SFECIAL PROVISIONS A~FLYINO TO ALL PARTS OF SECTIONS A - B - C - D, 1. Any existing materiels salvaged f~om Hanltar ~ 1, when It was removed from lte former alta and only pa~tially re-erected at the present location, are available to augment the construction called for herein, ovided these materials are fully serviceable as approved by the City lldlr~ Inspector and the Airport Department. This available bulldin material consists of doors, windows, toilet fixttwes, structural steel, roofing lintels, wood framing and small muounts of miscellaneous hardwareJ none o£ the material mentioned howevel~ is in any way guarantee, 2. Any char~ee in the approved plans ard specifications mast be brought to the attention of the Airport Department prior to construction, and permission requested thereof1 it being eranted, however, that should the leseeeschoose to do the construction faster than indicated, they be allowed to do so. 3. Drawings will be designated as Sheets 20 end ~1 of City of Roanoke Project Ho. 9-~o01P-103 and if additional drawings are required, they will be designated A - B - C o£ 90 or ~1. As said improvements, in ~nole or in part, are made to said hangar, by said lessees, said improvements shall immediately become the unencumbered property of the City. II. That the hangar In itc present condition and as improved by lessees, at their entire expense as above contempsted, shall, during the term, and the permitted renewal thereof, yield a .monthly rental of $118.15, payable in advance, and If default is made in any installment of sald rental or in the making of the improvements, by the lessees, wlthln the time limits and in the manner herein contemplated, the City may repossess said hangar and recover any money rental due. III. The lessees in making the contemplated improvements to said hangar and In the conduct of their proposed business shall comply with all laws a~d ordinances, rules and regulations of the City of Roanoke and the general operatb ns plans and controls prescribed by the Airport Manager and said lessees shall also comply with all rules, regulations and directives of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The Ordinance havlr~ been read, w as laid over. SE~TER CONSTRUCTION: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Resolution, providing for the releasing of a Sewer Assessment standing against Lot 20, Block 3, Liberty Land Co. any Map, in the ns:~e of H..H. Hancock, et al, presented same; whereupon, Mr. Waldrop offered the following: (#11611) A RESOLL~fION authorizing the City Clerk to make released a final sewer assessment in the amount of $18~.40, with interest from August 1, 1952, Lot ~0, Block 3, Liberty Land Company, in the name of H. H. Hancock, et al, as recorded In Judgment Lien ~ocket 19, page 66, in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke, Virginia. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, ~age Mr. Waldrep moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded bf Mr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Elnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- N~YS: Rone .......... O. AIRPORT: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance, providing for an agreement with the U-Drive-It Company of Roanoke, Virginia, for service at the Roanoke Municipal Airport for a period of five years, presented same; whereupon, Mr. Minton moved that the Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The mot!on was seconded by Mr. ~oody. In this connection, Hr. Earl A. Fltspatrlck~ Attorney, together with Homer B. 8hropsh~re~ operator of the local U-Drive-It Company, appeared before Councll~ Hr. Fltspatrick stating that it is hie understanding his client will hays th~ excluslYe right to this service at the Airport for the next five years. At. thio point, Mr. Hlnton replied that it was not his understanding when he voted to refer the matter to the City Attorney that the local U-Drlve~lt Company was to be granted an exclusive privilege, nor does the Ordinance which he has offfered grant such a privilege. Hr. Fitzpatrick protested that his client does not Want to enter into an agreement with the City ~ he le not to be granted the exclusive right to t his service at the Airport in accordance wi t h his original request t o the City Haneger~ Hr. Fitzpatrick pointing out that his client has already been rendertr~ this service for ten years and now that he is ready to enter into a contract with the city for the service it does not seem fair to allow other operators to perform th~ sa~e service at the Airport after havtnE the benefit of kr~wir~ what the proposal of the U-Drive-It Co.any is, especially in view of the £ect that no one has eho~n any desire to furnish ouch service at the Airport before, Pw. Fitzpatrick concl~ding that there is not enough business at the Airport to warrant nora than one operator. After a further discussion of the .matter, Mr. Minton voiced the oplnl~n that all businesses operated a t the Airport should be on a co~petitive basis, and, with the permission of Mr. Woody, withdrew his motion that the Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney be placed upon its first reading. Mr. Woody then moved that the City Manaser advertise for bids for U-Drive-II service at the Airport. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted. AIR?0.RT: The City Attorney hevin~ been requested to prepare the proper Resolution, changing the account in Resolution No. ll~3h, providing for the furnlshil of heat, janitor service and supplies, water and sanitary facilities for the Traffic Control and Co~nunications Quarters in the new Administration BuildlnE at Roanoke Municipal Airport, from $161.76 to $155.~8, theCtty Clerk brought to t he attention of Council two Resolutions prepared by the City Attorney, one repeallr4~ Resol~tton No. 11~3~ and one providing for the new account; whereupon, Mr. Minton offered the followim6 measure repealing Resolution No. 11~3~: (#1161~} A RESOLUTION repealing Resolution No. 11~3~, adopted by the Counci: of the City of Roanoke on the 12thd ay of May, 195~. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 161.) Mr. Minton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrcpand adopted by the followin~ vote= AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, ~n5 the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ...... Hr. Woody then offered the following Resolution providing for the new amour (#11613) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ManaFer, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to make a written proposal to the Civil Aeronautics Administra- tion (Department of Commerce) whereby the City of Roanoke covenants and agrees, if accepted, to furnish heat, Janitor service and supplies, water and sanitary fssilit] 31:4 for. the Roer~ka~ Vir~i~laj Hunicipal Airport. (~oodrum Field) Traffic Control end Co~nication ~ua~ters for ~1~.~8 per calerdar month during the peri~ o~ time covered by ~e existin~ lease (Contract Clca 10~) between the City oF. a~the Civil Aeronautics AdministrationJ a~ providin~ for ~ e~r~ency. (For fu~text oF Resolution, see O~i~e Book No. 19, Page 151.) ~. ~oody ~o~ed the adoption of the Resolution. ~he ~tion was eeco~ed by Hr. ~ldrop a~ adopted by the follo~l~ vote~ A~: Hessrs. ~lnton, ~ald~p~ ~oody, You~,.a~ the President, ~, Webber- NAYSt No~ ........ 6R~E C~O~SI~S~ The City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper Resolution, providi~ for the employ~nt of e negotiator in co~ection with the Jefferson Street Grade Crossln~ Elimination Project at ~e rate of ~50.~per day, presented sam~ whe~upon, ~. Young offered the followlng~ (~1161~) A RESOLUTION authorizing and direct~the City Hanager to employ a coherent person to negotiate with the o~rs of the several properties that necessary for the City ~ acquire In o~er to construct the Jefferson Street Grade Crossing Elfml~tlen Project. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinate Book No. 19, Page Hr. You~ moved ~e adoption of the Resolution. ~he m~tion was seconded by Mr. H~nton and ~dopted by the Follow~g vote~ AYES~ ~essrs. ~[nton, W~ldrop~ Wo~y, You~, a~ the President, Hr. Webber- NAYSx None ....... O. INS~ICE-T~[CABS: The City Attorney h~ving been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance, increasing the mfnlm~m ~ount of liability ~s~ance polio filed wlth the City Clerk by o~ers of taxicabs, presented s~e; whereupon,.Hr. ~o~ moved that the followt~ Ordin~ce be placed vpo~ its flrst reading. The mot~on ~s seco~ed by ~. Wald~ a~ adopted by the follow[n~ vote~ A~S: Hessrs. Hfnton, Waldrop~ Woody, Young, a~ the President, Hr. ~ebber- NAYS~ None ........... O. (~11615) AN O~INANCE ~e~ng and reordalning Section 18 Insurance or bonds, of Chapter 33 of the Code of the City of ~o~oke of Roanoke. BE IT ORDAI~ by the Co.ell of the City of Roanoke that Section In~vr~ce policies or bo~s, of Ch~ter 33 of ~e C~e of the City of Roanoke and the s~me is hereby, ~ended a~ reo~at~d so as to ~ad as Sec. 18. Insurance or bo~. (a) I~urance ~otic~. ~blic vehicles shall ~t be operated or any license issued therefor u~ess a~ until ~e owner has f~led with the C~ty for each vehicle operated~ a liabil~ty insurance policy of some liability ~nsurance co=p~y .authorized ~ do b~si~ss In this state, providt~ for the payment of any final Judgment ~p to the ~um of ~25,0~.O0 for lnJu~ to.or death of any one person and up to the sum of ~50,000.O0 for injury to or death of more than one person ~y one accident, a~ for the pa~ent of any final J~d~nt vp to the sum ~5,000.00 for damage to pro~erty, that m~y be rendered against the l~ured for lnJur death or d~age caused ~ or arg~In~ out of the operation of such vehicle. (b) Bo~. In lieu of such Insura~e policy, applicant may deposit bo~ of a surety comply authorized to ~ bus[ness ~n the ~tate of Virginia, runnin to the'city and in~e~hnif~int~ persona vho may be injured or whose proIsrty may be d~a~ed by the operation of such public vehicle~ In the s~e ~o~nts, and co~ltiont that action may be brought thereon by any pera~ so d~a~ed aEai~t said eurety company for the ~ount of s~ch dama~e~ ~p to the a~t na~d therein. The lnsuran~ policy o~ ~nd p~vided for in this ~ara~raph ~h~l be approved by the city ~e policy of l~urance or bo~ ~o deposited shall contain a clause obll~atl~ the co~any, lssul~ s~e to ~lve t~enty days~ notice In v~ltinF to the city mans~e~ ~fore ca~ellation t~reof. The license. ~o~ ~e ope~ation of ~uch public vehicle shall e~lre upon the lapse o~ te~ination of aaidpolicy or bond, subject to reinstatement ~pon co~li~ce vith the pro~lsions hereina~ve cont~ neds but such cancellation shall not relieve the insurance or surety coapany of lisbllit for any injury happenln~ before such cancellation becomes effective. ~e Ordl~nce havin~ been read~ ~as laid ove~. A~[ORT= The City Attorney hivl~ been requested ~ prepare the prope~ He~olutlon, provldin~ that Mrs. C. H. Short ~lll not have to pay the privilege fee fo~ operation of the restaurant tn the old Administration ~ildIng at the Ros~ke Munic~ Airport In addition to the ft~e per cent of g~ss revenues ~eceived from the ope~ation of the resta~rant~ presented ~e; ~ereupon, ~. ~oody offered ~e follow~l (~11616} A ~SOL~ION imeormln~ interested parties that It was Council,s intention, when It adopted Ordinance No. 1131~, that ~e first ~100.00 paid unto the Cit~, pursuant to the ~ ~ross receipt provision of said ordinance, was to be c~edited as payment of the ~100.00 privil~e fee p~ovided fo~ In the Ordinance {No. llRP~) establfshln~ a schedule of rates a~ cha~es and flxtn~ certain pollciel fo~ the use a~ operation of the Eoa~ke ~ntctpal Airport (~'oo~um Pleld). (For full text of ~esolut~on, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e 163. ) ~. ~oody moved.the adoption of the Eesolutlon. The motion was seco~ed by ~. W~dmp and adopted by the followi~ vote= A~: Hessrs. Minton, Waldrop, ~o~y, You~, and the President, ~m. NAYS: None ............. ~N!CIP~ GARAGE: ~e [ity Attorney havt~ been requested to pmepa~e the prope~ ~esolution, awa~dlnE a contract fo~ automotive ~asoline to be fu~nlshed the City of ~oa~ke, p~esented stoma; ~ereupon, ~. Weody offered the followln~= (~1!617) A ~ESOL~ION accepting the bid of the Pu~e Oil Company to supply the City its re. Ired ~asolfne f~m the first day of November, 195R, to the last day of October, 19~3; author[zi~ the Pu~chasl~ Agent to execute, fo~ s~ on behal of ~e City~ the usual contract in th~ p~e~sesl a~ provldin~ fo~ an emergency. (For full text of ~eaolutlon, ~ee ~dinance Book No. 19, Ps~e 163. ) ~. ~oody moved the adoption of the ~e~olutton. The motion ~e= se~nded ~.Waldrop ~d adopted by the follow!n~ vote: AYe= Hessrs. Minton, ~aldrop~ ~oody, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ........ MOTIONS A~ MISC~MI~0US BUSII~SS~ ~CTt~NS-CITY F~LO~S: M~. Youn~ bmou[ht to the attention of Council the General Election to ~ held on Tue=day, No~e~er ~, 19~, and moved that the City Mans~e~ ~mtt city e~loyees to be absent from their duties lo~ enough to vote~ If they so desire. ~e motion was seco~ed by ~. ~lnton a~ un~imously adopted. 315 WATER DEPARTME~TI The City Manager brought, to the attention of Council forest fires at Carvins Cove, the City Hanager stating that it is believed the fires were of incendiary origin and that he is offering a rewarcl of ~100.O0 for information leadir~ to the aPlrehension, arrest and conviction of the person or · persons responsible for the fires. ~r. Waldrop moved that Council concur in the action of the City Hanager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. WAT~ DEPA.~TFJ~NT: Mr. Waldrop brought to the attention of Council and the City Manager the question of boats at Carvins Cove using larger motors than are permitted by the rules ar~l r egulations governing the use of the area and asked the City Manager to look into the matter as to whether or not the rules and regulations are being strictly enforced. The City Manager advised that he would look Into the matter. ROANOKE GAS C0MPAh~: Council havl~g irevlously authorized the City Haneger to continue the operation of the franchise with the Roanoke Cas Co=pany under the existing conditions of the contract through October 31, 1952, while negotiations for a new franchise are pending, the CttyClerk raised the question es to whether not it is the intention of the body to grant a further extension of the existing franchise until the negotiations are completed. It appearing that the co~Ittee negotiating with the company is not ready to submit ~ complete report, Mr. Your~ offered the following Resolution, extending the e~tsting franchise throufh December 31, 1952.' (~11618) A RF. SOLUTION authorizing the City ~[anager to continue the operatic of the franchise with the Roanoke Gas Company under the e~Isting conditions of the contract.from November 1, 1952, thr~h December 31, 1~52, and providing for emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see 0rdir~nce Book No. 19, Page Mr. Youn~ m. oved the adoption of th~ Resolution. The motion ~-as seconded by Mr. Woody and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, k'oody, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ....... There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, R~GULAB MEETINg, Monday, November 10, 19~, The Council of the City of Hoanoke met in regular m~eting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Bulldir~, Monday~ November 10m 195~, at PsO0 o~clock~ po m.~ the regular meeting hour, with the President, H~° Webber, presiding, PRESENTs Hessrs, Hlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr, Webber- ................ 5o ABSENTS None---O. OFPICERS PRESENT: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Mr. Randolph O. Whittle City Attorney, and MI-. Harry Re Yates, City Auditor, The meetingwas opened with a prayer by the Heverend To Roy Jarrstt, Pastor of West [nd Methodist Church, HINUTE$: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, October Z?, 195~, having been furnished each member 9f Council, upon motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON }UBLIC MATTERS= STREETS AND ALLEYS: Mr. L. E. Ward, Jr., Industrial and A~ricultural Mana~e~ of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, appeared before Council and presented the following ce,~.munication with reference to thc dedication of land for tho extensl of Patterson Avenue, ~. W., and the widening of a portion of Bridge Street, S. W.= "November 10, 195~ To the Mayor and Members of the City Councll ~unicipal ~ulld!ng Hoanoke, Virginia Gentlemen= The Virginia Holding Corporation is the owner of a tract of land lying to the west of the present western terminus of Patterson Avenue and comprisi the property generally known as the Old ~est End Furnace Property, It Is the purpose of the Holdin~ Corporation to open this property to co~erclal development, (a purpose for which it is already zoned) and to this end the Corporation wishes to dedicate to the City a strip of lend 70 feet in width and approximately 1950 feet in length for the extension of Patterson Avenue~ and another strip RO feet in width end approximately R75 feet in length for the broadening of Bridge Street, as shown on the attached print of Plan N-a~3~O, prepared by our Chief Engineer. The Holding Corporation's plan of development contemplates the sale or lease, for commercial uses, of the land lyin~ between Patterson Avenue, as extended, and a railroad spur track which now extends along the southerly border of the property from Bridge Street west. It is believed that this development will be of substantial public benefit, and it is hoped that it may be accomplished at an early date. The opening of the extension of Patterson Avenue is, however, a prerequisite %o the accorapllshment of the plan, and accordingly it is requested that the Council indicate its approval and acceptance of the proposed dedication for street purposes. Very truly yours, (Signed) L. E. Ward, Jr. L. E. Ward, Jr., Industrial and Agricultural Mr. Woody moved that the matte~ be referred to the City PlannlnE Commission for study, report and reco~nendatlon to Council as soon as possible. The motion seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted, Mr. Waldrop not voting due to the fact that he was a~sant from the room at the time the question was presented. ANNEKATION-PARK$ AND PLAYGROUNDS: The question of providing playgrounds for the Washington Heights area having been referred to 1953 budget study, and the City '31'8 Plannir~ Comisalon havir~ been requested to submit, its report and reco~uer~lation a~ to a site for · park and play~r~ In the ~aahinston ~el~ts section to Council by December 1~ 1~, if possible, a co~lttee appointed by the ~ashl~ton Heights Civic Lea~e appeared before ~e ~dy for the purpose off statl~ In per~on the urgent need fop plays~u~s In that section. ~n a discussion o~ the matter, the comittee, co~posed of ~s. Na~e .W, . Headrick, Hiss A. Louise Grayblll a~'H~. B. H. Co~e~, with Hr. Conne~ acting as spokeaman~ reviewed ~e history off the request of the ~ashl~ton Heights Civic Lea~e and u~ed that serious consideration ~ ~lven ~e question. The comittee ~as assured that the matte~ rill ~ ~lven~reful conside~atio~ In 19~3 budget study. ~COHOLIC B~ERAGES~ A co~lttee appointed by the ~ashin~ton heists Civic ~a~e appe~ed before Council. with ~. B. H. Co~e~ acttn~ as spokesmen, ~. Conner stating that on Octobe~ 31, 19~, a buildl~ permit was issued fo~ the erection of a one-sto~y brick a~ cider block store bulldlnE on the pro~rty of . Hr. He~ H. Rut~u~h at ~30~ Hel~se Avers, N. ~., H~. Co,er statln~ further the It Is his u~erst~Ing ~e bulldl~ has been leased by the Virginia State Alcoholic Beverage Control ~ard for u~e as a liquo~ store to serve the people of Salem do not want a liquor store In their midst and that ~e citizens of the Nashi~ton ~elEhts section are bitterly Opposed to ~e placl~ of the llquo~ store In the Washington Heights area. In a discussion of the matter~ Mu. Co~e~ raised the question as to whethe~ or not any member of Cou~{1 GU city official has even been approached on the by a representative of the ABU Boa~ a~ was 2~or~d that It has only been durinE the past few days that ~e matter has come to ~e attention of some of the members of the body. it heinz pointed out to Mr. Con~r that since the property In question Is zoned for busi~ss pu~oses the owner thereof would ~t have to specify th, of busimss to ~ co~ucted on the p~perty in applying for a ~lldi~ permit because any business of a iaw~l nature can be operated in a Business District. ~ter a further discussion of the matter, the City Attorney pointt~ out Uounctl has no Jucisdictionh the controversy, and members of the body lndtcati~ a sy~athetic attitude, toward the request of the ~ashi~ton Heights Clvi% Lea~e that the operation of a liquor stone in the k'ashlngton gelshts section be prohibtte[ but calli~attention to their inabili~ to do awthin6 to remedy the situation, was suggested that the Washi~ton Hel~t~ Uivic Lea~e take ~e question up ~ith th~ ~C ~ard ~d the city's local repre~en%atives in the General Assembl~. ~ITIONS A~ CO~NICATIONS: STRE~ LIG~S: A co~unication from the App~ach~sn Electric Powe~ Company~ settl~ foPth the locations of f~e 60~ lumen s~ ~lrt~-t~ee ~00 lumen s l~hts which were ~nstalled, ~s well es two ~500 lumen street l~Ehts which were removed, du~n~ the month of October, 195P, was before Council. The co~n[cation was filed. SCH~LS:'A co~n~cation f~m ~. ~Roy H, Smith~ Chair~n of the Roa~ke City ~chool Board, reporting on the s~ool hulld~nE a~ l~v~ent pro~r~ lnclud: the completed p~ects end p~oEress of ~rk under co~t~ction ss of Octobe~ 31, 195 was before Council, ~e co=unication wes WATER DRPARTHENTt Council havir~ previously advised the Virginia State Department of HIEhwsya that the Cit~ o~ Roanoke would ae~ aside s s~ ~t to exceed ~0.~ fo~ ~e pavins o~ Vlrsinla Secon~W Route No. 6~8~ f ~ U. ~. Hi,bray Route No. 11 to the City of Roa~ke*s prope~ty~ ~e~ently referred to as Carvins Cove~ a~ the ~nt hav~g been set aside acco~n~ly~ the follo~ng co~nication fro~ the Depa~t~nt o~ H~Ehways~ ~ith reference to the ~tter~ was before the body~ 'Nove~e~ ~, 19~2 C~ty o~ Roa~ke, R~anoke ~ Virginia ~ls ~s In resa~ to Re~olution passed by the City Council on July ~8. 19~Pt copy of ~hich ~as ~ubmitted ~lth y~r lette~ to thl~ Department I ~ pleased to advise that this matter has been ~orked out ~ith the ~ard of 5upervisora of Botetourt County~ a~ on October 20~ the approved the allotment off ~,0~ fo~ improvement of the C~vins Cove Road. Accordin~ly~ ~e are settl~ up an account In ~ls amount ~m the Seco~ary ff~s of ~otetou~t C~nty For this purpose. In~t~ctiona have been l~ued and ~ork has begun on this road. You may, therefore, at you~ convenience have check payable to Vlv~lnla Departmel of Hl~h~ay~ ~ubmitted to thl~ oCfice In the amount ~peclfied In the Council~ Resolution off July Hay ~ expre~ appreciation of this De,arrant ~o~ the Fine cooperation of the Ho~oke autho~lties in reachl~ a satisfactory understating In th~s ~o~t important matter. Sincerely you~s~ (St~ned) S. D. C~te S. D. Cvute~ 5eco~ary Roads E~lneer' H~. Youn~ moved that the co~unlcatlon be forwarded to the City Auditor For prompt pa~ent of ~e ~,~0.00. Th~ mztion ~a~ ~eco~ed by Hr. ~ald~p and adopted by the ffollo~l~ vote~ AYe: Hes~rs. ~aldrop~ ~oody, Young, and the President, H~. NAYS: ~. Htnton .........1. ~ HIG~AYS: A co~unication from H~. ~oodvo~ Vlck~r~. Hayor of the of Douglas, 6eor~ta~ advt~in~ that Douglas has been promotin~ the extension of U. Hi~h~ay Houte No. 2~1 from Green~o~, S. C., do~ t~ou~h Georgia to Perry~ Plorida. and askl~ that the City of Roa~ke pr~ote the extension of the high. ay from Roanoke to ~a~hlngton~ D. C., or, If this Is impossible, at least to Fredericksbur~ Virginia, ~as ~fore Co.oil. In a discussion of the matte~, ~. YounE stated that he has studied a map a~ that he does no2 see ho~ It Is po~sible to establish anothe~ hfEh~ay bet~ee~ Hoanoke and ~tev s ffu~the~ discussion of the matter a~ to the prope~ p~oceduvc to be ffollo~ed In h~dli~ ~e request, H~. ~aldroP moved that the co~unlcatlon be referred to the Virginia State Department of Hl~h~ay~. The motion ~a$ ~econded by H~. ~'oody a~ unanimously adopted. DEPOSITOHI~: The follo~hf co~nlcation fro~ ~e ~a~ of Virtinia, ~ith reference to ~endin~ Section 1~ relati~ to de~iEnat~on~ ~apter ~1, relati~ to publi~ depositovfe~, of the Code of the City of Hoanoke, ~as before Councill ~0ctober 17, Hon. ~y L. ~ebbe~ Hayor of the City off Roanoke ~ dear Hayor ~ebber~ Sever~ times tn the pa~t [ have discussed ~ith you and ~lth the city officisls ou~ desire in seein~ a ch~ze In the City Code~ Section 1, .3 19 '320 ~hla section of the Cogs deals with city funds on deposit. For ~e~and deposits tho First National Exchange Bank is d~sign~tcd for ~e funds, tho Colonial-American NctionLl l]ank for ~ and the Mountain Trust Bank for ~0~, For Time deposits the three previously named banks and the Liberty Trust and tha"~o--~is Plan banks are for'th~ banks ira nit designated, The Bank of Virginia inRosnoke now e~p. loys interested in our city, Our annual pay roll is approximately $165~000, On our board we have a number of very prominent citizens~ and our institution makes a real effort to carr~ its fair share of civic responsibility, ~e believe that Council will agree with us that the portion of the rsferrin~ to ~emand deposits should be changed to include The Bank of Virginia. Since t~e Liberty Trust no The Morris Plan was chan£ed several years ago, we would suggest that the portion of the Code referred to Time deposits be changed, also, to list the present flour Rocnoka banks. ! have discussed ~ls Just recently with each member of Council and have explained fully our position. ~e muld appreciate very much your bringing this to the attention of Counell ~r consideration, Sincerely yo~rs, (Sf~ned] Ho C. Hoealey Vice ~residente After a discussion of th~ matter with the City Auditor as to poealble ramifications, H~o Young moved that the co~unication be referred to the City Auditor, the City Attorney and the City reasonable solution to the question a~d to report bac~ to Council° The motion was seconded by H~o ~oody end unanimously adopted. RE~O~TS OF OFFICE~: WATER DEFARTEENT: The que~tlon of extremely high water preesure in the Percinger Road section herinE been referred to the City Manager to have the Water Department study what c~n be done to relieve the situation, he su~x~itted written report, together with the following com~unlcation from Mr. Charles E. Moore, Engine, in Charge of Construction of the Water Depart=ant: "October 30, 195~ Mr. Arthu~ S. Owens, City Manager Municipal Roanoke, qlrginla This is in resporme to yours of the 29th on the ~matter of having Water Department study ~at can be done to relieve the extremely high water p~eesure in the vicinity of Persinger Road, It is assumed this matter refers to the planned increase in pressure to present customers on Fers!n~er Road between Colonial Avenue and Brambleton Avenue, recently particularly recommended by Mr. Howson on October 16th, which recommendation was accepted, and a report made to Council on October ~Oth. It is further assumed that the City through its Water Department will not be e party to s4I~degree tn the installation of lndivldu Gradual increase in pressure to these customers is not possible by the mere installation of South Roanoke ~nd the ~ea west of Chesterfield. Neither can the increased pressure on the present distribution main be avoided. Continuance of present pressure can, therefore, be obtained only by con$1derlr~ a new distribution main paralleling the present main with two choices Of design, both of which have s capacity for domestic service The distance involved under etthar plan ia approximately 1800 feet. It could be fed directly from the 1136 level et Brambletcn Averue and run to e dead end at Colonis/ Avenue; or~ it could be fed from the present 1~" main through a master pressure reducing valve at a point halfway between. The former pl~nwould call for 6" main and the latter plan for R" main. Either plan would involve the transfer of services from the existin~ main By installing the new main under either plan outside of the recant blacktop surface and beyond its customary position~ entrance in the new blacktop surface ~ould be confined to service work only. The expected cost of u 6" main would be ~6,000.00 and the Ver~ truly yours, (Signed) Charles E. Moore Engineer in Charge of Const~uction" In a discussion of the matter ~lth M~o Moore, who was present at t~e meeting~ it was pointed out that there is plenty of room For development on Persir Road in the Future even though there are only ten houses on the street at the preset time° A~ter a further discussion of the matter. Mr. Young moved that action on the question be deferred for two weeks. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. BUDOET-WATER DEPARTHENT~ Action on the request of the City Manager that ~30~000o00 be appropriated t~ Capital Outlay From Revenue under Non-operating Expenses of the Water Department budget to cover the cost of furnishing OF water service to additional consumers, having, been deferred, ia order that the City Manager might furnish detailed information se to the projects covered by the additional appropriation, he submitted written report, together with the Following co~unicetion from the Acting Manager of the W~ter Departments "INTERDEPARTHFNT, CO~fUNICATION November 8, 1952 TO~ Arthur S. Owens PROM: O.H. Ruston SUBJECT: Capltel Outlay from Revenue, Water Department Thls is in regard to the No. 2 item on City Council Agenda fon Monday, November lO, a~d as per your request I am furnishing each member ~ith a Prior to the Four million dollar bond issue, any excess that the Department had over Operating and Non-Operating Expense was put back into the system in the way of Capital Outlay, such as additional Fire flow mains and hydrants. This amounted to approximately ,200,000.00 yearly, but lagged way behind in sattsFyin~ the demand. Consequently, it was decided to float the Bond Issue and Finance it with this money and actually obtain the benef! in a short time. It was realised that the first five years ~ould be close Financing. The original plan was to pay off $100,O00,00 ;er year For the first Five years but mo,~ewhere in the process this was raised to $133,000.00 per year~ which placed an added strain of $33,0C0.00 per year o~ the Department. In making up the Water Department's 195~ Budget, the Revenue was estimated based on past experience and records. Operation costs, principal and Interest, were more or less Fixed. The difference wen% into the Outlay From revenue account whlch, in the preliminary budget, was Increased wages and salaries pulled this down to $15,200.00 as the amount the printed budget. An additional ~20,000.00 was added to this account in March and another ~20,000.00 in July, wMch makes the total account now At the end of September, $6?,886.88 had been charged asalnst the thus, the request that the account be increased by another ~30,000.00. The approximate ~68,000.00 spent to date is broken down as Follows~ Railroad Siding at Pipe Lot $ 1 Mew Chlorinator for Falling Creek Filter Plant 2,000.00 Two Trucks for Construction Inspectors 3,800.00 Mains 12,200.00 Meters and Services The bulk of th~ expenditure has gone into installation of new services on existing mains or mains not covered under the Bond Improvement Program. When a customer comes in and signs For water, it costs the Department approximately $100.OO to install the servlce line, meter, and meter box. Thus, on one hand, the new customer if Fine and revenue starts coming in, but considerable Capltal Outlay has to be made at once. The smme thing holds For construction within a new subdivision. The developer is placed to considerable expense to install the mains but is allowed $~.00 refund for each new consumer that is added over a ten year period, so this money is tied up for a ten yea~ period as a refundable con- tribution. The Department is authorized to expend ~75.00 to acquire a new consumer, and we have cases where the water is up to a lot now served with water. A new house.goes up on the next lot, the ¥?5,00 will extend the main this distance and the service is installed. -In this case, the Departme expends approximately $175.00 Capltal Outlay. Over the long pull this is good bus,ness and it will pay out, but it does put a financial binder on the Department at this particular time. '32] 322 It appears to me that some of this Capital Outlay should be charged to Bond money and returned at a later date, or the Department will have to operate In the red for several years until the income catches up,with the expenditures, (SIFned) In · discussion of the matter with P~. Ruston, who was present at the ~eeting, the question wes raised as to ~/~y the new mains, meters and services shoul: not have bes~ charged to the water system Improvement program; ~hereupon, the City Attorney voiced the opinion that any additions, betterments or improvements to the water ayate~ could have been charged to the bond After a further discussion of the matter, H~. Youn~ voiced the opinion that theWater Department cannot uss Its surplus to carry the bond Issue and at the same ;tl~e continue to make addition~ and betterments to the water system From Water Department funds, Hr. Young movtr~ that the question be referred to the Er~ineer !in Charge of Construction of the Water Department, the Acting Haneger of the Water Department, the City Auditor and the City Attorney for an analysis of the Capital Outlay from Revenue account as to which £unde expended from the account should have been charged to the bond £unds, and, also, for a detailed report as to the locatic~ ~nd cost of the mains, meters and services charged to the account. The motion was seconded by Hr. WAldrop and unanimously adopted. P~PORTS: The City Hanager submitted written reports from the City Market, the Department sC ~ullding a.~d Plumbing Inspection, the Electrical Department ar~ Purchasing Department for the month of October, 19~. The reports were filed. CITY HANAG~=' The City Man~ger submitted verbal report %hat he is makin~ progress on various items referred to him and will report on them es and ~hen they The ll~t of items submitte~ by' the C~ty Hamster ~aa filed. HEF0~S 0F CO~{ITT~: None. TR~IC: Co~cil having met in' l~o~al session at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., November ~, 1952, f~ a study of ~he p~posed 1952 Street Traffic Plan'For Roanoke, Virginia, as prepared by the Police Department, th~ maf~em ~as agaim before the You~ reading the following prepped statement: ~November 10, 1952. The Ctt2 Manager has sub~tted to us, for approval, a scheme for the est~blishing oF addit~onal one-w~ streets and the re-arraying of ex~stim~ onerway streets. I believe that the matter any.majOr ch~ge oF th~s character, a~, w~le I do not d~sapprove of the pl as ~ubmitted, I reco~end agal~t its adoption at this t~e. In ~ opinion, the. traffic congestion In ~e do~ntow~ ~slness dAstrAct ~1 ~e worse d~rln the.period of t~e the Randolph Street B~[dge ~ out oF service Fom tXon, than it has ever been at any t~me In the past, a~ cond~tions ~[11 be almost intolerable fo~ a perl~ off at least six months durl~ ~e latter part of I believe that any pl~ provid~ ~or major chan~es ~n our one-way streets at this time would have no ch~ce oF meeting with public acceptance in the li~t ~f conditions which w~ll prevail ~ether the plan ~s adopted not, a~ ~at there would ~ m~y de~nda from the public durl~ the per~od be a ge~l feeling that th~s plan was contributing to the co~estl~n a nd confusion w~ch will inevitably result. I ~fully aware of the Fact ~at portions oF ~ls plan, iF put into effect now, ~ould lessen 2he ~ount oF co~estion which would exist during this t~lng period, ~t, In my opinion, the City ~anager has the au~m~ty, u~er 2hapter 3~, SectAon ~9, oF ~he Cl~y Code, ~o make ~y cha~es he may deem ~cessa~ ~o take care oF the movement of traffic at that t ~me. It therefore~ move you that adoption of the plan which has been submitted be delayed without prejudice until the completion of the Jeffersor Street Overhead Bridge project. (~lgned) I/. L. Young' The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody ~d v~nimously adopted. CON~ID~TION OF C~I~ I~0DU~ION l~ CONSID~ATION OF O~INANC~ l~ R~L~IONS~ AIRPO~ O~lnance No. ~16~O~ pvovidl~ fo~ the rental of HaP~aP No. 1 at ~oanoke ~niclpal Air.dry havln~ previously been before Council fop its re~lnFv pead ~d laid over, ~ss a~ain ~fore the body, ~. Moody of~ePl~ the follo~l~ ~or its ~eco~d ~eadt~ a~ final (~11610) l~ O~I~NCE authorlzln~ ~d directing the Clty~ans~er~ fo~ a~ on behalf of the City of Boanoke, ~ execute a lease betveen ~e Cit[ of ~oanoke and ~. B. O~en~ and ~, F, Huffaan~ pa~tners tradin~ ~ Dixie Aviation Repai~ Service~ the rental of Hsn~ar Ho, 1 at ~o Boanoke Hunicip~ Al~ort {~oodrum Pield) For a period of five (~} years beEl~ln~ ss of the effective date of this ordinance, ~ Ith the option to renew for an additional five-year te~ fo~ the rental a~ upon the terms and conditions herein e~erated. (For full text of O~lnence, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 165.) ~. Woody moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seco~ed by ~. You~ end adopted by ~e followln~ vote~ A~S= Hessrs. Minton, Wallop, Woody a~ You~ ....... NAYS: The President, Mr. ~ebber .......... 1. INSUR~CE-T~IlCA~S: Ordinance No. 11615~ lncreasin~ the minimum amount of liability insurance policies or bonds filed ~lth the City Clerk by ~e owners of public vehicles, having previously been before Council for its first readl~, read and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. ~inton offering the following for second readi~ and final adoptlon; (~11615) ~ O~INAN~ ~endiug and reordaining Section 18 Insurance policlel or bonds, of Chapter 33 of the Code of the City of Roanoke. (For ~ull text of Ordin~ce, see Ordin~ce Book No. 19, Page 167.) ~. Hinton moved the adoption of the O~in~ce. The motion was seco~ed by Hr. Waldrop and adopted by the following votel A~: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, a~ the President, Hr. Webber- N~S= None ...... WAT~ DEPArTed: The City Attorney having ~en requested to prepare the proper Resolution, formally acceptl~ the Crystal Spri~ ~oster Station and authorizing the City Auditor ~ pay the ccntractor all sums due for the co~tructlo thereof except $2~.00, presented sm~e; whereupon, Hr. Hlnton offered the roll. lng: (~11619') A R~OL~ION for~lly accepting the Crystal SprlnE Eooster 5tation~ a~ aut~rizing the City Auditor to pay the contractor all sums due for the construction thereof except (For full text of Re~lutton, see Ordl~nce ~ok No. 19, Page 168.) ~. Hlnton moved the adoption of ~e Resolution. The motion wes seconded bi ~. You~ ~d s~pted by the following vote: A~S; Messrs. ~inton, Waldrop~ Wo~y, Young, and the President, Hr. ~ebber- N~S= None ............ 323' 324 I~OTIOH-q AND MISCF~LL~h~EOUS BU-~INESSt None, There beir~ no ~rther business, Council adjourned, A~OV~D A~EST~ Clerk President COUNCIL, R£GULAR HEETING, Homiay, November 17, 1952. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular aeetln~ in the Circuit Court Room IA-th~. MunlSlpal L~ulldlns, Monday, November 17~ 195P, at P~OO o'clock, p. mo, tha regular meetin£ ho~ ~lth the President, Hr. ~ebbe~, pre~idl~. P~h~ He~r~, Hlnton~ Waldrop, ~oody, Young, a~ the ~resident, Webber..~ ..................... ABSE~ None ......... 0. OFfiCeS PRIERS: Mr. Randolph G. ~tle, C~y Attorney, and ~r. Harry R. Yates, C~y Auditor. The needing was opened w~h a prayer by the Revere~ J. E. Coppock, Ass~s~a~ ~as~or of P~rs~ Presbyterian Church. MI4%~: Copy of the m~m~es of ~ke regular meet~n~ held on Monday, Nove~be~ 3, 1952, hav~ng been ~rn~shed each ~mb~r of Council, upon motion of M~. M~n%on, seconded by ~. Youn~ a~ una~ously adopted, ~he read~nz was d~spensed ~th a~ ~RINS OF CITI~NS UPON ~U~LIC }~TT~S: WAT~ DEP~T~4~: Pursuant to not~ces of ~dvert~semon~ for b~d~ rom the ~rench~ng, laying, backf~ll~r~ and street restoration Inc~den~ to ~ns~all~ng wa~er mains, f~re hydrants, a~ all appurtenances ~hereto, rom Projects No. 5 and No. of th~ Water Department, alo~ certain public s~re~ at various locations ~ n the c~ty, according to plans ~nd spec!f~=at~ons furnished by the Wa~er Dep~r~en~, said b~ds ~o be receive~ by %he C~y Cl*rk un, il 2:00 o'clock, p. m., MO~ay, Novenber 1952, ~d to be opened b~fore %he Council of the City of Roanoke at tha~ hour, the '~res~dent, Mr. Webber, asked Af there was anyone present who did not fully ~he advertXsemen~s, ~f there ~as anyon~ presen~ ~had been den~ed the privilege b~dd~, or ~f there ~ere a~ questions anyone would l~ke ~o ask, and no representa- tive presen~ ra~s~any question, ~he Pres~den~ asked the C~ty Clerk to p~oceed w~th the open~n~ of the ~hmee bads received on ~roJect No. 5 and ~he one b~d rec~fw on Project NO. 5-A. With'fur~her reference to ~he mat~r, ~he C~y Cl~rk brouEht ~o the ~of Coun~l ~ estimate of the ~os~ of ~h~ Water Departmen~ perfomm~ng the work, together with a repor~ on the availability of equ~pmen~ theuefor, as submitted by the Wa~er Departmen~ p~su~t to the provis~ons of Re~olut~on No. 11276, adop~e~ on Nove~er 5, 1951~ ~ereupon, %he Presiden~ instructed the CityClerk to p~oceed th~. open~o~ the s~aled estimate ~ report. ~e b~ds a~ est~ate a~ report submitted by the Wa~er.Depar~m~nt'hav~ng been ope~d and publicly read before Couu~l, ~. Woody offered the following Resolution: (~11620) A RESOLutION referr~m~ b~ds and ~he estimate and report submitted by ~he Water Department of ~he C~y o~ Roanoke, W~rz!n~a, pursuit ~o the prov~s~on~ of Resolution No. 11276, adopted on November 5, 1951, for the ~rench~nE, laying, backfXll~ng a~ stree~ restoration ~nc~dent to ~nst~ll~ng ~ater ma~, f~re hudrant~ and all appurten~ces thereto, for Projects 5 and 5-A of the Wate~ Department, certain ~bl~c s~ree~s at various locations ~n the city, to a co~lttee composed of :325 1'326 Hr. Co E. Koore~ Engineer in C~arge of Construction or the ~'ater ~epsrtment~ H: Cletue Eroyles~ City E~ine'e~, end H~. Har~ R. Yates~ City Auditor, fo~ tabulat~ a~ report to the Council of the Clt~ of Ro~ke at its ~xt reeler meetir~ on Ho~aT, November 2~, (For full text of Re~olution, see O~ance Book No. 19, ~age ~, Vood7 moved the~option of the Re~olution. The motion ~as seco~ed Hr. ~ldrop and adopted by the Follo~i~ voter A~S~ ~es~rs. Hinton~ ~ald~p, ~oody, Yo~,. and the P~esldent, NAYS= Nor~ ............... O. AIRPORT: Captain Irvl~ E. Craig, Co~dir~ Officer of the Roanoke Squadrc of the Civil Air Patrol, ~peared before Council a~ presented the co~nicatton, with reference to the use of space ~n the Ca~aday Home at the Roanoke Municipal Ai~ort by the Squadron~ "ROANOKE 2~UAD~ON CIVIL ~R FAT~0L R0~NOEE, VIROINIA November 19~2 Att: Roanoke City Council Municipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Subject: Location for Civil Air Patrol Headquarters. Gentlemen: The Roanoke Scuedron o£ the Civil Air Patrol requests an audience before Council at Council's earliest ccn'¢entence to dlscuss a matter of pressing importance to the Squadron. As you may know, the Civil Air Patrol Is a chartered Auxiliary of the Air Force. Its purpose is to train Cadets, to maintain an emergency unit for Air, Search and Rescue and to aid in disasters of all kinds. For exampler the Roanoke Squadron is now training thirty boys end girl~ between the ages of 15 to 18 in all phases of aviation, in the past year ha~ participated in t~ee actual search missions for missing aircraft, has missions for the local Filter Center, has transported blood for the Red Cross and maintains a radio station that is a part of the w~rld's largest radio network. Ail Civil Air Patrol members volunteer their time, aircraft and various ekills to doing these Jobs which they feel have become their dui Now to our problem. Ail CAP Squadrons are required by Wing Headquarter to station their master transmitter and receiver on the local airfields. At present, ours is set up in a private o,lice at WoodrumFfeld. This is the only piece of our equipment (except aircraft) which is actually on the field. The present location is both inefficient and unsatisfactory. Th~ local Squadron also possesses considerable e~ergency and training equipment which could be put to more efficient use at a central location. If Council would review the matter and consider granting peri, lesion for the Squadron to make use of a room in the Cannaday house ~n Woodrum Field, It would be greatly appreciated by both the Squadron and Wing Headquarters. By having a central location on the field, the Squardon's efficiency would be Increased immeasurably. As the Squadron is greatly handicapped at present, we would indeed be grateful if Council would cu~sdder the matter as soon as possible. A squadron representative will be available at the City Council's convenience. Sincerely yours, {Signed) Irving E. Craig Irving E. Cratg, Capt. CAP Co~andlng O£flcer Roenoke Squadron Civil Air Patrol" On motion of Mr. Waldrop, seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted, the m~tter was referred to the City Manager for the purpose of ascertaln~ng whether or not there is available space in the Cannaday Home for the Roanoke Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, and if so, to have proper Ordinance prepared, authorizing the use of the space by the Squadron, £or adoption by Council, 327 FEHSIORS~ Council havin~ previously taken under consideration draft of an Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney, permitting all city employees not already participating in some other pension system of the city to participate in the ~mployees~ Retirement System of the City of Roanoke on an equitable basis insofar ia lezally possible, Mr. Edgar L. ~instead, City Sergeant, appeared before the body, advielnF that hie office desires to be covered by Social Security, and asked that the £ollowing a~endment be added to the proposed Ordinance~ e The Sergeant of the City of Roanoke and all deputies and employees of con~titutional office having unanl:~usly voted not to be permitted member- ship in this system; snythln~ in this ordinance to the contrary, notwith- standing, said Sergeant and all deputies and employees of his o~fice are hereby excluded from membershlp in this system." In a discussion of the matter, the City Attorney outlined necessary steps to be taken by Council if it is the desire of the body to specXflcally permit the office of the City Sergeant to be covered by Social Security. Council beir~ of the opinion that the office of the City Sergeant should be allowed to go under Social Security, Mr. Youn~ moved that the City Attorney be lnetructed to have the necessary Ordinances and Resolutions approved by Mr. Charles H. Smith, Director of the Virginia Retirement System, and to Fremont same to the body for adoption. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: A committee appointed by the WashID~ton Heights Civic League having appeared before Council at its last regular meetin~ and protested against the proposed operation of a liquor store at h305 Melrose AYenus, N. ~., and Council having suggested that the Washington Heights Civic .League take the question up with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the city's local representatives in the General Assembly, in view of the fact that Council has Jurisdiction in the metier, State Senator Earl A. Fitzpatrick appeared before the body, advising that he represents the citizens of Roanoke, and more particularly those citizens llvinE in the vicinity of the proposed liquor store, and that he feels it is the duty of Council to at least Fo on record as-offlcielly oppos[n~ the In a discussion of fha matter, Senator Fitzpatrick called attention to a co~unlcatlon from the Chai~an of the Virginia Alcoholic Bever~e Coat rol Board, advisinE that the Hoard feels that no one can possibly be adversely affected by the store belnEplaced in the proposed location, and that on thc other hand, the Board feels that the location will be a great convenience to many persons of that area desire to purchase alcoholic beYereges~ therefore, the Board Inter~s to establish the operation o f the store as soon as the bui]d~nU is completed for occupancy. &enator Fitzpatrick than stated that ha does not feel the ABC Board has exceeded its authority in eatablishln~ the store at the location tn question, but that in his opinion It was never the intent of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Law that a liquor store should bo placed in cor~nunitfes primarily Of a residential nature. Senator Fitzpatrick stated further that if the Krow[nF policy of the ABC Board to establish llquor stores outslde of the main ~eneral business section of a city to further relieve the con~estion in the stores and also to help to relieve traffic con~estion in the main business area of a city is allowed to go unchatlengel such stores can be placed in any Business District in the clty, Senator Fitzpatrick stating that it may be too late to do anything in the present instance~ but that in the future, Council might giva ~ore serious consideration to potentialities ~hen rezoning property for busilleas purposes, even goir~ so far as to limit the types of business to be placed on properties being rezoned for business purposes~ if it has the power so to do, In conclusion, Senator Fitzpatrick expressing confidence that t here vi11 be a cha~e In the law at the next ~esslon of the Oene~al As~e~ly In view of the new polic~ of the A~C ~aud a~ presenting duaft of a Resolution, opFosi~ the liquor sto~e as presently p~posed~ ~lth the request ~at the ~easuue be adopted by Council H~. Minton offered the folloHl~{ (~116~1) A BESOL~ION advlstnE the Ooveuno~ of Virginia a~ the Virginia Alcoholic ~evevage Control Board of this Council's objection to the locati~ of a Government store for the sale of alcoholic beverages on U. S. Highway No. h60 near Peters Creek in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and to further advise the Governor and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Eoard of the desire of the Roanoke City Council that said Council be consulted ard sdvlsed of the intentions of the Virginia Alcoholic ~everage Control Board in ~egard to the location of such Govera~en~ store: in the future. (For full text of Re~olution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e 169.) Mr. ~lnton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~essrs. ~lnton, Waldrop, Woody~ young, a~ the President, Hr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ........... O. With further re~erence to the matter, Hr. Minton moved ~ha~ the City Attorn be instructed to ascertain ~-hether or not Council has the power to control the typel of business for ~hich the Eu!ldings and premises In a 5uslness District may be u~ed ~hen rezonin~ property for business purposes. The motion was seconded by Hr. Woody ar~ unanimously adouted. i. FUNICIPAL I}IPRO~E~1~S: Er. B. F. Moo~aw~ Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, to6ether vith Er. F. S. Baird, Chair~ of the Chamber's Eunictpal Affairs Co~ittee, appeared before Council and submitted the follo~inE co~nica~ioI recommending fifteen mntclpal improve~ent projects to be ~tudied by Councll~ 'Nove~er 17, 195a Hon. Roy L. ~ebber, Mayor Eon. Robert W. ~oody, Vice ~ayor Hon A. R. ~tnton Hon. John B. ~ald~p Hon. ~alter L. youn~ Roanoke, Virginia Dear Hr. Hayor and Gentlemen: The Chamber's ~unlctpal Affairs Coxmlttee, under the chair~anshlp of F. S. Baird, requested a Subco~ittee under the chat~anshlp of an engineer of long experience and great ability, to make a study of needed ~lclpal improvements. This co~ittee, ~nder ~e direction of Hr. ~iltsee spent much time maklnF this study and Cave consideration to each general section of the city. The ~tudy resulted In listing flfteen~nictpal improve~nt projects, ~i~ v~re ~co~ended to the Hunlcipal Affairs Co~ittee of the Cha~er ~here they ~ere carefully considered, approved and reco~me~ed to the Directors of the Ch~nber for revle~ and consideration. At a meeting of our Directors on ~onday, ~ovember 10, 195~, the Eoard devoted careful attention to the reco~e~atlons and now suggests ~he fiftee projects to the City Council, In the followl~ priority order. 1. I~rove traffic co~ltions including off-street parking, with off- street parkin~ facilities to be on a self-liquidatlna basis. ~. Sufficient city garbsCe disposal facilities, 3o Storm drains to protect d~ntown Roanoke and industries and reeidential sections where needed. ~, Bridge or bridges from downtown Roanoke crossing Norfolk and %~estern to Southeast, 5, Street wldenlngwhere needed, 6. I~provement of the followir~, bridges and approaches thereto from the Southvest to the Northwest section of t he city. First Street SW-NW Fifth Street SW-NW Tenth Street SW-NW 7. Improved city market facilities on a self-liquidating basis, 8, A driveway connecting Mill Mountain Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway and the l~provement of present access roads from the c lty to Mill Mountain. 9, A suitable structure to offer facilities for concerts, operas and otheP cultural features as were formerly accommodated in the Acade~ 10. A suitable building forhouslnE and drilling., of mllltary units not now adequately provided for, said building to include facilities for elvic and patriotic events, Il, Enlarfed Munlclpsl Bufldlnc, 19. Improvement of City Parks, Protect South Roanoke Park from vehlcu] traffic by a fence or other suitable means along the park side of the new driveway from Franklin Read to Jefferson Street, 13. Beautification of Roanoke River including a riverside driv,w~y. l~. Swl~n~ng pools. 15. Improve Carvings Cove for recreational purposem. Our Subcommittee, general Munlclpal Affairs Committee, and Directors of the Chamber recognize that this is a lanC range pro,ram and therefore cannot 5e accomplished in its enttrety in the next year or two. It is alta recognized by both our Committee and Board that the above order of listing may not be acreed to in every instance by you or any other Uroup whlch may study municipal needs, however we believe the Council will recognize that every pro3ect in the list is needed. In bringinF this list to the Council the Chamber does so with the home and in the belief that Council will Five, or cause to be Flven, careful study to these sucgestlons. Slncerely yours, (SIcned} B. F. Moomaw · B. F. Moomaw Executive Director" Mr. Wood~ moved that the list of su~cested ~unic~pal improvements be t~ken under advisement for consideration as ~nd when funds are available to carry out The mot~on was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. TAXES-LICENSE TAX CODE: Mr. Morris L. Masfnter, Chairman of the Tax Study Co~lttee, appeared before Council, advising that it would help the committee l~measurably in its work if the License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke were re-codified, Mr. Masinter pointin~ out that the Llcmnse Tax Code Will have to be revised sooner or later and asking that it be done now. After a dlscuesion of the m~tter, Mr. Woody moved that the question be referred to the City Attorney for study, report and reco~endatlon to Council at next regular meetinf. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanf~ousty adopte PETITIONS AND COYMUNICATIONS: ZONING: A petition signed by the Trustees of Fairview Methodist Church, asktnC that properties located on the south side of VirFinla Avenue, N. W., between Adams Street and West Side Boulevard, described as Lots ~-9, lncluslve, Section Washington Heights Map, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business 329 District, and that properties located on the north Bide of Relrose Avenue, N. between Adams Street and West Side Boulevardw described as the eastern one-half of Lot 17, and all of Lots 13-18, inclusive, Section 73, Washington Reifhts Map, be resoned from Special Residence District to Business Dletrict~ having been referred to the City Planning~ Commission for study, report and recommendation, the followir~ communication fro~ the City Planning Co~lssion, with reference to the matter, was before Council= "November 13, 1957. .~he Honorable R. Lo Webber. Hayer, and He~bers o£ City Council, Roanoke, Virginia, Gentlemen~ In reply to your letter of July 8, 1957, referring to the City Plannln! Commission for study, report and recommendation, a petition signed by the Trustees of Pairview Methodist Church, asking that properties located on thc south side oF Virginia Avenue, N. W., and on the north side of Melrose Avenue, N. ~., between Ad.ss Street and h~est Side ~oulevard~ described as Lots ~-9, inclusive, and Pt. Lot 1~, and all of Lots 13-18, inc., Section P3, Washington Heights Map, he rezoned from a Special Residence District to a Business District= The properties in question have been inspected on two Occasions by Me.~bers of the Co~isaion, and th~ matter hca Seen discussed with the petitioner~s attorney, %falter W. $~oody~ end representatives fro~ the Church As to the property fronting on Virginia Avenue, the elevation of this land is considerably higher than the lots on Melrose Avenue, and the sion feels that it will not be practical to use it in connection with any business which might be located on Melrose Avenue, and that the reaching of said property would result in 'spot zoning, detrimental to sd3acent end nearby properties which are classified as a General Residence District and This point was brought OUt in the discussion with the Attorney end representatives of the Church who indicated ~hat they were primarily concerned in the rezon!ng of the lots on Relrose Avenue, and would not insist on the rezonlng of the lots on Virginia Avenue. In rega~,d to the several lots on Melrose Avenue, a portion of the block immediately across from the property in question, end it is the Co~m!sston's opinion that the two blocPs should be cla~slfied the same to provide for any additional business uses to serve the ~ashfngton Heights section. It is believed that the rezoning of said property on the north side Of Melrose Avenue will be a natural extension of the existing Business District, end should be ~ple to take care Of neighborhood needs for sene time to come. The City Planning Cowruisslon recommends to City Council that the reouos of the petitioner to rezone only those lots located on the north side Melrose Avenue, designated as Pt. Lot 1~, and all of Lots 1]-18, Section ~3, Washington Heights }~ap, to a Business District, be ~ranted. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. Chairman." On motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by gm. Woody and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to publish proper notice of a public hearing on the questl of rezonlng the properties on Melrose Avenue, said hearing to be held at 7:00 o'clos p. m., Monday, December 8, 195P. ZONING: A co~unlcatlon fro~ Mr. William F. Monday, asking thst property located on the north side of Orange Avenue, N. W,, between Tenth Street and Rleventh Street, described as part of Lot 11, Block 13, Melrose Land Company Map, Official No 21P0311, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business District, hsv!ng bee referred to the City Pla~nlng Co~lsslon for study, r aport and reco~end~t{on, the following cor~muntcatlon from the City Planning Com~i. sslon, with reference to the matte~ was before Council= "November 13, 1952. Th~ Honorable R. L. Webber, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen~ In reply to your letter of October 2, 1952, referring to the City Planning Commission for study, report and reco~mendation, a co~unlcatlon from Wlllim~ ?. Monday, asking that property located on the north side of Orange Avenue, N. W., between 10th and llth Street, described as part of ~ot 11, Block 13, Melrose .Land Com,.any Map, Of. No. ~120311, be resined from a General Residence District to a Business District: A majority of tho ~embers of the Co~lssion has inspected the nroperty in question, and has discussed with the owner and a representative ~f the Shell 011 Comkany the plans for the pronoeed use of the property in connec- tion with the existing filling station adjacent to said lot. The Commission feels that .if th. lot in question is used aa explalned-- the existing residence to be moved off the lot, the lot to be graded and a portion of it covered with concrete or asphalt, and a new pu~p teland and e crossover to be constructed--that a better entrance can be made to permit cars and trucks to enter on the property, thus eltminatlnF a traffic hazard by vehicles waitinF to get off the street to be serviced. The Com. mlssion is ~f the opinion that the rezoning of said lot will be a natural extension of an existing use, and that the proposed use will not change the character of the neighborhood or be detrimental to other prouert o~ners in the I~edlate vicinity. The City Plann!r~ Com.~ission reco~-~.ends to City Council that the reeue~ of the petitioner to rezone said property, Official Lot No. Pl~O]ll, to ~ Business District, be granted. Respectfully submitted, (SiEned) %~. J. McCorktndale, Jr. On motion of Mr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Ealdrop ~nd unanimously adopted, the C'ity Clerk was frstructed to publish proper notice of a public hearing to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, De'ember 8, 1952. ZONING: A co~municatlon from Mr. O. J. Ealpert, Attorney, representing Lextcr B. Holyfield and Less H. Holyfield, asking that property located on the north side of Brambleton Avenue, S. ,~., between Ashby Street and Bed Rock Road, described as Lots 7-9, inclusive, Block 5, Evergreen Development Company M~p, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business District, having been referred to the City Planning Commission for study, report and recom.~endatfon, the follo~fn~ communication from the City Planning Co,mmission, with reference to the matter, ~as before Council: ~November 13, 19~2. The Honorable R. L. ~ebber~ Mayor, and Members of City Council Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of October 24, 1952, referring to the City P%annlngCo~lsslon for study, report and recom~endatlon, a comzunicatlon from G. J. Walpert, Attorney, representing Lexter B. Holyfleld and Less H. Rolyfield, asking that property located on the north side of Branbleton Avenue, S. W., between Ashby Street and Red Rock Road, described as Lots 7-9 inclusive, Block 5, Evergreen Development Company Map, be rezoned from a General Residence District to a Business District: An inspection of the property in question has been made by a majority of the Members of the Comm~isslon, and it Is of the opinion that the topograp] of the land does not lend itself for development for business uses. The Co~mission is further of ~ue opinion that the exlotin~ business use including two grocery stores, two filling stations, a drug sto~e, the Coffee Pot, and a barber shop, are sufficient to t~:e care of the immediate needs of the property owners in that section of Grandin Court, and that the rezonl of addltional~nd will open up the way for possible developments for trsns~el trade which can be detrimental to the propertyowners. It is felt that the denlal of the request will not result fn unnecessar hardship to the owners fnas.~uch as said property had been classified as a General Residence District several years prior to its purchase by the petlticners. 331 332 .The City Planning Co~lssion recommends to City Council that the request to rezone said property to a Business District be denie~. Bsspect~ully sub, itt,d, (S~Ened) W. J. EcCorkindale, Jr. In this connection, Mro ~alpert appeared before Council, l nsistir~ that the property in question is not suitable for anything but business purposes, and asked that a public hearing he held on the matter, After a discussion with Mr, Walpert as to a suitable date for the hearlng~ on motion of Mr, YounF, seconded by Mro Valdrop and unanimously adopted, the Uity Clcrk vas i~t~cted to ~ubli~h p~pe~ notice of a public heaul~ to be held at ~{~ o'clock, p, ~,, ~o~ay, Janu~y 5, 1~5], REPORTS OP OFPICERS{ STR~S A~ AL~S~ Council havi~ p~Viously directed that puope~ steps be taken to exten~ a~ i~rove Alberta Avenue, S. ~., the Acting Uity Hanager ~u~itted the following report fro~ the City Manager: "Roanoke, VirgiNia November 17, 195P To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You adopted Resolution No. 1139m, on March 31, 195~, and Ordinance No. 114~8 on June 2, 195~, both with reference to the opening and extension of Alberta Av.,nue. I am presenting to you an ordinance drawn by the Legal Department. There is listed~lthin this ordirmnce the various parcels of land, totaling You wlll observe %hat five property owners have given their proFerty; and since the sixth piece of property is really the only one affected, this property owner has agreed to sell fop ~1,~00.00. This is less than the appraisers valued the property. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Mr. Young moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and )fl.red the following Ordinance so an emergency measure: (#11672) AN ORDINANCE authortzinz and directing the acquisition by purchase and/or donation of certain lands situate in the City of Roanoke, necessary for t~e extension and improvement of Alberta Avenue, S. YY.; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 171.) Mr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~aldrop and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ...... i-Go S5~.~R CONSTRUCTION: The Acting City Manager submitted the following report fro~ the City Manager, with reference to sewer projects In connection with the remaining city sewers which now empty into Roanoke River and Tinker Creek: "Roanoke, Virginia November 17, 1952 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I am attachi~g hereto maps, showln~ areas on which I am recor~ending that you suthorlze us to advertise for bids for sanitary sewers. The amount of money r~cesssry for the projects ia incorporated In this year's budget;and we would like the euthorit7 to advertise for bids to the end of the year in order that these sections o£ oun City system, which I assure you are undesirable, may bo eliminated. The approximate cost Of each project is given to you gentlemen orallyo Respectfully ~ubmltted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Mana~e~" In this connection, Hr. H. Cletum ~royles, City Engineer, appeared be"ore Council and explalned by means of a city map the followir~- com~unlcatlon attached to the report of the City Manager: "CITY OF RO~JEE I~FHDBPA~T~WNT CO].~!UNICAT IO N DATE~ Novembe~ 17, 1952 TO: Mr. A. S. Owens, City FROM: Mr. H. C. Broyles, City Engineer attached hereto is e City map showtr~ the remaining City sewers which now empty into Roanoke River and Tinker Creek ~tch were not ~ncludedin any of the interceptor projects. I% is sugcested that these be broken down into two contracts: Contract A -- Construction of approximately 1500 l!n. ft. 24" saber llnc on Norfolk Avenue from the main Intercep~or llne at Tinker Creek %o s point approximately 370 feet east of the Ninth Street frado cro=z~nF. This Job is also to ~nclude siphon under L~ck Run. The purpose of. this sewer line is twofold: 1. To.Dick un. the exiztirC 10" line in Ninth Street, N. -.,r khich n~w discharges its waste into Lick Run. 2. To help relieve the already overloaded ?4" sewer servin~ the downtown section of the City. Some relief c~n be given l~edi~tely by connecting a by-pass from the old line to the new line. In the future, the new line can be extended on up Norfolk Avenue to the Contract B -- 1. Eaher Field Sewers - This is to include ~pproximatety 1600 lin. ft. %Duld be ~pproximately 4' above the normal w~ter level, with a clear the sewer, would be about ~,~OO, and towards the low bridpe a bout $2,000. It is estimated that e 17" rel~eorced deck, 15' wide by $3,5oo. An alternate for the low bridge sewer combination ~uuld be a regular S5,o00.o0. 2. McEowell Avenue, N. E., at Tinker Creek - This includes a siphon 3. Murray Avenue, S. E., - This lr~ludes construction of approximately 250 lln. ft. of sewers so as.to ellmlnate what otherwise ~Duld have to be a siphon across Roanoke River. Funds are available tn the 195~ budget for the work herein outlined." The City Engine~r estimated that the cost of the Contract A project would be approximately $35,000.O0; %8,5~O.00 for the Maher Field project; ~3,000.00 for the McDowell Avenue project; and ~1,000.00 for the }~rray Avenue project under Contract !B, the City Engineer explalnlnc that all of the Sewage Treatment Funds have been snproprlated and that the cost of the above projects will }lave to come from the iGenersl Fund. 333 334 In a discussion of the Haher Field project, H~. ~aldrop pointed out that the propoaed river croeeing over Roanoke River might interfere with boating ~hen the river is cleaned u~ anti a discussion followed as to alternate methods and' locations for crossing the river. All of the projects haviP~ been discussed at length. Hr. Young moved that the City Hanager proceed to advertise for bids on the Contract A project. The ~tton was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. Hr. Young then moved that the City Hanager proceed to advertise for bids the Contract B projects, the Eaher Field project to provide For alternate bids the basis of a eiphon under Roanoke River. The motion uae seconded by Mr. Woody and unanlmously adopted. AiRPORTs Council having previously authorized the City .~anaFer t? purchese mlnt~um equipment needed for the restaurant in the newAirport Administration Bulld!r at a cost not to exceed ~Y,~O0.O0. the Acting City Hanager submitted the Collowfng report fro~ the City Hanager: "Roanoke, Virginia Novem~er 17. 1~ To The City Counell Roanoke, Vir~inia Gentlemen: The following letter from Mr. O. B. ~are i~ concurred in by the Airport ~ama?er and the City ~ana[er, ~lus the ~lOO.O0 operators fee in paragraph l: '209 Franklin Road. S. Roanoke, Virginia November ih, 1952 Mr. Arthur S. Owens City Manager Municipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mr. Owens: Pursuant to my recent verbal understanding with you and Mr. Marshall Harris of the Airport, I would like to bid for the right mhd ~rivilege of operatir~ the Airport Restaurant concession on a trial month to month basis with the privilege of entering into a long-term lease if mutually satisfactory to all concerned, subject, of course, ti your approval and that of City Council. I ~uld be will!ng and hereby offer to pay a monthly rental of 5~ of the gross receipts, the reason- ableness of w% ich has been confirmed by Mr. Harris. In l!eu of l!cense I would also p~y as a yearly business privilege fee the su~ of ~100.00. I wc~ld also like to hmve the privilege of applying rot a lobby concession at s later date. I would agree to pay the same rentml of 5% of the gross receipts plus a fee of %5.00 per square foot per year. I further agree that any lobby fixtures I might erect ~ould be subject to the approval of the Airport suthorittes. It would certainly be my intention to operate and ~aint~tn a clean and sanitary restaurant. Furthermore, I agree to co~oly with all local, state, and federal regulations concerning the operation of a restaurmnt. For an indication of what you might expect from me, invite your attention to the 01d Dominion Restaurant w~ich has been under my management since February, 1952. It.is~my underetand!ng that light, water (hot and cold), heat, ~nd the regular Airport garbage disposal service, as well as the restaurant and kitchen space and equipment would be furnished to If further information is desired, please contact me and I shall come to see you personally. Sincerely. (Signed) 0. B. War~' Since we have advertised for public bids and failed to secure any, plus.our !nability to secure an operator, it arpears to me that the proposal is to the interest of the City. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" It appearin{~ that the city has not advertised For public bide since the equipment has been purchased, Hr. Woody moved that the City Homager proceed to re-advertise for bids for the operation of the restaurant. The motion was seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. STRF~TS AN~ ALL:'/S: The City HanaKer havir~ been requested to submit to Council as soon as possible separate estimates for the cost of wldenlng the north side and the south side of Day Avenue~ S. ~., from Jefferson Street to First Street the Acting City Manager rubmitted the followlnC report from the City Homager{ "Roanoke, Virginia November 17, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia I would like to reco.~nend that we e~tablish a ~etback line on the nort side of Day Avenue from Jefferson Street to First Street, 2. W. You will observe from the attached map that the point of setback Is O,O at Jefferson Street to a poSnt of alpvoximately ~.5 feet on Pleat Street The ~erchant=~ Garage Croup have 8Fveed to donate to the City th~ nece~su~y Respectfully subm[ttcd, (5~rned) Arthur 5. Owens C~ty ~anaFer" ]~. Younu moved that Council concur :n the recommendation of the Clty Manager and that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hearing to 5e keld at ~:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, December 1~, 195n. The zotton was seconded h) Mr. M~nton and unaninously adopted. W~TER DrPAqT~E~: Council havlnF accepted, without opposition, an increase in prices, effective November 1~, 19~P, fop the remai~er of the contract o" the Ly~chburK Foundry Company, covering cast t~on pipe, specials or f~ttinFs fop the original estimates with 8 view o~ dete~[ninc whether or not all of ~e pipe and CittIncs will be ~eded, and the City Manager havfn~ advised the body that the c~ty will need more p~pe and flttlnfs than originally estinated~ a more definite report as to the quantity to be submitted at a later date, the Acting City Manager submitted ~[tten report from the City ]~lanaFer~ torether w~th a Fipe revision In this co~ectlon, Er. Charles E. Roore, Encineer in Charge of Construction of the Water Department, appeared before Council and pointed out theft additional pipe is needed. In a discussion of %he matter of order~nK additional p~pe, Mr. Youn~ raised the question of the city exhaustl~ the water system improvement funds before all will be ~ou~ for pro3ects to use up a~ of the pipe. The matter havinC been discussed at lencth~ Mr. ~ood~ moved that the City Ea~Fer and the E~f~er in Charge of Construction of the Water Department ascertai 'whether or not the Lynchbur~ Foundry Company w~ld be willin~ to extend its contrac to cover the additional p~e, with the provision that the city may decrease the the contract at any t~me it should so desire. The motion was seceded by Mr. Youn~ and unanimously adopted. 335 336 GRADE CHOSSRIGS: The Acting City Hanager submitted the following report from the City HanaFer, with reference to progrees m~de by the appraisers for the Jefferson Street Grade Crossing Elimination Pro~ect: "Roanoke, Virginia November 17, 195P ' To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I have been advised by Hr. Do Ho Etheridge, Sr., that he haa completed his ~ork on the viaduct appraisal with the exception afa few ~tnor items° Hr. Ho Lo Eu~h le 50 per cent complete; and Hr° Co ~o Francis is ewaltinF necessary lr~ormatlon fro~ th~ engineers for the viaduct prior to co~pletir~ his wcrk. I thought you ~iFht be interested in the profress of this appraise1. Respectfully submltted~ (Signed) Arthur So Owens City Manager" The report was. filedo BL~ET: The Acting City HarmFer submitted the Collo%~nF report from the City Man~ger, with reference to kud?et transfers: "Roanoke, Virglnl~ November 17, 195P To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: The following accounts need aaJustments prior to the termination of the year; and I wcul~ recommend the following tran~"er~, all of ~]cl~ ~re necessary for the efficient operation o~ the City. This does not Includ9 a request for Hospitalization, purchase of City property, and repairs to a damaged fire truck ~iC~ I will present to you the first meeting in Dece~be: (1) Transfer to Account 1~, Page 16, WAGFS, Line 8 - - ~1,500.©0 (~) Transfer to Account ?1, Page 49, SE%'FR CONSTRUCTION, L[ne 6 - - ~500.00 Transfer above items from Account 1~, Page 16, Line lh - - ~,OCO.OC. Resvectfulty submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manage~" Mr. Young moved that Council Concur in the reco.~r~endatfon of the City Manager and offered the following e~ergency Ordinance, t ransferrlng ~1,500.00 from Repairs to Wages under Section i12, "Cfty //all", of the 195~ ~tudget: (#116~3) AN ORDINANCE to ~en~ and reordain Section ~iD, "City Hall", o~ tht 1952 Budget Ordisance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, P~e 173.) Mr. Young moved the ad c~tion of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYwS: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the Presfdent~ Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None .......... O. Mr. Valdrop then offered the follow~r~ ener£ency Ordinance, transferring ~500.00 fro~ Repairs under Section #17, "City Hall", to Materials under Section "Sewer Construction", of the 1952 Budget: (#1167~) AN ORDINANCE to ar~end and reordain Section #1~, "City Hell", and Section #?1, "Sewer Construction", of the 195~ Budget Ordinance, and providing f or an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 173.) Hr. Waldrop moved the adoption of the Ordinance, The motion was seconded b~ H~. Woody and adopted by the £ollowing vote~ AYFS: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ............ O. POLIC~DEPART~NT: The ActlnF City l{anager submitted written report fron the City Manager on the resignation of Mr. Robert Winthrop Andrews. from the Police Department, effective November 10, 1952. The ~port was filed. Uh~INISH~ BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION 0~ C~AIMS: None. Ih~RODUCTION AL~ CONSID~ATION 3F OrdINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: None. MOTIONS A~ ~ISCEL~N~US ~ ~ ~;~RD 0F ASSESS0~S: Mr. Woody brought to the attention of Council the next quadrennial assess~nt o~ real estate to be made In 1954, Mr. WooS~ polnt~nF out that m~ny citizens have felt ~n the p~st that not enough time Is C~ven to the ~csem~ent and that he feels Council shculd consider ~n 1953 buduet studies the In a ~u~theP dlscuss~on of the ~attem, ~iP. !~oody stated %hat he the matter to the attention of Council at th~s DaFtfcul~P tine so that the body can take the necessary steps to ascertain how ~uch money ~ app~nm~ate In ~ 195% City Auditor, the City Attorney a~ a ~ember to be selected by the Ho~noke Real Estate Poard for the purpose of studyin~ the question oC the 19~4 Real Estate should take to make certain that ample fu~s and tine are provided to ~nsure that e 1954 Real Estate. Assessment ~s made tn the most fair, equiptable and realistic to Council on oP ~fove December 15, 195~. The ~otfon was seconded by F~. Young. At this point, Er. Minton asked that action on the matter be deferred fop one week~ ~n order that he ~ight have mope tl~e to study the suggestion; whereuDon, M~. Woody, with the consent of ~4m. You~, w~thdrew h~s motion, and action o n the question was deferred until the next mefulaP meeti~ of Council. TAX~: Mr. Young read the following prepared statement, ~th reference to the repeal of the T~ansient Room Tax Ordinance: "Roanoke, Virginia, NovezbeP 17, 195M. Mr. In the fall of ~9~8, our fo~eP Council eound itself tn a bad f~nancial plight. With the general apD~al of the public, they had a~exed large the exist~ City ta~ rate fop a period of two years. Faced wlth this s~tuatton, they courageously enacted the so-called ~nuisance taxes~ to tide the~ owe~ one.o~ the most try~ periods in the City's financial history. I do not presume to talk fop those CounciLmen, hut I doubt then ever intended these taxes to remain ~n effect after the City started receiv~ng ~11 City taxes C~om th~s annexed area. ~'e have now reaped the operate the C~ty government w~thfn our income. As p~oof of th~s, w e started the current year with a cash balance of 9~ut $300,000.C0. ~tng the year we appropriated from current funds ~00,000.00 to apply toward the JefFerson 33'7 338 Street Overhead Bridge Project, and now the City Auditor predicte that we will end up the year with a cash balance of around : Some ~embere of the present Council - - and ! wee one of them -- campaigned on a platform favorin~ the repeal of. certain, of these nuisance taxes as soon as it could be accomplished without Jeopardizing the financial position of the City. It seems to me that the time has come when we should Five consideration to the repeal of one or mo~e of these taxes. ! do not propose the repeal of all of them at one time, becmlse of the attain it may throw on our budget, but it ia my thinkin/~ that we should at least make a start to fulfill our promises° I, therecore, propose that we repeal the Transient Room Tax. I ay told that such a tax l~ assessed by only four cities in the United States: New York City, Rochester. N. Ye, Hla~l, Florl¢ and Roanoke. At least two of these cities have a reputation of t ryir~ to wrir~ out of their guests every cent possible.. We are attempting to build up Roanoke as a shopping and distribution center for Western ¥1r~Inla. are in the position of inviting our neighbors in to do buslnesa ~ th us and then taxing them for the prlvlle£e. It ia also worktn~ a hardship on the tourist courts wlth[n the corporate limits. The traveling public l~ favoring the tourist co.:rte ~ust beyond the corporate limits because of thi~ tax° A representative of this group called on City Council about six ~onth~ ago and Infor~ed us of their plight. This tax last year yielded the City approximately ~50,000.00. and I bellcve our budget cqn stand the repeal of the tax amounting to this much. at this time. I have had the City Attorney prepare au Ordinance providing for the repeal of this tax. I will work for the repeal of some of the other ~nuisance taxes! and the lo~erlnF of other taxes as s~en e~ it can be accomcli~hed without depletlnF the City*s I will ask the City Clerk to read the Ordinance at this tlme.~ The City Clerk than read the Ordinance as requested by ~r. Young° At this point. Mr. ~Inton asked that action o n the matter be deferred for one ~eek~ in order thet he ~ Fht have more tl~e to study the quest[on, and that the City Auditor furnish Council info~m..atio n as to the amount of revenue derived in comnectlon with the study. carried over until the next regular meetin~ of Council. CLOSING }{OURS: Mr. Young broufht to [he attention Of Council the late hours observed by drive-in theatres, calling particular attention to one theatre which advertised shows startinF at dusk and contfnufn& until dawn, ~;m. Youn~ potntln? out that these theatres are frequented primarily by youths and that he does not think they should encourage young people to stay up all night. In a f~rther discussion of the ~at~er, Mr. Young voiced the opinion that both indoor and outdoor theatres should be required to close not later than even thouch the indoor theatres do not hold mldni~ht shows as extensively as the outdoor theatres, and moved that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for clos!n!, hours of all theatres within the city limits. The mot[on was seennded by Er. ~ald~op and unanimously adopted. STR~S ;~D ALL~£S: 1~. Minton brought to the errant!on of Council a petitl~ and Fresno Street, agreeing to ~ive five feet of their property for the fmprouement Of Florida Avenue in exchange for curb and ~utter with the understanding that when gradlnE is done On the street the property owners do not wish excavation don. for a ~ayel sldewalk as they wish their lawns to extend to the curb. On motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, the ~etition was referred to the City Manager for investi~ation,~eport and reco,~u~end tlon to Council. There belng no further business, Council ad3our:md. APPROVED President November P~, 19~2o The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetl~ in the Circuit Court Room in the ~unicipal Building, ~o~day, Nove,~3er 2 ~, 19~2, at 2=00 o~clock~ po m,, the re~ularmeetir~ hour, ~lth the President, ~, ~ebbe~, PR~E~ ~ssra. Hlnton, Waldrop, Wo~y, Young, a~ ~e President, Webber ..................... A~E~ None ....... O. OUIC~S PRESE~ Mr. Arthur S. ~e~, City Hanager, Mr. Randolph O. ~hittle, C~ty Attorney, ~ Mr. Har~ R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetl~ was opened wl~ a prayer by the Revere~ Harry Y. Gamble, Pastor of Calva~ Baptist Ch~ch. HI~ES~ Co~ of the minutes of the re~lar meetl~ held on Horsy. November 10, 1952, having been furnished each me.er of Cou~ll, upon motion of Hr. Woody, seconded by ~. Minton a~ unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with a~ the minutes apfroved as recorded. ~RING OF C~IZE~ UPON PUBLIC ~TT~S: AI~O~: ~rsuant to notice of advertisement for bids for operatinF the restaurant facilities la the new A&~inistration Building at the Ro~oke Munlcipal Airport, said bids to ~ received by the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, November 2h, 1952, a~ to he opened be~ore the Council of the (ity of Roanoh at that hour, the President, Hr. Webber, asked lC there was anyone nresent who did not ~lly understand the advertisement, if the~e was anyone present ~ho had been denied the 9rlvilege of b~ddlnc, or if there we~ any questions anyone ~uld like to ask, a~ no one present ~aistng any question, the President asked the C~ty Clerk to p~oceed with the open~nC of the one bid received. The bid havin8 bean opened and publlcly read before Council, Hr. Minton offered the followlng Resolution: (~11625) A RESOL~ION referrin~ the bid for o~ratlng the restaurant facilit in the n~ A~Inistration Building at the Roanoke Municipal Airport to a committee composed of Mm. Arthur S. ~ens, City Manger, Mr. Marshall L. Harris, Manager of th Airport, and Hr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor, for study and report to the Council the City of Roanoke at its ~xt regular meeti~ on Monday, December 1, 1952. (For full text of Resolutlon, see O~tnance Book No. 19, Page 175.) Hr. Minton moved ~e adoption of the Resolution. ~e mtlon was seconded Mm. Wald~p and adopted by the following vote: A~S: Messrs. Hlnton, Waldrop, Woody, You~, a~ the President, Hm. Webber- NAYS= No~ ........O. P~ITIONS A}~ CO~NICATIONS: S~'A~E DISPOSAL: A co~munication from the Southeast Civic League, recommend that V~per steps be taken to ell~nate the dumpi~ of sew~e into Lick Run fram Third Street, S. E., to Ti~er Creek, and that the accumulation of garbage a~ debrl tn Lick Hun, east of Fourteenth Street, S. E., be removed; also, ~at, if found necessa~, Lick Run be dredged to afford a free passage of drain water, was before Council. 339 340 It a~pearing that the City Manager has already been authorized to advertise For bids on a sewer project to eliminate the dumping oF sewage into Lick Run, Mr, Waldrop ~oved that the matter OF removing the garbage and debris, as well as dredgil the stream, be referred to the City Hanager For correction of the existing conditiol The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTME~MT~ A communication fro~ Mr. Ralph Patrick, advising that the city will extend a 6-inch water main in Reims Road, R. W., From Hearthstone Road to Woodbury Street, to serve a proposed subdivision, he will dedicate a-30-Foo strip of land in the county, adjoining Reims Road in the city, to provide for a In a discussion of the matter, the City M~nager and Mr. C. E. Moore, Engine, in Charge of Construction of the Water Department, explained that the proposal is contrary to the provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance, . After a Further discussion of the matter, Mr. Minton moved that the questior be referred to the City Man~ger for studf and report to Council. 'Aha motion was seconded by Mr. Young, and unanimously adopted. LESISLATION: The City Marmger submitted written r sport, together with a communication from Mr. Harold I. Baumes, Executive Secretary of the League of ¥1rgfnia Municipalities, advising that the Mouse and Senate Privileges and Electlorm Co~tteea have Jointly scheduled a public hearing on the reapportlon~ent of Senate and H~use seats in the General Assembly For Tuesday, November 25, 1952, at 10:OO o'clock, a. m., in the State Capitol, and urging the City of Roanoke to have representatives present at the public hearing for the purpose of expressing the views o£ the city. The report and communication were filed. STREWT LIGHTS: The City Manager submitted written report with the recommend~ tion that Four existing 2500 lumen street lights be replaced with 6000 lumen units et various locations in the city as set forth in his report. Mr. Woody moved that Council concur in t he r ecom~endation of the City Manager and offered the Followin~ Resolution: {~11626) A RESOLUTION euthoriz~ng the replacement of four existing 2500 lumen street lights with 6000 lumen units at various locations in the City of Roanoke.. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 17~.) M~. ~oody moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The motion was ~econded by Mr. YounE and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs, Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President. Mr. Webber- NAYS: None .......... O. WATER DFPkqT~RT: The City Manager and the Er~ineer tn Charge of Constructf of the Water Department having been requested to ascertain whether o~ rot the Lynchburg Foundry Company would be wlllin~to extend its contract, covering cast pipe, specials or fittings fop the water system improvement program, to cover addlt al pipe, with the provision that the city may decrease the ~mount, increase it, revise the quantities of the various sizes of pipe or cancel the contract at any time the city should so desire, the City Manager submitted the following report: ~ot '~ovember ~0, 19aR : Roanoke Clt~ Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlo~n~ In response to your r~queat, Lynchburg Foundry Company was contacted, .'hey are agreeable to increasing the original quantities of 6~ 8" and pipet Baaed on our present estimate for Future ~eds, ~ther~ they are a~reeable to a lste~ s~ltch of the sl=es~ an increase o~ decrease In quant~t at any rut=re date, ~11 o~ the eb~ve~uld be as ~addendum under ~elr p=esent contract In ~hich the e=calator clause ~rotects bo~ Fo= you~ Further Infor~ation, a co~ of ou~ inquiry to ~he~ a~ their reply are hereto attached, Ve~ truly 7our~, (Stg~d) Charles E. ~o~e Afte~ m d~scuszion of the matte~, action on the extension of the contract was deferred until such ~[me as the c~%y Is ready to ~equ~st the extension. ~-~NICI~AL COROT: The C~ty }[ana~e~ ~ubnltted ~tten ~ aport that ~e Clerk of ~e Municipal Court ~ st~ll [11 a~ unable to ~e%u~n ~o his dut~e~ the C[t~ Man~Ke~ ssk[~ that ~00.00 be appropmlated fop extra help ~n the off,ce the remm[nder of the year. Mr. Youn~ moved that Council concur in the request of the City Manager a~ offered the ~ollow$n~ ezer~ency Ordinance:' (~116~7) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reo~afn Section ~13, "CiVil and Police Court", o~ the 195~ Budge~ Ordinance. ~nd p~vid[n~ for '(For full text o[ Ordt~nce, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e '175.) ~. Young moved the adoption of the O~insnce. The motion was seconded by ~. Waldrop ~d ad.ted by the follow[~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, a~ the President, ~r. ~ebher- N~3S: None ........ ~ .... AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted written ~port, pointinF out that it wll~ be necessary to ~aze the old Adn~niskration Bulling at the Roanoke ~[unicipal Airport, but that since It ~s believed that much valuable materiel can be salvaged from the building, ~t is felt the poss~bility of ~locatl~the building at soze other point should be given due consideration. On motion of M~. M~nton, seconded by Mr. koody and un~Imously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proof Resolution, authorizing the rasing of the buildl~. A~{~0USE: ~e City Manager submitted w~itten report ~the Al%shouse for the month of October, 1952, ~owing a total expense of $1,398.67, as co~pared with a total e~ense of %2,049.33 fo~ the month of October, 1951. ~e ~Pt was f~led. CITY P~EICIAN: The C~ty Manager submitted written report from the Physic~an for the ~nth of October, 1952, showl~ 639 office calls a~ 7~5 pres- criptions filled, as compared w~th 673 office calls and 702 prescPfptlons filled the ~n~ of October, 1951. The re~rt was filed. DEPA~T OF ~IC %~ARE: The City Manger sub~tted ~itten report from the Dep~tment o~ Public Welfare for the month of October, 1952, sho~ng cases handled at a total cost of ~67,000.60, as comp~ed with 1,470 cases handled a total cost of ~62,000.8Z for the month of October, 1951. The report was filed. 342 REPORTSt The City Hanager submitted written reports from the Department off Air Pollution Control for the months of Ausust, September, and October, lqS~ also, the Department off Parks and Recreation, the Department of Poblic Works and the Municipal Airport for the :month of October, The reports were filed, REPOrt, S OF COF~ITTEES: WATER DRPARTHENT: Bids for the trenching, laying, backfilling and street ~estoration incident to -lnstallir6 water mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenance thereto, for Projects No. 5 and No. 5-A of the Water Department, alork~ certain publt streets at various locations in the city, havinF been referred to a committee for tabulation and report, the co~.mittee submitted the follo~in~ report: "November Yl, 1~ Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Your co,~-uittea, to report on bids taken on November 17, 195Y, for Projects 5 and 5-A, submits the 1. Only one bid was received on No. 5-A, .eho~n On tabulation h~reto attached, lacludinc a co~putation of 5-A based on Conner's bid for No. 5. be ~lven to the bid of Ho S. Hudgins and others on ]. Inquiry has been made to all who examined the plane and speciflcatlc concernlnc the u~attractive features of 5-A. From those replies ~o Three bids ~ere received on No. 5: Aaron Jo Conner, H. $. Hudgins and others ~56,167.~0: and Davis and Arm~ntrout Construction Co., 5. h~tle the two lowest bidders Failed to completely File all required ~upportinC paper~, the unit prices and totals bid ~ere complete in all cases. Both bidders were, therefore, ~lven an oplortunity to fully conply with the call. 6. ~e attach hereto the tabulation of all three bide, aho~lnB Aaron Conner to be the low bidder. Since he now has filed all ~upportlng spare, we recoa~end the contract to him in the ~um of 51,597.85, as the work In ~-A under this contract will cost only 8,968.h5, whereas the separate bid For this work was %9,621.50. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Charles E. Moore (OIgned) Harry R. Yates (Signed) H. Cletus Broyles" Mr. Waldrop moved that Council concur in the reco~mendation of the co~itte~ iand offered the following Resolution: (#11628) A RESOLUTION accepting, the proposal of Aaron J. Conner, Roanoke Virginia, for the trenchInF, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 5 cf the Water Department, along certain publie streets at various locations !n the city, in the total sun of ~51,~97.85; authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute the requisite contract; and prowlding for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 175.) Mr. Waldrop moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: TAXES-LICENSE TAX CODE: Council having referred the request of Mr. Morris L. Masinter, Chairman of the Tax Study Committee, that the License Ta~ Code of the Ctty of Roanoke be re-codifisd l=rledietely to the City Attorney for study, report and recommendation~ the C!ty Attorney presented to the body a co~unication fro~ Hr. H, Caldwell Eutler~ Attorney, agreeing to do the Job for e fee of Hr. Young moved that the matter be taken ureter considerstiono The motion was seconded by Hr. Waldro~ and unanimously adopted. BOARD OP ASSF~CSORS~ Action on the question of th~ 1~ real estate asse~sme~ havin~ been deferred until the pre~ent~etinF, the matte~s ~ain before Council. In this co~ectlon, H~. Woody stated that his sole pu~ose in brin~InF the matte~ to the attention of Cou~ll Is to give the Board of Assessors ~ple time in ~lch to make ~e asseas~nt a~ moved that the question be ~e~erred to the Tax Study Co~lttee for study~ report a~ recom~e~ation to ~e body as soon as po~sibll ~e ration was seco~ed by ~. Young a~ un~imously adopted. TA~S= Action on the question of repealinW the Transient Room Tax Ordinance havtn~ been deferred until the p~esent meetly, a~ the City Auditor havl~ been requested to furnish Council lnfor~tion as to the amount of revenue de.ired by the city from all of the so-called "nuisance taxes" since their enactment, for guidance in connection with Council~s atudy of the matte~, the question was again before the body, the City Audito~ presenting the desired In this co~ction, Hr. YounF stated that as fs~ as h~ la concerned he ~uld like to see all of the nuisance taxes wip~ off of the books rlFht now. but that has bee~ called to his attention that a Tax Study Co.mitres Is studyinF the al~o. ~at study of the '19~3 budEet has not proFressed fa~ enouFh t o i~icate Just ho~ ~ny~ If any, of the nuisance taxes can be mepealed, ~. YuunE movfn& ~at the question of nuisance taxes be held In abeyance until Council has collated its budget study and kno~s exactly where it stands as to how many o~ the nuisance taxes It can wipe off, ~. You~ pledging that at that time a~ m~y of the nuisance taxes will be wiped off as possible, a~ movinF further that the matter be referred to 19~3 budget study; also. that the Tax Study Co~ittee be requested to ~lve that part of its tax report relattn~ to nuisance taxes as soon as possible In time fo~ budEet study. Th5 mtion was seconded by ~. Wo~y a~ unanimously adopted. WATER DEPkRT~ENT: The question of extremely high wate~ pressure In t he Pe~$i~e~ Road section havln~ previously been befo~e Coumll, and action o n the matter of relieving the situation havln~ been deferred, ~e question was again before ~e body. er a discussion of ~e question with Mr. C. E. Moore, E~inee~ in of Construction of the Wate~ Depa~%~nt, who Mas present at the meeting~ ~. Mtn%on roofed that ~e question be %aken u~em conside~aSion. ~e motion wss seco~ed by ~. Wallop ~d unanimously adopted. ~COHOLIC BE~AGES: The Ci%y Attorney h~vlng been ~ns%~u~ted to ~etheP oP not Council has the power to control the types o~ business fo~ the buildings and premises In a Buslness District may be used ~en rezonlnE propert for business purposes, as s result of a p~posed liquor store in the Washington He~[hts section, he subleted the follow[~ opinion: "No~ezber 19, 195~ TO T~ COUNCIL OF T~ CI~0F ROANOKE: Gentlemen: At you~ meet~ of November 17th you requested that I advise you if ~ounc[1 had the power, upon ~ezon[~F real estate from a residential to s 3'43 344 business district0 to control the types of business that may be conducted in the resoned area. This request obviously resulted from Councilte opposition to the proposed locationof a retail liquor store in the Wasbingt. Heights area by the Alcoholic Bevers~e Control Council, as I have provisouly advissd~ has, pursuant to the zoning ' laws, great power to establish zoning claasirications~ but all such classif tlons must be entirely uniform ard non-discriminatory, %~e sala of intoxicatin~ liquor has.always been controversial. In Virginia, ~lle its sale ia definitely regulated, nevertheless, when it is sold pursuant to existing lsw such sale is legal. In the absence of statute I, therefore, doubt if the la~ful sale of~hiekey could be discriminated agsinst by a ~mnicipsl governments In view of Section ~-96 of the Code of Virginia, the above statement becomes academic. That section reads as e4-96. Local ordinances or resolutiona're~uletlr~ alcoholic heverapes. Ho county, city or town shell, except ss otherwise provided in Eec~['~r ~'3§ or ~o97, pass or adopt any ordinance or resolution regulating or prohibitir~ the m~nufacture, bottling, possession, sale, distribu- tion, handling, transportation, drinking, use, advertisinF or dispens~ of alcoholic beverages in Virginia. And all local acts, including charter provisions and ordinances of cities and town~, inconsistent any of t~e provisions of this chapter, are hereby repealed to the extent Of ~uch inconsistency,e The exception, provided for in ~ectfon ~-~, deals ~th local licensee and taxee~ a~d, the esception, provided for in Section ~-97, enables local governingbodies to enact ordinances prohibiting the sale o£ beer and wine, or either beer or wlne~ between the hours o£ twelve o~clock post meridian o£ each Saturday end slx o~clock ante meridian o£ each Hondayo Prom a reading of Section ~-96, ~upra, it seems clear that Council does not have the right, upon rezoning an area from a residential district to a business district, to impose a proviso that alcoholic bayers[es not be .sold therein: thereby contravening ~The Alcoholic Bevere£e Control Act% Trusting thit is the tr~ornation deelred, I em Respectfully, (Signed) Eau ~. Whittle City Attorney" The o~Inion was filed. CLOSING HOURS: The City Attorney havln~ been requested to aecertaln ~hether or not Council has the ps,er to regulate the closing hours o£ all theatres within the city limits, as a result of co~plaints re~ardfn~ drive-in theatres, he ~ubmttted the following opinion: "Nove.~3oer 19, 195~ TO THF.. COUNCIL O? THE CITY O? RO~OKE: Gentle~en: At your meetfn~ of November 17th Councilman Young desired to be advised if Councll could lawfully prohibit the showlnK of zo~lr~ pictures after mldnlFht in public theaters for wrath an admission charge was msde. Such s regulation would fall unde~ and wlthln the City's police power and I feel con£fdent that Council has such power, provided the ordinance would also prohlbit theatrical, operatic and similar legitimate performancel after euch hours. TrustlnU this is the information desired, I am Respectfully, {Signed) ~an 6. ~lttle City Attorney" In this connection, Mr. B. A. Meadows, representlnF Dixie Drive-in Theatres Incorporated, Atlanta, Georgia, and Mana[er o£ the Shenandoah Drive-in Theatre in Roanoke, appeared before Council, Mr. Meadow£ declarln~ that careless parents, not drive-in theatres, are to blame for recent sex offenses lnvolvfnE younE boys, Mr. Meadows stattn~ that In most drlve-ln theatres It w~uld be impossible for anythln~ to happen to a child accozpanted by its parente. In a further discussion o£ the .~atter, Mr. Meadows informed .Council tha~ national surveys show that ninety per cent of the patrons of drlve-in theatres are adults and that if the drive-in theatres depended upon the patronage o£ Juveniles for thelr operation they ~ uld soon ~o out of business. ~r. Headows also stated that the Shenandoah Drive-in Theatre has held one dusk to dawn show~ which proved to be a flop~ and that the theatre does not plan to stage aoymore all-night shows. At this point, Hr. Young_ stated that at no time in his criticism of youn8 people attem~ing midnight shows at drive-in theatres has he mentioned sex offenses and asked Hr. Headows how the theatres when they require a Juvenile to be accompanl~ by an adult determine what the age limit shall be. Hr. Meadows replied that It is assumed those who drive cars are old enough to drive, to which Hr. Your~ answered that in his opinion a person fifteen years of age is still s child and too young to he attending late shows unaccompanied by an adult. Mr. Meadows then stated that there has been evidence of misconduct at early shows Just as ,much as at late chows. After a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Young stated that he realizec the drive-in theatre meets a real need for parents with small children, etc., but that he feels that steps chould be taken to prevent young people from attending in theatres after midnight, and moved that the question be taken under advisement fc the time being, with a view of seelng ~at the drive-in theatrec will do to correct the situation, it being understood that if the situation is not corrected in a ~ea~onable time, he will oefer an Ordinance, requiring the theatres to close not later than midnight. 1~e motion was seconded by ~. I{inton and unanimously adopted. In conclusion, Y~. Meadows assured Council that he would do everything ~osaible to correct the situation and that he would contact the other drive-in theatres personally, both in the city and in the county, for their cooperation. CONSID~ATION OF CLAYM$: None. INTRODUCTION AN~ fON$IDERA?ION OF 0RDINAECES A~RFSOLUTION$: None. ~OTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS ~USINESS~ AIRPORT: Hr. Youn~ brought to the attention of Council that it is his underctand;ng the architects for the new A~minlstration Buildtr~ at the Roanoke Municipal Airport have not received final payment for services rer~ered because the Civil Aeronautics Administration has not asyet approved the building and paid to cit~ the final balance of federal funds due on the project, Hr. Young point!n? out that the contract of the architects is with the city and that he feels the city should pay the arehltects without wa!tlng for ~he federal government to ~ prove the pro]ect, the amount so expended from the General Fund to be reimbursed with the federal funds when they are received. On motion of Mr. Younu, seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Manager for the purpose of ascertaining the amount due the architects, ~n order that appr~l:rlate action might he taken by Council for paymento~ said amount to the architects. TRAFFIC: Mr. Minton brought to the attention of Council and the City Managel the dlfficulty experienced b$ pedestrians trying to cross Second Street PridEs at the north end during rush hours and moved that the matter of providinE a cross-walk or traffic light at the intersection be referred to the City Manager. The motion was seconded By Mr. Waldrop end unanimously adopted. TRk~FIC: H~. Wald~op brought to the attention of Council and the City Manager the question o£ a traffic signal at Melrose Avenue end Twentieth Street, The City Manager advised that he would look ~nto the matter. 345 5THEETS AND ALL.t'~/~t Hr, t/aldrop brought to the attention of Council and the City Henager the question of oFen~ng the Far e~ of Clover Avenue, N. E, The City ~anager advised that he w~ld look into the matter. '~here be~ ~ further busl~ss, Council adjourned, APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, R~GULAH ~TING, Monday, December 1, 19~. The Council of the City of'Roanoke met in regular meeti~ ~n th~ Circuit Cour~ Room in the Municipal Sulldin~ Monday, December 1~ 19~, at ~00 o'clock, p. m., th~ regular meet[nE hour, with the President, H~. ~ehbe~, presidin~. I~ESEh~I He, are. Minton, ~ald~op, ~oody, Younc~ a~ the President, ~ebber ................... ABSE~ None ..... OFFICE~5 FHE~E~ Hr. Arthur 5. ~ens, City Ha~a~er, Hr. Randolph ~. ~hittl. City Atto~ney~ a~ Mr. Harry H. Yates, City Auditor. The ~ettn~ was oread with a prayer bF Me. H. H. Ludley, Supply Pasto~ the First Paptist ~urch. HIK~ES: Copy of the mitres of the ~Eula~ ~eet~ng held on Mo~ay, Nove~be 17, 195~, havlnc been furnished each membe~ o~ Council, u~on ~otion of Hr. Minton, seconded by Mr. W~dPop and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the mlntues app~oved as recorded. ~AF ING OF CITIZFNS U~ON PUBLIC S~4~ CONSTRUCTION: Pursuant to ~tice oF advertisement fop bids for the replacenent of the present 2~-lnch brick arch sanitary sewer with approximately 1,6~0 lineal feet of 30-Inch concrete pf~, fncludfng ~cessavy ma~oles, siphon, s~ appurtenances th~reto~ on Norfolk Ave~e, S. E., from the IntePceptoP l~ne at Ti~er Creek to a point 370 feet east oF the N'nth Street Evade crossin~ over the Norfolk and WestgPn Railway Comply tracks, designated as Sanitary Sewer N~. 2: also, for the construction of sanitary sewer installations at the three followlnC locations: (1) Maher Field: (~) ~[urvay Avenue at S~xth S2vee%, S. E.; {3) HcDowell Ave~e, N. E., a% Tinker Creek, des[gnate~ as Sanita~ Sewe~ Project No. 3, accomd~ %o plans and specificatfo~ furnished by the C~ty of Roanoke, said bids to be received bI the C~ty Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. ~., Monday, December 1, 195P, and to be oread before Council at that hour, the Pres~aent, Mm. Webber, asked if there was anyone present who d~d ~t fully understand the advertisement, if theft was anyone presen~ who had been denied the priellece of bidd!nE, or if there were any ~lestIons anyone would like to a~k, and ~ ~epresentative present-raising any question, the President asked the City Clerk to proceed with the open,nc oF the bids received for Project No. 2 and t~e four bids received fop Project No. 3. The bids ha7!n~ been opened and publicly P~ad before Council, Mr. Youn~ move~ that they be referred to a committee composed of the City Manager, the City Auditor and the CityEngtneer for tabulation and report later duping the The ~lon was seconded b~ Hr. Woody and unanimously adoDted. Later duPinK the meetinc, the committee submitted the tabulation, showlnE Wiley N. Jackson Conpany as low bidder for P~oJect No. 2, ~n the total su~ of %31,825.00; whereupon, Mr. You~ offersd the followi~ Resolution: (~11629) A RESOL~ON acceptln~ the proposal of ~ftey N. Jackson Company, Roanoke, VIV~inia, fop replacement of the present ~-tnch b~[ck arch sanitary mewev with spproxl~tely 1,6~0 lineal feet of 30-inch concrete pipe, inc luding necessary ma~olem, siphon, and appurtenances thereto, on Norfolk Avenue, ~. E., f~om the 34? 348 l~terceptor line at Tinker Creek to a point 3?0 Feet east of the Ninth Street F~ade c~oaain~over the Norfolk and Weatern Railway Company tracks, designated as Sanitary Sewer Project No. ~, in the total sum of ~31,8P~oO0; authorizing and directing the City Nana~er to execute the requisite contract; and providing For an emergency. (For full te~t of Resolution, See Ordinance Book No. 19, ?a£e }~r. Young moved the 'adoption OF the Resolution° The motion was aecond~d ~ro N~nton and adopted by the follow!n~ vote; AYE. S: Hessra. Hinton, ~aldrop, ~oody~ Young~ and'the President, ~r. ~ebber-~ ~YS: None ......... Oo 'With reference to Project No. 3, the co~mittee'suggested that it would be to the best interest of the eit~ to accept the alternate proposal of H. ~. Rl~dg!ne based on a siphon under Roanoke River in connection wZth the Haher Field project, in the total ~um of ~9,h?~.50, rather than the original proposal based on a river crossirc acer Roanoke River, in the total ~um of ~13,~63o50; ~hereupon, Hr. Woody aerated the follo~ ng Resolution: (}11630) A RrSOLVTION accepttn~ the alternate proposal of H. S. Hudglns, Roanoke, Virginia, ~or the construction of sunlta~ sewer installations at the three followln6 locations: (1) Haher Field; (Y) Hurray Avenue at Sixth Street, and (3) EcDowell Avenue, N. E., at Tinker Creek, designated as Sanitary Sewer Pr~Jec No. 3, in the total sum of ke,/$Yh.~O; a~tharlzinp and dlrectin~ the City Reneger to execute the requisite contract; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, Page 177.) Er. Woody moved the .~doptlon of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Er. ~tn~on a~3 adopted by the following vote; AY~rS: [essr~. Minton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the Pres!~ent, ~r. ~ebber*5 NAYS: None ......... O. STOR)! DRAINS: Hr. Robert S. Irons, Attorney, represent!nc Ruddy Hater Limes, apueared before Council and presented a petition, rsqueetinc the formal abandonment of a stor~ drain crossing a tract on Ninth Street, N. E., recently purchased by Hundy ~otor Lines from Nelson Hardware Company, and also requesting the execution behalf oe the city of a deed quitclalming the city's right, title and interest tn the storm drain ri£ht-of-way, lit. Irons stating that he has prepared the prouer Ordinance, carrying out the request of the petition, and that t~qe Ordinance has been approved by the City Attorney as to form. 'In a discussion of the matter, Hr. Young pointed out that the storm drain in ~uestton also crosses the remaining, property of Ne!son Hardware Company and uf the Nor~olk and kestern RailwsyCompany and raised the question as to why the~e t~o properties ~hould not be included in the Ordinance, Hr. Irons replyin~ that he represents Eundy ~otor Lines and that if it is the desire of'Halson Hardware and the Nor~olk 8nd Western Railway Company to have that portion of the storm drain crossing their properties formally abandoned he feels aura they ~ill have t~eir After a further discussion of the matter, the City Attorney explaining that ~r. irons is taking extra precautions t o protect his c lient, and that even thouch there ia no actual necessity for the Ordinance, it ia his opinion that it is in erda ~or Council to ~dopt the Ordinance since that is the desire of ~r. Ironsp ~r. Ninton roved that the follow~r~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr° Young and adopted by the follo~ing vote; AYES! Hessrs, ~inton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr, Webber- NAYS~ None ............... O. (~11631) AN ORDIi~ANCE abandon!ng portions of a 36-inch storm drain running in a generally southeasterly direction from Ninth Street, N, E,, through a tract now owned by Eundy Hotor Lines, end authorlzlnF the quitclaim of the Clty'e rights in the rl~htoof-way thereof. WHERgAS, by agreement dated Hey 29, 1951, and recorded in the Clerk's 0ffic of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in Deed ~ook 859, Pa~e 53, Nelson Hardware Company granted to the City of Roanoke an easem4nt for a twenty-foo wide right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of e ~-Inch storm drain runninE fro~ Ninth Street, N. E., on the west in a gan-rally easterly and so~thesst dtrectio~ to the property line o£ the Norfolk and Western Railway Company on the south and travers!nff the southwesterly portion of e tract of 28.55 acres of which Nelson Hardware was then the record owner, and ~4~VR~AS, the Nelson Hardware tract was then traversed in the same general area by an old 36-1rich storm drain, likewlse running from Ninth Street, N. E., on the west, to the property line of the Norfolk and Western on the south, the right- of-way occupied by this drain having been presumably acquired originally by prescription and first appearing o£ record on a plat of C. B. Malcolm, S.. C. E., dat*d December 16, 1939, sho~ing a "~' box drain" ~.hlch plat is attached to a deed fro~ Virginia Iron, ~oal amd Coke Company to Alice Huff Johnston d~ted March 1, 19~5, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk'~ O~fice in Deed Rook ?0~, Pace 369, and '~FHEAS, both the ~2-inch and 36-inch grains are more fully sho~n on Plan No. 1299-C, prepared by H. C. Broyles, City Engineer, under date of April 16, 19~1, and attached to and made e part of the meoresetd a~reement of May ~9, 1951, between Nelson Hardware Company and the City of Roanoke, although e metes amd bound~ d*scr! tion of the richt-of-way occupiedby the old 36-1nch drain appears no,here o~ recor ~.~EHFAS, as a pert of the agreement between Nelson Hardware Company and the City of Roanoke, the City, acting in pursuance of Ordinance No. 11093 adopted on May 28, 19~1, agreed that upon'the completion of construction of the new ~2-1nch storm drain, it would abandon the old 36-inch drain except at the point where this drain crosses the 20-foot wide might-of-~my for the Lg-inch storm drain, and that the City wo~ld moreover cause to .be executed and delivered a deed quitclaim!rig to Nelson Hardware the right, title and interest of the City in and to the 36-inch storm drain right-of-way, and k~t~REAS, this agreement of May 29, 1951,'expressly provided that the ri~nts and'obligations thereunder mhould Inure to and be enforceable ssainst the parties t~ereto, their successors and a~sfcns, and k(Wi~R~IS, by deed dated November 10, 1952, and recorded In the aforesaid Clef Office on November 15, 1952, Nelson Ha~dware~ Company conveyed to Eundy Motor Lines, a tract of 5.854 acres wholly situate in the City of Roanoke and more fully described hereinafter, bein~ the southwesterly portion of the 28.55 acre trac described above and thus embracing the aaJor portions of the rights-of-way of the 36Sfnsh and the ~-inch storm drains, and wHEREAs, the construction of the ~P-inch storm drain has been completed and that the 36-inch storm drain has in fact been abandoned, ,349 ly 350 N0W,.THT~EFORE, PE IT ORDAIH]/D by the. Council for the City of Roanoke~ Yirginia~ that the proper City Officials be, and.they heroby are~ authorized and directed on behalf of the City of Roanoke to execute and deliver to Hundy Hotor Lind a deed, the form o£.~hich shall be approved by the CltyAttorney, quitclaiming unto ~undy F~tor Llnea~ a ¥1rElnla corporation, all rlght~ title and interest of the Cit of Roanoke !n and to the 36-inch ator~ drain right-of-way more fully described insofar as this right-of-way is embraced within the hereinafter described tract or parcel of land wholly situate in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, but expressly excepting therefrom that segment of the 36-Inch storm drain right-of-way crossing the FO-foot wide ~-!nch storm dr=in right-of-ways Be£1nning at an iron pin on the easterly side of 9th Street, N. E. (formerly Nicholas Street) said beginning point be!ng S. 18= 59' E. 36~.15 feet from the po!nb of intersection of sa!d easterly side of 9th Street with the southerly side of Gregory Avenue, N. E. {formerly Rouston Avenue;. thence leaving the above described beflnnin~ point end with two new divielo~ lines throu~z and across the property of Nelson Hardware Company N. 71= 18' E. 850 feet to an iron p!n; thence S. 18° 59' E. 300 feet to an iron pin on the northerly l!ne of the property of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company; thence with said company's line $. ?le 18' ~. 850 feet to an iron pin on the easterly side of aforesaid 9th Street, N. E.; thence with the N. 18e 59' W. 300 feet to the place of beginalng ~nd containing 5.85~ acres; Bein~ the same property conveyed to [undy ~otor Lines by Nelson Company by deed more fully described above; end ~eing the s~me property shown upon a plat prepared by C. B. Malcolm & Son~ S. C. E., dated Nove:~ber 7, 195~, a copy o~ which ia attached to t he aforesaid deed and made a part thereof. PE IT FURTHER ORDAI~ that the Clerk of this Council deliver to ~undy Lines a certified copy of this ordinance, which may, at the option o~ }~undy ~otor Lines be attached to and recorded ~ith the quitclaim deed described above. BE IT FURTHER O.~DAI~,~that the Clerk of this Council del!var to the City Engineer a c~py of this ordinance with In=tructior= to make a proper notation of abanfonment and quitclaim upon all maps and plebs on file in his office upon which the 36-inch storm drain right-of-way may be BE IT FUrTHeR 0RDAI~?D that the Clerk of this Council deliver to the Clerk of the Hustings Court fo~ the C!ty of Roanoke ~ copy of t~i= ordinance with Identic~ instructions to those given the City Engineer. The 0rd[nance herin[been read, was laid over. PUDGET-COPEISSION'FFR OF REV~}~: Judge John ~. Hat% Commissioner of R~venue appe'~red before Council, cdr!sing that it will be necessary to employ anextra typi~ in his office for a period of two weeks, in connection with the state's currect drive on delinquent personal property and income tax returns, Judge Hart e~plain~ng that due to the change in the city's tax rate end an ever increasln~ volume of activities in his office it is i~ossible for his regular personnel to aec=me the additio=al work connected with the drive on the tax returns and asked that ~200.00 be appropriated for extra help, subject to the approval of the Co=pensatlon Board. Council bein~ of the opinion that the request of the Co~!~sioner of Revel=, should be granted with the stipulation that the extra help shall be paid the =revs!ling rate of the city for e~tra help, ~r. Young offered the ~ollo~ing }rdlnance, appropri=tin~ ~133.33 as the city's two-thirds'o, the ~C0.O0: (#11637) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section ~6, ~Commtssloner of Revenue", of the 1957 Bud£et Ordlnence, and provid!n~ for an emergency. (For full text of 0rdlr~nce, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 178.) Hr. Young moved the adoption of the Ord!nance. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~oody and adopted by the following votel. AYF~: Hessrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Yours', arid the President, Mr. Webber ...................... 5. IiA¥S~ None .......... O. PETITIONS AND~OI!~.JNICATIOEI POLICE DEPARTMeNt: A com~unication from Hr. R. H. Youell, Director, Dlvlsio: of Corrections, State Department of Welfare and Institutions, together with a repot' on the inspection of the police lockup of the City of Roanoke which was made on November 6, 1952, was before Council. · The com~;unIcatlon end report were filed. CITY JAIL: A communication from Mr. R. M. ¥ouell, Director, Division of Corrections, State Department of Wel fare and lnstitutlon~, together with a report on the lnspectlon of the Jail of the Clty of Roanoke ~hlch was made on November 1952, was before Council. The co~nnicatlon and report were flled. SCHOOLS; A com~unlcstAon from Mr. LeR~y H. Smith, Cha~rman of the Roanoke CitySchool Poard, giving a supplemental report on the school buildfmC and improve- m~nt proFr~, [nclud~nF the completed rroJects and progress of work under construc- tion as of October 31, 195~, was before Council. The co=~unlcatlon was filed. LICENSES: A communication from Judge John M. Hart, Commissioner of Revenue, together with copy of a report fro~ the License Inspector on all assess=ants made by him on all types of professional and bus[nes~ l~censes since February l, 19~, was before Council, Judge Hart co~entlnF that he feels the L~cense Inspector has done an excellent Jo~ of increaslnf the revenue from the llcense~ for the ~Irst yea he has worked with them and that additional revenue will be added ~etween now and t end of the year. The co~=unlcation and report were filed. CO~'PLAIhTS~ A co%munlcatlon from Mr. ~. R. R~chards, 31~2 Mount Vernon Dri~ S. ¥!., complaining against the nuisance, pro~erty and bodily dmmage to property adjacent to the Star 4oardin~ Kennel and the St ar ~nimal Hospital at 3033 Bra~bleto Averme, S. ~., asklng that the city remedy the situation or the case will be taken to the Supreme Court of Appeals for the State of Vlrs[nla to protect the citizens' rlghts, and advisin[ that the suit will be brought Jointly a~ainst the City of On motion of Mr. ~oody, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to bh~ City Manager and the City Attorney to see that the interest of the city is protected. STR~.~ET.S A~ ~L~[S: The following communication from the Cft~ Comisafon, with ref~_~ce to the proposed extension of Patterson Avenue, S. and the proposed wtdenin~ of a port~on of ~rtd~e Street, S. W., was before Council: "November ?6, 1952. The Honorable H. L. Webber, Mayor, and · Members of City toun¢ll, Roanoke, ~irginia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of November 13, 1952, referring to the City Plennln~ Commission for study, report and reco.,~mendation, a co.un!cat,on from L. E. Ward, Jr., Industrial and Agricultural Manager of the Norfolk 352 and Veetern Railway Company, with reference to the proposed deciation of land for the extension of Patterson Avenue~ ~. ~.~ end the widening of a pontlon of Bridge Street~ S. Mo, as shown on a print of Plan N-~3hO, dated Au~rust 2?, 195~ prepared by the Office of Chief ~nglneer{ The Conmlaslon feels that'it will bo necessary to'extend Pattereon Avenue to provide access to an industrial area, and it approves of the general plan for the dedication of land for said extension and also for the future widening of Bridge Street. The City Planning Cor~mission recommends the acceptance by Council of the dedication of said land as offered by the owner. Any conditions to be l~posed precedent to ltsacceptance of said dedication is a matter of polic for Council to determine. It is sugFested that the matter be referred to the City Attorney as to the proper procedure to be followed, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr. In this connectlon~ Mr. Martin F. ~urke, Assistant Gene. Pal Solicitor, and Mr. 6. E. Hunter, Jr., Industrial Agent, Norfolk and Western ~ailway Company, appeared before Council and presented d,aft of an Ordinance, ec¢cptinF an easement for public street purposes over and along the lend in question. Upon questionin~ by Council' as to approval of the Ordinance. the City Attorroy Dolnted. OUt that it is customary for the city to accept lend for street purposes by a conveyance rather than an easement: whereupon, }Ir. kurks explained that it Is iosstble that th, entire length of the proposed extension of Patterson A,,enue might not be used, in which event the gir~inta Hold[nF 6o~poration would petition the body to abaondnn the unused portion, end if the owner dedlca%es the lend to the city ~n fee, the abandoned portion of the street would re~ert to the city~ thereby separat~n? the properties of the ~lrEinia Hold~ng 6oPporation~ ~9~ePeas~ if the owns: grants the ctty an easement over end along the strip of land, the abandoned po~tion Of the street would ~evert to the ¥1r6fnfa Holding Comporatlon. In s further d~scussion of the matter, Mm. ~urks pointed out that the offer of the Virg~nfa Holdln~ Corporation covers only %ha dedication of necessary land for [.ubl[c street purposes a~ does not lnclude any development of ~he land as a After a further dfzeussion of the matter, the C~ty Attorney explaining that he is not opposlnF the EranttnE of an easement rather than a fee, and the City Manager indleattnE hts approval of the offer a~ votctnF the opfn!on that the ~eceptanee of s~e will not be establishinE e p~ecedent with regard to the custom of the city of takenF la~d for public street purposes in fee, Mr. Waldrop raised the question as to whether the surrounding industrial are~ when it is developed is to be used for new ind6str~es eht~ely or the ~eloeatlon of existfn~ ~ndustrles in Roanoke, ~4P. ~ur~s replyInF that the area will he used for both purposes. The matter hev~nE been discussed at length~ Mr. ~{[nton moved that Council concu~ in the recommendation Of the Clt~ Flann!nE to~tssion end offered ~he follow~ (#11633) AN ORDINANCE to accept from ¥~r~nia HoldtnK Corporation an easemen fop public street purposes over and along two certain strips or parcels of l~nd situate in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Ordln~nce, see Ordinance Book No. 19~ Page 17~.) Mr. Minton moved the ~doptfon of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded b~ ~. ~ood~ ~nd adopted by the ~ollowir~ vote: AYES{ Heesre. Hen{on, Moodys ¥ou~, and the President, Hr. Webber .... NAYS{ Mr. ~aldrop ........... ORADE CROSSINGS{ The follow{hi co~unication from the Uity Plannin8 Co~ission, with reference to the extension of Salem Avenue under the proposed new Jefferson Street Orade CrossinF Viaduct to Third Street~ ~. E., ~as before Council{ "Rovembe~ ~, Th~ Honorable R. L. Webber, H~you~ ~d Hembers of Uity Uouncil Roanoke, Viriinia. Oentlemen{ The Ulty Planning 6o:aisalon~s attention has been called to th~ fact that, in co~ection ~ith field inspections bf e~ineev~ of the proposed Jefferson Street Viaduct, a five-foot fill yell be necessary at inteusectlon of Salem Avenue a~ Pnd Street~ S. E.~ ~ich ~ill add considerably to the co~t of damage to e~istlnF properties. The to~ai~ston feels that It will be hifhli desicahlg, u~eu the circumstances, If Salem Aeenue I9 exte~ed u~er the new Viaduct to 3vd Street, ~. E., va{hey than to the ramp to tie up with the roadway of the pro~ect. ~h~ 6o~lssion recommends to Uouncll that considecation be Fiven to th{ pvoposed exte~lon of ~alem Avenue under the 71aduct, and that it be lncludt in the o~erall pvo~ct, if It ~eens pvactlcal to do =o. It Is u~eustood that a pl~ of this proposed project ~ill be prepared and subaitted by the EnFlneeul~ Department For more detailed information of Uity Council. nespectfully submitted, (Siined) W. f. }!cCorkindale, In th~ connection, the City Mana~e~ submitted the follow~ co~unlcation the City "C~Y OF ROANOEE DATE: Decembe~ 1, TO: M~. ~. 2. Owens, City FROM: M~. H. C. BPoyles, City Eng2neem Followin~ is an est[mate for extendfnF ~alem Avenue unde~ the Second Street leg of the new viaduct project ~atheP than to Pmmp up to the new F~ade Street 90 feet to south ~. Additional retainl~ walls required ~O,000 3. App~mches to underpass 6,000 ~. Damages to property on Salem A~enue due to cha~e in grade ~O,OOO 5- Storm drains ~,~0 6. Additional might ofway fop east approach 15,000 7. Additional cost for preparation of plans aP~ spec~fic~tfon~ Total 1. Ch~8es to be made In p~o~ect rnw contemplated ~0,000 ~. FoP probable N a ~ shape 63~000 ... Total .103~000 Anent To ~e Paid b~ C[t~ ~ 86,000 In discussfn~ this matte~ with Mr. Fra~ Smith of the Department of ..he ~o~med.me that any sddttlonal cost would have to be borne by the City and the {; ~ ~ a~ that the &~lem Avenue unde~pas~ could ~% be made a of the project aa such. He IndScated, howeve~, that If the City a~ N ~ W wan%ed to ~a~ through on the Salea Avenue U~eupass that the work could be hailed under ~e same con{Pact as the enti~e p~o~e the consultants fop plans and specifications fo~ an unde~pa~s. In view of the a~ve estimate and fu~theu study and analysSs of the benefit that ~Duld be derived If such an unde~pas~ were accomplished, t% i~ m~ opinion that the cost involved is no% ~ustlf{ed at this time. 353 354 To discourage through traffic in and about our market area might be desirab~ in the lung run, (Signed) H. Flatus ~roylea Approved~ (Sl~ned) Jno. L. Wentworth After a dl~cu~sion of the matter, the City Hanager stating that he doee not feel the coat involved ia Justified at this time, and Mr. Hinton voicing the opinlor that Salem Avenue may have to be extended in the comparatively near ~uture, Mr. ~oody ~ved that the q~e~tlon be t~ea u~er ed~l~e~nt. The motion ~a~ seconded by Hr. Minton ~d unanimously adopted. AN~TION-PA~KS A~D fLAYGROU~S: The following co~unicat~on from the C~ty 'Novemher P6, The Honorable M. L. Webber, ~ayor, and Members of City Cour~l Ho~oke, In reply to your letter of Septem~r ~6, 195~, and previous letters, referring to the City Ple~lng Co~m~sslon for reco~endmt[on the question of a proposed site for a perk a~ playcrou~ tn the Wamh~ton Heights section of the c~ty: The Co~isslon has made ~nspections of properties in that section, a~ feels thmt the mo~t suitable area for recreational activities, a~ to development and accessibility, is lhe tract of land located on the mouth side of Melrose Avenue mdJacent ~o a~ east of Peters Creek, de=~gnated Offlctml ~t No. P?61701, an acreage of ~.O13, which Is owned by ~r~. Sallie E. Fatsel. The topography of ~h~s tract of l~d offers excellent opportunities for development for athletics as well as quie2 ga~e~ end area, a~ ~t im muff[c~e~tly large enough to metre the }fe~hington He[Chis The City Pla~Ing Co~mtmsfon recor~e~s to City Council tha~ maid Respectfully (2[g~d) W. J. McCorklndale, Jr. Chairmane matter was referred to the City Ma~mcer for khe purpose of a~certainln~ ~he cost of LICENSE CODE: Draft of a pro[osed Ordinance ~ubmf~ted by the ~. Pepper 2ub-sectlon (a} of Sectlon 1~8, rela~[mC to ~lot Machines a~ Ven~ Mach[nes~ of ~he License Tax Code of the City of Ro~noke, ~lch read~ as follows, ~nsofar as the licen~e tax on coin vendf~mach~em used solely for the sale of soft drinks is ~On emch coin yeS,nM machine used solely for the sale of moft drinks~ and ~laced in manufacturing or other estebl~mhments ~t frequented by the ~ene~al public, ~d for the use of em~loyees in ~uch and ~3.OO for each additional "On each coin vending machine operated o~ prem[se~ for which ob~alned, a~ used only for lhe ~ale of soft drl~s ................... ~ 3.00 provided further, however, that o~erators of soft drink ve~t~ machines ~hall pay a tax of 50 cents on every one hundred dollars of gross sale~, the maid tax to be asmesmed by ~he Lo~l~sioner of Revenqe on sworn affidavit filed by the operator mhowing sales after the 1st day of January and before the l~th day of Janua~ following a~ reordm~ntn~ Sub-section (a) so that the above part will read as follows* ~On each coin ve~l~ machine operated on premises for which a merchant's license has been obtained, the merchants the soft drink vending machine shall include the gross receipts from th~ soft drink vending machine in with his other gross receipts when applying for a merchant's license. On each coin vending machine used solely fur the sale of soft drlr~s, when placed in establishments frequented by the ~eneral public, where no retail merchant's license is obtained, there shall be a license tax of... ..........................................................~ 3.00 On such machines placed in establis~ments not frequented by the general public, ther~ shall be a licenme tax of 50 cents on every hundred dollars OF gross sales through each machine." was before Council; also, draft of a proposed Ordins~ce, repealing Sub-section (a) of Section 1~9~ relatin~ to Soft Drinks, Manufacturing or hottll~, of tbs License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke, which imposes a license tax of $10.OO on each person, firm or corporation selling bottled carbonated beverages commonly known as "soft drinks" when same are consumed at the place where sold. On motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr. Young and un~nlmously adopted, the drafts 0f Ordinances were referred to ~he Tax Study Committee ~or study, report and REPORTS OF OF~ICPRS: STRRETS ~ ALLKyS: The City Man~ger submitted written report that Mrs. Rut~ T. Hup~an ha~ offered to donate sufficient lead for the cutting of the northwest corner of Franklin Road and ~lm Avenue, m. W., provided the city wlll relccmte the present Improvements on said land to the residue land of the owner, and presented draft of an Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney, authorizing the mcceptance of the donat$on, with the recommendation that the measure be adopted. Mr. Waldrop moved that Council concur ~n the reco~end~tion of the City Manager and offered the following Ordln~nce as an emergency measure, the C~ty Clerk being instructed, for and on behalf of Co, nell, to express to ¥~s. Hupm~n the s~nce~ appreciation of the body for her generous offer: {#11634} AN ORDI~J~CE authorizing the acqu~sition o? certain land on the providing eof an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Cook Ko. 19, Page ~79.) Mr. Waldrop ~oved the adoption of the 0rd~nance. The ~otion was seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Mf~ton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ........... O. ~TRE~TS Ah~ ~LEYS: The City Manager submitted the follcwlng report, with reference to the acqulstt~on of land at the northwest corner of Lukens Street and Liberty Road: "Roanoke, Virginia To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Centle~en: For future pla~ning, we believe it desirable to acquire a certain plec, of property at the ~nctlon of Lukens Street and Liberty Road, N. ~. The following report from the £1ty Engineer a~d the Director of Pnbllc Works is concurred in by me: ~CITY OM ROANOKE Interdepartment ~o..~nuunic~t ~on DATE: Nover~er 28, 1952 TO: Mr. A. S. ~sn~, City Manager FROM: Mr. H. C. Broyles, City Engineer SUbJECt: Acquisition of triangular shape lot at the northwest corner of Lukens Street and Liberty Road~ ;355 356 Attached hereto is a sketch ehowl~ a triangular shape lot known as the north part ofl Lot ~§~ Block M, Wlllia~son Grove Map. Thio propert; is located at the intersection where L~kens Street and Liberty ~oad connect, This property la now an obstruction and~ aZ pre,ant, makes a bad lnter~ection vhere these tvo major thorou~ares connect. . ~e ~ve had ~ls lot appraised, a~ the o~r~. J, ~..~Co~ey~ agrees to take leas fop the lot, a pPl~e of ~PO0, than the lot Is actually assessed floP, a valuation of It Is rec~nded that steps be taken to have City Council to the p~rpose of this lot in order that ~e can make a Food connection between the t~o streets rerer~d to a~ve, caP~ of this ires. (~/gned} H. 6. [royles Approved: (Signed) J. L. ~. Respect~lly submitted, (S~g~d) Arthur S. Owens City Man~er" On motion of Mr. You~, ~eco*~ed by gr. ~o~y and unanimously adopted, the ma~ter wes referred to the City Planning Co~mlsslon for study, report and reco~end~ t~on to Council. ~RADE CROSSI~fGS: The City Manager submitted the follo'~[~ report, with .clarence to a median strip at the Junction of Jefferson Street an~ Sale~ Ave~e, connection with the Jefferson Street Grade Crossing El~mfnation Project: "Ro~ke, Virginia December 1, To ~e City Council Roanoke, Virginia ~entlemen: ~ w~uld like to ascerSafn your views on a median strip a~ the ~unctfon of Jefferson Street and S~lem Avenne which ls in connection with the tton of the new viaduct. I w~utd like to present ~ you a map and the following letter from the City E~lneer, the Director of Publlc Works, ~nd the Trafflc and Co~unica- tions Officer which Ia concurrcd in by ~: 'giTY OF ~OANOKE Interdepartmen2 Co~unlcatfon DATE: November 28, 1~5~ TO: ~. A. S. ~en~, Ctty ~ana~er F~C~4: ~r. H. ~. Broyles, City Engt~er SU~CT: Closing o~ ~edlan at Sale~ Avenue a~ Jefferson Street In connection wlth constr~ction of a new viaduct project. At the field inspection o~ the viaduct p~ject, at whlch ~pre~ent~tlve of the Department of Hi,ways, Norfolk and Western, ~ureau o~ Public Roads, ~ the City were present, ~h~ Inter~ectlon ~as discussed great le~-~h. ~he ques~ion of the ~edian ~eparatfen beS~een nor~h-bc~n and south-bound traffic ~as left in abeyance, =ending ~o~al action to be taken By City Cou~il. ! think I can say wit~ut hesitation that it was the consensns of oplnf of'the group that the median sep~ration as sho~n on the attached plan is a most desirable feature a~ will certatly facilitate ~he ease of traffic gettfn~ on ~d off the bridge at a ~roublesome intersection. In view, however, of the ~w ~tty traffic plan not being adopted until after the bridge ls completed, it is felt that all the facts involved ~hould Be presented to City Council and a decislon should be inft[ated by them before th[s p~posal is made a part of the p~Ject. If the median is constructed as proposed, It ~ill mean that that portion of Jeffer~on Street l~ediately ~outh of Salem Avenue will become a one-w stree~ in the future. It Is important that a decision be reached i~ediately, because this layo~t~terl~lyafFects the design of our traffic llghtt~ystem as well as details of co~tructlon of curb a~ ~utter ~fch form the a~ the safety Isla~ for pedestrians. (Signed) H. 6. Broyles Approved: ~Igne~ Jno. L. Wentworth Approved: (Signed) J. D. Director of ~ublic ~orks Traffic & Co~. Off.' Res~ect~lly ~uhm!tted (Si~ned) Arthur S. Owens ' ~fty }{anager~ In a discussion of the matter~ the President, Mr..Wehber~ raised the qnestil as to whether or not the median strip could be made · part of the Jefferson Street Orade Crosstng Elimination ~roJect or whether it ~ uld have to be h~ndled as a separate project at the expense of the City of Rosnoke and the Norfolk and ~estern Railway Company. The matter was also discussed from the standpoint of traffic, ~r. Woody pointing cot that if the proposed traffic plan for that portion of Jefferson Street l~mediately south of ~alem Avenue does not prove satisfactory, the median will have to be removed, and voicing the opinion that it would be better to place a temporary structure at the location until it is determined wt~ether or not.a median is desired as a permanent structure. After a further discussion of the matter, ~r. ~oody moved that the questio~ .be taken under advisement for further consideration. The motion was seconded by Mr. YounE and unani~ously sdoptedo STREETS A,ND ALL,rS: A petition signed b! eighteen proFerty owners on Plorfds Avenue, R. W., between Aspen Street and Presno Street, egreeln~ to give five feet of their property for the Improvement of Florida Avenue in exchange for curb and gutter, having been referred to the City ;.Ianager for investigation, report and recox=endatlon, he submitted ~n-ltten report ~th the recommendation that the offer be accepted and that the ~'ork be provided for in the 1953 budget and work program. ~r. Minton moved that Council concur in the reco~mendatlon of the C~ty Nana~ s~d that the matter be referred to ~he City Attorney for preparation of the proper Ordinances, acceptlnz the convey~ces. Ihs motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. ~ATER DEPARTI.rF.}~: The City Manager subaltted the following report, with reference to the extension of a water main in Nelms Hoed, N. W., from Hearthstone Road t o Eoodbury Street, to serve a proposed subdivision: "Roa~mke, Virginia December 1, 19~R To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me at our meetir~ on I~ouday, November ~h, in your File #~68B, a letter from ~r. Selph Patrick, 101 West 6th Street, Radford~ VlrElnla. His suggestion is that he will deed to the City a 30-foot strip of land for the purpose of widening Nelms Road for a distance of 351 feet, to a width of 50 feet, if the City will install a 6-inch water ~atn. This Is contrary t~ the existing Subdivision Ordinance. The City EnElneer, utlo is authorized to approve these maps~ cannot comnly with ~r. Patrick's request without acttnE adversely to the existLng or~Inance. Respectfully suhnltted, (Signed} Arthur S. Owens City Manager" In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of 6ouncll a subsequent cox~unicatlon from ~r. Patrick, advlsina that in the early sprtn~ he wes informed by the Water Department that he could hook onto the exist lng water maln at ~oodbu~y Street and Nelms ~osd, but that now the Water Department insists that he will have to extend the water main along Nelms Eoad from Hearthstone Road to Woodbu Street, Mr. Patrick cot=lanCing that it is his understanding there is s need for a fire hydrant at Nelms Road etd Woodbury Street in order to furnish fire protection to that section; therefore, he feels the city should extend the 6-inch water me~n along ~elms Road at its expense so that the fire hydrant can be installed. .357 358 At t~le point, Hr, .O.H. Ruston, Acting Msnager of the ~ater Department, appeared before Council and e~plained that Rule 36 of the Rules and Regulatims of the Water Depart~nt reqairea fl~ flow ~lns for property outside of the city limits, Hr. Ruston pointl~ out that the exlstl~ main In ~oodbury Street la a ~-imh main. Afte~ a rurthe~ discussion of the ~atte~ ~. Hlnton ~ved that Council concu~ in the report cf the City Ha~er and that F~. Patrick be informed It be necessary for him to comply ~lth ~e Subdivision O~lnance ~d the Rules and He~lations of the h'ater Depavt~nt. ~e motion ~s seconded by H~. Yald~op and unanimously adopted. STRE~S A!~ ALL~S: ~. Wald~p hav[~ asked the City HanaEer to look into the m~tter of o~eni~ the far end of Clove~ Avenue, N. E.~ the City Hana~ev submitt~ ~itten ~epovt that the open[~ of the street is ~ln~ accomplished duvinE the ~eek. lhe report wa2 filed. AIHFORT: The City HanaEe~ hay[nE ~en requested to ascertain the amount due by the city to the avchltects for the new Administration BulldinF at the Roanoke Euntctpal Airport =o that the city c a~ pay the avchitects without waiting fo~ the federal go~e~mment to approve the p~o~ect, the amount so e~euded fvo~ the Genes1 Fund to bo reimbursed with the federal fu~= ~en they a~e received, he submitted the followinE "Roanoke, Virginia December 1, 1957 To khe City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentle~en: We received a letter from the Civil Aeronautics Administration on Saturday, November 29, 1952, adels!ng us that a check is being forwarded for the reaalnder of the funds for the Airport Administration Building Project. If you will authorize the payment of ~9,178~95 to Eubank ~ Caldwell, Architects, the City Auditor can pay this fmaediately. Respectfully submitted, (Si?ned) Arthur $. Owens City Manager" Mr. Minton mowed that Council concur in the report of the City Hanager and offered the following Resolution: (~11635) A RESOLUTION authorizir~ and directing the City Auditor to pay Eubank and Caldwell, Incorporated, the sum of $9,178.95, representing the balance due by the City of Roanoke to said flrm for architectural services rendered in the construction of the new Administration Buildfr~ at the Roanoke Eunlc!pal Airport .(Woodrum Field), arid providing for an e~ergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 180.) Mr. Minton moved the adoption o? the Resolution. The motion was seconded b~ Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: Norm ....... O. AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted written report with the request that tb part of Ordinance No. 11295, providing for the landirg fee to be paid by airlines during interim negotiations for contracts, be rescinded. ,! 359 On motion of F~, Woody, seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Ordinance, HEALTH DEPARTMENT: The City Manager submitted ~rXtten report from the Department for the month of October, The ~eport was filed. DEPARTMENT OP ~UELIC I~IFARE: The City MsnaFer submitted ~a~ltten reports covering tha expenditures and activltlea of the Department oe Public Welfare durlr the month of October, 1952, in compliance with Chapter 371, Acts of Assembly, The reports were filed. BUDGET: The City ManaFer subnitted the ~ollow!ng report, reque~tin~ budget "Roanoke, Virginia December 1, 1952 To The City CCuneil Roanoke, Virginia Centle~en: {A) In order to pay ~Ur last quarterly hospital necessary to request %lO~OCO.OO ~or Hospital~zation, of wh!ch spprox~mately $5,000.00 will be refunded by the Commonwealth of Virgin~a, State De~artnen~ of Health. (B) Mr. Julian H. Wise, Captain o~ tke Life ~avlnF Crew, is requesting en approprtBtton of ~70.00, of which %85,00 is for te!erhone service, ~85.00 for s~ppltes, and ~iC~.OO for ~nsurance. ~espectfu!ly submitted, ($~gned) Arthur S. O~ens C!ty Mr. Young moved that Council concur in the report of the 6~ty MsnaKer and Offered the follow~n~ emerKency Ord~nance~ amend~nF and reorda~n~n~ Section "Hosp~tallzatlon~ of the budEet: {#11636) A~ ORDINANCE to ~zend and reo~daln Section #61, "Hosp~talizat~on", Of the 1952 Bud£et. Ordinance, and prov~d~n£ for on emergency. (For full text o£ O~d~nance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PPEe 181.) ~. YounF moved the adoption of the O~d~nance. The motion was seconded by Mr. M~nton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the Pree~dent~ Mr, Webber- NAYS: None ........... O. H~. Wald~op then offered the follow~nU e~erFency Ordinance, a~er~F and reoPdafnin~ Section ~2, "Life S~v~nE and First A~d", of the buduet: {~11637) AN ORDIN~;CE to amend and reordain Sect!on #fl?, "Ltfe 5a;!nF and ~irst A~d", of ~he 1952 ~udEet OPdinsnce, and proved inF fop an emergency. (For full text of 0rd~nance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PaFe 1~1.) Mr. Watdrop moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded M~. M~nton and adopted by the follow~n& vote: A~S: Resets. ~inton, Waldl~op, Wodd~, YOU~-, and the President, H~. Webber- NAYS: None ....... O. BUDGET: The City Man~EeP au%mitred w~ftten report, to~ether with draft of the proposed budget for ~he calendar yea~ 1953. It was decided that an all-day budEet study would be held on ~edne~day, Deeembe~ 3, 195~,.be~Ir~nF at 9:00 o'clock, a. m. 360 R~FORTS OP CO~ITTEEfit AIRFO~?~ The one bid received for operating the restaurant facllitiea in th~ n~wA&minlstration Building at the Roanoke Hunicipal Airport having been referred to a co~lttee fey study and report~ t he co,~aittee aul~ltted the follow~ ~oanoke, Virginia ~entle~en~ At our ~eetl~ on ~ove~v P~ 19~, you reFe~v~ to a committee Hes~. Ha~l~ Yate~ a~ ~ens, ~n He$olution No. 116~, the bid o~ O. B. ~s~e Fey ~tud~ ~5 vepo~t at ~ouv nex~ v e~ula~ ~eetinC on Decembe~ 1, 19~. The co~tee ~epo~t~ as ~ollo~$ and althou~ the resolution did not ~eque~t a veco~e~at~on, ~e ~u~cest that the a~a~d made to E~. O. B. ~are ~th the ~ollo~n~ addenda to hi~ ~vopo~alt 1. ~he attached list of equipment be available to H~, ~are a~ ~rther equipment to be ~chased by the City. ~. The contract to ~ on a mcnth-to-~onth ba~s ~th at the e~i~atio~ oF Dece~be~ 31, 195~. ~he cc~ttee ~u~est~ tha~ the ~ICO.CO operatin~ ~ee, add~tional rule a~ re~ulatlons conce~ni~ the operation of the airport res~auvant, etc.~ be ~vltten into ~e contract, that all utility costa be borne h~ the lessee and tha~ separate meters be installed fey thf~ Respectfully (Si~ned) Arthur S. ~ens (Si~ned) M. L. Harris (Signed) Ha~ R. Yates" MP. Waldrop noved that Councll concuP in the vepo~t o~ the committee and that the matteP be vefep~d to the C~ty Attorney fo~ prepa~atlon of the p~ope~ 0~d~nance. The motion was seconded by M~. Woo~y and unanimously adopted. LICENSE CODE: The request of He. Mo~ton Hone~an~ Attorney, vepresentln~ the United Coope~aEe CoPpo~at[on, that Section PP of the License Tax Code of %he City of Roanoke, ppov[d~nC that any pe~son deallnF in the puvchaslng, bavterlnC o~ exchanF~r of an~ kind of aecond-hand bar~els shall pay ~ license tax of ~50.O0~ plus f~fty cents on each ~1~.00 of the F~oss ~eceipts et such busineas~ b e deleted from the L~cense Tax Code, In orde~ that the Un,ted Cooperage Corporation nay continue to repo~t and Feco~nendation~ the committee submitted the follow[nc --"Roanoke, DecembeP 1~ To The City Councll Roanoke~ Gentlemen: . You ~efe~ed to the below-si~ed committee the Fequest o~ ~. ~rton L. Honeyman~ ~eD~esent~nF the United CoopemaEe Co~any~ dealers in d~u~ etc., fo~ a Peduct[on in their l~cense due ~o the fact that they purported they wePe a wholesale concePn and should ~t be classified as s Afte~ due consideration of EP. H9neyman*s claim and a studyof the exist~n~ License Code, we ~eco~nend no ch~e. Respectfully subm~tted~ (Sicned) Avthuv S. Owens (SIEned) Joh~y Johnson (Signed) Harry R. Mates (Signed} Ran G. Nm. Woody moved tha~ Council concur In the veco=e~ation of ~e com~ittee and that the request of the United. Cooperage Corporation be denied. The motion Mas secor~ed by Nv. Yonng and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTF~NT~ A co,~mit tee having ~een requested to analyze the Capital Outlay from Revenue account u~der Non-0peratirE Expensee of the 19~P Water Departmel Rudget, with a viewofdetermlning which funds ex~ended In th~s account should have been cha~ed to ~ ~ fo~ the ~ater system improvement PrOEr~ ~d to su~t to Council detailed lnffo~mation as to the locntio~, cost, etc., of m~lns, meters appeared Before C~ncil and presented the following report~ The ~oanoke C~ty Ccuncil ~oa~ke, ~Xr~nfa Your com~ttee to report on the work done by the ~ate~ Department year which Is~ or ~as or~glnally~ charged against Current Surplus Ear~lngs, but which h~ been or can be properly cherKed ~o Bond Funds, respectfully sub~%s %he follow~nF repor%~ 1. T~me did not ~e~l% ~he preparation of a completely audited report, where~n %he physical work accomplished and the ex.c% ~nanc~al account,s thereof could Be made. prepared a s~etenent o~ ~h~ work done and the cost thereof or~%n~lly cher6ed against E~rnfngf as of September 30th of ~h~s year. No current overheads ha~e been charged age~nst these ~o5~ as yet, nor ~s ~he sccm~n 3. The report, therefore, co.nantes w~h the full details ~109,783.~5. We f~ tAe% the C~%y Au~or has already transferred original cherEes In the ~ross s~ount of ~3~,5C0.72, from Current Surplus f~om Earni~s ~o Bo~ ~'unds, which represents the work done for the ~eder H~us~ng and Redevelopment Authority. · for both %he white ~nd c. ol~red ~roJec~s ~Ich have no% been completed ~n their entirety- and the tot~ c~sts, thereeore not known But ~t deemed safe to sta~e that ~he ultima~e total ~ost w~ll be less ~han the total fu~s advanced By the FH~A, a~ an f~ed[ate refund will be due the lat~er. Ee find further %hat ibis work Is ~n- under contract %~ith a refund provision: hence all, or substantially all, of ~he funds maid by them must be held ~n reserve durln~ the per~od of refund Therefore, ~he foreuolng sum of ~3~,500.7~, representing new Capital ~. S~m[lar to the FH~RA, certain imp~vements have been made, ~e cost of paid in have been set aside as a reserve against the con, in,est refund l~ability. 5. Certain work has been done for customers primarily of the nature of a the corporate limits, eot which the ct~atomer has paid, but for ~n~ch no re.nd liability exists. The a~greEate of the donated work is reflected by the difference between total Capital Additions and the deductions from Earn~nfs for Capital Your coma[tree, therefore, f~nds that ~11 0f the work ~w standing as Capital Improvements from EarnlnFs, subject only to a reduction in the amount of customer contribution, Is properly transferable %o Capital Add~tions made with Bond Fu~s, taklnK ln%o considerat~on, of course, % he tentative transfer of $38,500.7~, reported earlier in this report. (a) Transfer shall be made ~ter a review of a trial balance for the period endin~ December 31st which shall embrace all items for the entire year correspo~lnE ~o ~he details as reported ~hrou~h September 30th. ~b) That such frsnsfer shall l~lude the total of a subaccount ~n entirety, such as, Land, Purification Equipment, Reservoirs Standpipes, etc., as will aggregate Just enouzh to create a slight 36:1 362 ?, Your committee further recommends that the 1953 /~ud£et for the Water Department, pertainir~ to provision for Capital Improvements required by noraal growth be first charged to Earnlngs~ but not in excess of Current Earnir~so Any additional requirements are then to be chaeged to Bond Fu~s, Respect~lly su~itted~ (Signed) C~rles E, ~ore (Signed) O, H, Heston (Sl~ed) R~ G. ~lttle (Signed) Ha~ R. Yates~ In ~le connection, Hr. Roore al~o ~ub~ltted detailed lnfo~atlon a~ to the locatloa, cost~ etc., o~ min~, metev~ and se~vlces char~ed to the Capital Outlay from ~evenue account and egplained the It appeavl~ that the req.~t for all of the abo~e lnfo~ation~ lncludl~ report of the co~ttee, has been brou~t about as a result of the request o~ the ~ate~ Department fo~ an additlonal appropriation of ~0~500. O0 to the Capital Outla~ f~m Revenue acfount to covey an over-dvaF~ a~ to ca~vy the ~ccount For the balance of the yea~, ~[m. Youn~ raised the question as to ho~ these additional ~11 be taken caee of between ~ ~d the e~ of 2~e year~ ~hePeupo~, the City Audit explained that s~nce It has be~n ruled that the exFendltu~es can be char~e~ 2o Bond Fund~ they ~ll'l be ~o charged and the addit~onal app~opriat!on ~ill not be nece~sar3 M~. Your4- then moved that the report a~ ~eco~mendattons of the co~_~[ttee ~ta'ken under advisement ~om fuvthe~ cvns[de~at~on at the pPo~eP %~me. The motion ~as seco~ed by Mr, Woody and unanimously adopted. UNWINI~qED 5USINE~S: None. CQNSID~ATION OF CLAII~: Nnne. I[~RODUCTIf~N A~ CONSIL~ATION 0w ORDINANC~ AND RESOLUTIONS: None. M~IONS' A~ MISCELLA~OUS PUSINU~S: STRK~S A5~ ;LLEYS: ~. Waldvop brought ~ the attention of Council end City Mana~e~ the question of extending First Street, S. E., f~om Tazewell Avenue Bull[ti Avenue, and moved that %he matter be vefe~ed to the City Manager fop stud~, Pepo~t ~d ~ecow=~endat~on ~o Council.. The ~o%[on was seco~ed by Mr. ~oody and unan~mouslf adopted. ~AT~R DEPkqTT~KT: Mr. Young brought ~o the attention of Council the quest[o~ of a watem rate rom %he water s old by the City of Roanoke to %h~ Town of Vinton for resale to ~ts ~es[dente, in view of the fact that ~he Judge of the Roanoke'County Circuit Court has held that Roanoke can charge ~inton a Peasonable ~te fo~ suggested that s co. tree be appointed fop the purpose of e~ed~t~ng w~th representatives of the Town of i[nton as %o the water Pate; whereupon, Mr. moved that Mayo~ ~ebbem, M~. Youn~ and the C~ty Attorney be appointed a~ a co~[ttee for the pu~ose of exped[%[~ neEotiat~ons with ~ep~esentat[ves of the Town of V[ntc as to the water mate to be cha~ged the Town. of V~n%on by the C~ty of ~anoke. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimouslysdopted. There being no further bus[r~ss, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, REGULAB HEETI~3, Monday, December 8, 1952. The Council of the City of Roanoke mat in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Mnnicipal ~uilding, Honday, December 8, 19~2, at 2t00 p. m., the rezular meetin~hour, with the President, Hr. Webber, presldin~. ' FRF~R~T~ Heesra. Minton, Waldrep, Woody, Young, and the President, Webber ................... A~ENTt None ..... O. OPFICERS PRESENT~ Mr. Arthu~ S. Owens, City Manager, Mr. Randolph G. CltyAttorney, and Mr. Harry Ho Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Mort A. Cumby, Pastor of South Roanoke Baptist Church. MINUTES: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, November 2~, 1952, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion o~ Mr. Woody, seconded by Hr. Youn~ and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. H~ARING O? CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC ~ATTERSt ZONING: Notice of a public hea~ing on the question of rezoning from Special Residence District to Bus,ness District property located on the north side of Melro~ Avenue, N. W., betwee~ Adams Street and West Side Boulevard, described as the aastex one-half of Lot 12, and all of Lots 13~18, inclusive, Section 23, Washington Height~ Map, h~ving been published ln The Roanoke World-News pursuant to Article XI, Sectio~ ~3, of Chapter 51 of the Coda of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of the heari~ at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, December 8, 1952, the matter was before Council. In this connection, Mm. ~alter W. Wood, Attorney, represen%ln~ the Trustees of Fairview Methodist Church, together with the Reverend E. A. Plunkett, Pasto~ of Fairvtew Methodist Church, appeared beforeCouncll and urged that the property be rezoned as requested, the petitioners advtsln8 the body that they ara willing to waive the rezon!ng of property located on the south side of Virginia Avenue, N. between Ad~m~s Street and West Side Boulevard, described as Lots ~-9, inclusive, Section 23, Washington Hel~ts Map, from General Residence District to Business District, in accordance with the raco~=aendatton of the City Planning Commission unds date of November 13, 1952. -. No one appearin~ in opposition to the proposed rezoning and no co~unicatior having been received on the subJect,'~. Waldrop moved that Council concu~ in the recomm~endation of the City Planning Commission that the property on Melrose Avenue be rezoned as requested and that the following Ordinance, providing for the rezonln be place~ upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. WoodF and adopted by the follow~ng vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ........... O. (~11638) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chaptex 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. WHEREAS, application has been made to the Council of the City oT Roanoke to have property located on the north side of Melrose Avenue, N. W., between Adams 363 364 Street and West SideBoulevard, described as the esalern one-half of Lot 12~ and all of Lots 13-18~ lnclusive~ Section 23, Washington Heights Map, rezoned from Special Residence District to Business District, and WHEREA~ the City Plannir~ Commission has recommended that the above proper be rezoned from Special Residence District to Business District as requested, and .WHEREAS, notice required by Article XI, Section ~3, of Chapter 51 of t~e Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, ?elating to Zoning, has been published in 'The Roanoke World-News', a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, for the time required by said section, and WH~EAS, the hearing aa provided for in said notice published in the said newspaper was given on the 8th day of December, 19~2, .at 2100 otclock~ p. m., the Council of the City of Boanoke in the Council Room in the HUnicipal Building, at which hearing no objections were presented by property owners and other interested larties in the affected area, and Wh~EAS, this Council, after considering, the application for rezonlng, is of ;he opinion that the above property should be rezoned as requested. TH~'REFORE, BE IT ORDAIR'~D by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Article l, Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, be anended and reenacted in the following particular and no other, viz: Property located On the north side of Melrose Avenue, N. W., between Ad~a Street and West Side Boulevard, described as the eastern one-half of Lot 12, and al of Lots 13-18, Inclusive, Section 23, Washington Heights Map, designated on Sheet 2?6 of the Zoning Map ss Official Nos. 2761513-B761519, inclusive, be, and is hereby ichanged from Special Residence District to Business District, and the Map herein referred to shall be changed in this respect. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. Mr. Waldrop then moved that for the purpose of clearing the record the reque for the rezoning of the property on Virginia Avenue be denied. The motion was secon by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. ZONING: Notice of a public he arin~ on the question of rezoning from Ceneral Residence District to Business District property located on the north side of Orange Avenue, N. W., between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, described as part o£ Lot 11 Block 13, Melrose Land Company Hap, Official Ho. 2120311, having been published in The Roanoke World-News pursuant to Article XI,Section ~3, ?f Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the time o£ the hearing at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., Hond December 8, 1952, the matter was before Council. In this connection, Hr. E. A. Pate, Attorney, representing Hutton Cooper and iPatricla Carter Cooper, o~ners of adjoining property described as part of Lots 11 and 12, and part of ~ots 1~ and 13, Block 13, Melrose Land Company Map, Official Nos. ~120~12 and 2120313, and ~herman W. Reed and Diana A. Reed, owners of property ~escribed as part of Lots 13 and 1~, Block 13, Melrose Land Company Hap, Official No. 212031~, appeared before Council, Hr. Pate pointSng out that Lots 9 and Block 13, Helrose Land Company Map, are already zoned for business purposes, and that if the above portion of Lot 11 is also zoned for business purposes, three lots in the block ~ill be zoned asBustnese District and three lots viii be zoned as General Residence District, thereby renderlng the properties of hie clients useless fur rest~ential purposes. t In a further discussion of the matter, }ir. Pate stated~hat if the above portion of Lot 11 is to be used For the purpose of affording a better entrance to the filling station coL otc 9 and 10 the existing traffic hazard will be lncreazed~ particularly for the children of his elients~ and the two families will be forced to sell out and move to another location~ therefore, hie clients are opposed to t he rezoning, however~ should Council decide to grant the request for rezoninf~ then it is the desire of the adjoining property owners that the same consideration be given to the remaining lots in the block~ concurrently with the above portion of Lot since the lots cannot be sold for residential purposes. Concurring in the re=arks made by Mr. Pate, were Mrs. Cooper, Hr. Cooper Hrs. Reed, Hrs. Cooper pointing out that the two families have appeared before Council and the City Planning Commission repeatedly in opposition to attempts to rezone the area around their homes~ but that it seems the area in question is de~lne they are willing to sell their hones and move to another location~ in the event ¢ouril sees fit to rezone the above portion of Lot 11, if the bod~ will at the same time At this point, Fa-. R. F. Crockett, representing Hr. ~. F. Hor~tay~ o~ner of the above portion of Lot 11, ~ho was present at the meeting, stated that if the adjoining property owners could only realize that what the petitioner for rezonlnE proposes to do will be an asset to the neighborhood he feels sure they would not object to the proposed rezonlr~, Hr. Crockett erplaining that Mr. Fonday tried to get a non-confer=lng permtt~ but wes told to apply for the rezonin~ of the lot~ and that this is the first time a direct request has been made for the rezonir~ of the lndivldual lot in quection. The matter having been discussed at length, Hr. Hinton stated that he to vote for the rezoning of the above portion of Lot 11 and moved that action on question be deferred for the time beln~, the adjoinin~ property owners to put their request for rezonfr~ into writing and the request to be referred to the City Plannt~ properties involved might bo considered at the same time. The m~tion was seconded by Hr. Wald~op and unanimously adopted. SEWER CONSTRUCTION: Hr. J. P. Hale appeared before Council and asked that property described as Lots 5-A, 6-B, 6oC and 7-D, Section 6, Idlew[ld Park, Rcs. 3~10725, 3210733, 3~10732 end 3~10735; also, property described as Lot 11, Section ~, Idlewlld Park, Official No. 3~10811~ located on Idle~ild Boulevard, N. E. be included in the ldlewlld-Kenwood Addition sewer project. On motion of Hr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, Hr. Hale was asked to put his request into w~Iting and the matter was referred to the City Hanager for atudy~ report and recommendation to Council. PETITIOHS ~D CO}~4UNICATIONS~ STREET LIGHTS~ A communication from the Appalachian Electric Po~er Co~pany~ setting f~rth the locations of street light lnet~llationa end removals dur~n~ the month of November, 19~, was before Council. The communication was filed. E~DOET-CITY DRUC~IST~ A com~untcation from Mro Claude W. Dickerson, City Druggist, requesting for the yea~ lq53 a salary of ~200.00 per month and too weeks "365 366 vacation with pay, due to the fact that the ~ork la heavier, taxes have increased and the cost of living has doubled, was before Council. On motion of ~r, Waldrop, seconded by M~. Woody and unanimously adopted, thl request was referred to the City Manager for study, report and recom~sndation to Council. REFUNDS AND REBATFR-TAXESI Council under date of November %, 1921, having referred to the City Attorney for study and report a communication from M~. Edmund P. Goodwin, President of the Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Asaociation, with regard to a penalty on taxes.assessed against structures partially constructed as of the lstof January, a subsequent co~unication from the Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association, askin~ what action has been taken on the matter, was before the body, After a discussion of the matter, the City Attorney advising that he is preparing an opinion on the question, but that it has not been completed, Mr. Minto: moved that the communication be referred to the City Attorney. The motion was secor~led by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTMENTI Council having at its last regular meeting appointed a co.~mittee for the purpose of expeditin~ negotiations with representatives of the Town of ¥1nton as to the water rate to be charged the Town of Vlnton by the City of Roanoke, the following com.~unication signed by the Mayor of Vlnton, with reference to the matter, was before the body: "December 3, Council City of Roanoke Roanoke, ¥1~ginla Gentlemen: Following the ~eetin~ of the oo~lttee from the City of Roanoke, and the Town of ¥1nton, relatl?e to a compromise settlement of the water rate and related lsaues in dispute, our council considered the matters discussed by the committees. In order to effect a compromise settlement and to preserve the friendl relations between the two communities, we will reluctantly accept, as of November 1~, 19~2, the rate as proposed by the co~zuittee from the City of Roanoke, eg: "The established City Water Rates" applicable within the City Since this matter has been in litigation for a considerable period of time and the outcome indeterminable by either party, and the Town of Vlnton has faithfully per£omaed every obligatic~l and condition of the prior agree- ment, believing it to be in force until the decision of the Circuit Court terminated this agreement, our Council feels that it would be an imposition upon the Town of ¥1nton should the City insist upon effecting the rate increase prior to November 1~, 195~. Kindly advise us of your action in this matter at your earliest convenience. Respectfully, Council, Town of Vinton (Signed) By: Nelson R. Thurman Mayor" M~. Minton moved that Council acknowledge re'ceipt of the communication and ~hat the same be referred to the negotiatinE committee, The motion was seconded by M~. Waldrop and unanimouely adopted, REPORT~ OF OFFICERSI AIRFORT: The City Manager submitted the following report, with reference to executing a contract for a fruit dtepenslnE machine in the Administration Building at the Roanoke Munlc~pal "Roar~ke, Virginia December 8, To 1~e City Council .Ro~noke~ Vii~lnia Gentlemen= Thc Oarland Orchards~ Troutvllle~ ¥1rzlnia~ has placed in the Airport Administration Building on a temporary trial basis a fruit dispensin8 machine. This vas placed there on November The machine has been very popular{ and we would like.authority to entel into a contract for the installation o£ this machine for 10 per cent the gross plus ts.on per month for electricity vith a lSoday cancellation Respectfully eub~ltted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ena City Manager" In a discussion o£ thc matter, the question was raized as to whether or not the dispensing machin~ would affect the business of the restaurant to be operated the new Airport Administration Building, the City Attorney suggesting that it might be wise to allow the operator of the restaurant to have the machine placed in the restaurant and pay on the 6ross receipts derived therefrom under hie contract. After a further discussion of the mat(~r, action on the question was deferr~ until a definite decision as to s co~tract for the operation of the restaurant has been reached. BUILDINO CODE: The City Hanager submitted verbal report, callir~ attention to the Fact that under the pre,eat provisions of the ~levato~ Ordinance the per~ons affected by the Ordinance have until January 1, leS], to comply therewltb~ but that due to strikes, conditions over ~hlch they have no control, etc., several business houses who have ordered necessary cable, equtpmen2 and.supplies, have been unablet¢ get necessary pa~t8 For t heir elevatnue{ therefore, they cannot comply with the mea~ by January 1, 19~3, the City Manager recommendin8 that the deadline provided for in{ the Ordinance be extended say-here from ninety days to six months. After a discussion of the matter, Mr..Young moved that the matter be to the City Attorney fo~ preparation of the proper Ordinance, extending the Elevatol Ordinance for a period of ninety daye from January l, 19~3, The motion was secondec by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COL~T: The City Manager submitted w~ltten report that the food supply account at the Juvenile Detentio~ Home Is practically depleted and it is necessary to request an eppropr~ation of ~1,O00.00 of which the state refunds the city one hundred per cent. M~. Minton moved that Council concu~ in the report and offered the followln emergency Ordinance, providing for ~he appropriation of $1,000.00, with the under- standing that it will be refunded by the state: (~11639} AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln Section ~63, "Juvenile Detentio Home", of the 195P Budget Ordinance, end providing For an emergency. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 183.) Mr. M~nton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~. Naldrop and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the ~resident, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None .............. O. BUDGET-JU%rENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT: The City Manager subm/tted verbal report that he has been advised there is a vacancy on the staff of the 368 Juvenile and Do~estic 'Relations Court due to the resignation of a Deputy Clerk on December 6, 19~2, and that since the Deputy Clerk had twenty-two and one-fourth day vacation comln~ to her there are no ~unda available to employ a replacement, In this conneetion~ Judge £, A, Fate~ Juvenile and Domestic Relations Jueti appeared before Council and advised the body that,it is imperative due to the preset of uork that a replacement bi provided for immediatelyl therefore, it la hie Urgent request that $176,OO be appropriated at once in order that he mlzht employ someone on a par diem basis until the vacation period of the Deputy Clerk has been used, After a discussion of the emtter, H~. Hlnton moved that the question be placed on the ager~a for consideration at the next rezular masting of Council, The motion uae ascended by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF CO~ITTE~5~ TAXi--St The question of the 195~ real estate assessment havir~ been referred to the Tax ~tudy Committee for study, report and reco~sndation aa soon as possible a co~unication from Hr, Morris L. Masinter, Chairman, together with a prelimina~y report on real estate and real estate assessments (see copy in the office of the City Clerk), was before Councll~ Mr. Masinter callin~ particular attention to the concludln~ portion of the report, which reads as 'Roanoke Tax Stud~ Co~Uittee~ Your committee has made a vary careful study of all the material and ir~ormation available to it, and with respect 1, I~r~ediata appointment of a competent appraisal engineer adequately assisted to make an up-to-date appraisal of all peoperties in the ~lty of a, This neu departnent to be termed City Appraisal Department and t o be set up In the City Englnaerln~ Department under the general supervision of the city engineer, 3, Coordination of all of the records that are now available in other city offices which will be of any assistance In thl~ valuation and keeptn~ the records currently up to date. 4o Installation of an appraisal record card similar to that installed by the manufacturer*s appraisal company In the year 1929 such adjustments thereto as may be appropriate, 5, The appraisal engineer to keep the appraisal records up to date by a continuous study of the relationship of 'assessed valse to sales value. ~. The appraisal engineer to keep np to date current construction coat aa evidenced by the completed building permits, carrying out such field inspections as are required to a~rive at an adequate appraisal of the proper ?. The appraisal enElneer to keep up to date annual studies of rental values on business properties as one factor to bo considered in establishin appraisals on this class of prol~rty, 8, Cooperation uith the Department of Taxation. The Department mainta a technical staff on valuation work. ~hia staff has assisted the local asseasir~ o~ficers of many counties in making re-assessment o£ real estate, Thet~ experience in this ~ork should enable them to offer valuable asaistan¢ to the appraisal engineer ~ his staff, Tho comalttee Feels that these recommendations properly carried out give to the city a modern and up-to-date appraisal of all of the properties within the city; it ulll assure that all new construction is brouEht on to the tax records in due time, and wlll give to the board of assessors up-to- date data with uhlch to ~ork in making their quadrennial re-assessment of all real estate. The committee concludes that these recom~endations may or may not increase the real estate taxes on property o~ners, but it 9ill certainly remove the present lnequalitiee in real estate assessments; and for that purpose alone, the committee feels that the e~penditure is well Justified for the creation and mainta~nlng of this new department." On motion of Hr. Woody, seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted, the report was taken under advisement. LICENSE CODE= The following communication from Mr. Morris L. Hasinter, ~hatrman of the Tax Study Committee of the City of Eoanoke, with reference to a proposed amendment to Sub-section (a) of Section 128, relatin~ to Slot Hachines and Vending Hechines, of the License Tax Code of the City oF Roanoke, end the repealin~ of Sub-section (a) oF Section 129, rel~tin~ to SoFt Drinks, Henufacturlng or Bottli~ oF the License Tax Code oF the City of Roanoke, wee before Council~ "December 5, 1952 To The Rembers of the Council of the City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ The letter of the City Clerk, Mr. Maston K. Moormsn, of December 3, 19~2, submitting to the Tax Study Cou~uittee for study, report and recommendations, a draft o£ ordinances ~mending and reordalning Sub-section A of Section 198 of the License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke, relating to slot machines and vending machines, and repealing Sub-section A of Section 1~9 of the License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke, relatin~ to soft drinks, etc., was presented to the Cormuittee for consideration at a meeting of the Committee held on the night of December 3, 1952. The Co~mittee, by resolution, directed me to inform the Council as follows{ 'That the ~hairman be directed to Inform'Council that the Committee does not feel qualified to draft specific ordinances or to pass generally on matters of draftmanship. tOn the subject of Council's inquiry, the Committee feels that the sale of merchandise through vendin~ machines should not be subjected tc an additional license tax merely because vended mechanically, The Co~mittee further feels that holders of retail merchants llcenses should not be required to pay additional taxes for the privilege of selling specified articles of merchandise nut requiring sanitary or police supervision.' Respectfully yours~ (Signed) Horris L. Hasinter Morris L. Mastnter, Chairman Roanoke Tax Study Co.,umittee" After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Youn~ moved that the two drafts of Ordinances be referred to the City Auditor and the License Inspector to analyze and to report back to Council as to the intent of s~me. The motion was seconded by Hr. Woody and unanimously adopted. TAXES: The Tax Study Committee of the City of Roanoke havln~ been requested to submit that part of its report relatlnE to the so-called "nuisance taxes" as soon as possible in time for 1953 budget study, a communication from Hr. Morris L. Masinter, Chairman, advising that the co~Ittee is not yet ready to make its recommendations on this question, but will do so as soon as possible, was before !Council. The communication was filed, UNFINISHED BUSINESS: PENSIONS: A petition signed by members of the Employees~ Retirement System 9f the City of Roanoke, requeBting certain changes in the system, having been referred to the Hoard of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System for study, report and reco~endatlon, a communication from }~. Harry R. Yatea, Secretary of th~ ~oard, advising that it will be necessary for a study'to be made by Mr. George B. Buck,'Actuary, showing the cost to the city and the employees, before any action or recommendation can be made by the Board of Trustees, and asking that ~350.00 be appropriated for this purpose, was before Council. After a discussion as to whether or not the employees have agreed to bear their portion of any increase in cost, the matter was placed on the agenda for furth =onsideratlon at the next regular meeting of Council. GRADE CROSSIngS: Council having taken under advisement the'request of the City Mgnager that the body indicate whether or not it is the desire of Council that median strlp at the Junction of Jefferson Street and Salem Avenue be included in 369' 3'/'0 plans for the ~effsrcon Street Grade Crocsin~ Elimination P~oJcet, in that the body's decision will afffect tbs design of the traffic ll~htin~ system for the viaduct~ the matter was again before Counello After a discussion of the question, HI-. Your~ coa~aented that if the traffic lightin~ system la-desiRed fo~ ~o-way traffic on that portion of ~treet l~ed[ately sou~ of ~alem Avenue, a~ It la decided at a l~ter date to the thovou~fave a one-way street, it will be simple ~tte~ to dissention one of ti traffic lights, ~. You~ ~vl~ that Council go on record as bainE of the opinion that the median strip at ~e Ju~tion of Jefferson Street a~ Salem Avers should not be Included In the plans for the Jefferson Street Grade CrosslnE Elimination Project, in that it ia the intention of the body at this ti~ to centimo two-way traffic on Jefferson Street~ ~, ~erefo~, the traffic ll~hti~ syst~ FoP the ~hould be so deslFned as to ha~le t~o-~ay traffic. Yhe motion ~as seconded by ~oody and unanl~ously adopted. ~A~D~ART~= Council havln~ t~en unde~ consideration the report s~ reco~endatio~of the co~[ttee appointed to analyze tho Capital ~tlay f~om ~evenu< account unde~ ~on-0peratin~ Expen~e~ of the 19~a ~ater Department ~udset, vith a vie~ of d~teraInin~ ~hlch fu~s e~e~ed In this account ~hould have ~en char~ed to bond funds for the water ~ystem lmprove~nt p~gr~, the matter ~as ~g~in before the body. On motion of ~r. Waldrop, seceded by }~. Woody a~unanlaously adopted, action on the matter was deferred. C0~SID~ATION 0F CLAIMS~ Non~. INTRODUCTION A~ CONSIDE~ATION OF O~INANCES ~D R~SOL~iONS~ STOP~M DRA!NS~ Ordinance No. 11631, abandoning portlo~ of a 36-inch sto~ drain ruling In a ~enerally Southeasterly direction from Ninth Street, N. E., throu~ a tract now o~ed by Mu~y ~o~r Li~s, a~ authorizing the quitclaim of th( city's rlgh~s In ~e right-of-way the~of, havi~ previously been before Council fo~ its first readl~, read and laid over, was again ~fore the body, Hr. Hlnton offerI~ th~ followlng for it~ second readfn~ a~ final edoptionl (~11631) AN ORDINANCE aba~on~ng portio~ of a 36-1cch storm drain running In a generally southeasterly direction from Ninth ~treet, N. E., t~ough a froot n~ owned by Mundy Motor Lines, ~d au~orizlng the quitclal~ of the City's rights In the right-of-way thereof. (For full tex~ of O~inance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~. ~inton moved the adoption of the Ordin~ce. ~e motion was seceded by ~r. You~ a~ adopted by ~e following vote~ A~S= Messrs. ~Inton, Wallop, Woody~ You~, a~ the President, Hr. Webber- NAYS= None ........... AIRPORT: The request of the City Ha~ger that the part of 0rdin~ce 11~95, providl~ for ~he la~l~ fee to be paid by airlines during interim negotia- tions for contracts, be resolved, having been referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Ordinance, the City Attomney p~esented draft of an Ordinance, ~epealing O~tnance No. 11a95, a~ draft of an Ordinance, re-establish- i~ e schedule of .rates and policy in connection with the operation of the Roanoke ~unlclpal Airport. uct In a discussion of the matter, the City Attorney pointed out that at the request.of the Hanazer of the Airport the re-established schedule of rates and policy fixes the lending fee on the basis of gross rated capacity of the aircraft per loading and/or unloading operation, rather than on the present basis of actual take-off weight, and fixes the minimum amount of insurance for passenger injury at $~5,O00.00 per person, rather than the present minimum amount of ~15,O00.OO. After a further discussion of the matter, Hr. Woody moved that action on th. question be deferred until the next regular meeting of the body, in order that the Heneger of the Airport may appear before the body at that time end explain the reasons for the suggested changes. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hlnton end unanimously adopted, . AIRFORT~ Council having previously concurred in the report of a committee that Hr. O. B. Ware be granted a contract for operation of the restaurant facilitie~ in the r~w Administration Building at the Hoanoke Municipal Airport, in accordance with his original proposal and additional terms and conditions suggested by the committee, with the consent of Mr. Ware, and the City Attorney having been requestec to prepare the proper Ordinance, the matter was again before Council. In this connection, the City Attorney brought to the attention of Council that the Manager of the Airport does not concur in that interlined portion of the co~ittee's report providing that all utility costs shall be borne by the lessee and that separate meters shall be Installed for this purpose, nor does Hr. Ware; therefore, the Ordinance has not be prepared. The City Manager advising that he will work out a solution to the question during the coming week, action on the matter was deferred until the next regular meeting of Councll, AIRPORT: The City Attorney having ~een requested to prepare a Resolution, authorizing the razing of the old Administration Building st the Roanoke Municipal Atrport, the matter was again before Council. In this connection, the President, Mr. Webber, brought to the attention of Council that due to the fact that t here will be quite a few projects coming up for the Airport the City Hanager feels that the above project can be included in an overall federal project; whereupon, the matter was deleted.from the agenda. MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: TRAFPIO: Hr. ~oody brought to the attention of Council that the State Suprel Court of Appeals has ruled in effect that emergency vehicles answering emergency calls are .entitled to no immunity against damage claims that may result from accidents ~hen they disregard red light signals or atop signs and asked the City Manager to express bls views on the matter insofar as Roanoke Is concerned. The City Manager replied that unless Council sees fit to give other instruc- tions, or the City Attorney should rule otherwise, he is inclined to contin~/e the present policy of havlng emergency vehicles answering emergency calls proceed through red light signals and stop signs with caution. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President 372 COUNCIL, ~FOULAR MFE?I~, Monday, December 1~, 19~2. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetin6 in the Circuit Court Room in the Hunicipal Bulldin~, Honday~ December 1~, 19~2, at 2{00 otclocks po m.~ the.regular meeting hour, with the President, Mr. Webber, presiding,. PRESENT{ Mesers, Mtnton~ Waldrops Woody, Your~ and the President, Hr. Webber ...................... ABSENT: None ........ O. 0FFICERS PP~ESENT: Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Hr. James N. Klneanon, Assistant City Attorney, and Hr. Harry R. Yatos, City Auditor.. ~he meetl~ wee opened with a prayer by Dr. W. B. Denson, Pastor of Melrose Baptist Church. MINUTES: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, Decembel 1, 1952, ha~tng been furnlshod each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr. ~oody and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HE~ING OF CITIZENS UPON tUP_LIC AI~FORT: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids on the conducting Of an "automobile-for-hire" service at the Roanoke Kunlcipal Airport (Woodrum Field), said bids to be received by the City Clerk until 2:O0 o'clock, p. m., Decezber 15, 1952, and to be opened before the Council of the City of ~oanoke at that hour, the President, Mr. Webber, asked if there was anyone present ~ho did not fully understand the advertisement, if there was anyone present ~ho had been denied the privilege of blddin~, or If there were any questions anyone would like to ask, and no representative presen~ raising any que~tlon, %he President asked the City Clerk to proceed with the openin[ of the two bids received. The bids having been opened and ;ubltely read before Council, Er. Woody offered the follo~in~ Resolution: (#116~0) A RESOLUTION referrlnE bids on the conductin8 of an "automobtle- for-hire" service at the Roanoke Municipal Airport (Woodrum ~'leld) to a committee composed.of Fa-. Arthur S. Owens, City Manage~, Hr. Marshall L. Harris, Manager of the Airport, and Mr. a. B. Moss, Purchasing Agent, for study and report to the Council of the City o£ Roanoke at its next regular meeting on Monday, Decem~ber 22, 1952. (Po~ full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 19, Page Hr. Woody moved the .adoption of the Reeolutlon. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mintqn and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, Mm. Webber-! NAYS: Nor~ ........... O. SEWER CONSTRUC?ION: Pursuant to notlco of advertleemen% for bids on the construction of a sanitary seKer system to serve portlone of Idlewlld-Kenwood and Lilly View (Jackson Park) areas, and appurtenant work thereto, according to plans and specifications furnished by tho city, said bids to be received by the City Clerl until 2100 o'clock, p. m., Monday, December 15, 1952, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Mr. Webber asked if the] ,! anyone present VhO did not fully understand the advertiaement~ if there vas anyone present ~ho had been denied the privilege of bidding~ or if there were any questions anyone ~ould like to ask~ and'no representative present relain~ any q~eet! the President aeked the City Clerk to proceed with the opening of the five bide The bide h~vir~ been opened and publicly read before Council, Mr. R. Cletus ~royles,Clty Engineer, who was preeent at the meeting, pointed out that a conr~lttee has been appointed before whom affected property owners may appear and be heard in favor of or against the proposed construction of the above sanitary sewer system, the cost of ~lch, when the same shall have be~:n ascertained by to be assessed or apportioned between the city and the affected property owners; therefore, it is felt that if the actual cost of the project can be determined before the hearlng is held by the cora~lttee, the final assessments can be fixed at that time, thereby eliminating the ~ual procedure of first ma~tng estimated as~essment~ and then fixing final assessments after the sewer system has been constructed, Mr. Broyles stating that for the above reason the bidders have lnclude~ an addendum with their proposals, acPmowledginf the fact that due to the legal requiremente which make It necessary to advertise lhe assessments and hold a public hearlng on a~e, it will be on or about January lP, 1953, before the contract for the sewer project ca:~ actually be awarded and before any work on t he project can be started: whereupon, Mr. Waldrop offered the following Resolution: (#11641) A RESOLbTION referring bids for the construction of a sanitary sewer system to serve portions of Idtewild-Kenwood and Lil]y ;iew (Jackson Park) areas, and appurtenant work thereto, to a committee composed of Mr. Ar[hur S. Owens City Manager, Mr. John L. Wentworth, Director of Public ~orks, and Mr. H. flatus Broyles, City Engineer, for tabulation and report to the Council of the City of Roanoke not later than January 17, 1953. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 185.) Mr. Waldrop mowed the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion wes eeconded by Mr. M~ntcn end adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, koody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None .................. ZONIhG-SETBACE LINES: Notice of a public hearing on the question of estebllshing a setback line on the north side of Day Avenue, ~. W., from Jefferson Street to First Street, extending twenty-five feet from the present established center line of the street, with the ~nten~ of providing a future 5C-foot ~treet, having been published in The Roanoke World-News ~urzuant to Article XI~ Section 43~ of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the time of the hearing at P:C0 o~clock, p. m., Monday, December 15, 195~, the matter was before Council. In this cormectlon, Mrs. Margaret W. Hesse, owner of property at'33 Day Avenue, S. W., appeared before Council, Mrs. Hesse stating that she is not prepared to make any definite cor~itment at this time, but that she will in all probability have no objection to the setback line if her property ia put into proper condition and she receives proper compensation at the time the street t~ actually widened. Everyone present having been given an opportunity to be heard, and no coz~unisations hav~ng been received on the m~tter, Mr. Woody ~oved that the followln 0rd~nance, eatablimhing the setback llne, be placed upon Its first readir~. The motion was meconded by }~. Minton and adopted by the following vote: 37'3 374 A~S: Eee~rao Hlnton, ~aldrop~ ~eody, Young, a~d the Fresident, Hr, ~ebber- NAYS: None ........... O. (~11642) AN O~DINANCE eatabll:~hir~ a setback llne on the north side of Day Avenue~ ~. We, From Jefferson Street to Flrat Street~ extendin~ twenty-Fl~e Feet £ro~ the present established center line of the street, with the intent oF.~rovidin a Future ~Oofoot street, ~,H~"-R£AS, the City Planning Co,~misslon has recom~e~ed that Day Av~ue~ S. be ~idened t~enty-Flve Feet on each side From the present established centee 11~ of the street~ ~om Jefferson ~treet to F~a~lln Road, to provide for a ~treet, and V~ pendl~ further co~ideratlon of ~e ~ldenln8 o~ Day Avenue~ from Jefferson Street to Franklin Road~ notice of a public hearlnC on the question of e~tablt~hl~g a setback line on the north ~Ide of Day Avenue,S. ~,~ fro~ Street to First Street, extendl~ t~enty-five Feet Fvom the pre~ent e~tabl[shed center llne of the stveet~ ~th the intent of pvovidinC a future ~O-Foot ~treet~ ~qulred by Autlcle XI, ~ection ~], of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roano~ Vt~flnis, uelatlnC to ZonlnF~ has been pub[l~hed in "The Roanoke ~ovld*Ne~s", a newspaper published In the fIty of Roanoke, For th~ ti~ required By ~ald section, a~ ~REAS, the heaulnE as provided for in ~eld notice published in the said ne~spapem ~s given on the l~th day of ~ece~be~, 19~, at P:00 o*clocY, p. before the Council of the City of Roanoke, In ~e Council Rooa tn the Eun{clpal Buildim~ at ~hich heau2nC al] interested pa-ties ~ere Elven an opportuni2y to be hesrd, a~d W~R~AS, thls Council, after hea~ing all evidence submitted, Is of the opln] ~that the setback line should be established on the north s~de of Dgy Avenue, S. from Jefferso~ ~treet to First Street, extending twenty-f~ve Feet fro~ the present ~estmbl~shed center l~ne of the street, with the intent of p~o~iding a future street. TI~--R~OR~, BE IT 3MDAI~by the Council of the City of Roanoke ~at a setback line be, and the same is hereby established on the no~th side of Dmy Avenue, S. g., from Jefferson Street to Flrat Etreet, ~xtendfng t~enty-fiwe feet from the present establ~she~ center l~ne of the street~ w~th the intent of pro~ng a fut~ ~O-foot street. BE IT FURTH~ OgDAIN~ that no bu~ld~ he~eafte~ erected on any of sa~d lots abutting on said street shall extend over the setback line as established by the provisions of this Ordinance. The Ordinance hawfr~ been remd, was laid o~er. P~ITIONS ~ COP~NICATI~N~: ZONING: The following com~unicatlon f~om the City Pla~l~g Co~iss!on, reference to the proposed rezont~ o~ property located between Ohena~oah Ave~e and Sale~ TuPnplke, N. W., in the v~ctnlty of Fafrvtew Ce~tePy, was before Council: "December 11, 1952. Xhe Honorable R. L. Webber, Mayor, and He~bers or City Cou~l~, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In ~eply to you~ lette~ of November 6, 19~, ~efe~vl~ to the City Plannf~ Co~lsslon For f,~ther study, report a~ reco~e~ation, a proposal slzned byK. A. Fate~ Attorney for Arthur H. Troxell, and Walter H. Bcott~ Attorney for Hfs. Birdie To Hller, in con~ection with a petition previonsly Filed requestin~ that their properties, located between ~hensndoah Avenue and Salem Turnpikes ~. ~., In the vicinity of Fal~view Cemete~ be ~ezoned from a 6e~ral Residers District to a Ll~t I~ust~lal Dlstrict~ T~ proposal ~ sub~tted, unde~ date of Nove~ 3~ 19~, has been discussed ~lth said Attorneys, a~ Arthur ~. Troxell, one of the petltione~ on t~o occasio~ at vhich time the Commission stressed the need Fo~ the ~ldenl~ of ~hensndo~ Aveme and ~alem Turnpike to provide ffo~ ~tvre ~i~ht-of-~s~s of fo~tl Feet from the center to more adequately ~er~e the properties In que~tlcn~ particula~ly If they are to ~ developed l~ustrial u~es. Authu~ H. Troxell ha~ cooperated in ~e effort~ of the Co~iasion to provide fop maid proposed ~tuue ~treet ~ide~nF, a~ h~s m~de the follovlr a6ree~nt on co~ilion t~t his pr~perties, deslFnated as Of. No. Ho. ~0]11 a~ ~o. ~6~0]1~, be rezoned to a LlFht I~umtulal District{ 1. That 'he ~lll dedicate a ~-foot strip oF land alo~ the ~est side oF Lot Bo. ~6hO307 to provlde for a ~O-foot Y. ~ut he ~lll dedicate ~uffIcient lam from his uro~ertles Frontln8 on the south side oF Salem Yurn~Ike and on the ~outh side oF Shenandoah Avenue to provide For a Future uiFht-oF-~ay on each street of fouty feet ~ro~ the center (19 Feet on 5ale~ Turnpike a~ 15 feet on Ohen~ndo~ Avenue). ~he City Plsnnl~ Co~s~lon ~eco~ends to City Council that the Pequ( of Av~u~ M. TPoxell t hat ~td pPopePtles be rezoned fPo~ a Oeneu~l Restden( District to a LIFht Industrial District be fPanted In accoPd]~ce with his M~s. Birdie T. Hile~, ewneP of l~o[eP%~ designated as Of. Lot ~o. 26h0313, made a final oefeP, th~u~h he~ Attorney, to dedicate five Feet of hep property f~on~Inf on the south side of Sale~ TuPnplke and Five Feet on %he ~th side of Shgnando~h Avenue %o p~ovide fo~ futuue wlden[n~ of said streets. The City Plannin~ Co~nission ~eco~e~s to City Council that the reque~ of ]~. BIPdle T. HfleP that said p~pe~ty be ~ezoned from a General D~s~P{ct to a L[Fht Indust~ial District be denied. Respectfully (af~ned) ~. J. McCo~klndale, J~. In ~ls co~ection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the followln~ co~un{cation fro~ M~. Waltem H. ~cott, Attorney, Pepuesenti~F "December 1~, 195P To The Council of the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: ~e have learned that the City Planf[~ Commission has reco~s~d that the Troxell pPoper%~ to the west of the H~ler property be rezoned as fndus%r[~l p~operty and that the 5~ler property [s to reza[n residence We believe your G~ty Attorney w~ll [~orz you that such rezonin not legal a~ proper and that It is not consistent with the power of Ccuncll %o rezone as set out in Section 6~ of our City Charter, as last amended, it v~olates bo~h sub-sections ~ and ~ and poss~bl~ other ~uh-sect~ons. The factual situation is that across Shenandoah Avenue on the and opposite the Hiler propert~ the land~ are zoned ~or heavy Industrial. To the Ecrth of the H[ler property l~es Fatrv[ew Cemetery. To the East of the H[ler proper~y the land has been zoned ~or TO %he West lies the property of Troxell ~ch [% ~s proposed be zoned for liFht industry, like a little ~sland completely surrounded by non- ~ndustrlal areas. There ~s no objection to the rezon[n~ of ~he Troxell proFert[es bu~ the Hiler property mus~, also~ be re~oned ~f the action of Council ~s %o be l~wful. For the convenience of the City Attorney, we cite him to Sec. 39, American Jur[sprodence, on the [lleEality of spot zon[~, a~ to Sec. the aame work deal~ng with Unreasonable, Arbitrary and Bou~ary L~nes. 376 ~a fear the Planning Boa~:l over looked two mst .important principles ~f zonin~ laws$ the firat~ that the po~er of variation of zonin~laws shou~ be eparln/~ly exercised with due regard to the main purpose of the Zon!ng law.~aich ia to preserve the property rights of others{ end the second, that our Con~titution demands .that the City ~y fey property It takes except ~heve p~perty is Freely ~lven, and that no C~ty has a right to de.and a ~lft of la~8 as the price of ~n-dlscrimlnation, Hay ~e call your attention to the fact that the Fathe~ o~ the present o~r8 of the H~l~r tract gave a strip of land 25 Feet ~lde In front o~ thel~ o~n tract a~ al~o In front of the Troxell tract Fo~ 5hena~doah Avenu~ a~ the present o~e~s offered to give Five Feet ~re, ~ont and rear, For the ~ldenin~ of ~0 feet ~ide ~hem~oah Avers and ~ feet more fo~ the Turnpike ~hlch at pre~ent ~s at least ~0 feet ~lde, ~ al~o a ~0 foot strip of land for a road ~oinln~ th~ t~o p~e~ent ~oads, Respectfully, (dinned) ~alte~ H. Scott ~altev ~. 5cott~ Attovney fo~ the Trout Helv~' ~l~h Further referee to the ~att~v, Hv, ~cott appeared ~Foue Council and "Dece~eu 1~, 195P ~he Councll of ~e City o~ Roe~o~e, Gentle~en{ This morning I had an opportunity to see the letter from the Planning ~oml~lon for the First time. Prlo~ to seelnF ~at letter I had prepared a Plat ~o. 1 ~hich I believe correctly ~ho~ed the situation ~Ich the Planing Co=~1sslon was recom~e~i~. After read[~ the letter morning It may be that the narrow strip I showed as ~klp Zonin~ south of the fi~e acre Troxell tract is included tn the rezonfnE proposed by the ilannlnz Com~=~on. I also call your attention to the fact that the City Is not bulld~n~ P5-foot streets. A look at ~lat ~o. 1 should be to show that the propo=ed rezonIn~ Is unlawful. I have prepared a ~lat No. ~ ~hlch shows %he k~nd of rezon~nE that shpuld be done in order to be lawful zonlnF. ~t contemplates Luckett Street~ continued North ~rouFh the Troxell an~ Hiler propertl,s to th~ 5sl~m Zoad~ to a width of sixty feet. The Hllers are will,nE to Five th~rt] feet and I under~tand }ir. Troxell ~s also. Setback lines on ~oth the ~alem and ~henandoah Avenue Ho~ds should be set up~ If a w~dened road Is Fotn~ to he necessary ~en the p~pertf becomes indu=triallzed. Very truly your~ (~igned) %:alter H. Attorney for the Trout After a discussion of ~he matter~ ~r. Scott presentlnE and explalnfnc the :wo plats prepared by hlm~ and advts!~ Council that the city already h~s ten feet mnre on Salem Turnpike than present maps show~ in ~dition to an encroachnent by the Fairview Cemetery, Hr. ~oody moved that the ma~ter ~e referred to the City Attorney for an opi~ion at the ~xt re~l~ meetinc of the body as to ~ether or not the proposed rezonfng a~ recommended by the City Pla~i~Co=~lsslon is unlawful. '1he mo~lon was seconded by Rt. %:ald~p am~ unanimously adopted. HOU~!NG-~_~KS AND P~YG~0UNDS: The follow~ co~unicatlon fro~ the City Plaonlng Commissfcn~ with reference to the qu~stion of developing a munlc~pal golf course on that part of the City Farm formerly occupied by the Veterans Houslnc ~ro~ect~ was before Council: "December 10~ The Honorable R. L. Webber~ Mayor, Menbers of City C=~ncil~ Roanoke, VirF~nla. In reply to your ~oint letter to the City HanaEer a~ to the City Plannlnc (o~Isslon, under date of Novemdcr 6~ 195~ re,erring to fha Codify!on for study~ report and reco~e~ation~ a con~nicatlon from H. Coffey~ President of ~e Hecreatfon Association of.Roanoke, In regard the development oT a none-hole ~nfclpal golf course on that part of the Cfty Farm formerly occupied by the Veterans~ Hous!~ Pro]ect~ It le the Co~lselon's understanding~ eccordinF to Councll*s letter~ tk a reccr~endation is desired as to whether the Co~tssion approves of the generaX idea of usir~ said land for a golf course, and that Council does not expect the Comralssion to study the question ae to a definite plan of develo' merit, the cost of the proposed development~ or the.cost of operation. The Com~lsalon h~s come.red ~lth Hex T. H~tchell, Jr.~ Dlrecto~ ~arks s~ Hecreation, as ~ the ~e~val plan of u~lnF =aid la~ fo~ a Eolf course, ~ In vie~ of the eeve~al factors brouFht out, ~t is the opinion that a ~o1~ covv~e as proposed Is ~eded to fur~l~h recreation to a la~Ee numbe~ of citizens ~o ave unable to obtain In the p~ivately-opevated clubs which it is u~ev~tood are filled to capacit ' and vho do not participate In other activities sponsorec by the Recreation Department. ~e City Pla~InE Com~lssion reco~end~ that City Council consideration to pro~ldinE a ~olF course on City-o~d la~ as proposed. Respectfully ~u~[tt~d~ (~IFned) ~. J. ~cCorkindale~ Chairman.~ On motion of ~v. ~oody, ~eccnded By He. Minton a~ ~nani~eu~ly adopted~ the STRE~S A~D ALL.S: The follo~nC communication ero~ th~ City Flannln~ Co~aiss[on, with ~fe~ence to the acquisition of land at the northwest corner Lukens Street and LlboPty Road, N. ~., was before Council: "DecezbeP 10, 1957. The Honorable H. L. Webbe~, Mayor, Me~er~ of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of December 6, 19~, referring %o the City the City Ranafer with re~erence ~o the acquisition of a lot l~ated at the ~vthwest corner of Lukens Street a~ L~berty ~oad, designated as the north part of Lot ha, block "M", Wlllia~son 2mo~e Map, Of. No. The Co~ssion feels that said lot is ~t suit~ble fop bulld~ ~urpose and that its projection into the intersection of two streets creates a hazav to traffic which should be eliminated at the earliest posslble moment. The City Pl~nning Co~Issfon ~eco~e~s tha~ said lot be acquired City Council fop the pu~se of provid[~c a bettep connection with the exlst~nf streets. Respectfully submitted, (2icned)W. J. McCorkl~ale, J~. ChaiP~an." ~. Waldrop moved that Council concur in ~e recommendation oF the City PlannlnE Commission and that the matte~ be referred to the City Attorney fop preparation of the proper Ordinance. The ~Dtlon was seconded by Mr. ~o~y and unaninoumly adopted. ZONIng: The following co~unfcation from the CityPlanninc Co~[ss~on, wlth reference to vezoni~ additional p~opertl located on the north side oF OranEe Ave~e N. W., between Tenth Street a~ Eleventh Street, was before Council: "December 10, 195R. The Honorable R. L. Webbe~, Mayop, and ~mbers of City Council, Roa~ke, Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of Dece~er q, 195~, referr2ng to the City fro~ ~. A. Pate~ AttovDey~ representing Horton and Patricia C. Cooper, owners of two lots designated as Pa~t of Lots 11 and 1~, and Pant of Lots 1M and 13, Block 13, Melrose La~ Co.any Map, O"ficial Nos. ~12031m and 21~O313~ ~d Sherman W. Reed a~ Diana A. Reed, owners of uroperty designate as Pant of Lots 13 a~ 1~, Block 13, Melrose Land Co. Map,' Of. No. 21~0314, uequesti~ that co~ldevation be given to rezon~ng said lots from a General Residence Distuict to a Bus,ness District: It ia the opinion of the Comisslon, in view of the fact that two lots in said block are already zoned and used for business purposes, that the value of the remaining lots for residential purposes has already been depreciated, and that it will not be contrary to the public interests to · rezoae said lots, The City Plerming .Commission recommerds to City Council that the reque~ of the petitioners that their properties be rezoned to a Business District be ~rantedo Respectfully submitted, (alined) W. J. HcCorkin~ale, Jr. Chairmag." Mr. ¥ounf moved that action on the question of resonlng property described as ~art of Lot II, Blgck 13, Melrose Land Company Map, Official No. ~l?Olll, be deferred until January 5, 1953, and that in the meantl.~m the City Clerk publish prgper n~tic9 o£ a public hearing on the question of resonln~ the additional prefer! said hearing to be held at a:O0 o'clock, p. m.~ Monday, January 5, 1953, The motio~ was secgnded by Mr. ~eldrop end unanlnously adopted, In thls conn~ction, the City Clerk raised the question as to whether or not it is the desire of Council to include city p~operty located on the northwest sorn~rof Orange Avenue and Tenth Street, t1. W., in the notice o~ publlc hearing, Rs. Minton moving that the city prorerty be o=!tted from the notice. The mat!on was s;conded by Mr. Younf and unanimously adopted. ZON!~G: A comunication from Ns. John L. Hart, Attorney, representin~ iltr~ Frances Kefauver, askinf that property located on the south side of Orange Avenue, N. E., between Osborne Street and ~lnton Road, 0fftcial No. 3330201, be rezon~d from General Resiaence District to Business District or LIEht Industrial District, havlna been referred to the City Planning Commission for ~tudy, report and racer, zeno tlon, the follow!nf cox~unicstfon fr:n the City Plannfn~ Coa~ission, with reference to the mat~er, was before Council: "Dece~ter 1P, 19~Y. }~. ~. K. I~oornan, City Clerk, Roanoke, Virginia. I buys received a copy of a letter from Hart and Bart, Attorneys fo~ Miss Mary Frances Kefauver, to City Council requestin~ that City Council Orange Ave., N. E. The City Planning Co~tssfon had already discussed this matter with Mr. J. L. Bart, Attorney, but action on the request was.deferred pendlrE additional Ir~ormetion to be furnished by the owner. In view of the petitioner's request to Council, under date of December 3, t95?, this office considers that no reco~endation is expested by CouncI] Very truly yours, (Signed) Nits S. Seymour Mrs. F. L. Seymour, In this co~ectfon, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the coxnunication from Mr. Hart, advising that since the contract for the sale of the property has been cancelled the petitioner does not wish to centime with the requesi for rezonlng end ssktng that the body tske no further action with regard to the Mr. k'oody ~oved that Council concur in the re'quest of Mr. Hart and that no Waldrop and unanimously adopted. · TAIE$: A co~unication fro~ ~rao L, 5. Giles, ~r.~ Treasurer of the Wllliamson R0sd ~oman'a Club, asking that the Home Talent gh~v~ "Shootin~ Stara"~ vhich uae recently eponeorad by the Hllliemsan Hoad ¥o~an~a Club for the benefit of a Co.unity Cantar In the ~llliamson Hoed area, be exempted fro~ the city admiaalo~ tax, in that the proposed Com~unity Center ia a city ~ro~ect, ~aebefore Council. After a diecus~ion of th~ matter, on motion of ~r. ~oun~ seconded by ~ro ~oody and unanlmou~ly adop~ed~ the City Clerk ~aa instructed to advise the ~llliamso Eoad Woman's Club that Council is very ay~athetlc vith its reque~t~ but that the cl admls~loas t~x is a tax on adnt~alona rathar than on the ~eculiar bena£1ta derived fro~ the e~anta co~ln~ ~ndar the tax, and the body cannot consistently exempt one event and not ax~pt anotherl therefore, the request is daniedo LICENSE TA~ CODE: The follo~ln~ communication from the License Inspector~ ~lth reference to suggested chan~es in the License Tax Code. ~as before Counctl~ "Dec. l~th, 195P Hon. ~ayor & ~ie.~bers of City Council ~entle~en: It is ~; recom_nendat~on that t~e followinE sact~ons of the L~ecr~o Tax Code be ~ended to take care Of cartaln Ir~e~ular!t~e~ that h~ve come to my attention, Sect!on #51 City Directories Section #~6 Ccn~ractors, 5u~ld~rs, Etc° Section ~9S ~erchants, ~hole~le Section ~10~ Peddlers, Vendors (wholesale) Section ~11~ Public Utilities Sectlon ~IP~ Slot z~chines & verminF machines Section #151 Be~lnner'a license Section #153 License, when pa~,ble Section #9817 (rub. Section BB-~ ?a~e 117) Fre~Fht Motor Vehicle for h~re These should be referred to the Ctty Attorr. ey to draw the ~roDer m~endment$. Resrectfully submitted. John M. Hart Commissioner cf Revenue (S!fned) By: Johnny Johnson L~¢ense Inspector" In th~s connection, Mr. Johnson appeared before Council and stated that since wmttfnE the co,~munfcatfon he has declded that Sect[on 11~ and Section lP~ should be omitted from hls request for the time bainE in that Section 11[ should no! be ~ended until an ad3us%ment wh[ch he ~s ~n the process o~ gettinE under the present pmovls~ona of the section has been made and Section lP8 is almeady under consideration. Afte~ a discussion Of the matter, Mr. Minton moved that all of the sections in the com~untcatfon from the License Inspector, ~ncluding Section 11~ and £ect[on lZS, bc referred to the City Attorney for the purpose of furnishlns the memhe~ of Council with ~nformat!on as to the proposed chsnfes, in order that they mfcht study same. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~oody and unanimously adopted. SE%'AG~ DISPOSAL: The follow,nE corm~uniaatlon from Mr. William E. Zfeber, with reference to the pollution of Roanoke River and other streams In t he local area, was before Counc[l~ 3?9 380 elPP] Hamilton Terrace, S, E, Roanoke, Virginia December 19, 1952 The COUNCIL of the CITY of ROANOKE Roanoke, ~lrginia Gentle~en~ A recent item in the World News states that the State Water Control Roard will hold a meeting in Richmond Tuesday at ,~lch time the casa of Roanoke River pollution will again be considered. Representatives of the To~n of Salem will appear, accordin~ to the article. It ia also hoped that our own Roanoke City representatives will be on hand to protest vigorously any f~rther delay by Salem In the matter of sewage abatement from their end of the River. For f c~r years, Salem has pleaded one or another e,cuse for failure to accomplish anything tangible In the way of abating its contribution to t he sewage nuisance. It is evident that the Town, next Tuesday, will plead before the ~a~d that it is still unable to do anything constructive toward solution of the sewage problem because it flnds itself in an annexation tangle. It is a reasonable estimate that Roanoke is spending approximately ~1000 per day (for principal, interest and operating costs) ~or its %~,050,000 sewer disposal syctem, or upward of ~36~,0C0 per annum. All of this hugo expenditure of ours is practically wasted until Salon cleans up Its er~ of the Hirer. We citizens of Roanoke are covertn~ this huge cost by paying ~0% more on our water bills, because we saw the need and met the responsibility, s view to mskin~ Roanoke River an asset to cur com~unity, ou~ our efforts and expenditures are being rendered useless as lon~ as our neiffhbors to the west engage in controversy instead of construction, ! m~ sure that I speak for many other citlreas in protesting the waste of our mo~ey and the cond! tlons nndcr ~hlch Sa]em would further stall on their moral and legal obli~stion. According to reports, the Town of Salem has refused to compromise the action of South Sales litigants, which compromise the Town could accomplish at a cost of less than ~20,000, and thereby clear the way for im~zedlate action leadinC to early abatement of the sewage problem. It is apparently alrlght for Roanoke to spend hundres of thousar~s of dollars to no purpose. Let ~s hope that the State ~ater Control Roard will speak in terms u~tstakably clear in calling for positive action from these people Yours truly, (Signed) ~;illlm~ E. Zieber" In s discussion of the matter, ~[r. ~Ilnton move~ that th~ City Mana[er and the City Attorney be desi~nated to represent the City of Roanoke .at the meeSlng to the best interest of the people of Roanoke. ~fter a dlsc~ssfon of the ~ot!on, it beinc polnted o~ that Council has already expressed its views on the mst~er to the State Water Control Board by a previous Resolution, Mr. Minton wtthdrew his motion and ~oved that a copy of the co,~unlcation from Mr. Zieber be forwarded to the State Water Control Board by the City Manager, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal stating the v~ews of Council. The' motion was seconded by Mr. Yotn~ and unanimously adopted. Later during the meeting, the City [~ana[er presented to Council the letter of transmittal for approval by ibc body: "December 15, 1952 Mr. Blackburn Moore, Chslrman State Water Control Board 15 West Franklin Street lch~ond ~0, Virginia My dea~ Er. ~[oore: The Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, at its regular m, ettng on Monday, ~cember 15, 1957, received a letter from Mr. William E. Etcher, a photostat copy of ~nfch t~ enclosed here~ith for your perusal. ,! Council feels that It has, by appropriate resolution, brought to the attenti of the ~tate ~ater Control Board~ Its views in regard to co~porations~ industries, and to~aships that pollute Roanoke Hirer and other streams in thia~ea; and the gentle~en of Council did not believe It was necessary to · officially pursue further any facts because the reeolution that has previous y been adopted is ~el~-explenatory. Council indicated in ltz meetinC today it felt the State ~ater Control ~hould intensify its efforts toward requiring other Crcup~ to clean up the river and strea-~s aa the expenditures of our City ~111 be for nsupht vigorous efforts by the Board, This letter is £orwarded at the direction and with the approval of the Counc o£ the City of Hoano'~e, Virginia, in furtherance of a meeting held on December 1~, Very truly yours, (Signed) Arthur £. ~wena City Hana[er# 1~o Hald~op moved that tho letter be approved. ~l~e motion ~as seconded by ~Ir. ~oody and unanimously adopted, STR~_ET LIGHTS: & co~munication signed by eiFht business establishments on Albemarle Avenue, $, E., a~kinF that a better street llphtlrk~ syste~ be Furnished Albemarle Avenue, $o E., from the butldi~c occupied by Kenrose /~anuFaetur~ng Company, Incorporated, et No. ~15, to SefF~on Street~ was ~efore Council. On motion of i~ro Minton, seconded ~y Er. ~sldrop and unani-~usly a dopted~ the communication ~as referred to the City ~ian~Fer for ~tudy, report and recomzenda- t!oa to Council. REPORTS 0v BL~GET-CITY D~UCGIST: The~lty l,[anager submitted tho followlnF re~ort, with meference to the request of the City Dru~E~st for ~n ~ncrease in salary: 'noanoke, ~ecember 15, 19~ To Tbs City Council Gentlemen: i~. Claude a letter requestimg a salary of %~00.00 per ~nth with two wears vacation to accomplish his pharmacist's duties for the year 1953. ~he Cltyno~peys ~160.00 per month for these part-tine duties: end I would recommend that you consider providing %1~0.00 per month plus the $1C0.00 for vacation substitute pay. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City ~[anager" On motion of Er. Waldrop, seconded by Mr. ioung and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to 1953 budget study. SE%---~R CONSTRUCTION: The request of Mr. J. P. Hale that ccrtatnlot~ on IdlewildBoulevard, N. E., be Included in the Idlewlld-Kenwood Addlticn sewe~ pro3ect haling been referred to the City Maneger for study, report and reco~crdatlon, he submitted the Following report: "Roar~ke, Virginia December 1~, 1957 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: ~. J. P. Hale presented to you on Monday, December 8, 19~2, a request for sewers for certain lots in the Idlewild Perk section. Council has advertised for bids for ce~tain areas in this section residences do not have sewers. There will be many lots in this eras to ~ich sewers will be available at an early date. 382 I would reeoa~end that Mr. Eale be advised that no provisiona are being made at thie time £or sewers to hie lots{ but if possible, Council might consider a sewer project in this area at a subsequent date, Hespectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur $. O~ens City Mana£er' In this connection, Hr. itale appeared before Council, advising that there are properties in the vicinity of Glade Creek'which have sewers emptying into the creek, Mr. Hale potntinF out Shat the city is g~ir& to have to correct the s~tuatlo~ sooner or later and that he feels the entire area should ~e included in the present project. The City ~an~ger replied that to include the entire area would make.the cost prohibitive, ar~ that since the city does not have suffie~ent funds.to carry out the whole project ~nder the 1952 Eudget, it Is his recommendation that the area referred to by ~r. Hale be ~de a separate project to be carried out in 1953. After a di~cusslon of the matSer, membere of Council statln~ $~at they were under the izpression the proposed Idlewlld-Een'~ood Addition se~er project would ellm~nate the dt~mp!ng of sewage into Gl adc Creek and voicing the opinion that perha? the contract for the above project could be e~ter~ed to include the entire area referred to by Igr. Hale, ~. Woody moved that the question be carried over for furth consideration in connection with th~ contract for the Idlew~ld- Kenwood Addition sec'er project. 1'he motion was seconded by ~!r. Minton and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT: The City ~ana~er submttted the following report, with reference to Airport Lf~ousine Service: "Roanoke, Decem~)er TO The City Council Hoanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I have be~n advised by the State Corporation Coxmtssion that Case No. 1135~ will be heard on January ~, 1953, at lO:CO A. H. in the State Office 5uildlng, Hicb_~nd, Virginia. Since 19~ the operators of the Yellow Cab Company have rendered Afroor Limousine Servlce from the City to the Airport and return without a Certlf~c: of Necessity from the Stete Corporation Co~-~ulssion for this special service In 1949, an ordinance was enacted under which all cab companies paid to the City M per cent of their gross Income; and the services rendered back and forth to the Airport were included in this item. I have been advised that both the Yellow Cab Company and }~. Robert J. Miller are requesting a french!se to operate as a cormon carrier between Roanoke, Virgtnia, and ~odrum Field and other points. I would like Council's dlr~ctive as to whether or not we shell object to either of these operators and also fo study the desirability of plsclng the City franchise from the airport on a public bid. You gentlemen, of course, would be cognizant o~ tke face that in all probmbility there would be only one company Issued this franchise. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Council betn~ of the opinion that the ~atter should be left up to the State Corporat ion Co=~iesion to decide, the report was filed. $T~Er_-T$ A~%D ALLwaYS: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper 0rdinances, accepting from p~operty owners on Florida Avenue, N. W., between Aspen Street and Fresno £tPeet, the donation of five feet of their nroperty for the improvement of Florida Avenue, in exchange for curb and gutter, the City ~[anager submitted the following repoFt: December 15, To The City Council Roanoke~ Virginia Gentlemen= I presented to you on H or. lay, December 1, a letter in which ! reco~en~ ~hat you accept the offer of property owners on Florida Avenue to donate land for widening the atreet 1£ the City would provide curb end gutter° concurred in my reco.~nendation to eccept this property and dlrected the Attorney to prepare the proper ordinances. We find that several property owr~rs in ell probablllty offered pr~pez ~hich they did nat ownz and. therefore, I request that you hold in akeyance your directive to the City Attorr~y until we can acquaint the property owners with the facts. In order to clear the records, at a later date I will advise you as to whether or not the property owners will agree to the new propoeels. Respectfully ~ubmltted. (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Mr. Minton moved that Council concur in the request of the City Manager and that the matter be re*erred back t o the City Manager for further negotlat~ons with WATFR DEPA~T~qUNT: The City Manager eubmit~ed the following report, eference ~o the payment of ~10.90 to Noland Company, Incorporated: ~Ro~noke, December 15, 19~P ~o ~he City Council Roanoke, Gentlemen: On June 12, 19~, ~nder ~stlmate #1~ Contreet ,G~ of the Noland Comnany, there wet. delivered four 1)-inch valves ~n the amount of ~3,69~.1~ end we retained ~10.90 in conformity wlth the Contract. The contract provided that the balance be pald when the valves had been properly tested; and in the event of the e-(riparian of six months' time, the percentage should be paid and the City accept a bond for the performance of the valves when they are finally installed. The Noland Conpany will give the C~ty a letter, acknowledging their liability; and we suggest the adoption of the attached resolution. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Young moved that the draft of Resolut~ ~s prepmred by the City Kanager he referred to the O1%~ Attorney for approval. The motion was seconded by M~. Woody and unanimously adopted. RADIOS-PA~KS AND PLAYOROU]~S: The City ~lanager submitted the following repo~ with reference to the erection of a television tower on ~4tll Mountain: "Roanoke, Vir~fnia December 15, 195~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Radio Station %.~OV is constructing atop Mlll Mountain, in furtherance of your authority, a television tower. Certain equipment and materials therein ere purchased on a deferred payment basis. The vendor of this equipment has requested a Landlord's Waiver ~nd Consent ~hich should be accompllshed By an ordinance. I have attached hereto, properly prepared by the Legal Department, an ord!nance authorizing this Waiver. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" 383 384. Council being oF the emergency measure as drafted, Hr. Young moved that the followir~ Ordinance be placer upon its first reading, The motion was seconded by Hr. Waldrop end adopted by t he Following vote{ AYES: Hessrs. Hinton, Waldr~p, ~'oody~ Young, and the President, Kr.Web~er~5, RAYS: Nor~ ....... O. (~ll6h~) AH City Clerk~ for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute and deliver unto Radio Corporation of &~erlca a landlord's waive~ and consent agreement. BE IT O~DAI~'FJD by the Council of tho City of ~oanoke that the City Manager and th~ City Clerk be, and they are hereby~ authorized and directed~ for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute and deliver unto Radio Corporat ion of A~erlca.(RCA Victor Division) Ca.~den, New Jersey, a landlord's waiver and consent agreement in the following words and flEu~ea{ "TRANSHITTF~ SITE La~tlord~s Waiver ar~ Consent "Roanske~ Virginia December__, 195P. "TO "R[~IO C99FO~ATIOH 0~ ~,~RICA (RCA VICTO~ DIVISION) CA!,7]rN, N~ J?R~r-Y "In order to induce you to enter into th~ within contract of eondlttonal sale with Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, coverlny certain broadcast equipment hereinafter referred to as 'chattel' now or to be installed or kept at: On or near the top of Mfll Mountain in the City of Roanoke, V~rginta~ the undersiEned landlord of the said premises, tn consideration of the said contract and the delivery of said ~hattel to said conditional vendee, by these Fresents consents to said installation and delivery and doe~ waive and relinquish unto you or your assigns all riFbt of levy fo~ ~ent end all claims and demands of every kind against the said chattel now om to be installed under said contract, this waiver to continue until full compliance by said conditional vendee ~ith all the terms and conditions of said contract. ~he undemsfgned agrees that said chattel shall ngt ~ec~me part of the freehold and may be repossessed by you or your ass~Fns at any time. "WITh~S ou~ hands and ae~le the day end year above ~rltteno "iIFned, sealed and deliyered in the presence of: (L. (Landlord) (L. ~.) (Witness)" SE~fAGE DI£FOS~L: A communication from the 2eutheast Civic League, reco~,end- inE that Fro~er steps be taken to eliminate the dumping of sewage into Lick Run frcu Thfr~l Strset, S. E., to Tire:er Free2, and that the accu~lation of garbage and debrl referred to the City Manager for correction of ~he existing conditions, h8 submitted "Roanoke, Virginia December 15, 1957 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred ts me in your File #PT a letter from the Southeast Civic League in which they requested that you consider the construction of certain sewers in the ~outheast Section and that Lick Run be cleaned up. The sewer estimates were in the process of beingworked up at the time and you have subsequently advertised fbr bids on the project. Lick Hun periodically is filled with debris both £r~m flows and indiscriminate dumping of miscallarmous and unsanitary objects of all kinds This was clevned out in con~ormity wlth our usual rollcy; and we will conti~ to do so from time to time. Respectfully submitted, (2igned) Arthur &. Owens City Man~£er" On motion of ~', ~inton, seconded by Mr. ~oung and unanimously adopted~ the report was filed and the City Clerk was instructed to forward a copy of se~e tv the ~outheast Civic League for its lnfor~ation, RFPORTS: The City Hanager submitted w~ltten reports from the Health Depart- ment for the month of ~gvember, 19~2; the Roanoke Municipal Airport for the month of November, 19~2~ and the Police Department for the month o, ~eptembe~. 19~?. The Pcports were filed0 AIRPORT: The City Manager eukm~tted the followlr~g report, with reference to operation of the rezt~ttrant f acilltie~ in the mew Adminis~ra~ ion Puild'n~ ~t the Roanoke :~unfc!pal Airport: "R~an~ke, Vlrgin{a December 15, 1952 ~o The City £ouncll Roanoke, ~irglnla Gentlemen: At our regular meeting on November P4, 1957, you referred to a co~!tt~ of Messrs. Harris, Yates and Owens, in Resolution No. 116~5, the bid of Fir. 0. B. Ware (to operate the Airport Restaurant) for study and report on Mondvy, December 1, 1952. The Committee met and reported as requested; howe~er, a misunderstanding requires us to req~,est that the report on December 1 be stricken from the records ~nd the following suggestions be considered in lieu thereof: 1. That Hr. If~re's prcposal be accepted as amended in a sp~clal con, itt meeting, at which Mr..~are was present, on December 11, 19~, as follows: A. An available equipment list be attached. B. Six (6) per cent of the monthly gross revenue payable not later than thelOth of each month, instead of ~ per cent. C. All food a~ tobacco dispensers to come under the restsur9nt concession exceptlng that rvchlne space in the lobby to be paid for at the prevailing rate. 2. The contract to be on a month-to-month baals ~th renegot!at~ons et the expiration of December 31, 1953. 3. That the ~iCO.O0 operat~nC fee, rules and re~lat~ons and all o~erat condit!ons be written into the contract. Respectfully submitted, (~tmned) Arthur S. Owens (Sl~ned) Harry R. Yates (Signed) Marshall L. Harris" Mr. Woody moved that Council concur in the report and that the ~atter be referred to the City Attorn,y for preparation of the proper Ordinance. ~he was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. In this connection, Council having previously deferred action on the questio of execution of a contract with Oarlaz~ Orchards, Troutville, Virginia, for a fruit dispensing machine in the new Administration ~uflding at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, with a view of allowing the operator of the restaurant to have the ~achine placed in the restaurant and pay on the gross receipts derived therefro~ under his contrsct, and it appearing that the above report provides for the placin~ of the machine in the restaurant, at the discretion of the operation o~ the restaurant, no further action was taken on the'matter. .-. 385 ng 38'6 BEFORTS OF CO}~ITTEES{ WATER DEP~qTHE~T{ A co,~munication from the Cocncil of the Town of Yin{on, with reference 'to the water rate to be charged the Town of Yin{on by the City of Roanoke, havin~ ~een referred to the co~'~lttee pre~icusly appointed for the purpose of e~edittnE ~cotlations vith uepre~entatives of the Town of Vlnton as to the water rate to be chau6ed, the co~lttee submitted the following report{ UDecembev 1R, TO THE COUNCIL OP Ti{~ CITY OP Gentle~en~ At ~suv ~eeti~E o~ Honda~ ReceiVer ~th~ ~ou ~efe~ed to the Cocci{tee for reco~e~ation ard re~ovt a ]ette~ d~rected to ~ou~ body the Council o~ the Town of ~Inton, ~nde~ date o~ Eecentev ~d, ~elati~e to the wate~ question, You~ ~o~Ittee recommends that the City Clerk be divected~ fo~ ~ on beh~lC oC Clt~ Council, to answer that letter ~s follo~ C~unci!, Tc~n of ~intcn Vinton, Virginia lh~s lette~ Is in ans~em to youP lette~ of Decenbem 3~d directed to th, Council of the City of Roanoke. There see~s to be a ~sco~prehenslon on youP part ~ith refcrence to the position o~ the City reEavdi~f the wate~ question. ihe City has not, a~ undeP no circumstances would, cons~deP establish. inE an unalterable Pate at which it vould sell the To~n water; no than It would constdeP fixinE such ~ rat~ at ~Ich It would cell wa{em ~o an~ vesldent consumeP, large o~ [~all, The City is ~esponsltle rom the oblIFations of its Water DepaPtmen% and, necessarl]y, must have the contfnu!nciP~Fht, ~n ~ts d~sc~et~on, to increase oP decrease its wate~ rates. "he City is now sell,nc the Town %~atev at the rate It Is ~old Kenevally to non-~esident consune~s: which ~ate is hicheP th~n the ~te presently p~ewailinc w~thfn the C~ty. In an error to put an end to ~he ent~r~ controversy, and upon cnnd~tton that ~he ve~y 5e entlvoly te~n~nated, the City heveby offcvs to ~nclude in its ~ate schedule a provision that w~ld enable ~inton, sub3~ct to the linltatlons contai~ed In pura~raFh 8 of the dec~ee of Novenber to ~urchase wate~ fro~ the CitX at the effective City rate. ~hls should not pvo~e burdensome. From PebvuaPy 1~ 19~9, throufh Octobe~ 19~2, the monthly ccst o~ water sold iinton, based on the Ro~oke City ~ate, has vaPled be%ween 11.~3~ a~ 13~ pry 1,000 The p~esent Roanoke rate is a slidin[ one, which dec.eases as the consumed, the ~ate ~111 spDroach, but ne~ev gutt~ reach,- 10; pe~ 1,O00- If you ~entlemen will consider that you~ investment ts llalted to distribution mains and flxtu~es, whereas, the Cit~ has enormous Investments in sources of supply, transmission lines, filter plants, reservoirs, etc., and In a~ditton, ~st constantly e~ploy professional personal, it would seen that the gross p~fit you should earn on the resale of water, purchased at the Hoa~ke rate~ at your orevaillng rates should be considerable; certainly it should be much more then yo~ could reasonably hope to earn if you should follo~ the lead of ~ub- stantlally all other Virginia municipalities and acquire and operate your own complete water distribution system. At ~e present tine, the City Is selling water to quite a number of customers resfdf~ on o~ near the Stewartsvllle Road,'in the i~ed!ate vicinity of Vtnton. Your representatives expressed a desire that you be allo~ed to serve these custo~rs and the City's negotiating cor~fttf indicated willingness to recommend that this be pe~ttted, provided could be worked out satisfactorily. The water used by these consumers would materially increase the vol~e purchased by ycu and correspond- i~ly lower the rate to the To~. ~rther, this Council is willing ~ consider a request, should one be made, to reduce the City's accrued account against the Town e~ to permit the debt, as and if ~duced, to be paid off In a liberal nsnner, Your negotiating cc~lttee professed to feel that the City has propose~ no concessions. This Council, whose first duty is to its own citizens definitely feels otherwise, k~at we desire to make crystal clear, however, is that this letter Is written In a spirit of compromise and without prejudice to any of the City's rights In the entire matter; to recall ~o your attention that the rate presently applicable to Vln~on is the prevailing County rate, ~lch, as above stated, Is ~5% higher tro- then the prevaillr~ City rate; and to advise that thst rate will be continued until the entire matter is settled amicably or otherwise, Respectfully, Council, City o£ Roaneke Clty Clerk Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ~elter L. Young ~lgned) Ran 6. B~Ittla ~$1gned) Roy L. ~ebber Chalr~sn Com~-littee.# ~r. Young moved that Council eoneur in the recom, mer~atfon of th~ co.mi[tree and that thm City Clerk be directed, for and on behalf of Council, to answer the eo~qunieetion from the Council of the To~n o£ Vlnton in accordance ~Ith the letter set out in the report of the com~lttee. ~he motion was ~econded by unani~.eusly adopted. ~ICENSE TAX CODE: Copies of drafts of Ord!nanees~ ~qendln~ and ~eo~dai~In~ Rub-section (a) oC Sectlc~ lPS, relatfng to Slot ~{ach~nes a~ Vend!r~ Machines, oC the License TRX Code of the Clty of Roanoke, ~naofaP as the llcense t~ on co~n vending machines used solely ~o~ the s~le of soft drinkgs ~s concerned, and replea~ &ub-sect~on (a) of Section lpg, relst~F to Soft Drl~s, }~a~factuP~ng oC the License Tax C~e o~ the City of Roanoke, hav~ng been refepred to the City Audtto~ and.the L1cense Inspector to analyze and to report back ,the lntent of sa~e, the committee suhmltted %h~ following report: "December 1 City Council Roanoke, Gentlemen: At your meetl~ on December 8~ 19~, you referred to the undersigned co~lttee for analys~s and report back to Council as to the ~ntent certain proposed chgnges In ordlnances ~egarding the sale of soft drinks. (1) An ordinance repealing Section 1~9 the C~y of Roanoke. L~ense under th~s particular section ts ~equ~red of every merchant sell~ bottled soft d~nks, ~ the intent fs to repeal th~s ordinance. The C~ty of Roanoke received ~6,780.00 in 19~P under thts~ct~on. (~) An ordinance ~end~ng'Sect~on lP8 (a) deletes om repeals the following: 0n each coin vending machine used solely plmced ~n manufacturing or other establisk~ents not Crequented by the gener~ public, and for the use of employees ~n such estsbllshment$ .......... glS.00 and ~3.00 fop each ~dd~b~on~l machine. The city received $390.00 under this sec[ion for 195~; however, t his section has not been e~orced a~ the l~cense ~nspector e~oPce tr. He estimates that ~C enforced, th~s section should produce an additlon~l azount of (3) The following paragraph ~s be~ng deleted oP repealed: '0n each co~n vexing m~chlne operated on premlsez CoP which a merchant l~cense and retmller's soft' dP~nk l~cense have been obtained ~nd used only for the sale of soft dr~nks ......................................... ~3.00, prov~dlrg further, however, that oFerators of ~oft dr~nk vend~n~ m~cb~nes sh.ll pay 8 tax of 50 cents on every one hu~red dollars of grocs sales, the said tax to ~ ~ssessed by ~e Co~ssloner of Revenue on sworn aff~davJ f~led by the orerator showing sales after the 1st day of January a~ before the 15th day of January following the calend~r year in ~ich such busfness 387 388 Substituted for the above is the followings IOn each coin vending machine operated on premises For which a merchantls license has been obtained, the merchants operatin~ the soft drink vending machine shall include the £rosa recelpta from the soft drink vendin~ machine in with his other £roas receipts when applying for a merchant's licensSol IOn each coin vendlr~ machine used'solely for the sale of soft drinks, ~hen placed In sstabll~hmenta frequented by the general public, where no retail merchant's license is obtained, there shall be a license tax of.. .............................................. · IOn such machines placed In eatabllshmeats net Frequented by fha [e~eral public, there ~hall be a license tax of ~0 cents on every ~undred dollars of Fromm sales thvoulh each ~achine. I The intent of th~ first paragraph above ia to eliminate the now paid uncer the old section. This eectlon also permits anyone having a merchant*a llcenae £ro~ paying the klO.O0 bottled soft drink license. The second paragraph above leaves the ~3.00 as in the ori~inal, hut eliminates the gro~s s~lee at ~0 cents per ~100,00. The city v~ceived 13~l.CO under this section for The third parafraph ia new and prov!de~ ~0 canto per ~IOO.CO oC sales, We might call to th~ ,~ttentlon of {cuncll that 7our tax study cov~Itte, feels that holder~ of retail merchant% licenses d~ould not be required to pay additional taxes for the privilege of sell!n£ a~ecified a~tlcles of merchandise ~ot requlrin~ a~nitar7 or police supervision, AlonC this llne we have other specialty levl~a arch am tobacco, coal and wood, as well as a cpeclal soft drlnk llcsnseo Hespectfully subm!tted (~igned) Harry E. Votes (°!gned) Johnny Johnecn" In this connection, Mr. J. W. Davis, representing Dr. Pe~per ~ottllnC dompany, and Mr. a. M. Krebs, representing Roanoke Coca-Cola Boitltn~ Works, Incorporated, appeared before Council and advised that they are in accord with the report of the co~alttee, 1.~. Davis pointing out that the burden of the tax falls on the cce~ators of business establishments and not the soft drink companies. In a further discussion of the mat*er, Mr. Johnson, who was present at the meeting, said that a studf should be made of ~ection lO8 in its entirety before action is taken. The matter hoeing been discussed at length, Mr. Hlnton moved that the question be referred to 1953 budget study. The motion was seconded by }ir. Young unanimously adopted. Ui~iNI~q~-D BUS!iWS~: STREETs AI~qD ALLrYS: Council et its me,:ting on July ~8, 195P, having deferre~ action on the request of the Ninth'Street Church of the 5retS-an that the alley in the rear of the church which rune at an oblique angle with the line of the church bu~ldln~ ~nto Montrose Avenue be relocated so aa to zake the alley parallel with th~ church building and at a right angle with Montrose Avenue, and that the portion of the alley to be abandoned be rezoned as Special Residence District the sa~e as the lot on which ~ne present church building is locJted, in order to provide for a n addition to the rear of the present church building in co~nection with the proposed expansion progr~ of the church , action on the request herin- been deferred so the the church m~ght follow the proper procedure according to state law rot the closing ~nd orentng of all~ys~ ~ir. Moss A. Plunkett, Attorney, appeared before the body and ~resented the following petition: "VIRGINIA: IN ThE CO~CIL FOR TH~ C/TV OF ROANC~: IN RE: A?PLICATION T0 TH!~.~ COUNCIL FOR Ti~ CITY OP R0~OKF, 'VIRGINIA, TO ALT-~--R TIPS- 15-rOOT ALLEY RUNNING PROM MONTROSE AVENUE TO BUENA VISTA AVF5%~, S. E., T~OUGH RLOCK 9, SECTION A, BUENA VISTA LAND COMPAN~ MAP, SO THAT ~HE NORTH E~D TKEREOF, PROM A POINT THMRFON 57.17 P~ .389 F~0M TH'F SOUTH SIDE 07 M0!~R0SE A¥~L'NU~, WILL RUN IN A NORTHENLY DIRFCTION, FOR A DISTANCE OF 56.65 FEET, AT RIGHT ANGLES TO RONTFOSE AVES%~, TO Ti!E SO~TH SIDE OF ~05TR0SE AVK. NUE. The undersign, d, owners of the land on both sides of the portion the alley herein described, hereby respectfully petition the Councll of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, tn alter the 15-foot alley rannlnE from Hontrose Avenue to ~uena ¥Ista Avenue, S. E., throuth Blcck 9. Section A, Buena Vista Land Company Map. so that the north .nd thereof, from a point thereon 5~.17 feet from the scuth side of Montrose Avenue, will run in a northerly direction, for a distance of 56.65 feet, at right angles to Montrose' Avenue, to the south side of Montrose Avenue, as provided by Sec%ion 1~.766 of the 19~0 Code of ~lrflnla, as a~ended herewith £11. an affida;it, marked Exhibl~ A, showlnz that proper notice of this spplication has been duly and legally posted as required by law. Your petitioners requestl (1) That three viewers be appointed to view the above described portion of said alley sought to be ~ltered. and to ~port in as required by law. (~) ~hat, if and when ~ald portion of said alley t~ for~.ally altered, the order providinc for %he sa~e shall direct the proper persons to ~erk upon s~y and all plats ~ho~nF s~Id alley which ~ay be of record in the ~lerk's Office of the Hu~t!~s Court for the City of Roanoke, Virctnla, and !n the o~fice of the Encineer of the City of Roanoke, Vlr~tnia, 'Altered', as to said portion of said alley. Respectfully submitted, H. ALLAE ROOVF~, Dated ~ece~r 1, 1952. ~. L. Trustees of the Nin~h Street Churah o~ the Srethren. (Signed) By Eo~s A. ?lunkett ~hetr Attorney' Council beinc of the dpinion that the viewers should be ~ppointed as requested, ~r. ~oody offered the followlr~ Resolution: (#116~) A R£SOL~IOE provid!r~ for the appointment o" ~hree freeholder~ as viewers in connection with the petition of H. All~n Hoover, Co V. Lavender and ~. L. Sl~:, Trustees of the Efnth Street Church of the ~rethren, to ~tter the 15-foot ithereon 5~.17 feet fco~ the south side of ~o~trose A~enue, ~ill run in ~ northerly direction fo~ a distance of 56.65 f'mt, at right an~le~ to ~ntrose Avenue, to the south side of ~ontrose Avenue, as provided by Section 15.766 of tho 1950 Code of (For full text of Re~olution, see Ordina~ce Book No. 19, PaFe 1~6.) Hr. Woody ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~ot~on was seconded by Er. Hinton and adopted by the follo~ nC vote: AYES: ~essrs. ~intoq, Waldrop, Woody, Young, ~nd the President, ~r. ~ebber- NA~S: None .............. O. With further reference to the matter, Council beinC of the opinion that a ~ublfc hearing should be held, ~r. ~Voody ~oved that thc City Clerk publish ~ro~er notice of a public hearinF to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. ~., Yonday, Jenuar~ 19, 1953. The motion was seconded by I~r. ¥ounc and unanimously ~opted. ~UDGET-JUVENIL~ A~ D0~STIC R~L~?~CE~ ~URT: Council at itc last re~uler meeting having deferred action on the request of the Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Cabot that {176.00 be ~ranted for extra help, the matter was before the body. ,390 ~e City Har~e~' advising Coune~.l that the extra he~p is re~ll~ ~eeded~ It appearl~ that only ~10~.~ of the ~176.00 will be necessa~ for the balance of ~he calendar year, ~. ~'oody offe~d ~e followlnE emergency ~lnance~ (~116~) AN 0~DINAECE to ~end and reordaln Section ~15, '~uvenlle and )o~estlc Relations Court~, of the 19~2 ~d~et Ordinance, ~d provldin~ Fo~ an (Fo~ full text of 0~inance, ~e Ordlna~e ~ok No. 19, PaNe Hr. }loody ~oved the adoption of the O~Inance, ~e motion ~as seco~ded b~ I~. ~ld~F a~ adopted ~ the ffollo~E A~5I Hes~r~. Htnton~ ~'ald~p, ~o~y, Young, ~d th~ Pre~dent, Mr. ~'ebb~v-~ NAYS: None ........... O, ~G~-F~NSIO:~= Council h~[nE at Its l~st ~Eula~ meet~n~ deferred actlon m the request of the Boa~ of Truetees of the ~mployees~ Retirement System of the :Ity of Roanoke that ~350,~ be appropriated for a study ~o be made of cevtain chan~ez ~que~ted In the E~ployees* Retirement Ayste~ by members o~ the system~ ~th s view of ascevtalninC whether ov n~t the members are willin~ to ~a~ thet~ portlon of any Increase ~n cost, the matteP was again ~fove the body, the City Audlt~v advls~n~ that he has ~ot as yet been able to obtain the desired l~formatlon from the spokesman fop the group. In a further dlscuss[on of the m~tter, th~ City Auditor sd~sed Councll that only about o~]e-third of the members of ~e system h~ve s~Ened the Fet~/~on the changes anu that [t m~ght be well to ascertain whether or not ~t ~s the desire of the maJor~ty that ~he suggested changes be made. Council beinc of ~he open,on that m dec[slon ~uld be reached as to whethe~ or not all of the members should be polled upon receipt of ~he prev~o~:sly ~equested informatlon from the City nud~top~ action on ~he matter was again deferred. CONSID~RATIDN 0F CLAIMS: NOrm. ISTRODUCTION A!.~ C01[S!D~ATION OF ORDINANCES AR~ RFSOL~IONS: ZONING: Ordinance No. t163~, rezoninF property located on %he north s~de of [Melrose Avenue, N. %1., between Adams Street and %.feat ~[de ~oulevard, described as the eastern one-half 9f Lot lP, a~ all of Lots 13-18, Inclusive, Section [fash[nfton Heights i,i~ap, from opec~81 Residence Dtstrlct to Business D~str[c%~ hav!n prevlouzly been before Council for ~%s f~rst read,nc, read and laid o'~er, was again before the body, Mr. Minton offer~ the follow~ng for ~ts second read[nK mhd final adoption: ($11638} AN 0~DINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, :firg~n~a, In relation to .Zonlng. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Pa~e ~{r. i.I[ntpn moved the ~opt~on of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded ~. %~ald~p add adopted by the following vote: A~S: Messrs. f{inton, ?faldroE, ~cody, Young, a~ the Fres~dent, Mr. H;MS: None ................... 0. BUILDIEG CODE: The City Attorney having been requemted to prepare the ~rd~nance, extending the effective date of the Elevator 0vdinance until March 31, ,953, presented s~e; wheveupon, Mr. Young offered the followi~ as un emergency (~11646) AN ORDINANCE bo a=e~ ~d reenact Section 170 (a) of the 0glacial ~ufldtng Code of the City of Roanoke, as ame~ed by Ordinance No. 11504, cy. (For full text of 0rdInar~e, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 187.) Hr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was secorxied by Mr. Minton and ~dopted by the following vote~ AYES~ Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Youn6, and the ~r~sldent, Hr. Webher- HA¥$~ None .......... O, AIRPORT~ Council having at its lest meetln~ deferred action on the adopt19n of Ordinances carry[nE out the request of the City Manager that the part of Ordinan¢ No. 11P95, providing for the landing fee to be paid by alrlin~s during interim rmgotiations foF contracts, be rescinded, in order that Mr. Marshall L. Harris, ManaGer of the Airport, miFht e~plain reasons as to ~hy cna of the Ordinances shouli per loading and/or unloading operation, rather than on the present b~sls of actual take-off weight, and fix the zlnimun amount of insurance for passerfer injury at ~5,0C0.00 per person, ratLcr than the present m~nimn~ amount of ~15,000.00, the In this connection, l{r. Harris apr:eared %~efore Council end explained that was more expedient for the airlines to be charged on the basis of actual take-off CITY !.~D%P3~T: ~m. Waldrop 5rou£ht to the attention of Council that it is his understand[nC the original deed for the City Market provides that it shall be a farmer's market and the City Charter prevents huckster!n~ on the City Market, yet the City Code sets aside a definite space in the City Market area for the hucPster and peddler of farm and domestic products from ~hich to sell their produce, I.Ir. Waldrop voicing the opinion that the City Attorney should study the eric!hal deed, In a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Waldrop brought to the attention After a further discussion of the mat~er, ~r. Waldrop moved that the qued:ti 391 .392 ~R~?IC~ ~r. ~oo~ b~u~t to ~e ettentfon of Council a~ the Cit~ ~an~gsr the ~atter of motorlats travelll~ east on Salem Avenue haltl~ their automobiles In the north lane at the'ABC stow lone enouEh to go in the store and make a purcha: thereby tying up traffic. The City Manager advised that he would look into the matter. TR~IC~H~. Minton brou~t tothe attention of Council and the City Ha~Ee: the matter of an auto=obile ~%lch has been parked in the vicinity of Gllmer Avenue, N. ~., at Eleventh Street, ~r sometime, ~. Minton stating that not only is the car creatin~ a traffic hazard, but that an accu~lation of dry leaves is creatin~ a Fi~e hasa~ also. The City Manager ~v!sed that he would look into the matter. There bein~ no ~rther business, Council a~Journed. A?FROVED COUNCIL, REGULAR Mcnday~ December The Council of the City oF Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circ,,lt Court Roo~ in the Municipal Euildin~, Monday, December 22, 195~, at P{O0 o'clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, Mr. Webber, presiding. PRF~ENT= Messrs. Minton, Wa]drop, Woody, Youn{~, and the President, Hr. Webber ....................... ABSENTS Rone ......... O. OFFICERS PRESENT: Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City MansEer, Mr. Randolph 4. k~lttle City Attorney, and Mr. Harry R. Yates,City Auditor. The meeting was opened ~lth a prayer by .the, Reverend BenJs_~in A. Jenkins, Pastor oF the Belmont Church of God. MINUTEs: Copy of the minutes ct the regular meeting held on Monday, December 8, 1952, hav[n~been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Minton end unanimously adopted, t he reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HE~RII~ OF CITIZRNS UPON ~UPLIC 20NING= Notice of a public hearlnF on the question of rezon~ng from Special Residence District to Business Dis~rlct property located at the point where Salem Turnnike intersects with ~lrome Avenue at Twenty-second Street, N. W., described as a portion of Block 99, Melrose Land Co.mpany Map, Official No. 2322307, hav'ng been published in The Roanoke tot]d-News pursuant to Article XI, Section 43, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, settin~ the time of the hearing at 2500 o'clock, p. m., Monday, December 22, 1952, the matter was before Council. In this connection, Mr. Earl A. Fitzpatrick, Attorney, representln~ Mr. Johx A. Wilson, appeared before Council a:d urged that the property be rezoned as reques{ Mr. F{tzpatrlck stating that unless the land is rezoned it will be of no use to the owner. Everyone present having been given an opportunity to be hes~d on the matter end no one appearing in opposition to the request for rezontn~, and no comm~unication havlng been received on the. subject, Mr. Minton volced the opinion ~het the area in questlon is destined to become u Buslness Dtstrlot in the very near future end moved that the follow!nE Ordinance be placed upon its first read!ng. The motion was seconded by ~r. Woody and acopted by the following votes AYFS: Messrs. Minton, Woody, Young, snd the President, ~m. '¢ebber ...... NAYS: ~. Waldrop ............. (#116~7} AN ORDINANCE to ~end and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter ~1 Of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zon!n~. ~4E~EAS, application has been made to the Council of the City cC Roanoke to have property located et the point where Salem Turnpike intersects with Melrose Avenue at Twenty-second Street, N. W., described as a portion of Block 99, Melrose Land Company Hap, Official No. 2322307, rezoned from Speclsl Residence District to Business District, and WHERE~, notice required by kvtlcle XI, Section ~3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, ~irgtnia, relatinp to Zoning, has been published in "The Roanoke ~orld-~ews", a newspaper published !n the Clty of Roanoke, for the required by said section, and 393 394 WH~AS, the hearing as provided for in said notice published in the seld n~wspsper ~aa Riven on the ~nd day of December, 19~, at 2~C0 o'clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council Room in the Municipal Building, at which hearin~no objections ~ere presented by property o~ners ~dot~e: interested parties in the affected area, and ~E~EAS, this Council. after considering the application for rezonJr~,.la- of th~ opinion that the above pro~erty should be re,Chad as requested. T[~r~[~O]£, BE IT ORDAI~{~D by the Council off ~e 6~t~ of Roa~ke that A~tlcl~ I~ ~ection 1, of Chspte~ 51 of the 6ode of the C~ty of Roa~ke, V~r~inia, relatin~ to Zoni~, be amended ~d ree~cted In t he followl~ p~ticular a~ no other, P~operty located at t~ point u%ere Salen Turnpike ~ntersects ~th Helrose Avenue at~nty-~econd ~treet, N. W.~ described as a portion of Block 99~ Helrose Land Co,any HaD, designated on ~heet ~3? of the Zoning H~ as Official No. P3?P307, be, a~ la hereby chan~ed fr~ Special Reslde~e District to Business District, and the Hap herein referred to shall be changed in this respect, fha Ordi~nce hav~ng bean read~ ~as lald ove~, STOOGE TA~S: ~. R. E. Covlnfton, Vice President of Roanoke ~ill~, Incorporated~ 50~ ~Ixth ~treet~ S. W., appeared before Council and presented a communication, a=kinE that the company be ~ranted ~rmissfon to install oil ~torare ta~s unde~ the alley at the rear of its plant, in co--ct[on ~th its expansion ~ter a discussion of the matter, H~. ~oody moved that ~e co--un,cat,on b e refev~ed to the City HanaEe~ for =tudy, report ~d reco~endation to Council at its next regular meet[nE. ~e motion ~as seconded by H~. Young and unanimously adopted. STRE~ LIGHT2: A communication s[Ened by e~Eht busi~ss e~tabl[shments on Albemarle Avenue~ 5. E., a~kln~ that a batten lf~ti~ =ystem be furnished on Albemarle Ave~e~ S. E.~ f~ the bu~ldi~E occupied by Ke~ose Hanufactur[ng Company Incorporated, at No. 31~, to Jefferson Street, hav[~ been referred to the City Manager for study, report and reco~e~at[on~ ~. E. R. DeBusk~ operator of Deeby~s Diner, 1~1 Albemarle Avenue, ~. E.~ appeared before Council, ~. DeBusk stating that he h~d his fourth bt, akin ~aturday night, and that n~only are move street li&ht~ needed on Albemarle Avenue, but bette~ ~olice protection. On motion of ~. ~ou~, seco~ed by H~. H~nton and unanimously adopted, the matte~ was referred to the City Manager for [nvesti~at[on and report to Council. P~IT~O~S A}~ CO~N[CATIONS= WAT~ DEPARTIng: A co=untcation u~er date of December 3, 19~~, from the Council of the To~n of ginton, ~th ~ference to the wate~ ~ate to be charged the Town of ~[nton by the City of Boa~ke, hav~ been vefer~d to the co~ittee prevt~ appointed for. the pu~ose of exp~iti~ ne~otiat[ons with representatives of the To~n of V~nton as to the water rate to be cha~&ed, and Council a[ its ~st re~la~ meeting on Decembe~ 15, 195?, hay!nE ~nstructed the City Clerk, for and on behalf of Council, to ~s~er th~ co~ntcation from the Council of the To~n of V[nton ~n accomdance with the lette~ set out in a ~epo~t of the committee, ~d the City Clerk aavl~ mailed said letter to the Council of the Town of I[nton u~er date of Oece~em 16, 195~ the follow~r~ co~nlcat[on wa~ before the body~ "December 17, 195~ Hon..Hayer and Hembers of Roanoke City Council, Huniei~al hilding, Roanoke, Virginia. GentlemenZ The. Town of Vlnton has not received an official reply to our letter m-titan you on Dece.~er ), 1~2, ~hich said letter outll~d the basis a co~pro~l~e of the ~ate~ ca~e no~ pendl~ in the Circuit Court of Hoanoke C~nty, ~i~ to the ~ac~ that our Attorneys o~y h~ve 60 days fvo~ the date of the entry o~ the ~i~1 decree Zn the said ~atev ~ttev in ~hich to f~le thei~ A~=lFm~ent o~ Errors, ~e have instructed our attorney~ to proceed ~lth the ~ppeaX of thl~ ca~e to tke State 5upre~e Court o~ Appeals of Ho~eve~, ~e ~lzh to info. you that tht~ doe~ not *clo~e the door* to effectln~ a fair an~ reasonable co~p~ise In this matter, a~ the To~n o~ linton ~111 be happy to con~ide~ any ~u~e~t~on fro~ ~ou Eentle~en as a basis of compro~sing the case now pending In the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Va. Very truly yours Town of ~Inton, Wlrg~nia (blgned) By Nelson ~. ~u~an Hr. Woody moved that the communication be filed. The motion was ~econded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. S~AGE DIS~OS~ The follcw~ co~untcation from the Mayor of ~e Town of Sale~, with reference to the treatment of sewage from the Town of Sale~ by the C~ty of Hoa~oke tn its new ~ewsge treatment plant, was before Co~ncil: eDece~er 17, lqSP City Council City of Roa~ke Soanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ U~er date of March PO, 195~, ~r. ~orman sent ~o me as hayor of Salem a re~olution of Roa~ke City Council inviting the Town of Salem, a~ others, to negotiate with the City of Roanoke for the treatment of sewage and waste by the disposal plant of the City of Boanoke. U~er date of Harch 27th replied to Hr. ~orman a~ indicated the in,erect of the Town of Salem in such proposal. Under date of April hth City ~anager ~ens suggested April 15th as a conference date between him ~d your engineers, and repre~entativ, oC the Town of Salem. On April 8th I replied that the date for the confere~ was eultable ~d that Town Manager Chapman and Hr. Johnson, of our consulti~ e~in~rs w~ld be present. On April 15th representatives of the City end the To~ met In the of Hr. ~ens a~ dlscus~ed the use by Salem of the Roanoke City facilttles for the treatment of sewage and waste. I am f~or~d that, at ~e conferen, It was made plain by your representatives, who were present, that ~ey were only discussl~ the matter subject to your approval ~d that any figures submitted by the~ relating to the cost to the To~m of Salem for services this wise revered the Town would be subject to your decision. At that time the Town of Salem wa~ plagued with the question o~ the disposal oC the sewage a~ waste of the several County areas, which are contl~uous to the present corporate limits of Salem, a~ of one Industry within the corporate limits which are using Roanoke Hirer as a basin sewage a~ waste. We have been ~11 a~are that for Sale~ to handle its own sewage and waste would not solve the entire problem. Thus we have been laborinE tirelessly toward an ul~Imste~ satisfactory ~olution of ~e entire problem which ha~ been furthered, ~e Believe, through the a~exation oC the cowry areas to the Town of Salem. ?o so~e small extent we are still plagued with the sa~e question since It appe~s we are acain to be delayed the ~nexation of the above mentio~d County areas by the tactics of a very small group of cltlze~ of one of the areas. We are hope~l that this dela~ ~lll not be extensive. Unfortunately,.weare not in control of this featur ~okl~ toward an e~ly date ~en we can proceed In this important ~ndertak~ng without further complication I ~ requesti~ that, at a tl~e suitable to your representattve~, Hr. Chapman end Hr. Johnson meet ~th the~ to further d~scuss the matter of ~e City handll~ the sewage and waste of the.Town of Salem as It will be constituted ~en a~xatlon becomes final We must, of necessity, reach a decision as to whether we will contract with the City for servtce~ in ~ls respect or will Build our own disposal plant. ~y e~aging now In further discussion we should be able to receive a proposal from you within a matter of ~hlrty days. ~hus, ~e would be that far ~onC ~hen annexation Is completed. I am sure you will understand that 395 396 for US to reach the decision on seeking your services or having our own disposal medium wa should have a definite, official proposal from the City of Roanoke upon~hich the Town o£ ~alem Council, in good faith,.may act. Very truly yours, (Signed) Jm~s I. Hoye~ JA?~$ I, EO~R, F~YOR" in a discussion of the matter, Mr. YounF pointed out that the Resolution in question invites negotiations with the City of Roanoke, through its City ~nd moved that the co~nunication be referred to the City ~anager for reply, with the understanding that should he desire the aid of Council in formulatin~ the propo the body will meat with him for that purpose. The motion was seconded by Hr. and unanimo~sly adopted. S_V~E_R CONST~UCTION= Bids for the construction of a sanitary sewer syaem t o serve portion~ o£ Idlewlld-Eenwood end Lilly View (Jackson Park) areas, and appurter work thereto, havlngbesn referred to a committee for tabulation and report, the following co~untcaticn from Pioneer Construction Company, Incorporated, apparent 1( bidder, was before Counc[l= "December 1~, 1~ City Council Roanoke, Re: Construction of Sanitary Sewer System to serve port~ons o£ Idlewild- Kenwood and Lilly ~le~ (Jackson Park) Areas, and appurtenant work thereto as shown by plarm and specifications (Sanitary Sewer Project No. 1 - 1952) Gentlemen: Please i~n~re our b~d on ~he abo~e project. S~nce ~he bid was submitted, we have discovered ~hat we made sertous mistakes in our calculations relatln~ to the proposed work, especially as to the amount of rock w.h~eh would have ~o be removed. £hould we undertake performance of a contract based on the amount o~ our bid, we know that a loss of not less than ~1~,000.00 would besuffered by us. The withdrawal of the bid is most embarrassing to us and only because of the grave consequence that ~uld befall us do we take such action. The matter of e reasonable loss would not deter us from entering into a c~ntrac for the work not wlthstandim~ the mistakes, but we feel that At would be are confident that you would not want the City o~ Roanoke to profit so much by mistakes made ~n good faith. We were more ~han surprised at the differense between %he amount of our bid and the amounts of the other bidders. It was not until then that we suspec! that we hsd probably made a grievous error. We immediately began to make checks, one of ~aich was test borings, which revealed that we had under estimated the amount of rock. We will be pleased %o present to you or to whozsoever you may designate a more detailed statement of the errors re~err~ to, if you so desire. In vlsw of the fact that no actual loss has been sustained by the City by reason of the bid submitted by us and this withdrawal, we trust that you see fit to release us and our surety from the oblt~ation contained in the bidder's bond. Yours very truly, PIOR~ER fONSTRUCTION CO., INC~ (~igned) R. C. Churchill, Jr. R. C. Churchill, Jr. President" In this connection, Mr. C. E. Hunter, Attorney, representing Pioneer Construction Company, Incorporated, appeared before Council and stated that if the body desires additional Information his client ts willing to go into the ma~ter 'urther with Council or any committee the body might wish to appoint. At this point, Mr. Waldrop raised the question as to what has been the in the past with regard to such matter, Mr. Hunter replying that ~o his knowledge the city has never been confronted with such a problem before, but that it is his al, · ,d t understanding the State Departmentof Highways has in rare instances allowed the low bldderto withdraw his bid without forfeiting the bidder's bound where it is evident that a mistake was made in good faith on the part of the bidder, Mr, ~oun~ stated that it ts his understanding the ~tate Department o~ Hlghw~ will allow a Iow bidder to withdraw his bid where it ia evident that s mistake was made in good faith on the pa~t of the bidder, but that the Highway Department will not release the bidder's bond or certified check, After a further discussion of.the matter, Hr. Young stated that while he ia very much in sympathy with the request of Pioneer Construction Company, Incorporated to grant same would be establishing a dar~erous precedent, end moved that the request be denied. The motion was seconded by Hr. Minton and unanimously ad~pted. DELINQUenT TAX DEPARTRE.NT-RU~ICIPAL COb~TI A co.~uunication from Mr. Walter H. Scott, Attorney, calling attention to the crowded conditions tn the office of Judges of the Municipal Court ~t~Ich is open to the public and suggesting that after January 1, 1953, the oefice now used by the Delinquent Tax Collector be made avails! to the Municipal Court for record purposes, in order to relieve the situation, was before Council. On motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by Mr. ~aldrop and unanimously a~opted, the co~r~unication was referred to the City Manager for investigation and report to Council at its next regular meeting. GRADE CROSS1NGS-STRFETS A~ ALL~YS: The following com~unication ~rom the Cit~ Plarming Co~lssion, with reference to the acquisition of a portion of the property located on the northwest corner of Gllmer Avezlue and Second Street, N. E., was before Council; "December 19, 1952. The Honorable R. L. Webber, Mayor, and Members of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: The City Plannir~ Gommlsslon has studied the ~ttached plan showing e portion of the lot located on the northwest corner of Oilmer Avenue and ?nd St., of Roanoke, Virginia, which it feels should be acquired for the future development of the street intersection. The Co~mission is further of the opinion, in view of the understanding that this matter has been discussed with the members of the ~oard of of the ~. W. C. A. and they ere receptive to the tentative proposal submttte by the City Er~ineer, as more fully set forth in a copy of his letter of December 19, 1952, to the Chairman of the Commission, that it will be to th~ Clty'~ advantage if City Council will give this matter its l~edtate consideration. The City ~lanntng Co~lsslon recommends to City Council that it acquire a portion of Official Lot No. 3011~39, as shown on the plan ~ubmitted, for the future development of the street intersection. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ~. J. ~cCnrkfnd&le, Jr. Chalrman.w After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Minton moved that the question be referred to the City Manager for the purpose of ascertaining the purchase price of the property and to then ascertain whether or not the State Dep~rtment of Highways 'will l~cl~de'the purchase of the land in'the Jefferson Street Grade Crossing ~ton Pr~ect. THe motion was ~econded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted. ZONI~Vt~: A co~unicatton from Mr. C. B. Wade, asking that property located the west s~de of Wllltamson Road, H. W., between Hearthstone Road and Woodbury described ~a Lots ~-5-6, inclusive, bloc~ 7, Airlee Court Map, Official ~os. 7190 219052~ and 2190573, be rezoned from Special Residence District to Business Distr!ctl before Council. 397: On motion of Hr, Waldrop, seconded by Hr. Hintonand unanimously adopted, the co~unication was referred to the City Planning Co~lssion for study, report and reco~endation to Council. LICENS~ TA~ CODE~ A co~unication from ~, Robert P, ~oodson~ co~plain~g that the l~cense tax on small contractors ~s too high a~ asking t~t the situation be corrected~ ~as befoFe H~. ~oody m~ved that the reqvest be taken unde~ advisement.' The motion seconded by ~. Youn~ ~ unanimously ad.ted. TA~S: A co~unication ~ Hiss L. Co~l~e Eie~Jn~o, advlsl~ that despite ~1 efforts to correct the situation neithe~ ~he nor ~lertn~o~ has received a~ tax tickets to date For personal propertyl thereffore~ she ha~ no intention of payin~ ~e five per cent cent penalty ~ich ~nt into effect the ~th of December, vas before Council. H~. Youn~ co~aented that there a~e probably ~ol~ to be in~tances and moved that the co~unication be refer~ed to th~ Co~lssioner of Reven, and the City Trea~ure~ to iMora Council as to the facts tn the above l~t~ces. Tho motion ~ ~econded by H~. k'oody and unani~u~ly adopted. ~O~TS OP ~AT~ D~A~[~I Council havi~ p~evlously directed the City HanaF~ not move any land~arks tn the Ctt~ of Eoanoke ~ tho~t fi~t the body, the City Manager submitted written report with the request that he be authorized to d~spose of ~8 Vlnton and W~ll~son Road Standpipes. Co~c[1 beln~ of the opinion that the C~ty }[anuger should be authorized dispose of the st~dp[pes to the best ~nterest of [he city, Mr. ~'oody moved that the mat%er be referred ~ the C~ty Attornei for preparation of ~e proper Resolutfo~ The motion was seconded by Mr. Wald~op a~ unanlmoualy adopted. WAT~ DEP~_RT~-~ The City M~ager submitted the following report, with reference ~o Future plus for the Wate~ Department as a result of the Jefferson Street Grade Cross~ng El~mfnatlon "Roanoke, Virginia December ?2, 1957 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: The development of the viaduct is causing concern to your offtc!als wt~ respect to the Future of the Water Department on Salem Avenue. Since the viaduct will take one of the City buildings and much of our storage space, it seems that we should begin planning for the future. To that end I ~ould respectfully suggest that you consider the creation of a committee of severs members of Council mud other public officials to m~ke a study of a program concerning operation, storage site, etc., end report back to Council not later than April 1. Respectfully submitted, (~Igned) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" Mr. Minton moved that a committee composed o£ M~. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Chalrnan, Mr. H. Cletus 5roylea, CityEngfneer, Mayor Roy L. ~ebber, Councilman Walter L. Young, Mr. Randolph G. ~lttle, City Attorney, Mr. C. E. Moore Engineer in Charge o£ Construction of the Water Department, and Mr. Harry R. Yatea, CftyAud{tor, be appointed for the above purpose, and that the City Attorney prepare the proper Resolution, provldtnEfor t~e appointment of the committee, For adoption by Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimously adopted. WAT~ DEPAR?HEh~: The City Hanager eubmitted the following report, with reference to the erection of a fence at the Washington Hetghte elevated tank site: #Hosnoke, Virginia December PY, IgS? To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen{ ! ~ !n receipt of the followin6 request from Hr. Charles E, Engineer in Charge of Construction, statin~ that the Water Department would like to erect a fence at the Washington Heights elevated tank site, both for etoraEe purposee and for e~fety: ' INT-r~D~P ;~TM~NT ¢0,~5. !UN ICAT I ON Deceml~r 17, 195Z TO: Arthur S. ~wens FROM: Chas, E. Moore Herein is a proposal to erect a fence et the Washingtun Heights Elevated Tank Site, · Being in the western end of the city, emergency storage space is lneetimsble value; hence the entire lot is recommended to be Fence enclosed. lnvestl~ation discloses that the adJoin~ng land owner has, for m~/ly yeera, been crosel~ land now owned by the City for Incress and egress to ~yomlng Avenue; also this land o~er has erected an ornament gate entirely within the City land; but no fence runs in either direct! W.Courtney KinE, attorney For Hrs. Arnold, widow, entertains the opinion Hrs. Arnold has a prescriptive right to crosz the City's land: but in any even~. Mrs. Arnold claims to be unable to make an investment in add!tfonal land irrespective of price. To fence alonF the boundry now held by the C~$ would, not only close the present entrance as used by Mre. Arnold, but ~ uld place the To exclude a portion of the 61ty's tract by extend!nE the western boundry Of the Dulaney tract to Wyo~inF A~erme running throuFh the cate would ensue. This opinion ls endorsed by }lt. Howscn. The Water Department is advised, that should the City be wlllln~ to deed Mrs. Arnold the area marked on the map, she would in turn release to the City any and all rtEhts to cross this property and at property. The original area acquired by tax deed for ~7£0.00 contained 0.71] acres; from which .~1 acres was conveyed to Dulsney as part ct the purchase price of his land, leavlnE O.30~ acres, which can be assigned a value Of $~9~.00. The 0.07 acmes herein proposed to be conveyed to F~s. Arnold can be assigned a value of · To fence the entire tract as now held is estimated to cost which estimate is reduced by ~2~.00 if the above 0.07 acres is conveye to Hrs. Arnold. Hence, it is recommended that the ~ater Department be authorized to furnish necessary information to the City Attorney with the request to prepare a proper ordinance whereby the above r~ntioned 0.07 acres can be conveyed to ~rs. Arnold in consideration of reeefvfnE a release deed to the land which she now crosses into Wyomfnc Avenue. It is ~urthem recommended that the s~e Or separate opd[nance authorize the construction of the fence estimated to cost (5~ Ened) · In order for us to encompass the fence around the City property, there is a certain s~all area, about .07 of an acre, on which Mrs. Arnold may have a preecr~ption ri~ht. In ~urthemance of a conference with the Clty Attorney, ! am advised that an ordinance should be drawn, conveyir%~ the.07 acre to Mrs. Arnold and authorizing the constl~Uction of the fence at a cost of ~espectfully submitted, [Signed) A~thur S. Owens City Manager" '399 ¸0, 400 After a discussion of the mattsr~ with Hr. Hoore, who was present at the meeting, Hr. Youn6 moved that the question be referred to ~e co~lttee to be appointed for the p~r~ose off makin[ ~ture plans Fo~ the ~ate~ Dep~tment. The ~tion ~aa seconded by Hr. Wo~y and ~n~lmousl~ adopted, ~AT~ D~ART~HT{ The City Ha~er su~itted the ffollowi~ report, with referrer to recent forest fires at Carvina Cove{ "Roanoke, Virginia December ~P, 19~P To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlement I am attaching hereto a report on the Carvlns Cove Fire From Hr. J. B. Fergu~on, Superintendent, ~ater Department. I may add that ovary effort was umde to apprehend the culprits; however, we were unsuccessful. Approximately two hundred acres of property w~re involved in the fire On vhich an apFreciable amount of timber was destroyed~ however, the hardiness of many of the trees and the length of their roots may be sufficl~ for the restoration of vitality and the trees may survive, At this ti~e, an estimate of the d~sFe to the timber would be impossible. ~espectfully.submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens City Hanager" The report was filed. STR.?ETS Ah~ ALL. S: The City Manager having been r e~ested to subnit separa estimates for the cost of wldenir~ the north side and the south side of Day Avenue, S. W., From Jefferson Street to First Street, he submitted written report that the estimated cost of widening the north side is ~6,~50.00 and that a subsequent report on widening the south side will be presented later. The report was ftledo STREET LIOh~TS: The City Manager submitted the followin~ report, with reference to the installation of street l~£hts: "Roancke, Virginia December PY, 19~ TO The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen:' During the past several months,, we have had many requests for street lights, funds fo~ which have been provided in this year's budget. I would like to request a resolution from you authorizing the installation of the lights at the various locations, given on the attached list. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" M~. Woody moved that Council concur in the request of the City Manager and offered the following Resolution: (#11648) A RESOL~ION authorizing the installation of street lights on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Rook No. 19, Page 190.) M~. ~oody moved the adoption of the ~esolutfon. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYF~i ~essrs. Minton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ......... 0. AIRPORT: A co~raunication from Captain Irving E. Craig, Co~anding Officer of the Roanoke Squadron o£ the Civil Air Patrol, asking that the Squadron be furnls space in the Cannaday Home at the Roanoke Hunicipal Alrl~ort, herinR been referred to the City Hanager For the purpose of ascertaimin~ whether or not there is available space in the Cannaday Home for the Squadron, and if so, to have proper Ordinance prepared, authorizing the use of the apace by the Squedron, for adoption by Council he submitted the Followln~ report~ eRoanoke, ¥1ralnia December P~, 19~Y To The City Council Roanoke, ¥1rginla Gentlemen{ You referred to my oFFlc'e in your File ~9 under date o£ November 17, 19~, a letter From Captain Irving E. Craig, requesting space in the Canned Houce at Roanoke )~niclpal Airport For ucc by the Civil Air Patrol. Your instructions were~ and I quote{ ~ - ascertaining whether or not there ia available space In the Cannaday Rome For the Roanoke Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, and if so, to have proper ordinance prepared, authorizing the usa of the space by the Squadron, For adoptlon by Council.t Due to the limitation of space at the Alr~ort and the great demands on us For rental, storage, ard other needs, I do not think we have any avallabl space that could be used by the Civil Air Patrol. I would.suGgest that if a meetl~ place is needed consideration be 61yen to either of two excellent Facilities the City has, the Health Center Auditorium or the Library Auditorium. Also school rooms are available For classes. I will be happy .to assist the ~fentle~en in any o£ the ForegolnF if they so desire. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. C~ens City ~anager" Hr. Young moved that Council concur in the report of the City RanaFar and ~hat the City Clerk forward copy of ~me to the Roanoke Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol For its information. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~[nton and unanlmously adopted. STR.~ET$ AND ALL?FrS: The matter cf extending First Street, S. E., from Tszewell Avonue to Rutlltt Avenue, having been referred to the City l~ana~er For ~t ~ report and recommendation, he submitted written ~eport, to~ether ~Ith the follo~lu co~unication fro~ the E~-tneerirkc Department: "CITY O~ ROANOE~ Interdepa~tment Co~-ununication DATE: December 13, 19c. Y TO: Mr. A. 'S. Owens, City Manager FROM: Mr. H. C. 5royles, City Engineer Attached hereto is a print showing in ~ed the proposed extension of First Street, S. E., from Tazewell Avenue to Bullitt Avenue, S. E. The following is an estimated cost of the project: Right-of-way cost $?1,0C0 Construction Cozt, includfn~ curb, Gutter and sidewalk andS" macadam pavement with R" black top 6,000 Total $77,000 This does not include required strip of land from Lots 19, HO, R1 and ~R on the west side of First Street, S. E., but it is contemplated that a land exchange might be negotiated so as not to involve ~ny cost of ui~ht of way. Your attention is also invited t o a proposed chance in the alleys in order to make the land in this area more useful and to e!lm[nate possible trafflo hazards c~eated by the location of the exlstln6 alley. (Signed) R. C. Broyles Approved ( Jno. L. Wentworth) Director of Fuhlte ~o~ks" :401 402 After a discussion of the matter, H~, Youn~ voiced the opinion that the citl should ascertain the location of a bridge to the southeast section of Roanoke for the purpose oF ascertaining whether or not the proposed extension of First Street ~lll fit in with the project before takl~ any action on the exte~lon oF the ~tree a~ moved that the question be t~en u~e~ advise~nt For ~ther consideration, ~e ~otion ~as seconded by ~, ~ald~p and unanim~usly ~opted, WA~ D~A~ The City Ha~e~ submitted ~itten report, toFethe~ with by the City oF Roa~ke to private ~ater co~anles In the an~xed areas at the ~ate of ten cents pe~ one thousand ~allons, the City HanaFer a~kln~ that th~ ~ate be e~tended to December 31, 19~= "tNT~DEP ~TME~ CO~NICATION December 19, 195P TO~ A~thu~ S. ~e~ FROM: O. H. Ruston SU~: ~e~gency Sale of Wate~ to P~va~e ~ate~ Co~pan~es U~e~ date o~ April 10, 19~, City Council passed O~dinance No. 10~51 a~tho~Izi~- sale o~ wate~ to Willia~son Road Water Compan~ and oth.~ indepe~ent wate~ co~an~es dolnE busl~ss In %he City at the ~ate of 1C~ pe~ thousa~ for a twelve ~nth period. On Feb~uaP~ 5, 1951, b~ Ordinance No. 109h5, the o~i~lnal Ordinance (No. 10~51) was extended for another twel ~onths so ~at it explved as of April 10, 195~. Fou~ co~anles took adv~ta~e of ~s o~tnance, ~. e.~ Wllll~son Road W~ter Co~sn~ %'ash~ton HeiFhta ~:ate~ Co~p~, J. W. Webb, and G. L. khitlow. The first two co~anles have been acquired by the City leavl~ onl~ t~ co~paniea, J. W. %~ebb and G. L. ~hitlow, ~tl11 purchas~nE wate~ from us a~ ~e 10~/1000 rate. I ha'~e not~fied ~th My. Webb and My. ~%~tlow that the Ordinance has expired and that the ~ate~ Depavtmmnt has no auth~vit~ but to sell thez ~'ater at our re.laP rate. They vepl~ that the~ ape ~ntePested In ha~fn~ the O~lnance exte~ed so that they can contf~e unde~ %he 10~/1000 ~allon ~a~e, as thel don~% feel that they c~ afford %o develop ~4 enla~Fe thelv exlsttn~ supplies with the C~ be~ In the process o~ neEotiatl~ fo~ the purchase of their systems. (Stgned] G~" ~. M!nto~ ~oved that the request be denied ~d that the water co~anIes tn question ~ required to pay the re~l~ ~ater rate the s~e as other large consume The ~otion was seconded by Mr. You~ a~ unanimously adopted. BRI~ES: The City Manage~ su~tted verbai report that~ the No~wlch B~Idge has been closed as a result o~ an ~uto~btie hittf~ it in t~'ee places last Prlday and assured Council that ~e bridge wilI be opened to the public as seen as possible REPORTS OM CO~ITT~S: AIRPORT: Bids for ~e co~ucting of an "autom~bIle-for-hlre" service at the Reauoke Municipal Airport (Woodru~ Field) hav~ng been referred to a co~lttee For study and report, the co~Ittee sub~tted w~Itten report, together wlth a tabu~at~ Includl~ trial extensions to ~ow the approximate revenue to the city unde~ the bI~ received. It appea~lng fro~ the tabulation that the propos~ ef the U-Drive-It Coupon is the best bid, Mr. Wo~y ~ved t~t the propos~ be accepted and that the City Attorney prep~e the prope~ 0rdln~ce ~or ~ptIon at the ne~t re~lar meet~ of Oounct!. The motion w~s seco~ed by ~. Young and un~Imously adored. T~: The Tax~tu~y Co~ittee cf the City ef Remnoke ha~ng been requested te sub~it te Council that part of its report relat~ to the ~e-called "~Isance taxe~" a~ soon as possible in time for 19~ budget study, the co~ttee submitted t f~llowlng report: "~ece~,er 11, 19~2 Hembars of the Council for the City of Roanoke Roanokea Virginia In response to your letter o£ November ~9~ 19Si( I have been directed by your Tax ~tudy Courmittee to report to you that ~t is the sense of the Co.~lttee{ (1) That the existir~ taxes on cigarettes and admissions be retained{ (2) That the existing manufacturerat tax ha retained at its present rate but vith a maximum tax of ~1~00,~1 (3) That the transient room tax be repealed tn its entirety{ (h) That the FloP~ design tax be repealed In lt~ entirety{ (~) That the existing con~u~rs~ utility tax be retained but reduced on a (6) That consideration should ~glven to these proFosals In the stated. - Respectfully ~u~mitted, ROANOKE TAX 5T~Y (Signed) By: EouPts L. In this con~ction, th~ City Clerk brought to the a{tentlon of Council a Company, pPotestl~ that to petain the nanufacturers tax on a baals of a maxlmun tax of ~I,SC0.CO pep yea~ fa unfair to the small aanufactureu and voici~ the opinion that since al~ or the nuisance taxes ~e~e levied at the same time, tf one is abolished, then all of them should be abolished at the sa~ time, ~P. concludin~ that It is his hope the present Council ~lll ~ee that taxes in t he of Co~cil the FPelimfnauy report of the Tax Study Co~ttee on ta~ible personal property containing the ~ollo~lnf "1. That a comities of Council (po~sibly to be kno~ as th; Finance Committee) be appointed, one of ~hose chief duties ~hall be to enlist the Council and ~hich comities ~h~l act as a ~a~ of liai~on between the Council a~ the Co~[~sioneP of Revenue In all matters of common interest. ~. That Co~cil adopt a proper re~olutton or resolutions respect~lly request[~ the Coxai~ioner a. Require each aanufacturi~ or mining business to Fill out a suppleaent~y fo~ slailaP to Exhibit "A" Filed here~ith, givi~ detailed lnfonuation ~lth respect to dates of purchase a~cost o~ aachine~ and too] a~ If necessary adopt an oPdin~ce ~lvi~ the Cox~issloner any needed po~el to require the ~ubats~ion of the i~oPaation; al~o adopt for the Fuldance ol the Commi~sione~ a unifo~ ~chedule of allo~able depreciation on machine~y tools, such as that set forth on Exhibit b. Check a lls2 of ~otoP Vehicles Licenses issued against the taxpa~rs tangible personal property tax returns to ~ee that every notor vehicle fop ~lch a license Is issued is properly returned fop the C. Audit all l~fvfdual ta~ible personal property tax returns and give ~peclal attention to tho~e tax returns ~here the amount returned fop the ordi~y items of household Furniture (ltem~ 3 (a)-(g), Inclusive, and (J) of the tax form) does not equal at lea~t Y0~ of the assessed value of the real estate In ~ich the property is located~ (~king suitable adjustment In the care of multiple family d~ellln~s). This special audit to co,let of a comparison of the amount~ returned by the taxpayers neighbors, checking the mmount of the taxpayers Income against th~ a~ount into line ~tth the~e t~o Factors u~e~s the taxpayer can sho~ good cause to the contrary. RequlPea separate schedule of the follo~ n~ items ~ith datel purchased a~ cost, ~d adopt a uniform ~chedule of allo~able depreciation similar to that set fouth on Exhibit 403' 404 1o Refrigerators 2, Oas and electric ranges ~ Deep freezes VacUum cleaners ~, Washing machines 8o Radios 9, Phonographs and records 10. Television sets 11, Diamonds d, Check the tangible personal property tax returns of every furniture and fixtures have been properly reported for the property tax, Require the fllir~ of supplementary schedule of such furniture and fixtures on a for~l similar to Exhibit 'B~ filed herewith givl~ detailed information the Co~c~lssioner an7 needed power to require tho submicslon of the lnfornst! Adopt for the guidance of the Com~!seloner a uniform schedule of allowable depreclaticn such as set forth on Exhibit e. ihst a check be made of the City Directory to see that every person listed therela files a tangible r~cords to insure that newcomers to the Cit~ a~e placed on the tax rolls as soon as possible. 3. That Council cooperate with tko Com~Issioner in seetr~ that the and that the eaployees are of a calibre to Insure the efficient performance of their duties. ~. Reduce the tax rate on machinery and tools of m~nufacturing concer~ tax at the lower rata ~ill amount to more than is presently bein~ collected. Yw. Young sowed that sctlon on both reports be deferred at this tiao for adopted. UNfINISHeD ?USINESS: ZONI2~: The proposed rezoning of property located between Shenandoah Avenue and S~lem Turnpike, N. W., in the vicinity of FaIrvlsw Cemetery, as recomv, ended by the Clt~ Planning Cox~fsslon, having b;en referred to the City Attorney for an opinion as to ~hether or not the pro~oscd rezonlng is unlawful, he submitted individual copies of his opinion to the me~bers of Council. meeting of Council, in order that the members of the body may study the opinion. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wald~op and un~nimously adopted. LICENSE TAX CODE: The suggestions of the License Inspector es to changes in the License Tax Code having beenreferred to the City Attorney for thepurpose of furnishing the members of Council with information as to the proposed changes, in wder that they may study same, the matter was again before the body. The CttyAttorney advised Council that he has asked the License Inspector to analyze the proposed changes in connection with the p~eparation of the desired information ao that the members of the body can decide whether or not they desire t concur in the suggested changes. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIVS: None. Ih~RODUCTION A5~ CONSlDEP. ATION OP ORDINANCES AND RESoLuTIoNS: ZONILG-SETBACK LINES: Ordinance No. 116~2, establishing a setback line on the north side of Day Avenue, S. ~., from Jefferson Street to First Street, extendl~ twenty-five feet from the present established center line of the street, with the intent of providing a future 50-foot street, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before th; body, Mr. Minton offering the followir~ for its second reading and final adoption: (~11~2) AN ORDIRAN~E eetabllshin~ a setback line on the north side of Day Ayenue~ S. Wo~ From Jefferson Street to First Street, extending tw~nty-£1ve Feet From the present eetablished center line of the street, with the intent of providin~ a Future ~0oFoot street, (For ~ull text OF Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No° 19, Page 1~8o) H~. Hinton moved the adoption of the Ordinance° The motion wee seconded by F~. Waldr~p and ~opted by the follo~l~ vote~ A~S~ Hesers. Hinton~ ~ald~op~ ~oody~ Yo~,- s~ the ~re~ldent. Hr. ~ebber- NAY~ None ......... O, R~IOS-PA~F~ A~ ~YGROUKDS: O~d~na~e No. 11~3~ authoPlzl~ a~ d~rect~n execute a~ deliver unto Had[o Co~poratlon of America a landlord's walvep a~ conse agree~nt, having previously been before Council fo~ its f~st readinF~ read a~ lald over, was again before the body, Mr. Eo~y offe~inC the following fop its seco~ veadlnF and final adoption: (~1t6~3) AN O~INANCE authorlzin~ a~ directing ~e City Manager a~ the City Clerk, fo~ and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute and deliver unto Radio Corpora%ton o~ ~erAca a landlord's waiver and consent (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pale 189.) ~. ~,oody moved the ~dopt~on of the O~nance. The motion was seco~ed Mr. Wald~op a~ adopted by the follow~ vote: AYe: Hess~s. Hlnton, ~aldPop, h'oody, Young, and the P~esident, Hr. NAYS: None .......... O. STRE~S AND ALL.S: The C~ty Attorney havfnc been ~equested %o Drepare the proper Opd!nance, provldinE for the acquis~t~on of land at the north%:est corner Lukens Street and,Liberty Road, N. W., presented sm~e; whereupon, Mr. Waldrop oFfer~ the following as an emercency ~asure: (~116~9} ~ O~DIN~CE authorizf~ the acquisition of certain land at northwest corner of Lukens Street and Hickory Street, N. E., kno~ am the noPthe~ly part of Lot hS, Block "M", accovdlnC to the Map cC Will~a~son Groves, upon certain terms and conditions; ~nd p~ld~nE for ~ emergency. (For full text of Ordnance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 191.) Mr. Wal~rop moved the ~doption of the OPdin~nce. The mo~ion was ~econded Mr. Minton a~ adopted by the following vote: AYe: Messrs. Minton, WaldPop, ~o~y, Young, a~ the President, Mm. Webber- ~YS: None ....... .-O. AIRPORT: The Cl~ Attorney hawl~ been requested to ~repave ~e ~ropev 0Pdina~e. p~ovidlnE f om the ope~atlon of ~he reatR~ant facilities tn the new Admin~stration Buli~ at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, ~n~covdance with a co~Ittee report, presented s~e; whereupon, ~. ~aldrop moved that the }ollowtng ~d~nance be placed upon its first read!nE. The motion was seconded by Hr. Wo~y and adopted by the followinF vote: A~S: Mess~a. M~nton, Wal~vop, Woody, Younc, ~d the President, Hr. Webbe~- NAYS: None ........ O. (~11650) AN ORDINANCE pPovld~ fop the operation of the restaurant Rnd othe~ concessions at Roanoke ~n~cipal Airport, (~oodr~ Fleld)e 405 406 WIt~REAS, Council heretofore directed ~hat advertisement be made for bide for the operation of the restatwant at Roar~ke Hunicipal Airport, (~oodrum Field)~ pursuant to which said direction advertise~ent vas made and O. B. Ware submitted only bid for the same, and W~'.~R~AS~ the matter has heretofore been referred to a co~mittee to study end report on said bid and to discuss the details of the same with said bidder and said committee made its report to Council under date of December 15, 1952, lng that said Oo Bo W~re~e bid, as amended and reported in mid.report, be accepted by the City. THEREPO~E, ~E IT O~AI~ED by the Council of the City o£ Roanoke as follcws~ lo That the bid of O. B. ~are to enter into an agreement with the City relatln~ to the operation of the restaurant at Roanoke Municipal Airport, (~oodrum Field), es said bid and proposal have been subsequently mmended, and as hereinafter stated in detail~ be, and the sm~e is hereby accepted, and ~, Yhat the City ~anarer be, aha he is hereby, authorized and directed to enter into a written agreement in the nature of a lease with the said Oo B, ~are leasirk~ the premises known as the restaurant and kitchen in the Terminal Building at Roanoke ~unicipal Airport, {~oodrum Field), said lease to be upon such for~ as i prepared and approved by the City Attorney and to be upon such terr~ wad conditions as are approved by the City ~anager but which shall cent ain, inter alla, the following provisions: a. i~hat a complete list of all personal property, equipment and furniture le~sed by the City to said O. b. Ware shall be contained in and ~ade a part of the lease agreement; b. That the lease shall be upon a month to month basis, co.~-uenctng as of th~ let day of December. 1952; c. That the lessee shall pay to the City as rental for the premises, personal property, rights and conessions mentioned in said lease a equ~l to 6~ of the monthly gross ravenna of the lessee derived from his operations at said Airport, gross revenue to include all income of the lessee from any and all sources, the gross sales of all vending macklnes and other coin-operated machi~ms and income from advertising and other sources to be considered a part of lessee~s gross revenue, such sums to be payable to the City monthly not later than the 10th day thereof and to be based upon the income From operations during the preceding calendar month; d. The lessee to have the right to manage and operate all food and tobacc, dispensing machines operated on the ground floor of said Terminal Building provided, however, that the lessee shall pay floor space rental at prevatlil eatablished floor space rental rates for any machine or machines operated by hi~ outside of the confines of the restaurant room, proper; e. That the C~ty will furnish without additional charge the electricity, lights, water and heat reasonably necessary for the proper operation of said Airport restaurant; . f. That no alcoholic beverages shall be sold by the lessee or by any ot~er person at any place on ss id Airport property; £. That the lessee will be subject, in all respects, to the rules and re--gulatlons at any time regularly establl~hed~ for the operation of s aid Airport and, specifically, will be required to pay such annual operating or privilege fee as may be required of fixed operators at said Airport; h. That said lease shall not be assigned nor shall any portion of the le~sed premises be sublet by the lessee w!~hout the prior written consent and approval of the City Manager; and ~. That the lessee sh~ll furnish his own Janitor service within the confines of the restaurant and kitchen and will at all times k~ep said premises neat, clean, orderly and sanitary. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. AIRPORT: Council at its last regular meeting having tabled for further consideration drafts of Ordinances prepared by the City Attorney carrying out the request of the City Manager that tl~ part of Ordinance No. 11295, providir4~ for .! 407 the landl~ fee to be paid by airlines' durinF interim ne£otl~tions For contrects~ be re~cinded, the City Attorney p~esented new drafts of Ordinances, containln~ only the edditional ~endm~nts dlscusse~ at the last meeting of the body and a schedule of rates ~or nlFht ll£hting facilities at the Airport, in addition to the present provisions of Ordinsalce No. 1129~. . Hr. ~aldrop moved that action on the Ordinances be deferred until the next regular ~eting of Councll and that In the msantl~ the City Attorney Furnish the ms~bers of the body copies of the drafts of Ordinances.for atudy, The motion ~ae seconded by Hr. ¥oun~ ar~. unanimously adopted. HOTIOt/S ~D HI/CELLA~OUS ~USII~S: AFPOINTHE~S: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Councll a list o£ December ]1, Action on the appolntment~ ~as deferred until the next reEular m~et!nc of CITy CLE~E: The City Clerk submitted a ~ritten report on collectiorm ~ade by his office durlnF the calendar year 1951 and eleven months of The report ~as Filedo CCUNCIL: ~r, ~ounE brought to the attentlon of Council and offered the Following Hesolutlon: [#11651) A HESOLL~ION extendln~ the ~Incere thanks of the Counell of the City OF Hoanoke to the citizens of Hoanoke for their patience and undeeetandlnc; to the city of F!clals and employee~ for their cooperation and loyalty: and to the newspaper and radio repre~entatlves for their accurate and i~partlal coverage of th activities of Ccuncll~ and expressing Council's most hearty ~ish For a very HePry Christmas and Happy New Year. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordlnance Book No. 1~, Pa~e 1~o) H~. Younc mo~ed the adoption of the Re~olutton. The motion ~a$ seconded by by Hr. ~aldrop and adopted by the follc~lng vote: AYES: Eessrs. H[nton, Wald~op~ ~oody, Younc, and the Fresldent. ~. Webber- NAYS: None ........... Oo OFFICE HOU~S-CITY F~LOTFF_ES~ Hr. Hinton brouFht to the attention of Council and the City Hanager the question of ~fvfr~ city employee~ e xtra time off during the Christmas holidays and asked the City Hanacer ho~ much extra ti~e off could be ~ran~ed c lty employees ~lthout creatly t~conveniencin~, the daily oper etlon of the City Government. The City Hanager ~eplied that the clo~lnC of Hunfclpal Departmen~ the Full day of Friday, December 26, 1952, in 'addition to the reFular hollday of Thursday~ December ?~, 19~, ~111 not ~reatly inconvenience the dally operation of the City Government, but that it ~1'11 be necessary for at least ~ome of the city employees to return to work on Saturda~ December ~?, l~, and perhaps ~ork the Full day~ th~ City ~anaEer e~plaintng that hourly e~ployees ~orklng the full day on Saturday ~111 be paid for ~crklng on Saturday afternoon. After a discussion of the matter, Council being of the opinion that all Hunicipal Departments should be closed on Friday, December P$, 195P, but that Huntc~pal Department~ ~hould be open for the usual half-day on Saturday, December 1952, H~o Hfnton offered the £ollo~Ir~ Resolution: 408 (~116~i~] A [tF..5oLrypIo~ authorlzin~ and dlrectin~ that ell Hunlcipal Departme; in the City of Ro~oke be closed on Friday, Deceabe~ ~ 19~ subject ~ requireae: fo~ the prese~vation o~ public h~alth ~ safety. (Fo~ full text of Resolut'lon, ~ee 0rdin~ce Book No. 19, Ps~e 193.) ~. Hlnton moved the adoption of the ~esolution,- The ~tion vas seconded b; Hr, You~ a~ adopted by the follo~l~ votel AY~S~ Hessr~. Hlnton, h'ald~p, ~oody, You~, ~d the President, H~. ~ebbe~- NAYS~ Nons ......... O. lhe~e bein~ no fu~the~ bus~ess~ Council adjourned, APPrOVeD ATTEST= Clerk President COUNCIL~ REGULAr. Hondsy~ Decembe~ 29~ 1952. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Huniclpal Building, Hondey~ Decembsl- 29~ 19~2. at2~00 o~clock, p. mo, the regular meeting hour~ with the President, Hr. Webber~ presiding. PRESE}~$ Hesare. Hlnton~ Waldro~ Woody~ Young, and the President, Hr. Webber ........................ ABSENT: None----. ...... O, OFFICERS PRF~ENT~ Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Hr. Randolph O, WHlttl~ City Attor. ney, and Hr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Fred G. Traut. Pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTF~S~ COUNCIL~.~Council at Its last regular meeting having adopted s Resolution, extending the sincere thanks of the body to the citizens of Roanoke for their )atience and understmndin~; to the city officials and employees for their cooperatic and loyalty~ and to the newspaper and radio representatives for their accurate and impartial covsrsFe of the activities of Council; and expressing the body's most hearty wish for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Mr. Earl A. Fitzpatrick appeared before Council and stated that he is certain he .speaks for the citizens of Roanoke whem he says that in his humble Judgment the present members constitute one of the finest if not the finest Council the city h~s ever hsd, M~. Fitzpatrick statin~ further that he feels sure the majority of the citizens of Roanoke feel that they a~e ~11 represented and that they appreciate ~st Council Is F~tzpst~ck concludin~ that the C~ty Manager, the C~ty Clerk, the City Attorney the City Aud~to~ m~e also do~nE a f~ne Job. ~e P=es~dent, ~. Webbe~, fo~ ~d on beh~f of the ~mbePs of Council, t~ed Hr. F~tzpatP~ck fop h~s Pe~rks. DEPA~TME~ OF PUBLIC ~ARE~ ~. Fra~ E. Atkins, ~elief client, appeared before Council a~ advised that he does not have suffic~en% fuel and food to meet h~s da~ly needs m~ that he hms been advised by h~s casewo~ke~ ~t ~11 be necessary fop Council to approve the e~pend~t~e of ~dition~ funds fo~ ~s p~pose. On motion of M~. Mlnton~ seco~ed by M~. ~oody and unanimously ad.ted, the ~tte~ was ~efe~red to ~e Clty M~e~ rom his attentlon. LICENSES: Council havl~ prevlously had unde~ co~lde~a~lon the question of ma~l~nE c~ty automobile l~cense ta~s to the ~chsse~s thereof, as well as the question of selll~ city tags at the loc91 ~ran~ of the S~ate Division of Motor Yehicles, fop the convenience of the c~t~zens of ~oa~ke~ and the matter of enteP~r ~nto e contract with the Dlvls~on of Moto~ Vehicles fo~ ~e issuance of c~ty at ~%s Roanoke b~an~ office hmvinE been %~en u~eP adv~s~ent fop definite act~oI at a later date, ~. R. G. Culbertson s~a~n sppe~ed b~fore the ~dy w~th reference ~o the matte~, stmttn~ t~t he was under the ~p~ession the problem ~as to ~ worked out, ~t that to h~s knowledge ~thinE has been done to date, Mr. Culhe~tson further that ~t Is h~s u~ePsta~l~ the D~v~sJon of Moto~ Vehicles will c~ty thirteen cents pep tag to s~ll city tags a~ conclud~ that ~t ~s his belief the city can solve the problem cheape~ w~ its OWn fac~lit~es. 409 410 Nm, Youn~ moved that the suggestions of Hr, Culbertson be taken unde~ advieemsnt, The motion was seconded by Hr, Woody and uflanimously adopted, TRAFPIC~ HI-, l~, O, Culbsrteon appeared befol'e Council ~n connection with the ~ecent ruli~ o~ the V~r~lnla Supreme Court o~ Appeals that emer~e~y vehicles do not have the right to ~o t~ou~h ~d t~aff~c ll~ta or atop ei~ andre th~ a~ othe~ vehtcle a~ voiced the opinion ~et the City of Roanoke e~uld c~ly · ~tth the ruling, ~, ~l~t~on pointln~ out that other cities have a 8ysten 8ee~s to bo ~orkln~ satisfactorily, n~ely ~at of vehicles yleldin~ tho ~ay to e~r~e~cy vehicles ~here tho vle~ la perfectly clea~, · H~, Yo~ ~ved ~at the ~aestlo~ of ~, Culberteon be taken unde~ advisement, The motion ~as 8eco~ed ~ ~, ~o~y and unanimous17 adopted, CITY ~Y~S-~PICE HOURS~ The question of allo~ln~ city e~loyeea a fflve-day ~ork ~eek havi~ been ~eFerred to 19~ budget study, ~. R. G, 8~ain appeared before Council ~th reference to ~e matter, ~, Culbert~on that he ~ould ~ ~e last pe~son In the c~ty to oppose a shorte~ ~ rk~nS week for anyone, provided the s~e service la revered to the public~ ~t that If the Nun~cipal ~lldl~ la closed on Saturday, the only day that many citizens have to trisect municipal ~siness, he cannot see that the citizens are ~ettl~ ~e service, Hr. Culbertson concludl~ that a decision ss important aa this~ a~ one that affects so many taxpayers, should not be made without first givl~ the taxpsye~ an opportunity to be he~d. ~. ~ou~ moved that the ~u~ge~tlo~ of ~. Culbertson be taken advisement. The motion was seceded by H~. Woody ~d unanimously ~dopted. P~ITIONS ~.~ CO~NICATION~: S~AG~ DISPOSe= Council having at its last re~ula~ meeting ~eferred to the City Hanage~ fo~ reply a co~nication from the ~ayo~ of the Town of Salem, with reference to ~e handling of sew~e a~ waste of the Town of Salem as It will be constituted ~en a~exation ~comes final ~ the City of He.eke ~n ~ts new sewage treatment pl~t, a co~nication from DP. J; Cs~i Poindexter, protestl~-emphatical] In behalf of n~erous South Seisin'people, that they are not to be ch~ed ~lth any of abatement of ~e pollution of Roanoke giver since the way is open fo~ the to proceed, legally ~ othe~se, was before the body. The co~u~cation was filed.' TROPIC: M~. Mln~on havl~ p~viously brough~ to the attention of Council the City Man,er the matter of an automoblle ~ich has been parked In the vicinity of Gllmer Avenue ~d Eleventh Street. N. ~.. for sometf~, thereby creating a traffic hazed and a fire hazard, the City Manager submitted written report that the accu~lation of dry leaves u~er ~e car has ~en removed a~ that efforts are being made to police ~he area wl~ ~e report was filed. PAR~ A~ P~YGROU~S: A co~unicatlon f~m the City Plannin~ Co~Ission. with refe~nce to a site fo~ a park a~ pl~gro~d In the Washl~ton Heigh[s having been ~ferred to the City M~ager for the put,se of ascertainl~ ~he cost the said tract of la~ ~d to repor~ back to Council. he su~itted the report= "Roanoke, ¥irginia December 29, 1952 : To.The City Council aoanok~, Virginia Oentlement You referred to me in your File ~91-67, on December 1, 1952, a co~nunic tion From the Planning Commission. requesting that you attempt to purchase property on Route 460 adjacent to Peters Creek, owned by MA~. and Hrs. W. L, Patsel, The Following letter is For your information: IRoanoke, Virginia December 26th, 1952 Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager Roanoke, Virginia Dear Hr. Owens~ Your letter December 12th tel purchase of about ~O acres of my [and for use as a City Park. I do not wish'to sell this property at this tl~e. For your information, I m~ght state that I have received several very attractive offers For this real estate recently, but have no desire to dispose of same, Yours truly, (Signed) ~s. W. L. Patsel (Signed) per R. L. Patsel' I am taking the liberty of recommending to you that any action on this be. held In abeyance For an indefinite period due to the fact that the owners of the property feel that this is a home site and that they are now considerably aged and should be allowed to stay there the remainder of thei days in which I heartily concur. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Hansger" Mm. Young moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that actionon the matter be held in abeyance for an indefinite period. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. STORAGE TANKS: A communication from Mr. R. E. Covington, Vice-President of Roanoke ~llls, Incorporated, 505 Sixth Street, S. W., asking that the company be granted permission to install oil storage tanks under the alley at the rear of its plant, having been referred to the City Manager for study, report and recommendatto~ he submitted the following report: "Roanoke, Virginia December 29, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia .Gentlemen: The following letter from the Building Inspector is concurred in by me: 'CITY Of' ROANOKE Interdepartment Communication DATE: December 23, 1952 'TO: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager FROM: MA'. David Dick, Building Inspector RE: Proposed Fuel 0Il Tank in alley at rear of 505 Sixth St., S. W. Pursuant to ~our request, I wish to advise as follows in regard to the installation of the proposed fuel oil storage tank in the alley at the rear of 505 Sixth St., S.W. I understand that they propose to install a 10,000 gallon tank for the storage of Bunker C-~6 Fuel Oil In the cos2 bin which was previously constructed under the alley. This lnatallatiol can be. made to comply with the National Board of Fire Underwriters Standard for Storage Handling and use of Flammable Liquids Pamphlet No. 30, dated April, 1952. . 411 412 21nco this coal bin is in good condition and adequately supports the traffic in the alley, I see no objection to Council grantin~ perniasioz for the installation of this oil tank provided this installation complies with the requirements of the above mentioned N.~.PoUo Pamphlet No. 30. (Signed) David Dick~ ! would surest that there be either a limitation or an expiration to this period, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~en~ City ~anagere Council being of the opinion that the permission should be granted, but that the city should be relieved o£ any liability and that the tanks should be subject to removal at the request of the cltT, ~, Voody moved that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Ordinance, The mot~3n seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. B£?ORTS ~P CO~ITTEF~: None. UNPINIS~IED BUSI~SS: ZONII~: The proposed rezonir~ of property located between 5henando~ Avenue a~ ~lem Turnpike~ N. ~., in the vicinity of Fairvie~ Cemete~y~ as reco~ended by the City Pl~l~ Co~l~ion. hael~ ~en refer~d to the City Attorney fo~ an opinion ss to ~hethe~ or not ~e proposed rezonin~ Is u~la~ul, a~ actionon the matte~ hsvin~ been deferred until the present meetin~ of Coumll, In orde~ that the me~e~s of the body ~i~t study ~e opinion re~e~ed by the City Attorney. the question was a~ain before Council. ~. Hinton ~ved that action on the matte~ a~ain be deferred until tho next ~egula~ meettF~ of C~ncll. The motion ~s seconded by H~. You~ and unanimously adopted. APPOIh~SI The City Clerk hsvin~ previously brought to the attention of Council a lilt of ~e~sons ~ose te~s ss memO,s on various ~a~s and Co~ittee~ expire as of Decem~ 31, 19~a. a~ action on the ~ppoin~ents hsvl~ been defem~ed until the pre~ent ~etin~ of Council, the ~tter vas lenin before the body. ~. ~oody moved that actiononthe appointments a~aln be deferred until next ~la~ aeetin~ of Council. The ~otion ~a~ seconded ~ ~r. ~sldrop and unanlaously adopted. I~RODU~ION ~ CONSID~ATION OF ODI~N~S AD R~OL~ION5~ ZONING: Ordinate No. 116~7, ~zonin~ p~operty located at the point Sale~ Tur~ike intersects with Mel~se Ave~e at Twenty-seco~ Street, N. described as a portion of Block 99. Melrose Land Co.any Hap, Official No. Z32~307, f~ Specl~ ~esidence District to Business District, havi~ previously been before Council fo~ its fl~st readinE, ~ad and laid over, was aEa~ before the ~dy, Minton o~fe~I~ the followinE fo~ Its seco~ ~ad!~E a~ Clnal adoptioo: {~16h7) AN ORDINANCE to ~ and reenact Article I~ Section 1, of 51 of the C~e of the City of Ro~oke, VlrEi~a, in relation t0 ZoninE. (Po~ full tex~ of O~dinance, see Omdtnance ~ok No. 19~ PaEe 193,} ~. Minton moved the ~option of ~e Ordl~nce. The motion was seconded by ~. Yo~ ~t~pted by ~e followl~ votel A~: Messrs. Minton, Woody, You~, a~ the President, ~. NAYS: ~. Waldrop ............... - AIRPORT: O~ln~ce No. 11650, provldf~ for the oDeration of the ~ otheP c~cesslons a~ Ro~oke Municipal Al~ovt (Wooden Fleld)~ hav~g previous1 been before Council for its.fir, st readin~, read and laid overt vas a~sin before the body, Ill,. I/oody offer~r~ the following for its ~econd readin~ and final adoption.* (~116~0) AN 0RDINAI~CE providln~ for the operation of the restaurant and other concessions at Roanoke ~unicipal Airport (I/oodrum Field). (Poi- full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Pa-. I~oody moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was a econded by Hr. l~aldrep and adopted by the followl~ voter AYI~e Messrs. Mlnton~ I~aldrop, Igoody, Young, and the President, ltl,. I/ebber- I/ATI.~ D~P~.~TB~ItT: The City Attorney havir~ been requested to prepare the ~roper Resolution, authorizing the City Manager to dispose of the Vlnton and k'llliamaon Road standpipes to the beet interest o£ the city, presented e~e; vhere~ Hr. 1/aldrop offered the followlr~: (~116~1) A RE~OLUTION authorizin~, the City Manager to dispose of the standpipes belonging to the CitE and located in the l~lllis~son Bead area end in the Town of Vlnton. (For l~lll text of Re~olution, sea Ordinance.Book No. 19, Pe~e Hr. ~aldrop moved the adoption of the Hesolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Youn~ and adopted by the follow!nE vote.* AYES: Messpa. Minton, Waldrop, ~'oody, Young, and the President, Hr. Web,er- NAYS: None .......... 0, %/ATEH DEPA~THENT: The City Attorney havlr~ been requested to prepare the proper Heaolution, provldin~ for the appointment of a co-~nlttee to make future pla~ for the 14ate: Department aa a result of the Jefferson Street Orade Crossin~ E~lm~nation ProJect~ presented same; ~hereupon, Hr. Minton offered the following: {~116~) A NESOLUTION appotntin~ a cot=mitres to make certain studies In connection with the City's .Water Department and to report its findings and recomme, nda. tlons to the Council, (For full text o£ Heso. lutlon, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 196.) Hr. Ninton ~oved the adoption of the Heaolution. The motion was seconded Hr. %/aldrop and adopted by the followln~ vote.* AYES: Messrs. Minton, ~aldrop, Woody, Young, end the President, Hr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ........ O. AI~POHT: The City Attorney havir~ been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance, provldin6 for the conductin~ of an "automobile-for-hire" service at the Boanoke Munlcij~al Airport (Wood,om Pield), presented ss.me. In this conn~ction, Hr. Earl A. Fitzpatrlck~ Attorney, representinF the U-Drive-It Company, appeared before Council and exp. lalned that the insurance coveraE, e for any one accident has been reduced from $100~000o00 to $~0~000.O0 bece~ the lar/~er amount ia not required in any other city and the lesser amount complies with state law; ~hereupon, Hr~ %/~ody moved that the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its first readln6. The motion was seconded by Hro Mlnt.c~and adopted by the following vote-' AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop~ ~oody, Young, ~d the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ............... Oo 413 414 (~116~) AN ORDINANCR accepting the bid of H. Bo -~hl~opshires Owner of U-DRIVEolT CO¥~A~ for the exclusive ~l~t a~ privilege o~ co~uctln~ an- 'auto~blle-ffo~hire' service at ~oanoke N~lcipal Al~o~t (~ood~Fleld), fo~ a tem of five (~).yea~s ~m the l~th.day of Decease, 19~, upon the terms a~ co~ltions .hereinafte~ rafferred ~ the City of Roa~ke heretofore la~ll~ advertised fop bids For the exclusive ~i~t a~ p~lvile~e of co~uctl~ ~ "automoblla-ffo~-hire" service- at Roa~ke Hunicipal Al~o~t (~o~m F~eld)~ to be o~ned before ~18 body at its re~la~ meetl~ of ~nday~ Dece~er 1~, 1~, ~ ~R~, In ~e considered Jud~ent of this Councll~ the bid eubmitted by H. B. S~opshire, o~e~ off U-DRI~-~ CO~A~ ~d presentl~ filed ~n the office the Clerk of thie Council, le the best bid received for ~e afore~aid privilege, ~E~ the aforesaid H. B. Shrop~lre, o~ne~ of U-DR~-IT C0~A~, has requested that the Instance coverage a~reed to In his aFo~esaid bid o~ efo~ any one (1) accident" be reduced to T~E~FOR~, BE IT 0~ by the Council of the City of Ro~oke as 1, That ~e bid of H. B. Sh~p~hire, ~r of U-D~I~-IT C0~A~, For the exclusive right a~ privilege of co~uctin~ au ~automobile-ffor-hire~ service at Roanoke Hunicipal Airport (~ood~ Field), fo~ the ~rm of five (~) yea~s from the 15th da~ of Dec~bev~ 1~52~ be~ and the ~e ls he~eby~ accepted. ~. Tha~ the City Han~e~ be, ~ he la herebyi authorized a~ directed a~ on behalf of ~e City of ~o~oke to execute ~e a~ree~nt dated December 19~, between ~e City of Roanoke a~ said U-DH~E-IT CO~/A~ ~lch ~aid a~reement has heretoFo~e been executed by H. B. Shrop~hlre, o~er of U-DHI~-~ COEPA~ presently on file In the office of ~e City Clerk and con~titutes the Bid of H. ~hropsh~ve, o~e~ of U-DH[VE-IT COHPA~ for the aforesaid exclusive privilege. 3. That the ~ount of insurance cove~e of ~1~.00 provided In the a~ove~entioned a~reemen~ ~ffo~ any one (1) accident~ be reduced ~ The .Ordinance havl~ been ~ad, ~as laid over. ~AT~ DEPAST~hT: Dr~t of a Resolution prepared by the Citi Hana~er, aathoriz[~ the pa~ent of $~10.90 to Nol~d Company~ Inco~orated~ ten per cent retaina~e provided for In its contract fo~ the fu~ni~hing of l~-tnch valves In co~ction ~lth the ~te~ ~ystem improvement procram, hav~ been refer~ed to the City Attorney for ~p~val, the City Attorney pre.anted a ne~ draft Resolution. It appe~ln~ that -the Resolution provides for ~ayment of $359.~1 to Nola~ Comply, Inco~o~ated, ~d the Assistant City Attorney, ~ ~as present at the meetly, po~nti~ out that the diffference between the t~ ~ounts ~epve~enta a disc~nt a11o~ed by the ~y, ~. ~o~y moved that action on the Resolution be deferred until ~e next re~la~ meetl~ of Cou~il, In o~de~ that the l~o~ation might be presented ~ ihe body. ~e motion ~s seconded by ~. ~aldrop and u~nl~usly ad. ted. AN~TION-~IHE DE~THE~ The matter of ac~lvins the Taze~ell Hot,an propevt~ lyl~ south of Vinton Road, N. E.~ east of ~ayl~d Street a~ ~est ~f Cavvin Street. as a site fo~ a Fire station in- the Idle~ild-Ke~ood Addition ar~, h~vl~ been referred to 195~ budget ~dy, a~ It appea~tn~ that the city's option on the property e~lres aa of December ~1, 1952, the question ~as a~ain bef~ 415 In this connection, the City Hsnscer submitted w~ittsn report that in furtherance of Councllts informal action at its budget study meetir~ on Friday, December 26, 19~2, he has wired the attorney for the Tazewell HerRen Heirs of the body*s intention to take up the option. With further reference to the matter, the City Attorney presented draft an 0rdinance, providin~ for the purchase of the property; whereupon, H~o Youn~ offered the following as an emerFency measurer (t116~) AR O~DIRAECE acceptins the option granted unto the City by the heirs of Tazewell Horgan to purchase ~2 1/2 acres~ more o~ leaa~ situate in. the Vineyard section of the City of Roanoke for ~0~0OO.O0 cash; authorisin6 and directing the proper City officials to do the necessary in the pre. lees; and providing for an e~ergancyo (For full text of 0rdin~nce, sea Ordinance Rook ROe 1~ Page H~o Youn~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hlnton and adopted by the £ollowir~ vote~ AFES~ HeeSrSo Hlnton~ Waldrop~ Uoody, YounF, and the ~reaident, Hr. Webber- NAYS: None ....... O. DELINqUeNT TA~ COL~]~CTO~= Council havin~ previously adopted an Ordlnance~ aBolishln~ the position of Delinquent Tax Collector fo~ the City of ~oanoke as of midni~ht~ December 31~ 19~ the City Attorney presented draft of an Ordinance~ pleclr~ the Delinquent Tax Department under the immediate supervision of the City ~ans~er for a t~lal perlod Of six months~ reducin~ the number of employees in the department~ and reTa~rir~ the su~misslon of monthly reports to Councll~ ~ereupon, ~r. You~ offered the followir~ as an emercency measure= (~116~?) AN O~DINANCE plscin~ the Dellr~tuent Tax Department unde~ the l~medlate supervision Of the City ManaEer for a trial period of six months; reducl~ the numbe~ of employees in said depertment~ requirin~ the submission Of monthly reports to. Council; and provic~ fo~ an emergency. (For full text of Ordins~e, see Ordinance Book No. 19~ Page Hr. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded Hr. ~oody and adopted By the followlnE vote~ AYe. S= ~sssrs. Mlnton~ Waldrop~ ~'oody, Youn~ and. the President~ ~r. NAYS: None ......... Oo L[C~N~ TAX COD~= The su~estions of the ~lccnse Inspector as to char~ss the License Tax Code having Been referred to the City Attorney for the purpose of furnishinE the members of Council with information as to the proposed changes, in order that they may study s ame~ the matte~ was aEain Before the Body. In this connection~ Hr. Woody pointed out that Councll has Been furnished with detailed lnffor~ation concerning Section 1R~ relating to Slot ~achfnes and Vending Machines, of the License Tax Code of the City of ~oanoke~ and that he does not feel the holders of retail merchant's licenses should Be required to pay special l~cense tax for the sale Of toBecco~ soft drinks, coml and wood, but that it ~s an involved matter.and should be ~lven much study before any action is taken to amend ~ection 1~8 and other sections imposing a special license tax on the above articleso At this point~ it was BrouEht to the attention of Council that the D~. BottlinE Company and the Roanoke Coca-Cola Bottlir~ Works have asked that the part of the License Tax Code dealing with soft drlnks be emended prior to January 1, 1953~ l~hlle tobacco representatives and coal and wood representatives have not raised any question or mede any req ues~ whereupon, Hi-. Youn~ stated ~at he In ~cord ~ith ~e p~l~iple off the request off the ~oFt dr[~ ~epresentativea, but that the ~din~ce e~odyi~ the provisions Council desires is not ready fo~ pas~ag~ a~ ~ved that action on the ~tte~ be deffe~d until the e~ oF the present ~lth a vie~ oF reacht~ a satisffacto~ a~reement as to the provisions to be include In the 0rdin~ce at t~t time. The ~tion ~as seco~ed b7 ~. ~oody aP~ adopted. Later duvl~ the meeting, ~e ~atte~ ~as asain discussed ~lth ~. J, ~. Dav~e, representing ~. Pep~e~ Bottlin~ Company~ a~ ~. A. H. ~ebs, representinE Roanoke C~a-Cola ~ttll~ ~orke~ Inco~orated, ~o ~ere.p~sent at the meeti~, an~ afte~ a lengthy consideration oF the dr~ts of t~ Ordina~es previously submitted by the soft drl~ representat~ve$~ with ~an~es to the draft of 0~dinance amendin~ Section l~8(a) bel~ mutually a~reed upon ~ those present, ~. You~ offered the followinE emergency 0~inance repealin~ Section (~116~) AN 0~DIN~CE repealing ~ection l~9(a) of the License Tax Coda of the City of Roanoke; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of 0rd~n~ce, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Pare ~. You~ moved the ~optlon of the Ordina~e. The motion was seco~ed by ~. W~drop ~d adopted by the followi~ vote: A~S~ ~essrs. H~nton~ Wald~p, ~o~y, You~ a~ the President, H~. Webber- NAYS~ None ........... O. ~. Youn~ then offered the follow~n~ ermr~ency Ordinance ~end~ng Section (~116~) AN O~INANCE to ~end and reo~dnln Section 1~8(~) of the License Tax Code of the City of Roanokel and providing for ~ emergency. (For full text of Ordln~ee, see ~dt~ce Book No. 19, Page ~. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The mottonwas se~nded Fm. Waldrop and adopted by ~e following vote~ A~: Hessrs. Hinton, Waldro~ Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. NAYS: None ....... O. A~P0~: Council havl~ at its last re~lav meeting deferred action on the matter of amending the schedule of rates ~d charges at the Ro~oke Municipal Airport, In order that furthe~ study might be Eiven to s~e, ~e question was a~ain before the body. In this co~ctton, ~e City Attorney pointed out that the draft of Ordln~ce ~e~t~ the sched~e of rates a~ charges also provides, in addition to ~e~nts discussed at previous meetl~s of Council, t~t all fixed base operators of aviation businesses and ~rpovt businesses shall pay a yearly privilege charge of $1~0.~ which shall not be prorated ~nd which sh~l be paid on o~ before the first day of July of each yeav; provided, however, that any su~ operator co=encin busi~ss on or after J~u~y 1st of any year shall pay $~O.~ for the privilege of operatl~ though June 30th of such year. ~tev a further discussion of the matter, It appearing ~at the schedule of ~ates for nlffht ll~ting faclllties at the Airport is to be incorporated into the general schedule of rates and ch~es, ~. Hlnton offend the following Re~olution repealing the Resolution establlshg~ the separate schedule of rates~ (~11660) A RESOL~/TIOR repealing Resolution No, 733~, adopted on the day of ~une, 19/~ establiehin~ a schedule of rates for night liFhtlnt facilities at Roanoke ~cipal Airport (~o~a Fleld)l a~ providl~ fo~ ~ (Po~ full text of Re~olution, see O~inance ~ok ~o. 19, Pa~e H~. Ninton ~ved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~lon ~ss. seconded ~.~oody ~ adopted by the ~ollo~lnS votes A~S~ Hess~s. Hinton~ ~ald~op~ ~o~.You~ and the Fresident~ H~. ~ebber- NAYSt ~one ........... 0. In a discussion of the O~i~nce est~bli~hin~ the ~e~r~ schedule of ~atei and char~es~ Hr. Youn~ mved that the landi~ fee of ten cents p~ one thousa~ pou~a be ~ended ~ adding the ~rds =o~ fraction thereo~~. ~e motion vas seco~ed ~ H~. ~aldvop a~ unanimously ad,ted. ~. ~nton then of~eved the follo~i~ emergency O~dinance establlshin~ the ~eneval schedule of ~ate~ and chavges~ · (t11661)A~ O~IHANCE ~ ~e~ ~ reordain Ordin~ce ~o. 1179~ adopted on the lOth day of Dece~bev~ 19~1~ e~tabll~hln~ a schedule of eate~ and chav~es a~ fixing certain policies fo~ ~e use a~ ope~ation of Roanoke Hunicipal Al~o~t (~ood~ Fteld)~ the s~e to bec~e effective on a~ after J~ua~y 1. 1953~ and · .p~ovidl~ fo~ an eme~[ency. (io~ ~11 t~x~ of O~dina~e~ see O~iname-~ok Ho. 19. Pa~e SO1.) ~. Hinton moved ~e adoption o~ the O~dln~ce. The mo~lcn vas ~econded by H~. ~ald~op ~d~cpted by the following vote~ AYES: Hessv~. Hinton~ ~aldrop~ ~o~y~ Youn~ and the Fresldent~ Hr.'~ebbe~- N~S: No~ .......O, MOTIONS A~ MISCELLANEOUS BUSIh~SS: ~-SCE00LS: ~e City Clerk ~ou~t ~ the attention of Council a for transfers within the 195~ School Budget es a re~lt of estimated receipts and expenditures In excess of the 195~ Budget; whereupon, ~. Minton offered the following e~erEency Ordin~ce; (~11662) AN ORDINANCE to amend a~ reordain Section ~90, "~blic Schools", of the 195Z Budget Ordinance, a~ provid!~ for an emergency. (Wo~ ~11 ~xt of Ordin~ce, see O~dinance Book No. 19, PaKe ~03.) ~. Minton moved the adoption of the O~dinsnc~. ~e motion was seconded ~. Wallop a~ adopted by the follow~ vote: A~= Messrs. Mln~n~ WsldPop, ~'o~, You~, ~d the President~ H~. NAYS: None ...... O. B~G~-S~ CONSTRUCTION: The City Clerk b~ou~t %o the attention of Counc a ~eques% fo~ the t~sfe~ of $81,~09.~ f~m the General Fund to the ~provemen% Fu~ to pay fop captain contracts fop the co~t~uct~on o~ sewers ~n the City of Roa~ke. ~. YounE moved that the ~tteP ~ ~efe~red to the C~ty Attorney fop pPepaPation of the pPopeP ~esolut~on. ~e motion was seconded by MP. M~nton unanlmously Late~ ~P~ the meeting, the C~ty Attorney p~esented the Resolution; ~ePeupon, ~. Minton Offered the followlnE~ .417 (~11663) A RESOUJ?ION. transferring $81,~09.00 from the General Fund to the Improvement Fund to pay for the contracts herein listed{ and providing for an emergency. (.For full text of Resolution, sea Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Hr. Hlnton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following voto~ AYE~ ~easrs. Hlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber'-. NAYS~ None ............... O. LICENSE TAX CODE~ Council having had undsl, consideration on several ocessio tho question o£ recodifying the License Tax Coda of the City of Roanoke, the matter of clarifying the Code .and its index was discussed, Hr. Young offering the followin Rasolution~ (~1166~$) A RESOLUTION appointing a co~uittea to study, recodify, simplify and bring up to date the License Tax Coda of the City o£ Roanoke sfter the complete report of the Tax Study Committee of tho City o£ Roanoke has been submitted. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Mr. Young moved the sdoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by M~. Waldrop and adopted by the following vote~ AYF~.~ Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, YounF, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ............. At this point, Mr. M~nton moved that Council recess until 2:00 o'clock, p. %lednesday, Deceruber 31, 1952. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and unanimous] adopted. APPROVED Clerk President COU;~CIL, RECESSED REOULAR ~I~/O, Wednesday, December 31, 1952. The Council of .the City of Hoanoke met in recessed regular meeting in the ircult Court Hoom in the Hunicipal Building, ~ednesday, December 31, 1952, at ~00 o'clock, p. m., with the President~ Hr. Webber, presiding. ?RgSg,~ Hesers. Hl~ton~ Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber ...................... ABSE Fl' = None ........ O, OFFIcERs I~F~E?~T= Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Hanager~ and Hr..Harry R. Yates City Auditor. BUDGET-PU~CHAS£ OF PBOPEI~TY~ Council at its regular meeting on Honday, December 29, 195~, having adopted an emergency Ordinance, providing for the purchas of the Tazewell Horgan Heirs property at a cash consideration of $~0~O00.00~ the :City Hanager advised Council that the ~O,O00.O0 should be appropriated in the 1952 budget; whereupon~ Hr. Young offered the following emergency Ordinarce~ {#11665) AN O~DINANCE to ~mend and reordain Section #lO~, "~bllc Parks~, of the 195~ Budget Ordtnance, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ord!nance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by Hr. Woody and adopted by the followlng vote: AYES~ Hessrs. Hlnton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. ~ebber- NAYS~ None ......... O. BUDGET: The City Eanager brought t o the attention of Council overdrafts in various accounts in the 1952 budget and asked that a total of'~?~230.00 be transfer from the Licerxe Inspection Budget to mee,t these overdrafts. Hr. Hi,ton moved that Council concur in the request of the City Henager and offered the followlng emergency Ordinance, transferrln~ ~2,~00.00 to Halntenance of Apparatus in the Fire Depart=cut Budget; ~300.00 to Emergency Relief in t he Department of Public Welfare Budget; ~,~00.00 to ~agee in the Public Parks Budget; ~1,300.O0 to Wages in the Huniclpal ~tadium and Athletic Field Budget; and ~30.00 to Wales in the Hunicl~al Harket Budgett (#1166~) AN O,~I~AI;CE to amend and reordain certain sections of the 195~ BudFet Ordinance, and provid!ng for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~05.) Fr. Hinton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by H~. Waldr~p and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Hessrs. HintQn, Waldrop, Woody, Young, end the President, Hr. Webber- NAYSt None ........ O.. BUDGET-POLICE DEP~NTF~/~: The City Hanager brought to the attention of Council a request for authority to purchase parking meters in an smlount not to exceed $500.00 out of the unexpended balance in the appropriation for Furniture and Equipment in the Police Department Budget. · ~[r. Hinton moved that Council concur in the request of the City Hanager and offered th~ following Resol~tion~ (~11867) A RE$OLt~ION authorizing the purchase of parkin~ meters in an amount not to exceed $5~0.00 out of the unexpended balance in the appropriation for 420 Furniture and Equipment undel~ Section ~0, "Police Department", of tho 19~a Bodget, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see 0rd!nance Book Re. 19, Page Hi'. Minton moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded Hr. t/aldrop and adopted by the following voter AYES: Hessra. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, ~.r..Webber- RAYS: Rone ........... O. CITY MARFA'T: The question of making, more space available to farmers at the City Market having been referred to the City Hanager and the City Attorney for stud and report~ Hr..Waldrop offered the following emergency Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney, amending, and reordaining Section 1, Chapter 27, of the Olty Code, with regard to the segregation of producers and peddlers at the City Harket: (/~1166~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordaln Section 1 of Chapter ~? of the Code of the City of Roanoke; and provid~nF for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page PO6.) }ir. ~'aldrop moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded Hr. ~'oody and adopted by the following vote: Al'ES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, ~'oody, Young, and the President, }ir. ¥'ebber- NA~S: None ......... O. PUDGET-COYPENSATION BOA~D: The State Compensation Board having previously notified Council of a neetin~ of the Compensation Board for the purpose of fixing the salary and expenses of the constitutional officers for the calendar year 1953~ and Council having requested additional time in which the City of Roanoke m!Fht submit to the Compensation Board Joint recommendations for the fixation of the salaries and expenses in the offices of the above officials for the calendar year 1953, the ~.atter was again before the body. It appearing that Council has been unable to corm to a Joint agreement with the constitutional officers as to the salaries and expenses in their offices for the calendar year 1953, I~m. Young offered the following Resolution wlth regard to the office of the Co~-m~lssioner of Revenue: (#11669) A NESOLUTION making recommendation to the Compensation Board. for fixation of salaries, expenses and other requfrement~ in the office of the Commiss.~c of Revenue for the calendar year 1953; and providin~ for an er~rEency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Es. ~19, Page }ir. Young moved thesdoptton of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr.~'oody and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }ies~r~. }iessrs. Minton, .~aldrop, %'oody, Young, and the President, }ir. ~'ebb er- ..................... 5. - NAYS: None .......... O. Hr. Young offered the following Resolution with regard to the office of the ."lerk of the Courts-- (#11670) A RESOLUTION making reco=nendation to the Compensation Board for ~lxatisn of salaries, expenses and other requirements in the office of the Clerk of the Courts for the calendar year 1953; and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 208.) 422 ,' . M~o Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mro Woody and adopted by the following votez AirES: Msss~s. Minton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, K~. %~ebber-~ NAYSz None ........... O. ~. Youn~ offered the followl~ ~esolution with ~eEa~d to the off,ce of the C~ty Treasure~ (~11671) A RE~L~ION making reco~ation to the Co~ensation Board fo~ fixation o~ sal~riea, ex~es and othe~ requirements in the office of the City · . Tre~surem fo~ th~ c~endar yea~ 19~3; a~ providing fo~ ~ e~rgency. (Fo~ ~11 text of Resolution, see O~inance ~ok No. 19, Page ~09.) ~. Young moved ~e adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Woody ~d adopted by ~e followln~ votel A~Sx Messvs. Mlnton~ Waldrop~ Woody. Young, and the President, Mr. Webbev- NAYS: None .............. 5. ~. Y~ng offered the following ~esolution with regard to ~e office of the Attor~y fop the Com~nwealth: (~11672) A RESOL~ION making reco~endatlon to the Compensation Board fo~ fixation of sal~es~ e~e~es ~d other ve~lve~nts In ~e office of the Attovney ~fo~ the Co~onwealth fop the calendar ye~ 19~3; and proTid~ng fop ~ e~v~ency. (Fop full text of Resolutlon, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page ~10.) M~. Young moved the adoption of the Hesolution. The motion was seconded b~ ~. Woody and ad.ted by the follow~n~ A~: F~ss~s. H~n%on~ Wald~p~ Woody~ Young~ and the President~ Mm. Webbe~- NAYS: None ....... O. H~. Youn~ offered the follow~g Resolution with regard to the oCflce of the City Sergeant ~ (~11673) A RESOL~ION m~ln~ reco~ndation to the Co~ensatton ~oard fop ~ixation of salaries, ex~es and other Fequ[~e~nts In the office of the City Sergeant for the calenda~ yeaP 1953: a~ providi~ fop an emergent~. {For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinate Book No. 19, P~e 211.) ~. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~ood~ a~ adopted b~ ~e followi~ vote: A~: EessPs. ~nton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, ~d the President, Nm. Webber- N~S: None .......... O. LICENSE T~ CODE: Cou~ll having had u~e~ co~ldevat[onfrom time to time the question of Pepe~inF some of the so-called ~nuisance taxes"~ ~. Minton offeve the follow,nE emevEe~y Ordnance, Peduc~ng the ma~fac~urers tax from fifteen pep one hu~ed dollaPs to ten cents ~r one hundred doll.s: (~1167~} AN ~DINAN~ to amend and reoPdain Section 91 of the License Tax Code of ~e City of ~o~oke; ~d providing fo~ an emergency. (Fo~ ~11 text of OPd~ce, see Ovdl~e ~ok No. 19, Ps~e ~. Minton mo~ed the adoption of ~e Opdlnance. The motion was seconded Waldvop and adopted by the follow,nE A~S= Messrs. Minton, Waldcop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ......... O. ~G~: Cou~ll havfn~ held ~Pous budgst studies in co~ection with the pvoposed 19~3 budget, and the fill d~t showing tot~ estl~ted revenue In the 422 amount of ~9,661,~148.00 and total approprgattons in the a~ount of $9,6SO,~Ii6.82~ P.~. Ninton offered the followl~ emergency O~inance~ (~11675) AN O~I~NCE makl~ appropriations from the General ~ of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal ye~ beginning J~ua~ 1, 1953~ a~ e~l~ ~cember )1~ 1~)~ and decl~ the existence o~ an emergency. {For ~11 text of Ordinance, see Ordinate ~ok No. 19, ~. Hlnton moved the adoption of the O~ln~ce. The ~tion was seconded bi Hr. ~oody ~d adopted by the follo~i~ votes AY~I ~essrs. Hlnton, ~aldr~p, Woody~-You~, a~ the President, ~. Webber- N~YS~ None ..... ~ ....... In this co~ctlon, Council hav~ co.erred ~lth representatives of public school~ In the adoption of that portion of th~ 19~3 budget relating to. .~chool~, .~. ~oody moved that Co~ll be furnished a breakdown oC i~lvidual salaw ~chedules for the years 19~1, 19~ and 19~, by schools and totals, In order that Council, In the future, can act more Intelligently in app~vln~ the total tions tn the v~lous categories, a~, ~o, a breakdown o~ receipts a~ expe~lture of sm~ev ~d ni~t ~chool operations, a~ ~ell a~ other t~tmctlo~. The motion ~as seconded by ~. ~aldrop ~d ~nant~ou~ly ~opted. Bt~G~-~ATEH DEPARTed: Council having con~lde~d the proposed draft the 19~J ~atev Dep~tment Badger in budget studies, ~d the final draft sho~tng tot estimated ~evenue tn the amo~t of $1,026~O0.00 and total app~priatlons in the amount of ~l,02J,OSa.jJ~ Hr. Hfnton offered the follo~t~ emer~e~y Ordlnance~ (~1!6~6) AN OHDIIIANCE maki~ appropriatlon~ from the Wate~ Department~ Gene~l Fund For the City of Roanoke For the Fiscal year beglnnin~ January 1, 19~, and endtnF Decembe~ il, 19~. and declaring the exi~tance of an (For ~11 text of Ordtnar~e, ~ee Ordinate ~ook No. 19, PaEe ~r. Hlnton moved ~e adoption of the O~tnance. The motion ~a~ seconded by }~. Woody. and adopted by th~ following vote~ AYES: ~5~rs. Hlnton, Waldvop, ~oody, Young, and the President, H~. NA~S: None ............. O, B~-S~AGM DISPOS~: Council hav~ng considered the proposed dr~t of the 1953 Sewage Treat~nt Budget tn budget studies, and ~e final dr~t showing tota~ estimated revenue in the amount of $380,5~.OO a~ total appropr~ations tn the a~o~ of $343,030.~, Mr. Minton offered ~e followf~ emergency O~dinance: ($11677) AN ORDINAN~ ~k~ng approp~Aatio~ ~om the Sewage Treatment Fund for the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year ~gin~ng January 1, 1953, and e~i~ Dece~er 31, 1953, end declaring ~e existence of an e~rgency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Page 233.) Mr. Minton moved ~e adoption of ~e Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Woody a~ ~opted by~ ~e follow~g vote: A~: Messrs. Mln$on, Waldrop, ~ioody, You~, and the President, M~. Webber- NAYS: No~ .............. O. There being ~ further busi~ss, Cou~!l adjourned. APPROVED COUECIL, RF~ULAR HFETILO, Honday, January S, 1953. The Council of the City of Boanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Cou: Boom in the Municipal Building, Honday~ January S~ 19~3~ at P~OO o*cl~c~.~ p. m.~ the ~eEular ~eetl.E hour~ with the Presidentj Hr. ~ebber~ presiding. PRESENT~ Hssara. ~aldrop~ ~oody~ Youn~ and the President, Hr. ~ebbsr-~. t~S£11T~ Hr. Hlnton- ............. 1o OFFICE~S PRESENT~ Hr. Arthur S. Owens~ City HanaFer~ Hr. Randolph G. %~tttle ~ity Attorney, and Hr. Narr~ ~. Yatea, City Auditor. ~he.meeting was opened with a prayer by the Beverend Csrey R. ~oser, Pastor ~f ~ount Pleasant Baptist Church. HII~7/fES= Copy of the m~nutea of the r eFular meeting held on Monday, December IS, 19~, having beeu Furnished each me~ber Of Council, upon motion of Hr. Woody, seconded b~ Hr. Waldrop and unmnimously adopted, the reading was dispensed ~rlth and the minutes approved aa recorded. RF~/~ING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC }~TTERS: ZONING~ Notice of a public hearing on the question of rezoninF from General Residence District to Business District property located on the nomth s Ids o£ O~ange Avenue, N. ~., between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, described es part of Lots 11 and 17~ part of Lots 1P and 13; and part of Lots 1~ and Ih, Block 13, Eelrose Land Company ~ap, haling been publ lshed ~n The Roanoke ~orld-News pursuant to Article XI, Section ~3, of Chaptem 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, settf~ the time of the hearing at R:CO o'clock, p. m., Monday, JsnuarF 5, lg~3, the matter was before Council. In this connection, Mr. Halter H. Scott, Attorney, appeared before Council for ~r. K. A. Pate, Attorney, ~epresentinE M~. and ~rs. Horton Cooper, and urged that if property described as part of Lot 11, Block 13, ~elrose Land Company is rezoned for business purposes, that the above lots be rezoned also. Everyone present having been ~tven an opportunity to be heard onthe matter~ ~nd no one appearing in opposition to the rezoninF, ar~/ no co~n!cationa having bee :eceived on the subject, it was brought to the attention of Council that the City PlsnninF Co~ission has recommended that all of the above lots be rezoned for ~usiness purposes. It appearing that a public hea~in~ on the question of rezonfnF mart of Lot il, Block 13, Melnose Land Company Hap, has already been held and that action on the ~atter has been deferred pendlnF the public hearing on the sdJotn~n~ lots, ~r. Y.ung nov~d that Council concur in the reco~mendation of the City Planning Com~ieaion all ot the above lots be rezoned for business purposes and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first read!up. The motion was seconded by Hr. Naldrop and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Hesars. Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the ~resldent, ~r. ¥[ebber .... NAYS: NSne ......... O. (Mr. Hinton absent) (#11678) AN ORDINANCE to ~mend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relstton to Zoning. 'WHEREAS, applic~tion has been made to the Cour~tl of the City of Roanoke to have property located on the north side of Orange Avenue, N. ~., between Tenth 423 Street and Eleventh Street, described as part of Lot 11, Block 1]~ Helrose Lar~l Company Hap, Official ~o. ~1~0311, rezoned ~rom General Reeidence District to iBueinese Dletrlct~ and ~F~B, the City Pl~nl~ Co~sion has recovered that ~e above p~pert be rezo~d From General Residence District to ~usiness DistPlct~ ~d ~ notice required ~ Article II, ~ection ~]~ of ~apter ~1 of the C~e,oF ~e City of Roa~ke~ YJr~lnia~ relatin~ to ~onin~ has been published In ~e Roa~ke~orld-Ee~s~ a newspaper published In the Clt~ of Roano~:e~ for the t ~AS~ the he3ring as provided For in said notice published in the said newspaper ~a~ ~lven on the 5th day of Decem~r, 1~2, at ~:00 o~clock, p. ~., before the Council cC the Clt7 o~ Hoanoke In the Council Hoo~ in the ~nicipal Build[nE, and t~d~EAS~ subsequent application has ~en made to the Council o~ the City o~ Hoanoke to have property deec~i~ed as part of~ts 11 a~ lP; part of L~ts 1~ and part of Lots 1~ a~ 1~ Bl~ck 1~, Hel~se Land Company Hap~ 0fflci~ Pl~0]I~, 21~0~13 an~ ~lF0~lh, respectively, rezoned from General Hesidence DistPlct to Buslne~ Di~tvlct, if the property described as pa~t of ~2 11, Block 1~, Eelvose Land Con, any Hap, Official No. ~1~0]11, l~ ~oned fo~ boniness pnrposes, and ~AS, the City PlanninF Commission ha~ recommended that the a~e be rezoned from Ge~al Re~idenceDlstrict to Business District, a~ ~R~S, notice required by Article XI, Sectionh3, of Cha~tee 51 of the ~ode ce the City of Roanoke, Vl~ginia, ~elati~ to Zoning, has been ~ublfshed In "The Roanoke Wo~ld-News", s newspaper published In the City of Roanoke, fo~ the t lme ~equ~red by said section, WheREAS, the hearing as provided for in setd notice published in t he said newspaper was ~lven on the 5th day of Ja~a~, t953, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Hoanoke in the Cou~il Roo~ In the Municipal Building, ~AS, this Council, after conslde~lng the applications for rezo~ng, Is of the opinion that all of the abo~e lots should be rezoned from General Residence DistPict to Business District. T~ORE, BE IT ORDAI~ by the Co~cll of the City of Roanoke that Article I, Section 1, of ~aptev 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, Pelatfng to Zoning, be amended a~ reenacted in the following p~tlcula~ and no other, viz: Property located on the north side of Orange Avenue, N. ~.~ between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, described as part of Lotll; part of Lots tl a~ 1~; pa~t ~f Lots 1P and 13; a~ p~t of ~ts 13 and 14, Block 13, Melrose La~ Company teslgnated on Sheet P1P of the Zoning Map as 0f~Icial Nos. 21PO311, P1P0312, a~ 212031~, respectively, be, a~ Is hereby changed from General He~idenceDlstvict ~o Bus,ness District, and the Map herein ~fer~d to shall be changed tn this respec The Ordinate ha~ng been read, was laid over. ZONI~: Notice of a publ{c heaping on the ~estimoC rezon!~ from Gem~l Residence District to Business District property located on the north side of Bvanbleton Awenue~ S. W., between Ash~ Street and Red Rock Road, described as Lots 7-9, inclusive, Block 5, Evergreen Dewelopment Comply Map, hmwlnz been published The ~oanoke World-l{ews pursuant to A~ticle XI, Section ~3, of 6hapter 51 of the Coda of the City of ~oanoke, ~etting the tl~e of the hearin~ at ~00 o~clock~ Eonda$, January 5, 19~3, the ~attsr was before Council. In this connection, He, Young brought to the attention of Council a petltio eig~,d by thir[y-eix citizens o£ 6reenland Hills and adjacent territory embraced by 6randin Court, asking that the request £or rezon!ng be denied and that all such requests for the future be denied and bulldinFs, other than residential~ be :er:ultted only on non°conforming permits. Ave nue~ S. ~., appeared before Council and stated that he is opposin~ the request for rezoning in order to dlscouraFe bus]ness in the affected area in general, also, due to the risk of undesirable typ~e o£ business appearing at a later date, fl~rther because the City ?1arming Con. Isa!on has recommended that the request be dealed~ end last of all, because of the above petition askinC that the request be denied. With f~rther reference to the matter, Hr. G. J. ~alpert, Attorney, repre- ~enting Lexter Bo Holyf~eld and Lees H. Holyfleld~ the petltioner~ for rezonin~ appeared before Coqncll and insisted that the proFerty in question cannot be used for residential purposes, Hr. ~alpert point trig out that ~ra~bleton Avenue is a hi~h~ay le~d!ng out of the city and should have a business center the s a~e as other hlgh~aya leadlnF out of the city, F~. ~aluert then presented a ~alver si~ned by those property o~ners in Block 5, Evergreen Development Company ~ap, £rontin~ on Bra~bleton Averse, .Ith re~ard to deed restrictlol~s provldlnF that the above lots ~hall not be used for nercantile ou other business uses, ~ut solely For residences, !ir. ~alpert stating that he has not had ti~e to obtain the slgnature~ of officials of Ever ment Company, Incorporated, but that he has been assured the officials ~lll At this point, Era. Verna A, Trent, o~ner of proFerty located on the south side of Brambleton Avenue, S. W., at Red Rock Road, described as Lots i and Block 10, Corbiesha~ Hap, appeared before Council and voiced the opinion that ~ 1 of the property fronting on ~rambleton Avenue should be rezoned For business purpos~ since it is no food for residential purposes, AppearinC in opposition to the proposed rezontng~ ~ere )ir. R. C. Atkinson, YIn. George Eo Leater, Jr., and Hr. Jack D. Cooper, the citizens protestln~ that the area in question already has enough property zoned For business purposes to adequately serve that section, After a lengthy and heated discussion of the ~atter bet~en the proponents and the opponent$~ Hr. Voody moved that Council concur in the reco,-~uendat[on of City Plannin~ Corumiisien and that the request for rezonlnE be denied. The motion ~aa seconded by He. Young and unanimously adopted. CITY ~2.R~: Council at a recessed reFfular meatin~ on December ]1, havin6 adopted an Ordinance m~endinc and reordainlng Section 1~ Chapter bT, of the Code of the ~tty of Roanoke, ~lth regard to the seFregatlon of producer~ and ~eddlera at the City Hatter, H~. ~alter Ho 5cott~ Attorney, appeared before the body and presented the followinE co~tlnication{ : 425 "January 5, 1953 City Council ~or the City of Roanoke, GentlemsnZ I understand t~at lm~ediately before the close of the year, a night session Of the Council~ you passed an Ordinance sm,ndin~ the Market Ordinance which has the effect of puttin~out of business B, B. Connsr~ O. L. Williams, Ed Saunders and Junior Mays. These people have been assigned the same gpaces on the City Market on a month to month basis by your City Harket Master by payin~ monthly~ in adva~e~ for curb space which they forfeit unless they are in place on the market early. Mr. Ed Saundera has been enEaFed in this business for ~0 years and the others for a lesser .number Of years. I think you should know that these people did not attempt to dodFe payment of any proper license in 1957. They paid the full smot]nt of the license requested by the Co~ieslener of Revenue to both the City and State, and th~s licerme is the only license required of them under the State law. In late subduer or early fall you~ license collector, Mr. Johnson~ told the~ they had the wrenF kind of license, and that they would have to take out a m~rchant~a license. They were also told that they %ould no credit for, nor refund fro~, what Mr. Johnson considered lmpro~er license ~hleh hsd been issued to these people in the Commissioner of Revenuers of£1ce. M~. Johnson proceeded a~alnst these parties in Judge Price's Court. A brief was filed on their behalf promptly, in ~hlch the State law was set out, at, which specifically provides, by definltion, that these People are not merchants since they have no fixed place of business, open at all hours, and therefore~ they must take out the type of license which they have always bee~buying ar~.not a merchant's license~ and by the smme token they are exempted by State law from the merchant's license. It was further set out that the State law r~qulres that the Cities in their License Codes parallel the State law. These ~en the orderly decision of Judge S. R. Price. At respectful intervals they have made inquiry about the status of their case From time to The first these people knew of the Ordinance was when they were informed by Mr. Johnson that they were ou~ o£ business. He told Mr. Ed Saunders that the reason they were out of business was that thay hadn't done what he told them to do last year about ratine OUt a merchs~nt~s licen2 It is their feelir& that you do not helleve in reprisals against people for claimin~ the protection of State and local laws, end the right to do the business fop which they have paid their Eood hard cash. None of these operator~ are bl~ operators, they are simply small people; people ~ho have been conductlnF small operatform in their small way, under the proper licenses over a period of years. They appreciate the fact that you uave them an opportunity to be heard, th~ouFh me this day. Their request is that you repeal the hasty Ordinance and allow them to obtain the llcer~e %%Ich Judge ~rice decides is proper for them to obtain durln~ the month of January. I~ after proper investigation and hea~lnE, you think they should be outlawed from the market you can so outlaw them, but unless this Ordinance fs repealed l..~ztedtately thet will probably be set upon and. arrested as ~[r. Johnson has already made such a threat to M~. Saundera. ~e regret very much thut we did not know that }fr. Waldrop had brouEht this matter to the attention of Council a short time see, for If we had these people would have tried to Eive you their story then. Very truly yours, (5[Ened) ~alter H. Scott" In a discussion o£ the matter, it was pointed out that the amendment set= aside space' on t~e market square for the huckster and peddler of farm and domestic products of a perishable nature ~own o~ produced b7 them and not purchased b them for sale and that the purpose of the amendment was to make more space to the farmers~ therefore, the question of the license to be paid is not involYed. Council befn~ of the opinion that it fs net the intent of the Ordinance to put anybody out of bus,ness, ~r. Woody moved that the request for repeal of the Ordinance be ~enfed. The motion was seconded by ~. Younz and unanimously adopted. ZONING: Mr. H. M. ~oomaw,' Attorney, repressnttnE ]-!essrs.' A. P. Martin a nd W. Price Fields, appeared before- Council eno presented a com~.unlcat~on, that property located between Memorial Avenue and Westover Avenue~ S. W.~ in t he Vicinity of Wfnborne Street, described as the western flfty feet of Lots 1, k, 3 and 5, Block 3, Wllli~ Claytor Map, Official No. f330611, be rezonsd from Special Residence Dlstr!ct to Business District. On ~otlon o£ H~, Yours.., eeconded by Hr, Waldrop and unanl~,ously adopted, t ha matter wac referred to the City Plannir~E Co..-~lasion £or investigation, report and reco~endatian to ~THE~ I~ROV~S{ He~svs. W, T. Hylton a~ S. C, Brown again appeared before Cou~ll a~ asked that so~ethin~ be done a~ut l~rovin~ a~ wideninE Hollins ~oad, It ap~ea~lnE that'tbe matter was p~viously referred to lgb] budget study end that no action w~s t~en on the question In the ~optlon of the 1~3 budget, Further consideratio~ of the ~bJect was deferred, P~ITiO~S AR~ C0~UNICATiONS~ ZONIng: A co~n~est~on f~om ~s. John W. Mo~chs, 1911 Mezo~sl A~enue, S. W., ~sk~n~ that he~ p~onert~ described ss Lot 1~, ~nd pmrt of Lot ~5, B]oc~ Section 1, Virginia Heights Rap, be rezoned f~m Special Residence Distr~ct to Bus~ne~s District, was before Council. On motion of Mr. ~aldron, seconded by Mr. Woody end unanimously adopted, matter was referred to the City Plannt~ Com. niszion fop Investigation, report and reco~e~at~on to ZONING: A con. un,cation f~om Er. MorP~s L. Masinter,'Attorney, rep~esent~nU Mr. Maury L. Strauss and ~. Elbert H. Wsldron, ask~n~ ~at a slx-acre tract of located on the mouth s~de of 5randon Avenuej S. W., (U. S. H[Fhwsy Ro~,te No. 11), [mnedlately east of ~{ud Lick Creek, designated as Off[clal No. 16POLO1, be reroned from Ge~r~! Residence District to Bus,ness D~str~ct, sub3ect ~o the requirements of the C~t7 Pla~ Com_~ss~on, was before Uounc~l. In this connection, the C[t~ Clerk b~ught to t he atSent!on of Council the follow~nK co~un~cat~on from the C[ty PlatenF "~eember 31, The Honorable R. L. Webbe~, Mawr, 8nd )[embe~s of C~ty Councll, Roa~ke, Virg~n~a. ~. E. H. EaldPon and.Mr. Hau~y L. StFauss appea~ed before the City Plan~nE Co~!ssfon at its meeting on Decembe~ 30, 195~, and ~esented p~elfmfnsry d~aw[ng fo~ a Business Shoppin~ Cente~ they wish to develop a s~x-ac~ tract of land located on the south s~de o~ U. S. ~oute 11, f~edf~tely east of }~d Lick Greek, designated as Official Lot No. 16~0101 which fs now clsssfffed as s General Residence D~st~ic%. It is understood they will file a ~equest ~lth City Council that said property be mezoned ~e petitioners, who have an option on sa~d property, have agreed to proposed future street con~ction with P~ud Lick ~oad, as shown on the its intersection with U. S. Rt. No. 11. The petitioners have f~rther agreed that any pro.sad buildings ~hall ~ set back at least f~fty feet fro~ the new street line alon~ Brmndon Avenue. ~e Co~iss[on has studied the proposal, and ~s of the opinion that said tract of land ~s ~re adapted for the proposed bus.ess use th~n for residential purposes, since part of s~id tract will ~ waste land because of w~ld be excessive. The 6o~ss~on feels that its location is such that if it is de~eloped es proposed a lar&e number of property o~ers will be benefited 5y the services and parking facilities to be provided, a~ the proposed development will not depreciate the value o~ properties sdJacen thereto. Council's attention ~s called to the fact that property [~edfatel ls~, %he Co~lssion feels that sa~d street f s not ~cessary to serve the ad~cen% p~operty on the so~th ~ch will have outlets to recently developed streets in ~hat l~ed~ate ~fcinfty, and, further~ that it will be ~mpracttca 427 '428 ~ha City Plarml~ Co.lesion racoons, ends to City Council that said tract of land, Official LOt ~o. 16POlOl~ be resoned from a General Residence District to a Business District on the following cor~itbns{ 1, That the petitioners ~lll dedicate mu~ficlent la~ along maid tract Frontin~ on Br~don Avers to p~ovide For a future width o~ fifty feet ffr~ the center ~. T~t sufficient l~d ~lll be dedicated to p~ovide for a street to co--ct ~th Hud Lick ~ad (Va, Sec. Bt. No. eho~ on the prel{~lnary dre~ln~ to eliminate a t~sFFic h~zard now existing at t~ intersection ~lth U. S. Rt. Ho. 11, 3. That the re~inln8 ~mall piece o~ land situated ~tween s aid pro~sed six~-Foot street, U. S. Route ~o. 11 a~ ~d Lick Creek ~lll be dedicated Fo~ street pu~oses. h. That ~e petitione~s ~ill install much suitable storm drains alon~ maid pr~erty fronting on Bra~on Avenue as may be deemed necessary For the proper develop~nt of ~aid property. ~. That a~bulldinss ~lch ~y be const~cted rill ~ set b8ck min~um of fifty feet from ~e p~oposed ~w street line. 6. ~at any street or roadway ~ich may actually exist on s aid tract ~ill be legally Vacated By Co~cXl 1n accordance with the require- ments of the State law providing for the vacation of streets. Respectfully snbmXtted~ (Signed) W. J. HcCorkXndale, Jr. On motion of ~. Woody, seconded bye. Young and ~nan~mously ~dopted, the City Clerk was Xnst~cted to publish proper notice of e public hearln~ to be held at P=O0 o'clock. D. m., January P6, 19~3. STreETS AR~ A~S[ The followl~ co~unicatlon from the CttyPla~l~ Co~X~sXon, with reference to acquisition of property on the northwest corner Commonwealth Avenue and Fourth Street, N. ~., at thel~ intersection with ~utherford Ave~e, for street purpose~, ~s before Council: "December 31, 19~R. The Honorable R. L. Webber, Eayor, ~embers of ~Ity Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Attached hereto is a 'Sketch ~howlng'property to ~ acquired by the City of Roanoke from Honey Aesafd', dated December 31, 195~, which was prepped ~ the E~tneering Department ~nd submitted by the City Engireer ~o the City Plannl~ Commission for study. The Co~ission has ~1ven ~is sketch consXderatlon and feels that the volume of traffic on Co~o~ealth Avenue ~d ~th Street, N. E., warrants the wXd~ of ~he street, particularly st the intersection with ~utherford Avenue, and %hat the ac~isitlon of ~ portion of Official ~t No. by the ~ity for the purpose of rou~lng off ~e street corner would be advisable. The City Planing Co~Xsslon reco~ends to City ~cuncil that it acquire for street widenf~ ~at portion of Offfc[~ ~t No. 30~2~22 as shown on the attached sketch. .Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. I~CorkX~ale, Jr. On motion of ~. Wald~p, seconded by Mr. You~ and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Man~ger for investigation, report e~ reco=e~atXo~ to Council. ST~E~S A~ ~L~Y~= The foll~win~ communication f~m the CXt~ Planning Co~Xsston, ~th reference to the extension of Seco~ Street, S. W.,~om Day Avenue to Elm Avenue, was before Council: "December 31, 1952. The Honorable ~. L. Webber, Mayor, ~e~ers of City Council, Boanoke, V~r~inta. ~entlemen: In reply to~our letter of Octo~r 16, 1952, re~errXng to the Pla~ing Co,isa_on for study, re~rt end reco~endation, the question of exte~ing 2nd Street, ~. ~., fro~ Day Avenue to Elm Avenues The Commission has considered this question on several occasions, and ls of the opinion that the proposed extension of 2nd Street at this time w~uld not be advisable for the following reasons; 1. The excessive grade of the proposed extension ~uld be obJectionabl~ and contrary to the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance relating, to street grades. 2. Elm Avenue carries a large volume of traffic, and any additional traffic entering it at the pror~osed extension~ which would b e on the crest of the hill, would create a traffic hazard. 3. The benefits to be derived by the proposed extension of said street would not Justify the cost o£ acquiring the properties necessary. The City Plar~ain~ Co~lssion will give this question further considera- tion in connection with the overall study of the Haster Plan, but at this time recommends to City Council that ~nd Streets S. W., not be extended from Day Avenue to Elm Avenue. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr, Chair=an.M lit. Young moved that Council concur In the recoxmendation of the City Plann Co~Isslon. The motion was seconded by Hr. Valdrop and unanimously adopted. FEDEt~AL HIGIS/AYS; The followtna com~,nlcetlon f~om the Virglnie Department of Elghwty~, with reference to a request for the extension of U. S. Highway Halts 2al, was before Council; .. "December 2~, 1952 Mr. H. E. F~or~an City Clerk Roanoke, Virginia This is In further reference to your letter of November 13, 1952, enclostng a letter from the H~yor of Douglas, Ceorgta, ~alch ~uggested thst Route ?~1 be extended from Roanoke, Virginia, to Washington, D. C., or, that being impossible, to Fredericksburg, Virginia. U. S. route nu_~bers are established by the ~.mertcan Association of State Highway Officials under lork~ established policies. Tu~ of the several criteria are as follows; 'No additional road shall be added to the U. 5. numbered road system, end no existingU. 5. road shall be extended except where there is a definite showin~ of an adequately improved highway carrying an established and necessary line of interstate traffic not ctherwise provided for by existincU. S. routes and for which traffic adequate service cannot be provided by £tste route numbers.' 'Propcsed extensions ~hatl not be made when, to do so, It ts necessary to duplicate U. S. routes already established, unless the duplication is for a short distance end the routes then diverge, ending in different terminal points.' It Is our opinion that either of the.above two requirements would effectlvel prohibit the extension that has been requested· A copy of this letter is being sent to Nayor Woodrow Vickers of Douglas, Seorgia, for his informatla Sincerely yours, (Signed) B~rton ~arye, ~r. Assistant Chief Englr~er~ The communication was filed. TAX~; A co~munication from Miss L. Corlnee Wleringo, wlthr eferemee to her [~ailure to receive her 1952 personal property tax tickets for herself or her mother, ii,rs. E~ma F. Wieringo, having been referred to the Co~=issfoner of Revenue and t he ~tty Treasurer to inform Council as to the facts in the two instances, the following :o~unlcation from the Commissioner of Revenue, with reference to the matter, was ~efore the body; "Deccmber 30 , 1952 ~. ~a;to~ E. ~oorman, City Clerk Roanoke, Virginia ~ear Sir; In reply to yOur letter of December P~th concerning a coa=untcati~n from Hies L. Corlnn~ Wleringo ~lsh to advise that our records ~how the ,429 :4-30 the tax retu~n~ for Miss L, Corinne Wie~lngo and H~s. E~ma P, Wierlngo Filed in this orifice before Hay In assenblin~the tax returns these two retvrna ~ere apparently Filed out of place alphabetically ~d ~e omitted then f~m the Opiginal ~ermnal Property ~ok. The tvo assessment~ ap~a~ on Supple~nt ~1~ Fa~e Lines ~1 and2~, YoUrs very t~uly~ (Sl~ned) John H, Ha~t JOHN H. ~A~ (Sl~ned) By Jas, A, The C~ty Clerk then brought to the attention of Council ~e fo[lo~ ng co=unlcation f~om the C~ty Treasurer~ "Decembe~ Rp~ ~. H. K, }~o~ans , City Clerk Bulldl~ I acknowledge receipt of ~ou~ letter of December ~ addressed to Jo~ Hart and ~elf In re~avd to com~laint of Hl~s L, Corinne ~ler[~o~ her lette~ dated Dece~e~ 1], 1~, addressed to Hayo~ Hey L, WebbeD, made fo~ either of the~e people on the re~lav per~o~l p~operty book~ a~ the as~e2$men~ ~m~ ~eceived In this office Decembe~ 10, 1~, ~a Wler~n~o ~as assessed ~Ith ~e i~,~ mini~m penalty, but that removed late~ on by the Co~l~slonev of Hevenue~s Office, ~m record ~ho~ that it passed through the ~e~i$ter on Dece~be~ ~ and the lady should ha~e received the ~aid tax ~celp~ about the ~]vd o~ ~th. Yours tvuly~ The co~nication~ ~eve U.S.S. ROANOKE: The following telegrm~ f~m ~e Co~a~fng Officer of the U.S.S. Roanoke, extend~ season's greetings, ~as before Council: "December 23, 1952 Mayor of Roa~ke, Virginia Message to Mayor of the 01fy of Roanoke, Va. The Com~and~ Officer, this Christmas season to the Mayor, City Officials and all the citizens of Roanoke. Like all of you we pray for peace and good will among all go~ will a~ the world. May the ye~ ~ead b~ing ~a i~ of you the good things you ear~stly seek. (St~ned) Harold T. Deutermann, ~aptain, USN Co~and~ng Officer, USS Roanoke" ~e telegr~ ~s filed. REPORTS OW CITY PROPER~-STR~ W~ENI]~: ~e City Manager subnltted ~Itten report, Salem Avenue, S. W.,west of Third Street, eot property ~rther to the west, In "Roanoke, Virginia' January 5, 1953 To The C~ty Council Roanoke, Virginia The City of Roanoke o~s property on Salem Avenue, S. W., designated on the attached map, which Is used a~ a storage shed. .Believing.that it the part of wisdom to widen Salem Avenue, we have made arrangements ~th Bra~on Realty ~o~pa~ to exchange the ~ity-o~ed property for property o~ed ~ them furt~r to ~e wes~ as described on the attached m~. A com~stent appraiser has written this ia an even exchange; and we will secure ~rom the Co~pany 10 feet of land for a distance of approximately feet, Our proposal Is to transfer the land, furnish curb and gutter, and reconstruct our shed on the new location to the west, Respectfully s,~bmitted~ {Signed) Arthur ~. Owens City Hansger~ After a discussion of the matter, it being pointed ont that the proper legalprocedure for the ~exchsnge~ ~ould be the form of purchase and sale of nropert: Hr. Young moved that the question Be referred .to the City Planning Co~mlsslon for study, report and recommendation to Council. The motion was seconded by~r. Waidrop and adopted, Hr. Woody not voting. DEL!NQI~NT TAT COLLECTOR-~NICIPAL C~JRT: The City Hanager submitted the following report, withr clarence to the use of the office now being used by the Delinquent Tax Department by the Hunlc!pal Court: "~oanoke, Virginia January 5, 1953 To The City Co~ncil ~oanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to me in your File #1~0-6~, et your meeting on December ~2 195~, a letter from Er. Welter H. Scott, suggesting that the Courts be granted the space now being used by the ~elin~uen~ Tax Dep~rtment; and you asked that I report on it by Hondey, December 29. This was ImpossiBle to accomplish. ~here is no specs available in this office at the present time;however, it is my hope that during the year we can make ~ome adjustments in office specs, telephone switchboard, etc., which may provide one eddit~onal office space for the Court. I believe I e~plained this to Cit~ Council during o~ Eudget hearing. With our limited space in the Court House if ~e attempt t o solve only one problem at e time, it does not perm!t ~ well organized plan to relieve the situation ~.tch, at the most, will not be completely satfsfacfory. Respectfully submitted, (~igned) Arthur $. Owens City Han~ger' The report was filed. AL~HOUS~: The City ~anager submitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of November, 1952, showing a total expense of ~1,731.~3, ~s compared with e total expense of $1,~2.~9 for the month of November, 1~51. The report was filed. CI~£ PHYSICIAN: TheClty ~ansger submitted written report from the City Physician for the month of November, 1952, showi~ 569 office calls and 730 prescrip- tions filled, as co.~pared with 598 office calls end 679 prescriptions filled for tbs month of November, 1951o The report was filed. DEFARTI-~ OF ~PLIC WFL~R~: The City ~aneger submitted written r sports, covering the expenditures ~ activities of the Dep~rt=ent of Public ~elfare dur~ the month of Nove.~ber, 195~, in compliance with Chapter 371, Acts of Assembly, 1950. The reports were filed. . REPORTS: The City ~ana~er su~mitted written reports f rom the Burrell ~e~oria Hospital for the month of ~ovember, 19~2; the City H~rket for the months of November and December, 1952; the Depe~rtment of.Building and Plu~!ng Inspection for the months of November and December, 1952; the Department of Public Works for the mont~ of Nove~ber, 195~; the Electrical Department for the ~t~nths of November and Decembe~ 19~; the Department of ~arks and ~ecreation for the month of November, 1952; and the Purchasing Depantment for the months of November and December, 195~. The reports were filed. .431 432 REFORTS OP CO}t~ITTEE5: Nom. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ZONI~.* The proposed resonir~ of pro~rty located between She~o~ Avenue a~ ~ale~ Turnpike, H. '~., in the vicinity of Fairvle~ Cemetery, s~ recovered by the Clt~ Planntn~ Co~ls~lon~ havin~ been ~eFe~red to the City Attorney ~o~ ~ opinion as ~ whethe~ o~ not 'the proposed rezoni~ Is unlawful, a~ action on the ~tte~ havin~ been deferred until the present meeting off Councll~ In oPde~ that the members of the body might stu~ the opinion rendered ~ the City Attc~ney~ the question was again before Cou~ll. .~.~aldrop moved ~at action on.the matter aFain be deferred until the next re~la~ ~etl~ of Council when a full ~mber~hip .~s expected to be .present. ~e motion was seco~ed By ~. You~ a~ un~l~u~ly adopted. ST~IU~ ~VI~OHY CO~T~: Coumil havlnC previously been not~fl~ that th~ terms of f~ve of the members of the Stadium Adviso~ Committee ~uld expire as of December 31, 19~ P~. Woody moved that My. Abney S. ~oxley, H~. C. E. Cuddy~ Hr. John I. Bo~an, ~r. ~1111am ~. S~avtz, Jr., a~ Mr. Walte~ G. Stephenson be appolnt~ as members of the Stadium Advisomy Co~Ittee for a te~m of two years endtn~ Dece~be~ ]1, 19~ The ~otio~ was seconded by H~. YounF and unanimo~sly a~pted. E~th furthe~ reference to t he ~tadium Advi=o~ Cool,tee, it apr~avlnz that Council last year concurred in the v~co~me~atton o~ the HoanoOe Touchdown Club that the Pre=Ident of ~he Hoanoke Touchdown Club each ~ea~ be a member of the 5tadt~ Advisory 6o~Ittee, Mr. ~oody moved that ~. M. Carl A~rews be appolated as an additional mem~r for a term of one .year end~ December 31, 19~3. The motion was seco~ed by M~. Young a~ unanimously ~opted. PENSIONS: It appe~ing that the ter.~ of ~. J. M. Barrett ss ~ member of the Advisory Co~1ttee on Inves~ents fo~ the Kmployees' Retirement System of t he City of Roanoke e~ired as of December 31, 195P, pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 9721, adopted by CouncXl on Dece~er 13, 19~8, ~e President, ~. Webber, reappointed Mr. Barrett fo~ a term of three ye~s e~ing December 31~ 19~, PE~}~5~ YOUTH CO~ISStON: Council havXng oreviously been notified that the te~s of eight of the members of the Per~nent Youth ~o~XssXon would exD~re as of Decem~P 31, 199P, Mr. Young ~ved that M~. W. F~k Coleman, Mr. A.V. Mallory, ~.W. C. Stew~t, M~s. Har~y L. Rosenbaum, ~e Reverend Robert J. Smith, Mrs. Anna E. Bloc~ell, Mr. H. F. Smith ~d ~s. Jmes J. Izard be ~eappolnted as me, ers of the re,anent Youth ~o~ssXon for a term of ~hree years end~n~ December 31, 195~. The motion was seconded by Mr. Woody and un~Xmously adopted. In this co~ectXon, the C~ty Clerk b~ught to the attention of Council, a co~niestlon from Mr. Thurman R. Johnson, sukm~ttX~ his qualifications fo~ consideration as a member of the Permanent Youth Co=issXon a~ stating that Xf he is placed on the Co~mXssXon he will e~end every effort to further 1ts work t~ard bette~ development of the Youth Xn Roanoke. After consideratXon of the application, ~. Young moved that Mr. Thurmsn R. Johnson be appointed as a me,er of the Fe~ent You~ Co~mission to f~ll the unexpired term of Mr. k'illi~m D. Payne ending Dece~e~ 31, 1953. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Wo~y and unanimously adopted. CONS~E~TION OF CLAI~: NOne. INTHODUCTY~N AND /DN$IDNP, ATION ON OHDINANCE5 AND AIRPORT: Ordinance No. 1165~ providing fop the co~uct[~ of an 'automobll~ lo.hire= service at ~e ~oanoke Huntcipal Ai~ovt~ havln~ ~viously beenbefo~ Cou~ll for its first ~eadlnF~ read and laid ove~ ~as aga~ ~fore the ~dy~ Hald~op of forint ~e follo~lnE fey its seeo~ veadtn~ a~ ~tnal adortlon~ (~116~) A~ O~IN~CE aceeptln~ the bid of H. B, ~heo~hi~ ovne~ of U-DH~E-I? C~PA~ fO~ t~e exclusive ~i/ht ~d p~ivlleFe of tolectinF an eauto~blle-for-hire~ service at Remake Hunlcipal A!rport~ (~oodrum Field}, for a te~m of five (5) 7ears from the 15th day of Decem~r, 19~?, ~Ipon the terms a~ cond: heretn~ter referred toe (For full text of Ordl~nce, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 73~.) Hr. Waldrop ~ved the ad~tion of the Ordinance. The action was seconded by F~. Woody a~ adopted by the followl~ vote; AYe: Hessrs. Waldrop~ }foody~ You~, a~ the Frestcent, Hr. NIXi: ~one .... ~--O. (~. tinton absent) ST0~OE TA~S: The ~ity lt~rney having ~en requested ~ orepare the propel Ordinance, rrantl~ permission to Roanoke ~llls, Incorporated, ~0~' Sixth 5treat, to install oil sterne t~ks u~er ~e ~lle~ the rear of its plant, presented s~me: whereupon, Hr. ~'oody moved that the follo~Inf Ordi~nce be placed u~on its first reading. ~ne motion was leeched by ~. ~'aldror and ~orted by the follo~in~ vote: A~; l[6~tr~. }faldrop, :goody, Young, a~ the Pre,leant, }~. ~'ebBer ..... NAYS: NOne ..........k-0. (Er. Hinton absent) (~11679) AN 0~INA}iCE authorlz!ng Roanoke }~ill~, Incorporated, to instill oil itor~p ta~s u~er ~at portion of an alley, w~ich said corporation now uses for coal sterne, located on the ~'est ~ide of the corporation's premises a~ runni paralel to Sixth Street. W~EAS, Boanoke Hills. Incorporated, t o assist it fn an expansion program has requested permission t~ install oil storage t~a ~nder that portion of an alley, which said qorporatfon no~ses for coal storage, located on the We~t side of the corporation's pre=iaea and rumllnF ~dlel to Sfz:h Street~ and ~gAS~ the Building Inspector has examined the located and the type of iatallstlon proposed to be aada In s aid alley and has advised this Council that danger to the public re~ulting fron such installation e~ maintenance of oll stora~ tanks ~'ould be lncon~equent!~. TH~EFORE~ EE IT 0RDAIN~ by the Council of ~e City of Roanol:e, that parErs!on be, a~ the sm~e is hereby, granted unto aoanoke Hills, Incorporated, to install and ~intafn oil storsf~ ta~s under that portion of the alley, which said co,oration ~uses for co~ storage, located onthe West side of sa~d corporation': p~emises and running parallel to Sixth Street in the City of Roanoke, upon the following e~reiied ter~ and conditlona;viz: 1. The installation of the oil storage tanks shall ~ made tn strict coMo~ity with the requtre~ent~ of ~e National Board of Fire Underwriters standard for sterne, h~dling ~d use of flyable llqutd~ Pamphlet No. 30, dated April, 1952. 433 '434 2. ThstRoanoke Mills, Incorporated, for and on behalf of ltself, its successors and assigns, shall uncondit~nally a~ree to protect a~ save the C~ty oF Roanoke harmless oF a~ from ~y and all liability that may result fro~ the thereto. 3. That the Roanoke Hills, I~orporat~d, for and on behalf oF ~tsel~ ~ts successops ~d assig~, shall affree to ~move said o~1 storage ta~s and namces, wAth[~ one hu~red a~ twenty (lPO) days afte~ ~lng requested so to the Council o~ the City oF Roanoke, a~, also 'to ~store the portion o~ said alley u~er which said t~k~ were installed to the same cond~tgon, then prevailing In adjacent portio~ og said alley; all at its o~n ex~ense. ~. That Ro~oke Hills, Incor~rated, For and onbehalF oF ~tselF, its successors and assigns, shall cguse the original draft of ~ls ordinate to be s~ned by its proFe~ off,ceos ~ its seal duly affixed thereto as evidence of agreement ~o the ter~ m~ co~l~f~ns here~bove enumerated. SiEned m~ sealed in co~pllance w~h Section ~, supra. ROANOKE MIL~, INCOR~RAT~ ~ce-~eslden~ (S~L) ATTEST: WATER DEPARTI~FV~: Draft of a Resolution prepared by the City Manager, authorizing the payment of ~!0.90 to Noland Company, Incorporated, representing referred to the City Attorney for approval, and the City A~torney having weaented ~w draft of Resolution, authorizing the pa~ent of ~369.81, a~ action on the that the proper f~ormat~on as ~ the difference between the two ~ounts might be presented to Council, the matter was again befo~ the ~dy. In a discussI~ the ~atter, It w~s explained that the difference ~n the ~ount repPesen%s s one per cent d~scoun% allowed by Noland Company, Incorporated, on the entire con%rac~. I~ appearing that ihs Resolution is dra~ as an emergency, and Council ~uest ~onin~ the reason for the e~erge~y, the C~ty A~%orney pointed out ~hat length of Council bei~ of the opinion that a d~scoun% of one Der cent of %he f~nal ~ount ~ not suff~eient reason for an e~ergency, ~. YounE offered the follo~ Resolution, wl~u% %he e~ergency clause: (~116~0) A R~OLUTION authorizing the payment to Noland Comply,' Ibc., of %he 10 per cent (10%) re~a~n~e p~vided for ~n s certain contract da%ed May 5, between ~he' City of Hoanoke and Nolend Comply, I~., for the furnishing of ceftin valves and appurten~n~ equip~nt. (For ~11 ~ext of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ok No. 19, Page 235. ) Mr, Young moved tho adoption of ~he Resolution, The ~otlon waa seconded by Mr. Waldrop and adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Waldrop~ Woody and Youn~ ............. NAYS= The President, Mr, Webber ........ 1, (Mr. Minton absent) HOTION$ A,~D MISCFLL~.h'EOUS BUSINF~S~ CITY FAt:lEFT: The question of all-nl~t dances at the City Ha~ket AudltoPlum wa~ brou~t to the attention of Council ~d discu~zed. After a discussion ss to ~hethev oe not ~e present Re~olutlon /lzl~ the rental char~es foe the use of the City Haeket Auditorium la ~ufflclent to licit the h~ th~ audito~lu~ can be u$ed~ H~. You~ moved that the mattee ~ to the City At~rney for the purpose of lMorzl~ Cou~c!1 nece:~ary steps, If any, to be taken ~ould the body desire to llmlt ~e hou~ of dance~ held at the audlto~ The motion ~aa zeco~ed b~ H~. ~ald~p a~ unani~ou~l~ adopted. FI~E ~ION: Hr. ~ald~p bvouEht to the attention of Council the questl of requlrinE ~ plan for the orderly evacuation of ho~pitals~ convalescent nurseries and ~lmllav tf~titutions thvouFhout the city In the event o~ a catastrophe H~. ~ald~op voiclnF the opinion that something ~hould be dona toward maklnF such ln~titutio~ ~aFe~ In em~rgenciez. Aetee a discussion of the que~tlon, Hr. ~ald~op moved that the matter of a~suvl~ ~a~ety i n the above ln~titutions tn the event of a catastrophe be to the Clt~ Hanage~, the Chief of the Fire D~parLment ~d the City Attorney to draw up the ~vo~e~ O~dln~ce and to pre~ent ~m~e to Council for consldevation. The motlcn was ~econded by ~. YounE snd una~Imously adopted. BU~-CONPFNSATION ~OARD: Council hav~nC been u~ble to come to a ~oint ~greement with the co~tltutfonal officers as to the salaries ~dex~enses In their offices for the calend~ ye~ 19~3, F~. You~g stated that ft Is his u~erst~d!ng he,ring on the 19~3 budgets of the constitutional officers will ~ held by the State Co~ensation Boa~ in Rlch~nd at P:O0 o'clock, p. m., Thursday, Jan~ry 8, 1953, a~ that at least so~e of ~e co~tltutfonal officers plan to atte~ the hearing, ~. Youn~ voicing the opinion that he feels Council should be represented at the he.inE for such constitutional officers as appel, pursuant to law, and offering the follow~g emergency Resolution: ($11681)'A RESOLUTION appointing a co~fttee to ~present'the Council the City of Roanoke at hearings subse~ently to be held by the Compensation Bo~d of the State of Vlrgl~a for the f~ation of salsrles, expenses and other require- ments of the seweral constitutional offices of the City of Roanoke for the c ale~ar rear 19~3S and provfdl~ for an e~r~ency. (For full text of Resolution, see ~dtn~nce Book No. ]9, Page Mr. Young moved the ado~tlon of the Resolution. ~e motion was seconded Mr. Wallop a~ adopted by the following vote: AYe: Messrs. ~aldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mm. Webber---~. NAYS: None ........... O. {~. Minton absent) CI~CF~RTEH: The City Clerk ha~ing previously been lrstructed to have 1,O0( copies o~ the City Chafer printed, 1~ of the copies to be per~nently bound, he advised Council that ~e printer Is fn the process of print~ the 1,000 copies raised the question ss ~ whether o~ not It Is still the desire of the body to have lO0 copies pe~anently bound. 435 436 After a discussion of the matter, ~r. Woody moved that the City Clerk have the 1,O00 copies printed In booklet form and cancel the order for the bound copies, The motion was seconded by ~. Waldrop and unanL~msly adopted, There being no further business, Council adjourned, A~P ROYED ATTEST: . v ~ ~ - President COUNCIL, REGULAR Monday, Januar$ 1~, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular ~eetin~ in the Circuit ~ourt Roo~ in the Municipal Building, Monday, January lP, 1953, at P:CO o'clock, p. the regular meeting hour, with the President, t~. Webber, preeid!ng. P~E~BNT: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, Mr. ~ebber ................... ASSENT: ~one ..... O. O~ICERS ~R~E~: Hr. Arthu~ 5. ~ens, Clt~ ManaEe~, ~. R,~olph O. %~lttle City Attorney, and Mr. Har~y H. ~ates, City Auditor. The m~etlng was opened with a peaye~ by the Re~erend C. E. Nlnslow, o~ the First Church o~ the Nazarene. MIffS: Copy of the n~tes of ~he ~lar ~etlng held on Monday, Decenber PM, 19~P, hawing been furnlshed each me~ber o~ Councll, upon mX 1o~ c~ ~. Minton, seconded by Mr. Woody a~ unanimously a~pted, ~he reading was dlspensed wlth and the minutes app~ozed as recorded. HEA~ING 0F ClTI~B UPON FUFLIC TA~ A committee from the Roanoke Junior 2ha~be~ oe Co~=evce appeared befo Council, wlth Mm. Jack B. Coulter, [resident, acting as spokesman, and rresented the following communicat~on with r~fevence to the m~ilfng o~ pemsonal p~orerty tax ttcke after the penalty deadline: "January 9, The Honorable ~enbe~s of City ~ouncll Municipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Gentle~en: Upon unanimous decision of ~e Board of Directors of the Roanoke Junior ~m~be~ of Cor~erce, we respectfully call to your particular attention a serious situation that has developed at City Hall whereby the potential electorate for the n~xt election has been svbstantfally reduced. It should be first emphasized arm underscored that this lette~ is w~itten ~th the sole objective oC re~edying the causes that have permitted such a result. We do not seek to fix blame, but only want ~ assure that such a development does not occu~ ~a!n. We understand, principally fro~ the Roanoke No,id-News a~ticle of Decembe~ ~2, 19~P, but f~ other reliable sources as well, that 5,100 personal property tax notices, which includes the poll tax, were not mailed by the time their payment was due. No* only did these notices not leave office before the penalty deadline of December ~th, but many, so we ~e advised, were not milcd until after December 9th, the date by which they to ~ paid in order for one to be qualified to vote in the June 9th Council- We are fully awa~e of soae of the extenuating circumstances: ~1) that mst of these ~,1~ people, B~ NST A~, did not file their personal p~o~ rt~ returns on t~e, (i.e., May 1, 1952), and hence were derelict themselves; {2) that probably a goodly proportion of this group ~uld not have paid poll taxes a~way; (]) that probably an equal proportion had not paid prior p011 taxes as required by law in order to be qualified to ~te; and ~4) that had this group been sufficiently interested they .should have paid ~eir poll taxes anyway. This last contention, incidentally, as well as the others, only emphasizes ~e ~erent inequities of the poll tax require=out. Ne need not, I am sure, point out that Council by virtue of ~ectfo~ 22 of ~e City ~hartev has ~e authority to coquet studies Fo~ the pumposes of correcti~ unsatisfactory conditions. Thus, fn the ~nterest of good govern- ~ent, we respect~lly request that City Council make a study of this situatl to detect,ne the Facts. Further, that it take such remedial steps as necessa~ to assure tha~, so long as the poll tax re~ai~ a prerequisite for vott~, notices of poll taxes being dye are not delayed in thel~ mailing 'until after'that due datel Because we ave so ~itally interested, would you kindly keep us advised of the action taken on this inquiry. Sincerely, THF BOANOEE JUNIOR CHM.tD~ OF CO~,~RCE (Signed) By Jack B. CoulteP President" 4'37 438' On motion of M~. Woody, secomded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously edopted, the matter was taken under advise~ent until the next regular meeting of Council, in order that the members of the body might have an opportunity to Five to the question, Later durin~ the r~eeting, Mr. Woody moved that a copy of the cov~,unication from the Junior Chamber of Commerce-be forvsrded to the Commissioner of Revenue and the City Treasurer so that they can a tudy the problem and be,on hand at the next regular meetin~ of Camcil to submit any report they might care to make at that ti~. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. ~I~OEToSCHOOLS~ Hr. D, E. Mc~ullk!n, Superintendent of Schoole, appeared before Council and presented the.followtn~ co~'=unlcation, requestin~ supplemental appropriations in the 1953 School Bud~et~ · "January 1~, 1953 ~'ayor Roy L. Webber and lM~hers of Ctt~ Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentle.eh: At the d~rection o~ the U~ty £chcol ~os/-d I wish to present an u~Eent- request that Council make a £u.ther appropriation in the school budget 1953. Specifically, as explained and detailed in a statement handed to each member of Council, ce~tafn snbstentisl reduction~ ~e a¢cept.d in a coopers, tire effort o£ economy, but beyond these reductions the £ollowin~ supplement; Item II Instructlon Item V Textbooks 3,000 Item VII Operation of Plant I trust that Council will give favorable consldera~on to this reouest. May I again call attention to t he balance of ~9,161 retained by CounCil from the 195~ school budget, which sun w~s created by increased state funds and by a savtnC in school cafeteria operation. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) D. E. McQuilk!n Superintendent" Council bein~ of the opinion that the ~50,CO0.OO should be appropriated fop Instruction and that the ~12,~60.00 should be apFropriqted fo~ Operation of School Plant, but that the 13,CPO.CO for Textbooks should not be appPopmlated, Mr. Minton the following emergency Ordinance: {~11682) AN O~DINANCE to &~end and reordain Section #l~O "Schools", o£ the 1953 Budget Ordinance, and providing for an emergency. (Fop full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 19, Pate ~39.) M~. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The zotion wes seconded by M~. Woody and adopted by the following vote: AYI~,S: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Yourl~,, and the President, ~dP. ~ebber-5 NAYS: None ........ O. tn this connection, the President, Mr. Webber, asked that the followln~ statistical data be ~ade a part of the Minutes of Council: Average Pereapita Cost Teacher "Enrollment Amount Spent~ On .~A~ Salarie 1~,860 School year 1979o1930 $ 755,3P9.67 ~ 53.38 ~1,)71.97 1~,91 193~-1935 61),~33.16 ~1.67 1,oho.89 13,806 1939-1950 73~,870.1~ 63.56 1,307.1~ 1!,0~9 19h~-19~ 960,~93.95 101.35 1,55~.08 lb,3.0 1951-1952 2,841,988.51 ~.82 3,153.00 *Less debt service and canlta! outlay." The memorandum was flle~. P~TIT IONS A~D HOUSI}~{ A telegra~ from H~. H, S, Kelth~ advialng that the Ad~InietratoP of the HousinF a~Home Financin~ Acency has allocated ~39,7h0.00 to the City of Roa~ke Redevelopment and Hou~l~ Authority ~nu final advanec plans in connection vith a alum eleara~e and redevelopment puoJect,.~ as before Council. The tele8ram ~as filed. ~TRE~ LIOHTS{ A co~unicatton from the Appalachian Electric Pc~e~ Company, mettl~ Forth the locations of three PbCO lumen street lighta and fou~ 6000 lumen m~eet ltchta ~hich ~ere installed, as ~ell as Four ~500 lumen ~tr~et ll6hts ~hich vere v~oved durl~ the month of Dece~ber~ 195Y, ~as befove The co~unication ~as Filed. TAX~{ A comunlcation from Hr. H. A. Fuitchett, He-phis, Te~essee, object lng to the transient room tax, ~as be~ove Council. The communicatio~ ~s ~lled. ANN~ATIONI A co~nicatlon from Hr. T. R. ~uo~n, ~uFces21n~ that It ~uld be to the best interest of the citizens.rom the City of Roanoke to a~nex the To~n of Salem and the To~n of Vinton and end "fa=lly" aquabbllng once and for all, i~, Young ~tated that he hopes to live to see the ~y ~en Roanoke Valley viii be united into one municipal 6overn~nt, but that he doea not believe It can be accomplished at this time, and moved that the co~unlcat[on be fil~. ~e ~as neconded by )~. Hlnton and unanimously a~pted. ANneXaTION-PARKS A"~ F~XGROUI~5: Council havt~ previously concuvred In th Peco~ndation of the City Hana~er tha~ act2on on ~e matter of acquiPInc a site for a park and playFvound in the ~ashi~t~l~ HeiFhts section be held in abeyance an indefinite period, a com:uunlcation from the ~ashincton HeiFhts Civic L~a~e, ask2n~ that constdevatfon be civen to othev cites, In vte~ of the Fact that the site reco=~ended by the City Pl~ninC Co=~issfon can.t be acquired at the present On motion of HP. ~tnton, ~econded by Hv. 2:aldrop and unanimously adopted, the question of con~iderf~ other s~es For a pn-k and playruound in th~ Hei~hta section ~as refev~ed back to the City Hanagem and the City Planning REPORTS 0P OPFIC~S: R~IOS-PA~<S A~ F~YGBO{~S: The City Han~ev submitted the equipment a~=atevfal~ to be placed in the :clevis[on to~ev on top of ~tll ){ountal ~anuauy 1Y, To ~e ~Ity Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Radio Station ~0V, ~hich ts puuchas{nff ceutnin equipment From the Radio CoPporsti~n of A~erica~ is requestinF a Landlords ~aiveu and Consent from the City of Roanoke fo~ e~[~ent a~ mateulal~ placed ~n the televist tower atop Hill fountain. E~e to %~0V~s de,ire to ~peed the first de!iveuy, I presented :belt requests to you ~eparately. I have been advised tha~ :hms is the las2 red,est they ~ill make concerning nuch ~atvePs. Respectfu]~y submitted, (SIg~d) ~-thuu 2. City HanaEeP" 439 After a discussion of the matter, )ir. Young. moved that ther aport of the C~ Hansger be referred to tbs City Attorney For preparation o~ ~e p~o~e~ O~dinance, ~e ~tion ~as seco~d ~ ~. ~aldrop a~ unsnl~usly adopted. B~O~-CO~IB~IO~ ~e City ~na~e~ su~tted ~ltten~port, to~ether ~th a state~ent from ~. ~. H. Hyde, ~airman of the 9oard~ She~omh Valley~ lnco~orated, In the ~ount of ~1,000.~, representlnF the ~u~Sested adverhlsl~ ~eabership dues c~ the City of Roanoke. It apFeaui~ ~at Funds have been appropriated in ~he 10~] budget for this pu~ose, ~, ~oody moved that the state~ent ~ ~ferred to thp Pit{ Auditor for payment. The ~tion ~as ~econded by ~u. YounF and u~nl~ously adopted, WATER DKPABT~: The City ManaEeu submitted a written progress ue~rt on the pipe a~ fitti~s delivered to the Water Depaut~ent fop the wate~ system i~p~ove ~nt proFram ~ the L~nchbuuE Fou~ Co~uany under its contract. Tbs C~ty Manager advised Council that he will forward copies of the reDomt to the me.ers of the body durinF the weak. STR~S A~ ALL. S: The matte~ of acquivin~ property on the northwest of Commonwealth Avenue a~ Fourth Street, N. E., at their {nte~ection with Rutherfo Avenue, fo~ street purposes, havin& bean referral to the City Managev ~o~ investiga- tion, ~epo~t a~ reco~endation, he submitted written ~e~Pt that the owner of ~e property has aFreed to sell ~e above strip of land to ~e city for ~500.00, provide the city will restore the co~ne~ at its expense ~en the curb is cut back. and concurred In the recommendation of the City Pla~fnE Comission that the land ~ )~. Wald~D moved that Council concur in the reco~mendatlon of the City 5[anaFe~ and the City Flannin~ Co~ission a~ thai ~e matter be ~efe~ed to the City Attorney for prepaPation of the p~ope~ Ordinance. ~e motion was seconded by {(~. Youn~ and unanimously adopted. APFOIN~X~S: The Pity ManaFe~ submitted ~Tlttcn the follo~ nF ~eport on chanFes In personnel{ "Roanoke, Virginia Jsnuary 19, 1953 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I wish to report the following changes in personnel: (1) Mr. JAmes N. Newman left the'services of the Health Department on December 1, 1952 (2) Miss Lavlnia Zerbee was appointed Acting Delinquent Tax Collector, effective January 1, 1953. Respectfully submitted, (Si?ned) Arthur S. Owens City Manager" The report was filed. CITY MA=KET: The City Attorney having been requested to inform Council as tc necessary steps, if any, to be taken should the body desire to limit the hours of dsnces~ld at the City Market Auditorium, he submitted the following report: "January 6, 1953 TO THE COUNCIL O? TPD~ CITY O? ROANOKE: Gentlemen: ' At your regular meeting of Monday, January 5th, you requested me to study Resolution No. 8876, adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on the ~Sth day of November, 19~6~ fixin~ rental cha~gas for the use of the auditorium, stalls and storerooms in the City Market Pulldir~ and advise you if it was necessary to amerd that resolution to limit the number of hours that dances may be ~ald at the City Harket Auditorium. .The resolution, among other things, fixes the minimum and the maximum rate to be paid for the use of the auditorium at $15.00 and ~0.00 respec- tively per night. It also provides for a night hourly rate of ~8.00. Since parties ~ay desire to rent the auditorium for innumerable purposes, in my opinion, it is tmnecesssry t o amend the resolution to prevent danclnF~erein after a given hour. However, I think if Council desires to prevent dancing in this City-owned auditorium after a given hour, Council should instruct th proper City officials to not rent the auditorium for that purpose after the desired hour. T~ust!ng this is the information desired, I am Respectfully, (Signed) Ran O. %~ittle City Attorney" In a discussion o£ the _matter, Mr. ~alter H. Scott, who was present at the meeting, pointed out that the American Lei!ion restricts the use of the Legion Auditorium to 1:00 o~clock, a. m., for dances, and does not allo~ bingo parties at all. After a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Woody moved that it be the policy of Council that any ~usement event held at the City Market Aud!to~lum be curtailed to 1~:00 o*cloc~, midni~ht, on Saturdays, ~d 1:O0 o~cleck, a. m., durin~ the ~eek, and that no amusement e~ants be held at the City ~Iarket Auditorium on 5ul~ay~. The ~otloa ~as ~econded by Hr. Minton and unanimously adopted. ~EPORTS 0~ C O~tITTEF~ S~dE~ CONST~UCTION: Council havinf previously appointed a committee beeore ~ho~ aButtfn; landowners on certain streets in portions of the Idle~lld-Ken~ood and Lilly tie~ (~ackson Park) areas might appear and be heard in favor of or against pro~erty, the matter was agaln before the body. In this cor.nection, a previous request of Mr. J. ?. H~le that prcvert~ 5ascribed as Lots 5-A, 6-B, 6-C and 7-D, ~ectton '6,Idle~ild Fork, Official Nos. ~2107~5, ~4107~3, ~flO?3h and ~1073~; al~o, ~roperty described as Lot ll, £actfoa 2~ Idle~lld Pa~k, Official No. 3~10811, l~cated on Idle~lld Boulevard, N. E., be included tn the mbove project, hav~ng been carried ove~ for further consideration alan! ~ith the report of the co~mittee on the above project, the matter ~as a~ain After a dt~cu~sion of the matter, Era ~oody ~oved that the request of Er. f~le be denied and tb~t he be advi~ed con~ideration ~ill he ~iven to includin~ his p~operty in armther se~er project at some future date,if he so desires. The ~otion ~as seconded by Hr. Youn? and unanimously adopted. The follo~ing report of the commlt~ee ~as then read to Council by the City "January 1~, 1953. To The Council of the City of RoaDot~e, Roanoke, Vir~inis. Pursuant to Resolution of Council No. 11530, adopted August 11, 195~, creatln~ a committee to give hearings to the abutting l~ndowners of prop*rtl in the !dlewlld-Kenwood area in favor of or a~ainst proposed sanitary sewer lmprove~nta, the committee respectfully sub. its the followin~; On Friday, Janua~j 8, 1953, the co~mittee afforded the landowners in the area to be served an opportunity to be heard. At ~is ~eetfn~ Mr. Holmsn Willie, Sr., President of Rockydale Quarries Corporation, the owner 441 4'42 of 18 lots, and H~. C. R. Hoir~ the o~ner.of 12 lots, appeared and objected to the construction of ~he project as advertised. These gentlemen stated that ~he land o~ned by ockydale ~usrrles Corporation and Hr. ~oir vas not suitable for residential Purposes; that it'vas bettor suited For industrial or business use and that in all probability IF and when it vas developed for any purpose it ~uld be sold and developed in larger tracts. Accondingl in their Judgmeotm it vould be useless and expensive to conatrnct laterals .to.e~ch lot es presently shown on tho proposed construction plan. The adjacent to this re~l estate will have to be laid in very rocky soil and some of the trench vlll be so much as 20 feet deep, Hr. Willis and Mr. Noir each agreed that they ~t~uld be willing, at this time, to pay one-half of the assessment as advertised, provided that e main line only is laid adjacent to said real estate and no laterals be extended thereFro~ at th~ time to any of the lots as sho~n on the plan for this project. ~oth Hr. ~lllis and Mr. ~oir further agreed that should it be necessary to connect any o£ the above real estate to the mn in sewer line in the Future that the cost of such Future connection or lateral would be borne entirely by the then o~ner of the real estate, Your committee Feels that the Facts brought out by Fir. ~lllis and )ir. Molt are substantially correct and recommends t hat their OFfer b$ accepted, as your committee Feels that the actual cost of lnstallinF the laterals ~ould be as much as the coat of lnetallin? the main ~h{s report is a~cepted byCouncil the ~ount of Rockydale Qumr~es :cration's check will be $590.92 and [be amount of ](r. Ho!rte check will 23.~9. Since it is proposed that certified checks be dellvered to the for the above amounts st this tine, it ~lll be unnecessary and improper reco~d any sewer assessments a~at~st any of the lots owned by elt[~ r or the above corporation. If, therefore, this report is approvsd the aforesaid la.ds ~111 be deleted f~om the resolution authorlzln~ the construe tlon of thl~ pro~ect. The Committee feel~ that this project is race,aery from the standpoint of carryfnF out the City's over~ll proEran !n keeping w~th modern health standards and ~tate ~ate~ Control Law, and further ~econ~end~ that s Resoiutfon be adopted authoriz!nF the construction and fl×In~i of the ~espectfully submitted, (~lgned) Jno. ~. Wentworth ($tEned) H. Clctus ~royles (Si~ned) Arkhur $. Owens (~fFned) ~. K. ~oorman Co.~nit t ce" In a discussion of the report of th~ co-z~ttee, the President, Er. ~ebBer, ~tated that he has no ob~t~n to the sewer pro~ct, but %hat he f eels as lone as the lots p~oposed to be deleted from the pro~ect are zoned for residential purposes they can ultimately be used for resldeatial purposes and should be assessed other~i~e, they should ha~e been rezoned for indu~trial or business purposes. After a further discussion of the report of the cobb!tree, Mr. Minton moved that Council concur in the report, The mot!on was ~ecomded by Rt. Woody and ~dopted by the followbS vote: AYF£: ~[essrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody ar~ Young ........... NAYS: The President, Mr. Webber .......................... 1. H~. Minton then offered the followlnz Resolution, authorizln~ the construc- tion of the sanltary sewers: (#1168]) A RlSOL~FION authorizing the ccnstructfon of sanitary sewers In an~ alone certain portions of ~aldwin Ayenue, Tuc~ Street, Blbb Street, Ca.yin Street~ ~olr Street, Clyde Street, Kermtt Avenue ~nd the north side of Glade Creek~ In the No~th East section of the City of Roanoke, for which tn~rovements assessments a~e to Of the Resolution i~ the Clerk's Office of the HuctlnEs Court of the City of Hoanoke ~nd provldl~ for an emerEency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, PaEe ~39.) ~r. Hinton moved the edoption of the ~esolnt!on. The motion wes seconded by Waldrop and adopted by the following vote: AloES: ~essrs. ~lnto~, Waldrop, Woody and ¥oun~ ......... NAYS: The President, ~r. Webber ........................ 1. '1 With~urther reference to the matter, bids For the construction OF the sanitary sewers having, been referred to a co.~mtttee For.tal~lation a~l report not later than January 1~, 195It the co~mittee submitted a tabular!on of the bids, It appearlr~ From the tabulation that the bld of Flo~e~ Const~uctio~ Co~pany~ Incorporated, In the total ~u~ of ~0~3~0.O~, Is the lo~ bid Fop the pro~ec Hr, YounF offered the Follo~ln~ Resolutlon= (~116~2) A R~0LUTION acceptl~ the proposal of Pio~eu Construction Con, any [ncorpouated~ Roanoke~ Vl~glnla~ For the const~ction of ~ s~it~uy ~e~ ~ 7~te~ to {erYc uoutlo~ of Idle~{ld-Ken~ood ~d L~lly Vte~ (Jack,on Park) areas, and mppurtenant ~ork thereto, deslFnated as Sanitary ~e~e~ ~roJect No. 1 - 1~, [nt he ~otsl sum of ~0,~0.~{ authorizing and dlrectl~ the City ~anaFeu to execute the requisite contract{ and p~ovldin~ fo~ an (For full text of Repolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, P~e F~. YOu~ ~v~d the ~doptlon o~ the Resolution. ~e mptZon was ~ec~nded ~. M~nton ~ ~opted b~ ~he follow~F A~S: Messrs. M~n~on, Wald~oD, ~O~F, YounF, ~d the P~es~dent, M~. NAYS: None ......... O. UNFI~iIS~ ZONI~: The p~oposed r. zonlnE of ~roperty located b~tween Ehena~o~ Avenu~ and Sa]em ~urnplke, N. W., in the vicinity of Fair,low Cemetery, as meco~ended by the City PlannIn~ Co~lss[on, having boon referred ~ the City Attorney fo~ an opinion, as to whether o~ ~t the p~oposed ~ezon[n~ is unlawful, and action on the ~atteP havin~ been defemred until the pFesent meetinE of Council, in orde~ that ~e~bers of the body might study the opinion rendered by ~e City At~o~ney~ the ~estion ~as again before Council. In this connection, M~. K. A. Pate, Att~nei~ PeD~esentl~ the o~neP of ~operty designated as Official Nos. ~6~0307, P6h0311 and P65031P, appeared he~ore Count[! and advised the body that the ow~r of the pmoperty is anxlous fo~ .the matte to ~ settled as promptly as possible. I4P. W~lteP H. Scott, Attorney, rep~esentlnF the ow~m oe D~ope~ty designated as Official No. 2~0313, appeared before Council and ~minded the body ~at in his opinion to ~ezone the property of I'~. Pate's client a~ not Fezone %he property his client will be "skip" zon[~, a~, therefore, unlawful. Afte~ a lengthy discussion of the matte~ with the City Attorney as to the legal aspects of the proposed ~ezonin~, ~. ~ald~op moved that Council concum In the request of M~. Pate rom the rezontnf of his client's p~opePty and that the quest: be ~efePmed to the City Attorney fo~ p~eparat[on of the p~opeP Ordinance. The ~as seconded by M~. Minton a~ unanimously adopted. Mr. Woody then moved ~h~t the ~equest of M~. Scott fop the ~ezonin~ of his :lient~s p~operty be taken unde~ advisement. The motion was =eco~ed bg ~. Wald~op md unanimously adopted. SMOKE CO~ROL: It having previously been broufht to the attention of Council ;hat the teFm o~ ~. E. H. Moo~e ss s me~bem of the Advisory mnd Appeal Board to )lPecto~ of the Depa~t~nt of A~ Pollution Control expired as o~ December 31, the F~esident, 1.~. Webbe~, called fop nominations to fill the vacancy; whereupon, :aldrop placed in nomination the na~e of M~. F~ed K. Theme ~ln~ no fu~the~ nomin~tlons, ~r. Fred K. Prossem wa= elected a the Advisory and Appeal Board to the Dl~ecto~ of the Department of Air Pollution ?or m term of four years erring December 31, 1956, by the following vote: 44g AYES~ ~eSara. Minton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAY5~ None ........ O, The City Clerk was inst~ucted to forward Mr. Prosser a certificate of his election. The City Clerk was also ~nstructed to forward a letter of thanks and ap~re¢tation to Mr. Hoots for the services he has rendered as a member of the Advisory and Appeal Board, CONSIDERATION OF CLAI~: None. I~RODUCATION A~ CONSOLATION 07 O~IN~C~ A~ ~O~HG: Ordinance No. 116~8, rozonlng property located on the north s ida of Orange Ave~e, N. W., between Tenth Street a~ Eleventh Street, described as part Lot 11; part of Lots 11 and 1~; part of Lots lP and 13; and part of Lots 13 and Block 13~ Melrose Land.Company Hsp~ from General Residence D~strict to Business D~strict, havinF prevlously been before Council for its first read~, read and lald over, ~as again before the body, Hr. Hinton offering the following for its seco~ readir~ and final =ioption; (~1167~) AN ORDINANCE to m~end and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Vir~lnia, In relation to Zoning. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, PaNe 236.) ~[r. }i[nton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion Was seconded b~ ~r. ~f~ldroD ~d adopted by the following ~WE: Hessrs, Hln~c~, Wald~p, ~oody, Younz, and the President, Mr. Webber-. NAYS: Eo~ ............O. STORASE TASteS: Ordin~ce No. 1167~, grantin~ permls~ion to Roanoke ~ncorporated, ~05 Sixth Street, S. ~., to tr~tall .o[1 ~toraFe tanks under the alley at the ~ar of its pl~t u~er certain te~ and cor~itions, havt~ previous1 been before Councll for its first reading, read and laid over, was a~sln before the body. The City Clerk advising Council that the proFer officials of ~oanoke Hills, Incorporated, have sIcned the orit!nal draft of the Ordinance as evidence of the company's sgree~mnt to the ter~s and conditions contained therein, :~. ~oody ~fere the fo llcw[n~ for It~ second readin~ and final adoption: (~t1679) AN ORDINANCE au~orizinf Hoanoke ~llls, Inco~orated, to install oil storage tanks under that portion of an ~lley, which said corporation now uses for coal sterne, located on the We~t side of the corporation's premises and runntr parallel to Sixth Street. (For ~11 ~cxt of Ord[n~ce, see O~inance ~ook No. 19, Page 238.) Mr. Needy moved the adop ~on of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by I~. ~[nton and adouted by the follow~Cvote; A~S: Hessrs. M~nton, Waldrop, ~oody, Young, a~ the President, ~r. Webber- NAYS: None .......... O. ~OTIONS A~ ~IiCELtA~OUS BUSIngS= D~2: Hr. ~aldrop brouFht to the a~tentlon of Council. recent quarantines of does as a result of the di~cove~ of case~ of rabies and raised the question of rcquirin/ dogs to be vaccinated as a prerequisite to obtainfnE do~ tags with a view of preve~ting the ~ecessity of quaranti~s. After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Minton moved that the question of compulsory dog vaccination to eliminate a~ far as possible the need for quarantines against rabies be referred to the City Manager, the City Attorney and the Cc~tssto of Me.th for study, report and recom~.endatlon to Council. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~aldrop and unanimously adopted. WATYR DEPARTMENT: Hr. Waldrop brought to the attention of Council end the City Manager the question of permitting swimming in the recreational area at the extreme northern end of Carvlns Cove, The City Manager advised that hewould look into the matter, There bein~ no further business, Council a~Journed. APPROVED ATTF£T: 445 446 Nonday,.~'armary 19, 19~;3. TheCouncil of the City of Roanoke met In regular meeti~ in the Circuit Room in the Hunlcipa'l Building, Honday, ~anua~y 19, 1~, at 2g~ oeclock, m., the ~la~ meeting hou~, vl~ the Fr~sident, ~, ~ebbe~, PR~I HeasPa, Hinton, ~ald~p~ ~oody~ You~' and the P~esideat, ~SE~t No~ .......... O. O~IC~S ~E~I ~. A~thu~ ~. O~ens, City N~a~e~, ~. Ea~olph O. ~ tie Attorney, a~ ~. H~ry R, Yates, C~tyAud~to~. The meetl~ vas opened ~ith a prayer by the R;vere~ Fr~k K. EFI~, Pastor ~ ~rist Luther~ Church, NI~t Copy of the ~nutes of the re~lar ~etinS held on Horsy, Decembe~ ~9, 19~, havin~ teen ffurnished each me~e~ of Council, upon motion of ~.~o~y, seco~ed by ~. Hinton a~ unanimously adopted, the readi~ ~as dispensed vith ~he minutes approved as reco~ed. ~ARI~ OP CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC DEPART~ OP PUBLIC ~oREs: ~rsuant to a Request for ~otatlon issued by the Purchasl~ Agent on a Haintenance Hixer, said bids to ~ received b7 the Purchas in~ ~eat until ~:~ o'clock, p. m., Honday, Janua~ 19, 19~3, and to 'be opened ~efore the Council of the City of EoanoL-e at that hour, the President, Hr.~ebber, asked If there vas anyone present vho did ~t Full understa~ the Request for If there ~as anyone pre~ent ~ho hsd been denied the privilege of biddln~, if there vere any ~estions anyone ~ould like to ask, and ~ esent ~ai3l~ any que~tion, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed ~ith the ~penin~ of the four bids received, ~e bids havl~ been o~ned and publicly read before Council, H~. Youn~ the follo~in~ Resolution: (~116~) A R~L~ION refacing bids on a Haintena~e }!lxer to a co~lttee composed of ~. ~ohn L. ~entvorth, Director of Public ~o~ks, Hr. H. Cletus Ci~ Englnee~, ~. R.B. Hoss, ~chasln~ A~ent, a~ Hr. Arthu~ 5. ~ens, City Hana~e~ fo~ study a~ report to the Council oF the City of Roanoke at its next re~la~ meetl~ (For full text of Resolution, see 0~i~nce Book No. 19, Pa~e a~.) ~. Young moved the adoption oF the Resolution. The ~tion ~aa seconded by ~al~op a~ adopted by the follo~l~ voter A~i Hessr~. Hinton, ~al~op, ~o~y, Young, and the President, Hr.~ebber-~. N~S~ None ................. STR~S A~ A~S: ~otlce o~ a public he~Im~ on an application to the of the City Of Roanoke to alte~ the l~-root alley ~ln~ From Hontrose to ~ena Vist~ Avenue, ~. ~., th~o~ ~lock 9, Section A, ~ena Vista ~o~pa~ Hap, so that the ~rth e~ thereof, f~om a point thereon ~.17 Feet froa the south side off Hontro~e Avenue, viii run in a northerly ~lrection, ffo~ a distance feet, at right a~les to Hont~ose Avenues to ~e south side of Hontrose Aven~e aavi~ been p~lished in The Roa~ke Wo~ld*Ne~s, settl~ the time of the hearl~ at ~ o'clock, p. m., Horsy, Ja~a~ 19, 19~3, ~e matter va~ before Cou~tl. In this connection, Council havir~ previously adopted a Resolution, providi~ 'for the appointment of viewers to report on the matter, Hr, Nose A, Plunkett, Attorney, representing the Ninth Street Church of ~e Brethren~ appeared ~efo~e the b~y a~ p~esented the follo~inE report of vie~ern~ B~O~ THE COUNCIL OF T~ CI~ OF IN REt APPLICATION TO T~ COUNCIL OP T~ CI~ ON ~OANO~ VINOINIt, TO AL~ a'~AT T~ ~ORTH ~ THUMP. ~OM A POI~ ~EON 63.~ ~ ~NO~ T~ REFORT OP VIERS ~e u~e~lgned vle~e~ ap~ointed by the Cou~il of the City Roanoke~ Vl~inia~ by ~esolution entered on ~e l~th day of Decem~r~ ko view~ ascertain a~ ~poPt in ~lting~ pursuan~ ~o the provisions o~ ~ection 1~.766 of ~e 1950 Code o~ Virg~la, as ~e~ed, whsther~ In our opinion~ a~, and, If ~y, vhat lnconvenie~e ~ould result fr~ focally altering the 15-foot alley running from Hontrose Ave~ ~o Buena Vista Avers, ~. E., ~u~h Block 9, Section A, ~uena Vista La~ Co,any Hap, so that t~ ~rth e~ thereof~ f~m a point thereon 6],3~ feet froa th~ south side of ~ntrose Avers, rill run In a norther~rection, For distance of 56.65 feet, at rl~t angles to ~ntrose Avenue, to ~e muth side of Hont~e Avenue, respectfully report that, sifter havl~ been First duly a~orn, ~e viewed said l~-foot alley ~ the nel~borinE p~pertiea a~ that ~e are ~nanl~ously of ~e opinion that no inconvenience ~ould result~ either to a~ i~Ividual or to the public~ ffro~ alterln~ the l~-foot alley ruling from Ho~tvose Aven~e to ~ena Vista Avers, ~. throu~ Block 9, Section A, Buena Vista Land Company Hap, so that the ~rth e~ thereoF~ From a point ~ereon ~ feet from the south side of Hontrose Avenue, vllI run In a ~rtherl~ection, for a distance o~ ~6.6~ feet, at ri~t anEles to Hontrose Avers, to the ~ou~ side of Ho~trose Ave~es the applicants ~lng the o~ner~ of the land on both ~ldes o~ said portion of ~ald alley. GIVEN unde~ our ha~s this 19th day of January, {~lg~d) D. H. Etherldge, (Sl~d} C. ~. Francis, (Si~d) J. Hav~ HcBroom, Jr,~ ~lth further reference to the matte~, Hr. ~nton O. Dillard, Attorney~ appeared before Co~cll a~ p~esented a petition atcned ~ ~even property representin~ the remai~er of the property ornate'on the sou~ side of Ninth Street S. E., between Hontro~e Avenue a~ Bue~ Vista Boulevard, askl~ the body to deny the application on the ~u~a that to alter ov chan~e ~e alley ~uld lnconvenie~ city trucks, ~d on the ~rounds that to alter o~ change the alley as requested depreciate the valve of the p~operties along the said alley, ~lth the exception the p~perty of Ninth Street Church of the Brethren. H~. C. ~. T~out, ~rea~urer of ~ Ninth ~treet Church of the Brethren~ replied that all of the above properties have entrances to their ~arages from Ninth Street a~ that the only thing they use the alley for is to have their garbage removed, Hr. Trout statl~ that ~ has been assured the city will ha~e no objection to the altering of ~e alley f~m the sta~point of ~e city trucks which use same. SpeWing In opposition to the altering of the alley, was Mr. J. ~. Keyser, protestl~ that l~ the church exte~s its present building back to ~e alley, as proposed, h~s property will be blocked off. Speaking In favor of alterin~ ~e alley, was M~. H. Allan Hoover, Trustee o~ the Ninth Street Ch~ch of ~e Brethren, ~. ~oove~ voic~ the opinion that relocation oF the alley ~uld be adv~tageous to the church and not disadvantageous I to anyone else. At this point, ~, Keyse~ pointed out that the church has plenty of room to 447 448 although the persons speaking in Favor o£ altering the alley are membera of the Street Church o~ the B~ethren, ~ot one of them ll~aa o~ property abutting the alley, N~, Plunkett thereupon presented petitions signed by sixteen owmera of property abutting the alley and fronting on either Hontroae Avenue or Buena Vista Boulevard, asking that the alley be altered as requested. In concluding the discussion, the Reverend H. La~rence Rice, Pastor of the Ninth Street Church of the Brethren, pointed out that It is urgent that the church expand its facilities and that this can only be done by the relocation of the alley, Rice explaining that there ia no opposition to the altering of the alley except from the'property owners on Ninth gtreet. After the lengthy and heated discussion of the matter between the proponents and the opponents, Hr. Woody moved that the question be taken under advisemeat until the next regular meeting of Council. The motion was seconded by ~r. Waldrop and adopted. TAXES: Council at its last regular meeting having taken under advisement a ommunication From the Roanoke Junior ~hamber o£ Commerce, with reference to the of personal property tax tickets after the penalty deadline, and a copy co~uunlcatlon having been referred to the Commissioner of Revenue and the City so that they could study the problem and be on hand at the present meeting Council to sub, it any report they might care to make, Mr. Janes A~ Armetronff, Assistant in the office of the Com~lesioner of Revenue, appeared before the and submitted the following cor~uunIcation from Judge John'M. Harts "January l~th, 1953 Hon; Hayor and Members of City Council 6e~tleman~ You are asked ~to probe into' why some tax tickets were mailed too late for payment on December 5th, the last day payment could be made to avoid penalty. In order that yo~ may be informed as to the Facts the Cor~tssloaer is writing you this letter. The law makes It mandatory on every person, male or Female, 21 years age or older, to make return or personal property and income on or before · Hay let of each year and provides penalties For those who do not file the time limit. The Orlgiral book containing the names of approximately ~9,200 of those who did file on time was delivered to the Treasurer, In full, about the let of October last. The law ~urther requires the Com~ssioner of Revenue to assess for taxation those who did not File on or before May let upon such lnfformatlon as he can obtain. It is apparent that the Commissioner could not possibly know who was delinquent until the Original book was prepared and written. As soon as it was apparent from the Original book who was delinquent, the office of the Comlsaloner of Revenue, by phone and by letter and in some cases by Swarrants~ issued b y State officers, directed these delinquents to come in e_,ld make their returns as the law required. This was a very tedious process and as soon as it was thought that all of the delinquents had made their appearance the book called ~Supplement ~1~ ~as commenced and Finally completed under the eyes of the Commissioner himself, Htrlve as the office Force could this book containing ~,900 names could not be completed beyond the letter ~R~ and it Is the beginning with 'S~ and the following letters that were mailed after December 5th. There ~as no delay in the Treasurer's office and In the Commissioner~s office that could possibly be avoided, The delay was caused by the Failure of taxpayers ~hose names are recorded In ~$upplement #1 and #2~ to file their returns by May let aa the law required. The Co~lseloners of Revenue In the grate are not allowed to assess automatically for taxation, gtate head taxes. Only those who make applica- tion year by year are assessed with this tax and all of those ~hoae names are on the Original book and Supplements ~1 and #2 are assessed with this tax on their personal application. The Commissioner of Roanoke. City Is convinced that the Original Personal Property Book Is the most complete, the meatiest of any such book ever delivered to the City. The names of many persons which had For the e e .! last ann or two years appeared in theao books, but had not appeared in the City Directory ~n~ st least t~o or three years, vsra eliminated and atrlcke~ fro~ this book ~te~ consultation ~ tho T~eaau~eP. Reapactffully 8ub~tted~ Co~lsslone~ or Revere" ~lth ~rthe~ ~erenee to ~e ~atte~, ~. C. R. ~ennett~ City Treasu~e~ appe~ed before Coune~l ~d presented copies oF the ~ollo~ln~ state~ent to the l~lvidual me~bers oF the b~yl ~TAT~ ~AINI~ TO 1~ ~O~L A~ STATE INCO~ ~HO~L~ TH~ DAT~ T~E ASSES~ ~ RECEIV~ ~OH ~E OP ~VE~ O~ICE, DAT~ 0~ ~ILING A~ ~ DATA IN REOA~ TO CO~ROVERSIAL Q~STXOH ~ LA~ ~XLING Personal Property - ~e~la~ ~ok, received some sheets AuS, 10, State lncome-Re~la~ ~ok, ~ecetved some sheets iu~. 1~, 19~ All of Personal P~operty-He~l~ Book ~ecelved a to Treasure~ b7 Jan. A. l~atro~, Deputy Co~iaalo~r of Sept. ~, Ail of State lnco~-Re~lar Boo~ received a~ certified to Treas~er by Jas. A. A~stro~o Deputy Comi8siune~ of Eeve~o 2apt. 1~, Ail tickets for both pe~aon~ pro~rty a~ income uritten by Oct. 6, ~ ~ady for mailing Oct. 15, 1952. ~e Treasurer,s Of~ce had no complaint as to the date of delive~ of the or~gl~l ~oks, al~ough the law provides for del~ve~ of Both By ~ep~mBer 1 of each ~ear. ~flcient sheets were delivered t~ ~e Trea: Off~ce ~rcm time to time ~ keep the writers busy. SUPPLes F~m Septem~ ~ to Nove~er ~, ~ da~s~ not a single personal propert~ as~ess~nt received durl~ ~1~ Fro~ Septembe~ 1~ to Nove~e~ 18, ~ dais, not a ~t~le state income assessment received du~ this period, Received first person~ property sheets, Supplement 1 Nov. 6~ 195~ ~ece~ved first state l~ome sheets, Supplement 1 . Nov. 18, 1952 ~a~led A - N ~nclus~ve (white) Nov. 28, 1952 ~lled O - ~ Inclusive (white) Dec. 3, 195~ Total Number of Derso~l a~ income tickets on ~up. I 13,638 Total N~Ber of ~erso~l a~ l~ome tickets on Sup. ~ a~ 3 Total N~er of peraon~ a~ l~ome t~ckets on ell Suppl~ents Tot~ N~er of suppl~ental tickets mailed by Dec. 3, 195~ Number of ticket~ written end mailed ~ter Dec. 5, 195~ Supplement 1, Personal ~pert~ certified to Treas~er by Jmmes A. Armstrong, Deputy Co~lssioner of Revere 'Dec. 18, 195~ Supplement 1, State Income certified to Treas~er By A. A~t~o~, Deputy Co~lssioner of ~eve~e Dec. 1~, 1952 Supplement ~, Pe~son~ ~roperty a~ State Income certified to Treasurer ~ James A. A~stro~, Deputy Co~. of,~evenue Dee. 23, 195~ Supplement 3, (not certified}, received ~n Treasurer's Office Dec. ~, 195~ Total 195~ Personal Pro~rty a~ State Income Tickets 86~3~ Total 1951 Person~ Property a~ State lnc~e Tickets ~ncrease for Further ~ w~ to c~l your attention to the fact ~at no Treasurer ~te ~ k~nd of t~ ticket until the asseas~nt ~s received from the Co~ssicner of ~evenue~s Office. The Tax Laws of the State of V~rgin~a contemplates that all assessments be turned over to ~e Treasurer In ~ple · t~me for the preparation o~ tickets before Nove~er 1, ~e date they are The Treasurer's Off,ce also has to n~Ber eve~ personal and income . ticket f~m A to Z before the~ c~ be ~ltten and also figure 9~ credit, allowed ~ls ye~, on ~7,179 ~ncome tickets a~ bala~e each page of the Inc~e ~ok, approxl~tely 900 p~es, (~g~d) C. ~. Kennett ~. ~9ody moved ~at cop~es of the co~un[cation f~m the Co~ss~oner of ~evenue be forwarded to the lnd~vldu~ m~bers of Council a~ the Junior th~ber Co~erce and that a copy of the s~atement of the City Treasurer be forwarded to ~e J~cr 6~ber cf Co~rce. The motion w~s seconded by ~. ~oung a~ unanimously adopted. '449 450 Later durin~ the meeting, lt~. Hinton moved that the City Attorney be request to ~urnish Council a ~ltten opinion aa to whether or not the ~nalty on taxes covered by personal property t~ tickets ~lled ~ter the ~lty deadline can be waived. The motion ~a seco~ed by ~. Wald~p ~ unanimously a~pted. D~ O~ P~C ~E~ ~. ~a~ E. Atkins, relief client, appeared ~eFore Co--il, advising that ~ has ~ved twice recently ~d that his allotment is not sufficient to pay the ~vl~ bills, Hr. Atkins ask~ that the ~v~ hills ~e paid, that a doctor's bill incurred by one of his children be paid a~ ~at an~t :hlld be ex~Xned to detemine whether or ~t he needs glasses at the cityts expense 0n motion of ~. Minton, seco~ed by ~. Waldrop a~ u~animously adopted, ;he matter was ~ferred to the City H~ager to t~e up with the Director of the Bepar~ent. of Public Welles. P~IONB ~ CO~NICATIONS~ ZONING: ~e following petition F~m ~. R. T.' Ed~ds, Attorney, asking that certain parcel of land situated on the northwest corner of Fra~lin ~oad a~ Janet venue, S. W., f~nting 225 feet on ~a~lin Road and 125 feet on ~anette Avers, be ~ezoned from SpecAal Residence District to ~siness District, was ~fore Councll~ eTo the C~ty Council of Ro~oke Roanoke, Virginia Application to ~zone a certain p~cel of land situated on the No~th~est corner of Fra~lin Hoed a~ Js~tte Ave~e~ S. ~,, frontin~ on Pva~lin Road, 1~ feat on Janette Avers and rectsn~ls~ In shapel a~ bei~ s part of the 3 1~ acre tract bea~lnF Tax No, 1031106 Gentleneni Your petitioners, Lucian. D. Booth~ Louisa T. ~oth a~ Hayes~ $eay~ Hattern & Hattern, represent as follo~s~ 1. That ~cian D. ~ooth a~ Louisa T. Booth are ovner~ of a tract li~ con~l~tl~ of 3,~ acres In the City of Ho~oke~ besrinf T~ ~o, 10~11~ housed on the ~ast by Prmklin Hoed on the ~o~th by Avenue a~ on the South by Janette Avenue. 2, ~at they· have entered into a contract to sell a strip situated the Northwest co~ne~ of Pre.lin Hoed ~d Janette Avenue, ff~nt~ ~25 feet on P~alin ~oad and 1~5 feat on Jaette Avenue~ to ~e architectural a~ en~ineerinc fi~ of Haye~, Se~ ~ttern & Hattern ~bJect to the property bel~ rezoned fo~ business, 3, ~at Hayes~ 5eay~ Hattem & Hattern ~e re~l~te~ed architects and e~lneer~. ~at they no~ ~erate In the tMee different locations tn the City of Hoanoke~ a~ th~ pl~ the lmediate co~truction of a building ~olely for their ovn requirements on this parcel. h, It Is the desire of the applic~ts that the p~opevty herein describe be rezoned f~ special residers to business so that co~truotion can started ~ediately, . ~. That p~perty across Janette Avenue from this parcel of l~d already zoned for business ~d on ~l~ Is a large supe~ market. 6. ~at arrayed hereto la a sketch of the contemplated const~ction vhlch co~truction ~lll be set back ~0 feet from Fra~lin Hoed and ~lll provided vl~ a p~lvate drive ~d off street parkin~ fo~ all moto~ vehicles ~ich may use the 71 T~t It l~ ~e de,ire of tM firm aforesaid to blend and harmonize this co~truction into a care~lly pl~d laP,cape so that tt ~111 be in keeplnt ~lth the best a~chitect~al con~t~ctions In ~e nei[hborhood, 8. In addition thereto the architectur~ firm's operation Is strictly profe~sional ~th ~ nol~e, duet or inconvenience to the nel~borhood. feel that the st~cture they contemplate bulldl~ ~lll etace the property values In the nel~bo~hood, 9. You~. applicats fur~er state that they lnte~ to ule this property l~ediately for the ~rposes stated here!n~ ~d o~y for that purpose, and If their plus chugs they ~lll so notify the ~ouncil of the City of Hoanoke so that such furtheP action my be taken aa Council may desire, ~ereupon your applic~ts req~st that the a~ve desc~ibed parcel rezoned from ~pecial residence to business. Respect~lly, LUCIAR D. BO~H, ~UISA T. BO~H HA~S~ SEAY~ ~TTFRN & ~TT~N - B~ Cou~el In this connection, Hr. Edwards appeared before Council and asked that a date for a public hearing be fixed since time is of the essence~ whereupon, Hr. Ninton moved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hearing to be held at ~iOO otclock, p, m., February 9, 19S3, and that in the ~eanti~, the requeal for rasoning be referred to the City Planning Co~lssion for study, report and reco~endation. The motion ~aa seconded by ~. Young and unanimously adopted, Z(~NINQ~ Council ha~h~prcviouely c~lled for a public hearing at ~00 olclocl po m., January 96, 19S3, on the question of rezoning fro~ General Residence Dletric~ to Business District a six-acre tract of land located on the south side of Brandon Avenue, S. Wo, (Uo B. Bi'way Route No° 11), l~ediately east of Hud Lick Creek, designated as Official No° 16~0101, a co~uunication from Hr. Stanley Ct ~sinberg, askir~ that the body also consider at the aa~e time re,chins a ffive-acre tract of l~nd located on the north side of Brandon Avenue, le~ediately east o£ Edgswood Street, designated as Official No. 1510~0~, was before Council. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Hr° Waldrop end unsn~ously adored, request for rezoning was referred to the City Plsnnin~ Co~tssion for study, report and recoe~endation to Council. 20~I~G-STBL~ET$ A~D ALLFYS: A co~unication from Hr. H. H. ~omaw, Attorney, representl~ F~s~r~. A. P. Her,in a~ ~, P~lce Ffeld~ a~kln~ that p~o~e~y located between Hemorl~ Avenue a~ ~e~tove~ Avenue~ S.-~,~ e~st of ~lnborne described aa the ~e~tern TIFt~ Feet of Lots I, ~, ~ a~ ~, Block ~, ~'llll~ Clayto~ H~ bein~ a part of the tract of la~ de~l~ted as Official No. 1330~11, be rezoned From Special Re~lde~e District to Bu~lnes~ District, havi~ ~en r efferred to the C~ty Pla~in~ Co~lssion flor ~nvestl~atl~, repo~g and reco~ndation, ffollo~ln~ co.unica, ion From the Clt~ Pl~nin~ Co~l~slon~ ~lth reference to the matter, was before Councll~ ~Jenv~16, 1953. ~e Honorable R. L. Webber, Hayor, and Hembers of Cl~y Roanoke, V~rglnia. Gentlemen: In ~eply to your letter of Janu~y 8, 1953, ~efe~l~ to the C~ty Pla~i~ Co~lss~on for l~estiga~on, repor~ a~ reco~a~on, · coruscation from H. H. ~oomaw, Attorney, representf~ A. P. Herren and W. Price Fields, asking that property lece~ed between Hemor~al Avenve end ~estover Ave~e, ~. W., east of ~n~rne Street, described as ~he western ~l~ty ~eet of ~ts 1, 2, 3 a~ ~, Block 3, Wll]l~ Claytor Hap, being part of Of~cl~ No. ~33061~, be rezoned ~rom a ~pecial Residence to e Eus~ness D~str~ct~ ~eCo~iss[on has discussed t~s request ~[th ~e AttoPney For the Petitlone~ to~ethe~ ~lth a request to clo~e the l~-Foot alley i~ediately ~est of said prcpert~ it ~l~ u~erstood that said lands ~ill be u~ed to increase the depth of Hr. Flelda~ property lyin~ between ~lnborne Street said alle~ ~ich property la zo~d as a Business District ~d ~lll be used ffo~ business purposes in the ne~ It is the opinion off the Co~lssion ~at the request of the Petitioner~ to rezone ~atd ~lfty ~eet of Lots 1, ~, 3 a~ ~, Block ], ~illi~ Hap (~ ~ned by ~. Hatting, ~s a ~easonable request because of the considerable elevation From that point o~ the remainl~ portion Haltings p~pert~ that the re~oni~ of sa~d property ~ill be a natural exte~lon of the exi~tt~ ~siness Dlstrlct, but that said ~ezonl~ ~lll not adversely ~ffect adJoini~ properties because of the topo~raph~ of the l~d In the l~ediate vicinl~. The City Plannin~ Co~[ss[on ~eco~e~s to City Council that ~e request of the Petitl~ner~ to rezone the ~e~tern FiFt~ Feet of 3 and ~, Block 3, Wlllt~ Claytor Hep, bei~ a part of Of. ~t No. 1330611, be granted, ~, f~ther, that Cou~tl rezone to a Business District, upon its vacation, the 15-foot alley adjacent on the west of said.property, a s well ts a sm~l portion of an east-a~-west alley, 1~ Feet in width, proposed to be vacated upon the re-location of a portion of said alley, all oF which areas ~e shown on a prelimtn~y plat ~ow~ng portions of old alleys being closed and la~ dedicated for new alley location, said plat prepared ~ C. B. ~lcolm & Son, dated J~ua~ ~, 1953. Respect~lly sub.fred, (Signed) W. J. HcCorkl~e, J~. 451 452 On motion of Et-. Young, seconded b~ R~. l~aldrop and unanimously adopted~ the City Clark vas instructed to publish proper notice of · public hearing to be held ~t 2~00 otclock, po mo, February ~, In this connection, Nr. ~loomaw appeared before Council and presented draft ~f an Ordinance, together with · trcitten lnatrument~ providing roi' the. vacating, tiscontinuing and closing of the above alley a nd portion of alley referred to by the ;lty Planning Commission~ ~. ltoomaw asking that the Ordinance be adopted. At this point, the City Clerk b rouEht to the attention of Council the ~ollowing co~uunication from the City Planning Consniaalon~ with reference to the aatter~ nJanuary 16, 19~3. The Honorable Ho Lo Yebbsr~ Hayor, and ]/embers of City Councll~ Hoan~kc ~ Virginia° 6entle~sn~ The City Planning Co~lcsion has discussed with Ho Ho Hoc~aw, Attorney Fol' Ao Vo Hartin and ~/. ?rice Fields, a proposal that a north*and-south 1~ x 200 fest~ said alley lying between Lots ~oso ~, ~, 6 and 7~ Neuland and the westerly portion of Lots 1~ 2, ~ and ~, Block 3, 1/1111am Claytor Hap be vacated and closed, as ~ell as a ~mall portion of an east-and-west alley~ 12 feat in width~ ~ shown on a preliminary plat~ dated January 2~ prepared by C. Bo Halcolm & Son, and also as sho~n on the sketch attached hereto. The said r~rth-and-south~ 15-foot alley has never been opened, and in the Co~uission~s opinion is not needed to serve either the interests of the City or property o~ncrs in the l~diate neighborhood. It is understood fha there ars no public utilities located in,aid alleyo ~s to ~that s,~all portion o£ the east-and-west alley~ 12 feet in · hich it is proposed to close, as shown on said attached sketch, the propoeei re-location o£ said alley on land to be dedicated by H~o Fields ~111 a *Jog~ and straighten the alley, which will ~c an improvement over the existing condition. The City Plannln~ Cor~uission reco~menda to City Council that said north-and-south alley, and a portion o£ said east-and-west alley, as shown on the preliminary plat referred to and the attached sketch, be vacated and closed in ·ccordance ~ith the provisions as set forth in the State law and that tho question be referred to the City Attorney as to thc proper procedur~ to fo110~o He~pect£ully ~ub~ttted, {Si~ned) ~/o Jo HcCorkindalc, Chal~nano~ A~ter a discussion of the q~e~tion, Council bein~ o£ the opinion that a ~ublic hearing ol~uld be held on the matter before any decision is ~ade, Hr. moved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hearing to be' held at ~:00 o'clock, po mo, Februar7 9, 1~3, and that in the ~eantl~e, the matter be referred to the City Hana~er £o~ study and report to Council as to ~hother or not the city should retain an ease~nt £or any public utilities ~ ich mlE-ht be installs in the alleys in the future, The motion ~as secondet by Hr. Young end unanimously adopted° B0~D OF ZONI~; ~?FE/~L$.' A co~c~unication £rom the Secretary of the Board Zonf~ Appeals, together ~lth the A~al Heport of ~e Board of ~onlng ~ppeals the y'e~ ~anu~ 1, 1~52, t~ou~ DecaYer 31, 19~ ~a~ before Council. The co~nication a~ report ~ere ~TIONS~ A co~nication f~o~ ~. T. Howard Boye~, ~air~an of ~e Elect~ Bo~d of ~e City of Hoanoke~ a~kl~ ~at the votl~ place In ~e 6arden City precl~ be ~ved ff~m ~e p~esent tempo~y f'lve house to the ne~ ele~ntary On motion of ~. ~d~p, seco~ed by ~. Hinton a~ un~i~o~sly adopted~ the matter ~as reFe~ed to the City Attorney for prepa~ation of the p~pe~ Oedinant In this connection~ the City Clerk pointed out that the co=~unication also requests that the compensation for Judges, clerks amd com~nissionsrs of election be fixed at- $10.00 per day in future elections. On motion of ~. Young, seconded by Hr. Minton anti unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper measure. ~TADIUM AD¥1~ORY COMMITTEE~ Co~unioations from Masers. Walter O, Stephenson~ Ahney S. Boxley, H. Carl Andrews ar~. John I, Bowman, accepting their appointments aa members of the Stadlu~ Advisory Comnittee, were before Council. The communications were filed, STREET LIOHTS: A communication from Miss Anne Saunters, asking that street lights be installed on Woodcliff Road, S. W., was before Council. On motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, com~unicstion was referred to the City Manager for study, report and reco.~m, endation to Council. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: A com~unicatlon from Mrs. J. B. Cassell, President of theWoodrow Wilson Parent-Teacher Association, advising that the Executive Board of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Woodrow Wilson Junior High School ia asking that the City Attorney represent them at a hearing to be held In Richmond at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., January 20, 19~3, on the application of Mr. John O. Jackson, owner and operator of the Dairy Fountain, 1929 Carter Road, S. W., For an AEC off-premise beer license, was before Council, Mrs. Cassell stating that the Board is opposing the issuance of the beer license because of the nearness of the Dairy Fountain to the school: In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a communication from Mr. Randolph J. Salmons, President of the Raleigh Court Civic League, askinS that the City Attorney intercede for the League before the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Mr. Salmons stating that the League Is opposed to the issuance of the license because of the proximity of the Dairy Fountain to the school and two churches and because the establishment is In a strictly residential section. Appearing In support of the request, were }ir. A. L. Hughson, Mr. Salmons and Mr. R. H. Thomas, Jr., Past President of the Raleigh Court Civic League. Also appearing In support of the request, was Mr. D. E. ~cQuilkin, Superintendent of School% ~o advlsedCouncI1 that the Roanoke City School Board has gone On record as being opposed to the issuance of the license. In a discussion of the matter, Mr. Your~ pointed out that the only thin~ City Attorney could do at the hearing would be to Indicate Council's Feeling on the question, ~. Young voicing the opinion that a Resolution of Council, requesting the ABC Board to refuse to grant the license, mailed to the Board In Eichmond by the CityCierk, would suffice. In a further discussion of the matter, Mr. Rughaon insisting that the City Attorney present such a Resolution in person at the hearing, Mr. Arthur E. ~mlth, Attorney, representing l~. Jackson, appeared before Council and voiced the opinion that the body should hear the other side of the question before taking any action, Mr. Smith contending that Council represents all of the citizens of Roanoke, not any one particular group, and that there are citizens living near the Dal~y Fountail who favor the issuance of the beer license, It being his opinion that the City Attorney has no might right to represent one group than another. 453 KVo Bmith stated further that he feels Council is, actins hastilyon a matter without full information, a matter in which it has r~ ~l~ht since the question co.es ~de~ the Ju~lsdiction oF ~e Virginia A~coholic Bereave Control ~ard~ ~, 5~ith complainl~ bitterly that Council a~ the School Board a~e s~ll~ out one appltcan p~tl~ula~l~ in v~e~ oF t~ fact that there ~e ~a~ places already sell~ ~er nee: echools~ ~ co~ludi~ t~t there should be a ~eneral policy a~ainst ~e sale oF bee~ In establis~ents nea~ ~, Youn~ replied that had a simlla~ question co~e up du~l~ the time he has served on Council~ he ~ould have opposed t~e appltcation~ a~ ~ill contl~e to d so as lo~ as he serves on Council, but the establis~ents presently selll~ beer near schools obtained their license before he bec~e a Councilman, ~ith ~theP reference to the~tter, ~, Hc~lkln pointed out that the ~chool ~ard adopted a policy several ~ea~s a~o~ opposi~ the ~tin~ oF licenses ~or the sale off bee~ In the l~dlate vicinity oF a~ public school ~n Ro~ke, The matte~ havl~ been di~cussed at le~, ~dCouncil bel~ of the opinion ~hat a Re~olvtion, requestl~ the ~C ~ard to ~Fuse to ~r~nt ~ bee~ license to ~, Jackson~ should be adopted, but that the C~t~ Attorney should ~t attend the ~earin~, Hr. You~ offered the following: (~11686) A ~E~OL~ION requesti~ the Alcoholic Beverage Contel Board to ~efuse to ~rant John G. Jackson~ ow~m a~ operator of the Dairy Fountain~ a retail [~cense to sell wine and beer or beer at said 9pplicant~s present business location~ [9Z9 Carter Ro~d~ S.W.~ ~n the City of Roanoke. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see O~nance Book No. 19~ Page ~. You~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~.Woody a~ ~opted by the follow,nE vote: A~: Messrs. M~nton~ Wsldrop~ Woody, Young, and the President, ~. ~YS: None ............ O. At this point, ~. Woody w~s excused fmom further attendance of the meeting. REPORTS OF OFFICES: RECR~TION DEPARTS: ~e City Ma~em submitted the follow,nE report, with reference to ~e c~ty taktn~ ovgr the operation of the Teen AEc Oirl~s Center at ~01 C~p~ell Avenue~ S. "Roanoke, Virginia January 19, 19~3 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Oentlemen: The Junior League o£ Roanoke, ¥1r~lnia, has a~reed to pay the rent on the T. A. G. (Teen Age Gtr~ Center, located on the northwest corner of Fifth Street and C~pbell Avenue~ .S.W., if the City will operate the Center under our Recreation Department. In furtherance of a conference with the League and tacit commitments by our RecreationDepartment, I would like to rsco~end that we take over the operation of the Center on February 1, 1953; on an experimental basis. In this recommendation, ! would like to submit a check in the amount. of. $1,650.00 for the annual rent and suggest that this be reapproprlated back to the Recreation Department in order that the rent may be paid on a monthly basis. Respectfully submitted, ($1~ned) Arthur S. O~sns City Manager' On motion o£ Mr. Young, seconded by Ky. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, the ~atter was referred to the City Attorney, the City Auditor and the City ManeFer t o out the proper ~rocedu~e to be followed by Council in providlr~ for the operatl( )f the Center by the city. WATI/RDEPARTIIEHTI The City Hans~er submitted the following report~ with reference to continuing the asr?ices of Halcolm Plrnie Engineers as consulting engineers in connection with the city's operation of its public water supply systems ~Roenoke~- Virginia January 19, 1953 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia ~entlemen~ The attached letter from HALCOLI4 PIRNIE ENOINI~RRS is in regard to extending our contract fort consulting engineering service For the year 1953. ! would like to recommend that. this be accomplished and present to you for your consideration the Following factsI 1, In accordance with water practices~ we still have a reasonably new water supply in CarvinsCove, 2, The problem of fusing three public' water systems into one requires expert knowledge, 3. The purchase and subsequent problem of the confluencesof individual water systems into cur exlstir~ pabllc systec is very technical; and we believe that consulting services are not only needed but imperative, Since ~2,500.00 is included in the existing budget for such services, no appro~riation will be necessa~y; and it would require only that Resolutio No. 11335 be extended until DecemBer 31, 1953. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur 5. Owens City Hansger~ After s discussion of the matter, Hr. Waldrop moved that action on the question be deferred until the next regular meeting of Council. The motion seconded by Hr. Young and unanimously adopted'. CITY PHYSICIAN: The City Hsnager submitted written report From the City Physician for the month of December, 1952, showing ?6h office calls and prescriptions }illed, as compared with 523 office calls and 669 prescriptions filled for the month of December, 1951. The report was Flied. DEPARTMENT OF ?UBLIC WELFARE~ The City Hansger submitted written report from the Department of Public Welfare, showing 1,~76 cases har~lled during the month of 0ecember, 195~, at u total cost of $69,~96.89, ss compared with 1,~80 cases handled during the month of December, 1951, at a total cost of ~66,h~P.l?. The report was Flied. REPORFSS The City Hana~er submitted wrltten reports from the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Department of Public Works end the Health Department for the month of December, 1952; also, a report From the Police Department for the month cf October, The reports were flied. tL~POP~$ OF FIP~ PROTECTIONI The matter o£ assuring safety in hospitals, convalescent homes, nurseries and similar institutions throughout the city in the event of a catastrophe having been referred to the City Hanager, the Chief of the Fire Departme~ and.the City Attorney to draw up the proper Ordinance and to present same to Council for consideration, the committee submitted ihs following report: eRoancke, Virginia January 19, 1953 To'The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen! At our regular meeting on Honday, January 5, 1953, you appointed ChteF W. H. Hullins, ;ir. Ran ~. Whittle, and Hr. Arthur S. O~ens as a committee to 455 study the feasibility of recolending to Council for addption an ordinance that would require the several hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent ho~e~ and like institutions to have an evacuation plan in the event of fire or other disaster, The committee met on Thursday night, January 150 with other City officials and representatives from tho several homes and hospitals; and a plan was decided upon at that time which will be presented to Council at a later date, We are makir~ this report to advise you that prompt action was taken on your directive. A subsequent report will be made in thirty days. Respectfully submitted, ISigned} Nan G. I~hittle Signed~ ¥. M. Mullins (Signed) Arthur S. The report was filed. UNFINISHFD I~SIL~S$: None. · CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCATION AND CONSIDERATION OP ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONSt RADIOS-PARKS AND PLAYGRouNDSs The City Attorney having been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance, providing for the execution of a Landlord's Waiver and Consent Agreement for equipment and materials placed in the television tower atop Mill Mountain, presented samel ~nereupon, Hr. Waldrop moved that the following ~rdinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. YounF and adopted by the following vote: AYg$: Messrs. Minton, t/aldrop, Young, and the President. Mr. NAYSs None ............. O. (Hr. Woody absent) (,~11687) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager and the City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute and deliver unto Radio Corporation of America a landlord's waiver and consent agreement. THERv~ORE, ~ IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City Manager and the City Clerk be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed, - or and on behalf of tho City of Roanoke, to execute and deliver unto Radio Corpora- Lion Of America (RCA VictorDlvision) Camden, New Jersey, a landlord's waiver and consent agreement in the followin~ words and figures: 'RCA No. BCD-2?i~I-B L~JtDLORD'S WAIV~ AND CONSENT Roanoke, Virginia ~anuary , 1953. "TO "RADIO CORPORATION OF AMI~ICA (RCA VICTOR DIVISION) C~DEN, NEW J~RSEY "In order to induce you to enter into the within contract of conditional sale with Radio Roanoke, Incorporated, covering certain broadcast equipment herein- after referred to as ~chattel~ now or to be installed or kept ars On or near the tc of Mill Mountain in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, the undersigned landlord of the ~aid premises, in consideration of the said contract and the delivery of said chatte~ ~o said conditional vendee, by these presents consents to said installation a nd ~elivery and does waive and relinquish unto you or your assigns all right of levy ~or rent and all claims and demands of every kind against the said chattel now or to ~e installed under said contract, this waiver to continue until full compliance by said conditional vendee wlth all the terms and conditions of s aid contract. The andersigned agrees that said chattel shall not become part of the freehold and may repossessed by you or your assigns at any time. ~WIT~E~S our hands and seals the day and year above uritten. ,~lgned sealed and delivered in the presence of'l tLandlord~ (L.S. The Ordinance having I~en read, was laid over. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY-STREETS AND ALLEYS: The City Attorney havin~ been requested ko prepare the proper Ordinance, providin~ for the purchase of property the northwest corner of Commor~ealth Avenue and Fourth 5treat, N. E., at their intersection with Hutherford Avenue, for street purposes, presented same; whereupon ~. Waldrop moved that the followin~ Ordina~ce be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~. Youn~ and adopted by the ~ollowing votei AYES: Hessrs. Hlnton, Waldrop, Yours, and the President, ~. Webber .... NAYS: None ............. O. (Hr. Woody absent) (#11688) AN ORDINANCE accepting the offer of (~s.) Honey Assaid to sell the Clt~ a small portion of her lot (Official Tax No. 3022~22) situated at the inter- section of Commor~eelth Avenue and Fourth Street, N. E., and authoriz!n~ and directin~ the proper City officials to do the necessary in the premises. ~'~EREAS, by letter dated January 7, 1952 (~rs.) Honey Asseid agreed to sell and convey a portion of her lot {designated as TaX No. 30~2~22) situated at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Fourth Street, No E., In the City of Roanok~ for $500.00 cash, to be used in rounding-off the corner and for street purposes, w thc understanding that all costs lm connection wl~h the proposed Improvements, such as moving and replacing sidewalk, curb, gutter, additions/ paving and all tnc~dent~ work, Shall be borne by the City, and WH~EAS, the Plannlng Commission, the City Engineer, the Director Of Public Works and the City Manager have recommended acquisition of the real estate for the aforesaid purposes. THE~E~0RH, BE IT OBDAI.NED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows~ 1. That the offer of (~s.) Honey Assald as contained in her letter to the Cl~y Manager of January 7, 1953, on file in the office of the Clerk of this Council to sell and convey unto the City of Roanoke a portion of the frontage of her lot (designated as Tax No.' 3022~2~) situated at the Intersection of Commonuealth Avenue end Fourth Street, N. E., being approximately 10.22 feet in width at the corner and tapering off to nothing at the sides of said lot, and as shown in red on a pla~ entitled, "Sketch showing property to be acquired by the City of Roanoke from Honey Aesald, December 31, 1952"~ on file In the office Of the City Engineer, be, and the same is hereby accepted. 2o That the City Attorney be, and he is hereby, directed to make, or cause be made, the requisite examlnation of title to the aforesaid real estate and, if it he determined that (Hrs.) Honey Assatd, or the record owner thereof, may legally convey a marketable fee simple title thereto to the City of Roanoke, to prepare a prpper deed of bargain and sale In ~he premises and present the same to · sid owner for execution and delivery to the City. 3. That the City Auditor, upon being supplied a certificate of title, by the CltyAttorney, showing said land to be free of 1lens end encumbrances and also 457 458 the ahoy,mentioned deed o£ 'bargain and cale~ properly executed I~all parties havln~ any interest in the aforesaid lend, conve~lng t~e e~u,e unto the City in fee simple and with covenants of general warranty and modern english, and in form approved by the City Attorney, be, and he 18 herebyj authorized and directed to issue a City Voucher in the amount of $~00.00 and deliver such voucher to (Hfs.) Honey Asseid, o: the parties entitled to said ~und, in ~xchan~o for such deed. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. ZONINO~ The City Attorn~having been requested to prepare the proper O~dina~ rezoning property located between Shenandoah Avenue and Salem Turnpike~ No W.~ in the vicinity of Fairview Cemetery, designated aa Official ~;os. ~6~0307, 25~0311 end ~6~S0312, from General Residence District to Light Industrial Dlstrict~ presented s am, with the comment that the owner of the property has admit ted to record a plat carry l~ ~ut previous recommendations of the City Planning Com~iesion as to the dedication of lend for street p~rposes; whereupon, Hr. Young moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Waldrop and acbpted by the following voter AYES: Messrs. Hlnton, Waldrop, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber---~. NAYS; None ........... O. (Hr. ~oody absent) (~11~89) AN ORDINANCE to a~end and reenact Article I, Section l, of Chapter 51 of th,Code of the City of Roanoke, relating to zoning. W~EREAS, application has been made to the Council of the City of hoanoke that property located between Salem Turnpike and Shenandoah AYenue, N. W., designate as Official Lot Numbers 26~0307, ~6~0311 and 26~0317, be rezoned from general ~esldence district to light industrial district, and W~EREAS, the City Planning Commission h~s recommended that the above propert~ ~e rezoned from general residence district to light industrial district aa requested and ~riERRA-~, the notice required by Article XI, Section ~3, of Chapter 51 of the ~ode of the City of Roanoke, relating to ~oning, has been published in ~?he Roanoke ~orld-News~, a newspaper pnblished in and of general circulation in the City of ~oanoke, in ~he m~nner required by said section, end ~rffREA~, the public he,ring contemplated in the aforementioned Article XI, ~ection ~3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Hoanoke, and as advertised in said notice published, as aforesaid, in said new~paper, was held before the Council of the City of Roanoke, on the 16th day of June, 1952, at 3 o~clock, P. m., in the Circuit Court Room (Council Chmuber) in the Hunictpal ~ullding~ at ~h ich public hesring~ no Objections were presented by property owners c~ other interested par.ties in the affected area, and W~E~, after the aforesaid public hearing Council took the petition under advisement for f~rther consideration, study and reports, and ~EREAS, this Council, after mature consideration of the application for ~ezonlng, is of the opinion that the above property should be rezoned as requested. THEREFORE, b~E IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Hoano;:e that Article [, -eection 1 of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, relating to Zoning, be, and the same is hereby, amended and reenacted in the following particular and ~o other, viz; Property located between Salem Turnpike and Shenandoah Avenue, No ~., ~esignated as Official Lot Numbers 26~0307, 26~0311 and 26~031~, be, and said property is hersby~ rszoned ~rom ~nsral residmcs district to light industrial diatrict~ and the map herein referred to shall be chan~ed in this ~espeet. The Ord~ce havl~ been ~ ~s laid ove~. STO~ DRAI~t The City Clerk brought to the attention o~ Council draft an O~ln~ce~ ab~0nl~ a portion o~ a 3~-lnch atom d~n ~l~ across ~operty o~ the Norfolk a~ ~estern ~allway ~pa~ east of Ninth 5treet~ N. north off Lick Run a~ west oF Tl~e~ ~eek~ a~ authorizl~ quitclal~ of the ri~ts off t~ City off Roanoke in ~e r~ht*o~-~ay the~eofj ~e~upon, ~. H~nton moved tha~ ~e ~ollo~l~ Ordin~ce be placed ~on its ffirst readl~. The ~tion was seco~ed by ~, ~aldrop and adopted by the follo~l~ vote~ AY~t Has.rs. Hlnton, ~ald~p, and the Fresident, H~. ~ebber ..... ~Y~ None ........... O. (~. ~dy absent) (~. You~ not voting) (~11~0) AN O~I~ aba~onin~ a portion o~ a ]~-lnch storm drain across certain pro~erty o~ NorFolk a~ ~e~tern ~allway Co~a~ a~ authorizin~ quit-cla~ off the rights oF the City oF Roanoke ~n the ~l~ht o~ ~y thereo~. ~, pursuant to o~lnance 1108~, by a~reement dated Hay ~, 1~1, a~ ,ecorded In the Clerk's Off,ce oF the City oF Roanoke. Vlr~lnia. In Deed ~ok ~e 1~ Norfolk and ~estern Railway Co~a~ ~ra~ted to the C~ty oF Roanoke the ri[hr and privlleEe to l~y~ maintain, use and operate a ~-lnch storm d~ain a~ across the premises of the said ~allway Co.any in the City of Roa~ke located between points opposite Hlle ~ost ~-~7~.~ Feet and H~le ~ost ~-~$~1~] Feet. mo~e o~ less~ and o~e~ ~purtena~es~ the location off said storm d~ain a~ ~ppvrtenances bel~ colored red in Plan N-~]~, attached to said aF~ee~nt~ and ~E~, the said aEreement provided that a ]~-lnch box drain located the s~e ~e~ral area ss the ~bove ~-inch ~torm drain and colored yello~ on said Plan N-~, wa~ to be aba~on~d a~ all draina~ wate~ diverted to the ~td inch storm d~ain, a~ ~EAS, the correction of the said ~-lnch ~to~m drain has been co~lete a~ the s~ld ~-inch storm drain has been aba~o~d in f~ct. T~ORE, B~ IT O~DAI~ by the Cou~il of the City oF ~oanoke, that the pro~e~ City oFffici~s be, a~ they hereby are, ~utho~lzed ~ directed on ~h~F oF the City off Roanoke to execute a~ deliver to Norffolk ~ Western Compa~ a de~d~ ~e Form of ~lch shall be ~pp~ved by the City Attorney~ [n~ unto No~ffolk and ~estern ~all~ Co~any~ a Vlr~lal~ corporation, all title s~ interest oF the City oF Roa~ke in a~ to the ffollo~l~ p~perty situated In the Cl~ off Roanoke. Virgins. ~thin the limits oF the NorFolk a~ ~e~tern A 3~-l~h sto~ drain ~l~ht of ~ay ru~ln~ throu~ a tract oF ldentlffied as Parcel No. 1 In a deed by Virginia Iron~ Coal a~ Coke Co.any to Norffolk and ~este~n Railway Compaq. dated Decembe~ ~ ~ecorded In ~e City of Boa~ke In Deed Book ~O~ psEe 11~, ~d recordsd in the County oF ~oa~ke In Deed ~ook ~70. pa~e ~, and ~l~ ~ro~Fh snorer tract oF l~d acquired by VlrElnia a~ Te~ssee Railroad C~pany ffrom ~llll~ H. Feyton by co~e~a~ion prior to 1~O~ the location of s~d ]$-l~h storm drain be[~ mo~e pa~ticula~ly ~hown colored yello~ on ~rint o~ ~1~ N-~. prepped In the office of the ~ieF ~lnee~ oF the and ~e~te~n Railway Company, ~oanoke, Vir~inia, dated A~ril ~, 1~1, copy off which is on file In the OfFice off the City E~inee~. BE IT F~R ~DAI~ that ~e Cle~ of ~i~ Council deliver to NorFolk Western Ra[l~ Compa~ a ca.riffled copy oF ~ls Ordinance, which may. at the optio oF NorFolk and ~e~tern Railway Co~p~y~ be attached to and ~ecorded ~ith the qu~t- cla~ deed described 459 '460 BE IT FURTH]~ O~DAIN~D that the Clerk of this Council deliver to the City Engineer a copy off this ordin~ce with lnatructio~ to ~ke a prope~ ~tation aba~o~ent ~ quitclaim upon all m~s ~d plata on file ~n his office upon the 3~lnch storm d~ain r~t of ~y ~y be ~ IT ~T~ O~AI~ that the Clerk o~ this Council delive~ to the Clerk ~f the ~tl~a C~t for the Clt7 oF Roa~ke a copy oF this o~ln~ce ~lth ldentica [nst~ctions to those siren the City The Ordin~ce h~l~ been read~ ~a laid over, HOTIONS ~D ~S~A~OUS ~SI~S~ ~ere bein~ no ~rthe~ business, Council adJo~ned~ APPROVED ~t ~ President COUNCIL, REGULAR Honday, Janu~-y 26, 1953. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit .Court Room in the Municipal Building, Honday, Janua*~ 26, 1953, at 2lOOotclock, p, m., the ~eguler meeting hour, ~tth the President, Hr. Webber, presiding. . PRESE~Tg Hecate. Minton, Waldrops Woody, Young, and the President, Hr. Webber ............................ 5* ABSENT: Rone .............. O, OFFICERS PRE~ENT: Hr. Arthur S. Owens,City Manager, Mr. Randolph G. Whittle CltyAttorney, and Hr. Harry R. Yatee, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Gordon L. Keller, Pastor of Belmont Baptist Churah. MINUTES: Copies of the minutes of the recessed regular meeting held on December 31, 1952, and the regular meeting held on January 5, 1953, and January 17, 1953, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. YounF, seconded by Hr. Minton and unanlm~uslya~opted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS~ WATER DEPARTment Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for the tren~ lng, laylng, backflllln~, and street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrants, and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 6 of the Water Department, along certain public streets at various locations in the city, accordin to plans and spectficati~ns furnished bF the Water Department, s aid bids to be received by 'the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, January 26, 1953, and to be opened before the Council of. the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Mr. Webber, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully u~erstand the advertisement, if there was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, or if there were Shy questions anyone ~uld llke to ask, and no represente. tire present raising any question, the President, asked hhe City Clerk to proceed with the opening of the three bids received. With further reference to the matter, the City Clerk brought to t he attentl~ of Council an. estimate of the cost of the Water Department performing the work, together with a report on the availability of equipment therefor, as submitted by the Water Department pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 11276, adopted on ~ovember 5, 1951; whereupon, ~he President, instructed the City Clerk to proceed with the openlng of the sealed estimate end report. The bids and estimate and report submitted by the Water Department hav~ng been opened and publicly read before Council, Hr. Woody offered the following Resolution: (~11691) A RESOLUTION referring bids and the estimate and report submitted by the Water Department of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 11276, adopted on November 5, 1951, for the trenchln~, laying, backfilling and street restoration incident to l~stalllng water mains, fire hvdrant~ and all appurtenances thereto, for Project No. 6 of the Water Department, alomg certain public streets at various locations in the city, to a comr~lttee composed of Hr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Hr. HarryR. Yates, City Auditor, Mr. John L. 461 462' I/entvorth, Director of FUblic I~orke, and }fr. C. E. Hoore, Engineer In CoMtruction Off tM ~ater Dep~tment~ fo~ ta~lat~on a~ ~port to ~e Council of the City of Roanoke at its Mxt re~lar ~eet~ on ~ay, Februa~ ~, {Fo~ Full text of Resolution, see O~lna~e Rook Ho. 1% FaSe Hr. ~oody noved the adoption of the Resolution. ~o notion ~an seceded by ~. You~ and a~pted by the follo~ln~ vote~ AYe: Hessr~. Hln~n, ~ald~p, ~oody. You~, a~ the ~resldent, ~. ~ebber- N~YS~ None ............. O, SID~ALK~ C~B A~ G~t F~su~t to ~tice of advertisement For bids on the co~t~ction of concrete sidewalk ~d co~ete c~b a~ ~tte~ at various locations In the City of Roa~ke, accordin~ to plus and speclfficatio~ by the City g~l~er, said bid~ to be received by the CltyCle~k until ~t~ o*clock~ p. ~.. ~nday~ J~uary ~, 1953, and ~ be opened before Co~cil at that hour. the ~resident~ ~.~ebbee~ asked Iff there ~s anyone present ~ho did not ~lly the advertisement. If there ~as a~yone pre~ent ~ho had bee~ denied the p~lvlle~e biddl~, o~ IF there ~eve an~ que~tl~ anyone ~uld like to ask. a~ ~ repre~e~ tative p~esent ~alsi~ any que~tion~ the President a~ked the City Clerk to proceed ~lth the openin~ of ~e three bld~ received. ~e bids havi~ ~en ope~d a~ publicly read before Council. Hr. Young offered the follo~tn~ Re~olutlon: (~11~9~) A RESOLUTION reFerrl~ bids on ~ const~ctlon o~ concrete sidewalk and concrete curb and ~utter at vaviou~ locations in the City of Hoanoke to a co~ittee composed of Hr. Arthur ~. 0~en~ City Hana~e~ H~. Har~ H. Yates~ City Auditor, Hr. John L. ~ent~orth, Dlrecto~ of ~blic ~ork~, a~ Hr. H. Cletus City E~ineev, for tabulatlon and =eport to the Council of the City of ~oa~ke at next re.lam meetl~ on Honday, February ~, (For full text of Hesolution, zee 0rdin~ce Book No. 19, Page ~hS.) Hr. Youn~ ~ved the adoption o~ the He~lution. ~e motio~ ~as seco~ed by ~. Hlnton snd ~opted by the follo~inE vote: A~: Hes2rz. Hinton~ ~aldrop, ~oody, YounF, and the President, NAYS: None ............. O, 5TORH DRAINS: ~r~uant to ~tice of advertise~ent for bids on the co~truc- tion of a ~6-i~h sto~ d~ain in Ninth Street a~ Orate Ave~e, R. E., from exis~ ma~ole to Ho111n~ Road, ~l~ appurtenant ~rk thereto, accovd[~ to plan~ a~ speciftcatio~ furnished by the City EnElnee~, said bid~ to be received by the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Honday, Jam~y 26, 19~, ~d to be opened before Council at that hou~ the President~ Hr. ~ebbe~, asked If there ~as anyone pre~ent ~ho did not fully underzta~ the advertisement, If there ~as anyone pre~ent ~o had been denied the privilege of biddinE~ ov if there ~eve any que2tions anyone w~ld like to ask, and ~ representative present ralsln~ any que~tion, the Presiden asked the City Clerk to proceed ~lth the opening of the t~o bide received. The bid~ havinE been ope~d a~ publicly read before Council, ~r. ~oody offered the follo~In~ {~11693} A ~SOL~ION referrl~ bid3 on the construction of a 36-1nch sto~ deain in Ninth Street a~ 0va~e Avenue, N. E., from existinE ~a~ole to Hollins ~oad, ~i~ appurten~t ~ork thereto, to a co~[ttee composed of Hr. Arthu~ 5. O~ens, City HanaFer, ~. HarsH. Yatez, City Auditor, and ~. H. Cletus Broyles, 463 City Ez~lneer~ for tabulation and report to thc Council of the City of Roanoke at its next re~ularmeeting on Honda7, February 2, (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Mr. Voody moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion vas.seconded by R~. Young and adopted by the Following vote= A%~F~t Nceerao Minton, Waldrop, Woody, You~, end the President, Mr. Wsbber- NAYS~ None ............. O, ZO~IN6~ Notice of a public hearing on the question of rasordn~ from Genera] Residence District to Business District a.aix-acre tract of la~d located on the south aide of Brendon Avar~e~ g. W.~ {U. g. HIEhway Route No. 11), l~ediately east of ~ud Lick Creek~ designated cs Official No, 16POLO1, havir~been published in T~e Roanoke ~orld-Ne~s pursuant to Article XI, Section 43, o£ Chapter 51 of the Code of thc City of Roanoke, settin~ thc time of the hearin~ at ~=00 o~clock, Monday, January P6, 19~3, the matter was before Council, In this connection, Mr. Stanley C. ~'einberE, owner of a five-acre tract of land located on the north side of Brandon Avenue, S. W., immediately east of Street, designated as Official No. 1610204, appeared before Council and stated that if the property on the north aide of 5tendon Avenue is rezoned for business purpoee~ it will affect his property on tho south side of ~randon Avenue to residential purpoees; therefore, if the property on the north aide of Brandon Avenue le rezoned fo~ business purposes he would like for his property to be rezoned for business purposes at the sm~e time, The President, Mr. Webber, replied that the request of Mr. Weinberg for rezonin~ has been referred to the City PlannlnF Co~-r~lsslon for study, report and reco.v~endation to Council, but that it will be necessary to p~blish proper notice of a public hearin~ on hie request for rezoninF before flnal action can be taken on'the matter; therefore, it is more expedient to handle the two requests for rezonin6, separately. With further re~erence to the proposed rezon{nf of property on the north side of Brandon Avenue, Mr. Phillp H. Elliott, R763 Derwent Drive, S. ~., appeared before Council and stated that he would not be opposed to certain types of business being conducted on the above property, but that he would be opposed to the types of business wtflch create a lot of noise or observe late hours ~uch as filling stations Earaces~ drive-in theatres, etc., Hr. Ellistt coacludinF that he feels an7 type of business which would be objectionable ~ould destroy the peace and quiet o~ the suvroundtnF residential section. The President, Mr. Webber, rcplled that the on17 concern of Council is to the property for business purposes or to deny the request for rezonlng since the body cannot say what type of business will be permitted in a Business District. At this point, F~. Elbert H. Waldron, one of the petitioners for assured ]~-. Elliott that if the property is rezoned for business purposes he plans to. establish a business shoppin~ center on the tract of lend and that as far as he ia concerned only the types of business which So to make up a business shoppinE center will be operated ~n the site. In a further diecuselon of the matter, Mr. YounC raised the question as to what plans have been made to provide adequate water and fire protection for the proposed ehoppinE center, Hr. Waldron replyin~ that he would prefer sit7 water service, but that if a plan for EettinE city water service at a reasonable cost cannot be ~rked out, he will probably dig s well to serve the tract of land. After a further discussion of the matter, H~. Youn~ pointin~ out that the city is engaged in an attempt to acquire existing e~all private water co~panies In ~e Cl~y off Roanoke at this tl~ so ~at the~e ~lll be o~y o~ wate~ system In Roa~ke, ~. ~ald~p ~ved ~at action on th~ request ~o~ rezo~ ~ deferred until after ~rther con~ideration Is ~lven to the question of F~nl~in~ wate~ to the tract of land, The motion was seconded by ~. Yo~ a~ u~nimously adopted. LIC~E TAX CODE~ H~. C. B. Houck of the Houck Adve~tising Agency again speared before Councll~ p~otestlng against the inequality in the license tax advertisin~ a~e~lea in the ~nt o~ $~.00~ plus aeventy*ffive cents on each one hu~red dollars o~ the.g~o~ receipts de.ired from such business, a~ asked that the Llce~e Tax Code be ~e~ed to provide a ltce~e tax of $~O.00~ plus f~ffty cent on each one hu~red doll.s of ~ros~ receipts derived ffrom ~uch business, advertisin~ ~encies, the s~e aa march.ts. It appea~ln~ that the request of H~. Houck has been referred to the Tax Study Co~lttee of the Clt7 of Roanoke For co~derat~on ~rin~ the cou~e of stvdy~ but that ~a yet the Tax StudyC~ittee has not reported on the matte~, ~oody moved that the question be taken u~e~ adv~s~nt Fo~ F~rthe~ study. The motion ~as seco~ed by ~. Yo~ and vn~lmo~l7 adopted. DE~T~ OF ~U~IC ~E= ~. Fra~ E. Atk~, relief client, appeared before Co~cil a~ co~plained that he ~ In need of ~roce~ie$ and Fuel, but that the Department of Public Welfare will not grant him additional aid. In this connection, ~. J. H. F~lwell, Director of the Department of Yelfare, appeared before Council a~ advised the body that ~. Atkins Is receiving as ~ch as the law will allow, but that he wants special consideration ~er a~ above other relief clients. The President, Hr. Webber, advlsed ~. Atkl~ that In view of the fact that he is rece[v~g ~ allotment on the $~e basis as other relief clients there Is nothing further that C~nc[l can or will do In the matter. ~TITIONS A~ C0~NICATIONSt SM0~ C0~OL: A co~unication from ~r. Fred E. Prosser, acceptl~ his appointment as a member of the Advisory and Appeal Boa~ to the Director of the ~epartment of Air Pollution Control for a term of four years ending December 31, 1956, wes before Council. The co~unlcation was filed. ~E~IONS: A co~unicaticn from Hr. T. Howard ~yer, Chal~an of the Roanok~ City Electoral Board, advisin~ that on account of c~ngl~ condttto~ all along Wllll~on Road the Board feels it should have the privilege of establish~ng a voting place for Wllllemson Road Precinct No, 2 at any polnt f~nt~g on ~e west s~de of Wllllamson Road, between Liberty Road and Huntington Boulevard on the ~rth before Council. Council indicating a desire to know ~re about where the Electoral Board proposes to establish the new votl~ place for Wllll~on ~oad Precinct No. P, Young moved that action on ~e matter be deferred until ~e desired information received f~m the Electoral Board as to ~e proposed location of the new voting The ~tion was seco~ed ~ ~. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. ANh~T!ON-P~ES A~ PLAYGR~S: A co~unication from ~e Wildwood Civic e~ressl~ the ~ratitude of the Lea~e for the purchase of the Tazewell Horgan Heirs p~perty by the City of Roanoke ~lch the Lea~e feels wl~ one day bo developed into aomethl~ that will act to bind ard coment the little under- developed co.unity oF Idlewlld-Ken~ood~ddition to tho rest of the city and expressl~ the hoFo that eventv~ly a nice Fire station o~ even a school bulldl~ ~ill be erected on ~e site, was beFo~b Council, the co~nlcetioa clo~ln~ with the observation that the Idlewlld-~en~ood Addition section ~l~ht even have a voting ~recl~t so.day. The co~nication ~as ~lled, MAT~ DEPART~-STR~ IMP~Eh~S: The ~ollowl~ com~nication f~om the Garden City Civic Lea~e, wi~ reference to expeditl~ neg~tiations between o~ivate o~ners of ~ate~ co~panies ~n Garden City and the City o~ ~oanoke~ ~as before Cou~cl~ Coun=ll of Roanoke City Roanoke~ VlrFlnia Gentlemen~ The citizens of Garden City vi~ to bring to you~ attention a~ain the need fo~ a more efficient ~ater ~upply ~o~ ~r co~nlty. At a ~etin~ on Januar~ 19, 1953, the G~den City Civic Les~e passed the follo~ln~ re~olution~ Resolved-t~t the Council of the City of Roanoke be requested to take ~e actio~ necessary to e~edite an early conclusion to ne~otiatio~ bet~ee private o~ers oF ~ate~ co. shies in Garden City and the Clt~ of aoanoke. ~t has been learned from reliable ~ources that the mains of p~tvate system o~e~ have been ~sed successfully by the Roa~ke ~ate~ Department other ~ectlons oF the city and ~e have ~ reason to ~ink the ~aae rule ~ould not apply In our section. In vie~ of the urEent need of a large n~ber of our residents and the almost i~p2~sable co~It~on of ~u~ ~tre~t~ ~e urge you to take th~ steps necessary to relieve these condition~ l~mediately. ~e~pect~lly yours, GARDEN C!~ CIVIC (SIFned) Mrs. Franct~ M. Campbel{ (N~s.; Francis M. C~pbe~l, In ~ls co~ectlon, Mr. J. W~ ClinEenpeel, President of the Garden City Civic Lea~e, appeared ~foreCouncil and explained that the citizens of Garden Clt[ hsd been led to believe that the mains of Frtvate ~sgen own~s In ~e Garden City [area w~ld be a total loss, but that now It l~ felt If the city ~lll co~ect to of these lines instead of laying entirely new linez, the citizen~ ~lll be ~erved more quickly a~ at possibly a cheaper cost to the city. Also ~EinE s~ecdy action on ~e aatter, ~a~. V. H. Garnsnd ~o asked fu~s a~e included in ~e 1953 budget for the pavt~ of Garden City Boulevard. ~e City MansEer l~o~ed Mr, Osrnand that the ~unds For the psvlnF of Garden City Boulevard ~e included In the 1953 budget. After a-discu~sion of the matter, ~. Minton moved ~at the ~quest of the Garden City Civic Lea~e be referred to the co~ittee n~Eotiatl~ with the private wate~ co~panies. The ~tion wa~ seconded by ~. Wald~op and unaninously adopted, Wi~ fu~the~ re,erode to the matter, Mrs. Claude Weave~, 1013 ~[ Road, S. E., appeared[before Council ~ exhibited two bottles of water ~mzples, one ~ddy and the o~her cloudy, which c~e from cold water fauceta In her home, Mrs. Weaver explaini~ that the wate~ In he~ ho~e Is ~rnlshed by on~ of the private systeas of ~. ~. O. Pluaett and asked that the cit~ take necessa~ ~teps to furnl clea~ wate~ to ~he residents of Garden Clt~ ss s~n as possible. 465 466 On motion of Mr. Minton, seconded by ~. Young amd unanimously adopted, th~ matter was referred to the City Manager, the Acting Manager of the~ater Departmsnt end the Engineer in Charge of Construction of the Yater Department to work with Mr. Plunkstt and see if something can be accomplished to relieve the existing situation, 5~ CONSTRU~IOH~ A co~nication from Pioneer Construction Compa~ Incor~rated~ advisl~ that afte~ close consideration of the Addition Se~er Project the company has decided ~o ~o ~ead and do the project rathee th~ forfeit its bid bo~ vas before Co~cll. ~e ~unic~tion ~as filed. H~. You~ expressin~ hist~nks to the contractor fo~ doinZ vhat he should do. BI~G~-C0~E~S~ION BO~ Council haul. been unable to come to a Joint offices for the calendar year 1953, a~ the ~ayor. the Vlce-Hayo~ mhd the City Auditor havl~ ~en appointed as a co~lttee to represent the body at a hearing to be held by ~e Sta~e Compensatio~ Board on the 19~ bud~et~ of the co~titutional officers, a co~unication from ~. L. McCarthy Downs, Chairman of ~e Comuensation Board, together with ~e followl~ extracts from the minutes of a meetir~ of the Board held on Janua~ 8, 1953, in Richmond, Virginia, ~as before Council{ "~ACTS FR0}f ~E ~[h~TES OF A ~[EG OF TH~ CO~E~SATIO~ BOA~D, HELD IN RIC~OED, V~GINIA, ON JA~Y 8, 1953. PRES~{~ - L. McCarthy Do~s,.~ai~an C. H. Morrlssett, State Tax Co~Issloneu J. Gordon Be~ett, Auditor of Public Accounts R. J. Watson, Clerk of Courts, C. E. Cuddy, Attorney for the Co, on- wealth, C. R. Bennett, Treasurer, J~mes A. Armstrong, Deputy Commissioner of the Beverage, Edgar L. Wlnstead, Sergeant, Roy L. Webber, Mayor, Robert W. Woody, Vice-Mayor, Harry R. Yates~ City Auditor, and Randolph O. %'nittle~ City Attorney, all from the City cf esnoke were present in regard to b~dge~ requests for 1953 of the constitutlonal officers above named. The budget requests of the constitutional officers n~ed, ~Ich had been filed ~2th ~e Compensation Board a few days before, were taken up and the Board heard the officers thereon~ ATTO~h~F09 THE C0~0~,~TH~ and approved the followi~ salaries and e~enses for 1953: Salary of Attorney for the Co~onwealth Detail of Expenses - Perscnal Service - B. T. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Marl R. Menefee,Secretary Other Expenses - Premtttm on bond Stationery and office supplies Postage Telephone and telegraph Office equipment (File) 8,800.00 5,866.66 3~1~O.OO 9,046.66 5.00 300.00 50.00 5oo.oo 21o.oo 1~065.oo lO,111.66 $18,911.66 SERGEANT, and approved the following salaries and expenses for 19~3: Salary of Sergeant Detail of Expenses - Personal Service- W, E. Smith, Deputy P, O. Sink, Deputy J. P. Dillard, Deputy A. B. Cannaday, Deputy C. R. Lescure, Deputy Wm. R. Ball, Deputy Ann W. Showalter, Secretary Virginia E. Gaines, Stenographer-Clerk John C. Janes, Deputy-Jailor W. E. Fitzpatrick, Deputy-Jailor T. A. Mason, Deputy-Jailor C. S. Webster, Deputy-Jailor W. H. Neal, Deputy-Jailor Bertha R. Webster, Matron $ 7~500.00 3,960.00 3,600.00 3,5hO.00 3,300.00 3,5~O.00 3,600.00 3,180.00 2,820.00 3,300.~O 3,300.00 3,P~O.OO 3,0CO.00 3,3CO.00 2,h60.00 *Relief Jailor *Extra Help 300°00 900° O0 · t~?, :~o. co ~the~ Expenses - · Premium on official bonds of Sergeant end '. · e~ployeee · Stationery end office supplies (not lncludo · lng $e11) · Postage · Telephone end telegraph · Necessary travel of Sergeant and full-time deputies on official business (6~ per mile for use of privately owned motor vehicles) estimated not to exceed 600.00 ~5.oo · ~, ;'50.00 *Names to be furnished Compensation Board Number of part-time deputies authorised - none CLEBE OF C~U~TS, and approved the follo~ng expenses for 19532 Detail of Expenses - Personal Servlces- -W. H. Cart, Deputy, 0fCic* and Court *Deputy, Office -Wm. G. Ammen, Deputy, Court *Deputy, Office Mary S. ~aylor, Deputy, General Ir~ex ~ena Testerman, Deputy, Office Lena Mills,Deputy, Office F. L. Seymour, Deputy, Office Edith Light, Deputy, Office Hargaret Byrd, Clerk, Photographer Mary F. Clark, Clerk Mildred Mae Grant, Clerk Charles H. Grant, Jr., Clerk Patricia Test*tmon, Clerk, stenographer Olorla A. Seam*stet, Clerk Other Expenses - Premium on official bond of Clerk of Courts and employees blanket bond Postage . Telephone and telegraph P. O. Box and Safety Bank Box Bent *Nmmes to furnished Compensation Board $ ~,800.00 ~,~20.00 ~,020.OO 3,360.00 3,~20.00 3,060.00 3,060.00 3,060.00 3,060.00 2,760.00 2,640.00 2,6~0.00 2,520.00 .,,2t?20.00 ~7,660.00 .... ~5J108[.® 365.O0 350.00 360.00 50.00 kl.l~5.oo ~S,~o~.oo TREASURER, and approved the following salaries and expenses for 1953: Salary of Treasurer $ 9,0C0.00 Detail of Expenses - Personal Service - *Deputy Treasurer $ ~,278.O0 *Outside Collector 3,600.00 ~Statistlcal Clerk 3,333.72 *Clerks~Clerks - ~ ~ ~3,060.00 each 6,120.00 ~ ~2,5S0.00 each 5,160.00 *Stenographer 2,580.00 *Clerks - 2 ~ $2,~0.00 each ~,880.00 *Clerks - 3 @ ~P,220.00 each __6,660.00 $36,611.72 Other Expenses - Premium on Blanket Fidelity Policy on Employees $ 2~J~.O3 Stationery and Office Supplies 6,500.00 Postage 3,300.00 Telephone and telegraph 225.00 Advertising 300.00 Maintenance of equipment 1,000.O0 ~urniture and Equipment (File) 750.00 ~1~,319.03 $~8~930.75 ~57,930.75 *Names to be furnished Compensation Board COM~ISS!0I~ER OF REVENUE~ and approved the following salaries and expenses for 1953: 4'67 468 Salary of Co~iaelonsr of the Revenue De~alX of Expenses - Personal Service o James A. Ar~tron~ Deputy $ S,O00,O0 · Joh/my Ho Johneon~ Deputy-License Inspector Evelyn C. Hurphy, Deputy Helen C, Risby, Deputy Beverly Worthem, Deputy 2,760.00 · ~ancy H..Tayloe, Deputy 3~210,00 F~fie E, Epperly, Clerk · Ruth B. Boitnott, Deputy ~S0o00 [ Ruby G. Oarrett, Clerk 2~0o00 Hargaret H. Hllla~ Deputy ~,~O.CO Catherine Rlnshew~ Clerk ~,720.00 MaW Sue Harner~ Clerk ~,P2OoCO Viola E. Strick~ Clerk 'Nelele Jo Scott, Clerk .~Deputy ~Deputy 3,600,00 e~xtra Relp 2~00.00 ~9,0OO.00 Other Expenses - Premium on official bond of Commissioner Of the Revenue 10.00 Po~tage ~. Telephone ar~ Telegraph ~00°00 .Advertising . ~O0.CO $ 1~060.00 S60 e29.00 *N~es to be furnished Compensation Board Thege was before the Board a resolution of the Council of the City of Roanoke,'dated January 5, 1953, designating a committee, composed of Mayor Roy L. ~sbber, Vice-Hayer Robert W. Qoody and City Auditor Harry R. Yates, to repreient Council, which resolution also appointed Hayer Webber nnd Vice- Mayor Wo6dy as the two members of the Council to sit with the Compeneation Board fo~ a review of the Budget allowances approved for the above mentioned officera]by the Compensation Board, pursuant to provisions of Code section 1~-63, Representing the Council of Roanoke City, the Mayor, Vice-Hayer and Auditor,'walved ~he usual notice fr~m the Compensation Board as provided by law for a time and place for the review hy a five member board, and, all be[n~ in agreement, the five member board took up the matter of review. L. ~cCarthy Downs was elected Chairman. The'Chairman suggested, as all members of the board ad hoc were familiar with the 'allowances as approved by the Compensation Board for the constitu- tional officers of Roanoke City for the calendar year 19~3, that a vote be taken on'the adoption of each budget allowance in the order in which they were made, which suggestion ~as agreed to, and the vote wac as follows: ATTORh~-EY FOR T~L~ CO~0NWFALTH - Yeas - 3 - Morrissett, Bennett, Downs Nays - 2 - Webber, Woody SERGFANT - Yeas - 3 Morrtssett, Bemnett, Downs gays - 2 - Webber, Woody CLERK OF COURTS - Yeas - 3 - ~rrissett, ~ennett, Dbwna Nays - 2 - Webber, Woody TREASURE~ - Yeas - 3 - Horrlesett, Bennett, Downs Nays - 2 - Webber, Woody COMMISSlOTC~R O: THE REVER~rE - Yeas - - 3 Morrissett, Bennett, Do~na Nays Webber, Woody The budget allowances as adopted and fixed by the majority vote of t he five member Companesation Board, as previously set forth, therefore, are th~ Budget allowances for the officers of Roanoke City named, for the calendar year19531 unless subsequently changed under provisions of law. (Signed) L. McCarthy Downs Mr. Woody moved that the matter be taken under advisement. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. REPORTS 0F OFFICERS: PURCHASE OF PROPERTY-STRn~S AS~ Fl4LEYS: A com~unication from the City Plann! Com~lssion, recommending the acquisition of a portion of the property located on price of the property and to them ascertain whether or not the State Department of Highways will include the purchase of the land in the Jefferson Street Grade Cross- lng Elimination FroJect, he submitted the following reportz eHoanoke, VlrElnia Januar7 26, 1953 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemenz The follo~!n~ letter from the Young Women's Christian As~ociatlon is ln~rtherance of your directive to ascertain the following~ 1. t~ether or not the property could be secured for ~3,0C0.00. 2. ~ether or not the State Department of Highways would include it in the Viaduct Projects 'January 15, 1953 Mr. Arthur S. Owens City Manager. City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Our hoard of Directors and Advisory Co~lttee voted this morning Second St., N. E., for 75 feet in length and preferably somewhat less than ~0 feet in width. Our Advisory Co~=lttee reco.v~ended that such a sale would have a contract With the city that any curbing, sidewalk, sidewall, an~ walk property from Residence to Building. Sincerely yours, (Signed) Faye Coates Obviously the letter answers No. 1: and although there is no official of the State Dep~rtment of Highways, and this has been concurred in by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, that this will be included in t he vlad~ project. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manager~ The report was fll~. STAT~ HIGHWAYS: The City Manager submitted the following report, in connec- tion with a request fro~ the League of Virginia Municipalities that the State Co~ission created to ~tudy matters relating to highways be advised whether the Citl of Roanoke is interested in appearing before public hearings to be scheduled ~ythe "Roanoke, Virginia January ~6, 1953 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen~ We are in receipt of a letter dated January 15, 1953, from the League of Virginia Eunieipalities in which they call to our attention that in the 1952 Regular Session of the General Assembly there was created a State Com~uteslon, under Senate Joint Resolution No. ~8, for the task of studying the exlsting highway matters with reference to trucks, distribution of fund. weighing, and other salient facts. Copies of the resolution will be for~arded to you during the week; and if you decide that action should be taken, you could advise the Secretary of the League of Vlrglnia Municipalities. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) ArthurS. Owens City Manager" 469 47.0 Action on ths~tter ~as deferred, pending receipt o£ copies of the Resolut~ from the City Haneger. WA?BR DF~A~T~NTI The City Hansger submitted the followl~ ~rt, with reference to s~l~ing at Carvlns Cove~ "Roanoke~ Virginia January 26, 19~3 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemenl You referred to my office for investigation ar~ report a suggestion of Hr. ~aldrop's concerning cwi~tng at Cervins Cove, You have previously referred to me for study a request of the Jnnior Chamber of Cor~uerce; and yo,l directed me to make a survey as to the cos}, location, and other pertinent factsconcerning s swiming pool for the City, ! expect to repot to you on this matter during the year. It appears that since the plan of t~e Junior ~ha~be~ of Commerce ~ould render a more localized and better service, If and ~en a swl~In~ pool constructed, I would reco~end that you hold In abeyance any actions concer~ ing a swinming pool until this report Is ~ceived. ~espectfully $~ltted~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owe~ C~ty Hanagere The report was filed, Hr. Wald~p co~nt~n~ that he feels s~nce there are so m~ny physical needs of the c~ty ~Ich are more urgently needed, It will be best to defer action on the question at this time. STRE~ LIOHTS: The City Hanager submitted the followl~report, with reference to the ~nstalletlon of s[reet lights on ~oodcl~ff Road, S. "~oanoke, V~rginia JanuaW P6, 1953 To~e City Council ~oanoke,V~r~nfa Gentlemen: Yon referred to me In your File [~6 the request of Hi~s Anne for street lights on Woodcliff Road, S. W., whe~ a new home ~s being constructed. We are includl~ In our light reco~e~ations, Report No. 8, a street li~ht for this location which will serve the general public. I believe this will ~ entirely agreeable to M~ss SauCers. Respe~ctfully submitted, (Signed) Arth~rS. Owe~ City ~a~er" The ~port was Filed. TRAGIC: The City Manager ~u~ltted the following report, with ~ferenc~ tc a proposed trifle sign~ ~rogram for 1953: "Roanoke, Virginia January 26, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I am forwarding you a ~hotostat co~y of the following proposed traffic signal program for 1953: 'January 19, 1953 ~r. Arthur S. Owens City Manager City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Dear Sir: I am submitting for your approval the follow!ng traffic signal prograu for 1953: Location Campbell Ave. and Second Church Ave. ar,/ -=econd St.,S. Alber~arle A~e. and Jefferson C~pbell Ave. ~d S~xth St.~ Breton ~d. a~ Frmklin Br~bleton Ave, a~ B~a~on Rd.~ Police and Fire Depavt~nts~ Walk Signals Complete Yalk Signals Signal Installation Signal Installation New Control Onit and Warnir~Light Convert to TrafFic Actnation Fire Lane a~d Folice Flasher Control Shenandoah Ave, and Twelfth St., N. W, Fire Plasher Center Ave. and Twelfth ~t~et, H.W. Fire Flasher Salem Ave., and Sixth St., S.W., Fire Flasher Williamson Rd. and Huntington Blvd., Convert to Traffic Actuation Total.,.,.,.. Hershberger Hd. and Wlllimmson Hoad Light Very truly yours, (Signed) Frank H. Webb Coati 900.0( 1,000o0( 300,0( 30O.0( 300.0( .1~200.0( $8,000.0( .Superintendent of Police.t I trust yOU gentlemen wlil have a chance to study this program before next Honday and let mo have your thoughts es to whether or not there should be any substitutions in the proposed program, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S, Owens City Eanager" Action on the matter was deferred, pending receipt of copies Of the propose( program from the City Marm~er. AIRPORT: The City Manager submitted the following report, with reference to a new contract with Associated Aviation Underwriters for the Airline Trip Insurance dispensing machines at the Roanoke Hunlcipal Airport: "Roanoke, Virginia January 26, 1953 To he City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: The following letter fro~ the Airport Manager concerns an increase in our income from 10 per cent to 13 per cent from an lnsurozraph located at th Airport: , 'CITY OF ROANOKE lnterdepar tment Communication DATE: December 31, 195Z TO: A. 5. Owens, Clty Manager FROM: M. L. Harris, Airport Manager As a result of study conducted at the airport to deter~nine the correct revenue that the city should receive for insurance mechines, I have requested, and been granted an increase of 3 per cent of the gross receipts additional revenue from the Associated Aviation Underwriters~ now operating the trip insurance machines In our new terminal. Attached hereto are three copies of the new contract which increases our earnings from 10 to 13 per cent of the monthly gross. I will appreciate your prccessin~ this new contract and keeping me advised as to its progress. The nresent contraot for this service is on an automatic renewal basis, however, the attached contracts cancels the existing arran~ement. SIONE-D: Harris' I .would like to discuss this matter with you. In addition, we are negotiating for a contract for maintenance and operation with the company that actually controls the machines. This will be presented to you at a subsequent date. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur $. Owens City Manager" 471 472 After a discussion of the matter, H~o Waldrop moved that the question be r~fer~ed to the City Attorney for p~ep~ratlon of the proof, measure. The motion w~e seconded by I~o Hlnton and unenl~uely adopted, AIHPORTt The City Haneger subm~te~ w~lttsn report,'toFether with the Following communication f~cm the Kansge~ of the Airport~ with reference to the use of s paging system end an inter-office communication system in the new Administre- t~on Buildin~ at the Roanoke Hun~cipal tCITY OFHOAHOEE Interdepartment Co~unication DATEr December TO: Arthur ~. Owens, City FRO~ Harebell L. Harris - Airport The PUBLIC ADD~F~S and the INTFR-OF~ICE Comm~vntcation Systems st the new Airport Terminal ~ld~o are no~ in use to a d~res that will Justify the establishment o£ a User Rate per Unit, These two systems were J~stelled by the City In thei~ arrar~ent and all Future installations and maintenance, will also be an Airport function. After carefully stndyl~g these services as installed and lnvestigatin~ similar Facilities elsewhere, I would like to recommend the follcwin~ rates be established by ordinance. A. Each Pegir~ System Drop per month ~10°~0 (Airlines will be required to install or rent a m~nimum o£ two units which will cover both Apron and office unit areas) B. Each Interocom~untcation System Drop per month 3.~O (Each Airline will require two units as in A) See attached ~urk sheet on these factlitieSo ?lease Advise° Action on the matter was deferred~ pend!-~ race!pt of copies of the work sheets from %he City STREET LICHTS= The City Manage~ submitted written report with the request that a Resolution be adopted, authorizing, the installation and replacement of stree lfEhts at various locations ~n the city as set forth in the ~eport. In this connection, a communication signed by eIFht business establishments Albems/-le Avenue, S. E., asklnF that e better street lighting system he furnished on Albems3~le Avenue~ 5. E.~ f~om the bulldlr~ occupied by Ken~ose MsnufacturinE Company, Incorporated, at No. 315, to Jefferson Street, hsvin~been referred to t he City Manager for study, report and recommendation, he pointed out that provision is made in his report for the replacement of two of the extsttnE street tiBhts on Albemarle Avenue. ~r. Minton moved that Council concur in the report of the City Man~ger and offered the followlnE Resolution: (~1169~) A RFSOLh~ION authorizinE the installation of street liFhts end the repIacement of existing R~O0 lumen street ltFhts with 6000 lumen units at various locations in t he City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see 0rd~nanee Book No. 19, Page Fa-. Minton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mot[on was seconded ~. Waldrop and adopted by the following vote: AY?S: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Youn6~ and the President, F~. Webber- NAYS: Hone ............ O. ALF~HOUSE: ~he City ~mnsEe~ subr/itted written report from the Almshouse for the month of December, 195~, showing a total expense of ~1,897.61, as eo.~pared ~lth tots1 expense of $1,556.9h for the month of December, 1951o The report was filed. DE'~ART~ENT OF PUBLIC ~ELFAREt The City Manager submitted written reports coverinE the expenditures and activit~ea of the Department of ~bl~c ~elfare d~rfnS the ~nth of December, 195~, In compliance wl~ ~ectio~ 63-67.1 a~ 63-67.P, Code · of Virginia, ~e reports ~ere filed. B~-FENSIONS~ Cou~ll having deferred action on ~e request of the ~ard of Trustees of the ~ployees* Retirement System of the City of Ro~oke that be appropriated For a study to be m~e of certain cha~es requested In the ~ployee Rettvement System by me.ers of the system, with a view of ascertaining whether not the members are willing to bear their portion of a~ increase In coat, the City Auditor advised the body that the ~mbers of the system requesting the cha~es are willing to bear their portion of ~y increase In coat. On motion of Hr. Young, seconded by Mr. Woody a~ unanimously a~ pted, t he matter was taken u~er advlse~nt for further co~lderatiom. TA~S; The City Attorney having been requested to ftlrnish Council a ~ltte~ opinion as.~ whether or not the penalty on taxes covered by ~ersonal property tax tickets mailed after the penalty deadline can be ~sived, he submitted a ~Itten opinion, po[ntl~ out that problems of l~lvldual citizens resulting fro~ the assessment ~d collection of taxes and penalties are ~ner~lF problems For the courts~declde a~ that rarely indeed do they constitute problems thatthe legislative branch of a city gover~ent should review; therefore, Council ~hould decline to waive any such penalties. The opinion wes filed. REPORTS 0= DEPARTF~ OF PUBLIC WOHES: Bids on a Ma]nten~ce Mixer having been referre to a co~ittee forstudy a~ report at the p~esent meeting of Council, the City Manager advised Council that the co~Ittee le still studying the bld~ ~d like another week to complete ~ts study. . Action on the matter was deferred until the next re~lar meet!r& of Council U~INIS~ BUSI~SS~ WAT~ DEP~T~: Action on the request of the City Hand,er that the servtc of ~alco~ Plrnie Engineers as consulting e~lneers in con~ctlon with the clty~s operation of its public water supply~stem be continued For anothe~ year ha~ been deCerred until the present meetlng~ the matter ~as aga[nbefore Council. [n this co~ect~on, Hr. Young pointed out that the Halcolm Ptrnle Engineer~ are e~erts in all type~ of water fou~ from coast to coast and that experts of thtl type are needed when so many different types of water have to be considered; howeve Roanoke has o~y one type of water which ~hould not require the knowledge of ail ty~es In order ~ know how to treat its own peculiar type, therefore, the proper personnel~ the Hater Department by experience a]one should have acquired enough knowledge by now to know how to treat the ~ubllc water supply system In Roanoke, Young stating that he is.willing to continue the services of Malcolm Plrn~e E~l~ers for one more year only with the full nnderstandinF that the con2ract will not be renewed et the end of that time a~ with ~e u~ersta~fng that fn the ~anti~ the proper personnel of the Water Department ts to be instructed In the treatment of the city's public water supply system so that they ~111 be prepared to take ove~ the treatment of the water at the end of the year. ..'473 474 After a discussion of the matter, Hr, Your~ offered the folloving Besolutic (J1169~) A RF~OLUTION autborizir~ the City Hanagar to enFage the services c a consultin~ engineep in connection with the City's public water system; fixing the amount of compensation to be paid to such engineer; and providing for an a~ergency, (Fop Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance.BookNoo 19, Pass 2~1,) FL-. Young moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded by Hr, Voody and adopted by the following votel A~S~ Masers, Mlntonv Valdrop~ Woody~ Yourk~, and the President, Hr. ~ebber- NAY5~ None .......... O. BT~E~TS Ah~ ALLEYS~ Action on an application to the Council of the City of Roanoke to alter the 15-foot alley Punning from Montrose Avenue to Buena Vista Averrue, So E., through Block.9~ Section A~ Buena Vista Land Company Mep~ so that the north end thereof, from a point thereon ~?.l? feot from the south aids Of ~ontr Avenue, will run in a northerly direction, for a distance of ~6.6~ feet, at riFht angles to Montrose Avenue, to the south aide of Montrose Average, havin~ been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again before Council. In this connection, Hr. ~oss A. ?lunkett, Attorney, and the Reverend B. Lawrence Rice, Pastor of the Ninth Street ~hurch of the Brethren, appeared before Council in behale of the altering of the alley. ~r. Benton O. Dillard, Attorney, appeared Before Council in opposition to the altering of the alley. Members of Council stating that they have viewed the alley and that they carmot see how the altering of the alley will hurt anyone, ~ereas, the altering of the alley will unquestionably benefit fha Ninth Street Church of the Brethren in its proposed expansion program, Hr. Plunkett presented draft of an 0rdinence, providin~ for the alter!r~, of the alley be~lnning at a poln~ 63.3~ feet north of Eontrose Avenue instead of ~2.17 feet as contained in the original notice of application. The City Attorney advlalng Council that he has approved the draft of Ordinance and that in his opinion the Ordinance supersedes the description co~ ain~ in the original notice of application through an oversight, ~r. Woody moved that th following be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Watdro ar~ adopted by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber NAYS~ None ......... O. (#11696) AN ORDINANCE altering the l~-foot alley running from Hontrose Avsnue to Busna Vista Avenue, S. E., through Block 9, Section A, Buena Vista Land Company Map, so that the north end thereof, from a point therson 63.3h feet from the south side of Eontrose Avsnue, will run in a northerly direction, for a d~nc of 56.65 fast, at right anlges to Montrose Avenue~ to the south side of Montrose Avenue. WHEREAS, H. Allan Hoover, C. V. Lavender and W. L. Sink, Trustees of the Ninth Street Church of the Brethren, have heretofore filed their petition before tb Council of the City of Roanoke, Vlr~lnla~ in accordance with the law, in which s aid petition they requested said Council of the City of Roanoke to alter said alley, as hereinabovs set out, of the filing of which said petition due notice was given to the public, as required by law, and ~EHEAS, in accordance with the prayer, of said petltion~ viewers were appointed by Council o£ the City of Roanoke to view the property ar~ report in writin~whether in their opinion any inconvenience would result from alterlnF said alley, aa hereinabove act out~ and WH~RRAS~ it appears from the r~port in writing filed by said viewers in thl~ progeedlr~ which was Filed with the City Clerk, together with the affidavit of s aid ~lewers~ on the 19th day of January~ 1953, that no inconvenience would result, eithe to any lr~lvldual or to the public, fram altering said alley, ae hereinabove set out %T'IEHEAS~ it further appears to said Council that the petitloners aforesaid lave agreed ~o bear and defray the costs and expenses incident to this proceeding. TP~"I~0RE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the C!ty of Roanoke, ¥1r~tula, that said alley be, and the came is hereby altered, as betel !above set.out; and ~hat all rIFht, title and interest of the C~ty of Roanoke and the Jublic in and to that Dortlon of said alley ~ich is vacated as a result of ~lteratlon of said alley, as hereinabove set out, er~ hereby released insofar ss the Council is enpowered so to do~ except that a public easement ta hereby reserved for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the storm drslns, sewer and water lines, and ~ 1 other munlcipal installations, lC any, now located In said vacated portion of said alley. BE IT PU~THE~ ORDAINED that the City Engfneer be, and he hereby Is directed to ~ark "Vacated" said pore!on of said alley, as herelnabove set out, and to show said new port,on of said alley, as hereinabove set o~t, on sll maps ar~ plats on In tbs office of She City Engir~er of the City of Roanoke, on which said msps and plats said portion of said .alley Is shown, referr~r~ to the hook and page of Resolut and Ordinanqes Of the Council of the C!%y of ~oanoke ~herein this Ordinance shall be B~ IT PD~THE~ ORDAINED that the Clerk of Council deliver to the Clerk of the Hustlr~s Court for the City of Roanoke, ¥irginla, a copy of t his 0~dlnance in order that said Clerk of said Court may make proper notation on all maps or plats recorded in his said oFftce, upon which are shown said portion of said alley, as herelnabove set out, as provided by law. The Ordinance hsvln~ been read, was laid over. ZONI}?G= Council having previously taken under advisement a request For the ~ezon~n~ of property located between Shsnando~h Avenue and Salem Turnpike, the vicinity of Fairvtew Cemetery, designated as Official No. ~6~O313, f~om General ~esldence District to Light Industrial District, the matter wac again bsfore the hod In this connection,, Mr. Walter H. Scott, Attorney, representlnF Mrs. Birdie ~, Hiler, et. al, owners of the above property, appeared before Council and reiterate ~hat his clients are still willing to dedicate thirty feet from the west aide of the pronerty to provide for a 60-foot street runnfn~ north and south between Salem ~urnptke and. &hen,ndosh Avenue, and a 5-foot strip of land on the north side and on the south side of the tract of land for street purposes, ~r. Scott stattn? that his :lients are also agreeable to the establishing of a 10-foot setback line on Shenando~ %venue and a 15-foot setback line on Salem Turnpike for the lencth of their land. After a discussion of the matter, lit. Scott lndicatinc that he would admit ~ecord a plat showin6 the above dedications and setback lines, Mr. Minton moved that ~he City Attorney prepare the proper 0rd~nance, providing for the rezonin~ of the ~bove property. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. 475 4.76 CONSIDERA?ION OP CLAIHSt None, INTRODUC~ION AKI) CONSIDERA?ION OP O~DI~ANCF~5 A~) RE$0LU~ION5: RADIOS-PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS: Ordinance No. 11687w providin~ foe the executi of a Landlordta Waiver and Comsent A~res~ent for equipment and materials to be placed in the~levision tower on top of Hill Mountain, havir~previously been before ~ouncil for its first reading, mad and laid over, was a~ain be£ore the body, Hi-. ~oody offerin~ the followin~ for its second readlr~ and final adoption: (~11~?) AN O~DINANCE authoeizir~ and dircctin~ the City Hana~er and the ~lty Clack, For and on behalf of the City of ~oanoke, to execute and deliver unto tadio Corporation of America a landlordea waiver and consent a~eement. (¥or full text o£ 0~dtnance, aee Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e Mro Woody moved the adoption o£ the 0rdinanca. The motion wa~ seconded by lt~. Youn~ and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, You~, and the President, F~. Webber- NAYS: None ........ O. PL~CHASE OF ~ROPFATY-STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 11688, providing for the purchase of property at the northwest corner o£ Co.~r~onwealth Avenue and 5treat, N. E., at their lnte~seetion w~th Rutherford Avenue, fop street purposes, previa]sly been before Council for its first readi~E, read ~nd lald over, ~Ea~n before the body, ~. M~n~on ofF, rln~ the fell owinF FoP its second readt~ and ~nal adoption: (~116~8) AN ORDINANCE accaptin~ the o£fe~ of (Mrs.) Honey Assaid to sell the ~lt~ a small poet!on of her lot (Official Tax No. 30~) situated at the intersect 9f Commonwealth Avenue and Fourth Street, N. E., and authortzln~ and di~ecttnz the )roper City o~ficials to do the necessary in the p~emlses. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, PaFe }tr. M~nton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as secor~ed by Waldro? and adopted by the following vote: AYFS: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None .......... O. ZONI~: Ordinance No. 11689, providinE for the rozon~nE of property located Oetween Shenandoah Avenue and S~lem Turnpike, N. W., in the vicinity of designated as Offlc~el Nos. Z6~0307, ~6~0311 and ~6~031Z, from District to LIEht industrial District, ha¥inE previously been b afore Counc for its first readinE~ read and laid ove~ was a~ain be£ore the body, Mr. the followiI~ for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~11689) AN ORDINANCE to emend and =eenac~ Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51 o£ the Code of the City of Roanoke, reletinE to Zoning. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 19, PaFe F~. Wald~op ~oved the adoption of the Ord!nance. The motion wss seconded by Minton and adopted h~ the £ollowtn~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Mln%on~ Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. NAYS: None ........ STORM DRAINS: Ordinance No. 11690, ab~ndonlng a portion of a 36-1nch storm draia runnln~ across cePtafn property o£ the No~folk and Western RallwayCompany east of Ninth Street, N. E., north of Lick Run and west of Tinker Creek, and authorizing uitclaim of the r]Fhts of the City of Roanoke in the right-of-way thereof, ha~ng 477 previously been before Council for lie first reading, read and laid over, was agalz before the body, Mr. Minton offering the following for its second reading and fins! adoptionz (~11690) AN ORDINANCE abandoning a portion of a 36-inch storm drain runni£ across certain property of Norfolk and Western Railway Company and authorizing quitclaim of the rights of the City of Roanoke in the right of way thereof. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Mr. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded Hr. Waldrop and adopted by the following votel Al"ESt Hearts. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, a~d the President, Mr. Webber---h. NAYS: None ........ 0. (Hr. Young not ~oting) ELFCTIO~iSZ The City Attorney havir~ been requested to prepare the proper Ordinance, providing for the movln~, of the votlnF place in the Gerden City precinct from the present temporary fire house to the new elementary school building, the matter was before_Council. The City Attorney advisedCo~nctl that he proposes to defer preparation of the above Ordinance until a decision ts reached with regard to r~ovln8 the place tn the Ellll~mson Road Precinct No. 2, with a view Of Incorvoratir~ both changes in the same Ordinance. BUD~ET-EL~CTION$: The CltyAttorney having been requested to prepare the proper Ordir~ance, fixln8 the compensaCicn of J~dges, clerks and election at ~10.O0 per day, nrescnted em~e; ~hereupon, Mr. Minton moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~ae seconded by Mr. Waldrop and adopted by the following vote: Ak-E~t Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NA~: None ...........Oo (#11697) AN ORDINANCE provld~nE for a cor~,ensatfon of ~10.00 for e~ch day's service rendered by Judges, clerks and co~m~issioners of all future elections held in the City of Roanoke, until such time as 2he rate o£ compensation is ch~nffed by action of Council. WHEHEAS, Section 24-207 Of the Code Of Virginia, as amended, provides that the Judges, clerks and commissioners o£ any election shall receive as compensation for their services the sum o£ $7.50 for each day's service rendered, with the proviso, however, that the governing body of any city may supplement the compensatl therein provided for, and ~dERF~, this Council included in t he 1953 Budget Ordinance a sum to pay the Judge~, clerks and com~iasioners of elections held in the City $10.60 each per day For their services. ?HE, EmotE, B~ I~ 0~AINED by the Council of the City of Roar~ke that the Judges, c~erks and com_~fssfonerm of all future elections held in ihs City o£ Roanoke shall receive as comp~nsation for their services the mu~ of ~lO.CO each for each day's services rendered, until such time as the rate of compensation may be chan~ed by general law or by action of this Council. BE IT ~TH~H OHDAIL'ED that al! ordinances and resol~tiona, or parts o£ ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with the provisions of this o~dfnance are hereby repealed. The Ordinance having been reed, was lald over. 478 RgCREATION DEP ARTHE~T: The matter of the citytakin~ ove~ the oper~tion off the Teen Age Girl's Center at ~01 Campt~ll Avenue~ S, W,~ having been re£erred to the City Attorney~ the City Auditor and the City Hansger to work out the proper procedure to be Followed by Council in providir~ for the operation o£ the Center by the city, they submitted the "Roanoke~ Virginia January 26, 1953 To'The City CounCil Roanoke, Virginl a . 6entlemen: You referred to the below-signed co~nuittee a proposal that the City accept the operation o£ the T.AoO. (Teen Age 61tls) Center from the Junio~ Les~ue o£ Roanoke~ Incorporated. The co~lttee reco~enda that Council acce~t the of£er under the £ollowin~ conditions: 1, That the lease be trar~ farted to the City as is with the extsfl n~ provision that the contract can be terminated on thirty days~ notice. 2, The acceptance of a check {n the amount of $1,6~0oO0 for the rent from February 1 throuFb December ]1, 1~. 3o That a like amount of money be reappropriated to the Recreation Department in order that th~ rent can be paid on a month17 basis, It is the co.nit!eats understandinF that the Recreation Department can operate this Center dur!ng the year 1~53 without any additional cost or personnel other than that normally included tn the several account~ o£ the Recreation= Budget for 195~o Be=per!fully submltted~ (Signed) Arthur S. Owens (Signed) Ran O. %~hittle · (Signed) Harry R. Yates" Hr. Young moved that Council concur in the recour~endatlor~of the committee and that .the matter be referred to the City Attorney for pmeparation of the proper measure. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldrop and .nnanimously ~dopted, MOT IONS ~i~D HI$CFIFF~OU$ ~U$ INEBS: TA~ES: ~. Yours. again brought to the attention of Council the matter of repealing the Transient Room Tax 0rdin~ce and presented draft of an 0rd~nance prov!ding for the repeal of the tax, Mr. Young commenting that he .is d~sappo~nted in what Council has been able to do ac far with regard to the so-called "nuisance taxes" and voicing the opinion that all of the revenue derived from the transient room tax will not be lo~t by the repeslinE of the tax in that so~e of the revenue will come back to the city from increased business and higher license payments by lccal merchants. In this connection, M~. Woody read the following prepsred statement: "I think, that the Transient Room Tax should be repealed whenever the revenues of the city will permit. It is not a good tax along w~th the manufacturer tax. I question, howe~er, the ~lsdom of repealing this Tax without ~lret repealing entirely the Manufacturers tax. I don't thlr~ for example that the Translent Room Tax has adversely affected, to any appreclab extent, the volume of business of local hotels and tourists courts. On the other hand, there la much evidence indicating that the Manufscturers Tax is discouraging industry from locating in Roanoke. Furthermore, the businesses that. have actually left Roanoke recently, and located lnthe County to excap~ taxes are mainly contractors and wholesale merchants. Is it wise to repeal the Transient Room Tax without 71vlng considerat~on to reducing taxes o£ the: business g~oups t½~t are actually leaving Roanoke and causing the C~ty to the entire license tax revenue they formerly paid into the City Treasury? Moreover, we must consider that we have already reduced the City revenu( fo~ 1953 by spp~oximately $40,000 by reducing the Manufacturers tsx. Now we are asked to reduce the revenue further by $65,000 by repealing the Transt~ Room Tax making a total reduction of approximately $105,000 for ~he year 19~] I don't know how the city can do without this revenue a~ the present time. We still hope t9 pay for the New Viaduct without selling the bonds th~ people authorized to ba sold. The bonded debt of the City is too high at present and I donlt think the people can be ex,.acted to keep on voting more bonds. The only ~ethod left to the City in finar~in~ new capital improve- ments is by setting aside funds out of current revenues. We bare no substitute revenue for the Transient Room Tax and if it is repealed the City will have ~65~0OO less to spend on necessary street repairs, capital improvements, et cetera. ! canr~t, therefore, vote for the repeal of the Transient Room Tax at this ti~e.e Heesrs. Hinton and Waldrop at, reed with Mr. Young that all of the revenue derived ~rom the transient room tax will not be lost by the repeslln~ of the tax in that ~ome of the revetme will come back to the city from increased business and higher license payments by local merchants and voiced the opinion that the Transient Room Tax Ordinance should be repealed. After a Further discussion of t~ metier, Hr. Young moved that the followir Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by Hr. Hinton and adopted by the Following votes AYES: Messrs. Hlnton, Waldro~, Young, and the Presldent, Er. ~ebber .... ~. NAYS: Hr. Woody ........ 1. (#11698) AN 0RD!E~CE re~eallng Ordinance No. 97~, ~asced by the Council of thc City of ~oanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of ~ecemher, lal!8, entitled "~N ORDINANCE levying a tax on transients obtain!n~ lodging in hotel~, inns, and other places where a charge is ~de for such lodging: defining transients, hotel, etc.; ftxir~ the amount of sald tax; providing for the collection thereof; prescribing :enmities for its violation; *~. B~ IT 0Rl~AIh'EDby the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows~ That Ordinance No. 97~2, passed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ffrginia, on the 31st day of Dece~er, 19~8, entitled, ~AN ORDINAECE levying a tax on transients obtaining lodging in hotels, lnns~ and other places where a charge is m~de for such lodging; defining transients, hotel, etc.; fixing the amount of said tax; providing for the collection thereof; prescribing ~enattles for its violation; ~*", be, and the s~me is hereby, repealed. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. With furthe~ reference to the nuisance taxes, ~r. ~lnton expressed the hope ~hat the city will see its way clear from a financial standpoint to repeal the ~dmlseions tax, the tobacco tax and the florist tax in the not too distant future. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk ~ 47'9 480 COI1NCIL, REGULAR HEETIN~ Honday, Pebruary 2, 1953. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in re~ulermeeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~unicipal Building, Honday, February 2, 1953, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., the retmlar ~eetlng haut, with the President, Hr. Webber, presiding. PRESRRT~ Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, YounF, and the President, M~. Webber ........................ ABSELT: None .......... O. OFFICERS PRFSENT: Mr. Arthur S. Owens,City Manager, Mr. James N. Eincanon, Assistant CityAttorney, and Mr. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with e prayer by the Reverend W. L. Latham, Pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. MlhWJTF~: Copy of the m~nutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, ganuarl 19, 1953, having bees furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. Minton, secor~ed by l~. Waldrop and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARI!'m O? CITIZENS UPON PU~LIC MATTF~S: ~ATER DFPART!~hT: Pursuant to a Request for Cuotatlon ~ssued by the Purchas- ing Agent for one sedan delivery truck for the Water Department and a Req~est eot Quotation issued by the Purch~singAgent for three 1/2 ton pick-up tnucks for the Water Department, said bids to be received by the Purchasing Agent until ~:00 o~clo¢ p. n., Monday, February 2, 1953, and to be opened before the Council of the City of Roanoke at that hour, the President, Mr. Webber, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully understand the Request for Quotation, if there was anyone present who had been den~ed the privilege of biddLug, or if there were any questions anyone would llke to ask, and no representative present raising any question, the Presldent instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the two bids received on the delivery truck and the five bids received on the pick-up trucks. The bids havlngb een opened and publicly read before Council, Mr. Woody offered the following Resolution: (#11699) A RESOLUTION referring bfds on one sedan dellvery truck and three 1/2 ton pick-up trucks for the Water Department to a committee composed of Mr. Arthur O. Owens, City Manager, Mr. G. H. Ruston, Aetlng Manager of the Water Depart. ment, and Mr. R. B. Moss, Purchasing Agent, for tabulation end report to the Councl] of the City of Roanoke at its next regular meeting on Monday, February 9, 1953. {Fop full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Mr. Woody moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Minton, Waldrop, Woody, Young, and the President, Mr. Webber- NAYS: None ............. 0. STRk-ETS ~_%q3 ALLEYS: A delegation of buslness men and mtnisters ~f churches along Garden City Boulevard and Yellow Mountain Road in the Southeast section of the city appeared before Council, with the Reverend D. N. McGrady, Pastor Of the Garden City Baptist Church, acting as spokesnan, and presented a petition signed by eighteen people, askim~ the city to rebuild Garden City Boulevard and Yellow Mounts! Road in that both of the streets have been practically destroyed by the city in laying its sewer lines and water mains. In this connection, the City Hanager pointed out that'at the Council of ~eptember 4, 1951, he submitted a report dated August ~9, 1951, advising the bcd that practically all of the streets in the Garden City area ~ould have rater mains installed in them within thirty months and that it would be economically unsound to spend mona7 to pave streets which ~uld have to be torn up in a very abort while, the City Man.gar statinE that although the Water Department ia running ahead of the above schedule, the water proEr'~m in the Garden City section still has not been co.plated, and, therefore, it is l=practlcal to make per. anent lmproveaents to 6arden City Boulevard and Yellow Hounta!n Road at this time. In a further discussion of the matter, the City HanaFee al~o pointed out funds are available in the 1953 budget for the paviaz of these two streets if it is the desire of Council to include Garden Clt~ ~oulevard and Yellow Mountain ~oad in the 195~ ~'ork program as finally approved, the City ManaZer explaining that the overall contract for stroet improvements ~111 probably be a~arded samettne in ~arch smd that the ~ork will probably be accompllshed during th. sum~,.er uonths, if The City Manager concluded by advising Council that although he is In favor of pavlnE Garden City Poulevard~ he feels that the widening of the ~treet would be too costly due to the acquisition of D~opevty. the ~etttng back of ~ome houses and the removal of others. After a further discussion of the matter with }ir. C. E. 1-1oor~, Enclmee~ in Charge of Construction of the Water EeDa~t.~nt, '~ho was present at the ~eetlnF, as to the status of the water project in the Garden City are% Hr. Waldro~ ma~ed that the question be taken under advisement for further consideration after the matter of the ~ater project has been settled. The ~otion was seconded by Hr. Young and unantmausly adapted. LICENSE TAX CODE: Hr. Francis S. ~alters, representin~ the Roanoke Printers Club. apLeared before Council and presented the followin/! coxaunlcatlon, asking that the recent reduction in the manufacturers license tax be applled to the print- lng lndustry~ "January 31, 1953 Mr. Maston K. Moorhen,Clerk Roanoke City Council Dear Mr. In zaklnE ~otuvns for licenses for the cuPrent ~ear Roanol:e printers have been irr~or~ed by the office of [he Commissioner of Revenue that the recent action of City Council reducln~ the tax on manufacturers from 1~ to 1C~ per ~100 of value of product is not applicable to the printing, industry. If this is correct, it dtsc~i~inates a~ainst manufacturers o~ printfn~ as HoweveP, it is the opinion o~ Roanoke printers that It was the intent of City Council to provide this tax reduction to all m~nufacturees, ~ether listed under Sect ion 91 of the Tax Code or separately by industry, as are Printers under Section 11Oo In order to obta!n a ~ulinF on this question we, the ?~lnters of Roanoke, request that City Council consider the ~atter at the ea~llest possible Roanoke Printers Club (Signed) B~ Francis S. ~alters" After a discussion of the matter, Hr. Woody moved that the question be refe~ to the City Manager, the City Auditor and the City Attorney rot study~ report and :reco~endation to Council as soon as possible. The motion was seconded by 'Waldrop and unanimously adopted. 481 482. STR.~ET$ AND ALLEYS: Mr. Moss A. Plunkett, Attorney, representing Club View. Corporation, appeared before Council and presented the Following petition, asking that certain avenues, streets and alleys within the area .bounded on the north by land of the Norfolk and Western Rallwa~ Company, on the east by the Boulevard, S, W. on the south by Patterson Avenue, S. W., and on the west by the road adjoining the land of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, be permanently vacated, discont~nu, and closed= "VIRGINIA IN THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OP RO~OKE. IN RE= Application to the Council For the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to vacate all avenues, streets and alleys within the Followin~ boundary Rounded on the north by the !and of the Norfolk & Western Company; on the east by the Boulevard, S. W.; on the south by Pattereon Avenue, S. W.; and on the west by the road adjoining the land of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, with the exception of the southerly 150 Feet of P2nd Street, S. W., the southerly 150 Feet of P3rd Street, S. W., and the alley in the rear of Lots 9 to 16, both inclusive, Section ~4, and Lots 9 to both inclusive, Section .56, as shown on the map of the West Fnd and River glow Land & ManufacturinF Company prouerty, dated February, 1890, and of record in the Roanoke City Engineer~s OFFice as Map No. 2508, and as shown on the Official Survey Map OF the City of Roanoke. The undersigned, the owner of all of the lots or parcels of land w~thi~ the hereinabove nent ioned boundary, with the exception of said lots herein- above specifically set out~ hereby respectfully petitions the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to per~anently vacate the portions of said avenues, streets and alleys hereinahove mentioned, ss provided by Section 15,766 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, and herewith files an affidavit, marked Exhibit A, showing that proper legal notice of this application has been duly and legally posted as required by law. Your petitioner requests= (1) Tha~ three viewers be appointed to view tho above described portio: of the avenues, streets and alle~sought to be vacated, and to report. In writing, as required by law. ii) That, if and when said portions of said avenues, stree~and alleys are formally vacated, the order providing For the same shall direct the proper persons to mark upon any and all plats showing said avenues, streets and alleys which may be of record in the Clerk,s Office of the Hustings Cou~ for theCtty of Roanoke, Virginia, and in the office of the Engineer of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, 'Vacated*, as to said portions of said avenues, streets and alleys. Respectfully submitted, CLUB V~ CORPOMATION, (Sizned) BY Paul A. Wood, President." In this connection, Mr. Plunkett asked that the petition be referred to the ~lty Planning Commission Cop its recommendation before appointing viewers as toques1 in the petition; whereupon, Mr. Woodv moved that the matter be referred to the City Planning Comm~ssion for study, report and recor~uendation t o Council. The motion seconded by Mr. Waldro? and unanimously adopted. WATER D~PARTMFNT: Mr. Moss A. Plunkett, Attorney, representing L. D. Conner and Julius A. Oliver, appeared before Council and presented the following co.wauunlca tion, offering to donate land for a road In the vicinity of the road from 5ennett Springs to the property of the City of Roanoke W~ter Department: "February 2, 1953 To The Council of the City of Roanoke: I wish to lrueorm the Council that the road block on the Valley Road from Hanging Rock to the property of the City o£ Roanoke Water Department been removed by order of the Circuit Court of ~oanoke County. I further ~eh to advise that the land owners east of the drive on the road from Bennett Springs to the property of the City of Roanoke Water Department are wtlling to give a ~O-foot right of way for a dirt or gravel road through their properties if the City of Roanoke desires such right of way for sush a road and will m~ke the survey. (Signed) F~ss A. Plunkett Attorney for L. D. and Julius A. Ollver" ,After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Mlntonmoved that the question be referred to the City Manager for study, report and reco~endstion to Council. The motion was seconded by R~ Woody and unanimously adopted, ~ATER DEPARTMENT: The question Of extremely high watev pressure in the Persinger Road section havtnF ~en ~Ferred to the City Manager to have the Water Department study ~at can be dona to relieve the situation, ~d actionon the subsequen~ suggestions of the Water Department ha~l~ Been deferred, Mr. ~eorge I. Wogel, Attorney, represent~n~ ~. To~ W. F~re, appeared before Cou~X1, stating th~ he was under tBS ~m~ression the s~tuation was to be ~aken care oF, but ~at now client has ~en info,ed by the Water Department th~ ~e water pressure In the Perm~er Road section w~ll be ~reaaed ~ e~g~y-four pou~s around Feb~amy 9, 19~ Mr. Vogel ~naistin~ that his client be given so~ relieF. AFter a discussion of the maS~er w~th Mr. C. E. ~oore, Engineer ~n ~arge o~ Construction oF the Water Dep~t~ent, ~ho ~as present at the ~eeting, Mr. Young moved ~hat the question be referred to the Water Depamtm.n~ Fo~ mtudy and r sport to Council at its next'regul~ meeting. ~e motion was meco~ed by Mr. Wsldro~ and unanimously adopted. S~ CONSTRU~ION: Council having prev~oumly approved Sewer sta~f~ aga;nst pronerty located on the ~rth side of Colonial Avenue, S. ~., east oF Perstn~er Road, described as Lots 3-4-5, Fogle ~p, tn the nmme of Alfred R. et als, a~ in ~e amount of $6~.05 each, ~s well as the Sewer Assessment a~ainmt Lot 6. ~m~e m~ount o~ $~.10, and having denied the request of ~. J. E. Fogle that the assessments be released, Mr. Fogle again apFeared ~fore fhe body, staSl~ that the ~ont F~otsge on which the assessmentm ~e~ b~sed Is wrong in that He has deeded a portion oF the a~e property to ~om~one else a~relteratlng he doem not feel he should be required ~ bear the cos~ oF the laterals ~ the abow property until he ts ready ~o ha~e said laterals installed. ~. Fo~le was advised that i~ he would pus hi~ present complaint into the matter ~ould ~referred to the C~ty Man~er. PETITIONS A~ COMMUNICATIONS: ZONING: The Fo~lowfn~ co~munication f~ the C~ty Plann[n~ Co~iss[on, with wes~ oF Second Street, wam be~re Counc[ll "January 30, 1953. The Honorable R. L. Webber, EaSt, Members of City Council, Hoanoke, Gentlemen: In reply to youm letter oF October 2, 19~2, referring to the City Planning Com~ssion rom ~tudy, report a~ recomne~da~[on to Council a com~n~caSion From Halph A. 61asgow, ask[n~ th~property between Omange Avenue a~ Raleigh Avenue, N. E., ~e~t oF Pud Street, N. E., designated as OFF~clal Lot No. 2020428 ~d Lo~ ~o. 2020~33, be rezo~d from a Rasidence District to a Busl~,ess District: The p~operty ~n question has been inspected by several members oF the Co~mission, a~ the petlt~o~r ~as ~iven a4 opportunity to a~rear at one of its ~et[~s and e~plain his reasons for requesti~ that the' property be The Co=~lssXon hss had ~ndeP conslders~on fo~ so~e tt~e a study of the area In ~ich said property is located, but additional tfme will be. req~Xred before the Co~ission is ready to submit a report to Council as to the best use of properSXes in [hat section, ~Ich report will co~kXtu~e another part of the Naster Plan for Hoanoke, a~ p~ticula~ly the nort~eam~ section. '483 Prom the information given to the Co~lsalon by the petitioners the Co,isaiah is of tho opinion that the proposed business use of said . property ia not essential to the i~ediate neighborhood~ that the rezonin~ of said property at this time will result In Sepot zoning~ for the benefit of the petitioner onlyv and that no financial loss will be suffered by him inasmuch aa the property was purchased with the knowledge that it was classified for residential purposes. The City Planning Come, las!on reco~r~ende to CltyCouncll that the requee of the petitioner that said property be rezoned to a Eusinesa Dletrtct be denied, Respectfully aubmttteda (Signed) ~. J. HcCorkindale, Chairman," In this connection, Mr. Ralph A. Glasgow appeared before Council etd asked that a public bearin~ be held on the matter before any decision la reached; whereup, Mr. Minton moved that the City Clerk publish proper notice of a public hearing to be held at ~:00 o'clock, p. m., March 16, 1953. The motion was seconded by ~aldrop and unanimously adopted. ZONIHG: ~he following co~unication from the City Planning Coamlsslon~ with reference to the rezoning of property at 1911 Memorial Avenue,S. W.~ was before Council: "January 30, i'h~ Honorable R. L. ¥lebbar, Heyor~ end He~ePs of Clt~Councll~ In reply to your letter of January 8, '1953, referrinF to the City tion from H~s. John ~. Ilotleha, asking that her property located on the nort side of Memorial Avenue, S. W., ~mown aa 1911 Me~ori~l Avenue, S. ~., and described es Lot lh end Pt. Lot 15, Block 5, Sectlon 1, ¥1r~inie Eel£hts Hap [Official No. 133030P), be rezoned from e Special Reslder~e District to According to the City~s records, the proKorty in question was percheae¢ by the petitlon~r on April 3, 1951o It has been zoned as a Special Resident District, along ~Ith other properties on the north side of Hemorlal A¥~nue for several blocks, since the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance in 19aP. chan~es have been made in the class!fication of properties In that co~muntt '£~e property in question has e residence constructed theban, and is located between the Virginia Heights School ad,scent on the west and a residence on the east. ihe lot ru:~ through to Denntaton Avenue, which built up with sub~tantlal ho~es, and it is under, toad that the ~a~ority of th~m are occupied by ~r~perty owners of lonF standings It is the opinion o? the Cox~isston that there ia no necessity for rezoning said property to a Business District. The City Plenning £oxmis~i~n r~cor~aende to City Council that the reqt~ of the petitioner be denied. R~spectfully submitted, (Sf[n~d} ~. J. HcCorkindale, Jr. The City ~lerk advlsinF Council th~he has not a~certained whether or not rezonin~, Hr. Woody moved that action on the matter be deferred until the next regular ~eatlng of the body. The motion wes seconded by Hr. Waldrcp~nd unanimously adopted. STREETS AND ALLEYS: The following communication from the City Planning Co.-~fe~ion, with re£erenee to the acquis~ion of land for the exter~!on of Winsloe "January 30, 1953. Hembsrs of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. fact that Wlnsloe Drive is a ~-foot a~reet only from Frontier Road to the property of Co K, Sederes~ which is located on the south side of Oakla~ Avenue~ as sho~n on the attached sketch, and that Wlnsloe Drive dead-ends at sold property. ~en the properties on the east ~lde of. Winsloe ~rlve are su~divided, an additional t~enty-flve feet will be dedicated to provide for a fotura FO-foot street, The Commiesioa feels that it ~lll ~e to the ~ubl$c interest to acquire the easter~ t~enty-five feet of Co E. ~edere~ property (Official Lot ~o. ~170]?~) to provide For the exten~lo~ Of ~ln$1oe ~rive to Oakla~n Avenue~ ar~ it Is Peco~ended that a portico of said pro~ert7 be acquired by the City. Re~pect~lly 5u~ltted, (21~ned) E. J. EcCorkindale~ On ~oti~n of ~. ~ood~ ~econded by Hr. ~aldvop and un~l~uzl~ ~opted~ the ~ttev ~a~ referred to the Citi Honorer foe neFatlatlon~ ~lth the property o~: s~ to the ~uvcha~e rvlce o~ the strip of la~ and fo~ v~port a~d veco~endatlon to Council. ~AT~ DEP~T[~R~: Council ha~InF previously notified the ~o~n o f V~n~on that ire co~unication, advis~ the City of Roanoke that the Vlnton ~ ater vote ca~e is belnF appealed to the ~tate 5urveme Cou~t of Appeal~ of VivEinia~ But that this doe~ not clo~e the door to effectfnF a fal~ and veason~ble compvom~ee in the matter and the To~n of Yinton ~111 be hapFy to con~ider any sucFe~tion from the tit7 of Roanoke a~ a basis of compromlsln~ the case na~ mendin~ ~n the Circuit Court of Hoanoke County~ Vlr~lnla, has been filed~ a co~munlcatlon from the Town of ~fntcn~ advis~nF the City of Hoanoke that a p~lo~ letter fron the Clt7 of Hoanoke under date of Eecembe~ 16, 195~, ~!th refereme to such a comproml~e, has been carefully considered by the To~ of Vtnton and o~de~ed filed, ~as before the body. The communication ~as ftled. TAX~S: A co~unlcatlon fmom N~.B.p. ~oo~av, advisinE unde~ date of Januae~ P7, 1953, that before his retirement as ExecutiveDirectov of the ~h~ber of Commerce at the close of business on ~anu~ ~1~ 195~, he ~ould like to take the oppovt~nlty to exp~e~ his appreciation to Council f~r the action It ha2 taken In reducfnF ~e manufacturers tax frr,m fifteen cents to te~l cents pe~ ~IOO.G0 of value and before the body. The co~nication ~a~ filed. TRAGIC: A co~nication ffro~ lim. Edward L. Burton, Greensboro, N. cozualinlng that a pamktn~ ticket ~as placed on an automobile parked in front of a local church In ~anoke, the care bein~ m~ed "~ust Ea~led'~ a~ expressi~ the opinion that an apology to the owner of the automobile is in order, ~as before It appearinE that the City HanaEer has almeady answered the com~nicatfon~ the lette~ ~as filed. FEN210~ A communication f~om F~. J. ~. Bacrett, acceptin~ his appointment s~ a mommy of the Advisory Co--it tee on Investment of Fu~s to the ~oard of Trustees of the ~ployees* Retirement ~ystem of the City of Roanoke, ~a~ before ~e co~nicat~on ~a~ ~lled. ~JNICIPAL Fl0VERN~: A teleE~:m fcom ~e Honorable Edward E Haddock, of the City of Hlc~o~, Vtv~lnia, confratulattn~ the City of Roanoke for ~lnnin~ 485 486 an All-America City Award and stating that all of Richmond is,proud of Hoanoke, was before Council, The telegram w~s £11ed, REPORTS 0~ OFPICER~ YETF~NS HOUSI~ The City Han~gar submitted the folle~l~e report, ~lth re~erence to the coapletlon of the razing of the two Veterana HousinF ProJects~ "Roanoke, Virginia February 2, 19~3 To'The City Council Roanoke, ¥1rginia Gentle.ertl You directed me to re~ove the Vets Housing Pro'eats, both white and colored, as soon as practicall and both have been rased. We sre clearing_ the site of the white develon~.,.ent and ara grading it properly. We expect to use the broken concrete s~dewalks and asphalt streets for fill material. Since this process necessitatem the removal or asphalt, non-dedicat~d streets and may be construed by some am being a land mark, I would apprectat your authority to continue on both the colored and white projects the co~pl~ tion of the razing by proper leveling, grading, and land preparation for ~espectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. 0~ens City Mar~er' On motion of Mr. Woody, seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted, the mat~er was referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Resolution. WATER DEFAqT:~SNT: The C~ty Manager submitted ~rftten r aport w~th the reques~ that proper authority be gr~nted to mtify Mr. Clem D. Johnston of the desire of the City of'Roanoke to terminate its lease for ~xe Blue Hills SprAn~ within sixty days following the date of notice since the city no longer has need of the Blue Hills ~prin8 as a source of water supply. After a discussion of the matter with Mr. C. E. 2~ore, Engineer in Charge Construction of the Water Department, who was present at the meeting, Mr. Young moved that ~he City Attorney prepare the proper Resolution for the next regular ~eeting of Council. The'motion was seconded by Mr. M!nton and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPARTmeNT: The City 2~anager submitted written report, together with e suggested anendnent to Rule ?? of tho Rules and Regulations of the Water Departme~ After a discussion of the rmtter with M~. C. E. Moore, Engineer in Charge o! Construction of the Water Department, who Wa~ present at the meeting, Mr. Waldrop moved that action on the proposed ~mend~ent be deferred until the regular meeting of Council on February 16, 1953, in order that the zembers of the body ~£ht give further study to the question. The motion was seconded by Mt. Woody and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-TUbErCULOSIS SAKATORIUM: The City ~anager submitted the following report, with reference to changing the classification of Nursel X-Ray and LaboratoI at a salary of %2,230.00 per annum, to Clerk-Technician, at e salary of ~2,9~O.00 "Rognoke, Virginia February ~, 1953 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I ~uld like to suggest that you consider in the operation of the Roanoke CitySanatorium the creation of the title, Clerk-Technician, with the abolishing of the title, Nurse, X-Ray and Laboratory. The work o£ the Clerk-Technician will be comparable to that of the ereoa holding a like title at the Health Center. The salary ehould be ~,9~0.C0 which necessitates a b~dget apFropriat~on of ~?IO.CO. Respectfully sul~mitted, (~lgned)Arthur S. Owens - City Manager" H~. Woody moved that Council concur.in the report of the City Hanager and offered the followlr~, e~rgency Ordlnancet (~11700) AN ORDINANCE to amend a~ reordain Section ~1, "Tuberculosis Sanatorlume~ of the 1953 Budget Ordinance, ~d p~viding for an e~rgency. (~or full text of Ordinance,~e Ordinance Book No. 19, Page 2~.) Hr. Woody moved the adoption of the ~dlnance. The motion was seconded by ~. Young a~ adopted by the followi~ votes A~S~ Hessrs. Hinton, ~aldrop~ ~oody, You~, a~ the Presldent, Hr. ~ebber- NAYS~ Nvne ......... SIGNS: The City Hanazev submitted written ~povt, to~ether with the follout chan~es to the SiEn 0~Inance as auFcested by the Fu!!dlnc "CI~ OF ROANi~KE Inte~depaPt~ent Co~nunicatlon DATE: January ~, 1953 TO~ A~thuv 5. Owens, City ~OM: David Dicks Bulldl~ ThvouEhout %he two yea~s since the SIFn O~dln~ce was last a~ed we ha~e found a nu~hep of p~ovislons In this Ovdl~nce that we thl~should be m~e~ed. Most of these would be miry ch~Ee~ which we think ape to clavtf~ the ~aninF and to p~ovide zove specific requirements where needed. We do not think these chanfes will make this o~dinance move vestvlcti~e but we do think 1% will remove soae of the petty ~d unnecessav For these ~easons I wish to suEFest that these p~oposed cha~es %o the Si~n O~d!nance be submitted to Council fop thefP co~ldevatlon to~ethe~ with my veco~endatloa that the SIFn Ovdlnance be ame~ed to include these chanFe ~hese p~o~aed cha~es toFethev with explenatto~ ave as follows: Section 1. D~IN~tON5 · H. SIGN: ~. HORIZ05~ SIGN: Any sfcn e~ected flat aFafnst or exteMed from the exte~ioP wall of a bufldlnF and bef~ pavallel with sa~e. may be composed of i~Ivtdual lettevs with o~ without base oP aounted defied as a canopx ~e use of the work canopy here confuses the definitions Co~ horizontal stE~ and marquee ~. POST SIGN: Any ~sl~n erected on a pole oc poles, so that th~ bo%toa of ~e s~ i~leas% ten (10) fee~ above the ~vound and the slFn Is no~ b~aced b~ an~ f~e ~Pk, a~ Is ~olly partially lndepe~ent of ~y bulldi'~ fop support,-- Explanation: By addlnF the u~erscored wo~s the exls ~tnF co~uston between post sfEn a~ g~und sfEn Is eliminated. I. STRE~ CLOCK: ~y timepiece erected on the exterior of ~y building or structure and ex~e~lnr over the buildinm set-back property line. J. STR~ T~RMO~: Any temperature ~e~P~ de,ice erected on ~e exterioP of any build~nE or structuve a~ extendi~ over the bulldfnc set-back line or vroDert7 line. Explanation; The underscored words will except from this o~nance street clock and street ther~eters ~ch ere set In the bulld~nF wall or are located back of ~he stree~ or set-back li~. Any clocR or thermometer which is primarily an advertisement would be defined ~s a =l~n and must comply with the require~nts for sfcns. 487 488, Section ~, FE~IT In the fee schedule add the follo~l~ to Item Awnir~s no ~eate~ In leith than 10 fe,t .......... [...~.~1,~. Ex~lanation~ The fee fop a~lngt is ~.00 with no exceptio~ fo~ small a~l~. ~e Feel.that a ~1.CO Feet for seal1 avnin~s should be zu~ficient. Section ~. P~ FOR BIEN~I~ IN~CTIO~ In the third paragraph, llth line, add the ~rk tco~ercial ~all before the ~ord E~ou~ ~o that this line ~111 read as follo~a~ Except a ~er~on operatl~ s series of co~ercial va11 o~ ~round E~l~nation~ This ~lll correctl~ expres~ the intent of tht~ line, (Amend this to r~ad as follows) NO pe~t shall be required fo~ any of the followl~ slcns But this exception shall not ~ const~ed as relieving the o~ev of ~e sign responsibility fo~ its erection and maintenance In a good ~ safe co~ttio A. Temporary f~ound sicn~ advertising eit~e~ the sale~ rental, or future occupancy of the premises upon ~lch It Is maintained ~-hen such does not exceed thirty-two (~) square Feet of display ~uPface. used by persons doing busir~ss ~%olly ov partially ~n the open, provided the displa~ space on each side o~ such sign, does not exceed twenty (20) square feet and that ~uch signs are not maintained on any Fublic sp~ce. C. Walls signs, other than electric sIE~, not exceedfnF twent~ square feet ~n area rigidly attached to the ~act o~ a bulldln~ wall which is at least fl~e (5~ feet back f rom the street property line, a~ ~Ich show only the na~e of the build!nE, occupant or business. D. Signs, used by persons dol~ busimss ~olly or partially In the .o~en and not exceedir~ t~enty (20) squ~e feet In area, and which give directions, or llst services p~vided ar~ products for sale on the premises and located so they will n~t serve as advevti~ement to the general public. and persons o~f the pre,fees. E. Signs or placards not exceedi~ five (5) square feet In area placed on pvIvate property and not exte~i~ over public ~p~ce and givtnc the na~e of the buildi~, occupant or business only. F. Church bulletin board erected on church property. G. Sig~s on tenpovary structures as define~ in Section 18. fo~ advertisi~hen placed on a door. I. Te~pova~y banner sIcns placed over private propert~ which only the business conducted on the p~mtses, a~ ~hich will be removed within 30 da~s after erection. J. Flags and decorations nl~ced on or over stvee~en authorized by City Council. Explanation: Iten 'A', 'B', and 'J' are prestntly excepted by thim ~ectlon. ~e believe that the other items should be excepte~ because public safety and the control of advertising signs can hardly Justify the requlre~ent of Section 1!. PROJECTING SIGNS (~d the. followin8 paragraph between the seco~ and third paragraphs o~ this section) Signs proJ~ecting fro~ the face of a buildlnE wall ~all not be less than 10 feet above the sidewalk or less than 14 feet above the pavement when o~ev or ~thin one foot of belng over the curb or the street or alley In the fourth paragrafh o~ft the following words: ~Or within one foot oC the curb llne ~'hich ever Is the lesser Explanation: ~ere Is ~ reason projecting signs should not extend ovem curbs or pavements provided they are at least 1~ feet above the p~ve~ent a~ they do not project fro~ the butldfnc ~ore then otherwi~e specified in this Section. Section 15~ ~ SIGNS Change the first paragraph to read as Mo wall sign shall extend beyond the bulldin/ or property line mOre than ten inches ~hen it is ID feet or more above the sidewalk and t~o inches when less than lO feat above the sidewalk except~ howaver~ that if the sign 18 lllumlnated~ tee llghtlnF reflectors may project feet beyond the building or property lina~ provided the reflectors and supports are not lees than ten feet above the sidewalk or public apace level and provided further that all such wall signs must be safel and adequately attached to said bulldinEo Ex~lanatlon: This section which Is nov In effect would per~lt a wall sign to extend beyond the building property line 10 Inches when loss than l0 Feet above the sidewalk thus per~lttin~ the partial obatructtor of a aidewalko ~ 8ECTION OR hH SUB-SFCTION ~o sign shall ba erected in front of or extend in front of s build- ln~ set-back line legally established by CityCounsil or by deed or subdivision map restrictions unless specifically permitted by the ordinance, deed or map restriction establish, lng the building set-back line. However~ thl~ shall not prohibit the erection of a post or projecting sl~n in Front of a buildin~ act-back line ~here the al[n is ten feet or more above the g~o~nd~ or the erection of any other type ai~n on an existing buildlr~ where the exlatir~ building extends beyond the bulldi~ set-back li~e, or the erection of [round slims on lots adJolnln~ lots on which axiatlnt~ bulldln~a extend beyond the buildin~ aet-~ack line provided the ai~n does not extend beyond the act-back llne ~urthar than the existing buildings. ~xlatiog advcrtlai~g atruct~ra~ that were legally erected but do not confor= to the provisions of the alga ordinance and to the provisi¢ of the zoning ordinance shall b9 removed within a period of 5 years fro the date of this a~endaent. In any case ~here this requirement will cause unnecessary hardship because of unusual conditions. City Council may~rant the owner o£ such ai~n an extension of time in which to co~ply with this section. Explanation: %,%ere set-back lines are established by CityCouncll new buildings may not pro3sct beyond this set-back line, tut there is nothlrF to prevent the erection of a bill-board ai~n up to the pro,ertl llne. We believe this amendment will correct thi~ situation in a signs within a reasonable time. If this suggestion to submit these pro~osed changes to City Council me with your approval, I will appreciate an opportunity to appear before Counc! We would llke t o postpone our regular biennial inspection of signs until [h~: ord!nance is clarified. (Sl~ned) David Dick Building Inspector" After a discussion o£ the matter, Hr. Minton moved that the Sign Ordinance Co~lttee be reactivated and that the proposed charFes to the Sl~n Ordinance be referred to the Sign Ordinance Co~raibtee for study, report and reco.~m, endatlon to Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young and unanimously adopted. POLICE DEPART~h~: The City Manager submitted written report f'rom the Poltc~ Department for the month of November, 195~. The report was filed. BUgGY-FIRE DEPART~}~-STORM DRAINS: The City Manager submitted the follow- ing report, with reference to purchase of a used fire truck with funds allocated for a pm~p in the Sewer Maintenance budget: "Roanoke, Virginia February 2, 1953 To The CltyCouncll Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You a~proved in the Budget, on pare 59, Sewer Maintenance Account, a pm~p in the amount of ~1,O~.00 which was to be used For pumping water holel predominately in the Wllliam~on Road section. Chief W. M. }lullins, Fire Department, advised me that he could secure from the Town of West Annapolis, Maryland, a used firs truck which we could place In ~srden City. Then ~'e could take the 6arden City pumper and transf~ it to the ~ewer Maintenance crew. The cost of this piece of equipment was ~800.C0; and it will be necessary to u~e approximately ~1~0.00 additional 489 490 I had to send to Haryland to get the equipment which was more economical than shipping and r~cessltated that a portion of this ~l,O~O,CO be used for traveling expenses, These expenses a~ounted to I would appreciate your authority to nee the foregoir~ amount to dsfra expenses in order to save the City a substantial amount of money, Respectfully eubmitted~ (Signed) Arthur S, Owens City Hanager# Hr, Woody moved that Council concur in the report of the City Hanager end that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper measure, The motion wes seconded by I~, Wald~op and unanimously adopted, ZONIRG: The City Ranafer submitted written report, together with proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance as suggested by the ~uilding Inspector. Hr. ~alflrop moved that action on the proposed amendments bo deserted until the regular nesting of Council on March 93, 195~, in order that the members of the body might give further ~tudy to the ouestion. The motion was seconded by Minton and unanimously adopte~. ZONING: The City Man%gar submitted written report, together with t he follo~ lng com~unication from Mr. Frank W. 5eahm, asking that certain restrictions on lots in the Beahm Map located on the west side of ~llllmmson Road, N. W., south of Rershherger Road, bo released: "h83~ Wllliameon Road, Roanoke, Virginia, January 30, 1953. City ManaFer, Roanoke, ilrginia. In 19~5 my wlfe and I were ownerz of a tract of land lying on the weet side of the Wlllla~son Road near the intersection with the RerehSerger Read We subdivided this land !nt~ lots as shown on a pl~t made by Mr. C. B. ~aleolm, S.C.E., on February lC, 1945, and recorded sane ~n the Clerk's ofeIce in Roanoke County. On this map is imposed certain restrictions and conditions on these lo Two of these restrictions and conditions are as follows: 'No structure shall be erected upon any lot e~cept one residence or apartment house and the necessary garage and outbuildings.' ''The residence to be constructed upon lot ~2 must be ~n approximate line with the existing residences upon lots #1 and #3.' To date we have sold all of the lots in said subdivision except lots #2 and ~4. In 19~9 the City of Roanoke, by ordinance, zoned the front 160 feet of lots #1, #2, #3 and #4 for business puvposes. All of the owr~rs of the lots sold~ except lot #18 sold to the City of Roanoke, and lot #5 sold to Air-Lee Court ~aptfst Church, have given their consent to release these restrictions and conditions and have signed and sealed an agreement of release. ~lll you kindly take the necessary procedure to make it possible for the city to Join in the release of these two restrictions. Respectfully yours, (Signed) Frank W. Beab.~e After a diecussion of the matter, Mr. Minton moved that ~r. Beah~ be requested to obtain all o~ the necessary signatures from the rematnfnc property owners and present s~e to the City Man.er before action on the question is taken by Council. The motion was seconded by ~. Waldrop and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF COF~ilTTEES: WATER DEPART~: Bids for the trenching, laying, backfillln~ and street restoration incident to installing water mains, fire hydrants, and all 'apprutenance thereto, for Project No. 6 of the Water Department, along certain nubllc streets at various locations in the city, having been referred to a committee for tabulation and report, the committee submitted the following report: "January ~8, 1953 Roanoke City Council Roanoke~ ¥1~ginia Oentle~en~ You= co==~lttee fo~ the tabulation ~m~ r~co~endat ~on on b~de ~o~ Project 6~ ~e~eived at the re~ular ~eet~n~ on ~a~=~ ~h~ ~e=pec~ull~ All bidders no~e~ ~hel~ con~a=to~s l~c~n=e nu=~e= s~ =u~te~ Onl~ one =u~ted a =~=te~n~ of ~uallFlc=~lo~ ~ on17 one bo~h ex~ende~ ~he qusn~l~ies ~ th~ uni~ p~lce a~ b~ou~h~ th~ to~als Attached hereto is a tahulation oF the bids as submitt,d with the errors noted but only corrected in the Fr~nt total fl~e shown. Three b~ds were eubm[tted which~ ~en c~efully exa~[ned and corrected, show the M. S. HudF~ns. Joe HudF[~, Claude P,ce Aaron J. Conne~ 63,)90.50 Ralph E. M[~ Conpmn~ figures show that Hudgins' total fop Item (a) ts exceeded by ~e new low bidder, Conne~, by sppPoximstel~ ~TOO.O0. P~ac[[cally ~1 the d[ffeFence in the [wo bids is in Item (f), Pavement Restoration. awarded to M. S. Hudgins, Joe Hudgins, and Claude Face in ~e Hum of ~51,~LT. gO, since he ~s the low b[a~e~ a~ has ~lf[lled all requirements called fo~ in ~e p~o?osal and the atte~ant specifications. Respectfull~ submitted, (S~gned) Harry R. Yates , (Signed) Jno. L. ~en[worth (S[Ened) charles E. moore (Stoned) Arthu~ ~. Uwens I~ appearing that %he b~d of M. S. HudElns,Jce Hudgins and Claude Pace, Jr.' tn ~e amount of ~51,~7.50, ts the low bid eot the project, }tr. }[[nton offered the following Resolution= ~$11701) A R~SO~TION accep/inF the Droposal of H. S. Hudgins, Joe HucFfns end Claude Pace, Jr., Roanoke, VirE[nie, for the trenching, lay~nC, backf[ll[~ street restoration thc[dent to [nstall[n~ water main~, eire hydrants, a nd all appurtenances /here/o, for Project No. 6 of the Eater Department, public a/Peats st various locations in the city, in the total sum of %51,~7.50; authoriz~nF and d~rectin~ the City Rsnsuer to execute the requisite con%ract: and provid[~ for ~n emerEency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Page Mr. M~nton moved the adoption of ~e Resolution. ~e mot]on Mr. YounE mnd adopted by the follow[nE vote: AY~: Messrs. Minton, Wsld~p, ~oody, YounF~ and the President, Mr. ~ebber- NAYS: None ......... O. SID~4AkK, C%~P ~D GU~FR: B[d~ for the const~ct[on oe concrete sidewelk~ curb and gutter at various loce%~o~ ~n the city hav[n~ ~en referred to for t~bulat[on ~d repot[, the co~n[ttee submitted a tabulation o~ ~e Bids. After a discussion of the tabulation, members of Council quest[on[nE the use of ~[ty forces ~n connection ~th the s[dew~k, curb ~ Hurter const~ction project w~th regard to excavation, and [t appeari~ ~et the bid of ~h[lip L. ~aird, tnthe amount of (50,720.00, ts the low bid for the above DPo3ect, ~. You~ offered the follow,nE Resolution: 491 Const. & 492 (~ll?OP) I RF~OLUTION accepting the proposal of Philip L. Baird~ Roanoke~ ¥]r~lnia~ for the construction of c~ncrete aidewalk ard concrete curb ar~t gutter et various locations in the City of Roanoke in the total e~ of ~O~?PO,CO~ authori lr~and directing the City Hanage~ to execute the requisite contract~ a~pro~lding (For ~11 text oF ~esolution, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pa~e ~. YounE moved the adoption off the ~esolution. The ~tion vas ~econded by ~. Hlnton a~ adopted by the follo~ln~ votez AYFS~ ~es~ra. ~lnton, ~ald~op~ ~o~y, Young, and the. Pre~ldent~ ~r. ~ebber-I ~IY5: None ......... O. 5TO~ DRAINSI Bid~ ~o~ the co~t~ction of a 36-1nch ~torm drain In Ninth Street a~ O~an~e Aw~e, N. Z., From e xi~tln~ ~s~ole to ~olllns ~oad, ~lth a~purtenant work thereto, hav!nF been referred to a committee fo~ tabulation a nd report, the committee submitted a tabulatien of the bids. It appeari~ that the bid of Wiley N. Jack~on Company, tn the a~ount of tP7,700.00, is the low bid Cot the'p~;Ject, }~. Wilarop offered the following Resolution: (~11703) A ~SOL~ION accepting the p~o[.osal of Wiley B. Jackson Company, Roanoke, ~i~in~a, for the construction of a 36-inch sto~ dPain tn Ninth Street and Orange Avenue, N. E., f~om exlst~n~ ~ole to Holltns Road, with appurtenant work theretos In the total ~m of ~7,700.00[ authoPlzin~ and directfnF the City ManageP to execute the requisite contract; and providi~ for an emeP~ency. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see 0rdin~ce Book No. 19, Pa~e MP. %laldrop moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e notion w as seconded by }~. ~oody a~ edom%ed by the follow~ vote: A~: Messrs. }[inton, ~aldrop, %foody~ Young, a~ the President, M~. Webber. NAYS: None .......... 0. D~A~I.~i~T OF FUFLIC W0~S: Bids on a }iaintenance Mixer haeIn~ been~f~red to a co~ittee for study and repoPt, the cox~lttee submitted the follo~n~ "FebPuavy P, 1953 Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentle~en: Y~uP committee fop the tabulation report on bids fop black top ope~d before C~ty Council at ~ts re~lsr meet[nE on Janu~ 19 wish the following 1. All machines on which bids were submitted, with the exception that of the Municipal Sales Co., were shown to ~e co~mittee th~ou actual demonstration. ~. Attached hereto is a tabulat~on~ b[ds.~ece~ved, l[st~ items fo~ undem the a. As shown on the tabulation, only one m~xeP met all items This was the mtxi~ machine fuPnlshed by the R[sh Equipment The total p~[ce oF this piece of equipment is $5,310 net f.o.b. Roanoke. b. ~e m~x[n~ machine p~oposed to be supplied b~ the ]~cllhany Equipment Co. meets all the specifications with the followfn& exceptions: 1. Single pu/ mill action ~nstead of twin pu~ mill action specified. R. Unit cannot be d~scha~ged ~nto wheelbarrows o~ bu[E[es w~thou special treatment. 3. ?mis mlxeP consists of three separate units i~tead of one compact unit as specified. The total p~ice of this complete ~xlng ~ch~ne is ~6,150, less ~, 10 days f.o.b. Roanoke, which exceeds the budget fop this item. c, The mixin8 machine proposed by the Cavy Hall Macblner7 Co, meets the apeclFications with the Following cxceptione{ 1. Thin machir~ haa a capacity of t~o cubic Feet per batch ns a~alnat th. rea cubic Feet as specified. ~, SlnFle pm8 aill action instead o~ t~in FuE mill action as specified, 3, Unit cannot be dischavaed into ~eolbaP~ovs au buFFlem unless an additional lndepe~ent conveyor Is used In conjunction vitt th~ ~lxe~, ~hich ~111 cost ~SO0 mope, h, In lieu o~ a powep ~kip lift aP elovstoP as called fop in ~peclficat~ons~ a separate enFlne-driven conv~yo~ i~ to be Furnished in con~ction ~lth ~l~ ~achine, ~* ~ ~lxe~ co~ts of three ~eparate ~nit~ ~nstead o~ one co~pact unit a~ ~ec~ed~ (the ~Ixl~ ~achine a~o pe~ent po~e~ d~lven ~e total pvlce of t~l~ piece of equip~.~nt l~ ~0~0~ le~ 10 day~ F.o.b. Roanoke. d. The Hunicipal 5ale~ Comply of ai~ond~ Vl~lnia~ ~ere given opportunity to de~onstvate theiP ~lxi~achlne on ~hl~they . submitted a bid. In dlecu~l~- the matter ~lth thel~ ~lve~ they preferred ~t to ~ake a de~onstratlon~ ~lnce he Felt tha~ their machine could not ~eet the detailed ~pectFIc~tlons~ a~ the proppsal ~ub~tted by the~ ~a~ an alternate. YouP committee feel~ that the specifications sh*uld be follo~ed. Hespectfully sub~itted~ (51Fned) Arthur,. Owens City Hen~e~ (SlFned) Jno. L. ~entvorth Director of Public'arks (Sign, d) H. Cletu$ (Sl~ned) H. B. Moss . Puvcha~lnF AFent" After a diacusslon of the ~po~t~ the City Manace~ bainF quentioned by You~ as to his recommendation In the 8wardlnF of the contract, a~ the City ManaFev replylnE that he ~cow~ends the awardinE of the contract to the bidder neett~ all spec!~lcatlo~: viz, the Rlsh Equipment Comply, MP. YounF zoved that the ~atter be taken under advlse~ent un,il ~e next re~lar ~eetinC of Council. The zotlon was ~ec~nded by Er. Wnldvop a~unani~ously aaopted. U:~INISR~ AIRFORT: Council a~ its last re,ilar meetinE havinE deferred action on th~ question of establlshinC a cchedule of rates for nee of the pa~n~ system a~ the- tnt,v-o'Flce co~untcation system in ~he new Ad~stratlon Bufld~nC at the Roanoke ~[unlc[pal Airport, the ~atfev ~as aFain ~fo~ ~e body. On motion of Mr. Woody, seconded by ~. Wald~p and unanimously adopted, the matteP was referred to the City Attorney Fay ~ncluslon of ~e schedule of Pates w~th the ~eneral schedule of rates and ~ar~es at the Airport. CONSIDE~ATION 0P C~I~IS: None. I~HODUfTION AS~ ~NSID~ATION 0v O~D!KANCE5 A~ H_ STR~S ~2;D A~YS: 0rdin~ce No. 11696, altev~nK the 15-foo% alley runnfnC Vista L~nd Company H~p, ~o ~h~ ~he north e~d .~hereof, f rom a p~in~ ~hereon 63.~ feet fr~m ~he sou~h side of Mon~rose Avenue, will run In a northerly dlrec~ion, for ~ dist~ce of ~.6~ Feet, at right angles ~o Hon~rose Ave~e, to ~he sou~h s~de of Hon~ro~ Avenue, having ~revfo~sly Been before Council for l~ flr~t re~din~,~d ~nd~ld over, was again before khe b~dy, ~. ~aldrop offer~ ~he follow~n~ for it~ second re~i~ ~nd final adoption: (~11696) AN 0~INANCE alterlng the 15-foot alley runnl~ from Montrose Avenu to ~ena Vista Ave~e, 8. E., t~ou~ Block 9, Section A, ~uena Vista Land Company Map, so that the north e~ thePeof, fro~ m point thereon 63.~ Feet from the south 493 side o~ ~ontrose Avenue, will run In a northerly direction, for a distance of feet, at rlFht angles to Hontrose Avenue~ to the south side of HOntrose Avenue. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~nco Book No. 19,' Page H~o Waldrop moved the adoption of the.Ordinance. The motionwas seconded hy Hr, Hlnton and adopted by the following votes AYES: }Xessrs. Hln~on, ~aldrop, Woody, YounF, and the President, ~". Webber- NAYS~ None--r ....... O, EUDGET-ELECTIONS: Ordinance No. 11697~ fixtn~ the co~pens~tion for ~udges~ larks at,t commissioners of el~ctions at $10.60 per day, having previously been afore Council for its first reading, reid. and laid. over, was again before the body, Hr. Young of£ering the following for its ~econd re~dtng and Final sdoption~ (#11697} AN O~DINAECE provldln~ for a co~pens=tion of ~iOoCO for each service rendered by ~udges, c lefts and co~missioners Of all future el~ctlons held in the City o~ Roanoke, until such time ae the rate of compensation is chanFed by ~ctlcn of Co~ncll. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance book No. 19, PaFe ~m. Young moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The m~tfon ~ as seconded by ~r. Minton and adopted by t~e following vote: AYES: Eeesrs. Hlnton, ~aldrsp, ~cody, Youny, and the President, Er. ~ebber-~ NAYS: None .......... TAX~S: Ordinance No. 11695, repealinF the Transient Room Tax Ordinance, ~avinF previously been before Council for its First ~eadlnz, read and laid over. ~as aEaln before the body, Hr. ~{eldrop offerinF the followinF for its second and final adoption: (#11698) AN ORDI}iANCE repealing O~dinance No. 9?~P, passed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vi~Flnia, on the ]lst day of ~ecember, 19~8, entitled, "AN ~?~I;~A!{CE le~yf~g a tax on transients obt mintn~ lod~In~ in hotels, inns, and other :laces where a charge is made for such lod~inp: definfn~ transients, ~tel, etc.; fixtnF the m~ount of said tax; providin~ for the collection thereof; prescrlb!nF ,enaltles for its vtoletion~ (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 19, Pale Mr. Weldrop moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by [m. Your~s_~ and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: ~{ess~s. Minton, Ealdros, Young, and the President, .~. ~ebbe~ ..... NAYS: Hr. %;oody .......... 1° AIR~ORT~ The City Attorney havinz Been requested to prepare the proper )rdinance, providing for a new contract with Associated Aviation Under.frets for ;he Airline Trip Insurance dispensing machines at the Roanoke ~unlcipal Airport, the issistant Cit~ Attorney presented After a discus~ion of the matter ss to whether or not this is to be an ~xcluslve privilege, and the Assistant City Attorney advisinF Council that neither ;he fo~m of contract o~ Ordinance provides for exclusive privileFe rights, H~o Young ~oved that the following Ordinance be placed on its first readinF, The motion was ~econded by ~r. Noody and adopted by the followlnE vote: AYES: Messrs. ~inton, Waldrop, Woody, YcunF, and the President, ~. Webber-~ NAYS: None ........... O. (~ll~O~) A~ O.~IDINANCE provldir~ for the operation of Alrllne Trip Insurance diapensir~ machir~s at Roanoke Hunicipal Alrport~ (~oodru~ Pleld), ~a~, Associated Aviation U~erw~lt~rs, an a~sociation of co~anies, h~ of Fe~ed to ~nte~ into a contract with the City unde~ which s ~ld A~ocl~ted Aviation Un~er~ter~ ~ould be ~ranted the ~l~ht~ p~lvlle~e a~ conce~- sion to ~ell annual a~ ~hort te~ tr~vel a~ collateral ~rance polJcie~ th~u~h auto~tic dtspenslnF ~chines o~ othe~'met~ds at ~oanoke gunicipal Airport, (~ood~ Field)~ a~ has offered to pay for such c~ces~lon an amoun~ equal to thirteen per centum (13~) of all monies deposited In such avtomatic dispenst~ macBtnes or otherwise collected, less bona fide refu~ to purchasers of s~ch Insura~cel WH~E~ said Associated Aviation Under~iter~ has presented, to the City for authorization and execution its standard form of contract dated the l~t day N~vember, 195~. providing, lnteralia, for the aforesaid. TB~ORE, P~ IT OEDAIh~D by the Council of ~e City of Roanoke a~ follo~sl 1. i%at effective as of the 1st day of November, lq~, Associated Avl~tion U~erwriters are ~nted the right, prlvileEe a~ concession to ~ell annual and ~hort ter.~ collateral i~urance pollcle~ for a ter~ of t~o (P) years throu~ automatic dispensinc machines aha counters to be located In the Terminal Building at Roa~ke I~nlcfpal Airport, (~ood~m ~leld)~ for which said conce~slo~ Associated Aviation Underwrlter~ ~hall pay to the City thirteen ~er centum (13~) of all monies depoaited in said auto~atic dl~pen~fnC machines ~ ich are !n o~era~fon fn sald Terminal ~utldin[ or are collected at said counter, less only bona fide parents to be computed monthly and to be pald to the City prior to ~he 15th d ay of the second month ~ucceeding the month of account, ~d ~. That the proper City officials be, a~ they are hereby, authorized for and on behalf of said City to enter into a written a~reeaent with s aid Associated Aviation Underwriter~. effective a~ of the 1st day of Nove~er, 1952~ upon the form of contract te~ered by ~ald Associated Aviation Under~riters, provi~ n~ the same be approved by the City Attorney, but that such contract shall be for a term of two (P) years a~ sh~l not be automatically renewable. The Ordlnance having Eeen read, was laid over. ZONI}~: The City Attorney havi~been requested to prepare the ~ro~er Ordinance, ~zoning property located between Shenandoah Avenue and Salem Turnpike. ~. ~., in ~e vicinity of Fa~vie~ Cemetery, designated as Offlclsl No. ~6h0313. from ~eneral Hesldence District to Licht Industrial District, ~d the o~ers of the property hav~nC agreed to dedicate thirty feet from the ~est ~lde of their property to provide for a 60-foot street rurminF north and south between Salem Yurnpfke and ahens~oah Avenue, aha a 5-foot ~trlp of land on the nor~ ~tde and on the south ~ide of the tract of la~ for street purposes, the owners havi~ also.reed to the es~ablf~hinC of a !O-foo~ setback line on 5henando~ Aven~e ~ a l~-foot back line on Salem ~urnplke for the length of their land, a plat ~howl~ the above dedications and ~etback lines to be admitted to record, the matter was again before the body. . In this con. orlon, the City Clerk brought to the attention of CounciI the following communication from 1~. Walter H. Scott, Attorney, representing the owners of the above property~ 495 "January 28, 1953. Mr. EantopEoorman, Clerk . City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Er. Eoorman= At the Council m~.eting held last Monday, we talked a~out dedicating ao~e of the Hller and Headowa lande om Shenandoah Avenue and on the Turnpike to the Clty'and establishing certain setback lines. While ~orki£ this matter out am to detail with Hr. Hildebrand in the city engineer~e office in order to make ~henandoah Avenue an 80 Foot road as plarmed, we learned that Hr. Trout in his life time had already given 5 feet nora for Shenandoah Avenue than the city tax map showed so that the street is actually 60 feet instead of ~0 as we thought, and that when the Hllers and others have given the 5 foot strip it will only be necessary to establish a 5 foot setback line. In checking with Hr. Hildebrand it was ascertained that Hr. Troxell d not dedicate a 30 foot strip from Shenandoah Avenue to the Turnpike road to establlsh a 6C foot road, and it occurred to me that you might not want a 30 foot strip from us unless the sane could be obtained from Hr. Troxell. I called Judge Pate who is attorney for Er, Troxe11, who is contacting Er. Troxell and the ba.nkwhich holds the mortgage on t he property, in t he hope that through our mutual efforts we can establish the 60 foot street from road to road which you ~entlsmen desire. In talking to Er. Hildebrand, the desirability o? rounaing off the corners of the proposed new road at both Turr~.lke and ~henandoah Avenue was discussed and my clients are agreeable to the rounding off process to make it easier for trafeic to enter and leave the street. I thought you people should have this information ahead of time so that if none of this meets with the wishes of the various councilmen they ~!11 have an opportunity to discuss it with ~-[r. Hildebrand or with Judge ~htttle. Mr. Hllor ana I were unable to confer with Judge lhittle ~od~y due to his illness, but we have left the information which ~e have with his secret fy. YOurs very %ruly, (Slrned) Waller H. Scott Later - I have no~ been informed by Judge Pate that lit. Troxe11 doe~ not now desire to do:mrs a thirty foot strip throvch his lands ~o establish a road and have been reminded that the planni:~g board did not recommend the establishment of the road. Ye await your pleasures in this matter. (S!!,ned) %~. H. $." The City Clerk then brought to the attention of Council a co~un!cat!on fro~ the Assistant City Attorney, advislnE that preparation of the above Ordinance has been deferred until the details of the matter have been completely worked out by the interested parties. · At this point, ~r. ~o~nF voiced the opinion that Council ~,hould not require the o~ners of the above property to dedicate thirty feet from the west elde of thef: property to provide for a 60-foot street runnfnc north and south bet~:een Salem Turnpike and,~hena~mo~h Avenue unless the o~er of the property to the west of.the above property does likewise, Mr. Young stating that when ihs property to the west of the above property was rezoned he was under the impression thst the owner thereot had already dedicated thirty feet from the east side of his prorerty to provide for a 60-foot street running north and south between Salem Turnpike and Shenandoah Avenue. Mr. Young then asked the City 6lerk to outline previous recom~endatlons of the City Planning Co~ls=!on with regard to the rezon~nz of property designated as Official Nos. 26~0307, 26hO311 and 26~0312, and the conditions imposed by the City Planning Com~ission; the action of Council in rezoning said property and the condi- tions imposed by Council; and the actual conditions of rezonfng as indicat~d by Council's Ordinance as actually adopted and the map filed in this conaection. In a discussion of }~. Young*s qu~stions, i~ w~s brought out that the last recommendation of the City Planning Co=Isefon dropped the stipulation with regard to the 60-foot street in exchsnEe for a larger dedication of land for street purpose on Salem Turnpike and ~henandoah Averse, but that the stipulation with regard to the ledication of a 25-foo~ strip of land along the west side of property designated as Official No. ~fd40307, to provide £or a ~O-£oot street, was retatned~ Hr. ~aldrop~ a member o£ the City Planning Commission, explaining that the atip~lation with reEard to the 60-foot street was dropped fro~ the second recot:uendation of the Cdt7 Plannt! Co~lsalon because the Co~misaion decided that the 60-foot street would be detrimen' to development of the property as a ~hole for induetrial In a further discussion oe the matter, Hz-. K[ A. Pate, Attorney~ represent- tn~ the owner of the property deslEnated a~ Offlcial lies. 26~0307, Pgh0311 and who was present at the meetinE, read the follo~In/~ prepared statement: "Hay 195~ - Letter requestlnF re-zoning, Council authorized Public Hearing. Public Hearing resulted in no opposition. Council requested recoa~endation from Planning Co~ission. P~. Troxell cooperated vlth planning co~ission~t study of the prouosed re-zoning° Hrso Hiler decl!ned to dedicate all the land requested by the Plannin6 PlanninE Co~ission uireed to reco~ruend the re-so.ing of the propertiel ~rovlded the o~e~s ~ould dedicate sufficient land to make ~henandoah Averse an~ Salem Turnpike hO feet wide from the center of each street thus providtr for 80-foot street~ o~itt~nE the 6G-foot street between the Troxell and iil~ gms. iilar declined to dedicate the full amounts requested by the Plannirkg Co~ission. I~. Troxell served to dedicate the a~ount of land requested to provide for the widening of ~henandoah Avenue and ~alem Turnpike. On the b~sis of this last conCerence ~ith the ~lunninf Co~ts~ton, the and the request of Hrs. Rller be denied. Council approved the re-zoning of }ir. Troxell's property and a ulat dedication was prepared by the City Attorney in cooperation with the City EnglneerIn? Department and was duly executed by Hr. Troxell and the Ban2 as the holder of the deed of trust. Acting on the action of Council in re-zonlnc his p~operty~ after 8 months of negotiating back and forth between Council and the Planning Comuission and the property owners, }ir. Troxell plans to head a lares 2ndustry ~%[ch plans to occupy a considerable part of his land. He now finds that the FlanntnE Co,,-~uission ~as correct in reaching the conclusion that the 60-foot street between the ?roxell and Hiler properties is not only undesirable but actually detrimental to lit. Troxell*s plans t~ develop his property as a large industrial ~tte. To force this cross street would result in damaEe to Pm. Troxell. Before he had plans for developinC this industrial propprty, ~r. Troxell did not oppose this cross street. Now he Ee hope that you will not take action that results in further and unnecessary delays to }ir. Troxell in davelopinF his property industrially. As patient and cooperative as Hr. Troxell has been throuchout these neEotlatlons for the re-zoning of thls land, vs sincerely hope that ¥oun~ did not mean what he ~as quoted as saying in the Roanoke Ti~es of February 1, 1953, that is, "Troxell Eot the property rs-zoned under false th~se proceedinEs from their inception. To accuse a mnn o~ obt~inln; anything under false pretenses is a serious thing. ~e hope that Mr. ~oung ~ill make a retraction of this statement rectifyinz this injustice to gr. Troxe11 insofar as it is possible." Hr. YounF repllcd that as one Counci~an he was mlsled and misunderstood the conditions of rszo~irkc, liessrs. ~oody and {,iintcn concurr}nF ~tth Mr. Young. Fir. ¥ourc then concluded the d[scusston ~ith reEard to the reeonfnE of the property of ~r. Pate's client ~lth the observation that if Counctl can get a blEger industry in the city by not requiring the 60-foot street, it should not be required, the other members of Council concurring with El-. tounc.. ]ith reference to the rezoninF of the property of Pm. Scott's client, I~. Scott, ~o was present at the meeting, served to donate the.~-foot strip of land on the north side and on the south side of his client's property for street purposes and also acreed to the establiihtncof s l~-foot setback line on Sale~ Turnpike and 497 498 a S-foot setback lire on ~henando~h Avenue,.or vhatever setback line ia neceesary to provide for a Puture right-of-way forty feet from the c enter of the two etreete~ for the length of hie client's land, the dedication of thirty feet from.the west s~de of his cl~ent*s property to provide for a SO-foot ~treet runnln~ n~th a~ ~outh ~etween 5ale~ Turnpike and 5hen~do~ Ave~e ~eini dropped fro~ the a Free~ent Council aEreet~ to the a~ove conditio~, the Assist~t City Attorney indicated that he.~uld proceed with ~e p~paratlon of the O~51nance p~ovidtn~ the rezonI~ acco~in~ly. ~CHELTIO~ D~A~BT~ The City Attorney havln~ ~een ~eq~ested to p~eva~e the p~ev Ordlnance, provid~ fey the operation of ~e Teen AF~ ~lrl*5 Cente~ at 501-A ~ampbell Avenue, S. W., by ~e clty, ~e A~lstant City Attorney pre~ented sm~e: ~.heveupon, H~. YounF offered the followin~ as an e~rcency mea~uve~ (~11~05) AN O~D~A~:CE autho~lzlnc the acquisition by lease on a ~onth to ~gnth basis of certain property to be used fey purposes of the Hecreatlon Depavtmen appropriat~n~ $1~650.00 as rental therefor; a~ pvo'eid~n~ fo~ an {Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see Ordl~nce Book No. lq, Page H~. You~ moved the '~ doptfon of the Ordinance. The motionwas seconded ~. }[lnton a~ adopted by the followi~E vote: A~S: He~r~. Minton, Waldrop, ~'oody, Young, a~ the President, Hr. ~'ebber- NAY2: None ......... 2CHOOLS: The C[t! Clerk b~u~ht to the attention of Council draft o~ proposed Ordinance, authorizlnr end directinF the acquls[ticn ~y cgndennation of a certain 8.7 acme tract of lan~ [n~e %Tssht~Fton ~e[~hts secttonof the City of Aftem a discussion of the matter, ~m. Woody mo~ed that ~e question be take un~e~ ad,learnt and ~hat the ~oanoke City 2cboe1 Board be requested to furnish the members of Council with copies of the 2chool Board~s Files on the subject for ~ounctl*~ information and study. The motion was seconded by M~. Waldrop and unanfmo adopted. M~ION2 AND MISC~LLA~0US ~USiE~5: HDUSING A~iD HYGI~I~E ~A~D: The Clty Clerk broufht to the attention o~ Counci the exp~matton of the te~ms of M~. Eucene S. 5town and ~ir. John ~. Thompson as ~embers of the 5oard of Housi~ and H~f~ne fop the Cit~ of Roano~-e, Vt~F~nl~, on Januar~ 31, 1953~ whereupon, the PPesldent, N~. WebbeP~ called for nom~nations f~ll the vacancies. ~-~r. Wald~ placed in no~[natf~n the n~es of ~(P. ~rown a~ ~IP. Thompson there befnF no further nominations, Mr. Eugene S. Brown ~d Mr. John M. Thomson ~ere ~eelec%ed as ze~bers of the 5oard of Housfn~ a~ H~Kiene for the City of Roano~ ~irK~n~, for a term of two ~eaPs e~[nS Janu~ 31, 1955, b~ the follow,hr vote: A~: Messrs. Minton, Wsldrop, Wo~y,. YounE, and the President, l{r. NAYS: I~one ......... 'fhe Clt~ Clerk was Inzt~ucted to forward Messrs. 5Pown and Thompson cares of %~ ~eelection. ~UJNICIPAL GOV~: The President, Mr. ~JebbeP, b~ouFht to the attention Council thug Roanoke has been named ~ 195~ All-Anerlcs Award C~t~ In a contest sly sponsored by The National Municipal LeaEue and Look Ra~azlne and suggested that the All-America City Award Certifica~e ~e turned over to the City Manager for disposition, The City Manager indicated that he would turn the certificate over to the Library for public display. LICENSE.M: Council having previously had under consideration the question of ~alltnE city automobile license ta~s to the purchasers thereof, as well as the question of selling city tags at the local branch of the State Division of Rotor Vehicles, for the convenience of the public, Hr. Youn~ again brought the matter to the attention of Council, ~w. Young stating, that he does n~t believe the present manner in ~lch the city ~oll~ city ts~s l~ acce~toble to the citizens of Roanoke and movln~ that the City Attorney be instructed to. prepare the proper measure~ providing for the sale of city tags at the local office of the State Division of Motor Vehicles, providing for the sale of city tag~ at the offio~ o£ the of Revenue Just aa has been clone In the past, and providtnE for the malllnE o£ city tag~ by the Comz~issioner of Revenue to those ~ho de,Ire to purchase by mall.The motion was ~econded by Er. ~ody and unanimously adopted. There beir~ no further busine~$, Council adjourned, ~?ROVED AT~EST: I ~ President 499